UnfocusedBunny

Building Tidily Town WCIF Friendly

[unfocused-bunny]

I’m not entirely sure when Tidily Town was founded.

Some maps say it’s been here for decades. Others don’t show it at all.

I arrived with the intention of documenting it — streets, houses, the people who live here — but the place doesn’t behave like a normal town. New buildings appear where there was empty land. Entire districts feel older than they should be. Some homes look like they’ve been lived in for generations, even when I’m certain they didn’t exist yesterday. 

So I started keeping records.

Every area, every lot, every household — written down before it changes again.

If you’re reading this, you’re looking at that archive.

Welcome to Tidily Town.

[greatfairie]

pleasantview but rent is 3k for a studio

[teaaddictyt]

The Sims 2 Purple Flashing Patch

(yes, PURPLE, because I always saw it as purple and the shader name is literally called the purple error shader. Sue me!!)

Just in case anyone missed it, "pink flashing" in The Sims 2 has finally been busted wide open by a lovely chap named Will Nixon, see here.

I thoroughly recommend reading through the entire dissertation pdf, it's a good read! Even if your eyes glaze over and you skim past the super technical computer engineering jargon, you'll pick up some interesting tidbits from it. Just wanted to share that

1) the patch is fully compatible with Linux and works to improve Linux performance even further, as testing by myself and my dear friend @niamh-sims

2) Some screenshots from testing my medieval hood on Windows 11:

No patch:

With patch:

I also stress-tested the hood by loading into the main Castle lot and having a sim travel between 4-5 different lots with my settings on max. (This is how I play on Linux now so I've gotten used to it, no more turning neighbours and hood deco off for me!!)

Without the patch in, the game crashed and wouldn't load the castle lot for me at ALL, so that was a great start.

Ooft, lol.

With the patch in, I could load into the castle and travel freely around the hood. I noted that that game also generally felt smoother.

This is an absolute breakthrough, people. Linux is no longer absolutely required if you want to play TS2 without pink flashing! Get excited!!

I will personally continue to play on Linux because I honestly enjoy the OS and prefer it over Windows, and my game still loads faster and runs smoother on Linux, but I recommend every simmer download Will's patch (V1 or V2, but V2 is likely safer) and keep it in your essential mods list forever.

[brandinotbroke]

Spockthewok (aka Will Nixon) wrote a master's thesis on pink flashing, figured out the cause and potentially found the first genuine fix.

The fix itself (along with the thesis for those interested) can be found here:

A patch to fix the 'pink soup' bug in The Sims 2. Contribute to spockthewok/TS2MemCapRemover development by creating an account on GitHub.

[pforestsims]

Author of the mod discovered that memory-usage-related pink soup is a result of an intentional safety check in the game's code, rather than a mistake in calculating texture memory.

So his experimental mod for TS2 RPC launcher basically tells the game to stop freaking out and turning stuff pink when shaders' memory usage goes over certain threshold. NOTE: it may get rid of the pink, but the game will still crash if you exceed 4GB limit.

There are two mod options to choose from:

Version 1 is more radical, it completely removes the safety check. You'll (probably) find out the shader's memory limit has been exceeded when your game crashes.

Version 2 is supposed to allow some pink soup at around 3.5 GB memory usage, near the danger zone, so you have time to act - so obviously, this one sounds more sensible.

And while I remain convinced that pink soup can occur because of other shader-related issues or f*cked-up memory settings, not just this "failsafe", if your game suffers from pink soup it's definitely worth a try!

[episims]

Functional Butterfly (& Firefly) Habitat + Caterpillar Incubator

I fell in love with these 4t2 conversions by @tvickiesims at first sight and just had to make functional versions.

When your sim manages to catch butterflies or fireflies, they can be moved from the jar to this habitat. Insects housed in the habitat will stay alive; if the habitat is outdoors, they will hibernate if the temperature drops below freezing.

