#the preview for this one...crunchy...

[sword-opera]

you know how it is with spaghetti

[dyed-indigo]

sorry i'm still deranged over these two.

[tokyomiracle]

✨Click here to start reading!✨

[lordkingsmith]

Hadn’t worked on the fake comic cover with black punk as the green ranger in a hot minute and uh…some of my projects randomly corrupted a few days back. Some with deadlines some not with deadlines

Take a wild guess as to the state of black punk’s fake comic cover 🙃

[lilypixels]

Amnesia Dress

As I said, here is next piece I have ready to share! Some of you might already be tired of frankenmeshes with this top but too bad, here's another lol it's too cute not to combine. Also, sorry that the preview is still a little crunchy...I took these photos when I did last one and can't be bothered to recheck if srwe is working for me again TT

BGC

T-E

BOTH frames, yes that's right folks, both (is slight clipping possible on m frame tho, pic below cut)

22 Swatches

And, just a bonus headsup I learned while testing this dress, all my other dresses etc also work on m frame :3

Download: SFS | Patreon

[psychhound]

announcing spiritkeep: a therapeutic ttrpg

howdy all! some big announcements!!!

first, im nearing the end of my master's program, studying rhetoric and writing, games, and educational psychology. im about halfway done with my thesis, and figured it was time to make an announcement …

my thesis, entitled "designing ​spiritkeep​: therapeutically applied RPGs as a discourse community" is … about what it says on the tin :) in it, I look at the practice of TA-RPGs, which are TTRPGs run for the express purpose of inducing therapeutic growth. TA-RPGs are usually run by a clinician, like a therapist or counselor, or a certified therapeutic game master. my thesis is looking at the needs of therapeutic game masters as a community and asking … what do they need from TTRPGs that isn't currently available?

the thesis takes concepts from rhetoric, linguistics, game studies, literature studies, psychology, and more to ask the question … what would a TTRPG specifically designed for therapeutic use look like? i examine concepts like bleed, close to home characters, dramatic rehearsal, performative speech acts, fixed vs growth mindsets, information processing theory, and more. i also look at criteria set forth by current TA-RPG practitioners for what makes a good TA-RPG, and examine five current games against those criteria. then, i put together the research into a foundation for spiritkeep, a dedicated TA-RPG

spiritkeep is designed around the goal of helping teens and adults heal from complex trauma

that said, its perfectly suitable for a homegame as well, as long as everyone is on the same page and approaches it with the mindset of collaborative growth. all in all, it's still going to be a fun game and a good TTRPG!!

in spiritkeep, you play as a smalltown taskforce with the shared goal of restoring your currently struggling community to a thriving state. you go out on missions like finding resources, diplomacy with neighboring cities, researching ecological problems, and more, while you slowly make your town a better place to live. spiritkeep includes collaborative worldbuilding, a large assortment of playbook options like the Wayfarer, the Knight, the Ghost, or the Shepherd (all designed to hit where it hurts, at least a little!), and a brand new system inspired by PBtA, FitD, BOB, WoD, and more. while the game is designed around grappling with identity and learning how to grow, it can also get a bit tactical and crunchy!! the new dice mechanic makes you think on your feet with every roll

this announcement is also to say that i am beginning the initial crowdfunding of the game through itch. right now, im trying to raise funds to pay the fee to my school to make my thesis open access, meaning anyone can read it. then, remaining funds will go towards things like resources, consultants, art for the kickstarter, and everything else i need to get this project off the ground. ideally, ill be able to team with a publisher to cover the logistics of business while i can focus on the game itself. once the game is finished, there will still be plenty of playtesting, consulting, and other work to do. but!!! this post marks my first steps towards what has been my dream for years now

this sale is how im starting the funding process. it includes the zine preview of my thesis, covering my chapter outline and big concepts, and also my first TA-RPG: with breath & sword, a solo game to help players calm down from anxiety. both items have community copies available: please feel free to grab one if you can't contribute !!

questions, comments, or partnership offers can be sent to psychhoundgames @ gmail(.)com

thanks y'all!!! wish me luck!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[necile]

TS3 Music Note Default Replacement

Hullo! I come bearing gifts in the form of not-crunchy music notes.

When @papermint-airplane put out a call to see if anyone knew of a replacement for the music notes that emanate from musical instruments in TS3, I immediately wanted to make one, since I've always hated how awful the texture looks, and I've never seen a replacement for them. Previews are below (make sure to click on the images for the full size versions, as Tumblr of course screws up the quality of them).

