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Historical Traits Pack - v2 Update

Hi! Ever since I released this mod, I've been working on adding new traits and features, and I can finally present to you version 2!

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This new version includes 5 new traits to choose from (each with custom interactions), which are perfect for historical storytelling. I also added a new menu so you can easily remove any traits from your sim that you no longer want (also under the Actions menu).

New traits:

Romantic Naturalist

Flapper Spirited (1920s, only available to teens and YA)

Seasoned Explorer (inspired by 1800s novels)

Intellectual (inspired by late 1800s and early 1900s intellectuals)

Traditional

The new feature will only show the traits that your sim currently has, and you can always add back the traits or add new ones through the other menu!

I also updated the War Widow/Widower icon, and made all icons BGC (since sometimes when using an icon from a pack, if the player doesn't own it, they won't be able to see it). Lastly, I fixed some strings and added a Spanish translation to the new traits and features.

More features and traits will be added in the future, if you have any ideas, feel free to share them with me!

The mod still requires the XML Injector and Lumpinou's Custom Mood Pack, apart from that, it's BGC.

I also wanted to thank you for 200+ members :) I never thought so many people would enjoy my mods, and it's so rewarding to see it! So, thank you so much to everyone who has either joined as a member, downloaded a mod, or even took the time to write a comment, I'm really grateful and I will continue to work on creating mods to help improve the game's experience!

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Current Projects and Future Plans

Hey! Since what I talked about in my last update has already been released, I wanted to talk a bit about what I'm working on right now and what's to come for the future.

Higher Education Mod (Animals)

Firstly, I've been working on this big mod which will provide a new option for sims who wish to work in a specific career and want higher education. I always thought it was weird that sims could just work there without any type of education or degree. I wanted this to be a degree, but after taking a look at it, it was a bit too complicated, so before I get into degrees, I wanted to try with something more simple.

So this education path will work as a normal career (but without pay) and it will have a new custom skill, a realistic application process and career levels with custom objectives, interactions, research and specialty options, and more!

I have so many ideas and I've been learning a lot with this project, so hopefully it sees the light soon! Maybe next month or in August (now that I've finished all exams and the term too, finally).

Mod Ideas

Realistic Application Process - TESTING

Custom Skill - DONE

Realistic Career Levels and Specialties - NOT STARTED YET

Scholarships Program - IN PROGRESS

Many new Interactions (rabbitholes, events, socials...) - IN PROGRESS

And more 👀

Historical Traits Pack - v2 Update

The first update for this mod is coming soon! It's basically finished, and it introduces 5 new historical traits for realistic and immersive storytelling.

The initial traits have received a few new features/updates.

I will continue working to add more traits and features to this mod over time, so I hope you enjoy it!

Future Plans

I'm not really working on anything else right now, but I have a few ideas for the future. I'd love to make more careers and storytelling mods, also experiment with degrees and more education mods!

I also took a small break for a few days, because between studying for exams and working on my mods almost every day, it was becoming too much. But now that summer's here, I'll have more time to focus on modding and also get back to my other hobbies (reading, language learning, and hopefully riding).

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Cottagecore Lifestyle: New Aspirations for The Sims 4

Hey! Today I bring you 3 new aspirations with Cottagecore and Whimsical vibes. When playing a Cottagecore savefile, I barely had any options for aspirations, or I had already played them too many times, so I needed something new.

Also, with the new expansion pack coming, I may add one or two new aspirations with its content, if it doesn't include them :)

How does the mod work?

There's a new category in the Aspirations menu: Cottagecore, which has a new custom trait for Sims who wish to pursue the Cottagecore Lifestyle. There are 3 new aspirations with 3/4 levels, custom objectives and a reward trait.

Whimsy Wanderer

Reward trait: Fairytale Lover

Baker's Dream

Reward trait: Pastry Connoisseur

Floriography

Reward trait: Flower Enthusiast

How to download?

There are 2 versions, you should only download ONE.

Pick and choose: download the CORE file, and only the aspirations for which you have the required packs.

Merged: includes all files, only download this one if you own all the packs.

Whimsy Wanderer: Cottage Living EP - Recommended mod (but not required): Write Books Overhaul and Noteworthy Notebook by Midnitetech (especially the first one)

Baker's Dream: Get to Work EP

Floriography: Seasons EP - Recommended mod (but not required): Flower Arrangement Override by Simkatu

08/06/25: Release

English and Spanish included.

