hi everyoneeeeeeeee. i built bagend on paralives! i spent way too long on this (about 50 hours).... and will probably work on this even more. you can download this on the steam workshop here!
as a regular donor to Gaza Soup Kitchen I get their email updates, and they said today that while they've continued to be able to expand, donations are slowing down as Gaza gets less coverage. If you have a few dollars to spare, I encourage you to send them here to continue the amazing work that Hani and his team are doing.
Funny how originally The Sims was considered to be a satire on consumerism and late stage capitalism, and 26 years, 3 games, and thousands of dollars in DLC later, it might be getting in-game ads.
Full circle moment if the circle was on fire, and also the portal to hell.
I can't believe I've finally made it!!!! I first started working on this overlay in 2024, I tried like three times to create a box, but it wouldn't work. So I settled for replacing a texture I don't use in another box with mine and putting it on my sims. But I've always wanted to upload it, because I think this is a very needed item. After a long fight I finally understood overlays very well and learned how to make them. And I'm so happy that I can upload this box now!
So, what is this? It's an overlay box that contains only one swatch that covers your sim's palms, making them look more realistic on dark-skinned sims. I tried to pick a tone that would be quite universal, it can be used starting with skins around S3 and all the way to the darkest skin tones. The texture is handpainted, I did my best trying to optimize it to look good on the Maxis hand mesh, but there might obviously be imperfections because both the mesh and the texture are quite simple. The texture is unfortunately a bit pixelated; as I've mentioned, I had put it in a different package for personal use at first, and it appears that I don't have the original image file anymore, so I had to pull it out of my game and then back into the game, which... probably didn't help its quality, but it's the best I could do. I think it looks gorgeous, pixelated or not. And if you're not zooming in too closely, it's not even noticeable.
To use this, you just have to place the overlay "box" object on your lot and choose "Add Light Palms" in the pie menu. There is also an option to remove the overlay. The object can be found in Miscellaneous/Dressers for §0. I based it on a mesh made for TS4 by yourdorkbrains and converted to TS2 by trishasimma. It looks like this:
Examples of how it looks on different skintones, before and after:
I hope you enjoy using it! I am very happy with this overlay and it brings me so much joy to finally be able to share it with the world.
Credits: me for the textures, @themeasureofasim for the overlay tutorial and the box I based mine on, yourdorkbrains for the TS4 mesh, @trishasimma for the TS2 conversion.
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⋆ NoFaceOverlay.package is required and included in the upload. Please make sure you don't already have it in your Downloads folder, one copy is enough (if you have other overlays in your game, it's likely already there).
the reactions and conversations i've been seeing on simblr lately have been disgusting and disturbing. i'm coming to the realization that a lot of you guys are wolves in sheep's clothing. the response to black and brown simmers expressing their disappointment in the community they're a part of should never be "you are acting so entitled!"
entitled to what? a realistic experience in a community built upon a game that has always been about personalization and representation? is it seriously too much to ask to have hair cc that represents your own hairstyle in a sandbox life simulator? i'm sorry, but some of you have gotten extremely comfortable letting your racism show.
"i only make the content i want! if you want this kind of content, make it yourself!" you need to ask yourself why you only want to make cc based on eurocentric standards of beauty. why are you so afraid of having the slightest bit of melanin in your game?
i am a white person before i am gay, before i am trans, before i am autistic. some of you guys need to realize this as well. racism is a bonding experience between races and what i've been seeing is blatant and unapologetic racism. my friends have been getting dogpiled and dragged every which way by some very loud and very bold people who i think need to educate themselves. some of yall need to confront your own internalized racism. do not settle for a sub-par experience in a community that needs to do better just because you think it's what you deserve.
rounding this post out, i want you all to know that my page is made for people of any race, gender, sexuality, etc. i do not care what you look like, if you love this game the same way i do i want you to be a part of my page. that being said, racism, transphobia, homophobia, basically any kind of discrimination will not be tolerated. i use my own education, my own discretion, and my own block button to determine who i want on this page. do the same if you have an issue with anything i've said. i do not want you on my fucking page if you think referring to people of color as "you people" is acceptable or adult behavior. you look stupid as fuck.
to be honest with you i was pretty angry when i wrote this but i agree with everything i said. i want to add a few things onto this.
