#ts3 realism

[kwimii999]

Note : This lot is meant to be used as a homeworld university Download .sims3pack : Mediafire - UPDATED : 2024/04/09 Download .package : Mediafire - (PUT IN LIBRARY FOLDER, CC NOT INCLUDED) UPDATED : 2024/04/09

Lot Information :

Size : 64x64 Price : Expensive... 🫠 Lot type : Student Union 4 Floors

EPs Required (No stuff packs) :

University, Late Night, Island Paradise, Ambitions, Seasons, World Adventures, Pets

CC List - Please tell me if I missed any cc if you have downloaded the whole list so I can update it as soon as I can !

For .package : In red are the cc that are needed to keep the look of the building without downloading everything in the list. Note some objects inside will be missing and will have to be replaced

Misty - University rabbithole rugs (Direct link)

@aroundthesims - Tent awning, Outdoors table, Outdoors chair, Camping trash, Camping cooler, Swimming pool bench, Swimming pool lane, Swimming pool starting block, Vending Machine drinks, Vending machine snacks, Community trashcan 2, IKEA Ilona's bathroom rug, Science room desk, Soccer playground goal, University wall board, Pizzeria table x2, 4t3 Punching bag, Barbells, Weights rack, Towel dispenser, Job posters, Park bench wave, Laundromat seating x3, Build_pla_SIMPLYTS4Hedge, Build_pla_SIMPLYTS4Hedgerow, Build_pla_SIMPLYTS4StarterHedge, Exhibition banner

@potato-ballad-sims - Boroughsburg Corvington Light (First download link -> Folder " 0_2 World CC PLACE INTO MODS FOLDER " -> Inside that zip/rar folder : file called "World_Content", the light is included in that file)

@aminovas - Ox eye daisies Mutske (TSR) - Aria outdoor modular chair left + right, Missing fences @thejim07 - Arc Boxwood hedge x2, TS2 Hedge " Boxy lady ", Colonial half column @awesims - Cornice 2 Cyclonesue (TSR) - Viaduct Arch extension, Useful walls MissyZim (TSR) - Georgian Window Double Hung Alopex (MTS) - Roof ventilation 1, 2 @martassimsbook - Plastic disposer of trash Murano (TSR) - Rejal doors SquishySimz - Pavement/Road Flooring

[camoflash004]

Ts4-Ts3 Trans Topsurgery Scar

top surgery scars from the Sims 4 convertet in Sims 3 for all our lovely transmasc Sims!

These are in the Armband Category in accesories and availble for Teen-Elder Male/Masc Sims. They are CAStable.

There are Two Swatches, one with scars on the nipples that are compatible with Mango Smothie skin. (I dont know if they can use with other skins)

But there is also a swatch without the nipple Scars that can definitly used for other skins aswell.

Enjoy

[snommie]

Finally downloaded sims 4 horses :) Really really excited very fun

[henry-sims-creations]

Zodiac Fire Signs Scetches/Paintings

Sketches/Paintings lined up

Paintings in example-Sagittarius

Paintings in example-Aires

Paintings in example-Leo

Hello, I haven't uploaded in a while mostly because I was lacking inspiration/motivation for CC making. So I did these I was inspired by Zodiac signs most specifically the fire signs. I started out with these because I found the beautiful Bighorn Ram pencil sketch online so I thought that maybe I could create a Sims 3 painting using the sketch.

At first, it wasn't going to be zodiac related but it became zodiac-related over time...lol. These are pretty simple portraits.

I will do the other zodiac signs at another time.

Info about sketches

-The sketches are in one frame in other words there not separate portraits.

-In the buy catalog, the thumbnail is the Aires painting, so Leo and Sagittarius are other variations of the same frame.

-They are pretty easy to find under decor paintings

-They are two tiles wide however the frame itself is in the middle of the two tiles because of the frame size.

-It can be moved up and down on the wall

-They have only one color channel as its a clone of the base game pink lips painting only much larger, it costs 100 simoleons

-I found the sketches online they can be found on various art-related websites so the original artists of each sketch are kind of unknown. well at least according to my research anyway.

Other Info

-Just like my alternative female Simbot CC/household I made these have lore surrounding them. I mean I love Sim's storytelling in object descriptions I know most of the time object descriptions get ignored but they're fun to have.

-I named them The Fire Signs so that is what the painting is called in the buy catalog. the name is also related to the paintings lore

Download

The zip file contains the Sims3Pack

[horsesimblr]

i have anxiety that i wont be able to paint any nice horse coats lol. some ppl are so good at it and ive never been a details-and-rendering type artist, im the concepts-and-feelings type. but im still gonna try, at the end of the day all i want is to have virtual horses that are enjoyable to me even if they arent high quality or if the colour genetics are wrong or whatever

[nocturnalazure]

[dizziesims]

Sims 3 Gameplay Mods

I was going through MTS looking for mods to improve my gameplay and thought I would share the ones I downloaded!

Livestreaming Mod - Allows your sims to livestream from a PC for tips, blog followers, and celebrity points.

More Pregnancy Interactions - Adds more options for the pregnant sim and more social interactions with all age groups!

Yoga Mod - Allows your sim to do yoga and also lead a yoga class for simoleons.

Laundromat Fix - Actually empties the laundry hamper on your sims home lot when using a washing machine at a laundromat.

Dirty Laundry Mod - Gives your sim a negative moodlet when dirty laundry hasn't been washed in a few days. Gives more incentive to do your sims laundry!

