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BACK AFTER AN AWFUL OCTOBER MONTH

As you may have noticed, we weren't there and now, we are back :)

Fellows, we had an AWFUL October month and so, we were busy as hell. For the worse and the better to yet come, hope so.

Don't be mad at us. We are still around, even we are not much present on Tumblr.

My computer is slowly dying :/ I have a big moving to organize ... I'm tired and well, you know, life ...

xoxo everyone !

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JUST A QUICK AND SMALL WORD ...

Hello fellows :) A quick word to tell you all the k-303 pages are online and available. If the link is not downloadable, well it's only because it is not yet done ;)

The Night Skies are here for the eyes of your nocturnal Sims :) So are arrived some Life & Death objects overrides, some diverse stuff such as ALL the electric/telephone poles and a complete override of the town fountain in Forgotten Hollow :)

Sorry to not be around those days, I have a lot to do in other & different matters. I will try to be there around Halloween

the night Skies are here : https://tech-hippie.com/k-303/cosmika.html

and the other little things here : https://tech-hippie.com/k-303/index.html

See you soon !

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Just wanted to say navigating the new website has been a breeze! It not only looks magnificent but it's also super organized and neat. The download speeds are really good too. Hoarding your amazing mods and updating them has never been easier! Thank you for your time and dedication to this community. You make this game worth playing.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your kind words :) it means a lot to the team because most of time it’s only : we want this - we want that …. And it’s a bit depressive :/ So your message brights our day and week ;)

K-303 FIRST 4 PAGES DONE - K-303 MOONS AVAILABLE :)

Hello people :) So we finished 4 pages / 8 of the k-303 new home :)

I know ... I know ... it is not so much but the 4 missing ones are 50% done ;)

-> So What's available ?

Moons, a part of our cosmic stuff return ( all worlds - redux )

Willow Creek trolleys are back too :)

Granite Falls

diverse stuff such as the public facilities, the bin/trash of the park, the info map, the Ranger station, the wooden seats, the horseshoe, the camp fires, the lights, the camp sign ... Almost everything that gives a more natural look to the Park ;) We have some more stuff to do yet, but not much ...

In addition, we released the k-202 Granite Falls walls ( alpha replacement )

Then :

basegame tombs & graveyards

basegame street lights

basegame public trash

basegame public toilets

We'll add the other k-303 things and stuff in the coming days :)

And here some of our moons :)

Coming very very soon, some other cosmic stuff : Night Skies

-> what you should see when you arrive in the k-303 first page :)

The big difference between the old k-303 and the new k-303 is the view on almost everything it contains, and not only a bunch of files with very few visibility ... More to come !

k-303 web page

k-202 Granite Falls walls

Moons replacement download

Granite Falls objects download

Basegame replacements download

If you get any problem with the links, just message us, Have fun ! ;)

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NEW WEBSITE - NEW DOWNLOAD LINKS - SAME PROCESS

Hello people who follow us :)

Well, I think tech-hippie website is ok now -> for a question of convenience, and to avoid some troubles with the wordpress management, we sorted out the wordpress based k-mods pages to a "simple" html structure ...

What does it change for your visits & downloads on our website ?

Not so much.

The Main page ( see the picture above ) is the same with the same address : https://tech-hippie.com

The specific k-mods general page have the same address too : https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/

Here the new website :)

From there, ATTENTION : each k-mod sub-page has a different address so if you bookmarked a k-mod page, it is time to modify your bookmark ;)

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k101.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k202.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k303.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k505.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k606.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k707.html

https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/sub-k808.html

It could be nice to reblog this post of new k-hippie links for others :)

Then, now, each k-mod sub-page has its own identity with a different background. Nothing too fancy, the core pages remain the same.

Each link has been rewritten and renamed to get a bit more clarity.

-> example : https://tech-hippie.com/kmods/k-202/k-hippie-k202-2025-wally-cottage-x11-all.zip

or https://tech-hippie.com/kmods/k-505/k-hippie-k505-2025-terrain-univ-x11.zip

If something goes wrong, I'm pretty sure you'll tell me asap :D

AND NOW ... UPDATE TIME !

As we rewrote the links, we already add some of the NECESSARY updates we began to work on :)

5x k-505 has been updated :

Basegame + Seasons ( all together )

Get to Work ( which has now a single .package for all its files )

Cottage Living ( we cleaned and suppressed all the walls from "k-505-urban" to the new k-202 Wally mod )

Discover University ( we cleaned and suppressed all the walls from "k-505-urban" to the new k-202 Wally mod )

Outdoor Retreat ( we modified few terrain files )

Outdoor Retreat k-707 has been updated :

We modified all the pines + few plants. Colorimetry of the trees has been modified, we made some new meshes for the pines to avoid the crazy moves, and we modified the bark textures.

