Finally! 4 months later... she's completed. I don't even feel worthy of calling this a challenge because of how simple it is. I'll be playing it on the channel with you, it's heavily tailored to what I feel like playing in The Sims 4 right now. I hope you'll play it along with me 🤎
I'd love to see your take on this challenge - tag me @/oshinsims on Youtube, @oshinsimblr, #fivefamilieslegacy across all socials.
If you're a creator publishing free CC, you can submit your work to be featured in the new Community tab of my Refreshed Main Menu mod!
It isn't anything overly complex: it displays the CC, some info about it, and a link. But it highlights free community content for PC/Mac players. The content updates automatically, so it changes frequently and new CC can show up often.
Not a creator? You can still help by engaging with this post to spread the word! :)
Learn more & apply here ➡️ https://forms.gle/wnsv2nHzHW65mM4X8
Hey here's some free Sims games. Don't pay for digital media in this economy.
Sims 1
Sims 2
Sims 3 or this link
Sims 4
Sims Medieval
You'll have to scroll down to each game :] Hopefully the archive stays up.
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.
EDIT (10/28/25) Sorry for not updating the links for a while.
EDIT (3/4/26) Replaced Anadius's link to fitgirl's repack.
Reminder that these kind of links tend to get taken down every so often, so please make sure to click back to the original post when reblogging ! Two of the most popular reblogs contain dead links !!
I never hid anything from any of you (other than happy surprises) and this won't be the first time, so:
They contacted us in the last year about this "project". The idea sold to us creators was something like "do the same thing as you always do and earn extra money from us!". Unfortunately i can't say MANY things about it because there are contracts and i don't want to risk it for being dumb. I've decided i would be OUT of this thing as soon as november and now I read stuff I really didn't know about, all in here and from YOU, i made the last decision. There were many promises as they really do know how to target cc creators who are either greedy or financially struggling and I do admit that they caught my attention, but as the months got by and as they would ask more and more PERFECTION from us (note: i have no idea who else is at the program. They kept us all anonymous to each other by holding us accountable of "our little secret") i noticed this thing wasn't for me at all. I was REALLY just waiting for the bubble to burst or for them to announce it so I could finally be free to AT LEAST talk about it with you guys because i was SCARED of their contracts.
This is now a recommendation to all the other cc creators who were caught in their webs: get out. You can just get out. They can't force you to stay. They can't force you to disappoint your community. It's OKAY to not know better. It's okay to make poor decisions based on your needs. But you need to get out as soon as you know better, or else excuses aren't gonna make you more palatable. Just stand up and get out.
By the way, i know this might make many people very mad about me or other cc creators. I already talked about me but, talking about the other guys, be gentle with creators you know aren't greedy. They're probably scared to breach information as well and probably don't even know how to START to get out of it. So please be gentle. They're real people as well and we never know what other people are going through.
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 Nornite 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
🍂Welcome to the autumnal town of Sugar Maple Coast!🍂
The SMC Team is beyond elated to bestow upon The Sims 3 community a faithful, richly detailed recreation of Sugar Maple Coast, the neighborhood exclusive to the console release of The Sims 3: Pets. Painstakingly sculpted by the talented @nornities, this beautiful world has been brought to the PC version with absolute precision and care: every lot, every street, and every Sim of the coast has been lovingly remade, with slight quality-of-life additions to accommodate unavailable features tied to the PS3 & Xbox 360 version.
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🧡What is Sugar Maple Coast?
As mentioned, Sugar Maple Coast is the pre-made world shipped with The Sims 3: Pets (console).
Originally named Gilman Hill, it was founded by shipmates Samuel Gilman, Timaeus Goth, Max Dalton, and Mario Angel, who turned its shorelines into a bustling settlement.
Today, many of their descendants, along with their furry friends, occupy the seaside town. Come for a stroll along the boardwalk, or study the town’s historical past at the colonial library - the possibilities are endless!
See the world reviewed by CJPlays HERE.
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🧡Features:
🍁World Size: 2048x2048
🍁Populated
🍁11 Families (+ 2 Ghostly Households via Save File)!
