SIMBEINGS | SIMS THREE STARTER KIT
The title is pretty self explanatory, but this is pretty much a list of my must-haves for my play save. They’re a mix of replacements, graphics tweaks, and mods aimed for the best, most smooth experience.
STRAWBERRY ACRES | This world has a lotta reasons to love it. It’s gorgeous, it’s got plenty of lots, and it runs like butter. @createaworldblog creates all the assets for their worlds off of EA meshes, then packs it conveniently into an easy to load merged package file. Which only means one thing, Peak Performance. Be sure to check out their other worlds as well!
PRIMER | This is an absolutely wonderful, all-around skin made by @kurasoberina. I highly suggest using the SD version as a default for your townies, and no higher than the HD non-default version for your own sims, to keep your GPU running cool and happy.
NRAAS MODS | There’s honestly no way you can play TS3 without being aware of the existence of Nraas, and their bountiful bouquet of performance enhancing, and immersion enhancing mods. Keep your town, and every sim in it in check with Overwatch, control your population with Register, and unlock a plethora of user-friendly options with Master Controller. There’s literally nothing on this site that isn’t worth a go.
URANESIA WEATHER | This is one of a few of @nilxis‘s weather, and lighting mods that really adds that extra bit of pop to your visuals. Whether it’s the super cool blue nights, the crispy bright sunlight, or the serene green sunrises, there’s not a single reason not to love this mod.
SAM4V2 | This is a mod that isn’t necessarily for everyone, but it replaces the male torso to look less… Hmmm… Boxy? I like it, so there. XD
ENCHANTED ENVIRONMENT | This is a comprehensive collection of lovely replacers for bunches of environmental elements for your sim’s world. They’re all lovely, and will add an extra touch of realism when your sims head out to enjoy the great outdoors.
BETTER SHADOWS | This is a very quick, and simple graphics rules edit to get higher resolution shadows. Why would I need higher resolution shadows, you ask? Mainly to get rid of the blockiness of them, but also because they, for me anyway, look much better overall.
OMSP | OMSP stands for One More Slot Please, which in a world where EA thinks only two or three slots are necessary on an end table, trust me, you’re going to find use for this. It’s a very strange looking table that becomes invisible when you go into live mode, and can be moved up and down. So yes, the days of having a million of them in your catalog in varying heights, is over. I also highly suggest looking into other OMSP’s, like this one that tilts objects placed on it, and this one that resizes them.
AWT EYEBALL MESH FIXED BY BUHUDAIN | This is pretty straight forward, but if you’re new to meshes for sliders, it’s basically an eyeball that can be changed using custom sliders. So the iris/pupil size, shape, can be altered, and it also just looks better to me quality wise. Be sure to read the description thoroughly, on which to use, only one is slider compatible, and also where to get the sliders themselves. For kids, and toddler versions, check out these.
POSEPLAYER | This one is pretty self-explanatory, but while you’re at it, why not get this add-on to go with it?
REMOVE STENCILS | The speculars in TS3 at times, are kinda gross, and a lot unnecessary. Remove them with this mod, and also any unwanted patterns on objects, and even clothes.
SIMSL3GACIES HQ MOD | This is an HQ mod, that isn’t quite strong, but will just make the textures in game look better, without eating up performance. I for one, do not mind the glowing junk in my game, but there is also a No-Glow version, which I’ve heard also adds an extra bit of performance boost, but don’t quote me on it.
BLOOM’S SEXY FEET | IDKW sims have duck feet in TS3, I honestly wish I knew, and if they bug you as much as they bug me, feel free to try out these feet replacers instead. For kids, and toddlers, check out these.
TRAELIA’S PET EYE FIXES | Ever notice how shitty your sim pet’s eyes look? That black dot? It’s supposed to be white. Use these to mend that, and just their look overall.
Be sure to check out this list too, and my FAQ in case this one didn’t have what you needed.