The k-202 is slowly coming :

As we said previously in another post, we moved some k-mods to let the k-202 become a kinda alpha walls replacement. So, some walls which were previously included in some k-505 urban packages are now out of the k-505 and belong to the k-202 Wally mod :)

For now, there are 3 files available and released on the website :

Cottage Living k-202 Wally mod

Discover University k-202 Wally mod

Enchanted by Nature k-202 Wally mod

Remember : our pictures are not the most beautiful ones, they only intend to show you how it is in-game ;)

Well, that's all for today. We have to work now on the k-303 page to get a better organized kind of show and release the numerous files lost here and there ( but not in the tight place ) ... Will be released as soon as possible :)

A special thanks to @merlinlefey - @bodaccia48 and @szanne7000 for their unconditional support ! I love you ;)

Rendez-vous next week. xoxo. blackgryffin

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HOWDY, HOWDY ... K-MODS WEBSITE DOWN UNTIL FRIDAY

Hello Fellows,

Have your Summer been good ? Hot enough ?

A quick word to tell you our websites will be down until Friday :) None problem coming, none trouble, just a deep refresh of our layouts and links ! Sooooo ... if you can't reach out your favorite k-mods ;) it's normal.

Due to the large amount of files and folders ( and links ), we'll take our time to deliver our best, as usual :D

Few pictures before I go in full nerd mode, among the many updates we currently do, we remade/update/redux the k-505 and the k-707 of Granite Falls ... Better trees, better grounds. Coming soon ...

Do not tell me this is not a kinda sexy image of trees :D

See you Friday ! xoxo - blackgryffin

k-hippie

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A bit more patience will be asked from you but I added a temporary new layout and all the k-mods links are working fine :) ( in theory ) If you encounter something wrong, clear your browser caches and if there is still a problem, contact/ message us :) We'll check all this.

Anyway, the definitive new website should be available Sunday or Monday.

Thanks !

edit : the update is done :D

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HOWDY, HOWDY ... K-MODS WEBSITE DOWN UNTIL FRIDAY

Hello Fellows,

Have your Summer been good ? Hot enough ?

Due to the large amount of files and folders ( and links ), we'll take our time to deliver our best, as usual :D

Few pictures before I go in full nerd mode, among the many updates we currently do, we remade/update/redux the k-505 and the k-707 of Granite Falls ... Better trees, better grounds. Coming soon ...

Do not tell me this is not a kinda sexy image of trees :D

See you Friday ! xoxo - blackgryffin

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K-101 K-303 K-505 K-707 - ENCHANTED BY NATURE

Hello people :)

And here comes Enchanted by Nature, in its k-hippie version :D

There was a lot to do, much beyond the many plants and mostly ... tricky things and stuff. As they say, devil is in the details. And indeed, it took us more time than usual to go through the whole files and details ( such as the stony walls wandering all over the world, mainly in Everdew & Sprucederry ) And we even didn't yet dig below the surface ! :D

Before going to the details, we have a ... RANT ( again )

Maxis did a sloppy job with this world. Okay, Everdew is super cool but the two other neighborhoods ? There's almost NOTHING in there. Sprucederry Grove is as interesting as Newcrest ( but without the lot slots and so, the ability to build ) ... They totally failed Adhmor. It could have been so cool ! But then, how can we be surprised ? It's exiting like a touristic Downton on.a bank holiday at 4pm ... It's sloppy and LAZY. Maxis is back at creating world that are uninteresting, empty, unattractive. Feels like a throwback in the past and if that's the future of Sims 4 development, then please, PLEASE, release a world building tool ....

That being said, we worked on each and every aspect of Innisgreen, lovely at first look ... As we previously said, there was a lot to do and so it took time to go through the files. And let's say we had a lot of fun to watch the transformation of Everdew with the k-707 plants & trees :)

k-101 : 2 roofs and 3 floors

k-505 : all terrains : grassy, urban, roady, rocky, etc ... you should get 4 files related to the k-505 :)

k-707 : 15 enchanted trees & 46 enchanted plants ( + 1 base game which seems to have been added recently : k-hippie-k707-nature-base-plant-debug-grass-GEN-reid-reeds-08082025 ) -> we put it in both k-707 basegame and k-707 enchanted in order to avoid for those who already have the whole k-707 2025 mod to re-download the whole stuff ;) but its true place is inside the k-707 basegame plants ...

