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SYONE 90'S SAVE FILE DOWNLOAD version 1.0 - Oasis Springs

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It's the first version, so for now there's only Oasis Springs. I'll update it every time I add a new world. I know it took much longer than I said it will, but I kept adding characters and optimizing it for better experience. Anyway, after 4 years of work, it's finally here 😌

The concept was to build lore like it was done in the sims 2 and 3, but from scratch and without reusing already existing characters from the series. There are completely new families created with the same depth. Every world has a different theme (just like it was with Pleasantview, Strangetown, Midnight Hollow etc). There are a few bigger stories that include most residents from one world (like it was with disappearance of Bella Goth) and then there are stories that connect households from different worlds. Besides that, each household member has their own story and given a starting point for you to make a decision when you start gameplay. I found that earlier games felt more interesting because the game guided you in which direction you should go, so I tried to recreate that. I also did my best for it to actually have consequences and playtested dynamics/different scenarios. Except from things stated in household bios, I added smaller side-stories or expanded a few backstories that you can only discover if you play the household and actually deep dive. Everything takes place in the 90s - outfits and builds are inspired by this era, but because it's hard to find stuff like this, you'll probably see some early 2000s inspiration too lmao.

Important info & download:

THIS SAVE FILE IS NOT CC FREE. You need it or all sims will be bald and deformed. I made pdf with all the download instructions. Please read it before downloading. Even if you have downloaded my sims before - read it, because I made a few changes.

I made a post going in detail about each world and families. Bios in game are short and only used as a reminder of what the household is about. To get the whole context and read the full household biographies, see links below.

I used all packs and kits, but it's used mostly for builds, so it shouldn't be a big problem - missing objects will be replaced.

DISCLAIMER:

It's still a work in progress. Sims in "other households" are either NPCs or townies from different worlds that will get an actual family when the world they come from will be added. For now, they are treated as a background characters to add depth to Oasis residents. For this reason, they don't have bios and have only basic features added to them. I might also slightly change their looks in the future updates.

Not all service NPCs are done, I will make an update with them because I want them to have background and think it through.

If a sim is mentioned, they exist. I just haven't made them yet and they will come with the future updates. For that reason not everyone has a lot of people they know - it will change when I add new characters.

▸ SEE HOUSEHOLD BIOS ▸ READ DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FIRST ▸ DOWNLOAD SAVE FILE

Things you'll find in the save file:

9 community lots

12 residential lots, with 2 apartment units ready to move in

13 households, 39 playable sims and 44 npcs/townies

Each sim has skills, careers, relationships, sentiments, lifestyles, reputation, milestones, likes and dislikes and turn ons/offs, fears, custom voices, etc. All the basic things.

7 new, unique clubs - some are actual clubs to meet and do stuff, some are used as social circles, etc. Each club description gives you something to start from, some include lore hints. More to come in the future updates.

Mysteries to solve, guided gameplay and lots of things to discover

New holidays in the calendar

All builds are playtested, some doors are locked on purpose.

Now, some extra stuff I added:

thank you for the tag @eclipsiesims4!!

Roger's wife, Charlotte - now and 30 years ago, back when she was still relevant 😌

Chloe's and Rebekah's worst nightmare - Ryan : )

Sorry for not posting, I really needed a break because I felt like I'm stuck. I have so many ideas but it takes so much time to create and make it work with everything else that it overwhelms me and I don't know where to start so I end up doing nothing (and my terrible organization skills def don't help lmao). I thought that besides main families I'd also add bin families like it was in the sims 2, so those ideas won't go to waste. They'd have their own story and could provide more context to some dynamics, but wouldn't be necessary. Just a fun addition and getting them would be completely optional so the save isn't too heavy.

thank you for tagging me <333 @eclipsiesims4

1. Age you started playing The Sims?

I think like 8 years old?

2. The first ever family you played?

It was either Newbie family or I made my own sim, I'm not sure. It was a guy working in the military and I tried to get with Betty Newbie, then with Bella and neither worked out lmao. Then I discovered actual premade families like Landgraabs and Goths. It was the sims 1!

