#sims 2 nhood

[vallinca]

PLEASANTVIEW - 21 years later...

A follow up to my earlier post of Pleasantview 15 years later.

[snapdragoned]

A few shots of Windflower Bay ❤️

[felipovisk]

creating some stuff

[atomtanned]

🏠 MAKEOVER - 55 WOODLAND DRIVE (BROKE FAMILY)

Bullies at school always like to tell Dustin that his family’s house lives up to their surname. He just rolls his eyes and ignores it - mostly because he honestly doesn’t agree.

Sure, they may have a broken down beater in the carport, and it may be small and a little outdated, but there’s no denying the warmth and coziness it radiates when you walk in. Brandi’s still got some of the artwork he made her in kindergarten on the wall, and he knows the little gallery will become even more crowded now that Beau can make his own creations.

Besides, now that he’s dating Angela, he’s realized that money doesn’t buy caring parents. Yes, he’s going to be crammed into a bedroom with Beau soon, but Brandi cares about her boys so much that she spent all their money on bunk beds to make sure he had space for his desk still, even though it means she’s still sleeping on a pullout couch.

The only thing missing, in his opinion, is his dad. Well, and maybe a pet.

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Made this over ages ago and never posted pictures, but wanted to share because I like how this turned out. I tried a new style for them - usually I make it a bit more depressing and ‘70s, but went for a 1990s floral vibe this time around. All my Sims have mortgages lol but I tried to keep it relatively sparse so they aren’t in a total sinkhole of debt.

[dystopianam]

Masterpost: All the Lighting Mods for The Sims 2 ✨

I'm making this post both because I like to group things under one post and because I need it as a link to add to my tracker, but still I think it will be useful for many!

Look here for other masterposts!

Lighting Mods

# Gunmod's Radiance Light System 2.4 by dDefinder on ModTheSims - A realistic, extremely dramatic, sometimes very dark lighting mod that increases the intensity of colors, lights and shadows and adds sunrise and sunset to the game (they don't exist in the vanilla game)

#Gunmod's Radiance Light System 2.5 edited by @dreadpirate - An updated version of the aforementioned lighting, with much more compatibility with many shaders and less blue nights! Every Season it have they own lighting color: Summer is vibrant, autumn has warm colors, winter has cold colors, and spring has a little yellowish "filter".

#Maxis Match Lighting Mod by Dreadpirate - The environment is more saturated and bright, removes the dull gray tint that vanilla game has. Everything is smoother and more uniform. The shadows are calm, exactly like the ones in the vanilla game. Each season has its own lighting, the nights are black instead of blue and it has many compatibility with many shaders. This one also has sunrise and sunset.

#Cinema Secret by Dreadpirate (@veronavillequiltingbee) - A perfect mix between the Gunmod Radiance and the Maxis Match Lighting mod. It use elements of both, such as the shadows and calm colors of the MM Lighting Mods but the intensity of the lights of the Gunmod Radiance (especially noticeable when using neon lights). It has many compatibility with many shaders, the nights are black instead of blue, it has sunrise and sunset and every season has its own lighting.

#SpookyMuffin Lighting Mod - Recommended by a user in the comments! I don't know how to talk about this Lighting Mod because I've never used it, but the post on the site explains what it consists of!

#The Sims 2 Beta Lighting - By opening the link you will see a YouTube video by @boringbones that will explain how to have The Sims 2 Beta lighting! (The download can be accessed from his Discord link in the video description)

#5:55 Lighting by Bugjartimedecayoff - An edit of Radiance 2.4, with much brighter outdoor lighting at night (very similar to Maxis' default night lighting) and soft peach-tinted dusk & dawn lights.

#Rae-diance Lighting by Raemia - Another edit of Radiance 2.4, with the differences being brighter nighttime lighting & brighter unlit rooms, plus reduced room-saturation.

#Original Vanilla Lighting Backup Here!

Lighting Mods for the Neighborhood

#Neighborhood Lighting Remedy by Criquette - This lighting mod is ONLY for the neighborhood and you can use it together with any of the three lighting mods mentioned above. Fixes the direction of the lights and shadows to be consistent with that of the lot imposters and makes it more consistent with lot mode.

#Accurate Neighborhood Terrain Lighting by @simnopke - This lightind mod is like the above one. It is only for the neighborhood and can be used in conjunction with a DP & dDefinder lighting mod but NOT in conjunction with Criquette's NH Lighting Remedy.

EDIT: simnopke said: "My Accurate Nhood Terrain Lighting mod does something different than Criquette's Nhood Lighting Remedy and can be used with it. Moreover, my mod has two versions intended for use with Criquette's mod."