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Patch PC: 1.115.216.1030 / Mac: 1.115.216.1230 Mod Compatibility Status and Updates

Hey! Yesterday's patch didn't affect any of my mods, but I fixed some small issues in two of my mods:

Equestrian Magazine Career

I fixed a tuning that I had accidentally left as an override, please redownload!

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The Cozy Autumn Mod

The "Share a spooky story" animation wasn't working and it threw a LE, so I tried to fix it, but because of the base and the script file, it still didn't work, so for now I've removed the interaction. I do plan to update the mod and probably make it from scratch, so that it doesn't need a script file too.

Apart from that interaction, everything else still works.

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Equestrian Magazine Career: New custom Career for The Sims 4

Hey! I've been working on this project for a while now. Taking my initial idea from my Better Horses & Storytelling Mod, I wanted to add more to horse/equestrian gameplay. So I've been experimenting with S4S and the TDESC Builder to create a few mods to improve this part of the game/pack.

I started with a new skill that could work as a base for various careers (and not only use the riding skill, which in some cases just wouldn't make sense), and also it's base game compatible! Then I started working on this career, without using Mod Constructor because it's basically retired, so I had to start from scratch and experiment a lot.

But here it is! Your sims can now work for an Equestrian Magazine! I thought that it was an interesting concept and something I hadn't seen done in the sims, so I made it myself!

✨ To make it easier for you, the basic info you need to know: you have to download 3 packages, the XML Injector, a CORE file (only one) and the Career file; if you already have the injector, you should only download 2 packages to use this mod, I know the post is a bit long, but this is like the most important part, 3 packages in total! - Download links at the end.

How does the mod work?

This mod adds a new career for your sims to choose from, the Equestrian Magazine career. It has 5 initial levels and then the option to choose from two branches: Sports & Competition specialized Magazine, and Equestrian Fashion specialized Magazine.

To progress through the career, your sim must improve their writing, photography, equine knowledge and charisma skills (not all at the same time, don't worry).

Extra features

New social interactions for sims in the career:

Gossip about recent horse scandal (Min. Level 5)

Gossip about famous riders (Min. Level 5)

Recommend equine products (Min. Level 3)

You can find them in the Friendly > Gossip or Small Talk category.

Attend events:

Under the Equestrian App menu on the phone, there's a new option to cover equestrian events. You can choose to cover Competitions, Gala events, Facility tours, etc.

I wanted to add the option to write articles about these events, but the interaction doesn't work as it should and I couldn't find a solution yet. So I'll add the feature in a future update.

Parenthood and Get Famous Chance Cards:

If you own Get Famous, your sims might get the chance to leave their work and gain fame, just like in other careers (with 2 custom scenarios depending on the level).

If you own Parenthood, you will get the character values chance cards that are added to all careers with the pack.

However, custom chance cards related to the career will be added in the future!

Career boosts and better performance:

If your sim has any of these careers or traits, they will perform better:

Communications degree

Language and Literature degree

Horse Lover trait

Known issue

For some reason, the career outfits are generated automatically, and I couldn't figure out how to make a custom uniform (I don't even think it's possible). So to change it there are a few ways:

Open the cheats console and type: sims.modify_career_outfit_in_cas (no mods)

With MCCC: click on your sim > sim commands > edit career outfit

Custom uniform by Midnitetech: this is the option I use because of how simple it makes it

Required CORE File

This mod requires a core file to work properly. It includes a pie menu for the phone and the custom Equine Knowledge skill.

Making these files separate means that I will be able to use them in other (Equestrian Expanded) mods without needing to download this career if you don't want it :) However, this package should only be downloaded once (unless it gets updated), and not every time you download a mod that needs it. (Download links at the requirements).

Pie Menu Info

There are TWO VERSIONS, choose only ONE:

CORE: basic phone icon

CORE_Softpines: if you're using @honeymoonsimmer's Softpine Icon Recolor

My editing skills aren't really good, so the basic phone icon doesn't look that good 🥲 I use the softpine icons recolor anyway, which is why I also made that version, to look more aesthetically pleasing 🫥 so feel free to use any version, but only one!

You can also recolor the icon to fit your aesthetic, do whatever you want with it! (For the softpines version, the creator allows recolors, but please make sure to check their page first).

