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lt-sims · 10 days

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The Sims 2 Inspired UI for The Sims 4

After making my own UI override, I've been itching to look back in time and try to recreate The Sims 2 UI in TS4, and here it is!

I tried to capture the look & feel as best as possible, so I hope you can enjoy this mod and reminisce a bit c:

General Info

PC: 1.105.345.1020 / Mac: 1.105.345.1220 Older game versions will not work with this mod.

UI overhaul in the style of The Sims 2's UI.

Over 500+ additional icons recolored for CAS & BuildBuy!

Sims 2 style cursor recolors.

Most text are kept in their original color, though they might get changed/updated down the line.

To install:

// Main mod

Download & extract the zip file within your Mods folder.

Install the latest UI Cheats Extension mod and make sure it loads after the Sims 2 UI mod. Current version needed: v1.40

// Extras

Loading screen: download only one loading screen file. Available in: 4:3 - 16:9 - 16:10 aspect ratio.

Opening screen: file to replace the intro TS4 screen. Choose the file that pertains to your game language.

TS2 Cursor: recolored TS4 cursor to match with TS2's cursor. Unfortunately, some cursors are missing their recolors (rotate cam & grab+arrows in CAS).

EA Notif: optional file if you prefer to keep the notification in its original color scheme.

Mod-related Info

// Recommended mods for more immersion:

CAS overrides: bodyshop room & icon + CAS organizers, TS2 room by simsi45

buildbuy gizmo override (outline mesh + ts2 swatch)

TS2 font & want sound replacement by thepancake1

TS2 music for TS4 by buurz

Map replacement by 20thcenturyplumbob

Taxi mod & sound override (same object as the loading screen taxi)

// Compatible Mods ✅

UI Cheats Extension by weerbesu - original mod required

Fully compatible w/ UI Cheats Extension v1.40. To avoid any issues, keep the original mod in your mods folder (both .package and .ts4script) and have it load after the Sims 2 UI mod.

Other major mods are also compatible (BetterBuildBuy, TOOL, More Traits in CAS, etc.)

// Known Conflicts ❌

UI overhaul mods (Chalk'd UI, Dskecht's UI mods, TMEX's Clean UI)

Main menu mods (Minimalist Main Menu, Skip Main Menu, and other similar mods) *

Custom loading screen *

Custom wrench icons

Smarter Pie Menu by TMEX (choose between standalone or compatible version)

Phone icon override *

*these files can be removed if you prefer to use others. They all can be found in the Additional Files folder.

Credits/Resources

S4Studio, UI Texture Squasher (CmarNYC), Image Viewer (luniversims), JPEXS Flash Decompiler

Loading screen tut, splash/opening screen, UI/world map override tut, UI setup, phone icon resources by xosdr

Base files from the UI Cheats Extension mod (weerbesu)

📂 DOWNLOAD .zip

SimFileshare / Patreon

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lt-sims · 2 months

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Do you have any tips on how to make some rooms based on Star Trek set designs? Really, the more I explore this your Enterprise, the more I am *amazed* at the level of detail and accuracy!

hello and tank you for the compliment <3. hm, when i made mine, i was just trying to make something similar to what i remembered from the show, and then i improved it after looking closely at screenshots of the series. i took a long time to browse available items in the game to find somewhat matching arrangements, and then i downloaded or made own things when those weren't satisfactory. it was just something i had fun with, building and improving and changing, and it took quite some time. i guess one tip can be to have bb.moveobjects on cheat on, and move objects around in all sorts of ways to try to combine them into a fitting structure. also resizing objects with the keybinds is useful. just try things until it works.

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lt-sims · 2 months

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Thanks everyone for your interest in the TS4k Upscale mod! I'm still looking for a collaborator, so if you know C# please reach out to me ♡

@obscurus-sims had some great questions so I decided to take the HQ Lady out into play mode to demonstrate the differences. Check out the read more for the specifics!

Where this new method of upscaling shines is in face/body details, as well as clothing that have complicated normal maps, such as the pants.

In terms of file size, items that just have the diffuse map seem to be a bit smaller:

CC Items with normal maps are of a larger size -- but that's because the old HQConverter did not upscale normal maps. Normal maps are usually 1024x1024. In the TS4k upscaled version, they're 2048x2048. Hence the larger file size.

One last note is about compression. I don't know a ton about how TS4 compresses things, but something happens somewhere after what I see in photoshop, and what I see in game. The TS4k Upscale won't fix the artifacts you see because of compression. This is best demonstrated on dark clothing.

So to clarify, the TS4k Upscale mod would only work on upscaling textures (.png and .dds images). The limitations of compression in-game would unfortunately still exist.

#ts4 #hq mod #ts4hq #ts4 cc #sims 4 hq #ts4k #ts4k upscale #4k upscale #upscale #sims4cc

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lt-sims · 3 months

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This lot is truly amazing. I love going through it and looking at each room. The level of detail and fidelity to the show is amazing!!!

USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Sims 4 lot

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i think i uploaded & linked everything for this

i use all packs up to Snowy Escape and so i've probably used items here and there from most of them.

Lot size: 40 x 30

8 floors

Edit: the wall trim on the Ten Forward replicators seems to have changed colour. it was supposed to be in the white Stone Wall Trim. (see pic)

Tray files download

Place these files directly (no folders) in \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray

13 files

if you want to locate them later, you can search for *0f310e5d91891359*

all my downloads are via dropbox

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CC used:

Place all these in the Mods folder (sub-folders up to 3 levels deep are ok)

mine :

sliding doors

LCARS displays

horizontal wall lights

corridor walls

space paintings

table with marble surface & purple chair

shiny black wall, burgundy plush floor & bar lights

ten forward wall decor

box lights

catwalk light archways

polymer endtable grey recolours

by other creators :

Animated Wallpaper - Colored Twinkling Stars (modthesims) for bridge viewscreen

D720 Future - Wall Set (TSR) used almost everywhere between rooms and in engineering

Working Elevators Everywhere (tumblr) turbolifts. without this, sims wont be able to get around

transparent floor pieces (modthesims) these 2 files: • MTS_JPNL88_1x1Glassfl_NoInt • MTS_JPNL88_HalfGlassfl_NoInt for the warp core area of engineering

The Sim Teleportation Pad System (simsasylum — free registration required) • Plain version for transporter, if you want it to be functional

Across Strip Light (TSR) (linked before in the wall decor post) for green light decoration behind bar

Dining Liz - Painting (TSR) for Data's room

Summertime Living Painting (TSR) for Data's room

Pool Water Floor (modthesims) for arboretum pond

Vet Clinic Clutter (brazenlotus.com / googledrive) (there seem to be some duplicates in the archive) used in sickbay and one of the labs. just a few small details

Medicine bottle (small) (TSR) for sickbay. tiny detail

Cedar Arch Round 3x1 (TSR) for archways (doors) used on the bridge and in engineering and one of the holodecks

Mirror floors (TSR) floor in the warp core area

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Recommended mods:

Buy a better mattress (tumblr) for cheaper beds to give more energy

place this directly (no folders) in Mods

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Cheats used:

bb.moveobjects on bb.showhiddenobjects bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement

i recommend having bb.moveobjects on before placing the lot and before making build/buy edits to avoid risking items disappearing

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let me know if you have any questions

#I want this for voyager but I am bad at sims houses sob #others cc #sims 4 lots

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lt-sims · 3 months

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(Please full-size to see the actual difference in quality! Tumblr compression sucks)

Looking for collaborators!!!

Here's a project I've been noodling on for some time now -- using ERSGANs to upscale Sims textures! I'm quite excited about the results so far. It's bittersweet to post about this though. I was hoping to collaborate with CmarNYC's on updating the HQConverter to use new techniques for upscaling. Without CmarNYC's HQ Converter, the current HQ mod would not even have been possible. Her contributions to the Sims community were so helpful and ubiquitous and she will be remembered. So right now the TS4k Upscale mod is a semi-manual process, of exporting textures using Sims 4 Studio, then upscaling those using chaiNNer, and importing those upscaled textures back into the package. So these screenshots are just a proof-of-concept. The program I'm imagining would be a blend of S4pi or S4TK, and using pytorch to upscale extracted images.

I can handle the Python portion, but I unfortunately do not know C# or JS. Admittedly I started this project last year and looked into the HQConverter source and S4pi and and then got overwhelmed. So... if anybody who is a little more savvy with C#/S4pi (or JS/S4TK) want to collaborate on creating the program together, please let me know. I would love to make this project a reality some day!

CC Shown: Llumisims Vanilla Noodles Body Overlay , Twisted-cat Lemonade Skin Overlay

CmarNYC's HQConverter

ERSGAN paper

chaiNNer

#ts4 #hq mod #ts4hq #ts4 cc #sims 4 hq #ts4k #4k upscale #upscale #sims4cc

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lt-sims · 3 months

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This is so sad. I actually reached out to her like two weeks ago to see if she wanted to collab on the HQModConverter. She was so helpful the times I had interacted with her, and I was really hopeful that she would be interested in the project. Feels strange to grieve an internet stranger, but she touched my life in a little way.

RIP, CmarNYC

I’m very sad to report that Sims 3 and 4 creator CmarNYC passed away in October 2023. For 15 years, Simmers benefited from Cmar’s long-honed computing skills as she created much-loved modders’ and players’ tools, including the Sims 3 and 4 MorphMakers and Skininators, the TS4 SimRipper, the Sims 3 XCAS core mod, and many CAS sliders. She was also a contributor to S4PE, which likely was used by creators you rely on. Without Cmar’s work, the Sims franchise would have had a much less rich array of mods and custom content. She will be greatly missed.

As well as Sims, Cmar loved cats, and donations are suggested to the ASPCA, the TinyKittens Society, or an animal-related charity near you.

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lt-sims · 3 months

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Ensign Vorik

#star trek sims #my edits

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