🤍 Sul Sul!
I’m Allie — a dog mom and longtime Simmer. Who’s been playing The Sims so long, I can remember the excitement for the release of Sims 2, and begging my mom to buy it. I have been hooked since Sims 1!,and am over the moon to now be sharing my gameplay and cc finds! On here, tiktok, and youtube! over 20 years of gameplay!
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Still learning screenshots,recording, and tumblr edicate so tips are always welcome 🤍
Finally sharing my Black Widow preset with you guys! I am so happy with this preset I am now using it in all of my saves. It works really well for more gloomy worlds like Midnight Hollow, but also looks really nice in more colorful or bright worlds.
Download Black Widow Reshade preset (SFS)
This is a Reshade preset made for Reshade 6.4.1.
Important: this Reshade uses Shellsea's Rose Cream LUT texture and the MXAO 3.4 shader. If you are already using my reshade-shaders folder, they are included. You can also download my folder to find these two files and add them to your reshade-shaders folder manually. Rose Cream.png goes in Textures. The MXAO 3.4.fx goes into Shaders.
Going to use my preset? I highly recommend you follow my full guide on how to install Reshade 6.4.1!
More info on the preset below ->
In the photo's taken for this preset I have used Cinematic DOF (toggle key F7) instead of qUINT DOF (toggle key F9). In order to change the focal point with Cinematic DOF, you can adjust these two sliders (make sure performance mode is turned OFF in your Reshade menu to be able to see these sliders). Also make sure you uncheck 'use mouse direction'.
Below I've included a screenshot with all effects that should be enabled when using this preset (+ the two DOF settings at the bottom).
My other presets:
Novelesque by Simnovels
Novelesque Gemstone Edition
The lighting mod I recommended to use alongside this preset
Hey! This is a default replacement for the in-game cellphone. I used EpiSims' Cellphone Default as a base for this, so please remember that you can only have one cellphone default in your game at a time.
You will also need the Smartphone Friendly Phone Anims mod for it to work properly.
Details:
Phone Color: 21 swatches
Phone Case: 31 swatches
Screen: 7 swatches
Polycount: 660
Textures size: 256x512
Cost $300
Preview Images:
Phone color in order (The first color is the base color, so PhoneColor_1 starts with the second color. Use this as a guide if you want to delete certain swatches.)
Phone cases in order
Screen (Original image from the creator so you can preview the available swatches. They are not in order, and I also want to note that I used one of the swatches as a base.)
Download: MediaFire
Credits:
@episims for the cellphone default base and animation mods thank you!
“You can have your space, cowboy
I ain't gonna fence you in
Go on, ride away in your Silverado
Guess I'll see you 'round again
I know my place, and it ain't with you
Well sunsets fade, and love does, too
Yeah, we had our day in the sun
When a horse wants to run, there ain't no sense in closing the gate
You can have your space, cowboy”-
:) Screenshot from my Sims 2 game, inspired by the Queen herself, Kacey Musgraves using the custom hood "Sixam" made by @jawusa
*still learning sims tumblr edicate any help is great <3
Remember my 4t2 Sixam project I started 2 years ago? Which I almost scrapped but revisited sometime last year? ... well, I've got good news for you then. It's finally out now! ^^
Welcome to Sixam!
Sixam Academy is a prestigious intergalactic university on the planet of Sixam that provides special training for aspiring students to become Birth Queens, Colony Drones, or even the latest innovation in alien technology: Pollination Technicians. The academy offers hands-on experiences, collaborative research, and cultural exploration, alongside interstellar expeditions, nurturing a community focused on curiosity, inclusivity, and innovation.
Yes, I recreated the secret alien world from TS4 for TS2 as a custom university subhood! Why as a university subhood you may ask? Well, I tried to keep the original vibes of Sixam of it being an "unlockable"/visitable place your sims can explore rather than a regular neighborhood your sims can live in!
Well, even after graduation, your sims can actually stay and live in the university subhood using Lamare's YAs can enjoy maternity (and all that) mod, as well as Lamare's Pets at University mod!
While technically it's a university, it could easily also be just a downtown or a main hood, as it includes quite a few urban city-style residential & community lots that a main hood/downtown would also otherwise have… just all in sci-fi/alien theme, of course! ;)
Download: MTS | Simblr.cc | SFS
More info under the cut...
