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­ hi, i'm gabe! • 30yo • he/him • 🏳️‍🌈 • rio de janeiro, brasil might post soft-nfsw from time to time, please don't follow me if you're underage! ­

the sims 4

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photography

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[arro-now]

Addressing a few concerns

So, I assume most of you don't know, but there is a bit of drama inside the Paralives community. It's funny because this whole thing is revolving around The Sims 3.

TwistedMexi made his first paywalled "early access" mod called Sims 3 Camera, and I've been working on the same thing as he was. 1. Let's get the "clone" allegation out of the way first.

(Source: TwistedMexi's discord server)

TwistedMexi is accusing me of cloning his mod, but let’s look at the facts. Thankfully, I always use GitHub, so the commit dates are there to prove it.

(2026-05-26 22:27:02 +0200) is a timestamp of the first commit with hash d82ddd909e06833b0f8d5d439ad602d04a4f3e08

(2026-05-27T19:57:44.000+00:00) is a timestamp of the publication date of his Patreon post.

Honestly, I didn't know I could see the future, but ok.

2. The second thing I want to address is that currently there are a lot of awful comments directed at Tmex. PLEASE do not harass other creators.

3. Regarding early access and paywalls: My mods are developed in my spare time as a passion project. I believe in keeping my work accessible to everyone, which is why all of my content will remain completely free, forever. I believe the community should play a role in maintaining projects if the original creator steps away, which is why I always share the source code for my projects Free mods are a pillar of a healthy community, whereas paywalls only lead to gatekeeping and unnecessary drama. My hope is that more creators choose to release their mods in a way that prioritizes community growth and shared resources.

A reblog would be greatly appreciated to help spread this message.

Thanks for reading,

xoxo, Arro Ps. If you want to see a broader discussion on this topic, I recommend this Reddit post that goes way more in-depth than I do. It's a good read.

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[PSA] PARALIVES MODS LIMIT INFO

Apparently there's a limit of 50 mods (downloaded from the workshop) to be loaded at a time by Paralives. Downloaded Households and Lots count to that limit unfortunately. So if you have mods disappearing from the game and not showing up in the "Mods" list, that's probably why (it was happening to me and was driving me CRAZY).

EDIT:

Someone made a plugin where you can install plugin mods for the game, including one to REMOVE the 50 limit for workshop downloads! Here (click) is the link for the plugin!

From inside the game, on the main menu go to Mods > Plugin Hub and there you'll find the option to install the Workshop mods limit fix.

Thanks @honowo for sharing! 🫶

Below the cut is the previous workaround I had posted.

Here's a workaround:

I'd recommend doing this just to Households & Lots only. DON'T DO IT TO MODS and custom content, in case the creator updates their mods you won't receive them.

The folder for items downloaded from the Workshop for Paralives is this one:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\1118520

To find the AppData/LocalLow/Paralives folder do the following:

Press Win+R in your keyboard

Type %appdata% > enter

It'll open the Roaming folder, go back to "AppData" by clicking it on the top bar

Open the LocalLow folder

Go to the Paralives > Paralives folder, it'll look like this:

I did it to all lots and households I had downloaded, then unsubscribed them on the Workshop. And now you have more space for mods 😌🫶

Do show love to the stuff you download on the Workshop, rate them & leave a comment if you really liked it. Let's lift everyone up!

[lilamausmaus]

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A preset for Paralives already? Yes, I know! I'm that crazy person who can't live without ReShade. Judge me all you want, I'm good. 😌

This one is inspired by the all time favorite preset "Sumahama" by @/Wilderbees — hence the name "Parahama". 🥺

Made with ReShade 6.7.3 Install on Paralives for DirectX 11

DOWNLOAD: PATREON (FREE)

P.S. No DOF, MXAO or any other depth-based shader on this preset. I didn't get them to properly work for me yet.

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Here (click) is a list of the shaders I select when installing ReShade, you won't be needing all of them and I'll put a screenshot below of exactly the shaders used in this preset, but with the link above you'll know in which pack they are - made it this way to make it easier for you to find everything!

