An update to Fincastle by Cutsocks on MTS for all EPs. The look and feel should be reminiscent of Midwestern and northeastern US beach vacation towns.
On hold. I used a fair amount of CC, so I'm dragging my feet on rounding it all up and creating a masterlist. Making this a priority so I can work on this and Roaring Heights at the same time.
Roaring Heights II
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A CC-free update to Roaring Heights for all EPs. Plan to release a BG-compatible version as well. I kept the Miami art deco look and feel whenever possible, but a few rabbit holes and shells look more modern. So let's call it the 1965 version of Roaring Heights.
Slowly making progress after I lost a bunch of lots due to a glitch. Trying not to rush through and push out a bunch of halfassed lots.
Strangetown United (all TS2 Strangetowns)
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Another thought... like @chrisnewbie's worlds, but combined onto an edited Lucky Palms. When you think about it, it does kind of fit all versions... the upscale lush areas from PSP's Paradise Place (Hazel Dente was born to live on fertilize a golf course), the canyons and water areas from GBA, the dead-end desert town from DS, and the highway bypass from PC.
Mapped out my ideas, but I think it'll go down the priorities list since there are so many other versions out there.
Miniopolis + Sim Valley (Handheld Urbz/Bustin' Out)
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A thought I had... I know @thesimquarter had at one point been playing around with a TS3 Miniopolis/Urbz world. After hunting around for bayou-themed worlds, I think Gulf Coast by Leetamme on the Exchange might be perfect as a base for Macropolis.
Starting to create a plan for this world. It's absolutely HUGE, so even if I use almost all prebuilt lots, it'll take a while. But the gears are definitely turning.
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Princess cut crystals earrings 4t2 ♥ Original meshes and textures by Natalis and you can find them here&here ♥ Thank you very much!
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Special thank you to @plumbbobtoggle for making such amazing previews, this post woudn’t have been possible without their help (and without Christopher creating such beatiful accessories too, ofc!) 💜
OFFICIALLY there's now a booty of newer sims 2 cc called Nut So Fast Paywallers!
I spent quite some money on it and safety measures so I hope y'all appreciate it 🙏
Once I have more money/others will help obtain more content, NSFP will be updated! You can also donate on ko-fi, ALL donations will be spent on obtaining more cc, NOTHING ELSE
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I wanted to do this since The Sims 2 (GBA) turns 20 years this month… Then I realized the recipes are from The Urbz lol, but here it is anyways! A curated collection of the pastries that you can bake in that game! It's not 100% accurate, but I did what I could.
With DXVK and S3SS living their high days, older Sims 3 installment guides are rapidly starting to become outdated. So here's a brand new and up-to-date step-by-step guide to go through when you do a fresh install of your game that will help you get the best performance you could possibly imagine for this old and laggy gem of a game.
Have Sims 3 installed, but is it performing abhorrently? I highly recommend a fresh install. You don't have to delete your saves or mods. Just get yourself a fresh bin to work with by uninstalling, going into your program files The Sims 3 folder and deleting any remnant files still in there. Then follow my guide!
All of the steps to follow are below the line ->
Step 1: install your game through your respected platform.
Just follow the regular steps and install the game without adding any other stuff yet whatsoever.
(I personally have a legit copy of the Sims 3 on Steam. If you use another app and have any questions, I'll probably not be able to help you.)
Step 2: run the game once through the official launcher. Once you get to the main menu, you can quit again.
It is very important you run your game through the original launcher at least once after installing it. Not doing so can cause problems with programs like CC magic. You only need to do it the first time. After that, we'll be skipping the launcher entirely.
Step 3: Create a short cut of TS3W.exe on your desktop.
You'll be skipping the launcher from now on. This helps with performance and it starts up your game much faster. It is also important to do this because of DXVK.
You can find TS3W.exe in your bin folder. For me (Steam version) it's in this location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
Right click TS3W.exe, click 'show more options' and choose 'create a shortcut'. Place this shortcut on your desktop and Run Sims 3 from there from now on.
Step 4: Run the GPU Add-on Support patcher
You can find this patcher here. It is essential to run this because Sims will otherwise not recognize your graphics card unless it's over 10 years old. This patcher helps to get your GPU recognized.
The patcher will create a new Graphicsrules.sgr and new Graphicscards.sgr for you in your bin folder. After installing this, you can move the ones that have _old behind them somewhere else (or delete them).
