💗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 💗
💗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!
💗 I rebuilt this mod from the ground up so Sims can finally have physical engagement rings, and a more meaningful proposal experience. Instead of the old invisible “buff-only” version, this mod now uses an actual ring box object you can buy, choose a ring from, store in inventory, and interact with long after the proposal happens. Your sims can now wear their engagement ring. They can also take the ring on/off, and gift it as a heirloom if they would like (using the heirloom system from my Elder Socials mod).
💗 Your Sims now purchase, wear, remove, and re-wear 6 different engagement rings just like real people. The ring exists as a CAS accessory tied to the Sim permanently, and like the previous version the fiancé still reacts to the ring quality with unique buffs.
💗 Examples of ways you guys might play with it:
✨ Roleplay a sentimental proposal where your Sim chooses the perfect ring carat before popping the question.
✨ Have a cheap fiancé who bought the 1ct ring and a snobby partner who hates it.
✨ Make a high-drama save where Sims take off their ring after an argument, or proudly put it back on.
✨ Create storylines where rings are heirlooms, kept in inventory and offered at emotional moments.
💗 Core Features:
💗 A Fully Functional Physical Ring Box
• Ring Box Object: ATS3-Advent2020-RingBoxGift, is now powered by a custom script.
• Buy it from Buy Mode for 325 simoleons (Misc Decor), place it anywhere, or carry it in a Sim’s inventory.
• Sims click the box to choose their ring size, put rings on/off, and store the box. If you delete your box, sims will no longer be able to control their ring.
💗 Choose a Real Ring (With CAS Jewelry)
• Sims select from 1ct, 2ct, 3ct, 4ct, or 8ct engagement rings.
• Each tier has a different in-game price.
• When chosen, the mod automatically:
– Charges household funds 💸
– Applies the correct ring object to all everyday/formal outfits
– Gives the Sim a temporary “Has Ring” buff
– Records the chosen carat as that Sim’s official ring tier
💗 BIG CHANGE from the old version: Rings are no longer imaginary.
They are actual CAS accessories tied to the Sim’s outfits.
This mod is now up for early access, version 1.0 is still available for public download
I use a lot of mods to make my game look good, but also to improve my gameplay so that writing stories is even more fun. I thought some of you might enjoy knowing what's in my game. So I decided to make a Mods Masterlist.
This is not my CC collection, however I did include a lot of the default replacements I use. I have divided everything up into categories:
- How I improved my game's performance
- How I made my game look pretty
- How I made my game more fun
Using all of these mods and tweaks obviously comes at your own risk. They can work fine in my game, but make yours laggy or unplayable. That's always a possibility with mods. I won't be able to help you with that, as these obviously work well for me.
First of all, my specs:
Why am I sharing this? Because I think it's always good to know what a person is running with before you install their entire mods list. Just in case you're wondering if your pc would be able to handle the same amount of mod load.
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10850K CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3501 Mhz, 10 Core(s), 20 Logical Processor(s).
RAM: 32 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM
Storage disk my game is installed on: 1TB SSD SAMSUNG MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L7
Game version: Steam edition.
How I improved my game's performance:
DXVK: this has stopped *all* access violation crashes in my game since I installed it. I know I'm probably jinxing myself by typing this, but I for real haven't had my game crash to desktop since I followed these instructions.
Turbotravel (scroll down in the comments to find the files): I followed this pretty recently as I have a good SSD with plenty of space left. So far I haven't noticed a massive improvement in game performance aside from the fact that thumbnails now instantly load in build mode and CAS and my sims change their clothes faster, which was worth it for me. Only do this if you own Sims 3 on Steam and your game is installed on an SSD drive and you have plenty of space left.
Nraas Errortrap, Overwatch, Mastercontroller, Saver: Errortrap catches in-game bugs and glitches and fixes them by resetting the sim automatically for you. Overwatch cleans up the game overnight. Mastercontroller (+ cheats and integration modules) gives you compact mode in CAS and allows you to fully reset the town which is recommended to do once every sims week or after you had a big party event with many sims. Saver prompts you to save your game every 30 minutes as 'Save as...' and this will save your life from losing your game to a crash after hours of gameplay.
Smooth Patch: I use this *without* the .package files, because they're not compatible with Mastercontroller compact mode. But the bin files do a lot to make your game smoother on their own, and this mod allows you to play your game in windowed borderless mode (necessary for proper use of reshade) and it gives you an easy way to max your FPS (which is ESSENTIAL!!). My TPS is set to 500. Setting it to 1000 lags out my game a lot even though my PC is high end so I don't recommend it.
GPU Patch: I have a very new GPU and need this for my game to recognize my graphicscard. It is basically mandatory to do this unless your pc is over a decade old.
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility: I overclock my CPU with this program. I sincerely advice against you doing this unless you are 100% sure you know what overclocking is, whether your CPU is capable of overclocking, and what a healthy overclock speed is for your CPU. The tuning utility will help you with this. If you run the 'speed optimizer,' it'll pick a conservative setting that should still make your CPU faster. I really don't recommend you use this if you don't know what you're doing. But if you're a seasoned gamer and you know what overclocking is: yes, a CPU overclock definitely makes Sims 3 a LOT smoother. If you blow up your computer because you decided to do this while you didn't educate yourself on the consequences of overclocking a CPU, it's your own fault (that should be enough of a warning, right?).
