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Set Family Relationships Mod

One of the features I love about MC Command Center is the ability to add relationships. It allows you to add siblings and parents to desired sims. However, you cannot add cousins, uncles, aunts, grandchildren or grandparents yet. This mod allows you to add those relationships! I use it to add cousins since the game only recognizes first cousins in the relationship panel by default.

To use the mod, click on the desired sim and click on the Set Family Relationships Menu. Here, you can add or remove relationships (parents are not included because I couldn’t get the family tree to update the way MCC grandparents and siblings worked). For example, if you click on a sim, you can make them your active sim’s grandparent by clicking “Set as Grandparent”. 

To Install: Unzip the included package and script files directly into your Sims 4 mods folder.

(Only in English for now, but hope to change for future releases).

Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30225867

Video of Mod in Action:

Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30225867

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Updated with French Translation by Lorraine3055 and Spanish Translation by Crilender. Thank you so much,  Lorraine3055 and Crilender!!!

Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30225867

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NEW ADD-ON!!!

No Romance For Family Mod

My Set Family Relationships Mod allows you to set a target sim as your sim’s sibling, cousin, aunt, grandparent, etc., but because of the way the game is coded, the romance menu still appears. This mod removes the Romance Menu for all of the following relationship types :

-parent

-son/daughter

-grandparent

-grandchild

-sibling

-step-sibling

-aunt/uncle

-niece/nephew

-cousin

UPDATED (AGAIN) ON 10/21/19 AT 9:28 PM

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30921297

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2/9/20 - Update to Add New Relationship Types: Brother/Sister-In-Law, Mother/Father-In-Law, Great-Grandmother/father, Great Grandson/Granddaughter.

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/33882311

The Update for the additional “No Romance For Family Mod that compliments this mod can be found here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/33882644

*More relationship types will be added soon, with the option to have the new relationship types added automatically and to add interactions specific to each relationship type.

The Update for the additional “No Romance For Family Mod that compliments this mod can be found here: 

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Big thanks to @itsmetroi​ for the mod review!

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4/14/20 - Update to Add New Relationship Types: Stepmother/Stepfather & Stepdaughter/Stepson

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/35999688

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4/24/20 Updates:

Set Family Relationships Mod - Added new relationships: Stepbrother, Stepsister, Godmother, Godfather, Adopted Child, Adoptive Parent

No Romance for Family Mod - Added support for new relationships added to  Set Family Relationships Mod

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

Current Relationships for both mods:

-parent

-son/daughter

-grandparent

-grandchild

-sibling

-stepbrother/sister

-aunt/uncle

-niece/nephew

-cousin

- stepmother/stepfather

- godmother/godfather

- godson/goddaughter

- adoptive parent

- adopted child

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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5/2/20 Update to “Set Family Relationships” mod -  Chinese Translation By ttchubb. Thank you, ttchubb!!!

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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9/26/20 Updated Set Family Relationships Mod to include new “Ancestor” Family Relationship. A sim can designate someone as their Ancestor. This change has also been added to the NoRomanceFor Family mod. Both can be downloaded at the link below.

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Update 12/10/20: THIS MOD NOW REQUIRES THE XML INJECTOR:

https://scumbumbomods.com/xml-injector

The XML Injector mod is very important for the mod to behave correctly.

- Added ability to add the default game’s “Family” Relationship to those that fit in the listed categories (Updated for Both “Set Family Relationships” & “No Romance For Family” Mods.

- Now, you can add several family relationships directly from your phone! This adds convenience in being able to select multiple sims at once as your cousin, godchild, etc. Upcoming updates will allow removing relationships to the phone as well.

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Update 7/11/21:

Fixed LE’s. Added ability to set Grandparents and Grandchildren using the phone and computer. As of now, you can click directly on any sim in the game to added the following relationships:

- grandparent- grandchild- stepbrother/sister- aunt/uncle- niece/nephew- cousin- stepmother/stepfather- godmother/godfather- godson/goddaughter- adoptive parent- adopted child- great-grandparent- great-grandchild- ancestor

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

*Second Update 7/11/21* - On phone, Set As Ancestor was showing three times (the title was incorrectly duplicated for options to add Great Grandparent and Grandchild). This has been fixed. PLEASE REDOWNLOAD.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Updated - 10/24/21: Removed the interactions to add “Family” relationship (every other relationship aunt/uncle, cousin, etc. remain unchanged). This should fix a Last Exception that was occurring. 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Update for Set Family Relationships & No Romance For Family Mods

Happy Sunday! The following updates have been made for the “Set Family Relationships” & “No Romance For Family” mods: - Upon Request, added Half-Brother/Sister Relationship (thank you for the suggestion, zoekotes!. - Revised “No Romance For Family” mod.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Updated - 3/14/21: Fixed error where the option to Set As Half-Sibling on phone & computer was using the Ancestor title (resulting in Set As Ancestor appearing twice). This has now been corrected (thank you for catching and reporting this True AI!) Please redownload the SetFamilyRelationshipsMod file.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Updated - 6/20/22: The script file has been completely removed and the mod restructured to completely rely on the xml injector. This fixed a Last Exception error that was preventing saving in some cases.

