#k-303

Hello people :)

And here comes Enchanted by Nature, in its k-hippie version :D

There was a lot to do, much beyond the many plants and mostly ... tricky things and stuff. As they say, devil is in the details. And indeed, it took us more time than usual to go through the whole files and details ( such as the stony walls wandering all over the world, mainly in Everdew & Sprucederry ) And we even didn't yet dig below the surface ! :D

Before going to the details, we have a ... RANT ( again )

Maxis did a sloppy job with this world. Okay, Everdew is super cool but the two other neighborhoods ? There's almost NOTHING in there. Sprucederry Grove is as interesting as Newcrest ( but without the lot slots and so, the ability to build ) ... They totally failed Adhmor. It could have been so cool ! But then, how can we be surprised ? It's exiting like a touristic Downton on.a bank holiday at 4pm ... It's sloppy and LAZY. Maxis is back at creating world that are uninteresting, empty, unattractive. Feels like a throwback in the past and if that's the future of Sims 4 development, then please, PLEASE, release a world building tool ....

That being said, we worked on each and every aspect of Innisgreen, lovely at first look ... As we previously said, there was a lot to do and so it took time to go through the files. And let's say we had a lot of fun to watch the transformation of Everdew with the k-707 plants & trees :)

k-101 : 2 roofs and 3 floors

k-505 : all terrains : grassy, urban, roady, rocky, etc ... you should get 4 files related to the k-505 :)

k-707 : 15 enchanted trees & 46 enchanted plants ( + 1 base game which seems to have been added recently : k-hippie-k707-nature-base-plant-debug-grass-GEN-reid-reeds-08082025 ) -> we put it in both k-707 basegame and k-707 enchanted in order to avoid for those who already have the whole k-707 2025 mod to re-download the whole stuff ;) but its true place is inside the k-707 basegame plants ...

So, what about the k-303 ? well, things are evolving. Always :D As the k-202 ( ea floor paints replacement ) is quite for a long time now, and as we currently re-organize our files, and as we are always working on new projects ..................... the k-202 is joining too the k-101 select club to let the place to new content related to the k-mods !

Do not worry. It's not so confusing ...

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k-101 => roofs / floors / floorpaints ( we call groundy )

k-202 => is becoming a place for ... walls replacement ( the thing I never wanted to do due to the unbearable amount of recolors )

k-303 => still the multifix mod of overrides we currently re-organize and upload ( but it won't be available before next September )

k-505 => terrains, every kind of terrain + urban ...

k-606 => foundations and fences overrides

k-707 => well you know ;) the whole plants & trees

k-808 => the matte backgrounds of the game

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Back to Enchanted by Nature :)

We made 4 walls replacement : ( for the new k-202 )

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-beech-beauty-over-x11-08082025

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-moss-stucco-over-x11-08082025

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-scale-like-over-x11-08082025

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-stony-stone-over-x11-08082025

And we remade few little debug things things for the k-303, such as the Fairy Hub Centre and the sculpted Mushroom ...

We still need to work on some stuff such as the stone foundation and some plants + the k-808 we do not forget ;) And we need some more time. But you already got most of the Enchanted by Nature k-hippie materials :D If you think stuff are missing, do not hesitate to txt us a little message, NICELY ;)

We are going to update the k-707 2025 edition post in the next hours too. What else ? Well, the download links I suppose :)

Download k-707 here

Download k-505 here

Download k-303 here

Download k-202 here

Download k-101 here

One last parting word :

Huge thanks to Susan, Sweet Cupitan and Gina ... you absolute legends. Your steady, generous support keeps this whole thing running (and keeps me caffeinated enough to survive the “unbearable amount of recolors”)

If you’ve been enjoying the K-mods for a while and haven’t tipped yet, maybe now’s a good time to join the cool kids’ club 😉 Every bit helps, and it really does make a difference.

If you think it’s good enough to drop our way :  PayPal link

Oh ! Almost forgot ... There will be many updates for almost every k-mods in the coming weeks ....... So, stay tuned !

