I need someone to explain to me why people say TS3 is ugly...
...because I DO NOT see it! This screenshot isn't even doing it justice. Shang Simla is GORGEOUS I tell you. This was my first time seeing it with most of my graphic settings on high, card recognized, etc. But even before then, I thought Shang Simla - and other worlds, looked great!
"Turning, she looked across the bay, and there, sure enough, coming regularly across the waves first two quick strokes and then one long steady stroke, was the light of the Lighthouse. It had been lit."
— Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
Just a couple of views from a family trip of my adventurers' dynasty to the breathtaking Fratres by Suum Sim. This island is more of a one-time adventure than of a full-fledged world to live in, with the tombs really maddening, but it's definitely worth trying.
I always get asks about what mods I use, and as I've been playing World Adventures recently for the Completionist LEPacy challenge, I've been trying to compile some mods specific to that expansion - I thought I'd share all the ones I've found here so anyone else who is new to WA can have some recommendations!
If this ends up being useful to anyone, I'm happy to make one of these mod pack lists for each EP - let me know if that's something you'd like!
Also, if anyone has any more suggestions on mods I should add to this list, please let me know and I'll include them!
Nraas Traveller
This mod overhauls the travel system and allows all types & ages of sims to travel, and also allows travel to any EA or custom world you have installed, not just the 3 standard vacation ones - so your sims could take a vacation in Sunlit Tides or Monte Vista if they want to!
PotatoBalladSims distant terrain fix for France & Qahne's Smaller Eiffel Tower
These mods are both just small aesthetic changes for France, the first one fixes blocky trees in the distance and the second one makes the Eiffel Tower a way more realistic size
TheBleedingWoodland's Shang Simla Icon Fix
This changes Shang Simla's icon to the Forbidden City which is actually located in China
Twinsimming's Take Practice Shots Mod
The photography skill can be so tedious to level up as you have to take photographs manually, this mod makes it much easier as you can leave your sims to idlly practice photography like they can do with any other skill
OutOfIdeas' More Unique Adventures Per Day
I was having a big problem where I would go to a country in search of a specific adventure to unlock a tomb & have to return home 8 days later, having nothing come up on the adventure board during my sims stay - this mod fixes that annoying problem as it allows for more adventures to appear each day, there are several flavours to choose from so it's totally customisable with how 'cheaty' you want to go!
NanaBx3's fishing box chest fix
There used to be a small chance that sims would reel in a treasure box when going fishing, but the feature got borked in one of the patches years ago and was never fixed - this mod makes it more likely you will come across this cool feature, it features additional items to be discovered in treasure boxes if WA is installed
LowMotivesWarning's Not-So-Weak Mummies
This ups the athletic ability of mummies & likelihood of your sim getting cursed to make them much more dangerous & threatening
StrexSims More Townies for Vacation Worlds
This is not technically a mod as it's a pack of sims, but it basically allows for more of the sims walking around town to fit in with the aesthetics of that neighbourhood - if you like this pack I strongly recommend checking out this creator's other townie packs, as they've released them for most EA worlds!
Nectar Combinatorics
Minor improvement to the nectar-making skill that makes it more user-friendly, adds the option to experiment with random fruit until your sim works out some good combinations - then they can just add garuanteed 'good' fruit combinations to the machine rather than endlessly experimenting with fruit to find out what combos work
[Requires Late Night] Default Replacement Nectar Glass
Replaces the nectar tumbler glass with a much nicer looking wine glass, this does require LN to work otherwise the glass will be invisible!