Lavina, Bobby, Gisla and Alvredus Smith - Gen 2 & 3
The ultimate post to navigate your way around my chapters of the UDC challenge originally created by Morbid Gamer <3
CW: This challenge is set in the medieval era and will often feature themes and topics like war, infant death, famine, violence, severe illnesses, underage marriages, etc. With these mature themes I would highly suggest for you to be 18+ to read. A warning will be mentioned before a triggering paragraph if it so happens.
Current heir: Osuald Chapman - Gen 2
Family tree: (CONTAINS SPOILERS)
Medieval Names List
Rolls: I use Several's table for death rolls found here.
Welcome to my modern sims blog!
You may have seen my main blog @scribbly-sims where I post about my UDC story and other historic cc and happenings but here I post only modern content. So expect cars, technology and first world problems here alongside other stories I tend to write up :D
CW: This is a strictly 18+ account and mature themes may be discussed here. No warnings will be put in place in my posts/stories unless they are very upsetting. Now that that has been discussed, let's continue!
To find more info on my Forever World (currently WIP) click here and browse through the tag! Many sims from my UDC story on my other account live fulfilling lives in this modern save and some new sims are introduced every month <3
Unlike my other saves, this world will have no long story chapters. I will post screenshots with minor captions/dialogue and nothing more, keeping it light and fun c:
The Bachelor (Season 1)
I have been attempting to finish the Bachelor Challenge since 2023... and in 2026 I'm determined to declare the winner! View posts of the challenge through this tag or read the episodes in full on my blogspot here!
Note: I had only started writing as a serious hobby in the early chapters of this challenge so excuse the short posts and mediocre storytelling ^^'
I got back into making cc, and had so much fun once I didn't have to spend so long working on textures (Blenderkit plugin SAVED MY LIFFFEEE), so I made a few items that I needed in my current prehistoric game, and figured someone might enjoy them as well! (Sorry about the lighting, took the pics at night)
Silly screenshot of a future sim in my UDC but I forgot to turn on my medieval cc :P
Just writing an update here, been doing plenty of those and sick of not being active here! Had to take a lengthy break from typing in general as I suddenly got tendonitis in my left wrist :( Typing for even 15 mins began to give me serious pain and after plenty of rest I've started physio and hope I can get a few chapters out by the end of this month!
I've also just been creating sims and working on my modern forever world I really want to start and I'd love to share so much of it with you! I'm considering making a separate blog for it as I wanna just sporadically post a screenshot here and there and it just disrupts the flow of my medieval content... more on that soon, I promise!!
Hope you're all doing well and thank you for continuing to read and share my posts and download my sims! Osuald is almost at 200 downloads which is so cool!! See you all again soon~
She was as light as one would think she would be with her figure, simply as light as a feather in the bachelor's arms. He held her close, his strong hands gripping onto her slender arms before she took one of his arms and guided it to rest on her thigh. Unholy thoughts brewed in the man's mind as his date was wearing a skirt, much left to imagination yet only one gesture away from pleasure, but he contained himself and focused on remaining civil and respectful by leaving his hand on her thigh.
Had some fun seeing animations by @thesweetsimmer111 from their romantic interactions mod happen in my Bachelor series!
To see this scene play out find it on my blogspot here <3
With DXVK and S3SS living their high days, older Sims 3 installment guides are rapidly starting to become outdated. So here's a brand new and up-to-date step-by-step guide to go through when you do a fresh install of your game that will help you get the best performance you could possibly imagine for this old and laggy gem of a game.
Have Sims 3 installed, but is it performing abhorrently? I highly recommend a fresh install. You don't have to delete your saves or mods. Just get yourself a fresh bin to work with by uninstalling, going into your program files The Sims 3 folder and deleting any remnant files still in there. Then follow my guide!
All of the steps to follow are below the line ->
Step 1: install your game through your respected platform.
Just follow the regular steps and install the game without adding any other stuff yet whatsoever.
(I personally have a legit copy of the Sims 3 on Steam. If you use another app and have any questions, I'll probably not be able to help you.)
