Abandoned Chestnut Ridge / Inherited Home🏚(NO CC)

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Requested by @grimattic 

cc included

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(i didn't have her hair any more so i did improvise)

Premades Sims Extracted (Original, Ancestors and Genetically Correct) - Masterpost

Are you tired of having to extract your favorite premades when you want to move them to another save or you simply want them in Bodyshop? With this list I will try to make your life easier! (The " * " indicates a lack of link because there is no download for that particular thing. Feel free to help me find the missing sims if you want!)

Look here for other masterposts!

⚠️ Always use the Clean Installer for install sims and lots instead of bodyshop installer.

If some sims are missing and you are in a hurry to get them, remember that you can extract them yourself! You can use this tutorial.

BG+EPS Premades

All premades of all the main neighborhoods extracted (Pleasantview, Strangetown, Veronaville, Bluewater Village, Riverblossom Hills, Desiderata Valley, Belladonna Cove + Roseland, Newson, Ottomas, Cooke, Gavigan, Picaso, Ramaswami, Traveller)

Ancestors Premades

Pleasantview Ancestors

Strangetown Ancestors

Veronaville Ancestors (+ two ver. of Viola)

Bluewater Village Ancestors*

Riverblossom Hills Ancestors*

Desiderata Valley Ancestors*

Belladonna Cove Ancestors*

University Premades

The premades of all the three university extracted as adults (Sim State University, La Fiesta Tech, Académie Le Tour)

Nightlife Premades

The Tricou Family + Rainelle

The Tricou Family + Rainelle

Genetically Correct

Genetically Correct Pleasantview

Genetically Correct Pleasantview V1

Genetically Correct Pleasantview V2

Genetically Correct Strangetown

Genetically Correct Strangetown

Genetically Correct Veronaville

Genetically Correct Veronaville V2

Genetically Correct Tricou + Teens

Genetically Correct Bluewater Village

Genetically Correct Riverblossom Hills

Genetically Correct Desiderata Valley

Genetically Correct Belladonna Cove

Genetically Correct Bin Families (Kim, Ottomas, Traveller, Gavigan)

Townies, Bin/Stealth Hood Sims

Almost ALL the townies of ALL the neighborhoods + The Garden Club (Only Bluewater Village townies are missing)

Alexandra Teatherton from Riverblossom Hills

Bluewater Village Townies*

Seasons Stealth Hood Sims*

Pets Stealth Hood Sims*

Apartment Life Stealth Hood Sims*

(Mod) Functional Arcade Machines (GT Req.)

Hello, I have updated SrslySims Arcade Machine, recolored it, and upgraded it a bit to work with multiple games from Basegame and City Living 笙･

More pictures and download below~

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TS3 Music Note Default Replacement

Hullo! I come bearing gifts in the form of not-crunchy music notes.

When @papermint-airplane put out a call to see if anyone knew of a replacement for the music notes that emanate from musical instruments in TS3, I immediately wanted to make one, since I've always hated how awful the texture looks, and I've never seen a replacement for them. Previews are below (make sure to click on the images for the full size versions, as Tumblr of course screws up the quality of them).

These are upscaled 5x from the vanilla version and partially hand-painted (i.e. I traced over the very pixelated vanilla notes at a higher res, but they are slightly different than the originals) and Compressorized. You can pop these in your Packages folder, and they should work fine with any other headline effect replacements (I tested with this one specifically and had no issue, despite S3Dash flagging it as a conflict), but if you're unsure, stick this file in your Overrides folder instead.

DOWNLOAD: Simblr.cc | Mediafire | SimFileShare

CREDITS

EA for the original texture, obviously

Medibang Paint Pro

Adobe Photoshop

s3pe

@katsujiiccfinds @pis3update @darkccfinds @wanderingsimsfinds

Rabbit Texture Override -Plus Accessory Work-

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Happy… err Hoppy Easter! ;)

@sssvitlans @moonglitchccfinds @dreamstatesimsfinds @emilyccfinds  

I was trying to be inspired by Tumblr today - but for some reason the TS4 gameplay tag is 99% posed screenshots and scenes with subtitles which aren't gameplay. Tumblr, do better.

download.

twelve swatches.

i didn't edit the preview.

@vyxated

Keeping Lag to a Minimum...

I was chatting about a few things I do to combat lag over on discord and realised I do quite a bit of maintenance to reduce lag/load times. I decided to write em all down and before I knew it, I had a big ol' list. Here's hoping it helps!

Save/File Tips:

Clear your caches (located in the same spot as your mod folder fyi) I usually delete the onlinethumbnailcache, avatarcache and localthumbcache caches every time I exit the game, the main one to delete regularly is the localthumbcache file, they're just temporary files but it can get pretty big after a while.. if you're having any mod issues, particularly ui ones, it's always worth deleting that to see if it helps.

Remove any saves you're not using from your saves folder, and keep an eye on save file sizes. In my experience, any saves over around 30-40mb start to get a bit laggy. Things that bump this size up are the amount of townies in game and the amount of lots/objects in the world.

Regarding the above point, I regularly bulldoze lots I don't need anymore, just to save the game from having to cope with extra shit to load in the background and reduce save file bloat.

Similarly, I delete a lot of unnecessary townies. Also, try to keep the amount of outfits on townies to a minimum, ain't no townie need four swimsuit outfits, the game will thank you..

If you have cheats enabled you can usually shift-click/delete object on things like random coffee cups or stray cupcakes sims foolishly drop around the world (or eat em.. whatever tickles ur pickle) just get rid!

