This is an awesome mod that I have play tested and it make so many new types of businesses possible! Gone are the Sims 3 days of savy seller rugs everywhere, instead we’ve been gifted a marvelous Sims 2 ofb inspired mod that makes business dreams come true! I’m seriously so excited to see what the community can do with this. I have so many ideas for new shops, and I’m sure so do many others. If you’ve ever wanted to run a ts3 business this is the mod for you!
Yay, it’s finally here! Sim State Dude’s Open For Business for Sims 3 has arrived! I had the privilege of being part of a fun and great group of simmers who helped test this mod over at MissyHissy’s Discord and this mod is amazing, definetly a game changer! *Download and install Dude’s mod and enjoy!*
Watch the launch trailer video on his Youtube channel here!
Link to SSD’s Youtube channel.
Sims State & Co mod notes:
Welcome to Sim State! A new mini expansion focused on adding ownable stores to the game in an open ended format. Create a store, hire employees, set objects for sale (without rugs!), restock objects, earn XP on sales to increase your rank and more! Check it out below! DISCLAIMER: The mod has been thoroughly tested by myself and other simmers but due to the nature of public release I cannot guarantee you won’t run into a new one! As a rule make backups to keep your saves safe, but you can shutdown a business by purchasing a computer and using the ‘Manage Business’ option on the lot, this should fix any Sim State specific issues for a buggy lot. Thanks! DONATIONS Completely optional but for anyone who enjoys the mod and would be interested in helping out financially you have my deepest appreciation! FEATURES -Ownable Stores Create and run stores across town, you can open a maximum of one business per lot, but there are no limits on the amount of stores you can run! Pay the $1000 set up fee and start today! -Hire & Manage Employees Use the scripted OFB register to manage your store and hire/fire employees! Call them into work and assign them roles, you can even switch households and work at a store run by another sim, create managers and complex economy systems around your town! Running an upmarket boutique? Customise your employee uniforms to match the style. -XP & Ranks Stores level up in rank similar to resorts. Using a custom UI system you can earn up to 5 stars which allow for more employees and higher prices! The ratio is 1:10 per Simolean earned! -Customer Satisfaction Points Inspired by a similar mechanic used in The Sims 2 your businesses earn points for each purchase. Use these points to purchase the $1000 cash reward or a security system! -Petty Theft Yup! Crime can be an issue for your stores, keep and eye out on sims eager for a freebie! If you see a notification popup and your stock diminishing you may be able to catch the thief quickly by clicking on them and using the 'Stop Thief’ interaction; this will call the police and have them arrested! Purchase the security system to automatically call them and halt any negative impact on your Customer Satisfaction Points! Keep an eye on those Kleptomaniacs and Evil sims… but anyone with the right motive could leave you missing a few items! -Mystery Shoppers Randomly sims that visit your store will have a chance of being a mystery shopper which will earn you a nice bonus of funds! Keep objects stocked up and prices fair to stand the best chance of high rewards. Can you get a perfect 100/100 score? -Frugal Sims… Not everyone will be happy with your inflated prices, keep some objects set to a low mark-up to ensure frugal sims don’t complain! -Power Surges Randomly during thunderstorms your sims have a chance of experience a power cut! Don’t worry though, the don’t last long… usually! -Custom UI’s & New In game Lessons A few visual improvements to the notification system give a fresh look to the game. You can also find 8 new lessons under the 'Sim State’ heading! Well after months of work and the great sims community I am pleased to finally release the mod! As mentioned above it may have a few outstanding bugs but hopefully nothing too serious, let me know how you find it in the comments! I would love to see what stores you run with Sim State so please post about the mod and your experiences on social media and YouTube! A few special thanks go out to Battery, GameFreak, Lyralei and Zoeee for all their help getting this project to release and helping me understand the Sims 3 API and learn C#! Finally I will be posting the source code and assets as open source in the near future, I am stepping back from active development myself but I know there’s a selection of active simmers interested in supporting the mod into the future. I would appreciate credit for the original idea and version but if you wish to take the mod/update it or release it in an updated form elsewhere I would be interested to see where it goes! Thank you to everyone who helped out and everyone who tries the mod, I really hope it adds something new and fun to The Sims 3 scene! I really believe that with the right motivation someone could create an entire new EP for TS3 it really is very moddable when you get stuck in! Enjoy! Regards, Sim State Dude (& Co)
Download from Mod The Sims now!