Layoff Mod - Gives your sim a 2% chance at the end of every work day of being laid off. Depending on their work level they may get unemployment benefits.

Nicer Vendors - Overrides the default animations when interacting with vendors, looks more friendly.

Acne Mod - Gives teens-adults a chance of waking up with acne. Adds washing face options and applying acne toner at sink.

Sunscreen - Allows you to buy sunscreen from the store, will protect sims from getting a sunburn with Seasons installed. Works on vampire sims as well.

Restaurant Host Career - Allows your sim to work part time at diners/bistros as a host. Only 1 career level.

TSM > TS3 Facial Expressions - Overrides most s3 facial expressions with the sims medieval ones making them a lot more realistic and natural looking.

One With Nature - Allows your sims to sleep outside on ground, wash themselves in bodies of water, and go to the bathroom outside. Needs Nraas traveler mod to work. (Good for apocalyptic gameplays/adding realism?? haha)

Walk Cycle Edits - Overrides original walk cycles so there's no forced smile, allowing your sims to make facial expressions based on mood/surroundings.

The Randomizer Mod - Triggers more random events that effect your household. Adds more realism and can effects the relationships/friendships your sims have. (Can choose between which random event modules you want in your game based on play style!)

More Negative Moodlets - Negative moodlets cause a greater effect on your sims mood making it a bit more realistic.

[nectar-cellar]

gardenia - a skin blend for TS3

I blended Ephemera’s Fresh skin on top of Noodlesims’ Apple Cider Vinegar V2 skin to give it some more detail and realism. This skin has softly defined facial features and a radiant, all-over glow.

At first it was just supposed to be a personal blend. I made a comparison post here back in January that I didn’t expect to get so many notes. I am finally getting around to uploading it.

I didn’t edit the base textures of the baby, toddler, and child stages but I think they still look cohesive enough with the edited teen, adult, and elder stages.

Details:

for all ages

default and non-default in the 3 EA tone ramps

1K face textures, 2K body textures (adult stages)

dark versions of all textures remade by me

anatomically correct adult textures

Download: simfileshare / mega

Updated November 7 2023 to give the male body better textures. 🤭

Updated June 18 2023 to include better baby, child and toddler textures. Just download and replace the packages if you already have them. Credit to Kurasoberina’s Primer skin for the baby textures, and Noodlesims and Ephemera for the child and toddler textures.

[mytinysimsworld]

TS3 Mods that I use

This list has been created for years. It is sharpened for realism, smoothness of the game, so there are no mods like Kinky or StoryProgression.

All these mods can be used together, they are tested for compatibility both through the panel and in the game.

All of them are suitable for the latest version of the game.

This list is REALLY long 

If the links are not displayed =>

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zq4hrO4Cc1ACC-dZ0J-XLxyENzkxXI2RMi9Ui8MgIKQ/edit?usp=sharing

!!!Important!!!

I have all the add-ons, catalogs and the store.

Some of the mods need to be configured (Passion, system core, BGLMFT)

No need to blindly download everything, at least briefly read the descriptions of mods and their possible errors, as well as the settings

Make sure you have completed all these steps for a smooth game

My computer is average.

There are no visual fixes and default replacements in this list, otherwise the list would have doubled.

SimsAsylum is not broken, registration is needed 

If your computer still doesn't pull - look at the mods in the Misc category - there are the heaviest script mods

If in addition to this list you use other mods- do not forget to check for compatibility, version, put it in other folders other than the list, so that if anything, you can quickly figure out what the problem is.

After massive downloads, installations and file transfers - do a system cleanup. This greatly affects the loading time of the game.

Autonomy rebalance:

Sims Can (and will) Autonomously Use the Rabbit Hole Spa

Less Attraction to the Rocking Chair

Merchant Hours Adjustment

No Autonomous Dumpster Diving

No Autonomous Lunatic Embrace and No Autonomous Lunatic Slap mods

No Autonomous Pets Skittish of Full Moon

No Autonomous Play With Fire

Sims Always Flush Toilets or Toilets Always Auto Flush

Slippy Slide Less Attractive or No Autonomous or Children Only

Autonomous Fun In The Sun

No Autonomous Build Igloo

Attentive Bartender

Service Sims Out On The Town

Townies Out On The Town

Always Put Books Away v6

Child and Teen Only Pillow Fight v3

Less Autonomous Dancing With The Sunflower v2

No Autonomous Scatter Hay

Play With Sprinklers Allow Child And Teen Only v5

No autonomous ‘Kick Flamingo’ and ‘Kick Gnome’

No Autonomous "Check out new object"

Less Autonomous Ice Cream Maker v2

Less Autonomous Deep Fryer v2

Less Autonomous Chicken Jokes

Less Reaction to Gem Cutting Machine

Babies and toddlers mods:

Napping Mat

Toddlers Extra Activities

Toddlers Can Turn On and Off the Stereos

Baby Monitor - 100 Percent Chance that Two Toddlers Play Together

Unlocked Child/Teen LTR and Traits

Toddler Interactions Mod

Better Sleeping Babies & Toddlers (I delete all cheaty change motives exсept the bladder)

Makeup Kit

Auto Sit Watch TV Holding Baby/Toddler

Toddlers can Ask for Things

More Baby Interactions

Outdoor Activities for Toddlers

Toddlers can Pickup Festive Eggs

Toddlers Can Learn to Walk Alone

Toddlers can Ride Rocking Rider

Toddlers Can Sit on Sims' Laps

Toddlers can Catch Butterflies & Pick Flowers

Toddlers can Sit on Couches & Lounges + BLMFT (with tuning skill potty train)