Whilst we're keeping objects in game to a minimum.. I try to clear sims inventories now and then, including townies. You can do this via mccc even if you're not currently playing that household by heading to MC Cleaner -> Sell Sim Inventory/Sell Household Inventory. RANDOM LUMPS OF CLAY BEGONE!

Think of a save file like a lot.. the more objects in it, the laggier it gets! Try your best to remove anything or anyone unnecessary where you can.

Hit "Save As" instead of "Save" now and then - the more you overwrite a save, the more chance it has of going wonky, treat your game to a fresh one now and then and remove the old one from your saves folder (maybe don't delete it right away in case you wanna roll back, keep it somewhere safe).

If you can (although ik it can be a pain) set up a new/fresh save, you'd be surprised how bogged down old ones can get! For legacy players, it's usually best to do this whenever you have a small family to save yourself some pain, since you can just save the household and take em to a new save (you will lose sims inventories/household inventories/relationships with sims outside the household tho so beware! Pictures/other collectables can be saved to a lot however, and you can always cheat back relationship bits etc.. bit of a last resort but new saves are shiny and fast!)

Make sure your Screenshots/Video folders are empty - move em somewhere else, it works, trust me. If you have a lot of custom music installed try n' clear some of those out too.. the smaller that Sims 4 directory is, the better.

Delete any last exceptions/last crashes (same spot as your mod folder again) you don't need em unless you're planning to upload em somewhere for help.

Settings Etc:

If you get a bad lag spike, opening the main menu and/or saving can randomly stop this. If it doesn't, try exiting the game, clearing your localthumbcache and restarting.

Clearing all notifications from the game panel can also help.

If you can, close all other apps and background apps you don't need whilst playing, ts4 is super memory hungry so it can definitely help.

The GraphicsRules Override file by Simp4Sims can reduce lag/latency and make your game look a little better in the process!

Srslysims Simulation Lag Fix mod can help reduce lag too (if you've altered the game speed via mccc tho, don't use this unless you plan on resetting it to default).

If you aren't keen on, or barely use a pack, consider disabling it.

Not ideal, especially for those of us taking screenshots, but lowering the graphics settings whilst playing definitely helps.

If you use re/g-shade, consider switching it off whilst playing and only turn it on for screenshots.

A clean and tidy pc/laptop runs better in general. Remove anything you're not using/don't need anymore to free up space, remove temp files, clean up your folders now and again etc etc.. especially that dreaded mod folder, speaking of...

Managing Mods:

SORT OUT YOUR MODS FOLDER FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.. skdsjdjs it doesn't have to be immaculate but at the very least try n' clear it out now n' then. Also try to separate your script mods/overrides from the rest, patch days don't need to be so stressful ;-;

Personally, I don't merge my mods; if something breaks it's much harder to pinpoint! It makes it easier to find/delete specific mods too.. and let's face it, there's usually one or two items in that set you could do without lmaooo.. also, don't think it helps much tbh! Yeah you could say the game doesn't have to work as hard to load merged files but that's debatable, it's still the same amount of items/polys at the end of the day ¯\(°_o)/¯

If you like merging files and/or see results from doing so, you can merge stuff you definitely know you're never getting rid of, especially CAS/BB stuff.. but steer clear of merging gameplay/script mods! If a merged file seems to be the culprit when using the 50/50 method, try unmerging it and 50/50ing it again! You might not need to get rid of everything if something's borked.

Bulk Rename Utility can be used to remove all spaces and special characters from your mod files, the game doesn't particularly like loading those so it'll thank you.

The Sims 4 Mod Manager is a great way to sort through your mods, you can easily see, move and delete files from here (not great for build/buy, poses etc as thumbnails are usually missing, but great for CAS stuff). An extra hint with this that I've noticed is that if any of my mods get renamed with [D1] at the beginning after looking through them via the mod manager, it means it's a duplicate file so you can get rid.

I also use the Sims 4 Tray Importer to help me sort through mods. Simply save a sim/lot with any cc you don't want and find it in the importer, you can then go through all the cc in the cc tab and delete/sort it (I also use this to sort cc if a bunch has the wrong tags etc, makes it easier to find in my folders by saving em to a lot or w/e - it also spots duplicates which is handy).

It's a ballache, but the 50/50 method is tried and tested if you're having issues.

I like to keep an abandoned cc folder tucked away somewhere, that way you can remove mods willy nilly without stressing about losing them. If you change your mind, you can always grab it back!

what is with the sheer number of sims 4 townies that look like this

like. why the purple skin with the blonde hair. why that body shape. why do they all wear the worst clothes available in CAS.

Automatic Sleep Masks

I love the sleep masks from Lovestruck, but I’d like to use them as actual sleep masks without my Sim wearing it while making breakfast in the morning!

With this mod, you can select your active Sim’s preferred color, and they’ll automatically wear the mask when they go to sleep and remove it when they wake up.

Here's an overview of the mod:

Requires Lovestruck

Worn When Sims Are Asleep, Removed When Sims Wake Up

10 Colors to Choose From

Individual Preference for Each Sim

The sleep mask no longer needs to be part of your Sim's sleepwear attire. Set your active Sim's mask preference in the pie menu, and they'll wear it every time they sleep! Each Sim can have a different color, and you only need to set the preference once for each Sim. There are 10 colors to choose from.

Select 'Reset' to remove the sleep mask selection for that Sim.

➔ DOWNLOAD (free on patreon)