Shaenae's CC finds

(Alright it's an index, I just had to)

Made it for myself, I might as well share. If there's something I've missed please let me know. This list is being updated, Tumblr is being a pain and updates won't show up on re-blogs. Visit the original post to view the most current version. Mirror: Dreamwidth.

CC:

By Type:

Sims 2 - Object Default Database [Discontinued - DW].

Sims 2 - Object Default Database [Active - Spreadsheet].

Sims 2 - [CAS] Default Database.

Sims 2 - Hair Database.

Sims 2 - CC: Afro Hairstyles.

Sims 2 - Shoes Database.

Sims 2 - EA Store Items 2016.

Sims 2 - The Maxis Match Repository Project [CAS] [Pinterest Ver.]

Sims 2 - Repository Finds [CAS&Objects] [sorted into categories].

Sims 2 - Functional Finds [Sorted by function].

Resource list: Clutter and decorative items [massive index at GoS].

Sims 2 - Wall Hanging Decor Recolors Database [New!].

Sims 2 - Lot Database [Maxis ones emptied out].

Sims 2 - Lot Makeover Database [of Maxis Lots] [Note the Uploading Tutorial].

SkyBox/Horizons/Skylines Database.

Maxis Career Conversions TS1+3+4 to TS2 [Sorted by Game&EP - Under Downloads].

Fractured Moonlight's Stone Super Set Database [Creator Unknown, let me know if you know].

By Theme:

List of Maxis Lost & Found Objects Converted into Usable Items.

Stories to Sims 2 Conversion Database. [DW Backup]

TS1 to TS2 Conversion/Recreation Database.

TS1 to TS2 Catalog Conversions [Active, Includes OG Object Descriptions].

TS3 to TS2 Conversion Database [DW Backup].

TS3 to TS2 Traits Project Mod Tracking Sheet [Blog Ver.]

TS4 to TS2 CAS Conversion Archive [EA].

TS4 to TS2 CC Clothing Conversion Database [Custom - ts4 only?].

TS4 to TS2 Build/Buy Conversion Database [EA].

TS4 to TS2 CC Build & Buy Database [Custom].

The Sims spin-off games to the PC TS2 [&3+4].

TSM-to-TS2 Conversion Database [DW Backup].

Sims 2 Historical Finds [CAS&Objects] [Sorted by Era/Period].

Historical Sims 2 Wiki [New!].

Grunge Masterlist Project 2025.

List of Asian Sims 2 Sites With Working Downloads [As of 2017?].

CC Archives:

Sim Archive Project, at The Internet Archive [Introduction Post].

Sims Cave.

Sims Graveyard.

Simblr.cc - Dead-Site Repository.

Liquid Sims - Community Archives.

The Booty, at PSMBD.

Sims 2 Packrat, on Tumblr [Watch out for the recent SFS Hacking problem].

Ekrubynaffit (a.k.a bestbuild4sims) has re-uploaded a lot of archives of defunct creators. Albums with DL on her pinterest. Mainly build and buy mode, thanks a lot!

Resources:

CEP-Extras List, Huge Lunatic at Sims 2 Artists.

The Sims 2 Tutorials Database [Active] (Really needs a backup outside of Tumblr).

Several Lists of Maxis Resources for Modding,Pick'n'Mix Mods, own website, under Notes.

Sims 2 GUID Database Revival (Yes I'm shamelessly promoting it).

Sims 2 Trait GUID Database, by FireFlower.

Sims 2 Painting Sizes Database.

List of all Color Actions, With DL, ZeroDark/Graphic at GoS.

List of all WSO Actions, by Blue Heaven Sims, under Resources.

List of Hacks & Mods That Use Tokens, Bulbizarre at MTS.

Giant List of Simlish Fonts - Collect ‘Em All!, by franzillasims.

Masterlists of Recolouring Templates; MTS [+Cloning] | Hafiseazle | ZreoDark [not a list but a tag].

Index of Effects Names & Definitions [+ Guide], by AmmarAskar at GitHub.

