Some of my favorite eyeglasses with the lenses edited to be my preferred level of clearness.
These are not new recolors, only edits of existing recolors of glasses made by other people. Credits and thanks to @crispsandkerosene, @celestialspritz, @memento-sims, @platinumaspiration, @rented-space and Shannanigan.
Details & download links under the cut.
Meshes & swatches are included in the downloads.
[Originals by Crisp&Kerosene]
For CU-EU, 1k poly. Only my edits of the 2 recolors with uncolored lenses are included, check out the originals for the other 6 recolors.
↳ Download Heart-Shaped Glasses: SFS / Mega
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[Originals by Crisp&Kerosene]
For CU-EU, ~500 poly. Only my edits of the 2 recolors with uncolored lenses are included, check out the originals for the other 2 recolors.
↳ Download Large Round Glasses: SFS / Mega
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[Originals by Celestialspritz]
For YAU-EU, 2k poly. 14 recolors. The original recolors have invisible lenses for adults but dark Maxis lenses for elders (which I don't think was intentional). My edited versions have clear lenses for everyone.
↳ Download PS Machine Glasses: SFS / Mega
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[Originals by Celestialspritz]
For YAU-EU, 1.3k poly. 7 recolors. As above, the original recolors have invisible lenses for adults and dark lenses for elders, my edited versions have clear lenses for everyone.
↳ Download PS Papillon Glasses: SFS / Mega
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[Originals by memento]
For CU-EU, 1k poly. Only the 2 recolors that I edited are included, check out the originals for the other 6.
↳ Download PxelDaisy Oval Sunnies: SFS / Mega
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[Originals by Platinumaspiration]
For YAF-EF, 1.2k poly. 2 recolors.
↳ Download Magnolia Ckimmie Glasses: SFS / Mega
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[Originals by Rented-Space]
For CU-EU, 1.8k poly. 6 recolors (including one with black lenses that I didn't edit but still included for convenience since it was just the one).
↳ Download Under Rim Glasses: SFS / Mega
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[Originals by Shannanigan]
For CF-EF, 1k poly. 5 recolors (including one with green lenses that I didn't edit but still included for convenience since it was just the one). I renamed the files for clarity.
↳ Download Retro Cat Eye Glasses: SFS / Mega
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Recommendations for more glasses with a similar level of lens clearness (also for me in case I mess up my downloads folder):
• DeeDee 3t2 Glasses Rectangle
• Pinketamine Tamo Cat Eye Glasses
• Pinketamine Tamo Mock Mod Glasses
• Platasp PS Union V1 Glasses
• Platasp Accessories Redux (esp. love 13, 15, 16)
• Tamo Oval & Halk Rim Glasses
Published: 2-21-2024 | Updated: N/A
SUMMARY
This is the first in a series of upcoming investment objects for Sims 2 – things your sims can use to generate income over time. From 1975-2000, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. commissioned 30 paintings of African kings and queens for an extended outreach and marketing campaign. This set of paintings features artwork from this amazing series. Celebrate Black History Month 2024! #co2bhm #bhm2024 #sims2bhm.
*No copyright infringement intended – I own no rights to these images.
DETAILS
Requires Sims 2. Requires Apartment Life for shiftability.
§1K-15K | Buy > Deco > Wall Hangings
Paintings are centered on 1-tile but cover more tiles than that. They come in various gallery sizes and images have been edited to fit the mesh. After purchase, their value increases by approximately 2% daily – watch out for burglars!
Files with “MESH” in their name are REQUIRED. Frame recolors include EA/Maxis and yeti textures. Frame and painting recolors are merged into two files so you’ll have to take them or leave them.
