Willow Creek Recreation Center

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Pt. 2 Sims Storytelling Resources

updated October 2022, original can be found here

Howdy again! My original resource post was a smash hit, so I've decided to come back with a new post. To share newer and previously unmentioned poses, creators, and resources. Consider this one of my simblreen treats.

POSES

@rebouks

Dozens of versatile and specific storytelling poses. Honorary mentions, her emotions pose packs are a must have.

@rethdis-love

A lot of group and single poses! My favorites are here, here, and here.

@simmerianne93

Whole bunch of solo, conversation, and group poses! Including fantasy poses!

@psychicpeanutkitty

Simple storytelling and couple poses! and some build-buy!

@thedevilliers

Great versatile poses! Many solo, double, group, and baby/child poses!

@siimplysims

Great poses especially for kiddos!

@aoihana2510

All sorts of poses, especially couple! my favorite must have is here

by Moc

Recently? deactivated (if they moved lmk) their poses are crucial for me! single, couple, kids and tots. they've got it all

@sionkanzaki-sims

Few couple and solo poses! my favorite is the school pose.

@sim-plyreality

Bunch of couple and baby poses! here's a couple sad single poses i love, and an adorable parent and children one!

Mari L

Their walking and sitting poses are great! They've got several great couple poses too!

@justalittlecatus

Bunch of poses, including some eating poses!

ANIMATIONS

@crispy-cucumber-ass

Solo and group poses and animations! Here's a group of favorites.

Sovasims

Many animations! Some of my favorites here, here and here.

Martlet

Most of their poses are exclusive, but these two public ones are great. Found here and here!

CAS

Blo0d and stuff

1* 2 3 4 5* 6 7 8

*tsr

@moonpres-sims has tons of scars and such, and makeup.

selfless plug, check out my s3lf harm scars here

I can't tell you what to do but… please add a variety of characters, your characters don't need to be all be the same. Adding a variety of characters makes stories more enjoyable. Don't be weird about them, avoid stereotypes.

Here's just some cas cc, be sure to look at the other content from these creators and from elsewhere.

warning tsr- players wonderland has TONS of great presets

Fat sims

cc list, another cc list

Elderly/Middle-aged sim cc

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

For your disabled sims here is a wonderful masterpost

Black sims cc

one maxis match hair list, savvy-sweet is now shea buttyr

some lips

1 2* 3*

lighter palms

POC sims broadly

favorite hook noses

monolids

1 2* 3* 4

@ts4-cultural-cc has tons of different cultural cc

mooncatcher has a lot of cultural as well as disability and different body stuff cc

LGBT sims

@gncc has a bunch of gender non-conforming cc stuff!

chest binder accessory binder

masc top surgery scars

1 2 3

femme top surgery scar

MISC

@rosewritingprompts - my favorite writing prompt tumblr for dialogue and writing ideas

Power Thesaurus - my favorite online thesaurus, find those fun fancy words!

Be sure to think about your characters dynamics, their individual dynamic and their relationships! Here's a few simple articles and blog posts. 1, 2 , 3, 4.

Recommended previously in a reblog by the lovely @xldkx, make sure your font is readable. I would also highly recommend a legible transcript. Make your story as accessible as possible! The little effort it takes can mean many more people will be able to read and love your story.

Also, 'shot, reverse shot.' Little demonstrative video here. It's used in nearly all media with dialogue. It can make the emotions of the scene shine through more.

good tip... Clutter the hell out of your scenes, with accordance to characters and setting. Most people have some clutter, a little mess adds to your setting significantly. Take the time to really build your setting.

Here's a little character building article. There's many more out there.

Most importantly!!!!!! Have fun, grow with your writing and characters. Make it a fun hobby, not a chore or job.

I greatly appreciate any added resources in comments or reblogs!!! :)

The Sims 4 Mod: Spawn Refresh

This mod completely overhauls how venue spawning works in The Sims 4, allowing for fully-staffed, multi-purpose lots!

How it works

With Spawn Refresh, most spawns are no longer tied to the lot type, but are instead based on the objects on the lot. Not only will all bars, stalls, etc. be fully staffed, but the objects also impact the types of visitors that spawn and how many. For example, a lot with gym equipment will attract Sims who like to workout, and a lot with many barstools and a few (but not many) bookshelves will attract a lot of barflies, but only a few readers.

