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Working on a Female Werewolf Fix Mod, Looking for Feedback and Advice

SimsLovinLycan — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 04:26:51 +0000

I've been working on a way to mod the female body attributes onto the female werewolf body. So far, I've used MorphMaker with Yokonova's HyperBoob mod (the only widely-known breast slider mod that works on female werewolf bodies) as a reference to create a slider mod that restores the female breast slider parameters to the female werewolf body (with the side-effect of also overwriting the male chest depth slider as well). Combining my breast slider restoration mod with the testing cheat "traits.equip_trait trait_Breasts_ForceOn" and "CAS.fulleditmode" in Live Mode, I have been able to successfully restore normal breast slider function to female werewolves in beast form.

Unfortunately, because this requires the use of my custom slider plus cheats, there's still a lot of work to be done. The next thing on the agenda is finding a way to automatically apply the "Breasts_ForceOn" trait to female werewolves in CAS in their werewolf form. If anyone knows how to achieve this, either with XML tuning or Python, I would really appreciate the help.

If anyone would like to experiment with this project on their own (or you just want a breast slider that works well on female werewolves when clothed), you can download the .package file for my breast slider restoration mod Here.

Thanks for reading, and I hope this is the beginning of something awesome!

Curseforge Showing Mod & Tray Files Altogether Help

LuckySimmer10 — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 20:56:31 +0000

Hello! I just downloaded the Curseforge app to manage my cc & mods folder, as I'm always wondering what's what. It loaded in my current mods folder, but it also loaded in a ton of tray files, and I'm not sure why. I thought that the app was only supposed to show mods and cc. This is very annoying because as I'm scrolling through my mods on the app to organize them, I'll come across sections where it's just a bunch of tray files. Some of them aren't even my creations, they may have just been downloaded to my gallery collection at one point. So, does anyone know if there's a way for me to only see my mods & cc in the app and not tray files? And, does anyone know why this is happening and if there's a possible fix maybe outside the app if there isn't one within? Thank you! (I did close out and restart the app after it loaded up the files, and that did not fix the issue)

i think my game is corrupted

Skr0ala — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:28:05 +0000

I tried to repair it in origin. and tried to pinpoint the problematic cc but even so, the game will load and will be on pause but once i click my sims nothing comes up, and theres no HUD ( i think is the right term) like theres no needs menu, aspirations menu, career etc. so i cant even start my game. so then i decided maybve its just that save thats corrupted so i selected a new save. Same thing, my last resort is to reinstall which i dont really want to do since i have pretty much every pack and it'll take hours to reinstall. is there anything else I can do?

Still looking for a teachers mod

BethSims4 — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:57:20 +0000

I found this mod in the link to help me get more students for Copperdale High School. It worked well, but I still need a mod where I can get more teachers enough for all the students. Is there one that works well together with the mod shown in the link? If not, maybe someone can create one and let me know?

https://modthesims.info/d/669911/more-students-at-high-school.html

Help with high school more classmates mod

BethSims4 — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 05:25:52 +0000

I'm trying to use this mod in the link about having to add certain teens to attend high school, but making it all work is difficult. I then added the sims to different classes and then assigned the principal, professors, cafeteria people and janitors. But it still doesn't work well. Like not all the students appear at the school and only one class is active whiles all the others are somewhere else around the school especially at the library surrounding the computers. I don't know how I can make this all work properly. I need like step-by-step instructions to do so. If anyone knows how to use this mod and can help me, that would be a big help.

https://www.nexusmods.com/thesims4/mods/1463?tab=description&fbclid=IwAR2_rVsi-34eAwH2S3FAwqqaT1YX5Hb2gLcTa45_vhObg2-36t1tSACPhD0

KawaiiStacie SOL removal

pinkstar6206 — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 02:06:28 +0000

A long time ago this mod came with like a system to automatically install everything for the mod (SOL) I had removed it but it's still showing up in my program files. I go to uninstall it and since I have already deleted the file it cannot find the file to I guess take it all the way out? Is there anyone that's savvy on computer stuff that can help me out on what to do to fully delete this file? I have included pictures of the problem! Thank you!

What is the correlation between ram and game performance?

Saunta2 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:27:12 +0000

Hi all. Basically I want to know how ram affects the game especially large lots and also if the amount of cc in your folder matters.

Another game I play has increased ram usage for added assets in each dlc plus downloaded assets and mods. I have a gaming laptop with 8gb ram however I find large, heavily decorated lots lag a bit even if they're 100% vanilla, and take several seconds to unpause coming out of build mode.