These are upscaled 5x from the vanilla version and partially hand-painted (i.e. I traced over the very pixelated vanilla notes at a higher res, but they are slightly different than the originals) and Compressorized. You can pop these in your Packages folder, and they should work fine with any other headline effect replacements (I tested with this one specifically and had no issue, despite S3Dash flagging it as a conflict), but if you're unsure, stick this file in your Overrides folder instead.

DOWNLOAD: Simblr.cc | Mediafire | SimFileShare

CREDITS

EA for the original texture, obviously

Medibang Paint Pro

Adobe Photoshop

s3pe

@papermint-airplane for the inspiration to make this mod

@katsujiiccfinds @pis3update @darkccfinds @wanderingsimsfinds

[nonsensical-pixels]

a rare alpha hair for @alicja on the simscord! have @wingssims' hair es0808 (t$r warning!) converted from ts4 to ts2. it's not perfect, but i really tried with this one, so i hope you enjoy 💓

@pforestsims and @deedee-sims' scalp and hairline overlay is highly recommended for this to look 'right'! this hair is 18k polys, lowered from close to 50k, so expect some crunchiness. it's also smooth boned and animated, for tf-ef. comes in @antoninko's afterglow hair system!

DOWNLOAD: SFS | MF 🪮

credits go to @wingssims for the original ts4 meshes & textures, and to @antoninko for the afterglow hair system! 💘

BODYSHOP PREVIEW

i tried my best...

if there are any issues that you find with this set, please don't be afraid to let me know! happy simming, and when you download this, do keep in mind,

Love, ~ Ky 🥰

[kataang-week]

Trick or Treat, Kataangers!🎃

Katara and Aang sprites from Distant Horizon. Graphic created by Mod Belle @itsmoonpeaches.

🦇What is Kataang Halloween?

Kataang Halloween is a one-time, three-day mini-event hosted and created by @kataang-week on Tumblr for the first time this year. (However, there is potential for it to happen again in the future.) Kataang Halloween celebrates Kataang with a Halloween theme. All prompts were chosen by the mod team.

🦇Cool, when is it?

Kataang Halloween starts on Thursday, October 31, 2024, and ends on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

🦇What are the prompts?

In honor of Halloween, we're using lucky number 13! There are 13 prompts for each adventure.

"Trick" prompt list:

Old Spirits

Family Secrets

Altered State

Moonlight

Teeth

Demon Claws

The Deep

Offerings

Inner Palace

Lost

Grotto

Cliff Edge

Poison

"Treat" prompt list:

Taffy

Candied Haws

Lanterns

Mid-Autumn

Mooncake

Crunchy Leaves

Warm Drinks

Pumpkins

Chrysanthemum

Sharing

Toadstools

Apple Picking

Paint

🦇So how does this work?

Choose your own adventure! You can take inspiration from the Trick prompts, Treat prompts, or both! Feel free to mix and match prompts to create spooky and/or sweet Kataang content.

Anything you can think of counts as content as long as you fill one or multiple prompts at a time. Fanfics, fanart, gifsets, metas, edits, playlists, moodboards, music, etc.—the sky's the limit.

🦇What are the rules?

Please create your own original pieces. We do not accept AI-made fanworks.

We only accept new works created for Kataang Halloween, not works that are retroactively said to be created for Kataang Halloween. However, you may create something that fills a Kataang Halloween prompt for an ongoing work like a chapter fic or an ongoing series. See this ask for more information.

We accept all range of works. However, bear in mind that this is an all-ages event. If your work contains themes or imagery that may be intended for older audiences, tag and warn people thoroughly. Works with adult content must have an all-ages appropriate preview.

Do not repost other people's works. Reblog their original post if one exists.

If a creator/author/artist has requested you to post their work for them, remember to credit the original and link back to their page.

Be respectful in your fanworks and to others participating or enjoying the event.

🦇How should I tag my work?

The easiest way for us to find your work so we can reblog it to this blog is by using the tag “kataang halloween”. Using “kataang” and “kataangtag” also help. You must tag one of the three in your first five tags otherwise it doesn’t appear in the search. It is also helpful to tag us directly with @kataang-week.

Sometimes even properly tagged posts may not appear when we search the tags, so if you do not see your content reblogged, please let us know.

