this is an 8-generation legacy challenge for the sims 3 based on a handful of interesting facts about a handful of moons in our solar system! (created by yours truly, confrighten)
edit: you can access a tracker i created in google docs here.
☾ things to note:
this challenge was made with all expansion packs in mind.
normal lifespan is recommended, but if you prefer something different, go for it!
there are no world requirements for this challenge, so you can live wherever you’d like.
you are not required to follow standard legacy rules (i.e. 64x64 lot, $1800 starting, etc.), but feel free to do so for an extra challenge!
i will be playing this challenge on twitch! you can find my channel here.
if you try this challenge for yourself, PLEASE use #ts3lunarlegacy so i can see! if you're not into posting, feel free to send me updates directly, or join my discord here.
☾ rules:
you must complete your sim's lifetime wish, even the player's choice ones!
NO money cheats!
aging must be turned on, regardless of the lifespan you choose.
HAVE FUN WITH IT!
keep reading for the generational rules ↓ ✧
☾ generation 1 - THE moon
fact(s): earth’s moon, otherwise known simply as “the moon,” was the first moon in our solar system to be discovered!
inquiry. analysis. discovery! your mind is ablaze with the possibilities of the universe, so you dedicate your life to science. you keep your circle small, but your bonds are unyielding. you’re a pioneer in every sense, equipped with the brains and heart of a legacy founder.
traits: loner, genius, nurturing, lucky, night owl
lifetime wish: scientific specialist
tasks:
reach level 10 of the science career.
master the science skill.
master the logic skill.
complete the “celestial explorer” logic skill challenge.
become a partner and eventually buy out the science facility.
have a best friend.
→ remain best friends until one of you dies.
have a “perfect marriage,” no cheating and no divorce.
have as many children as you wish!
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☾ generation 2 - europa (yer・oh・puh)
fact(s): europa is the fourth largest of jupiter’s 95 moons and holds twice as much water as earth’s global ocean beneath its icy surface!
after a lifetime of success, your parent has passed the torch to you. you’re brimming with potential, but the added pressure of comparison has made you a (paranoid) perfectionist. you play top dog with your coworkers, but outside of work, your only friends are your kids, whom you love more than anything.
→ no matter how many children you have, they must all be born before the heir becomes an adult.
become best friends with all of your children.
enroll all children and teens in at least 1 after school activity.
never retire.
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☾ generation 3 - enceladus (en・seh・luh・duhs)
fact(s): unlike europa, enceladus’ ocean is not wholly contained beneath its surface. in fact, this celestial body sprays water into space!
you let everything out - the good, the bad, and the ugly. as a child, you were overindulged, made to want for nothing by your doting parents. so now, as an adult, you overshare, overspend, and overstep - completely oblivious to the world around you. you’ve got a lot to give… but also a lot to learn. not everyone grew up like you, and your actions have consequences.
→ rekindle your friendship with 1 of them as a young adult.
never get a job (not even a self-employed career).
have at least 3 failed relationships, beginning as a teen.
→ these can be with boyfriends/girlfriends and/or spouses.
→ you can get married at any point in this generation, but you don't have to.
master 2 instruments of your choice.
complete at least 1 skill challenge for each instrument.
donate $250 simoleons to charity every week, beginning in young adulthood.
→ if you have seasons, donate $1000 simoleons on snowflake day. you always feel extra generous around the holidays.
hire a maid after your parents die.
have 2 kids.
neglect the youngest child.
→ they will be the heir of generation 4.
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☾ generation 4 - charon (keh・ruhn)
fact(s): named after the ferryman of the dead in greek mythology, charon is the largest of pluto’s five moons, weighing in at over half the size of its parent body! in fact, because charon and pluto are so similar in size, they are often referred to as a “double dwarf planet system.”
let’s face it: luck has never been on your side. your parent's negligence taught you to be resourceful from a young age, but as you’ve grown, their continued disinterest has made you bitter. thankfully, you have your older sibling. they just get you, and though you’ve often lived in their shadow, they have never left you behind. at least, not until the accident...
there are a few specific rules for this generation:
you may not have any friends outside of your sibling as a child/teen.
you can have a romantic partner at any point, but you may not get married until you have resurrected your sibling.
traits: unlucky, green thumb, sailor, gatherer, grumpy
lifetime wish: renaissance sim
tasks:
have a strained relationship with the previous heir.
→ what kind of relationship you have with your other parent is up to you!
become life-long, best friends with your sibling.
→ share a room through your childhood and teenage years
→ group up and go out with your sibling at least once a week.
have your sibling die in a mysterious accident when you are a young adult.
→ you can do this however you’d like (including mods)! do whatever works best for your storyline.
dedicate your life to creating ambrosia, and bring your sibling back to life.
master the cooking, gardening, and fishing skills.
have at least 2 children.
own a sailboat.
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☾ generation 5 - callisto
fact(s): callisto is the most heavily cratered object in our solar system and the darkest of jupiter’s 4 galilean moons.
well, it’s safe to say that seeing your relative rise from the dead had a profound impact on your developing mind. you’ve become enthralled by the supernatural but remain troubled by the fluidity of death. so, while fighting the urge to contemplate life’s futility, you let yourself be consumed by your studies - even to the point of self-transformation.
quit your job, and join the self-employed writer career.
write horror, mystery, and poetry novels exclusively.
master the writing and alchemy skills.
visit a supernatural hangout lot every saturday night.
marry a supernatural sim.
have at least 1 child.
become a supernatural of your choice using a potion that you have crafted!
