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hi :) just wanted to say i love your mods, they add so much depth to my game <3 i have an issue with your religion mod and smoking mod, where anything relating to the omiscan religion and the banisteria mod is completely unusable - any attempt to find the banisteria herb (which i've downloaded), or any attempt to use the omiscan religion mod objects in the "omiscan pray" interaction crashes my game. is there something i'm doing wrong??
Hi and thanks! I was on vacay so sorry for the late response. This usually happens when you are missing a requirement for the mod to run. Please refer back to the post to make sure you have the required files (marked as Necessary) and additional mods that are required (e.g. Nraas, Script Utility).
Hi @poppy091 and thank you!! It never hurts to ask (unless the cc creator specifically asks you not to, of course). I'm also not big on IRL cleaning at all but do enjoy it in the Sims. Ani has a scripted object mod that tracks dirt in your house (I'm too lazy to track it down but I'm sure someone else knows it). I think she's also ported over the broom sweeping and cleaning interactions from Sims Medieval. I have soooo many unfinished projects in my queue and I just got an Apple TV+ subscription and am back on sugar so I don't foresee myself getting to this anytime soon. But I feel like this is something that some other modder has also thought about so 🤞🏾
Speaking of unfinished projects... 👀
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Free @frostedshore! @staff Come on! Yet another blog being deleted, suspended, shadowbanned for NO reason!
uhm.. why is my comments being deleted from my blog's post & other people's blog? :/ i'm so scared my ts3 ccfinds blog has been deleted TWICE & I stopped trying to make one and just have a reblog account. if my blog suddenly dissapear... please have my back T.T I still have cc I haven't shared T.T
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More simblrs being blocked, suspended, deleted! WTH Tumblr! @staff get it together!
Help Me Take My Account Back
Hi, this is Pi, Pitheinfinite, the founder of @pis3update and @pis3story & the joint founder of ts3creatorscave.
About a month ago, my original account got suspended by tumblr with no reason provided. I followed the protocol and filed my complaint but my patience got no reward. No response. Nothing At All.
It's time to take some real actions I think. Please help me by urging @staff to give my account back. Even though I've been on hiatus for quite some time and still don't have much time for the game or the community at the moment, I want to keep the place I've built for years, knowing that I always have a home here to go to.
Besides, my story sideblog pis3story, unlike pis3update, has only one member/admin, and will go down with my original account.
Please help me. Reblog this post and tag the staff, asking them to make things right. It's those porn zombie that they should go after, not the long term users. Thank you💜
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It's back!
After 3 ½ weeks and no word from "support" only to say it was a "glitch" 🤨
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PSA: If you have sent or are sending me messages, I can't access my direct messages so I haven't been responding. Not sure if this is a new form of shadowbanning or what but just letting you know. 🤷🏾
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27 Feb Update
Added even more vending machine foods: 2 new sandwiches, 2 new snacks, 8 new drinks (seltzer, 3 juices, 3 iced teas and 1 iced coffee). They come with similar after effects like the other foods
Sims will now sit to eat if there's seating available
Added a hot beverage vending machine where you can buy hot drinks available from the winter concessions stand (obvs you need Seasons for this). There's a separate vending machine for it.
Bars will fill more hunger motive than before
Fixed an issue where Sims would sometimes reset after getting a stuck item from the machine or if using the machine to autosolve hunger
Credit/thanks: all items, credits and thanks to ACNH for the items. I played a lot of Animal Crossing over the holiday so I have a lot more food conversions I've been working on. 😋
Go to original download links to redownload all the updated MAIN and Food Assets files (and the drinks machine if you want it)
More Vending Machine Foods! 🥪🍪🥤
Tired of candy and soda being your only options? Here's some more diversity for your vending machines.
@its-time-o-clock asked if I could share these and they kind of go with my exercise mat since I made them at the same time for my gym. I figured it would be useful to add sandwiches and chips to put in my hospital/clinic as well so Sims have more convenient food options.
