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I keep seeing complaints about how the Hexgate/Anomaly polluting the undercity, specifically poisoning the Firelight tree, subplot and Ekko and Jayce’s conflict over it, never got any payoff or resolution.

But…uh…yes it absolutely did: Ekko got to blow up the two guys who built the Hexgate, using a miniature replica of the anomaly to do it.

The guy who saw firsthand how much better things would have been (specifically for the undercity) without Hextech got to literally throw their magical bullshit back in their faces. And the fact that the device he used to do it had a design reference to Powder’s monkey bomb is just *chef’s kiss*

Honestly, for me, that was actually the most satisfying “Zaun takes vengeance on Piltover” moment in the entire show.

Hi Valentina, I love your work and really looking to learn how to make sims 4 maxis match furni. Do you have any tips or tutorials? I create in second life so I'm very familiar with blender, mostly looking for help with the spec maps and texturing as i feel my stuff always comes out so shiny. Thank you in advance <3!!

Hey! Thank you! I don't think I'm an expert but I can give some tips I usually do to achieve a MM look (although I think my objects are not exactly MM in style).

I think it starts with the modeling. MM items don't have too small details and too thin parts. I like to think about this as if I would have to craft miniature models in real life. No matter how hard I would try, there are some things that are too small to knit/sculpt/draw etc. You can always tell these are miniatures. So I try to start with this in mind and skew the real life ratios of an item to give them a slight cartoony look.

For texturing I can suggest that use simple, stylized textures, not too dark shadows. Try handpainting simple details on you textures. For the specular map, I usually search for something similar in material from the in-game items and export their spec map to see what colors I should use. My best trick yet is to use Gradient Map in Photoshop to match the colors to the in-game one's. I always reduce the alpha layer so it isn't too overpowering. But you have to test a lot to see if it looks good or not.

I hope I could help you! Best of luck with your MM journey!

Welcome to Rocksalt Springs—where one house is dripping in sunshine, indoor plants, and suspiciously coordinated furniture… and the other is just walls and vibes, ready for whatever life (or your build mode spiral) throws at it. The pink one has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, a garden, and way too many yellow curtains. The blue one? That’s up to you. Pack in a chaotic family, a paranoid hermit, or five gnomes and a dream. No judgment here.

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CUTIE KITCHEN COLLECTION

The Cutie Kitchen Set is fully Functional & Decorative, featuring pastel tones and playful details to add charm and sweetness to your Sims cooking space.

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lap reading for infants & reading while infants nap on laps

download on patreon (early access) (public release - 02/28/25)

this mod adds two new interactions with infants:

sim reads a book to an infant sitting on their lap;

sim reads books and boosts skills while an infant naps on their lap.

requires the xml injector base game compatible

here's a look at the full animations:

male sims have the same animation, with a slight adjustment in leg position. both actions require a nearby couch, bench or living chair.  I didn't make the page-turning animation. i hope you don't mind — it would have made the process 10 times harder...

the books appear automatically. this is what a children's book looks like inside:

the adult book features cover art by illustrator daniel stolle. the children's book's exterior texture is artwork by ekatamandalIllustration. the children's book's inner texture features artwork by e. bauman and a. arinushkin.

lap reading

to start "lap reading", go to the "friendly..." -> "activities".

after the activity, both the adult and the baby gains increases in their "social" and "fun" stats, plus the following buffs:

reading while infants nap on laps

for this interaction, head over to the "baby care" menu -> "give baby a nap while reading...". you'll find several options here.

the "give a nap while reading fiction book" option only adds 'fun'. the other options add a smaller 'fun', but they help develop various skills (skills are only from the base game). the baby gains increases in "social" and "energy" stats.

after the action, both the adult and the child receive the following buffs:

note that if an infant has the 'hates being carried' trait, they will not receive the buff. similarly, an adult sim with the 'hates children' trait will not receive the buff.

i tried to make the action work for toddlers too, but i haven't figured out how yet. these interactions, like my previous mod "take a nap with infant", are based on the "give infant a nap" action. adapting them for toddlers requires deeper modding knowledge. i hope that either i or someone else in the modding community will figure out how to make it work in the future.

please let me know if you run into any issues while using the mod. i'm always happy to help, and your feedback is incredibly useful for fine-tuning it 🤍

i'm really proud of this mod! it's not perfect, but i'm happy with how it turned out, and i hope you find it both useful and fun.

Conan Hair (Hair Commissions)

For all frames

Basegame compatible

24 EA swatches

For teen to elder

Custom thumbnail

Hat compatible

Shadow map

Specular map

Normal map

Disallowed for random

Compatible with Universal Hair Overlay

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My Purrfect Cat Café (CC Pack for The Sims 4)

Are you ready to create the ultimate cat café for your Sims?

This project was an absolute joy to create! I’ve always loved the idea of cat cafés, so when The Sims 4 Business and Hobbies EP made it possible to run functional ones, I knew I had to bring this vision to life. I wanted something fun and irresistibly cute, filled with details that make a cat café feel special.

I had so much fun designing new shapes and playful elements that don’t exist in the game—like cat trees shaped like flowers, complete with a tiny bee for cats to play with! There’s also a cute chair with a ribbon bow on the back, which adds an extra touch of charm to any café setup. One of my favorite objects in the pack is the functional pastry display—bake your cakes and place them right in for Sims to buy, making the café feel even more alive!

To really capture the spirit of a place dedicated to cat lovers, I packed in as many feline-themed details as possible—neon signs, decals, menus, and flyers, all designed to make the space feel authentic. And because no café is complete without great coffee, I also created a brand-new espresso machine and grinder! They're modest in size, making them perfect for small café spaces while still delivering that cozy coffeehouse vibe.

I hope you love this pack as much as I loved making it! 🐱☕✨

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More clever easter eggs in Arcane s2:

We see a blue gemlike object embedded in Jayce's wrist, which seems to be exacerbating his rage:

This is clearly meant to reference the Play button in the League of Legends client:

Likewise, Viktor's restorative powers are mostly white with a smattering of other colors, a subtle reference to the color palette you might see when uninstalling League from your computer

pink is the most evil color •̀ᴗ•́

triple six facepaint; ▸ 7 swatches ▸ blush category so facepaint contacts are still usable ▸ masc & fem ▸ teen - elder

triple six brows*; ▸ 3 styles, 20 swatches each ▸ masc & fem ▸ teen - elder

*thumbnails do not display properly if you use the color slider mod, there's nothing i can do to fix this

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