#mod list

disclaimer: i have not fully tested every single mod as of posting this, so i'm unsure if they're still maintained or currently work. i also don't play with every single occult so i may miss/include some mods that could/couldn't be considered essential for said occult.

vampires.

blood bank by laurelie - allows vampires, and i believe non-vampires, to take blood from sims instead of having to buy plasma packs or create them via fish etc.

vampire small mods by nv. - a must have in my opinion, they're very minor and small mods but essential when playing with vampires.

vampires have bladders too! by daffodilyily - might seem silly but i personally don't like how motives were removed from vampires as i found it too easy to manage them, so this adds one back!

moonstone sun protection by asb - alternative to the sun reversal drink, allows sims to create jewelry with a moonstone that protects vampires from sunlight when worn!

vampires revamped by sweetsimmer - i haven't used this one myself yet but i definitely intend to. it seemingly adds new interactions for drink from sim types and more.

vampire energy decay by denoflions - i hate that vampire's energy bars don't decay unless powers are used, so this mod is a must for me to keep things from getting boring.

srsly's complete cooking overhaul by srslysims - a generic cooking mod that a lot of people already use, but this mod contains custom plasma recipes that i adore. see here for screenshot examples.

plasma fruit recipes by catdevpete - yet another essential in my game for vampire gameplay. i absolutely love cooking and baking in sims, especially with custom recipes, and this expands the plasma recipes options by A LOT. requires the sim to have maximum vampire lore skill to make any of these recipes.

spellcasters.

functional spell book by deathpoke1qa - a 100% must have in my game, it allows spellcaster sims to learn all types of magic, including alchemy, from a spellbook instead of a cauldron or on the spot.

fly on a broomstick by mercuryfoam - i looove this mod, it's so simple but it's fun to watch your sims zip around on their brooms! works for both adults and children.

spellcaster mods by kuttoe - potion making tweaks, spellcaster tweaks and new spells!

stonekeep cauldron by dennerian - more cc than a mod but here's a different type of cauldron that can be nice for a medieval witch or kitchen witch!

potions override by jarisimcc - this is just a visual mod but i love how they look, it changes the appearance of potion bottles!

spells cost energy by waffle - kind of self explanatory, if sims are overcharged/charged, their energy will decrease.

werewolves.

werewolf overhaul suite by waffle - i don't play with werewolves much but this is definitely a must-have for me. it makes a lot of adjustments to werewolves' fury and their autonomous interactions.

werewolf allies can pacify by thunder1143 - allows werewolf allies to calm down werewolves that need it!

occult socials from ts3 by kennetha_v - this mostly has socials for werewolves and they're very minor, but i think they're a nice addition!

misc.

various occult mods by baniduhaine - i thought i'd link this creator's entire page as there are many occult mods here, such as bloodlines for other occults, new death types and new plasma pack sources.

various occult mods by spinningplumbobs - this creator has many mods that expand on pre-existing occults and also creates some new ones. i personally haven't tried any of them but i wanted to include them as they seem very well made.

secret occults by janesimsten - i'm a big fan of this one as it allows some sims to be welcoming or skeptical of occults, and occult sims to choose whether or not to expose their occult type.

Dragon Age Origins Unofficial Remaster My pride and joy... I worked so hard on this project, and it was worth it. The current download is packaged to enable easy modification of files; you can choose whatever you want or don't want replaced. There is 1000+ textures upgraded using a combination of upscaling, redrawing by hand, and replacements from later games. It also includes my old "true colours" mod that increases the vibrancy of tints.

FtG UI Mod Improves the readability of all text in the game, setting it to better adapt to your monitor.

Real Pigment Ever notice how the base game face textures get really blotchy with darker skin tones? This mod fixes that!

HQ Eyebrow Stubble and Scalp Hair Replacers No more pixelated caterpillars on the face! This is my favourite eyebrow mod, because it maintains the general appearance of the original in size and shape of the different brows.

Pixelated Shaders Begone and Bugfix for Pixelated Shaders Begone Removes the pixelation in the shaders that control the effects like bloom and depth of field. If you like taking screenshots, these ones are especially great.

