strangelives

[strange-lives]

hallo!! this is my paralives side blog. i follow from my main account, @5trangetown, which is all sims 2 :)

you can find my mods under the "my modpacks" tag, or on the steam workshop!

[cruxsims]

Sandrone hair for Paralives

Second Paralives hair! Converted from my TS4 Sandrone hair as well, I wanted to give something to the girls <3

INFO:

Hat chops

Fully recolorable roots and tips

15k poly

CREDITS:

Simandy's streak mesh and texture

ssspringroll's importable braids

[DOWNLOAD] [TOU]

[sveut-cc]

Sveut-CC : Feminine Hair Collection #1 ✨

My very first custom content hairstyle collection for Paralives is finally here!

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This collection includes several feminine hairstyles designed with a semi-realistic style in mind, while still fitting naturally into the world of Paralives.

Each hairstyle comes with 4 different texture pattern variations, so you can easily switch between slightly different hair finishes and looks depending on your character’s style.

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♡ Includes:

6 different feminine hairstyles

4 texture pattern variations for each hairstyle

I’ve been learning and experimenting a lot while creating these, and I’m really excited to finally share this first collection with the community.

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More CC is already on the way ✨

Do not hesitate to give me feedbacks !

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<<< DOWNLOAD ON STEAM WORKSHOP (coming soon) >>>

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[arro-now]

Addressing a few concerns

So, I assume most of you don't know, but there is a bit of drama inside the Paralives community. It's funny because this whole thing is revolving around The Sims 3.

TwistedMexi made his first paywalled "early access" mod called Sims 3 Camera, and I've been working on the same thing as he was. 1. Let's get the "clone" allegation out of the way first.

(Source: TwistedMexi's discord server)

TwistedMexi is accusing me of cloning his mod, but let’s look at the facts. Thankfully, I always use GitHub, so the commit dates are there to prove it.

(2026-05-26 22:27:02 +0200) is a timestamp of the first commit with hash d82ddd909e06833b0f8d5d439ad602d04a4f3e08

(2026-05-27T19:57:44.000+00:00) is a timestamp of the publication date of his Patreon post.

Honestly, I didn't know I could see the future, but ok.

2. The second thing I want to address is that currently there are a lot of awful comments directed at Tmex. PLEASE do not harass other creators.

3. Regarding early access and paywalls: My mods are developed in my spare time as a passion project. I believe in keeping my work accessible to everyone, which is why all of my content will remain completely free, forever. I believe the community should play a role in maintaining projects if the original creator steps away, which is why I always share the source code for my projects Free mods are a pillar of a healthy community, whereas paywalls only lead to gatekeeping and unnecessary drama. My hope is that more creators choose to release their mods in a way that prioritizes community growth and shared resources.

A reblog would be greatly appreciated to help spread this message.

Thanks for reading,

xoxo, Arro Ps. If you want to see a broader discussion on this topic, I recommend this Reddit post that goes way more in-depth than I do. It's a good read.

[strange-lives]

how to build on any grid in paralives!

you might be familiar with this specific lot if you've tried to build on it before. sometimes the grid glitches diagonally, even though you want your house to be straight against the road. (funnily enough, when i loaded a new save to make this tutorial, it did load straight. so.. we'll do a diagonal house today.)

first, build a wall *or* fence. you can choose to do it off the grid, or on the grid but diagonally. any way you want your house/lot to face.

then, click this segment of wall & the 3 dots on the bottom pop-up menu, then select "start placing walls on a 1x1 grid aligned with this wall.

you now have an icon under your wall section that says "special grid on," & the grid is fully aligned to this specific fence! you can now build your house diagonally if you wish!! :3

happy building, & happy paraliving!

[strange-lives]

let's talk paralives foundations...

so, as we know there is no "foundation" tool in paralives. but, that doesn't mean you can't build them anyways with their almost limitless build mode!

there are 2 popular ways of making foundation as of now, one is with an entire wall height, & the other is using the platforming tool.

full wall foundations are what they sound like, a full wall underneath your house.

pros: easy, fast, doesn't glitch out that much. cons: the bottom floor of your house is completely empty, much like sims 2. paralives often defaults to loading your house on the bottom floor, which will greet you with an empty box.

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in my opinion, platform foundations are much easier to build, cost efficient, & look better in live mode.

pros: now you can have your house viewed at the bottom floor without having to look at an empty area. cons: platforms seem a little glitchy right now, if you "undo" or go down a level, it may glitch the floor out completely.

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how you decide to build foundations is completely up to you! but, if you're going for a "split level" or multiple different heights build, i recommend platforms!

i got tired of looking at half of my house when the floors were down, so i rebuilt it using platforms!

now, i can see my entire house on the bottom floor without having to flip through different floor levels!

happy building, & happy paraliving! :)

[gvbesims]

[PSA] PARALIVES MODS LIMIT INFO

Apparently there's a limit of 50 mods (downloaded from the workshop) to be loaded at a time by Paralives. Downloaded Households and Lots count to that limit unfortunately. So if you have mods disappearing from the game and not showing up in the "Mods" list, that's probably why (it was happening to me and was driving me CRAZY).

EDIT:

Someone made a plugin where you can install plugin mods for the game, including one to REMOVE the 50 limit for workshop downloads! Here (click) is the link for the plugin!

From inside the game, on the main menu go to Mods > Plugin Hub and there you'll find the option to install the Workshop mods limit fix.

Thanks @honowo for sharing! 🫶

Below the cut is the previous workaround I had posted.

Here's a workaround:

I'd recommend doing this just to Households & Lots only. DON'T DO IT TO MODS and custom content, in case the creator updates their mods you won't receive them.

The folder for items downloaded from the Workshop for Paralives is this one:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\1118520

To find the AppData/LocalLow/Paralives folder do the following:

Press Win+R in your keyboard

Type %appdata% > enter

It'll open the Roaming folder, go back to "AppData" by clicking it on the top bar

Open the LocalLow folder

Go to the Paralives > Paralives folder, it'll look like this:

I did it to all lots and households I had downloaded, then unsubscribed them on the Workshop. And now you have more space for mods 😌🫶

Do show love to the stuff you download on the Workshop, rate them & leave a comment if you really liked it. Let's lift everyone up!

[kashisun]

If any of you make paid cc on paralives you’re getting shot

[strange-lives]

another learning paralives modding test, a lil halo! recolorable, & found under the hat category :)

[strange-lives]

another lil test, i made glorp antenna! they use your para's skintone & move a little bit with their eyebrows :)

[strange-lives]

i wanted to see how hard it was to make something for paralives (it wasn't, just a lil confusing but i got it thanks to the discord & reddit!)

so i made a simple lifesim staple, lawn flamingos! get 'em on the steam workshop :)

[strange-lives]

i played paralives for 12 hours on release day & now i’m in bed dreaming of what i’m going to do tomorrow in my game :)