plathsims

[plathsims]

ts4cc archive

right so I'm still haunted by my own cc so if anyone's looking, all my old stuff is posted under honeycuts/hagsims/whatever else can be found on my own cc folder:

honeycuts/hagsims ts4cc

I can assure you this folder is going nowhere bc I've long since forgotten my password. however, a couple of notes:

most of my cc are recolours and you'll need the meshes for them which are rarely ever included. I strongly recommend googling the file name to hunt down reblogs

for previews too, google the file name to find reblogs bc I don't think I've ever included previews in the files, for which I can only apologise

you can also find some of the stuff on losts4cc with previews & mesh links

if all else fails, you can send me an ask and I can try to remember what's up with individual pieces (what meshes, packs, etc. are required) but I no longer have access to any of these files or ts4 for that matter, so I can't promise shit & you're at the mercy of me remembering to log in to Tumblr every once in a while

lastly, I also wish I had foresight and managed my cc better/deactivated my blogs less but here we are

[alanna-goth]

one of my reshade shaders got fucked up but doesn’t the grunt house look scary af or what?

[buddydolly]

hey is that the steve buscemi sun replacement?

[brwnsimmer]

Ernest Hale's Personal Study.

[oawus]

[arcadewonder]

some scenes from pippa's daily walk.

[chartreuse-sims]

The quiet hours of dawn...

When building feel too daunting I like to decorate my hoods instead, I find it just as relaxing (and often less frustrating than Build Mode lol.)

[plathsims]

respectfully, wtf

[plathsims]

how to use CleanInstaller to install lots, on Mac!!

ok. I know there's about 7 of us playing the Super Collection on Mac, however! I know all 7 of us are desperate.

what issue are we solving?

so, there's no Mac version of CleanInstaller. there is the Sims2Pack Installer that comes with the Super Collection, and technically, you can install lots with that, but a) it doesn't flag questionable files, and b) it renames every package file to a random string of characters such as ed971e8cfa82a63f713a6b3b5fb812dd_0001.package.

if this is no bother, great, go ahead with Sims2Pack Installer!! worked fine for me, too, until the precise moment I wanted to cull some build/buy CC...

anyway. so

you'll need:

CleanInstaller, download it here

Porting Kit, download it here (or a wine wrapper of your choice but this one's free & my examples will be referencing Porting Kit directly)

not being afraid of Terminal

a vague understanding of wine wrappers & how to use them

first, download CleanInstaller. second, download and install Porting Kit (or whatever you're using). then, make a bottle for the CleanInstaller, name it whatever, and install CleanInstaller into the bottle. this will take some time and Porting Kit will seemingly freak out but it'll happen!

then, Terminal time! first, we need to find where Wine is installed, so just paste this into Terminal:

find /Applications/cleaninstaller.app -name "wine" -type f 2>/dev/null

cleaninstaller.app is the name of my bottle, replace it with whatever you've named yours.

you'll get a response that looks kind of like this:

/Applications/cleaninstaller.app/Contents/Wineskin.app/Contents/Resources/wine

then, while we're at it, we also have to find where we'll put the .sims2pack file so that CleanInstaller can actually see it:

find /Applications/cleaninstaller.app -name "Temp" -type d 2>/dev/null

again, replace cleaninstaller.app with whatever you've named your bottle. you'll get something like:

/Applications/cleaninstaller.app/Contents/SharedSupport/prefix/drive_c/users/yourusername/Temp

if there's no Temp folder, you'll get an error but not to worry! just make the folder manually.

make sure you copy these locations out somewhere.

okay. now we'll copy the .sims2pack file into that Temp folder. you can do this manually, but we're already in Terminal so what the hell.

note, this command assumes that you have your .sims2pack file in your Downloads folder. this is not the Downloads folder where you put your CC, this is just the standard Downloads folder on your Mac where things go when you download them lol. ofc replace the path if you have it somewhere else.

note 2, make sure there are no spaces in the file name.

cp ~/Downloads/filename.sims2pack "/Applications/cleaninstaller.app/Contents/SharedSupport/prefix/drive_c/users/yourusername/Temp/"

and now, drumroll please, we're going to open the .sims2pack file in CleanInstaller:

WINEPREFIX="/Applications/cleaninstaller.app/Contents/SharedSupport/prefix" "/Applications/cleaninstaller.app/Contents/Wineskin.app/Contents/Resources/wine" "/Applications/cleaninstaller.app/Contents/SharedSupport/prefix/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Sims2Pack Clean Installer/Sims2Pack Clean Installer.exe" "C:\users\yourusername\Temp\filename.sims2pack"

don't forget to replace the bits with your own names!

and now CleanInstaller should open with your .sims2pack file, rejoice!

now, I'm sure there's a way to get CleanInstaller to unpack your files right into your Sims 2 > Downloads folder, but I couldn't be arsed to figure it out and Mac paths are weird. instead, I just unpack them to my Documents folder:

click Install in CleanInstaller

untick Default Installation

choose Downloads in the dropdown

select .package file extension

click Install

this will automatically create an EA Games > The Sims 2 > Downloads folder. I like to keep some of the stuff here for backup purposes, and I just copy paste the files into my actual Sims 2 Downloads folder.

and that's it!! once you've found your paths, you don't need to run those commands again for installing more lots, just repeat the last two commands.

