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TS3 Mods that I use

This list has been created for years. It is sharpened for realism, smoothness of the game, so there are no mods like Kinky or StoryProgression.

All these mods can be used together, they are tested for compatibility both through the panel and in the game.

All of them are suitable for the latest version of the game.

This list is REALLY long 

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!!!Important!!!

I have all the add-ons, catalogs and the store.

Some of the mods need to be configured (Passion, system core, BGLMFT)

No need to blindly download everything, at least briefly read the descriptions of mods and their possible errors, as well as the settings

Make sure you have completed all these steps for a smooth game

My computer is average.

There are no visual fixes and default replacements in this list, otherwise the list would have doubled.

SimsAsylum is not broken, registration is needed 

If your computer still doesn’t pull - look at the mods in the Misc category - there are the heaviest script mods

If in addition to this list you use other mods- do not forget to check for compatibility, version, put it in other folders other than the list, so that if anything, you can quickly figure out what the problem is.

After massive downloads, installations and file transfers - do a system cleanup. This greatly affects the loading time of the game.

Autonomy rebalance:

Sims Can (and will) Autonomously Use the Rabbit Hole Spa

Less Attraction to the Rocking Chair

Merchant Hours Adjustment

No Autonomous Dumpster Diving

No Autonomous Lunatic Embrace and No Autonomous Lunatic Slap mods

No Autonomous Pets Skittish of Full Moon

No Autonomous Play With Fire

Sims Always Flush Toilets or Toilets Always Auto Flush

Slippy Slide Less Attractive or No Autonomous or Children Only

Autonomous Fun In The Sun

No Autonomous Build Igloo

Attentive Bartender

Service Sims Out On The Town

Townies Out On The Town

Always Put Books Away v6

Child and Teen Only Pillow Fight v3

Less Autonomous Dancing With The Sunflower v2

No Autonomous Scatter Hay

Play With Sprinklers Allow Child And Teen Only v5

No autonomous ‘Kick Flamingo’ and ‘Kick Gnome’

No Autonomous “Check out new object”

Less Autonomous Ice Cream Maker v2

Less Autonomous Deep Fryer v2

Less Autonomous Chicken Jokes

Less Reaction to Gem Cutting Machine

Babies and toddlers mods:

Napping Mat

Toddlers Extra Activities

Toddlers Can Turn On and Off the Stereos

Baby Monitor - 100 Percent Chance that Two Toddlers Play Together

Unlocked Child/Teen LTR and Traits

Toddler Interactions Mod

Better Sleeping Babies & Toddlers (I delete all cheaty change motives exсept the bladder)

Makeup Kit

Auto Sit Watch TV Holding Baby/Toddler

Toddlers can Ask for Things

More Baby Interactions

Outdoor Activities for Toddlers

Toddlers can Pickup Festive Eggs

Toddlers Can Learn to Walk Alone

Toddlers can Ride Rocking Rider

Toddlers Can Sit on Sims’ Laps

Toddlers can Catch Butterflies & Pick Flowers

Toddlers can Sit on Couches & Lounges + BLMFT (with tuning skill potty train)

Adults can Play Peek-A-Boo & Hug Toddlers

Replaced Toddler Crying Animations

Children can care for their lil’ siblings

Autonomous Potty Training v2

Autonomous Teach To Talk

Autonomous Teach To Walk

Toddlers Can Open Bookshelves Mod v4

Automatic Potty Training Skill If Older Than Toddler (read instruction)

Crying Baby Radius Tweak

Toddler Food Bowl

Camera mods:

BrntWaffles Shimrod Camera

No drift and Height friendly camera mod

Zoom-In CaS Camera

Portrait Painting Height Adjustment

Portrait, Still Life, Memorize Scene quality fixer

No more Fade

CAS mods:

XCAS core mod

CAS Animation Edits - Stand up Straight/No Facial Idles/Stand Still

No CAS Age Stagger v7

CAS Room Recolored (+ PETS)

Showtime Costume Makeup For All Genders

Children mods:

Do homework with

Childhood Activities

10 Extra Afterschool Activities

Music Lessons

Afterschool Activities for Kids and Teens!

