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Helpers: Public Testing
Not a full on release yet, because it still has a couple of issues I haven't figured out yet. For those who tested before, just replace the files. New testers may want to read the little note I put in the zip. Here we go
Download May Require Ultimate Collection or Apartment Life or Mansion & Garden Get compatibility patches separately
Fixes and changes from the last time
New interaction: push Do Chores by hand (by clicking on the plant object)
No chores at parties or dates for family (if not set on the job as servant)
Hiring helpers now fulfills corresponding 'Hire NPC' wants + there's a new optional file that will check before rolling those wants if a helper is already hired (normally, only checks for NPCs)
Fixed not being able to eat at food stand (they took plates somewhere else)
Babysitting role for household members doesn't lead to motives being static all the time
Fixed 'ask for knowledge - logic' interaction (it lead to hobby instruction instead, due to small math mistake on my part)
Correctly displaying 'not for you' when clicking on a chair that's not allowed for the sim when the sim is doing chores at the moment
Fixed annoyance that 'grab a plate' or 'eat' would sometimes be unavailable for no sensible reason
Compatibility with other mods
If you use Nopke's color dye mod, you can tune my AssignTablesChairs to NOT highlight tables and chairs for setup
Made compatible with @morepopcorn's Bar Tables mod (zz patch must load after both)
CJ-ApartmentButlers and CJ-CallToMealFix are sort of incorporated, so if you have them, disable or remove them
Made compatible with Laura's 'Nobles Don't Cook' (load mine last)
Made an edit to Midge's 'Playables don't clean plates on community lots' to incorporate Laura's 'Royals Don't Clean' (load after Laura's) (I had no business doing that, it's not even for my mod, honestly surprised at myself for overdoing it, but well, it's done)
UPD: Tea made a patch for her Cafe mod here
Here's how my Helpers folder looks load order wise (you don't have to have all the files):
Known Issues
Live-in tutors set as servants canβt meditate, juggle and do some other personality based self interactions. Tutors who are not servants can do all that, but don't have my custom ask for knowledge and instruct in hobbies actions (it's either this or that situation), unless they fulfil requirements for the normal ingame actions. Fixing this issue would take redoing some stuff, I might get to it later
Queue issues: sometimes, a bunch of cooking or chores interactions would appear at once clogging the queue (you can cancel them); other times, chores action would have no icon (sort of hidden in the queue). Nothing bad, but looks very unprofessional π I'd get to the bottom of this, eventually
Part 1: Chairs Converted From The Sims 2 Console for The Sims 2
Happy anniversary to The Sims! To celebrate, I've got a set of chairs from The Sims 2 console for The Sims 2. Some of these I've added recolors for, but feel free to delete any of them if you just want the originals. The Spielbunnst Lawn Seatery is used in nearly all the Sims 2 console locations, so I'm excited to have this one out! The Xbox version uses the same texture as the Contempto Adirondack Chair, just more saturated in color. I added the other recolors from it, so we can have a matching dining chair for the Adirondack set. All recolors are merged and renamed within their respective files. If you make any recolors please let me know, I'd love to use them! The Sims 2 Console collection file - Sims 2
Downloads:
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This green chair my beloved
Asking simblrs, WCIF a boom barrier like pic-related as CC (doesn't need to work, can be decorative) for the Sims 2? I need it for a military base. Thanks in advance.
If anyone is still interested I've been using a crossing gate from Ultimate Railway Set by Criquette, here some lq screenshots:
Hood View | Lot view
It's a hood deco so you don't have to have to buy it (important for BACC etc.) I also edited the texture in SimPE to remove the traffic control pole π§
Livejournal & What to do...
Hey everyone!
There's been some word going around that Livejournal will become inaccessible for a lot of us given the current situation of the world. (See: Reddit - English-language LiveJournal is apparently not long for this world, save your favorite old fics now!
With that said, I rushed out and created a Livejournal Importer! meaning that if you want to backup your stuff from livejournal, but wasn't looking forward to the amount of copy pasting, you no longer have to! I've automated this all for you! :)
Note: Do make sure it meets the TOU!
What about creators who are no longer around?
There is always the Deadsite repository for mods if you'd like to share some content (make sure to request the livejournal first if it's not there!!)
However, if you want to backup some useful stories or tutorials, feel free to make an account for this! Call it something along the lines of: "TS2 Livejournal Archive Team".