Neighborhood Info:
Requires only Uni/NL/OFB EP and no CC were used to build the lots - I made this without Apartment Life EP, so TS2 Super Collection users can also use it, but in the future, I might also make an alternative version as an actual downtown with apartment lots!
No camera mod is needed, yet, still recommended for easier gameplay, especially since some lots were built on skyscrapers and can be hard to view with just the vanilla camera.
Number of Sims: 90 (10 playable sims in 4 playable families, 31 townies, 44 NPCs, 5 dead sims)
Number of Lots: 35 (7 residential lots, 2 Greek houses, 5 dorms, 1 secret society, 20 community lots, where 8 of which are owned businesses)
Gameplay Info:
Speaking of lots, I made lecture halls for every major, which you could use with beestew's Active Classes mod! These are community lots, featuring skill-building equipment and study spaces, with NPC professors (as lot owners) available for tutoring whenever your sims visit.
I also made an optional custom skybox and custom lighting file for Sixam that will make it always nighttime (Yes, you heard right! The sun never shines here on Sixam!) with subtle seasonal color changes - reddish in Autumn, bluish in Winter, and greenish in Spring.
While the empty version should be CC-free, the inhabited version requires the 3 alien skintones (blue/turquoise/violet) from my [4t2] aliens set to keep the TS4 alien characters like Aileen Rauvu authentic. As giving all these colorful aliens the default green skin instead felt as bad as white-washing, say, giving black characters like Olive Specter a lighter skintone for me. An alternative CC-free version with no CC skintones is also available for players who prefer to not have any CC skintones in their games, though.
I also recreated some characters from TS4, especially all the characters from the The Sims 4 Get to Work: Sul Sul trailer. Every character comes with a complete set of ancestors (at least parents) and customized memories, even townies and NPCs! Some also come with interesting lore! Even though, they're just... townies! Oh, and everyone has genetic infant faces! Yayy! XD
Speaking of characters, scripted events don't work in subhoods, but I wrote a text in each family description that somewhat mimic the scripted event notifications anyway. I think this is a brilliant and fun way of introducing new characters, even in university subhoods. All households should also have a complete set of family album pictures that show their lore a bit. ^^
Recommended Mods:
All notownieregen/antiredudancy/nodormiespawn/nossrespawn mods. All university townies/NPCs in Sixam are aliens.. or at least have a very good reason why they're there, but this can easily be ruined if you don't have these mods installed, lol.
bloodredtoe's Mannequin babies can be born mod. To have more variety, I used the mannequin skintone for some of the alien sims. While this mod isn't required, it's recommended to prevent crashes, especially when these aliens have offspring, as there's a chance they could inherit the mannequin skintone.
Squinge's No Townie Memory Loss. Again, townies and NPCs in this neighborhood are highly customized and I recommend getting no townie amnesia mods to prevent their lore from getting wiped out! As there are a few clues in the bios of some of the townies... including long lost twins!
lingeringwillx's Restore Default Names for Sims in Subneighbohoods . This is especially helpful, not only because the townies/NPCs are related to the playable sims, but also, it will help to maintain the alien atmosphere of Sixam with names like Pollination Technicians, Colony Drones or Birth Queens, etc. instead of having EA's default townie/NPC names.
Install Instructions:
This download consists of 3 parts:
Neighborhood itself:
Place the USXM folder into your PROGRAM FILES/EA Games/The Sims 2 University/TSData/Res/NeighborhoodTemplate folder
Note: If you have TS2 UC, it's PROGRAM FILES/EA Games/The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection/University Life/EP1/TSData/Res/NeighborhoodTemplate
Note: If you have TS2 Legacy, it's PROGRAM FILES/EA Games/The Sims 2 Legacy/EP1/TSData/Res/NeighborhoodTemplate
2. OPTIONAL: Custom skybox (& 3 new alien skintones):
Place the Sixam CC folder into your DOCUMENTS/EA Games/The Sims 2/Downloads folder
Note: If you have TS2 UC, it's DOCUMENTS/EA Games/The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection/Downloads
Note: If you have TS2 Legacy, it's DOCUMENTS/EA Games/The Sims 2 Legacy/Downloads
Place the sixam_lot.txt file into your PROGRAM FILES/EA Games/The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff/TSData/Res/Lights folder
Note: If you have TS2 UC, it's PROGRAM FILES/EA Games/The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection/Fun with Pets/SP9/TSData/Res/Lights
Note: If you have TS2 Legacy, it's PROGRAM FILES/EA Games/The Sims 2 Legacy/EP9/TSData/Res/Lights
Credits:
To EA for creating Sixam in the first place, even though it was originally created for the wrong game ;)
Makers of SimPE (especially with the newest version, allowing creation of customized NPCs!)