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☾ generation 6 - io (eye・oh)
fact(s): io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system!
though you’ve inherited your parent’s passion, you’ve never understood how they could devote their life to one thing, or anything for that matter. to you, life is too short to settle. you crave the adrenaline that comes with ruining your own life. whether it’s in relationships, careers, or hobbies, you just can’t seem to sit still. you’re not a bad person; you just make really, really bad choices.
have a blowup fight with a coworker and quit on the spot.
get married as a young adult.
have an affair, and get divorced.
→ if you have more than one child, you can kick your spouse out with a couple of them, but you must keep at least 1.
break up another sim’s relationship and then marry them.
have at least 1 child from each of your marriages.
reach (at least) level 5 in 4 skills of your choice.
have held 3 different jobs over the course of your life (including firefighting).
have at least 3 enemies.
own a motorcycle.
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☾ generation 7 - ganymede (gan・nuh・meed)
fact(s): ganymede is the only known moon to have its own magnetic field!
life is all about appearances! and because of your parent’s reputation, you’ve got a lot of cleaning up to do. so, you land a job in politics and decide to dedicate your life to the pursuit of public approval. before long, you’re making great strides in bettering your community, and sims all over town are singing your praises! you’re loving the limelight! what you haven’t accounted for, however, is how fragile others’ admiration can be - especially after a gnarly scandal…
traits: charismatic, irresistible, party animal, ambitious, social butterfly
lifetime wish: super popular
tasks:
join ballet as a child.
join drama and debate club as a teen.
have a high school romance.
have at least 1 child out of wedlock.
→ this can be with your high school sweetheart, but it doesn’t have to be.
→ this child (or one of these children) will become the next heir.
get married to your baby’s/babies’ mother/father.
reach level 7 of the political career, then adopt a toddler.
→ parade them around at every campaign fundraiser.
if you are invited to a party, you must either attend said party or throw a party of your own at the same time.
master the charisma skill.
master either the mixology or nectar-making skill.
reach level 10 of the political career.
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☾ generation 8 - triton
fact(s): triton is the only sizable moon in our solar system to orbit in the opposite direction of its parent planet’s rotation!
growing up in the public eye isn’t for everyone, and it certainly wasn’t for you. as a child, though you often felt misunderstood, you held fast to your sense of self and rejected public perception - no matter the consequence. you find solace in artistic expression, but your methods are lost on your peers, your talents obscured by your delinquency. even so, you stay true to yourself. you know your worth, and with time, the world will know it too.
pull pranks, skip school, dodge your homework, etc. throughout your childhood and teen years.
have a close relationship with the heir of generation 6 and a strained relationship with the previous heir.
→ you can skip this one if they die before the heir becomes a child.
develop the childish trait as a young adult.
get a part-time job of your choice.
master the street art skill, and reach max influence with the rebel social group.
quit your part-time job, and join the art appraiser career.
complete the “always wanted” street art skill challenge.
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☾ final note:
i really put my heart into writing this challenge, so i'm super excited to be sharing it with y'all. feel free to leave any suggestions for improvements. thank you for reading, and thanks for playing! ✧ ˚ ·
With DXVK and S3SS living their high days, older Sims 3 installment guides are rapidly starting to become outdated. So here's a brand new and up-to-date step-by-step guide to go through when you do a fresh install of your game that will help you get the best performance you could possibly imagine for this old and laggy gem of a game.
Have Sims 3 installed, but is it performing abhorrently? I highly recommend a fresh install. You don't have to delete your saves or mods. Just get yourself a fresh bin to work with by uninstalling, going into your program files The Sims 3 folder and deleting any remnant files still in there. Then follow my guide!
All of the steps to follow are below the line ->
Step 1: install your game through your respected platform.
Just follow the regular steps and install the game without adding any other stuff yet whatsoever.
(I personally have a legit copy of the Sims 3 on Steam. If you use another app and have any questions, I'll probably not be able to help you.)
Step 2: run the game once through the official launcher. Once you get to the main menu, you can quit again.
It is very important you run your game through the original launcher at least once after installing it. Not doing so can cause problems with programs like CC magic. You only need to do it the first time. After that, we'll be skipping the launcher entirely.
Step 3: Create a short cut of TS3W.exe on your desktop.
You'll be skipping the launcher from now on. This helps with performance and it starts up your game much faster. It is also important to do this because of DXVK.
You can find TS3W.exe in your bin folder. For me (Steam version) it's in this location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
Right click TS3W.exe, click 'show more options' and choose 'create a shortcut'. Place this shortcut on your desktop and Run Sims 3 from there from now on.
Step 4: Run the GPU Add-on Support patcher
You can find this patcher here. It is essential to run this because Sims will otherwise not recognize your graphics card unless it's over 10 years old. This patcher helps to get your GPU recognized.
The patcher will create a new Graphicsrules.sgr and new Graphicscards.sgr for you in your bin folder. After installing this, you can move the ones that have _old behind them somewhere else (or delete them).