Adults can Play Peek-A-Boo & Hug Toddlers

Replaced Toddler Crying Animations

Children can care for their lil' siblings

Autonomous Potty Training v2

Autonomous Teach To Talk

Autonomous Teach To Walk

Toddlers Can Open Bookshelves Mod v4

Automatic Potty Training Skill If Older Than Toddler (read instruction)

Crying Baby Radius Tweak

Toddler Food Bowl

Camera mods:

BrntWaffles Shimrod Camera

No drift and Height friendly camera mod

Zoom-In CaS Camera

Portrait Painting Height Adjustment

Portrait, Still Life, Memorize Scene quality fixer

No more Fade

CAS mods:

XCAS core mod

CAS Animation Edits - Stand up Straight/No Facial Idles/Stand Still

No CAS Age Stagger v7

CAS Room Recolored (+ PETS)

Showtime Costume Makeup For All Genders

Children mods:

Do homework with

Childhood Activities

10 Extra Afterschool Activities

Music Lessons

Afterschool Activities for Kids and Teens!

Sports Activities

No Stretch' Children can Series

Fidget Spinner

Better Playdates

OEM child Chess, Neat trait clean house, solve hard problems

Bakery child can purchase

Dollhouse tweaks

Replaced Child Hug Animation

Children & Toddlers can Follow Sims

Working Together is Better

Toys are More Fun!

Stay Up Later At Slumber Parties

Less Autonomous Play With Imaginary Friend Doll v2

User-Directed Scolding + Other Punishment Tweaks

Realistic Child Cooking Skills

Cooking mods:

Always Eat At The Table

No More Tastes Like Fridge

Have Coffee With Me

Fridges and MiniFridge EP9 Snacks

Industrial Oven Revamp

No Coughing While Eating

Don't Eat From Inventory v3

Eat What You Cook v4

Eat & Put Away Your Leftovers

Energy Change for Hot Beverages

Snacks are now LESS filling

WeeAlbet LickCleanLessHunger

Carnival Foods Fill Hunger

Buy Takeout And Order Food At Restaurants

No Free Quick Meals

Food Synthesizer Pop-Up Menu

Reheat Food in Microwave

Set The Table & Call To Meal

The Professional Juice Bar Mod

Eat Outside Restaurants + Waiters

Seasons & Barista Bar Beverages on the Coffee Machine

Cook With Any Ingredient

Bring Food & Drink To Others - Any Time, Any Place

Ingredient Moodlets From Meals

Choose Your Resort Buffet Foods

No Rebel Social Group Influence from Adding Herb to Meal

Vending Machine Tweaks

No Fridge Shopping

Pasteurize Milk Mod (read instructions)

Cooking and Ingredients Overhaul + More Nectar Ingredients

Canning Station Overhaul

No More Uneven Cooking

Food Variety for Picnic Basket

QUICKIE FOODS & SNACKS (first time the boxes are red)

NO FRIDGE SHOPPING - BAKER’S STATION

Deliciously Indulgent Bakery - More Interactions

Fast game:

Faster Loading and Moving of the Elevators

Tiny Texture Replacers Combined

The Party Pooper Mod

Subtle Build Grid Active Level Only

No Intro with Maxis logo

No (or fewer) automatic memories

No ''Mod Scripts Found''

Annoyances Disabler (disable zombies)

simler90's Gameplay Systems Core Mod (disable stereo and cars)

No Dropping Queue to Send Off Sims to University

Game fixes:

Restoration Spell Fix

Inventor's Workbench fix for Bridgeport

More Efficient Upgrade Name Fix

Read Toddler to Sleep - Fixed Interaction

Corn Stalk Fix

Photography Fixer

Crossed-Out Trait Thumbnail Fixes

Explore Geyser Rift Non-English Reset Fix

Amour Perfume Moodlet Typo Fix

An Assortment of Vaguely Spring-Related Tweaks

Write Thank You Notes Fix

Higher Hot Air Balloon

'Feed' Fish Interaction Fixer

Dive Bar Toilet Paper Reprice

Watch Laser Rhythm-a-Con FIX

Dive Cave Reset Fix

Showtime DJ Booth Motive Fix

No simport wishes

Junkyard Spawner Grill Fix

Medical Emergency Panic Child Fixer

Scarecrow Faster Scaring

Spiral Staircase 'Use Stairs' Fix

Get to Know Fix

Warmed and Cozy Fire Buffs Hotfix

University Student Union (buffet table)

Motive Mobile Rebalanced & Occult-safe

STFU Bicycle

Excavation Site Hotfix (It is necessary to clean up for the duration of the quest in the future)

Less crappy bunk beds

Money mods:

Workout Costs Money

Windsurfboard Buyable as Boat

No More Free Roofs

Increased Retirement Pensions for Inactive Careers

Cheaper Scraps and more options

Taxi Charge Mod

No Free Toys in ToyBox

Wildflower Sell Price Nerf

Subway Charge Mod

Painting Costs Money

Futuristic Transportation Charge

All magic gnomes have no money value

Buy more from store (do not buy a lot of slicks in order to avoid freezes)

Pet mods:

Horse Dig Won't Spawn Produce

Stock All Types of Minor Pets in the Terrariums

Cat Fishing Skill

No Autonomous Pet Feeding treats

Pet Fighting Skill

Pet Bowl Requires Food

More filling "minor pets snacks" for cats and dogs

8 Pet Toys in Toy Crate

Gallop Fastest Animation Fix

Saddle Horses No Spinning Effects

Horses Sleep/Nap Lying Down

"Watch" Horses and Deer Routing Fix

Cats Stalk Prey Routing Fix

Pets "Pee Here" Always Available

Dogs collecting shinies fills Destruction motive

Cats stalking for crawlies fills Scratch motive

Horse Temperament System

Wildlife and Minor Pet Hunting

No Negative or Neutral Pet Reactions

Play Fetch Fills up Destructive Motive Bar for Dogs

Pregnancy mods:

Puddles When Water Breaks v5

Gain weight after pregnancy

Maternity Defaults (merge it)

No Pregnancy Chime and No Woohoo Harp Sound

Teen mods:

Ping Pong No Hygiene Loss/Juice Pong Teens and Pregnant Sims Allowed

Curfew Mods

Teens Can Take Unpaid Days Off v3

OEM start band for teens, air guitar unlock

Routing mods:

Banquett Fan Routing Fix

Store Fixes: Route Fail

No Motive Fail tantrum or whining

Route Fix v9 Mods

Walk Not Run v5

Interaction on sloped terrain enabler

Sit On More Comfy Objects and Better Routing for Game Objects

Less Obtrusive Country Cabinets

Hanging Lantern Fix

Mountain bike

Additional Entry and Exit Routing Slots to Reduce Door Crowding - Schools, University

No More University Life NPC Protests

No Route Fail and No Foot Tapping Animations Mods

Reduce/Remove Lag caused by Houseboats

Fix: Guitar needs less Space for playing

Fix: Bass needs less Space for playing

Recipes:

CCLoader

Heart Cookies

Baker's Basket Plants, Ingredients and Recipes

Hot Chili Plants, Ingredients and Recipes

Winter Holiday Cookies

Spooky Cookies

Harvestable Flowers

Green Vegetable Plants,Ingredients and Recipes

Spring Harvest And CookBook

Plantable Wheat

Kelp Recipes for Mermaids and those who love them

Pineapple

Six new custom recipes: pies

Three New Pasta Recipes

10 New Custom Soup Recipes

Nraas mods + NRaas Settings:

AntiMagicScroll

Careers + modules

Dreamer

ErrorTrap

GoHere

Hybrid

MasterController + integration

OnceRead

Overwatch

Register

RelationshipPanel

SecondImage

Saver

Shooless

SleepFreedom

Tempest

Traffic

Traveler

Woohooer + modules

WrittenWord

Build Buy mods:

Simport Rewards Unlocked

Builder Stuff

Mirrors Shift & Hide With Walls Down

Shiftable Curtains [Base Game - Island Paradise]

Shelves + Extras Shift & Hide With Walls Down

Rotation for Nectar Bottles

Functional Late Night City Trash Cans

Sims 3 Hidden Stencils Unlocked + Fixed! (if you use shiftables - delete the bg and LN files)

Railings on Spiral Staircases!

Shiftable Fish Trophies

All expansion and stuff pack easels portable

shiftable certificates

Decorate 6 Base Game Dressers - with more slots

What's On Your Stereo?

Stuff on the Back of the Toilet

High End Loft Desk with More Slots

Ambitions "Impeccably Desked" with More Slots!

Shiftable Televisions

Shiftable drafting table sketches

CAST yourself a chimney!

Adult mods:

Weapons System

Dexter The Bear

Sims Drinks

Cigarette Smoking Mod

Break into house

Free Your Klepto and Observant Sims

Relieve Bladder in the Shower

WooHoo in Shower Animated Ver 2

Virginity/Ask If Virgin Mod Revamped +Update

Passion mod + animations + nude by cmar (I will not attach the link just in case) ((merge the animations, disable vampires))

Misc mods:

Fist Bump

All News TV Channel

No More Hidden Brooms or Autonomous Broom Riding for Witches

Moar Interactions

Nectar Combinatorics

Evening School

Chef Service

Gardener Service - v2.3

Replant Interaction

Nosy sim interactions

New dance routines (merge the animations)

Just Sit

Back to Nature -- Lifetime Wishes for Farmers and Outdoorspeople

Check For Work In Rabbitholes

Advice Social Interactions

Lost & Found: Honors Scholarship

Workout Randomizer

Write Scholarships for Money

New Lifetime Wish - Grilled Cheese

Pool Jobs for Lifeguards

Audition For Band Gigs

Bring "Mysterious Drinks"

Ask To Join Fishing

Salvaged Junkyard Objects Made Usable

New and Improved Eiffel Tower

Knitting for TS3

More Senarios Upon Moving

Remove Shoes/Wear Slippers Indoors mod

New TV Channel for Animation Fans!