Sports Activities

No Stretch’ Children can Series

Fidget Spinner

Better Playdates

OEM child Chess, Neat trait clean house, solve hard problems

Bakery child can purchase

Dollhouse tweaks

Replaced Child Hug Animation

Children & Toddlers can Follow Sims

Working Together is Better

Toys are More Fun!

Stay Up Later At Slumber Parties

Less Autonomous Play With Imaginary Friend Doll v2

User-Directed Scolding + Other Punishment Tweaks

Realistic Child Cooking Skills

Cooking mods:

Always Eat At The Table

No More Tastes Like Fridge

Have Coffee With Me

Fridges and MiniFridge EP9 Snacks

Industrial Oven Revamp

No Coughing While Eating

Don’t Eat From Inventory v3

Eat What You Cook v4

Eat & Put Away Your Leftovers

Energy Change for Hot Beverages

Snacks are now LESS filling

WeeAlbet LickCleanLessHunger

Carnival Foods Fill Hunger

Buy Takeout And Order Food At Restaurants

No Free Quick Meals

Food Synthesizer Pop-Up Menu

Reheat Food in Microwave

Set The Table & Call To Meal

The Professional Juice Bar Mod

Eat Outside Restaurants + Waiters

Seasons & Barista Bar Beverages on the Coffee Machine

Cook With Any Ingredient

Bring Food & Drink To Others - Any Time, Any Place

Ingredient Moodlets From Meals

Choose Your Resort Buffet Foods

No Rebel Social Group Influence from Adding Herb to Meal

Vending Machine Tweaks

No Fridge Shopping

Pasteurize Milk Mod (read instructions)

Cooking and Ingredients Overhaul + More Nectar Ingredients

Canning Station Overhaul

No More Uneven Cooking

Food Variety for Picnic Basket

QUICKIE FOODS & SNACKS (first time the boxes are red)

NO FRIDGE SHOPPING - BAKER’S STATION

Deliciously Indulgent Bakery - More Interactions

Fast game:

Faster Loading and Moving of the Elevators

Tiny Texture Replacers Combined

The Party Pooper Mod

Subtle Build Grid Active Level Only

No Intro with Maxis logo

No (or fewer) automatic memories

No “Mod Scripts Found”

Annoyances Disabler (disable zombies)

simler90’s Gameplay Systems Core Mod (disable stereo and cars)

No Dropping Queue to Send Off Sims to University

Game fixes:

Restoration Spell Fix

Inventor’s Workbench fix for Bridgeport

More Efficient Upgrade Name Fix

Read Toddler to Sleep - Fixed Interaction

Corn Stalk Fix

Photography Fixer

Crossed-Out Trait Thumbnail Fixes

Explore Geyser Rift Non-English Reset Fix

Amour Perfume Moodlet Typo Fix

An Assortment of Vaguely Spring-Related Tweaks

Write Thank You Notes Fix

Higher Hot Air Balloon

‘Feed’ Fish Interaction Fixer

Dive Bar Toilet Paper Reprice

Watch Laser Rhythm-a-Con FIX

Dive Cave Reset Fix

Showtime DJ Booth Motive Fix

No simport wishes

Junkyard Spawner Grill Fix

Medical Emergency Panic Child Fixer

Scarecrow Faster Scaring

Spiral Staircase ‘Use Stairs’ Fix

Get to Know Fix

Warmed and Cozy Fire Buffs Hotfix

University Student Union (buffet table)

Motive Mobile Rebalanced & Occult-safe

STFU Bicycle

Excavation Site Hotfix (It is necessary to clean up for the duration of the quest in the future)

Less crappy bunk beds

Money mods:

