I just wanted to drop in and say that I’ve really missed creating and sharing custom content with you all. It’s been quite a while since my last post, and I’ve definitely fallen behind on all the latest updates. I still have a bunch of WIPs that I’m excited to work on, but I’d love to hear from you about what you’d like to see next!
I’ve also been a bit quiet because… I’m pregnant! Our little one is due in 2026, and I couldn’t be more excited. So, that’s been keeping me busy 👶🏻
Looking forward to reconnecting with you all and hearing your thoughts!
I just wanted to drop in and say that I’ve really missed creating and sharing custom content with you all. It’s been quite a while since my last post, and I’ve definitely fallen behind on all the latest updates. I still have a bunch of WIPs that I’m excited to work on, but I’d love to hear from you about what you’d like to see next!
I’ve also been a bit quiet because… I’m pregnant! Our little one is due in 2026, and I couldn’t be more excited. So, that’s been keeping me busy 👶🏻
Looking forward to reconnecting with you all and hearing your thoughts!
⚙️ EUREKA! I figured it out! I can now create custom filters in CAS for just about anything. This is going to ruin my life… but maybe it'll make The Sims 4 a little more tolerable for you.
🦄 Re-blog this post. Share it around. @ your favorite creators. Tell your friends and your anemones. This is happening even if I have to do it myself.
💬 I know a Search Bar would be awesome, but it would require Scale Form GFX modifications that are beyond my current capabilities. At one point in time, TwistedMexi was working on something similar to Better BuildBuy but for CAS. I have no idea if it was ever finished. For now, this is the best that I can give you.
📸 I will take better screenshots when I get the chance. I literally figured out how to do this in the middle of doing my BASE GAME CAS Overrides, CAS Add-Ons, and CAS De-Bloating™. In other words, this completely derailed my week.
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🌸 WE CAN DO THIS. YOU AND ME, TOGETHER:
For all intents and purposes, this is a "community project". I am willing and able to create and maintain the required override, the hundreds upon hundreds of unique 9-digit "IDs" for the "TagValueNumber", and the unique Strings, etc., but I can't possibly override every custom CAS item in existence.
Help me make this a reality, and also, keep your fingers crossed that the override doesn't break under the weight of the hundreds unpon hundreds of entries I'm adding to it.
Oh hai, @sims4studioofficial. Can you add a BATCH FIX that <LOOKS THROUGH MY WISH LIST> allows us to add a "SpecialContent" TAG with a custom "TagValueNumber" to a whole folder of CAS mods? Even if you can't get the "CategoryNumber" to copy properly, a BATCH FIX will at least eliminate half the busywork.
🎓 HOW IT DO, PIKACHU:
If you're well-versed in creating or modifying CAS content, all you need to do is add a new TAG to your swatches - you can do just the first swatch, but you should do all swatches - and change the "CategoryNumber" to "127" (without the quotes), and change the "TagValueNumber" to the desired 9-digit "ID".
For everyone else who is new to this, there are detailed instructions on the Patreon OP that I will refine and expand SOON™.
🌸 A UNIQUE 9-DIGIT "ID" FOR EVERYONE:
I wanted to @ everyone in this post, but Tumblr appears to have @ limits, so I'm doing multiple posts instead.
TagValueNumbers - Part 1: https://../781101093269749760
TagValueNumbers - Part 2: https://../781133788117942272
TagValueNumbers - Part 3: https://../781165285574131712
TagValueNumbers - Part 4: https://../781274185632727040
TagValueNumbers - Part 5: https://../781314537665298432
TagValueNumbers - Part 6: https://../781413445403820032
My pinky promises that I will not make this a regular thing. The "IDs" in red have been replaced by those in white. In the spreadsheet, the changed "IDs" are highlighted in GREEN.
Cheers! I can't believe a week has passed since I started this project.
The Tumblr OP might get overhauled.
The Patreon OP is currently getting overhauled.
Additionally, I have created JSON files for every filter.
These JSON files go into your "Documents\Sims 4 Studio\Custom Tags" folder and they add the custom TAGS to the drop-down lists in STUDIO and WAREHOUSE. If you know, you know, but if you don't know, I will explain in the Patreon OP.
The "127" in the JSON filename and TAG name is to remind you to configure your "CategoryNumber" with "127" because S4S is wonky right now. I have/will explain this in the Patreon OP.
Seriously. Today's discovery - trsimpearls - is making at least $680 a month to download someone else's CC and post in in folders, with almost every folder linked only for Patrons. This is really, really gross.
If you're a CC creator, check if your stuff is there. At least some is on SFS (I don't have the patience to download to see whose stuff - download priority today goes to Civ VII).
