I'm gonna try some steps again and see if I'm missing anything, but I am online atm so any support is appreciated!!Īs I recall that package is a replacement skin, not a skintone/skin color.
*edit: I tried running my skintones through the Default Replacement Tool, and then again through the Skin Converter, and again, I got the "there's no skintones in this package" error. CmarNYC made another tool to fix this issue!! Here's the Default Replacement Tool to fix the broken skintones: * the skintones I was trying to use were defaults that were broken with previous patches. Just replying to my own thread with part of the solution that was posted previously. Everything else is the same so you only need this if you need skins enabled for Aliens, Vampires, or Spellcasters.
Added options to enable skintones for all occults. Changed default skintone category to Miscellaneous. Switched to a better color conversion for burned skin textures, which makes the skin look redder (or greener or bluer) when burned. S4pi library for package and image handling.
How to convert skintones manually using Sims4Studio: This is really quick and dirty so keep copies of your original skintone packages and please report errors. Your system may report the process as not responding but it should complete eventually. Straight conversion is fast, but if you're adding tan and burn textures and there are more than a few skintones in the package it'll take a seriously long time to compress the files and save after converting. It uses the swatch color to judge how light/dark the skin is and decide which color(s) are dominant for fantasy skins, so an accurate swatch is important. It makes fairly accurate textures for natural skin colors and makes its best guess at tan and burn colors for fantasy skins. It sets up the light/dark slider with standard values. Pick which skintone panel you want the CC skins to appear in and this tool will convert them.
Then remove the old package from your Mods folder and replace it with the converted one. When running this tool, do NOT save the converted package over the original that may corrupt the package and you could end up with an unusable file! Give it a new name or save it in a different location. If you see a message saying there are no tones found in the package, you're probably trying to convert one of those.
It is also NOT for texture-only default replacements. This tool is ONLY for skin colors that are applied in the skintone panel in CAS, NOT 'skintones' that are applied in skin details.
This tool will update them and optionally will add tanned and burned textures to older skintones. Here are some more of the very best alpha additions to your game, this time focusing on clutter and creativity.With the December 2020 patch, CC skintones stopped appearing in the CAS skintone picker. While a large amount of build and buy items are MM, not all are. In this update, we widen our list to incorporate some CC from outside of create a sim. However, there are still plenty of wants we have for the game, especially when it comes to Alpha CC. You can now create Sims with a huge range of skin colors and as such the need for custom skin tones has been reduced. Updated December 10th, 2020, By Helen Ashcroft: Now the skin tone update for The Sims 4 is finally here we have more diversity than ever before. Here we've found some of the most essential Alpha CC downloads from a range of talented creators. By ignoring the default style, the CC in this category is often based on replicating reality. If you're looking for more textured hair, more realistic fashions, and intricate jewelry, Alpha CC is where you'll find it. Its use is often accompanied by pose packs and other mods that can be game-changing in nature. It removes the game's cartoony style and focuses on precision, fine details, and recreating real-life looks. The second is Alpha, which focuses on creating a more realistic experience.Īlpha CC is favored by players who want their sims to be more lifelike. The first is Maxis Match, which aims to recolor or replicate the game's existing style. If you're looking for custom content for The Sims 4 then there are two options.