Once we’ve reblogged it to this blog we add our own tags (a prompt tag and a user tag) for easy organization. This means we can find all the work for one prompt or all the work from one user in one easy click (this also means that if you have changed your username since participating last year you need to let us know so we can update your tag!).

🦇Can I post my stuff other places online too?

Of course you can! However, we won’t be able to reblog anything that isn’t a Tumblr post.

For those of you who will be posting your works on AO3, feel free to add your fic to our Kataang Halloween AO3 collection.

🦇What if I have late submissions for Kataang Week 2024?

While we will not reblog any late submissions for Kataang Week 2024 during the Kataang Halloween event, late submissions for Kataang Week 2024 will still be accepted up until Kataang Week 2025, so don’t be shy and don’t worry about giving the world more Kataang content 💖 We always welcome it!

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to submit an ask to the Kataang Week blog. See you on Halloween, Kataangers!

🦇Who are the mods?

@airbender-dacyon AKA Mod Dan: A Kataang fanfic writer who prefers fluff, but also loves some drama and angst. Mod Dan started writing Kataang stories in 2013 and has helped organize Kataang Week since 2016.

@penguinsledder AKA Mod Atarah: A writer, gif maker, and musician–she enjoys fluffy young adult Kataang and all the ways they complement and parallel each other. She first joined Tumblr for Kataang Week 10 years ago, and started helping out with writing posts and making banners as a mod since 2016!

@itsmoonpeaches AKA Mod Belle: An avid Kataanger with a penchant for angst and mild violence who likes writing. Mod Belle has been a mod since 2021 and helps write posts and social media.

@chocomd AKA Mod Celes: Fanfic writer who adores Kataang for their fun and flirty side but also their bond forged through grief and loss. Mod Celes joined in 2023 and helps with a little bit of everything - whatever needs to be done!

[murfeelee]

Aquatic INSP Set Pt3 (CAS)

This set includes 7 CAS items for your marine-inclined sims:

IP EP Mermaid Eel INSP Tail for Y/A-AM (Mpreg Morphs)

Gills Skin + Indogene + Ephemera Tan Skinblend (@niobecremisi)

Taty Demon Skin as Tatt (BODY) (CmarNYC Tatt Mod REQUIRED)

Toe Claws ACCs (for EA Male Feet)

TS4 to TS3 Sclub Body Necklace (Y/A-AM)

TS4 to TS3 Curbs Pearl Necklace (Y/A-AM)

TS4 to TS3 Natalis Opal Necklace (Y/A-AM)

FLAWS: I've been a real fish out of water with this set (LOL). I've never made mermaid tails or skintones before, and now I realize that the spirits were tryna tell me something, cuz omfg I never wanna do this again.

Enjoy!

Download (packages) : Mediafire | SimFileShare

Descriptions & preview pics under the cut:

IP EP Mermaid Eel INSP Tail for Y/A-AM (Mpreg Morphs) V2

This tail is TRASH y'all.

The tail is bad; I'm no mesher.

I struggled with the joints--the MURF JOINTS tail (above pic) is the version I used in my gameplay pics, with my own manual joints which TBH I like better (especially when on land & using poses!), but which are way more crunchy & off-balance/crooked. The EA JOINTS tail (below pic) uses default joints, which I'm NOT a fan of on land, but which are smoother swimming underwater in diving lots. So I decided to share both with y'all -- You can only install ONE file at a time though!

Also, I added Pregnancy Morphs, but there's a waistline seam I can't get rid of, so you've been warned.

Gills Skin + Indogene + Ephemera Tan Skinblend

I merged @niobecremisi's Gills & Indogene skins with Ephemera's color ramps to make this skinblend--my very first one! (And it shows!) It's specifically for Y/A-AM sims. (I threw in skins for the other ages & genders--however, I didn't test any of them but the Baby age state, so you've been warned (again).)

Taty Demon Skin as Tatt (BODY)

Full Body tattoo (CmarNYC Tatt Mod REQUIRED).

Toe Claws ACCs (for EA Male Feet)

Recolorable, Y/A-AM Everyday-Outerwear, found under Socks. Best suited for EA's default feet, not Sexy Feet.

TS4 to TS3 Sclub Body Bling (Y/A-AM)

Recolorable, Y/A-AM Everyday-Outerwear, found under Necklaces. No fit/fat morphs.