If you really want to pay creators, pay people who actually do labour not people stealing stuff. Consider dropping an apologetic tip to a creator whose stuff you found in a CC-dump folder made by someone who only knows how to download and upload files - especially a smaller creator.
And if you appreciate the work I do in supporting mod/CC users and creators, please consider dropping me (luthienrising) a tip on Patreon or Kofi. (And many thanks to my handful of existing Patrons, especially those of you who find over a dollar a month!)
invisible high chairs or how infants and toddlers can sit anywhere
download on patreon (early access)
(public release - 10/03/24)
I made seven invisible high chairs so infants and toddlers can sit on different things around the house.
there are seating areas on:
the bed
the table
a sofa
a bedside table
a dresser
a coffee table
a kitchen counter or bar table
(some items, like the dresser and bedside table, have different heights, so the seat does not fit all items. I used the average size as a basis for the invisible chair)
you will find invisible high chairs in the "kids' furniture" and "living chair" sections.
the seating area looks like a small sticker that you place on the surface of the object. to do this, use the cheat code "bb.moveobjects".
here are examples of how infants look on the kitchen cabinet:
here's how they look on the table:
i only changed the coordinates of the sims, i did not change the animations themselves (I tried but it didn't work). so the animations for getting on and off the invisible chair look a little weird. here's the worst example:
the seats also work with the "high chair lock" mod by pandasama. it’s a cool mod that prevents sims from independently releasing toddlers and infants from the high chair.
let me know if you have any questions or problems! 🤍
i missed some "chubbiness" on infants, so i made these and thought "why not share?". i hope you like it!
⭐ INFO
base game compatible (bgc).
30 swatches (divided in eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth and chin details).
infant only, all frames.
available in skin details (forehead, mouth crease, freckles, left and right lip mole, left and right lip dimple, neck scar and birthmark), facepaint and occult details (brow, cheek, eye socket and mouth) categories.
disabled for random.
⭐ PREVIEWS
⭐ NOTES / T.O.U
you can use it in your skinblends and etc, just credit me.
don't reupload, but you may include it in sim dumps.
don't put behind paywalls.
⭐ DOWNLOAD
simfileshare (free)
any problems, PLEASE tell me. feel free to tag me if you use it, i will love to see!
Since the new eyelash update is here, I'm gonna teach you how to convert old eyelash cc into the new eyelash option!
First of all, we will need the Sims 4 Studio. The download link can be found here: https://sims4studio.com/board/6/download-sims-studio-open-version
Now, head into the app and click the "My Projects" button on the main menu.
Open the eyelash file (.package file) you want to convert. I'll just pick a random one for reference. Once you picked the one you want, hit open.
You will be directed into the studio, which will look like this:
Now on the right side of the screen, find the CATEGORIES button and click on it.
Once there, change the OUTFIT TYPE to MASK DETAIL and APPLY TO ALL SWATCHES. Save the file, and the .package file will be updated in your game. Also, make sure to double check in-game before continuing with your other custom content.
As you can see in my game, It worked! Hopefully it works for all of you, too.
And that's about it. Thanks for reading all the way.
And by the way, If you're going to distribute these publicly without the original creators consent, just don't do it. This is meant for private use only or for content creators who want to convert their eyelashes into the new eyelash section.
EDIT: As trillyke has said, This does not work with eyelashes in the glasses section as they will collide with rings and most of the accessories
Sooo, recently I've found a way to fix (in my opinion) "unfinished", alpha custom content made for TS4. First I tried to remodel a high-poly shirt and copy the UV map from the original to the low-poly one. With this method I was able to decrease the polycount from 19k to 1,8k in 2-3 hours.
After that I tried to figure out a faster method and found an open source auto remesher addon/plugin for Blender which cut the work time in half, 1 hour!
Tried this plugin out with another shirt and I was able to cut down ~8k polies AND keep the quality that the original shirt had!
Then another one!
I honestly don't know what to say. I am convinced now that most TS4 CC creators only make their work to fill their pockets and wallets. I know they say that they do this out of a hobby, but PLEASE, if you put your work behind a paywall, at least make sure it's optimized.
Hi guys!! I know I'm a little MIA right now so I'm very sorry if you've messaged me and haven't gotten a response yet, I've got a bit of a big project going on right now which I'll be able to announce soon, and then I want to overhaul my downloads page (I haven't been able to edit it for a while because of Tumblr's javascript thing so I have to remake it 🫠) and organize commission requests better.
For now though I finally made the video tutorial for the Instant LODs script that I promised a while ago! You can download the script here, let me know if you have any questions/problems!
