Sammy Sundog

⚠️this is a bit morbid, if it is not for you, don't continue.

Outdoor Gym set | Fitness trail and exercise bike Popping in for another long-due upload! This is a mini set of outdoor gym equipment, including a fitness trail cloned from the obstacle course career reward, and an exercise bike. Both use the AL monkey bar textures, and I made 4 custom recolors. More details and download at MTS or SFS (personal rambling under the cut)

While playing last night I got an error I had never encountered before when a Sim who had learned the fire safety skill started trying to put out a fire autonomously. I have the Fire Mod by simblr90 (but the same goes for MidgeTheTree's Fire Safety Mod, if you have that) and More Dangerous Fires by simmodder.

It turns out if you have either fix from simler90 or Midge that makes the fire safety skill work as intended (eg, Sims won't panic and will instead try and put the fire out) and you have the More Dangerous Fire mod, the game will throw an error when a Sim tries to put the fire out and/or keep resetting them because the mod is not compatible with Apartment Life and therefore not with the life skills either, so your Sim won't be able to extinguish the fire at all.

I followed a very simple text post from Midge to edit the MDF mod to make the error go away and the sim to actually be able to put the fire out - instructions to change the strength of the Sim putting the fire out are in the read me if needed.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Announcing OpenSO alpha testing 🧪 Signups are open now!

OpenSO is a revival of FreeSO, a fan-hosted recreation of The Sims Online, upgraded with a modern foundation:

Runs on .NET 10 LTS with the latest MonoGame. GitHub Actions automatically builds client, server, and updated shaders for all platforms.

A C# launcher replacing the old Electron one, with an integrated patcher and self-updater.

Replaced the Mina.NET dependency with a rewritten networking and buffer stack supporting TLS end-to-end encryption.

Updated rendering pipeline: dynamic frame rates >60FPS, resolution scaling, new AA options, and optional post-processing effects for 3D mode.

New features: rebuilt Create-A-Sim with zoom & rotation plus larger icons; edit your Sim's gender, appearance, and skintone at any time from the Select-A-Sim menu; a Social Bunny NPC who shows up to help your Social need when your Sim is alone. 🐰

Fixed long-standing nitpicks, like the window scaling/mouse glitch.

Always free and open source, with no pay-to-win or donation perks.

OpenSO is early in development, so things may break or be rough around the edges. Expect frequent updates.

Player feedback will be crucial in shaping the game's direction. Once the foundation is tested under a real player load, the beta release can shift focus to new content & gameplay changes while staying faithful to the original game — as well as events, documentation, tools, and quality-of-life features.

The alpha provides starting funds of $100k to begin building. The testing world, Genesis, will be wiped for the public beta.

Signups are open now and public for anyone who wants to help playtest, report bugs, or contribute ideas and changes.

🔗 Sign up + download: openso.org

💬 Discord: discord.gg/3U3sqPnPB7

💻 Code: github.com/voicemxil/OpenSO

not affiliated with EA, no copyrighted assets included

Overview

Heya!

These days I spent lots of time fixing lot skirt shader - and it turned into something more. I was to rewrite many game shaders to get consistent look of terrain and snow, and now, it's ready to be published! Attempted to fix inconsistent lighting, implemented transparent lot skirt roads - so that they match the rest of lot skirt terrain, more and more!

Improvements

Consistent lighting - lot skirt, lot terrain and roads now match.

All lighting states compatible - dusk, dawn, seasonal changes work well.

Every lighting mod compatible - works even with maxis lighting.

New snow shaders (lot skirt, lot terrain and roofs) - fixed ugly shading, proper reaction to every lighting state.

Fixed lot imposters - now their terrain is rendered as well as possible.

Transparent lot skirt roads - now it's possible to use road textures with transparent cuts so that it matches lot skirt terrain.

Now reflective pond water doesn't require pools - its reflections work by reflective plane placed in lot corner.

Neighborhood roads have light snow pass.

Included

Lot skirt shaders

Lot imposter shaders

Lot terrain shaders

Lot lighting fixes (requires RPC)

Roof shaders

Bright CAS fix

Extended Standard and SimStandard shaders

Neighborhood road shader

Pond Water Overhaul

NOT Included BUT Compatible

Better Nightlife

Sea Water Overhaul

Accurate Neighborhood Lighting

Soft Shadows

WIP

Multi-road neighborhoods (I will add it later, sorry!)

Installation

Put the contents into your downloads folder (contains default replacement of maxis roads making them transparent, you may delete these files if you use road default replacements). Remember, my shaders must be loaded last to prevent conflicts!

