Modern Family Photo Update
🕑 Added 2021-03-16 13:51:00 +0000 UTC📣 UPDATE 04/09/21 📣
The Family Photo Frame has been fixed to correct the problem in laptop mode where the picture would only show up when your mouse hovered over it! I kept this revision as 1.0.2 which I know is probably confusing. My new website lets me note file versions in a different place soooo soon I hope to be a bit more organized with that.
I also think in the future I will keep my revision notes within the file and not the filename - that way you can easily replace it. But you all let me know you preference!
Download the updated family photo set here!
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📣 UPDATE 03/19/21: There was a footprint issue causing difficultly placing these with short walls. This has been fixed - sorry friends! Download and replace using same link below. (If you don't mind using MOO this has no impact on you)
Alsoooo I accidently named the second revision "Family Photo Frame 1.0.1" when it should have been "Modern Family Photo 1.0.1" so I apologize for any confusion. The most up to date version is "Modern Family Photo 1.0.2"
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I know photos are pretty painful to use in the game which is a bummer because they are such a huge part of realism in gameplay. The Photographic Memory Mod was my first attempt at improving them and I followed that up with the Modern Family Photo.
I received a ton of feedback on ways to improve the Modern Family Portrait including more backgrounds and adding all outfit categories. It was so fun including the community in the background submission!
There were so many wonderful options and I wanted to add them all. But to maintain my sanity, I only included 6 additional backgrounds for this version. I don't want to bore you with details but it is incredibly difficult to add additional backgrounds. But I promise to add more backgrounds in the future!
But I digress... time for the deets:
- Background styles can be chosen in build/buy mode through the swatches. However, you cannot change the swatch after it is placed. You will have to place a new object to change the swatch/background. I knowwww it kinda sucks but I promise you it was the best option.
- Additional outfit categories were added including: Hot Weather, Cold Weather, and Current Outfit
- The 'Current Outfit' is useful because the other categories default to the first style within a given category. By using 'Current Outfit' you can customize the look of each sim for the photo (I am thinking wedding photos?!?)
- Frame colors are now modified in live mode instead of through the swatches (again, I know, but I promise you it was the best option)
- Added a zoom in/out feature. This is most useful for households with smaller families.
- I modified the family portraits so they can be cloned using my Photographic Memory Mod to create smaller, frameless prints.
Now onto the background photo choices... I tallied all of the votes and used the top-voted photos in addition to considering a wide range of styles. After testing the final ones in game, I ended up with six additional backgrounds that worked well with the family portraits. I plan to add more because there are soooo many good ones that weren't used. But for the time being I used this smaller subset only so I didn't rip all my hair out ;) Below are credits to the photos I used:
- Ski Slopes - Lucifer90
- Canyons - Lulu2764
- Island - KissaLopa
- Forest Trail - kristypayne6
- Colored Backgrounds - losthavoc
I hope you enjoy this update! I am wrapping up a tonnn of things at the moment (including a huge DIY trailer/camper set) so there is lots to come in the near future!
P.S. I also made a few small updates to the Photographic Memory Mod which I mentioned when updating that post, but in case you missed it - download the updated version!
P.S.S. I promise I will incorporate more backdrops! Promise promise ♥️
Comments
RAVASHEEN
i wish i could so much! unfortunatly the coding only lets me 'randomize pose' so i cant even let you choose specific poses. i had an experienced coder look into the option of scripting as well but this is one of those assets that seems untouchable
Jennifer LaFaso
I would love if you could do an update to add different poses. But I’m not sure how it would work
Carolina Viana
Me neither
Miri D
I am not finding the option for Current Outfit in the most current, updated mod!
RAVASHEEN
The frame background is changed by swatches - however you have to do it in build mode by placing a new object. Does that make sense? Like change the swatch color then place in the world
Toni Hawthorne
Hello! I think I updated the file correctly but I only have the option to change the outfits and picture frame, not the background. Is there a special way to do that? I really love this by the way!
RAVASHEEN
oh i can make it live draggable! dang i wish i would have seen this before i sent out the new update. its in my notes to add next revision
Laura Shipp
I know I personally prefer when the file names are the SAME, for easy replacement. I have all your CC and others, so it’s hard to track down files sometimes to find which ones to delete. Keep up the great work!!!