🍁49 Lots - 16 Residential, 33 Community
🍁2 Starter Lots + 3 Expensive, Uninhabited Lots!
🍁Introductory flyover cinematic when starting the world for the first time!
🍁Custom, golden lighting by Brntwaffles! (3.0 St. Clair)
🍁Seasonal Festival Grounds at Central Park!
🍁All new consignment store & residential lighthouse in lieu of unavailable rabbit holes!
🍁Store content used!
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🧡Requirements:
🍁World Adventures
🍁Ambitions
🍁Fast Lane Stuff*
🍁Late Night
🍁Generations**
🍁Pets
🍁Supernatural***
🍁Seasons****
🍁Island Paradise*****
FLS: *For a desk and a lamp
GEN: ** For seesaws
SN: ***For Carewell Homeopathic Hospital’s rabbit hole
Seasons: **** For outerwear & Central Park festivals; otherwise, they simply will not appear.
IP: ***** For Coastal Cave & Lobster Blues Restaurant rabbit holes.
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🧡Store Content:
As the console version uses Store content as part of its base game, this world requires said content.
See this Google spreadsheet for the FULL LIST!
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🧡Save File:
This download includes a save file featuring two ghostly households settled in the town’s haunted residences, along with correctly named rabbit holes.
🍁Goth Family Ghosts: Timaeus Goth & his electrifying wife, Angela Gilman!
🍁Gilman Hill Ghosts: Samuel Gilman, first mate Max Dalton, and feline predators Piper Pixel & Mr. Snugglywhiskers!
These spectral spirits inhabited the respective graveyards of the console version, save for Mr. Snugglywhiskers; he was the unseen resident of the Rock’s Edge Lighthouse, only encountered in the form of text pop-ups! As an homage to the console-exclusive mystery journal, he was reimagined for the PC release!
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🧡Lots?
There are optional modules here to replace certain lots if you are lacking EPs.
Gilman & Sons Shipping Co. - For Coastal Cave [Uses Pets]
Lobster Blues Restaurant - Base Game Bistro Version
Central Park - No Festival Lots
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🧡Download:
🍂SimFileShare Folder
🍂Simblr.cc
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It would mean a lot if you tag us on posts showcasing / mentioning the world!
🧡Credits & Thanks:
World Creation & Terrain Sculpting
@nornities - Map recreation, world routing, world details
@ameriko-steelie & Print - Lot placement, camera routing, finishing touches
Asset Recreation
Print - Leaf terrain spray
Lot Building
44514 - Cat Proof (Goth), Modern Country (Rattlebag), Saffron Cabin (Gattus)
@ameriko-steelie - Augustus Memorial Park, Black Cat Beach, Classic Lines (The Loon’s Nest), Dogleg Park, Four Paws Consignment Store, Gilman Hill Graveyard, Goth Manor, Kitty Korner, Max Dalton Maritime Museum, Misty Branch Fishin’ Hole, Rock’s Edge Lighthouse, The Llama & The Hound, Paper Conservation Library, Pier & Rabbit Hole Lots, Seastone Terrace
Hey everyone it seems there a malicious individual trying to hack the sims cc community again and fill it with malware you need to stay vigilant as a creator and a downloader so
i have some tips for both to stay safe while downloading:
1- sims cc file extension is always .Package never download anything that is .exe
2- do not auto unpack zip files and rar files into your mods folder directly, open each zip or rar individually check the file extensions and drag them to your mods folder one by one
3- the only mods that have a .ts4script extension are ones that affect gameplay or how the game works, understand that if you are downloading cas or bb items you shouldn't have a .ts4script file
4- if you are downloading gameplay mods that do have .ts4script make sure that A) the creator hasn't announced on their pages that its infected B) you are downloading from a link provided by the creator of the mods themselves not something off of google or a link you got sent and make sure dates of upload match dated of announcements
5- if the mod or cc creator has retired and hasn't posted for a while LOOK AT THE DATES OF THE UPLOAD if it has been "updated recently" after the creator has left the community its most likely re-uploaded by a hacker and infected
6- download mod gaurd by Twisted mexi and keep it updated and keep your windows defender or malware detector Program up to date and always running do not disable it
7- make sure everything you download comes from a direct link from the cc creator, in this day and age do not trust link shortners, adfly, linkverse, etc get the universal bypass extension and ublock extension to stay safe but genuinely NEVER CLICK ON THOSE no matter how much the creator reassures you its safe it. is. NOT.