Each habitat can house 3 batches of butterflies and 3 batches of fireflies, counted separately. You can make space for new batches by releasing the insects from the habitat.

The caterpillar incubator provides an alternate way to get butterflies. Stocking the incubator costs §18, after which you can watch the caterpillars evolve into adult butterflies over the following days.

Be cautious about leaving adult butterflies in the incubator, as they won't survive there forever. The butterflies can be either moved to a habitat or released into the wild.

If an incubator is outdoors and the temperature drops below freezing, the metamorphosis will stop progressing, unless it's already finished, in which case the adult butterflies will die.

Sims can view occupied incubators and habitats, autonomously too. Cats might find them interesting as well. About everything gives nature enthusiasm, and all interactions are available children up.

🦋 Download (SFS) (alternate)

The files are compressed. Requires Pets and Seasons. The incubator won't work if you don't have the habitat in your downloads as well.

The habitat is a global mod that includes overrides for the bug jar and will conflict with other mods that alter the same resources. I haven't found anything that conflicts but as always, run HCDU to be sure. These can be used alongside Vickie's original conversions.

Many thanks to Vickie for letting me use her gorgeous conversions, and to @gummilutt for the help with testing!

[pforestsims]

🔆Old Intercoms [Decorative]

Download: SFS | BOX

Retro Intercom (digital pad): 86 poly, Vintage Brass Intercom: 308 poly. Both found in Electronics/Misc. View interaction disabled.

*Glow effect only visible if you have Extended Standard Material Shader by @crispsandkerosene

*this is for The Sims 2

Enjoy :)

[grimfolks]

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[jacky93sims]

Tedsie Medieval Set Part 4 - for The Sims 2

More, more, more! Another set of medieval items I did for a commission (thank you for sharing!). You can combine it with my previous Medieval Sets (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3). All items are low poly. Sorry the lame preview pic. The collection file is new, the whole set contains 82 items.

Some of the items are from the last Medieval Essential set by Syboulette, others are from The Witcher 3. I’m not able to put all the credits because items are too many and from different creators… thank you original creators and forgive me

In this set you will find: tables, chairs, deco items, wardrobes, shelves, a fireplace, counters, stove, sinks, a bar, stool, desks, toilet, bookcases, fridge, shower, animated mill and a pillory.

The manuscript is based on "Become an author without a computer" by MogHughson. There is also a well based on the "Fetch Water Station" by Sunmoon Starfactory. The Hay Feeder is a functional pet bowl, it works better with Episim mod "No rotating pet bowl"

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

[jacky93sims]

Tedsie Medieval Set Part 3 - for The Sims 2

Pheew! Another big set of medieval items I did for a commission. You can combine it with my previous Medieval Sets (Part 1 - Part 2). All items are low poly. Sorry the lame preview pic. The collection file is new, the whole set contains 88 items.

I’m not able to put all the credits because items are too many and from different creators… thank you original creators and forgive me -again-

In this set you will find: tables, beds, doors, windows, sofa, loveseats, chair, deco items, wardrobe, shelves, a fireplace, recliners and mirrors.

DOWNLOAD HERE

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If you want to support my creations, you can send me a donation with Paypal or Ko-fi ☕ If you want to ask for a Paid Commission, HERE you can find more details. Thank you ❤️

[gummilutt]

Pool tile hider rug

If ever you struggled with how to hide the necessary pool tile for the sea/pond water mod? I have, and so has my friend @ladyvondolladay. She had an idea, and I made it a reality.

I present to you — the terrain rug. A two poly sheet with terrain paint textures that you can slap over your pool tile and hide it completely. Thank you @picknmixsims for sharing the shader info I needed to make the texture actually blend in this perfectly!

There are recolors to match all 30 maxis terrains, swatch folder is included. I chose to only do full strength, as the combinations quickly get out of hand otherwise. If you are interested in making your own recolors to match custom terrains or common blends you use, I'll include an explanation of how I did it under the cut.

