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#1 Old 30th Mar 2012 at 4:05 PM
Default Custom animations for kids that I can create on Milkshape *ideas please*
Now that I know how to use Milkshape I want to create more interactions for kids. What would you like to see? :D
I'd love to create a child playing with a hula hoop.
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#2 Old 30th Mar 2012 at 6:09 PM
Go spend and afternoon on the playground; I bet you'll get lots of inspiration.

How about: taking stairs two at a time; additional show-offs (currently we have Cartwheel, Somersault, and Stand on Head; consider The Splits and some more acrobatic/tumbling moves); "I'm not touching you;" Keep Away (probably the most annoying thing a big kid can do to a little one; it's a pretty close call between this and "I'm not touching you."); being an airplane.

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#3 Old 30th Mar 2012 at 8:00 PM
You know how to create custom animations? My understanding is that is VERY difficult and I've seen only one Simmer really attempt it (Rebecah). Are you sure you know how to import them into the game? I would, of course, be thrilled if you can give us new animations, that would be a feat, but I shall humbly reserve my excitement until I see them.

As to your question, hopscotch would be cool...

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#4 Old 30th Mar 2012 at 9:07 PM
Quote: Originally posted by Liv Lukas
You know how to create custom animations? My understanding is that is VERY difficult and I've seen only one Simmer really attempt it (Rebecah). Are you sure you know how to import them into the game? I would, of course, be thrilled if you can give us new animations, that would be a feat, but I shall humbly reserve my excitement until I see them.

As to your question, hopscotch would be cool...


It is not VERY difficult. It just requires a lot of patience. I have created two animation boxes and imported them to the game. If you follow xxBrokenEmoAngelxX tutorial on Custom animations you'll see that it is not that difficult.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dfk6rN4IUY

For my Sims 2 Exorcist novel miniseries I need to create a lot of custom animations such as the spiderwalk and I have nearly finished all the frames of it. I also created a spanking interaction lol.. I know spanking is controversial but there is a scene on Chapter 3 of The Exorcist novel/first draft in which Chris gives Regan a spanking.
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#5 Old 30th Mar 2012 at 10:06 PM
Spider swinging. Banana swinging. Jump ropes. Hopscotch. More animations to play with dolls and teddy bears (brushing their hair, dressing and redressing) A baby doll kids can take care of. Anyone pushing anyone on the swing. Mothers brushing/braiding/pigtailing hair. Tea party. Drawing with chalk.

I've got one or two things on MTS, but most of my stuff is on my main site here:
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Mad Poster
#6 Old 30th Mar 2012 at 10:21 PM
Hold baby--maybe using some of the 'carry' animation.
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#7 Old 30th Mar 2012 at 11:10 PM
Sitting down with a baby. Or...ooh! ooh! Sitting up in bed holding a baby as if the baby was just born and the mother is holding her for the first time.

I've got one or two things on MTS, but most of my stuff is on my main site here:
http://simcessories.blogspot.com/
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#8 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 12:21 AM Last edited by JDacapo : 31st Mar 2012 at 8:45 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by Sof_m9
It is not VERY difficult. It just requires a lot of patience. I have created two animation boxes and imported them to the game. If you follow xxBrokenEmoAngelxX tutorial on Custom animations you'll see that it is not that difficult.


For my Sims 2 Exorcist novel miniseries I need to create a lot of custom animations such as the spiderwalk and I have nearly finished all the frames of it. I also created a spanking interaction lol.. I know spanking is controversial but there is a scene on Chapter 3 of The Exorcist novel/first draft in which Chris gives Regan a spanking.


Sometimes kids need a good spanking. I mean, I've seen a video of this fat piece of trash slapping his mum in the face. If I were to do that kinda crap my butt would be all shades of purple and oh man I don't know if I would even WANT to know just how much trouble I would be in for doing that to my parents. My mum and dad didn't take any crap, and even though I disagreed with several things they did, they were doing what they thought was right, to protect me from getting in trouble as an adult. As long as spanking ain't done to release anger, I think it's fine. It should be done for the purpose of correcting dangerous behaviour and defiance, not to in effect say 'I'm bigger than you so I get to take out my anger by making you cry.'

Edit: *lols at the disagrees*
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#9 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 1:12 AM
I agree with Sunbee. I would love to see child sims take care of their baby and toddler. It would be nice if they could hold them, snuggle them, and feed them a bottle.

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#10 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 3:04 AM
One word: Gymkhana.

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#11 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 3:12 AM
Quote: Originally posted by StrangeTownChick
Sitting down with a baby. Or...ooh! ooh! Sitting up in bed holding a baby as if the baby was just born and the mother is holding her for the first time.