ITEMS
Great Kings & Queens of Africa: Paintings 001-006 (92-764 poly)
DOWNLOAD (choose one)
from SFS | from MEGA
IMAGES
Akhenaton Pharaoh of Egypt (1375-1358 BC) by Barbara Higgins Bond
Alfonso I King of the Kongo (circa 1486-1543) by Carl Owens (1929-2002)
Askia Muhammaed Toure King of Songhay (1493-1529) by Leo Dillon
Benhanzin Hossu Bowelle—The King Shark (1841-1906) by Thomas Blackshear II
Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt (69-30 BC) by Ann Marshall
Hannibal Ruler of Carthage (247-183 BC) by Charles Lilly
Hatshepsut The Ablest Queen of Far Antiquity (1503-1482 BC) by Dean Mitchell
Idris Alooma Sultan of Bornu (1580-1617) by Charles Lilly (1949-)
Ja Ja King of the Opobo (1821-1891) by Jonathan Knight
Khama III The Good King of Bechuanaland (1819-1923) by Carl Owens
Makeda Queen of Sheba (960 BC) by Debra Edgerton
Mansa Kankan Musa King of Mali (1306-1337) by Barbara Higgins Bond
Menelek II King of Kings of Abyssinia (1844-1913) by Dow Miller
Moshoeshoe King of Batsutoland (circa 1786-1870) by Jerry Pinkney
Mwana Ngana Ndumba Tembo—Ruler of the Angolan Tchokwe (1840-1880 circa) by Kenneth Calvert
Nandi Queen of Zululand (1778-1826 AD) by HM Rahsaan Fort II
Nefertari Nubian Queen of Egypt (192-1225 BC) by Steve Clay
Nehanda of Zimbabwe (1862-1898) by Lydia Thompson
Nzingha—Amazon Queen of Matambo (1582-1663) by Dorothy Carter
Osei Tutu King of Asante (circa 1650-1717) by Alfred Smith
Queen Amina of Zaria (1588-1589) by Floyd Cooper
Samory Toure The Black Napoleon of the Sudan (1830-1900) by Ezra Tucker
Shaka-King of the Zulus (1787-1828) by Paul Collins
Shamba Bolongongo African King of Peace (1600-1620) by Roy LaGrone
Sunni Ali Beer King of Songhay (circa 1442-1492) by Leo Dillon
Taharqa King of Nubia (710-664 BC) by John Thomas Biggers
Tenkamenin King of Ghana (1037-1075 AD) by Alexander Bostic
Thutmose III Pharaoh of Egypt (753-712 BC) by Antonio Wade
Tiye The Nubian Queen of Egypt (circa 1415-1340 BC) by Leonard Jenkins
Yaa Asantewa Queen of Ghana (1863-1923) by Barbara Higgins Bond
CREDITS
No copyright infringement intended – I own no rights to these images. Artwork and trademarks are the property of their respective creators and/or owners. If this exceeds fair use, please contact me via private message.
Thanks: Simming and Sketchfab Communities. Sources: Any Color You Like (CuriousB, 2010), Beyno (Korn via BBFonts), Console Certificates (d_dgjdhh, 2019; 2011), EA/Maxis, Gyeongbokgung Sajeongjeon Painting (National Heritage Administration, 2024 via CCA; Sketchfab), Great Kings and Queens of Africa Series (Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 1975-2000; Kentake, 2016), Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik), Painting by Zdzislaw Beksinski (Sosnowski, 2018 via CCA), Yeti Metals (Shastakiss, 2017).
This has to be the most annoying sound to me in this game. Like it's so OBNOXIOSLY LOUD I just want to rip my ears off everytime one of my Sims uses the toilet while standing. So I said, no more! All this does is mute the sound effect. They will still use the toilet while standing when they want.
Big thanks to Smonaff. Their mod No Xylophone Sound When Peeing already muted this sound, but only that "xylophoney" one for children. I did some research on SimPe and managed to figure out how to mute it for adults aswell. So here it is, now you will never hear that freaking sound effect in any circumstance, no kids, no adults, just silent! Obviously conflicts with Smonaff's mod, because theirs is already included in mine.
Credits to Smonaff for their mod, which helped me find a way to do this one.
