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The Sims 2 Inspired UI for The Sims 4

After making my own UI override, I've been itching to look back in time and try to recreate The Sims 2 UI in TS4, and here it is!

I tried to capture the look & feel as best as possible, so I hope you can enjoy this mod and reminisce a bit c:

The Maxis Fixed Lore Save File by dkman84m2

Version 6.0 Fleuralia Save File by Fleuralia

Dizzy Isy Save File Version 6 by isleroux

lostinsophie Save Version 2 by lostinsophie

The Fishy Save by benjaminjdavila

Portsim Save File 1.2 by florwalsims

Hit shift+tab to enter first person mode

Aim the camera where you want your sim to look (make sure your game isn't paused otherwise the sim won't move - you can press 1 in first person mode to set time running)

Hit pause (by pressing P)

Hit shift+tab again to exit first person mode

Voila! Your sim is now looking in the direction you pointed 'em!

Windbrook Save 2.0

DISCLAIMER: While this is a CC free save file, it is pack and kit heavy. To give more context, this save utilizes ALL EPs, GPs, and SPs (except My First Pets) as well as ALL KITS (except Bust The Dust and Poolside Splash) While you may not own every pack or kit that I used, the save file is still playable. Everything missing will be substituted.

What's new in 2.0

Willow Creek has new homes, rentals, and one new retail lot

Newcrest has been built (restaurant, gym, retail, and generic lots)

Magnolia Promenade has been built, while somewhat finished, still needs work

Every lot that's finished (including commercial) and families have descriptions, stories, jobs, etcetera

New townies from @simsontherope and @cowplant-snacks

Families from @bobnewbie

Special collaboration with @cowboycid

Other worlds are still empty, I do plan on building new worlds

SCREENSHOTS AND MORE INFO BELOW

Blank Save by Srsly

10 Years Later Save File by Charly Pancakes

Simlicy Save 2.0 by Simlicy

Chrissie’s Corner Save File V1.0 by Chrissie’s Corner

MSR Save File 1.0 by MissSimReno

Uberhood The Sims 2 Save File by AnotherPlumbob

Sims 4 Save File by FlufffyMonkey

Save File by NSProduction99

you're not hounding me lmao! my askbox is always open :)

here's the mod!

Willow Creek and Newcrest Made Clickable

Here's a little demo in an unmodded game to show it works

This simple mod makes the entire world clickable, allowing you to place objects anywhere with TOOL. Right now i've only done Willow Creek and Newcrest.

As mentioned, sims will walk in the street and occasionally route in odd ways, but it shouldn't cause any problems in your game beyond that!

ratsave 1.2 by ratboysims

⭐sorry about the wait on this one!!!!!!

WHAT’S NEW FROM 1.1? • willow creek got a facelift with a lot of completely new builds! • magnolia promenade got a complete facelift with all new builds! • sulani is completed, yes all of it! • other worlds are still not completed, but there are a bunch of new builds and families scattered throughout! • every family in willow creek now has descriptions and story, and their in-game selves should reflect that story!

⭐ information + download below the cut :-) (PLEASE read all of this!)

This happens sometimes, not sure why. This can fix it, but you may end up having to do it every time you play:

Right click your desktop, select Screen Resolution, and make a note of what your screen resolution is.

Go to Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4

Open "options.ini"

Change "resolutionheight" and "resolutionwidth" to your computer's resolution

Save and start the game

P E A C H I E S A V E F I L E (V2.3)

This is an edited version of the Simlicy save with buildings/ more sims from creators from the gallery to fill area!

Just updated it for the new High School Years expansion!

I know I am not the only one looking for new sims to interact with and another world!

ALL packs were freely used for this save. No CC!

Updated Editions:

New Brichester Commons

Mt. Komorebi Redesigned

Newcrest Shopping Street Updated (where you can actually BUY STUFF)

Coffee Shop/Bookstore added in San Myshuno (acts as a Cafe & Library at once)

Benali was replaced with Akil (sorry Benali ;-;)

Credit to Simlicy, SimmarySims, SimmerKhai, Lilsimsie, HutchPlays, TinySimBee, Paletterose, LoveSimplySim, SquishedPies, JordyClause65, AvelineYT, Elfathiera, Ornilia, ChrissieYT, WoolDrop, NolanaSims, KateEmerald, SadKat, WildHippieChick, Gryphi, Amitaliri, RachelPedd, XSugaryCarnival, TheRealSkoog, PlumbobKingdom, PugOwned, Veleda99, Mamutcreativo, TheyluvScarletta, Schnuck01, JessicaPieYT, XMagicalGirl, Sixamart, Bettlemp3, & Paszerine

Thank you so much!

📁patreon (free)

another ts4 generator;

I like to give my townies some skills and traits to add to their personality even if I don’t play them, so that’s where this generator comes in! I’d like to add to it in the future with things like activities and favorites, but you guys were interested in it as is so here’s the link (it looks a lot better on mobile)!

I’m still trying to figure out how to fix the traits so that you don’t end up with any that conflict one another, but in the mean time here is a more in depth generator for traits, and here’s some other random sim generators!