P.S.: if you pirate your game you'll have to do this manually, there's guides online for it but since I have a legit copy I can't help you here.
Step 5: Install DXVK
Make sure you follow this guide by Nornite and do every single step. Don't skip anything!
I'd say DXVK is pretty essential nowadays, especially if you have a modern graphics card with 6GB of VRAM or higher. It'll greatly help to keep your game stable and can prevent a lot of crashes. The way Dxvk works, is that it loads textures through your VRAM instead of your RAM. Especially when you use a lot of CC or HD textures, this will make a huge difference for your RAM usage. Sims 3 can only use 4GB of RAM at once and will start crashing once you hit the 3GB mark in your task manager. With DXVK, you will use a lot less RAM and it'll take much longer for your game to reach this hard cap.
When not to install DXVK: if you have a shitty GPU (like an integrated graphics card on a laptop, or one with 4GB of VRAM or less).
Step 5: Start up the game
Use your new desktop shortcut that also has 'run as administrator' permissions now if you followed the DXVK guide properly.
Step 6: set up all your settings through the ingame options menu
The best graphics settings for you will highly depend on what computer you're using. But there are some things you should always turn off because they negatively affect performance. I will share my (relevant) settings with you (I use a custom UI so your screen style will look a little different from mine). Click on the images to enlarge them so you can read them:
Things of note about these settings:
I recommend you play in windowed mode, especially if you plan to use ReShade. Playing fullscreen is possible, but it does make Reshade presets behave differently in your game. I will include a step in this guide that you can follow to play windowed borderless. So, when you plan to do this: make sure you set the resolution to your display resolution.
Enable object hiding helps with performance. Advanced rendering is essential because otherwise your game looks like absolute shit.
Set your High Detail Lots to any value between 2 and 4. Don't go lower or higher, because you'll get rendering issues that lag out your game.
All other graphics settings can be set to your heart's desire. I'd say start with the highest settings and only go down if you notice your frames per second are bad.
Disable shop mode and lessons and fully disable memories or use this mod to severly limit them. Disable interactive loading screens as well. These are all performance eaters. Interactive loading screen also causes crashes. Memories also don't do anything for your sim, it's just a scrap book with no in-game effects.
Disable any online mode feature. This also lags out your game. Unless you really want to use these features it's best to just play fully offline.
Save your settings, close the game again.
Step 7: Install Sims 3 Settings Setter
This is the most recent magic genie that Sims 3 was blessed with. Especially combined with DXVK it is a life changer. Installing it is simple. You download the most recent version here and drop the .asi file in your bin. Also grab 'wininet.dll' from here and drop that one in your bin too.
Start up your game and load up a save. Once you're inside your save, you press 'insert' to open up the menu for Sims 3 Settings Setter. Go to the 'patches' tab and enable what you like. These are my enabled patches and they all work really well for me, but feel free to experiment with them to find your own performance sweet spot:
Only enable uncompressed textures if you have a GPU with at least 8gb of VRAM. My game will use over 6gb of VRAM easily with this enabled, so you've been warned.
Once you have everything you desire enabled, press 'file' in the top left corner and click 'save settings'.
Step 7.5: if you're playing windowed mode: go into the Other/QoL tab and enable 'Borderless Window'. Set it to 'Full Screen'.
Save your settings and close your game again. No need to save the game you entered for this unless you want to.
Step 8: Install Nraas Errortrap, MasterController and Overwatch
These 3 mods by Nraas are pretty much essential to keep your game from breaking down in the long run. You can download the mods here. Have you never installed a mod for Sims 3 before? Here's a guide (skip the part about Sims3pack and go straight to the part where it explains how to install .package mods).
That's it! You can now play The Sims 3 and it'll be as smooth and stable as it'll ever be. From here on, you can stock your game with more mods and CC (check out my mods masterlist!), or you can install Reshade (here's a guide).
Some important things to keep in mind while playing:
Clean up your game regularly. You can easily do this by using Regul Save Cleaner.
When you install a new mod or update/change Sims 3 Settings Setter, always restart and clear your caches.
Use CC Magic for installing CC, because it merges your files and this really helps with performance. Here's a handy guide on how to use it. Don't put your script mods in here, just your CC.
If you plan to travel to vacation destinations in the EP World Adventures, Nraas Traveler is a must to prevent most of the bugs and crashes that happen in this expansion.
Always keep in mind: mods and corrupt CC can still break your game, make it laggy or unplayable. Always be mindful of the mods you add, so you can always trace any issues you're having back to the mod causing it. I highly recommend not downloading a ton of mods in one session, but adding them step by step and see what they do to your games performance.
Use 'Reset the entire town' from Nraas MasterController at least every other sim week. It'll help clear up any lag that happens because of NPC sims getting themselves stuck routing or annoying stuff like that.
Got a slow CAS? Use Nraas MasterController Compact mode! (Make sure you have the Nraas MasterController Integration module installed).
Navigate to NRaas > MasterController > Settings > CAS.