There are 10 items to buy:
Drinks: Water, Juice, Sports Drink
Bars: Granola, Protein (you DON'T need my Quick Snacks mod for this)
Sandwiches: BLT, Egg Salad
Snacks: Chips, Trail Mix, Oreos
Some of the foods have effects, for example:
Juice and Oreos give you a sugar rush buff
Sports Drinks and Protein Bars give you an adrenaline buff.
Sports Drinks and Water help with fatigue after a workout
Sandwiches have a chance of giving nausea. Vegetarians will get nausea if they eat the BLT
Eating too many chips or Oreos or drinking too much juice will make your Sim gain weight.
Environmentally Conscious Sims will get a negative buff if they buy a bottled drink
Like normal vending machines, there's a chance that food will get stuck (5%). I reduced the chance of dying by the vending machine falling on you to 1% because what are the odds, but it's 5% if you slam it because that's rude!
I added my script to theATS3 vending machines. The Snowy Escape one has drinks and bars, the custom ATS one has sandwiches and snacks. I created two other scripts if you want all the items in one machine or just drinks:
Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.olomaya.VendingMachineFoods.VendingMachineAll
Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.olomaya.VendingMachineFoods.VendingMachineDrinks
You need to add the script before you create the vending machine so that it loads the correct foods/drinks.
Needs UNI for the vending machine functions.
Credits/Thanks: The vending machines and most of the food objects (the bottles, chip bags, and Oreos) are from @aroundthesims and the amazing Sandy so thanks as always to her for her massive and versatile library of quality objects! The sports drink is converted from Somik&Severinka (I wish I played TS4, their foods look so amazing!), the cashew piece is from icemunmun's Baker Basket (my fave food mod!). Rest is from EA.
DOWNLOAD HERE | Alt: Simblr
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23 February Update:
IMPORTANT: previously if you traveled to another world, the game wasn't saving your VC skill progress and your card stats would get deleted if you had them on you. This fixes that so your skill progress and cards are retained.
Voidcritter interactions (like ask to trade, compare cards) won't show if your Sim is not in a socializing position (e.g. asleep or swimming)
I adjusted the value appreciation of the cards so the value outpaces daily depreciation if you battle the card regularly. Winning voidcritters should be more profitable now. In order to update the card value of any existing cards, you need to battle the card and you'll see the amount the card is worth (probably) greatly increase after which the increases will be less noticeable (unless you have high skill or good cards).
Redownload the updated MAIN file here
Voidcritters (Afterschool Activities+)
18 August: This mod has been updated. Please refer to this post for more information before downloading.
6 May Update:
This is just a small update. Apparently the Store Tablet (which the Simtendo Twitch is cloned from) gets routinely purged from inactive Sims' inventory. So I updated it to stop it from happening. You just need to redownload the MAIN file to get this fix.
19 March Mod Fixes/Tweaks:
Mod should now run for players without Script Utility (thanks to the Anon for bringing this to my attention!)
Included a fix where Sims without cards asking others about their favorite voidcritters produced an error
Fixed an issue where the "Ask to Join Voidcritters Club" option was still available even after the target joins the club
Sims can now sit while playing Voidcritters Go! on their phone
Please also note that you need CCLoader in order for the custom comic books to show up.
This is a TS3 version of Voidcritters which came in one of the TS4 packs and the second in my Afterschool Activities+ series of mods. I haven’t actually played with Voidcritters in TS4 but I really liked the concept and the worldbuilding and effort they put into it. Technically anyone can play but I made it for children and teens in mind. Sims can collect, trade, train and battle Voidcritters cards and play with their friends at the Voidcritters club. I didn’t want to go through the trouble of converting that bulky battle station and was planning to put it on the computer but then saw ATS3 had created a Nintendo Switch system based off the Store tablet and that was perfect.
For more information about the Voidcritters, you can read the handy guide here.