Tweaking my GraphicsRules.sgr: I will be mentioning this one later as well as I also tweaked it to improve my visual graphics. I honestly only do this because other guides told me to. I have no clue if it actually does something. But change these settings to these numbers. They're at the top of the file:
seti cpuLevelUber 4
seti cpuLevelHigh 3
seti cpuLevelMedium 3
seti cpuLevelLow 3
CC Magic: USE THIS FOR YOUR CC. Like, for real, USE IT. It is a life saver! Especially if you own multiple gigabytes of CC, CC Magic will make your game so much smoother. It's worth the hassle of redoing your CC (I did it a while back, cost me half a day, got me a lifetime of less lag). I feel like an idiot for spending over a decade playing this game without CC Magic. Follow this video for easy instructions.
Regul Save Cleaner: I use this every other session. The downside is that using it will require the game to reload some stuff like portraits and if you include the cache cleaning (which is pretty much essential) it'll have to reload your sim textures, object textures, that sort of stuff. So the game is actually a bit slower right after you use Regul Save Cleaner. But it cleans up a lot of bloat that your game doesn't need anymore and is a life-saver if you play one save for multiple generations. If you have that issue where you game is just trying to save forever, make sure to use this. It's worth the minor inconvenience at the start of a game session.
Turn off memories, lessons, online features, interactive loading screen: yes, these all cause lag in your game. If you still want to keep some of the memories, use this mod instead.
Set the max amount of fully active/rendered lots to 2 or 4. This will reduce camera lag. I recommend setting it to the amount of houses in the direct vicinity of your sim's house. So if there's only 2 neighbors set it to 3, if there's 3, set it to 4. Don't go any higher than this and don't set it to 1.
Just a rule: don't use Sims3Packs. Don't install CC through the Sims launcher period. You can use Delphy's Sims 3 Pack Multi-extractor to turn Sims3packs into .package files. Installing through the launcher works alright, but uninstalling stuff through the launcher is not clean. It leaves behind a lot of bloat. Keep your CC organized and clean, otherwise you'll regret it when you're years into playing Sims 3 and everything is an unsolvable mess. The only thing I install through the launcher is custom worlds. Everything else is converted to .package. If you convert lots to .package, don't forget to put a copy of the .package file in your library folder.
How I make my game look pretty:
Some of these things work smoothly in my game because I have a very good graphics card. However, even I sometimes get render issues where my sims look like they come from a playstation 1 game for a minute before they render in properly. I live with it, because I like pretty screenshots. I recommend trying these things one by one and seeing how your game handles it. If something makes your game an unplayable mess, just uninstall and forget about it.
More GraphicsRules tweaks: I like HD textures. I have 2K screen, and the regular 'very high' sim detail setting just doesn't cut it for me. If you want your sims to look as 'HD' as mine, change the below settings to the following (use Crtl + F to find them):
setting $VeryHigh
prop $ConfigGroup RenderSimLODDistances "25, 50, 100, 1000"
prop $ConfigGroup RenderSimTextureSizes "3072, 2048, 512, 128"
prop $ConfigGroup RenderSimUseSpecular "1, 1, 1, 1"
Make sure your simdetail settings are set to 'very high' in your options menu to enable this. Also, I highly advice against randomly changing these numbers to other values, except if you wanna go even higher to 4096 instead of 3072. Sims will actually have *more* rendering issues if you change these to a random lower number. Don't ask me why, they just do. I have messed with this setting more times than you can count and this is my sweetspot that gives me as little PS1-looking sims as possible.
Reshade 6.4.1 (with add-on support): Why add-on support? Well, you don't need any add-ons (skip that bit when you install) but this version doesn't connect to the network. Other versions do, and then the anti-cheat system will disable MXAO and Depth of Field. Do not update to newer Reshade versions, they don't work with Sims 3. I have two of my presets up for download: Novelesque and Novelesque Gemstone Edition. They work well with 6.4.1. When you install reshade, make sure your 'edge smoothing' setting is turned off. You can enable anti alias through your Nvidia or AMD control panel instead. I've got instructions for that in the 'Novelesque' preset post (Nvidia, I don't have AMD so please look it up elsewhere if you do).
Here's a full guide on how to install Reshade 6.4.1.
S-club's 3D lashes: Gives your sims nice 3D eyelashes, available in the eye-liner make-up category and in accessories. Don't forget to download the sliders. And also, I recommend downloading the mod that removes EA's eyelashes. Apologies for the TSR link, they're not available elsewhere.
Mango-smoothie default skin replacement: Nice, smooth HD skin replacement. there is also a link for non-defaults if you prefer it. I also use a bunch of other non-default skins but these are the main ones.
Yumedust's Eye love set conversion by Brntwaffles: my default replacement for the eyes. I use V2.
Agnelid's default hair replacements: these are proper low-med poly and give me the least render issues out of all those default hair replacements out there, so I highly recommend them.
Angelsimoleon's make-up default replacements: These are really good, because now default make up doesn't look like your sim is trying to be a clown anymore. I also recommend the color presets default replacement.
Default replacement for eyebrows: ugly EA eyebrows begone.
Default beard replacements: ugly beards BE GONEE. Also, more beards here. Can't have enough beards.
Simstate's Blackout UI: I also love the Cloud UI hype going on, but I decided to go for this one because I love dark mode and this one has a bit more readable text in some areas.
Plants default replacement: Omedapixel made a lot of default replacements for plantable crops. They only work for newly planted crops. Please read their instructions carefully, it requires some set-up.
Sims 3 HD Textures terrain: I use the 1k version because I was too scared of overloading my game with HD textures. Still makes a nice difference though.
Sims 3 lighting mod: I use Rollo Roll's edited combo of BB's and BrntWaffles lighting mods.