Step 2: run the game once through the official launcher. Once you get to the main menu, you can quit again.
It is very important you run your game through the original launcher at least once after installing it. Not doing so can cause problems with programs like CC magic. You only need to do it the first time. After that, we'll be skipping the launcher entirely.
Step 3: Create a short cut of TS3W.exe on your desktop.
You'll be skipping the launcher from now on. This helps with performance and it starts up your game much faster. It is also important to do this because of DXVK.
You can find TS3W.exe in your bin folder. For me (Steam version) it's in this location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
Right click TS3W.exe, click 'show more options' and choose 'create a shortcut'. Place this shortcut on your desktop and Run Sims 3 from there from now on.
Step 4: Run the GPU Add-on Support patcher
You can find this patcher here. It is essential to run this because Sims will otherwise not recognize your graphics card unless it's over 10 years old. This patcher helps to get your GPU recognized.
The patcher will create a new Graphicsrules.sgr and new Graphicscards.sgr for you in your bin folder. After installing this, you can move the ones that have _old behind them somewhere else (or delete them).
P.S.: if you pirate your game you'll have to do this manually, there's guides online for it but since I have a legit copy I can't help you here.
Step 5: Install DXVK
Make sure you follow this guide by Nornities and do every single step. Don't skip anything!
I'd say DXVK is pretty essential nowadays, especially if you have a modern graphics card with 6GB of VRAM or higher. It'll greatly help to keep your game stable and can prevent a lot of crashes. The way Dxvk works, is that it loads textures through your VRAM instead of your RAM. Especially when you use a lot of CC or HD textures, this will make a huge difference for your RAM usage. Sims 3 can only use 4GB of RAM at once and will start crashing once you hit the 3GB mark in your task manager. With DXVK, you will use a lot less RAM and it'll take much longer for your game to reach this hard cap.
When not to install DXVK: if you have a shitty GPU (like an integrated graphics card on a laptop, or one with 4GB of VRAM or less).
Step 5: Start up the game
Use your new desktop shortcut that also has 'run as administrator' permissions now if you followed the DXVK guide properly.
Step 6: set up all your settings through the ingame options menu
The best graphics settings for you will highly depend on what computer you're using. But there are some things you should always turn off because they negatively affect performance. I will share my (relevant) settings with you (I use a custom UI so your screen style will look a little different from mine). Click on the images to enlarge them so you can read them:
Things of note about these settings:
I recommend you play in windowed mode, especially if you plan to use ReShade. Playing fullscreen is possible, but it does make Reshade presets behave differently in your game. I will include a step in this guide that you can follow to play windowed borderless. So, when you plan to do this: make sure you set the resolution to your display resolution.
Enable object hiding helps with performance. Advanced rendering is essential because otherwise your game looks like absolute shit.
Set your High Detail Lots to any value between 2 and 4. Don't go lower or higher, because you'll get rendering issues that lag out your game.
All other graphics settings can be set to your heart's desire. I'd say start with the highest settings and only go down if you notice your frames per second are bad.
Disable shop mode and lessons and fully disable memories or use this mod to severly limit them. Disable interactive loading screens as well. These are all performance eaters. Interactive loading screen also causes crashes. Memories also don't do anything for your sim, it's just a scrap book with no in-game effects.
Disable any online mode feature. This also lags out your game. Unless you really want to use these features it's best to just play fully offline.
Save your settings, close the game again.
Step 7: Install Sims 3 Settings Setter
This is the most recent magic genie that Sims 3 was blessed with. Especially combined with DXVK it is a life changer. Installing it is simple. You download the most recent version here and drop the .asi file in your bin. Also grab 'wininet.dll' from here (the 32 bit one) and drop that one in your bin too.
Start up your game and load up a save. Once you're inside your save, you press 'insert' to open up the menu for Sims 3 Settings Setter. Go to the 'patches' tab and enable what you like. These are my enabled patches and they all work really well for me, but feel free to experiment with them to find your own performance sweet spot:
Only enable uncompressed textures if you have a GPU with at least 8gb of VRAM. My game will use over 6gb of VRAM easily with this enabled, so you've been warned.