You'll find it in deco/rugs, it costs nothing. 2 poly, textures are 256x256.

Download on simfileshare

Credits: Calibrat who helped me with the names of terrains in English for swatch purposes. LadyVonDolladay for the original idea. @pforestsims who suggested the problem with getting texture to match might be shader related.

The textures were made by taking a screenshot of the terrain painted ground from straight above and at a level of zoom where 1 tile in game measured about 256x256 pixels. By matching the mesh size to the image size I grab, the scale of the pattern remains the same. I included a texture reference image to hopefully make it a little easier to understand what I mean.

I haven't tried with floor tile textures, but I think it would work somewhat well for them too though the mesh is just a smidge bigger than exactly 1 tile.

[simpamine]

I used shell buidlings and neighborhood deco for a lot of small details I really wanted but it blends in nicely from the central quad pov✨

[unfocused-bunny]

The lighthouse marks the edge of Tidily where the canal opens out toward the lake.

It’s one of the town’s main landmarks — visible from most of the waterfront and used as a reference point when navigating between districts. The structure itself is older than the surrounding development, but it’s still fully maintained and in use, even if no one seems entirely sure when it was last built or rebuilt.

At its base is a small ferry dock. From here, a regular service runs to Castle Island throughout the day. It’s a simple route, but an important one — the lighthouse, the dock, and the ferry together form one of the main connections between Tidily and the island.

[heathensimmer]

Sims 3t2 Traits - Alarm Clock Smash

Something new I found in Sims 2 recently was that grouchy Sims can actually smash and break the alarm clock during the "Turn Off Alarm" interaction when an alarm is going off.

Sims 2 really does seem endless.

Anyways, I made a little traits mod where Sims will smash the alarm clock if they're in a bad mood OR if they have the Hot-Headed OR Grumpy trait. It also checks for Technophobe

The BHAV then checks for Body Skill. sims with high enough body skill will break the alarm! I edited it to allow Athletic Sims to also break the clock regardless of skill.

Happy Simming!

Sim File Share - Filehosting for Simmers

[kawaiineighbor]

✨ Sumérgete conmigo en un nuevo speedbuild lleno de historia, elegancia y un toque dramático inspirado en la icónica familia Capulleto de Los Sims 2. En este vídeo recreo una majestuosa mansión situada en Villa Verona, cuidando cada detalle para capturar esa esencia clásica y romántica que define a una de las familias más memorables del juego. La casa combina una arquitectura de estilo europeo con jardines perfectamente simétricos, fuentes decorativas y rincones llenos de encanto que evocan ese aire aristocrático tan característico. Desde la entrada principal, rodeada de vegetación cuidadosamente podada, hasta los espacios exteriores diseñados para paseos tranquilos y momentos íntimos, todo está pensado para contar una historia. En este speedbuild no solo verás la construcción paso a paso, sino también cómo se da vida a un ambiente lleno de personalidad, donde cada elemento encaja con la narrativa de la familia: elegancia, tradición… y secretos. Si te gustan los builds detallados, la estética de Los Sims 2 y las casas con alma, este vídeo es para ti 💗

LINK SPEED BUILD: https://youtu.be/whtr50g0M4U

[pinacoladasims]

A little work in progress shot of a Victorian train station I'm building 🥰

[tetevesselsheep]

Please click on the links below the images to be directed to the corresponding pages on my blog for each piece of content.

You will find all the necessary information, including credits and download links.

[unfocused-bunny]

Historic Centre of Tidily

Contrary to my limited knowledge of grammar and pronunciation, Tidily is not pronounced Tide-ily, which would make sense, given the sea, the canals, and the way the water seems to meet and fold into itself around the town. It’s shorter: Tidily. Like tickle... or Tin Tin. Don't ask me why.

The oldest part of town is the Historic Centre, north-west of the Old Wharf Cut. Narrow stone paved streets, aged facades, buildings that look almost medieval.

Except... I’m almost certain they were not there when I first arrived.