8- this is more of a general saftey precaution but, create a system restore point weekly before you run the game with new mods that way if anything happens you could have a chance to restore your windows to an earlier date before you downloaded anything.
9- BACK UP YOUR SHIT im serious right now either weekly or monthly put your files somewhere safe like a usb a storage card a hard drive even an online cloud if you dont have any of the previous.
10- files you should back up are your media from games and media everything else, any mods, games saves, work files, passwords, saved bookmarks, any documents txt files word files pdfs, links you saved, brushes or actions for Photoshop if you have any, any digital bills or certificates if you have any, and keep a physical list of all programs you have installed and where you installed them from
11- turn on any 2 factor authentication and security measures for any account you have
12- google and firefox have the option to check your paswords and emails against any data leaks USE THIS FEATURE and change any leaked passwords
13- regularly check your logged in sessions to make sure all the logged in devices or computers are yours and log out any that aren't and any old devices or unused sessions do this for every website and app you have an account on if available
14- change your passwords often. I know this is a hassle i know its hard to come up with new passwords but changing your passwords every few months will help you against anything mention previously that wasn't detected.
15- and as a cc creator check your cc and the accounts you host cc on and its uplaod and update dates make sure nothing has been changed without your permission :(
16- generally try not to get swept up in the "i must get it" fever you do not need to "shop" for mods weekly or monthly you do not need to download everything by that one creator you do not need to download new cc everytime you want to make a sim, im guilty of this so i know how hard it is to resist but take a breath and think "do i want this or do i need it" before downloading.
These are prevention methods i cant claim they are 100% will prevent any hacking but its better to be safe than sorry and these do keep you safe so
Brought to you by someone who has had their laptop ruined and data leaked from downloading cc once upon a time
additionally, that is how to check if the file on sfs is safe.
each file on sfs can be replaced with another file while keeping the same link. creators do that when they update their cc.
look at the second date. if it's the same as uploaded date, it's the original file that was never replaced and is 100% safe to download:
if it has a later update date, but it's still a *.package, it's safe to download, the creator just fixed and updated it at some point.
if it has a very recent update date (last couple days) compared to upload date, AND it's a zip, better not risk it! ZIP archive can be made into a self-extracting archive that may damage your computer. if you want this cc badly, check creator's page for any info that they actually updated their stuff, or just ask them.
It's been almost a year but I'm back with another update!
Before I get into what’s changed, a quick primer on what this save is all about: I wanted a diverse save with all the drama we got back in the Sims 2 days. I call it the Lemonade Save because the Sims 4 is lacking in all that. When EA gives you lemons, you make lemonade.
Here’s what’s new/updated:
Made over all Chestnut Ridge and Tomarang sims and added new families. All new families have relationships (good and bad) with existing sims.
Tweaked existing sims using new in-game assets
As always, this save only includes new and updated sims. The builds are untouched. Due to how The Sims 4 culls relationships, some of the the relationships I created may go poof eventually unless you use a mod that corrects this.
This save requires no cc and uses the following DLC:
DOWNLOAD : SIMFILESHARE | MEDIAFIRE (NO ADS EVER!)
Back up your existing saves before installing. To install, just place the save file into your Sims 4 Saves folder. This save fills slot 11112f so hopefully it won’t overlap with any of your existing ones. If it does, just rename it.
Look for the save called LEMONADE SAVE V3.6 when you open the game to play.
Just want the new sims? Well, the gallery is acting up yet again so I don't have direct links yet. They're all on my gallery though and my id is bunnylita. I have listed the households below the cut so it'll be easier to find them all.
