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This is a default for the 'hood / lot sand.

I used two of @foxtronaute's terrain paints together.

You can use it with any default 'hood terrain you have, just remove the sand package that comes with your default first.

I used @criquette-was-here's guide for removing 'hood sand in my 'hoods, but keep in mind that the sand will still be present if you're in lot view by the water.

I defaulted on @simsantoinc's default.

I used a small stones terrain paint from @foxtronaute's terrain paints.

the pond overlay is jon119's mesh and @pforestsims pond tint. All I did was lower the tint's opacity a little bit and slap it on the mesh because it was bigger. I needed the overlay to cover a larger area for my quarry! :-)

There are two meshes, a small and a large, and you can find them both in plumbing > misc.

SFS ✨ MF everything is compressed :-)

@jon119 — pond overlay mesh @pforestsims — pond tint gradient

@foxtronaute — terrain paint textures @simsantoinc — original pond bottom default @criquette-was-here — guide for removing 'hood sand

🧸 Atticwindowatdawn's items are very detailed in general and a big challenge for polycount reduction while keeping the object intact, which is why it took me so much time! For example, the TV went from 10,000 to 2,500 polygons... It's still low poly, but a bit higher than standard. 📺💙

Most surfaces have lots of slots! I joined a picture to show all the possibilities.

📦 I redid two of Decat items! First, the Forgotten Laundry, because I wanted a version of the basket with nothing in it. It's repo'd and has 1 slot. The other is the Dish It Out Bucket, because there was some light reflection problem when placed outdoors. They don't replace Decat's item, so you can choose which you prefer !

The Artist's Dresser has 2 versions, one is purely deco and one is a functioning dresser 🎨 You can have both in your game, or the one you prefer, as they are not repo'd.

I managed to make some groundshadow for all objects! Bit of fiddling around but I'm getting much better at mapping.

You do need a copy of LordCrump’s Shadow Files for the shadows to work though, but I have included a copy in the zip, as always!

Items & Polycounts:

Artist's Dresser ————————————————— 1544 poly

Artist's Dresser - Deco ————————————— 1544 poly

Blocky Shelving ———————————————— 2035 poly

Dish It Out Bucket ——————————————— 1838 poly

DIY Shelf ———————————————————— 1822 poly

One-Eyed Teddy ———————————————— 1368 poly

The Ancient TV ————————————————— 2539 poly

The Comfy Box ————————————————— 506 poly

The Forgotten Laundry ————————————— 2007 poly

The Forgotten Laundry - Basket ————————— 1158 poly

Visionary Playground —————————————— 2218 poly

Download : sfs ; mediafire

All items found under “Buy Mode → Collections → Wistful Spaces” (included .collection file)

LeahLilith Millie

Original mesh for TS4 by LeahLilith, you can grab it here

PF-EF

15722 polys

Download: Mediafire/SimFileShare

S-Club 050225

Original mesh for TS4 by S-Club, you can grab it here

CF-EF

12949 polys

Download: Mediafire/SimFileShare

S-Club 080425

Original mesh for TS4 by S-Club, you can grab it here

CF-EF

15022 polys

Download: Mediafire/SimFileShare

Wings TF0901

Original mesh for TS4 by Wings, you can grab it here

PF-EF

26882 polys (sorry, it looked pretty 💩 and crunchy when I tried to reduce amount of poly more)

Download: Mediafire/SimFileShare

@nhs-archive

Onto the details 💕

The Armchair and the Sofa are repo'd to the Loveseat. These have dual subsets so you can mix and match. I added 10 solid colors for the fabric subset for more variety! I noticed the shadow on the loveseat fabric doesn't align with the frame. This comes from the original object. I'll update the file if it gets fixed.

The End Table is repo'd to the Hallway Table 🐞 I converted the Watercan, but had to drop the plant version. As much as I tried, it just didn't look good in game and the polycount didn't justify it either.

I added 19 new recolors to the Hanging Macramé and cleaned up the edges as best as I could to make it appear smoother. I also added 15 matching recolors to the Leaf/Leaf Buddie Plushie and 25 recolors to the Frog Plushie 🐸

Aside from that, I cleaned up the texture of the stickers and the rugs, to make the edges all smooth and remove as much of the white-ish outline, specks and artifacts as I could 🦋 You can see what it looks like below, I added pictures to showcase the result!

