@squeezleprime / squeezleprime.tumblr.com
I've made a video tutorial and written guide on everything you need to know on how to Fix & Optimize The Sims 2 on Windows 10/11, with Performance, Stability, and Graphics Enhancements.
If the GoS theme this month wasn't a sign that I needed to get back to my Breeds For All Needs project I don't know what is!
Now for those of you who DON'T know what this is - essentially I wanted to remake all of the breeds from TS1-TS4. I also linked existing pet breeds by other creators when I found ones I liked. And then I got distracted and forgot about it.
As a refresher, here's a complete list with links to those I have already completed - please note some of these breeds I -have- done but part of the project is including links to other creators so I haven't made the official post yet:
Pigs have been having issues for a while now and would constantly die despite food and water being present on the lot. Naturally, this was a relatively simple issue that took us months to find and fix. There's always something... In any case, please re-download the set.
Changelog
Update instructions: In case of doubt, REPLACE ALL FILES. Files affected: mud wallow, all pigs, all accessories and inventory tools.
Hello everyone, a small update today. A number of inventory tools and accessories have been optimized. At the moment of writing, the updated accessories have not been added to the sets they belong to, but as we continue updating, we will include these new versions, of course.
Changelog:
The images above are all imported with SimPe's Built DXT... option, and then exported for previewing. The short version is:
I'll go through the differences under the cut.
Very useful for the future. Thanks for explaining :)
Tutorials I’ve used that helped me understand this a little bit more: SuperFly’s „Attaching custom clothes to careers” @rio-sims „Adding extra options to NPC and Career Outfit Templates” @itsdiamondeyesuniverse mini-tutorial on random clothes and hair and some general knowledge from Hat’s Simpe Tricks
I’m just compiling them and adding results of my own experimenting. It will be pretty long, so everything is under the cut.
Download Template files [SFS] or [Google Drive]
Finally finished with merging & compressing my whole Downloads folder...
My game has gone from:
14.5 GB -> 10.7 GB
52,500 Files -> 8,500 Files
2,300 Folders -> 440 Folders
Around 10 Minute Game Start Time -> 30 Second Game Start Time
I've also tided up some others bits: Removing long file names, removing special characters on file names & lastly edited unnecessary objects showing fully on lot imposter/hood view. (So many bed blankets & pillows showing up fully in the lot imposter...)
This really took so long but the load speeds are amazing!
This is a 4to2 conversion from Zienaxd, 7k poly. I also made a grilled cheese version of the sandwich bed :D They are functional.
I have no idea how I will explain this in any hood I play (or normally play), but look at this Bed!!
It's bad enough that I have actual anxiety when it comes to doing my lessons daily, as to not lose my streak. But, now I've been told that this stupid little green owl will never ever leave me alone.
Is this a promise . . . or a threat? Lol??
Three shades of blue, plus a hybrid blue-green and an Aenar skin. Also includes matching antennae using Nixnivis's Andorian Antennae. These are based off of @dreadpirate's Party For One, as usual, and are customized and not townified.
The downside about being customized is that Andorian/Aenar hybrids won't get the skin automatically applied, instead it'll be a 50/50 based off of the parents. To fix that, you would need to change the child's skintone in SimPE. Here is the code for the hybrid skin for convenience:
cb9968e3-43fd-f592-d818-8ebd6b1547ec
Anyway, both the skin and antennae are included in the zip file. Models are, from left to right, Aenar on adult female, hybrid on child female, Dark Blue on adult female, Light Blue on elder male, and Medium Blue on teen male.
It might be time for me to try a Scifi Hood again . . .
Changelog:
The main archive has been updated, please redownload the set Files affected: all modern and manual washers, modern dryers, inventory tools
Update instructions: in case of doubt: remove ALL old files
The Hood Exporter is an application to extract lot, family and sim data from the neighbourhood .package files as XML and JPG/PNG images.
It can also generate rufio style output (with a few very minor differences).
See the application’s web page for full details
Personally I don’t use all these but I reposted it here to make it easy to find.
SimsFileShare links to @simbology Mods from:
Something for Sims 2 for a change! I converted the blacksmith’s forge with bellows from the Sims Medieval and here it is for your use as well! It’s a deco item but I think it fits really nicely with NixedSims's awesome blacksmith’s crafting station that has the ability to make swords and other items.
NOTE: You need to use “moveObjects on” cheat to place the items in place as they are in the 1st and 2nd previews pictures.
