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I had a few questions from this post which I'll answer here along with a little more ramble.  Please keep in mind that what I do works for me in my game and for my story, and I got to this point by experimenting and following several tips and tricks from others as well as reading what they're doing. I may not know or have specific mods and hacks, and I may even be going about things the wrong way. If that's the case, please do add to this. I am by no means proclaiming myself an expert on sim storytelling posing and scene composition. I am always happy to keep learning and be inspired.

Anyway I'm going to go ahead and assume you're read up with all the usual sim storytelling cheats such as moveObjects on, boolProp snapObjectstogrid false, slowMotion and allmenus on . I'm also going to assume you know the difference between game animations and custom poses.  Also, I have all the expansion packs but I do believe the only ones I would consider essential for my story would be Night Life, University, Open For Business and Apartment Life.

Zombie gets kicked in the face )

Moving Sims around on a Community Lot )

Expressions and Eye Directions )

By the way, for those that remember Jasmine failing her last exam, she did manage to pass it this time! :D
simtopi behind the scenes
Jasmine: That's right, bitches. Exam pwned.

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Behind the scenes on Chapter 29 (I don't take many of these). It looks like [livejournal.com profile] amochan8878 's Tavin is asking Adrian to dance.  Doesn't look very threatening, but when all is said and done, he just wants to eat his brains. :p (and no I haven't been keeping up with the dorm landscaping!)

 
I've mentioned in some past comment threads that I would do a Q&A about my posing and scene compositions because there seemed to be some interest in how I compose some of my shots and getting my sims looking the way I do. Unfortunately, I'm really bad at getting any behind-the-scenes shots as I actually pose a chapter, so I figure this is the next best way for those who might be curious.

Continue reading if you want to ask me a question about posing. 1 more pic. )


Please go ahead and ask me anything you like about posing and scene composition, for example how I set up a particular picture, and I'll do my best to help you out by recreating the scene step by step with screenshots, including the hacks, mods and cheats that I use.

Questions will be screened and answers posted in another post. Anonymous questions are welcome (I don't do IP screening, so no worries for your privacy). If no one asks, that's totally cool, I'll work on chapter 34 instead. :D