Set the following to True:
Show in Compact Form: Accessories
Show in Compact Form: Clothing
Show in Compact Form: Hats
this is a revamp of asphodel moon's occult legacy challenge to be more compatiable for the sims 3.
credits to asphodel moon for the inspiration and majority of the introductory writing.
generation one; the scientist
After leaving home for the first time, you find yourself living on the outskirts of a desert town. You’re not there for very long before you start to notice strange things flying through the skies and the locals seem to act as if nothing is out of the ordinary especially the odd green ones. You apply for a job at the local lab as these irregularities inspire you to question; what’s out there?
✧ lifetime wish; scientific specialist or creature-robot cross breeder.
✧ required traits; genius, socially awkward, coward
✧ career; scientist.
✧ spouse; no marriage.
✧ location; strangetown.
✧ children; product of abduction only.
✧ limit on children: no, but the heir must be an alien.
✧ max skills; logic, handiness.
✧ other; become a grand master of chess.
generation two; the alien
Your parents were always honest when they said you were different from all the other children in class. Throughout your life, you strive to get back to your roots and find your true, authentic self. You're always finding yourself feeling jealous of those who fit in oh so easily and know who their true authentic selves are. This pushes you to become super interested in space and are determined to visit and meet more people like you.
✧ lifetime wish; renaissance sim or the tinkerer.
✧ required traits; bot fan, workaholic, over-emotional .
✧ career; astronaut (military).
✧ spouse; marriage allowed, must be human.
✧ location; lucky palms.
✧ children; must be human.
✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be human.
✧ max skills; science, bot-building/inventing.
✧ other; build a simbot/plumbot.
generation three; the gardener
After growing up in a super hot, super sandy enviroment, you want nothing more than to live somewhere cooler, more green and closer to nature. You find yourself moving to a place that's somewhat of your expectations even though the congestion of the city slightly irriatates you.
✧ lifetime wish; the perfect garden.
✧ required traits; green-thumb, loves the outdoors, eco-friendly.
✧ career; gardener profession.
✧ spouse; marriage allowed, must be a like-minded sim.
✧ location; twinbrook or riverview.
✧ children; must be human.
✧ limit on children; only one allowed.
✧ max skills; gardening.
✧ other; grow a forbidden fruit, become a plant sim.
generation four; the paranormal
Your parents love of nature and the enviroment has a great influence on you, but only with regards with being happy somewhere green. You find yourself living in a small gloomy town with a lot of history and oddities; two topics you find the most interesting.
✧ lifetime wish; paranormal profiteer or master of mysticism.
✧ required traits; neat, perceptive, brave.
✧ career; ghost hunter or fortune teller (mystic path).
✧ spouse; marriage allowed.
✧ location; midnight hollow.
✧ children; humans or ghosts.
✧ limit on children; two, but the heir must be a ghost.
✧ max skills; photography, painting.
✧ other; collect all seven types of spirits,
generation five; the spirit
Your mother's love of the paranormal lead to the surprising conception of you, you seem to be a spirit but you age just like everyone else. You don't stay long in your hometown before you start jetsetting across the globe to adventure.
✧ lifetime wish; great explorer or seasoned traveler.
✧ required traits; adventurous, commitment issues, clumsy.
✧ career; players-choice.
✧ spouse; no marriage.
✧ location; players-choice.
✧ children; no restrictions.
✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be a vampire.
✧ max skills; marital arts.
✧ other; no friends until young adulthood, learn all songs from each vacation world.
generation six; the vampire
Your parents felt a connection over their oddities and similarities to the undead which resulted in you, a fanged bundle of joy. Born a creature of the night you struggled to maintain relationships with non-occults which lead to a dislike to anyone who wasn't like you. You end up finding yourself in a city that never sleeps with a thirst for something other than plasma.
✧ lifetime wish; turn the town.
✧ required traits; evil, snob, supernatural fan. (?)
✧ career; writer.
✧ spouse; no restrictions.
✧ location; bridgeport.
✧ children; vampires or werewolves.
✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be a werewolf.
✧ max skills; writing, piano.
✧ other; reach level five celebrity status.
(?); snob and materialistic are bascially the same thing in ts3 so i decided to put supernatural fan so that the sim may be less inclined to talk to non-occults.
generation seven; the hound
After growing up in the big city, surrounded by odd looks and flashing lights; you want nothing more than a bit of peace and quiet. Oh, and some normality. You move to a hidden town in the mountains, away from all the hustle and bustle where you start your own life and maybe a family.
✧ lifetime wish; leader of the pack or surrounded by family.
✧ required traits; loner, family-orientated, friendly/good.
✧ career; part-time jobs, oppurtunities only.
✧ spouse; marriage allowed.
✧ location; hidden springs.
✧ children; a mix of humans/witches and werewolves.
✧ limit on children; five, but the heir must be a witch.
✧ max skills; fishing, sculpting.
✧ other; turn atleast one person into a werewolf, max all the part-time jobs.
generation eight; the spellcaster
With such peculier ancestors, magic brews within you. After growing up in Hidden Springs and noticing the slight magical occurances around, you decide you need to be somewhere where magic has deep roots which is why you find yourself in Moonlight falls. You want to prove that you're just as much a witch as anyone else here, will you succeed in this venture?
✧ lifetime wish; alchemy artisan or mystic healer.
✧ required traits; bookworm, perfectionist, neurotic.
✧ career; players-choice.
