Sims 3 stuff

This is a sideblog for anything I make, as well as tutorials and gameplay stuff. I follow back as dancingclownface :)

[barnacleboots]

My cc

Here's a list of what I've shared so far:

Lots:

Wizard Tower Tomb Adventure

Haunted Cowboy Mine Tomb Adventure

Decor and Functional Items:

Decor Noticeboards as Inscription Plaques

Mine Set: Stackable Barrels, Mine Cart and Tracks, Wheelbarrow Pedestal, Wheelbarrow Sofa, Boarded Up Window Blinds, Pick Axes, Exploding TNT, Boarded Up Door Frame Blind, a Rock Troll Pedestal and a rock as planter bowl.

Midnight Hollow China Doll as working Teddy Bear

Carriage Conversions:

Hexameter Two-Wheeled Carriage Conversion

Hexameter Two-Horse Carriage Conversion

Hexameter Caravan Conversion

Hexameter Farm Wagon Conversion

DKyrie Medieval Cage Cart

Medieval Police Car Default version of Kyrie's Cart

NotSoOldMadCatLady's Medieval Carriage Conversion

Set of Default Replacement Wagons and Carriages

Not a carriage but related:

Default Replacement Medieval Road Textures

Weapons for Desecrate's Weapons System:

Functional Winchester Rifles for Desecrate's Weapons System

Functional Crossbows for Desecrate's Weapons System

Functional Vintage Colt for Desecrate's Weapons System

Tuning Mod for Historical Gameplay

If you have a request for something similar to what I've already made or a tweak to something, you're welcome to message me. If I can do it, I'll let you know.

[lyuglum333]

TS3 - Small lot, big feeling.🏡 Ember Loft House (No CC)

A cozy loft-style home with bright accents and a warm atmosphere. Spacious and functional despite the small lot — only what you need, nothing extra. The house includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. The backyard features a pool and sun loungers for relaxing outdoor time.

Custom paintings are not included.

📦 Packs used:

University Life World Adventures Ambitions Showtime Late Night Into the Future 70s, 80s & 90s Stuff Generations Pets Stuff Packs: Movie Stuff Diesel Stuff

📐 Lot Details:

Size: 30x20 Price (furnished): §75,079 Price (unfurnished): §32,878

Terms of Use: Please do not claim my creations as your own or re-upload them. If you use my builds, feel free to do so — just make sure to credit me as the original creator. Please share using my original links.

If you experience any issues, feel free to reach out — I’ll do my best to help.

Support: If you enjoy my work, you can support me on Patreon or leave a tip ko-fi — I truly appreciate it.

If you use my builds in posts or screenshots, please tag me — I’d love to see them.

DOWNLOAD

[aistromelia]

Twinbrook, summer of 2006

[barnacleboots]

Settings for Historical Gameplay

ModTheSims - Settings for Historical Gameplay

This is a tuning mod that turns off autonomy for a range of activities that are annoying in historical gameplay

Just shared this tuning mod on Mod the Sims. It turns off autonomy for the following activities:

No autonomous answer phone

No autonomous smart phone browsing, texting, streaming.

No autonomous selfies.

No autonomous use laptop from inventory.

No autonomous play keyboard from inventory.

No autonomous play drums from inventory.

No autonomous practice school cheer.

No autonomous build igloo.

No autonomous kids go for joyride or be king or queen for a day.

I personally use a version that also turns off autonomy on fairy tricks and on the love charm spell, so I uploaded that version too.

Hope this is useful!

[sim-songs]

Please excuse the shitty build mode pics, but look! I'm working on a historic university campus, so far I've got the administration building and the school of science just finished!

I'm still not sure if I like the white clapboard siding for the science building, so if anyone has any suggestions for that? I'm trying to keep a consistent color scheme so the red brick accents are staying but idkkk

[zoeoe-sims]

Pottery Mod Incoming!!!!!

The download is not available yet. This post is just me talking about it (and some pictures).

Soo I'm planning on releasing the Pottery Mod v 1.0 soonTM (as in I'm just making fixes and small improvements from feedback so it should be ready for the general public v soon!) and before I do, I thought I'd give it a little introduction with some information about its current state, and future plans.

So first of all, it's not going to include all the things I originally planned to do for the first release. This is because it's taking a long time and I'm honestly a bit sick of it. I have some other WIPs and updates I want to work on, so I'd rather release some version of the pottery mod before working on other stuff again instead of delaying it more. Hopefully it won't feel incomplete, but it isn't going to be especially fleshed out.