So, what about the k-303 ? well, things are evolving. Always :D As the k-202 ( ea floor paints replacement ) is quite for a long time now, and as we currently re-organize our files, and as we are always working on new projects ..................... the k-202 is joining too the k-101 select club to let the place to new content related to the k-mods !

Do not worry. It's not so confusing ...

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k-101 => roofs / floors / floorpaints ( we call groundy )

k-202 => is becoming a place for ... walls replacement ( the thing I never wanted to do due to the unbearable amount of recolors )

k-303 => still the multifix mod of overrides we currently re-organize and upload ( but it won't be available before next September )

k-505 => terrains, every kind of terrain + urban ...

k-606 => foundations and fences overrides

k-707 => well you know ;) the whole plants & trees

k-808 => the matte backgrounds of the game

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Back to Enchanted by Nature :)

We made 4 walls replacement : ( for the new k-202 )

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-beech-beauty-over-x11-08082025

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-moss-stucco-over-x11-08082025

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-scale-like-over-x11-08082025

k-hippie-k202-build-wall-enchanted-stony-stone-over-x11-08082025

And we remade few little debug things things for the k-303, such as the Fairy Hub Centre and the sculpted Mushroom ...

We still need to work on some stuff such as the stone foundation and some plants + the k-808 we do not forget ;) And we need some more time. But you already got most of the Enchanted by Nature k-hippie materials :D If you think stuff are missing, do not hesitate to txt us a little message, NICELY ;)

We are going to update the k-707 2025 edition post in the next hours too. What else ? Well, the download links I suppose :)

Download k-707 here

Download k-505 here

Download k-303 here

Download k-202 here

Download k-101 here

One last parting word :

Huge thanks to Susan, Sweet Cupitan and Gina ... you absolute legends. Your steady, generous support keeps this whole thing running (and keeps me caffeinated enough to survive the “unbearable amount of recolors”)

If you’ve been enjoying the K-mods for a while and haven’t tipped yet, maybe now’s a good time to join the cool kids’ club 😉 Every bit helps, and it really does make a difference.

If you think it’s good enough to drop our way : PayPal link

Oh ! Almost forgot ... There will be many updates for almost every k-mods in the coming weeks ....... So, stay tuned !

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ENCHANTED BY NATURE - K-HIPPIE VERSION - VERY SOON

See you soon fellows :)

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UPDATES JULY 2025 & K-HIPPIE NEWS

Hello Everyone :) And Here some updates YOU NEED TODO in order to keep your beloved k-hippie k-mods folders cosy and warm :D

Why those updates ? -> Because we are preparing for September a HUGE update of the k-606 ( ALL non-debug game fences ) which was due for a while now ;)

What is going to change ? -> At first, the roofs are leaving the k-606 to enter the select club of the k-101 ... Why ? well due to the gigantic size and number of fences, we'll keep those into the k-606, sided with the foundations. So, remember, starting now :

floors & roofs are now in the k-101 mod

fences & foundations are still in the k-606 mod

What about the k-505 ? -> We began to re-check and clean some of the k-505 terrain mod to include the DEBUG fences which are now inside every k-505 Urban ( only ) files ... The ones already made and available on our website :

k-hippie-k505-terrain-base-seasons-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-copper-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-cottage-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-getw-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k-505-terrain-hobby-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-komo-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-ridge-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-strange-x11-urban-replacement

All those files are written with this date : 07072025 at the end of the file's name :)

Some k-606 are already available :

k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-base-x11-stonelow-11112024 k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-base-x11-stonework-07072025

k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-cottage-x11-07072025 ( All ) k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-death-x11-11112024 ( All ) k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-gtog-x11-08082024 ( All )

k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-jungle-x11-stone-08082024

IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY PROBLEM/CONFUSION/DUPLICATES/OLDFILES/ETC, please, trash all your previous k-606 FENCES files ...

Come on, you may live without the depreciated/non-x11 files :D It won't be long before getting the brand new files ! ;)

Download the k-101 Builder mod here

Download the k-505 Terrain mod here

Download the k-606 Architek mod here

What else ? -> Another big update is in the pipes, next month, in August : the k-303 mod, newly re-organized with new files, new multifix overrides and so on :)

BIG UPDATE IN AUGUST 2025 ... STAY TUNED !

