Willow Weeds

There are definitely a few things the community can do to not be actively hostile towards creators. There are also things creators can do too (this is a 2 way street). I may not experience some of these now, but when I was starting out some were common, and also what creator friends have experienced in the past. I would say i am also quite observant so this is just things I have noticed while being a creator all these years. There are probably more things that can be done, but this is what i can think of right now. I will put it under a read more because i am chatty LOL

I’m minded not everyone may know about the batch export and import cheats in Sims 4 Studio. They make it a lot, lot easier to get your files in and out of the program (which is especially welcome when making walls and/or anything with a lot of swatches).

Here’s how it works:

Step 1: Open S4S and ready your package by creating your swatches (the easiest way to do this is to load a colour palette you’ve already prepared using Tools > Color Palette but you can do it manually if you need to)

Step 2: Once you have your swatches in place, press CTRL+SHIFT+C (the same command to open the cheats window in TS4) and type studio.exportall

S4S will create a folder in the same location as your package that has all the various texture files associated with your package in PNG format. 

Go into that folder and delete everything that isn’t a main diffuse texture (all the files highlighted in the picture below are the ones you want to delete). You’ll be left with the same amount of identical diffuse textures as there are swatches in your package.

Step 3: Create your recolours/textures and save them with the file names of the corresponding diffuse textures/swatches you have in the folder S4S made. (You have to save them as PNG.)

Step 4: This is why it’s important to save the files in the same folder and with the names S4S created. Go back to S4S and in the cheats window (CTRL+SHIFT+C) type studio.importall and watch as it imports all of those nice new textures for you. It will likely throw an error at the end, but you can safely ignore it and close the error window (close it with the little red x in the top right corner).

(At first you won’t see any change. You have to click on a new swatch to see it’s imported them all.)

You’re done! You now have 48 (or a far more sensible number of) nice new textures and can save your package and check it in game.

This works for all objects and walls and floors. I haven’t tried it on cas objects because I don’t make them. 

Sometimes when importing wall textures if you’ve been using S4S for a while its memory can get a little overloaded and it won’t import them all. If this happens you can either close the program and start again, which will clear the memory, or you can just keep typing the batch import cheat and eventually it will import them all. It just needs a little coaxing. 

And for walls and floors S4S will automatically create the thumbnails for you. You still have to generate them yourself for all other objects by viewing them in game (or add your own in S4S).

Functional Photo Frames - V2

It is here and it is bigger than ever, sort of. It is still the same as V1, I just built upon it and expanded it to offer more customizability for a game that is a sandbox. The details can be read below, most of the instructions on how to use the mod are implemented through object descriptions and in-game lessons. Everything is Base Game compatible! 

I am happy to answer queries, suggestions and ideas, about this mod. I know it can be confusing. Download is at the bottom so that you’ll have to read the mod description. I also added an info page for you to look at!

‘Mountain Privacy’ Kitchen

Solid kitchen counters and islands with matching cabinets to complement the ‘Mountain Romance’ kitchen set

Well, we all saw this coming, not least because I posted about 90 WIP pics about it. But it’s finally done!! Making kitchen sets is extraordinarily tedious, that much is absolutely true, but EA is literally worth $5 BILLION so you’d think they could find the cash somewhere to have someone do this themselves. 🧐 i guess we’re all going thru tough times!! But those tough times are over because I have done the work for them for free. Yes, it’s official, the tough times are over!! More info and d/l below 😃 

Hi all, Studio is updating today with a batch fix for custom windows and doors that were broken by the Star Wars patch. The Windows and Mac versions both have this new feature.

For creators, each version also has a feature that allows you to fix the cutout on any new creation by clicking Tools/Modding/Generate Model Cutout From Wall Cutout Texture after you’re finished importing your new wall cutout texture.

For everyone, please read the notes below.

Select your version of Studio to download HERE

Notes:

When the batch fix runs, it will create a backup folder containing the original version of all files it fixed. Please do not discard this file until you verify that your windows and doors are functioning properly in the game. If you encounter a window or door that did not fix properly, please send us the original and the broken batch-fixed versions so the problem can be investigated.