My mods folder is currently 15gb due to only having a 256gb ssd, my back up folder I want to put back in after upgrading my storage is 65gb. Before my desktop stopped working, 11.8 of my 12gb were in use when playing with my 50gb mods folder in. It dropped to about 9gb after removing the mods folder.

Essentially I'm trying to see if I can cut upgrade costs by just upgrading storage alone.

s4pe "open in text editor" is greyed out

Naemi — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:51:47 +0000

I'm trying to edit the Expanded Head Size Range. It's an old mod, but it still works, unfortunately the modder doesn't seem to be around anymore.
The one I'm using is the first one from the bottom : EVOL_EVOLVED-ExpandedHeadSizeRange_x0.1
It ranges from -1 to 0.1.
I want it to range from -0.1 to 1.5

The problem with -1 is game generated sims usually get very small heads (and often no head at all), so you then have to correct the head size for each sim in CAS.
Also I thought 2.5 was way too big, and 0.1 just a little not big enough on some sims. I like them slightly toony.

I opened the package file in s4pe and I see what I need to change. But the program won't let me change it. Edit > "Open in text editor" is greyed out.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong ?
Thanks ahead !

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sillehbee — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 03:10:52 +0000

Nevermindd

Installing and playing TS4 from another folder other than Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4?

GlassHippocampus — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:31:14 +0000

Well, it's been many years since I last came here. Hope this community's doing well.

I have a laptop that has a C:/ drive with a 120GB capacity. That C:/ drive is now almost completely full, after I installed TS4 and all my purchased expansions and stuff add-ons. This does somewhat effect my gameplaly, as it takes (a good amount of) memory to run the game.

This same laptop has a D;/ drive that is nearly 1TB. Is it possible to have Origin and the game installed onto said D;/, where there is more space for not only my existing files but future downloads and expansions?

(lol And, no, installing my game on another device with a bigger C:/ drive is not an available option. I'm aware someone might try to give this lazy answer, which is why I am answering it here. )

Is there a way to see how much "space" or "power" my CC takes up?

IsabellaHamilton — Thu, 19 May 2022 08:56:33 +0000

Hey! Please forgive me, I have somewhat limited knowledge when it comes to CC. But I read somewhere from a CC creator that each CC item can have a certain... something-something, I can't remember what it was called, but basically that something as simple as a set of nails could require a lot of computer/game power and slow down your game by a lot.

I'm wondering if there's a way to see this, and if so, what's a "normal" or "okay" amount that one single CC item should require? I have a ton of CC (addict) and my game is laggy and slow, and my CAS too (and I'm a cas addict so that's really sad for me).

Asking because if I'd discover some items that cost more than they give, I'd want to remove them. I already know how to remove specific CC, so I really only need to know this. Really grateful for your help!

Delete cc?

EdithV — Sat, 14 May 2022 19:20:33 +0000

Hi, I have a lot of build and buy CC I want to delete but don’t know how! I’ve heard there could be a way of deleting it from sims 4 studio, is this true? And if so-how do you do it? Any help appreciated!

Help! All my Sims photos & reference paintings have gone black!

eyesetokill25 — Mon, 09 May 2022 17:05:38 +0000

A few weeks ago, the photos that my Sims had taken with their cameras and framed went black. All of the ones on the walls, aside from those taken very, very recently, are black. The reference paintings are also black. It's like the game was erased any record of images that go back to a certain period, which is terrible for me as a legacy player. Photos of my Sims' children as toddlers, reference paintings of their deceased ancestors, all blank. Only a select few have survived for some reason. And for my Sims who are photographers, their houses are filled with blank images which once decorated their walls. I've seen other people report this issue over the years but I haven't found a way to fix the problem?

Does anyone know? I'd really appreciate the help!

Seasons Weather Preferences Missing Buffs

tipsycowplant — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:25:36 +0000

I'm working on my first mod (making hidden traits visible and assigning them missing names/descriptions/icons), which is going great! Everything shows up perfectly in-game. But while testing the weather preference hidden traits from Seasons, I noticed the traits didn't seem to do anything. I went digging in the files to look for associated buffs, and it seems like only Loves Rain, Loves Snow, Loves Wind, and Hates Wind have buffs, meaning the rest of the traits do...nothing? Also, the Loves Rain and Loves Snow buffs are hidden (supposedly affect autonomy, but I didn't notice any autonomy changes during my testing), so I don't really count those. I expected all of the traits to have visible mood buffs similar to Loves/Hates Wind.