P.S.: if you pirate your game you'll have to do this manually, there's guides online for it but since I have a legit copy I can't help you here.
Step 5: Install DXVK
Make sure you follow this guide by Nornite and do every single step. Don't skip anything!
I'd say DXVK is pretty essential nowadays, especially if you have a modern graphics card with 6GB of VRAM or higher. It'll greatly help to keep your game stable and can prevent a lot of crashes. The way Dxvk works, is that it loads textures through your VRAM instead of your RAM. Especially when you use a lot of CC or HD textures, this will make a huge difference for your RAM usage. Sims 3 can only use 4GB of RAM at once and will start crashing once you hit the 3GB mark in your task manager. With DXVK, you will use a lot less RAM and it'll take much longer for your game to reach this hard cap.
When not to install DXVK: if you have a shitty GPU (like an integrated graphics card on a laptop, or one with 4GB of VRAM or less).
Step 5: Start up the game
Use your new desktop shortcut that also has 'run as administrator' permissions now if you followed the DXVK guide properly.
Step 6: set up all your settings through the ingame options menu
The best graphics settings for you will highly depend on what computer you're using. But there are some things you should always turn off because they negatively affect performance. I will share my (relevant) settings with you (I use a custom UI so your screen style will look a little different from mine). Click on the images to enlarge them so you can read them:
Things of note about these settings:
I recommend you play in windowed mode, especially if you plan to use ReShade. Playing fullscreen is possible, but it does make Reshade presets behave differently in your game. I will include a step in this guide that you can follow to play windowed borderless. So, when you plan to do this: make sure you set the resolution to your display resolution.
Enable object hiding helps with performance. Advanced rendering is essential because otherwise your game looks like absolute shit.
Set your High Detail Lots to any value between 2 and 4. Don't go lower or higher, because you'll get rendering issues that lag out your game.
All other graphics settings can be set to your heart's desire. I'd say start with the highest settings and only go down if you notice your frames per second are bad.
Disable shop mode and lessons and fully disable memories or use this mod to severly limit them. Disable interactive loading screens as well. These are all performance eaters. Interactive loading screen also causes crashes. Memories also don't do anything for your sim, it's just a scrap book with no in-game effects.
Disable any online mode feature. This also lags out your game. Unless you really want to use these features it's best to just play fully offline.
Save your settings, close the game again.
Step 7: Install Sims 3 Settings Setter
This is the most recent magic genie that Sims 3 was blessed with. Especially combined with DXVK it is a life changer. Installing it is simple. You download the most recent version here and drop the .asi file in your bin. Also grab 'wininet.dll' from here and drop that one in your bin too.
Start up your game and load up a save. Once you're inside your save, you press 'insert' to open up the menu for Sims 3 Settings Setter. Go to the 'patches' tab and enable what you like. These are my enabled patches and they all work really well for me, but feel free to experiment with them to find your own performance sweet spot:
Only enable uncompressed textures if you have a GPU with at least 8gb of VRAM. My game will use over 6gb of VRAM easily with this enabled, so you've been warned.
Once you have everything you desire enabled, press 'file' in the top left corner and click 'save settings'.
Step 7.5: if you're playing windowed mode: go into the Other/QoL tab and enable 'Borderless Window'. Set it to 'Full Screen'.
Save your settings and close your game again. No need to save the game you entered for this unless you want to.
Step 8: Install Nraas Errortrap, MasterController and Overwatch
These 3 mods by Nraas are pretty much essential to keep your game from breaking down in the long run. You can download the mods here. Have you never installed a mod for Sims 3 before? Here's a guide (skip the part about Sims3pack and go straight to the part where it explains how to install .package mods).
That's it! You can now play The Sims 3 and it'll be as smooth and stable as it'll ever be. From here on, you can stock your game with more mods and CC (check out my mods masterlist!), or you can install Reshade (here's a guide).
Some important things to keep in mind while playing:
Clean up your game regularly. You can easily do this by using Regul Save Cleaner.
When you install a new mod or update/change Sims 3 Settings Setter, always restart and clear your caches.
Use CC Magic for installing CC, because it merges your files and this really helps with performance. Here's a handy guide on how to use it. Don't put your script mods in here, just your CC.