The card and packs are by me converted from TS4. The Switch is from Around the Sims 3 and is based on the Store tablet so you will need the tablet for the animations. Thanks as always to Sandy at https://aroundthesims.tumblr.com/ for her amazing cc and her generous use policy! Unfortunately I couldn’t figure out how to edit the video effect for gaming so it’s off completely and I just added some gaming sound to it. If anyone knows, please give me some tips!
I'm pretty happy with how this turned out except for the Read Stats interaction on the card. The card sticks through the Sim's hand. I tried for hours to fix it but alas, animation is not my forte. I was going to just remove it but it's the only place where I included the cute little descriptions for each Voidcritter so I'm leaving it in. Aside from the descriptions, all the information on each of your cards can be found either in the skill journal or by hovering over each card.
You need NRaas Career for the custom afterschool club, the Store tablet for the Twitch and Generations and University for other gameplay or animations.
Let me know if you have any issues! More details after the cut.
Download (8 files) here
How to Play
Voidcritter cards can be purchased in Entertainment/Hobbies&Skills or Kids Room/Toys. They come in packs: Starter Packs (§75) which have Common cards, Booster Packs (§90) which have Uncommon cards, and Battle Packs (§105) which have Rare cards. The cards you get are random each time you open a pack.
Common cards are §25 each, Uncommon are §45 each and Rare cards are §105. The values of the cards will depreciate over time but also can increase depending on their rarity and power level so you can sell them to make a some profit after training them up.
You train up your Voidcritters on the “Simtendo Twitch” handheld (Electronics/Misc; §500) and then battle them against other Sims that also have Voidcritters which will boost the power level of your Voidcritters and your Voidcritter skill.
Using the Twitch, you can battle with anyone who has a VC card online or anyone who has at least one card and a Twitch in person. Battles are decided based on the players’ VC skill, the power levels of the Voidcritters that are battling and if they have an elemental advantage (i.e. Water Voidcritters have an advantage over Fire ones).
You can also play a mobile version ("Voidcritters Go!") on your smartphone. However, this will only increase your VC skill. You can't battle with cards on it.
Voidcritter Skill
The Voidcritter Skill is for children and teens. There are 10 levels for this skill. Once you max out the skill, you will get a Limited Edition card.
There are two skill challenges: Battle Master and Top Trainer. A Battle Master is a Sim who has won 20 battles. They will earn extra battle points when in a battle. A Top Trainer is a Sim who has at least 5 Voidcritters with 100 power level each. (I know the photo above says different because I took it before I made the change after realizing how difficult that challenge would be.) After achieving this challenge, you will be able to train your Voidcritters much faster.
Uncommon, Rare and Limited Edition cards are skill-gated meaning that you have to reach certain skill levels (4, 8 and 10, respectively) in order to train or battle with them.
Gameplay Interactions
Aside from buying cards, you can also trade cards with other VC players to fill out your collection or get rid of duplicate cards. You can also give cards away. If other Sims have cards, there are specific interactions that will appear like asking about their favorite Voidcritter. Children and teens can also beg their parents or grandparents for a Simtendo Twitch. If you have a bad relationship with someone and they have cards, you can beat them up and steal a card from them.
Voidcritters Club
Voidcritter enthusiasts can join the Voidcritters Club afterschool activity where they will gain VC and video gaming skill and can battle with other club members. There’s also a chance they may find a card while at the club. Sims can invite their friends to join the club as well.
Other Nerd Actions
Sims can read one of the 8 Voidcritter Comics you can purchase at the bookstore. There’s a 25% chance that you find a card in the comic book.
Finally, what is a proper nerd without some fanfic? I added the option for Sims with Level 5+ Voidcritter Skill and Level 1+ writing skill to write Voidcritter fanfiction. You can also read fanfic if someone else has written it and if you are the writer, you can read reviews of your fic. Playing Voidcritters and everything VC related also builds the Nerd Influence skill.
#mod updates#voidcritters#afterschoolactivities#sims3cc#sims 3 mods#s3cc download#s3cc#sims 3 cc#download
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15 March: Thanks to @heatherkknowles for letting me know about the text issue when clicking on the Boba Shop Attendee. It was previously showing the price for a group order for single orders, though you are still only charged a single order. That's been fixed.