Snow Lighting

Light snow:

Heavy snow:

Neighborhood roads

Vanilla:

Mod:

Fixed lot imposters

Before:

After:

Lot skirt roads

Default texture:

Transparent texture:

Consistent lighting

Radiance (maxis shaders):

Radiance (my shaders):

Reflective Pond Water

First step - choose respective to lot size reflective plane:

Second step - place it in the lot corner so that the plane covers every lot tile:

Third step - enjoy reflective ponds; there's no need to keep pools or something like that in the scene, reflections work independently:

Seasonal lighting

Summer:

Fall:

Winter:

Spring:

Download links

Mediafire

After much hair-pulling, I finally feel satisfied enough to release my mod to restore those glorious shiny floors from The Sims 2 beta! (Forever in our hearts...)

You can download it here :)

Prerelease (2003):

Doesn't the beta lighting look so nice? :(

Mod (not 2003):

Why yes, I did painstakingly try to recreate the room from the prerelease image and make elder versions of the Sims - it was absolutely a productive use of my time.

I've made sure to make a number of vanilla TS2 floors reflective out of the box. These are mostly marble floors, but there's a few stone/tile/wood floors in there too. If you want to add reflections to custom floors (or other vanilla floors not included by default), I've left some basic instructions on the GitHub page on how to do this :)

Because this is a cut beta feature, there are a few minor issues with it - I have detailed these in the README. Please take the time to read through them!

I also had to include an edit to the mirror reflection shader to fix a bug where mirrors visible in the floor reflections would be flashing red (Castaway Stories has the same issue with mirrors reflected in the ocean, funnily enough). I'm not aware of any other mods that touch the mirror shaders, but if there are, let me know and I'll whip up a compatibility patch.

Oh, and in case you missed it, I released a small update to the reflective water mod, as per the request of @lordcrumps. I didn't realise houses didn't reflect in the hood water, but now they do!

Enjoy!

2 floors: 2x2, 4 simoleons, available in Other. Texture: 512x512 pixels.

4 walls: 2 sets, 4 simoleons, available in Paneling. Texture: 256x512 pixels.

The two floors are the same except for the direction. The reason I chose to do this despite the game having the ability to rotate floors is that, for an unknown reason, some ceiling tiles will revert back to the original direction sometimes. And for buildings with curved or otherwise non-flat floors, such as the quonset pictured, replacing the tiles is not a quick task. So having the two directions available from the start prevents that issue.

Textures were extracted from the broken metal hut in The Sims Castaway Stories.

MALM Set Recolors + Texture Replacements

The MALM bed, end table, and dressers from the IKEA pack in @morepopcorn's wood tones and my Sugar Rush palette.

Download Recolors

And of course, a default replacement option using the wood tones, plus extras as recolors.

Download Default + Recolors

And as a bonus, I edited Michelle's MALM upper bunk bed add-on so it looks better with the wood texture I used.

Download Upper Bunk

Created this mainly for myself.  Thought I share.

Back in 2024, I created an accessory box for my own game using an amazing tutorial by Ocelotekatl ( @blueheavensims ) .  It contained some measly 20 acc. The arduous task increased my respect a 1000x for those creators out there that have provided us with amazing accessory boxes.

Mid May 2026, @picknmixsims posted a template that automates the whole process 😍.

Oh my, I had a wild weekend 😁, with a long download hunt and an ever increasing list of new accessories to add. 😂

The box includes 134 accessories from various creators now.

I added the option to “change model”. Featuring 6 Maxis objects.

And the box is now placeable on all surfaces.  

📦📦 DOWNLOAD HERE 📦📦 all files included.

If you don’t like the maxis models, you can easily customize the box. More details in this Tutorial. Open in SimPe, navigate to STR#0x85. Change names of models.

Want more models? Add them to the list in STR#0x85 and open BHAV 0x10C8. Change the literal value to the last number in your list.

e.g. I use various models from Syringe Vials by Crocobaura, First Aid kit, Paramedic Bag by Ocelotekatl and Clutter from this set by TheRaven.

Credits

The genius team Whoward69 @picknmixsims and Ocelotekatl @blueheavensims for the Video and PDF Tutorial  on acc boxes and especially the new Template that automates everything with DPBFSripter. 💖

If you are like me and have an old system with old software and can’t get the template to run, try any LibreOffice (free) version 25.2.X and higher with this Template. I adjusted the equations and the macro.

TheRaven (also know as  Simmer22 ) for their valuable input on how to group all their medical accessories.👍

Meshes and Original Files

Boblishman == Casts and Wrist ID. @2fingerswhiskey for WristID Rec.

CASSIS @0201-sims & Mahuyu == Stethoscope 

Cemaly ==Masks and Gloves, GOS SecretSanta2018. I couldn't find a TOU but if you see this and have any issues with it, let me know and I will respect your terms.