TS4 to TS3 Curbs Pearl & Natalis Opal Necklaces

Recolorable, Y/A-AM Everyday-Outerwear, found under Necklaces. No fit/fat morphs.

And that's that!

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Enjoy!

Download (packages) : Mediafire | SimFileShare

[redsimmer-blog]

ButterflySims' 175 4t2 Hairstyle

Learned new things with this one, now I can properly smooth -hair- meshes 🤓 (aka convert tris to quads, subdivision surface modifier [work layer by layer] then deleting and moving edges :PP) as this mesh had the crunchy syndrome by default 🥲

The texture is mine! (finally learned how to handpaint cool hair textures 🥸 another thing to add in the bag). See a bodyshop preview and swatches under the cut. Enjoy! 😊

∟Download on Pooklet’s Natural Colors   × Download (SFS) | Alternate (GD)

∟Download on EvannaMari’s Natural Colors   × Download (SFS) | Alternate (GD)

(credits: ButterflySims/BFlySims, Pooklet, Serabiet, Evannamari, Digi, AlmightyHat, Lilith)

Extra-files (for cc creators): download only mesh + volatile base texture here or here, I included the .dds file of the retexture in case it can be useful for someone :)

Pooklet's Natural Colors:

EMari’s Natural Colors:

[shopwitchvamp]

Amanita Mini and Skater previews are up now! These two designs will release at $10 off, read more below for all the details-

This first batch of Amanita skirts is $10 off because the brush I chose to draw all of the spots with didn't quite print how I'd hoped. I wanted the spots to have a rough and organic look to them like actually amanita spots:

but as though they'd just happened to grow naturally as cute hearts and stars and such. They look fine from a distance and turned out with the general vibe that I wanted. But the brush I used has a bit too much of a soft edge, and up close the spots come across as having printed blurry, like it might have been from a print error. In this case it's not an error in printing, just a poor choice on my part. I plan to redo this design using a different brush with a more crisp edge in the future! Otherwise the design will remain about the same as it is here. Close up of the blurry edges:

Like I wanted the crunchy wiggly edges, but the blurry ones not so much. It really looks fine at even a slight distance tho! So if you're fine with it, it's a good chance to snag a deal :]

[lasabarcassims]

LasAbarcas Limited Packs Save 2.0!

Linked here:

The next version of my Limited Packs Save is here! The save now includes:

Willow Creek - built with base game only

Oasis Springs - built with base game only

Newcrest - built with base game only

Copperdale - built with base game plus High School Years and Parenthood

StrangerVille - built with base game and the StrangerVille pack

Brindleton Bay - built with base game plus Cats and Dogs

Del Sol Valley - built with base game plus Get Famous

All the Sims that reside in each world were used with CAS items that correspond with the packs used in building the worlds.

The game will still function even if you don't have the packs that go with all those worlds! You might find some half-naked Sims in the tray, but you can just delete them as they belong to a different world and won't affect the stories in the worlds you do have.

Brindleton Bay was built with small-town Connecticut in mind and Del Sol Valley was (of course!) based on Los Angeles. So Brindleton Bay has a lot of colonial/coastal architecture and features a blend of rustic seaside-type venues and places that exude wealth. Del Sol Valley has things that just scream LA to me like a music venue, karaoke bar (set as a bar and is nonfunctional as a karaoke bar, but if you have City Living, you can make the switch with a few changes), taco joint, some mid century vibes, some maybe-ugly-but-kind-of-cool architecture, and a reference to the Chateau Marmont. Each world has a handful of new families and I also left some extra lots empty because, one, the save is already quite full of Sims, two, Get Famous requires a ton of NPCs that took a lot of time and effort getting makeovers, and, three, I wanted to give you all more varied places to move your own Sims into, which I did not do much of in the other worlds! I will probably leave a lot of vacant lots in future saves too to provide this option to you.

*Quick disclaimer that I did my best to play test all the lots, but I am just one person and probably missed some things, so please let me know if you find anything that isn't working or seems wrong so I can update the save!*

Hope you all enjoy! :)

Here's a little preview of each world:

Brindleton Bay

Brindleton Bay is a cozy coastal town that is paradise to pet lovers, nature lovers, and anyone who enjoys the salty smell of the ocean, crunchy autumn leaves, and a good brisk breeze! The town has been well-kept and neatly refurbished over the centuries since its founding. Today, it boasts a beautiful blend between the charming traditional Brindleton Bay architecture and modern comforts that greatly appeals to its devoted citizens.