✧ spouse; no marriage.
✧ location; moonlight falls.
✧ children; human or fairy.
✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be a fairy.
✧ max skills; alchemy, violin.
✧ other; become a master witch - be able to cast reanimation ritual.
generation nine; the fae
After living in a town with such deep magical roots and pecularities all around, you feel like you blend in a little too much which drove you a little crazy - you dream of a life in the spotlight which provokes your move to a dazzling city that's all about stardom.
✧ lifetime wish; vocal legend or master acrobat.
✧ required traits; social butterfly, insane/unstable, diva.
✧ career; players-choice/based on lifetime wish.
✧ spouse; yes, two marriages; first with a human and last with a genie.
✧ location; starlight shores.
✧ children; any.
✧ limit on children; four, but the heir must be a female genie.**
✧ max skills; guitar, charisma.
✧ other; obtain the genie lamp through anyway other than the rewards store (exploring the catacombs, dimensional gate, etc), free the genie.
** this is so your next generation's mermaid will be born into the household.
generation ten; the wishgiver
Born from a fairy and a genie, you've always been told you were magical but after growing up near the beaches of Starlight Shores the only thing that seemed magical in your life was the sea, this inspired you to move somewhere that seems like it was created from your very own wishful love of the ocean.
✧ lifetime wish; deepsea diver.
✧ required traits; loves to swim, absent-minded, athletic
✧ career; self employed/diver.
✧ spouse; no marriages.
✧ location; isla paradiso or a world alike.
✧ children; mermaids or genies.
✧ limit on children; three, but the heir must be a mermaid.
✧ max skills; fitness, scuba diving.
✧ other; complete the pearl diver challenge, do not see the merchild's other parent again after his/her birth.
generation eleven; the merchild
Your mother loved the sea so dearly which shines through you as you are a child of the ocean; a merchild. You never knew you father growing up but that never stopped you from seeking him out later in life. Your story and ancestry seems to hold so many mysterys, what will you uncover?
✧ lifetime wish; players-choice
✧ required traits; family-orientated, unlucky, gatherer.
✧ career; players-choice.
✧ spouse; no restrictions.
✧ location; isla paradiso until other tasks are completed, then players-chouce.
✧ children; any.
✧ limit on children; none.
✧ max skills; three skills of the players-choice.
✧ other; don't meet your father until young adulthood, befriend him to the max relationship. complete three skill challenges. collect all seashells.
~ I left this last generation as a do what you wish with some challenges; this was my first time recreating a challenge so any feedback would be amazing; once again credits to asphodel moon for creating the original challenge!
💗I made this mod so that certain careers in The Sims 3 actually carry real risk. Cops can die in the line of duty, criminals can get taken out on the job, firefighters can lose their lives, and military Sims can be randomly deployed for several days with a risky chance of death while deployed.
💗This mod runs completely in the background. Your Sims just go to work like normal and the mod decides who’s coming back, who’s getting deployed, and who’s not making it home.
💗Examples of how you guys could use it:
✨Play a legacy where certain generations are shaped by a tragic on-the-job death.
✨Have a Criminal Sim disappear after a big score goes wrong.
✨Roleplay a Military family where mom or dad is suddenly deployed for 4–12 days, and everyone waits to see if they survive.
💗Core Features:
💗High-Risk Career Fatalities (Background Only)
• Law Enforcement – When a cop Sim goes to work, there’s a tunable chance they’ll be killed “in the line of duty.”
• Criminal – Criminal career Sims can be killed during dangerous jobs, with a custom notification explaining what happened.
• Firefighter – Firefighters risk dying while responding to emergencies.
• All career deaths use a tunable death type (kDeathType, default Electrocution)
💗Military Deployments (Not Just Instant Death)
• Military Sims are treated differently, they don’t just drop dead at the work door.
• In the evening (roughly 6 PM–10 PM), the mod checks active-household Military Sims who are at home.
• If they pass the deployment roll (kMilitaryPercent), they’ll go on deployment for several days in the military rabbit hole instead of just living a normal routine.
• A notification announces that your Sim has been deployed on an overseas tour of duty.
💗Random Deployment Length (4–12 Days)
• Each deployment lasts a random amount of time between kDeploymentMinDays and kDeploymentMaxDays (by default, 4–12 sim days).
• The deployment length is stored per Sim, so they won’t get “stuck away forever”
Check out my other mods which are all available for public download 💗
💗This is a simple mod that adds a "buy engagement ring" option to computers in the game. Your sims have the option to "buy" either a 1,2,3,4 or 8 carat ring.
💗After proposing, your sims partner will either have a positive or negative reaction to their new ring that lasts for 2 days.
💗There are 10 different moodlets/reactions your sim's partner can have, ranging from happy to furious.
💗Future versions of this mod will include actual ring objects, but for now your sim will get a "bought engagement ring" moodlet after purchasing, and a notification letting you know that they can now propose to their partner and see their partners reaction to the ring.
💗I'm excited to expand on this mod because in my game, I always subtract money for an engagement ring before proposals just to add more realism. This mod helps the ring "purchase" feel more meaningful.
💗I made this mod so that my divorced sims can send their babies, toddlers, children & teens back and forth to each other for a few days at a time!
