introduction / pinned post.

cc master folders

I've reorganized my SFS into folders that I'll be linking below for folks to refer to when searching for my CC. If you'd rather get everything in one go, this is the easiest way to do it!

These folders (or, well, just the TS4 folder) will have all of my CC added to them as its' released so they'll always be up to date!

p.s. if any creators would like an SFS code please message me!

donations

I'm not going to proselytize too much concerning my stance on modding and financial compensation here, as it could be an essay in and of itself. What it comes down to is this; everything I ever post for download will always be and always shall be 100% free. It will never be paywalled, hosted behind an ad.fly link or for purchase. However, for those who may want to buy me a coffee so I can fuel my caffeine addiction and keep posting at the speed of sound;

My Ko-Fi & SchrodCat's Ko-Fi / SchrodCat's Patreon

Again; financially supporting one, either or both of us will not grant access to anything exclusive or tangible beyond our gratitude. Additionally, donating with suggestions or requests will not mean those ideas will be automatically fulfilled as if they were a commission. This is just if you wish to express some thanks and get us some drinks!

requests / 'can you do xyz?'

I'm always happy to receive any requests or suggestions for what to release next, however me & S already have quite the list of personal ideas we want to get through first. Therefore, any requests we get will be secondary to those until we finish.

'what are you working on right now?'

S & I have set up a proper Trello board to track our progress on our original meshes & game conversions. You can view it here!

'how can i learn to mod?'

My friend Schrodcat wrote an excellent DA post on this topic with links to resources & some very solid advice on getting into CC creation or modding in general.

'you didn't make [xyz game model], how dare you convert it to the sims?!'

As I've seen an uptick in off-site concern over my [Game]toTS4 conversions, I'm adding this disclaimer to my pinned post that I do not convert models for profit, and I do so transformatively and as a fan of the original work. If it continues to bother you that I do so without the explicit permission/support of the games I port from, I kindly ask you to not engage and to leave my blog.

To learn more, I recommend reading my initial statement on my SSO ports, or, if you're interested in learning more about my stance on modding and my belief in the 'moral economy' of modding in general, this published journal covering the subject may of interest, or this journal article explicitly discussing the use of copyrighted material in modding.

🎊 latest release

→ [MMxSC] Loose Ring Snaffle Bridle

Schrodcat's November Releases

Here to signal-boost for my friend & collaborator again! <3 They've released a lot of horse goodies for free on their patreon, so check them out if you're so inclined~

Download [SchrodCat’s Patreon]

Credits & full TOU are on Schrod’s patreon, but just to re-iterate quickly; make sure to credit if you make any derivative CC from this, don’t paywall, etc.

TS4 Bridles Blast

Just posting more of Schrod's content here since they don't have a tumblr! They've release two more sets of bridles;

English Bridles: Download [SchrodCat’s Patreon]

Bitless Set: Download [SchrodCat’s Patreon]

Credits & full TOU are on Schrod’s patreon, but just to re-iterate quickly; make sure to credit if you make any derivative CC from this, don’t paywall, etc.

Schrodcat's released some more horse-y goodies on their Patreon whilst I'm on my break! I won't get in to too much of it, but some of my pets are not feeling 100% and it's a major stressor on me right now that is definitely keeping me from doing my full-timer eturn. Hopefully these releases tide you over in the meantime 👀

Dressage Bridles: Download [SchrodCat’s Patreon]

Saddleseat Set: Download [SchrodCat’s Patreon]

Credits & full TOU are on Schrod’s patreon, but just to re-iterate quickly; make sure to credit if you make any derivative CC from this, don’t paywall, etc.

