#talking about s4cc

[simkoos]

i'm a huge fan of simple yet stylish furniture and ikea does it for me every time! this collection is based on a few items i've added to my cart (and never purchased) over the years lmao i hope you like it! 💛

all items are base game compatible (unless stated otherwise!)

this collection includes 51 decor and functional buy items!

uppland armchair - 19 swatches

uppland loveseat - 19 swatches

uppland sofa - 19 swatches

poang armchair - 19 swatches

jules dining chair (wooden) - 11 wood swatches

jules dining chair (plastic) - 19 swatches

nordli bedframe - 11 wood swatches + black & white

vikagrevsta dining table (1x1) - 19 swatches

vikagrevsta dining table (2x1) - 19 swatches

vikagrevsta dining table (3x1) - 19 swatches

malm dressing table - 11 wood swatches + black & white

malm dressing table (with mirror) - requires sp09 vintage glamour, 11 wood swatches + black & white

malm dresser - 11 wood swatches + black & white

lack side table - 11 wood swatches + black & white

lack tv stand - 11 wood swatches + black & white

lack coffee table - 11 wood swatches + black & white

lack wall shelf - 11 wood swatches + black & white

olivblad plant stand - 11 wood swatches + black & white

jattesta shelf - 11 wood swatches + black & white

ekenabben shelf - 22 wood swatches + black & white

lappland tv shelf & storage - 11 wood swatches + black & white

aurdal closet unit - 11 wood swatches + black & white

ikornnes floor mirror - 11 wood swatches + black & white

enhet cabinet (with mirror) - 11 wood swatches + black & white

lindbyn mirror - 11 wood swatches + black & white

bondskaret coat stand - 10 swatches

brogrund corner wall shelf - 1 swatch

tridsno floor lamp - 13 swatches

ledsjo wall light - 5 metallic swatches

bettorp led mobile lamp - 19 swatches

blasverk table lamp - 21 swatches

tvarhand table lamp - 19 swatches

flottilj desk lamp - 20 swatches

klunka laundry bag - requires sp13 laundry day, 1 swatch

bollbuske plant pot - 19 swatches

artbuske watering can - 1 swatch

kopparbjork vase - 20 swatches

vasen vase with lillies - 6 swatches

famnig hjarta cushion - 20 swatches

lindrande home scuplture - 8 metallic swatches

dundergubbe moving box (large) - 1 swatch, 4 variations

dundergubbe moving box (medium) - 1 swatch, 4 variations

frakta carrier bag - 1 swatch

kalas collection (plate, bowl, mug, cutlery) - 25 swatches

xl rug collection - 36 swatches

rug collection - 20 swatches

knoppang photo frame - 7 swatches

underhalla wooden blocks (toddler toy) - 6 swatches

s/o to @nucrests for not only testing everything but also encouraging me to continue when i wanted to give up and scrap this entire project. 😭💜

download on patreon!

[itsonlythee-sims]

just like everyone else, I've gotten really into playing Baldur's Gate 3 (and messing around with blender instead of prepping for a con in October, whoops)

today, instead of doing said con prep, I've started yet another 2 Sims meshes - looking at doing a retro Asian style wood fired stove and also a Japanese irori hearth - the ones I know of that already exist are too alpha for me so I wanted to try to make some (functional!) maxis match ones, if I could.

at the very least, the irori should work as a dining table or at least a coffee table, possibly have heat functionality or fire vfx. I was wondering if it might be possible to add hot drinks functionality to it, since a teapot is a common feature of these

the wood stove should be simpler in terms of function but I was thinking about looking into limiting the available recipes to what might make sense to cook over this type of stove, whether it has an oven component or not (the one by yellowjealousy has the oven part). I was inspired by a bunch of random Chinese cc I had downloaded in the past that are high poly/photo textured, trying to simplify those meshes and textures as mostly a personal challenge. I really like cohesion in my games wherever possible.

anyway, BG3 is really good. just got to the point where Halsin is playable and I got him to go bearmode on some fey freaks last night - satisfying to see this huge dude hulk out on these enemies before they could wreck our shit. I think we're almost at the point of no return before act 3

[boyfrogsims]

this animation pack is hella old by now, but i want to post it to tumblr too to be organized! so - here's my pride animation pack from 2021 :)

DOWNLOAD (sfs)

you need:

clumsyalienn pride flags makeup brush pride facepaint (any will work but this is the one i used!)