19 February Update:
I removed the rebel influence skill gain from buying boba because it was driving me crazy (everyone got a megaphone!)
Changed the selection menu on the counter to something more visual (the below). Note: if you are ordering directly from the attendee, it will still be a pie menu.
Updated the code which should reduce any situations in which you order to go or group orders and it doesn't go in your Sim's inventory
The tooltip will now show the drink flavor if you hover your mouse over the cup
Download the updated file here
Bubble Tea Counter - Boba-fied!
23 March update:
Fixed the Lychee flavor material so it properly corresponds and doesn't give mint chocolate
Fixed the issue with the interaction cancelling out before your Sim can put the boba in your inventory. It should go in the inventory each time you order to go
Fixed low res mesh to show the boba cup (there will only be one texture for this. I may update later but doing several material states can be time consuming and I don't play in low res)
This is Boba-fied version of the bubble tea counter from @twinsimming's Tea Time Set conversion. When I saw the ThrifTea shop in HSY, I really wanted it in TS3 and then Twin did the thang and converted it for us TS3 simmers. With this mod, your Sims can buy boba tea from the counter.
You can buy 11 different flavors: the 5 flavors from HSY (Taro, Strawberry Matcha, Chocolate/Mocha, Lychee, and Mango) as well as 6 flavors converted from OniSims: Chocolate Banana, Mint Chocolate, Strawberry, Peach, Brown Sugar and Pistachio. Certain Sims will get a positive moodlet after drinking it.
Sims can purchase a boba tea to go and will put it in their inventory immediately after purchase. You can also make a group order to get 4 which comes in a cute little beverage carrier (pictured above).
Finally, I added the option to get a customer loyalty card. Keep it in your inventory and you will get a free boba drink after every 10 purchases. It's not linked to the individual so you can share it among your household.
Credits/Thanks: Boba drinks converted from TS4 by me. The nice (aka, not EA ones) textures are from OniSims. The beverage carrier mesh is from Modish Kitten which I edited to fit the boba cups. Thanks also to Arsil (wherever they may be) whose custom beverage script was helpful in teaching me...well how to make a custom beverage. Custom buff image is from FlatIcons. And of course, thanks to Twin, who converted the set in the first place. I'm only including the updated counter so make sure to download the rest of her set here!
Requirements: University and Seasons EP
Download here
As always let me know if you run into any issues! A few notes after the cut.
Notes:
Sims will autonomously purchase if they're hungry. If there's boba lying around, Sims will autonomously drink unless they're stuffed.
I disabled autonomy for to-go and group purchases because hungry Sims will keep choosing these options and then not getting it from their inventory and then keep ordering more.
Children cannot purchase boba because there's no animation for it but they can of course drink it, however, if they're talking while holding a cup, it's a little weird. I think because there's no bar glass animation for kids. They don't stretch or anything, the cup just goes sideways.
Maids will throw away the beverage carrier even if there's still boba cups in it so if your maid is around, best to take the cups out of the tray or move the tray back into your inventory.
When buying a group order, dummy boba drinks are added to the tray and then the real drinks are added after. The thumbnail shows as strawberry matcha but it will be whatever flavor you ordered.
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15 February Update:
The issue where toddlers doing a craft project or eating would sometimes get in an endless loop should be fixed now
The option to serve toddlers food will only be available if there’s a toddler on the lot
Kids can now invite other kids to join them to play at the table. Teens+ can be invited to help with a puzzle
Kids and toddlers will now autonomously use the custom play options (puzzles, coloring, arts/crafts) provided they have the required items
Fixed the routing issue for walking toddlers not going into the appropriate slot before starting. I've noted that routing issues happen when the table is placed at a diagonal so I would avoid doing this.
Some animation prop fixes
Download the updated MAIN file here
More Activities Activity Table
Eat, Play, Learn! Family Fun for Everyone!