That's all for today :) Have a great summer folks :) See you very soon

k-hippie

EDIT : for those who experimented bad links : it has been corrected :

the k-101 roofs and the k-505 basegame-seasons got the good files in the right place now :)

Thanks everyone who alerted us ! Have an excellent day :)

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UPDATES JULY 2025 & K-HIPPIE NEWS

Hello Everyone :) And Here some updates YOU NEED TODO in order to keep your beloved k-hippie k-mods folders cosy and warm :D

Why those updates ? -> Because we are preparing for September a HUGE update of the k-606 ( ALL non-debug game fences ) which was due for a while now ;)

floors & roofs are now in the k-101 mod

fences & foundations are still in the k-606 mod

k-hippie-k505-terrain-base-seasons-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-copper-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-cottage-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-getw-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-hobby-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-komo-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-ridge-x11-urban-replacement

k-hippie-k505-terrain-strange-x11-urban-replacement

All those files are written with this date : 07072025 at the end of the file's name :)

Some k-606 are already available :

k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-base-x11-stonelow-11112024 k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-base-x11-stonework-07072025

k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-cottage-x11-07072025 ( All ) k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-death-x11-11112024 ( All ) k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-gtog-x11-08082024 ( All )

k-hippie-k606-build-lotz-fence-jungle-x11-stone-08082024

IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY PROBLEM/CONFUSION/DUPLICATES/OLDFILES/ETC, please, trash all your previous k-606 FENCES files ...

Come on, you may live without the depreciated/non-x11 files :D It won't be long before getting the brand new files ! ;)

Download the k-101 Builder mod here

Download the k-505 Terrain mod here

Download the k-606 Architek mod here

What else ? -> Another big update is in the pipes, next month, in August : the k-303 mod, newly re-organized with new files, new multifix overrides and so on :)

BIG UPDATE IN AUGUST 2025 ... STAY TUNED !

That's all for today :) Have a great summer folks :) See you very soon

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k-707 ( 2025 EDITION ) RELEASE - FIRST WAVE

It’s finally here! Well, the first part of it—because let’s be real, this beast of a project is too massive to drop all at once ( unless we suddenly gain the ability to compress/expand time ) ;)

For now, we’re rolling out the first wave of k-707, covering :

- Base Game/Seasons ( Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest ) - Get to Work ( Magnolia Promenade ) - Outdoor Retreat ( Granite Falls ) - Vampires ( Forgotten Hollow ) - Cottage Living ( Henford-on-Bagley ) - High School Years ( Copperdale ) - Life & Death ( Ravenwood )

Yes, we know ... you want more—but trust us, this is already a lot. The rest will come soon-ish ( don’t ask for dates, we’re not EA ) and as we say again and again, this is a work in progress, time for us to understand some more things with blender managing vertex painting and so on ;)

For everything related to instructions, how-to and so on, see the previous post or the "Download Page" of the k-707 on our website.

We replaced, reshaped, optimized, and obsessed over hundreds of trees and plants. Everything is optimized for directX11 ... Now, in theory, all should move right, look right, and fit right :D If you encounter a purple question mark on this new release, just send us a message. We'll see this together :)

Do not be surprised, some trees ( very very few ) are not yet modified ( -> I think about topiaries ) and some others have been fully replaced ( such as the ugly majestic and royal palms in base game )

Never forget this is still a work in progress and some changes will be done later ;)

As soon as we do some minor modifications and checks, we'll release a SECOND wave ( which should be very soon indeed )

Later ( End of February ) a THIRD and final wave will be released ...

Installation & Warnings

Each Expansion has 2 folders : one for plants, one for trees

The base game is split into 4 folders : 2 lots + 2 debug

Expansions with minimal greenery ( City Living, University, Get2Work ) are in single folder named k-hippie-k707-multi-greeny-2025

Do NOT mess with the folder structure unless you love chaos. If you merge files and something breaks, that’s on you. We won’t be able to troubleshoot Frankenstein mods ... More information on our website or into the previous post ;)

Final Notes

K-707 isn’t perfect ( yet ) :D We’re still tweaking, improving, and fixing things. We are aware some textures and styles need to be refined/modified. It will be done in time. But this is already a massive upgrade. So, enjoy your lusher, greener, better-integrated Sims world—and if you spot a tree acting weird, just pretend it’s haunted until we fix the green :D

Remember the k-mods are still and always free. Thanks to freely give a little something if you can. This is a massive piece of work and so, a massive piece of time ;)

If you think it’s good enough to drop our way : PayPal link

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We added few missing plants to the base game ( both lot & debug ) and some modifications to some plants ( azalea - hydrangea ) ... Some textures have been fixed. As we said, there will be adjustments and tiny updates. You know, a work in progress ;)

Tonight, a bit in advance, we release too :

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Sulani ( Island Living )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Tomarang ( for Rent )

We know the gameplay bug related to for rent expansion but we finished trees & plants for this expansion, so better to release :)

By the way, as Windenburg and Britechester, Sulani will get a small k-505 redux quite soon. It won't be huge but it will correct details here & there. That was the Sunday late news and releases. Have a great week everyone !