So much too see, so little time! finishing the city it's been such a long term thing that I decided to upload a beta version already, so all of you can enjoy Capitello with the most important lots
More info + DOWNLOAD links below ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇
There's 2 files:
NC99 Beta
CC & Fixes : check everything in case you have some of these or not, ALSO it includes my customized skyline wich have a customized GUID! If you have any error because of that, remove it
lots included: several apartments, two homes, little business alley, Big Square Plaza, hospital, school and high school, police, large Parks, nightclub, a cinema.
A collab with @deedee-sims! If you can call me whining for things a collab lol.
Dee converted the alpha skirt mesh originally by Trapping for males, and I slapped CatOfEvilGenious' wrap skirt textures on it. Comes in the 16 original recolors for TM, AM, and EM, other ages are repo'd to the adult files (no standalone version this time, sorry). The meshes have appropriate morphs.
Download (SFS) (alternate) - files are compressed. Categorized as everyday, formal, and outerwear.
I was only interested in doing the wrap skirts for now but the original alpha skirt has a good variety of recolors and textures that will work nicely on this conversion too. Feel free to use this mesh for them!
The shoes that Dee also beautifully fitted for males are biker boots by Pixicat, converted to TS2 by @skeleton-teacup. Credit to everyone mentioned :)
1) am- and embodymayor replaced with TS4 EP10 Corporate Worker converted by DeeDee-sims
everyday and formal categories; unhidden; townie disabled like original files; normal shoe sound; am enabled for y.adults; fat morph ✓; polycount 4.2k; both in one file, I can seprate if someone needs
DOWNLOAD MF | SFS
2) af- and efbodymayor replaced with TS4 Blazer Open Collar Tucked + Pants Pressed Belt mashup by Rented-Space
everyday and formal categories; unhidden; townie disabled like original files; heels shoe sound; af enabled for y.adults; fat morph ✓; polycount 3.8k; a/a I can seprate if someone asks
DOWNLOAD MF | SFS
3) af- and efbodypowersuit replaced with Classic Suit Mandarin Collar mashup mesh by Goatskickin
everyday and formal categories; unhidden; townie disabled like original files; heels shoe sound; af enabled for y.adults; fat morph ✓; polycount 3.4k; a/a
DOWNLOAD MF | SFS
Credits: EAMaxis, MDPthatsme (1, 2), @deedee-sims, @rented-space (2, 3), Janika31, @goatskickin, SimmieV and Birba32 for ties’ textures I stole I used to make mine
AM and EMbody mayor (base game):
AF and EFbody mayor (base game):
I tried to make my recolours to resamble navy shade in Maxis’ male mayor outfit for both M and F defaults, it is tiny bit lighter because that way quality of texture looked better
tm- and embodytuxflower replaced with Yakumtsaki’s Celebrations Suit Redux age converted by DeeDee REPO to default by DreadPirate
TM + EM repositoried to DreadPirate’s AMbodyTuxflower default (required!); set as everyday and formal categories (like in DreadPirate’s default); fat morph ✓; polycount 2.7k;
I recently shared a set of 22 skins that I intend to be all the skintones I use in my game. But they wouldn't be complete without corresponding showerproof versions for my favorite custom body shapes, so here we are.
This post will give you sets of showerproof skins (see definition under the cut) of 22 skins each, for the following body shapes:
• Momma Lisa F / Melodie9 Fat M
• Androgyny F / Lifa's Trans M
• Trans Melodie9 Fat M / Trans Momma Lisa
• (more to come)
These sets are repo'd to the original 22 skins that you need to get from here (go over there for more details on the textures). If you don't have those, none of the showerproof skins will show up.
Download links below, with important info (please read and don't hesitate to ask questions if something isn't clear).
What are showerproof skins?
They are skins linked to a custom body shape (or body shapes). When you give a showerproof skin to a sim, that sim will have the body shape that the skin is linked to when they are nude (taking a bath, streaking, doing ACR stuff, etc.). Showerproof skins have no effect whatsoever on clothing, because clothes use their own meshes.
