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This is a Maxis Recolour which means that it is a recolour of an item that already exists in your game. Please check the Expansion pack requirements to see which game pack it recolours.
This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Expansion pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS2 - check the sidebar.
This is a new mesh recolour, and means that you will need to download the particular mesh itself in order for this to show up in your game. See the Meshes Needed section or read the text for more information.
This is a featured upload! It showcases the best talent and creativity available on MTS and in the community.
IMPORTANT NOTES FROM MTS2 STAFF - PLEASE READ
1) Atavera has retired from modding: no support is granted by Atavera or other modders for any of his creations. If something posted here doesn't work, or ceases to work when installing an EP, just stop using that object.
2) This is only a repository of the creations by Atavera that we could collect: before retiring, he put all his stuff in the public domain, thus allowing us to repost it here. If you have something created by Atavera not posted here, we'll be glad to add it to the Repository.
07 Jan 2009 - UPDATED: Prison Door. Inge Jones has updated the prison door to be fully recolourable (in the older version, only the frame could be recoloured). Download the new version from Post #6.
NOTE: Though the prison door & windows can be used on normal walls, they don't let light flow through them; a good workaround is using the special Prison Walls.
21 June 2007 - ADDED: *Decorative* wall-hanging Ibanez Talman Acoustic guitar + recolours (all fixed by Numenor). See Post #2.
07 Mar 2007 - ADDED (in separate thread): Fix for Rock Hammer guitar (Seasons career reward) to make it compatible with Atavera's Custom Instruments Hack. Download the fix HERE.
20 Jan 2007 - ADDED: 4 Minarik guitars (see Post #2 and 2 "Real brand" neon signs (see Post #4) 07 Jan 2007 - UPDATE: Sonic Shower translated to Finnish (thanks to Kissamies) and to Italian (Numenor) 04 Jan 2007 - UPDATE: Charvel San Dimas v3 to new working v4 04 Jan 2007 - ADDED: ESP "Jeune Fille" guitar 04 Jan 2007 - ADDED: "Rock Candy" guitar (fixed by Numenor) 04 Jan 2007 - UPDATE: the separate decorative ampli has been included in the guitars that require it (Axxon, Maestro, JeuneFille, Charvel and Inferno)
UNI REQUIRED for all the musical instruments and the Table Phone
NL REQUIRED for all the Neon Signs
All the other objects work in any game, including the base-game only.
REDISTRIBUTION POLICY
Atavera has put his creations in the public domain; therefore, you can do whatever you want with these objects, except selling them.
CREDITS
All the credits for the original creations go to ATAVERA.
Credits to Numenor for updating several custom instruments, the Custom Instruments Hack and the Windows Hack.
1755 people have said thanks to Atavera (retired) for this download.
For more information about this creator and their policies or details, click here.
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IMPORTANT!
In order to use any of the Playable Musical Instruments (except the purely decorative ones) you MUST have:
1) the University EP
2) the Custom Instrument Hack V4
3) Also, if you have Seasons, you need the Fix for Rock Hammer guitar (Seasons career reward) to make it compatible with Atavera's Custom Instruments Hack. Download the fix HERE.
Wall-hanging Ibanez Talman Acoustic (decorative only - No EP needed)
HOW TO APPLY THE RECOLOURS TO THE GUITARS
The recolours aren't available from the catalog, like in normal objects.
You have to buy the guitar and place it on the lot; then, select the "Design Tool":
Then, click on the guitar (NOT the Ampli, I mean the actual guitar); all the recolours for that guitar will be shown so you can select the one you like most.
NOTES (1)IMPORTANT: The "Marshall Stack" amplifier can be used as a purely decorative object (you can find them in the Decorative/Sculpture section of the catalog). But it is required for the following guitars to work:
LTD Axxion
Mayones Maestro
ESP Jeune Fille
Charvel San Dimas
Minarik Inferno
For your convenience, the amplifier has been included in each guitar that needs it, so don't worry if sometimes, installing the guitars, you are asked if you want to overwrite an existing file
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Since Atavera has retired from modding, no support is granted on his creations.