2-Sep Update: Thank you @jeebeehey for the French translation. Please redownload if you'd like them.
Updated for redownload (27 July):
Fixed an issue where the interaction cancels out if a toddler doesn't like the food. Thanks to @zemyna for catching!
Added the non-English stbls. Sorry, I swear I'm not one of those Anglophones that thinks English is the only language (I actually speak 3!), it's just a small step in the upload process that's easy to forget.
This is the final part of my little Kids and Toddlers mod series. It's meant to complement the Coloring Book and the Toddler foods mods so you will need those for this.
When I started this, I didn't think through how many new animations or custom details it would entail and I as continued, I kept having to add more and more. There are like 60 animations and 40 image assets 😭 hence why the two main files are so large for a mod.
What I've done is added more activities to the Activity Table after years of being annoyed that the Activity Table we have in TS3, despite being the EXACT SAME table from TS2, does not in fact allow your Sims to draw on it. EA, so lazy!
Anyway, what this does is add 4 new interactions to the Activity Table: Coloring, Arts & Crafts, Puzzles and the ability to serve toddlers food so they can eat there.
The activities are for toddlers and kids only but Teens+ can join in the puzzles if it's already been started by a toddler or child.
Note this will work with any of the Activity Tables in the game or Store but the puzzle will look weird as it's placed in the same spot as where the blocks are. You can use it with custom/cc activity tables provided only the mesh has been edited (for example, if slots are changed or removed, it may not work).
Credits/Thanks: The glue bottle, crayon, CAS paint items and one of the arts and crafts image assets are from @aroundthesims. Thanks as always to Sandy for her generosity and creativity in making Sims content! I originally only wanted to add the option to color/draw but this set of hers inspired me to add in more features. (hmm, maybe I shouldn't be thanking you then considering what a pain that was 🤔😅) All other objects and images are from TS4. Custom animations are by me using TS4 and TS3 as bases.
All buyable objects (table, crayons, puzzles) can be found in Kids Room/Toys.
Check out my other mods in the Kids and Toddlers series: Coloring Book for Kids, Toddler Bed, Toddler Foods and Snacks.
If you run into any issues (and YOU'VE READ THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONS) please let me know!
Please read below the cut for all the details on features and how to play.
Download here | Alternate Link: SFS
Coloring: Toddlers and Kids can color if there is a crayon box on the lot. Just like using a coloring book, coloring a picture will take up one crayon. Coloring increases painting skill for both. When completed, the final project will be in their inventory.
Arts & Crafts: Toddlers and Kids can do an arts and craft project. Not additional object is needed. They go pretty crazy with the glitter and glue so it can be dirty stuff if they don't have the neat trait. This activity decreases their hygiene and they will get covered in glitter paint when done. Similar to coloring, when completed, the final project will go in their inventory and they get painting skill while playing.
Puzzles: You need to buy a puzzle box and have it on your lot to do puzzles. There are two puzzle boxes but they do the same thing. And they stack! (I love stackable things) There are 3 puzzle types: Easy, medium and Hard. Toddlers can only do Easy puzzles. Children can do either easy, medium or Hard puzzles depending on their Logic skill (for Hard, logic needs to be 3 or higher). The puzzle difficulty will also determine how long it takes to complete the puzzle. Teens+ can help with puzzles but they can't start a puzzle on their own. Toddlers can kids can start a puzzle on their own or help another Sim with a puzzle. Puzzles increase Logic skill for all those playing it but will increase faster for whoever starts the puzzle. If a puzzle is completed, everyone who helped put it together will get bonus skill points. If there is already a puzzle on the table, there is no option to start another, you can only help with the current puzzle. There are different puzzle images (15 in total) but there's no difference between them. The only thing that matters is puzzle difficulty. If the Sim who started the puzzle stops for whatever reason (you or the game cancels the interaction), everyone else helping will stop as well.