SHORTCUTS LIST: (on/off is for what it is by default)

(off) Fake HDR — Numpad 5

(off) Bloom & Lens Flares — Numpad 7

(off) Chromatic Aberration (Prism) — Numpad 4

(off) Vignette — Numpad 4

P.S — The preset is pretty gameplay-friendly with these 4 shaders turned off, I've been playing with it myself just fine! 🫶

Also try turning on/off "Monocular Cues" and see if you like it. It's a shader that I don't use all the time (it makes a halo effect around stuff), it can get tiring to look at sometimes.

­ PRO TIP: I always adjust the "BloomAndLensFlares" shader to my needs, which is where the magic of this preset lies. The settings I'm uploading it with may be too strong or too light for some cases, so it really depends on your shot. Just mess with the "fBloomThreshold" slider a bit and see what I mean and, if you're feeling confident, mess with the "fBloomAmount" altogether.

[bunny-heels]

great to see communities of all kind enjoy paralives

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I already tested both and def prefer Tarruvi's tbh! Unfortunately both affect all Paras in the game, I don't think there's any way to make it otherwise for now. The one by Tarruvi don't make them look so extreme by default and still gives you the ability to make stronger Paras just fine!

Def recommend this mod (below) to be able to edit Paras from the mirror/wardrobes!

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i think i love him

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This is one of the many presets born from me trying to make one to be my main one. So expect many more, I'll be sharing them all!　

BIGGER BEFORE & AFTERS: O1 • O2 • O3

You'll find the download below the cut at the end of the post, some mandatory stuff is listed before.

Pictures taken on @theneighborhoodsave 　

　 1 — I'm using — Sunblind by @softerhaze and Even Better In-game Lighting Mod (Bright) by @northernsiberiawinds 　 2 — MANDATORY DOWNLOAD: The Moods MultiLUT by @pictureamoebae (Tbh a must even if you don't use my preset!)

To install amoebae's MultiLUT just open your GShade Control Panel > Installs > Open Custom Shaders & Textures Folder.

DO NOT copy the "reshade-shaders" from MultiLUT download. Instead open it and merge the "Shaders" and "Textures" folders from inside it with the ones from GShade's. — Here's a gyazo video showing what I mean!

You won't need to download Prod80's Framework as stated by amoebae, GShade already comes with all Prod80's shaders. 　

　 ADD THESE TO YOUR PREPROCESSOR DEFINITIONS:

　

SHORTCUTS LIST: (on/off is for what it is by default)

(on) Adaptative Fog — Numpad /

(off) Ambient Light — Alt + Numpad 7

(on) Bloom & Lens Flares — Numpad 7

(on) MXAO (Immerse) — Alt + Numpad 9

(off) More MXAOs (make it stronger) — Numpad 9

(off) Cinematic DOF (focus w/ mouse) — Alt + Numpad 8

(on) ADOF (auto-focus) — Numpad 8

(off) ReLight (if you have it...) — F6 　

　 PRO TIP: I always adjust the "BloomAndLensFlares" shader to my needs, which is where the magic of this preset lies. The settings I'm uploading it with may be too strong or too light for some cases, so it really depends on your shot. Just mess with the "fBloomThreshold" slider a bit and see what I mean and, if you're feeling confident, mess with the "fBloomAmount" altogether. 　

DOWNLOAD: PATREON (FREE)

[gvbesims]

are you planing to distribute your sims? they are just beautiful!

Thank you so much! 

I’d share them, sure, but I re-categorize almost every skin detail with S4S to keep them organized in-game. With that in mind I’m not really sure how I’d share my sims. My unmerged backup folder currently looks like this: 

(LipTints are mostly lipsticks I re-created the packages of so I can use them as natural lip colors)

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2025 update of this, it's getting crazy... I'm still re-figuring it out though, I'm changing it all the time jfdkjfdkldf I still have some free slots so that's good

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💞

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BROW SET II •

These are all cut versions of the 4th eyebrow from my previous set (the thickest one), now with 3 distinct cut options + 3 mirrored versions! These will look cute on our rebel uni sims, right?

original 24 EA colors + extra blacker swatch

basegame compatible

enabled for all genders & teen-elder

has their own custom catalog thumbnails

cc credits under the cut!