Del Sol Valley

Is anyone actually from Del Sol Valley, or is everyone here a transplant? It certainly seems that way sometimes, as so many of the residents moved to DSV with dreams of making it big in the entertainment industry. Yet, no matter how long they have lived here, each citizen has a strong sense of DSV pride. Residents love the city for its bustling creativity, boldness, and vivacity. The city is alive at all times of day and the citizens' hope of achieving their dreams never dies.

[monsterfactoryfanfic]

Ten Thousand Days for the Sword: A Wuxia Wildfire

My latest review is of @xxxdragonfucker69xxx 's preview for "10k Days for the Sword!" Zhu is my favorite designer, and this cyberpunk wuxia game's brilliant prose and crunchy combat system solidify my belief that no one else is doing it like them. You want factional drama? You want forbidden martial arts techniques? You want quick, tense combat exchanges? Sword's got it.

Transcript here.

[batmanfruitloops]

For this weekend, have some of my very crunchy wip previews -

I've been very happy trying out new techniques to improve my art, so I'm excited for when I finish the final pieces!

-Sarsee

p.s. a lot of these are redraws in one way or another, and that seems to be helping creatively

[fosermi]

since animation is literally your major, is there any details from the Sonic X Shadow generations clip we saw today that you might want to talk about?

OK SO major spoilers under the cut for the preview of the Sonic x Shadow gen prolouge

i was WAY too busy fangirling to give a proper analysis BUT when it does come out fully i might just do one, also please take note im still in my second year of studying to be an animator so these are purely my opinion. for now i can point out a few things that i genuinely want to talk about.

first thing that stood out to me was that 2D-3D style of animation, definitely something i dont think we've seen be done for the franchise before (correct me if im wrong) and it reminds me so much of RWBY in a way. There were some bits that, to me, looked choppy BUT THEN AGAIN those were the parts that needed to be choppy for emphasis reasons, specifically it was at the start where Shadow is having some sort of break down. its obvious from how choppy his movements are in comparison to the smoothness of the rest of the preview that shadow was genuinely shaking. with that 2D-3D style that choppyness looks janky as fuck but its so perfect for conveying how uptight and bottled up shadow's emotions are. its so hard to try and capture what im saying but trust me its there!!

second thing i wanna point out are the camera angles. they shift so much to serve the dramatization of the scenes and its so ✨JUICY✨like i shit you not, i cant stop staring at the different camera angles and going "oooohhh ahhhhh" and trying to rationalize the reasoning for those angles because HOLY SHIT they're so good and they actually do serve a really good cinematic purpose!! its easy for people to get lost in the changing of perspectives and camera angles but this? oh this does it so good that it actually drives the plot FORWARD instead of it seeming like separate scenes mashed together.

third thing I'll point out is the scene color shifts. when doing something cinematic, ambiance is key. so when the scene shifted from this soft and comforting blue hues

to this eerie red so suddenly with our only warning being a slight shaking of the screen??

that made it such a surprise that it gets the viewer on alert!! a good thing!!!

now i can go on and on about the different colors for each scene but let me just touch up on this one scene in specific:

it quickly goes from hopeful gold/good light to ominous black/no light, very contrasting, which can mean oh so many things... most notably; maria's hope vs shadow's resolve.

fourth thing ill touch up on are the frames where shadow runs. specifically the one where he runs out of frame from maria.

we get almost 1 frame of a model and then...

these frames here? chefs kiss, perfect. showing us just how fast shadow really is, so fast that we the light from his airshoes doesnt catch up until a fraction of a second later!!! even the glow in the doorway changes to reflect that short millisecond split.

fifth thing ill point out and its a small little thing thats making me absolutely rabid:

he fucking glows.

and yeah, sure, you can argue that its bounce light, its most probably is bounce light since its under harsh light conditions BUT if that was the case the glow wouldnt be this vibrant of a shade and it would give an aura and not specifically on his markings. just a little thing i noticed that i will get to screaming about when i post this.

last thing i wanna touch up on is the sound effects. they were just so very crunchy and pared up with the animation style?? oh it was delicious!! i have some issues with the lip sync but then again they were trying to go for an anime/western cartoon hybrid style here so its bound to be off on the lip sync.

anyway, thanks for listening to my silly ramblings, its nothing too impressive just a fangirl fangirling. now if you'll excuse me, ill go scream to the eclipse nation about glowing hedgehog.