Update notes are under the cut:

Hi! I’m BoltCore and welcome to my blog! So i was scrolling on twitter and then saw a post by crosimmer saying that you can skip the selecting main menu for the sims 2! So with this your game will just load the hood you want or the lot you want! I think this was introduced for testing purposes and also for showing the demo version of the game at E3 or such! 

To “tell” the game to skip the menu and instantly load the hood you wish you just need the game’s shortcut! Then Right-click on the shortcut and go to the target line! Should look like this:

At the target line,press spacebar once and type: (with the “-”)

 -load:N001 (for pleasantview)

 -load:N002 (for strangetown)

-load:N003 (for veronaville)

-load:E001 (for belladona cove ,the sims 2 apartament life)

-load:F001 (for desiderata valley,the sims 2 freetime)

-load:G001 (for riverblossom hills,the sims 2 seasons)

Then click apply and you can close the window then open the shortcut to see the results! :D

(note that this dosent work with subhoods,only main hoods!)

But that’s not all! You can also load a specific lot! to do that you have to specify the lot adress! For example,to load the goth family you have to type:

-load:“N001;165 Sim Lane” and yes in a lot case you need to put the quotes before the hood s name and after the lot’s name!!!

You can also load CAS (Create-a-Sim) too!,for pleasantview type  load:“N001;CAS!” ,the same rule applies!

Again crosimmer is a legend in the sims community <3 xoxo

Anyways i hope you find this quite helpful ! if you have questions please ask!

Follow crossimmer on twitter: https://twitter.com/Crosimmer

Follow me on twitter:https://twitter.com/LucasTheGAMER3

My Ultimate Sims 4 CC List and Mod Recommendations

(As of Dec. 2024)

Hi there, Simmers! 🎮 Here's a collection of my favorite custom content (CC), CC creators, and mods for The Sims 4. These are absolute must-haves in my game, and I hope they’ll inspire your gameplay or builds! 💕

(Note: All credits go to the amazing creators. Please support them! For repeated mentions, links are only included in the first mention.)

🧍 CAS (Create-a-Sim)

Hair

✨aharris00britney

✨Aladdin-The-Simmer (I love their curly/wavy hair textures)

✨dogsill

✨GegeSims (my go-to for maxis-match textured hair)

✨greenllamas

✨JINO (anime-inspired alpha hairs!!!)

✨The Kunstwollen

✨Cee (always loved their baby hair skin details)

✨Daylife Sims

✨Golyhawhaw (he creates the most amazing male facial and body hair and anything male sim-related)

✨JohnnySims (the BEST male/short hair CCs are made by him)

✨simstrouble (no introduction needed. THE BEST)

✨thatsims4hore

Skin Details

✨northern siberia winds (MY HOLY GRAIL!!!)

✨SIMANDY

✨ANGISSI (nose presets, skin contours, mini skin details, etc)

✨Golyhawhaw (link above)

✨obscurus-sims (skin overlays, sliders, body presets)

✨TwistedCat (skin overlays, body presets, makeup, nails, eyelashes)

✨okruee ( love using their MISC Skin Details)

Makeup

✨TwistedCat (THE BEST Maxis-match makeup cc in my opinion)

✨peachyfaerie

✨northern siberia winds (link above)

✨Kumikya

✨Pralinesims

✨obscurus-sims (link above)

✨GoppolsMe (I also use their face presets like eyebrows, and contact lenses)

✨PoyoPoyo

Clothing

✨TwistedCat (link above)

✨Serenity (all their clothing is FIREE)

✨Sentate

✨Camuflaje

✨Kumikya (link above)

✨Aladdin-The-Simmer (link above)

✨Belaloallure (baddie outfits)

✨arethabee

✨dreamgirl

✨Joan Campbell (versatile alpha clothes)

✨Madlen

✨Grim cookies

✨Joliebean

✨greenllamas (link above)

✨Liliili

✨Cee (link above)

