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[nausallien]

THE SIMS 3 STORE PRE-INSTALLED

Today marks 25 years of The Sims. Since EA forgot TS3 exists, I’m releasing the entire The Sims 3 Store as an Anniversary Gift. It's all pre-installed and works flawlessly!

It comes with all available fixes and collection folders I’ve personally created for every set. You'll get over 5000 new Buy/Build and CAS items, 11 new worlds, and tons of new gameplay!

INSTRUCTIONS

Go to "Documents/Electronic Arts" and rename the "The Sims 3" folder (or move it).

Create a new folder and name it "The Sims 3" (or whatever the name is in your language).

Extract the contents of the ZIP file in "The Sims 3." Now launch the game.

You'll have to adjust your setting again. Don't forget to disable the in-game Store so you don't get duplicates.

Quit the game. Copy the "Saves" folder from the folder you have previously renamed. You can also copy your Mods and CC in package format.

CAUTION

Never copy over or overwrite the DCCache folder.

If you have content installed through the Launcher (Sims3Pack), you'll have to reinstall it.

I strongly recommend you don't install things through the Launcher from now. It already has a lot of content and it is a known fact the Launcher becomes more and more unstable the more content it has to handle.

Since the entire Store has been decrapified, if you want to install lots or world that contain Store content, you'll have to decrapify those too using MATY's TS3 Recompressor.

I had a report that there was an invisible top in CAS. It doesn't seem to have a CASP resource so it shouldn't cause any issues (like being assigned to a random Sim). It's best to avoid it or hide it or blacklist it using NRaas mods. Do NOT try to save the game while your Sim is "wearing" this invisible top.

UPDATE #1: MARCH 2025

Added some missing content: the Mother Russia CAS Set and the Cool Chap Cap that was given as a secret bonus item in the "Make Me an Offer" page. If there's something else missing, please let me now.

Now NRaas MasterController and the Cheats and Integration modules are included in the pack. This version NRaas MC comes with CAS Compact Mode enabled by default. This should fix the issue of blank/invisible CAS items and also speed up the loading of CAS items. Keep in mind, these mods aren't compatible with Lazy Duchess' Smooth Path, but you can have both. Her mod will automatically disable the fast loading of CAS items.

If you encounter any issues, feel free to reach out to me. I've put a lot of effort into making the installation process as smooth and straightforward as possible. Dag Dag!

DOWNLOAD FROM GOOGLE DRIVE

[nausallien]

WIP: ULTIMATE CATALOG OVERHAUL

I've been working in my Ultimate Catalog Overhaul Project for the past two weeks and I'm feeling a bit burnt out. I did 99% of the vanilla catalog (BG + all EPs and SPs) but now I'm trying to sort all the Store content and it's a herculean task.

The Store doubles or triples the amount of content in the game, and some of this content is a bit hard to recategorize, even using some common tools (Sims MX recategorization helper).

I think it looks great when everything is sorted out neatly by type and size, but the amount of work to get to this point is exhausting.

So... I need a bit of feedback. Should I start everything from scratch (sorta) and just focus on fixing objects (making wall objects shiftables, fixing slot assignments, unhiding secret objects, put them in the right sub-category), or should I take a break and later on continue with this mega project, even if takes months to complete it. I honestly don't know what to do.

What should I do?

Start everything from scratch and focus on fixing objects and sub-categories

Continue mega project and sort everything by type and size

Voting ended onMay 15

[dacrystalsim]

TS3 Functional Closet Mod

The idea for this mod started with my want to convert TS2 Apartment Life closet. I could have used the Supernatural wardrobe as a base, but I wanted the doors to have proper animations and the ability to function like real closet doors against the wall, similar to how doors work in the game. So, this mod was created! 😊

What is this mod?

This mod functions as a dresser but includes a new animation that allows the doors to slide open like an actual closet. When the closet opens and closes, the Sim plays an idle animation, and when changing clothes, they use the spin animation.

The mod includes two different types, depending on the closet:

Dresser Type – Offers the same interactions as the base game dresser. This type is best for closets without mirrors.

Mirror Type – Includes interactions from the vanity table in Supernatural and Showtime (Don’t worry, the mod is 100% base game compatible!).

Important! This mod does not add a closet object to the game by itself. It only provides the necessary functionality for closet objects to work properly!