Because there aren’t many ppl doing it for my game lol I need to know.
Another day, another beautiful house in Rosewood Park.
Inspired to decorated by watching C J Plays on YouTube with his decorating Rosewood series so I wanted to decorate too (just of course had to use way more cc). Going for a coastal cottage kinda vibe.
Thank you to all the cc creators! @gruesim @zoeoe-sims @martassimsbookcc @kerriganhouse @aroundthesims and many others 💕
As a surprise for Nellie, Frank invited her closest friends over for the weekend to throw her a bridal shower. He knew she was finding the idea of getting married without her family or friends difficult to bear. Nevertheless, it was a sacrifice they had to make to keep the farm a float and to savor a small honeymoon to France.
One phone call to Anna Leigh who was dubbed the ‘mother’ of the group - due to her wisdom, ability to organise and multitask like no one else - and the girls left their busy lives and came together at the old farmhouse in the midst of ancient trees and sprawling wildflowers. Vesper left her insta-worthy adventures, Roxie left her beautiful young family and sweet Gracie left behind her new teaching career; all to be with their friend who needed them.
It was Vesper’s idea to host the morning tea outdoors where Frank proposed to Nellie. Anna Leigh - culinary goddess - baked magic and brewed the most delightful tea. Gracie sneakily ran around picking the flowers that adorned the table. Roxie distracted Nellie with tales of her children and then blindfolded her and led her to the morning tea.
The day flew by in a heartbeat and before they knew it, their time together was drawing to an end. Frank, who had become quite the camera man that day, took one last photo. That photo became a keepsake of their weekend together and the memories they shared.
A huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to the amazing simblrs who trusted me with their beautiful simmies. These amazing people are @kevinvoncrastenburg, @silverowlblog, @simsdeogloria and @velvetpxl. I told you that I was a slow poke and I thank you for your patience and faith in me. I hope I’ve done you and your simmies proud. @simblrsimplyforfun
Sending a little update on things here on Adoption Ranch. Today I want to you meet Bella, our cute little golden retriever puppy! Here’s how she was described to us when we went to adopted her (the EA story) “This little puppy is a terrible terror! The constant yapping, digging, and slobbering EVERYWHERE is enough to drive anyone up a wall! Luckily he found a home with the Masons, a couple with more than enough love to lavish on this needy pup.” We’re hoping to teach her some good behavior and eventually maybe breed her once she’s grown so we can have MORE cute puppies! So enjoy the pictures of Isaac and I going goo goo over this sweet girl.
Some Fall Themed CAS Background for your Sims 3 Games. More info under the cut :)
A huge thank you to Pilar Leon for allowing me to covert their beautiful CAS Backgrounds. This is the first of several I've done so keep an eye out for more.
And a huge thank you to Nectar Cellar for the tutorial!
The background uses a 2048x2048px.
The CAS Room Default will replace the basegame CAS Room.
The Stylist Room Default will only replace the Stylist Room. (The Stylist Room Requires Ambitions)
You can only have 1 CAS/Stylist Room Default at a time.
Credits
A huge thank you to @pilarleon for allowing me to covert these and for all the beautiful CAS backgrounds they have created. Originals can be found here: Autumn & Marina
@nectar-cellar for the tutorial and doing so much work to get us TS3 players some new backgrounds! I can't thank you enough! Go look at Nectar Cellar's Tutorial Here: Make your own using this tutorial!
@johziii for the beautiful sims in these pictures. Models used were Paula Benjamin and Angeline Knight
Other Mods used in photo is @boringbones CAS UI Overhaul
Now updated with the simblr.cc link as well! I know SFS was being a pain for me yesterday as I was trying to download, so please go check out simblr cc and download the files there as well! I've also posted a sneak peak of future CAS rooms under the WIP tab :)
Some Fall Themed CAS Background for your Sims 3 Games. More info under the cut :)
A huge thank you to Pilar Leon for allowing me to covert their beautiful CAS Backgrounds. This is the first of several I've done so keep an eye out for more.
And a huge thank you to Nectar Cellar for the tutorial!
The background uses a 2048x2048px.
The CAS Room Default will replace the basegame CAS Room.
The Stylist Room Default will only replace the Stylist Room. (The Stylist Room Requires Ambitions)
You can only have 1 CAS/Stylist Room Default at a time.