Eating: Children+ can serve toddlers meals or snacks. It works the same as my Toddler Foods and Snacks mod. They will place the tray/bowl on the activity table and then call the toddler to eat. If the toddler is hungry, they will go over and start eating. Otherwise, they can always eat it later.
Known Issues:
Animations aren't perfect (but what in life is?) so there's some clipping, especially on the toddlers when they kneel.
The comically large puzzle piece accessory jumps around a little and sits kind of weird in the toddler's hand. I suspect this is because the game is using the adult version of the object animation. I've noted it for fixing whenever I do a second pass on the mod.
The food tray is upside down. Setting object rotation in-game messes up the routing for the table so I'm leaving it as is as it doesn't really bother me.
If there is a food tray or bowl on the table, you shouldn't be able to do anything else there because that slot/part is being used but I had this happen once where my tester child started coloring there. It didn't happen again but if it does happen in your game, simply cancel out the interaction and route them to another part of the table.
The puzzle leaves a shadow even when it's pile form because the shadow mesh is there but you only see it until the geostate changes.
This is not an issue but the alternate material states for objects are only available in high so if you play with graphic settings for objects on medium or low, you're going to see the default image for the puzzles or pictures.
Tagging for reblogs: @kpccfinds @katsujiiccfinds @pis3update
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Working on a fix for the More Activities Activity Table and wanted to see if anyone has experienced the endless looping with anything other than a toddler trying to eat or do crafts (e.g. do you have it with a child or when coloring or doing puzzles)? Let me know!
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11 Feb Update: Fixed issue where interactions were available even when no baby was placed on the mat. Redownload HERE
More Play! Playmat
1 Oct Update: If you're having any issues with babies moving after they are picked up from the mat, try version2 (on Box) or "noIdle" on SFS. This removes the feature where babies do idle animations on the mat. If a Sim picks them up when they are idling, they can get stuck in the animation which causes the constant movement.
This is an old-ish mod I made to satisfy my need to keep a baby in my household occupied and also prevent Sims from constantly bothering them when they're perfectly fine.
The TS3 Store playmat is yet another recycled TS2 item where EA took the mesh and little else (see More Activities Activity Table). For a "play"mat, there's absolutely no playing going on. Babies just stare into the void pondering their existence.
So I created an interaction where babies can actually play on the mat which gives them something to do and also means I can leave the baby on the mat knowing other Sims won't constantly be trying to pick them up. You have to turn the mat on in order for babies to play with it. Playtime is set to 2 hours but that's tunable.
Then TS4 Growing Together came out with a playmat that actually had some cool features like playing with babies and tummy time. So I revisited my mat and added in a couple of more features to allow other Sims to play with the baby on the mat and do tummy time.
Babies will get a positive moodlet from playing alone and playing peekaboo with others. Other Sims may get a positive moodlet if they are near the baby while the baby is playing on the mat. They will also get a positive moodlet from playing with the baby. Toddlers and up can play with the babies but only Teens+ can do tummy time.
You don't need the Store mat for this, it's its own separate download. However, I'm using a couple of sound files for toddlers (mostly the peekaboo) from the Baby Monitor or Playpen Store objects so if you don't have those, you won't hear anything.
Download HERE | alt: HERE
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Update 11 Feb: I updated the crayon accessory so it fits better in hand. It's a tiny thing but if you're like me, you notice these things. Redownload (only the BASE file) if you care!
Coloring Books for Kids
2-Sep Update: Thank you @jeebeehey for the French translation (for BASE and Seasons coloring books)! Please redownload if you'd like them.
In anticipation of some toddler mods I have coming out, I'm releasing this old coloring book I made a while ago.
I love the Children Can mod that opens up so much gameplay for kids in the game. However, the sketch book is SO BIG for little kids. So I made a coloring book for them to use.
There are 3 books (Kids/Toys or Hobbies/Skills) and they STACK! I don't know why that's so exciting to me but it is. Each one has a different theme so in addition to painting skill, they can gain gardening, cooking or (if you have my Voidcritters Mod) voidcritters skill.
