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cowbuild · 5 months
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November 2023 Set (1) - Homey Laundry Room
Imagine you are doing household chores in this homey and cozy laundry room. Your sims will have fun doing household chores with many functional cleaning equipment that come with this set❤️
Don't forget to make laundry room for your tenants if you are planning to rent your sims' home😉
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martassimsbookcc · 8 months
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Cowbuild - Mermaid Paradise
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• .package • Pet bed requires Pets EP - deco version also available • • 𝔻𝕆𝕎ℕ𝕃𝕆𝔸𝔻 • Ad-free as always at my website! 🤍𝕂𝕠-𝕗𝕚 𝕥𝕚𝕡𝕤 𝕛𝕒𝕣  | ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕠𝕟🤍
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【 ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕤 】 Created for Sims 4 by @cowbuild | Original post: ⚪
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simbelene · 2 years
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I Have Been Betrayed....
I dug too deep you guys.....I wasn' t supposed to know all this!
Ma'am, I'm just here to write my fanfic okay? (which I still need to work on. I have to somehow make Loki and Doctor Strange like each other.) I shouldn't know all this, but I do. And now you have to too!
As most of you already know, I'm pretty vocal when it comes to people acting like assholes online. I've already been dubbed the vigilante of simstagram.
"And with great power, comes great responsibility" - Uncle Ben
In doing that, I find like minded people (or they find me). On more than one occasion I've had people ask me if I could dig into[insert creator here]. Sometimes I find stuff, sometimes I don't. But this here found me!
Before we even get into the tea, let me say this (and I cannot stress it enough): I DO NOT HAVE A LIST! Don't even ask cause I'mma tell you right now, I ain't got it! All I have are these screenshots that were presented to me and the power of deduction!
So word on the street is Cowbuild, amongst other creators, have a "tracking list" where they "track" their Patreon subscribers in fear that they'll "leak" their content.
Well....I have a little birdie and this birdie sent me a series of screenshots. We'll start with these:
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This is a conversation between birdie and Cowbuild. Now, Cowbuild swears up and down that there's no list. Well I also have the discord dms and they're tellin me a different story:
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I'm sorry, were you saying something?
"I will check and compare with my list so we can improve it and get ahead of these leakers" - Cowbuild. 2021
Here we go lying again! There will links to full receipts at the end of this post.
In the chat they mention a name "Snail Kitten" and to make note of them on their sheet. I'm assuming it's the coveted "leaker list". Cowbuild acknowledged it by saying "I can note it myself". Now, while I don't have the list, I have a name: Snail Kitten. Quick search on Google and....
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Well, well, well look what we have here! Snail Kitten is a patron of Cowbuild! Only subscribers can comment on posts. Snail Kitten seems to be an active subscriber too! Snail Kitten seems to vbe a loyal Patron of a few creators. I bet you all they wanted to do was have some nice CC in their game. They did not ask for their information to be exploited on discord!
There's no other mention of them outside of Patreon. Except for mimotos posts. There's no other mention of them outside of that.
I have no way of contacting Snail Kitten, so if someone could send this their way, that would be much appreciated! They have the right to know their information is being shared in the discord!
Which shocked the hell outta me if I'm being honest! I expect this type of behavior from the likes of Cowbuild and HMB, and maybe even leosims but Bergdorf?! GIIRRRRRLLLLL!!!!!!
Now here's where the betrayal comes in.
You who else's name is mentioned? Bergdorf! B E R G D O R F !
I used her bags in one my posts! We connected over our mutual dislike of Deborah Hauzz! And then I find out you're just as bad? If not worse?! Like, Hauzz is a scam artist and bully sure, but as far as I know, she ain't out here sharing her customers information in a private discord. That's a literal invasion of privacy!
I feel so betrayed Bergdorf!😔
I've known about this for awhile. It's been hard keeping my mouth shut, but I did it! I knew all of this before I reblogged this post that was talking smack about Bergdorf. She then crawled in my DMs and I figured this would be a good time to catch her in a lie (and I did!)
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You say there's no way, then how come Cowbuild is just out here enlightening people the ways of the criminals? Think about it now. How could Cowbuild know the exact subscriber that "leaked her kitchen set". Also, how would she know that specific set? It's starting to look shady in here.
I can't make this stuff up people! I have a fanfic for that. There really is a group of y'all out here "comparing notes" of your subscribers, your paying customers, in case of the event that one of them "leaks" "your" content. And yes, "your" content because everyone's name that's been mentioned so far is a re-colorist at best. They buy their meshes and have the AUDACITY to be this uptight over it!