Workout Costs Money

Windsurfboard Buyable as Boat

No More Free Roofs

Increased Retirement Pensions for Inactive Careers

Cheaper Scraps and more options

Taxi Charge Mod

No Free Toys in ToyBox

Wildflower Sell Price Nerf

Subway Charge Mod

Painting Costs Money

Futuristic Transportation Charge

All magic gnomes have no money value

Buy more from store (do not buy a lot of slicks in order to avoid freezes)

Pet mods:

Horse Dig Won’t Spawn Produce

Stock All Types of Minor Pets in the Terrariums

Cat Fishing Skill

No Autonomous Pet Feeding treats

Pet Fighting Skill

Pet Bowl Requires Food

More filling “minor pets snacks” for cats and dogs

8 Pet Toys in Toy Crate

Gallop Fastest Animation Fix

Saddle Horses No Spinning Effects

Horses Sleep/Nap Lying Down

“Watch” Horses and Deer Routing Fix

Cats Stalk Prey Routing Fix

Pets “Pee Here” Always Available

Dogs collecting shinies fills Destruction motive

Cats stalking for crawlies fills Scratch motive

Horse Temperament System

Wildlife and Minor Pet Hunting

No Negative or Neutral Pet Reactions

Play Fetch Fills up Destructive Motive Bar for Dogs

Pregnancy mods:

Puddles When Water Breaks v5

Gain weight after pregnancy

Maternity Defaults (merge it)

No Pregnancy Chime and No Woohoo Harp Sound

Teen mods:

Ping Pong No Hygiene Loss/Juice Pong Teens and Pregnant Sims Allowed

Curfew Mods

Teens Can Take Unpaid Days Off v3

OEM start band for teens, air guitar unlock

Routing mods:

Banquett Fan Routing Fix

Store Fixes: Route Fail

No Motive Fail tantrum or whining

Route Fix v9 Mods

Walk Not Run v5

Interaction on sloped terrain enabler

Sit On More Comfy Objects and Better Routing for Game Objects

Less Obtrusive Country Cabinets

Hanging Lantern Fix

Mountain bike

Additional Entry and Exit Routing Slots to Reduce Door Crowding - Schools, University

No More University Life NPC Protests

No Route Fail and No Foot Tapping Animations Mods

Reduce/Remove Lag caused by Houseboats

Fix: Guitar needs less Space for playing

Fix: Bass needs less Space for playing

Recipes:

CCLoader

Heart Cookies

Baker’s Basket Plants, Ingredients and Recipes

Hot Chili Plants, Ingredients and Recipes

Winter Holiday Cookies

Spooky Cookies

Harvestable Flowers

Green Vegetable Plants,Ingredients and Recipes

Spring Harvest And CookBook

Plantable Wheat

Kelp Recipes for Mermaids and those who love them

Pineapple

Six new custom recipes: pies

Three New Pasta Recipes

10 New Custom Soup Recipes

Nraas mods + NRaas Settings:

AntiMagicScroll

Careers + modules

Dreamer

ErrorTrap

GoHere

Hybrid

MasterController + integration

OnceRead

Overwatch

Register

RelationshipPanel

SecondImage

Saver

Shooless

SleepFreedom

Tempest

Traffic

Traveler

Woohooer + modules

WrittenWord

Build Buy mods:

Simport Rewards Unlocked

Builder Stuff

Mirrors Shift & Hide With Walls Down

Shiftable Curtains [Base Game - Island Paradise]

Shelves + Extras Shift & Hide With Walls Down

Rotation for Nectar Bottles

Functional Late Night City Trash Cans

Sims 3 Hidden Stencils Unlocked + Fixed! (if you use shiftables - delete the bg and LN files)

Railings on Spiral Staircases!

Shiftable Fish Trophies

All expansion and stuff pack easels portable

shiftable certificates

Decorate 6 Base Game Dressers - with more slots

What’s On Your Stereo?

Stuff on the Back of the Toilet

High End Loft Desk with More Slots

Ambitions “Impeccably Desked” with More Slots!