PLEASE DELETE ALL OLD FILES BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW ONES!!! SOME FILES NOW HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Updated - 10/29/22: Fixed both versions of the No Romance for Family Mod that were preventing woohoo.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Updated - 11/7/22: Fixed error in the Set Family Relationships Mod that was preventing saving when choosing “Ancestor”. Also, added new relationship Lineal Descendant (the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren etc. of an ancestor are considered Lineal Descendants). Updated both versions of the “No Romance For Family” Mod to reflect the new relationship type.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE - 1/7/2023: Added missing “Add Brother/Sister-In Law” option to the phone. PLEASE NOTE: With the way TS4 works, you cannot select sims in your household when adding relationships using the phone/computer. To add a sim in the household, you may click on the sim directly and use the Set Family Relationships menu. Also, if you are experiencing issues saving, you may have files from the old version of this mod. Please completely delete all existing files before installing this version of the mod.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE - 1/29/2023: Fixed “Half-Sibling” Relationship that was preventing saving after the relationship was assigned.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE - 2/13/2023: Fixed “Brother-In-Law/Sister-In-Law” Relationship not appearing in UI after being assigned.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE 3/26/2023: My apologies everyone. There were changes made to the mod when I exported using the new MC beta and I had to fix coding manually in Sims4Studio. There are now two required files (“simsmodelsimmer_Set Family Relationships.package” and “simsmodelsimmer_SetFamilyRelationships_Relationships(REQUIRED).package”).

 The mod no longer uses any script files and relies exclusively on the XML Injector. If you are interested in the process of how I tested and fixed the mod, please watch here: https://youtu.be/cPxEEantQKY

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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FIXED VERSION UPLOADED ON 3/26/2023:

My apologies everyone. There were changes made to the mod when I exported using the new MC beta and I had to fix coding manually in Sims4Studio. There are now two required files (“simsmodelsimmer_Set Family Relationships.package” and “simsmodelsimmer_SetFamilyRelationships_Relationships(REQUIRED).package”).

The mod no longer uses any script files and relies exclusively on the XML Injector. If you are interested in the process of how I tested and fixed the mod, please watch here: https://youtu.be/cPxEEantQKY

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE 5/27/2023:

Updated to fix certain relationships not adding correctly (In-Laws for example). 

Now, has a required script file and new file called “SetFamilyRelationshipsPT2”.

If you use the optional addon called “simsmodelsimmer_ADDON_SetFamilyRelationshipsActionsPieMenu”, the menus & interactions will appear under the Actions menu.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE 8/24/2023: Updated to fix LE reported with the Better Exceptions Mod.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE 11/6/2023:

Update to fix errors with the “NoRomanceforFamily” mod (both versions). Big thanks to Lumpinou for reporting this issue and a fix for it

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATE 8/24/2025:

Update to fix script file causing return to map selection screen due to EA changes to coding

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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UPDATED 5/29/26 (More to come to fully incorporate with Royalty & Legacy Pack) - Please delete all previous versions of the mod before adding this one. The script mod and Actions pie menu addons have been removed and some files have been renamed.

VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE NEWS:

***THE "SET FAMILY RELATIONSHIP" MOD REQUIRES THE XML INJECTOR: https://scumbumbomods.com/xml-injector

***THE "NO ROMANCE FOR FAMILY " MOD NOW REQUIRES THE LOT51 CORE INJECTOR: https://lot51.cc/mods/core-library

Please note, the "No Romance For Family Mod" was restructured to use Lot51's injector so that it will not override any EA resources. This means it will not conflict with any other mods. Also, there is no longer separate Teen/Adult option, but you can use MC Command Center or other mods that enabled this. Again, this mod will not conflict with those.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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How to use DXVK with The Sims 3

Have you seen this post about using DXVK by Criisolate? But felt intimidated by the sheer mass of facts and information?

@desiree-uk and I compiled a guide and the configuration file to make your life easier. It focuses on players not using the EA App, but it might work for those just the same. It’s definitely worth a try.

Adding this to your game installation will result in a better RAM usage. So your game is less likely to give you Error 12 or crash due to RAM issues. It does NOT give a huge performance boost, but more stability and allows for higher graphics settings in game.

The full guide behind the cut. Let me know if you also would like it as PDF.

Happy simming!

Disclaimer and Credits

Desiree and I are no tech experts and just wrote down how we did this. Our ability to help if you run into trouble is limited. So use at your own risk and back up your files!