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Every other creator doesn't have to go through all of this. Why? probably because they're not out here being shady. They're not making email list of "leakers". They're not gaslighting their followers. They're not converting without credit. They leave credit where credit is due. And they're not that pressed over their Patrons.
Think about it now.
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Why do you think some creators require their Patrons to beg them for cc links? Yes, they beg. They beg in the comments section. "cAn I hAvE tHe LiNk?". Almost every comment on a post on Cowbuild's patreon is asking for a link. Sweetheart, you shouldn't have to BEG the creator for a link you PAID FOR! (read it again for those to don't understand) Cowbuild's stans love to call people "poor" and look down on others, and yet they're the ones in the comments begging for a link. Both hands out!
Of the two of us, who's actually the beggar? Cause it ain't me I'll tell you that!
This looks like the comments section of a YouTube video. The only difference is that these people actually paid for access to the link (and still have to ask🙄)
I think I've figured out how they're tracking their patrons: Sending individual links to specific people. Do you ever wonder why some Patreon creators say "I'll DM/E-Mail you the link"? It sounds little shady does it not? Especially when literally every other creator doesn't have to do that. If you've ever downloaded something from Patreon, you know that you can download content straight from the Patreon post. So why do all this under the table sharing? You paid to have access to the content and yet you still have to ask for it? That doesn't seem weird to you?
These people so paranoid that one of you is gonna re-upload their stuff somewhere (which happens anyway btw). So they put tracking numbers in the files to keep tabs on their subscribers. Allow me to remind you: THEY DO NOT MAKE IS CONTENT THEMSELVES. THEY BUY THEIR MESHES! I can't imagine fighting this hard for content I didn't even create. This isn't normal. REgular peopel don't do stuff like this!
A word to the community: This type of behavior will continue to happen as long as you continue to tolerate it. It's time to stop tolerating, and demand accountability! It's not enough to have have "drama of the week" and then then let them continue on about their day.
I mean......you know what you're doing is wrong. All of this is premeditated crimes. That's why you have this whole secret discord. That's why everyone mentioned in the chat is gonna be "hush hush" about it. You can ask them about it all you want, they're gonna deny everything I can tell you that right now! These are some pathological liars who love to manipulate. Of course they're not gonna admit to sharing the information of their followers with their consent!
And I have to laugh because guess what? You went through all of that shit, and we got your content anyway. You’re over here losing sleep for what? Tracking or not, we're gonna get your shit! So why bother sharing people's data? It's pointless.
It's time to take some action! Believe it or not, there are things you can do about it!
For starters, you can unsubscribe/unfollow these people. That's gonna be the most effective and practical thing you can do. (I'm 110% with you because let's be honest, patreon don't so shit!) If you're subbed to one or more of these accounts and feel uncomfortable about them sharing your personal information, you can send an email to [email protected]. Or report them them to Patreon (hell, do both!). Just by going from those screenshots, it seems like if you're a sub, your name might be on the list. This is no longer a "omg you copied" issue, this is security/privacy issue!
Your personal information is at risk!
TL;DR: Cowbuild, Bergdorf, and HerMajestyBuilds are allegedly sharing the names and emails of their Patrons. I have one Patron subscriber who's information has been shared and it's Snail Kitten (If you know how to get in contact with them, please do! they need to know!) I've already unsubcribed and blocked these people. You should do the same! Not amount of CC is worth your safety!
P.S: Here's a link to the full receipts
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mack3030 · 2 years
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FYI I’m gonna say it:
If you have early access over 2-3 weeks I am going to be putting you on the red flag simmers list.
If you are locking items behind paywalls and not letting people know when you are going to unlock them, same deal.
If you use adfly and are knowingly giving your patrons viruses, same deal.
If you call your patrons greedy, ungrateful, try to shame them for having legit concerns about your policies, or throw tantrums, I will also put you on the list.
And I will encourage my fellow simmers to bookmark it and report as needed. The links are in my link tree, which is pinned.
I am not gonna play around while you show your ass. There will be no second warning or “well maybe they forgot”. Y’all abused the policies and fucked around. Y’all almost got early access taken away for good. So we’re gonna hold you accountable so EA doesn’t take our mods/cc away.
Think that’s too bad? Ask anyone from another modding community what THEY think of your attitude. They’ll adjust it for you.
And no, a 3D modeling community doesn’t count. If you wanna sell models, do it somewhere besides this community that depends on the intellectual property of someone else. 🙄
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pandabananda9 · 9 months
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Summer picnic :) Thanks to all cc creators! Extra thanks to @twistedmexi for making TOOLS - without it that tree border would never have found place. And also to @cowbuild for allowing me to do some recolors for my own use! <3
My apologies but I won´t do "specific WCIF" on this one. I have used so much cc - especially for the landscaping and going through every piece is simply too time consuming. Look at the tags and the list below instead. Everything I have used is made by those creators :)
Hel Studio (retired): Table, hat, blanket, pillows (recolored by me).
