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LPT: If you are running the *magic* version of TS4 (iykyk), and you don't need the Gallery, you can just run the non-magic executable to access any SDX drops, then use the magic executable in offline mode the rest of the way. This also has the enhancement of bypassing the launcher aka the bane of many random issues in the game.
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Perhaps the most effective tip that worked for me is blocking your TS4 executable file in Windows Firewall or whatever your firewall app is.
As someone who experienced lag despite having a GPU (an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT) that is capable of even more advanced games, I still sometimes had lag even in a vanilla game and Reshade off until I did this.
Now, even with Ultra settings, over 50GB of CC, Reshade with MXAO on constantly, and even Graphics Rules tweaks that increase quality, I get almost zero lag in even medium-to-large lots. For larger lots, there's a bit of FPS drop, but it's still playable. If you have a less powerful GPU, the results will be more modest, but it should still be an improvement
You may need to turn this rule off if you want to access the gallery depending on your other firewall settings, but in my experience, the Gallery and SDX drops still work after this rule.
My hunch is that a big cause of lag spikes is EA (to the surprise of no one) "phoning home" constantly, and with a game like TS4 that doesn't need to be online constantly, we can do away with this.
How do you do this? This is super simple.
1. Go to your Windows start menu and type "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security".
2. Once you are in the application, click on New Rule.
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3. Click on Program once the wizard asks you to select a rule type, then click Next.
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4. Navigate to your executable folder using the Browse button, then click Next. Depending on where you install it, this would be different.
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5. Make sure to select the Block the connection option, then click Next.
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6. Leave the settings for the Profile as the defaults, then click Next.
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7. Type some kind of descriptive name, then click Finish.
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Enter your game again, then profit.
Keeping Lag to a Minimum...
I was chatting about a few things I do to combat lag over on discord and realised I do quite a bit of maintenance to reduce lag/load times. I decided to write em all down and before I knew it, I had a big ol' list. Here's hoping it helps!
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Save/File Tips:
Clear your caches (located in the same spot as your mod folder fyi) I usually delete the onlinethumbnailcache, avatarcache and localthumbcache caches every time I exit the game, the main one to delete regularly is the localthumbcache file, they're just temporary files but it can get pretty big after a while.. if you're having any mod issues, particularly ui ones, it's always worth deleting that to see if it helps.
Remove any saves you're not using from your saves folder, and keep an eye on save file sizes. In my experience, any saves over around 30-40mb start to get a bit laggy. Things that bump this size up are the amount of townies in game and the amount of lots/objects in the world.
Regarding the above point, I regularly bulldoze lots I don't need anymore, just to save the game from having to cope with extra shit to load in the background and reduce save file bloat.
Similarly, I delete a lot of unnecessary townies. Also, try to keep the amount of outfits on townies to a minimum, ain't no townie need four swimsuit outfits, the game will thank you..
If you have cheats enabled you can usually shift-click/delete object on things like random coffee cups or stray cupcakes sims foolishly drop around the world (or eat em.. whatever tickles ur pickle) just get rid!
Whilst we're keeping objects in game to a minimum.. I try to clear sims inventories now and then, including townies. You can do this via mccc even if you're not currently playing that household by heading to MC Cleaner -> Sell Sim Inventory/Sell Household Inventory. RANDOM LUMPS OF CLAY BEGONE!
Think of a save file like a lot.. the more objects in it, the laggier it gets! Try your best to remove anything or anyone unnecessary where you can.
Hit "Save As" instead of "Save" now and then - the more you overwrite a save, the more chance it has of going wonky, treat your game to a fresh one now and then and remove the old one from your saves folder (maybe don't delete it right away in case you wanna roll back, keep it somewhere safe).
If you can (although ik it can be a pain) set up a new/fresh save, you'd be surprised how bogged down old ones can get! For legacy players, it's usually best to do this whenever you have a small family to save yourself some pain, since you can just save the household and take em to a new save (you will lose sims inventories/household inventories/relationships with sims outside the household tho so beware! Pictures/other collectables can be saved to a lot however, and you can always cheat back relationship bits etc.. bit of a last resort but new saves are shiny and fast!)