Equine Knowledge Skill Info

For your sim to start gaining this skill, there's a new interaction under the Research Menu (computer): Research Horse Breeds. This will unlock the new skill, and more interactions will appear under the new Pie Menu (Equine Knowledge), plus new rabbithole activities will be unlocked as the sim progresses through the skill (Equestrian App on the phone).

Credits

A few notifications from the Gossip about recent horse scandal are taken from different pages I found online. So some of them come from my imagination and some are actually real!

Credit to all the Horse CC creators out there, because I just couldn't play with horses in the sims without all the CC!

XML Injector by Scumbumbo

Equestrian Expanded CORE (choose only ONE version):

Basic Icon: SimFileShare | Dropbox (Alt)

Softpines Icon: SimFileShare | Dropbox (Alt)

25/05/25: Initial release

28/05/25: Fixed a tuning that was accidentally left as an override (Career file). The CORE file is still compatible.

English included, Spanish translation soon.

Patreon | Alternative downloads: SimFileShare | Dropbox

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Girls 🌼🍄

Some recent sims I made, inspired by cottagecore and whimsical vibes (just like the mod I'm working on right now 🤭).

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Current Projects WIP

Hey! I'm back with a small update on what I'm currently working on and what will be released soon.

I've been learning how to create a career, and sometimes it was really frustrating because it didn't work how I wanted or when I entered the game to test it I would always forget to add the strings! 😂 But well, I've been working on a career with an exciting concept (and a horsey theme, of course 🤭). I'm also working on some aspirations, more traits (including an update for the historical traits pack), another career and some other stuff too.

Equestrian Magazine Career

I wanted to add more to horse gameplay, so I thought of adding a few careers, and when thinking of ideas, this one just came out of nowhere and I was so inspired to start creating it. So I've been working on it for a few weeks and it's pretty much done. I wanted to add some extra features, but one of them just isn't working correctly and I'm honestly out of ideas to fix it, so I think I'll release it as is, and focus on that feature for a future update.

Here's a cover I made for the project, I know it's not perfect (it's the first time I make a magazine cover) but I just wanted to make this little detail for the mod cover.

Historical Traits Pack

I let this project breathe for a while after finishing the first version. But these past few days I've felt so inspired to add new traits, so that's what I've been doing! So far I've created 3 new ones, and I plan to add at least 2 more for the next update. Also, I didn't add many interactions because I didn't want it to feel too overwhelming, and also because having too many mods that add social interactions will make the menu appear slower (which is an issue I have right now).

Cottagecore Project

I've also started working on this project (the name is subject to change so I just named it that for now), which consists of a few traits, aspirations, interactions and activities with Cottagecore vibes. For now I'm working on a Baking Aspiration, which is something that I really wanted to have (and for some reason wasn't included in Get to work), and I did find one, but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for, so I decided to make my own. If someone has any ideas, they are welcomed!

Other Projects

Lastly, I'm slowly working on other mods, like another career, maybe a summer inspired mod and the Enhanced Family Storytelling, which is actually paused right now.

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Evans Household Update 🧑🏻‍👩🏻‍🧒🏻

I've been playing with these sims on and off for a while now. They decided to have a baby, so little Kai Evans was born! Elena has quit her job as a barista to focus on her painting career and is now preparing to write a book about painting.

They are currently working on Kai's milestones, since I'm playing on the long lifespan, so I have plenty of time to enjoy the family without having to rush everything.

More about Kai: he's a sunny infant who loves to be carried and hugged. He loves playing with his toys, sleeping and "talking" (whether it's with toys or people), and he also loves to eat! (Although he is a bit messy 😂).

For now, I don't have any plans for his future. I like to play and see what he actually wants to do instead of just choosing what I want. Elena and Arthur want more kids, so we'll see when it's the perfect time to have the second!

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Historical Traits Pack: A Mini Mod for The Sims 4

Hey! This time I made some traits to use in historical gameplay. When I was playing my Decades Challenge I really needed more trait options for my sims, since most of the traits that the game offers are more "modern".

Also, all my mods are still compatible with the latest update :)

I only have two final exams left so I finally had some time to revise and release this mod :)

Information and download links under the cut!

How does the mod work?