Shiftable Televisions

Shiftable drafting table sketches

CAST yourself a chimney!

Adult mods:

Weapons System

Dexter The Bear

Sims Drinks

Cigarette Smoking Mod

Break into house

Free Your Klepto and Observant Sims

Relieve Bladder in the Shower

WooHoo in Shower Animated Ver 2

Virginity/Ask If Virgin Mod Revamped +Update

Passion mod + animations + nude by cmar (I will not attach the link just in case) ((merge the animations, disable vampires))

Misc mods:

Fist Bump

All News TV Channel

No More Hidden Brooms or Autonomous Broom Riding for Witches

Moar Interactions

Nectar Combinatorics

Evening School

Chef Service

Gardener Service - v2.3

Replant Interaction

Nosy sim interactions

New dance routines (merge the animations)

Just Sit

Back to Nature – Lifetime Wishes for Farmers and Outdoorspeople

Check For Work In Rabbitholes

Advice Social Interactions

Lost & Found: Honors Scholarship

Workout Randomizer

Write Scholarships for Money

New Lifetime Wish - Grilled Cheese

Pool Jobs for Lifeguards

Audition For Band Gigs

Bring “Mysterious Drinks”

Ask To Join Fishing

Salvaged Junkyard Objects Made Usable

New and Improved Eiffel Tower

Knitting for TS3

More Senarios Upon Moving

Remove Shoes/Wear Slippers Indoors mod

New TV Channel for Animation Fans!

Symptoms for Seasons

One with Nature

Take Practice Shots Mod

Yoga Mod

Buzzler’s Scribbling Pad - Fixed

Scarier Ghosts Mod

Programming Skill

Record Videos with Cellphone

Acne Mod (Time freezes at 5.59)

Flower Arranging - Interaction and Skill

Misc tunes mods:

Bonfire Test Tubes - No Stink

Dumpster Diving - More Objects To Find

Hygiene Gain & Temperature Loss For Ocean And Swimming Pool

Magic Gnomes Stay Put

More Seashells and Bottle Messages

Not Just Teens Can Prank Call

Longer Suntan Buff

Meet Coworkers Faster

Glassblowing and jewelry making station increases academic performance

Poker table ask to join

Roulette table ask to join

Television and stereo workout ask to join

Inventors No “Oww” Voice

Baking Report Enabled

Basketball Tweaks

Claw Machine Equal Prize Availability + Missing Teddies Fix

Fab Family

Fewer Autographs and Cell Phone Fotos

Ghosthunter Spirits Equal Availability

Will O’ Wisp fix & Insects Equal Availability

IP Treasure Chests New Stuff

ITF Shopping Pedestal More Cars

ITF Trait Chips No Ingredients

Showtime Magician More Appearing Objects

Mellow Paparazzi

No Butt-scratching at the Rubble Piles

Party Warehouse Marquee Sign Re-Animated

Power Harvester Invention

Power Inventor

Power Sculptor

Resort Revamp

Share Secrets Revamp

Sim Body Temperature Modifier

Stereo Mp3 Sound Volume Fixer

Wishing Well Tuning

Joinable Bubble Bar v4

Firefighters Respond Faster

Ice and Roller Skating is Fun!

More Festival Ticket Rewards!

Meditation is fun

Social networking skill on computer

UL Degree benefits - careers/skills/traits added & more

More Traits for All Ages

Faster/Slower Leaf Raking

Find All Jobs in Newspaper or on any Computer

SmartPhone Camera Upgrade

Fix that umbrella!

More nectar in rack

Faster Vintage Car

Faster Fixing Up The Fixer Upper Car

Gain Cooking Skill Faster At Work!

