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and while i'm at it, what i've come to realize with early acces and paywalling is that has become so normalized in ts4 community is this model was never meant to be sustainable. yet some creators seem to put all of the pressure on the consumer to pay compensation when this is a hobby we are all doing for free. i will never give my money for someone who has clearly never given a damn about the people who are apart of this community. i'm glad we're realizing how harmful and incredibly greedy some creators are but i also want people to realize that the consumer will always hold the power. don't let anyone guilt trip you into thinking that recolored assets from game, broken meshes, repetitive sets, broken mods, ai-gen cc that looks like absolute garbage- need i continue? anyways don't let anyone guilt you into believing you are responsible for their livelihoods when in reality it has been show time and time again, they do not value the labor you’ve put into earning that dollar. please understand this before you find the need to defend an adult who is very much capable of that.

So, I assume most of you don't know, but there is a bit of drama inside the Paralives community. It's funny because this whole thing is revolving around The Sims 3.

TwistedMexi made his first paywalled "early access" mod called Sims 3 Camera, and I've been working on the same thing as he was. 1. Let's get the "clone" allegation out of the way first.

(Source: TwistedMexi's discord server)

TwistedMexi is accusing me of cloning his mod, but let’s look at the facts. Thankfully, I always use GitHub, so the commit dates are there to prove it.

(2026-05-26 22:27:02 +0200) is a timestamp of the first commit with hash d82ddd909e06833b0f8d5d439ad602d04a4f3e08

(2026-05-27T19:57:44.000+00:00) is a timestamp of the publication date of his Patreon post.

Honestly, I didn't know I could see the future, but ok.

2. The second thing I want to address is that currently there are a lot of awful comments directed at Tmex. PLEASE do not harass other creators.

3. Regarding early access and paywalls: My mods are developed in my spare time as a passion project. I believe in keeping my work accessible to everyone, which is why all of my content will remain completely free, forever. I believe the community should play a role in maintaining projects if the original creator steps away, which is why I always share the source code for my projects Free mods are a pillar of a healthy community, whereas paywalls only lead to gatekeeping and unnecessary drama. My hope is that more creators choose to release their mods in a way that prioritizes community growth and shared resources.

A reblog would be greatly appreciated to help spread this message.

Thanks for reading,

Magnet Memories

A Sims 4 Gameplay Challenge

Here's a super chill Sims 4 gameplay challenge themed around the 12 magnets we earned across two login events!

Guidelines

Complete a task to "earn" its corresponding magnet. Collect all 12:

Discover Sylvan Glade

Complete the Fossil collection

Get abducted by aliens (Alternatively, just find an alien collectable!)

Try all 4 Brindleton Bay recipes

Have a snowball fight

Build 3 different Snowpals

Experience a volcano eruption

Pet a dolphin

Visit the Magic Realm

Take a selfie with Yamachan

Meet the Peculiar Plumbird

Have twins or triplets (The "On a Ley Line" lot trait really helps!)

I also recommend you display your hard-earned magnets using my Magnet Boards Slot Fix overrides.

Packs Required

Base Game

Get to Work

Cats & Dogs

Seasons

Island Living

Realm of Magic

Snowy Escape

Adventure Awaits

Have fun!

Tell you my name F-U-C-K Fifty-foot Queenie Force 10 hurricane Biggest woman I could have ten sons Ten gods, ten queens Ten foot and rising

We're doing early access mods/cc for an INDIE game that has been out for no more than 3 DAYS?