💗This mod adds fully functional weekend stays for any Sim from babies to elders. Now your Sims can spend the weekend at a friend or family member’s house, or invite them over to stay!
💗Examples on how you guys could use it:
✨Invite Grandma over for the weekend to watch the grandkids
✨Send kids (even babies!) to hang out with their Aunt for the weekend
✨Invite friends to stay the weekend or visit a friends house for the weekend (choose from 1, 3, or 7 days!)
More info about features and compatibility on my patreon!
My biggest mod is complete and ready for release! Just in time for it to be my 5,000+ followers gift!!
This mod adds a new Baking skill and 50 custom baking recipes!
This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.
Requirements
This mod requires CCLoader to function.
To use the Baker’s Station Add-on, you will need the Baker's Station and Bietjie's Cooking Assets.
To access all of the recipes available with this mod, the following expansions/store content are required:
The Sims 3: World Adventures
The Sims 3: Pets
The Sims 3: Showtime
The Sims 3: Supernatural
The Sims 3: Seasons
The Sims 3: University Life
Bohemian Fruits and Nuts from The Sims 3 Store
Humble Harvest Stands from The Sims 3 Store
Grandpa’s Grove from The Sims 3 Store (only needed if you're using the Baker’s Station Add-on)
Overview
Baking Skill
Selling Baked Goods
Custom Recipes
Baker’s Station Add-on
Cookies Texture Override
New Ingredients
Creating Custom Baked Goods
Baking Skill
Baking is a 10 level skill, and is primarily gained by sims making baked goods under the new “Bake…” pie menu option on refrigerators, or from reading baking skill books found at the bookstore.
There is also a new baking skill class available at the Bistro rabbithole for §400.
Similar to the cooking skill, the higher a sim’s baking skill level, the more recipes they will unlock, the more sophisticated their preparation animations will be, and the less likely they are to burn what they’re baking.
Sims with the Natural Cook trait will learn the baking skill faster, create higher quality baked goods more often, and won’t burn any food they bake.
Sims with the Born to Cook lifetime reward will have the quality of their baked goods increased by one level.
Child sims who use the toy oven will get a boost in the baking skill when they age into teens.
For players who use ani’s No Fridge Shopping mod, set the kNoFridgeShopping value in the XML file to “True” to require ingredients before a sim can bake a recipe.
Selling Baked Goods
Baked goods can be sold at three different places: a local bakery, the grocery store, and the bistro. Their base price is determined by their Venue Value, as listed in their recipe xml file.
At Level 3 of the baking skill, sims can sell their baked goods using the “Sell to Local Bakery” interaction on a full group serving of a baked good that is Normal quality or better.
At Level 5 of the baking skill, sims can sell their baked goods in bulk using the “Sell Baked Goods” interaction at the Grocery Store rabbithole with at least one full group serving of a baked good that is Nice quality or better. Baked goods sold here can sell for 20% more than selling to a local bakery.
At Level 8 of the baking skill, sims can sell their baked goods in bulk using the “Sell Baked Goods” interaction at the Bistro rabbithole with at least one full group serving of a baked good that is Excellent quality or better. Baked goods sold here can sell for 50% more than selling to a local bakery.
The quality of the baked goods and the skill level of the sim who baked it will increase how much the baked goods can be sold for.
If your sim has the Born Salesperson trait or the Suave Seller lifetime reward, they will make an additional 20% on any baked goods they sell.
If your sim is a Level 1 celebrity or higher, they will gain celebrity points from selling their baked goods.
Custom Recipes
There are 50 custom recipes converted from The Sims 4 and custom content creators including ONI, TianaSims, Littlbowbub, and oduvnix-ts4.
You’ll be able to choose which recipes you want and which ones you don’t.
Five desserts from The Sims 3 have also been given baking skill equivalents: Cookies, Pumpkin Pie (requires The Sims 3: Seasons), Cobbler, Key Lime Pie, and Baked Angel Food Cake.
All of these recipes are split into the following categories: Cakes, Cobblers, Cookies, Cupcakes, Gourmet, Pastries, Pies, Savory, and Other Baked Goods.
A full list of the included recipes can be found on the mod download page under the header “Custom Recipes.”
Baker’s Station Add-on
If you have the Baker’s Station installed, 30 additional recipes from that premium store content will be available to bake, with tweaked ingredient requirements and adjusted skill levels.
If you don't have the Baker's Station installed, you can delete the Baker's Station Add-on file from the mod folder.
A full list of the included recipes can be found on the mod download page under the header “Baker’s Station Add-on.”
Cookies Texture Override
I’ve also created an override for the textures on the four cookie recipes that come with the Baker’s Station using the cookie textures from The Sims 4: Get To Work.
The file is named “twinsimming_Baking_Mod [Cookies Override]” and should be placed in your Overrides folder.
New Ingredients
All of the new ingredients can be purchased from the grocery store for the following prices:
*Butter (§5) - Can also be made using my Pasteurize Milk Mod.
Chocolate (§5)
Dough (§5)
Flour (§7)
Sugar (§7)
**Whole Milk (§11)
*Note: If you have my Breakfast At Twinsimming's recipes or Pasteurize Milk Mod installed, you can delete the Butter package inside the “Ingredients” folder.