S4 NORDHAVEN - K MODS RELEASE :)

Hello fellows :) here comes the release of k-mods for Nordhaven ( business & hobby expansion )

What's included ?

k-101 ( 3 wood & stone floor replacements )

k-303 ( few objects such as street deco stuff )

k-505 ( 4 files as usually : street, urban, nature, rocky )

k-606 ( 2 debug fences )

k-707 ( all tress and all plants )

k-808 ( the matte backgrounds of Nordhaven )

I really hope everything is fine. We tested it and it seems everything is ok. My apologizes : I didn't yet have time to play a lot with the new expansion.

In the k-303 section, we added a Nordhaven no-cloud package to visually remove the big ugly cloud which add nothing to the world.

The k-707 ( 2025 edition ) post is updated to add Nordhaven and some other exps ;)

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Batuu ( Journey to Batuu )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Glimmerbrook ( Realm of Magic )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for San Sequoia ( Growing Together )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Tartosa ( My Wedding Stories )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Nordhaven ( Business & Hobbies )

Of course, we hope you'll have huge fun :D

Even we are numerous to cross some hard times, please, remember we have a ko-fi where we are always glad to receive some tips :)

download the k-mods HERE

That's all folks. see you soon ! \o/

JUST A QUICK AND SMALL WORD ...

Hello fellows :) A quick word to tell you all the k-303 pages are online and available. If the link is not downloadable, well it's only because it is not yet done ;)

The Night Skies are here for the eyes of your nocturnal Sims :) So are arrived some Life & Death objects overrides, some diverse stuff such as ALL the electric/telephone poles and a complete override of the town fountain in Forgotten Hollow :)

Sorry to not be around those days, I have a lot to do in other & different matters. I will try to be there around Halloween

the night Skies are here : https://tech-hippie.com/k-303/cosmika.html

and the other little things here : https://tech-hippie.com/k-303/index.html

K-303 FIRST 4 PAGES DONE - K-303 MOONS AVAILABLE :)

Hello people :) So we finished 4 pages / 8 of the k-303 new home :)

I know ... I know ... it is not so much but the 4 missing ones are 50% done ;)

-> So What's available ?

Moons, a part of our cosmic stuff return ( all worlds - redux )

Willow Creek trolleys are back too :)

Granite Falls

diverse stuff such as the public facilities, the bin/trash of the park, the info map, the Ranger station, the wooden seats, the horseshoe, the camp fires, the lights, the camp sign ... Almost everything that gives a more natural look to the Park ;) We have some more stuff to do yet, but not much ...

In addition, we released the k-202 Granite Falls walls ( alpha replacement )

Then :

basegame tombs & graveyards

basegame street lights

basegame public trash

basegame public toilets

We'll add the other k-303 things and stuff in the coming days :)

And here some of our moons :)

Coming very very soon, some other cosmic stuff : Night Skies

-> what you should see when you arrive in the k-303 first page :)

The big difference between the old k-303 and the new k-303 is the view on almost everything it contains, and not only a bunch of files with very few visibility ... More to come !

k-303 web page

k-202 Granite Falls walls

Moons replacement download

Granite Falls objects download

Basegame replacements download

If you get any problem with the links, just message us, Have fun ! ;)

NEW WEBSITE - NEW DOWNLOAD LINKS - SAME PROCESS

Hello people who follow us :)

Well, I think tech-hippie website is ok now -> for a question of convenience, and to avoid some troubles with the wordpress management, we sorted out the wordpress based k-mods pages to a "simple" html structure ...

What does it change for your visits & downloads on our website ?

Not so much.

The Main page ( see the picture above ) is the same with the same address : https://tech-hippie.com

The specific k-mods general page have the same address too : https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/

Here the new website :)

From there, ATTENTION : each k-mod sub-page has a different address so if you bookmarked a k-mod page, it is time to modify your bookmark ;)

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k101.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k202.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k303.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k505.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k606.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k707.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k808.html

It could be nice to reblog this post of new k-hippie links for others :)

Then, now, each k-mod sub-page has its own identity with a different background. Nothing too fancy, the core pages remain the same.

