Heaven Sims

Primarily, but not solely, a simblr and my main blog. My RPG (cough Bioware) blog is bioticsandheadshots.tumblr.com though some of that content has been known to make it here as well.

[heavensims]

Hi! I hope you're well! I wanted to know how did you make your stairs not dig into the ground on Greymont Bay? I want to do the same thing to a house but it won't work. I even tried editing one of yours to see if it would continue the same thing, but it didn't work. https://i.gyazo.com/73d82e1c756147234ef3e7a5fe38077f.gif Are you able to help me please? Thank you so so much!! <3333

For stairs to not dig into the terrain, you have to hold a key when you place them. For me, it is left+alt. That should be all you need to do to get those stairs to behave like you want!

[mercury101]

Greymont Bay

by @heavensims

Greymont Bay celebrated its 6th anniversary a few days ago, and I only played it for the first time about two months ago. As a fan of mountainous forest towns like Great Bear and Willapa Valley, I instantly fell in love with this world. In late autumn, everything here slows down and glows like a painting come to life. Walking through the town, sunlight filters through the leaves and falls gently on you, wrapping you in warmth. Venturing into the forests on the outskirts feels like stepping into a deep labyrinth, filling you with curiosity about its hidden secrets. It's that mysterious, tranquil atmosphere that captivated me. I experimented with various fog effects in reshade, taking many pics to give the world a Silent Hill vibe, and it looked surprisingly good lol. Though I'll post the brighter shots first. Finally, thanks again to the talented Heaven for creating this amazing world!

[atticwindowatdawn]

Camp Gibbi Gibbi 🌲 (cc-free)

so ever since I saw this mod I was like YES 'cause I really wanted a campground surrounded by tall pines and all the spooky vibes that come with that!

and also I needed a place for my teen sims to go camping so here's this camp gibbi gibbi version that is like a run down, low-key abandoned camping spot (I didn't really place any child-friendly activities 'cause I had teens and adults in mind mainly) but it's like this place that sits in the forest and doesn't have many visitors 🌲

I've been playing the quarry and watching wayward so that's where the inspo came from! 🎧

there is an abandoned boat house and a ranger's house (with a kitchen and a bathroom and beds) and a few picnic areas and quite a few tents for your sims to enjoy! also you can set the lot challenge as 'spooky' if you want some extra fun for your teens 👻

gallery ID: pinksunrises

I set the lot as 'generic' so you can adjust it the way you like since it's not like a regular children's camp! have fun! ranger's cabin floor plan is under the cut 🐻

[poluninna]

forlorn

[atticwindowatdawn]

Pupperstone Park Café 🦆 (cc-free)

Another autumn-y lot 'cause you can never have enough of those, right? 🐌

This one is like a park but with a cafe and a playground! You could easily turn it into a small business if you'd like. I can also imagine a small bakery right here but I wanted to leave that to your imagination! It was built in Brindleton Bay at the Pupperstone Park location and it's 40x30. The inside of the cafe is very simple and not cluttered, everything is play-tested so it should work fine! More pics under the cut.

gallery ID: pinksunrises

Please use bb.moveobjects on before placing! And have fun! 🦔

[heavensims]

Hello Heaven. Greymont Bay is such a source of inspiration of the New England style I've been seeking in TS3. Every building I lurked into, I was in ablsosute aww! I was wondering if you ever planned on releasing the rabbithole recolors of that world? I wanted to use yours in my save game of Matkooskee (even tried to recolor said RH through tutorials but failed miserably).

Thank you so much for the kind words! I hadn't considered uploading them but you should be able to pull them out of the world file for yourself without too much trouble, I think.

You'll first want to convert the world to a package file (which is honestly how I install all my worlds anyway, but MTS guidelines I think meant I had to upload as a sims3pack). Once you've got it in package form, you can open in s3pe and look for the IMG types within; it should contain any of them you need. You can either then import these into a new package and install as overrides, or import it into the .world itself, whichever works for how often you want to see them (for all worlds, or just yours).

Hope that helps but let me know if you have any questions!

[omedapixel]

working on an adorable little hiking hut in torsvall based on the álftavötn hut in iceland! it's isolated away from the town and only accssible via hiking trails. can't wait to show you guys the inside, it´s so cosy !!

[heavensims]

Hi Heaven! I hope you're well! I was just reading your Castability Tutorial, as I'm trying (and failing) to make the large street arch that came with Island Paradise (community lot object) recolorable. I'm running into an issue with TextureTweaker, though, and was wondering if you can help. I cloned the object and opened it in Texture Tweaker, but all of the buttons are greyed out and I get a message saying "Could not find a resource handler". Any idea what's going on?

Hmm, I can't recall getting that error. Can you open the object with the package editor without issues? Alternately, how are you opening TT3? If you open the program independently (not using the package and 'open with') does TT3 give the same error? I went ahead and cloned one of the arches from IP (the non-bell tower one) and confirmed I could open in it TT3 by opening the program by itself, then clicking File, Open, and navigating to my newly cloned package. It imported and, from there, I was properly able to upgrade to 4 channels without errors. So my guess is that something went wrong with the cloning process or, more likely, something's wrong with TT3 itself (maybe missing some dll packages or something).

[heavensims]

Across the street from the brownstones is the grocery store and a little bakery.

[laurademelza]

Autumn in Praaven

[heavensims]

I've been working on some townhouses for my Bridgeport remodel. The one on the far left is the furnished/livable apartment. Went with a dark academia -ish vibe. And I love the backyard!

[heavensims]

More tunnel snake adventures

[heavensims]

Hi! I hope this isn't a bothersome question, but I was wondering if you had ever considered uploading the raw CAW file of your Moonlight Falls remake, Wickery Glen. I was curious because I had Sims move there through NRaas Traveler and since have made some changes to the lots by putting lots some I thought would fit for a relatively new storyline. Notably, I have added the University Life rabbitholes to be used, so that my Sims can attend college there through the NRaas mod suite that enables homeworld university. Why, you might ask? I simply thought it might be beneficial for me to be able to start a new game in that world through the main menu, where it exists as completely its own world, minus of course the Sims in my save file there. I completely understand if you don't want to upload the CAW files, I was just curious!

I'm not sure how I am just seeing this now so please accept my apology for the late reply! I'm honestly not sure that I have the files for Wickery Glen anymore. I've moved computers (maybe twice?) since creating it. The hard drive that's my usual/standard doesn't contain it (just checked while typing this out) and I don't have the raw files stored on any hosting site that I remember.

You may be able to do the trick to open it using this method on MTS; not sure if you've tried that yet but it may get you what you need to make the additional edits you'd like for your use!

Again, my apologies for the late reply!

[heavensims]

Just came across your blog! Love the build you just made for Bridgeport! Looking forward to seeing what else you come up with. Take care! 😊

Thank you!!! I've been pretty much lurking in the background of sims (for literal years at this point) but I still enjoy looking and seeing what so many lovely people create. It feels nice to get back to it sometimes, though my muscle memory seems to have atrophied. (What do you mean space bar doesn't pause the game???)

[heavensims]

Been remodeling Bridgeport and made a fancy loft that replaces The Tidewater. It's got spectacular views in all directions (though perhaps invest in some quality noise-canceling headphones for bridge traffic).

It's based off this TS4 build which is so lovely I wanted to recreate it!

[heavensims]

Tunnel snakes rule!

[radresdayn]

the windenburgish barrel, henford-on-bagley