Symptoms for Seasons

One with Nature

Take Practice Shots Mod

Yoga Mod

Buzzler's Scribbling Pad - Fixed

Scarier Ghosts Mod

Programming Skill

Record Videos with Cellphone

Acne Mod (Time freezes at 5.59)

Flower Arranging - Interaction and Skill

Misc tunes mods:

Bonfire Test Tubes - No Stink

Dumpster Diving - More Objects To Find

Hygiene Gain & Temperature Loss For Ocean And Swimming Pool

Magic Gnomes Stay Put

More Seashells and Bottle Messages

Not Just Teens Can Prank Call

Longer Suntan Buff

Meet Coworkers Faster

Glassblowing and jewelry making station increases academic performance

Poker table ask to join

Roulette table ask to join

Television and stereo workout ask to join

Inventors No "Oww" Voice

Baking Report Enabled

Basketball Tweaks

Claw Machine Equal Prize Availability + Missing Teddies Fix

Fab Family

Fewer Autographs and Cell Phone Fotos

Ghosthunter Spirits Equal Availability

Will O' Wisp fix & Insects Equal Availability

IP Treasure Chests New Stuff

ITF Shopping Pedestal More Cars

ITF Trait Chips No Ingredients

Showtime Magician More Appearing Objects

Mellow Paparazzi

No Butt-scratching at the Rubble Piles

Party Warehouse Marquee Sign Re-Animated

Power Harvester Invention

Power Inventor

Power Sculptor

Resort Revamp

Share Secrets Revamp

Sim Body Temperature Modifier

Stereo Mp3 Sound Volume Fixer

Wishing Well Tuning

Joinable Bubble Bar v4

Firefighters Respond Faster

Ice and Roller Skating is Fun!

More Festival Ticket Rewards!

Meditation is fun

Social networking skill on computer

UL Degree benefits - careers/skills/traits added & more

More Traits for All Ages

Faster/Slower Leaf Raking

Find All Jobs in Newspaper or on any Computer

SmartPhone Camera Upgrade

Fix that umbrella!

More nectar in rack

Faster Vintage Car

Faster Fixing Up The Fixer Upper Car

Gain Cooking Skill Faster At Work!

More Energy Whilst Sleeping in Class and at Work

More Unique Adventures per Day

Friday Theater Variety

No Car Relationships

Logic skill from watching chess

Garden environment

Romantic Reputation Recombobulator (updated by MrFatCat)

All Missy Hissy Careers

Optional mods (work good with this list, but I don`t use them now):

Cheese collection Cancel Time Off Weddings for inactives Karma Powers Fish In Pools & Fountains Mermaids Cannot Eat Non-Sea Fish Raw Unrestricted Sponge Baths TYAE Autonomy Fixer ITF Comedy Show Enabled for Human Sims New Motive Charms and Curses Unlocked Zombies No Attacking Plants Bladder and Hygiene motive increase from Fairy House Adults Can Prank Mods Autonomous Kissing Under The Mistletoe Mummy Power Mod Plantsim Power Mod Have Sim Arrested Mod

[anamoon63]

Your TS3 gameplay really does inspire me to give that game another shot. Are there specific mods you use to make sure the game runs smoothly/is stable? What mods/cc are the best to use so the sims look good?

Hi, Marci! 😊

First of all, thank you very much for your ask. Knowing that my sims and/or my gameplay can inspire other simmers to play means a lot to me cause The Sims 3 is my favorite game in the whole Sims series. Plus, I love my sims, so this makes me twice as happy. 🤗💖

That said, it is my duty to warn you that The Sims 3 is not an easy game to maintain, it requires a lot of care and patience, even from the moment of its installation. You ask me what it takes to make it run smoothly and make it stable, well I'm no expert, but what helped me with that is all contained in this Steam post. I believe these tips you can follow even if you don't have your game on Steam. I followed all these steps when I reinstalled my game back in 2017-18, and I have never had a problem like lag or crashes since then.

It's thanks to the amazing person who wrote that post and to talented modders like @lazyduchess and Twallan (Nraas Mods), whose mods I consider indispensable, that I have been able to play The Sims 3 without problems for years now. I may have had a couple of crashes due to some wrong or corrupt cc, but that's on me because I download a lot of stuff. In those cases, it's a matter of locating the bad cc, taking it out, and that's it. The game runs great, even with a ton of mods installed. (I have a 9 GB mods folder, and I've had more than that at times, lol, but I try to keep in less than 10 GB always).

As for what mods and cc's to use to make the sims look good, well, that would depend on your taste, or as they say now, on the aesthetics of your game or your sims.

For what it's worth, I have always used Ephemera's E-WEAK skin as default. I also use some other Ephemera's like E-Skin Natural MIX, Asia and Fresh. I use some by Kurasoberina too.

I think Ephemera's site doesn't exist anymore, but the E-WEAK skins I use can be downloaded on MTS here. Kurasoberina TS3 skins you can find them here along with more of their fabulous content.

I'm sure there are other skins much newer, and super nice too, but these are the ones I use, cause they give my sims the look they are known for. 😊

Also I use Tifa N38 default eyes, as well as Buhudain's You Are Real body and face maps replacements to give some realism to my sims' skins/bodies. Neither Tifa's nor Buhudain's sites exist anymore, unfortunately, but you can still find Buhudain's archives on this SFS page. And those of Tifa in this other one in Mega. (I hope I am not doing wrong by sharing them, otherwise I will remove them).

There's also this stunning version of Buhudain's You are Real by @nectar-cellar named You are Hyperreal. :)

As for the rest, if I start listing all the other content I use such as hair, clothes and makeup I would never finish, I'd gladly share my whole mods folder, but I don't want to piss off the creators, or blow-up other players' computers, lol. I'm WCIF friendly, though, so feel free to ask for any specific content, of any type, CAS or Buy/Build, I got my custom content well documented, so I'll provide you with links to any of them.

For the time being, here is this link to my custom Content List on my Blogger. I have kept this list for many years, and I still use most of that content; it may be a little outdated of course, cause I have a lot of new stuff now, so my intention is to update the page soon when/if I have the time. Also, some of the links may not work anymore, if so just let me know and I'll fix them for you if I'm able.

