#default replacement sims 3

[rstarsims3]

► 4t3 - Island Living - Mermaid Stuff - DF & non-DF

Alright, so...this is not as much a conversion as it is a mash up (a.k.a. Frankenmesh). Here’s what I mean by that:

- Meshes: I took the tails from TS3 and combined them with the fins from TS4 (because the S4 tails have a different UV and in order to fit TS3 they would’ve needed to be re-UV-mapped);

- Textures: a combination of TS3 and TS4 textures -TS3 for tails and TS4 for fins (only because the S4 textures look horrendous in TS3, at least the ones for tails do).

PLEASE READ the details I listed under CREATOR NOTES bellow !!! 

Details:

Original meshes by EA/Maxis, I just put them together;

Ages: Teen to Elder, both genders;

All LODs & Morphs;

Disabled for random (for non-defaults);

Custom normal maps included;

Custom thumbnails for both Launcher and CAS (though the game might ignore them and generate normal thumbnails instead;

Format: package files;

Programs: S4Studio, Blender, Milkshape, Photoshop, MeshToolKit, TSRW, S3PE.

!!! The Sims 3 Island Paradise required (for everything except the male tops, those are base game).

What does this upload contain? (so glad you asked!)

2 mermaid tails named Fin One and Fin Two (DF & non-DF) from TS4;

2 female tops - non-DF - these were made by me because of -again- questionable textures n TS4 that don’t match TS3 art-style;

1 male top (converted from TS4 <-> non-DF because by design the male mermaids in TS3 don’t have a default mermaid top);

1 (pair of) stockings - DF M & F (made by me; will replace the “markings” your mermaid sims have on their legs while on land).

EDIT: On a anon's request,  I added a NON-DF version for the accessory scales. It's base game compatible, has 3 presets with 3 recolorable channels and is available for both genders from teen to elder.

Edit 16.07.2023: uploaded the male kelp top as accessory as requested by @dezailes2cochon. 

!!! FOR Default Replacements install only ONE OF EACH !!!

Polycounts:

Tails AF: Fin One - 1.9k; Fin Two - 1.7k (original - 1.6k)

Tails AM: Fin One - 1.9k; Fin Two - 1.7k (original - 1.1k)

Tails TF: Fin One - 1.9k; Fin Two - 1.7k (original - 1.6k)

Tails TM: Fin One - 1.9k; Fin Two - 1.7k (original - 1.1k)

Tails EF: Fin One - 1.9k; Fin Two - 1.7k (original - 1.5k)

Tails EM: Fin One - 1.9k; Fin Two - 1.7k (original - 1.1k)

Tops: same polycount as the original TS3 items (they’re just painted on the base mesh)

! The reason why I listed the polycounts like this is because it’s up to you to decide whether you’re comfortable using:

the default-replacements (and have all the mermaid sims in town use these items); or 

the non-default-replacements (in which case only your sims will use them as long as you’ve changed them in CAS). 

Specific Details (for non-defaults):

Tops, bottoms and accessories sections;

Presets: 

Tails: 5 presets; 4 recolorable channels

Tops Female: 5 presets each, 4 recolorable channels

Top male: 3 presets; 3 recolorable channels

Mermaid Stockings: 5 presets; 3 recolorable channels

Categories: Everyday, Sleepwear, Swimwear, 

Available for Maternity (female versions).

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!!! Attn !!! -> The default replacement tails and female tops use only the first preset because I haven’t found a way to integrate additional maps (UVs, in this case) to a default replacement. 

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Creator Notes:

Here’s where it gets interesting!

If you decide on using the DFs - INSTALL ONLY ONE OF EACH!!!!!!!

And to give you an example, here’s how I’m using the default replacements: Fin One for females (the DF files for TF, AF& EF), Fin Two for males (the DF files for TM, AM & EM), stockings for both genders (DF female & DF male).