[zorteh]

Warts & ALL

14 paintings

§20

credits to neuroticrobotic for TS3 vision. 

Mesh by EA, converted by me.

Download [free]

[simstefani]

⋆ʚ♡⃛ɞ⋆ ｡CLIQUE COLLECTION ｡⋆ʚ♡⃛ɞ⋆

hiiii! :) here is the clique collection, featuring so many quintessential simstefani pieces!! a super britney / cowgirlicious / 2002 vibe that i hope you all enjoy! sending you all some love. 

~ ♡ ★。、・'゜☆。.:*:・'゜★.:* ♡ ~

Clique Collection includes:

Blingin Rhinestone Belt

Brat Monogram Bag

Cowgirl Lace-up Pants

Flared Peasent Top

Lace Ripped Jeans

Scarf Wrap Top

Triangular Halter Top

Button-up Denim Patch Skirt

~ ♡ ★。、・'゜☆。.:*:・'゜★.:* ♡ ~

༺♡🐮 DOWNLOAD CLIQUE COLLECTION 🐮♡༻

[casteru]

sooa hair // T.O.U.

female teen-elder

bgc, not hat compatible

20 swatches (see here)

reference: gong sua / STYLENANDA

hairline used in picture

📁 download (public access: august 8th 2020, 09:42pm CEST)

[cecils-cc-folder]

might start using this side blog to post about my legacy family hmm

[tekri]

Camila Neely; YA, Music Genius 

Download ->『Dropbox』

Aka, my hair model.

Clothing & Hair are basegame with Hot & Cold outfits set for those of you with Seasons. 

Skin Details:

Nosemask:  Obscurus & Melancholic Collab  

Misc. Face Enhancers: Pyxis About Face kit 

Skin Overlay: Littlecakes Bright Blends  - Softens the Alpha makeup / overlay for a more matte maxis match look

Skin Overlay 2: RemusSirion Skin 18    - Body Details

Make-up:

Lipstick: Obscurus & Melancholic Collab

Eyelid Overlay: Obscurus Skin N4 / Eyelid N4 / Nosemask N4  

Contacts: Alhajero Gem Eyes  - I really love the sclera, I suppose any contacts would work if you don’t want to add more cc to your game.

Blush: Estrojans Blaque Blush Pt. 2 

Fully Optional CC: 

Formal/Party Eyeliner: Pralinesims N89 Moira

Everyday Eyeliner: Pralinesims N87 Kara

Kijiko Uncurled Eyelashes

Kijiko Eyelashes

Eyebrows.. I’m not sure.. the filename is very ambiguous, but they’re one of these :(    Light Deficient Hq Brows 2??  

[moodaye]

I made a build without using the move objects cheat. Don’t ask. 

If you want to download it it’s in the gallery under My Origin is @Moodaye. I named it “Up and Coming Trailer.” You can also search the Moodaye Tag.

It doesn’t have any custom content but for whatever reason, you have to make sure you click the Include Custom Content Check or else you won’t be able to find it. 

Here is a Dropbox Link for the tray files. 

Packs Used Info:

Uses like all the packs except a few stuff packs.

All Packs Used:

Backyard Stuff

Cats & Dogs

City Living

Cool Kitchen Stuff

Dine Out

Fitness Stuff

Get Famous

Get Together

Get to Work

Jungle Adventure

Kids Room Stuff

Laundry Day Stuff

Outdoor Retreat

Parenthood

Perfect Patio Stuff

Romantic Garden Stuff

Seasons

Spa Day

Strangerville

Toddler Stuff

Vampires

[junotrait]

cherry and laila are some of my oldest ocs (2015 or so) and i first made them in the sims last year so i decided to remake them... demon girls my beloved

[myshunosun]

Simblr accessibility tips

I was browsing through the #s4cc tag the other day. I saw this one post which had the download link labelled as "dl (ea)". I spent a good amount of time wondering what "ea" stands for. My first thought was "Electronic Arts" which made me go "huh", second thought was "I need to click this to figure it out". Turns out it means "early access" lol

Quick disclaimer: I also still fall into a trap of not using plain langauge when creating Tumblr posts or adding links. But, recently I started to work a lot with digital accessibility. I thought I'd make a list of tips as a reminder of things to consider, for myself and for others.