I hope this helps!! I'm sure there are better or easier ways to do all this but I've had a MacBook for like, a week, so pls correct me if I'm wrong and let me know if you have any questions?

[bunsim]

Sims 2 on Macs: Crashes and File Limits

There’s not nearly enough information out there on Macs and the mysterious file limit. In this post I’ll address crashes, symptoms, and solutions. I’m going to try and write down all I figured out about Sims 2 Super Collection on a Mac, so this will be a long, but hopefully ultimately helpful, post.

I have a 8GB 2GHz Mac with OSX 10.9.5, so take into consideration computer differences. 

Contents:

Where are my files?

Reinstall?

File and Character limit?

TS2 CRASHED! Bad CC or Apple?

File Limit Symptoms

Is my game CORRUPT?

What is MY file limit?

HOW DO I FIX?? HELP!

Minimizing Files + Tips

Disclaimer: I am not a computer wiz, nor any sort of Mac expert. This is a compilation of personal experimenting and thread-scouring.

ASPYR still offers Sims 2 support! If your game is absolutely broken, contact Aspyr!

This tutorial is cross-posted HERE, for easier linking.

Keep reading

[plathsims]

crawling out of hell to reblog this bc I've had a terrible time getting The Sims 2 Super Collection to work how I want it to, and to add:

CCMerger helps immensely w/ the file limit, you can run it through CrossOver* in a jiffy & it works absolutely fine!

quick note, I didn't dare merge build/buy items other than floors and walls but for CAS it works a treat

*CrossOver isn't free but has a 1-week trial so I'm making the best of that

[losts4cc]

honeycuts archive!

A simmer emailed me her official archive which you can find here:

honeycuts archive link

If you guys have any requests of any of her recolors, feel free to email them to me.  I still have some of her old cc which I do plan to post.  After I that, I’ll cease to repost any of her cc unless you guys requested a specific piece you want to see.  Enjoy!

[plathsims]

on another note can we pls stop being like. you’re 30 it’s pathetic you play the sims

the last time I was happy was in 2007 Susan let me have this

[plathsims]

hiya!! I’m still alive!! laptop crapped it and work’s been busy bc I got a new job lol but I’m saving up for a pc my brother will build for me so I shall be back whenever that happens. looking at graphics card prices tho…….. probably in 2026

anyway lov ya can’t wait to play and finally have cc and run the game on decent settings lmao I miss u loads!!!!

[plathsims]

but also. i know it's hard to gauge what is actually important and useful from links on social media when you're simply not equipped to understand nuances of a situation you're so far away from

and i understand wanting to help bc i also feel bad abt sitting in my warm apartment in safety and comfort when a country we literally share a border with is going through something i cannot even begin to imagine*

but take a moment and step back and appreciate how this will have no effect on your own life & then make sure that the information you're sharing is from a reputable source & make sure it will help rather than cause harm. take a moment and question everything. read up on whatever you need to read up on but make sure to listen to what ukrainian people say & amplify voices that know better than you

to my ukrainian followers: my heart goes out to you. you'll be in my thoughts and prayers. romania is ready to be accepting 500000 refugees and i can say this for a lot of my peers: you're welcomed by not only the government but by the people, too. i can't imagine what you're going through but my inbox is open if it means anything

to my russian followers: i'm incredibly sorry that you're being vilified for something you want nothing to do with. you're welcome here & my inbox is open for you, too

[dancefloors]

I promise you, I beg of you all, shutting the fuck up and stepping away from social media to actually educate yourself about a crisis event from reputable sources will always be SO much more productive than blindly reblogging/retweeting fearmongering misinformation-riddled posts and literal military donation links from anonymous people on the internet.

[crystalvu-deactivated20220413]

437 votes and 2 comments so far on Reddit

There’s a lot of unsafe/bad links going around so I thought I’d boost this reddit post of a list of charities that especially provide a lot of help to Ukraine’s citizens, as well as by the looks of it being safe and legit

Please reblog, I don’t care if you’re a sims or some other fandom blog. People are living in fear at this very moment

[plathsims]

I have so many wips but I need a depressive episode or something to clean them up and take previews of them lol

[plathsims]

angel baby

[sleepyvalley-deactivated2022081]

midnight porch