We both are on Windows 10 and start the game via TS3W.exe, not the EA App. So your experience may differ.

This guide is based on our own experiments and of course criisolate’s post on tumblr:  https://www.tumblr.com/criisolate/749374223346286592/ill-explain-what-i-did-below-before-making-any

This guide is brought to you by Desiree-UK and Norn.

Compatibility

Note: This will conflict with other programs that “inject” functionality into your game so they may stop working. Notably

Reshade

GShade

Nvidia Experience/Nvidia Inspector/Nvidia Shaders

RivaTuner Statistics Server

It does work seamlessly with LazyDuchess’ Smooth Patch.

LazyDuchess’ Launcher: unknown

Alder Lake patch: does conflict. One user got it working by starting the game by launching TS3.exe (also with admin rights) instead of TS3W.exe. This seemed to create the cache file for DXVK. After that, the game could be started from TS3W.exe again. That might not work for everyone though.

A word on FPS and V-Sync

With such an old game it’s crucial to cap framerate (FPS). This is done in the DXVK.conf file. Same with V-Sync.

You need

a text editor (easiest to use is Windows Notepad)

to download DXVK, version 2.3.1 from here: https://github.com/doitsujin/DXVK/releases/tag/v2.3.1 Extract the archive, you are going to need the file d3d9.dll from the x32 folder

the configuration file DXVK.conf from here: https://github.com/doitsujin/DXVK/blob/master/DXVK.conf. Optional: download the edited version with the required changes here.

administrator rights on your PC

to know your game’s installation path (bin folder) and where to find the user folder

a tiny bit of patience :)

First Step: Backup

Backup your original Bin folder in your Sims 3 installation path! The DXVK file may overwrite some files! The path should be something like this (for retail): \Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin (This is the folder where also GraphicsRule.sgr and the TS3W.exe and TS3.exe are located.)

Backup your options.ini in your game’s user folder! Making the game use the DXVK file will count as a change in GPU driver, so the options.ini will reset once you start your game after installation. The path should be something like this: \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 (This is the folder where your Mods folder is located).

Preparations

Make sure you run the game as administrator. You can check that by right-clicking on the icon that starts your game. Go to Properties > Advanced and check the box “Run as administrator”. Note: This will result in a prompt each time you start your game, if you want to allow this application to make modifications to your system. Click “Yes” and the game will load.

2. Make sure you have the DEP settings from Windows applied to your game.

Open the Windows Control Panel.

Click System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings.

On the Advanced tab, next to the Performance heading, click Settings.

Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

Select 'Turn on DEP for all programs and services except these”:

Click the Add button, a window to the file explorer opens. Navigate to your Sims 3 installation folder (the bin folder once again) and add TS3W.exe and TS3.exe.

Click OK. Then you can close all those dialog windows again.

Setting up the DXVK.conf file

Open the file with a text editor and delete everything in it. Then add these values:

d3d9.textureMemory = 1

d3d9.presentInterval = 1

d3d9.maxFrameRate = 60

d3d9.presentInterval enables V-Sync,d3d9.maxFrameRate sets the FrameRate. You can edit those values, but never change the first line (d3d9.textureMemory)!

The original DXVK.conf contains many more options in case you would like to add more settings.

A. no Reshade/GShade

Setting up DXVK

Copy the two files d3d9.dll and DXVK.conf into the Bin folder in your Sims 3 installation path. This is the folder where also GraphicsRule.sgr and the TS3W.exe and TS3.exe are located. If you are prompted to overwrite files, please choose yes (you DID backup your folder, right?)

And that’s basically all that is required to install.

Start your game now and let it run for a short while. Click around, open Buy mode or CAS, move the camera.

Now quit without saving. Once the game is closed fully, open your bin folder again and double check if a file “TS3W.DXVK-cache” was generated. If so – congrats! All done!

Things to note

Heads up, the game options will reset! So it will give you a “vanilla” start screen and options.

Don’t worry if the game seems to be frozen during loading. It may take a few minutes longer to load but it will load eventually.

The TS3W.DXVK-cache file is the actual cache DXVK is using. So don’t delete this! Just ignore it and leave it alone. When someone tells to clear cache files – this is not one of them!

Update Options.ini

Go to your user folder and open the options.ini file with a text editor like Notepad.

Find the line “lastdevice = “. It will have several values, separated by semicolons. Copy the last one, after the last semicolon, the digits only. Close the file.

Now go to your backup version of the Options.ini file, open it and find that line “lastdevice” again. Replace the last value with the one you just copied. Make sure to only replace those digits!

Save and close the file.

Copy this version of the file into your user folder, replacing the one that is there.

Things to note:

If your GPU driver is updated, you might have to do these steps again as it might reset your device ID again. Though it seems that the DXVK ID overrides the GPU ID, so it might not happen.

How do I know it’s working?