Sorry for the delays but real world got massive changes and I confess I didn't have time to make more k-707 stuff this time ...

See you soon fellows :)

Download the K-707 mod HERE

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K-707 ( 2025 EDITION ) SULANI AND TOMARANG RELEASE + Basegame February 25 Update

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Sulani ( Island Living )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Tomarang ( for Rent )

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K-707 ( 2025 EDITION ) 5 NEW APRIL RELEASES

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Tonight, we release :

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Batuu ( Journey to Batuu )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Glimmerbrook ( Realm of Magic )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for San Sequoia ( Growing Together )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Tartosa ( My Wedding Stories )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Nordhaven ( Business & Hobbies )

Coming next and soon :

Komorebi - Chestnut Ridge - Moonwood Mill

Download the K-707 mod HERE

k-hippie

K-707 ( 2025 EDITION ) : 6 NEW JULY RELEASES

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We added modifications to some plants and of course the release of 6 expansions ... Some textures have been fixed. As we said, there will be adjustments and tiny updates. You know, a work in progress ;)

Today, we release :

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Windenburg ( Get Together )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Komorebi ( Snowy Escape )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Ciudad Enamorada ( Lovestruck )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Chestnut Ridge ( Horse Ranch )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Strangerville ( Strangerville )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Moonwood Mill ( Werewolves )

Be your Summer a fantastic one \o/ ... See you soon !

Download the K-707 mod HERE

K-NEWS ...................... K-707 2025 EDITION REDUX - UPDATES

I hope everyone is getting a great summertime :) Here some k-hippie news related to both Sims 4 and Sims 3 for your eyes only ;)

In addition of the k-707 2025 Edition, we release the k-505, the k-101 and the k-606 ( roofs ) of Lovestruck ...

All those files are now available ;)

EDIT : Posting here some pictures of the 6 expansions released today ( lack of place in the main k-707 redux 2025 Edition post ) :D

Remember : those pictures are made without any reshade. Everything has been tested. So, there is not any problem between the k-707 ( and the other k-mods ) and the sims 4 last updates ;)

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Related to the Sims 3, I hope you liked Lost Cove 10th Anniversary which is a perfect world to play with during Summer ;)

It seems our personal summer is the Season of Updates :D So ............. Here another update we'll release next week : Eureka Valley 2025 :)

But we'll talk about more in details next week ;) with downloads links and pictures and ... well all the details you need :)

See you soon !

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HAPPY BASTILLE DAY

Bastille Day - 14 Juillet 2024

Claude Monet : Bastille Day - Rue Montorgueil - 14 Juillet 1878

Bastille Day - Prise de la Bastille - 14 Juillet 1789

Freedom is not supposed to be a privilege, but a right. BUT ...................... Sometimes, you have to fight to regain it. Be this day yours too ;)

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SIMS 3 WORLD - LOST COVE 2025 ( bold redux )

First, few words related to howto with Lost Cove ;)

There will be 2 posts : one general about the World itself, the ANTS ( Absolute Necessary Things & Stuff ) - the CC used - the stories around Lost Cove - the DL link ... And then a second post related to Lots ( both residential and community ) - the credits - our own CC we made ( yep ... we made some xtra stuff for your eyes only ) <- incredible isn't it ? :D But let's start with some pictures ;)

No way to avoid it, this is a boldy bold update for the 10th anniversary, of Lost Cove, because it has been completely remade from scratch, based on an alternate Isla Paradisio, with new textures, new lots, new ( almost ) everything, and old cc fully remade to be sure to not loose anything this time ;) We tried to re-compose the old Lost Cove. But this time, we cleaned everything which had to be and left the Hidden Lots, the Dive Spots, 4 Ports, and even the Smuggler's Lair :D

Lost Cove has a whole story. And Lost Cove IS a whole story in itself ;)

Lost Cove is born in 2015, from a simple picture posted by SimCookie of their world : the famous and fantastic Sunset Died, an apocalyptic Sunset Valley world, 12 years ago. At this time, I never approached CAW and sims 3 worlds creation before. And frankly, I had no time for this. But the picture of the broken Twinbrook Hall was like an appeal … to do more with the best Sims franchise :D

I wrote to SimCookie to ask them if I may use the same way to place the Twinbrook broken Hall but into a complete different kind of world. They agreed. And so, I began working on Lost Cove during my vacations, based on an empty Isla Paradisio maxis world. I called it the Red Path project.