Both staff and visitors will spawn on the following lot types:

Arts Center

Bar

Beach

Cafe

Gym

Karaoke Bar

Library

Lounge

Museum

Nightclub

Onsen Bathhouse

Park

Pool

Spa

Retail (not owned by the active household)

Resaurant (not owned by the active household)

Thrift and Bubble Tea Store

Additionally, the following lot types will spawn extra staff, but the visitors will stay the same:

Foxbury Commons

Recreation Center

UBrite Commons

New Lot Type: Rental (Shared)

Spawn Refresh also adds a new lot type to the game called Rental (Shared). This is a Rental lot that spawns Sims like a public venue. It can be used to simulate hotels and other accomodations for storytelling.

You will need a venue mod like Venue Changes for this to be available in Build Mode.

Limitations/where lot type still matters

Although this mod blurs the importance of lot types, they still matter in some cases.

Bowling events and spa classes are only available on venues they were available on previously. This may change in the future, but wasn't a focus for the first version.

You cannot combine multiple types of businesses. Although the mod will spawn Sims on businesses not owned by the active household, the "main" type still has to be set to the business type.

Events like bar nights and karaoke contests are still limited by venue type.

To prevent bar nights from breaking, barflies in Bar venues will spawn the same way they would without the mod.

Parks are the only lot type that will spawn bench sleepers.

Beaches and pools are the only lot types that will spawn swimmers, and will do so using the same logic it would without the mod. This doesn't mean Sims on other lots can't swim, it just means they won't spawn Sims specifically for that purpose.

For roles that have variants that normally spawn on multiple venues (for example: bartenders and barflies can normally spawn on Bars, Lounges, Nightclubs and Karaoke Bars), the mod will use the same variant as in the vanilla game, although it can still spawn multiple of them.

Only Museums and Arts Centers spawn visitors specifically to view art, since you probably don't want a bunch of random Sims showing up just to look at decorations on other lots.

Conflicts

This mod will conflict with any mod that modifies the "Zone Director" files for venue spawns. It should work fine with mods that limit Sims to their home world, since those don't edit the Zone Directors.

Download

Download Spawn Refresh

goorrrgggg

Wreatham Park

For country living that’s both fashionable and proper, look no further than Wreatham Park. This stately manor house in the Palladian style has nearly thirty rooms—space enough to entertain large parties and raise a large family in comfort. Below stairs, there’s quarters and workspaces for the full staff you will surely require to run the estate in style.

50x50, placed on Oakenstead

based on Wrotham Park

9 bed, ~3 bath, unfurnished

bb.moveobjects on

* please note: minor fixes were made after taking screencaps 

lmk if you have any issues of course <3

Download, CC links, and floor plan below the cut!

Keep reading

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!

Tiredness Mod (Dark Circles/ Eye Redness)

⏩ With this mod, Sims in GAMEPLAY mode can now get dark circles and eye redness based on their energy levels.

You need to have an XML injector for this mod to work!

Base-Game Compatible.

Visual effects are located in the Occult Eye Socket slot.

👑 Mod Info HERE

🧡 Early Access HERE 

Public Access: Feb 20

🔆 Changelog in January 2024 HERE

🔹 Links to ALL My Traits, Game Mods, and CCs

🔹List of IDs for creators who want to refer my traits to their own mods 

🔹 List of Chingyu’s CC Traits Name and Descriptions for mod users

🔹 Check Mod Status after a patch & Compatibilities

👁‍🗨 Learn how to install a mod & FAQs

👁‍🗨 Terms of Use

👁‍🗨 Ask Questions/ Suggestions/ Bug Reports on Discord

▶ I need to see a screenshot or LE report to help you figure out what’s wrong!

👁‍🗨 Download on my Patreon

👁‍🗨 Follow me on Twitter

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

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*

SourLemonSimblr male eyebrows set ​

DOWNLOAD

buy me a coffee ☕

eyebrows 54-59

4k texture

sims3!!!!!

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)

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.