Simsi45 Improved EA Lights: For better indoor lighting.
Sims 3 Medieval facial expressions override: I've been playing with these for so long I don't even remember what the normal facial expressions used to look like.
Pigtails glitch fix: Ugly pigtails on every random sim, begone.
LazyDuchess Random Sim fixes 2.0: Fixes the puddingface syndrome and the ugly green-blonde haircolor some sims were born with. Also comes with some other minor fixes. This also makes male sims gain body hair on age up, which is tuneable.
Sliders: for better sim creation.
How I make my game more fun:
Nraas Storyprogression: I also have the modules Career, Extra, Money, Population, Relationship and Skill. This mod is absolutely essential to me. I can't play this game without it. However, it is a heavy mod. It will cause some lag in your game. To me it's absolutely worth it. I highly recommend setting the speed to 'snail pace' to make the lag problem minimal (except maybe pregnancy, I have that one manually edited to speed 500, because I need people to make lots of babies, okay.) and to turn off notifications for anyone who's not related or romanced with your sim, it'll save you some hassle. Storyprogression also allows you to: edit the chances of gay or bi sims, tweak the amount of celebrities in your town or how fast you gain celebrity points to begin with, change the rules of who takes whose name at birth or marriage. It also does one very important thing: it makes sure service and role sims aren't part of the romance pool. Without Nraas SP, town residents might actually end up marrying the local mixologist or proprietor. Nraas SP prevents this and makes sure your town residents only get it on with other town residents. It also prevents sims from emigrating and disappearing.
Nraas Retuner: essential for more autonomy control. It requires a bit of practice to be able to use it properly. I highly recommend you go into the settings of this mod (City hall -> Nraas -> Retuner) and turn on the retuner menu for objects. That way you can, for example, click on the computer, go to the retuner menu, and turn off autonomy for playing computer games. Or click on the radio and turn off autonomy for sims to turn it on. I have personally also used it to turn off the imaginary friend doll (Retuner -> by tunable XML -> sims.actors or something like that -> Occult.ImaginaryDoll or something similar), set the chance of it being sent to your mailbox to 0.
All other Nraas mods I have: Consigner, DebugEnabler, Dreamer, Gohere, Hybrid, OnceRead, Porter, PortraitPanel, Register, RelationshipPanel, Tagger, Tempest, Traveler, Woohooer, WrittenWord. Just check out their respective pages to see what they do. They're all useful because they either help you control your game more (Register can turn off paparazzi!!), or they add other handy gameplay things. There's even more Nraas mods that I currently don't use (yet), feel free to check them all out.
Simler90's Gameplay core mod: This fixes a lot of annoying stuff in the game. However, if you want to use it alongside Nraas Overwatch and LazyDuchess Random Sim Fixes, it requires a small bit of tuning. To make it compatible with Overwatch: change the Overwatch clean up hour to 5AM (default is 3AM). You can do this in the game by clicking City Hall/any computer -> Nraas -> Overwatch -> Settings. To make sure Lazyduchess puddingface fix takes priority over the one in Simler's core mod (I did this because the one by LD is better), you need to open Simler90's tuning file in S3PE and set the puddingface fix to false. If you don't know how to do this, here you go. There's more things to tune in this mod, so learning this is a good idea regardless.
More interactions mods: There's a bunch of them. I highly recommend the following:
- Moar Interactions
- More Pregnancy Interactions
- More Baby Interactions
- More Toddler Interactions
- More Romantic Interactions
- Outdoor activities for Toddlers
- Toddlers Can Ride Rocking Rider
- Children Can
Neuroblazer's Random Genetics: This makes the genetics system a lot more complex and varied. While EA default will copy-paste certain areas of the face and body from the parent to the baby sim (like a sim will 100% have their mom's eyes and their dad's nose etc.), Neuroblazer's mod makes it so sims can be more of a mix between the two parents. It really helps with keeping your sims genetically varied, even after many generations. It takes a few seconds to start up each time you boot up your game just like Nraas SP, so don't get scared by the momentary lag.
No Mutant Hair or Eyes: No more mutations in haircolor or eyecolor, because these were way too common in the Sims 3. Your sims will now always inherit their eye and haircolor from a relative (parent or grandparent etc.).
Expanded Genealogy: adds a lot more family relations to your family tree, so your game will recognize more sims as family members. Like 2nd cousin and such.
Painting Replacements: Makes the painting skill a ton more fun because it adds so many painting variations to the game!
Routing fixes and less whiny sims: Sims 3 is a lot more fun when your sims aren't constantly suffering from routing errors or blocks. Here's a whole list of them:
- Ohrudi's routing fixes
- Twoftmama's routing fixes (need a free Sims Asylum account)
- No whining about motives
- No whining about route fails
- Better routing for game objects (need a free Sims Asylum account)
- No foot tapping
- More Entry Points: This one makes it so sims don't wait in line forever to go into the school building and such!
Human Lifespan for Supernatural Sims: If you're like me and you avoid occults like vampires or fairies because they tend to live forever, this mod makes it a lot more fun to play around with occults. It gives them a regular lifespan, like any other sim.
Traits enabled for all ages: Tired of your born sims all having the same traits because the choices are so limited at a young age? This mod enables all traits for all ages.
Autonomous toddler skilling: makes teaching toddlers their skills fun, so sims will do it autonomously. Requires a free Sims Asylum account to download.
Faster Gardening: I have picked the 50% option. Now my gardening sims can finally have a life again since weeding and harvesting doesn't take them all day.
