#criisolate

[melsts3cc]

Simpliciaty Blair

Original by @simpliciaty-cc

Conversion by @pandelabs

Texture by @ifcasims

Download (15k)

Simpliciaty Hyun

Original by @simpliciaty-cc

Conversion by @criisolate

Texture by @ifcasims

Download (30k)

[sassawrful]

I'll fuck your life up as a blonde!!!!!!!

have you guys noticed that I name all of my lookbooks after songs?? I know it's so random but music always strikes inspiration for me.

cc links below the cut!!

this is the third lookbook on my page (it's kind of more of a haul tbh) and the one that I've probably spent the most time on so I hope everyone enjoys the hairssss!!

*removed the 8th hair because the dl link was taken down :(*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

baby hairs for look 15 *here*

sim download can be found *here*

tysm to these cc creators for the amazing content: @pandelabs @shimydim @rollo-rolls @gruesim @wingssims @criisolate @daerilia @agnelid @faerielandsims

also, thank you, @sussimmin , for helping me w sorting the hairs!!! you're the best <333

[nornities]

How to use DXVK with The Sims 3

Have you seen this post about using DXVK by Criisolate? But felt intimidated by the sheer mass of facts and information?

@desiree-uk and I compiled a guide and the configuration file to make your life easier. It focuses on players not using the EA App, but it might work for those just the same. It’s definitely worth a try.

Adding this to your game installation will result in a better RAM usage. So your game is less likely to give you Error 12 or crash due to RAM issues. It does NOT give a huge performance boost, but more stability and allows for higher graphics settings in game.

The full guide behind the cut. Let me know if you also would like it as PDF.

Happy simming!

Disclaimer and Credits

Desiree and I are no tech experts and just wrote down how we did this. Our ability to help if you run into trouble is limited. So use at your own risk and back up your files!

We both are on Windows 10 and start the game via TS3W.exe, not the EA App. So your experience may differ.

This guide is based on our own experiments and of course criisolate’s post on tumblr:  https://www.tumblr.com/criisolate/749374223346286592/ill-explain-what-i-did-below-before-making-any

This guide is brought to you by Desiree-UK and Norn.

Compatibility

Note: This will conflict with other programs that “inject” functionality into your game so they may stop working. Notably

Reshade

GShade

Nvidia Experience/Nvidia Inspector/Nvidia Shaders

RivaTuner Statistics Server

It does work seamlessly with LazyDuchess’ Smooth Patch.

LazyDuchess’ Launcher: unknown

Alder Lake patch: does conflict. One user got it working by starting the game by launching TS3.exe (also with admin rights) instead of TS3W.exe. This seemed to create the cache file for DXVK. After that, the game could be started from TS3W.exe again. That might not work for everyone though.

A word on FPS and V-Sync

With such an old game it’s crucial to cap framerate (FPS). This is done in the DXVK.conf file. Same with V-Sync.

You need

a text editor (easiest to use is Windows Notepad)

to download DXVK, version 2.3.1 from here: https://github.com/doitsujin/DXVK/releases/tag/v2.3.1 Extract the archive, you are going to need the file d3d9.dll from the x32 folder

the configuration file DXVK.conf from here: https://github.com/doitsujin/DXVK/blob/master/DXVK.conf. Optional: download the edited version with the required changes here.

administrator rights on your PC

to know your game’s installation path (bin folder) and where to find the user folder

a tiny bit of patience :)

First Step: Backup

Backup your original Bin folder in your Sims 3 installation path! The DXVK file may overwrite some files! The path should be something like this (for retail): \Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin (This is the folder where also GraphicsRule.sgr and the TS3W.exe and TS3.exe are located.)

Backup your options.ini in your game’s user folder! Making the game use the DXVK file will count as a change in GPU driver, so the options.ini will reset once you start your game after installation. The path should be something like this: \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 (This is the folder where your Mods folder is located).