Each link has been rewritten and renamed to get a bit more clarity.

-> example : https://tech-hippie.com/kmods/k-202/k-hippie-k202-2025-wally-cottage-x11-all.zip

or https://tech-hippie.com/kmods/k-505/k-hippie-k505-2025-terrain-univ-x11.zip

If something goes wrong, I'm pretty sure you'll tell me asap :D

AND NOW ... UPDATE TIME !

As we rewrote the links, we already add some of the NECESSARY updates we began to work on :)

5x k-505 has been updated :

Basegame + Seasons ( all together )

Get to Work ( which has now a single .package for all its files )

Cottage Living ( we cleaned and suppressed all the walls from "k-505-urban" to the new k-202 Wally mod )

Discover University ( we cleaned and suppressed all the walls from "k-505-urban" to the new k-202 Wally mod )

Outdoor Retreat ( we modified few terrain files )

Outdoor Retreat k-707 has been updated :

We modified all the pines + few plants. Colorimetry of the trees has been modified, we made some new meshes for the pines to avoid the crazy moves, and we modified the bark textures.

The k-202 is slowly coming :

As we said previously in another post, we moved some k-mods to let the k-202 become a kinda alpha walls replacement. So, some walls which were previously included in some k-505 urban packages are now out of the k-505 and belong to the k-202 Wally mod :)

For now, there are 3 files available and released on the website :

Cottage Living k-202 Wally mod

Discover University k-202 Wally mod

Enchanted by Nature k-202 Wally mod

Remember : our pictures are not the most beautiful ones, they only intend to show you how it is in-game ;)

Well, that's all for today. We have to work now on the k-303 page to get a better organized kind of show and release the numerous files lost here and there ( but not in the tight place ) ... Will be released as soon as possible :)

A special thanks to @merlinlefey - @bodaccia48 and @szanne7000 for their unconditional support ! I love you ;)

Rendez-vous next week. xoxo. blackgryffin

TODAY ... THE DAY OF THE K-MODS DIRECTX11 UPDATE :)

Hello everyone :)

Here we are, after 2 weeks of intensive hard work :D we finally made most of our Sims 4 creations compliant with the pesky direct x11 update ...

As we thought, it has nothing to do with square or non square pictures ( maxis make non square pictures since the Sims 2 ) as we read around the web. So, do not waste your time with this point.

The difference between before the directX11 and after the directX11 is that now, strictly x2 multiple .dds are required.

Mainly, the minimum sizes of images in the Sims are 128 and/or 256 ( except thumbnails and some tiny specular which are smaller ) ...

Based on this, before the directX11, we could make images based on multiple of 128 and/or 256 such as 768x768 - 1536x1536 and so on, which was convenient to render a better image without growing too high in size/weight. It was a kinda suitable tolerance which is accepted by almost all games !

But now, every image which is not a perfect x2 multiple brings the famous question mark on it.

Curiously, this statement does not apply to ... Walls ! 256 base multiple is still working ( 256x768 - 256x1024 - 256x1280 ) Illogical as fuck but well ... here we are ;)

The Worlds we didn't update are due for a complete redux, so you'll have to wait a bit for those :

Brindleton Bay

Del Sol Valley

Britechester

And of course, the one we never released until now : San Myshuno

WHAT WE UPDATED TOO ...

We still didn't update the fences of the k-606. It will take some time. Be patient ;)

As we're currently updating our website, we re-organized the whole k-303 stuff which was a real deal :D But everything related to the k-303 is now direct x11 updated :) ( such as Willow Creek trolleys )

We corrected a few files too. Easier since we had to check so many files :D And we added some new stuff ( such as Outdoor Retreat small replacements )

This update changes everything for the ones who made the x11 update. It changes almost nothing for those who didn't make the x11 update. It just updates our files ;)

Everything is not yet over and finished. We just made the essentials.

