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oh boy!

i realized the issue was that i was running the game through directx9, not 11. enabled that and accidentally ran my save without cc enabled. now i am stuck with infinite loading screen (after enabling cc) :) i have only removed cc and not added anything new.

worst case, i'll have to trash this save and start over :') however i'll try my best to fix it.

while i have your attention: i highly recommend keeping up with what is going on in the world and be critical to the news you read. find a trusted news-site and educate yourself. take care of yourself as well <3

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my motivation has sunken to the pits of adhd-rot after taking on the task of minimizing my mods folder >:( so here is a sneak peek of one of the builds i worked on before my fps dropped under 60…

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its been 2 days, ive gone from 105 GB to *drumroll* 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 102 GB 🤩🤩🤩

if it weren’t for tje fact that i know how tedious it is to find specific cc, i would have restarted my entire mods folder 🙃 i am dreading the tray import method 😣

finally finished my physics essay <3 i’ll likely take a little break from posting sims 4 content since i’m doing a mods folder cleanup. trying to reduce 105GB of cc to 70GB cause my game runs worse than most atm :D

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finally finished my physics essay <3 i’ll likely take a little break from posting sims 4 content since i’m doing a mods folder cleanup. trying to reduce 105GB of cc to 70GB cause my game runs worse than most atm :D

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we all started somewhere HAH!

the house on the left is from 2015, i was 8 and super proud of myself haha!! just thought it'd be funny to share.

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my dumbass when i realized that MAYBE the reason my game would not run past 60 fps was because of my 117GB large mods folder, and NOT at the fault of my driver

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second update is here - lets gooooo!!!

in case you are new here: here is part one

time to reveal the second street (the unplayable one) !!!

here are all the "unplayable" sections. i do have the clickable everywhere mod, so technically ig they are playable. anyways, here we have a church - i took inspiration from my dad's hometown. most people do not get out of their hometown so while the town is small, there are a lot of graves. the landgraabs have the slightly fancier one (the one surrounded by rocks and bushes). other than that its just another street. tried to limit high poly objects and extreme decor since my framerate is declining (please help)

i also added a playground! i want the neighborhood to be as playable as possible so that my sims do not need to travel off their lot to have a life :') this playground was personally inspired by the ones in my own neighborhood - and yes, they are surrounded by trees.

currently i am working on the cornerstore + family home that will be on the other side of the "BFF 's" lot. i am also contemplating making a medieval themed world????

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at precisely 1:45 pm today, i turned in my math exam. i can finally sim in peace <3

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TS4 & TS3 Custom Stall Building 01 by lwillowlthewicked

Details:

3,267 Polygons

PSD Included in ZIP

Selling stands can be placed behind the window opening, while maintaing their functionality

TS3 Version:

Found in Misc Decor

Place with MoveObjects cheat on

Light up at night

Available in CAW

Download Here (MediaFire)

TS4 Version:

Found in Live Edit/Debug

Search Nelu for quick access

Light Up at Night

Download Here (MediaFire)

Credits:

EA/Maxis - Textures & Water Tower

Notes:

TS3: *The building should be base game compatible* You must set up the CAW framework to have custom objects show up in the CAW application. The buildings should show up when editing a custom world in game, if you also have them in your game's mod folder, but I couldn't test it so I'm not 100% sure.

TS4: Recommended to use with Twisted Mexi's Better Build Buy and Tool mods. If you do not have BetterBuildBuy, make sure to turn on the live edit cheat.

Feel free to recolor/retexture, share in saves, convert, etc. as per EA's TOS. Please, just do NOT put behind a paywall or claim as your own.

Let me know if you come across any issues and I'll try my best to help. I'd love to be tagged if these are used! I'd really like to see what kind of projects they're used in.

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a lot of progress today!

this was taken pretty early today:

i was so confused on where to begin and what to make where. i never really had a concrete plan for this save, a lot of my decisions have been impulsive, so i decided to change it up with a plan!

this is where i ended up after… i don’t know how many hours?! let me walk you through :)

under the cut since this is gonna be a long one :p

let’s start with the «main street» - aka the playable one.

i have finished the single mom and son house - forgot to take pictures though :p however, i finished it a couple of days ago, so it’s not really a part of THIS day’s progress but i thought i’d include it.

i focused on making the street look «lived in». this is a small town, most people don’t leave their small towns. so i wanted it too look like life had gone on for ages in this neighborhood. also trash! since, trashy neighborhoods just seem more realistic idk.

here’s a «new» house. it’s not «really» new, it’s just that the past owner died and the landgraabs decided to «renovate» it (*cough* tear down one wall and increase the price by 15%) in hopes of selling it. the local police department is not done investigating so whoever moves in has to accept having a hypothetical murder smeared on their pavement!! really attracts potential buyers!

the house has no furnishing other than like a bathroom and kitchen. i don’t know i’ve seen it come with houses…??

i also added a bench and some activities! i really hope my sims will kind of use this neighborhood as one big lot. i don’t want them to be inside their houses all day!