The Closet Object:

As mentioned earlier, this mod was created because I wanted to convert TS2 closet. The conversion is included with the mod, and you're welcome to use it as a base for creating your own closets! 😊

The closet comes in three different versions:

Opaque

Mirror – This version is split into two parts: the closet and a separate mirror for the animated door. To use it properly, simply place the mirror on the closet—it will slot into place and move with the door 😊

Glass

Both merged and unmerged versions are included—please install only one! (The merged file does not include the mod itself.)

How to Install?

Place the mod and the closet objects in your Mods/Packages folder.

Download links:

[SFS] | [MTS]

Credits: EA/Maxis, Blender, SimPE, S3PE, S3OC, TSRW, ILSpy, Visual Studio 2022 and Battery for the Script Mod Template Creator. Special thanks: @zoeoe-sims, @deniisu-sims, TS3CreatorCave discord server for all the help and Bloom from simlogical for creating a mirror door that I used as a reference to figure out how to make the closet move with the mirror ❤ @xto3conversionsfinds @pis3update @kpccfinds

Additional information, CASTable channels, polycount and how to make your own closet under the cut.

How to Create Your Own Closet?

Choose the version you'd like to clone as your base and ensure the OBJK is set correctly in S3PE for the closet type you want.

For a closet without a mirror: Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.ShelvesStorage.Crystal.Closet

For a closet with a mirror: Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.ShelvesStorage.Crystal.ClosetMirror

Polycount:

The 3 versions share the same polycount. LOD 0 (High Detail): 2430 LOD 1 (Medium Detail): 1070

Additional Info:

The closets are found under Storage -> Dressers in Buy Mode.

The original TS2 catalog description and price.

The meshes were UV edited to make them CASTable.

The package files are compressed.

[nausallien]

WIP: OBJECT OVERHAUL

As my project keeps growing and growing, now I learned how to add more objects to the in-game Edit Town mode.

I'm adding objects that make sense, like traffic lights, billboards, road signs, streetlights and large decorations:

I'm also really digging through the files to find objects that, for some reason, EA decided to hide from the catalog. Like this nice GARGOYLE from World Adventures. I see nothing wrong with it, yet EA decided to hide it:

And in case you're curious, this is what the Misc Decor category looks like now:

It starts with bathroom clutter, then laundry clutter, bedroom decorations, clothing racks, kitchen clutter, drinks and bottles, living room decor, study decor, art and crafts studio, magic decor, movie props, tech stuff, garage decorations, garden stuff, umbrellas, pool and beach decorations, firefighter station, restaurants, community lots, business signs (neon, hanging, floor and large), city decorations, city structures (windmills, etc), ancient China and Egypt decor, and finally structural elements.

I think this was the most intuitive way of ordering everything, starting with the smallest room in the house and slowly moving to the outside, then to community space and finally to the city at large. The structural elements at the very end also make sense because it will make it easier to find them.

I'm open to suggestions if you think something doesn't make sense!

[nausallien]

WIP: OBJECT OVERHAUL PROJECT

My Recategorization Project ended up turning into a massive Object Overhaul Project. As I go through the different categories, I'm fixing many issues, including slot placement, wall objects not being enabled to be moved up and down the wall, etc.

I'm super happy with the progress I've made so far and I'm about to tackle the most complicated category (Misc Decor). So I wanted to show a few catalogs I'm very proud of.

ENTERTAINMENT > HOBBIES & SKILLS

DECOR > WALL ART

DECOR > SCULPTURES

I also added to the catalog quite a few items that were in BuyDebug so people can access them more easily (I also find a handful of items that were hidden in the catalog). Finding stuff right now should be so much easier!

[nausallien]

WIP: Massive Recategorization Project

I just wanted to share what I’m currently working on: a massive RECATEGORIZATION of the entire Buy Catalog.

We all know how messy the Buy Catalog can be. Items that should belong in one category often end up in the wrong one, and the Misc Decor category is practically unusable because it has so many unrelated items. This makes it really hard to find anything.

I decided to take on this project, and then I had a breakthrough: I discovered how to sort each subcategory without changing the price of the items. There’s actually a system in place that lets you assign priorities to objects.

With this new discovery, I began organizing some of the most disorganized categories, and I’m really happy with the results.

It’s so satisfying to see everything so well-organized!