As I said above the DF files have only the first preset. The non-DF have 5 presets, each with their own individual UV. Meaning I’ve made patterns out of the UVs to better emulate the patterns on the S4 tails. See bellow the difference in UVs and how they control the channels. It’s applicable to both tails and female tops. This is the only advantage of using the non-DFs in my opinion. But you can have both DFs (only one of each!!!) & non-DFs in your game at the same time and maybe use one of the patterns in the non-DF for that one “special” mermaid.

The stockings aren’t the best aligned to the UV, I’ll admit it. But any misalignments (only along the seams) can only be noticed if you look closely.

This appears to be a common issue when installing default-replacements (you’ll know this if you have DF hairs in your game). Upon loading the DFs for the first time you might encounter a texture issue where you can see the new mesh, but the texture has not loaded properly. Like in this example:

To fix it, you either take the sim in CAS with Nraas MC - Stylist (you don’t need to change anything, just get them in and out of CAS) and/or -if that doesn’t work- go ahead and save, quit and reload the game. This should fix the issues. 

For NON-DF tails it’s mandatory that you use invisible feet This is what I’m using: 1 or 2 (find the null feet files inside the download). But keep in mind that because of the way the package was constructed, Dashboard might display them as corrupted. That’s because of the age categories being all in one file and not separated. Haven’t caused issues in my game so far and I've been using them since December. Anyway, the important thing is you need invisible feet for NON-DFs.

Let me know if you encounter any issues or need some further clarification.

Watch the tails in action HERE

You can tag me so I can see your beautiful mermaids & reblog your posts!

DOWNLOAD: Patreon / MF / SFS

Download scales acc NON-DF: MF / SFS

Download male kelp top as acc:  MF / SFS

Hope you enjoy them!

Happy Simming!

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If you like my work and would like to support me, you can do so on my Patreon & Ko-fi.

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TOU 🔊 Do not re-upload my creations. Do not claim as your own. Do not put them anywhere up for download and don’t add adfly to my links.    

[agnelid]

CAS Monotone: additional colors

I decided to make additional colors for this CAS, which does not change color depending on the time of day

There are still few colors, because I have a poor imagination and I don’t like any colors anymore (at least if it’s not acidic and isn’t a dark color that blends in with hair color)

Choose only one!

Download: SFS, Mediafire

I think, if you want, you can also make your own options, just keep in mind that you will have to re-enter the game constantly to check the result.

[bioniczombie]

Sims 3: Foal Bottle Default Replacement

Something a little different this time. This is my attempt at converting the Foal Bottle from TS4 to TS3.

New are the left pictures, old is on the right.

It doesn't fit quite right since it's different shape, but I don't think it looks too bad? (I wish the shadows were better) I had to size it up quite a bit, too.

Consider this in testing since I've never done anything like this before! From my own testing it worked fine, but I'm putting this disclaimer just in case.

❗ Pets is required!

Compressed.

➨ Download ➨ Alt Download

@xto3conversionsfinds, @matchsim, @simfluencer-network

[twinsimming]

TS4 to TS3 TV Channels Default Replacement by Twinsimming 📺

This mod replaces video clips from The Sims 3 TV channels containing Sims 2 characters with video clips from Sims 4 TV channels containing Sims 3 characters and adds new channels converted from The Sims 4!

Place in your Overrides folder.

Overview

Replaced Existing Channels

New Channels

Replaced Existing Channels

The following channels have had their video clips replaced:

Basic

KidZ Zone

Romantic Rendezvous

Sports Universe

Action World

Basic Plus

Cookin' Cable

New Channels

The following channels are new and available depending on the quality of your sim’s television:

Basic

TV Classics - Shows old black and white TV shows and soap operas (from Vintage Glamour Stuff)

PolitiSim - Broadcasts political debates and campaigns (from City Living)

Basic Plus

Civic Public Access - Features various shows including a sitcom, a dating show, and news broadcasts from different city festivals (from City Living)

BEtween - Features a cartoon based on MySims Agents as well as other shows for more mature kids (from Kids Room Stuff)

Premium

World Culture Network - Features documentaries about Champs Les Sims, Al Simhara and Shang Simla (from City Living)

High Definition

Music TV - Mainly shows music clips

Laugh Track (renamed from Comedy) - Shows a stand up comedy set and a parody of a late night talk show

Conflicts & Known Issues

- Conflicts with any mod that edits TV.xml file.