**Note: If you have my Pasteurize Milk Mod installed, Pasteurized Milk and Pasteurized Soy Milk can both be used in place of Whole Milk.
Shoutout to @nectar-cellar for the milk carton, @ccbybudgie for the flour and sugar bags, and @aroundthesims for the chocolate bar!
Creating Custom Baked Goods
For recipe creators, you can add your own recipes to the mod by using one of the following prefixes at the beginning of your <Recipe Key>, <Recipe Class>, and cooking process entries, depending on what category you want the recipe to show up under:
"TBMBakeCake"
"TBMBakeCobbler"
"TBMBakeCookie"
"TBMBakeCupcake"
"TBMBakeGourmet"
"TBMBakePastry"
"TBMBakePie"
"TBMBakeSavory"
"TBMBakeOther"
Tuning
All of the tunable values can be found on the mod download page under the header “Tuning.”
Mod Recommendations
Want to make bread? Check out @zoeoe-sims’s Homebaked Bread Mod!
Conflicts & Known Issues
This is a new script mod so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.
Uninstallation
Just as with other custom skills, removing the baking skill may cause issues in saves where the skill has been used.
I have created a new cheat called “uninstallBakingMod” to remove the baking skill from any sims in the world and cancel all baking interactions that may be active, but use this mod with caution.
Poly Counts
All of the meshes converted are 1k poly or less!
Credits
EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, ONI, TianaSims, Littlbowbub, ccbybudgie, nectar-cellar, oduvnix-ts4, and Around the Sims for meshes and textures, sofayya for conversions used in the cover photo, Sims4Studio, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, s3pe, Notepad++, and CCLoader.
Thank You
A big thank you to @zoeoe-sims, @desiree-uk, @simsdeogloria, @toadifylackoffantasy, @simplyharryyy, fantuanss12, @its-time-o-clock, ONI, @tianasimstreehouse, @littlbowbub, @oduvnix-ts4, @ccbybudgie, @nectar-cellar, @bietjie, @sofayya, and @aroundthesims!
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CAS thumbnails
Meshes by: @GinkoSims (TS4 Version Link)
Converted by: me
Polycount: (18k)
Texture: My edit of Shockshame texture & My on personal controls.
*let me know if you have any issues
Please, no reuploading, no claiming as your own and no making profit out of my cc!
@xto3conversionsfinds @kpccfinds @sssvitlanz @simstifulccfinds and every cc blog, thank you if you reblog! ♥
Excited to be releasing my first interaction mod on Monday 9/29!
I was inspired by several amazing TS4 mods that add custom social menus for realism and added drama, and decided to try to bring that to the Sims 3!
Your sims can quickly make new enemies (or besties) with the use of the new Baddie Socials Menu. The mod uses EA animations (for now) and also adds 12 new custom buffs that will be given to your sims when using any of the 10 new interactions! Each interaction will be fully tunable so that you can adjust the relationship gains, sim availability (age & species), buff behavior, etc.
I am finishing up this mod and will be wrapping up my new 'Elder Socials' mod soon after. I also have quite a few ts4 to ts3 recipe conversions complete that I will hopefully be releasing soon! Note: I'm very new to the modding community so not exactly sure of the protocols around releasing conversions. I'm still waiting on a response from the original creators regarding permission (they will all be released for free as they are not my original mesh).
Thank you to everyone on ts3CreatorsCave and my patreon for being incredibly patient, helpful and kind! <3
I got tired of my sims just sitting around neglecting their house and responsibilities, so I made some changes to push them to be productive. Most interactions were only autonomous for sims with the neat trait, so I made cleaning a priority for all sims except for slobs.
Made changes to the laundry system. Sims will do the whole laundry process autonomously. The process includes doing laundry, drying clothes in both the dryer and on the clothesline, and getting clean laundry from both the dryer and clothesline. Sims will also pick up their dirty clothes from the floor.
All cleaning interactions listed below are now a priority to sims.
Wash dishes (sims will prefer to use the dishwasher if they have access to one)
This mod adds serious consequences for rebellious teens and their delinquent behavior at school.
This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.
Requirements
This mod requires The Sims 3: Generations.
Overview
Getting Expelled
Appealing Expulsion
Contraband Checks
Dropping Out
New Moodlets
Getting Expelled
Teen sims who are sent to detention more than once now have a chance of being expelled from school. Each subsequent detention will raise the chance of being expelled by 5%.
Sims with bad grades (D or F) or who are Rebellious, Hot-Headed, Mean Spirited, Evil, Inappropriate, or Insane have a higher chance of being expelled.
Expulsions last for 7 days, after which teen sims will be automatically enrolled in school again.
The length of an expulsion can be shortened by having a teen sim “Attend Alternative Classes” at the school rabbithole between 8:00am and 4:00pm.
Each class lasts 2 hours and subtracts 1 day from the sim’s expulsion.
Teen sims will be scolded and grounded for getting expelled.
Appealing Expulsion
Another method to end an expulsion early is by having a sim aged Young Adult or older in the active household go to the school rabbithole to “Appeal Expulsion” under the new "Administration Office…" pie menu option.
There are four ways to appeal an expulsion: Appeal, Intimidate, Influence, and Bribe.