Lighting Mods for the CAS (Create a Sim)

#Minimalistic CAS Lighting Mod Replacement with Custom Light by Dreadpirate - This lighting mod is CAS ONLY and can be used together with a dDefinder or DP lighting mod and a lightind mod for the neighborhood. Using similar lighting to the MM Lighting Mod, it makes the CAS more saturated and smooth. You have to change a value in a lights file within the game install path but it's worth it!

One small problem I've noticed is that when used with lighting mods other than the MM Lighting mod it often doesn't work well even if the value is correctly changed. For example, when I changed the lighting mod and switched from MM to Cinema Secret, it triggered the super lighted sims bug in CAS which I didn't have before. But then again, this could be just my problem. There is fix by Lazy Duchess for this bug but you need to be very careful. Sometimes it conflicts with some shaders (as in my case) and unleashes an absurd pink soup even in bodyshop even if bodyshop shouldn't have anything to do with it. But AS ALWAYS, maybe it's only a problem of mine because I'm very unlucky.

EXTRA SHADERS BUT NOT REQUIRED

#Better Nightlife by @criquette-was-here - Even if it does not change anything graphically with colors, lights and shadows like a lighting MOD it adds shaders that allow the deco hoods to light up during the night. So for example, by downloading hood decos compatible with this shader you can have street lamps that light up on the street (in the neighborhood), buildings lit up at night, lit bridges etch.

#Blue Snow No More by Dreadpirate - This shader removes the blue tint that snow creates even if you use lighting mods that make the night black instead of blue. Many DP lighting mods (Like MM Lighting Mod) have this shader already included, so you don't need to download it, this is an individual shader if you don't use their lighting mods. To be honest, neither the shader INSIDE the lighting mod nor the shader by itself has never worked for me, but I think there is a problem in my download folder at this point or I am very unlucky.

#Overly Bright CAS Fix by @lazyduchess - As I have already explained before, this mod fixes the bug of super enlightened sims in CAS. Sometimes it can conflict with something (which I don't quite understand with what) and trigger an absurd pink soup, so if you suddenly start to notice more pink soup than usual try to remove it and see how it goes.

Maybe it just conflicts with some lighting mod or some shader. In my case it could be the DP's lighting mod for the CAS.

#Moi Shader Roof by niol on ModThe Sims - This shader fixes the lighting of roofs which sometimes appear much darker than their texture. Many lighting mods from DP have this shader included OR are compatible with this shader. So check the descriptions under their lighting mods before downloading it.

#Brighter Roofs...But Not Too Bright! by Deastrumquodvicis on ModTheSims - Same as the previous shader, but makes the roofs less bright than they show with the aforementioned shader. This shader uses Moi's shader as a base, so you can NOT use both. Use only one. Many lighting mods from DP have this shader included OR are compatible with this shader. So check the descriptions under their lighting mods before downloading it.

#Moi's Neighbourhood Water Global Mod by niol on ModTheSims - This mod changes the water color of the neighborhood. Nothing more nothing less. Many DP mods are compatible with this shader.

#Pond & Sea Water Overhaul by Voeille on ModTheSims - This mod changes the water of the sea and ponds and makes it more realistic using The Sims 2 Castaway water shaders. Many DP mods are compatible with this shader but for some shaders like Better Nightlife it needs a little more attention. For example, if you use Better Nightlife you will need to use the version of these shaders provided by the Better Nightlife link to be compatible. So you have to delete these for use their shaders if you want both.

You can't use this together Moi's Water.

#A World Lit by Fire by hat_play_sims on dreamwidth - This mod itself doesn't change shaders dramatically, but it change the color of some lights and make them more sensate. I'll explain: many maxis lights that are powered by candles or should give off a warm light regardless, give off a cool, white light instead. Have you ever seen a candle emitting white light? No! This mod fixes all lights in the game and makes lights that need to be warm... warm. Perfect for history-themed saves or for the ones like me, completely obsessed with candlelight in this game. Many DP mods are compatible with this shader. It's immensely beautiful when used with the dramacity of the Radiance System but works quite well with other lighting mods as well.

[lowedeus]

Hello, good afternoon, I was wondering if "The NHBOOD Effects" mod currently works in Sims 2 Stories Life or Pets? Thanks and greetings from Spain.