No Social Groups (Uni only): Your sims won't instantly turn into nerds just because they like to play games or browse the web. I picked the one that does enable the groups in the university world.
CrossEye Fix: No more crossed eyes when Sims age up.
Be Productive: sims will clean up after themselves more often.
Opportunity Phone Call Fix: If you have into the future installed, this fixes the bug where you'd not get any opportunity phone calls anymore.
NoAutoAnswerPhone and NoAutoSmartPhoneTasks: prevent your sims from dropping everything just to answer their phone or browse the web.
New Lifetime Goals: Normally, when your sims complete their LTW, the Midlife Crisis LTR to pick a new one will disappear. Your sim can therefore only complete one LTW by EA's default settings. This mod prompts your sim to pick a new LTW once they have completed theirs, so they always have a new goal to strive for.
Famous Artists: changes the celebrity system so you earn celebrity points for skills and jobs that actually make sense.
School Delinquency: adds more gameplay for baddie sims in their school years.
No Autonomous Pranks: Because pranks suck unless you actually want them to happen and then you can just do it yourself. You can also just do this with Nraas Retuner of course, but it'll be a bit of a hassle.
Get to Know fix: Sims will learn other sims' traits more often when using the Get to Know interaction.
Scolding mod: will prompt you to ask you whether you actually want to scold your child instead of it becoming an interaction you can't cancel.
Baking mod: adds a baking skill to the game
Flower Arranging: adds a flower arrangement skill to the game.
Medical career reworked: adds all sorts of extra stuff for the medical career.
I’m excited to share my first-ever lighting mod, named "Dive into Sky". True to its name, it aims to create a vivid, immersive atmosphere where intense sunlight merges sky and sea into one seamless view. After nearly a month of development and about 70 revisions, I’m finally happy with how it looks. Feel free to share your feedback or screenshots if you try it out!
This mod is a rework based on @boringbones ’s V2-Brighter-Lighting mod, specifically adopting his "Left-side Lighting" parameters,which is truly a brilliant innovation—it dramatically improves in-game shadows and contrast, adding depth and realism. It makes The Sims 3 look almost as visually stunning as The Sims 4! A huge thanks to Boringbone for generously allowing me to use his lighting settings.
Building on his left-side lighting, I customized the sky and water colors to better suit tropical/island maps. I also edited sunrise and sunset transitions: golden shines at dawn, shifting into dreamy pink-purple twilight. The mod includes a dynamic weather system—sky color, cloud shapes, and light intensity change in real time with the weather.
This mod comes in 13 variants for you to mix and match:
Water Colors (3 options):
Light Blue
Default Blue
Emerald Green
Light Blue and Default Blue work well for coastal maps, while Emerald Green looks great on islands or lakes.
Night Sky (3 options):
Dark Blue Night: Brighter evenings
Black Night: Denser stars
Aurora Night: Black Night version with a 30% chance of aurora displays.
Recommend use with vaddish's star replacement (click here download)
Day Length Options:
Long Days (6:00–19:00)
Short Days (7:00–18:00)
*Aurora versions simulate higher-latitude lighting with even shorter days (6:00–17:00).*
⚠️ Important: Only one lighting mod can be active at a time—whether it’s different versions of this mod or other creators’ work. They are not compatible with each other.
Installation:
Place the .package file in:
Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Overrides\
Not sure which sky, water, or night version you prefer? I’ve included a quick reference chart to help you pick the right file.
Download Info:
V1 (Default Blue water + Black Night, no aurora) is public version to Download here
How to run The Sims 3 with DXVK & Reshade (Direct3D 9.0c)
Today I am going to show you guys how to install Reshade and use Direct3D 9.0c (D3D9) instead of Vulkan as rendering API.
This tutorial is based on @nornities and @desiree-uk's awesome guide on "How to use DXVK with The Sims 3", with the goal of increasing compatibility between DXVK and Reshade. For users not interested in using Reshade, you may skip this tutorial.
If you followed nornities and desiree-uk's guide, it is strongly recommended that you start from scratch, meaning you should uninstall DXVK AND Reshade completely. Believe me when I say this: it will save you a lot of time, frustration, and make your life so much easier.
For the purpose of this tutorial, I am on patch 1.69.47 and running EA App on Windows 10, but it should work for version 1.67.2 on Steam and discs, too. This tutorial does not cover GShade.
Before we start
Backup your files, even the entire folder (Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin) if you want to be extra safe; you will thank yourself later. If you do not wish to backup the entire folder, at least backup the following:
Keep them somewhere secure, for your peace of mind (and sanity).
Done? Great stuff, let us begin!
Step 1:
If you installed DXVK following nornite and desiree-uk's guide, go to the bin folder and delete the following files to fully uninstall DXVK, we are starting from scratch:
d3d9.dll
TS3.dxvk-cache
dxvk.conf
TS3_d3d9.log (or TS3W_d3d9.log)
Step 2:
If you already have Reshade on your PC, uninstall it using this: https://reshade.me/downloads/ReShade_Setup_X.X.X.exe (replace X.X.X with version number)
Step 3:
Perform a clean install of Reshade (I am using the latest version - 6.4.1 at the time of writing). Please note that you need a version no older than 4.5.0 or this method will not work. Choose DirectX9, click next.
Once the installation is complete, you should see a "d3d9.dll" file inside The Sims 3's bin folder (Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin):
It may all seem familiar thus far. Indeed, this is how we installed Reshade in the past before using DXVK, but here comes the tricky part:
Step 4:
Create a new folder outside of The Sims 3's game folder (I created it on my C drive), name it "dxvk" or whatever else you like. Remember where you saved this folder, we will return to it later.
