If you've downloaded my TNG/VOY dress uniforms and have tried to wear them together with my rank insignia , you'll have noticed that they don't play well together; those rank insignia sit on the collar, but the dress uniforms are supposed to have the rank insignia on the shoulder. Have no fear - I have a solution to that problem.

I've created two sets of each type of rank insignia (i.e. regular and provisional) for your TNG and VOY Sims. The first set looks, feels and tastes like my other collar rank insignia - they are for adults/YA and elders and can be worn together with other accessories - but there is one significant difference: they appear with casual clothes and outerwear only - not with formal wear. (Don't worry, they won't overwrite my other rank insignia and the hover text marks them as the "no formal" version, so you won't get the two confused.) You'll see why this is a good thing in a moment.

The second set is meant specifically for use with the TNG/VOY dress uniforms, and thus sits on the Sim's shoulder. Now, there are two things you need to know about this set. First of all, it's categorised as formal only. This means that, even though you will see a thumbnail for it in CAS/Bodyshop and when you change your Sim's appearance in a mirror, you will not actually see the Sim wearing it until he/she changes into formal wear. You'll see why this is a good thing in a moment as well.


Second, this set can be worn together with other accessories, including other rank insignia. (Normally, your Sims can only wear one of my rank insignia at the time.) This means that you can have your TNG/VOY Sim wear it together with the "no formal" rank insignia described above.

Now, why would you want your Sim to wear two sets of rank insignia? Because then you won't have to change rank insignia manually every time your Sim changes into/out of formal wear, that's why; since the "no formal" version is visible with casual clothing and outerwear only, it will disappear when your Sim changes into formal wear - but then instead, the shoulder rank insignia, that has been invisible until then, will appear, since it's set to show with formal wear. Nifty, eh?

Note that it will only work this way if your Sim is wearing the "no formal" rank insignia as its normal rank insignia! If you use my other rank insignia , the shoulder insignia will still appear when the Sim changes into formal wear, but the collar insignia will NOT disappear, since that version is set to be visible with formal wear as well.

So, to make a long and somewhat complicated story short: have your TNG/VOY Sims wear both the "no formal" and the shoulder rank insignia at the same time. Then your Sims will automatically change into the proper rank insignia when they change clothes, and you won't have to do a thing.

Polygon Counts:
MESH_nixnivis_provinsig.package: polys=62, vertices=19
MESH_nixnivis_onepip.package: polys=62, vertices=16
MESH_nixnivis_twopips.package: polys=122, vertices=32
MESH_nixnivis_threepips.package: polys=180, vertices=51
MESH_nixnivis_fourpips.package: polys=242, vertices=67

(Since the shoulder rank insignia are based on the collar ones, the poly counts are the same for both sets.)

Additional Credits:
* HP, Tig and Dr Pixel - meshing gurus
* Quaxi and all the other SimPE developers
* Wes H for the Unimesh plugins
* The Milkshape team

As always, if you like my creations, hitting the "thanks" button is a quick and painless way of showing it.

Happy Simming!

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