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Sims 2 Modder/CC Maker/Lover/Artist/Trans

[omsimblractually]

TS2/SimPE Modding Help/Need Advice

So y’all I need help.

I want to do something ambitious and make a mod that effectively- when a baby is born in a active household (playable sims), you get the option to name your sim’s baby like normal OR you can choose to randomize the baby’s name via the NPC name list.

Id call it “RandomNameOnBirth” mod

I don’t know what resources in SimPE I need to make a mod like this happen.

I think a random name mod would be so cool but I feel like I’m stuck after doing so much research on where to begin. Does any modders have any advice? (I should mention I’m new to modding and I think doing this will be very rewarding for me if I could figure it out)

Am I looking for BHAVs, primitives, BCONs? Object.package? My head is spinning.

[gvbesims]

[PSA] PARALIVES MODS LIMIT INFO

Apparently there's a limit of 50 mods (downloaded from the workshop) to be loaded at a time by Paralives. Downloaded Households and Lots count to that limit unfortunately. So if you have mods disappearing from the game and not showing up in the "Mods" list, that's probably why (it was happening to me and was driving me CRAZY).

EDIT:

Someone made a plugin where you can install plugin mods for the game, including one to REMOVE the 50 limit for workshop downloads! Here (click) is the link for the plugin!

From inside the game, on the main menu go to Mods > Plugin Hub and there you'll find the option to install the Workshop mods limit fix.

Thanks @honowo for sharing! 🫶

Below the cut is the previous workaround I had posted.

Here's a workaround:

I'd recommend doing this just to Households & Lots only. DON'T DO IT TO MODS and custom content, in case the creator updates their mods you won't receive them.

The folder for items downloaded from the Workshop for Paralives is this one:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\1118520

To find the AppData/LocalLow/Paralives folder do the following:

Press Win+R in your keyboard

Type %appdata% > enter

It'll open the Roaming folder, go back to "AppData" by clicking it on the top bar

Open the LocalLow folder

Go to the Paralives > Paralives folder, it'll look like this:

I did it to all lots and households I had downloaded, then unsubscribed them on the Workshop. And now you have more space for mods 😌🫶

Do show love to the stuff you download on the Workshop, rate them & leave a comment if you really liked it. Let's lift everyone up!

[myshunosun]

im so sorry to ask but would you mind pointing me in right direction with making my own eyes for paralives? i cant figure out how to find the textures so i can replace them lol thank you in advance <3

Hey! Here's a very brief tutorial that does not touch upon the texture creation process:

Tutorial: creating your Paralives eye defaults

Create a new mod

Follow this tutorial. Steps briefly:

Start the game

Go to Mods, or CTRL + F2

Click Create New Mod, name it, and start editing it

Find the right entries in Characters -> Equipment

Go to Control panel and find the Equipment editor under the Characters category.

Because this is a default replacement, you're not creating any new lines. Instead, you're replacing linked textures in already existing entries. You're looking for:

EyeIrisGlobe for children and above

ToddlerEyes for babies and toddlers

Though these entries are separate, you can use the same eye textures for both.

You can find the reference textures in this Wiki page, or by browsing files locally. Find your Paralives installation directory, and search for textures and masks under Species -> Human -> BodyParts (my path: ...\Steam\steamapps\common\Paralives\Main.mod\Species\Human\BodyParts).

Create and link your textures

Note that even though you're working with default replacements, you should still add your textures to your mod's working folder. You can find it by clicking the folder icon next to your mod's name. You can read more about texture formats here.

Once you've added your textures, you may need to disable and enable your mod to trigger the game to import the texture.

Next, you want to replace the textures in both EyeIrisGlobe and ToddlerEyes. You're looking for these entries in your Equipment editor under Visual -> Textures -> HumanEyeLeft and HumanEyeRight under EyeIrisGlobe, or HumanToddlerEyeLeft and HumanToddlerEyeLeft under ToddlerEyes:

Texture GUID -> this is your grayscale texture. Replace this.

Mask texture GUID -> this is your mask with color channels. Replace this with your 3-color mask texture.

Remember to repeat this step for both EyeIrisGlobe and ToddlerEyes, unless you want different defaults for these age groups.

You can test whether the replacement works directly in the Paramaker, even as you edit the mod. Randomising the Para or clicking on the eyes should refresh the textures. However, if you're updating your texture files, you will need to trigger the file import by disabling and enabling the mod.

And I think that's that!

[spockthewok]

Sims 2 Object Limit Fix

Soooo... I didn't intend for two highly requested fixes for The Sims 2 to drop within the space of a week and a half, buuuut...

Here's where you can download an experimental patch to fix the so-called 'object limit'!

https://github.com/spockthewok/TS2ObjectLimitFix

(Ultimate Collection only at the moment, I'm afraid).

The good news is:

Both @lordcrumps and @teaaddictyt have tested it with stupidly large CC folders and report that it works.