Mesh details:
Prices in game and where to find the objects:
DOWNLOAD (through my blogspot)
Huge thank you to @angedemon for restoring the game files for me so I was able to upload this again. (I had somehow managed to delete the files from both my simfileshare and computer so this upload hadn’t been available for a while) But now it is again so just follow the download link above to my blog where there’s a new download link to the files on simfileshare.
I've never before been so happy to share a creation! Get ready to get crafting, because it's about to get autonomous! Released today in collaboration with the wonderful @joplayingthesims who has built a community lot for the mod, seen in the pictures below. Exciting!
In my game, I have a community lot with crafting stations for Sims who can't afford one, or don't have space for one. But as I visited it recently with one of my college students wanting to learn flower arrangement, I got a bit depressed by all the empty stations and the other visitors just standing around chatting. I wondered if anyone had added autonomy, and I came upon iCad's autonomy enabler. While neat, it only adds autonomy for the active household which is the opposite of what I wanted. So I made my own that enables it for visiting Sims as well, only to quickly realize how annoying that got. All these Sims asking me to pick a recolor for them, blergh! So I went on tweaking, fixing the annoyances as they came up, and here we are! Finally it is possible to have a lively crafting studio where all Sims participate, without being annoying for you the player! Are you excited? Because I am excited!
What does the mod do? - Enables autonomy on "make many" and "continue" (see readme for more info on why not make one) for all five original crafting types - Robots, toy making, flower arrangement, pottery and sewing - Does NOT charge your Sims money for background Sim crafting. Money sounds and visuals show for all Sims, but only your current households crafting charges household funds. - By default only autonomous on community lots. Has optional autonomy on residential/apartment lots, you can enable autonomy on those lot types by placing the Autonomy Toggler object somewhere on the lot (custom object made using parts of the FT crafting clutter, found in hobbies/misc for 1 simoleon). I set it up this way as residential autonomy sounds irritating to me, but I'm all about flexibility for the user. Perhaps you want to run arts classes at your residential playable school, or you simply like autonomy more than I do :) Please note that autonomy advertisement is tuned with community lot use in mind, so it might be higher than you'd want for residential. If there's interest I am happy to make a second version with lower advertising for those who primarily want residential use. If you are somewhat familiar with TTAB edits yourself, you can try changing attenuation code to low or medium to limit advertisement distance which will reduce appeal to Sims. - Fixes annoyances with background crafting, such as selecting recolors and pop ups about progress - Changes inventory mechanics to allow for owned studio-type use, in case you'd like a friendly owner Sim present to provide instruction. Crafting now only goes to business lot owner if done by an employee, otherwise crafting Sim gets the object. Includes home business, so if it bothered you that family members don't get to keep their work, this also fixes that. If that part annoys you, see readme for how to remove this feature.
You might say "Okay well fun for you Gummi, but I don't have a community lot with crafting stations, so why would I need this?". Well fortunately Joandsarah has the solution for that problem! Check out the cute crafting studio she built to give all of you a place to start community crafting! Available on MTS
Conflicts: Only known conflict is iCad's original autonomy enabler, you have to pick if you want hers version of autonomy, or mine :) Readme contains breakdown of the functionality of all parts, to help you decide a load order should you encounter conflicts. It should be possible to resolve conflicts though if there are any others, so please report them to me :)
Credits: @joplayingthesims for collaborating with me and providing a lot that you can get started with if you don't have one, iCad at @dramallamadingdang for the original autonomy enabling mod, @cityof2morrow who helped playtest the mod
If anyone else builds a community lot intended for autonomous use, I hope you let me know somehow so I can add links to it in my post :) If any other modders see ways to improve on what I did, please feel free to do so :) I am hoping to eventually post an update that sends all crafting to inventory to fix the make one issue, and the station clogging that happens over time.
2 years after the release of Loads 'o Laundry, we now present: Loads 'o Laundry 2.0: a much-improved version of the Laundry mod and system!
Several gameplay features have been improved and many annoyances bigger and smaller have been resolved! A large number of new objects have also been added for your enjoyment. Sims 3 and 4 players may see some familiar things... Overall, it represents a marked improvement over the original version.
Furthermore, the Laundry Mod now comes with full language support for Dutch, French and European Portuguese with more coming soon...
Before proceeding further, make sure you have the following requirements installed:
Requirements
A more detailed list of requirements as well as detailed instructions can be found in the Manual.
Gameplay overview and Download links below the cut