I hope this answer has helped you. Sorry for taking so long to reply, but I wanted to make this post as detailed as possible. If you have any other questions about The Sims 3, I'll be here whenever you need me. Good luck and happy simming! 😉💗

[wildfangz]

Lil (long) simblr gratitude day post

I wanted to make a post shouting out some of my favorite creators, storytellers, and just general simmers from over the last year, mainly focused on ts4 since that's where my attention has been the most. Long post ahead so it's going under a cut. If you're not tagged please know I did wake up late today so it's not as complete of a list as I wanted it to be!!

@adelarsims - You are an essential in my mods folder!! I love how much realism and/or character your cc adds to sims, from things like the piercing holes to the wonky glasses to the mechanic overlay... Just so many little things that I can't imagine not having in my game or on certain characters now. Speaking of characters, your sims both original and premade are always so gorgeous, and I really enjoy your interpretations of wg and jeb. & Thank you for being WCIF friendly, I know it takes time to get that info but it's so appreciated, u've help me find some very beloved pieces of CC. Also the level of dedication u have to organizing your mods folder is incredible and you've inspired me a lot to get my folder's act together finally!! Which is SUCH a QoL improvement

@bearphase - I adore the bright legacy and I admire all the little details and effort you put into your posts, like fixing clipping issues, making icons and templates for custom careers or story events, ur creativity really shines through. You've also reminded me how fun NSB can be and inspired me to get back to it and my human enough gameplay and I can't thank u for that enough, it's got me sooo excited for future simming endeavors

@daisydezem - You've been a welcome addition on my dash back since POSE, which was a fantastic first community experience for me and so much fun, & I love your gameplay & love how much work u put into rainbowsin! (I adore Venus so much btw!!) I hope you're healing well and that u have a lovely new year!!

@divinedionym - CLAIRE!!! I was SO happy to see you dipping your toes back in the community I missed you on my dash! and while I adored ur vatores and their story and ur an incredible storyteller, I'm glad you've been able to pivot into something more enjoyable for u. I hope you have lots of fun in the coming year and I can't wait to see what Aspen gets up to… or into… especially with his vampire BF. Aside from that idk if you'll ever wanna run another sims server, but I did want to give you a late shoutout and props for that bc I know from experience it can be difficult and I really loved how you ran yours! I could just be an anxious bitch but I feel like its so hard to find comfortable servers.... and esp the storytellers one was so cozy and helpful, and ur management of it was *chefs kiss* I've also really enjoyed it every time we've talked, tho I'm sorry I'm so shy 😭😭

@earthmoonz - LONG TIME MUTUAL ALERT ….. ur sims are always so gorgeous. Love the Devereauxs and... Max and Lena… WOO. I support womens and nonbinary rights. and wrongs. Wifey has been SO good and I'm pumped to see where the rest of the story goes. U have a natural talent for storytelling and I really appreciate how much care u put into your characters. Everyone read wifey today rn

@hauntedtrait - Another mutual I enjoy every time I see you on my dash!! Your Lilith is drop dead gorgeous but honestly so many of your sims are. I love ur premade makeovers and Dakota is sooo pretty I'm obsessed. I can't wait 2 see who he ends up with! :]

@horusmenhosetix - I love seeing u on my dash and every time we've talked has been so lovely!! There's been so many times you've made me want to jump back into my projects for ts2 or even go back to ts3 once I have the space to download it. I love your s2cc and god ur sims …. its been a year but I still smile whenever I think about the vatore siblings you shared jhskfdh they're so perfect its got me inspired to throw together an s4 save whenever I get my mods folder sorted. & I'm so excited to go thru ur downloads tag and fill that baby UP with ur stuff next time I work on that !!!!!!!!

@myshunosun - One of my favorite CC creators, pretty sure my folder has all of your stuff in it bc I couldn't help myself. Always impressed with the quality and I love the variety. Thank u for sharing such incredible work with us!

@nucrests - I downloaded a lot of ur cc more recently but MY BOYS!!! U'VE CLOTHED MY BOYS!!! You make such good quality content and I'm always a huge fan of those that help me give my male sims some flair and style, thank u! :')

@oshinsimblr - Long 1 incoming... While I've never been a sims 4 hater, like a lot of people I've still struggled with the gameplay aspect of this iteration, so it's been really inspiring to watch how you go about your game and immerse yourself in it, see all the care you put into your sims. I have to thank you for the videos you've made on it, like the one on how to make sims you connect to, season 1 of Lovesick where you went basically vanilla with the specific intent to show people how much you can do with imagination and what that looks like in gameplay! It's been literally game-changing for me lol and helped me to have more fun with my saves, even if they're not one of the rare few that starts out off the rails, I get more enjoyment playing it out until things do start happening outside of my control. & YOUR CC RECS!! I've downloaded so many of the mods you've recommended and I love how much they fill out the game. On the topic of Lovesick, I have not been able 2 get enough!! I'm so hooked lmao. Watching this series has really taken me back to the days when I was a teen reading like those particularly juicy drama-filled sims 3 stories you can't help but to keep clicking "next page" on, except Lovesick is so solid writing-wise. SO excited to see where Lizbeth is going in her life!!