✨ali

✨Darte77 (male sim outfits for your fine man)

✨dallasgirl (shoeeeeeeeeees)

✨clumsyalien

✨Jius-sims (SHOESSSSSSSSSS AGAIN)

✨Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla

Accessories

✨Cecesims (nails, bags, hair)

✨fukkie mon

✨arethabee (I love everything from this creator!) (link above)

✨Bradford (necklaces, rings, etc)

✨Isaiah Illustrates (nails, lashes, makeup)

✨Crunchystufff ( male alpha clothes & accessories)

✨Joliebean (nailllllsssssssss)

🏠 Build/Buy

Furniture

🖼️DSCO

🖼️greenllamas (link above)

🖼️Aira

🖼️Felixandre (Fayun, Kyoto, Chateau—my absolute favorite for elegant builds!)

🖼️Harrie (Brownstone, Spoons, Octave—all Maxis Match perfection!)

🖼️Sundays (alpha furniture that is so versatile!)

🖼️Tuds

🖼️RVSN (ISO Love Photos, Beat Me To The Punch, Pumpkin Carving Mats)

🖼️Pierisim (Domaine du Clos, Oak House, Coldbrew, Precious Promises)

🖼️Mr. Olkan (more pool trim/pool water options!)

🖼️Max 20

🖼️Syboulette (BUBBLE CHAIRS!!)

🖼️House of Harlix (Baysic, Harluxe, Orjanic)

🖼️Kiwisim4

🖼️myshunosun (Nora Living, Moonwood Garden)

🖼️Sixamcc (Charming Chalet)

🖼️SimPlistic (I love their wallpapers!!)

⚙️ Mods

🛠️Deaderpool (MC Command Center)

🛠️TURBODRIVER (Wonderful/Wicked Whims) (18+)

🛠️Lot 51 ( Suite Life, Sunrise Mod, Simzlink)

🛠️vyxated (Beige UI override)

🛠️Plumbaleena (CAS background override)

🛠️Kazzaeo (Loading Screens, UI overrides)

🛠️Lumpinou ( First Impressions, RPO)

🛠️Chingyu (Zodiac Signs mod, Instant CAS story)

🛠️Kuttoe (Home Regions, Random Texts & Calls)

🛠️20th Century Plumbob (Map replacements)

🛠️Mama Llama (Map Replacements, Map Icon overrides)

🛠️Dershayan (Map Replacements)

🛠️Lijoue (Paris mod)

🛠️Northern Siberia Winds (CAS Tuning mod) (link above)

🛠️Ellesimsworld (Change-into-Robe mod)

🛠️Zerbu (Custom Preferences mod, Venues, Spawn Refresh mod)

🛠️UTOPYA (Functional Handbag mod, PAssionate Gifts, Kiss-n-Grind, Make the Bed mod, Together on a Laptop mod)

🛠️Amellce (Steady Sit & Seat Any Sim)

🛠️Frankk (Realistic Followers for Fame mod, Language Barriers)

🛠️Khlas (Cuddle and Bath Together) (18+)

🛠️JaneSimsten (Playable harp)

🛠️KiaraSims4Mods (Amorous Hug, Ask to Woohoo, etc)

🛠️Simkatu (basic sim animation overrides)

🛠️TwistedMexi (Better Build Buy, TOOL, Smarter Pie Menu, Searchable Household, Better Exceptions)

🛠️SimRealist (Sim National Bank)

🛠️ImTashaMonet (Cupid's Corner Refresh Cooldown Options)

🛠️weerbesu (UI Cheats Extension, More Columns in CAS)

🛠️DearKim (selfie overrides)

🛠️LittleMsSam (Auto Employee, power nap, go for a walk, quick bath & shower)

🛠️PandaSama (Child Birth Mod)

🛠️ONI (more recipes and food delivery)

🛠️Littlbowbub (Grannies Cookbook)

🛠️Cepzid Creation (Workout Gear Set, Carry Suitcase mod, Bathroom Kits Become Functional, Everyday Clutter Kits Become Functional, No Random Generated Townies, Functional Tattoo Chair, Lovestruck Workout Gear Set Become Functional)

💌 Final Notes

Phew! that was A LOT! Thank you for checking out my CC list! If you have questions or find broken links, feel free to message me. 💬

I promised this tutorial a while ago and just started making my harbour for my current hood. I figured I may as well kill two birds with one stone, so here it is! This technique is completely modular, allowing you to create harbours of any length. As you can see, I've already done one of the lots, just to show you how they fit together. You will find yourself saving and exiting quite a lot with this method!