You need crayons (Kids/Toys) in order to color.
The book is for kids but I added a little fun feature for toddlers where they can steal and eat crayons out of the crayon box which can make them sick and throw up. (that's fun, right?) Note: the crayons have to be within reach for the toddlers, so either on the floor or no higher than end table height.
Credits/Thanks: Coloring book mesh and crayon from @aroundthesims. Crayon box is from TS4. Coloring book pages are from Freepik and Crayola.
You need to have University EP (updated: and Pets EP [for the vomit ya'll]) and the Children Can mod installed since it uses those animations.
Enjoy and let me know if there are any issues.
Download here / Alternate: SFS
@katsujiiccfinds @pis3update (I remembered this time!)
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I need a poorer town.
I've been playing/testing a Volunteerism mod but I realize that everyone is too rich in my current town for it.
Local residents can volunteer at the local school or hospital to do things like coach children's sports games or bring knitted items for patients. Or active volunteering at a park, library or community center.
Here's my library volunteer hosting a storytime for kids. Except with no book.
But I think my favorite library volunteer feature is being able to recommend books to other Sims to read and then showing them where it is.
I'm trying to turn the community center into a bustling lot. There, my volunteers can host food drives, toy drives or soup kitchens. Again, no one fits the need criteria so we get a ton of donations but not many takers.
She can even run bingo games...if I can fix the machine. Does anyone know why the empty/clear parts of the cage are showing up as black? (Fixed! thank you @bietjie!!) Regardless, my elders are about to rack up a lot of debt playing because winning is not easy the pot keep piling up.
THIS took the longest time. I was trying to create a live class system similar to Uni but I wanted to have direct control over my teachers to be able to ask students questions or invite students to present, etc. I had to write and rewrite the code 3 times before I got something I was mostly happy with.
This is going to give my elder and retired Sims so much to do. But now I'm on the hunt for a slum town with broke sims so this mod makes more sense rather than the Hampton seaside community to continue testing and fixing all the bugs. Maybe Twinbrook or the bad side of Lucky Palms? Happy for any recommendations!
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I admit that it looks cute but I'm just not crazy about this painted 2d art style and the personality system looks VERY limiting so this may not be for me but I'm excited for their progress.
But all free expansions? That's just not a smart business model. There's a middle ground between nickel and diming customers with DLC and giving everything away for free. Many games have been doing that for years and only stopped because their investors and shareholders are greedy pigs. Like, I know people are EA/Sims 4 traumatized but charging for expansions/DLC is not inherently exploitative.
I don't know the people behind the game so maybe this is a passion project for them and so they're fine not making any profit and just breaking even and paying staff but are they expecting to fund the development of the expansions through Patreon? Is that reliable? Is that fair? I just checked out their Patreon and they're bringing in $33k a month so that's pretty slim margins for a 12-person team (based on the people in the video on their page). I just wonder what the long game is in terms of monetization beyond base game sales.
#paralives#meanwhile in other life simulators#this kind of turned into a rant#but more life sims is never not good#Youtube
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Honestly, I'm relieved. This game was still looking so rough and I'd feel much more comfortable with a June release than this coming out in 6 weeks.
I was watching a video from SatchoSims* and he talked about how LBY is more just a compilation of gameplay features without any gameplay and he definitely pinpointed my main issue with the game despite my excitement for it. I just don't know what I'm going to DO or what I will want to do because they haven't really done a good job of explaining the rules and structures and goals of the game (aka what the game is about).
I'm still excited for it and will definitely play it in June and am eager to check out the modding tools but yeah, what are we doing?
The Sims was a time management game. You had to figure your shit out and meet your basic needs all while juggling other mini challenges and responsibilities and TRY to become successful which would then unlock cool shit to buy or do that you would have the time to do because the money and rewards and perks you grinded for allowed you to do it.
And then TS2 improved on that by focusing on interpersonal relationships and making that more complex so that Sims felt more unique but also had to focus more on mental health and well-being and the drama that comes with interacting with other people.