There isn't a dissertation the length of Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' you need to read through to understand wtf is going on.

The crashing wasn't caused by some hardcoded object limit at all! (That I know of).

An explanation of the issue for programmers:

And for everyone else:

The code for the Build/Buy menu was missing basic checks to confirm that the data it was trying to do things with was actually valid. No, I'm not joking.

Basically, it appears that all of the objects you can buy in the game are stored in something you can think of as being like a big, long list, which grows in size with the more custom objects you have.

The only purpose of the code that this plugin patches is to sort the items in the list into some kind of order. This is done by assessing if the value of the previous item in the list is larger than that of the item currently being looked at, and swapping their position if this is true (also known as an insertion sort).

In short, the game wasn't asserting that the data it was about to compare for sorting was valid before accessing it, and then promptly blowing up when it tried to do so and discovered it wasn't.

I imagine that the odds of the game making an oopsie and dumping some funky data into the list increases with the number of objects it is having to process - this might be why this issue only presents itself to those using multiple GB of Build/Buy CC. It was much easier to patch the code encountering the bad data within the list than to try and hunt down the mysterious culprit putting the data in there to begin with, so this is all the information I have at the moment unfortunately.

Either way, one of the first things you're taught when learning to code is to ALWAYS check that the data you're operating on has been initialised (i.e. it holds some kind of value). I guess someone at Maxis must have skipped that lecture :D

Is the 255 objects per subcategory limit theory true?

The Downloads folder I was using for testing had ~672 objects in the Deco/Misc subcategory (Maxis objects included). With the patch, I can freely navigate throughout the entire subcategory with zero crashes, so I guess not?

What about the whole OBJD limit thing?

People have varying beliefs of what the limit on OBJDs might be, but HCDU reports my Downloads folder had an OBJD count of 20,787. Again, without the patch the game would crash when switching categories in the Build/Buy catalogue, with the patch, no crashing.

If you want to hear my opinion on whether such a limit exists, watch this video.

Do I even need this patch if I don't use much CC?

As it adds some fairly important crash-prevention checks to part of the Build/Buy menu's functionality, I'd probably recommend using it anyway, just to be safe - we all know how much this game loves to crash!

Aaaah! I'm still getting crashes with the patch!

I'm aware that a few of you CC addicts out there have Downloads folders larger than the total size of everything ever uploaded to the internet, so if you still experience crashing in Build/Buy mode with this patch, please take a look at the mod's GitHub page and send me over the information requested there. Fingers crossed that shouldn't happen, but if it does, I'll try my best to investigate :)

Anyway...

Will

(I wish I had looked at this for my dissertation, as it was literally only a day's work).

[spell-bloom]

Hey here's some free Sims games. Don't pay for digital media in this economy.

Sims 1

Sims 2

Sims 3

Sims 4

Sims Medieval

Here is also all non-PC sims games. As well as links to a variety of emulators:

PS2

PS3

XBOX

XBOX 360

PSP

DS

Wii

GameCube

Game Boy Advance/Other emulator

EDIT (2/11/25) I completely forgot that Vimm's Lair got a lot of games nuked recently, here is a link to the 🏴‍☠️ games megathread.

[spell-bloom]

REBLOG THIS VERSION ALL LINKS WORK 👹👹👹👹

AND REMEMBER TO USE A VPN

[omsimblractually]

TS2 - WAY Higher Painting Royalties Mod

This is a simple mod I made for myself, but I figured I share it for everyone's enjoyment. What does the mod do?: simply raises the royalties a sim gets from selling a painting at every level, and it always raises even if the 10 painting level skill "fails" to produce a "masterpiece" and only offers a smaller or reduced bonus. (I don't know where I find the memory associated with that to reflect the changes in that scenario though.)

Why tho?: Because I want very rich painters. Lol DOWNLOAD LINK - Here

[lillith-dreamer]

I'm using this mod, but Darren's paintings are now selling for negative amounts? does anyone know how to fix this?

[omsimblractually]

I wish I knew how to fix this but I think. I’ll just have to remake the mod and do tests on what broke at some point.

[heathensimmer]

DMASims - Arrest Unwanted Sim - Re-Upload without NSFW stuff

Hello Sims 2 - aholics.

This mod is an old mod that came with a lot of extra ... baggage, if you will. Idk if I want Hookers in my game ... and I don't know if you guys want that either.

Soooo I have included the good stuff in this re-upload.

Sims can now call from their home to the police station and choose a visiting Sim to be arrested. This helps with storytelling, for example, in my case, a burglar showed up at the Houveir home because of a prank call mod ... so I promptly had him arrested because he also broke into the Houveir home the night before!!

Can be used against Sims who pick fights or just anyone that your Sim wants arrested. The arrested Sim will get the "Busted" memory.

All you do is call "Emergency" option on the phone!

