A selection of small mods designed to enhance the game experience by offering new options or revising existing features
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🧑🤝🧑 Interact in Tight Spaces
This mod allow Sims to interact in tighter spaces. It should work with most interactions that would normally require Sims to have some space around them (like hugging or kissing, and even slow dancing, no more going outside for that !).
The good part is that this mod is very simple and won't require updates, as it's only modifying the footprint of some invisible objects that are used to determine where Sims can interact (and make them move somewhere else if there is not enough room.)
Keep in mind that it might cause some clipping on objects around them for interactions with wide-ranging movements, but nothing really bad 🤗
The mods also includes fixes on some objects footprint without marking them as CC, including punching bags, used yoga mats, the For Rent console, the Business & Hobbies table lamp and most of all, all computers to prevent that bug where Sims can't use them in cluttered desks without sitting down first.
Status: ✅ Updated on 04/13/25 to include new objects
📸 Photography Improvements
This mod consists on three files, that provide improvement to the photography experience in-game:
DISL_Photography_InstantPhotoPhone.package: Adds an interaction from your Sim phone to take photos instantly instead of waiting for an interaction to run.
DISL_Photography_OverrideZoomSize.ts4scrpt: No matter the camera (or phone) used, you will always have access to the zoom slider and the different picture size when taking a photo.
PhotoCamera.ini: Replaces a file in your game folder (The Sims 4\Game\Bin\res) to extend the zooming and the pitch of the camera (thanks to TheSandwichMeat on Reddit for the tip!)
Tip : save a view while in TAB mode using CRTL + 6/7/8 or 9, and when in photo mode, click on 6/7/8 or 9 to get back to this view - it also works with easels when painting from reference !
Status: ✅ Updated on 02/26/25 for Businesses & Hobbies
🖼️ Background Replacements for Cupid Corner
A small overide that replaces the background used for randomly generated matches on Cupid Corner. I started that to remove the backgrounds related to Sixam & the Magic Realm, but I went overboard and finally decided to replace everything to feature lots & worlds I edited, and some lots from @simsontherope 😊
Status: ✅ Updated on 02/26/25 for Businesses & Hobbies
This kind of mod has been done and redone, but it often comes with a lot of options and features, and I wanted to make something way simpler. Using a hidden height slider (modified from a slider initially by simmythesim I had for a long time) and a custom script, this mod makes all teenagers slightly shorter.
Their height is set every time they spawn in the world and when they grow up, so there is nothing you configure (you can use the cheat "set_height_all_sims" when first loading your save, but it's not even necessary).
Note that the height is not applied directly in CAS, you need to have your Sim loaded in live mode for the first time for it to apply.
Thanks to discussions on those topics for teaching be about scripts and sliders 🤗
Status: ✅ Updated on 02/26/25 for Businesses & Hobbies
🎲 Multifunctional Objects - Game Tables, Towels & Podiums
Currently in testing phase
This mod adds new functionalities to existing items in the game by modifying their rigs & slots, and their tuning. I also included a lot of other fun stuff ! At the moment, there are three sets of items:
🧘 Towels (IL), Stargazing Towels (L&D) & Yoga Mats (SP)
Any interaction that was available only on one of those items is now available on the other ones! I had to work a little bit on the states in order for Sims not to walk over Sims using those items (as each item had a different way to manage that 😅). As an added bonus, it should be easier to walk around a currently in use Yoga Mat, I reduced the footprint.
As a fun bonus, when the weather is hot, Sims wearing their swimsuit (or nothing at all 🤫) won't change their outfit to use the Yoga Mat.
🃏 1x1 Dining Tables as Game Tables
Any 1x1 regular table can now be used as a Game Table! I didn't include other sizes as it was quite buggy and required overriding a lot of stuff. I don't know how CC tables will work, I guess it depend on how they are made (if they use the default Rig & Slots, it should be ok)
Switching games require having the central slot of the table free (Sims can still play cards by default in this case) - and the entire table free for Don't wake the Llama. Apart from this game, Sims will be able to use the other slots for other activities (eat, do their homework...) when the game is just on the table, and even when the game is played for the card game, the Sabacc... and the Lovestuck party games.