Mootilda for all her amazing tools, especially LotCompressor, LotAdjustor, HoodChecker, and her tutorial on how to create a custom subhood template.
Numenor for his AnyGameStarter, allowing for the creation of a Uni/NL/OFB only environment.
@lowedeus for his original skybox, which I recolored and modified to make the skybox season-friendly, as well as @criquette-was-here for the tutorial on how to make nhood objects glow at night.
Gwenke for the original ocean surface nhood deco, which I also recolored and modified to make it glow at night.
@catherinetcjd for all her inspring builds and also for being such an amazing friend. I recommend her Isosceles Apartments, Experiment 4.2, The Colony as well as her Pyramid Commune No. 9 Live, specifically as optional additional lots for this neighborhood. I learned a lot from you in the past few years of neighborhood and lot building!
Creusa Sims for her support and love while I was creating this neighborhood. It was fun discussing some of the lore in this neighborhood with you. XD
@lordcrumps for also being such an amazing friend! It was you who kept pushing me to actually redo the skybox when I wasn't happy with the draft version, lol! And also for your helpful inputs very early on. ^^
@lamare-sims for being such a talented modder and her amazing mods that make living in university subhoods possible in the first place! This concept wouldn't have otherwise made sense.
That's it for now I guess? I hope you have as much fun with this neighborhood as I had building it! <3
Sim and skin aren't perfect, but I'm over it lol. Toes look like this on original sims 3 feet. If you use the Chisami pretty feet, the feet texture will look weird, sorry. Eyes are not recolorable, feel free to make them recolorable if you want.
The download will include the skin, outfit, hair and eyes from me. No one else's cc. Any other cc I used I'll link. Feel free to ask for help if your sim doesn't look exactly like this.
I won't put anyone else's work up. If you need help with sliders feel free to ask me. I'll link a few masterlist sliders I've downloaded over the years.
I edited Buhudain’s "You Are Real" face and body default replacement normal maps to make the details pop even more on the skin. First, can we talk about the impact these mods made? When I discovered them I was blown away, they immediately became an essential. Buhudain truly changed the game with these.
What I tweaked:
I edited Buhudain's 2048 px sized textures
More visible pores and skin texture
More defined muscles and veins (intensity controlled by the muscle definition slider in CAS)
More light-reflective, shinier skin (intensity changes with the muscle definition slider in CAS)
Sims with no muscle definition will still have slightly more glow to the skin and more detailed pores/texture up close
No bump map on the male body’s nipples so they won't conflict with nipple placements on any skins (female body has them though)
Includes naughty bits
The effect looks stronger on darker skin, I'm not sure why
I think you’ll be able to appreciate the texture if you use a HQ mod and you take a lot of closeup photos of your sims like I do. I think it still looks normal enough for regular gameplay, although you’ll have to decide that for yourself after you try it out.
Photos were taken with bright lights, the effect is subtler in normal lighting.
If you already use Buhudain’s You Are Real mods, you must remove them from your Mods folder first before installing mine.
You can put these files in your Overrides or Packages folder.
What’s in the zip:
My edits of You Are Real for the male and female body (young adults to elders)
My edits of You Are Real for the male and female face (young adults to elders)
If you only install the body files, your sim’s faces will not be affected.
If you want to install the face files to look consistent with the bodies, you can choose between the version which has EA’s wrinkles on the adult face, or the version which does not have EA’s wrinkles on the adult face. Only install one, not both!
I've updated my Expanded Active Households mod to a new edition, adding in lots of new features such as stayovers, a new interactive daycare system, custom babysitters and separated bills!