3. Favorite 3 expansion packs?

1. Get together, because Windenburg is one of my favorite worlds and I love club feature. 2. High school years because I love reenacting everything I saw in early 2000s comedies and shows and it compliments me playing out my american dream in Willow Creek perfectly lol. 3. Business&Hobbies because I love custom tattoo feature and I use it for basically every sim, it gives so much freedom and since I tried it I can't imagine not having it.

4. Thing you would like to be added to the game?

BRING BACK FUNCTIONAL WALLPHONES AND NEWSPAPERS. I miss this so much. Looking for a job using newspapers and having only a few random job options was so realistic, I'd love to have this again. Also a proper singer career, bands and one sided relationships. Maybe something that would let your sim be an occult in secret, because I love playing with vampires and hate how everyone just knows about their existence and is chill about that lol. ALSO it's a very small thing but it drives me crazy how descriptions have to be so short, especially individual bios, so I'd change that too. I have so many ideas honestly.

5. Top 5 favorite worlds?

I haven't tried newer worlds, I stopped at like Chestnut Ridge so I'm not taking them into account lmao. If I still played the sims 3, my top would be Midnight Hollow and Palm Springs, they're my favorite of all time and I think they're better than any other worlds in sims in general. But for sims 4 it's like this: 1. Willow Creek. It's just a classic for me, it has many lots and you can turn it into whatever. And like I said, I can play out my american dream because of the vibes it has. 2. Windenburg? I'm not sure. I really like this world because of how many lots it has and that I can do a lot with it, but I don't really like all these very modern stuff that I can't delete and I can't turn it into something else as freely. It ruins it for me lol. 3 and 4 would be Newcrest and Oasis Springs, because again, classics, many lots and I can do whatever I want. I just don't have as much of a vision for it as I do with WIllow Creek and Windenburg. 5. Probably an unpopular opinion, but either Forgotten Hollow or Del Sol Valley, because they remind me of Midnight Hollow and Palm Springs. I have so many ideas for both of them and absolutely love the aesthetic, I just wish they were bigger because I can't really bring to life everything. But still, there are worlds that have more lots yet I have no idea what to do with them, so these still win. Especially Forgotten Hollow, I'm in love with how dark it is and I really wish we had more worlds like that in ts4.

6. Your 3 traits from The Sims?

Perfectionist, loyal, vegetarian. I have no perception of myself so 💀

7. What would've been your toddler trait?

Fussy x1000

8. EXPOSE YOURSELF! How many hours you played sims?

Back in 2021 I had over 2000 hours and since then I've been playing so much more so probably 3 times as much 😭 Unfortunately, I have no way to check the exact number.

9. Last screenshot you took?

concept of a mall I did for fun, newest sim and random stuff i've sent to my friend lol

Second, and I'm sorry if this question sounds repetitive T-T, how do you manage to organize your entire save file? With so many characters and so many stories, how do you manage to organize everything and make it all look so good?

omg stopp, this means so much to me 😭 😭 really. thank you <33

if i'm being honest, every story i came up with up until this point i didnt wrote down at all or if its something more complex i just wrote down one sentence (usually describing a dynamic and characters' core traits) the second i had an idea and wherever i could write it down the fastest (notepad, discord server with myself only, open chat with my friend) so its a MESS and i often struggle with finding stuff 💀 thankfully i have good memory and spend so much time repeating these stories when creating new ones that i usually just remember all characters because their connections are obvious to me - they just become familiar when you do it for so long. only recently after being done with oasis i thought of actually organizing it, so i can compare stories and make sure im not repeating something i already have and i wrote down everything i had in my head in google doc. here's how it looks like:

alt ideas are alternative versions of the stories so i can choose the best version. extras are bonus additions to the lore that i want to start posting - there are flashback scenes from their past or hipothetical situations i think you could find them in, with dialogues etc. characters are usually organized like this (details redacted so there won't be any spoilers):

it's usually much more and depending on the character, different things are highlighted and expanded and i also describe their dynamics with sims outside their family. it was supposed to only be very general descriptions, but i found writing fun so i decided to do it like this. its not something im consistent with though, i tend to write a lot when i feel inspired (i already have 50 pages for one world only) so i just stick to my short notes and open the doc when i feel like it lmao.

i also had an attempt at doing sheets so i could track my progress more easily but im too lazy to update it every time i finish something so im not using it anymore (it definitely helped and made things easier tho)