Step 5:
Now we need Reshade to load the next dll in order to chain Reshade with DXVK. Click on the search bar, and type in "View advanced system settings".
Click on "Environment Variables..."
Under "User variables", click "New..."
In the new pop-up window, find "Variable name:" and type in:
RESHADE_MODULE_PATH_OVERRIDE
for "Variable value:", paste in the directory that leads to the folder we created earlier. Once you are done, hit OK, and then hit OK again to save the changes made.
You can use Command Prompt to check if this new environment variable has been registered by entering:
echo %RESHADE_MODULE_PATH_OVERRIDE%
It should return you the folder's location. If not, make sure you have typed in the variable name correctly and confirm the folder's location.
Step 6:
Download DXVK (version 2.3.1) from here: https://github.com/doitsujin/DXVK/releases/tag/v2.3.1 and unzip "dxvk-2.3.1.tar.gz" (I use 7-Zip, but winRAR works, too). Remember to choose x32, and move only "d3d9.dll" to the folder we made earlier.
Now we have two "d3d9.dll" files, one from Reshade (lives in the bin folder), and the other from DXVK (in this new folder, outside of The Sims 3 game folder).
Step 7:
Download "dxvk.conf" here: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/blob/master/dxvk.conf delete everything inside, and enter the following:
The first 3 lines are taken from @nornities and @desiree-uk's guide.
The last line is only for debugging purposes. Due to the inconvenient location occupied by the HUD (top left corner of your screen), it should be removed once the installation is successful.
Step 8:
Drag "dxvk.conf" into the bin folder, where Reshade's "d3d9.dll", "TS3.exe", and "TS3W.exe" all live.
Step 9:
Now fire up the game and check if both are showing up:
Lastly, check for “TS3.dxvk-cache” in the bin folder:
If it is there, congratulations! You have successfully installed DXVK and Reshade utilising D3D9 as API! You can now go to "dxvk.conf" and remove its last line "dxvk.hud = devinfo" and have fun! :)
Hope this tutorial isn't too confusing, the last thing I want is to over-complicate things. If you still need some help, comment down below or send me a DM/ask, I'll try and troubleshoot with you to the best of my ability.
Credits:
@nornities and @desiree-uk for their fantastic guide.
@criisolate for promulgating the usage of DXVK in TS3 community.
reddit user folieadeuxmeharder for helping me troubleshoot and informing me of this workaround.
Individual files: Station 118 Fire Department lot - Sim File Share | Custom content used in the lot, refer to this post here.
Bulk Download: Station 118 Fire Department lot + 2 CCs created by me - Sim File Share
Station 118 is the go-to firehouse for extinguishing both flames and bad moods caused by overcooked hot dogs at your neighborhood BBQ. Equipped with a firepole that may or may not be a bit too slippery, the Station 118 team of dedicated, occasionally over-caffeinated firefighters is always ready to dash to the rescue - or to fix the oven after another cooking disaster.
Price: 146,637
Lot Size: 20x30
Lot Type: Fire station
Store Content: None
CC Used: Click here
File Type: Package
Min. Required Game Version: 1.42
Packs Needed: The Sims 3, Ambitions (tree, wallpaper, door and lot type)
Hello and welcome back to my blog!
I’ve been re-watching a few episodes of 9-1-1 lately and it reminded me that I have a few fire stations built a long time ago. Most of them are on larger lots but I wanted something smaller so recreated one of my old builds and keep it for Ambitions only.
Click on the ’Keep Reading’ below for more information and pictures on this lot.
I wanted to place a few fun/silly photographs of firefighters to lighten up some of the rooms so I made two custom paintings and these are the only CC included with this lot. These are not required and will be automatically replaced in the game but if you want to download them along with the lot, I’ve included a bulk download file option above. If you'd prefer to download just the CC, you can visit my WCIF Navigation page or go directly to the related post, as I’ve made a separate post for it here.
As a reminder, 📣 please note that if you choose the bulk download file option, the Station 118 Fire Department by PRS package file should be placed in your Library folder while the custom paintings (Behind the Hose Photographs and Firehouse Hotshots Photographs by PRS) should go in the Mods folder.
The Ambitions expansion pack is required due to the lot assignment/type and the build items used in the lot as stated in the Details section above. The lot includes all the required objects for the firefighter career including the sliding pole, fire truck and a few decorative items (firefighter's axe wall decoration and fireman’s coat wall sculpture), as well as a small gym and The Book Corral bookshelf to help increase athletic and handiness skills.
Due to the large space on the third floor, I’ve separated the sleeping rooms by gender and placed four beds in each room as I typically have fewer than 10 firefighters in a saved game. You can replace those with bunk beds instead if you need more sleeping space.
This lot has been play-tested and let me know if you experience any problems on your end!
Welcome to Organic Fresh Delights, your one-stop destination for all things fresh and organic! We're committed to providing the highest quality organic goods sourced directly from our local farmers and fisherman offering a vibrant selection of vegetables, fruits, premium cuts of meat and fish. We also have an array of products ranging from lush plants to food, drinks and essential household items. Step into our store and immerse yourself in a world of freshness, flavor, and sustainability.