I’d like to share this trick I recently discovered. Please read my other tutorial on baking shadow for clothes if you don’t know what baking is.

Here’s a baking result. You can see the shade is a bit rough with harsh edges. Normally I’ll do a surface smooth filter in Photoshop. This tutorial will show you how to smoothen the result before going into Photoshop. 

These are the results of my in depth look into how TS4 spec maps work. 

The alpha layer seems to add a reflection or sheen at between 12.5% - 87.5% opacity of the colored channels. It’s more liquid looking than metallic and seems most effective at around 50% strength. 

Green seems to effect the brilliance of the shine making items appear to be made of polished metal. At low opacity, it still implies a metallic quality to an object such as a brushed metal tap. 

The way that blue effects shine makes an object seem curved and plastic-y. Probably best for lacquered effects like automotive paint or nail polish. Would be lovely at 50% strength and 50% opacity on Art Deco furniture for that high-glamor look. 

Red seems the most promising for clothing on its own creating effects from vinyl and latex at high strength to silk charmeuse and crepe on low opacity. 

Rags to Riches Challenge Live the Farm Life Edition, by Orianas SimStudio

Hello, hello!!

Ok, I'm absolutely obsessed with the new pack for The Sims 4, Cottage Living, then again who isn't? It has everything we wanted and more!!! I can't handle the cuteness of the bunnies, the chickens, the ducks???

Everything is amazing! I can't remember the last time I've been so caught up with gameplay. I haven't even built anything yet!!!

So, I did something... After seeing so many Simmers playing the challenge 'Rags to Riches' with the new pack (one of them being @misslollypopsims), I went searching for some specific rules for Cottage Living. I even asked her but like me, she couldn't find any... So, what did I do? If you said: "she created her own" you'd be absolutely correct!

I designed a completely new challenge adapting the 'Rags to Riches' rules to the Cottage Living gameplay. And oh boy, it's not an easy one... but we love challenges, right? Right?... Let's say yes.

So, I'll be playing my own challenge live on Twitch (follow me on IG to know when I'll be live) together with laursimming (check out her IG and YouTube, she's incredible). Oh and btw, the voice you hear on the promo below?? That's hers!! Isn't she amazing??

Join us live on Twitch to learn about all the rules, and watch me struggle while I play-test the challenge and regret all the difficulties I created with this new challenge!

Join us, while we Live The Farm Life!

You can download a printing option of the challenge rules here (with checkboxes to keep track of your tasks and handy checklists): TS4 R2R Challenge - Live the Farm Life Edition, by Orianas SimStudio

And if you want the official logo to use on your own posts/videos, you can download the transparent one here (please do not edit/change/crop the logo): R2R Challenge - Live the Farm Life Edition, by Orianas SimStudio Official Logo

Guidelines

You can’t use cheats - only the ones to take money out, move objects or CAS editing

You and your spouse/partner cannot hold jobs, so make sure to live farm life to the fullest

At the beginning, you can’t sleep in your lot until you have a bed. You can instead have a tent, and sleep in public places

You can only eat what you pick and you can cook on your lot if you have a fire pit (in the beginning) and if you have the ingredients

You can’t keep the money earned from your hobbies, unless it’s from cross-stitching or flower arrangements (more about this on The Farm Life Goals)

This challenge can go through as many generations as you like, so it’s up to you how quickly you want to achieve the big goals. Except for the specific ones for the founder and their spouse/partner, all the other goals won’t have a time limit

As a teen, you can go to school or not, it’s up to you

Little tip: Start with the Mayor for the errands. Their tasks are the starter ones and will help you get to know the community and the world

If you want to play in the same lot as I am (built by laursimming), you can download it from both our galleries (orianassimstudio or laursimming)

Starting the Challenge

Lifespan: Normal

Autonomy: Full

Age to start: Teen

Aspiration: Country Caretaker

Traits: Animal Enthusiast + two of your choice Trait 1: ______________________ Trait 2: ______________________

No likes or dislikes! Your sim must naturally gain these

Start on the empty lot from Henford-on-Bagley and your lot must have the Simple Living and Wild Foxes challenges (remove the Off the Grid challenge that is already pre-set for the lot or keep it if you want an even bigger challenge). No lot traits (eg. great soil etc.) can be applied until after finishing your degree, because as you know, you first must learn how to improve your lot for a farm. On completion, you may add any you like

Starting Funds

You must start with 0 simoleons

You can only earn money from errands and selling fish in the market shops. You can’t earn money from crops or animals until you have completed your degree

No sales from inventory! Never. Ever! Immerse yourself in the community by either selling on the market stalls, or having your own selling table

Building the Farm

You must gain the following skill levels: Logic: 3 Handiness: 3

You have to pay §500 to the council before you start building walls, you don’t want your neighbours complaining about the noise!