The game has a small glitch with some round windows that causes a subtle line to appear at the edge of such windows when no wallpaper is on the wall in which the window is placed and the wall is facing a certain direction. EA windows do this too (see pic below), so this is not a problem with the batch fixer, it’s a game issue. You will not notice this line once wallpaper is applied to the wall.

Running the batch fix on a window or door will cause a new resource to appear in the Warehouse view of that file. This resource records the batch fix version that was applied to the file. If you add new broken windows or doors to the same folder in which this file is placed and run the batch fix again, this resource allows Studio to skip over this file instead of fixing it again.

Rock’n Rockers - A Collection of 12 Rocking Chairs

When Nifty Knitting came out, the item I was most excited about was the rocking chair. The design wasn’t my cup of tea, but the possibilities it brought to the game was something I couldn’t ignore. So I went about investigating the tuning to see whether or not it was added to the basegame. To my surprise, it wasn’t pack-exclusive (hinting at the possibility that Maxis could add more down the line), meaning I could make some chairs that would be able to work for those with updated games (pre-Nifty Knitting patch) but didn’t require the pack. I love when new furniture types are added to basegame, just like the 6 seat round table. Anyway, i got carried away and came up with 12 new designs to give people a bit more variety. Grandma is going to be one stylish rocked in these babies!

Tiny Living Plus - CC Addon for Tiny Living

I am very excited to finally share my Custom Content Addon for Tiny Living! I started working on this set as soon as Tiny Living was released but I had less free time than usual so it took a bit longer than expected to finish. Hope you enjoy & sorry for the delay!

Want more out of Tiny Living? This set contains over 20 objects… 34 to be specific, if you count the full set of lights and windows that are also included. The objects use many elements from those found in Tiny Living, so this set is very much an ‘addon’ and will match seamlessly with the Pack. 

Similar to how my Moschino Addons required Moschino Stuff Pack to work, this Tiny Living Addon requires Tiny Living for it to work.

Downloads (Pick One)

Merged Package  Separated ZIP

(Windows/Doors have been updated to the new system)

Merged Package contains everything in one .package file, Separated ZIP contains a separate .package file for each object.

My Patreon if you’d like to support my work. 100% Optional  (Alternative: Paypal)

Install

To install, place the .package files into your Mods folder found, by default, in My Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods. Alternatively, you can place the individual .package files from the separated ZIP into it’s own folder within the Mods folder to keep things tidy.

Notes

Credits: Sims 4 Studio

Do The Research (2 New Research Computers)

Link: SFS [archive]

TBH, I am surprised to not have seen any other versions like these… I cloned & tweaked the meshes for two other computers to use for research with Discover University (EP08 required for interaction). For each I enlarged the monitors only, because who really ever looks at a 14" desktop monitor anymore (as they appear to me in-game)? The GtW (EP01) ‘Crystal’ computer and the Curved-Screen City Living computer. They have their original swatches (3 each) and their respective packs are required for use. I have been using these since EP08 came out, as I am not a fan of the ones included. Of course, as I am writing this, it occurs to me to make a combined tuning for the research interaction for use on any computer, but… eh?

BRIGHTER FOUNDATIONS

DOWNLOAD: GOOGLE DRIVE / PATREON

This mod is an attempt to fix the old issue of foundations being too dark and their colors never matching anything else.

There’s a darkening gradient applied to all buildings in the game which makes the bottom of walls look darker. It’s there to make them blend in with the environment, I suppose, but that comes at the expense of color fidelity.

What I did was change the darkening amount from 50% to 10%, and now the foundation textures actually match the rest of the textures in the game! What a concept.

Here are some before and afters:

I have created approximately 530 buildmode items that fall into either the window or door/arch category. 

Hiiii guys, so I have been working on the tabletop frames and the string lights this past few weeks. It took me a while to do it because I’ve been experimenting with S4S so that it won’t clutter the catalog because it has many styles. I also finished a very cool feature with one of the frames that I won’t reveal yet. ^^