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Sims 3 How to Make Pretty Sims
Katofhyrule12
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I have come a long LONG way in making better looking sims in Sims 3. I learned about this skin in one of the videos linked below and it made such a huge difference!
https://brntwaffles.tumblr.com/post/87924454452/i-was-originally-inspired-to-recreate-a-skin-like
I feel like I might be able to find some more hairs that I like better. I need to learn more about meshes I think. The ones that I have now are acceptable to me for now.
I HATE the shiny clothes. I need to work on that.
What are your must-have CAS mods for the Sims 3?
These two videos were the ones that helped me the most.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rnx0feW0Wk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plie6bfwDFY&t=20s
https://brntwaffles.tumblr.com/post/87924454452/i-was-originally-inspired-to-recreate-a-skin-like
I feel like I might be able to find some more hairs that I like better. I need to learn more about meshes I think. The ones that I have now are acceptable to me for now.
I HATE the shiny clothes. I need to work on that.
What are your must-have CAS mods for the Sims 3?
These two videos were the ones that helped me the most.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rnx0feW0Wkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plie6bfwDFY&t=20s 3
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Hence the reason my River McIrish has gone from looking like this - your typical EA created um...sim
to:
River and her man...in my Legacy ~evil smirk~
One of the other things to do is "master your sliders". That will result in some truly unique sims.
Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
I use a lot of CC for my sims and that's because they're fantasy based. (Think angel and demon sims)
If you're looking for some CC there's a blog I use that has a ton of CC on there. It's called Kreative Sims 3 CC Finds. It's a hub for CC and you can find pretty much anything on there. A lot of clothes and cosmetics I use came from there. There's also Mod the Sims and Sims Resource has some stuff if you're willing to trawl through the obscene amount of ads. (I recommend an ad blocker at the least if you plan on going there)
WOW! These skins and your Sims are amazing! I do have a gaming laptop. It is a bit of a Frankenstein. The seller maxed out some 2 year old gaming laptops and was able to sell them for less than the newer ones with lower specs. I might be able to handle the UHD. I am going to do some experimenting! The last Windows update messed something up in my laptop. Nividia has updated a second time since the update and it is better after the second Nividia update. I have had some lag for the first time, but hope it will go away soon.
I find the Sims 3 sliders easier to use than the Sims 4 method. I was only able to figure out the Sims 4 method AFTER I played a bit with the sliders in Sims 3. Sliders make sense to me. I like them.
Wow wow WOW!!! What a massive treasure chest of links! I am so excited! And your Sims are stunning!
In the Sims 4, I was content with vanilla cartoons, but the difference in Sims 3 between vanilla and CC is so extreme that I cannot stop myself from transforming the piles of pudding into life-like pieces of art. This is FUN in a way that I never experienced in Sims 4. I am hooked on the Sims 3.
When you installed the default skin did you place it in the regular packages folder or the overrides folder? Default replacement skins go in your overrides folder. Also make sure to delete the following files from your My documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3
simCompositorCache.package
compositorCache.package
scriptCache.package
CASPartCache.package
Your game will make new ones when you start it again.
As for the second mod, I checked it out and it changes the graphic rules of the game to get higher quality details on sims. Along with removing the odd glow from EA's lighting. If you don't know where the graphic rules are it's in Program Files(x86)/Origin Games/ The Sims 3/ Game/ Bin
Did you backup your regular graphic rules before replacing it with the new one? If you have it try putting the original back and seeing how sims look with just the skin installed. If sims look normal than it's the second mod causing the translucency issues. If you didn't backup the original I'm not sure how to get a new one.
I was hoping I did it right to put the default skins in the override folder. Thank you so much for confirming! I read awhile back about the difference between overrides and regular packages, but none of the videos that I watched said to put the default skins and eyelashes and such in the overrides folder. The non-defaults go into the regular packages folder? I have not installed any of those yet. I wanted to do as little as possible until I was sure what went where.
Thank you also for specifying the cache files that I need to remove. I assumed that I needed to remove some, but had no idea which ones. I was happy that I did not crash the game without deleting them.
I did save the graphicsrules.sgr file, but I do not think that I need it. Everything looks better than I was expecting. I had no idea the game could look like this. I have the Burntwaffles Frozen lighting installed, too.
Yes, default replacements go into the overrides folder whereas non-defaults go into regular packages.
Glad to hear that everything is going well for you in your foray to modding the Sims 3!
I think I am over the worst of the hump to switching. I still have a lot to learn and tweak, but when I saw my Sim and the world around her looking that good, I am motivated to keep going. You all have been so helpful!
Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
You all have been GREAT!
I have been trying to better understand the overrides folder in both Sims 3 and 4. Only once did I see a modder require an overrides folder in Sims 4, and she did not include instructions how to do it. In the Sims 3, if I download a mod folder, it automatically comes with an overrides folder, so I take it very seriously. Maybe I take the overrides folder too seriously in Sims 3 and not seriously enough in Sims 4. I thought the games worked differently, but maybe they don't.
They can work in either one, I just prefer the overrides for replacements since it gives those mods priority over regular ones.
My mods folder is getting very large. I want to set it up the best way possible.
In about a week, I will remove my entire Sims 3 folder and start fresh. This is all practice.
As for the shiny overlay, this mod changed my sim life, if you haven't seen it before - Remove Stencils & Overlay by Velocitygrass
You can use it to remove the shiny specular from clothing and objects, as well as remove ugly unwanted stencils on the same. SO MANY more outfit pieces and objects became more usable in game because of this mod, it is a godsend.
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I ♡ Pudding
Thanks! I installed Mango Smoothie as a non-default skin and changed my current Sim to this skin. I am going to leave the default skin as Kurasoberina HDPlus.
I am still figuring out how to make the stencil remover work. I knew that I had heard of something to remove the shine from the clothes. Thanks for the link!
Your Minnie is beautiful!
I found an excellent video tutorial series for this mod. I am posting it in case any other newbies are following this thread. It really helped me.
I am spending quite a bit of time on hairs today. Somehow I missed the leahlillith ones. Thanks!