I see a lot of people losing saves and sims and whatnot and it used to happen to me too. I still miss some of my earlier families that I could’ve saved using these tips! I know these will be kind of no-brainers for some, but I hope others find it useful.
NEVER ‘save’. ALWAYS ‘save as’. saving overwrites your last save, and if something causes your save to become corrupt, you will lose EVERYTHING. using ‘save as’ ensures that each time you save, a new save folder is created. if for some reason your most recent ‘save as’ is corrupted, the last backup should be roughly around the same spot. you’ll lose hours of work, rather than months of work! you can get a mod that reminds you to save as from NRaas here.
back up your .sim files and home lots, not just your save files. put them in a folder outside of your TS3 folder. upload them to a file sharing service biweekly (or more, depending how much you play). that way if for some reason your computer dies or needs to be wiped, you’ll have a recent save of your current families stored in the cloud. also, if you upload a S3P of your family’s current lot, you may be able to salvage some cc, or at the very least, the structure of their home. backing up the library file might also be a good idea.
convert anything that you can to package files. whenever I download cc in a S3P format I always separate what can and cannot be converted into separate folders. and use Delphy’s S3P multi-extractor. I usually convert anything and everything except lots, worlds and counters/patterns (because they will break your game!). extracting counters may lead to some bugs and extracting patterns leads to “materializing materials” in CASt. DO NOT CONVERT COUNTERS OR PATTERNS.
“quarantine” new cc! I always put my new cc into a folder fondly named “toxic”. if I’m able to play without any issues, I move the cc from “toxic” into the general cc population and repeat as I add new cc. it’s easier for me to do it this way if for some reason my game won’t start, I’ll just move my ‘toxic’ folder out and start troubleshooting. you could also just sort your cc folder by “last added”, but if you move your cc folder around a lot (I do sometimes move the subfolders in and out of my game folders) the dates will not always be correct and it may be harder to find the offending cc. some use Delphy’s Dashboard to find corrupted cc, but I don’t find it very useful.
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Going for a hike in the mountains around Willapa Valley ⛰️🥾🎒🌲
Kinda random, just a default replacement for the plate and bowl sims eat from.
I think it's such a pretty design IRL so why not let my sims have it too!
Textures are 512x512
The bowl looks a bit weird but I think that's the mesh's fault :p
Download (SFS)
Part of a posing dry run for a project for a certain someone. This is a superimposition of bowing poses on a hurdy-gurdy object, because I wanted to.
I then realized that fiddles are medieval on their own, but I had already set myself on the hurdy-gurdy, so...eh. I admit the erasing was not done well. My model also ought to be wearing a veil, or crispinettes, or something, but I liked the hair too much to do that.
These inaccuracies aside, I think it looks quite nice.
Gown by me (personal edit, unreleased) | Hair by @melsts3cc | Shoes by natef05 | Bow by @danjaley | Hurdy-Gurdy by @murfeelee | Pose by danjaley
Bath Water Rug by Tamamaro
Download at Tamamaro’s Blog here
Terms of use ・Don’t claim as yours or put behind a paywall ・Don’t re-edit ・Don’t reupload anywhere
Just a quick upload. This is my camper base I use for my trailer areas on a 10x10 residential lot. You’ll need Madayas Caravan Set for it to show up like that. Package file only, just put it in your library folder.
Download here: SFS MF
Get a big sniff o' that pollen, for flower arranging has arrived to Sims 3!
To start, purchase the Flower Arranging Table from Buy mode in Hobbies and Skills.
Before a Sim has learnt the Flower Arranging Skill, you can Dabble at the table until you get a skill point. Then after that, you can start making flower arrangements, learning new ones as you skill up.
This mod comes with 15 new harvestables - all flowers converted from Sims 4. These are used to make the arrangements.
There are a lot of flower arrangements you can make - I converted ~40 from the Sims 4, and there are 3 made from Seasons' Wildflowers. Once made, they give off a nice scent for Sims around them, but after some time (default 48hrs) they will start to smell and attract flies, so you might want to throw them away then.
Read more and download at MTS
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Tivoli Gardens
(Big park)
Description: This old amusement park has been providing the people of Dronningslund with thrills and cotton candy for generations.
Download info:
Tivoli Gardens is made for Dronningslund but can of course be placed in any world.
The lot is 64x64 and goes on Dronningslund Boulevard 9
Used EPs:
World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Pets, Supernatural, Seasons, University and Island Paradise (the same as the Dronningslund world)
CC:
It’ll need the decrapified versions of The World of Wonder and The Boardwalk collection, plus the Roaring Heights content.
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Download:
Mediafire
Mega
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you would be doing us all a giant favour!!! just update us on how we can help
How many hours of your life do you think you’ve spent scouring the internet looking for CC / mods for Sims 3? I don’t even want to think about how much time I’ve spent doing that in all years that I’ve been playing…
Tumblr is great, don’t get me wrong… but when you’re looking for a specific type of CC, it can be…. well…. not fun. Tumblr is wonderful for following players and creators, but it’s not a CC search engine by any stretch of the imagination. Sure, you can hop from one “finds” account to another, but even that’s not efficient.
So I started thinking about this problem, and how it might be solved, and I kept thinking, “I wish there was a site where we could catalog and organize links to content all across the web.” Well hot damn… I’ve got an unlimited web hosting plan! When you see a need, fill it. So, I’m starting a Sims 3 CC & Mods link directory website.
The basic premise is that links to CC & Mods (to the creator’s original post or site, if possible) from every corner of the web can be organized by categories and tags. This enables users to drill down to specific types of content that they’re looking for, or just search for keywords or browse the categories to see what’s out there.
I think that’s a pretty cool idea and would be tremendously useful! And furthermore, the system I’m using enables users to submit links as well! Huzzah! I don’t have to do all of the work myself!
Additionally, it would serve to drive traffic to creators’ sites and introduce new players to their content. Hell… I’ve been playing Sims 3 since it came out and there are still “old” creators that I’m just now discovering…
Anyway… apologies for the long-winded post. The idea is only a few days old and I’ve got the basics of the site put together, but I’m still working on refining the concept and putting the pieces in place, and I would WELCOME feedback and suggestions from y’all, and if anyone is interested in helping with the project, please feel free to contact me.
i owe everything to the sims 3currently reblogging posts as i await a new computer to play on </3 <3
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