Open the task manager and look at RAM usage. Remember the game can only use 4 GB of RAM at maximum and starts crashing when usage goes up to somewhere between 3.2 – 3.8 GB (it’s a bit different for everybody).

So if you see values like 2.1456 for RAM usage in a large world and an ongoing save, it’s working. Generally the lower the value, the better for stability.

Also, DXVK will have generated its cache file called TS3W.DXVK-cache in the bin folder. The file size will grow with time as DXVK is adding stuff to it, e.g. from different worlds or savegames. Initially it might be something like 46 KB or 58 KB, so it’s really small.

Optional: changing MemCacheBudgetValue

MemCacheBudgetValue determines the size of the game's VRAM Cache. You can edit those values but the difference might not be noticeable in game. It also depends on your computer’s hardware how much you can allow here.

The two lines of seti MemCacheBudgetValue correspond to the high RAM level and low RAM level situations. Therefore, theoretically, the first line MemCacheBudgetValue should be set to a larger value, while the second line should be set to a value less than or equal to the first line.

The original values represent 200MB (209715200) and 160MB (167772160) respectively. They are calculated as 200x1024x1024=209175200 and 160x1024x1024=167772160.

Back up your GraphicsRules.sgr file! If you make a mistake here, your game won’t work anymore.

Go to your bin folder and open your GraphicsRules.sgr with a text editor.

Search and find two lines that set the variables for MemCacheBudgetValue.

Modify these two values to larger numbers. Make sure the value in the first line is higher or equals the value in the second line. Examples for values: 1073741824, which means 1GB 2147483648 which means 2 GB. -1 (minus 1) means no limit (but is highly experimental, use at own risk)

Save and close the file. It might prompt you to save the file to a different place and not allow you to save in the Bin folder. Just save it someplace else in this case and copy/paste it to the Bin folder afterwards. If asked to overwrite the existing file, click yes.

Now start your game and see if it makes a difference in smoothness or texture loading. Make sure to check RAM and VRAM usage to see how it works.

You might need to change the values back and forth to find the “sweet spot” for your game. Mine seems to work best with setting the first value to 2147483648 and the second to 1073741824.

Uninstallation

Delete these files from your bin folder (installation path):

d3d9.dll

DXVK.conf

TS3W.DXVK-cache

And if you have it, also TS3W_d3d9.log

if you changed the values in your GraphicsRule.sgr file, too, don’t forget to change them back or to replace the file with your backed up version.

OR

delete the bin folder and add it from your backup again.

B. with Reshade/GShade

Follow the steps from part A. no Reshade/Gshade to set up DXVK.

If you are already using Reshade (RS) or GShade (GS), you will be prompted to overwrite files, so choose YES. RS and GS may stop working, so you will need to reinstall them.

Whatever version you are using, the interface shows similar options of which API you can choose from (these screenshots are from the latest versions of RS and GS).

Please note: 

Each time you install and uninstall DXVK, switching the game between Vulkan and d3d9, is essentially changing the graphics card ID again, which results in the settings in your options.ini file being repeatedly reset.

ReShade interface

Choose – Vulcan

Click next and choose your preferred shaders.

Hopefully this install method works and it won't install its own d3d9.dll file.

If it doesn't work, then choose DirectX9 in RS, but you must make sure to replace the d3d9.dll file with DXVK's d3d9.dll (the one from its 32bit folder, checking its size is 3.86mb.)

GShade interface

Choose –           

Executable Architecture: 32bit

Graphics API: DXVK

Hooking: Normal Mode

GShade is very problematic, it won't work straight out of the box and the overlay doesn't show up, which defeats the purpose of using it if you can't add or edit the shaders you want to use.

Check the game's bin folder, making sure the d3d9.dll is still there and its size is 3.86mb - that is DXVK's dll file.

If installing using the DXVK method doesn't work, you can choose the DirectX method, but there is no guarantee it works either.

The game will not run with these files in the folder:

d3d10core.dll

d3d11.dll

dxgi.dll

If you delete them, the game will start but you can't access GShade! It might be better to use ReShade.

Some Vulcan and DirectX information, if you’re interested:

Vulcan is for rather high end graphic cards but is backward compatible with some older cards. Try this method with ReShade or GShade first.

DirectX is more stable and works best with older cards and systems. Try this method if Vulcan doesn't work with ReShade/GShade in your game – remember to replace the d3d9.dll with DXVK's d3d9.dll.

For more information on the difference between Vulcan and DirectX, see this article:

https://www.howtogeek.com/884042/vulkan-vs-DirectX-12/

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Set Family Relationships Mod

One of the features I love about MC Command Center is the ability to add relationships. It allows you to add siblings and parents to desired sims. However, you cannot add cousins, uncles, aunts, grandchildren or grandparents yet. This mod allows you to add those relationships! I use it to add cousins since the game only recognizes first cousins in the relationship panel by default.

