Description
Animated 'Log' Turtle - INFO
I've made 3 new objects which spawn a turtle to make your ponds to feel more alive. The turtle is the same one as could be seen after activating the 'Log Bog' in game which makes a turtle to climb on top of it before sliding back into the water.
In my case though, the log itself is replaced with an invisible quatre tile object.
My animated turtle also comes in the following 3 versions:
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'Log' Turtle - Still:
After placement and going into live mode, a turtle will appear with some water dripping of it's shell for some seconds before doing totally nothing.
An extra swatch will make the turtle to be able to be placed into all deco slot sizes.
This version can be placed both on terrain as on all water surfaces.
'Log' Turtle - Floating:
After placement and going into live mode, a floating turtle will appear.
Only it's eyes, nose and a part of the shell will be above the water surface.
Water ripples around it, will make it look like it's alive/moving.
'Log' Turtle - Active:
After placement and going into live mode, a turtle will climb onto the invisible object, sit there for a while and slide back into the water.
This will be repeated for an infinite time.
To see an example of how these turtles look in game as well as two indoor turtle ponds (like the image below) be sure to watch the video shared later in this post!
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Placement
The Turtles are placeable very close to or even through other objects. This makes it possible to place them on top of other objects.
Think about placing them on top of lily pads or algae for example.
The 'Log' Turtle and 'Log' Turtle - Floating can both only be placed on water surfaces.
The 'Log'Turtle - Still can be placed both on terrain as on water surfaces.
Picking up/Grabbing the Turtle object
Grabbing the Turtle (invisible object) while placed on another objects like algae or a lily pad, can be a bit tricky. To handle with this 'problem', use the recolor tool (E-key) in game to find the object by hovering over the water or around the object it's placed on.
So for lily pads hover around the lily pad, while when placed on algae you can also hover your mouse over the small holes in between the algae. When the name of the object appears, without moving your mouse, press the H-key to switch to the grabbing tool. Now you can easily pick up the object.
This works like this for all my invisible object mods.
Footprint
This object has a Quatre tile footprint, where Sims will swim and walk around.
Be aware though that the 'Log' Turtle - Active not always appears with it's head in the same direction and on the exact same spot. There for it might appears partly outside of it's footprint, which can result in Sims swimming partly through it.
A way to solve this is using my Invisible Fence (which is also placeable on water surfaces) around the area the turtle appears in. Or simply don't use it on spots where Sims swim. :)
Search Tags
The following search tags can be used to find all versions in game:
Bakie, Animated, Turtle, Turtles, Pond and VFX.
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EXTRA INFO
Short notes
• They are Base Game Compatible.
• They're standalone objects, so they won't override any other objects in game.
• They can be found by going to Build Mode > Outdoor Water Décor > Ponds VFX.
• You can also find them by typing "Turtle" into the search bar.
• The object's catalog thumbnails, show a turtle with either the word Still, Floating or Active written above it.
All 3 have my "BakieGaming" icon in the lower right corner.
Pack Requirements
Base Game Compatible
Game Version
1.113.277.1030
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YouTube Video
I've made a short video showing how all versions look in game as well as showing two examples of indoor turtle ponds. To see the video, click the following link:
Animated - 'Log' Turtle - YouTube Video
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Want to have the clear water style I used in my thumbnails?
Then don't forget to check my Clear Blue Water mod!
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