#sims 3 tricks

[itsmomothegamer]

how to move wall decorations / paintings vertically in the sims 3!💚🖼️🎮 (x)

[aniraklova]

E X T R E M E

- T-shirt/Tank top for guys - 42 swatches - All Lods - Base Game Compatible - Teen->Elder - Not for randoms - ENJOY DAMN IT

TOU:

- Recolors allowed - Do not reupload - No ads or paywalls. Fuck it. - Do not claim as your own.

- NO SIMSDOM/SIMSFINDS

Simfileshare / Dropbox

[simminginstars]

Camren (stylist) & Maico (firefighter) are my ts3 gameplay sims, they recently moved into a giant house & invited some friends over.

ft. @sussimmin sims & the arm of @cosmicsimsi's sim

[tau1tvec]

Some tips for The Sims 3 Buy/Build

Install LazyDuchess’ Smooth Patch to alleviate lag, esp in Buy/Build and CAS.

Keep your CC merged and organized, esp your patterns, this will also alleviate a lotta lag across all modes.

When building on community lots, or any lot rlly, avoid going to the edit world menu, and just put testingcheats enabled into the cheat window, then shift+click the ground of the lot to enter Buy/Build mode. This makes leaving it to save a lot easier, with less “preparing” screens to possibly get hung up in.

Lower your settings, you don’t need any adjacent lots loaded, and you certainly don’t need super water on either. You can always switch these back on when you’re done.

While you’re at it, remove your HQ mod, and turn off your Reshade/Gshade preset, or at least turn off your depth shaders. I only ever turn on my depth shaders when I’m taking screenshots for better fps while playing. The DoF shader esp requires a lotta resources your game could be using to simulate all those 78 townie sims instead.

Save as… vs Save, I Save as… at least every third save. It’s also just good habit to keep backups.

When using the CASt tool, set down everything you plan to CASt first, then switch to a category like the wall tool to avoid eventual lag and drag when using it a lot. Love yourself. You don’t have to suffer using CASt tool in an overpopulated category like misc deco.

Utilize the clone option through testing cheats to duplicate already CASted objects, it’ll keep your design just like the dropper tool, but it’s a lot less time consuming, I promise.

Don’t be afraid to use the swatch save tool for objects you use often, esp community lot objects, as it helps to keep your aesthetic consistent. I also keep all of my favorite streetlamps, benches, and public trash bins etc in a convenient custom collection folder to speed up the process of doing multiple lots in one sitting. These handy tools are there, use them.

The issue with custom counters. They mess up sometimes, if you can’t recolor it suddenly, here’s how to fix that. Now if you can’t place down a cupboard suddenly, even though nothing’s in the way, and you’ve got moveobjects on activated, try putting it on the wall a tile over, and then try adding it to your desired spot again. Lastly if you set down counters or cupboards at a corner, and it messes up the textures, but you can still recolor it, you could do what the video I linked above does, or you could simply pull out the CASt tool, and switch it back to any of its original swatches and click the check, then feel free to recolor it as you want.

Railings will also do the “can’t recolor” trick too, but this is a simple fix, just delete it, and replace it, and you’re good.

“Oh no, I switched between buy and build mode, and now my catalogue won’t load, and I can’t click on anything at all!” Don’t panic, hit F2 and/or F3 on your keyboard, these are shortcuts for switching between them, and if you’re lucky it’ll load properly again. Should you get the bug where you load a category and it’s somehow empty, don’t fret, just click on a different category and this should fix it. Then if you get the bug where all the objects you put down disappear suddenly, sorry your game is haunted. Call an exorcist, or just reload, they might reappear if you do.

Tbh, if you run into any kind of major bugs, it’s likely a sign to either save immediately or just restart your game. These only ever show up when you’ve been at it a while ( at least for me ), therefore starting fresh wouldn’t hurt. Probably also wouldn’t hurt to check whether you might’ve installed something the game didn’t agree with by running Dashboard, or put it through the ol’ Save Cleaner.

Honorable Mention: Keep an eye on the texture sizes and poly counts of objects. I know it’s tempting to build these ultra hyperrealistic lots with clutter at every inch, but unless you’re just doing it for screenshots, or for your story, or using it very sparingly, it is not by any means recommended purely for gameplay. This is just the truth when it comes to any Sims game. You don’t want lag, or max memory crashes, or save errors? The Sims 3 is a 32bit game, that’s almost old enough to drive, be easy on it.

