Author Topic: Sculpting - Ice scupltures. (Read 2618 times)

LenaLJ · « **on:** August 26, 2010, 10:21:15 AM »

I have a little question to the ice sculpting part. I know that you have to sculpt 25 ice sculptures for getting icesculptures to never melt. But what about the 25 sculptures up til you unlock the skill challenge - will they melt??
Or are it just ice sculptures after you completed the skill challenge who dont melt??

Saltypaws · « **Reply #1 on:** August 26, 2010, 10:32:01 AM »

Unfortunately, they melt until you reach the 25. I just sell them or they become a puddle, lol.

Schipperke · « **Reply #2 on:** August 26, 2010, 03:27:01 PM »

Before you complete that sculpting challenge, you need to sell ice sculptures the same day. In the Grim Reaper Challenge, my salesman elder missed going to the consignment store one day, and the following day all that was left of the two ice sculptures in the family inventory was a sad little puddle.

samoht04 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 26, 2010, 03:59:21 PM »

I wish the puddle was worth something!

Schipperke · « **Reply #4 on:** August 26, 2010, 04:46:43 PM »

Quote from: samoht04 on August 26, 2010, 03:59:21 PM

I wish the puddle was worth something!

Yeah, those sculptures weren't worth much at that point. Which makes me wonder, who buys all those ice sculptures at the store, knowing they'll be totally valueless within 24 hours?

masonk · « **Reply #5 on:** August 26, 2010, 05:58:20 PM »

Quote from: Schipperke on August 26, 2010, 04:46:43 PM

Yeah, those sculptures weren't worth much at that point. Which makes me wonder, who buys all those ice sculptures at the store, knowing they'll be totally valueless within 24 hours?

People with really big freezers?

bshag · « **Reply #6 on:** August 29, 2010, 05:01:11 PM »

Good one.

If the sims are dumb enough to not see a guy holding 2 bushes, they are dumb enough to buy ice sculptures.

samoht04 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2010, 02:47:13 PM »

Quote from: bshag on August 29, 2010, 05:01:11 PM

they are dumb enough to buy ice sculptures.

You mean puddles?

Schipperke · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2010, 03:20:12 PM »

Quote from: samoht04 on August 30, 2010, 02:47:13 PM

You mean puddles?

heehee. Very lucrative puddles for my Sims, we hope!

Bshag, I think you're right. If Sims were smarter it probably wouldn't be as much fun.

HtFde · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2010, 06:17:02 PM »

Quote from: Schipperke on August 26, 2010, 04:46:43 PM

Yeah, those sculptures weren't worth much at that point. Which makes me wonder, who buys all those ice sculptures at the store, knowing they'll be totally valueless within 24 hours?

Coughs politely .... the Sims? Really? I seem to recall certain events on a world called Earth that also has statues carved out of ice (or even butter at times) which are being paid for and which do melt - EVEN if the creator of said sculpture has created MORE than 25 .... I am unsure how many ice sculptures must be created on planet Earth before they no longer melt ....

Schipperke · « **Reply #10 on:** September 09, 2010, 06:30:46 PM »

Quote from: HtFde on September 09, 2010, 06:17:02 PM

Coughs politely .... the Sims? Really? I seem to recall certain events on a world called Earth that also has statues carved out of ice (or even butter at times) which are being paid for and which do melt - EVEN if the creator of said sculpture has created MORE than 25 .... I am unsure how many ice sculptures must be created on planet Earth before they no longer melt ....

Do you think there's intelligent life on that world called Earth?

mtglady · « **Reply #11 on:** September 09, 2010, 08:28:13 PM »

Quote from: Schipperke on September 09, 2010, 06:30:46 PM

Do you think there's intelligent life on that world called Earth?

I think the only intelligent beings on that world called Earth are the ones that play Sims 3 -

!

samoht04 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2010, 03:09:22 PM »

Is there a quick way to getting the 25 Sculptures challenge or am I going to have to miss out on a Toddler and YA life stage? I can get portraits but I doubt I will get Ice Sculptures.

Saltypaws · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2010, 04:29:18 PM »

I wish there was a quicker way, but the only way to shave off a little sim time, is striking out the que when you tell them to sculpt and then que the sim to sculpt again and the first quarter of whatever it is your sculpting will give way. It takes off quite a bit of time, but other than that, that is it.

Schipperke · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2010, 04:33:41 PM »

Quote from: Saltypaws on September 16, 2010, 04:29:18 PM

I wish there was a quicker way, but the only way to shave off a little sim time, is striking out the que when you tell them to sculpt and then que the sim to sculpt again and the first quarter of whatever it is your sculpting will give way. It takes off quite a bit of time, but other than that, that is it.

I didn't know that! Thanks, Saltypaws, for sharing that bit of useful information.

samoht04 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 16, 2010, 04:48:06 PM »

Hmmmm, I will try that, maybe I will get that YA sculpture after all... most likely not but it is worth a shot! Thanks Salty!

Saltypaws · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2010, 06:11:49 PM »

Someone had posted that quite a while back when Ambitions first came out and I have been using it since. Whoever it was even timed it. I think it shaved off 2 sim hours, which is actually quite a bit when your on a timeline, lets see, 25 ice sculptures times 2. Heck, 50 sim hours your saving, lol. Not too bad.

samoht04 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2010, 02:03:17 AM »

That sounds good to me!

Pam · « **Reply #18 on:** September 23, 2010, 06:33:44 AM »

So, it works like the painting exploit used to work?

samoht04 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 23, 2010, 02:12:55 PM »

I found that with the 20 sculptures challenge it shaved off a top quarter when it was started? Anyone else notice this or am I imagining things?

Schipperke · « **Reply #20 on:** September 23, 2010, 03:56:29 PM »

Some time ago, my sculptor made an Immoderate Water Fountain in ice:

It's a working water fountain, and I'd like her to make more of them, but for some reason it doesn't come up as one of the options where I can choose what I want her to make. I thought once a sim had made a particular object, they could always replicate it. Do sims forget how to make things? Is there any way to get this back as a sculpting option? She hasn't made anything new in a long time, even when I just tell her to "sculpt", without saying what. It's rather sad if this is the only one she'll ever make. If she had to forget something, I wish it had been that stupid freezer bunny thing!

Jonna · « **Reply #21 on:** September 23, 2010, 08:53:24 PM »

Quote from: Pam on September 23, 2010, 06:33:44 AM

So, it works like the painting exploit used to work?

No, not exactly. When a sim starts sculpting, she spends a seemingly disproportionate time on the top section. If you cancel the interaction while she is working on the top, then have her go back, she will automatically finish the top section and move on to the mid-section of the sculpture. If this were akin to the painting exploit, cancelling her interaction now and then telling her to start again would allow her to immediately finish the mid-section and then continue to the next section. This, however, does not happen; she merely continues working on the middle.

Pam · « **Reply #22 on:** September 24, 2010, 03:51:27 AM »

Thanks, Jonna.

@Schipperke: I read on the Guide that sculpting in clay opens up the new pieces that haven't been done before. Carl also says that the Immoderate Water Fountain is random.

Saltypaws · « **Reply #23 on:** September 24, 2010, 05:17:19 AM »

I got that one too. First time I have gotten it and I really like it. I used moveobjects on cheat and put one of those flat floor lights under it after I changed the color and it is really pretty. Perfect addition to my dynasty's founders collection.