To move on to the next set of goals, you have to have at least one of each: Toilet Bed Shower or tub Sink Stove Chair or sofa Counter Fridge

Working the Land

You must complete every task for Building the Farm because you are living here forever and, you need a proper home

You have to have a Biology uni degree to start earning money on your farm. You need to first learn the basics. Due to your rocky start in life, you don’t qualify for any scholarships, so you can’t apply for those. No distinguished degree here… If you don’t own Discover University, you must pay §3000 to keep going, this is roughly the cost of the degree - think of it as online tuition fees in real life

You can’t live on campus, you have to stay on your lot

Pause aging up while in uni, but while you are attending, you can’t earn any money. Plan wisely before going

Always choose 4 classes so you speed through your semesters, but also to add difficulty at this stage

The only things you can develop while aging is paused are relationships, the skills you have to develop in your classes, and of course the ones you can’t control and happen through gameplay (eg. cooking to live!)

Before you are able to build a proper crop garden and have livestock, you should have completed all the above rules

You must pay §500 to the contractors to received the blueprints for your land

Include a pond on your lot. You can add any animals to it

From now on, you should live wholly off your land and produce from the animals. Don’t forget, if you stock your ponds with fish, you can sell catches in the village markets or via the selling tables. Or eat it!

A Functional Farm

To enjoy life on your farm, and after completing all the above assignments, you need to have a fully functional home so you can progress in life. For that you need to have at least:

A living area/room

A kitchen area

2 or 3 bedrooms

A dining space

2 bathrooms

An office area, so you can manage all daily runnings of the farm

Prepare to have a Family

Everything above should be completed. Find the love of your life! You can already have met them or find a new Sim or create a new one

If you create your spouse/partner in CAS, make sure to randomise their traits. The starting aspiration should be the Country Caretaker, so they learn the farm life

If your spouse/partner is a townie Sim, change their aspiration to Country Caretaker as soon as you marry them. Again, they need to learn the farm life

Marry your chosen one and pay for that wedding (costs § 1000), or if you don’t want to marry, simply deduct the same amount from your household - you still need to pay for the civil partnership license!

Everything they bring to the marriage/partnership, must be taken out. You can’t keep the money or the furniture

Expand your Family

To have kids, you have to be married/living together first

You must have §5000 saved up in order to have a child. Kids are expensive!

You can have/adopt as many kids as you want

You must reach the minimum parenting skill of level 3

You must not age your kids, you must wait for them to naturally grow

If you are playing the challenge through several generations, the heir must always have good grades and at least 2 skills max’d out. The ‘responsible’ trait here is advised, but not mandatory

Teenagers can’t have part-time jobs, they need to help with the farm and/or run errands to earn money for the family piggy bank

Have grandchildren, be a loving grandparent

Aspiration Goals

You must complete the Country Caretaker aspirations for both you and your spouse/partner

The heir must complete their aspirations too (the child’s included)

Money Goals

You must have a house worth §100,000

You must have §200,000 in the household funds

For a more extended game, you can set the goal to reach §1,000,000

The Farm Life Goals

Have 1 cow

Have 1 llama

Have one flock of wild birds and one wild rabbit home on your lot

Dogs and cats are great additions to farm life

Have at least one full chicken coop but only have one rooster. You can trade your extra roosters for anything besides simoleons

Have one of each “normal” plant (meaning, vegetables, fruits and herbs that are normal to humans - you can see the checklist on the printing version). You can have all the others if you want, but no money tree. There’s no such thing in real life, and since I can’t get one in my real-life garden, none of you can in the game!

Earn, at least once, the first prize in each fair category

Have one jam/conserve of each type displayed

You can sell your extra jams/conserves and wools at the market stalls or on your own selling table

If taking up the cross-stitching hobby, first display one of each design on a wall in your home, as you’re very proud of your work. Once your ‘hobby wall’ is finished, you can then create pieces to sell

You can’t craft items, unless you have the necessary coloured wool. All the wool must come from your llama

You can order groceries, but only the ingredients you can’t produce yourself. For example, meat and sugar can be ordered via the grocery delivery option. We want to have our animals as friends, so they can produce the goodies we need

Befriend Agnes Crumplebottom. Good luck with that!

Thanks for playing the challenge!!!

please keep in mind that I’m still play-testing this challenge, some changes may occur. I just couldn’t wait to share it with you all!!!

If you play the challenge, don’t forget to tag me in your posts and use the hashtag #orianaslivethefarmlife so I can see it!!!

Thanks a million, you lovely farmers!

Ana

PLEASE

DO NOT RE-UPLOAD AS YOUR OWN

DO NOT MAKE CHANGES TO THE CHALLENGE AND SHARE IT AS YOUR OWN, UNLESS YOU ARE ADAPTING IT TO ANOTHER CHALLENGE

CREDIT ME AND REFER TO MY ORIGINAL POST WHEN MENTIONING

THE ABOVE IS SINCERELY APPRECIATED SINCE THIS HAS TAKEN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO CREATE AND PLAYER-TEST!

THANK YOU FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE! YOU’RE A ROCKSTAR!!!

Adaptation by Orianas SimStudio from: Original Challenge: [Official] Rags to Riches Challenge! — The Sims Forums Extreme Rules Challenge: Rags To Riches Sims 4 | Rules | Challenge(2021)Updated - (mccommandcenter.com)