Yes, they are now included as a pocket version to the table (and the regular game tables). I also included retextures of those games, the card game and unused clutter - the card game used to have a version specific to Outdoor retreat, I will try and work to make it available again.
For the time being, this mod may cause problems with animation, and problems in small businesses where certain rules are not applied with regard to autonomy. I recommend removing it in such cases.
🗣️ Podiums (CL, L&D, HSY)
Podiums from City Living, Life & Death & High School Years now include all the functionalities of other podiums (except the ones from HSY). I also modified some tuning for the Listen to Eulogy interactions to make Sims be able to use sofas and armchairs and not only chairs to listen.
🛠️ Carving Station (SSP), Flower Arranging (S) & Candle Making Station (EL)
You can now use those objects for woodworking (and even fabrication if you have my mod for fabrication at a woodworking table). Animations are a little bit off but it's not really noticeable, and having a 1x1 tile object to raise handiness can really be interesting for tiny houses.
Required: all the expansion packs mentioned - but it should adapt to the packs you own, Lot51 Core Library & XML Injector
Status: ✅ Updated on 03/19/25: added the flower arranging table from Seasons to the list of items.
Download: Towels, Tables, Podiums, Woodworking
Two new physical romantic interactions for your Sims, based on in-game animations:
Leap Into Arms: requires a higher relationship level than the classic Embrace interaction. As there was no animation for failure, it uses the one from the regular interaction.
Risky Hug: based on an animation from the acting career of Get Famous, for which I managed to remove the part where the Sims chat beforehand. Watch out for your Sims who are older or have a low fitness skill, they might get a pulled muscle even if the interaction succeeds! 😁
Required: Get Famous and XML Injector
Status: ✅ Updated on 02/26/25 for Businesses & Hobbies
This simple mod overrides some buffs in order to:
Make disliked music less powerful. Listening to disliked music will either make your Sim a little bit tense or bored, and won't reduce the fun as fast.
Make High-Maintenance Sims less annoying. They are still annoying, but the buffs are less powerful.
It also reduces the autonomy of Thumbs Up games, and the Keg (only Sims with specific trait will use it automatically)
Status: ✅ First uploaded on 04/14/25
🏋️ Reduced Sit-up and Push-ups
By default, Energized Sims have the tendency to perform Sit-ups and Push-ups anywhere. This behavior is now limited to Energized Sims in gym lots and Active/Gym Rats with a minimum level of fitness skill.
Status: ✅ Updated on 02/26/25 for Businesses & Hobbies
🍵 More options for the Bubble Tea & Espresso Bar counters
Sims can now order (and other sims will automatically order) coffee, tea, cupcakes & croissants at the Bubble Tea counter. They will also get a greater selection of pastries at the Espresso Bar.
Required: High School Years, Snowy Escape & Get Together and Lot51 Core Library
Status: 🔄️ Updated on 06/16/25: Added some options for kids on the Bubble Tea counter.
🎙️ Sims Sessions Stage made usable
You can now use the Sims Sessions Stage outside the event when placed on a lot: place instruments on it and Sims are able to route to the instruments, and others can listen. Of course, as band are not a thing, no chance they play in sync, but at least that can be used for screenshots 😬 You can even set some light effects!
To find the stage, ad it's not available on the catalog, you can find it in a room on my gallery under EA ID Down-In-Simsland (the room is named Sims Sessions Stage) or here as a tray file.
Status: ✅ Updated on 02/26/25 for Businesses & Hobbies
🌳 Main Menu Background Replacement
This mod replaces the image used as a background for the new main menu. The shadow placement is not perfect as I had to make it work for different families sizes, but it looks good enough for me.
Thanks to Meat Ice Cream for having extracted the necessary images to replace!
EA made a change where images are loaded and replace that image for specific events. You can download this mod by @lunarbritneyy here to avoid that (LunarBritney_OnlineBackgroundsDisabled.zip)
Status: ⚠️ First Upload: 01/15/25
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