Here are a few examples of how the subcategories look after I reorganized them (and I didn’t change any prices).

Misc Appliances:

Misc Comfort:

Misc Electronics:

As you can see, everything is super well organized and neat! Now it's super easy to find a stool, or the smoke alarm.

I'm also fixing a few objects, making ALL WALL OBJECTS SHIFTABLE, and adding a few debug objects to normal categories.

So yeah, I'll be sharing this project in a few weeks. First I'll share a file for the Base Game + All Packs, and then I'll start working on the Store content (which is even more poorly organized).

What do you think? Is this something you are interested in?

[lazyduchess]

The Sims 3 Smooth Patch 1.0

Yeah, you read correctly, I said Sims 3 :)

This mod makes the game’s logic threads run faster, speeding up loading of Buy/Build and CASt, smoother UI elements, smoother CAS, fixes CAS music randomly stopping, among other things.

This mod should work on Steam, Retail and No-CD versions of the game. Not on Origin versions unfortunately as it blocks this kind of hack, so 1.69 won’t work.

Download: SFS / Dropbox

Simply unzip the file into your “The Sims 3/Game/Bin” folder.

You can configure the mod by editing the TS3Patch.txt file with notepad. I left comments in that file on how to set it up for lower end computers or in case it’s too demanding on your game.

The changes are most noticeable in CAS: Smoother body sliders, Sim rotation and quicker loading of clothes.

I’ve made an album with some GIFs showcasing the mod (Tumblr is not letting me embed Imgur so click on the link…):

Imgur Album

@xiasimla made some very useful comparison videos as well:

Tumblr Post

An old tweet from thepancake1 made me give this a shot, as he hadn’t released any downloads or information on how to achieve it.

[nausallien]

A game changer! My game ran pretty well already, but this mod made a noticeable difference when it comes to loading CAS items and BB objects and using Create-A-Style. The UI is smoother than ever and the game feels much lighter and less unstable. 100% recommended.

[justmiha97]

Clean UI 1/3 Beta Release!

It’s finally HERE!

So what is this you wonder? It is a first third of clean UI release, currently in beta testing phase. What does it include? Well, here’s the list: - Completed Game Intro Loading Screen (separate download) - Complete Main Menu - Complete Save Loading Screen - Complete Buy mode (without blueprints) - Complete Build mode (without blueprints) - Most of live mode in progress (without most of EP content) That’s 30% of it complete already. Here’s some images of it:

Issues with this build: - going into CAST in build/buy gets rid of half camera control background graphic - career tab days off are colored light blue and are thus barely readable These are two issues that don’t seem to be easily fixable but for final release I’ll try my best.

Now onto downloads!

- Clean UI Main download - HERE - Clean UI Game Loading Screen - HERE (no need to download if you already got it from here) - Clean UI compatible Gamefreak’s Loading Screen Overhaul - HERE (required if you use Gamefreak’s Loading Screen Overhaul!!!)

Some final words.

Thank you everyone who follows this project. I hope this is enough for now, there’s more to come later, but I will be taking a break from this project for a bit. Next module is CAS and edit town/tutorial/family management. All of my downloads have also been migrated to google drive, because drop box banned me for some reason. All links on this blog work once again. I also have a Ko-Fi page here that is open for donations. If you want and can please consider donating. Thank you once again.

[greenplumbboblover]

Sewing table - Questions

I’ve been working on a bit of the script logistics, but of course, I can make my own decisions, I do wonder however what you guys think? 

Q1: Have it so that you need fabric/cloths to actually make something? (Think Invention table). Or have it where every sewing projects all cost a tiny fee? Or even both?

Q1 - 1: Would going as far as having “different colours” of fabric be fun?

Q1 - 2: Would it make sense to extend the idea of collecting “Fabrics” to even needing wool and thread? Wool is obviously needed for some projects. Maybe with the thread, it can be going as far as that the thread will run out eventually after, say, making 3 projects.

Q1 - 3: If we even go as far as that, would it make sense to have a new rabbit hole (or for starters, being able to buy all this in a supermarket) in a crafts store?

Q2: When ‘Practising’, would it be continuously till the sim cancels out of it, OR have it so that after every discovery, the sim would stop?