[citrlet]

mom said it's my turn to play with the goth kit

[grimfolks]

In case you're wondering what kind of athletic sim Daphne is - she's a water sports girlie

[simspaghetti]

I've never done an heir poll before but I'm genuinely so stuck on who to choose to lead Generation 3 of the Piccolo LEPacy (Ambitions) because I like the idea of following any of these careers - and I can't do a triple-heir situation!

So, I need your help! 🫵 Who will it be?

(obviously spoilers‼️ ahead for what they’re gonna look like as young adults and their future traits / careers if they age up well!) ⬇️

Daphne Piccolo - The Ghost Hunter

Traits: Vegetarian / Loves The Outdoors / Computer Whiz / Mooch / Eccentric LTW: Paranormal Profiteer Completionist Route: Who ya gonna call? 👻

Columbo Piccolo - The Private Investigator

Traits: Neurotic / Unlucky / Commitment Issues / Childish / Perceptive LTW: Pervasive Private Eye Completionist Route: Private Investigator 🔍

🌟 WINNER 🌟 Ra Piccolo - The Firefighter

Traits: Egyptian Heritage / Genius / Natural Cook / Great Kisser / Clumsy / Savvy Sculptor LTW: Firefighter Superhero Completionist Route: Firefighter ⛑️

Full descriptions of each completionist route can be found here under the 'Ambitions' section :)

One last thing to note is that whoever doesn't get picked for the heir will still be living in the household at the beginning of the generation - I'm planning on having all 3 of these guys in the same house until the chosen heir starts their own family, so it's not goodbye forever by any means - and we'll still get to experience a little bit of each of their careers!

Oh yeah, also I'm not done with World Adventures just yet lol - I'm ahead of my queue in my game and this is just some pre-emtive planning on my part as I might do a small timeskip once gen 2's goals are all complete!

[treason-and-plot]

I can't remember if you have posts about your picture taking process but I'm really curious how did you get a lot like Prosper Room so crowded and look so lively. Do you pose everyone or do you just get them there and leave them be?

I would love it, if you have time and motivation of course, if you showed us your process for setting a scene and taking pics. I never did those in any sims game tbh and I always love seeing behind the scenes things.

Love you and your work to bits!! ❤️ ❤️

I don't think I have made any posts about my picture-making process because prior to today I don't think anybody has ever asked! But I really appreciate you sending me this ask and your lovely comments. Thank you so much!

For these particular scenes I have 16 Sims in the active family. (I did originally have 20 as stated here but my game kept freezing.) For anyone reading who may be unfamiliar with this process, I add the Sims to the household by clicking on my active Sim and then selecting NRaas>Master controller>Household> Add Sim. I then filter by age and gender so I have a decent cross section of Sims, and enable testing cheats so I can teleport each Sim to the active lot, in this case the Prosper Room. I have a decent gaming rig and can usually add 20 Sims to a lot before my game starts to protest, but as mentioned in an earlier post I had to reduce the number of household Sims in this case to 16, I suspect because the Prosper Room already contains a number of service Sims.

Once all the Sims have been teleported to the lot, I then set about dressing them. This can be a laborious process but I usually have a couple of Sims in the household who have a dozen outfits in their inventories for this very purpose. It is then a simple process using Nraas to transfer one of those outfits to another Sim in the household. I click on my active Sim and then choose NRaas>Master controller>Intermediate>Transfer clothing. A box will then appear as shown below asking for details of the 'Destination Sim' and I then choose 'current lot.'

A list of Sims will then appear of the same age and gender and I just choose the one I want to transfer the outfit to. You can also choose them all if you want!

Now, for my current Prosper Room scenes, I placed meals on all the tables using Nraas Debug enabler: Nraas> Debug enabler>Options sim> make food. (Again, quite a laborious process, because I like there to be a good variety of dishes!) I then instructed the majority of my Sims to sit at the tables and start eating the meals placed in front of them, as seen in the below pic.

Once they have finished eating, I can make them stay in their seats by having them converse with each other (which is probably the best way of making the scene 'lively') or by using Nraas animator: Nraas>Animator> Animation by category> Play Specific Idle>Seated Idles>a_chairdining_idle sigh_x. The wonderful thing about using Animator is that you can direct Sims where to look, too. (I know you can do that using pose player add-ons if you choose to pose your Sims instead, but if you use Animator the Sims continue looking until you cancel the animation).