Preparations

Make sure you run the game as administrator. You can check that by right-clicking on the icon that starts your game. Go to Properties > Advanced and check the box “Run as administrator”. Note: This will result in a prompt each time you start your game, if you want to allow this application to make modifications to your system. Click “Yes” and the game will load.

2. Make sure you have the DEP settings from Windows applied to your game.

Open the Windows Control Panel.

Click System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings.

On the Advanced tab, next to the Performance heading, click Settings.

Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

Select 'Turn on DEP for all programs and services except these”:

Click the Add button, a window to the file explorer opens. Navigate to your Sims 3 installation folder (the bin folder once again) and add TS3W.exe and TS3.exe.

Click OK. Then you can close all those dialog windows again.

Setting up the DXVK.conf file

Open the file with a text editor and delete everything in it. Then add these values:

d3d9.textureMemory = 1

d3d9.presentInterval = 1

d3d9.maxFrameRate = 60

d3d9.presentInterval enables V-Sync,d3d9.maxFrameRate sets the FrameRate. You can edit those values, but never change the first line (d3d9.textureMemory)!

The original DXVK.conf contains many more options in case you would like to add more settings.

A. no Reshade/GShade

Setting up DXVK

Copy the two files d3d9.dll and DXVK.conf into the Bin folder in your Sims 3 installation path. This is the folder where also GraphicsRule.sgr and the TS3W.exe and TS3.exe are located. If you are prompted to overwrite files, please choose yes (you DID backup your folder, right?)

And that’s basically all that is required to install.

Start your game now and let it run for a short while. Click around, open Buy mode or CAS, move the camera.

Now quit without saving. Once the game is closed fully, open your bin folder again and double check if a file “TS3W.DXVK-cache” was generated. If so – congrats! All done!

Things to note

Heads up, the game options will reset! So it will give you a “vanilla” start screen and options.

Don’t worry if the game seems to be frozen during loading. It may take a few minutes longer to load but it will load eventually.

The TS3W.DXVK-cache file is the actual cache DXVK is using. So don’t delete this! Just ignore it and leave it alone. When someone tells to clear cache files – this is not one of them!

Update Options.ini

Go to your user folder and open the options.ini file with a text editor like Notepad.

Find the line “lastdevice = “. It will have several values, separated by semicolons. Copy the last one, after the last semicolon, the digits only. Close the file.

Now go to your backup version of the Options.ini file, open it and find that line “lastdevice” again. Replace the last value with the one you just copied. Make sure to only replace those digits!

Save and close the file.

Copy this version of the file into your user folder, replacing the one that is there.

Things to note:

If your GPU driver is updated, you might have to do these steps again as it might reset your device ID again. Though it seems that the DXVK ID overrides the GPU ID, so it might not happen.

How do I know it’s working?

Open the task manager and look at RAM usage. Remember the game can only use 4 GB of RAM at maximum and starts crashing when usage goes up to somewhere between 3.2 – 3.8 GB (it’s a bit different for everybody).

So if you see values like 2.1456 for RAM usage in a large world and an ongoing save, it’s working. Generally the lower the value, the better for stability.

Also, DXVK will have generated its cache file called TS3W.DXVK-cache in the bin folder. The file size will grow with time as DXVK is adding stuff to it, e.g. from different worlds or savegames. Initially it might be something like 46 KB or 58 KB, so it’s really small.

Optional: changing MemCacheBudgetValue

MemCacheBudgetValue determines the size of the game's VRAM Cache. You can edit those values but the difference might not be noticeable in game. It also depends on your computer’s hardware how much you can allow here.

The two lines of seti MemCacheBudgetValue correspond to the high RAM level and low RAM level situations. Therefore, theoretically, the first line MemCacheBudgetValue should be set to a larger value, while the second line should be set to a value less than or equal to the first line.

The original values represent 200MB (209715200) and 160MB (167772160) respectively. They are calculated as 200x1024x1024=209175200 and 160x1024x1024=167772160.