DoF Off This is more of a personal preference, but if you're like me and want to remove the background blurriness in cutscenes, then here's how.

TSM Vignette Be Gone Again, a personal preference to remove the black vignette corners.

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BONUS Screenshot helpers:

Cleaner Screenshots from Conversations

🏕️Expansions🌲:

Stardew Valley Expanded|Canon-Friendly Dialogue Expansion|The Ranch Expansion|Diverse Stardew Valley or Seasonal outfits Cuter Aesthetic|Seasonal Outfits SVExpanded|Platonic Partners and Friendships|DynamicNightTime|Earthy Interface

🏚️Farm&Town🍂:

Earthy Map Recolour|Way Back Pelican Town|Medieval SVExpanded|MiNi Farm|Medieval Farm Buildings|Relaxing Greenhouse|Tiny Farmhouse|Cuter Coops and Better Barns|Paths|Fences

🥞Items🍊:

DSHi Food, Fish, Minerals and Shipping Items Retextures|Museum Artifacts Reimagined|Medieval Craftables|Grandpa's Weapons and Tools|Totally Unnecessary Item Retextures

🦔Animals🦆:

Farm Animal Facelift|Pet Facelift|Butterflies|Wild Animals|Bicycle Instead of Horse

🧺Furniture🪴:

Earthy Town Interiors|Retro Style Furniture|@orangeblossoms7 Furniture Mods (any of them, they're all great ✨)| Antique TV Sets

⚒️Game mechanics& requirements📀:

SMAPI|CP|Alternative Textures|Farm Type Manager|Happy Home Designer| MailFramework|SpaceCore|Custom Fixed Dialogue|Custom Companions|Earthy for SDE Maps|Medieval DNT|Lumisteria ,Daisy Nicko's, and Alvadea's Tilesheets

💡 UNIVERSAL PROGRAMS

All additional content is stored in package files. These programs allow you to work with them directly. With their help, you can create your own package from scratch or modify its contents.

SMPE Viewing and editing package files in The Sims Medieval

S3PE + PLUGINS Viewing and editing package files in The Sims 3

S3OC Cloning content from The Sims 3

TSRW | OLD GOOD VERSION Cloning content from The Sims 3, assembling custom content into a package file

DABOOBS For packaging hair into a package file

OBJD Tools Converting objects to The Sims Medieval buy mode

Grim's CAS Part cloner A program that clones CASP files from The Sims Medieval

Skininator V5.0 Creating custom skintones

MeshToolKit_1_4_9_0 + FIX For working with OBJ, GEOM, WSO files. Simplified addition of morphs and bones

Dttb Converter source code v1.0.3 Reading and editing XML and ITUN files

🎨 WORKING WITH MODELS AND GRAPHICS

These are programs for creating and editing meshes and textures. These are exactly what creators use to make/convert objects. They are quite heavy (resource-intensive) programs with rich functionality.

Adobe Photoshop CS6 (paid) \ Paint.net (free) - Graphics editor DDS plugin for photoshop

Blender - 3D editor Version 2.67 + io_s3py_animation + sim-rigs (for creating poses) Version 2.8 + GEOM plugin (Standard) Version 4.5 (for Sims 4 Studio)

MilkShape 3D 1.8.5 - 3D editor GEOM plugin WSO plugin

💿 MISCELLANEOUS

Compressorizer 1.0 Compresses package files to save space.

Sims3Pack Multi Installer Converts files from sims3pack to package format.

📦 MATERIALS

These are auxiliary materials/tools that simplify the creation of custom content. They are used at various stages of the workflow.

TSM Heads & Bodies Models of heads and bodies from The Sims Medieval

UV Map References Handy references for creating high-quality UV maps

Quick Textures No specular. One recolor channel. Empty normal map

TSM Textures Original game textures for creating default replacements

TSM Scalp Scalp textures: diffuse, specular, control

Of course, I can't fit every existing program into this list. I've only included what I use myself. You can comment below about which programs you use or give advice to beginners in modding

💗 A big thank you to everyone who's interested in modding! You can always ask me questions about creating content, and I'll try to help however I can.