If you plan to travel to vacation destinations in the EP World Adventures, Nraas Traveler is a must to prevent most of the bugs and crashes that happen in this expansion.
Always keep in mind: mods and corrupt CC can still break your game, make it laggy or unplayable. Always be mindful of the mods you add, so you can always trace any issues you're having back to the mod causing it. I highly recommend not downloading a ton of mods in one session, but adding them step by step and see what they do to your games performance.
Use 'Reset the entire town' from Nraas MasterController at least every other sim week. It'll help clear up any lag that happens because of NPC sims getting themselves stuck routing or annoying stuff like that.
Got a slow CAS? Use Nraas MasterController Compact mode! (Make sure you have the Nraas MasterController Integration module installed).
Navigate to NRaas > MasterController > Settings > CAS.
Set the following to True:
Show in Compact Form: Accessories
Show in Compact Form: Clothing
Show in Compact Form: Hats
Strangetown Hotel is the oasis and attraction every guest wouldn't want to miss! With its elevated location and surrounding cliffs, the whole of Strangetown kneels at your feet, offering you a breathtaking view of this desert town. Relax and enjoy all the amenities and themed guest rooms this hotel has to offer. Basement is off-limits, though.
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Continuing the 20th anniversary celebration of The Sims 2 handheld (GBA/DS) started by @thesimquarter last month, here is my own build of the famous Strangetown Hotel that I promised before! Note that this is not an exact recreation, but my own remake / reimagining of the lot from the Nintendo DS game. This is a fully-functional resort lot for The Sims 3.
This lot is 50x50 and CC-free, but I used a lot of items from EPs, SPs (except Sweet Treats) and TS3 Store. It has 5 floors in total and 1 basement, and the photos will be divided into 5 posts, so stick around! :D
This first batch features the facade and the Main Lobby with elevators and Manager's Suite (originally seen in the DS game), and a buffet restaurant that I added for the guests' use.
Tag me here if you use this lot in your saves, I wanna see this out in the wild :D and just DM me here if you encounter any issues. Thank you so much!
As some of you requested, I have uploaded are the 3 islands I had created for my Vacation Islands Pack project. These are the three separate islands and what can be found on them (click on the names to see more pictures):
Pinewood Island: Based on the Canadian Pacific Northwest. It includes a Base Camp, a Port and a Fishing Spot.
Sinangein: Based on Phi Phi, Thailand. It includes a Base Camp, a Port, a Bistro and a Diving Lot.
Copacabana: Based on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It includes a Base Camp, a Port, a Beach Lot and a Nightclub.
All these islands are built on a tiny map size (256x256) and are meant to be used with the Traveler mod. Each island includes custom INI files and recolors, and they include no CC or Store content, except for Copacabana’s Cristo Redentor statue.
REQUIREMENTS
I’m not sure of which EPs I did use exactly, but these are the ones I think are required: Island Paradise, Late Night, WA, Showtime, Pets, Supernatural, Ambitions, University Life, Outdoor Living Stuff.
Adjusted the ship meshes & parameters to stop fading out when the camera is at a certain angle
New weather files with improved dawns & dusks (new “blue hour” period)
Added five pre-built ‘shell’ lots- one is a prefurnished “residential” lot to prevent hang-ups when you load up the game with NRaas’ Traveller
You will now need Roaring Heights for some of the objects! See below for details.
The MS Plumbob Dream is a Plumbob-class cruise ship owned by Vacation Island Cruise Lines. Sailing to multiple ports-of-call around the world, the MS Plumbob Dream is truly your home-away-from-home!
Imagine surfing in Sunlit Tides, al fresco dining in Monte Vista, beachside cocktails in Isla Paradiso, and even onshore hotspring excursions in Aurora Skies- all from the same ship! Sound like a fantasy? No- It’s reality.
With Vacation Island Cruise Line’s newest designs aiming for the ultimate “mass-market-blocks-of-flats-on-a-barge”, the Plumbob-class cruise ships are the epitome of that new business ethos.
Director Nick Alto notes: “We found out that on most of our cruises, people don’t want to actually feel like they’re at sea- so instead we’re giving them as many amenities as we can and making the ships as inhumanly large as possible. Furthermore, following the Solomon Queen and Simplicity incidents, our larger ships are guaranteed to be much safer!”