Requirements

LotAdjuster

A neighbourhood with accessible shoreline

Possibly some understanding of the 'boolprop constrainfloorelevation false' cheat

Important: I do not use beach lots for this method. I find this method gives me more control.

Step 1: Place Your Lot

Start with a lot that is 20 tiles deep. This gives enough room to create a stone harbour wall and dock area. This is preference, but I find any bigger looks dumb.

The lot should be 10 tiles wider than the harbour segment you ultimately want. For example, if you want a final harbour segment that is 40 tiles wide, start with a 50 tile wide lot. That is what I've done here.

Bring the water as close to the lot edge as possible. If necessary, use the cheat 'modifyNeighborhoodTerrain on'

The terrain should slope down naturally towards the water.

Step 2: Mark the Tiles to Remove

Measure 5 tiles in from each end of the lot.

These tiles will be removed later with LotAdjuster.

For a centre segment, mark 5 tiles on both ends.

For a left-end segment, mark 6 tiles on the left side.

For a right-end segment, mark 6 tiles on the right side.

Step 3: Build the Stone Harbour

Create a foundation within the remaining space. This can be as big as you want.

The foundation walls should extend flush (but not connect along the length) to any edge that will connect seamlessly to another lot.

I use Numenor's custom foundation walls, but you can achieve the same effect using standard walls with the cheat 'constrainFloorElevation false'. Just flatten the walls after placing them.

Cover the foundation with floor tiles of your choice, filling in that gap.

Important: Do not place walls along any edge that will connect to another harbour segment.

Step 4: Add the End Cap

At the opposite end of the harbour wall, add a small "cap" section. It will not stretch out as far as you want, but that's okay. Again, make it as big as you want.

This creates a natural transition point where stairs can lead down to the wooden docks.

Step 5: Build the Dock

Lay out the wooden dock below the stone harbour. Mine was a full story (16 steps) lower than the stone.

As before, don't place foundations flush against the lot edge. Use floor tiles to create the seamless connection instead. You will know it's correct if there's no stilt on the 6th tile from the edge.

Again, at this stage, don't worry if the dock isn't the exact width you want.

Save and exit the game.

Step 6: Extend the Lot

Open LotAdjuster and add 20 tiles to the back of the lot.

Do not change any other settings.

Step 7: Finish the Waterfront

Load the game, and then the lot again.

You now have what is effectively a custom beach lot. I usually add terrain paint to match my shoreline, otherwise the extended area remains grassy.

You can now adjust the dock to its final width. In my example, I created a dock that was 5 tiles wide.

Step 8: Plan the Dock and Bay Pattern

Decide how many docks and bays you want. Bays should be big enough to fit ships.

The harbour should always end on half a bay, so that adjoining lots complete the bay when placed together.

Do this before shrinking the lot. Once the lot has been reduced, you won't be able to place floor tiles on the very edge.

For my example:

Dock width: 5 tiles

Bay width: 10 tiles

This creates the pattern: 5 (half bay) - 5 (dock) - 10 (bay) - 5 (dock) - 5 (half bay)

I also made them 15 tiles long. You can do literally whatever size you want.

Save and exit once the layout is complete.

Step 9: Trim the Lot

Open LotAdjuster again and remove 5 tiles from both the left and right sides.

This is the step where you're most likely to run into problems. I certainly did while creating this tutorial!

