Saturday 17 October 2020

Rock’n Rockers - A Collection of 12 Rocking Chairs



When Nifty Knitting came out, the item I was most excited about was the rocking chair. The design wasn't my cup of tea, but the possibilities it brought to the game was something I couldn't ignore. So I went about investigating the tuning to see whether or not it was added to the basegame. To my surprise, it wasn't pack-exclusive (hinting at the possibility that Maxis could add more down the line), meaning I could make some chairs that would be able to work for those with updated games (pre-Nifty Knitting patch) but didn't require the pack. I love when new furniture types are added to basegame, just like the 6 seat round table. Anyway, i got carried away and came up with 12 new designs to give people a bit more variety. Grandma is going to be one stylish rocker in these babies!
What you need to know:
  • These are basegame compatible because Maxis added the tuning to basegame through patch. However...
  • there is a caveat: you need the pre-patch for Nifty Knitting at a minimum. If you game is fully updated then you have it. Don't have the patch? These wont work. I tested with the pack disabled, and with 2 players who update but don't own the pack. These chairs work in those scenarios, so if they don't work for you, it's because your game does not have the required resources from the patch to work. Nothing I can do about that. 
Updates:
24/7/2022 - Fixed issue where swatch colour was duplicated on adirondack rocker

The Build item/s feature:
  • basegame compatibility
  • non-default
  • unupholstered styles have 10 wood and 24 solid colour options
  • upholstered styles have 32 fabric options
  • colour filter compatible
  • Find using the keyword "Rock'n Rockers" using my tutorial here
  • custom thumbnails
  • Price and polycount:
    • Hoopback ($290, 1170 polys)
    • Armed Hookback ($300, 1486 polys)
    • Nesto ($240, 870 polys)
    • Armed Nesto ($250, 1282 polys)
    • Windsor ($450, 1354 polys)
    • Leif ($270, 1218 polys)
    • Tub ($190, 1176 polys)
    • Baxtor ($150, 1170 polys)
    • Wingback ($475, 1476 polys)
    • Sway ($125, 798 polys)
    • Adirondack ($320, 1230 polys)
    • Bamba ($230, 1364 polys)
*Note: these items are considered "high poly" and should be used in moderation, or removed from your game if it can't handle them

Download from either of the below links. To install, if an archive, extract using WINZip/WinRAR/7Zip for PC or Unarchiver for Mac, and place the folder or package files in your mods folder, then look for them in your game. If you are having issues check out my Installing Content help page.

Download:

SimFileShare | Google Drive

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31 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for this! Your work is impeccable as always.

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  2. Great work as always! I have so many build ideas just based on these chairs!

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  3. It's like Christmas! Also, I will never have a non-rocker in my Sims game again. (Kinda-sorta kidding, but maybe not.) Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  4. My jaw DROPPED...! Holy Christ, can´t wait to play with theese. Thank you so so much <3 as always you keep surprising me with your great cc :)

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  5. These are truly amazing! Thank you!

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  6. Thanks again. Looking forward to using some of these right away.

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  7. I am always left amazed at your work! Astounding :)

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  8. Bamba is my absolute favorite but these all are amazing thank you so much

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  9. AMAZING!! Thanks so much for sharing your amazing CC!!!

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  10. These are perfect! I needed a rocking chair for my farmhouse build, but the EA ones weren't cutting it. Exceptional work as always.

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  11. Thank you! I've been excited for these since you made the announcement.

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  12. wow, i mean, its perfect. like everything else you make

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  13. Awesome.... I just love yur work Peace.

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  14. I am beyo d excited for these. There's a rocker for every style of build now :D

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  15. This is what I was hoping to get in the knitting pack, thank you once again for saving the sims for me!

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  16. I loved the idea of having rocking chairs, but what we were given doesn't exactly fit many build styles and certainly doesn't go with anything from Eco Lifestyle. Thank you!

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  17. You're so talented. Thanks for all you do and share with us.

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  18. Oh, I love these!! Thank you! You are a true artist!!

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  19. Those rocking chairs are so beautiful.
    Thank you for your hard work.

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    1. you need to click the simfileshare or google drive link to take you to the file to download.

      musisz kliknąć link simfileshare lub google drive, aby przejść do pliku do pobrania.

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  21. Hola, yo lo instalé y me sale y todo, pero a la hora de colocarlos me dice que me falta el recurso de huella, Que hago?

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    1. That is strange because the footprints are not linked. All I can suggest is redownloading, and checking your game is patched to at least nifty knitting for the tuning.

      Eso es extraño porque las huellas no están vinculadas. Todo lo que puedo sugerir es volver a descargar y verificar que su juego esté parcheado al menos con un tejido ingenioso para la puesta a punto.

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  22. I haven't tried converting the other chairs yet, but the Adirondack 24th and 25th swatches are exactly the same. I assume that wasn't intentional, was it?

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    1. That is unintentional, but does happen occasionally. Should have it updated over the weekend

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  23. Thank you so much, they are so cute I love it.

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