Banque of Monique: OG ATM $555 Once upon a time, this machine dreamed of being an arcade cabinet. Through the magic of up-cycling, now it dispenses an even bigger dopamine hit: CASH! "Reduce, reuse, withdraw!"
ABOUT / HISTORY
the first ATM object in the game might have been from RetailSims (pre-OFB business items). they had a recolor of the arcade machine. from monique's notes, i think she just used it as a visual base when she decided to make a different version of her hacked computer as an atm. (it requires the same banking/billing globals, it's just missing a bunch of pie menus that wouldn't make sense at an atm).
this alone opens up the idea of a functional bank lot*, with a few ATMs for everyone (and hacked computer in the bank manager's office or something if you wanna get shmancy). there was a lot of banking cc/mods made in the super early days, and a lot of it needs upgrading/revisiting... so this can be expanded in function with time.
*(no shade to other bank systems before this, i'll get into that in the future)
i've had plenty of happy rounds of Sims 2 with this arcade-looking atm in my lots. ofc they're great on community lots (including hotels)... but mainstays for dorms and apartments/flophouses, too! sometimes you just don't wanna give every single character a hacked computer, for whatever reason, while still giving them account access.
but, even the biggest fans of monique's hacked computer don't really play with the atm much (or the other related accessories, AHEM AHEM). i have a couple hypothesis as to why, but i think a lot of it comes down to looks.
i've even seen some creators be pretty shitty about this object, and i think they need to chill. yeah, frankly, i do get pretty defensive of this object. it was made 20 years ago, man! i love it. and, yeah, i can admit... it's a little rough. i always used michelle's recolors, and kept it away from (other?) arcade cabinets ...just to keep the illusion.
FIX LIST
all that being said, i've used it for too long. familiarity breeds contempt, if it ain't new it's through, et al. so, it has some problems that really still bum me out. look, an arcade cabinet's one thing... but:
bright screen fix + custom atm ui graphics. (even when not actively in use)
visible in hood view (including whatever recolor)
removed joystick & arcade buttons from the mesh
many changes to the textures
all english replaced with simlish
fresh new credit card logos panels
new keypads that are correctly oriented
added security cam lens (replacing the arcade's speaker)
recolors to match outdoor trashcans, payphone, etc. (many of these are based on the michelle's recolors. you can keep hers too if you want, but these are my personal replacements for that set)
grunge recolors (hchangeri+michelle) w/ graffiti to match retro vibe
Some in-game images were captured before the textures were finalized, but they're still largely accurate. Many variants have updated keypads, and other fixes. See the textures in the last image the most accurate overview.
COLORWAYS
01 - (built in) New default texture. It's pretty much 'Trashcan White' (meaning it matches the outdoor trashcan's white recolor, a la Michelle's recolors), with a big green simoleon and a small ATM sign on the side.
02 - (built in) Monochrome recolor. Logos swapped (large ATM sign + embossed simoleon) on the side.
----- recolors first wave -----
03 - Trashcan Blue, clean edit.
04 - Trashcan Brown, clean edit.
05 - Trashcan Green, clean edit.
06 - Trashcan Charcoal, clean edit.
07 - Trashcan White, clean edit.
08 - Cream, clean edit.
09 - Telephone Blue (matches the outdoor telephone), clean edit.
----- recolors second wave -----
10 - Trashcan White (built-in style) + "stickers" (a bunch of decals, signs, posters, ads, graffiti, etc., plastered all over)
11 - Trashcan White + big ATM sign (like the mono recolor) + stickers.
12 - Light Grunge
13 - Light Grunge + Stickers
14 - Heavy Grunge
15 - Heavy Grunge + Stickers
16 - Heavy Grunge + Stickers + PINK! 😊
----- recolors third wave -----(i realized i already had these done)
17 - OG Texture, clean + simlish'd
18 - OG Texture, isolated simoleon + simlish'd
PSDs included. I cleaned them up as much as possible for other people to see. 😳 I'm a bit of a chaos goblin sometimes in Photoshop. I also provided isolated transparent PNG versions of the ATM sign, side "stickers" (2 mildly different arrangements), and simlish credit card logos.
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