- Videos are no longer black and white on older/retro TVs.

- The video clips don’t fit all TVs perfectly due to the different aspect ratios. Some fit better than others.

- The video quality isn't the greatest (even when uncompressed), so if anyone knows how to upscale videos, please reach out!

Credits

EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, s3pe, s4pe, and Notepad++.

Thank You

Thank you to @simbouquet for extracting the video files and answering all of my questions, and to @riverianepondsims for testing!

If you like my work, please consider tipping me on Ko-fi 💙

Download @ ModTheSims

[aisquaredchoco]

Hello guys, I guess this is it. The big project I was mentioning a few times, is ready to be revealed.

I hereby present to you: TS3 Buy-Build Defaults Database!

...a database made with Google Spreadsheets that aims to list every buy and build items in TS3 and Expansion/Stuff Packs (excluding Katy Perry --I don't have it T_T), with their corresponding default replacements if there is any. Alternatively this can also be used as reference for object names and which pack they come from and they do also come with thumbnail photos to visualize each object as how they are in the catalog.

I would also like to announce the corresponding tumblr page for this database, @ts3bbddb to serve as contact should there be questions, feedback, or to send download links for defaults via ask/message. Of course you may also contact me for similar purposes..

As of this moment, the database is still in a work in progress (you see Katy Perry pack is still missing hihihi) but rest assured this will be continually worked on and help for sure will be very welcome!

Forever for TS3, aisquared. With love..

P.S. Shoutout to @bioniczombie for making @4t3bbdatabase, which heavily inspired this database to be created.

[aprilrainsimblr]

Return Of The King: Sims 1 Burglar Music Converted to Sims 3

Today I have prepared something that everyone will hate 😊 With this tiny little mod you can traumatise a whole new generation of your sims with a nostalgic flair! Just place the file into your mods/packages folder and enjoy never feeling safe at night again!

Download at your own risk (google drive)

Alternative download (dropbox)

Credits to denton47 from MTS for their amazing TS3 Sound Tool. For better or for worse, this mod wouldn't have been possible without it.

[thebramblewood]

A lazy weekend afternoon gives way to an unexpectedly sultry evening.

[mckat-sims]

EA McKracken Beds, Deposted and Destenciled, Default Replacement OR Standalone Versions

Doing some building without CC or store content (yes, ouch) made me realize how many EA beds I just don't use at all like the McKracken ones. I thought they wouldn't be too bad without the posts or the stencils. Pretty much what I was looking for in the build I was doing.

So I removed the posts, repositioned the knobs, added a specular, and removed most of the stencils. I left a subtle one on preset 5 that I didn't hate. Also bumped up the energy rating from 4 to 6.

And in an attempt to have less clutter in my buy catalog, I did default replacements for them as well.

If you never want to see the EA versions again, download the default replacement versions HERE

If you want the EA versions and my edited versions in your game, download the standalone versions HERE

Hope you enjoy!

[agnelid]

Replacement CAS for single color

I was inspired by FWAY, but their replacement had the disadvantage of changing color depending on the time of day, if during the day it had a normal shade, then by evening or night it turned blue or blackened. So I decided to make my own replacement, well, I fixed it.

But it took me a long time to figure out how to do it, and in this version I was only able to make 8 colors, because the repainting here is complex and requires multiple restarts from game to game to check the result. And unfortunately I don't know how to make it easier, but it's already something.

Well, here it is:

Download / Mirror

Choose only one!

Update: Oops... I just realized I had reshade enabled, maybe the CAS is actually a bit darker.

[bioniczombie]

Sims 4: Beta Medieval Overrides

This post is a bit different. I've made some less polished, and frankly not properly tested medieval(ish) overrides for TS4. Basically, I created them quickly to fit in better with a medieval save. I tend to get very hyper focused on one thing (right now it's retexturing), and this is my way of sharing my hyper focus, but that also means I haven't properly tested these in game. Currently there are no mesh replacements.