Ironically enough I also love this saddle & pad set so it is in my files LMAO - And I am definitely working on the western SSO saddle since I'm a western rider/fan primarily! It just needs,, a lot more extra work since those fenders are very much sized for little SSO avatar legs and not for actual Human/Sim proportions 🥲

Indeed all is well! I'm just taking a break from doing anything taxing since I got burned out hard by my jobs IRL and my creativity took the brunt of that, but I'm getting better! + I have a big fancy trip for myself in a few months that I have to look forward to (but that also means I need to work more to make more money,,, shakes fist @ capitalism)

I still don't have a real timeline on when 'production' will resume but it definitely hasn't left my mind :]

points aggressively @ y'all since yes i am still resting so i'm not productive at all right now, + i booked a big birthday trip for myself to Japan in November so i'm hyping about that and working even mORE to save up spending money,, i swear i'll be back soon lmao

SchrodCat made a large set of horse coats (which are actually custom muzzle swatches) to be used as bases when painting more realistic coats, & a large set of stencil shaders, so I'm spreading the good word and linking to the download!

Download [SchrodCat’s Patreon]

Credits & full TOU are on Schrod’s patreon, but just to re-iterate quickly; make sure to credit if you make any derivative CC from this, don’t paywall, etc.

Not quite! TL;DR, I had a very rough August job-wise, and it has me deep in ADHD burnout, so I'm currently recovering now that I have some time off work so I'm focused on that and on feeling 100% again! I don't want to push myself before I feel ready to get back in the saddle (har) to continue releases — I anticipate being back in fighting shape in the next week or so hopefully!

It would be possible, primarily as a custom fur preset - I personally am going to be waiting for MorphMaker to update before making it into a fur preset however since that would be an easier tool for me to use for it, as well as making other coat overrides for specific breeds.

It's unlikely since I am mostly interested in horses, I never say never though. For other creators interested they'd just need to make a default replacement at least!

prepare to be so sick of not seeing me

Because my Starfield early access starts today, so between that and GW2 and my IRL work I haven't had any time to work on CC 😭

Hi! I'm not sure, but any mods that specifically also replace those base coats will conflict. So I would double check that you don't have any other files installed that are also replacing those files since they won't play nice together.

[SC] SSO Roached Mane Edit

Haha, so, turns out I am dying from IRL even more than I thought I'd be, but that's okay, it'll be over soon and I'll have more free time to finish our next set. I hope.

In the meantime as I struggle over balancing work and fun, Schrodcat threw together a few edits of the SSO Roached Mane in my upcoming first batch of SSO hair conversions and has posted it for download on his patreon (for free, ofc) as a sort of "teaser" to the upcoming set. S has been testing all of the manes as I pump them out so this set of tweaks was born from that!

If you're interested in a sampling of the SSO manes we have upcoming, check it out and download here;

Download [SchrodCat's Patreon]

Credits & full TOU are on Schrod's patreon, but just to re-iterate quickly; make sure to credit both of us + SSO (where the mesh originally came from) if you make any derivative CC from this, don't paywall, etc.

Updated with a fix on 08/31!

The last two SSO tails (the two other Gen 2) are in! Tail C (on the right) just needs to be tweaked slightly. I also have toned down the speculars/changed my specular workflow to make it so that the SSO manes and forelocks will match the EA manes/forelocks a bit better;

Left is an SSO mane + EA forelock, right is an EA mane + SSO forelock, just to show how they match each other a bit better now. Obviously, these manes are not completely Maxis Match, but they still fit in well enough that you can mix and match pretty effectively so far!

There's just a few more bugs to fix on the manes/forelocks (like some manes not doing the specular change right) and ofc, I have to render out thumbnails. Unfortunately, Guild Wars 2 released a new expansion today and I, uh, you could say I am a GW2 fan;

So that is somewhat slowing my progress lol, but at least once the thumbnails are rendered, and the bugs are debugged, this set of conversions will be good for release! \o/

Bridles! Bridles aplenty!

Schrodcat (who is now operating on Patreon and is showing more previews there if you're so inclined to check them out for more!) has been doing some heavylifting whilst I work on the SSO hair by doing weighting passes on the gargantuan set of bridles & bits we have (this is only a fraction of them!)

They still need textures (either missing or just in need of tweaking) and deformation UVs still, but it's cool to see them all in action after weeks of planning!