Price: 72,780
Lot Size: 25x25
Lot Type: Visitors Allowed
Store Content: Click here
CC Used: Click here
File Type: Package
Min. Required Game Version: 1.42
Packs Needed: The Sims 3, Late Night (floor), Pets (buydebug object), Ambitions, World Adventures (food register, gate from ATS3)
Hi everyone! I was going to share one of my older builds from years ago but I found out that most of the objects I used for that lot were in sim3pack format and most of the CCs I transferred over to my current setup have been converted to package files, which messed up the appearance of the lot. So, I've recreated it this time and I'm sharing a new grocery lot: the Organic Fresh Delights Grocery!
Click on the ’Keep Reading’ below for more information and pictures on this lot.
For the rabbit hole, I placed it in an empty stockroom/office and have also locked the fire escape door and fence at the back of the lot so that sims can only enter the door inside the building. This was the only option that worked during playtesting so that sims can enter in and out of the rabbit hole inside the room only. If you want to open those doors though, you can do it by editing the lot and click CTRL + Shift + Right Click to choose the unlock option.
Due to the lack of windows on the first floor, I have placed a lot of buydebug lights and it may be too bright during the night so you can adjust it by enabling “testingcheatsenabled true” and “buydebug on” after.
📣This lot is a bit CC-heavy, as I have used more cc compared to game objects and these are not included on the download file. I’ve compiled a list for those interested in downloading them separately (please click the links above or go to WCIF Navigation page). The Late Night and World Adventures expansion pack is required due to the build items used in the lot but I'm not sure about buydebug items so Pets may be required as well.
📣There are two CCs that I was unable to locate the original link namely: mtk_signdoors and Public Signs - CAStable both from Macthekat. I tried the direct links and it doesn't work anymore so I had to check using the Wayback Machine site and was able to find her Terms of Use from the old site, Pink Rabbit that states "All our products is shear-friendly - just make sure to give proper credit. You may include my work in sims packages if you want to" and "You may include my stuff into almost anything – it would be nice if you mention my name, but I can live without it. You may share my stuff."
With those terms, I have re-uploaded them to sfs and if there is an updated TOU from the creator (or if you are Macthekat) that states otherwise please do let me know and I will take the links down.
📣If you want a functional grocery store in your gameplay, you can use Ani's Sell From Inventory mod. I have used a few storage or chest-like CCs and a food register from ATS3 that you can use.
If you prefer Ani’s Savvier Seller instead, you may have to replace most of the items and use ATS3 Savvy's Seller Collection set instead. You can also check out Mookymilksims guide and tutorial video for realistic function shops using Savvier Seller mod. It is very easy to follow and has detailed instructions to help you out to make it work!
Let me know if you experience any problems on your end.
As mentioned previously, I like to build my community lots rather than use Rabbit Holes. Instead of taking millions of pictures of all the individual CC, I decided to share sets/pieces that I find useful for making specific types of community lots.
Original Mesh by Plbsims
2048k Textures
Custom Thumbnail
20 Non Recolorable Swatche
Available for Maternity
Custom NormalMap
6k Polycounts
Minju Denim Pants (without Belt)
Original Mesh by Plbsims
2048k Textures
Custom Thumbnail
20 Non Recolorable Swatche
Available for Maternity
Custom NormalMap
3.5k Polycounts
🌟 Download Here (Free)🌟 (This Custom Content is for The Sims 3)
Do Not share my cc public before me, all my CC are available after a month.
Do Not convert my CC to other games but The Sims (ex: GTA V, IMVU, SL).
Do not Re-Upload my CC (Youtube packs, Sims4Planet, VK).
Recolors are allowed, just give me the credits.
Hello everyone. First of all, I want to apologize for my long absence and for not releasing the "Project renaissance" mod last summer. Unfortunately, there were reasons for this. Due to difficult life circumstances, I had to stop developing the mod for a while. But let's not talk about sad things.
Finally, I am ready to present you the mod "Project renaissance", which I have been working on for a long time.
I replaced the textures of 17 trees and 31 plants from The Sims 3 base game. The game was released 15 years ago, and today it looks pretty outdated in terms of graphics. Despite this, the game still has a huge fan base, which creates amazing mods and game materials, thereby making our game even more attractive and interesting.
Thanks to the "Project renaissance" mod, you can add a little realism to your game, the vegetation will look much more realistic.
I made two versions of the mod: small textures and large textures.
The first version is suitable for a comfortable gameplay, the second is more suitable for creating beautiful screenshots and videos, as it loads the system well enough. Gradually, I will refine my mod, I plan to add new vegetation textures for additions, as well as replace the textures of the landscape and roads.
Please leave your feedback and share your impressions about "Project renaissance" mod. I will be very glad to receive any of your questions and feedback! Have a nice game!
This took me a lot longer than I expected, but I've finally completed the routine planner mod! Now you can have your sims go to bed at a certain time, plan a workout routine and more! Info and download in the link below 😊
It's finally here! 🎉 An successor to Virtual Artisan’s incredible Pose Addon!
VA’s Pose Addon has always been an essential part of my game, but it’s no secret that it had a few quirks and issues. While fixing those, I couldn’t resist adding some exciting new features to take it to the next level!
DOWNLOAD:
Simblr.CC
Requirements:
Cmomoney's Pose Box
Why Not Use Virtual Artisan's Pose Box with this mod?
This mod is an update to their original mod! Since it’s no longer available on their website, I decided to fully integrate it into this mod.
What does that mean?
This mod includes VA’s Pose Addon, so you don’t need to download it separately. Just make sure to delete the old version to avoid any glitches or conflicts! 😊
⭐ New Features:
Most things that are mine can be found under "Photo Shooting" > "Lyralei's Pose Addon".