6 weeks long, I learned intensively the basics of CAW. My world was not intended to have a lot of lots, so I concentrated my efforts on textures, trees and objects. I failed a lot of exports. I used both CAW and Super CAW. I woke up at 6 in the morning each day, and worked on Lost Cove hours and hours, all days long :D And then, on a summer hot day, Lost Cove was there. At last ... May we say proudly Lost Cove is the natural child of Sunset Died ? YES !

Lost Cove is a post-apocalyptic world, swallowed by nature, forgotten by time. It all began 28 days after the Sunset Died event : no more electricity, no more roads, no more comfort. Just ruins, silence … and survival.

Like in every sci-fi book or movie, the Sims went too far. Maybe. It was an experiment gone wrong. Or a slow, quiet collapse under the weight of pollution and hubris. A virus ? A comet ? Nuclear fire ? No one really knows. The old world didn’t end with a bang, just a thousand overlapping catastrophes. And Before was over.

The world cracked open. The sea rose like a hand closing around the archipelago. Bridges collapsed. The downtown core sank. Entire neighborhoods vanished underwater. Only one broken road remains now : winding, overgrown, half-erased by time. The islands are no longer connected. No ferries. No cars. Just water, and what courage it takes to cross it. Most Sims never dared.

But nature didn’t wait. It took back everything. Technology ? Forgotten. Trees pushed through asphalt. Ferns choked stairwells. Roots claimed living rooms. Earthquakes opened old wounds in the ground, and storms swept away what was left standing. Power grids failed. Satellites went dark. Digital voices fell silent.

And amidst it all … the Sims adapted. They hid. They learned.

28 weeks later ... By 2020, we released a small and quick update. Nothing fancy just a nudge forward. Something had shifted. Sims weren’t just scavenging. They were rebuilding. Lost Cove had once been a small, tightly-woven community before the Fall. When the end came, many fled inland. They disappeared into the continent in search of family, safety, a future.

But others stayed. Maybe because they couldn’t leave. Maybe because they wouldn’t. A few were stubborn. A few were hopeful. A few were just too tired to start over somewhere else. So they stayed and planted seeds, literal and otherwise.

They started small. A gathering spot. A drink shared under candlelight. A warm body next to yours by the fire. The Bloody Way Bar came first. A place to talk, argue, cry. A spark in the dark. From there, ideas ... Rebuilding, on their own terms. No rules from the old world. No pretense. No mayor, no tourists, no schedule. Just something real. Something possible.

The Nature School came next; rough, messy, entirely unorthodox. A place to pass on what they remembered, and maybe invent something new. Nothing is like it was, but it was a start. And in Lost Cove, a start means everything.

28 months later ... And here we are, present day ;) Life is ( just barely ) better in Lost Cove ... Some homes have been patched up with scrap. The Dispensary is cleaner, stocked with whatever tinctures, herbs or bandages locals could gather. The Nature School is functional, if improvised. The streets ? Still nonexistent. The power grid ? A dream. Forget supermarkets. Forget cars, Forget comfort.

Your Sims hike, every time. Miles of forest, frost, or scorching sun between them and their destination. Every trip is a decision. Every hike is a risk. There are no easy visits, no casual get-togethers. Lost Cove is beautiful, brutal, and endlessly wild.

Winter hits hard. Snow blankets everything. Lakes freeze. Frostbite is real. Wander too far and you might never come back. Even summer, with its open skies and lush overgrowth, hides its dangers. There are forgotten places in Lost Cove — old ruins, sealed bunkers, silent islands — waiting to be uncovered. Not all of them should be.

Some Sims dream of electricity returning. Of clean water, instant noodles, digital music. Others say that dream is over. That the future lies not in recovery, but reinvention. A new way to live. One that belongs here, to this broken place. Tensions rise. Power is shifting, slowly. Questions are whispered in every fire-lit home : Can this fragile community hold together? Will the lights ever come back ? And what will the children of Lost Cove believe in ?

This 2025 Lost Cove update is more than just a patch: it’s a 10th anniversary redux ! As we previously said, we rebuilt Lost Cove from scratch using a heavily modified Isla Paradiso map. New terrain textures. New routing. New or remastered lots. More than 3500 hand-placed trees and plants. All previous custom content has been reworked, nothing lost this time ;D

Lost Cove has now 30 lots : 15 community lots ( + 2sheep fields ) and 15 residential lots. And there are still empty lots here and there :) Lost Cove is unpopulated. But we provide 2 save games :)

1 unpopulated file with very minor details change

1 populated file with different kind of families

The map retains its soul : the hidden islands, the dive spots, the collapsed downtown, and the iconic broken Hall. But there’s more. More decay, more discovery. More survivor hubs, weird spaces, overgrown secrets. We added new spots, simple gathering places for Sims to talk, dream, share — maybe even rebuild something better than before.