Kristy Payne
“I also think in the future I will keep my revision notes within the file and not the filename - that way you can easily replace it. But you all let me know you preference!” I love this idea!!!!!!!!
Christina West
I've had this same problem 😭
Hey there! This is amazing, but I've been having an issue ever since I downloaded it. When I first place it, it shows as blank and/or as random color/nonsense. Then, when I hover it in live mode, it shows the photo. It's super weird! I can only show the photo when I hover over it. I've taken out all my other mods and it still does the same thing. I've tried it on a million walls and different households and the same thing keeps happening.
Jeanette Lorica
Hi there! Thank you soooo much for updating this with more backgrounds, I love it so much! I don't know what updates you might have planned in the future, but I was thinking, it might be nice to have a family portrait that is live draggable like photos so that you could pass on the family portraits through the generations.
MissBeehavingSim
This makes me so happy <3
Nemi
Thank you soooo very much for this, amazing mod! :) I just wonder if you forgot to add the "Current Outfit" choice on this latest update? I can't seem to find it anymore.
Carla Viz
This is such a great mod, thank you so much for the work you're doing!
RAVASHEEN
sorry didnt catch this earlier! so this technically isnt an override of the first one, but i would recommend deleting the other two. the second one i named incorrectly which made it confusing
RAVASHEEN
yay!!! are you going to watch tomorrow?? im going to show the portraits too!
I'm just absolutely mind blown with everything!
MajikAce
These are amazing!!!
Destany
This is amazing! When putting in the newest file, should I delete the previous two?
RAVASHEEN
Simply place it in game and the photo will automatically show up! U can customize the pose and outfits from there :)
Kennith Snyder
how do you use this mod!
OMG! So excited to download. I love this mod so so much.
RAVASHEEN
Oh my goodness!! Are you talking about the photographic memory mod? Or the family portrait?
Marisa (gfvsims)
This is what's known as a game-changing mod. Seriously! I've never taken photos of my sims in-game because it's such a chore but now every family is going to have their portrait on the wall. So exciting! Thank you!!!
TurtlesWithTails
This is amazing! You are endlessly creative :) Thank you
Amy C
I love this so much! I just wanted to let you know that when I replaced the old file with the new, all of my old pictures disappeared. Thankfully, I never remember to save and for once, that worked in my favor, lol. I was able to exit and swap the files back and my pictures had returned. Normally I wouldn't care, but there are at least 3 generations worth of photos and I love the realism they provide. I'm not sure if this is by design, but I figured I would give you a heads up in case it's not.
szanne7000
🥰😍🥰
Silver Agatka
I had no issues with how the frame worked. I loved it. Now I will love it even more! Thank you.
I'm so excited for this! I have a family of * right now and not one single photo. I saw lilsimsie try this out last week and I had to have it. Your work is amazing! Thanks so much!
K
Thank you for sharing.
RAVASHEEN
Can u come to the livestream Sunday? It would be much, much easier from my end. But then you would have, in this case 6 background styles x 2 frames. That’s 12 objects in the catalog... so I thought this was a bit cleaner for you all since it’s 2 objects that contain everything. But I’ll show the options Sunday and you can all let me know which you prefer ♥️
I'm so excited!! One of my favorite mods ever. Also, just a thought, would it be "easier" if each background was its own object instead of swatches, and keep the swatches to the frame? Or would that be way too clunky?
Shannon Perrine
Breathtaking. Thank you!!
Kristy Payne
Amazing! I can’t wait to play with this in game! Thank you!!
Evangelina Silvercloud
Great, great and great! Thank you so much for sharing.
Miri D
Yay!! This is gonna be so epic! Thank you!
RAVASHEEN
No apologies needed! Yes delete and replace :) I just change the name with the revision number at the end so you can make sure you have the most up to date version. I should have added a version number to the original. Let me know if you have any problems!
VexSims2000
hey! do I need to delete the 'RVSN_ModernFamilyPhoto' from my mods folder since its updated and the download name changed? sorry im so new to mods
Fabian Lance Salmon
I am in love with this! 😍
Alyssa Herrin
Oooohhhhh I’m so excited!!! I love this item so much. It’s such a pain in the neck trying to deal with poses and take photos in game. This is so much easier!!
CoffeeConfessor
Yay!! I love having my sims take tons of photos when they are in places like Salvadorada but it *is* a pain to get good photos of the whole family.
Cierra Moore
Oh. My. God. You’re literally amazing