To use the mod, click on the desired sim and click on the Set Family Relationships Menu. Here, you can add or remove relationships (parents are not included because I couldn’t get the family tree to update the way MCC grandparents and siblings worked). For example, if you click on a sim, you can make them your active sim’s grandparent by clicking “Set as Grandparent”. 

To Install: Unzip the included package and script files directly into your Sims 4 mods folder.

(Only in English for now, but hope to change for future releases).

Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30225867

Video of Mod in Action:

Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30225867

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Updated with French Translation by Lorraine3055 and Spanish Translation by Crilender. Thank you so much,  Lorraine3055 and Crilender!!!

Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30225867

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NEW ADD-ON!!!

No Romance For Family Mod

My Set Family Relationships Mod allows you to set a target sim as your sim’s sibling, cousin, aunt, grandparent, etc., but because of the way the game is coded, the romance menu still appears. This mod removes the Romance Menu for all of the following relationship types :

-parent

-son/daughter

-grandparent

-grandchild

-sibling

-step-sibling

-aunt/uncle

-niece/nephew

-cousin

UPDATED (AGAIN) ON 10/21/19 AT 9:28 PM

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/30921297

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2/9/20 - Update to Add New Relationship Types: Brother/Sister-In-Law, Mother/Father-In-Law, Great-Grandmother/father, Great Grandson/Granddaughter.

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/33882311

The Update for the additional “No Romance For Family Mod that compliments this mod can be found here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/33882644

*More relationship types will be added soon, with the option to have the new relationship types added automatically and to add interactions specific to each relationship type.

The Update for the additional “No Romance For Family Mod that compliments this mod can be found here: 

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Big thanks to @itsmetroi​ for the mod review!

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4/14/20 - Update to Add New Relationship Types: Stepmother/Stepfather & Stepdaughter/Stepson

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/35999688

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4/24/20 Updates:

Set Family Relationships Mod - Added new relationships: Stepbrother, Stepsister, Godmother, Godfather, Adopted Child, Adoptive Parent

No Romance for Family Mod - Added support for new relationships added to  Set Family Relationships Mod

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

Current Relationships for both mods:

-parent

-son/daughter

-grandparent

-grandchild

-sibling

-stepbrother/sister

-aunt/uncle

-niece/nephew

-cousin

- stepmother/stepfather

- godmother/godfather

- godson/goddaughter

- adoptive parent

- adopted child

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

5/2/20 Update to “Set Family Relationships” mod -  Chinese Translation By ttchubb. Thank you, ttchubb!!!

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

9/26/20 Updated Set Family Relationships Mod to include new “Ancestor” Family Relationship. A sim can designate someone as their Ancestor. This change has also been added to the NoRomanceFor Family mod. Both can be downloaded at the link below.

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

Update 12/10/20: THIS MOD NOW REQUIRES THE XML INJECTOR:

https://scumbumbomods.com/xml-injector

The XML Injector mod is very important for the mod to behave correctly.

- Added ability to add the default game’s “Family” Relationship to those that fit in the listed categories (Updated for Both “Set Family Relationships” & “No Romance For Family” Mods.

- Now, you can add several family relationships directly from your phone! This adds convenience in being able to select multiple sims at once as your cousin, godchild, etc. Upcoming updates will allow removing relationships to the phone as well.

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

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Update 7/11/21:

Fixed LE’s. Added ability to set Grandparents and Grandchildren using the phone and computer. As of now, you can click directly on any sim in the game to added the following relationships:

- grandparent- grandchild- stepbrother/sister- aunt/uncle- niece/nephew- cousin- stepmother/stepfather- godmother/godfather- godson/goddaughter- adoptive parent- adopted child- great-grandparent- great-grandchild- ancestor

Update Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

*Second Update 7/11/21* - On phone, Set As Ancestor was showing three times (the title was incorrectly duplicated for options to add Great Grandparent and Grandchild). This has been fixed. PLEASE REDOWNLOAD.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

Updated - 10/24/21: Removed the interactions to add “Family” relationship (every other relationship aunt/uncle, cousin, etc. remain unchanged). This should fix a Last Exception that was occurring. 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

Update for Set Family Relationships & No Romance For Family Mods

Happy Sunday! The following updates have been made for the “Set Family Relationships” & “No Romance For Family” mods: - Upon Request, added Half-Brother/Sister Relationship (thank you for the suggestion, zoekotes!. - Revised “No Romance For Family” mod.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

Updated - 3/14/21: Fixed error where the option to Set As Half-Sibling on phone & computer was using the Ancestor title (resulting in Set As Ancestor appearing twice). This has now been corrected (thank you for catching and reporting this True AI!) Please redownload the SetFamilyRelationshipsMod file.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

Updated - 6/20/22: The script file has been completely removed and the mod restructured to completely rely on the xml injector. This fixed a Last Exception error that was preventing saving in some cases.