👀Better Look at
Ever posed a sim to look at something next to them, but they do this weird "eye roll-y" and "nudging slightly to the left" type of look at?
Or maybe you simply wanted to make the eyes look somewhere and not the head?
Let's check it out:
Here we have Morgana, looking normally...
Left = Va's Pose addon - Right = Lyralei's Pose Addon.
To get started, first pose your Sim as usual! Once they’re in position, simply click "Look At..." to make it work.
Massive thanks to @thesweetsimmer111 for helping me on this!
Look at with just the eyes:
As mentioned, you can also just move certain parts of the body! In this case, the eyes!
(Left: No Look At, Middle = Looking left, Right = Looking up)
This is done with something called a "Track Mask". When selected, the only parts of the sim will move that fit the chosen trackmask.
For example: Track Mask "EyesOnly" will ONLY animate the eyes!
Blending Poses
Can't find a pose online that fits your needs, but you do have 2 poses that would totally fix that?
Not a problem anymore! With "Pose Blending" you can use a pose "base" and then overlay another pose to create your own dynamic poses!
Here are some examples!
On both cases, we have the "base" pose on the left. Then I have chosen to blend it with the pose in the middle, to get this as an end result! :)
How to:
First, pose your sim as you normally would
Go to "Photo shooting..." > "Lyralei's Pose Addon..." > "Utils..." > "Blend" > Choose whichever option you'd like to use! :)
Pick the Track Mask you'd like to apply. If you only want the upperbody to be affected, click that option.
Click/type in the pose you want to blend it with....
And tada!
Sitting/Laying poses:
Even that's possible! :) Keep in mind, though: The base pose HAS to sit/lay/etc. Otherwise, your sim will elevate!
Categorised Pose List
Frustrated because every time you want to grab a pose from your list, it takes 3455325352 years for the list to load? Well, wait no more!
Completely customizable through XML, you can now sort poses in their own respective categories!
Need a sitting pose? no problem! Just go to Lyralei's Pose Addon > Take pose From... > Common List > Sitting, and there you have all your sitting poses! :)
Can I customise this list myself?
Of course! I wrote a How-To here: Click me!
🕰️ Show History
The Add-on remembers your pose history!
Whether you’re a dedicated “Pose by Name” user or prefer the simplicity of “Show by List”, both options now display your pose history for quick reference.
Note: Each Sim has their own individual history list. This means you’ll only see the pose history for Sim X when clicking on them, and not for Sim Y.
What did I fix for Virtual Artisan's Pose Addon?
I've made sure to keep everything as it used to (and if I made a replacement for it, it's now labeled with "[LEGACY]" at the beginning of the interaction).
But, of course there were some bugs that came with it.
Changelist:
There is now an interaction that uses both look at & reaction simultaneously. (In case you don't want to use my look at interaction).
Fixed an issue where reactions would sometimes or never show on the sim.
Fixed an issue where sims didn't always want to look at the item.
Fixed an issue where certain poses get called twice, making it harder to keep reactions or even look at history data.
Optimised the code here and there.
Most interactions will now continue on posing your sim if you exited out of the interaction, rather than resetting it. (this counts for "Change Expression" and "Look At").
It's finally done, The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff completely converted to The Sims 3!
This pack includes 80 items, 5 wallpapers and a collection file.
Everything is CASTable (See pictures below to see the CASTable channels of each item).
Download:
[SFS] | [MTS]
Notice!
One of the items (ODDA Wardrobe) requires The Sims 3 Supernatrual, don't install this object in your game if you don't have Supernatrual installed.
The download includes 3 files, download only one!
The download versions:
IKEA Home Stuff-Merged_Supernatrual Merged file that includes the ODDA Wardrobe.
IKEA Home Stuff-Merged_BaseGame Merged file that doesn't include the ODDA Wardrobe, making it base game compatible.
IKEA Home Stuff-Unmerged Unmereged version, mix and match to your liking ;)
Polycount:
ANES Bedframe H 2820 / M 2016
ANES Single Bedframe H 2292 / M 1722
ANES Chest of 4 Drawers H 977 / M 681
EKTORP 2 Seat Sofa H 1524 / M 1142
EKTORP 3 Seat Sofa H 1964 / M 1374
EKTORP Armchair H 956 / M 716
HEMNES Bedside Table H 432 / M 280
HEMNES Bedside Table #2 H 1524 / M 914
HEMNES Chest of 3 Drawers H 929 / M 666
HEMNES Chest of 6 Drawers H 1364 / M 1002
HEMNES Double Bed Frame H 2164 / M 1486
HEMNES Single Bed Frame H 1556 / M 1122
HEMNES Mirror H 438 / M 362
IKEA PS Cabinet H 760 / M 532
IKEA PS Clock H 370 / M 280
IKEA PS Rug H 72
IKEA PS Tealight Holder H 1328 / M 996
KARLSTAD Armchair H 1024 / M 716
KARLSTAD Sofa H 2192 / M 1752
KARLSTAD Two Seat Sofa H 1680 / M 1175
KLIPPAN Sofa H 2648 / M 1852
KLIPPAN Two Seat Sofa H 1766 / M 1324