Geneticized
• Like the original 22 skins, the showerproof skins from this post are geneticized, except for the alien ones (which will therefore be outside of the genetic spectrum and behave like the Maxis alien skin).
• Across all sets, the same skintone will have the same genetic value, indicated at the end of the file name. For example, the lightest skin always has a genetic value of 0.05, no matter which body shape it's linked to.
• When two sims have a baby in game, the baby will get one of the skintones that fall in between or on the parents' skintones on the genetic spectrum. Since these showerproof skins are geneticized, the baby could get one of them, regardless of the body shapes that the parents have. Two Maxis-sized parents could have a baby who will grow up to have a fat body shape, two fat cis parents could have a baby who will grow up to have a thin trans body shape. If you've been looking for a way to determine which of your sims should be trans, this is a way to let the game decide for you.
Townified or not
• For each set, you will have to choose if you want the showerproof skins to be townified or not (delete the folder you don't want).
• Townified skins can appear on new townies and NPCs that spawn, non-townified skins cannot.
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The sets
Uncensored previews are included in the downloads (not for all skintones because the archives would get too heavy for my Mega). Ages not shown have their standard Maxis shapes.
❥ Momma Lisa - Melodie9 Fat Male (ML-MFM)
AF & EF are linked to Momma Lisa, AM & EM are linked to Melodie9 Fat AM, TF/TM are linked to Melodie9 Fat TF/TM.
Download ML-MFM: SFS / Mega
Included meshes: the Momma Lisa meshes are CelestialSpider's edit of Frannysims's, the Melodie9 Fat Male and teen meshes are from Melodie9's MTS. All are blockfeet. If you want sexyfeet, replace the files in the "Required meshes" folder with these: SFS / Mega.
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❥ Androgyny F - Lifa's Trans Male (AndroF-AMTr)
AF & EF are linked to Androgyny, AM & EM are linked to Lifa / @withlovefromsimtown's Trans Male. Teens are Maxis.
Download AndroF-AMTr: SFS / Mega
Included meshes: the androgyny meshes are Aquilegia's edit of Gothplague's (I fixed the feet and crotch mapping), the AMTr meshes are the ones I made for these. All are blockfeet. If you want sexyfeet, replace the files in the "Required meshes" folder with these: SFS / Mega.
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❥ Trans Momma Lisa - Trans Melodie9 Fat Male (TrML-TrMFM)
AF & EF are linked to @kaluxsims's Trans Melodie9 fat Male, AM & EM are linked to her Trans Momma Lisa. Teens are Melodie9 Fat TF/TM.
Download TrML-TrMFM: SFS / Mega
Included meshes: the TrML and TrMFM meshes are @kaluxsims's, the Melodie9 Fat teen meshes are from Melodie9's MTS. All are blockfeet. If you want sexyfeet, replace the files in the "Required meshes" folder with these: SFS / Mega.
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✨Upcoming sets: Melodie9 fat family (TU-EU), Dummy Thicc.
If you'd like me to do other body shapes, or alternative versions of the planned sets (e.g. AFTr/AMTr instead of AndroF/AMTr), let me know and I'll do my best to do them down the line.
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Further info
The standard set that these showerproof skins are repo'd to contains defaults for S1-4 + alien, which are skins #3, #7, #12, #19 and Tea Leaf's Stargazer. Therefore, skins #3, #7, #12, #19 and Tea Leaf's Stargazer from the showerproof sets are technically repo'd to your skin defaults. The ML-MFM and TrML-TrMFM versions are modified versions of showerproof skins I published here and here (they're on the same files so you can replace those with these if you wish - I recommend that you do if you use the defaults from the standard 22-skin set because then you'll get the right thumbnails and all).
All of these skins are tooltipped, have their custom thumbnails and are sortindexed so that they will appear tidily set after set in your custom skins bin. If you use other skins though, there is a chance that those will appear jumbled up with mine if their sortindex numbers happen to clash. It's only an aesthetic issue but if it bothers you, see this tutorial by Kurimas on how to change the order in which clothes appear in the CAS catalogue (it works for skins and other bodyshop content too).