Credits
A huge thank you to @pilarleon for allowing me to covert these and for all the beautiful CAS backgrounds they have created. Originals can be found here: Autumn & Marina
@nectar-cellar for the tutorial and doing so much work to get us TS3 players some new backgrounds! I can't thank you enough! Go look at Nectar Cellar's Tutorial Here: Make your own using this tutorial!
@johziii for the beautiful sims in these pictures. Models used were Paula Benjamin and Angeline Knight
Other Mods used in photo is @boringbones CAS UI Overhaul
Needed to build a house to take some preview pictures for my next cc conversion set and I was in CC heaven today. I mean look at this sim with hair by @rollo-rolls, beautiful dress and hat by @keibea who makes the most perfect outfits. I just am so happy with little test sim Callie that now I have to find a way to keep her.
But also, checked out the world of Mount Estelle by @pxelblobs and IT IS SO FREAKING GORGEOUS! The parks are fan-freaking phenomenal and I was blown away. My build is taking shape and is based off of this wonderful Sims 4 one here X but had to check out the rest of the world too. The parks are so beautiful and the library is 100% amazing. With all that beautiful cc I couldn’t help but take even these unedited photos. (Also shame on little Callie walking in a library barefoot ;)
Just wanted to say thank you to these wonderful creators and share so hopefully others can enjoy too. Also hoping to finish up the last little things and have a conversion released soon. TSRW has been kicking my butt! But I’m very hopeful that soon I will have some wonderful, high quality conversions to share.
*Also I fixed my Hylewood save and just need to organize some screenies and queue them up. Also have a few more Christmas conversions I just need to finish and post and then who knows where the new year will take us!
Been a while but wanted to pop in and show you all what I've been up to. I started this Hospital in Saint Greer, but now it moves around to all my towns with me. Been inspired to finish decorating as I eagerly await the next version of @olomaya's Private Clinic mod. Coming soon is Optometry, which I've included a space for on floor one, more maternity care so that's the second floor, and currently we have the psychiatry module, so I have a counseling room and office on floor three, meeting space, and of course all the techy machinery. Along with a beautiful but totally not functional kids ward. Photos below. Will also be on my simblr.cc for more details :)
“Baking day for a church potluck! Crossing fingers it turns out!”
15 questions for 15 mutuals
I was tagged by @mainlyjustthesims and @wanderingsimsfinds
Are you named after anyone? Yes, my name is a twist on a famous actor and my middle name is after my grandfather.
When was the last time you cried? Probably recently, I’m a pretty emotional person and think sometimes a good cry is helpful. But I’ve been feeling better lately and I’m grateful for that!
Do you have kids? Yes, one amazing little boy! And I hope to have more
Do you use sarcasm a lot? No, years ago I was told my sarcasm burned and after that I stopped all together. I don’t want to be the kind of person who makes others feel bad or insecure. I prefer that people always come away feeling better after talking with me.
What sports do you play/have you played? Ballet and soccer, but when soccer got to competitive I quit and became a music girl. I definitely prefer that!
What’s the first thing you notice about other people? Their energy. I get a pretty good sense of if someone is happy, calm, irritated, strong willed, etc. I pretty much always try to have happy energy and brighten others days.
Scary movies or happy endings? Always happy endings! I am an absolute chicken and never watch scare movies. Ever.
Any special talents? Not really? I’m a pretty good organizer lol. Does that count?
Where were you born? California, USA
What are your hobbies? Simming, Stardew Valley, Reading, Embroidery, being outside, learning more about cc making.
Do you have any pets? Not currently but we want to get a golden retriever soon.
How tall are you? 5'2
Fave subject in school? History and English! Loooove history though.
Dream job? Ummmm, homesteading and having my own hobby farm. Sign me up for having some Jersey cows, chickens, and baking sour dough bread.
Eye color? Brown
Thank you for tagging me @mainlyjustthesims and @wanderingsimsfinds! I tag @twinsimming @desiree-uk @zoeoe-sims @phoebejaysims @misspats3 @olomayasims @martassimsbookcc @nectar-cellar @rachel-homeanddesign-sims @charliesimss @deniisu-sims @mspoodle1 @rollo-rolls @sunshinepixels @mystery-pixels and anyone else who wants to play!