GAME FEATURES

THIS IS A REALLY LONG POST

There are SO MANY features in The Sims 3 that I keep learning more and more each day, so I decided to start keeping track of all of them. Some of these I've known myself, but most of them come from Reddit and TS Forum.

I'll keep on updating everytime I find new things.

Features are under the cut!

⚠️ ADVISORY: Malicious Mods, Identity Theft, Malware, and You ⚠️

Hey, all! Not sure how many people will see this, but if you do, please reblog. This is a 'little' post regarding a potentially big problem affecting the Sims 4 community. If you download mods/CC at all (and yes I know CC is a type of mod), this applies to you.

TL;DR: For the sake of your personal info, identity, bank account, et cetera, please STOP downloading any mods/CC for the time being. Especially from the following sites: CurseForge, ModTheSims, The Sims Resource. It doesn't matter if you know the creator or not. Give it at least a week while we all figure out what's going on. If you must, I would recommend only downloading directly from a creator's Patreon (assuming they have one).

Other people have written at length about the mods in question, so I'll just share their posts below.

What's going on?

From the Sims 4 After Dark Discord server (a server you should join if you're not in it already):

⚠️If you downloaded any mod listed in the above post and played the game with them installed, this is the cleaner program Kuttoe (creator of the Home Regions and Townie Demographics mods) mentioned in their post: GitHub - overwolf/sims4-social-events-cleaner: Source files and exe release for a tool to clean up your machine if you have downloaded the "Social Events - Unlimited Time" Sims 4 mod ⚠️

Got confirmation from Kuttoe that as long as you didn't boot up the game with the malicious mods installed (or deleted them completely from your computer before playing the game), you *should* be fine. Still, I recommend that anyone who thinks they might have downloaded any of them run the cleaner program.

Here's an explanation from @anadius2 (reposted by Kuttoe) in the Sims 4 After Dark server (not providing a link to prevent brigading or spam, but you can DM me and I'll give you the link) about what the malware will do to your computer:

And a little dive into the back-end coding stuff for the more tech-savvy Simmers out there:

So, to recap:

Why is this happening?

Unsure. Lots of theories are being made by people far more knowledgeable than me, but from the looks of things, could be crypto bullshit and/or an attempt to steal your data and sell it. This is very, very serious, and could wreck your life if said data/personal info falls into the wrong hands.

Identity Theft: What It Is, How to Prevent It, Warning Signs and Tips - NerdWallet

It's always a good idea to change passwords every couple of months or so, but if you think you've been affected, you also need to change your passwords for things like online banking, email and social media accounts, healthcare sites AFTER running the cleaner.

What now?

I want to talk about how we approach modding our games and downloading files in general.

Please STOP downloading mod file folders from people who did not create the specific mods. Period. This includes Sim dumps, building/lots with CC, mod folders promoted on YouTube, etc. This does not mean that anyone sharing them is doing so maliciously. In fact, I appreciate the amount of effort people put into compiling these resources! But unless you're super careful (and super knowledgeable), you run the risk of downloading malware like this on your computer. Make no mistake, the malicious files in question look like run-of-the-mill, everyday mods. Two of them were even posted from a trustworthy creator's actual account! The only way to know what they actually do is to peek into the code, and idk about you, but I don't know Python. So even after this issue is resolved, you really should only download files from the creators themselves.

But what about CC shopping?

Here's how I like to approach it: I stick to lookbooks and combing through the Patreons/accounts of creators who make items I like. If I see a Sim dump with CC that I'm interested, I try to reach out to the poster and ask where they got specific CC. If I can't do that, I see if it was shared via Drive, look at the individual files themselves, then head to the original CC creator's official download page and get it from the source.

That's all I have for you! Stay safe, and happy Simming! 🫶🏾

I couldn't find anything like this so I had to make it. The doll is based on a model of Bella from TS1, extracted by @deedee-sims - recolors feature vampire countess, evil & good witch, Barbie style dolls and Bella herself, of course.

Doll in A Box

Download (SFS)

Polycount: 690, found in Buymode/General/Child for 100 S

You can choose between 1024x512 or 512x512 textures.

Enjoy!

*This is for The Sims 2

OMGGGG CAN SOMEONE CONVERT THIS TO SIMS 3 PLEASE????!!!!

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Happy New Year ✨

Gameplay demo of inZOI, an amazing-looking Korean life-sim by Krafton (still in development). This will make a stir in the life-sim genre for sure!

Guys 2014 is in two months

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sorry i cant be alive today its a national holiday

I'm using @criisolatex's CAS lighting mod (V2) and it's amazing!!!

So for a while now I've been wanting functional baby carriers in Sims 3, or at least for a sim to be able to hold 2 babies/toddlers at once and after a lot of experimenting I seem to have made one! It's a little buggy though not gonna lie, but hopefully I can actually polish this up and maybe release it? 😅

Thanks for letting me know

Adfly bought by Linkvertise

Sooooo Adfly links now take you to Linkvertise, a website even sketchier than Adfly was. People have lost computers to viruses originated from that website. Not only that, but I read that they have been cracking down on bypass websites as well.

If you are a CC creator that continues to use Linkvertise, you are a scumbag and knowingly exposing people to viruses. Just sayin'.

If you are a Sims player do NOT download from Linkertise. Save yourself.

good to know.

CALL OUT CREATORS WHO USE THESE!

adfly = death

They’re all considered new links with the buyout so Universal Bypass has to start all over.

‼️Do not rely on your old bypass methods! Do not click any links with Adfly thinking it will automatically skip, they won't anymore! Avoid creators that use ad shorteners and warn others about them as much as you can! ‼️