I tried to illustrate my answer by using more screenshots but I kept getting warnings that I'd exceeded my character limit, so if anyone reading this needs more clarification of my process please don't hesitate to ask! Thanks again for the wonderful question @oasislandingresident!

[sleepdeprivedsurgeon]

I sure talked a big game about hating the idea of a tma multiverse for someone who folded like a wet paper towel the second they started reintroducing characters I’m autistic about

[sommeliersims]

Spooky Day is here and it's trick or treat for Hero. First victim is her uncle Ben.

[thosegothsims]

@rebouks teen casting call ↳ riley wakefield (they/them)

download (simfileshare) — no cc, but is marked for it bc of my default replacements used when creating them

more information about this sim under the cut!

“Riley is a fun-loving teen with a penchant for goofy behavior and a love for all things alternative and gothic. They're here for a good time, and they'll make sure that they (and everyone around them) have it!“

aspiration: live fast

traits: goofball, cringe

packs used: growing together, high school years, discover university, island living, get together, dream home decorator, realm of magic, fitness stuff, bowling night, movie hangout, perfect patio, urban homage kit, goth galore kit, poolside splash kit, grunge revival kit, fashion street kit

[aurorangen]

When will she tell them?

Transcript:

?: [listens to her earpiece] How is the situation? Hmm…I see [concentrating on the surroundings] I am keeping an eye, I can't speak to her right now, she's not alone [nods her head] Yes, I will sort it out.

Renee: Noah, do you see that woman behind us? The one wearing all black? She seems kinda sketchy. Noah: [turns his head slightly] She does. I feel like she's been following us, but I can't tell for sure.

Renee: It's giving me an uncomfortable feeling as she keeps looking at Veronica. Noah: We should ask her if she knows that strange woman. Just to make sure. Renee: Sounds like a good plan…I don't know how we'll do that though. We need to be-

[Veronica could hear all of Noah and Renee's conversation and small beads of sweat begins to form on her forehead. She's in trouble now. Should she tell them the truth about that woman or turn a blind eye? The truth seems most likely in this case: they're bound to find out anyway. But when is the right time?]

[tau1tvec]

Fun trick using EA's Alien Eyes Modifier Slider, located in Eyes/Global. You can adjust the wing tip on eyeliners. This will also minimize the upper eyelid depending on how much you use it, but there's a slider to adjust that as well ( EA's Eye Socket Slider I believe it's called ).

While you're at it, download my all time favorite eyeliner set.

[chimerafflesia]

the amount of clutch wins I've gotten cuz people don't read squid drosera is very funny

[ts1depot]

TS3 Tips and Tricks: How to Get Tons of Sims at Venues

I saw a forum thread recently from someone asking how to boost crowds at venues. Briefly, here are some tips and tricks that I learned:

Have lots of "party animal" sims in town

Sims with the party animal trait show up the most at Late Night venues, so it helps to populate your town with them.

Have many large roomie households consisting of "singles" in your world (like 6-8 sims). The reason why you want to do this is that households are called to a lot, not individual sims. When a household is called, the game will always try to call as many sims that are available. So, for instance, if a dive bar calls an 8-sim household named "Party Crashers", and four of them are at home at the time, those four will show up. If the bar then calls a 6-sim household called "Living Single" and three of the roommates are available, those three will show up. Now, imagine that a third household is called, and four members show up. That's 11 sims right there!

Get the idea? I have had as many as 20 sims show up using this method.

Don't build too many venues and parks, especially if you have a low population town. I think this is pretty common sense advice. Obviously, if you only have around 30 sims in your town, you won't see a lot of packed venues if you build tons of venues.

Only visit hotspots The game deliberately turns venues into cold spots so that everyone in town shows up at the hotspot. So, if you keep visiting coldspots, it will always seem as if every place is empty.

That's all there is to it. I have heard people say that you need mods and such to have packed venues, but I've never had such a hard time with this issue as to need them.

[expirisims]

Poor Planning

It's Spooky Day so the guys planned a citywide party again! Unfortunately, they planned it hours before the venue opens for the night...

That didn't stop everyone from having a decent time at least!

Later in the afternoon the boys were off to the Lum household for another get together. Looks like there was a hired performer and a dress code my sims ignored!

We have a trick or treater!

It's shaping up to be a beautiful night!

Aww...The Lum's have adopted a cute little puppy!