What it will have:

animated pottery interaction

about 10 converted TS4 ceramics to craft with 10 converted TS4 glazes each (+ a version that's fully CAStable)

glazing and firing interaction with a kiln

basic 5 level pottery skill with one tracked stat

What it won't have but was originally planned (i.e. prioritised for the next update):

all of the sims 4 animations for crafting pottery (the ones with props and low/high skill variations, it does have the main set of animations)

perfect converted animations (has some issues, mainly with the skirt bones)

all the ts4 ceramics (there's a few more for me to convert still)

sims 2 ceramics

skill challenges + rewards

self-employed pottery career

Further things I thought about for future updates:

more complicated/realistic pottery process (clay ingredient, learning to throw on the wheel before being able to make stuff, maybe needing to dry out clay before glazing, possibility of pot collapsing + can be recycled or repaired, different intermediate prop objects for WIP ceramics to better match the final item)

pottery business mechanic (though existing business mods might work already)

pottery related wishes

?? probably more stuff I forgot about but might remember at a future point

there are some small imperfections with the objects that if they bother me/other people enough then I can fix them too

I think that's everything I want to say so here are some screenshots!

[desiree-uk]

Using the Sims 3 Mod Organizer by g0kur

Well, it’s no secret that I really like using g0kur’s Sims 3 Mod Organizer! 😄

When I initially read the description of this I thought ‘Is this a replacement of Delphy’s Dashboard?' I realised it was more than that when I saw it not only finds conflicts between cc and mods but merges them too. Merge mods?! 😲  I really wanted to try this for myself.

This is my tutorial on to how to use it. This guide is for people who are not familiar or experienced with this tool playing other games. If you are, feel free to correct me where I’m wrong or offer any tips and tricks in the comments!

I also talk about how I use S3MO with CCMagic near the end. (I still have a lot of content in CCM that are in collection files, so I can’t give it up yet 😉)

You can download S3MO from HERE.

Disclaimers:

Backup all your game files before you use this app. As g0kur says, S3MO is still in development, although it is very stable, but backup your files/cc anyway, especially ones you intend to merge with this tool. 

This is only a guide. I hold no responsibility on how this tool works for you. 

The zip file contains all the files needed. Extract the files to a folder where it will stay and won’t be moved, and on a drive that has plenty of space. You’ll be adding most - or all - of your content to it.

Run ‘s3mo.exe’ and enter the paths to the .exe you want S3MO to launch and the Documents>EA folder.  (Since 8th July S3MO has been updated to allow any executable to be selected to run instead of Sims 3 executables if you use other launchers)

In the window, click the gear icon for Settings

In Settings, you can change the executable of the game, location of the documents folder, set the size limit of the merged files of your content, change the priority of the merged files, edit the resource.cfg file from here (more on this later!) and check the boxes of the caches you want cleared when needed.

Close Settings back to the main window to start to add your cc and mods. You could click ‘Install’ to add single packages (browse to the packages you want to install)

If you have a lot of content and mods, then the best way to do it is to file your content in folders in the S3MO folder! Close the S3MO window and open the folder you unzipped. You’ll see 2 new folders, Mods and Profiles. Mods is where you add your packages. 

This is my old setup as an example (it’s been changed since)

Add your mods and cc to your folders.

(I would advise adding them in small batches because when you open S3MO, you might get an error dialog if it is trying to load them all at the same time on first load).

Open S3MO when you’re done, or after the first couple of batches to see your setup.

(Watch the log panel at the bottom as your folders load. Wait a few seconds until its finished. If you try doing anything else with S3MO while its loading you might get an error.)

The top panel will show your list of folders with your content/mods in them. Make sure you tick the boxes next to the folders to enable them. When you do, some flags will show up next to the folders with conflicted mods.  (G0kur and others helped me to understand what they mean)

(Don’t mind my simplified way of explaining this part! 😄)

Thunder with + means this mod overwrites other mods on your setup.

Thunder - means other mods is overwriting this mod.

Thunder +- means this mod is partially overwritten by other mods and other parts of this mod are overwriting others.

The brown icon (not sure what that is) means there are mods in the same folder conflicting with each other. 

G0kur said ‘Just think bottom (high priority number) overwrites top (low priority number) and it will all make sense’. It does.😄

So, clicking on the folder ‘13′ which also highlights folders 11 and 9 (green folders), shows the mod (or mods) that will override mods in those other folders.  

The right panel shows mods that conflict with each other in the same folder.