I plan on updating, and editing this post (and downloads) as I add more, and as I fix any issues (I can't promise how fast I will fix issues).

The links below have both a .zip (all files), and individual .package files (pick and choose).

Again, please keep in mind these are BETA, and not polished/(not all) play tested! I am sharing this for other medieval/historical simmers who want objects to fit in with the time period a little better, even if they aren't "perfect".

Texture credits: Sunni @fracturedmoonlight @simlicious (one of the TS3 defaults, I THINK. It's been too long, I'm sorry!) The Sims Medieval (Burlap, and wood here).

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Update: Added some Horse Ranch overrides.

➨ Download ➨ Alt Download

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Sims 3: Beta Quick Medieval Overrides Defaults

Added bonus. I also have a TS3 version of this project. I don't think I have shared this outside of the Making Sims 3 Medieval discord. I did these around a year ago, and I think a few better versions of some of these have been released by other people since then. I don't remember all of what I made, nor do I remember which EPs these are from, as it's been so long since I made these. 😆 The .zip file has thumbnails of the original objects so it's easier to see what they are replacing.

Edit to add some of these have not been tested in game! ➨ Download ➨ Alt Download

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You are welcome to polish/edit these, and share if you want! I just ask for some credit.

Be sure to give credit to the creators of the original textures, too!

[twinsimming]

Dishes & Glassware Default Replacement🍴

This mix of texture and mesh replacements covers plates, serving plates, bowls, coffee mugs, standard glasses, party glasses, and pool bar glasses. The second preview photo shows what the dishes and glassware look like by default. There are four different versions of dish replacements and one version of glass replacements.

Dish Replacement Versions

Recolored Dishes (first preview photo) - Only recolors the existing plate, serving plate, bowl, and mug.

New Dishes (Bowl & Mug) (preview photo below) - Recolors the plate and serving plate, replaces the bowl and mug with meshes from The Sims 4.

New Dishes (Bowl Only) - Recolors the plate, serving plate, and mug, ONLY replaces the bowl with mesh from The Sims 4.

New Dishes (Mug Only) - Recolors the plate, serving plate, and bowl, ONLY replaces the mug with mesh from The Sims 4.

Place ONLY ONE of the above versions in your Overrides folder.

Poly Counts

TS4 Bowl: 118

TS4 Coffee Mug: 168

Conflicts

Conflicts with any other mod that edits the texture or mesh of plates, bowls, coffee mugs, and glassware.

Credits

EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, Sims4Studio, TSRW, and s3pe.

If you like my work, please consider tipping me on Ko-fi! 💙

Download @ ModTheSims

[thebleedingwoodland]

TS3 - Red To Gold Colour Mod for TS3 World  Adventures EP’s “FountainAsia2x2″ 

D E F A U L T   R E P L A C E M E N T 

I don’t work for Maxis The Sims 3 Studio in San Francisco, I don’t work for EA Shanghai, I’m just correcting Maxis The Sims 3 Studio employee’s job due to incorrectly and horribly wrong of Chinese dragon colour portrayal in Shang Simla’s World Adventures Expansion Pack.   

Do not just slap red colour to every Chinese object just because you think red is considered as lucky colour in Chinese culture. Especially this is statue and fountain to spurt water. To designers, please recall University subject of colour theory, culture, and art history.  

Chinese dragon is traditionally coloured GOLD. Not red. It’s obvious the employee who colored the Shang Simla’s dragon fountain must be taking stereotype from Mushu, comedic tiny red “dragon” from animated movie Disney’s Mulan (1998), didn’t consult to Chinese person at all. 

Chinese dragons are gods who control rain, weather, and seasons. 

Chinese dragons are kind, benevolent, powerful, who bring luck and prosperous. In Chinese New Year, there is Dragon Dance (the dragon has gold colour) as symbol for good luck. 

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Changes:

Overlay --> Change colour to Gold 

Specular --> More shinier to resemble gold dragon statue in real life

Buyable object has automatic gold colour default replacement from catalogue. 

Known issues: 

There are old thumbnails unchanged on CAS mode, please ignore it. The Dragon color is still gold. 