Why make these skins repo-only?
1. Repo'd files = smaller files.
2. If you don't like the textures that I picked for the standard set, you can replace them with your favorites in simPE if you know how to do that and all the repo'd files will follow suit. This way you can get all the showerproof skins to have the textures that you like with much less work than if you had to edit them one by one.
For more info on skin genetics and how to change a skin's genetic value, see Rikkulidea's tutorial.
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I've been working on this non-stop since my last upload and I can't see straight anymore but I did double-check everything with care. Please let me know if you see something wrong that I still missed.
This global mod removes the restriction that only family members can get pregnant on a lot and replaces it such that any eligible playable Sim can get pregnant on any lot - no more "safe sex" in the changing room / photobooth at the mall or when asked out on a date!
InTeen compatible (but doesn't need it), requires InTeen Check 2
There are several other mods out there that do the same, but also come with a lot of extra functionality/baggage.
Changes only global BHAV 0x0139 "Pregnancy - Can We Get Pregnant?" for the main functionality and fixes an InTeen related issue in 0x0378 "Pregnancy - Is Sim Young Enough?"
A set of 22 geneticized & townified skins, including defaults for S1-S2-S3-S4 and the alien skin. Credit for the original skins goes to @whysim, Nat / @theboldandthebeautifulsims, @pooklet and Tea Leaf, thank you so much to them!
I did however make substantial tweaks and additions to all skins:
• everyone TU-EU has the appropriate fat, normal and fit states (for the alien textures to show up as they should, please use Argon's alien and zombie fitness fix)
• all elders have wrinkles, except on the alien skin (I used @simnopke's subtle wrinkles)
• all toddlers have the cute toddler teeth and babies have no teeth,
• teeth from Nat's, Pooklet's and Tea Leaf's skins were replaced either with ones from the Whysim skins or the ones used on @serabiet's Those Darn Skins, just because they're less bright and I like that better
• all skins are compatible with sexyfeet (I just had to cover up a watermark on one of them iirc)
• lowered the color temperature on Whysim BuffyHP Tan Skinblend TG (S2).
Complete previews of AU-EU faces and uncensored bodies (fat, normal and fit) are included in the download, which is why it's such a large archive (the skins themselves aren't particularly heavy, don't worry). Teens get the same textures as adults; children, toddler and babies have their own.
More details below.
Skins and links to the originals:
Whysim Misc Skin Blend 32TG
Whysim Tifa 57 Edit TG
Default S1 - Whysim Misc Skin Blend 30TG
Whysim Misc Skin Blend 40TG
Whysim Misc Skin Blend 37TG
Whysim Misc Skin Blend 31TG
Default S2 - Whysim BuffyHP Tan Skinblend TG (my edit: more pink, less orange)
Whysim Ashleydoll Blend Edit TG
Nat Bambi Expanded 7
Whysim Misc Skin Blend 19TG
Whysim BuffyHP Dark TG
Default S3 - Whysim Misc Skin Blend 29TG
Whysim Misc Skin Blend 7TG
Nat Bambi Expanded 10
Nat Bambi Expanded 12
Pooklet My Poor Lover 06
Nat Bambi Expanded 14
Pooklet Mouseyblue Dusk Skin 03
Default S4 - Pooklet My Poor Lover 07
Nat Bambi Expanded 18
Pooklet My Poor Lover 08
Default alien - Tea Leaf Stargazer MPL Zoen Blend
These skins are townified, meaning that new townies and NPCs that spawn can get them. They are also geneticized, meaning that they have genetic values that inform which skintones will be given to babies born in game. Basically babies will always get skintones that fall in between or on the skintones that their biological parents have, as is the case for the four default skintones.
You can see the genetic value that I assigned to a skin at the end its file name. Example: "1_Whysim_MiscSkinBlend32TG_0.05.package" → this skin has a genetic value of 0.05. The skins that are S1-S4 default replacements have respective genetic values of 0.1, 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9. For more info on that and to learn how to change a custom skin's genetic value, see Rikkulidea's tutorial.