When you double-click on a folder with a flag(s) next to it, or a mod on the right with a flag, another window shows which resources conflict with each other.

To resolve the conflicts, you could either:

Delete one mod and use the other.

Open the mods in S3pe and delete the resource in one mod, then you can use both mods

Open the mods in S3pe, export the conflicted resources, compare them in WinMerge, (or similar software), merge the differences, then import the merged file back into one of the mods, then you can use both.

The more you use it, the easier it will get! If you’re like me, you’ll enjoy clicking on the files and looking at the flags and seeing which XML or ITUN or whatever resource clash with each other. This is so much better than Dashboard in showing more detailed conflicts because it means you no longer have to chuck out a whole mod to use another one. 

When you have added all your cc and mods in your folders and resolved as many conflicts as you can (there may still be some, i.e from the same creator, they can be ignored), then you click Refresh and Build Merge to merge your content! 

(Any additions you make to your folders, you must click Refresh)

The merged files are in the ‘ModBuilds’ folder in the Documents folder 

Press Play to launch Sims 3! If successful, Sims 3 should run with all your cc and mods merged! And no crashes! 

You can set different profiles, e,g for testing, legacy games, whatever you want!

You can enable or disable any folder you want for each profile. 

Some of the icons on the toolbar:

Using S3MO with CCMagic

Until another tool supports collections (hint hint 😉) I’m still going to use CCMagic for some of my content. I use S3MO to merge content that are not tied to CCM or collections and so far, they’re working very well together. I made a request to g0kur to allow editing the resource.cfg file like CCM does. I edited CCM resource to load the collection folder to show my custom icons, but they wouldn’t load with S3MO. None of my CCM content loaded with S3MO either unless I edited the resource file every time I wanted to play. That was a a no-no. I got the annoying ‘Some objects could not be loaded…’ message when my game started 😄. Just, no.  G0kur kindly accepted my request! I edited the resource file to load everything I want in the settings, like so:

Scan “G:/My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Mods/Cache/Config/”

Priority 495 PackedFile “ModBuilds/*.package” PackedFile “ModBuilds/*/*.package” PackedFile “ModBuilds/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “ModBuilds/*/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “ModBuilds/*/*/*/*/*.package”

Priority 500 PackedFile ../Collections/User/*.package

Priority 500 PackedFile “Packages/*.package” PackedFile “Packages/*/*.package” PackedFile “Packages/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “Packages/*/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “Packages/*/*/*/*/*.package”

Priority 1000 PackedFile “Overrides/*.package” PackedFile “Overrides/*/*.package” PackedFile “Overrides/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “Overrides/*/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “Overrides/*/*/*/*/*.package”

As you can see, I added the line from CCM resource at the top to scan its config folder so all my CCMagic content will load. Or you could add these lines instead if you prefer:

Priority 500 PackedFile “Cache/*.package” PackedFile “Cache/*/*.package” PackedFile “Cache/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “Cache/*/*/*/*.package” PackedFile “Cache/*/*/*/*/*.package”

Either way works. 

Launch the game with S3MO and hopefully ALL your content will load. 🤞🏾🙏🏾

Added 14th July: To have both apps ‘see’ each others cc, you must make sure any resource edits you make are the same in both settings. Copy and paste your edits in these spaces (not directly in the resource.cfg file):

Added 18th July:

If you have any of the 5 large Store Updates (see screenshot below), do not add them to MO folders, you’re essentially trying to merge already merged files! The sizes of them (over 1GB!) are larger than the default limit size (1000MB=1GB) of MO merged files, so they will cause a crash. Even if you increased the limit size to 2000MB (2GB), you are still trying to merge the files together and they’ll still be larger. Keep them in Mods>Packages for them to work properly.

I really recommend this tool! Not only does it help to organize your content, especially if you’re not using CCM, it finds conflicts that Dashboard misses. 

It merges large amounts of cc very well. If you’re not too attached to CCM or collections, you could easily move all your content to S3MO!  I can honestly say, since I’ve been been using S3MO, my game has been running so smoothly. It wasn’t particularly laggy in the first place, but there were pauses with Sims autonomy. I sorted out conflicts with the social data and idles XMLs and it has helped a lot with my Sims interactions with each other. I do give credit to S3MO for this, because I didn’t see these conflicts in Dashboard.

Saving the game is quicker and exiting the game is quick too. Some have said their loading times are shorter too. I noticed that with one of my older, larger save games, it was a pleasant surprise!

