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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

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🗺️ Geography & Region Logic

Last Updated: 01/11/26

This is a long-ass masterpost where I break down how the worlds in my save connect culturally, regionally, and politically. It’s not about exact replicas, but resonance.

I’ve been obsessed with geography and history since elementary, and after years working in hospitality, medical tourism, and professional language interpretation, it was only natural I’d end up wanting my sim worlds to reflect real cultural friction, flow, and complexity.

Every EA world (as of 2025), from Newcrest to Nordhaven, is mapped here with a real-world logic: how people speak, how laws work, what histories get remembered, and how land is treated. Some TS3 worlds are referred where TS4 falls short in representing a certain culture or region. I use the following mods (plus a healthy dose of play-pretend) to build the gameplay experience I want:

Basemental Drugs by Basemental

Home Regions & Townie Demographics by Kuttoe

Language Barriers by Frankk

LGBTQIA+ Mod by Lumpinou

No Townie Generation and Relaxed Filters by @down-in-simsland

Worlds are grouped by continental region.

For exact lot placements, see Save Details For gameplay systems and tuning, see Gameplay & Management

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Ya know how sometimes when you change a Sim's hair they still have the previous hairstyle when they shower? I FINALLY know how to fix it 😭🥳🥳🥳

You need MC Command Center Mod. Put the Sim in the outfit with the hair you want them to have in the shower, then open the Sim's MCCC menu. Click on MC Dresser. Click Copy/Paste. Click Copy Hair.

Once the sim is in the shower open their MCCC menu again. Click MC Dresser. Click Paste Hair (logic tells me you have to click copy/paste then paste hair but I can't remember if I had to)

Thank you Deaderpool for this masterpiece of a mod 😭🥳

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Friendly reminder...Bathing Outfits

Check your sims' bathing "outfits", especially for storytellers! Bathing outfits are the outfit your sims "wear" when taking a bath or showering. You'll see them naked especially when you have Wicked Whims. Now I know some won't care about their sim's naked outfit, but if somewhere and somehow you plan to take a scene where they're in the bathtub contemplating life, you might want to check their bathing outfit.

Usually, skin details carry over the bathing outfit, but eyelashes (the CC ones AND the EA ones, yes even those, smh..or maybe because they're overrides? who knows, anyway) won't carry over. I'm not sure why this happens, but maybe because of excessive use of CC (lol), but it can't hurt to check. Hair? That depends, sometimes they carry over, sometimes they don't, especially alpha hairs. Makeup will also sometimes show up during bathing, so if you want them to be bare and naked properly, choose an existing outfit you have, say, your sim's sleep outfit no.1 to copy the bare face and accessories (rings, earrings, NAILS).

The steps are:

MCCC > MC Dresser > Copy/Paste (I will assume you have the selected outfit to be copied) > Copy Accessories (for the eyelashes/nails/or if you want their ring to be worn, why not) > Copy Makeup > Copy Hair (if applicable)

Exit the MCCC popups, direct your sim to the shower or bathtub. When they're bathing, click MCCC > MC Dresser > the outfit on the top should indicate "Bathing (0)". Paste the stuff you've copied (Accessories and/or Makeup) by clicking Copy/Paste, then Paste Accessories/Paste Makeup/Paste Hair (don't choose all outfits, because then, all your outfits will be barefaced)

Please do this on ONE SIM at a time! We don't want pasting these on the wrong sim!

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Fixed-Open Door Tutorial: Sims 4

Ever needed a door held open for a posed screenshot? Ever wanted a door in your build to stay perpetually open, only to be frustrated in this universe where everybody constantly slams shut their damn doors? Do I have the solution for you…

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So, if you are anything like me when painting horses, either in a paint program or some kind or straight inside CAS, then you kind of obsessed over details and making it JUST RIGHT.

Some tips to make your horses look better:

1. Make sure you paint going with hair growth. If you add markings, particularly spots, then it doesn't look right unless you follow the direction of how the fur grows. I added images to this post for some guidance.

2. Make use of references, not just real horse images of the color and pattern you want, but use other creators tips and suggestions!! SchrodCat uploaded a guide a long time ago for where things end up when painting the uv map.

3. Take advantage of other creators ideas by studying their painted horses compared to your own and start experimenting on how to make the same thing happen. This does not mean steal their work, it means take it as inspiration!

4. Dont always just wing it. Sometimes it's fun but most of the time it tends to mess everything up, because despite everything, horses do actually have rules for their shades and patterns and if you don't follow them then it ends up looking funky weird. (I suppose fantasy horses are different but I dont dabble in that area at all!)

5. Do your research. Not all horses can be all colors. Base colors of a horse are always chestnut, bay, or black. Anything else is a dilution or gene that interacts with the base coat to create a different color. A great resource for horse genetics and understanding them is UC Davis. I swear by them. (I kind of loathe etalon, they release a lot of contradicting research but to each their own i spose.) Try not to take everyone's word as gospel when it comes to horse genetics. Research on it is constantly updating and changing, so even if a friend tells you something about a coat color- it may no longer be correct insofar as genes go.

6. Dont take it so seriously. Have fun. Experiment. You don't grow your talent by being stagnant. And I don't know about you guys, but I have to sometimes do weirs things in my painting in order to grow or learn more. I get stuck sometimes and when that happens I go to YT and just... lookup different things about how to paint hair or fur or shading. I even go and watch random photoshop tutorials that have nothing to do with horses or the sims. It helps refresh my perspective.

I hope these tips help! I'll probably fiddle around with making a hair growth chart for the horse uv map. I have yet to find one, so I'm gonna make one. When I do, I'll upload it.

Bee Happy 🐝

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pro tip that it took me 11 years of playing this game to figure out:

if you're a builder that focuses on clutter (but this goes for any object, really), just pick everything you want for the corresponding rooms as you go thru the categories & put it all in them as you go

i feel like this may be obvious, but it took me 11 years of playing to figure that out...