If LotAdjuster throws an error, reload the lot and make sure there are no walls, fences, or foundations crossing the line where the new lot boundary will be.

When you reload the lot:

End pieces should have one side flush with the lot edge.

Centre pieces should be flush on both sides.

These flush edges allow the harbour sections to connect seamlessly.

Step 10: Repeat

Repeat the process for as many harbour segments as you need. If they don't line up, you can't just pick up the lot and move it. You have to use LotAdjuster to either move it left or right. I had to do so in this very tutorial.

The good thing is, you can use the original dock as a visual guide for widths! Also, make sure the wooden dock is on the same elevation across both lots.

For this example, I created a left and right segment and mirrored them, but you can continue adding centre sections indefinitely. I tend to add stairs in the very middle if I do that. You need a flight of stairs to get down to the harbour.

Finishing Touches

Once your harbour is assembled, decorate it however you like.

I usually place lots like warehouses, taverns, fishmongers, market stalls, or more on the stone harbour, and use neighbourhood deco ships (or this refurbished version of the Bon Voyage ship) in the bays. I also decorate the docks with crates, barrels, dead fish, etc. For some extra fun, add invisible fishing spots to the end of the docks!

The result is a fully modular harbour that can be expanded to fit any waterfront.

Sims 2 HQ Icon Pack

- 80+ High Quality Vector Icons from The Sims 2, provided in 500x500 .PNG format! All icons have been re-drawn from scratch in Adobe Illustrator!

- PLUS: Conversation Bubble Template .PSD perfect for creating conversation bubbles to add to your images!

These questions were asked by @divagirl76 in a reply to my post about load times, and I thought it should be it's own separate post:

Do you recommend merging the mesh with the recolours into one file OR merge recolours only and leave the mesh separate?

Answer: I will answer this with examples 😊

a) Let's say I download a set which has a bunch of individual objects each with their own recolours. For each item, I merge the item together with it's recolours. In times gone by I'd just merge the entire set into 1-2 big files, and sometimes I still do, but these days I like to have more control over it and still be able to delete a CC object from within the game if I decide I don't want it anymore, and be sure the object + recolours all disappear at once. I sacrifice a little bit of load time speed for this, but I'm okay with it.

b) Let's say I download a big CC set like Honeywell's Bespoke windows and doors set. This set has some key master objects, then a bunch of recolours and repo meshes. Here's what I'd do with it or how I'd merge it.

First, I look through the set in a test game and see if there's any meshes I don't particularly want or need. I make a note of them in a notepad file, then outside of the game, delete anything I don't want.

Once I'm happy, leave the master meshes out on their own, then I merge:

All recolours together

All repo meshes together.

c) Let's say I download CAS stuff - I handle this slightly differently. With CAS stuff, all of the meshes (whether hair or clothing) I

Only remove special characters

Do not merge

I put all of these into a folder called CAS_Meshes_Hair or CAS_Meshes_Clothing

Why? Because otherwise I accidentally end up with 20 copies of the same hair mesh, lol. If I stick to this system, I get a prompt if the file is already in there. Handy! Then the recolours, I vet first and then merge.

2. Do the file names (or length of file names with or without spaces or weird characters) BEFORE merging matter? I know you will rename them when you do merge, so if they don't matter, I can save myself alot of time now and just bundle the recolours (or mesh and recolours) and rename them when I do merge.

Answer: nope, you can leave them as they are and then just give your merged package a nice neat name 😊

3. Do you merge recolours by creator?

Answer: Yes 😊 Let's say it's a Maxis mesh. I'll name it something like DECO_CivicIdolPoster_xmathyxRCs_merged If it's recolours of a cc set, I'll go something like SET_Bespoke_ShastaRCs_merged

4. Is there a limit to how many recolour files you should merge?

I've never run into any issues with it, but there's possibly some issues with merging a lot of large textures together - @picknmixsims might be able to weigh in here, as we were helping @lamare-sims with a broken merged file just yesterday, and William worked out that it was unhappy about texture files I think? In general, I would say I don't worry too much about it.