Conceptdesign97: Trees
Flirtyghoul: Flowers
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littleblackbooksims · 2 years
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The Patreon Mafia/Cowbuild Gate/Tracking/Doxxing Summary and Links
We're seeing a lot of people confused or just catching up about the situation so here are some helpful links:
The rundown is some big creators like Cowbuild, Bergdorf, Hermajesty Builds, and Anto, Bursa and more had a list of their's leaked where they were looking at and exchanging private information of suspected leakers. In violation of Patreon TOS, EU law & UK Law privacy laws.
Anto has since apologized and confirmed the existence of this list and that some members of this group were tracking their cc. His apology has been deleted.
The methods used to track is the warehouse tab in sims file share, baking user info into blender files and by monitoring download links. This is why so many permanent paywallers make their patrons beg for links, so they can track each piece of cc.
Last week we also released a post that documented more information that Cowbuild has been committing Copyright Infringement and Intellectual property theft, this has been confirmed by one furniture brand. Thats all for now.
Helpful links:
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Full receipts, we try to update these as they become available
FLICKRS BEEN TAKEN DOWN RECEIPTS STILL ON PROTON DRIVE THOUGH:
Stuff that came to light since breaking:
BoneSims intimidates Patrons and Infiltrates Pirating Groups:
LeoSims reportedly hired a PI and doxxed Emma Simposium:
Have any tips for us? Send us an anon or:
Email us at [email protected]
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defleura · 2 years
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if you paywall your content and/or you don’t release it from early access within 2 weeks (the timeline set by ea in the user agreement) you deserve to have your shit stolen. end of.
if you DOX PEOPLE (which is ILLEGAL) you EXTRA deserve to have your shit stolen. cry more, bitch babies.
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needleworkreve · 2 years
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@mack3030 @xldkx (full flickr album)
I’ve been fielding questions from friends that don’t make cc or do 3-d imaging about how these screenshots mean they stole meshes and did the behind the scenes work to doxx people. So I did a bit of an ELI5. 
CC is made up of a few parts, 
the mesh, or form that makes the item look 3-d; 
the UV Map, or textures, the part that has color;
the programming that allows it to work.
When we recolor something, the texture is split into 3 more layers: 
the diffuse layer- the picture
the normal map, also called bump map, an embossed layer that adds dimensionality without polygons; 
the specular map, also called spec map, way of telling the game engine where to add shine and how much in what way. (I have a deep dive into spec maps here)
When they talk about baking a watermark into the normal map that means that they are changing the bump map to have a very slight difference that won’t show very much in game, but will in their image editor. Assuming they keep a database of serial numbers and who they sent them out to, it would be easy to keep track of who got what. This is what is meant by “trackers in the cc.” It isn’t a key logger or something, it’s more like how you know if the cash you are handling is legal tender. 
Watermarks are so old that the term comes from the parchment and papermaking trades of the Middle Ages. They would take a stamp and press it into the damp sheet and create a thinner area. This would create a mark that would be distinct to the shop that made it and would show when held up to the light. Such things are still employed today by paper makers. Someone who is experienced at editing images and making images wouldn’t need to ask how to make a watermark. It would take experimentation to get it looking the way they wanted it, but it wouldn’t require them to consult about how to do it at all. They might want to see if there’s an easier way or post about how they do it asking about how others do it so they can compare. 
In the example about the doll, they are concerned about the level of detail in the doll’s mesh. Every object in the game, including the sims and their clothes is made up of polygons (called polys) that at their most basic look like a pyramid. The more polys something has the more complex it is and the more detailed it is. Think about the way that Mine Craft is compared to The Sims 4 and Grand Theft Auto. If you look at the doll, it is extremely detailed. I can see parts of its eye, the way its cloths wrinkle, individual strands of hair. She says that it has 2,000,000 polys and she would like to get them down to about 20,000. This would reduce the complexity by 99%. 
The doll in the Twitter post looks unchanged to me from the original model she purchased, but with a diffuse layer. If 99% of the polys had been removed from that promo shot, then I wouldn’t be able to see the details in the hair and the face in the same way as the mesh shot. I am a rank n00b at blender, but it seems to me that after removing all that detail from the mesh, it would lose most of what attracted me to it in the first place. I would probably be better served by making a new, simpler mesh and then adding the unique details on the diffuse layer. The fact that she’s asking for help to remove this much details suggests that using the decimate tool is too hard for her or that creating a new mesh inspired by this one is beyond her skills.