As a result- surpassing even the previous Llama-class ships in scale and amenities, the MS Plumbob Dream along with her sister ship MS Plumbob Aspiration are among Vacation Island Cruise Lines’s largest and most popular ships- though in no little part also due to the enduringly ‘low’ rates, the “”all-inclusive”” packages and even the fabled “””free””” cruises.
There might be a few spills along the way like drunk captains and viral outbreaks, not to mention the occasional iceberg or rogue wave- but if you’re looking for an unforgettable AND affordable break from the daily grind, make the MS Plumbob Dream YOUR next destination!
So basically a one week project that grew into a two-three-four(?) week project. I was inspired in part by @nilxis’s Vacation worlds, a series of small, fast-loading worlds that your sims could escape to via NRaas’s Traveller mod!
The second inspiration is that this world could also act either as an in-between point in your sims’ travels (i.e. actually traveling from Sunset Valley to Sunlit Tides instead of poofing there) or also as a destination in itself!
Anyways, onto the usual:
World with four lot shells & one furnished lot.
Five lots to build on (two 30x50 lots, three 60x50 lots).
Fast-loading! Only 19MBs in size!
Remember to turn off wildlife & horses if you have Pets. The MS Plumbob has kennels, but not stables!
No spawners! Keep that at home or for your on-shore excursions!
Ideally, remove all overriding weather mods as the one included within the files is specifically designed for the world. Otherwise, a custom sea movement package is included, which you can place into yourDocuments\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Overrides folder.
Ideally works best with at least one resort lot, and the rest being community lots of your choice.
Ideal configuration:
- Forward Deck- Showtime venue (stage & theatre for Showtime)
- Mid Deck 1 - Community/Resort Lot
- Mid Deck 2 - Community/Resort Lot
- Mid Deck 3 - Community/Resort Lot
- Aft Deck - Add LN elevators and Island Paradise mini-washrooms, along with additional amenities.
- Aft Deck Option 1 - Turn into apartment with public markers.
- Aft Deck Option 2 - Turn into Basecamp
CC List
None, all custom-made CC is included in the world file. No need to worry about installing or removing mods- the mods will remove themselves when you uninstall the world!
Expansions
Basegame only needed!
Roaring Heights is needed (if you are experiencing issues, get the fancy version from here).
A potted plant from the free Prius/Renault set is included. If you have the packs already, feel free to ignore this file.
However, to get the full experience, you will want at least Island Paradise in order to build resorts for your sims and/or World Adventures to build a base camp/generate tourists.
Get it here.
Alternatively, get it here.
Installation Guide
Place mods into the Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads folder.
Double-click to install.
Put on the Sims 1 Vacation soundtrack while you load up the game.
If you don’t have the Sims 3, you can place the file on your desktop and admire it there.
Happy travels, and more importantly, take lots of pictures!
Post ‘em under the tag #Plumbob Dream!
(Actually I don’t really care, no one does this anyways)
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The Krabb Mirror (looks like two wavy lines) is repo'd to the mirror that came with Ikea. Malm 6-Drawer Chest Closed is an end table with one slot on top, Malm 6-Drawer Chest Open is a mirror with 12 deco slots. They're both repo'd to the Malm Chest of 6 Drawers that came with Ikea but the open version has a custom subset to recolor the fabric on top. The other mirrors in this set are custom
here's a bunch of default face templates. all the extra info + dl link is down there ⬇
i tried avoiding same faced-ness as much as i could while putting these together, but to be double sure i also included some sims by other creators i asked permission 500 years ago (it took me A BIT longer than expected)
the male base sim for 16/pat and female base sim for 25/maggie & 26/bree are by tvickiesims, 20/rhiannon is by platinumaspiration, 21/witches is by serabiet, 18/maxxx is by yakumtsaki and 23/lyta is by esotheria!
here's a folder with all the images you're seeing up there so you can properly zoom in! the defaults they are depicted with are my woohoo on the beach redux skin, mostly pupa eyes, and platasps brow pack!
here you can see them without cc:
🚨 BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD make sure you have archfixes to unbork the chronically borked templates! additionally, you can unhide the elf template with this mod. 🚨
that should be all i think? let's get to the actual download
MERGED / UNMERGED
for the database:
(and making non-defaults as per my and every involved creator's tou is ofc permitted! 🌸)