More info in the download link 😊
finally i’m posting my edited version of a preset i've been using for all my sims games. apricot blossom by simsboo is the main base, but i added a few effects and edited some settings.
download & details under the cut !
this works with any game and is compatible with gshade. you need to use gshade shaders in replacement of reshade shaders for this preset to work right. if you are struggling with that, johziii has an amazing reshade tutorial to refer to. for your sims 3 game to look just like the previews, follow this visual guide by shellsea.
i included hotkeys for the mxao, dof, and bloom effects so you can easily turn them on and off. i use bloom and dof for screenshots, not gameplay. i make my mxao more extreme when playing ts4.
please let me know if something is not working properly. thank you to simsboo for the original preset.
A lot of Reshade guides on Tumblr are either old or they don't really account for all the issues you could run into while installing Reshade. Since the presets I have shared here are for Reshade 6.4.1, I figured I'd post a full tutorial on how to install this version of Reshade correctly for the Sims 3. If you run into any issues with Reshade or when trying my presets, I highly recommend you uninstall the whole thing and just follow my guide, because then you'll be guaranteed a good working Reshade that has all the shaders you could ever need. No more red shaders that 'failed to compile' or presets that look weird because you don't own half the shaders the maker used.
Before you install Reshade, you need to realize that you can't have Reshade unless you play in windowed mode. I highly recommend using Smooth Patch to play Windowed borderless.
Instructions below the line!
Step 1: download the Reshade 6.4.1 installer.
You'll be needing Reshade 6.4.1 + add-on support. This is not because you need any add-ons, but you do need a Reshade that doesn't come with network detection and this is the one. If you are currently using a Reshade and are getting a 'network connection detected' message that cancels out MXAO and DOF, it's because you have a version of Reshade that did come with network detection and you really should download this version instead.
6.4.1 is the most recent Reshade version that is verified to work with The Sims 3. 6.5.1 doesn't work. I haven't tested 6.6.1 yet, but you really don't need a newer version anyway, so just stick with this one.
Download Reshade 6.4.1 from the official Reshade website.
Step 2: Install Reshade 6.4.1
Open the .exe file. You'll get a warning that you're not allowed to install this version for any multiplayer games, and that newer versions of Reshade are available. Those messages are not meant for us, you can just ignore them. Chose TS3W.exe or TS3.exe if you can't find the first one from the menu and click next. Choose Direct X 9 (or Vulkan if you have DXVK installed), click next. Click next again at 'select effects to install'. You don't need them all, because I'll give you mine in a later step. At the next screen (select add-ons to install) click skip. Congrats! Reshade is now installed.
Step 3: Go to The Sims/Game/Bin and delete your reshade-shaders folder.
What? Delete you say? Yes. Delete it. Why? Because it's an incomplete mess. Delete it fully, no worries, I'll give you a new one, but you have to delete this one first.
Step 4: Download my reshade-shaders folder
I have edited my reshade-shaders folder so that it won't give you any error messages when you load reshade AND I also added a bunch of older reshade and gshade shaders that some preset-creators like to use. This is by far your easiest way to having a complete reshade-shaders folder that won't be giving you any errors whatsoever.
Download my reshade-shaders folder from SFS.
Step 5: Extract my reshade-shaders folder and drop it in The Sims 3/Game/Bin.
That's the spot where you just deleted the old one. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DELETED YOUR OLD ONE. Why is this important? because you will otherwise get a Reshade menu filled with duplicates. Which is annoying, so just make sure to FIRST delete your old folder and THEN add mine. Don't replace/overwrite, because the old reshade-shaders folder had a bunch of subfolders that mine doesn't have, which means it won't override the duplicates but will just add them twice.
Step 6: drop any presets you want in your The Sims 3/Game/Bin
Presets come as an .ini file, like Novelesque Gemstone edition.ini. Don't put them in a sub folder, just leave them in the bin. If you want a preset to test with, here's one of mine.
Step 7: Start your game!
Reshade will now load all your effects, this will take a while, especially the last few effects like 6 of them will seem like they take 100 ages to load. Don't worry, this only happens the very first time you start your game. Next time it will be a lot faster.