And finally we come to the lamp which she is wondering how to unwrap. Unwrapping the UV Map is the process of making flat shapes that can be made to cover the mesh. Imagine taking your clothes apart at the seams to lay the pieces flat. This is a basic task someone who was able to make such a complicated lamp would’ve been able to do. There are multiple ways to approach this, generally you’d go for a long trapezoid for the lampshade and various sizes of rectangles for the base. 
To sum up: Given these three examples, there is no way she would’ve been able to make the hundreds of items in her back catalog. If she had attempted to make even a quarter of them, she wouldn’t have needed to ask these questions. 
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yoitsyasim · 2 years
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I had so much fun building with @cliffou29 New Napoleon Bedchamber set, I call this room "The Golden Hour" ☀️
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szanne7000 · 1 year
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🎀🎀🎀 Everything got wrapped! 🎀🎀🎀
Simpearls Advent Day 3 brings new joy to all - pop on over and see for yourself!
No registration is required to receive gifts (TS2 & TS4)
Picture Information below
First Picture - Simpearls Resident Designer, MsTeaQueen's TS4 Recolors of 13Pumpkin's Decorative Throw Pillows
Second Picture - Simpearls Resident Designer, Deatherella's TS2 4T2 Conversion of 13Pumpkin's TS4 Pasta Arm
Third Picture - Guest Creator Cowbuild's TS4 Chess Set Sculptures
@msteaqueen @13pumpkin31 @deatherella @cowbuild
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hygge-sims · 2 years
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Don’t know how many people actively follow what I post here, but I’d be remiss to not say something given everything happening with Cowbuild and other scuzzy creators right now.
There are a ton of other users that have been posting what is happening way more eloquently than I could, and I think normal humans agree that charging others for work that isn’t even theirs is crap. Including builders who paywall other content creators work…like, what? [insert facepalm gif here] Not to mention the doxxing, holy crap.
I love building things in the game, and I’m happy to pay for content that is actual content, created by people using only the cool thoughts in their brain. I cannot and will not get behind builders and creators that charge to download other peoples work.
All that being said, I will never charge anyone for someone else’s CC when I release a build. Early release, exclusive, whatever, doesn’t matter. I like sharing what I make because it’s fun and I like to take pretty pictures. Someone commenting or reblogging what I make is plenty.
If you, like me, love to download CC like a rabid raccoon collecting shiny things, just be safe and careful about where you’re downloading from, and please don’t pay a content creator who charges you for other people’s work. 🖤
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cowbuild · 2 months
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January 2024 Set (2) - Teen Space
You are young, wild and free. Having fun everyday.😆
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martassimsbookcc · 8 months
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Cowbuild - Millionaire Home Bar
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• .package • Base game compatible • • 𝔻𝕆𝕎ℕ𝕃𝕆𝔸𝔻 • Ad-free as always at my website! 🤍𝕂𝕠-𝕗𝕚 𝕥𝕚𝕡𝕤 𝕛𝕒𝕣  | ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕠𝕟🤍
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【 ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕤 】 Created for Sims 4 by @cowbuild | Original post: ⚪
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gohste · 7 months
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so the sims 4 mod community is all over pinterest, it's where I found most of my cc for a good while, but in the last few years there's been this trend. people will go into the comments of a cc post and comment whether its free, paid, or in early access. super helpful, I try to participate, but anyway. some creators will post their own previews to pinterest. and it looks like someone familiar got sick of all the "paid" "perma paywall" "perma paywall with trackers" and "this creator doxxes their patrons" comments.
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I'm so proud of the pinterest simmers today
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mack3030 · 2 years
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A Doodle Summary of the Cowbuild Drama...
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Reciepts can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/thesims/comments/u4fteb/if_you_are_a_patron_of_several_huge_cc_creators/i5114ay/
Creators involved (confirmed):
Bergdorfverse, Cowbuild, Hel-Studio, HerMajestybuilds, Busra-tr, and Anto
Creators Suspected:
Leosims, Pixelvibes, Sims4Luxury, Rubyred…basically anyone who Cowbuild/Bergdorf fawns over or collabs with often.
These creators are allegedly involved due to their close association with those confirmed. However we have no proof to confirm this
Allegedly AggressiveKitty and RubyRed have their own operation however we have no proof to confirm this. We can confirm that AK uses baked textures to watermark her CC
Hope it helps!
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pandabananda9 · 11 months
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Just having fun with some new cc from Kerrigan! <3 Thank you Kerrigan for your beautiful work! These objects are commission pieces and are not for download :) Happy weekend everyone!
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