To add a trait to your sim, click on them and on the Actions menu, where you'll find this option:

It will open a page to choose one or more traits:

You can add as many as you want, since they are gameplay traits (I made them this way so that they don't take up space from CAS traits, which are more focused on personality). If you wish to remove them, shift+click on the sim, click on "Cheat Sim Info" and "Remove Traits", I recommend that you filter by Gameplay Traits so it takes you less time to find it.

Every trait has a few custom interactions, including a Support Group for widows and the opportunity to do some charity work for the fallen, in the Travel category (Phone). They all have custom moodlets too!

Finally, they all have skill boosts; for example, a Vintage Dreamer will gain the Handiness or Fabrication skills faster, among others. Relationship gain is also affected (War Widows will develop romantic relationships more slowly, etc.).

Credits

Traits template on simblr help (cover)

This mod requires:

XML Injector by Scumbumbo

Custom Mood Pack by Lumpinou

Other than that, it is fully Base Game Compatible.

Compatible with PC: 1.114.46.1030 / Mac: 1.114.46.1230

07/05/25: Release

English and Spanish included.

Patreon | SimFileShare

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Soft Memories 🌸✨

Trying some new presets with this beautiful lot and some new horses I got 🩷

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Current WIP and Upcoming Mods

Hey! It's been a while since I did a WIP update. I was working on a family relationships mod but I decided not to continue working on it because I wasn't happy with how it was turning out. So after taking some time to work on other mods, I've started working on a family mod again!

Historical Traits Pack

But first, let me talk about my most recent mod that I'm working on: a Historical Traits Pack for Gameplay and Storytelling, perfect for historical gameplay or for the Decades Challenge! I really wanted to have more options when playing my Decades Challenge, but most of the traits are made with modern (normal) gameplay in mind, so I took matters into my own hands and started working on this mod.

For now I've added 3 traits, each with skill and relationship modifiers and custom interactions. I'm also working on adding custom buffs that the sim can get at random times, like when Horse Lover sims get a sad buff if they haven't interacted with a horse for a while; this will make them much more realistic, and hopefully more fun to play with!

I might upload a preview post soon and also a release date 👀 It's been really interesting playing with these traits for a while, so I hope more people can have more historical traits to choose from (which means that I'll be adding more traits in future versions).

Enhanced Family Storytelling

This is an idea that I've had for quite a long time, and as my modding skills grow, it becomes more and more possible. I have lots of ideas and plans for it, so we'll see where this journey takes me (and the mod)!

So far, I've created 3 custom social interactions for couples regarding having children, which is something that I found I needed when playing my Growing Together family savefile. Now I'm planning to start creating some traits for children and teens to introduce more storytelling options.

As I said, I have so many ideas, so it will take a while until this mod sees the light, but I'll try to make updates more often! Also, a very exciting thing is that I'm working on adding integration with Lumpinou's Relationship and Pregnancy Overhaul! I love that mod and I really wanted to incorporate some features in my mod, but I'll expand more on that in future updates (since it's not 100% sure that I'll actually add the integration).

Also, I have my final exams soon, so I will have way less time to dedicate to mod creation, but once summer starts I'll have so much time to work on mods (unless I can finally get a job 😩).

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MORE HORSE ACTIVITIES: A MINI MOD FOR THE SIMS 4

Hey! This one took a bit longer 😅 (it was actually finished a while ago, but I may have forgotten its existence 🙈). This time I made some rabbithole activities with a horsey theme! Take your sims to the beach or go for a trail ride (with two kids-exclusive activities!).

Current version works with the April 29th Patch: PC: PC: 1.114.46.1030 / Mac: 1.114.46.1230

More info and download under the cut!

How does the mod work?

There's a new option under the Phone - Travel category: More Horse Activities. You can send your sim to any of the activities and they will get a random moodlet or notification as a result!

Some buffs that your sim can get:

Requirements

This mod requires the XML Injector by Scumbumbo and the Custom Mood Pack by Lumpinou. The mod will NOT work if these mods are not in your mods folder (a lot of mods require at least the injector nowadays, so it's better if you already have it!).

Apart from that, the mod is Base Game Compatible.

Feel free to share any horse activities ideas that you might have and I'll try to include them in future updates (with credit!). Also, if you make any translations, you can contact me and I'll add them to the mod (with credit). English is included, but I'm working on the Spanish translation!

Download:

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Blinding Lights: Prologue 🌃

Ryder had been waiting in the airport for more than an hour. He didn’t even want to be there or let go of her. After debating whether to just leave or stay for a few more minutes, he saw her beautiful blonde hair approaching.