Step 8: Turn off edge-smoothing in options
Go to optional step 13 for people with nvidia cards on how to force edge smoothing in a different way, but turn it off in the sims settings menu because it'll mess up your MXAO and DOF. The exception to this rule is DXVK. If you have DXVK installed and use Reshade, you can just set your edge smoothing to high and it won't matter.
Step 9: open the Reshade menu and click through/cancel the tutorial.
Do you see a list of shaders? Congrats, everything works and you can now enable your desired preset from the drop-down menu at the top.
Do you see no shaders at all? No worries, we can fix that. I'll explain how in Optional step 11.
Step 10: Set your global preprocessor definitions.
Uncheck performance mode first if it's checked, don't worry this won't affect performance much at all. Bonus is that you now also have unlocked the ability to tweak any preset you load by playing with all the settings in the bottom screen.
Now go to the lengthy button at the bottom of your shaders list.
Click on it and make sure your settings are like this:
Now Reshade should work as intended.
Still not working? Don't worry, I got you.
Troubleshooting time! HELP MY RESHADE STILL DOESNT WORK:
Optional step 11: In case you don't see any shaders in the list, here's your fix:
At the top of your Reshade menu in-game you see a tab 'settings'. Click on it and make sure your settings for 'Effect search paths' and 'Texture search paths' are set exactly as below:
.\reshade-shaders\Shaders
.\reshade-shaders\Textures
Click back to home again and reload Reshade. That should fix things for you.
Optional step 12: In case Reshade complains it doesn't have the correct writing rights.
If your preset doesn't load and you get an error message where Reshade tells you something similar to making sure Reshade.ini and/or your presets have writing rights, you need to go back to your bin, right click the ini files it mentions in its error message, go to properties and make sure 'Read Only' is UNCHECKED.
Uncheck Read-only, click apply and reload Reshade. That should fix things.
Optional step 13: I want edge smoothing because everything is ugly now (Nvidia GPU only).
Some presets come with FXAA turned on, but that makes the UI blurry and hard to read. If you have an nvidia graphics card, you can go to the Nvidia control panel to fix this instead (right click your desktop -> show more options -> Nvidia control panel).
Go to the tab 'Program settings' and select TS3W.exe (or TS3.exe if you don't have that one). Set the settings as follows:
Click apply in the bottom right. This should keep your edges smooth. I'm sure there's a similar way to do this for AMD gpu's, but I never had one so I can't help you with that.
Do you still run into issues? Feel free to message me but I can't guarantee I'll be able to help you. Make sure to take lots of screenshots of your problem if you message me for help!
Just an assortment of various toys I've made over time mostly testing out ideas and getting the hang of basic custom object animations. The little ones need more toys in the game!
The script and animations are all in the MAIN file which you must have but you can pick and choose which toys you want and download them separately. Files that have the same tags means that they need to be downloaded together for the toy to function. There's also a collection file with all the items. Details and features for each toy after the cut.
Requires: University (only for the chalk set). There are some effects and sounds taken from Generations, Seasons, Late Night and the Titanic Toy Machine store content. It's not required. If you don't have the latter, you can get it Blam's EA Store here.
Download HERE
If you like my stuff and want to tip as a thank you, feel free to donate to my Ko-fi account.
1. Koffee & Bean “Yes, Chef!” Kitchen Playset - §615 - I loved this kitchen set by @bethisims. It's not big and bulky so perfect for bedrooms and good polycount as well. I've always wanted a functional play kitchen with an emphasis on the play and not the kitchen. I personally don't really care for the in-game toy oven because it just spawns a lot of burnt muffins and brownies that I don't want my Sims eating anyway.
2. Toy Food (comes with playset or buy separately): 7 toy accessories that toddlers can play with and dogs can chew on (if they swallow it, they will get sick or maybe poop)
Children can "Play as Chef" where they will pretend to cook and bake. They can play alone or ask any Child+ sim to play restaurant with them or a stuffed animal. They will gain marginal cooking skill for this.
Children can also "Play House" pretend to do laundry or play with bubbles in the sink
Toddlers with a stuffed animal in their inventory can play with/torture(?) them in the kitchen.
Credits to @bethisims for the kitchen and XOIAL from Sketchfab for the food accessories and papuga_lab for the toy pack. Custom animations by me and EA.