Avoid unusual abbreviations. Not everyone knows what "bgc", "dl" or "ea" stands for. Here's a bad example of abbreviations in my own old post. Use "base game compatible", "download", "early access" instead.

Use meaningful link text. Don't make people wonder where a link would take them. When using a screen reader, navigating to a link with a label "dl" outside of post context can be confusing.

Avoid using Unicode characters. Using stylized Unicode characters may look cool, but here's what Unicode sounds like when using a screen reader.

Tumblr autoplays all GIFs. It's good to add a "gif warning" tag to your post if you use GIFs. Another option is to omit GIFs altogether. Motion can be a source of distraction to some, and very harmful to others. Read more about digital accessibility and motion

Tumblr gives an option to add alt text to images. Alt text is a summary of graphic content. Keep your alt text short and descriptive.

Try to use plain language. Also, pay attention to how you format text. Read more about clear language on Readability Guidelines

There's so much more to talk about when it comes to digital accessibility. I tried to keep this short and keep this list Simblr-related. I hope that you will find these tips and resources useful!

[nisuki]

       【 TS4 — Mesho — V-Neck long T-shirt 】

Conversion of my ts3 version! I suspect most of my ts4 clothing will always be conversions of the ts3 ones... LET ME TELL U, I live for ts3 create a style. H-How do people do all these colours??  (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻  (I already am terrible at textures to begin with TT) Here you go, have my first ts4 cc. I’ll.. be working on.. a proper, standard colour range. (Not that much tho, maybe all standard colours and then what I personally like, or just the latter only? We shall see!) Enjoy!♥

       》》    Yandex   //    Mediafire

⑆ Feel free to @mention or tag nisuki ⑆ Sims 3 version available here

       » terms of use  //    Just cc blog    //   Blogger    //   Ko-fi   // Patreon        » mesh by me ♥;; 5.8k poly (More info about polycounts)        » more preview shots over here        » 5 swatches (no jk, pls recolour and save my life lol)        » enabled for t-shirt, males        » all LODs        » HQ compatible (pics taken with HQ mod) 

Issues: Some tiny issues like the neckline not staying straight when your sims moves, but maybe it’s just me who gets annoyed by that.. ha. (the armpits are a little.. or not... pic below the cut.) 

I-I’ll do my best to fix.. maybe.. haha.. ha.. (will u believe when I say rn I’m still more excited to create for sims 3 than sims 4? XD but it’s still fun to be able to realize it in sims 4 now as well! I still need to learn a bit more about sims 4 textures.. as well as fixing in overall for sims 4.. (๑•﹏•)⋆* ⁑⋆*

[mack3030]

If you are a creator who uses models from CGtrader, Turbosquid, or Sketchfab, you could be in legal trouble if you charge for your CC....

The amount of times I have seen people mention about how a well known paywall creator has gotten models for their CC from one of the three sites above is amazing. So, I decided that it might be a good idea to reach out and ask the support teams of those sites how people using their 3D model meshes and then reselling them as sims CC affects their TOU. So here’s the basic question I sent all three sites in an email to their support department: 

Hello, so I have a question.

Is it allowed for people to take the 3D meshes you guys offer, modify them to work as modified content for a game (Ex: The Sims 4), and then sell that mesh as part of a patreon? There are multiple people in the Sims 4 Custom Content community who do this. Is this sort of usage allowed? They also are using 3D models from your site that have luxury brands like Chanel and Gucci.

Thank you.

So here are the responses I received, and they are interesting: 

Sketchfab’s response was the most direct, which I loved. 

CGtrader’s was a little bit more complex, but I’ll touch on that in a second...

And finally, Turbosquid. 

So let’s talk a bit about some of the things discussed in these emails and what they mean.  First let’s talk about the idea of extracting/retreiving the mesh/content, which IS actually a valid concern on the part of these sites. Because here’s the deal...it IS POSSIBLE in Sims 4 Studio to extract the mesh out of people’s custom content. I asked a good CC creating friend of mine @bill-l-s4cc​ about it, (he’s amazing, meshes his stuff by hand, and is early access...), and he confirmed this for me. 