Extra notes:

Mods can be merged and they work! (Well, they work for me lol. I’m sure they’ll work for you, but if they don’t then simply move them back to Mods>Packages)

Make sure when adding mods and cc to S3MO you remove any duplicates from Mods>Packages. 

I like to extract thumbnails from my packages and have them in the same folders so I know what they are. You can do this with your S3MO folders. They won’t affect your merged files :) 

When updating S3MO, just copy and paste the updated files from the zip file to your S3MO folder.

I hope you find this tutorial helpful. If anyone has any questions, new ways of using S3MO or if I missed anything, let me know in the comments!  

See how to use S3MO with Sims3packs here! Common problems why S3MO doesn’t work.

[wanderingsimsfinds]

Contains all the Male CC I have in my game

Pages for Body, Tops, Bottoms, & Shoes

Filter by Creator/Converter, Name, Category, & Polycount

It will be updated whenever I add new CC to my game

Male CC List Here

Thanks to all the creators and converters! 77Sims, @ameriko-steelie, @angelsimoleon, @anzuchansims, @aurora-eternal, @bartoszsims3, BED, @bellakenobi, @billsims-cc, @blamseastore, dumbobs, @elitisim, @elvgreen, @galaxytittus, @grimothy-cc, hoodoowoman/velena, ilts, @imamiii, @joojconverts, JS Sims, Juliana, @kijiko-sims, @kofibeinz, @kotajose, @liegt, lilisims, @littlemsim, LonelyBoy, @lordressdragoonbear, MarcosEdson, @mickeymouseclubhouss, Mihai, nadegata, @nectar-cellar, @nightospheresims, ninaa, Nisuki, peacemaker, @pixicat, @plbsims-3, R2M, @randomsimaddict, rotteneyed, @rstarsims3, @ryenardo, @santosfashionsims, @semller, @shokoninio, @shushilda, SimpleStudio404, @simsoficeandfire, @simtanico, @sofayya, spectacledchic, spladoum, @suteflower, @sweetdevil-sims, Tamamaro, @teekapoa, TLC, TLOAP, @toadifylackoffantasy, @venusprincess-ts3, @xiasimla, yuu, and 새싹.

[viccus]

I built a gothic curch and wedding reception hall in the sims 3!

I'm working on something very exciting (more on that very soon), and really wanted a gothic-style church and wedding reception hall for sims 3, but I couldn't quite find what I was after online, so... I built one! I'm honestly kinda surprised how it turned out, especially the interior, since I had zero inspo pictures or references. I knew I wanted an annex for wedding receptions and a smaller outdoor reception area.

I was contemplating making a store-content/cc free version, but there really aren't any gothic windows in the game, and I initially built this with the intention of using the church in this upcoming save, but when I progressed, I decided to put it up for you guys to download if you so wished!

🥀⛪🔔 INFO 🔔⛪🥀

- Lot size: 40x40 - *ALL EPs required - *SPs required: Outdoor Living Stuff

-STORE CONTENT-

Build Mode:

Dragon Valley

Ornate Arch

Midnight Hollow

Dutiful Headstone (debug)

Finely Tapered Spire

Gothic Arches

Gothic Masonry

Gothique Flower Vase

Graceful Headstone (debug)

Lightum Candelabrum Tableum

Mural Moderne

Mural Moderne Wide

Peaceful Headstone (debug)

Savvy Seller Pedestal

Unstained Glass Window

Monte Vista

The Forgery Elite

Castle Double Door II by Castle Kits, Inc. Gothique Window Grim's Fence Ornate Milan Wall Top Ornate Padua Wall Top Ornate Roman Wall Bottom Ornate Tuscan Wall Bottom Ornate Tuscan Wall Top Ornate Verona Wall Bottom Ornate Verona Wall Top Regal Window by Castle Kits, Inc. Storied Tale Right Stairs Three Traceried Window

Buy Mode:

Aims Co. Choc-O-Falls Fountain Ancient Mosaic Rug Athena's Olive Tree Castle Pew Bench Chandelier Chain Country Candelabra Edwardian Expression Kitchen - Lush Bloom Lily Vace Fresh from the Garden Bouquet Jars of Electric Fireflies Larger Than Life Party Table Old Town Dining Table Surface El Fresco The Bravo Bistro Dining Chair The Bravo Bistro Table The Dragon's Vace Turn The Tables Vintage Garden Gazebo by One With Earth

-CC-

ATS3 Church Bench

ATS3 Church Organ

Build Your Own Cathedral Set

Daddy's Girl Formal Wedding Arch

Denton Door of the Virtuous

Galadrielh Quoin Wall Nr1 (all 3 files required) (original link dead, reuploaded by mspoodle HERE)

Gothic Window

Large 5x3 Antique Rugs Series 4 by baufive

The Spectre Mausoleum Roof

WA Sunflower Vase recolourable + without orchids

I HIGHLY recommendthese default wood texture replacements. It’s an absolute must-have for me.