Make sure your Screenshots/Video folders are empty - move em somewhere else, it works, trust me. If you have a lot of custom music installed try n' clear some of those out too.. the smaller that Sims 4 directory is, the better.
Delete any last exceptions/last crashes (same spot as your mod folder again) you don't need em unless you're planning to upload em somewhere for help.
Settings Etc:
If you get a bad lag spike, opening the main menu and/or saving can randomly stop this. If it doesn't, try exiting the game, clearing your localthumbcache and restarting.
Clearing all notifications from the game panel can also help.
If you can, close all other apps and background apps you don't need whilst playing, ts4 is super memory hungry so it can definitely help.
The GraphicsRules Override file by Simp4Sims can reduce lag/latency and make your game look a little better in the process!
Srslysims Simulation Lag Fix mod can help reduce lag too (if you've altered the game speed via mccc tho, don't use this unless you plan on resetting it to default).
If you aren't keen on, or barely use a pack, consider disabling it.
Not ideal, especially for those of us taking screenshots, but lowering the graphics settings whilst playing definitely helps.
If you use re/g-shade, consider switching it off whilst playing and only turn it on for screenshots.
A clean and tidy pc/laptop runs better in general. Remove anything you're not using/don't need anymore to free up space, remove temp files, clean up your folders now and again etc etc.. especially that dreaded mod folder, speaking of...
Managing Mods:
SORT OUT YOUR MODS FOLDER FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.. skdsjdjs it doesn't have to be immaculate but at the very least try n' clear it out now n' then. Also try to separate your script mods/overrides from the rest, patch days don't need to be so stressful ;-;
Personally, I don't merge my mods; if something breaks it's much harder to pinpoint! It makes it easier to find/delete specific mods too.. and let's face it, there's usually one or two items in that set you could do without lmaooo.. also, don't think it helps much tbh! Yeah you could say the game doesn't have to work as hard to load merged files but that's debatable, it's still the same amount of items/polys at the end of the day ¯\(°_o)/¯
If you like merging files and/or see results from doing so, you can merge stuff you definitely know you're never getting rid of, especially CAS/BB stuff.. but steer clear of merging gameplay/script mods! If a merged file seems to be the culprit when using the 50/50 method, try unmerging it and 50/50ing it again! You might not need to get rid of everything if something's borked.
Bulk Rename Utility can be used to remove all spaces and special characters from your mod files, the game doesn't particularly like loading those so it'll thank you.
The Sims 4 Mod Manager is a great way to sort through your mods, you can easily see, move and delete files from here (not great for build/buy, poses etc as thumbnails are usually missing, but great for CAS stuff). An extra hint with this that I've noticed is that if any of my mods get renamed with [D1] at the beginning after looking through them via the mod manager, it means it's a duplicate file so you can get rid.
I also use the Sims 4 Tray Importer to help me sort through mods. Simply save a sim/lot with any cc you don't want and find it in the importer, you can then go through all the cc in the cc tab and delete/sort it (I also use this to sort cc if a bunch has the wrong tags etc, makes it easier to find in my folders by saving em to a lot or w/e - it also spots duplicates which is handy).
It's a ballache, but the 50/50 method is tried and tested if you're having issues.
I like to keep an abandoned cc folder tucked away somewhere, that way you can remove mods willy nilly without stressing about losing them. If you change your mind, you can always grab it back!
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✨Entire Sims 4 Game Cost: (ongoing updates)
→April 2023:
💫Time to celebrate- with every single expansion pack, game pack, stuff pack and kit, the game now costs a beautiful
~$1,477.88~
(CAD)
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And this is why piracy exists. Fuck you EA.
Edit: I encourage you to rip EA the fuck off. Here's Anadius's DLC unlocker/entire game.
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⇾November 2023:
💫The game is now a pretty lil price of
~$1,580.49~
(CAD)
and again, here is the official link to Anadius's work. Idk why tarac has it but... it's not theirs so make sure your actually getting it from Anadius.