“I thought you were leaving today.” He said, with an annoyed tone.

“I’m sorry Ry! Apparently, everyone else is leaving today, and there was a lot of traffic.”

“Okay, let’s just go. You’re gonna miss your flight.” He said, barely looking at her.

It was time to separate. Hannah would take her flight, and Ryder would return to the Auto Shop.

“You’re not even gonna look at me? Not even when I’m about to be gone for years?” Ryder finally looked her in the eyes.

When Hannah started to walk away, Ryder grabbed her arm and pulled her into a hug.

He tried to beg one last time, even though he knew her mind was already set.

“I’ll miss you too, you know that.” She gave him one last kiss and headed towards the entrance.

Two months later...

Rebecca knew it was her last day in the Café, it was about to close down. She liked it there, it was where she met Sierra and basically everyone in town. She also got enough money to finally buy her dream car (with some savings, of course). When she got home after her shift, she saw Sierra on the sofa, where she joined her.

The next day, she decided to go for a walk and ask around. After asking every business in town if they needed someone, she met a nice woman in the grocery store who seemed interested in her.

“So you’re looking for a job?” The woman asked.

“Yes! I’ll take anything.”

“Oh, do you know that old garage, close to the Saturn? I think they needed some help, you should try there; maybe they’ll let you clean the cars or something.”

“Really? I don’t really know where it is, but I’ll ask! Thank you so much.”

After almost an hour of asking around and trying to find it online, Rebecca finally found the place. She had never been in that part of town, and it wasn't that close to the Saturn, so she struggled to find it. It was late, so she was afraid it would already be closed, but she saw some lights and someone working under a car, so she entered.

“I could give you a chance. When can you start?”

“Tomorrow?”

“Done. I’ll tell you more about your job tomorrow, but come with some old clothes, and shoes.”

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My first time using gshade!

I don't know how I've been taking screenshots all these years without gshade, the game looks so soulless when I take out the preset... 🥲 So most pictures I post from now own will use a preset, especially for story posts, since editing screenshots takes time, so this will make it easier.

Unfortunately, my game lags a bit with a preset, so I'll continue to play without gshade, but at least I can take pretty pictures! :)

This is the preset I'm using: Heather by @talentedtrait

I'm also working on my first story (for tumblr), I just need to add some final touches and the first chapter will be ready to post! I'm still not sure where the story will go, but luckily, I have a very imaginative brain (which sometimes bothers me, but it can be quite useful I guess 😂) and lately I've been thinking about these characters a lot, so the story will probably slowly come to me 👀

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Meet the characters: Blinding Lights 🌃

Ryder

Main character, 22, owner of the Iron Soul Garage.

Rebecca

Main character, 21, new in town and looking for a job.

Nick

Side character, 22, one of Ryder's best friends, helps him at the garage.

Brianna

Side character, 19, Rebecca's younger sister.

Sierra

Side character, 23, Rebecca's best friend.

This page wil be updated with any new relevant characters as they are presented in the story or with more information if needed.

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Rebecca & Ryder 🏁🌃

I recently downloaded some cars for the game, and I wanted to take some pictures, so I made these two sims: Ryder and Rebecca. I was inspired by y2k/2000s fashion/style, especially to fit the cars 👀 So let me introduce them!

Rebecca 🩷💄

She loves the colour pink and works as a part-time mechanic. She drives a white Supra MK.4. Rebecca also loves fashion and would love to become a fashion designer, but she put her car first, so she's now saving up to continue her studies.

Ryder 🖤🏁

Ryder owns a mechanic/garage, which he inherited from his father (where Rebecca works). He drives a Nissan Silvia S14, which he usually keeps white but wraps in another colour every now and then. He likes to race for fun with his friends and secretly loves Rebecca, but he doesn't have the courage to tell her 👀

I really like how these characters turned out, so I might actually post their story in the future! And as a fun fact, the S14 is actually my favourite car irl, so I was so happy when I found it 😭

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The Cozy Autumn Mod - Update

Hey! I just updated this mod to version 1.1, updates:

If you have the Seasons EP, the interactions will only be available in Autumn, for realistic purposes.

Removed a buff I had created for the trait but that I couldn't get to work as intended.

Remember to delete the old files from your mods folder and install the new version (not more than one subfolder deep).

Download here:

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