5. Is there some cc you shouldn't merge?

Yes, anything that when you merge it, you go in game and try to look at it, it's invisible 😄 This doesn't happen to me much anymore, but it can happen. In particular I remember trying to merge some old couches from HolySimoly that would throw a tanty every time, lol. You also cannot* merge:

Hood Deco

Fences

Columns

*You can merge these I think, definitely fences, but you need to go into SimPE afterwards and tweak some stuff. See this tutorial by @hugelunatic

6. Can you merge repository meshes or should they be kept separate?

Answer: As in my answer to your first question, you sure can. I just like to keep the master objects out on their own or things can start to complain. I also like to leave master meshes out in case I decide I want to make recolours 👀

General tips:

The thing with merging is that it can be tedious and time consuming, so attack it in small chunks. Like "this week I will merge all my painting recolours".

It's ultimately up to you where and how much you want to merge your content together. Some people will do huge merges and throw a bunch of content in together (looking at you, Lamare lol), others prefer to do smaller merges. These days I tend to prefer smaller merges, which as I mentioned above does sacrifice some load time speed, but gives me better control of my catalogue in game.

I also recommend everyone check out the latest update to object relocator by PickNMix, and for CAS stuff the Outfit Organizer, as we can now merge files with these and it's SUPER streamlined and simple. I merged a crap tonne of windows together with their diagonal meshes earlier this week and it was 10x faster with Object Relocator than it would have been otherwise.

While you're learning to merge, test in game regularly, keep an un-merged backup, or just keep a link to what you downloaded in case you need to try the merge again.

Download the latest version here

Find any texture in The Sims 2 that is too big, or is 'awful' (suboptimal texture format)

Features:

Find textures in any folder you choose

Filter by width, height, memory size, texture format, or number of mipmap levels

Preview and show details of textures the tool found

Remember 'known good' textures, which are optionally excluded from being shown in the list

Look up the path of the package, and the group and instance of the resource

Copy texture/resource details (right click)

Open the package in the default package editor (double click)

Dark mode/light mode and UI scale adjustable

Native on both Windows and Linux

Hood deco

Skin overlay boxes

Trees

Vehicles

Skin Overlay - Keep that shit the default 1024, i might be terribly wrong here but I remember conversations i had way back where the other person told me that "even if you make the overlays bigger, they will still downscale on game launch". this would most likely go for facepaints too

Trees - Imma be real, trees could be tiny as fuck if we knew how to uv map. Lately i stopped caring because mentally i have to if i actually want to maintain my aesthetic of my game, but come on, keep it under 1024 at least

Vehicles - 1024 at the max and probably the standard (by 512 or so possibly depending on the map)

Doors - 512 to 1024 depending on how blessed the mapping is

Hi! I’m BoltCore and welcome to my blog! So i was scrolling on twitter and then saw a post by crosimmer saying that you can skip the selecting main menu for the sims 2! So with this your game will just load the hood you want or the lot you want! I think this was introduced for testing purposes and also for showing the demo version of the game at E3 or such! 

To “tell” the game to skip the menu and instantly load the hood you wish you just need the game’s shortcut! Then Right-click on the shortcut and go to the target line! Should look like this:

At the target line,press spacebar once and type: (with the “-”)

 -load:N001 (for pleasantview)

 -load:N002 (for strangetown)

-load:N003 (for veronaville)

-load:E001 (for belladona cove ,the sims 2 apartament life)

-load:F001 (for desiderata valley,the sims 2 freetime)

-load:G001 (for riverblossom hills,the sims 2 seasons)

Then click apply and you can close the window then open the shortcut to see the results! :D

(note that this dosent work with subhoods,only main hoods!)

But that’s not all! You can also load a specific lot! to do that you have to specify the lot adress! For example,to load the goth family you have to type:

-load:“N001;165 Sim Lane” and yes in a lot case you need to put the quotes before the hood s name and after the lot’s name!!!