More Energy Whilst Sleeping in Class and at Work

More Unique Adventures per Day

Friday Theater Variety

No Car Relationships

Logic skill from watching chess

Garden environment

Romantic Reputation Recombobulator (updated by MrFatCat)

All Missy Hissy Careers

Optional mods (work good with this list, but I don`t use them now):

Cheese collection Cancel Time Off Weddings for inactives Karma Powers Fish In Pools & Fountains Mermaids Cannot Eat Non-Sea Fish Raw Unrestricted Sponge Baths TYAE Autonomy Fixer ITF Comedy Show Enabled for Human Sims New Motive Charms and Curses Unlocked Zombies No Attacking Plants Bladder and Hygiene motive increase from Fairy House Adults Can Prank Mods Autonomous Kissing Under The Mistletoe Mummy Power Mod Plantsim Power Mod Have Sim Arrested Mod

I always wanted to do something like this at least once but I never had the occasion until I realised not so long ago, that my clutter folder for decorating closet was not so small. I searched for more decoration clutters and then did this. I hope it will be useful one way or another. Also this is part 01 so this mean that there is more to come indeed. Next probably will be the shoes. And no custom patterns where used because I didn’t want to make the list longer… So all patterns are from EA.

Cluttered Closed - Part 01 - Bags Collection :

01 - You-lust

02 - Louma

03 - Simply Styling

04 - ShinoKCR

05 - Flovv

06 - Louma

07 - You-lust

08 - Angela

09 - Cyclonesue 

10 - Helen-Sims

11 - One Billion Pixels

12 - Louma

13 - Louma

14 - Flovv

15 - Louma

16 - Simply Styling

17 - You-lust

18 - You-lust

19 - Simply Styling

20 - Aisa

21 - Devirose

22 - One Billion Pixels

23 - Granny Zaza

24 - Aisa

25 - Helen-Sims

26 - Louma

27 - You-lust

28 - Granny Zaza

29 - Ladesire

30 - Simply Styling

31 - Simcredible

32 - Louma

33 - Simcredible

34 - Flovv

35 - Angela

36 - You-lust

37 - Louma

38 - Camille

39 - Louma

40 - Louma

41 - ShinoKCR

42 - Ladesire

43 - Sweetmint

44 - Camille

45 - Simple Studio 404

46 - Flovv

47 - Flovv

48 - Ladesire

49 - Simply Styling

50 - Kardofe

51 - Flovv

52 - Lilliebou

53 - Simply Styling

54 - Simply Styling

55 - Crashcraft

56 - Flovv

It's time to unlock the first means of transport for the 31st! Everyone on board, put on your vests and pay attention to the call. Only 10 days left. Share this post If you intend to arrive by houseboat. :o

Reblog if you're a writer who re-reads their own work for funsies.

Some tips for The Sims 3 Buy/Build

Install LazyDuchess’ Smooth Patch to alleviate lag, esp in Buy/Build and CAS.

Keep your CC merged and organized, esp your patterns, this will also alleviate a lotta lag across all modes.

When building on community lots, or any lot rlly, avoid going to the edit world menu, and just put testingcheats enabled into the cheat window, then shift+click the ground of the lot to enter Buy/Build mode. This makes leaving it to save a lot easier, with less “preparing” screens to possibly get hung up in.

Lower your settings, you don’t need any adjacent lots loaded, and you certainly don’t need super water on either. You can always switch these back on when you’re done.

While you’re at it, remove your HQ mod, and turn off your Reshade/Gshade preset, or at least turn off your depth shaders. I only ever turn on my depth shaders when I’m taking screenshots for better fps while playing. The DoF shader esp requires a lotta resources your game could be using to simulate all those 78 townie sims instead.

Save as… vs Save, I Save as… at least every third save. It’s also just good habit to keep backups.

When using the CASt tool, set down everything you plan to CASt first, then switch to a category like the wall tool to avoid eventual lag and drag when using it a lot. Love yourself. You don’t have to suffer using CASt tool in an overpopulated category like misc deco.

Utilize the clone option through testing cheats to duplicate already CASted objects, it’ll keep your design just like the dropper tool, but it’s a lot less time consuming, I promise.