PLEASE DELETE ALL OLD FILES BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW ONES!!! SOME FILES NOW HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

Updated - 10/29/22: Fixed both versions of the No Romance for Family Mod that were preventing woohoo.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

Updated - 11/7/22: Fixed error in the Set Family Relationships Mod that was preventing saving when choosing “Ancestor”. Also, added new relationship Lineal Descendant (the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren etc. of an ancestor are considered Lineal Descendants). Updated both versions of the “No Romance For Family” Mod to reflect the new relationship type.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE - 1/7/2023: Added missing “Add Brother/Sister-In Law” option to the phone. PLEASE NOTE: With the way TS4 works, you cannot select sims in your household when adding relationships using the phone/computer. To add a sim in the household, you may click on the sim directly and use the Set Family Relationships menu. Also, if you are experiencing issues saving, you may have files from the old version of this mod. Please completely delete all existing files before installing this version of the mod.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE - 1/29/2023: Fixed “Half-Sibling” Relationship that was preventing saving after the relationship was assigned.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE - 2/13/2023: Fixed “Brother-In-Law/Sister-In-Law” Relationship not appearing in UI after being assigned.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE 3/26/2023: My apologies everyone. There were changes made to the mod when I exported using the new MC beta and I had to fix coding manually in Sims4Studio. There are now two required files (“simsmodelsimmer_Set Family Relationships.package” and “simsmodelsimmer_SetFamilyRelationships_Relationships(REQUIRED).package”).

 The mod no longer uses any script files and relies exclusively on the XML Injector. If you are interested in the process of how I tested and fixed the mod, please watch here: https://youtu.be/cPxEEantQKY

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

FIXED VERSION UPLOADED ON 3/26/2023:

My apologies everyone. There were changes made to the mod when I exported using the new MC beta and I had to fix coding manually in Sims4Studio. There are now two required files (“simsmodelsimmer_Set Family Relationships.package” and “simsmodelsimmer_SetFamilyRelationships_Relationships(REQUIRED).package”).

The mod no longer uses any script files and relies exclusively on the XML Injector. If you are interested in the process of how I tested and fixed the mod, please watch here: https://youtu.be/cPxEEantQKY

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE 5/27/2023:

Updated to fix certain relationships not adding correctly (In-Laws for example). 

Now, has a required script file and new file called “SetFamilyRelationshipsPT2”.

If you use the optional addon called “simsmodelsimmer_ADDON_SetFamilyRelationshipsActionsPieMenu”, the menus & interactions will appear under the Actions menu.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE 8/24/2023: Updated to fix LE reported with the Better Exceptions Mod.

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE 11/6/2023:

Update to fix errors with the “NoRomanceforFamily” mod (both versions). Big thanks to Lumpinou for reporting this issue and a fix for it

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATE 8/24/2025:

Update to fix script file causing return to map selection screen due to EA changes to coding

Download Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36364466

[elisehaywoodsim]

Slauson LOCS 2 - Hair [Early Access]

ELDER - CHILD 4 Adult + 4 Child styles

Y’all know the drill….

Do NOT edit nor re-upload my hairs anywhere (they'd still be mine) :(

Do NOT claim my hairs :(

Credit or tag me :)

Do NOT convert nor sell my hairs for other games or platforms

DOWNLOAD

[simkatu]

painting animation override (+ mini easels, canvas override)

download on patreon (early access) (public release - 06/30/25)

1. painting animation override

a bar stool appears automatically at the beginning of the painting interaction.

the override applies only to small and medium canvases. large paintings use the default animation.

if a sim gets distracted while painting, they will stand up and then sit back down :(

there are two animation styles based on the sim's gender. you can switch between them using my other mod — more info here! you can also set the default ea animation style for individual sims if you prefer that.

this mod works for teen to elder sims and is not compatible with the "kids sims can paint" mod by zulf.

2. functional mini easels

i also made three functional mini easels based on the existing game easels. they can be placed on tables and used for painting.

includes all ea swatches.

use bb.moveobjects before placing them.

3. canvas and frame override

this override changes the thickness and frame of the canvas.

there are three versions with different frame colors — please download only one!

(without gshade)

the canvas thickness is the same in all versions. here’s a comparison with the original ea canvas:

also, don’t worry if the easels now show up as “modded” in build/buy. i had to slightly adjust their slots so the new canvas looks right on them. this mod is compatible with any paintings overrides.

this is how the mod turned out! i spent a long time trying to make the sim sit on a real chair and paint — but in the end, it just didn’t work, so i settled on this version instead. feel free to reach out if you run into any issues or have any questions! ❤️

[simkatu]

released to the public 🎨

[chingyu1023vick]

NPC Generation Overhaul

⏩ This mod gives more variety to generated NPC households!