If you don't want all 22 skins but just a selection, feel free to pick and choose and it won't disrupt anything when it comes to genetics (if you want to mix them with other skins however, you may want to make sure that all the genetic values really are in a sequence from lightest to darkest). If on the other hand you think 22 skins isn't enough, check you @esotheria-sims's 97 geneticized skins 💖
Please let me know if you encounter any issues or have any questions.
✨Future plans for body shapes: these here skins are regular skins linked to the standard Maxis body shapes. I will be working on showerproof skins for custom body shapes that will be repo'd to these skins, starting with Momma Lisa/Melodie9 fat male. It may take a while but in the end all 22 skins will come in showerproof versions for as many body shapes as I have the mental fortitude to do (making showerproof skins is an excruciating mix of requiring focus and discipline while being extremely tedious).
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The F hair used on the titlecard is @fakebloood's SClub Haruki in dynamite - the M hair below the cut is AlmightyHat's Shorn in dynamite - the eyes in all previews are from this set by @serabiet - the eyebrows are defaults by Cavernosims.
Done in collab with brilliant @episims - an alternative to colour traits version (doesn't require their traits mod but is compatible with it). Default file replaces both the rose bouquet and single rose date rewards. Both have a 'floor state' - when placed on a table etc will change into flower & vase.
Smooth talk rose replacement is a separate file and is optional.
TS2 Date Flower Rewards Mod / Default
& 'Smooth Talk' Rose Default
Download (SFS)
Polycount: 1845 / 2474 - bouquet, 476 / 823 - single rose, 'Smooth talk' rose - 322
Each default includes darker, muted red rose version for Reshade users (and anybody else) who may find lighter shade a bit eye-searing.
Pic above on the left: Epi has edited the single rose reward animation, so it's being held horizontal when Sim brings it to the door. Little card envelope shows up when flowers are placed on the ground - that's also thanks to Epi's perseverance.
*Please note that transformation to a vase only happens once, vase stays a vase when put back on the floor.
*I used 4t2 rose mesh (converted by @veranka-downloads) as a starting point to make mine, it's been modified and has new vase, leaf and texture so it's not very recognizable ;)
This mod replaces the date reward flowers with new meshes by @pforestsims, and makes the bow they come with appear in a sim’s favorite color if the sim delivering the flowers has my favorite color traits in their inventory. If the sim has more than one favorite color in their inventory, the alphabetically highest will rule the color.
The new mesh has different states for when the flowers get delivered (single laying rose/wrapped bouquet) and for being placed on a table (in a vase). After the transformation, the vase version stays even if getting moved on the floor again.
Please note that the bow appears in the gifter's favorite color, not the receiver's. This is intentional, as a sim dating multiple partners can have these rewards in a variety of colors. If the sim delivering the flowers doesn't have color traits, the bow will be red.
The roses won't change color. There are two different shades of red for them to choose from, you can only have one version at a time.
Download (SFS) (alternate) - files are compressed.
Easy Inventory Check is required and Nightlife EP is too. Conflicts with other date reward flower replacements. Any existing flower rewards on tables will update correctly upon installing the mod but those on the ground appear without the card and the bow. Just move them to a table (or any slot) to update them.
Technical info: One of the single rose animations is replaced to make it work better with the new mesh, see pforest's post here for more details. This 4t2 rose by @veranka-downloads was used as a base for the new meshes. The bouquets are 1845 / 2474 polys and the single roses 476 / 823 polys. The largest texture in the file is 256x256 and the bows are 32x128.
Updated to permit newspapers to be purchased directly when there is no till on the lot. The Sim will approach the rack, select a newspaper, pay for it and place it directly into their inventory.
I originally made these for myself and had no plans of releasing because some of the texture qualities are a bit low. But I was asked a wcif on a couple of them and I think they look alright in the game. Anyway, they're just a handful of walls, mostly in 80s/90s "Memphis" style.