Chestnut Ridge
Davidson (NEW)
Gooseman
Grove
Nectar Making Duo
Sienna & Flapjack
Ryder (NEW)
Tomarang
Bun Ma
Burb (NEW)
Cahyaputri
Linh
Linh-Sadya
Download link down below (please read entire post before installing)
This save file uses all EP’s, GP’s, SP’s and most of the kits (Except Sweet Slumber Party, Cozy Kitsch, Urban Homage, Goth Galore, Grunge Revival, Carnaval Streetwear and Modern Menswear kits).
What’s new in this update?:
Ciudad Enamorada and Ravenwood have been completely redone, added multiple new lots, updated other lots and provided make-overs for the households.
Added new households (when living in world; with jobs, friends, preferences etc).
Current Status of Worlds:
Finished worlds: Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest, Magnolia Promenade, Windenburg, San Myshuno, Forgotten Hollow, Brindleton Bay, Del Sol Valley, StrangerVille, Glimmerbrook, Sulani, Britechester , Evergreen Harbor, Mt. Komorebi, Henford-on-Bagley, Tartosa, Moonwood Mill, Copperdale, San Sequoia, Chestnut Ridge, Tomarang, Ciudad Enamorada (NEW!) and Ravenwood (NEW!).
Finished vacation worlds: Granite Falls and Selvadorada.
Finihed other lots: Hospital, Science Lab and the Police Station.
To be updated: the Magic Realm and Grimm's office, will either be included in a future update or on the gallery (OriginID: fleuralia)
What do you get with this save?:
For my save file all lots are either completely new builds (almost all) or renovations, ofcourse created by me. Exception: I have added the official build for the release of the Paranormal SP by Dr Ashley to this save. This build is therefore not my own creation, credits are given in the description to Dr Ashley. The lots in newer worlds are largely created by GameChangers. The ratio is around 50/50 with my builds versus renovations (done by me but with the original as the base).
All the townies had make-overs plus I added new families to spice it up a bit. Some of the townies are made by other creators, who are given credits in the description of the household. All the townies in the different worlds have a story, some include sentiments and adjusted relationships to the story.
Added plenty of community lots to give your Sims something to do (YAY!). Almost every world has one restaurant, but it also includes festivals that represent the four seasons (park lots) and a fully functional shopping street in Magnolia Promenade (toy store, bridal store and more).
I have added rental lots so you can go on vacation in more worlds. For example in Sulani, Willow Creek and Windenburg.
Other details:
As mentioned at the beginning, this save uses almost all packs (except some kits). This means that if you download it without owning or installing most of the packs a lot of objects will disappear from the save, but if you are not bothered by this you can still download and play in it.
I disabled the neigborhood action plan voting/environmental changes, you enable them again in the pack settings menu. I also disabled the neigborhood stories, you can enable them again in the household menu.
I would love to add some households in this save created by all of you! Add your household under the hashtag #fleuraliatownies in The Sims 4 Gallery, you can add a storyline and world in the description but thats not obligatory. If I respond on your creation it means that I have incorporated it in the save for the next update.
Sadly every game update comes with a lot of bugs. I suggest before reporting problems in the save to me, to check on forums if its related to a general bug/glitch or to mods (if you use them).
Questions and supportive feedback are always welcome, you can reach me here via a comment on this post, an ask or through a DM 😁
As said in my previous post I will be slowly starting on moving the builds and sims to a fresh save to help with bugs and incorporate fixes from the Sims team that only work in fresh saves (like Grimm not being able to woohoo). But this will take me some time, when its nearly done I will update on here as always.
How to make it work in your game:
Download the save file from the link below.
Drag it in your saves folder under: PC/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/saves.
Change the numbers if you already have a save with the same name.
It should now show up in your game as: Fleuralia Save V 8.0.
DOWNLOAD (SFS) / Alternate (GD)
!!Don’t re-upload or claim as your own!!
Future updates will follow after each pack release (if it includes a world). The time the update will be uploaded after each release depends on how much I have to change and on my work schedule around that time.