1. white people in this community need to start speaking up and speaking out against racism. it should not only be on people of color to express their disappointment and discomfort in a racist community. if there is a single good bone in your body and you are white, get angry, get loud, get defensive, and use your voice for those who get ridiculed, bullied, and even further harmed by racism when they post about it. do not turn a blind eye anymore. it is not only up to people of color to try to build a healthy community.
2. i want permanent change. we need to start calling these racist people out, we need to start excluding them. do not download or reblog their content, as far as i'm aware these people do not exist. who knows if this will bring real change, but we cannot be powerless and motionless.
3. intersectionality is the core of a great movement. we need to start caring about each other a lot more because individualism kills movements. the aim of the oppressor is to divide and conquer. if we start hating each other because "i don't like gay content" or "i just don't have a lot of people of color in my game" or whatever weak excuse people say noawadays, true change will never come.
i know i sound pretty hopeful about real reform but i think it's possible. i also know that there's some people going "why do you hate white people so much if you're white?" and i want those people to stop and think about what ive said for a moment. i do not hate white people. in fact, hate gets us nowhere. white people, myself included, are taught racism from the systemic structures that form a society and the people that bring us up. it is an unavoidable fact that all people have been racist before or are currently now racist. yes, that one time in elementary school counts. it all counts and it all matters. if people of color are forced to experience racism on the day to day, i think white people can confront the fact that we are the largest perpetuators of racist ideas.
so what do we do now? well, we aren't too far gone and i know that miseducation is a huge factor in racism. start using the resources at your disposal. you can start reading about it, angela davis is an incredibly accomplished author who has some great things to say. if reading isn't your thing, there are some great youtubers who speak on race-related issues. f.d. signifier's videos on black conservatism opened my eyes. foreign fridays/foreign man in a foreign land has some really great videos. they both analyze modern issues through a lens of intersectionality and critical race theory. please also note that just watching these videos is not activism or anything like that. use what you learn to help. get educated, it's free!
finally, my goal is to help. people get a lot less angry at white people for speaking up on these issues which you can tell by the way that my comment section is void of the usual ridicule and insults that people of color get thrown at them. if what im saying is counterproductive, or if i've said something insensitive, it is your right to critique me and my arguments. i want to do better and constructive criticism lets me know where i need to do better.
The Curious brothers witness a UFO crash land into the desert, but quickly run away before the military can arrive.
When General Chip Grunt gets to the crash site, he quickly discovers that the pilot is missing! With the aid of Strangetown's finest scientist, Glarn Curious, they need to work together to locate and neutralize this alien threat.
Little do they know, this alien has been hiding amongst them, learning the ways of humanity and falling in love with Jenny.
Will Pollination Technician #9 Smith be discovered by the military?
Will Jenny sacrifice everything for extraterrestrial love?
Or is there a greater enemy threatening the town?
i know folks are gonna call me a pedo for this one, but i grew up seeing my mom and grandma naked. they had health issues and at times needed care and help showering. and i truly think more kids need to be shown the nonsexual reality of naked women at a young age. there is nothing sexual about my grandmothers breasts, they were simply body parts. more women die of heart attacks because people are too afraid of breasts to do real chest compressions, because they are scared to touch their breasts. the sexualization of our bodies literally kills us. i need people to be more normal about naked bodies and i'm 100% serious.
HOLA AMIGOS DE INTERNET, It's me again... What better way to celebrate pride than with clothes for plus-size bisexual guys?? :D I've converted ambodystanziphoodjeans and ambodyoverhangtshirt. My goal is to convert (almost) all the maxis clothes, but for now we have these two. I hope you like them!
⋆ CREDITS: maxis for mesh and textures, @/honeyluvsw for divider, monilisasims and mayfair for WSO actions and blue haven sims for his tutorial!
★ ambodystanziphoodjeans
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⋆ for AM only, fullbody
⋆ all morphs
⋆ 3 maxis recolors
⋆ compressed and BSOked
DOWNLOAD | mediafire / sfs / dropbox
★ ambodyoverhangtshirt
INFO
⋆ for AM only, fullbody
⋆ all morphs
⋆ 14 maxis recolors
⋆ compressed and BSOked
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