Last edited by Numenor : 11th Jun 2009 at 02:39 PM.
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NEON WALL LAMPS - [NL REQUIRED]
Neon "MTS2" Sign
Neon "ModYourLlama2" Sign
Neon Alphabet Signs + Recolours
Neon Shop Signs (25 generic signs)
Neon Shop Signs (16 real brands - no screenshots) UPD 20 Jan 07 to include two new "Real Brand" signs
NOTES
Atavera has created many neon shop signs depicting real commercial brands; but then he removed them because he didn't want to advertise real firms.
Therefore, in an effort to respect his desire, for the "real brands" neon signs are NOT provided any screenshots, nor is provided a list of the brand names included in the attached file.
Atavera (retired) and Atavera are unattended accounts: do not send PM nor try to contact them; post your question on the proper threads, instead.
Since Atavera has retired from modding, no support is granted on his creations.
Last edited by Atavera (retired) : 20th Jan 2007 at 04:52 PM.
Sonic Shower + Recolours ( Added Finnish and Italian translations)
NOTES
The "Standing BugZapper" is labeled as "hacked", but it's not a global hack, i.e. it's NOT unknowingly included in the uploaded lots (unless you purposely put it in the lot, of course), and it does NOT affect any other object or sim in your game. The BugZapper is "hacked" in the sense that it can boost the motives of the sim who is interacting with it.
Warning: the Standing BugZapper may kill your sim! In order to prevent it, turn on the life protection via the pie menu.
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Since Atavera has retired from modding, no support is granted on his creations.
Last edited by Atavera (retired) : 7th Jan 2007 at 06:52 PM.
Reason: Updated Sonic Shower
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WHAT'S NEW 07 Jan 2009 - UPDATED: Prison Door. Inge Jones has updated the prison door to be fully recolourable (in the older version, only the frame could be recoloured). Download the new version from Post #6.
NOTE: Though the prison door & windows can be used on normal walls, they don't let light flow through them; a good workaround is using the special Prison Walls.
DOORS & WINDOWS
Prison Bars (window) and Prison Door
One-Way Mirror (main mirror + left & right frames)
BODYSHOP STUFF
Witchdoctor Mask (Accessory)
Medium-Wavy hair (Adult Male): Mesh + Black recolour
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Since Atavera has retired from modding, no support is granted on his creations.
Last edited by Numenor : 7th Jan 2009 at 02:48 PM.
Reason: Updated Prison Door
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Please tell us if you have other objects not listed here!
If you notice malfunctions or bugs, let us know, too: though no support is granted on these objects, some modder can volunteer to fix it; in any case, you will help other users, who can avoid using faulty objects.
Atavera (retired) and Atavera are unattended accounts: do not send PM nor try to contact them; post your question on the proper threads, instead.
Since Atavera has retired from modding, no support is granted on his creations.
Last edited by Atavera (retired) : 3rd Jan 2007 at 11:21 PM.
I don't have any other items by Atavera but I think it might be useful to add an explaination of how to change guitar recolors in game to the instruments post. They don't show up in the buy section and instead need to be picked using the design tool after purchase. My recolors post has a picture that you can use if you want to illustrate the point.
Other than that thanks for putting this all back up together.
Thank you very much for taking the time to save and organize all of this! I have Atavera's Contrabass in my game, and I never realized how much other high quality content Atavera had created. Thanks a million!
The post about the neon signs says that no "real brands" would be in the screenshot, but there's one for Budweiser and one for Fender.. is that a mistake or am I just missing something?
Cheers for posting this though, and thanks for sharing all this old stuff and not just deleting it like some others have done upon retiring!
Please tell us if you have other objects not listed here!
If you notice malfunctions or bugs, let us know, too: though no support is granted on these objects, some modder can volunteer to fix it; in any case, you will help other users, who can avoid using faulty objects.
Not sure where to post this, but here is the charvelSanDimas version 4 and a Charvel V4.
Last edited by johnhutch11 : 5th Jan 2007 at 12:25 AM.
Reason: Forgot File