Our walls are working fine ( except the thumbnails ... As we didn't make those thumbnails, we search the issue )

Many of our creations are ok. But not everything indeed. We didn't yet check everything. That's a job at work :) So, you know, if you notice something, send us a message. A detailed one of course ...

THE UPDATES WERE MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE 2 FANTASTIC TESTERS WHO MADE THE DIRECT X11 UPDATE HELPED US. THEY WERE OUR EYES ON THIS PROJECT :)

SweetCupitan : @cupisims

Mika : @kunisprings

THANKS !!! and Bravissimo :)

And now ... the links ! :D

k-hippie main website : https://tech-hippie.com

All the k-mods : https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/

Sims 4 faktory : https://tech-hippie.com/sims4-faktory/

WINDENBURG 2024 ... A HUGE REDUX & UPDATE :)

Here we are ... After 2 weeks of intensive work :D comes the release of Windenburg 2024, 4 years after the first update and 8 years after the first release ... A long time due bold update where we tried to enhance one of the most iconic sims 4 World ...

We made a lot of work on urban stuff ( mainly ) and tried to enhance everything we could, except the ruins which are a work apart ;)

We enhanced the grounds ( streets, pavements ), the walls, some colors of the soils, the rocks, the textures, and even the fake buildings and houses :D

We made too some modifications such as the kakemono ( we made newer simlish pictures ), the streetlights ( we removed the stupid little posters in order to get cooler street lamps ), we added some textures to the plastic/glossy sculptures, we corrected basic textures we didn't make last time, we made an overhaul brighter aspect, we worked on many details all around when it was possible ...

Even where the textures were already ok, we revised the whole stuff ... Well you'll see ;)

We divided this Windenburg ( Get Together ) update in 5 files :

- k-hippie-k505-terrain-gtog-new-nature-replacement-10102024 - k-hippie-k505-terrain-gtog-new-roads-replacement-10012024 - k-hippie-k505-terrain-gtog-new-rocks-replacement-10012024 - k-hippie-k505-terrain-gtog-new-ruins-replacement-10012024 - k-hippie-k505-terrain-gtog-new-urban-replacement-10012024

Beyond the k-505 terrains, there is too an update of the k-101 and one or two important files we put in the k-303 Multifix mod ...

There are an important k-303 file in order to get all the textures in the right place ... a kinda "bizarre" element which doesn't appear without this :/ but do not worry, it's nothing embarrassing for your game ;)

- k-hippie-k303-2024-obj-gtog-debug-stonewall-both-replacement

At last, to get the modifications we made ( such as the streetlight ) :

- k-hippie-k303-2024-obj-gtog-streetlamp-replacement - k-hippie-k303-2024-obj-gtog-debug-kakemono-replacement - k-hippie-k303-2024-obj-gtog-debug-fenceiron-replacement - k-hippie-k303-2024-obj-gtog-debug-fencebrick-replacement

Attention : some of the pictures have been made using the Tudor Walls we made in 2018 : HERE

Next weekend, we'll provide the fences redux, aka the k-606 update for Get Together ( and maybe for the Base Game too ) ... if we have enough time ! :D

Ko-fi // Paypal --> if you think our creations are worthing ;)

Anyway, hope you'll like this bold update :)

xoxo

- download the k-505 terrain files

- download the k-303 files

- download the k-101 update

JUST SOMETHING BEFORE I GO ... A SUMMER TRAMWAY :)

As titled, here comes a Summer Tramway / Trolley for Willow Creek. And this time we made 2 versions ! ( but use one only at a time )

A bit of Flower Power, much colored, Summer Feeling ... Have Fun at Willow Creek and once more : Happy Summer to everyone ;)

Base game compatible of course, this object is a replacement of the Maxis Trolley of Willow Creek. DO NOT put multiple recolors of this object at the same time 😉

THIS FILE OVERRIDES THE TRAMWAY GAME FILE AND WORKS FINE IN-GAME …

Made with S4Studio Date of Release: June 30, 2024 BaseGame compatible

if you think it good enough: ko-fi // paypal

Download the K-303 : Willow Creek Tramway Replacement

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