My edits include removing Hooker stuff, adding playable cops (Sims in the law enforcement career) to the selection of police officers that show up to arrest the Sim, and adding the Arrest Social Object to the police car BHAV (because it was tied to another file which included all the Hooker stuff)

Have fun!

Made with Ultimate Collection.

Let me know about major conflicts, but it was fine with my downloads folder.

You need both files! Police Car includes the actual arrest code, and SupportPM includes the phone calls!

Also features calling for paramedics who will cure disease!

[pop-sims]

💎 4t2 Belaloallure Lindy Dress by Belaloallure 💎

Hello again my sweeties! ❤️

Back with another 4t2 convertion~ This one is the Lindy Dress made by @belaloallure3 , and it was a request from my patreon page.

And has always the mesh was converted using @e-neillan bodyshape has reference, using maxis match hands and these heels from this post by @pforestsims (they are by Lina but forest fixed the uv map to match better the toes) The shoes are using a shiny map applied on it to make them look a little bit more shiny gold, and I'm using this shader edit by @crispsandkerosene I already included the shader file in the download (It's inside the folder called "Shader_Edit") but if you already have that fix in your game please ignore it! Without that shader the shoes shine effect will look a little diferent.

Download: sfs (package files have been compressed)

PolyCount: 15045 (including body) - This one is a little bit more heavy on polycount but the topology looked great! (I do might try to lower it a little more in the future if it doesnt affect the quality of the texture)

YF-AF only

"Fat" Morph only

Everyday + Formal

Hope you like it! 😊

Colors Preview:

[handonthemouse]

Sims 2 Skintone Editor Program

Since Sims 2 is an old game, it only has a limited amount of skintones, even the cc ones. And, if you want to create new skintones, you know that it's no easy task, with all the BMP files and such for just one skintone alone. Well, now, with this program, you don't have to manually adjust all of them, this program does that for you.

So, this program has two key features, 1. is to blend two skintones (if you want to make a middle shade from two skins, or blend two different skins from different cc creators and make a hybrid of that), and 2. adjust a skintone (brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation).

Video demonstration of me using the program (on Youtube):

Download the Program here (Mediafire)

Zip file contains two files, the python file (for transparency) and the actual exe program file.

If there's any errors, and/or if the program works on your computer please let me know so I can fix it. Constructive and positive feedback are absolutely welcomed! Happy Simming!

Note: I was able to make this image editor program because i have both a background in arts and in computer science, and mix that with a love for the Sims 2, and that's why I made this.

Update: Tried it on a separate machine it works y'all!

[jacky93sims]

Desserts With Strawberries Food for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 conversions from Somik&Severinka, low poly. They are 3 different dessert, available at lunch and dinner time. You need the invisible plate and the pannacotta bowl (for the pannacotta of course) to make them work, included.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

[jacky93sims]

Chocolate Cherry Berry Porridge - Food for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 conversion from Icemunmun, low poly. Available at breakfast time. Invisible plate required and included.

DOWNLOAD HERE

[jacky93sims]

Salmon Cream Cheese Bagels Food for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 conversion from TianaSims, low poly. Available at lunch and dinner time, 1 cooking skill point required. You need the invisible and the small plate to make this food work, included.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

[jacky93sims]

Hi Ilenia :) Could you convert this cash register? Thanx

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SYB Shopping Cash Register Functional for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 conversion from Syboulette, low poly. It's a functional cash register, 6 colors.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

[jacky93sims]

Hi Jacky could you please convert the mac and cheese from here https://www.tumblr.com/somik-severinka/763970600343584768/maccheese-gumbo-and-baked-yams and make it a default replacement of the one in game? thank you in advance if you do!!!

Mac And Cheese Default Replacement for The Sims 2

This is another replacement for the Mac And Cheese food of the game. It's a 4to2 conversion from Somik&Severinka, low poly. Prep, tray and prepbowl stage are the same. The food will be prepared in the oven and not on the stove. I made it available also for lunch time.

You need the invisible plate for the serving plate to work. Single plate it's the base game one (the one you see in my preview is just my replacement).

DOWNLOAD HERE

Remember that you can have just one replacement for this food in your game, so if you want to use it delete the previous one.

[jacky93sims]

Ingeli TSM Rustic Dining: 2x1 and 3x2 Tables and Chair - for The Sims 2

These are 4to2 conversions from Simverses, low poly. All recolors included.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

[jacky93sims]

hellooo jacky, could you please convert the super yummy looking "lumberjack breakfast" by icemunun? tumblr won't let me link but it's from last month and has pancakes, eggs and bacon. (my favorite breakfast haha!)

Lumberjack Breakfast for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 conversion from Icemunmun, low poly. Available at breakfast time (same pancake cooking skills required). Invisible plate is required and included.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

[jacky93sims]

Freezer Bunny Birthday Cake and Children's Bedroom Park Toy Box - for The Sims 2

These are 4to2 conversions from AroundTheSims and Kardofe, low poly. The cake is a functional birthday cake with its own slice. The toy box is also functional.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️