Then TS3 took that even farther by basically unleashing chaos all around you with an open world so you have less control over what is going on so while you are grinding away to create a dream house for the Sim you want to marry and grow old with, you head over to the park and see your future spouse making out with some asshole in zebra print pants! And then on top of that, they deepened skills and hobbies so Sims have soooo much to do so that life goals are so much more diverse (though I will admit this came at the expense of interpersonal relationships). People often say that they wish TS3 had TS2's hobby system but in my opinion, it not only does but it's infinitely much better than TS2's. I would argue that TS3 at its core is a game about hobbies and interests.
I love that LBY seems to be wanting to improve on TS3 (because TS4 definitely didn't) and give us a true life simulator but I still don't understand what the game is about. They show off how many traits they have and how we can mod in our own traits but what do the traits means? If a character has a Difficult Childhood trait, how is that going to affect their ability to form relationships, fall in love, be a good parent? They said we could have truly homeless characters to play Rags to Riches challenges. That's awesome! Can we see that? How does the economic system work? Could it be integrated, for example, where household taxes and bills actually go towards community development? Like THIS is gameplay. I don't want to see another treasure trove video or someone doing work tasks. Those are features, not core gameplay and if it is then I'm afraid Rod Humble is making TS4 competitor, not TS3 which would be a shame.
*I don't know if I like him or not, but he has good viewpoints compared to the other high-profile Sims 4 YouTubers who at this point are practically on the Maxis payroll desperately trying to pretend that game is interesting because it literally pays their bills 😭😭
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Hiii! Thanks for your work in Ts3.
(English isnt my language, hope you can get it :))
I was playing ts2 these days and I was thinking…
Can you work in a ts2 to ts3 cars mod? Sims can open and enter in cars and drive just like ts2.
Like watch birds, smell garden flowers, cut the extras in bushes
I love the details about ts2…
Hi and you're welcome. 🙂 I think we'd all like TS2-style cars in TS3, my friend. It's a lot of work. At least in terms of the way I would want to set it up which would require a fully custom object rig and new animations, new scripts, etc. I may eventually get around to it but you should check out @angelqueen34. She's been working on bringing the Store car animations to TS3 and also has some cool ideas for GTA style driving!
Hi and thanks! I'm not interested in adding the Jacoban religion because it's too similar to Peteran and I don't see the gameplay value. If I were to create a new religion, it'd be something completely different in tone and style to the first two I created. Peteran represents the Abrahamic religions, Omiscan for animism, so I'd have to think about something else. Idk, these days most people worship Taylor Swift and Beyonce so maybe I'll create a stan mod 😭😭
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Tagged!
Thank you content queen @wanderingsimsfinds for the tag!
Favorite Three Ships
I don't have the brain capacity at the moment to think of all-time but some recent ones I really enjoyed in the last year:
George and Charlotte (Bridgerton: Queen Charlotte)
Jin Young-seo and Cha Sung-hoon (Business Proposal)
Pedro Pascal and the internet
Last Song - Murder on the Dance Floor, Sophie Ellis-Bextor (I had no idea this was an old song but thanks to the Saltburn-ification of my TikTok, I can't get it out of my head)
Last Movie - Aquaman 2 (spoiler: it was trash, don't bother)
Currently Reading - Co-reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Levin and The Art of Letting Go by Nick Trenton
Craving - I'm doing a zero sugar cleanse thing which really removes cravings so I'm not craving anything atm. It's crazy how much sugar messes with your brain chemistry.
Relationship Status - Single!
Last Thing I Googled - "cities in Bangladesh"
Current Obsession - Matte nail polish art, plant-based recipes, sewing patterns, Sims 2/3/4 comparison videos and YouTube scam investigators
Tagging @bast-sims @id-element0 @frostedshore @desiree-uk @simsdeogloria (and anyone else who wants to do it, tagging is like having to pick people in front of you with your eyes closed!)
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