Q3: Do we even want to “Discover” new sewing projects through Practising? Personally, I thought it would be cool to “research” this from a sewing magazine or even the sim-webs on the computer :) So it’s not the case where you “all of the sudden” know about it, like EA usually does it.

Q4: Would it make sense to, in the very first levels, to only be able to use the Sewing table and then later (I’m thinking Level 6), you start using a mannequin to create clothes?

Q4 - 1: Would it then make sense to have the Mannequin to be the only object you’d work on your sewing project (clothes) and the sewing table is only for Objects, Accessories and plushies?

Q5: TS2′s version came with a “Make many” which was basically the only way to “practise”. My version will have a Practise interaction, but would it be helpful then to have a “Make Many” interaction? 

Q6: I’d believe Coward sims would be scared of the sewing machine a little, which then gets better once they get to, say, level 3. This would be done with a moodlet but would that make any sense?

Q7: Is it useful at all that if, say, a dramatic sim would be able to overreact about their sewing project if they failed? And a hot-headed sim being super pissed off over it at the end of the “failing” interaction? Imaging like throwing it off the table or even ripping it.

Q8: Should every project have “Quality”? As long as that’s possible :p. 

Sorry for the number of questions! But I’d really love to know! In the end it’s sort of a community project ;)

[nausallien]

Q1: Yes. I believe a “fabric” material should be required just like the Ambitions Workbench requires “scraps.”

Q1 - 1: No. I think adding different colors is going too far.

Q1 - 2: Thread would be pretty cool as a secondary material (maybe this can function like the scraps and you can buy them directly from the object). Having different fabrics would be okay, as long as you don’t take it too far. Say “wool” “cotton” “leather” “silk” and “synthetic.”

Q1 - 3: NO to a new Rabbit Hole (it'd suck to have to add them every save game). You should try to add them to the Supermarket. You could even give it its own tab (I know this is possible because I have a grocery store mod that adds a new tab for milk, cheese, etc).

Q2: It should be continuous until the needs of the Sim decay too much. At that moment they should stop and take care of their needs autonomously. I don’t want to accidentally forget and have my Sim starve to death.

Q3: I believe one doesn’t really “discover” new sewing projects like with the chemistry and inventing stations (for this, it makes sense to “discover stuff”). It should be like guitar and cooking that have “recipe” books you can buy at the bookstore. It would be cool to have a “research” interaction on the computer or tablet (if possible) with a change of learning a new RANDOM “recipe.”

Q4: I think it could be a neat idea, but don’t do it if you find it too difficult to implement. Maybe the “mannequin” could also function as a “research” object.

Q4 - 1: It wouldn’t make sense at all. You still need to sew clothes. Doing it manually is possible but really hard in real life. I DO NOT believe the mannequin should ever replace the sewing machine as the MAIN object to produce stuff.

Q5: No. That made sense in The Sims 2 for the Open for Business expansion. It was also the only way to assign employees to these objects.

Q6: No. They’re cowards, but I think making them afraid of the sewing machine is a little bit too much. You should definitely add take into account certain traits. For example, Sims with the Perfectionist trait take longer to produce stuff but it has a higher quality; or a Family-Oriented Sim having a unique object no other Sim can create, like a blanket for babies.

Q7: YES. Taking traits into account is really important. Don’t waste your time with traits nobody uses, but unique reactions for Hot-headed and Dramatic Sims would be really, really cool. 

Q8: YES. It should be tied to both the skill level and the traits the Sim has. The quality should determine the final price of the object.

[nausallien]

The Beginning

I decided to create a Tumblr page to quickly share my creations when I don’t feel like uploading them to ModTheSims.

I’ll also be posting WIPs from time to time, as well as tutorials and random thoughts about The Sims franchise.

To celebrate this new beginning, I want to share two little files I made some time ago per request on Reddit.

The first one is a conversion from the Pride flag that was added in a free patch to The Sims 4. I included ALL original textures and a CAStable preset (the last one) with 2 channels (fabric and hooks).

DOWNLOAD TS4 PRIDE FLAG: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/1152420/

The second one is a texture replacement for the pizza and box. I used the texture from The Sims 2 because I think it looks way better than the default one in 3. Just put the file in your packages or override folder and it should replace all pizzas in-game.

TS2 PIZZA TEXTURE REPLACEMENT: https://simfileshare.net/download/1359770/