Appeal - Available to all sims, except for those with the Coward, Rebellious, or Dislikes Children traits. Other traits will either increase or decrease the chance of success.
Increased Chance - Ambitious, Brave, Charismatic, Family Oriented, Friendly, Genius, Good, Lucky, Nurturing, Perfectionist, and Schmoozer
Decreased Chance - Absent Minded, Grumpy, Hot-Headed, Inappropriate, Insane, Loner, Loser, Mean Spirited, Neurotic, Shy, Socially Awkward, Unlucky, and Unstable
Intimidate - Available only to those with the Evil or Hot-Headed traits, Vampires, Werewolves, Fairies, Witches, Mummies, Genies, Ghosts, Aliens, and those in the Criminal career. The higher the career level, the better the chance of success.
Influence - Only available to celebrity sims. The higher the celebrity level, the better the chance of success.
Bribe - Available to all sims as long as the household has more than $5,000 in family funds.
Expulsions can only be appealed once.
However, the “Bribe” option will always be available.
If the expulsion appeal is successful, the teen can then start attending school again with the baseline C grade.
If the expulsion appeal fails, the teen sim will have to either wait out the expulsion or “Attend Alternative Classes” to speed up the expulsion timeout.
Contraband Checks
Teen sims will also now have contraband checks at the end of each school day. There is a 60% chance of getting caught by school staff with contraband in their inventory, and certain traits will either increase or decrease this chance.
Increased Chance - Absent Minded, Clumsy, Loser, and Unlucky
Decreased Chance - Rebellious, Evil, Kleptomaniac, and Lucky
If you have @olomaya's Smoking (+ Mild Teenage Delinquency) mod installed and a teen sim has cigarettes, a vape, or fake ID in their inventory while at school, they will have their smoking related objects confiscated and be given detention.
If you have @phoebejaysims's Let's Get Drunk Mod installed and a teen sim has alcohol in their inventory while at school, their alcohol will be confiscated and they will be given detention.
If you have @monocodoll's Vile Ventures mod installed and a teen sim has drugs or drug paraphernalia in their inventory while at school, the police will be called to arrest them and they will be expelled from school immediately.
Once arrested by the police, the teen will be taken to the police station and stay in a holding cell for 12 hours.
Teen sims will be scolded and grounded for getting caught with contraband.
Dropping Out
Teens can also drop out of high school under the "Administration Office…" pie menu option at the school rabbithole.
Dropping out will lead to teen sims getting punished, but the level of punishment depends on the traits of the adults in the household.
Teens can be punished strictly, moderately, or lightly.
Moderately - Dramatic, No Sense of Humor, and Over Emotional
Lightly - Good, Nurturing, and Family Oriented
If a teen sim decides to enroll in school at a later time, they can do so under the same "Administration Office…" pie menu option.
Enrolling in school will also help teens improve their standing with adults in their household.
New Moodlets
Pending Student Status: Given when a teen sim is facing expulsion, lasts 1 hour, +0 mood
Expelled: Given when a teen sim is expelled from school, lasts 7 days, -30 mood
Clear To Reenroll: Given when a teen sim’s expulsion expires or is successfully appealed, lasts 3 hours, +15 mood
Vindicated: Given when an adult sim successfully appeals a teen sim’s expulsion, lasts 3 hours, +15 mood
Tuning
All of the tunable values can be found on the mod download page under the header "Tuning."
Conflicts & Known Issues
This is a new script mod so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.
Credits
EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, s3pe, Notepad++, Script Mod Template Creator, and deathbypufferfish on Tumblr for extracting the TS4 icons.
Thank You
Thank you to Zimmer45, @justanothersimsblog, and @monocodoll!
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Here is another Cloud UI recolor created using the Cloud UI Recolour Tool by @cowplantcartel . If you would like to try creating your own Cloud UI Recolors you can find more information Here. The download link for the UI is down below.
I have also included a folder containing patches for the UI. Take a look and drop the applicable patches and the package file for the UI in your mods folder.
💾 Download: Google Drive
Credits from creator:
cowplantcartel for building Cloud UI and the Cloud UI Recolour Tool
p182 (https://github.com/p182) for building the Python script to turn the recoloured output files into a .package file, and for building refpack_pipe.exe which compresses the file (https://github.com/p182/refpack-pipe)
David_mtv, coregirl, momomomomoi, sidereus23 and sims3loveforlife for translations used in the loading screen text
Arro, Butterbot, Cmar, xFairyExterminatorx, Lazy Duchess and gamefreak130 for creating the original mods used to create the Patches in this tool
So I retextured everything besides KST (Katy Perry Sweet Treats) but I hope thats not an issue cause I refuse to fight with tsr workshop in order to retexture it. I also didn't put in thumbnails cause that would've taken me eons in order to do it for every hair.
Credits to @faerielandsims and @chazybazzy for their retextures on the hairs so that I could use them for my retexture base.
If there is anything else missing besides that pack and the thumbnails let me know!
Enjoy! :)
Download
(Also only put one set of hairs in since these are DEFAULTS/OVERRIDES of the original hairs or you can mix and match its up to you)
snowghoul
annaxmalina
ellievsbear
prguitarman
theartofmadeline
janainaart
titsay
stormborns
