#anniq

Playable antique harps

(darn, tumblr only allows such tiny gif sizes, these are better on Patreon 😂)

I know you've been waiting on this one!!!

I have made three previously non-playable harps, playable - using @janesimsten's Playable Harp mod.

Two of these are by AnniQ: she had these set as radios; and I have added a stool, and converted them to be able to be played:

The third is by TV-Sims, and this was simply a decoration. This one had a stool attached, which I really liked, so I've used this for the other two harps as well:

JaneSimsten posted a little tutorial on how to make pianos into harpsichords, using her Playable Harpsichord mod; so, I followed the same principle to make these playable, with a little catch: the fingers go in a specific place in order to look like the sim is plucking the strings. SO, I worked real hard to align everything properly, and giving things the right proportions, so it looks as realistic as possible.

There is a tiny bit of body/clothes clipping throughout the playing, due to the size of the harps, but it is barely noticeable, and I don't think it takes away the beauty of the playing. A voluminous dress is a whole different kettle of fish, since they clip through pretty much everything anyway 😂

To make it work: you need to download JaneSimsten's Playable Harp mod here!

Build your harp playing skill, and at level 8 you can write songs! at level 9 you can licence songs! then you can become the most celebrated harpist in all the land!!

If you like, you can download the original harps here: Harpa by AnniQ, The Harp by AnniQ, Victorian Harp by TV-Sims; however, downloading these is NOT REQUIRED for these to work.

Go to my Patreon to download my harps!!

Happy Simming! 🤲🏻

Update 08/03/2026:  Remade uv_1 on each harp and no longer show transparent when MXAO is enabled within ReShade. Reduced polycounts further. Bonus harp included~

These rooftops are so difficult. The game is very limited.

MEGAPOST Part 1

About one year ago, I started building Château de Versailles on Sims 4. While I strived for accuracy and realism, you'll noticed that I took many liberties and pulled inspirations from different European palaces. Without further delay, bienvenue à Versailles.

Cour de Marbre - Marble Courtyard

L’escalier des Ambassadeurs - Ambassadors' Staircase

(demolished in 1752)

Salon de Diane

Salon de l'Abondance - The Abundance Room

Le Cabinet doré - The Golden Cabinet

The Queen's Bedchamber

Queen's Bathroom

Salon de la Paix -Peace Room

My Asian Room 迎え火

Composed With 5 Type Of Cabinets, a Beautiful Set Of Asian Ink Paintings In Black & Red With a Lot Of Swatches & Motives, a Huge Mirrored Panel With Furniture In Asian Designs Of Course, & Mukaebis !! 5 Type Of Lamps in Mukaebi Designs With Different Japanese Words Meanings. One Attached To The Ceiling Where You Can Place The Other 3 Different Lenght Types !! & a Floor One With 3 Leaves Type Designs. Also Included a Mirror Size High.

Mukaebies True Meaning Reffer To a Welcoming Fire For Returning Spirits  (On The First Night Of The Bon Festival) One Of The Most Beautiful Festivals Celebrated In Japan.

Sending You Lots Of LOVE !!

AnniQ

Victory Candelabra

[Update notes below post!]

The second candelabra I mentioned, recently, which I've converted to candles!

This is another one of AnniQ's which I cannot find the original post!

She named it "The Golden Torch", with no other information, but after some reverse image searching, I found that the statue is Victory!

The first thing that I learned to do was to make candles off the grid - it doesn't make sense that electricity is needed for CANDLESSS; I converted candles/candelabras/chandeliers which had candles, but also some with bulbs that I really liked, and wished had candles. This is one of those I have had for ages, and have finally got to converting from bulbs to candles.

Before and after:

There's three swatches, which are original to the piece. Other than the candles, I adjusted how it's lit as well - before, the white and blue shone really bright!

I hope you like it!!! I love it!!!

Download from my Patreon for free, noww!

À bientôt!

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Update 16/04/2026: Tuning update: Added 12 unique interactions - you can now adjust the lights on this candelabra, as well as all flames in the same room, and as well as all the flames on the lot. Improvements: statue lights up better; some features have been defined better (the face looks a bit more natural); where previously some colours were in strange places, due to the triangle face being weirdly positioned, I've tried to match the surrounding areas better (NOTE: I can't fix every colour discrepancy, the image this uses is simply a mess - but I think that what's left gives it an older look about it); polycount has reduced by at least half, and texture sizes have been reduced; replaced candles with much lower poly, but better quality candles; improved where the light shines - no more dark shadow below! Candle flames moved lower to a more natural position. uv_1s remade; SSAO Intensity turned off; and other improvements to prevent any transparency or shadowing issues in the model.

Some shots of the progress from the last week

Big "Lady Candelabra"

Another candelabra I have converted from light bulbs to Off The Grid candles!!!

This is another one of AnniQ's meshes. Unfortunately I am having trouble finding a post to download the original, so I don't know if it's a part of a set/collection!

Here's a before and after:

(excuse the annoying inside rain 😭)

It's actually quite a bit more complicated to convert these to candles than one would think. You have to use tuning for something that has the right number of candles, I can't just add extra candles! The ones with super amounts of candles, I have had to use chandelier tuning, and adjust the flames manually into the right place. I'm not the best at maths, so it can really hurt my head 🫠

The candelabra has four different swatches:

I also had some other issues with this, which severely delayed a public release - weird line shadows that went downwards. I was able to fix it by reducing the poly count, while separately preserving the main details of the lady's face etc.

I hope you like it!!! I also have another one coming out soon, which you are all going to LOVE. I have fingers in LOTS of pies right now haha.

Download for free, now, from my Patreon here!

Bon jeu!