I can only make animation boxes, I don't know how to add a "hold baby" menu action when you click on the Sims.
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#12 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 3:37 AM
Well, you could make animations that work /while/ holding the baby.

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#13 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 4:03 AM
Quote: Originally posted by StrangeTownChick
Well, you could make animations that work /while/ holding the baby.


Yes but it's not possible (as far as I know) to have two models in Milkshape and do an animation together. For the spanking interaction I had to animate the Sim Mom and daughter individually. I don't see any Ms3d file for babies.
Instructor
#14 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 4:41 AM
Oh! You mean poses! Okay, now I understand. I was thinking an animation that causes the Sim to move through or interact with the game world. But yes, a pose box is very handy to storytellers and movie makers.

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#15 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 5:13 AM
Quote: Originally posted by StrangeTownChick
Anyone pushing anyone on the swing.

That's already in the game though it might not be a selectable action.

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#16 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 9:19 AM
Lying on the floor to draw. I'm always tripping over my daughter when she does that. Also, amusingly ridiculous dancing.
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#17 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 3:33 PM
Quote: Originally posted by maxon
That's already in the game though it might not be a selectable action.


I didn't know kids could push other kids, or attempt to push teenagers. Ok then.

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#18 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 3:46 PM
Quote: Originally posted by Liv Lukas
Oh! You mean poses! Okay, now I understand. I was thinking an animation that causes the Sim to move through or interact with the game world. But yes, a pose box is very handy to storytellers and movie makers.


No, no, I make the poses animated.
I'm going to work on more "show off" options now. It's easier than creating a Hopscotch animation but I really want a hopscotch animation too.
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#19 Old 31st Mar 2012 at 11:46 PM
Quote: Originally posted by MimiSim
I agree with Sunbee. I would love to see child sims take care of their baby and toddler. It would be nice if they could hold them, snuggle them, and feed them a bottle.


Boiling Oil made a hack here http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/thread-2095.html for children to get bottles for toddlers. I have it in my game but haven't hit a house with a chance to use it to see how it looks.
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#20 Old 1st Apr 2012 at 12:16 AM
Quote: Originally posted by MimiSim
I agree with Sunbee. I would love to see child sims take care of their baby and toddler. It would be nice if they could hold them, snuggle them, and feed them a bottle.


Yes, especially since a child could hold a baby in real life, and do more interactions with toddlers than the game allows. Plus if children could take care of babies, big families would be that much easier because if toddler is crying and the only sim awake is a child, you don't need to wake up a parent or teen!

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#21 Old 1st Apr 2012 at 12:25 AM
Quote: Originally posted by StrangeTownChick
Spider swinging. Banana swinging. Jump ropes. Hopscotch. More animations to play with dolls and teddy bears (brushing their hair, dressing and redressing) A baby doll kids can take care of. Anyone pushing anyone on the swing. Mothers brushing/braiding/pigtailing hair. Tea party. Drawing with chalk.


I wonder if it's possible to clone the Japanese tea ceremony table and extract the animations for a kids tea party table.
BTW, jump ropes came with Apartment Life EP.
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#22 Old 1st Apr 2012 at 12:54 AM
It'd be cool to see stuff such as typing interactions for the computers (I am due to shoot a kids computer lab scene for a flashback) and maybe some sort of dancing. Sitting and standing poses that are natural are a must - there are so few for kids that work right without OMSP's getting involved. I'd love to get my hands on the stuff you've made already though.


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#23 Old 1st Apr 2012 at 1:19 AM
sims can pose and hold/feed a baby at the same time (feeding is easy, holding requires a lot more tries).
You need a bottle, a pose hack (preferably sitting poses) and some patience. Children can hold babies too, but the poses are a bit awkward (they have to be "child-in-teen/adult-body" to hold the baby)





But I wouldn't mind some more "holding baby" poses, especially for children. Would look nice for sibling photos. The baby can be placed with OMSPs and such...
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#24 Old 1st Apr 2012 at 2:51 AM
The things I want to see most are banana swings and spider swinging.

I've got one or two things on MTS, but most of my stuff is on my main site here:
http://simcessories.blogspot.com/
(Now recruiting budding creators.)
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#25 Old 2nd Apr 2012 at 3:47 PM
Quote: Originally posted by StrangeTownChick
Mothers brushing/braiding/pigtailing hair.


I think that animation would be fairly easy to make, but I don't know yet how to add custom props (I have a small decorative brush in the game) to Sims hands.
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