Game, Sim, Match | Tennis Collection for The Sims 3
Hey, I'm back again! This time, I bring you functional tennis. Set machinima/music video: Game, Sim, Match | The Sims 3 Important info and download 💾 under the cut:
This project has been three years in the making. I started this back in 2020 after getting permission from Basimcly (aka lemmylou) to use their meshes. For various reasons, it got shelved until earlier this year. I've been on a CC creation kick this year, and in the midst of some not-so-great times that occurred from late March to early May, I decided to take on this project again as a distraction, and I put all my effort into it. I used to play tennis myself, and modeled the tennis court in the previews after the one I spent far too many summer days on (it's missing the cracks it has today)...likewise, the soundtrack to the little film I linked above was one of the top 10 songs that year, so it's the most nostalgic song looking back on that summer I started playing. This set is a combination of different elements. - This set requires the University Life 📚 expansion pack. Since this is a cosmetic change to the ping pong table, which comes with UL, you will need that pack for the actual tennis court object's functionality, and for the tuning mod. The deco objects (besides the tennis court objects) will work fine with base game. You can also still use the collection file for the objects even if you do not have UL. 📌 Default Replacements - First, the tennis is really ping pong in disguise. The tennis racket and tennis ball are default replacements. While I have provided several colors for each, you can only have one of each in your game at one time, because whichever color racket and tennis ball you choose, it will replace all ping pong paddles and all ping pong balls with the chosen color, so all sims will use the same color. Keep in mind that sims playing ping pong at the tables that came with the University Life expansion pack will also use these replacements, so you have to decide if it's worth the tradeoff. Default Replacement Mesh Credits: - The tennis racket mesh (offered as a default replacement and an edited fully recolorable deco object version) was created by LillieBou on TSR (2010). Tennis Set - LillieBou -The tennis ball mesh (offered as a default replacement and a deco object version) was created by Basimcly aka lemmylou (2020). Game. Set. Match. - Basimcly's Tumblr 📌 Tuning Mod - By EA design, sims will learn the hidden table tennis skill as they play, and will gradually get better. The higher their table tennis skill, the more "real" this set looks, as sims play more skillfully. - With the tuning mod, sims at least level 1 in Athletic will also improve their Athletic skill by playing tennis. I added the Fatigued moodlet if sims play for too long, and enabled playing for pregnant sims. The tuning mod will only conflict with any mod that also modifies the PlayPingPong_PingPongTable ITUN resource. 📌 Tennis Court Objects - As for the tennis court objects, these are ping pong tables that look like tennis courts. The mesh was created by Basimcly aka lemmylou who was kind enough to let me use their meshes for this project! - You may notice that there are four versions of the tennis court object. You can have all four versions in your game. They are all the same object with slight differences - the Volleying tennis court has the ping pong table's original routing spots, so sims stand very close to the net and all animations line up. The Match tennis courts have the routing spots moved gradually farther away. Some animations with the ball get a bit strange the further away, but I included these for variety. So if you place a few different courts down next to each other, sims playing will be standing in different spots, adding to realism for photos/videos. - The animations are designed with a table in mind, so the ball does not touch the ground. When sims lose the match, they will throw their racket down, but it will also not touch the ground. Slightly annoying, but close enough. 📌 Decorative & Functional Objects
I have also included several decorative and functional items. Most of these are meshes that were created by Basimcly/lemmylou and the one by LillieBou, with modifications.
- All of the items were recategorized to show up on both community and residential lots and to not show up in Sporting Goods if deco,
-some items I removed or modified the dropshadows (for more of a maxis match game),
- I replaced any English text with Simlish versions,
- I included matching recolors for the tennis balls in the various states they come in (single, package, package opened, catchable),
- modified footprints and intersection for various items,
- changed the transparency of the tennis ball packs,
- and modified the recolor-ability of LillieBou's deco racket.
- Added an original tennis court rules sign, a recolor of EA's pool rules. 🔍 Search: To make it easier to find the objects in build/buy mode, a collection file is provided. You can also search for riverianepondsims, lemmylou, lilliebou, or tennis to locate the items conveniently using a catalog search mod. Credits/Thank You: This set would not have been possible without Basimcly/lemmylou @basimcly and LillieBou. Thank you for allowing me to use your meshes for this set!💖 I can't tell you how many times I started my game up for this, but it's a lot... ✨Download Catalog✨ Here is a download sheet/catalog with all of the preview images, price, location, type, name, original creator, and download links! There is also an installation guide provided at the end. This is the easiest way for me to provide the download links, given that there are so many colors and individual downloads. I hope you all like this format. I will likely use this in the future when uploading item sets! I have some more things that will be coming, eventually. Posting is what takes me the longest because if I were a sim, I'd have the Perfectionist trait. - I ask that you do not re-upload, re-upload behind any paywall (early access, timer, ads, subscription, etc), or include my items in shared mod/CC folders. - You can find all of my previous uploads conveniently by clicking “Navigation” on my blog and going to “Downloads” or visiting riverianepondsims downloads My downloads will always be free, but if you would like to say thank you: Ko-fi ☕ 💾 Download Catalog: Game, Sim, Match - riverianepondsims 🎾🏓👟🏅☀️