You can also load CAS (Create-a-Sim) too!,for pleasantview type  load:“N001;CAS!” ,the same rule applies!

Again crosimmer is a legend in the sims community <3 xoxo

Anyways i hope you find this quite helpful ! if you have questions please ask!

Follow crossimmer on twitter: https://twitter.com/Crosimmer

Follow me on twitter:https://twitter.com/LucasTheGAMER3

Soooo... I didn't intend for two highly requested fixes for The Sims 2 to drop within the space of a week and a half, buuuut...

Here's where you can download an experimental patch to fix the so-called 'object limit'!

https://github.com/spockthewok/TS2ObjectLimitFix

(Ultimate Collection only at the moment, I'm afraid).

The good news is:

Both @lordcrumps and @teaaddictyt have tested it with stupidly large CC folders and report that it works.

There isn't a dissertation the length of Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' you need to read through to understand wtf is going on.

The crashing wasn't caused by some hardcoded object limit at all! (That I know of).

An explanation of the issue for programmers:

And for everyone else:

The code for the Build/Buy menu was missing basic checks to confirm that the data it was trying to do things with was actually valid. No, I'm not joking.

Basically, it appears that all of the objects you can buy in the game are stored in something you can think of as being like a big, long list, which grows in size with the more custom objects you have.

The only purpose of the code that this plugin patches is to sort the items in the list into some kind of order. This is done by assessing if the value of the previous item in the list is larger than that of the item currently being looked at, and swapping their position if this is true (also known as an insertion sort).

In short, the game wasn't asserting that the data it was about to compare for sorting was valid before accessing it, and then promptly blowing up when it tried to do so and discovered it wasn't.

I imagine that the odds of the game making an oopsie and dumping some funky data into the list increases with the number of objects it is having to process - this might be why this issue only presents itself to those using multiple GB of Build/Buy CC. It was much easier to patch the code encountering the bad data within the list than to try and hunt down the mysterious culprit putting the data in there to begin with, so this is all the information I have at the moment unfortunately.

Either way, one of the first things you're taught when learning to code is to ALWAYS check that the data you're operating on has been initialised (i.e. it holds some kind of value). I guess someone at Maxis must have skipped that lecture :D

Is the 255 objects per subcategory limit theory true?

The Downloads folder I was using for testing had ~672 objects in the Deco/Misc subcategory (Maxis objects included). With the patch, I can freely navigate throughout the entire subcategory with zero crashes, so I guess not?

What about the whole OBJD limit thing?

People have varying beliefs of what the limit on OBJDs might be, but HCDU reports my Downloads folder had an OBJD count of 20,787. Again, without the patch the game would crash when switching categories in the Build/Buy catalogue, with the patch, no crashing.

If you want to hear my opinion on whether such a limit exists, watch this video.

Do I even need this patch if I don't use much CC?

As it adds some fairly important crash-prevention checks to part of the Build/Buy menu's functionality, I'd probably recommend using it anyway, just to be safe - we all know how much this game loves to crash!

Aaaah! I'm still getting crashes with the patch!

I'm aware that a few of you CC addicts out there have Downloads folders larger than the total size of everything ever uploaded to the internet, so if you still experience crashing in Build/Buy mode with this patch, please take a look at the mod's GitHub page and send me over the information requested there. Fingers crossed that shouldn't happen, but if it does, I'll try my best to investigate :)

Anyway...

Will

I've been getting a lot of asks lately about my editing so I thought I'd make this post with a little list of all the psds/tutorials/gshades I've been using lately on my posts! ₊˚⊹⋆

awkwardwhims psd collection

windslar psd collection + 2.0

buglaur editing tutorial

cupidjuice promotion template

kittrixsims camera overlay

lysiablr ui mockups

honeycombsims simstagram story template

cupidgnome university grades template

early-grape butter action

gshade

cas: lithium

I've made my first ever Sims video :3

In short, this is me installing the game and some basic programs on Linux Fedora 43 KDE Plasma. My biggest thanks go to @teaaddictyt for her original video about TS2 on Linux ˖‪‪❤︎‬ིྀ My whole life story under the cut :)

TS4 UI Mockups 🌱

Along with my Whimsy Challenge Expanded challenge, I created several UI mockups to mimic TS4′s in-game moodlets, notifications, and more. Feel free to use these alongside your gameplay screenshots!