There are a couple ways to go around and have others help out:
Add Collaborators. This can be done on each post. It's not account-wise so that might be hard.
Ask me (Lyralei ππ») on discord to change the ownership of the post(s) to that of the "archive" account, and I will gladly do it!
Reach out to the people who want to upload under said account. Just make sure to give the password of the shared account to people you seriously trust enough with it!! (Although, this goes without saying, never share your own password with anyone. Just in this instance for a group project, do it through a message please. Not publicly. And never use your own account's password for this! Go with a unique password instead.π)
A couple of things you should do before sharing under an archive account:
Make sure that the creator hasn't been around for a long while.
Make sure the content is either a story, mod, tutorial or useful text post to be archived (random life updates and such won't be accepted).
Make sure to use the project feature! Make it something like: "Skell - Fortune & Romance" and post the posts under that project. This makes it easier for people to navigate!
Can I upload my own livejournal items myself?
Of course! If you don't have an account yet, feel free to create one and start uploading whatever you want to back-up! Whether you use the importer for it or not, that's all fine!
Love,
Lyralei
Sorry, guys, I was setting up my new downloads folder π
Us when modthesims is down:
Hello, The Sims lovers π₯Ή After months of work, the first episode of a new series is finally here β a nostalgic tribute to the golden era of the game and Studio Town from the original title.
This new story explores the lives of characters, creators, and Sim actors whose brightest days are behind them, as they search for a new path after the fall of STV Studios. Told through a slightly twisted lens, with a touch of dark humor and a wink to the audience, the series playfully parodies familiar stories we all know.
So hop on the nostalgia bus for anyone who misses the Superstar expansion pack, and imagine how it would look in The Sims 2 edition. Iβd be incredibly grateful if you gave it a few minutes β€οΈ
This series is available in both POLISH (original) and ENGLISH. However, this is my first attempt at recording English dialogues, so please donβt be too harsh β I did my best! ππ
π THE DAY HAS COME!!! IT'S OUT!!!! π
This has been such an amazing and fun journey! We're beyond happy so many great artists could join us and turn this little idea into a beefy magazine! We want to extend our thanks to each and every contributor and we hope you had as much fun creating for the zine as we had seeing, reviewing and assembling everything. π
How can I read this zine?
We coded this cute online flip book (big thanks to npc_crow!) to really get the magazine experience, but you can also download the free pdf here!
But I want to actually hold it in my hands! Can I get a physical copy?
Same, dear reader, same!
We are still trying to find an optimal solution uniting quality and affordability, and that requires looooots of testing.
Our plan is to sell physical copies at non-profit aka production & shipment price, and per request to avoid out-of-pocket expenses by printing stock without knowing if it would sell entirely. We hope to be able to fulfill printing requests soon and will be sure to update you about that.
Until then, we hope you enjoy the digital version!
-Team Nostalgia
my sims 2 headcanons:
1. the grilled cheese aspiration is a metaphor for having the munchies after smoking pot
Damn... My very respectable TV anchor celebrity is secretly a stoner πΊππ
BETA release: Sims 2 Pay to Play mod
Hi everyone!
I have been working on a thiiiiiing, my second ever mod, and another one that ended up way bigger than I initially thought it would lol. #ScopeCreepβ¦.
Introducing "Pay to Play":
All info under the cut!
I love boxes
In my quest to ever make Sims 2 retail stores more realistic, I have been wanting some stock boxes to decorate my shops with when I stumbled upon these the other day and though, 'oh, cool, I want those'. So I made a quick and dirty 4t2 conversion in a couple of different sizes!
Small, medium and large for now, and they stack, yay! Medium sized box is the master and the other 2 are repo'd for easy recolouring.
For now I've just converted and included all of the original Sims 4 swatches:
But I'd definitely love to add some designs for all of the default Sims 2 appliances, pet items and more. Or if anyone else wants to make a few recolours, please do!
Thanks to Brainstrip for the original Sims 4 meshes and recolours, they are super nice!!
Thought others might enjoy these so here's a linky to
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Enjoy! xo
Mod Updates!!
This community is the best. Firstly, thank you everyone for being so excited about the Go Out mod I posted yesterday! I've honestly wanted this for a long time and I'm really glad so many of you like the idea too.