@simandy - Your hairs have been an essential in my CAS folder for so long, and I've been so impressed with the evolution of your creations over the years. I've always liked your work but GODDAMN the quality always blows me away these days!! & I really, really adore and appreciate the variety! @squea - ANOTHER SORT OF LONG ONE BUT ... Your sims just POP!!! SO much character, and your edits and art r phenomenal. Corn is one of my favorite little digital guys I've had the pleasure of experiencing on line in all my years in the sims community reading stories and gameplay. If Cornelius has a million fans I am one of them. If Cornelius has ten fans I am one of them. If Cornelius has no fans I am no longer on the earth. If world against Cornelius, I am against the world. So on and so forth TBH you've also helped me have a lot more fun with the sims 4 talking about how you enjoy your game, and have a healthier mindset about my place in the community and connect back with the reason I made this blog in the first place, which was just to have fun and archive something I love, regardless of whether it got any attention or not! I started going MIA a bit post 2019 after really getting involved in the community, for Life Happens reasons, and naturally the lack of consistent posting for a while meant less eyes on whatever I came back to share. For a while I let that discourage me esp when a lot of effort was put into something, but after you posted about just genuinely enjoying ur game and loving what you made regardless of notes it made me realize what I was doing and helped me get back to that state of mind. Now whatever I make gets to matter simply because it matters to me, even if I post it at like 3am bc I'm so excited and no one ever sees it bc of that DHKDHKHSD. & I feel like I have u to thank for that!! U turned da lightbulb on

@thefoxburyinstitute - I could not make a gratitude post without forgetting to include the foxbury institute!! I've been messing around more with making CC the last couple of months and your blog has been so incredibly helpful, and I highly recommend everyone interested in creating or just wanting to maintenance and mend their mods folder a bit check them out!

@tricoufamily - YOUR RENDERS ARE SO GORGEOUSSS and I love your take on the Villareals. I never ran into the original story so I'm really excited tbh to see whats up ur sleeve... also I love everything you've shared about two headed lamb so far, so eerie and offputting in the best way. Also everyone read this is the fall here

@void-imp I know we just followed each other a few days ago but ur trio is SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!! I love Jab's design so much and I rlly enjoy what I've read about aleksey so far. :-)

@warwickroyals - Ok so first off your clothing is a STAPLE in my folder for my more wealthy and/or fashion-oriented sims! And as for the Warwick Legacy? One of my absolute favorite simblr stories I've read. I still remember when I started it, it was pretty late at night so I was just planning on reading a handful of posts and then picking it back up the next day. That did not happen I could not stop. Straight up stayed up the entire night bingeing all the way to the latest post (which was the Big Phillip Thing. I had to get up from my computer to pace I was having a Moment LOL) I've got some catching up to do but so far I think that's been my favorite arc. Aside from that your editing is beautiful, and I've always been a character enjoyer so I'm in love with how much thought you've put into all of yours, and the fact we get to learn so much about them. I think you do a really good job of balancing the cast and I really dig your storytelling style in general.

@whimsyalien I know u post moreso on twitter but since u ARE technically also on simblr... I just wanna say I love the polaris legacy and thank you so much for all the poses and templates you share!!!

@windbrook THANK YOU for making so many fantastic builds and for sharing your saves, it's one of my absolute favorites. Also all the original sims u post are so striking, and ur cartoon-ish makeovers were so much fun!! Loving the recent builds/world pics u shared as well, and looking forward to whatever you create whether its in sims 4 or a previous game in the series!

@yooniesim Your cc is a more recent addition to my folder but there's so many things you've made and I'm sure will make that are essentials there now, like the teeth and body hair and god that necklace set for men is a necessity, but outside of that I love a lot of the other CAS CC you make you have some of the cutest hairs and I really adore the accessories! Thank you also for speaking out on certain issues within the community.

Finally,

To My Followers: thank u all for sticking with me even as I've been a biiit flaky over the years. My healths doing a lot better tho and I have so much passion for the game and I'm so excited for what I have to share with u all next, and I hope it can brighten ur dash up a bit, pull the heartstrings when appropriate, etc!! I also have a lil milestone coming up so im planning on doing some sim requests soon as a thank you when that hits. c:

[camoflash004]

Sims 3 Skindetail Set

This is a set of 3 Skin details that I converted from 2 creators/made myself and uploaded in MTS in some time. I want it to share them on Tumblr aswell.

All of them can be found in the Armband section under Accessories.

All this Details are more ore less CAStable.

Now a List of said Skindetails

Heartsurgery scar

Age: C-E

Presets: 2 (Stitched and Healed)

Original: Jellypaws

Cellulite

Age: T-E

Presets: 3 (For some Skintones)

Original: Miiko CC

Body freckles

Age: Tod-E

Presets: 3 (Different Freckle patterns)

Original: By myself

Enjoy

Ups forgot to put the Downloadlink. Here we go

[kimmiessimmies]

Just a ramble about aesthetics and things

Like most of us, I also saw that aesthetics question going round and since reading it and the responses to it, I've been thinking about it more than I should, which in turn got me thinking about other things Simblr and community related and I decided to share my two cents about it as well.

The question stated in the poll was "How important do you think 'aesthetic quality' is in the simblr community?" and the answers varied immensely. Doing a quick Tumblr/Simblr scroll, the answer would have to be 'very important', because most images showing up are very gorgeous: beautiful colours, great compositions, perfect lighting. However, when I check the tab that shows which posts I have liked, the pattern changes: it's the storytellers who get most of my Tumblr hearts. And then it doesn't matter whether it's part of an elaborate story that's been going on for years with several plot twists, or just a family having breakfast. I like both equally, because both tell a story. Sure, I like a nice Sim picture as much as the next person, but for me, it will always be about the story it tells much more than the aesthetics of it.