(NOTE: I found that some default item overrides that automatically remove stencils from objects [not velocitygrass’ stencil remover] conflict with the wood replacement textures/render them broken) -Mods used (NOT required)- S3 Decorator Tools by OmedaPixel

⬇️DOWNLOAD⬇️ http://www.simfileshare.net/download/6068580/ (package file, just plop in your library folder)

[thesims3help]

Free Sims 3 Store Content links -

Here are a few sites that offer Free Sims 3 Store Content in .package format and .Sims3Pack. Works for any/all versions of Sims 3.

–Phantom__99 Store Content: (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GgIityArUKwkaRjy7qp0y7YpOAVb_p37) Complete store worlds with their build/buy items! Along whole catalog of store content in .package format as well (not zipped). You can download a complete set of store files if you prefer. -- Please read the ReadMe.txt file linked above to learn more on how to install the Store content. The ReadMe.txt is the last file on the page linked above.

–How2-InstallStoreContent.zip: (https://simfileshare.net/filedetails/3992618/) -- Using .package files from Phantom's GoogleDrive. - This is a text How to in a zip file.

–Blam's EA Store: (https://blamseastore.tumblr.com). They offer pretty much the whole store - premium objects, regular objects, worlds, hairs, clothes and cars. Most files are in .package format inside a zip file for easy install into your (\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages\Blams). You can download by the set, individual items or a complete set of all store files. Store worlds do have instructions on how to install them along with the download.

–CarverSims: All in .Sims3Pack files!! (https://carversims.tumblr.com/store) and direct link to their SimFileShare Store Content folder - (https://simfileshare.net/folder/188902/)

World Files - (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WlxYu6en1Do8ibhGwEGtrohZ4qde0aCx)

★★ Files have been decrapped/recompressed, so they need the store fixes file to work properly.

Store_Fixes.rar: (https://simfileshare.net/download/2860693/)

🎶 About CarverSims Files: Files show up as brown boxes in Sims 3 launcher Downloads tab, but do install okay (as seen in the Installed Content tab of the launcher) and show up in-game with little Sims 3 Store boxes in the lower right corner of the object thumbnail.

++ Using any of this store content will not get your EA or Steam Account banned. When it's converted to .package it's considered a piece of custom content. EA does not track custom content or unlocked .Sim3Pack files from CarverSims.

– ✧ 。∞ 。✧ –

Neither Blam's or Phantom's store content were decrapped. They were processed with the normal mode using CompressorizerRedux, aka s3rc.

With saying that, I've run into issues their files. However, I was able to find a fix using the ContentPatch.package along with NonaMena's Ccmerged.package file added to my Overrides folder. (C:\Users\Username\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Overrides)

–You can download my mods folder here: (https://simfileshare.net/download/3992675/) It has these files already in the Overrides folder.

Or download them yourself using the following links:

** All you need to install into the Overrides folder from the ContentPatch.zip file is is ContentPatch.package. (image > https://i.imgur.com/P6nF1RV.jpg) You can delete the Downloads folder and files inside.

S3Store - ContentPatch.zip: (https://simfileshare.net/download/462061/) Shared by: ZeeGee

DCBackup, ccmerged.package and Your Premium Content Items: (https://nonasims.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/dcbackup-ccmerged-package-and-your-premium-content-items/) -- Download link for ccmerged is closer to bottom of blog post. It's a mediafire link.

Decrapify renumbers the internal IDs and resources of Sims3Packs, essentially making the game treat it as a brand new or cloned item. This is why they need store fixes. However, it's my understanding decrapifying store content is not needed anymore. You can take the .Sims3Pack files, paste them onto s3rc.exe to compress them to smaller sizes. As a bonus, it unlocks them as well to make them into .package files.

Here's an article from ModtheSims that explains the process of converting Store files to .package files.

Sims 3 Store - The Ultimate "Converting Store Content to Packages" Tutorial Thread: (https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=665108)

[barnacleboots]

Great explainer! There's also @nausallien's Pre-installed EA Store, which has everything and is very easy to get started with. Unlike Blams or Phantom, Nausallien's version is decrapified.