I'm very new to modding and a bit overwhelmed as I only just figured out the basics, but I'm going to try to make the missing buffs. So far I've found two other traits that seem relevant to the Loves/Hates Wind buffs - loot_Trait_Hidden_Weather_Preference_Love_Wind and loot_Trait_Hidden_Weather_Preference_Hate_Wind. From what I can tell, these remove conflicting weather preference traits and remove the associated buff. Shouldn't they add the associated buff? Am I reading it wrong or looking in the wrong files? Here's what I'm talking about (for loot_Trait_Hidden_Weather_Preference_Hate_Wind):

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My next question is, how do I add a buff to a trait? I've looked for a tutorial, but everything I found uses Mod Constructor, and I'm trying to learn how to do it in Sims 4 Studio.

I don't see any code that references the Hates/Loves Wind buffs in the Hates/Loves Wind trait tuning files, so I don't know how they're connected aside from possible the aforementioned loot files. For example, Loves Snow has the following code in the trait tuning file...

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...which is how I assume I do it. But Loves/Hates Wind has no similar code in its trait tuning file. I'm just so confused Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Help with default baby skin

jms62511 — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 06:20:30 +0000

Every time I put a new custom skin for babies in my game (I've only tested one save file for now), the default skin still shows. I've looked through my entire mods folder and it shows no other skins besides the ones I put in. Can someone help me figure this out? Thanks in advance.

How to use pose by name andrew pose player?

SimCraz3d — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:57:46 +0000

Hello to all,

I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to explain to me how to use "pose by name" with andrew pose player. I am obviously doing something very wrong. I know about the poses you can download and I love those, but it is hard to find ones for kids. I want to be able to use the poses that come with the game but it is all very confusing, and I can't find explanations anywhere. I extracted the list of in-game poses from Sims4Studios and saved it in a document I can view at any time. I go into the game, click my sim, select pose by name and then I copy and paste the pose I want. It will load up like an action the sim is about to do, but then it just disappears and the sim does not do the pose. I hope I am explaining this in a way that makes sense. I am not entirely sure what poses can be used or not, I just try to choose something that sounds familiar from the massive list and hope it works out okay. I am trying to find animations for children, especially while seated. I am mostly looking for talking and idle behavior poses for all ages. Sorry if this is all over the place. I am not the best at explaining. If anyone has any tips or advice, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. When I say in-game poses, I mean poses or animations that come with the game.

Why are my sims glowing?

SimCraz3d — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:17:45 +0000

Hello to all,

I have had this issue for a while now, and it's pretty frustrating. There is some kind of lighting issue that makes my sims shine like the sun. I can barely make out their features. I noticed that it is extremely bad with my sims who have light complexions. It isn't as bad with darker complexed sims but it is still there. When they are in their bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen the lighting is fine, but when they step out into the hallway I see this issue. I did not create the build that the sims are living in, so I could say it was the lighting used. However, this happens in any home that sims are in. I do use reshade and I am using a reshade preset called Mysteric Lights. It is a bit dated, but I use it because I have not found another preset with the intense vibrancy of colors I like. I don't know if either reshade or the preset is causing the issue. I also am using the Luumia No Blu and No Glo mods because I thought it might help. I have repaired my game, but the problem is still there. I don't know what else to do. Here is a picture of it:

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

My Sim developed black face patch and marks on her body

Michlyntyres — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:48:09 +0000

Yesterday evening CE time 15th Feb 2022, I loaded my game and one of my Sims had a black mask on and marks on her legs, arms and body, squiggles, question marks and patches. I looked on here and it was suggested that repair game would fix it. It did for a short while, then suddenly they returned. This happened after the download mid game. Is it anything to do with that.

do you know anyone that could build

Pipersfun2 — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:26:40 +0000

Hello everyone, do you know or do would you be able to build the Jay Sebring house 10050 Cielo Drive. I have been trying to do it. I love the look of the house, and I am failing badly at doing it.

Mods with contents from internet

Winthorpe — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:11:33 +0000

Is it possible to make a mod which can display some text from various internet addresses? Such as weather forecast?

Tuning files for Swimming, Cold and Hot Weather Categories

Goblincore — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:38:39 +0000

Hi! I'm trying to mod all outfit categories so that, when new townies are generated, there's almost a 0% chance of them wearing any accessories (goodbye eyeball ring you little ****). So far I've found the tuning files for everyday, formal, party, athletic, sleep, and rainy weather (snippet/outfits_...), but I can't for the life of me find the files for hot and cold weather outfits or the swimming category. Does anybody know how to find them or under what name? I've been looking and asking everywhere and at this point I'm questioning my own sanity. Thanks in advance!