If your not into officially pirating it, give @ts4-dlc-bgc a visit. They saved my ass before i went into the high seas and are are vital to this community with their compiling of different creators who make pack assets bgc♡
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I don't even know how to use Tumblr anymore
This thing took me three days to remodel the way I like it
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DUSTY PLUTO SKIN DEFAULT
Not really into making fancy previews lately + this is for my personal use, but this is a combo of @squea's dusty skinblend plus the body from @sammi-xox's pluto default skin. Adults and elders have wrinkles and crease detail from @nolan-sims and @simulationcowboy.
Just like the original blend, all ages and genders have eyelid freedom.
Infants-young adults use the same face texture (left), adults (M and F) both have the same texture (middle) and elders (M and F) also use the same texture (right of the photo)
download (sfs)
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When TS4 gets a new pack but so do we 🌝
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absolutely in love with @softerhaze's sunblind lighting mod (taken on autumn day 5, henford-on-bagley, with my new personal reshade present)
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*dusts off cobwebs* not really back, but I've been playing a lot of sims 4 recently and actually...stuck through with it for more than five minutes.
rambly stuff under the cut.
general updates
last year i got into an ACNH hyper fixation, and when that died down, I got into a few more interests and just...drifted off not just simblr but sims in general, period.
then after the May 2022 elections, my mental health went to shit and was about to crawl my way up, but then this year I lost access to my ADHD medication due to the damn shortage so I'm just kinda raw-dogging things at this point, but what can I do *shrug*
sims 2 stuff
safe to say all my ts2 stuff is officially unsupported.
much as I love ts2 (and especially premade lore), creating content doesn't really bring joy to me anymore and i'd rather bow in and out of sims-town on my own terms.
plus waiting until the game flashes pink isn't a fun way to play for me who has limited time as it is.
sims 4?
my current save is very personal to me and I don't see myself sharing gameplay of that anytime soon, but I might post other stuff here from time to time, if I feel like it.
I just hope I remember NOT to update the game before all the mods clear for the infant update next month.
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Thankfully my blog is intact, I couldn’t message anyone for a while. That has since been fixed after a support ticket.
Some shady shit happening here 👀
Hey Nikki, Amber from amberdefault here! Sadly it seems I'm also part of the random termination of simblrs :( please could you share this for me to let people know I haven't just diappeared. Hopefully I'll get my account back soon! Thanks
😰 Amber, no! Calling all simmers to reblog and tag @support @staff to get amberdefault back!
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FUCK star signs reblog and tell me which animal crossing villager you share your birthday with
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Flooring Converted From: Animal Crossing: New Horizons For The Sims 2, Sims 3 and The Sims 4
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Hey everyone! After seeing the recent anniversary of New Horizons on March 20th, I wanted to do something about it. I thought converting the floors would be easy, but it was a lot more difficult than I anticipated. Animal Crossing uses a 1024x1024 texture that stretches across the entire floor, while the Sims works in a tile by tile system. A workaround I did for the nonseamless floors was to use 8x8 rugs, so not all of these are actual floors. I did this because I originally had them as regular floors and scaled them by 8, but this didn’t allow freedom of where the pattern was placed. The seamless ones are floors, and I changed the scaling from 1 to 4 to give it the same appearance as it would in Animal Crossing, which worked out quite well. The Sims 3 was worse with this, because I could not figure out a way to change the scaling. Unfortunately, this means ALL of them are rugs in The Sims 3. Create-A-Style is left enabled to allow ease to choose between swatches when its placed down, but I used an overlay for accuracy, so you can’t actually change how they look. Also, if you’ve played New Horizons you’d know some of these are supposed to be animated. That’s something I will have to work on and learn. I believe I could do it for the Sims 2 and Sims 4, no idea about Sims 3 though. I hope I made the best decision to handle this conversion. My goal is to keep the appearance it had in New Horizons to allow people to recreate their favorite Animal Crossing character’s homes, while keeping our freedom in the Sims. You can refer to this UV scaling tutorial I made here if you don’t like the scaling of the floors I chose. You can also change the model of the rugs to make them smaller or bigger if you wish. Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection files for The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 are updated here The Sims 2 and The Sims 4 - seamless 4x4 floors are found under the flooring section. 8x8 nonseamless floors are rugs, under Decorative > Rugs. The Sims 3 - All floors are rugs, under Decorative > Rugs. Bundled by tile, wood, carpet, brick, stone, outdoor and miscellaneous. moveobjects on may be needed for placement of rugs in certain situations.