Back up your GraphicsRules.sgr file! If you make a mistake here, your game won’t work anymore.

Go to your bin folder and open your GraphicsRules.sgr with a text editor.

Search and find two lines that set the variables for MemCacheBudgetValue.

Modify these two values to larger numbers. Make sure the value in the first line is higher or equals the value in the second line. Examples for values: 1073741824, which means 1GB 2147483648 which means 2 GB. -1 (minus 1) means no limit (but is highly experimental, use at own risk)

Save and close the file. It might prompt you to save the file to a different place and not allow you to save in the Bin folder. Just save it someplace else in this case and copy/paste it to the Bin folder afterwards. If asked to overwrite the existing file, click yes.

Now start your game and see if it makes a difference in smoothness or texture loading. Make sure to check RAM and VRAM usage to see how it works.

You might need to change the values back and forth to find the “sweet spot” for your game. Mine seems to work best with setting the first value to 2147483648 and the second to 1073741824.

Uninstallation

Delete these files from your bin folder (installation path):

d3d9.dll

DXVK.conf

TS3W.DXVK-cache

And if you have it, also TS3W_d3d9.log

if you changed the values in your GraphicsRule.sgr file, too, don’t forget to change them back or to replace the file with your backed up version.

OR

delete the bin folder and add it from your backup again.

B. with Reshade/GShade

Follow the steps from part A. no Reshade/Gshade to set up DXVK.

If you are already using Reshade (RS) or GShade (GS), you will be prompted to overwrite files, so choose YES. RS and GS may stop working, so you will need to reinstall them.

Whatever version you are using, the interface shows similar options of which API you can choose from (these screenshots are from the latest versions of RS and GS).

Please note: 

Each time you install and uninstall DXVK, switching the game between Vulkan and d3d9, is essentially changing the graphics card ID again, which results in the settings in your options.ini file being repeatedly reset.

ReShade interface

Choose – Vulcan

Click next and choose your preferred shaders.

Hopefully this install method works and it won't install its own d3d9.dll file.

If it doesn't work, then choose DirectX9 in RS, but you must make sure to replace the d3d9.dll file with DXVK's d3d9.dll (the one from its 32bit folder, checking its size is 3.86mb.)

GShade interface

Choose –           

Executable Architecture: 32bit

Graphics API: DXVK

Hooking: Normal Mode

GShade is very problematic, it won't work straight out of the box and the overlay doesn't show up, which defeats the purpose of using it if you can't add or edit the shaders you want to use.

Check the game's bin folder, making sure the d3d9.dll is still there and its size is 3.86mb - that is DXVK's dll file.

If installing using the DXVK method doesn't work, you can choose the DirectX method, but there is no guarantee it works either.

The game will not run with these files in the folder:

d3d10core.dll

d3d11.dll

dxgi.dll

If you delete them, the game will start but you can't access GShade! It might be better to use ReShade.

Some Vulcan and DirectX information, if you’re interested:

Vulcan is for rather high end graphic cards but is backward compatible with some older cards. Try this method with ReShade or GShade first.

DirectX is more stable and works best with older cards and systems. Try this method if Vulcan doesn't work with ReShade/GShade in your game – remember to replace the d3d9.dll with DXVK's d3d9.dll.

For more information on the difference between Vulcan and DirectX, see this article:

https://www.howtogeek.com/884042/vulkan-vs-DirectX-12/

[perseusx42]

100 Follower Gift <33333

cc is included in the .package file (just place in your mods folder and they should show up in game!!!)

feel free to use as a base!

i use a shit ton of sliders, but they should crossover!!!

pls DO NOT CLAIM AS YOUR OWN!!!! PLEASE CREDIT ME!