[kevinvoncrastenburg]

Do you have any queer outfit for male sims recommendations, like a male skirt for example?

Hey @askjokesworldwide I immediately had some of my favorite blogs in mind regarding your request! ⭐ @toadifylackoffantasy (Their clothing cc section) ⭐ @nectar-cellar (Their menswear clothing section) ⭐ @venusprincess-ts3 (Their male clothing section) Modthesims also has some gender converted items (Link) Let me know if I can help you any further. (To everyone else: Feel free to comment more recommendations regarding this request) Thank you so much for your question and have a nice day! 😊

[barnacleboots]

Great list! @camoflash004 also has some nice cc I use a lot. If you want long skirts, there's two I know of – this one by littlecat that bioniczombie has posted on Simblr's dead site repository, and a similar one by windemeresimblr. Windemeresimblr also has a retextured version of the store kilt.

There's very little out there for teens and elders, but MTS has an age conversion of the store kilt by Asls that might be useful.

Hope other people have more suggestions!

[artxiesta]

FREE TOOL WSO Importer and Exporter to Blender 4.x

All in One ADDON: Download HERE No more make clothes and objects in milkshape. Just in Blender 4.0x

[lifefruitz]

How to remove all CC from Sims3Packs from the Exchange or TSR and convert them to packages!

Everyone knows Sims3Packs containing sims and lots from the Exchange or TSR can be unsafe because of their unknown (and possibly corrupt) CC content, and many just avoid them all together... But there IS a way to effectively clean them so they're CC free! And you can even convert them to packages for ease of use

How? Using the program Custard created by Delphy!

But... I noticed that there aren't many recent tutorials for using it, which resulted in me just using trial and error to figure it out. So I thought I would post my findings along with some info that wasn't explained in other tutorials (like converting them to .package files afterwards)!

How to use it

I'm working with the assumption that all custom content should be removed from the sim or lot. But if you find files inside that aren't corrupt, you can technically keep them. I'd recommend against it though, because if you install the resulting file as a Sims3Pack you won't be able to remove the CC without uninstalling the sim/lot. And if you convert it to a package, you'll get multiple CC files that are weirdly named in a way that's hard to identify. If you really want the CC that the sim or lot came with, it's best practice to download those items individually (if possible)

This program is also great for verifying that Sims3Packs don't have any undisclosed CC!

If you're downloading a sim from the Exchange, click Save File rather than Add to Game so you can clean it first!

Step 1: Download Custard from MTS and run the program

Step 2: Open up your Sims3Pack inside Custard

Step 3: Uncheck ALL files except the very first one at the top of the list

The very first file is the sim base (or lot). All other files are custom content. You may see some files listed in deep red (like below) if they're actually corrupt

Step 4: Click File -> Save!

Step 5: If it's a Sim, check the resulting file size

Why? Because some sims have been packed with their CC skin attached to the sim base, and Custard isn't able to remove it. The main tell is if the resulting file is still very large in size. Normally, sims with zero CC should be around 300-450 KB

If the sim still has it's mystery skin attached, you can still use it, but I'd recommend going in game, loading the sim in the CAS bin, and saving a fresh copy with one of your own CC skins (or an EA one). Then later delete or uninstall the one cleaned with Custard just so you don't have the mystery CC skin floating in your game

Step 6 (Optional but recommended): Convert the cleaned Sims3Pack to a package with Delphy's Sims 3 Pack Multi-Extracter

I made two empty folders in my Downloads folder to make using this program quick and easy, one named "original" and one named "converted." I put the Sims3Pack in "original" and use that as the folder that contains Sims3Packs, and put "converted" as the destination folder. These paths will be saved for future use, which is nice because I use this all the time for other purposes!

Make sure to check the box "Rename files on Save"

Once it converts to a package, that's pretty much it!

If it's a sim, place the file in your Mods/Packages folder. You will find it in the CAS bin

If it's a lot, place the file in your The Sims 3/Library folder. You will find it in the Edit Town library

[martassimsbookcc]

Severinka - Agnes Table Decor

• .package • Base game compatible • • 𝔻𝕆𝕎ℕ𝕃𝕆𝔸𝔻 • Ad-free as always at my website! 🤍𝕂𝕠-𝕗𝕚 𝕥𝕚𝕡𝕤 𝕛𝕒𝕣  | ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕠𝕟🤍

【 ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕤 】 Created for Sims 4 by Severinka | Original post: ⚪

[lingyunxi]

Self-use Sims 3 CC Tutorials List

Here is a list of tutorials from which I learn to convert/create sims 3 cc in a few months (and as a poor English speaker). I think it might help someone who also wants to try making things for sims 3 but doesn't know where to start, though it's been 15 years from the game release and even Inzoi is coming hahah.

