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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

EUREKA VALLEY ... Q & A AND FINAL DOWNLOAD ;)

Hello Sims 3 simmers ...

Few Q & A before downloading Eureka Valley, just to be sure ;)

What is Eureka Valley about ?

As said in our 2 previous posts, Eureka Valley is a very pleasant world, more science/tech turned and a real mix of old farms and futuristic houses, ready to play into a full revamped and transformed Appaloosa Plains base ... We modified terrain textures, roads and trees, downtown, lots place and situation and tried to get as close as possible of our theme.

What’s the difference between Eureka Valley and your previous worlds ?

Lost Cove was a no-roads world to build upon and to play in any way you wished. And quite post-apocalyptic oriented.

Oaksoak Hollow was a very green and quite supernatural oriented world.

Eureka Valley is different. 70 lots already made for you, and still some empty lots to fill with whatever you want ;) Very very pleasant to play, fully ready to play as it is and much Science/Tech oriented. After all, Eureka Valley is the new center of Sims spatial discovery ;)

Ok ... But I loved playing with pets ...

Good ! Even we modified A LOT Appaloosa Plains, there are still some horses and other pets around ;) And as said above, we left some empty lots to build anything with. Have Fun !

Ok ... but I don’t like a horse oriented world and always found Appaloosa Plains boring ...

Good ! We modified so MUCH the world ... And not boring indeed ! After all, Eureka Valley is Science and Tech oriented ;) And Mad sometimes ... Have fun !

What do I need to play Eureka Valley ?

Well ... All expansions. Even it was not the case with our 2 previous worlds, you must understand we needed Into the Future to get things and stuff related to modern builds and so on. But you do not have to play Oasis Landing if you are not interested.

My game is made upon every expansion AND EA Worlds. Then I have few Store items ( not many ) and then some custom content.

Aaaaah ! Custom Content in Eureka Valley ! Eeerk ...

Yes. There is a bit of custom content. Very few indeed. But there is an easy part :D Whatever is my custom content to play with, I ALWAYS BUILD with the same custom content and the listing is quite short.

- CycloneSue stuff ( @ TSR ) - ATS stuff ( @ Around the Sims 3 ) - My own CC ( @ k-hippie ) - Very few other creators ( mainly @ MTS ones such as Armiel and Hudy777 )

Going to provide the listing of cc used in Eureka Valley

EVERY house rebuild in Eureka Valley is CC free furnished. And because CAW encapsule the custom .sims3pack files and not the .package files, you won’t have a huge listing of cc to install ;)

In addition, I will provide my own CC I build everything with. This way, it will be easier for you if you are interested in.

And of course, we provide all the rabbit holes you need.

Is Eureka Valley populated ?

No. But we may provide a SaveGame file with population of cool Sims ;) this file should be uploaded this weekend ...

When Eureka Valley will be available ?

Right NOW :) Stay tuned because we are preparing too all the files besides the world itself ...

- 33 residential lots - 37 community lots - 20 Rabbit Holes - 40 k-hippie build packages - 80 k-hippie build sims3packs - And MUCH MORE :)

If you liked Oaksoak Hollow, you’ll enjoy Eureka Valley :D

IMPORTANT !!!! ALL THE CC I PROVIDE IS NOT INTO EUREKA VALLEY !!!!

ALL THE CC I PROVIDE IS ULTRA CLEAN. NO BAD SURPRISE ...

MANY HOUSES COME FROM MTS. THEY ARE REBUILD TO FIT EUREKA

OK ... any more details ?

Here the listing of Community lots included ...