Dragon fountain in Shang Simla doesn’t automatically change to gold colour due to different coding in-game (it has different fountain stone colour too). ❗ You need to install Nraas’ Debug Enabler (Core mod by Twallan) in order to work correctly ❗

Follow these steps to reset the textures: 

Click on the fountain > Nraas > Debug Enabler > Options: The Water Breathing Dragon > Objects... > Reset Textures > (Choose one) All Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Environment.FountainAsia2x2 or This Object

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Made with patch 1.67

TS3 World Adventures EP needed 

Do not reupload/make profit/link to adf.ly or donation, no sims3planet, no simsdom.

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[ Download ] 

For additional information: 

The only Chinese dragon fountain colours are gold, jade, greyish stone colour, white, black. Not red.  Images: 

Chinese dragon Fountain (google images)

[moyokeansimblr]

Homework Default Replacement for TS3

❗❗❗ This is for sims 3! ❗❗❗

My first creation for sims 3! ✨ Since I've been playing ts3 a lot lately and taking heaps of screenshots, the blue homework began to annoy me. You'll still see it in some of my screenshots in the future since my queue is very long but I wanted to share this now! Why wait? 😁 It's not perfect because my gimp skills are trash so it's kind of blurry but I don't mind too much. I may try and improve it in the future.

This is a default replacement for the homework, and will replace it for child-YA. So I tried to pick something non-descript that wouldn't seem too much like one school subject or one age group. It's this image from freepik.

It's the very first thing I've ever made for ts3, so I hope I did it right. It'll still appear blue in sims' inventories and I don't know how to change that but in-game it's fine. Also because children and teens don't appear to actually flip the notebook open I've put the texture on both the front and back of the notebook. My YA test subject did actually flip it open but it wasn't distracting to have it on both imo.

Unfortunately, sims won't be any happier to do homework with their snazzy new notebook, but oh well 😅

It works for me having it in my Packages folder, but the tutorial I followed said to place it in Overrides so you may want to put it there.

📓 TS3 Homework Default on Patreon (FREE)

But please consider donating if you like what I do so I know! 🙏

Enjoy, and pretty please inform me if I've done anything wrong or you have any issues! 🤗

[aprilrainsimblr]

Into The Future Soil Rugs With Additional Invisible Presets - default replacement

This was requested by @echoweaver (sorry it took me so long to upload!). I added a second invisible preset to all five ITF soil rugs so they are a bit more versatile. I decided against replacing the original texture with an empty one because I didn't want it to mess up pre-built houses in Oasis Landing, so instead I added a new preset. Because of that, I had to edit the .OBJD resources along with the textures, so if you're using these hiders by @bioniczombie, make sure to delete the hiders for these rugs!

Download (google drive)

Alternative download (dropbox)

Requires Into The Future. Credits to EA for the textures and meshes.

[mathmodder]

FLY LIKE A G6

Jetplane Enhanced Mod for Sims 3 This is your captain speaking, please fasten your seat belts as planes now dominate the skies and are more beautiful than ever!

Download Jetplanes Enhanced Mod now on MTS!

There are 16 types of planes that will be cutting your sky day and night leaving trails of smoke and blinking signal lights to give a much more realistic atmosphere of a big city. Put the Jet Retexture (Math Mod) in your OVERRIDES mod file And the Jet Plane Trail (Math Mod) in PACKAGES file.

[camoflash004]

Phone opportunity rejection animation replacement

Edit: Forgot to mention the tested version. Tested with version 1.69

Yeah... I don't had a better name for the mod.

This is a overide mod that replaces one of the opportunity rejections animation with another phone animation from the game that still looks like a annoyed rejection, but more age apropriate.

(See GIF of the post)

(TECHNICAL SIDE)

It overides "a2o_phone_chat_talk_disagree_b_x" clip file and give it the animation of "a2o_phone_chat_talk_disgust_x" clip. It conflictes with any other mod that overides the "...disagree_b_x" clip animation.

The mod also goes in the Overides folder.

Enjoy :)