So let’s say you got some CC from a paywall creator, and they bought a model of a luxury bag from CGtrader. They then made it work in the Sims 4, lowered the polycount a bit, and created a few recolors/retextures of that bag. You could STILL go into sims 4 studio, and grab the mesh that they bought from CGtrader, and potentially use it for whatever they want. That is what has sites like them all up in a knot. 

Now let’s talk about this whole “what is a larger derivative work”/a derivative work in general? For this, I’m going to use an example from the world of graphic design to help you (since I love graphic design myself). 

So I have a membership at Creative Fabrica, which offers tons of graphic design elements, fonts, SVGs, and other elements for anyone who does graphic design of any kind. They are very clear in their licensing about the fact that you cannot RESELL the products you get as-is. You have to REMIX them or create a larger work out of them. Here’s an image from their license that gives an example of this: 

Notice how in the first image, all the person did was literally copy and paste one of their graphic elements on a card without adding anything else or changing anything? In the second, they used that element and other elements to create something entirely new.  It’s the same concept. If you’re taking a mesh (Ex: a perfume bottle) and literally just changing the color and selling it on patreon as a sims 4 item, that is not enough remixing to constitute a larger derivative work. If you put multiple perfume bottles together on a shelf, perhaps that might count (although it’s murky at best), but again, with S4S as mentioned earlier, the meshes can be extracted. So...that legal problem doesn’t go away. 

So what do we do about this?  1) First and foremost, mesh your own stuff. If you are so inexperienced at meshing that you HAVE to use content from these sites to offer CC to people, then you need to get to work on practicing that craft, or somehow find a site that will let you redistribute the mesh on a game like the sims 4. even when people can rip it from your content. (Which considering that many 3D modeling sites have next to identical terms, is going to be next to impossible.) 

2) If you see a creator paywalling/charging for content that is from these sites, you’re free to send an email to Turbosquid, CG trader, etc letting them know that their content is being resold in that format.  I would also include a link to that person’s patreon. Since selling 3D models is literally the livelihood of the people who run those 3D model sites, and they’re not a massive multi-million dollar company that has the luxury of ignoring stuff like this, they’ll probably take some action. 

3) You may ask, are FREE creators/early access creators still in violation if they use these models. “Technically” yes. But they should not be as much of a concern to Turbosquid/other sites since they are not making bank off of it, and the money gained from early access can be seen more as a donation/contribution to the creator. (It’s still “bad” for these sites, but not as bad as redistributing the content with the pure intent of making a profit.) 

Again, see point #1. I would suggest that free/early access creators who are using this practice consider trying to mesh these objects themselves just to save themselves the legal/ethical trouble that comes with it. 

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I would also like to note that I feel for some people, using meshes from these sites is literally just another form of laziness. (Mainly when they claim the mesh is 100% theirs and it’s not instead of giving attribution of any kind or admitting they converted.) They could hand mesh stuff, but why do that when they can just grab a model and modify it?

But the problem with this bad habit is that it starts to get into the problem of copyright and terms of use. The whole “I bought it, so it’s mine” mentality doesn’t work there. (Also, I find it ironic that paywall creators treat their meshes this way, yet get so mad when pirates use that excuse to share the paywalled content with others). 

Anyway, thank you for coming to my TEDtalk, and feel free to reblog and share the word. This needs to stop in the sims 4 community before DMCA’s and cease and desist letters, and potential legal action becomes a big problem. 

[apricote]

Veranka-s4cc has the All-in-One Bathrooms outhouses but they're mad old so you'll have to batch fix them in s4s before trying them in-game. Ravasheen has the Potty Talk All-In-One Bathroom available for free on their website (may not be exactly what you're looking for? because you still have to build a 1 tile room. but if you don't mind building your own outhouse so that it matches the aesthetic you want it might be helpful).

aaa thank you so much lovely anon!!! <3 i also found these beach shack toilets by ats if anyone else is interested, they might work too and could be recoloured for a different look. :-) i think i'm going to build a small room and put the ravasheen toilet paper in there, seems the handiest option, tysm!!

edit: saw your other ask about the ameyasims’ outhouses, they’re so cute!!