DOWNLOAD: PATREON (FREE)

UPDATES:

(October 5th 2022): Added EA’s 6 new swatches (I know I’m late, I’m sorry 😭) + 1 extra-black swatch, fixed color artifacts on ‘dirty blonde’ swatch. Make sure to re-download the files and replace them.

Keep reading

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UPDATED! 💖

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MINI BROW SET •

These were born for my personal needs, but why not share them? The thicker one is my new fave! I need to be careful not to use it on every sim I make. 🤣

original 24 EA colors + extra blacker swatch

basegame compatible

enabled for all ages & genders

has their own custom catalog thumbnails

DOWNLOAD: PATREON (FREE)

non-gif cover hq pictures here

cc credits under the cut!

UPDATES:

(October 5th 2022): Added EA’s 6 new swatches (I know I’m late, I’m sorry 😭) + 1 extra blacker swatch, changed the names to include “S1” for “Set 1”. Make sure to re-download the files and manually delete the old ones since they won’t ask to be replaced due to the change. Delete: gvbeEyebrows01… up to 04.

Keep reading

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UPDATED! 💖

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RETIRED DLs - Bye Google Drive

Some old downloads that were practically retired but I still got the files. They have NOT been updated in any way, I'm simply putting them here cause I wasn't able to fix their download links on Google Drive, and a lot of people seem to be wanting to get a hold of them. So here they are! 💖

DOWNLOAD: PATREON (Free)

The updated LINKS are (original posts links): Bright Reshade Preset, Cherry Reshade Preset, Autumn Reshade LUT, Sasha Velour Brows, Pose Pack 03 I Got Love, EA Pants as Skinnies, Let's All Die Walls, Cadinera Prints, Dorian Legret's Prints 01 & 02

Items other than these I unfortunately do not have the files to, these are the ones I'm able to still provide links to. Sorry for those who messaged about some even older items. 😢

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Btw I have been away from Sims because I have been creating for Second Life (it's paying my bills so... fjlkfdlkfdjlk). If you wanna check my stuff, HERE's a link to my flickr.

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[dukeheadbutt-deactivated2023093]

ladies and gentlemen, her

[pinkpxls]

public service announcement:

If you can't get your game to load because it keeps crashing - use the new S4S cheat to find and remove the culprits! S4S > Ctrl Shift C to bring up cheat console > type in Slot195 > navigate to your mods folder > remove ALL the items it brings up. You'll have to do it manually so I recommend copying and pasting the file names and searching for them in your mod folder. It took me an hour (I had over 150 files) but afterwards my game started up straight away with no issues and I can play as normal! Bless the wonderful people at S4S!

[gvbesims]

how do you uninstall the reshader thing? I dont want it anymore and its not showing in the control pannel

go to your sims 4 installation folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin) and remove the following files and folders:

reshade-shaders

d3d9.dll

d3d9.log

ReShade.ini

any preset you might have installed

and you’re done!

if you have a newer version of reshade, like 4+, you can open its installer and select The Sims 4 and uninstall from there.

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BROW SET II •

These are all cut versions of the 4th eyebrow from my previous set (the thickest one), now with 3 distinct cut options + 3 mirrored versions! These will look cute on our rebel uni sims, right?

original 24 EA colors + extra blacker swatch

basegame compatible

enabled for all genders & teen-elder

has their own custom catalog thumbnails

DOWNLOAD: PATREON (FREE)

UPDATES:

(October 5th 2022): Added EA's 6 new swatches (I know I'm late, I'm sorry 😭) + 1 extra-black swatch, fixed color artifacts on 'dirty blonde' swatch. Make sure to re-download the files and replace them.