Don’t be afraid to use the swatch save tool for objects you use often, esp community lot objects, as it helps to keep your aesthetic consistent. I also keep all of my favorite streetlamps, benches, and public trash bins etc in a convenient custom collection folder to speed up the process of doing multiple lots in one sitting. These handy tools are there, use them.

The issue with custom counters. They mess up sometimes, if you can’t recolor it suddenly, here’s how to fix that. Now if you can’t place down a cupboard suddenly, even though nothing’s in the way, and you’ve got moveobjects on activated, try putting it on the wall a tile over, and then try adding it to your desired spot again. Lastly if you set down counters or cupboards at a corner, and it messes up the textures, but you can still recolor it, you could do what the video I linked above does, or you could simply pull out the CASt tool, and switch it back to any of its original swatches and click the check, then feel free to recolor it as you want.

Railings will also do the “can’t recolor” trick too, but this is a simple fix, just delete it, and replace it, and you’re good.

“Oh no, I switched between buy and build mode, and now my catalogue won’t load, and I can’t click on anything at all!” Don’t panic, hit F2 and/or F3 on your keyboard, these are shortcuts for switching between them, and if you’re lucky it’ll load properly again. Should you get the bug where you load a category and it’s somehow empty, don’t fret, just click on a different category and this should fix it. Then if you get the bug where all the objects you put down disappear suddenly, sorry your game is haunted. Call an exorcist, or just reload, they might reappear if you do.

Tbh, if you run into any kind of major bugs, it’s likely a sign to either save immediately or just restart your game. These only ever show up when you’ve been at it a while ( at least for me ), therefore starting fresh wouldn’t hurt. Probably also wouldn’t hurt to check whether you might’ve installed something the game didn’t agree with by running Dashboard, or put it through the ol’ Save Cleaner.

Honorable Mention: Keep an eye on the texture sizes and poly counts of objects. I know it’s tempting to build these ultra hyperrealistic lots with clutter at every inch, but unless you’re just doing it for screenshots, or for your story, or using it very sparingly, it is not by any means recommended purely for gameplay. This is just the truth when it comes to any Sims game. You don’t want lag, or max memory crashes, or save errors? The Sims 3 is a 32bit game, that’s almost old enough to drive, be easy on it.

Buyable Weather Stone - for TS3 (requires both Supernatural and Seasons)

It’s very annoying being unable to place the Weather Stone where you like, just hoping for it to appear in a barely acceptable lot… Well, now this boring wait is over: place it wherever you want, and how many Weather Stones you can desire, they will work fine, at your command! (It’s a bit tricky placing them, so follow the instructions above) Under Outdoors/Outdoors activities or Entertainment/Miscellaneous entertainment, for just 1 §. It’s an override of the original game file, must be placed in Mods/Overrides directory. >>>DOWNLOAD (package file)

I don't suppose anyone would be able to spare £100 for the final payment for Button's cancer treatment.

It needs to be paid in 3 days and we're just £100 short.

My PayPal is here if anyone can help.

Writing Tips Master Post

Edit: Some posts may be deleted

Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

Making Character Profiles

Character Development

Comic Relief Arc

Internal Conflict

Character Voices

Creating Distinct Characters

Creating Likeable Characters

Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Building Tension

Plot devices/development:

Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Narrative:

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (+ More)

Transitions

Pacing

Writing Prologues

Dialogue Tips

Writing War

Writing Cheating

Worldbuilding:

Worldbuilding: Questions to Consider

Creating Laws/Rules in Fantasy Worlds

Book writing:

Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

A & B Stories

Writer resources:

Writing YouTube Channels, Podcasts, & Blogs

Online Writing Resources

Outlining/Writing/Editing Software

Writer help:

Losing Passion/Burnout

Overcoming Writer's Block

Fantasy terms:

How To Name Fantasy Races (Step-by-Step)