Play Lost Cove your way :

Long summers, short winters — for a gentler survival game ...

Harsh winters and sparse supplies — if you want full-on post-apocalyptic realism.

No libraries. No grocery stores. You want to eat ? Grow your own food or barter for it at the tiny Freshy Market. You want to learn ? Grab any rare books at the Oldy Flee Market. You want to live on water ? Build a houseboat. You want to live in the wild ? There’s plenty of space. You want to change the future ? Start now.

You want a more grungy despair ambiance ? Uglify the world.

Lost Cove is yours to rewrite ... In Lost Cove, every journey is different ... Will you build a peaceful village ? A cult ? A commune ? Will you try to bring back the old world ? Or bury it for good ?

Freeze it, evolve it, change it. Make it breathe. And have Fun !

LOST COVE : ANTS & CC YOU NEED

We made a folder with everything which improve the Lost Cove gameplay :)

the ANTS are :

Cyclonesue | Airlock Doors, Windows and Decor

Cyclonesue | Banged Up! Prison Build Set

Cyclonesue | Barbed and Chickenwire Fences

Cyclonesue | Decor for Factory Windows

Cyclonesue | Factory Windows

Cyclonesue | Industrial Tanks and Silos

Cyclonesue | Porta-Potty portable toilets

Cyclonesue | Scaffold-Truss and Steel Columns

Murano - gazstation fuelcan

Murano - gazstation gasbottle

Murano - gazstation gaspump

ATS3 object_festival counter

ATS3 object_festival general register

ATS3 object_julesvernepark stairs

ATS3 object_uglifyyourtown concrete bench

ATS3 object_uglifyyourtown concrete barrier

ATS3 pattern_metal destroy

blackysimszoo-Fischnetz

blackysimszoo-Fischstaender1

blackysimszoo-Fischstaender2

blackysimszoo-FishermansDekoZaun1

blackysimszoo-FishermansDekoZaun2

blackysimszoo-Ruderboot5

blackysimszoo-Ruderboot6

BuffSumm LineaNatura Arch

Cemre PoorandHappy-OldSofa

Gosik Bordeaux Standing Glasses

Murfeel TW3 sheep pack

Granny Zaza Metro Floor1 by GZ

Granny Zaza Metro Floor2 by GZ

Granny Zaza Metro Walls4 by GZ

Granny Zaza Metro Walls5 by GZ

( we put both .sims3packs & .packages for those ones )

Store : AlFrescoMarketSet

k-hippie square Rabbit Holes

1 CC folder with packages to put into your mods/packages folder

( this one is not mandatory or ANTS since many things are encapsulated into the world and every lot via .sims3packs, but we strongly recommend to use it. It's almost the one we use in all our worlds :) Very useful indeed ! )

Due to the difficulty sometimes to get the good links for many things related to the Sims 3 stuff, most of the whole cc stuff is included into the cc folder provided. Some others are just links for a direct download :) So, always thanks the all mighty creators who made a fantastic work for our pleasure since 2009 :

Awesims - Blams - Bluefunk - Gamefreak130 - Jynx - Misty - Nilxis - Qahne - SimAddix - sweetdevil

A quick word for those who are used to play our Sims 3 Worlds : we almost always use the same cc. So you won't have to replace the whole cc ! Just have a quick look ... in case ;)

Inside the packages folder : there are our UPDATED patterns : they are not mandatory at all. We modified the old Lost Cove lots to be free cc compliant BUT ... We made a bunch of 46 walls and 2 floors in a full destroy/metal/oldstone style :D Have fun to use them to recolor containers and houses :D

Oh ! Almost forgot !!! Lost Cove ( and our other worlds ) have now their OWN loading screen ( see the related post ) ... We included the file into the cc packages folder. It's really really great :)

Gamefreak130_LoadingScreenOverhaul

And now ... Welcome to Lost Cove ! :D

Download Lost Cove ( World )

Download Lost Cove ( CC )

Download Lost Cove ( Save Games )

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SIMS 3 WORLD - LOST COVE 2025 - THE 30 LOTS

Lost Cove is rebuilding — slowly, but surely. Residential lots are starting to earn that name again. Less rubble, more walls. A bit more comfort, even ( well not really but well ... )

People are getting older; a couch is no longer a sign of weakness, and a painting on the wall isn’t just vanity. Art belongs in the Maslow pyramid, okay ? And Lost Cove’s people are finally aiming for more than just surviving the next zombies :D

Some homes still look like repurposed shelters. Others, though ? They’re trying. A second floor, a roof that doesn’t leak toomuch, a makeshift stove cobbled together from salvaged tech. There’s life in these places — messy, stubborn, real. Your Sim might move into a prefab shack with bullet holes still in the walls… or a crooked lakeside cabin, half-swallowed by ivy. One house has wind chimes made from old tin cans. Another has bathtub but no door. Nobody’s judging ...