CC clothes - deleting part of a sim?

LynnPlayz1 — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:41:32 +0000

Hi y'all!

I'm attempting to model a helmet type thing that essentially replaces the sim's head. At the moment, my helmet clips with the original head. Is there a way to delete the head or make it invisible? I know that some CC shoes delete the original feet, for example, but I don't know how to do it.

Thanks! 😁

Custom Empty Worlds?

Brd709 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:11:16 +0000

Are there any worlds out there which I could add to the my game that offer more spaces to build in?

.bt Request: Dynamic World Objects (0xD04FA861)

Zerbu — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:43:00 +0000

@SimGuruModSquad

I was looking into adding new festivals to the game. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I understand correctly, objects related to festivals are in resource 0xD04FA861 while the tuning related to each festival is in the Open_Street_Director XML.

Red X In Gallery

Missmagoo2 — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:32:55 +0000

Hey all. So, I uploaded this sim to the gallery around this time last year containing CC. I can still see the sim in the gallery, but when I go to re-download it into my CAS, it doesn't download. Nothing happens at all.

I decided to check my library to see if I still have it and I do, but there is a big red X over the sim. When I click it, it says "cannot locate this item". I still have all the CC I used and I'm pretty sure they're all functioning.

Does anyone have an idea what to do? I'd like to use my sim again!

Mods not working on Mac

SimsInHogwarts — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:28:41 +0000

Hi fellow Simmers!

I recently bought a Mac laptop and installed ts4 but the mods I downloaded do not seem to be working at all. I have enabled the Mods and cc from the game options, I have the mods all in the right folder and they are compatible for Mac, but still they just won't appear to the game when I launch it. I basically tried everything that was supposed to fix it, but still nothing. Contacting EA didn't help either.

Any response would be appreciated. Thanks!

Downloads folder won’t open

Bird166 — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:50:46 +0000

Hopefully I am posting this in the right place. Yesterday I downloaded cc from patreon from a well known cc creator that I have downloaded from many times. However, once downloaded I can’t open my downloads folder. It spins and then I get a message it’s not responding. I restarted my computer, ran a full scan, (nothing was detected) and still can’t open it. Can I just delete this folder and make a new one? I’m on Windows 10 if that helps. Let me know if any other info is needed. Thanks for the help!!

convert a string hash (stbl) into a string ? (guru?)

sachaMagne — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:00:26 +0000

hello Guru(s)
I made a package that contains an STBL and access it with that:
[CODE]
_minutes=lambda **_:sims4.localization._create_localized_string(0xD6B7C27C)
_mm=_minutes()
[/CODE]
Sadly _mm contains the requested hash instead of its content.

Is there a way to get the translated string into a python string ?

thanks
Sacha

Mods won't work

KingOfEyeballs — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 00:25:01 +0000

Now like, I know this is probably common sounding, but I couldn't find any even like long dead threads that helped tbh. I've been modding on Sims 4 for a while, I was even making my own mod for Sims 3 at one point I think, I can't remember tbh, but the thing is, I had a system update to Windows 10 or whatever? And since then I can't get my mods to work. Not like, oh they aren't appearing in the game properly, I mean they aren't even listed in the list in the settings. I've tried everything I can think of from repairing it a million times over, deleting and redownloading both it and Origin, trying to format the folders and everything, and the only thing I can think of to be a possible issue is that there's no file thing that's supposed to auto be in there? Heck, I even have to like make the mod folder myself, it doesn't appear naturally when I repair it or whatever, even when I deleted it, it was left behind, even though I know it originally came with it.

I know there's supposed to be some file in the mod folder that naturally comes with but I can't find it (I can't remember the name of the file off the top of my head rn) and none of the links to it online work at all. Would love some help in fixing this, it's really got me stumped.

Binary Tuning / Sim Data Resource (0x545ac67a and 0x62e94d38)

SimGuruModSquad — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:01:15 +0000

Please find attached the bt file for version 257 of "Sim Data" resource AKA Binary Tuning (types 0x545ac67a and 0x62e94d38).
With the release of patch 1.5.139.1020 (03/26/2015) this format replaces the old XML version of combined tuning (type 0x62e94d38).

Thanks,
SGMS