~DOWLOAD BELOW~

on both sims - contacts, blush/face details, 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8.9, skin, 1, 2, face shine

✮｡°✩ Enzo~

general: hair, eyebrows, eyebrow piercing, tattoos, nails

everyday: top, bottoms, shoes, bracelet/rings (IDK IF THE BRACELETS/RINGS WILL WORK)

formal: top, bottoms, shoes, glasses

swimwear: bottoms

📎⋆⋆˚ Sage~

general: hair, eyebrows, tattoos, nails, lashes

everyday: top, bottoms, shoes, bracelets, rings, necklace

formal: dress, shoes, necklace, hair, rings,

swimwear: outfit, hair

I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND LOVEEEEEE!!!!

credit and huge thanks to all the cc creators i used!

@rollo-rolls, @eternalccfinds, @sourlemonsimblr,@smallsimmer, @satellite-sims, @agnelid, @criisolate, @vmsims23,@simtanico,@plbsims3

[nectar-cellar]

Siren Eyes Tutorial - TS3

Trying something new on the blog!

I wanted to share a mini tutorial + slider recommendations about how to create a sultry "siren eye" shape in CAS. This is my go-to method for shaping my sims' eyes. It's really quick and simple.

Step 0: Create the basic shape of the eye like the rotation, eye depth, eye corner height, scale, etc.

Step 1: Use the Eye Stretch slider to elongate the eyes a bit. I like to use around 50 to 100.

download it here

with NRAAS Master Controller, you can shift + click on sliders to edit the number values.

Step 2: Use the Eye Width slider to make the eyes narrower. I like to use both sliders below, at around -25 to -50 for each.

download them here: eye width / eyelids width

Step 3: Use the SEP Eye Shape slider to shape the eyes. I like to use around 100 to 200.

download it here

in CAS, it's located in the head section, not the eyes section

Step 4: Add eyelashes and makeup to complete the look.

That's it! I hope you enjoyed reading my mini tut. I feel like CAS tutorials for TS3 are rare so I wanted to try writing a short one. 🤍

Step by step pics and CC list:

Eyebrows: not sure which set but it's by @sourlemonsimblr

Contacts: Anva Anette by brntwaffles

Lashes: S-Club and w0esies

Lipstick: Angels Kiss lipstick by Pralinesims

Skin: Gardenia by me

Hair: Simpliciaty Ruby, by ifcasims

CAS Lighting Mod: Pure V1 by Criisolate

[frostedshore]

1000 Followers Gift Sim Dump!

Juno Feng lookbook

General: skin, hair, eye default replacement, eyelash (s-club), eyemask, nosemask, lipstick (smallsimmer), contour, freckles default replacement, mouth corner

Everyday: top (store item), bottom, shoes

Formal: outfit, shoes (rollo-rolls)

Athletic: top, bottom, shoes

Sleepwear: top (narrow waist) , bottom

Swimwear: top (narrow waist), bottom

Outerwear: top, bottom (simsimionlymine), shoes

Snow white Lookbook

General: skin, hair (rollo-rolls), lipstick, lashes (rollo-rolls & w0esies), eyemask

Everyday: top, bottom, shoes, choker

Formal: dress, gloves acc, earrings

Athletic: top, bottom

Sleepwear: outfit

Swimwear: top, bottom

Outerwear: top, bottom, shoes

Bea Lookbook

General: skin, hair, eyebrow, eyelash, eyemask, nosemask (smallsimmer), lipstick, moles

Everyday: top, bottom (nighto) , shoes

Formal: dress (billsims), shoes

Athletic: top, bottom, sleeve acc, socks acc, socks (base game)

Sleepwear: outfit (rollo-rolls)

Swimwear: top (store item), bottom

Outerwear: bottom

Jackson Lookbook

General: skin, hair (nectar-cellar), highlight (smallsimmer), lipstick (sourlemonsimblr), eyebrow (included in a sim download), nosemask (chisamis nose definition v1), eyebag (tifa)

Everyday: top, bottom, shoes

Formal: top, bottom, shoes (rollo-rolls)

Athletic: top, bottom, shoes

Sleepwear: top, bottom

Swimwear: top (narrow waist), bottom

Outerwear: top, bottom

Download: Google Drive / Sliders

Notes: Lookbook links are still in progress. I promise I will edit this post until I can link them all. I just want to share these sims a soon as possible :")

TOU: Do NOT claim my sims as your own. Credit me and you can do whatever you want with them (changing features etc.)