It’s not quite suburbia or mansions yet. Some lots are isolated, off-grid hideouts with a single bed and a compost toilet. Others are communal — a few survivors sharing space and meals, not always by choice. You won’t find a picket fence, but you might find a garden bed dug into a parking lot. It’s not like there are construction workers or architects all over the place. A fresh coat of paint won’t fix everything. But Lost Cove isn’t a singles-only island anymore, either. You can think about having a family, or roommates, or just a life indoors — with more than just plants ( no offense to the PlantSims, again )

All kinds of residential lots are waiting for you in Lost Cove. Cracked, cozy, or chaotic — every home tells a story. Maybe your Sim will start theirs here ...

Lost Cove is a lonely place. Most of the time, your Sim will walk alone — through the ruins, across beaches swallowed by silence, past houses where no one lives anymore. But even in this broken world, there are places where people still gather, drawn by the same need to feel human again.

Those community lots aren’t crowded. They’re not lively. But they exist — half-shelters, half-sanctuaries — proof that the world hasn’t entirely forgotten what it means to connect.

The Bloody Way Bar is often the first stop. It’s not glamorous, but it has stories in its walls. Survivors come to share food, barter, vent, or simply exist near someone else for a while. Then there’s the Nature School, rebuilt with scraps and stubborn hope. Children learn there. Adults meet there. It’s not just about knowledge — it’s about building something, together. And the Dispensary ? It’s where you go when things go wrong — physically or otherwise. Sometimes, it’s quiet. Sometimes, you hear whispers of things buried deeper than wounds.

On Summer, when the sun is high and the day hot as hell, you may have a swim in the Ancient Bath, in the middle of a kinda weird "downtown" ...

Supernatural things are never far away all over Lost Cove ( such as a weird troll statue somewhere in the Main Island ) - Besides the Bloody Way, there is too the Elixir Hut with all sorts of herbs and remedies and the Gypsy Eyes ( nobody remember how they came here ) One day they weren't here, and one day, suddenly, they were there ;)

To get quick & dirty food, you have the Granny Ever Fast ( an old gas station long ago ) and the Wild Diner where lazy sims like to hangout around a kinda sandwich :D For another quality, better to go to the Tiny Freshy Market :D

Even if Lost Cove is a game about solitude and survival, it never fully locks you away. A chance meeting at the Oldy Flee Market, a shared moment at the Hangout Park, or a cold swim that brings you face-to-face with another castaway… These are the seeds of stories. Allies. Rivals. Lovers. Enemies. Every place, every ruin, every firepit is a possible starting point. It’s up to you to decide if your Sim keeps walking alone — or dares to build something new, in the cracks of the old world.

One more time, a HUGE thanks to the lots creators all over the web, especially MTS where to find so great houses ! Credits were credit are due : Aisquared – Anticaph – Flora2 – I May Regret This – MySimRealty – Norn – RubyRed2021

Grab a place and say "Hi" to your new life in Lost Cove !

Download Lost Cove Lots

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SIMS 3 CUSTOM WORLD LOADING SCREENS

Lost Cove 2025 is on its way : at last :) We are going to post everything related this weekend ( ANTS, cc, screens, the world and so on ) It's going to be a bold update ;) BUT FIRST ...

Before that, let me introduce the

World Loading Screen Overhaul v2

by gamefreak130 available on MTS : here which gives the ability to get custom loading screens.

As many others, we do not have anymore 4:3 computer screen. Our screens are more or less bigger, with better graphics and most of time : 16:9 or 16:10 ...

So, in addition to our own S3 worlds loading screens, we made a special batch of screens in maxis S3 original style for all the Sims 3 Worlds :D Some are the same than the originals, we just reworked the picture and made it : 1920x1080, as all other screens ( the originals maxis screens are 1024x768 )

Of course, all the credits goes to gamefreak130 for the mod. We only made some cool pictures ;)

And here are the images, beginning with our custom worlds :) But they are all there, the 23 worlds of the Sims 3, encapsulated into the .package of gamefreak130, ready to go to your Mods/Packages folder.