Naming Elemental Races

Naming Fire-Related Races

How To Name Fantasy Places

Ask games:

Character Ask Game #1

Character Ask Game #2

Character Ask Game #3

Miscellaneous:

1000 Follower Post

2000 Follower Poll

Writing Fantasy

Writing Notes & References

Alchemy ⚜ Antidote to Anxiety ⚜ Attachment ⚜ Autopsy

Art: Elements ⚜ Principles ⚜ Photographs ⚜ Watercolour

Bruises ⚜ Caffeine ⚜ Color Blindness ⚜ Cruise Ships

Children ⚜ Children's Dialogue ⚜ Childhood Bilingualism

Dangerousness ⚜ Drowning ⚜ Dystopia ⚜ Dystopian World

Culture ⚜ Culture Shock ⚜ Ethnocentrism & Cultural Relativism

Emotions: Anger ⚜ Fear ⚜ Happiness ⚜ Sadness

Emotional Intelligence ⚜ Genius (Giftedness) ⚜ Quirks

Facial Expressions ⚜ Laughter & Humour ⚜ Swearing & Taboo

Fantasy Creatures ⚜ Fantasy World Building

Generations ⚜ Literary & Character Tropes

Fight Scenes ⚜ Kill Adverbs

Food: Cooking Basics ⚜ Herbs & Spices ⚜ Sauces ⚜ Wine-tasting ⚜ Aphrodisiacs ⚜ List of Aphrodisiacs ⚜ Food History ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Literary & Hollywood Cocktails ⚜ Liqueurs

Genre: Crime ⚜ Horror ⚜ Fantasy ⚜ Speculative Biology

Hate ⚜ Love ⚜ Kinds of Love ⚜ The Physiology of Love

How to Write: Food ⚜ Colours ⚜ Drunkenness

Jargon ⚜ Logical Fallacies ⚜ Memory ⚜ Memoir

Magic: Magic System ⚜ 10 Uncommon ⚜ How to Choose

Moon: Part 1 2 ⚜ Related Words

Mystical Items & Objects ⚜ Talisman ⚜ Relics ⚜ Poison

Pain ⚜ Pain & Violence ⚜ Poison Ivy & Poison Oak

Realistic Injuries 1 2 ⚜ Rejection ⚜ Structural Issues ⚜ Villains

Symbolism: Colors ⚜ Food ⚜ Numbers ⚜ Storms

Thinking ⚜ Thinking Styles ⚜ Thought Distortions

Terms of Endearment ⚜ Ways of Saying "No" ⚜ Yoga

Compilations: Plot ⚜ Character ⚜ Worldbuilding ⚜ For Poets ⚜ Tips & Advice

all posts are queued. will update this every few weeks/months. send questions or requests here.

Downtown Roles Mod Tutorial - TS3 - Mature Gameplay Ideas

NSFW 18+ mature content / a long read   

TLDR: this is a compilation/recommendation list of mods, a tutorial on how to set up NPCs, and how to tie it all together to add some mature gameplay to your save. 😈

Misukisu/Virtual Artisan had a “Downtown Roles” mod that sadly does not work anymore for the latest versions of TS3. Her mod basically allowed players to add role sims to community lots so your sims could have more NPCs to interact with, making the lots feel more alive in a mature "downtown" sort of way.

I was inspired by her mod and I want to share how you can recreate and expand her mod’s functions with Nraas Register and Arsil’s Custom Generic Role mod. Some players might already know how these mods work, but it was a new discovery for me. I didn’t know how useful role sims could be! It got the gears in my dirty mind turning.

The main purpose of this mod list/tutorial: to add role sims to community lots for your main sims to interact with, while they’re out on the town. These will be sims outside of your household. Their main “job” is to hang out at the lot. You can let the game generate new sims to fill these roles, or assign existing sims in the town to fill the roles.

Examples of role sims you can create: 

A regular patron at a dive bar for your sim to befriend or make enemies with.