- Eureka Boutiques ( Geek Store - Consignment Store - Mini Market ) - Eureka Business and Journalism ( Business - Journalism ) - Eureka Red Rocket Park ( Park ) - Eureka Live Show Venue ( Park - Live Show Venue ) - Eureka Robots Shop ( Bot Emporium ) - Eureka Café ( Bar ) - Eureka Cascade ( Fishing spot ) - Eureka Cemetery ( Graveyard ) - Eureka City Hall ( City Hall ) - Eureka Columbus Pond ( Fishing spot ) - Eureka Cop Station ( Police Station ) - Eureka CyberCorp ( Criminal Hideout ) - Eureka Dailycious ( Bistro ) - Eureka Diner Wagon ( Dining ) - Eureka Valley School ( School ) - Eureka Farmers Park ( Park / Hangout ) - Eureka Fibonacci Beach ( Beach ) - Eureka Fire Station ( Fire station ) - Eureka Fish & Park ( Fishing Spot ) - Eureka Gaming Stadium ( Stadium ) - Eureka General Hospital ( Hospital ) - Eureka General Store ( General store - Groceries ) - Eureka Gypsy Star ( Fortune Teller ) - Eureka Gym Studio ( Fitness ) - Eureka Mad Lab ( Science Lab ) - Eureka Medium Central ( Big Park ) - Eureka Nautitorium ( Pool ) - Eureka Murphy Law ( Junkyard ) - Eureka Poney Land ( Horse Training Grounds ) - Eureka Public Bath ( Pool ) - Eureka Space Force 42 ( Military Base ) - Eureka Sunny Library ( Library - Bookstore ) - Eureka Super Glow ( Elixir Corner ) - Eureka HoloCinema ( Theater ) - Eureka Vampire Lounge ( Vampire Lounge ) - Eureka Woody Tavern ( Supernatural Hangout - Bar )

Are you going to make a video of Eureka Valley ?

I’m so tempted to make a video for Eureka Valley. I’m not sure. Maybe ... Surely ? Wait and see ... Download here - World Download here - Lots Download here - CC

Enjoy & Have much fun ! 😎

 Well ... Well ... Well ... EUREKA VALLEY is on its way :)

Our new Eureka Valley World is finally done ans is now under testing on PC ( 32 bits ) and Mac ( both 32 bits & 64 bis versions ) so here some pictures :)

What to expect with Eureka Valley ?

As with our 2 previous worlds, Eureka Valley is a green oriented town ... and in this case, a quite luxurious world. We modified terrain textures, roads and trees, downtown, lots place and situation and tried to get as close as possible of our idea.

Our idea was to get a mixed world between farming and tech and so, transformed many things to that purpose. Eureka Valley is a very pleasant world, more science turned and a real mix of old farms and futuristic houses, ready to play into a full revamped and transformed Appaloosa Plains base ... and from Appaloosa Plains to Eureka Valley, from Earth to Outerworld, the new center of the Sims spatial road to the future is available to play with :)

We made 70 lots ( 38 community and 32 residential ) to fit Eureka Valley. And we will provide all the files needed to play with :) including a .save file with population for a “ready to play” game ;)

Among the lots, we made a community 3-lotd combo : Consignment Store - Geek Store - Market which is intended tp be the Center of Eureka Valley, just besides the City Hall and the Coffee Shop :)

We kept 2 residential lots and 4 community lots from Oaksoak Hollow ...

- Eureka Valley Café

- Eureka Valley School

- Eureka Valley General Store ( which is now the Grocery lot too )

- Eureka Valley Outdoor Pool ( this one is present in each of our world ! )

Everything else is new :)

As for Oaksoak Hollow, we’ll provide the listing of every lot with credits and if we forget someone, just tell us ;)

Stay tuned ;) Eureka Valley is coming very soon !

EUREKA VALLEY - NEW Q&A ...

Surprisingly, we received new questions related to our Sims 3 Worlds : mainly Oaksoak Hollow and Eureka Valley ... I say “surprisingly” because usually we do not receive many ones ;) except when a new sims 4 world arrives on the market. And it is ALWAYS the same one : Are you going to do it ? So, I’m so pleased to answer different kind of questions today :) And hope my answers will be ok :D

I just discover your worlds! Is Oaksoak Hollow populated?