Chiklia == Labcoat  

@ilikefishfood ==Gloves, mesh by @julietoon-ts2

@episims & @deedee-sims == Hearing Aids

@whattheskell == Nurse Caps.

Ocelotekatl == Mask . Original Download(& even more futuristic medical accessories!)

Theraven == More than 2/3 of the accessories are form this creator! Registering is free. Go HERE and raid the download section to get the hospital objects.

Yagi == syringe

Zoi == Long Labcoat

🌵 New Mexico – A Custom Neighborhood for The Sims 2 [+Scripted Events]

I’m so excited to finally share my latest project with you! New Mexico is a custom hood heavily inspired by the vibe of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

Step into a sun-scorched desert landscape where the laws are relative, and every Sim has a secret to hide. Experience everything from the high-stakes drama of the criminal underworld to quiet, yet suspicious, suburban lives.

[ DOWNLOAD (ENG) | MAINHOOD ] - CC Free

[ DOWNLOAD (ENG) | MAINHOOD ] + Preorder, Store

[ POLISH VERSION | PL ]

🔍 What’s the Story?

The neighborhood is built around a central mystery involving the Gardeners' Club—a powerful organization rumored to be behind the strange disappearances of local teenagers. Between a corrupt Mayor, a fierce dietary war (chicken vs. vegetables!), and shady business deals, you’ll find plenty of drama to explore.

👥 The Cast of Characters

Meet the legendary families, fully recreated with custom memories, relationships, and skills:

The White Family: Walter, a brilliant but frustrated chemistry teacher, and his family.

The Salamanca Family: Led by uncle Hector, this ruthless clan controls the local "oregano" market.

The Schraders: Meet a tough DEA agent with a passion for minerals and his purple-obsessed wife.

The Pinkmans: Their rebellious son is desperately trying to escape his parents' strict expectations.

Saul Goodman: Albuquerque's most colorful lawyer who always has a "plan."

Gustavo Fring: Cold and professional, he runs a chicken empire as a brilliant front for his revenge ...and many more, including Mike Ehrmantraut, Kim Wexler, and even the crew from High School Musical!

🏘️ Locations

Explore custom-built lots, including:

Los Pollos Hermanos – Perfectly clean tables and a smiling staff hiding dark secrets.

The Dog House – The best hot dogs in town, but the atmosphere is thick with suspicion.

Belize Retirement Home – Is it just a peaceful place for seniors, or where the past finally catches up with its heroes?

Goodman’s Plaza – Paradise for shopaholics and home to a very "colorful" legal office.

Lavandería Brillante – This spotless industrial laundry definitely has nothing hidden in the basement...

⚙️ Technical Information

Compatibility: Created using The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection.

Features: Each Sim has a unique biography and a carefully crafted memory log to tell their story from the moment you start playing.

Important: For the best experience, I recommend using mods that prevent memory loss for townies and allow for viewing furnished apartments. (See ReadMe.txt)

Required content: This hood uses items from The Sims 2 Store and official pre-order bonuses. To make sure all the lots and Sims show up right in your game (also, remember to delete the IKEA chairs!), you can download the full collection here:

Store - Download

Preorder - Download

I’m a massive fan of the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul universe, so I’ve put a lot of love into this project. I hope you have a lot of fun playing it and truly enjoy your trip to New Mexico!

Hi! I haven't been active on here in a while. I'm still alive and making cool stuff for TS2.

I'm pleased to show off my own site. I think it's turning out pretty cute!

https://maxismatchmodding.com/

https://simfileshare.net/folder/189789/

HERE are all the backups I have from GOS. Quite a few, but not all, monthly themes are archived. Wayback machine is no help.

Hey StinkyUnicorn,

So I got your ask a few days ago and made a mental note to look into it when I had time (have been dealing with a very sick toddler) - loaded up today to be like "what are they on about? I put in rings didn't I??" -

Immediately saw this 😂😂🙈

DUHHHH. Whoops.

Sorry about that, missing rings have been added 😂

Please redownload

5 transformer cribs made from cribs by Simaddict99.

These are 2-in-1 crib/toddler beds. Just one click on the bed to convert it from one model to another. The crib can be used for babies and toddlers, the toddler bed is for toddlers only. They can use the toddler bed by themselves.

Added child and teen stages to @greatfairie 4t2 Baddiesims Noelly and all the existing recolors I saw on the database (big thank you to greatfairie and the recolorists!). So you get an edited mesh file + 4 sets of recolors that are familied with & repo'd to the following AF recolors:

• greatfairie's original recolors • these by @goatskickin (just updated) • these by @timeparadoxsims • these by @gaypleasantview

You need the AF recolors for my CF-TF completers to work.

Download CF-TF: SFS / Google Drive

Details and creator resources below.