"There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." ~W. Somerset Maugham
A couple of weeks ago I finished a chapter for Chameleon and have no idea how I am going to shoot it. There is a lot of internal monologue, a shot here, a shot there, references to people who do not exist, reflections on events I have no intention of shooting, it saps my energy just considering it. Quite possibly I may scrap it and start over.
On another note, let's talk about the Sims itself. If I were to redesign it, and when I take over EA Games I will definitely do just that, the catalog would be like the dock on a Mac where the icons would magnify as the mouse glanced over it. Am I the only one on the planet who thinks the catalog icons are impossible to see? And how about a sort function? Or a Search function?
And CC creators, I love you to death, worship in fact, since I cannot do what you do but for Pete's sake, can't you properly categorize your CC? I mean, shouldn't an end table be IN the end table section? Or a rug with the other rugs? Or a candle in the lighting? Seriously? I know you guys are out there nodding your head in agreement because I KNOW you have done a search of the entire catalog looking for a piece of CC you just downloaded and cannot find.
I'm going to delete my character twitter accounts. I barely have the energy to read or write and honestly I am so distracted by new shiny things...at the time I thought it was a fantastic idea and I still do but...just not for me. Hey maybe I'll set up a Facebook for them instead.
Let's see...what else can I whine about in this little vacuum of mine...I know there were other things...oh yeah, I attended an offsite, similar to Macworld only not, and I was invigorated. Then I went back to work.
Blah, blah, blah.
I am so glad you are still around Gayl! Things are so quiet without you. :(
ReplyDeleteA lot of people use collection files for CC build and buy items, I know that much. I guess that was their "answer" to search and whatnot. I try to limit my build/buy cause of crashing and issues, but I have trouble going through even my limited selection. I cannot imagine what you and Beth toil with doing those lovely sets!
Technically, you can sort by function, but when CC folks don't designate a function or its something obscure... doesn't exactly work, LOL!
If you take over EA, please kick the ass of the folks who thought SimCity Societies was a good idea. Better yet, give me names and I'll do it...
OMG those catalog pics are a nightmare. Some of them don't even have a pic, just a little empty blue box. Or they have such an extreme close-up of the object that you can't tell what the hell it is. And the lack of categorization drives me crazy. Why are there books in with the decorative plants? Who would think to look there?
ReplyDeleteThanks Mao! Yeah, I'm here, I've just been tired, distracted and overwhelmed. I'm still trying to get caught up on all my reading...actually it isn't the reading since I did that, I still have to leave my comments.
ReplyDeleteI honestly want an intelligent sort and search. It doesn't help to sort by function when a candle is in the appliances. Or Misc. Now there's a broad category.
I drive by EA daily. They are a long spit across the freeway from where I work. Just think of me as Invader Zim! Or Pinky and the Brain.
Seriously Muzegoddess who can see those stupid icons?
ReplyDeleteLOL! Yeah, I feel you! Lately I've just been downloading recolors so I KNOW where they'll show up. I so badly want to redo my downloads folder. It's a mess and takes my game forever to load! But the catalog is horrible.:( I do ♥ the CC creators though. They make my game pretty!:P
ReplyDeleteI love the CC creators. Throwing flowers at your feet. But please please provide a collection file. Particularly if you've used an end table to make a bus stop. Or your icon is about the size of a neutrino.
ReplyDeleteA search function would be incredible!
Phoenix, I love CC creators as well. It's just frustrating to not be able to find something you KNOW you installed. I am not bashing CC creators, just bitching, that's all. ;)
ReplyDeleteCollection files are a great tool and I could make my own but then I still have to find all the stuff!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure a search function would crash the game faster than the clothing catalog.
The bloke laughs at me when I virtually put my face in the monitor trying to see what the hell all those icons are.
ReplyDeleteA search function would be extraordinary. I would also like a category for new cc, something that updates as you add new things so you have a quick way of finding that brand new thing you downloaded especially for that one set...