The same is true for my own posts: I just want to tell my stories, share my Sims, my town. Yes, I sometimes post picture posts of lots I've built. At first glance, you could say that's about aesthetics more than storytelling. But it's not. Because of the way I play, everything is connected: the story is Honeycomb Valley and everything from the lots to the Sims to the seemingly random things that happen to them are all part of it. Sure, I love creating beautiful lots, but that's mostly because I like realism in my game. I like to see my sims in places that look true to life. And because this is a self-created world, it can look like the best version of that life. 😉

In taking pictures, I try to get the best angle and before posting I run my pictures through Picmonkey to do a bit of basic editing, which is mostly just an auto adjust of brightness and shadows. Literally two clicks and I'm done. I hadn't even heard of Reshade and all those other -shades until a month or two ago. 😄

I read another reply saying how everyone who has a Simblr does so for the notes, because if you're not in it for the notes, why have a Simblr in the first place? This made me laugh. I get the point, but if I was in it for the notes, I might as well leave today. I averaged around 20 notes per post during my glory days and only around 9 since returning after my hiatus. I can think of many reasons why this is:

My posts can seem very incoherent: I can be posting about James Wyler one day and about Luke Bennett the next. These two have never even crossed paths and their stories have no apparent connection whatsoever. I can imagine how this makes my stories and my Sims hard to follow for most.

I don’t post my full stories on here. Reading them requires a visit to my WordPress blog. I understand how most people just want to do a quick scroll, read, like, and move on.

I am and will forever be TS3 player. And we're simply a smaller crowd in the Simblr universe currently.

I was gone for five years.

Now, I could change all of this (except for that last one) and possibly get more followers and more notes. But I don't want to. Yes, of course, I love getting a notification saying someone liked my post. I appreciate the support and the love and it makes me very happy to see there are people out there who like the stories I write, the lots I build and feel connected to my Sims to some degree. So in that sense, I get why someone would say we're all in it for the notes. But I don't care about the quantity. I love those 9 just as much as I love the 195 I once received on my much-reblogged post of The Greenery.

So, I'm not changing a thing. I'm keeping my WordPress blog as my main Sims home because that's where everything connects. Where it does make sense that I'm posting about James on day 1 and about Luke on day 2. Where the story is Honeycomb Valley. Where you can click from a story to a Sim profile and vice versa. And my Simblr will remain a place to just post bits and pieces (and rambles like this) and to stay connected to the ones who are interested in me, my stories and my Sims. I love my 9 notes and I love the 3 people who click on to visit my WordPress blog and read my full stories a little bit extra. 😉❤️

One last thing I would like to add to this already much too-long rant is how much I miss the old Sim community. The days of the forums and the tight-knit online group us Sims veterans were. Discovering and becoming a part of the Sim community back then has meant a lot to me. I miss that. I realise I sound like a grandmother now, reminiscing about the good old days, so maybe it's time to end this post. 😄

Anyway, that's my ramble of thoughts on aesthetics, Simblrs and community. Thanks for reading. 😊

[pixelbots]

Hi! First off, GORGEOUS screenshots! I’m very intrigued by your zombie aftermath challenge and can’t wait to see how the story continues. Apart from what is already listed in your FAQ, are there any other mods or CC you’re using to improve the gameplay for this challenge? I’m assuming nraas vector at the very least? Did you make any changes to the rules to for a better experience? In the MTS thread several people were adjusting which traits count as survival traits, for example.

Thank you so much :)

I haven't really played much at all but I can say that this challenge really works well in ts3 not only because of the open world but also because it offers so much gameplay already that I hardly go out of my way to look for mods anymore. However, to further enhance the challenge, I highly recommend the following (for realism):

Arsil's napping mat for toddlers

Unrestricted sponge baths

Nraas Vector + Zombies

At the moment, I am closely following the rules except for the 0 household funds and no cars. I let my sims have at least one car, so they can get around town once a week to fish or look for resources.

[vampiremilfs]

What’s your sims unpopular opinion? Mine: it’s easier to make realistic looking sims in the sims 3 if you know what your doing.

(Most people don’t and get mad at the game)

mine is that sims 4 isnt the prettiest game either... i guess? like the CAS aint all that idk if this is unpopular but sims 4 is very ugly to me even with cc

and i have seen some crazy good sims 3 sims and i do think that...mine are okay....or WERE okay like these are sims back from 2020 lmfao, i have not touched ts3 since

i didnt shoot for realism (as evident here) but i do agree that making sims 3 look good takes...some skill. and a good skin. i kinda went in CAS and did what the fuck ever

[nectar-cellar]

santal - a skin blend for TS3

I blended Ephemera’s Fresh skin on top of Buffy's V4 skin to give it some more detail and realism.

This is extremely similar to my Gardenia skin, except the details and shading around the eyes and nose are slightly different. I guess it looks more matte and muted, less glowy overall? It would be redundant to have this one and Gardenia both installed, you'll barely be able to tell the difference.

Maybe you'll like it idk I'm just uploading this for @sim-songs tbh. 💗

Buffy's V4 skin was the first default skin I used hardcore when I first started playing TS3 on pc years ago. I really just wanted to make this blend for old times' sake. You can still get the original here if you want a more maxis match look.

Details:

for all ages

default and non-default in the 3 EA tone ramps

baby, child and toddler stages are the same as Gardenia's (credit to Kurasoberina, Noodlesims, and Ephemera)

1K face textures, 2K body textures (adult stages)

dark versions of all textures remade by me

anatomically correct adult textures

Download: simfileshare / mega

Updated November 7 2023 to give the male skins better nipples. 🤭