The list covers objects, clothes, hairs and eyes. I know there're lots of tutorials not listed here, that's because I haven't tried them in my projects by hand. But The list will be updated with new things I learn. Most tutorials are in English. Thanks to all these creators for sharing their precious knowledge!

Sorry for the miserable format, cuz I wrote them in Patreon and paste here. You can also read it there, free of course.

Where I find tutorials

sims 3 tutorial hub

ts3 creators cave and its discord

Mod the sims tutorial wiki and the forum

pis3update tutorials tag

General

CC basic concepts by nightosphere (for clothes, most knowledge is shared with objects)

Tools

TSRW guide by apple (for objects, most knowledge is shared with clothes)

Blender

shortcut by Blender Guru

beginner tutorial for version 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 4.0

3.5入门教程 (youtube / bilibili)

设置切换语言快捷键 change language shortcut settings

图片取色器网站

Mesh ToolKit with Seam Fixer for all ages

Topaz gigapixel AI guide / higher quality texture

Texture

Nicer bake / bake in blender 2.78

Bake in blender 2.93

Make normal map

small size blank texture

Reasons for black blocks on baked image

Adjust texture color without losing quality

Object

clone obejcts with S3OC

4t3

Functional Objects

Functional bed

TSRW setting

Combining Textures for Objects with Multiple Textures

Add normal map to objects

Introduction to slot categories

Add slots in TSRW

Edit in-door shadow or occluders in TSRW / Talks about 3 kinds of in-game shadow by Pocci

Clothes

4t3 by nightosphere

Reduce polycount / fix seams, holes, shadows or normals

Bone reference rule

Avoid milkshape workflow / adjust bone assignment and morphs in blender

Manually fix bone in blender

Convert between ages/body meshes

TSRW check list

Fix long clothes clip with body

Fix holes on morphs (easier in blender)

Extrude collars

Create texture in PS

Avoid TSRW workflow / CTU tutorial

Hairs

Avoid milkshape and TSRW workflow / delete backfaces / handmade morphs / DABOOBS guide

Keys pointing to in-game blank textures to save file size (for DABOOBS not TSRW)

Reduce polycount

4t3

Fix weird seam lines on hairs from s4s

Fix pigtail issue

Eyes

Convert contacts to default eyes

[mercury101]

Enhanced Alien Abduction (More Post-Abduction Effects)

I'm thrilled to share my first mod! After running hundreds of tests and encountering no issues in my game, I decided it was finally time to release it😁

This mod adds several post-abduction effects for sims, beyond just the "Abducted" moodlet and the potential risk of pregnancy. It makes sims truly look and feel like they were, as the moodlet describes, "a little probed."

Requirements

This mod requires the Seasons and Into the Future.

Main Features

For Sims (excluding Aliens and Plumbots):

30% chance to receive the Nauseous moodlet. While The Sims Wiki states that "the Sim will have a negative thought bubble of the abducting alien, and may also cry, get angry or feel nauseous". In my experience, they only performed an animation. Therefore, I added the actual moodlet. Once the moodlet expires, the sim will vomit.

30% chance to receive the Itchy moodlet. The sim will occasionally perform scratching animations.

20% chance to emit a green glow, accompanied by a related moodlet, feeling dizzy and nauseous.

10% chance to have one trait randomly replaced.

5% chance for all motives to drop to critically low levels. (Not immediately fatal, but dangerous)

5% chance for all motives to be fully replenished. The sim will also receive an energy-related moodlet

For Plumbots

50% chance for all motives to be fully replenished.

50% chance for all motives to drop to critically low levels.

Tuning

You can adjust the following values in the mod's XML file (the sum of probabilities can exceed 1):

kChanceNeedsDecrease value="0.05"

kChanceNauseous value="0.3"

kChanceItchy value="0.3"

kChanceNeedsFull value="0.05"

kChanceTraitChange value="0.1"

kChanceNotSoHealthyGlow value="0.2"

kAlienEffectsForRobots value="True" ( True = Plumbot Only, False = All Races )

Conflicts & Known Issues

This is a pure script mod, so there shouldn't be any conflicts. TO BE CLEAR it is partially compatible with the Abductor mod. If you use that mod and your sim turns into a Zombie after abduction, this mod's effects will not trigger.