Once you have everything you desire enabled, press 'file' in the top left corner and click 'save settings'.
Step 7.5: if you're playing windowed mode: go into the Other/QoL tab and enable 'Borderless Window'. Set it to 'Full Screen'.
Save your settings and close your game again. No need to save the game you entered for this unless you want to.
Step 8: Install Nraas Errortrap, MasterController and Overwatch
These 3 mods by Nraas are pretty much essential to keep your game from breaking down in the long run. You can download the mods here. Have you never installed a mod for Sims 3 before? Here's a guide (skip the part about Sims3pack and go straight to the part where it explains how to install .package mods).
That's it! You can now play The Sims 3 and it'll be as smooth and stable as it'll ever be. From here on, you can stock your game with more mods and CC (check out my mods masterlist!), or you can install Reshade (here's a guide).
Some important things to keep in mind while playing:
Clean up your game regularly. You can easily do this by using Regul Save Cleaner.
When you install a new mod or update/change Sims 3 Settings Setter, always restart and clear your caches.
Use CC Magic for installing CC, because it merges your files and this really helps with performance. Here's a handy guide on how to use it. Don't put your script mods in here, just your CC.
If you plan to travel to vacation destinations in the EP World Adventures, Nraas Traveler is a must to prevent most of the bugs and crashes that happen in this expansion.
Always keep in mind: mods and corrupt CC can still break your game, make it laggy or unplayable. Always be mindful of the mods you add, so you can always trace any issues you're having back to the mod causing it. I highly recommend not downloading a ton of mods in one session, but adding them step by step and see what they do to your games performance.
Use 'Reset the entire town' from Nraas MasterController at least every other sim week. It'll help clear up any lag that happens because of NPC sims getting themselves stuck routing or annoying stuff like that.
Got a slow CAS? Use Nraas MasterController Compact mode! (Make sure you have the Nraas MasterController Integration module installed).
Navigate to NRaas > MasterController > Settings > CAS.
Set the following to True:
Show in Compact Form: Accessories
Show in Compact Form: Clothing
Show in Compact Form: Hats
Don't mind me adding a little comment to this post rather than hiding it in my tags :P
But this guide saved my game! I can't believe I was playing without DXVK for so long and The Sims 3 Settings Setter is amazing to play with so far, my game is finally not crashing every 5 mins ToT
I've hated being so distant from tumblr this last month or so (again) and I hope to be spamming u all about my UDC and Bachelor series, alongside various screenshots and gifs, very soon yet again :)
I've updated my Expanded Active Households mod to a new edition, adding in lots of new features such as stayovers, a new interactive daycare system, custom babysitters and separated bills!
More info in the download link 😊
Just giving you a little update that my next chapter will be somewhat delayed until the next week. Been focusing more on fixing my game than typing recently (i think the insane amount of CC I have finally killed some of my saves) so for now here's an adorable pic of Brismar sleeping :3
I think I may post a new chapter of my Bachelor challenge first and then work on my UDC story so thank you for being patient and I hope to post again soon! <3
Desierto Tech Institute (University Replacement) by Starry-PhoenixSims
"Looking for some different scenery this semester? Look no further than Desierto Tech Institute. A small campus nestled in between towering canyons in the arrid desert. Discovered in 1965, Desierto Tech Institute offers the finest of higher education.
I remember playing the Sims 2 and being obsessed with the desert campus La Fiesta Tech. I've always wanted to create my own campus in the desert for the Sims 3, so I decided to make this world. It comes with all new lots, sims, and even a custom student union. The campus is inspired by 60's/70's decor.
This world has been fully play tested. The lectures and classes should work.
Here's all of the couple portraits I have taken in my save so far! I still have yet to do one with Marissa and Osuald so I'll get back to you on that one ;)
Also rip Olyff and Lana 🥺 Always breaks my heart to either see sims who were taken away too young or to see them so young one time </3