You do need a copy of LordCrump’s Shadow Files for the shadows to work though, but I have included a copy in the zip, as always!

Items & Polycounts:

Arch Armchair ————————————————— 858 poly

Arch Loveseat ————————————————— 1268 poly

Arch Sofa ——————————————————— 1614 poly

Bookshelf ——————————————————— 600 poly

Hallway Table —————————————————— 858 poly

End Table ——————————————————— 654 poly

Wall-Mounted TV———————————————— 740 poly

Media Console ———————————————— 1034 poly

Retro-Vision TV Screen ———————————— 1079 poly

Retro-Vision Media Console —————————— 838 poly

Wooden Rattan Floor Lamp ——————————— 872 poly

Leaf Plushie —————————————————— 480 poly

Leaf Buddie Plushie —————————————— 654 poly

Frog Plushie —————————————————— 488 poly

Squiggle Sculpture ——————————————— 366 poly

Water Can ——————————————————— 514 poly

Mirror ————————————————————— 1226 poly

Hanging Macramé ——————————————— 600 poly

Hanging Leaves Shelf ————————————— 492 poly

Wall Stickers ——————————————————— 4 poly

Rug ———————————————————————— 2 poly

Download : sfs ; mediafire

All items found under “Buy Mode → Collections → HYDRA Ivy Livin' Room” (included .collection file)

You can see the edge cleanup here. There's close to no white outlines or speckles left! Some of the thinnest details like the small leaves were harder to clean perfectly, but I got them as close as I could 💚💚

1ㆍThe Sim 2: Ultimate Collection ✽ Do what you want but I don't support EA or the Legacy Collection. ✽ The link I used to use on The Internet Archive is dead but it's still out there! 2ㆍRPC Launcher ╰ Seperates Mod ╰ Height Mod ╰ CAS Makeup Lag Fix

1ㆍBulk Rename Utility 2ㆍCC Merger 3ㆍClean Installer 4ㆍCompressorizer 5ㆍEmpty Standby List ╰ Guide 6ㆍGraphics Rules Maker 7ㆍHood Checker 8ㆍHood Replace 9ㆍLot Adjuster 10ㆍSimPe 0.75.69 (Main) ╰ SimPe 0.77.69 (Road and Terrain Editor)

1ㆍBody Shop ╰ Guide ╰ Body Shop Room (I use "Ellcrze Livin") ╰ Brightness Fix (I use "XB") 2ㆍCamera Mod Compilation 3ㆍCinema Secrets Lighting Mod ╰ Shader Fixes (I use "Moi’s Water Mod") 4ㆍClean UI ╰ Better Bubbles ╰ Bigger Hobby Panels ╰ Body Shop ╰ Improved Pets ╰ No Pause Frame ╰ OSAB Addons ╰ Pie Menu Fix ╰ Widescreen CAS Fix 5ㆍCustom Loading Screens ╰ Loading Screen Randomizer (RPC Plugin) 6ㆍTerrain and Water Fix ✽ I was having this issue, but it's a simple fix! 7ㆍReShade 4.9.1 ╰ Guide ╰ Turniphead Preset ╰ Yuhum Preset

1ㆍClean and Empty Neighborhood Templates ╰ Guide ╰ Stealth 'Hoods ╰ Pleasantview (I use "main — without townies") ╰ Strangetown ╰ Veronaville 2ㆍPleasantview Terrain (No Bridge) ✽ I used Hood Replace to make a new 'hood with this terrain and copied it to Pleasantview so I could place a custom bridge instead!

1ㆍCEP 2ㆍFewer Hobby Wants (I use "fewer nature") 3ㆍCustom Walls ✽ I don't use Scriptorium. I used comment #72 to help me install these manually. This is the path I used to find "walls.txt" ⋯ C:\Program Files\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\Catalog\Scripts 4ㆍLess Intense Terrain Paint 5ㆍLot Imposter Stair Fix 6ㆍNo 'Hood Sand 7ㆍNo Intro Movie 8ㆍRug Fix

✽ I run every program as an administrator ✽ If you're annoyed by the Windows Defender icon, try "Shortcut ⋯ Advanced ⋯ Run as Administrator" instead of the usual "Compatibility ⋯ Run as Administrator" ✽ Computer: Surface Pro 8 ✽ Resolution: 2880x1920 ✽ Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 ✽ RAM: 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable) ✽ Windows 11