These are meant to be used with L'Univers Sims’ icon rips from the game, and utilize The Sims Sans fonts. All templates come as editable PSDs, and knowledge of Photoshop / other similar editing software is recommended.

Included Templates:

All-in-One PSD

Incoming Call / Text

Life States (Birth, Age Up, Death)

Moodlets (Custom colors as shape)

Other Info (Left, Right)

Sim Info (Simple, Detailed)

All hosted on SFS, no ad*fly. 

View the folder for downloads here.

Feel free to send me an ask if you have any questions about editing the PSDs. No credit necessary for use, but it’s definitely appreciated. ☕

More previews under the cut.

How to Fix Floating Cats on CC Loungers & Beds

To fix CC beds, I use these directions from menaceman44 that can be found here. Then I adapted them with the help of @/surely-sims to also stop cats from floating above CC loungers. I have provided those steps below. Alternatively, you can download the files I have fixed here. I plan to add to it over time. If you run into issues or have questions let me know, I'll try to help. If there are any other issues with the CC, I probably can't help with that though. Another option is to submit it to the CC clinic.

ok I need to document this because I’ve just fixed something that refused to work on the SAME machine under Windows 11 😭

Sims 2 custom videos (black screen / not showing) on Linux Mint – FIX

I was having the classic issue:

custom AVIs not showing on computer screens / TVs

black screen or nothing happens

files work fine in VLC so it makes no sense

this is NOT a mod issue. it’s a codec problem.

what’s actually wrong

Sims 2 uses an old video system (DirectShow + VP6 codec)

Linux doesn’t include that properly in Wine by default, so the game literally can’t read the video even though the file exists.

how I fixed it (Lutris method)

open Lutris

select The Sims 2 in your library

at the bottom of the window, next to the Play button, click the small arrow (▲)

click Winetricks

you’ll get a window asking what to do:

👉 choose “Select the default wineprefix” → OK

next screen: 👉 choose “Install a Windows DLL or component”

install these:

quartz

wmp9

lavfilters

let everything install, close Winetricks, then launch the game

result

custom computer screen videos → WORKING

custom TV videos → WORKING

no black screens anymore

important note

if you copied your Sims 2 install from another OS before, don’t overwrite the VP6 folders inside the game files. those are OS-specific and can break video playback.

honestly???

this worked better on Linux Mint than it EVER did on my Windows 11 setup 💀

📸 Taking Prettier Screenshots in TS2 link to video

❗ essentials

Graphics Rules Maker

Alters the game's files to allow more resolution. Also adds your video/graphics card into the game's database.

ShareX

External app that lets you screenshot and even record gameplay

@simnopke No Pause Frame

Removes the pesky pause frame

@simnopke Shadow Fix

Fixes the weird shadow bug in the Ultimate Collection. Not really required if you use Sims2RPC

❔ extras

Reshade/GShade

Adds real-time post-processing effects into your game. Quite resource intensive.

SRWE

Allows you to pick a running application and alter its size/resolution

H O T T E A L E G A C Y C H A L L E N G E

the graphic designer in me couldn’t play the challenge without bringing these beautiful graphics to life!

thanks to @lxdice for this awesome, well thought out challenge to bring more fun to your vanilla game

I want to see you guys use these within your game and hope they coincide well with lxdice rules of the challenge!

here’s the doc with the written out rules that they created!

citrus psd by solarlemonade

hey all! i made a new psd for my gameplay and cas screenshots bc i was getting tired of my old hodgepodge psd… so i made this one!! it might not be useful to everyone but i thought i would share it because why not :)

download, info, more previews below!