👌 Base-Game Compatible

Edits of household templates to adjust randomly generated NPC households' family structures and relationships. This is a new type of game mod I have been working on for a while. I've done lots of testing in the game to ensure they work fine. Please let me know if you see any issues! 🆗 Compatible with all my other mods

👉 Modules of NPC Generation Overhaul

All edited households have a higher startup fund and skill levels, and a lower chance of generating with the Erratic trait.

You can mix and match modules to:

African Male Bug Fix: This fixes an EA bug that causes young adult male African Sims to be generated with Asian features.

Bigger Families: chances of getting more kids, including toddlers and infants; more variety of family structures; parents won’t have the Hate Children trait; the breadwinner parent has the Family Oriented trait.

Dramatic Households: enemies, broken up Sims, best friends, love triangles, woohoo partners, unhappy marriage.

Fewer Elderly Sims: lowers the chance of generating Elderly Sims for roles and services.

Fewer Single Parents: lowers the chance of single mothers and fathers; chances of getting younger kids (toddlers and infants); parents won’t have the Hate Children trait; the breadwinner parent has the Family Oriented trait.

Fewer Single Sims: 50% chances of being married for a randomly generated Adult Sim.

More Gay Couples: greater chances of child-free same-sex married couples.

More Gay Parents: greater chances of same-sex married couples with adopted kids.

Realistic Facial Features: limits natural hair and eye colors in tagsets for Black, Asian, Latin, and Caucasian Sims.

Restricted Clothing Styles: disables using Boho, Hipster, and Street styles for randomly generated Sims (a matter of personal taste).

Rich Tenants_EP15: higher start-up household funds for tenants from the For Rent pack.

Roommate Lovers: chances of households for engaged couples, partners (significant others), romantic interests instead of just roommates.

Skilled Random Sims: more skills; higher initial skill levels for random single Sims.

Skilled Service Sims: more skills; higher initial skill levels for service Sims; they won't have Erratic and Kleptomaniac traits.

Skilled Summit Sims_EP10: more skills; higher initial skill levels for Sims from the Snowy Escape world.

👑 Mod Info HERE 

🧡 Download HERE NOW!!!

Public Access: May 21

🔆 Changelog in April 2025 HERE

🔹 Links to ALL My Traits, Game Mods, and CCs

🔹List of IDs for creators who want to refer my traits to their own mods 

🔹 List of Chingyu’s CC Traits Name and Descriptions for mod users

🔹 Check Mod Status after a patch & Compatibilities

👁‍🗨 Learn how to install a mod & FAQs

👁‍🗨 Terms of Use

👁‍🗨 Ask Questions/ Suggestions/ Bug Reports on Discord

▶ I need to see a screenshot or LE report to help you figure out what’s wrong!

👁‍🗨 Download on my Patreon

👁‍🗨 Follow me on Twitter

[johnbaccarat]

Ever wanted to rotate or move your sims after they were already in a pose? Or maybe have an easier time aligning multiple sims or sim(s) to an object?

This is basically (almost) a replacement for the "Teleport Any Sim" mod, as I found it to be quite unintuitive to have to use buy mode when wanting to pose multiple sims or a sim to an object. There may be some very niche edge cases were you may still need "Teleport Any Sim" for a pose, but otherwise you can just use this, which I find to be a lot more convenient to use.

The mod comes with 5 interactions that only show up when posing. For more info on the interactions and edge cases view the mod's description on Curseforge or ModTheSims. It works with both WW's (either version) and Andrew's pose players.

Downloads

Curseforge

ModTheSims

SimFileShare (Please read the description on one of the other sites)

Poses used in the GIFs

Ballerina Posepack (Adult) by ashlegacies

Chair Poses #2 by yanisim

Pack pose: the tango by Lana Byakko

Showcase/Guide

@ts4-poses I hope you don't mind that I tagged you in this. I know this isn't a pose pack, but you may be interested in the mod.

[descendantdragfi]

A must-have mod for using poses

[sims3melancholic]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ🌸 FRIZZ & FLOW — 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 & 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 🌸

• 👋 Introducing my first...HAIR! And amazing additional stuff to them 🥰 • New hairstyles, hairbase and babyhairs 😎

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ💾 DOWNLOAD (early access) \ info:

✅ Base game & HQ compatible ♡

✅ Hat compatible ♡

✅ All LODs ♡

✅ 24 EA swatches ♡

✅ Teen - Young Adult - Adult - Elderly ♡

✅ Base game & HQ compatible ♡

✅ 50 Alpha & 24 EA swatches ♡

✅ All ages & genders ♡

📌 The difference between this two is that alpha version comes with solid texture with no depth, and maxis version comes with upgrated texture with depth & highlights and looks more natural.