next up!! everything around this street!

as you can see, there is a lot that has happened. i’ve placed a TON of trees! my goal with the surrounding area is for it to fit in while also hiding the map cut-off. this does not necessarily mean i’ll fill EVERYTHING in. i’ll simply just fill in enough so that i won’t be caught off guard by the map cut-off >:(

i’m debating making sims that «live» in these houses («not-in-world» sims). i’ll have to see how much sim space i have left.

so, this is awkward but i’ve maxed out the amount of photos i can have in a post. a part two will come soon! i cannot promise WHEN however muahahaha >:D

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guess who snuck in some sims time :D yesterday i built this shell (did not have the time to furnish) for a single mother and her teenage son. i want there to be some lore as to why he chooses to sleep in the shed. currently struggling with how to incorporate a pull out couch in a living room.

i also figured out what i wanted to do with 1/3 of the land beyond the railroad. construction/cutting trees area. i remember there being a lot of these where i grew up. the reconstruction isn’t perfect but idrc. i think it looks nice :)

finally, we have the continuation of the community/neighborhood lot. my inspiration for this one’s theme is my city’s party place for those over 16 - basically a teen hangout. nothing fancy however. it’s in a shed, most people stay outside by the fireplace and yeah. i don’t really know how to describe it. — i’m still unsure if i like this lot. i may change it up idk.

as for me, i am really considering starting a building channel. i think it could be really fun! however i spend a lot of time in build&buy mode… oh well, it’s something im considering!

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today’s progress :)

honestly for the first 2 hours i sat just staring at the screen. i felt very conflicted on what to do. eventually i decided to put my focus elsewhere, which resulted in me taking 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.

my problem with this particular area was the openness and the game’s limitations. i can’t place too many trees since they could bloat up my save => causing corruption.

i ended up making my own sort of pathway using @scodeeyodee ‘s road set. while my placement isn’t perfect, it did help a LOT with my frustration. now there’s a motel+mini-mart and a couple of houses.

haven’t done much else to the «playable» neighborhood other than put down some fences on one lot and starting my «community space» area at the very end of the street.

i took inspiration from @vartosa ‘s «foundry cove» neighborhood for the lot at the very end of the street!

now for my 10 steps back: i realized i really liked the look of the mm houses + the other deco builds (like the motel).

i decided i wanted a similar look to the rest of the neighborhood - so i went ahead and demolished every corner :D

friendly reminder i am going in with zero plan for this save file. it’s more-so my escape from what’s going on in my life atm :)

little off-track chat after the «read more» :)

this week i’ll be staying at my boyfriend’s house, i won’t be bringing my computer along with me :’) for two reasons:

the limitations (not enough desk-space)

my mathematics mock-exam is this week and i know for a fact i won’t be able to study if my save file is within my reach :D

so, there won’t be any updates on my save-file until at least thursday. if i happen to have my exam this following month i’ll likely update less as well.

maybe i’ll update on my personal life ig(?). i’ve thought about it for a while …

anyways, wil out <3

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thought i would show off the house i spent a total of 4 days on :'D

none of my lots will be (as for now) up for download. i may become wcif-friendly, but i honestly do not think i would be able to keep up. my mods folder is 100GB... anyhow, this house is the home to three teens/young adults - hence the mess. i have not made the sims yet. i like to make the lots first since i feel a house (and especially bedrooms) can say a lot about a person and their personality.

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i am so scared of save-file bloating!! i thought putting down trees wouldn't be such a bad idea but i would still need a lot of trees for the forest to look semi-realistic. since it is a small-town kinda vibe, small shops would not be such a bad idea either, however the ones in game are too colorful - perhaps i'll have to make some recolors :'D might just focus on the actual lots for now ig..

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update!

i've primarily worked with the surrounding neighborhood. i kinda want LIS small-town vibes while also inspired by the neighborhood i grew up in. i have no idea for what to put over the river. as of right now i'm trying to make the baker lot... from resident evil 7... (i finally binged watched it after being scared of it for years (i was what, 11 when it came out???)) i find sciency horror to be really cool and i kinda wanna try to incorporate some horror into this save - nothing unrealistic tho..?? (i say as i'm inspired by the game that made medicine re-attached decapitated limbs) anyways, i am really trying to avoid save-bloating so my save won't corrupt :'( hence why "finished" areas will still be empty. this save will not be up for download (i am too lazy to organize my 100GB mods folder for that...) so the aesthetics don't really have to go far.

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this is so beautiful!

legacy in the works

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been 5 days since i impulsively decided to make a personal ts4 save-file. i am going for a small town look and i'll be using willow creek, copperdale, evergreen and strangerville. in 5 days, i have finished a house. i have done more than that, like installing 15 new mods and annihilating the worlds i do not intend to use.

@midsummermoon20 ("Ellie Builds" on YT) is who inspired me to do this based on their YT videos. i also snatched every terrain, light and world mods from their resource page and cc documents folder. i highly recommend checking them out :)