[vulrien-sims]

Everything is so beautiful!😍 Two new dresses over the weekend? Thank u!!! Do you mind if I request a onversion for male sims? I was browsing a s4cc finds blog and the open shirt top looks really good! Could you convert it, please? It's called Adrian top. And if it's not too much, would you consider making it a mashup with pants similar to the ones in the 3rd picture? Unless you prefer it as a top or it would be too high poly. I'm just never sure if I have pants to match tucked in tops, you know

Hiya, I'm not sure what top you're talking about unfortunately. Drop me a link to the Download post and I'd be happy to look and see if I'd like to convert it! Thank you! X

[meriadoquesims]

Violine Dessalines

Skintone : https://www.xmiramira.com/single-post/2016/11/13/Melanin-Pack

Skin Detail 1 : https://pyxiidis.tumblr.com/post/171902140901/about-face-skin-details-by-pyxis-a-set-of-subtle @pyxiidis

Skin Detail 2 : https://sims3melancholic.tumblr.com/post/169435112717/dl-for-all-ages-genders-credits @sims3melancholic

Face Contouring 1 : http://sims4updates.net/make-up/gpme-face-contouring-at-goppols-me/

Face Contouring 2 : https://katverse.com/2018/10/10/mae-face-contour/ @katverse

Nosemask : https://www.simsdom.com/downloads/125165/skin-n4-overlay-overlay-nosemasks-set-n2-by-obscurus-sims-sims4/cc

Tattoo : https://sayasims.tumblr.com/post/179734570096/sayasims-simblreen-treats-2018-heres-all-the @sayasims

Hair : https://www.patreon.com/posts/irene-hairstyle-36894150 @antosims

Hairline : https://goppolsme.tumblr.com/post/169653206851/gpme-hair-line-v2-45-swatches-download @goppolsme

Eyebrows : https://obscurus-sims.tumblr.com/post/180587190638/eyebrows-sliders-eyebrows-n10-19-swatches-all

Eyes : https://dangerouslyfreejellyfish.tumblr.com/post/166377140781/vexahlia-eyes-for-everybody-all-ages-20-colours @dangerouslyfreejellyfish

Capillaries : https://obscurus-sims.tumblr.com/post/177033409948/ddarkstonee-obscurus-eyemasks-set-part-1

Eyelashes : https://mmsims.tumblr.com/post/177372262031/s4cc-mmsims-af-3d-eyelash-set-enjoy @mmsims

Eyeliner : https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/1343896 @pralinesims 

Highlighter 1 : https://grimcookies.com/post/157473794030/ana-highlight-two-versions-each-with-4-different

Highlighter 2 : https://www.patreon.com/posts/naomi-skin-eyes-26361425 @sims3melancholic

Highlighter 3 : https://litttlecakes.tumblr.com/post/164492943169/heres-the-highlighter-i-was-talking-about-in-my 

Highlighter 4 : https://alexaarr.tumblr.com/post/184790202666/a-time-to-shine-nose-highlight @alexaarr

Lips : https://obscurus-sims.tumblr.com/post/177544193218/lips-n8-38-colors-all-ages-all-genders-but @obscurus-sims

Gloss : https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/1453776

Top : https://www.simsdom.com/downloads/171064/the-tchan-set-sims4

Short : https://daisy-pixels.tumblr.com/post/186157291594/bonnie-set-ts4-download-simfileshare @daisy-pixels

Shoes : https://www.patreon.com/posts/madlen-charlette-26240751 @madlensims

Flower : https://ommosims.tumblr.com/post/184015757628/thai-red-dress-for-songkran-lady-tung @ommosims

Percing : https://blogsimplesimmer.tumblr.com/post/150849716330/hello-everyone-i-have-another-small-project-to @blogsimplesimmer

Earrings : https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/1392620

Necklace : Base Game 

Bracelet 1 : https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/1327181 @coloresurbanos

Bracelet 2 : https://www.patreon.com/posts/scrunchie-on-35908142 

Nails : https://zeussim.tumblr.com/post/183548894039/skin-detail-nails-no-2-by-zeussim-click-for-hq @zeussim