Downloads:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Flooring/FloorRugs For The Sims 2 - SimFileShare | MediaFire For The Sims 3 - SimFileShare | MediaFire For The Sims 4 - SimFileShare | MediaFire Credits: Most textures extracted by nimaid. The Galaxy and Mermaid textures extracted by @yarn-enquiries. Converted by me
Enjoy my work? Consider becoming a Patreon or buying me a coffee!
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My fully renovated Riverblossom Hills, populated with the original maxis sims! If you are looking for the empty version, it’s HERE. This neighbourhood is based on cleaned up template by @meetmetotheriver. It has all the Maxis playables, but no townies!
There are also houses for the Ottomas & Ramaswarmi families, these aren’t included in the download but if you want to add them you can use meetme’s templates. I didn’t include a house for Alexandra since I prefer moving her to another hood (in line with her biography). You can move her into any of the empty houses though, or pair it with my Desiderata Valley and move her into the house I built for her there.
Most things are as faithful to the original as possible - I made sure their familyfunds, family albums, and even the time of day the household loads up on stays intact. I did change the seasons though so that they get an actual summer and the neighbourhood no longer starts in the winter with snow everywhere. This is just a personal preference, since I think more temperate weather suits the gardening/agriculture theme more, and my lots look nicer ;) it’s easy enough to switch the seasons back if you prefer.
More info and download links under the cut, since they are mostly copied from the previous download page.
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Jenifer Prince prints on Bella Squared
Why yes, I'm still in love with everything Jenifer Prince has ever drawn. So I put 12 gorgeous pieces on Bella Squared, and they just happen to work very well on Dee's new poster add-ons (but also look great on this older one).
Download (SFS) (alternate) - files are compressed, swatches are included. 256x256 textures.
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hiatus (ish)
eyy, apologies to the people who have sent me asks over the past few months. I found myself getting into an ACNH hyperfixation and left my simblr to the dust.
from this point on, my activity will be very sporadic, at best. I'm aware of some of the issues with my mods (like with go steady for adults) and the super duper hug bug in my alt hoods.
for the SDHB issue, I would suggest getting a mod that suppresses SDHB like BoilingOil's No Sim Loaded (or @midgethetree's edit of it), plus Chris Hatch's SDHB test. This should disable the controller that activates the SDHB and keep it at bay.
Unfortunately, the only fix for me to eliminate it for my alt hoods completely will be to uninstall my entire game, reinstall, then start all 4 hoods from scratch, which I frankly refuse to do.
as for the issue with Go Steady for Adults, I fix it when I get back to the swing of things re. The Sims, which I really don't know where that would be.
While I won't be around here that much, I'm still very contactable via Discord (dreadpirate#6666) and you may see me in a few ACNH servers.
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found a cool netflix template and thought it would be the perfect header for a strangetown or pleasantview playthrough !
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My heart is breaking for the peaceful and brave Ukranian people and the heinous crimes that are being committed to you. I have decided that all my patreon pledges should go to our Ukranian simmers for now. I know it’s not a lot, but.. I dont know. It’s something I guess. I know that @its-adrienpastel, @satterlly and @wistfulpoltergeist are Ukranian. Please let me know of any other Ukranian simmers that I could support during this time. I’m not a rich person, but I live in one of the most priveleged countries in the world and I do have money to spare.
It feels weird to post sims-related content, but I also understand that it can be escape for the people in distress. So I probably will post when I have something.
I am keeping you in my thoughts <3
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