CAUTION! you need to download cozygirlsimmer fresh primer skin for snow white because i use the default version & the skin will be missing. Make sure you download my sliders for these sims to look like the picture. Also make sure you extend your CAS sliders.

Thank you cc creators! @smallsimmer, @sourlemonsimblr, @nectar-cellar, @cozygirlsimmer, @rollo-rolls, @sim-songs, @plbsims, @rstarsims3, @billsims-cc, @simtanico, @criisolate, @simsimi-only-mine, @elvgreen, @tau1tvec, @nightospheresims, @plasmafruitpancakes, @nemiga-sims-archive

[belovedsk]

Okayyy I posted like two times here but I just wanted to drop these insane face cards that I made recently ♡

The beautiful lighting is all thanks to the excellent @criisolate

Skin & makeup is from the greatest @sourlemonsimblr, these queens would be nothing without her ! ☆

[flotheory]

700 subscribers gift

🎁 Here is the teen to elder Sims 4 standing still animation package that works with @criisolate 's Stand Still&Closer Camera in CAS with Custom Poses Mod mod :

Download

*place in override folder

Enjoy !

[matchsim]

Emilia's Lookbook

Hair by @criisolate -> here

Headphones accessory by Tamo -> here

Top by @nectarbugs -> here

Pants by @elvgreen -> here

Shoes by @rollo-rolls -> here

SOLVED! Headphones by Tamo on their blogspot 😁 Also thank you to @joshttew for answering my search in the comments and me (being an idiot) not seeing it -.- Sorry about that!

** I went on a mad search for those headphones but wasn't able to find them for now. I know they were liberated from a store top by the creator, and I found the ts4 version by @onebillionpixels which led me to assume they made the original ts3 version as well, but as of right now I haven't been able to find them -.-

If you know where to get these let me know, I'll update the post once I find the source 😘

[camisulsul]

It's been a long time since I've shared a sim, and well, here's one.

I forgot to convert it to package, but you can do it ^^

DOWNLOAD ♡

hair @nemiga-sims-archive

eyes @satellite-sims

skin @criisolate

@pis3update @gifappels-stuff @wanderingsimsfinds if you can or want to share it, I would appreciate it a lot 🧡

[lilithmeadow]

slob, daredevil, inappropriate, active, brave

become a superstar athlete

young adult

she/her

download and cc list below the cut!

general: skinblend, contacts, eyebrows (25), eyeliner (28), eyeshadow, highlighter, blush (2), lipstick 1 (12), lipstick 2 (33), skin details (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), lashes, nails, tattoos, piercings (septum, left)

everyday: hair, top, bottom, shoes, earrings, necklace

formal: hair, dress, shoes, sunglasses, earrings

active: hair, top, bottom, shoes, earrings

sleepwear: hair, top, bottom

swimwear: hair, outfit, shoes, sunglasses

outerwear: hair, top, bottom, shoes, earrings

i do not own any of the cc listed above! all credits go to their wonderful creators @nectar-cellar, @rollo-rolls, @sourlemonsimblr, @satellite-sims, @misosoupy @criisolate, @smallsimmer, @synestesi-vtmb, @carversims, @elvgreen, @syninplays, @kurasoberina, and more!

i use sliders, so the sim might look slightly different in your game

you are free to use them however you want!

if you play with them, i would love to see it! feel free to tag me or dm me :)

please do not claim them as your own!

cc is included in the file. place into your mods folder

.package (dropbox | sfs)

since i know some people don't like downloading sims as .package files, i'm also giving you the option to dowload them as a .sim file. place it into your savedsims folder (My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\SavedSims).

beware that the sim will not include any of the cc. you will have to download it manually!!