¡Hola! I'm very sorry for the late answer. It works as long as the essential core effects are included in the current EP engine - for example SC4 fireworks, lot-to-nhood clouds, celestial objects should work in all games, because their fx are from the base game Effects.package. But a smoke from the factory pipe in this set will not - because it has a train smoke effect from Free Time EP, and TS LS or PetStories based on OFB and Pets EPs respectively. But there is an opportunity to include all of the fxs from EPs that isn't installed for you - you can install in Downloads folder the standalone effects.package extracted from the desired EP. Years ago I made such a mod, that allows use the smoke train (and also my factory pipe) in TS Super Collection for MAC users. There are standalone effects.package from the EP7 and all of the train-related resourses extracted from EP7 core files. I hope it helps someone. the file tested on mac version by @criquette-was-here:

[grilledcheese-aspiration]

so far i am still pretty undecided if imma keep reshade around - i think i just need to find the right preset tbh. super does not help that sims 2's lighting is NOT the same from nhood to cas to live mode and its ??? WHY lmao

so it makes trying to find a preset i really like and can stick with. im trying to find nice, pinky/purple-y, soft, dream-like presets.

[hemanuely]

Neighborhood Lighting Mod Nhood Lighting Always (Conjunto De Decorações Para Vizinhança The Sims 2)

Você Pode Encontrar Esse Conjunto Aqui:

Criquette Was Here (Neighborhood Lighting Mod Nhood lighting always...) (tumblr.com)

[theironcurtainisrainbow]

Discord blocked my snapshots post of my custom nhood with cc guns and knives, and a gay couple. 

And also here’s evidence that I had Sims 2 nhoods back in 2004/2005. And my old nhood which I can’t figure out why but the Ultimate Collection (Origin) won’t load my old Pleasantview cause I only had Uni and NL back then. 

[bisexualhowell]

Me coming out to my irl friend as a Sims 2 weirdo and recording them a guided tour of my nhood as REQUESTED and them suddenly not responding for two days. My hubris

[suratan-zir]

Texture default replacement of the nhood Redbud tree in 6 colors

Please, choose only one version from the archive.

512x512 texture size

compressed

SFS / MEGA

edit: per request, here are custom versions of all 6 colors. But they will NOT change in winter. sfs / mega

Credits: Silent Dragon for the package file I used as a template

Unedited swatch pic under the cut

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, it's much appreciated 💜

[plumbtales]

Hood deco defaults:

Birch trees

Oak trees

Roads (coming soon)

Fire hydrant, bus stop, dumpster, stop lights etc.

[felipovisk]

i know i know... i serve

[atomtanned]

🏠 MAKEOVER - 170 MAIN STREET (CALIENTE FAMILY)

When Dina’s husband Michael died suddenly, Nina was disappointed (but not surprised) to learn that neither of them had bothered to make sure his will was updated. And there was no way that Dina could tangle legally with the formidable Bachelor/Goth clan. Of course Nina was willing to let Dina move into her newly purchased starter home - with an extra bedroom empty and waiting and no plans to be tied down with a partner or kids, how could she say no? It’s only temporary, right?

She SHOULD have said no. She loves her sister but they are polar opposites. Where Nina is pragmatic, practical and neat as a pin, Dina is dreamy, romantic and prone to impulsive, reckless decisions - not to mention, she’s sort of a slob. And months later, Dina is very comfortably Moved In with seemingly no intention to leave - painting her bedroom, hanging paintings, and throwing her clothes EVERYWHERE.

Her presence (not to mention her lack of financial contribution!) is starting to grate on Nina, but the worst part about it is that she has no idea. For Dina, their new living situation is one big sister sleepover, and she’s constantly gushing to friends on the phone how much she LOVES living with Nina again. For now, Nina is keeping her mouth shut because Dina seems to have a new mark in her sights - but like most of Dina’s relationships, it’s sort of problematic and filled with drama, so Nina’s trying not to get her hopes up. But if she has to scrub out a filthy toilet or clean up after one of Dina’s bubble baths again, she’s going to lose her cool.

(renamed to 279 Middle Lane in game)

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Exterior is HEAVILY inspired (aka copied almost exactly) from @plumbtales amazing makeover of this lot. If you haven’t seen their fantastic CC-free makeovers, definitely check them out! I wanted the inside to look a little bit bland, like this is a house flip, so hopefully I accomplished that.

I love both Nina and Dina but definitely feel bad for Nina. Dina always strikes me as one of those people who sort of floats through life accidentally wreaking havoc on the ones she cares most about. Completely unintentional, but she’s too spacey to even notice her impact until someone blows up at her. Poor Nina is always rolling wants to move out of her own home :(

[pixeldolly]

Some very WIPish pictures of what I’ve been working on (yes, I decided to make that rural ‘hood after all  🤪 )I don’t have much yet, just a few community lots. Plenty left to do, including placing a crapton of trees *groan*

[lowedeus]