There have been a few instances of people improving the appearance of lot imposters in neighbourhood view (or when on another lot) just recently. So I thought I'd join in and actually release these - they've been hanging around in my Downloads folder for well over a year (if not longer).
Don't you find it irritating when you build a lovely garden on a lot like this:
And then this is what you get when you look at the lot from the neighbourhood view.
With these default replacement mods, you get this instead:
I mean, it's not fixing the lot imposter issue, I know, but I think it looks a lot better.
This is what the lot looks like when viewed from other lot:
And close up you can see what's happening:
What these little defaults do is force the game to use the on-lot mesh (i.e. the regular mesh) of the basic flowers in neighbourhood view so you can now see the flowers in the imposter. The files are tiny and can be dropped in your Downloads folder. To see the effect though, you need to go into a lot, make a small build change and save - to force the game to update the lot imposter. I usually either place a floor tile or build a segment of wall. You can undo the change immediately - it doesn't matter - all you are doing is convincing the game there's been something changed and it needs to overwrite the last save and make a new imposter.
There are 18 files here: defaults for the half-size flower beds and full-size flower beds for the 9 basic flowers that come with a full version of the game:
The first thing is that the game, for some mad reason I have not been able to fathom, has issues displaying all the instances of a plant if you use the same colour all over a lot. Have a look at the following:
On lot you can see it spells NOPE but in neighbourhood view, the game misses out some of the flowers (and now spells Nni). I don't know why (and if someone can help me solve this, get in touch).
Using different colours, even when you use the same flower, obviates the problem:
Other issues:
Don't you find it irritating when you build a lovely garden on a lot like this:
And then this is what you get when you look at the lot from the neighbourhood view.
With these default replacement mods, you get this instead:
I mean, it's not fixing the lot imposter issue, I know, but I think it looks a lot better.
This is what the lot looks like when viewed from other lot:
And close up you can see what's happening:
What these little defaults do is force the game to use the on-lot mesh (i.e. the regular mesh) of the basic flowers in neighbourhood view so you can now see the flowers in the imposter. The files are tiny and can be dropped in your Downloads folder. To see the effect though, you need to go into a lot, make a small build change and save - to force the game to update the lot imposter. I usually either place a floor tile or build a segment of wall. You can undo the change immediately - it doesn't matter - all you are doing is convincing the game there's been something changed and it needs to overwrite the last save and make a new imposter.
There are 18 files here: defaults for the half-size flower beds and full-size flower beds for the 9 basic flowers that come with a full version of the game:
- Daisies of our Lives
- Dandy Daylilies
- Grand Gerberas
- Iris Surprise
- Merry Marigolds
- NoPalitos Prickly Pear
- Papavers Poppies
- Perpetual Pansies
- Top Tulips
The first thing is that the game, for some mad reason I have not been able to fathom, has issues displaying all the instances of a plant if you use the same colour all over a lot. Have a look at the following:
On lot you can see it spells NOPE but in neighbourhood view, the game misses out some of the flowers (and now spells Nni). I don't know why (and if someone can help me solve this, get in touch).
Using different colours, even when you use the same flower, obviates the problem:
Other issues:
- The flowers will be visible all year round - they won't change with the seasons because lot imposters don't. Lived in lots will update but empty lots or community lots won't. Personally, I don't care. I like to see my gardens (see next post).
- As these are default replacements, you can't use these with other defaults for the flowers. However, it might be possible to combine these with any other default replacements you have. The default here only replaces the CRES and the SHPE part of the file. Ask me if you have something like this.
- Be warned, as these defaults force the game to use the on lot mesh, if you have issues with memory management for the game, this might add to your computer's load. If you have problems, remove the files (sorry but there it is)
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