✅ Base game & HQ compatible ♡

✅ 50 Alpha & 24 EA swatches ♡

✅ All ages & genders ♡

❗️️ ALL CC IS SLIDERS COMPATIBLE ️❗️

💞 LinkTree with all links where you can find me 💞

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ💌 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING ME 💌

[simsmodelsimmer]

😍

[simsmodelsimmer]

Beginner's Guide To Installing Mods & CC For The Sims 4

Have you ever wanted to install mods or cc into your Sims 4 game, but were unsure how to get started? This quick tutorial will show you how to do so and what option needs to be enabled in your game to make mods work correctly.

(From 2022, but still relevant for 2025)

[simsmodelsimmer]

InZOI: Creating Chris

Zoi available to download on Canvas: https://canvas.playinzoi.com/en-US/canvas/gal-250406-190911-6630000

[simsmodelsimmer]

InZOI: Creating Destiny

Zoi available to download on Canvas: https://canvas.playinzoi.com/en-US/canvas/gal-250406-185802-8630000

[simsmodelsimmer]

InZOI: Creating Damien

Zoi Available to download on Canvas: https://canvas.playinzoi.com/en-US/canvas/gal-250406-184619-7350000

[khadijah551]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Sorry for the late gift, it was a lot on my plate, hope you enjoy!

Please do not reupload as your own

Do not put behind a paywall!!

Feel free to do whatever you want with it for personal use only

Have fun with it!!

BIG LOC TWISTS

Found in Hair

Male

11 Swatches

LOC UPDO

Found in Hair

Male

19 Swatches

FRESH TAPER FRO

Found in Hair

Male

26 Swatches (includes 2 dyed swatches)

Patreon (free)

[simsmodelsimmer]

😍

[danitysimmer]

New Mini Mod - More Volunteer Activities

Added 4 more Volunteer Activities to the Game and you can pick to either have it run for 3 hours or 5 hours!

Also fixed the current Volunteer Activities.

DOWNLOAD - PATREON (free)

[simsmodelsimmer]

NO MORE MAXIS HAIR, FACIAL HAIR, & EYEBROWS!

Are you an alpha player that hates seeing townies with Maxis Match hair, eyebrows, and facial hair? Are you a Maxis Match Player that prefers to CC instead of the game’s default hair? This mod is for you!

Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3FR1Jnvmyw

CAS Hider for Maxis Hair, Facial Hair, and Eyebrows

DOWNLOAD

Download link #1: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/758596/

Maxis Hair, Facial Hair, and Eyebrows Disabled for Random

If you want to keep all Maxis hair, facial hair, and eyebrows in CAS, but don’t want them appearing at random, you may prefer this second mod (please remember to only pick one or the other (between Download link 1 & 2):

DOWNLOAD

Download link #2: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/758597/

Link for Sims 4 Studio (creating an account is required): http://sims4studio.com/thread/1523/downloading-sims-4-studio

Video Tutorial for Bulk Disabling CC for Random: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOyuEddnins

[simsmodelsimmer]

UPDATED FOR THE GET FAMOUS EXPANSION PACK! 😊😊😊

Please replace the package you are using with the new version.

[simsmodelsimmer]

*Updated Up to Recent Sim Sessions Patch at links above - 7/11/21*

Also, now available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/53581364

[simsmodelsimmer]

*Updated on 7/13/24:

Hello everyone, I updated V1 (CAS Hider for Maxis Hair, Facial Hair, and Eyebrows)and it includes all current packs. Please let me know in the comments if you are still experiencing issues.

Available on Patreon (100% Free!!!):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/53581364

[lifelikesimz]

The Basic Collection Part 1: T-Shirt, Boxer Briefs, and Socks for TM-AM

Hello Tumblr Family and Happy New Year to you! Here is a small collection of basic wear for your male sims that consists of a t-shirt, boxer briefs, and a pair of socks.

T-Shirt - 4 Colors

Boxer Briefs - 8 Colors

Socks - 8 Colors

Custom Thumbnail for All

This is Part 1 and Part 2 will be coming out soon :)

Hope you enjoy, Happy Simming! 😘

Download Here (No Ads/Pay)

[luthsthings]

RIP, CmarNYC

I’m very sad to report that Sims 3 and 4 creator CmarNYC passed away in October 2023. For 15 years, Simmers benefited from Cmar’s long-honed computing skills as she created much-loved modders’ and players’ tools, including the Sims 3 and 4 MorphMakers and Skininators, the TS4 SimRipper, the Sims 3 XCAS core mod, and many CAS sliders. She was also a contributor to S4PE, which likely was used by creators you rely on. Without Cmar’s work, the Sims franchise would have had a much less rich array of mods and custom content. She will be greatly missed.

As well as Sims, Cmar loved cats, and donations are suggested to the ASPCA, the TinyKittens Society, or an animal-related charity near you.