#tech hippie

BRAND NEW K-MOD -> THE K-808 RELEASE -> FIRST WAVE

Its complete name ? k-808 ( Vista Mod )

its function ? The Vista Mod transforms every matte painting and distant background into something more natural, rich, and immersive. Now, the faraway horizons of your Sims’ worlds feel alive and textured—just as they should ... from our perspective ;)

How was it made ? We extracted the maxis matte backgrounds and we replaced with more realistic matte. All "simply" ... The complicated part is to find good materials and adjust the whole stuff

Why don't you release all worlds at the same time ? Because we didn't find yet all the materials needed and as we already working on the k-707, as there are only 24 hours in a day :D well, you see the point ;)

How to install ? Easy. The same way you install the other k-mods ( except the k-707 which is a bit more tricky ) We added pictures below ...

Will you release the stuff for all expansions worlds ? Yes for sure !

Today we release :

Basegame ( Willow Creek only, not Oasis Spring )

Seasons ( Newcrest )

Get to Work ( Magnolia Promenade )

Outdoor Retreat ( Granite Falls )

Discover University ( Britechester )

Life and Death ( Ravenwood )

Here an example of how we install our own mods and cc inside the Mods folder :

The files with -bg- into their names are related to vista view matte backgrounds and files with -gr- into their names are for all trees and plants matte paintings :)

Are you ready for a MUCH BOLDER PERSPECTIVE ?

THESE FILES OVERRIDE THE GAME FILES AND WORK FINE IN-GAME …

Made with S4Studio Date of Release : February 15, 2025 BaseGame : compatible Category : none Price : none

IF YOU THINK IT GOOD ENOUGH : KO-FI // PAYPAL

Download HERE

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

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

BIG NOVEMBER THINGS & STUFF ... PART 1 ( K-505 UPDATE )

Hello fellows, be prepared to read, it's going to be a bit long :D

Hope you had a great Halloween ;) Some of you have noticed related download problems on our website ( We received a lot of messages about --> Thanks to all people who took time to send us a note about, it helped us )

We worked with BlueHost to reconfigure our databases <--- meaning hours with the hotline to push them hard to repair their unknown manipulations that give all the errors you encountered :/ Silly isn't it ?

It begins to be ok ... Not sure it's 100% but many errors seem to be repaired ... at last ! Crazy week indeed :)

MEANWHILE ...

MAJOR UPDATE incoming ... I finished the K-505 Base-game update <-- this is important because many things are encapsulated inside the Base-game files ! Unfortunately, Maxis modified some of these files and we were quite surprised to discover all the hidden changes ... A K-505 MAJOR UPDATE was so needed :) And it is done.

Beyond the files here and there, the most important thing of this update is the merge of Base-game + Seasons files all together.

In addition, we made complete K-505 updates for : Strangerville, Forgotten Hollow + a minor update for Sulani ( Island Living ) ...

ATTENTION : As we currently updating ALL the K-505, we re-arranged the Download Section ( a good thing anyway since BlueHost messed our databases ... :/ )

A word about the K-505 Mod ---> until Cottage Living : free doesn't mean free to steal, or use in house creation, photography posts, etc ... without crediting the tech-hippie / k-hippie team ...

We are watching. Always.

Another word related to terrains mods ---> after Cottage Living ... Even if we posted some words about, we receive numerous messages asking us to make this and that. It's OK. But let's be clear about :

We are not fond of the last 2/3/4 packs of EA for reasons of our own ...

We really though about enter in a Patreon model because we think our creations are worthing :) BUT, we dislike Patreon too for reasons of our own ...

We proposed for a long time a ko-fi/paypal volunteer system and believe me, very very very few are giving among 9000 followers. It's OK. We understand. We create too for our pleasure. BUT ...

When your priority is not ours, to make a junction, everyone should make an effort :)

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You use the K-505 for a long time now ? You know how it works ;) but you are always welcome to ask questions :D

You never used the K-505 but you want to have it ? Easy, put the k-505 files into your Mods folder and that's it :) If not, ask and we'll answer ;)

The K-505 Mod ( which is not really a Mod ) overrides only the graphic files of Maxis terrains, they are just DST images in .dds and so, they can only conflict with similar ID files from elsewhere.

K-505 Updated DOWNLOAD

Next Post : Discovering together the K-303 Mod and some new downloads ...

ROAD MAP FOR TECH-HIPPIE WEBSITE

We are going to put tech-hippie down for a few days, starting now ... So, don't send message about broken links, here is a road map just for you :)

We are currently working on new websites ...

The tech-hippie website will be the first to be online again ... a brand new one ;)

The Sims 3 worlds and stuff will be online ( including our brand new World : Champignac ) in 2 or 3 days

Then, the K Mods which will have their own section, appart in a way

At last, all other Sims 4 stuff and things will be back in the coming days/weeks

Once all web updates will be done, we'll begin our Sims 3 Worlds updates ...

Almost 3 years since the last updates of Lost Cove and Oaksoak Hollow. Time has come to level-up them a bit :D

We have to re-check the cc included and be sure everything is in the right place. So, our website must be cleaned up and easier to check in order to continue with all the good things coming : "Life by You" "Paralives" and the Sims 5 of course ... Whenever they are released ...

Next year, it will be 10 years tech-hippie is online ... Quite an anniversary ! So, time to us for a website make-up :D

A word related to the numerous messages we receive related to the K mods ... We stopped buying Sims 4 expansions since Cottage Living ... We even tried to figure how 2 repair the graphic glitches of the Wedding World terrains ... But we don't play anymore with the Sims 4 ... It is not definitive but for now, we play other games and we continue to push our love for the Sims 3 ;)