No. None of our worlds are populated. But we provide a save game which is a populated one with maxis based Sims. Up to you to play with or without. With NRAAS, you may populate quite easily a world.

The stories are a nice touch. Where it comes from?

Well, that’s an interesting point indeed. Our first world : Lost Cove was an almost empty world because we wanted to make something really different: Harder to survive. No roads, no comfortable house, no grocery store, and so on ... We imagined a full story around such as a post apocalyptic situation. Our story tellings begin with Lost Cove and because I need to be motivated to make a world, I need a good story :D So we made the same with Oaksoak Hollow and Eureka Valley ... Can’t really tell more about. Inspiration is sometimes very tiny :D

Your worlds are big. Would you mind to make smaller one?

Yes. Eureka Valley is already smaller than Oksoak Hollow. The next world should be a bit smaller than Eureka Valley ... Its name is Shetland Harbour !

Do you intend to update your worlds?

Yes. The next update of Oaksoak Hollow will be mainly about community lots corrections and furniture inside residential lots. And things here and there.

Lost Cove does not really need an update since it is upon players to build/rebuild the world. And Eureka Valley will be updated later in the year.

I don’t play Sims4 anymore but I love your work! Will you convert your walls and floors?

Aaaarrrggg ... Yes. I already wrote it ( do not remember in which post ) but sims 3 tools are not as cool and easy as the sims 4 ones ;) so, it will take some times. And most important, the final render is not at all the same depending of ... well I don’t really know. Must learn deeper and dig again for tips.

I already did few things that are included in the CC folder I share on our website. For more, you’ll have to be patient :D

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That’s all for today. By the way, I loved to answer interesting questions. And get pictures from your games. Too bad we do not receive more pictures !!! and talking about pictures ... I have to redo some pictures of Eureka Valley community lots for an upcoming post.

Stay as safe as possible ...

Oaksoak Hollow - TIPS & NEXT

As you noticed, Oaksoak Hollow is a large world full of trees all over. If you get some slowdown, you may do 2 easy things ;)

- Delete some trees on the lots ( both community and residential )

- Give your game more breath by adding 2 GB to the basic EA Sims3.ini file ( I’m pretty sure most of you already know the trick ;) )

Program Files (x86) > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > Game > Bin > Sims3.ini

Open the Sims3.ini ( with a simple note pad ) and modify the line :

[ResourceSystem] MemoryUsageLimit = 20000000

with

[ResourceSystem] MemoryUsageLimit = 40000000

Save and close. Done !

Unfortunatly, this last tip is available only for Windows users and doesn’t work for Mac users :/

What’s coming next ?

We are going to upload all the lots we made/modify separately from Oaksoak Hollow. Stay tuned because we really think you’ll enjoy them ;)

In addition, we’ll upload some build stuff we used ( with pictures ), some wood materials and so on :)

About the Rabbitholes ... We named each rug RH-xxxxxx to avoid to get the word Rabbithole all over and to not mix with regular rugs ;) These square rugs are made with a brand new mesh, so you can use them for all your community lots creations without asking anything and incorporate them into your worlds and so on, your own uploads and so on ... Anyway, all credits go to Jynx Work :)

Updates are not yet finished :D Here the last updates of today ...

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All counters have been updated and work fine in game ( I tested those ones yesterday ) Idem for the Pluton Set :)

http://tech-hippie.com/sims4-faktory/archives/919

http://tech-hippie.com/sims4-faktory/archives/905

http://tech-hippie.com/sims4-faktory/archives/590

http://tech-hippie.com/sims4-faktory/archives/322

Tables ( especially the archi-table ) still do not work in game. I updated them but it still doesn’t work. I have to investigate a bit further and re-do all the work before posting their updates. I also found interesting creations I never posted ! :D ... So, see you very soon with new updates, new creations and new terrains !