3. Toy Pot Drum (§40) - works as a drum kids and toddlers can bang on if you have the Toy Store set from the Sims 3 Store. The skilling rate is much lower though. Credits: @leaf-motif
4-6. Lil' Chef Playtime Appliances - 3 individual toys for toddlers 4. Mixer toy (§75), 5. toaster (§100), 6. blender (§75)
Credits to SixamCC for the mixer and Severinka for the blender, both from Sims 4. The toaster I made from a Sims 4 toy box that I liked. 😭 Custom animations by me.
7. Koffee & Bean Cottage Playhouse - §700
Another "I must make functional" piece by @bethisims!
Interactive playhouse that fits 2 Child sims inside, up to 6 kids can play with
Pretend to run a cafe with the 8. Koffee & Bean Baby Barista Cafe Set (§105) which includes a Toy Coffee Maker + all the deco items you need to open a cafe with your friends. (Note: requires toy fridge (§35) which is sold separately. The toy coffee maker needs to be slotted on the center shelf slot. fridge goes underneath the shelf)
Hang out with a friend in playhouse (if my Hang Out mod installed)
Read in playhouse (if book in inventory)
Decorate with flowers (if wildflowers in inventory, adds small gardening)
Water plants (if decorated, gives small gardening)
Add notes in the mailbox (Child+) to send messages to your friends or little one
Play inside (if toy or stuffed animal in inventory; kids/toddlers); joinable interaction
Daydream (improves fun and social)
Draw on chalkboard (separate pieces that need to be placed on the side). Requires chalk (see below)
Credits again to bethisims for this lovely playhouse mesh. I've wanted something like this in my game for ages! This is a separate object because I made edits to it to suit what I wanted so it won't replace her version in your game. Toy coffee maker by Severinka from Sims 4. Cafe set box by Unknown on Sketchfab. Deco items by novaas (Sims 4) and toy food from Shi0n on Sketchfab. Custom animations by me.
9. Chalk Bucket - §50
Chalk Art: Kids can draw colorful designs on sidewalks or chalkboards using the sidewalk chalk set. Finished chalk art can be cleaned up or goes away on its own the next time it rains.
Draw anywhere on the ground (if terrain is not dirt or grass or if it's snowing or raining).
Draw a hopscotch court you can actually use
7 pieces, 3 uses per piece
Skills involved: street art
Credits: robfitzy on Sketchfab for the chalk and bucket, jen&tonic on MTS for the hopscotch court, Vecteezy for the chalk images. Animations by me/EA.
10. Blackboard Wall - §45
Add a fun touch to your child’s bedrooms with these floor to ceiling blackboard walls that children can use to draw on. Requires chalk and will increase painting skill.
Note: this cannot be moved or deleted with drawings on it. You have to erase the board first to move or delete it.
Credits: Vecteezy for the chalk images. Animations by EA/me.
11. Into the Wild Cruiser Jeep - §950
For toddlers only
Go for a ride around alone or with a passenger if you have a stuffed animal in your inventory
Requires an open 4x4 space at least. Note: the wheels aren’t animated.
Credits: Javier Barron on Sketchfab for the jeep. Custom animations by me.
12. Playground Set - §2499 - The second I saw this conversion from Martassimbook I wanted it in my game and wanted to make it functional. Up to 3 Child Sims can use this at the same time. You can place this playground set outdoors or in your kids playroom. Activities will increase the Child Athletic skill.
Credits: @martassimsbookcc for the conversion and Syboulette for the original item. Monkey bar animations are converted from Sims 4, remaining animations by me.
A colorful and smooth preset that stays true to Sims 3's original vibe, while enhancing it to modern graphics standards.
This preset comes with a non-standard MXAO shader and texture you'll need to add to your reshade-shaders folder in order for the preset to work properly. Files are included in the download!
Please read the README instruction on how to use Cinematic DOF properly if you find yourself having issues with the focus-point.
Download (SFS)
Check below the cut for before - after pics.
Is this your first time using Reshade 6.4.1? I highly recommend you follow this installment guide!
Credits:
Shellsea's Rose Cream LUT (included in the download), which came as part of their Rose cream reshade preset (Patreon link).
This reddit post for the (Final Fantasy XIV) MXAO shader.
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