KLIPPAN Sofa - No Pillow H 1658 / M 876
KLIPPAN Sofa - V2 Pillow H 2074 / M 1554
KLIPPAN Armchair H 966 / M 724
LACK Side Table H 128 / M 102
LACK Wall Shelf H 1228 / M 858
LACK Wall Shelf (Zigzag) H 302 / M 302
LACK Wall Shelf (Zigzag with Toy) H 849 / M 849
LACK Wall Shelf (Empty) H 48 / M 12
Minnen Groda Frog Prince H 1024 / M 1024
BARNSLIG FLODHAST Toy H 547 / M 547
MALM Chest of 2 Drawers H 286 / M 286
MALM Chest of 3 Drawers H 582 / M 540
MALM Chest of 6 Drawers H 744 / M 703
MALM Double Bed Frame H 1702 / M 1164
MALM Single Bed Frame H 1174 / M 892
BENNO CD Tower H 1502 / M 1126
BILD Doggy Dream H 204 / M 136
BILD Poster Yin and Yang H 204 / M 140
BILLY Bookcase H 1212 / M 1054
BLADET 3 Plant Pots with 1 Tray H 1046 / M 734
EXPEDIT TV Storage Unit H 2046 / M 1974
FAMNIG HJARTA Cushion H 990 / M 692
FREDRIK Workstation H 1504 / M 1054
HATTEN Side Table H 1128 / M 902
HELMER Drawer Unit on Casters H 874 / M 610
IKEA STOCKHOLM Vase H 896 / M 704
IMFORS Coffee Table H 868 / M 650
JULES Visitors Chair H 1030 / M 826
KILA Work Lamp H 734 / M 587
KRABB Mirror Long H 552 / M 404
KRABB Mirror Short H 524 / M 454
LAMPAN Table Lamp H 814 / M 696
LEKSVIK Coffee Table H 864 / M 724
MAREK Lamp H 1108 / M 830
MONGSTAD Mirror H 74 / 36
MYLONIT Table Lamp H 775 / M 573
ODDA Wardrobe H 1700 / M 1344
PJATTERYD Picture H 154 / M 98
PJATTERYD Picture Zebra H 154 / M 98
POANG Armchair H 1600 / M 1280
PREMIAR Picture Flatiron Building NY H 154 / M 98
RAKET Table Easel H 400 / M 240
REGOLIT Pendant Lamp Shade H 1098 / M 846
RIBBA Frame H 408 / M 382
RINGUM Rug H 64
SLATTHULT Decorative Sticker Poppy H 4
STORM Floor Lamp H 1044 / M 729
SVEJE Rug H 2
ULDUM Rug H 2
VANNA Mirror H 736
VASEN Vase H 973
VIKA GREVSTA Table H 740 / M 694
VIKA HYTTAN Table H 928 / M 834
BENNO TV Bench on Castors H 1268 / M 970
MANDAL Chest of 6 Drawers H 748 / M 520
NOMINELL Chair H 1510 / M 1056
SKRUVSTA Armchair H 1520 / M 1064
STRIND Side Table H 1516 / M 1135
Special thanks: @sims3tutorialhub, Mod The Sims forums and the TS3CreatorCave discord <3
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Default Replacement Beards: Base Game & Expansions
These Y2K glasses 😭
I have replaced some of the default beards with similar ones from my beard packs.
These are compatible with Simple Life's beard defaults, as my defaults overwrite different files.
You can place them in the Overrides folder or Packages folder. You can also delete the non-default versions if you want.
You may need to clear your caches and re-apply the beard on your sim in CAS to see the change.
All of them have custom thumbnails and are enabled from young adult to elder. They are not enabled for random.
Credits to imamiii, Arisuka @ modthesims, and Simple Life for all textures used.
Download: simfileshare / mega
Full description below:
Base Game Full Beard
replaced with beard 02_06_V2 from my Beard Pack #2.
Base Game Moustache
replaced with beard 02_01_V2 from my Beard Pack #2.
Base Game Moustache and Stubble
replaced with beard 02_03_V2 from my Beard Pack #2.
Late Night EP Waylon Beard
replaced with beard 01_06 from my Beard Pack #1. I have no idea who this "Waylon" character is but it's a chop, I'm so sorry. I replaced it with 01_06 to make it sexier.
Thanks sm for all the lurv n support on my posts it's been so nice and every1 is so cute ✧.*
These 'Brick Apartments' featured in my "fave street" post, are now available for u guys to have in ur worlds yeyy!
My lovely husband was so kind to help me make a list of cc I use in my world/builds so that they show up in ur world perfectly!
My cc list and other info will be under the cut!!
★Project Renaissance By Asabinsims
★Uranesia Lighting Mod By Nilxis
★ Credits & Love to every cc creator that is on the list (i tried to make sure to include all links and creator names if i missed any pls lmk)
sfs / mirror
--sorry in advance the list is long but i'm not trynna mess up anyone's cc folders saur u guys can pick n choose wat u wanna download >.< imo everything in that list is worth having (ily cc creators)
★ All of my apartment builds are meant to be used with
Ani's TS3 Apartment Controller Mod.
If you DO download these and do anything to them PLS PLS PLS take screenies and post them using #jinxrenos or tag me so i can see them and reblog ASAP its gen what im lookin forward to the most.
If this does well, I will def release more builds ♡︎
DONT download the cc if u do not want to.
The cc in this list is not just for this build, but for builds i will be uploading in the future as well. If u are planning to download more builds from me I suggest downloading everything on the list (if it's not too much </3)
IK IK this a bible long post, u made it to the enddd!! i promise the future download posts will not be as long. I just wanted to make sure we all on the same page herrreeee!! TYSM AGAIN ♡︎♡︎♡︎♡︎♡︎
sfs / mirror
★My CC List
this is also linked in the zip folder!
if u have any questions or if i messed anything up pls lmk this my first time doin this lol tyyyˏˋ°•*⁀➷
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