Secondly, thank you for being patient with me while I faffed about with the University related code. I made a few changes yesterday, messed things up, fixed things, it was a bit ridiculous lol. I am sorry.
Thirdly, I just want to re-iterate that I had the most wonderful teachers helping me learn to do this. Gummilutt, MorePopcorn, and PicknMixSims were SO patient with me and answered my 1 million questions with a lot of grace and understanding. This mod would not be here now without them!
And finally today, I bring updates and re-downloads for all the things! Because my modding sensei William @picknmixsims took a look at my mod and made some lovely little improvements. Details, updates and redownload links are all below the cut!
Fixed the conflict with TwoJeff's No College Finals at night π
If you'd like to use both mods, please download this compatible version and replace TA_ijunibreakpatch, then make sure my mod loads after the original by TwoJeffs.
Will also update the original mod post.
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Go Out (for Tea) π«
I made a mod.
With lots of help, lol.
After years of SimPE dabbling I finally became brave (and desperate) enough to learn how to read and edit Sims 2 BHAVs.
"Go Out (for Tea)" is a mod to help handle the Vanilla Sims 2 "quirk" wherein a sim will return home from a community lot at the same time they left. It is designed as an alternative to Community Lot Time, but you can absolutely use both together as there are no conflicts.
All information below this cut π And warning... there's a lot. Sorry. My "simple" mod turned out to be quite complicated but hey ho!
TS1 inspired UI replacement (WIP TESTING)
Some of you might have seen my TS1 inspired UI floating around twitter, tumblr, discord etc. I've been having people test it in the Lazy Duchess discord but i've decided to upload it here for others to test and so no one else can claim they made it themselves lol. Sorry for the lazy photos but basically it's a recoloured version of the original UI. Pretty much all the elements are done. I'll keep updating until it is done basically. It's made to suit my resolution which is 1920x1080 but I will add the options for wider screens at a later date. Also not sure how well it works with Legacy editon so just be aware that it might display weird
Things to be added:
-Animated loading screens (yes I worked out how to do it ;) )
-Updating some of the existing recolours to make them cleaner
-Fixing any bits I missed lol
Install instructions
Place the TS1 UI folder into your downloads.
These are the main files needed
Download
Then place this file into your base game UI folder which should be in a directory similar to this "Program Files x86\EA Games\Sims 2\TSData\Res\UI"
This file replaces the background on the main loading menu as it looks weird without it. It is a placeholder.
Download
Do not delete any of the files in your UI folder. (Please)
If you are already using Clean UI or any other UI replacement, Please uninstall them first. They cannot be used together
Special thanks to @greatcheesecakepersona for their templates as they were insanely helpful
I'm back with more recolors! Here is a set of 17 recolors on Maxis items I made specifically for an electronics store I built. I've separated the downloads into a few different options below. Please enjoy!
SimFileShare: All 17 Signs | Handhelds/Phone Only | Kitchen Only | Audio/Music Only | PC Only | Robots Only
MediaFire: All 17 Signs | Handhelds/Phone Only | Kitchen Only | Audio/Music Only | PC Only | Robots Only
CREDITS & THANKS
@ajaysims for the amazing SIMLISH sans font
@teaaddictyt for her amazing comprehensive tutorial on recolors
Canva for the non-sims graphics used
π΄Lowedeus' Neighbourhood Skies optimised (reduced texture sizes)π΄
(cleaning my desktop up and want to post this, sorry for the lame preview but i cba lol)
so this is an optimisation of those hood skies by lowedeus. if you encounter pink flashing, then these are for you! these skies are often listed in sims 2 starter packs and not many people realise how much of a toll it has on your game, being at 4k texture sizes. they are a staple for the game tho so thats why i optimised it
a general disclaimer is that if you use custom skies and horizon mods, they are one of the biggest offenders of pink flashing as those use HUGE texture sizes!!
all i did here was shrink the textures to some better sizes, like 1024x512 and 512x512 (the texture sizes here were different so thats why they're not the same)
it will overwrite the original files (these wont work with the others)
eta: these are not for simnopke's skies, but the originals are tagged above
another not eta: the original maxis sky is 512px only, that's what inspired me to do this as there's no reason why other textures can't be that size too
DOWNLOAD
credits - lowedeus for original files
I looked at them ingame and they look good. π
when i want to play the sims but
Remaking my hood for the 5th time probably, always fuckup to the point it stops opening π