The Mask for The Sims 2

The (Sim) Mask is a CC pack made in 2006 for The Sims 2. Its emphasis was on being able to bring Stanley Ipkiss / the Mask from the 1994 Jim Carey film into the game - with debatable success.

Description
Now, you can have The Mask wreak havoc in your Sims' backyard! Smmmoookinnn!!!!

Package contents

 * Mask of Loki Wall Hanging
 * Mask of Loki Vampire Pendant
 * The Sim Mask Bodysuit
 * The Sim Mask Facepaint
 * The Sim Mask Hat and Baldcap

Requirements
While most of the content should be base game-compatible, the set was created with University and Nightlife installed. As such, those packs are highly recommended.

Development
Early work on this pack began in April of 2006, along with work on a new look for L1 the Llama for the Despair Gerosha version of Ciem. The goal was to make a somewhat credible and terrifying villain, rather than the cheesy college mascot turned murderer that was in the original Gerosha Prime version. While L1 would be replaced with Musaran for the 2007 version, L1's look was nearly perfected. The Mask Sim was a side project. A back cap and hat combo for the Stanley Ipkiss Sim to hide his hair under was one of the first items completed, followed by face paint, and a bald back cap for his no-hat version. The zoot suit and Mask of Loki separate item were not completed until late August of that year.

Distribution
Desire to make a pack of content centered around The Mask hit the shelves of Dozerfleet Labs as early as April 7th of 2006. However, it wouldn't be until August 22nd of that year that a full set would be submitted for approval to Mod the Sims. It was rejected in the end. In search of alternatives to Mod the Sims, WetPaint carried a Sims fan site on its platform, hosted by one AmiTheJedi who had become disillusioned with Mod the Sims' staff. However, the set was taken down from there when WetPaint went offline. Tumblr hosted the Mask set temporarily, via the Utterly Sims banner. This was taken down when Utterly Sims went offline from Tumblr. In May of 2020, however, Dozerfleet Labs' then-new blog on Blogger took over for hosting the download links.

Influence on later projects
While this Mask set rarely went anywhere or accomplished much, it did inspire a desire to create other wacky side content for the future of DzMD. In 2014, this led to the Turtle Man disguise by Pistachio Disguisey (Dana Carvey) in The Master of Disguise being turned into a Sim. Later, this would be followed up with the Golden Age of Memes Character Pack for The Sims 4.