Installation

Just place the package file in your Mods/Packages folder.

Credits

Thank you to the various tutorials on MTS and other sites, as well as Visual Studio 2022, ILSpy, s3pe and my computer wizzes friends Cici & Gu for help with coding issues, and sims who acted as my lab rats🫶🫶

Since this is my first mod, there might be some issues. If you encounter any problems, please let me know.

Have fun!

DL: SFS / Simblr.cc

[lifefruitz]

Making your NRaas settings global in Sims 3 (tutorial and DL)

Hey so if you didn’t know, you can modify the tuning files that NRaas provides on their site as templates to make your preferred settings for each module global without having to manually set them up each time upon entering a new save or world!

The thing is, I couldn’t find any tutorials online to make this more accessible for people (I had to figure it out on my own), so I wrote up my own tutorial, which will be at the bottom of this post ⬇️

The benefit of using tuning files instead of the other method of importing settings at the Town Hall is that these will immediately apply without having to adjust or import any settings in-game, permanently eliminating an extra step!

If you add any of these tuning files to your Mods/Packages folder, they’ll become the default settings for whenever you make a new save, but will NOT apply to existing saves, which already have their prior settings written into their nhd file, unless you click Reset Settings for the particular mod at the Town Hall

If your preferred settings differ from mine, I recommend following the tutorial below to make your own tuning files. I just thought I would drop mine here for convenience’s sake, or for people don’t want to mess around in S3PE themselves

It's recommended to clear your cache when installing any of these tuning files (!)

My Master Controller Tuning

Compact Outfits - False -> True

Compact Accessories - False -> True

Compact Hats - False -> True

Multiple Makeup Per Location - False -> True

Download

My Register Tuning

Paparazzi are annoying. And reducing the amount of wild/stray animals in your world is helpful for performance. I chose to reduce them rather than eliminate them (aside from Wild Horses, which have especially bad routing issues). But I kept the possibility of there being a Unicorn just for fun :)

Allow Paparazzi - True -> False

Maximum Wild Horses - 4 -> 0

Maximum Unicorns - Kept at 1

Maximum Stray Dogs - 6 -> 2

Maximum Stray Cats - 6 -> 2

Maximum Deer - 3 -> 1

Maximum Raccoons - 2 -> 1

Download

My Woohooer Tuning

Autonomous Woohoo - False -> True

Allow Teen Woohoo - False -> True

Allow Teen Skinny Dip - False -> True

Risky Woohoo Pregnancy Chance - 10 -> 15

Download

The Tutorial

You will need the program S3PE which you might already have if you've ever merged CC before.

This tutorial should cover everything you need to tune all NRaas mods EXCEPT Story Progression. The reason is the tuning for that mod is much more complex. You can still tune it, but you will have to go in game, navigate to SP, and Export Tuning which will generate a Script Error Report in your The Sims 3 folder (which is actually just the tuning that includes all of the modules you have). Then copy and paste that into the empty XML in the template in S3PE. Those are the only steps that differ. If anyone wants a more in-depth tutorial for tuning SP specifically, let me know!

With that out of the way, let's begin!

It's actually pretty easy! I will be using Master Controller as an example, but NRaas has provided tuning templates for basically all of their mods

Step 1: Navigate to the main page for the mod. Scroll down past all of the modules until you reach the Tunings section.

The file you want to download is the first one in the image below called NRaas_MasterController_Tuning_V132.zip

Once it downloads, extract the folder to get to the contents.

Step 2: Open S3PE and drag and drop the package file into the blank section on the left.

You will get this popup. Just click Next.

When it asks whether you want to auto-save after each package is imported, click No.

Now you should get a page that looks like this:

Click on the item with the tag XML, and the tuning settings will pop up on the right-hand side. Now right click that item and then select Notepad.

Boom. Now you can edit any of the default settings you want to change in this text document.

Let's say you want to allow multiple accessories per location. Just find that line and change False to True.

Once you're done editing, Save, and then close out of the notepad.

You will now get this popup from S3PE. Click Yes to commit changes.

Now, you will see the initial XML file crossed out, and a second one (which is your edit).

Now all you need to do is click File, then Save to overwrite the original template, or Save As to give it a custom name, just make sure you're only putting one tuning file per mod in your Mods/Packages folder.

That's it! As stated before, these will be your default NRaas MC settings without having to do a thing in game :) Hope this is helpful!