.sim (dropbox | sfs)

let me know if i messed up with any of the links and/or if i used your cc and forgot to mention you!!

this is the first time i'm sharing a sim so forgive me if there's anything wrong

[melsts3cc]

Sonyasims Heaven Met Me

Original by @sonyasimscc

Conversion by @criisolate

Texture by @ifcasims

Download (34k)

[sassawrful]

my second mini sim dumppp!!

called it "C squared boys" because they both have C names :)

the blonde guy is actually just a makeover that I did of Clark Bellamore in Lucky Palms for my Zodiac Legacy lp on YT!!

outfit pics + dl links below the cut :D

please do let me know if you use either of them in your games!! it'd make me so happy!

if any cc item in these pics is an original creation of yours please let me know so I can remove it <3

more sim downloads and sims 3 content *here*

download carter *here*!

download clark *here*!

download the sliders and presets that I use *here*!

cc credits (so sorry if I missed a tag): @cozygirlsimmer @nectar-cellar @elvgreen @buckleysims @frostedshore @mainlyjustthesims @rollo-rolls @plbsims3 @kalethegrey @catharsim @darte77 @criisolate @elitisim

[simstate]

Pink UI: Download (v1.0)

Surprise, b*tch. 😉 Welcome to Pink UI~!

After a year since its initial reveal, it’s now here!

Please note that as this uses Clean UI & Starship UI as a base, it will require all expansion packs and Mansion & Garden stuff to work as fully intended.

Features:

completely overhauled pink ui based on clean ui

six new pink aesthetic loading screens

custom pink cursors !!

integrated improvements from starship ui (thank you @ethanmcgregor)

Installation process is the same as Clean UI and Starship UI.

Credits:

Once again, huge shoutout and props to @greatcheesecakepersona​.  They really paved the way for Sims 2 UI modding, and the original Clean UI and its corresponding DIY kit make all of this possible. GCKP is a modern-day TS2 hero.

Thank you to @neosimi​ for allowing her beautiful loading screen pic from Starship UI to be reused in Flawless Pink UI!

The loading screen images that use real life Tokyo photographs are from Wikimedia Commons, released under a Creative Commons License.

And lastly, thank you to all of my Patreons for tipping and supporting me throughout this very long and tedious development process:`

Angelll • AnnaDelRey • AstroX14242 • Bifford • Bob aka Lapis • bouse • braeji • @brattyful • Bri B • bribrichan • criisolate • Daimond • deiffol • demonho • dva • Eenalya • eini • Elan • Elio. • FatalQueen • fabrizio • felixw / @fwaldorf • Fraankky • gamingwithdoublea • garrettgivre • ghoulspice • great kness and powerful brain • Jocava • LeighPlays • Lemurphs • littlevalkyrie • MAGLX • Meat • @misspats3 • Motion Sims • mrscee • neosimi • Noodle • PaintTheCityPink • pollybygolly • poplol • Ri2xe • @ryanaiss • simspaghetti • SimulationBabe • staz • SuperLegal • Taliaaaaa • TenDema • THybrid21 • Tonni • toy042 • wbell • xenrces • zan

DOWNLOAD (SFS)

Thank you guys so much for the continued support over the past few months. I’m so glad I was able to finish this UI for one last hurrah. I hope this surprise post is the start of a nice weekend for you. ^w^

<3, -simstate

[exhabigou]

a henry cavill sim. inspired by @nectar-cellar from many moons ago. been wanting to do it. been hesitant about it. now i know why lol.

skin and makeup by @criisolate.

he looks better in cas tbh.

[joosiiims]

Hi 🪻

I was wandering where you get your male cc from as it is so difficult to find nice male cc. 🌱 please could you mention your favourite male cc creators

i might miss some, but these are my favs: sketchbookpixels, pinkdahlia, satellite-sims, nectar-cellar, simtanico, rotteneyed, arund, kalehouseandco, vmsims23, criisolate, elvgreen <3