A sexy single sim at a beach, gym, pool, bar or club for your sim to mingle and hook up with. 

An escort at a brothel for your sim to woohoo with (Passion mod). 

A client for your sim to sell drugs/weapons to (MonocoDoll Vile Ventures mod and Arms Dealing mod) - I have not tested this but in theory it should work. 

You can add multiple role sims on each lot. You could have a number of partygoers on a club lot/a number of escorts on a brothel lot/a number of mobsters or criminals on a warehouse lot who will always be there when your sim visits.

Why role sims?

Townies are unpredictable - you never know which lot they’ll show up on, and how long they’ll stay. Role sims will consistently be there as the supporting characters in your main sim’s story. 

Having consistent NPCs at certain locations around town can help with story-driven gameplay scenarios.

You can move a household of your own sims into town and assign them to fill various roles. See pretty NPCs around town!

If you let the game generate new sims for the roles, then it saves you the hassle of setting up new households yourself. You can always edit them later in CAS.

Limitations: 

According to Arsil, it seems like sims who are already employed (such as most townies) will be removed from their jobs if they are assigned to be role sims. So I would avoid using any employed townies for this unless you are ok with that. Use unemployed residents instead.

I believe the role sim cannot leave the lot during the designated work hours. Your sim cannot form a group with them and go to another venue. However, you can invite the sim over or hang out afterwards from the relationship panel.

Mods Needed:

Nraas Master Controller + Integration Module

Nraas Register

Arsil‘s Custom Generic Role mod (both the floor marker and the desk)

Passion (if you want your sim to be able to have sex with the role sims on the lot or have the role sims dance on the stripper pole) 

MonocoDoll’s Vile Ventures mod (if you want to create NPC clients for your sim to sell to) 

MonocoDoll’s Arms Dealing mod (if you want to create NPC clients for your sim to sell to) 

How to Set Up: 

Step 1: Install the mods listed above. Then, open the save file you want to add some downtown sleaze to. 

Step 2: Find a community lot you want to add role sims to. This could be a bar, nightclub, brothel/motel/strip club, a run-down warehouse or block of buildings, casino, etc. I have downloaded many lots from Flora2 at ModtheSims and @simsmidgen here on Tumblr that fit the gritty urban vibe.  

Step 3: Enter Build/Buy mode. You can do this from Live mode. 

Press Ctrl + Shift + C, enter this cheat: testingcheatsenabled true 

Press the Shift key and click on the ground of the community lot. 

Click on “Build on this lot”. 

You can also enter Edit Town mode to renovate the community lot. 

Step 4: Place Arsil’s Custom Generic Role floor marker or desk on the lot. Place one for each role sim you want to create. They are located in Build Mode -> Community Objects -> Misc. If the desk looks out of place, use the floor marker instead. 

Step 5: In Live mode, click on the object -> Settings to set:

The name of the role (clubgoer/stripper/escort/mobster/etc.) 

The “work” hours the sim will be on the lot for 

The days off 

The motives to freeze or not (I recommend freezing all the motives to avoid interactions being interrupted/sims complaining due to low motives) 

If the sim you want to assign to the role already lives in town, click on the object -> Nraas -> Register -> Select -> Choose criteria -> select the sim from the list. I would avoid choosing any employed townies as they may lose their job when switching to this role. Choose unemployed residents to avoid conflicts.

Remove assigned roles: click on the object to remove the sim from the role.

Step 6: In Live mode, click on City Hall -> Nraas -> Register

Allow immigration: choose whether you want new sims to be moved into town to take the roles (enable this if you want the game to generate new sims for the roles) 

Allow immigration = False: if you set this option to false, then a new option called "Find Empty Roles" should appear. You can then assign any sim to the role object you placed, from City Hall.

Allow resident assignment: choose whether you want existing unemployed townies to be randomly assigned to fill the roles (I recommend to disable this. I had Buster Clavell show up to work at my strip club. NO!)

Pay per hour: I'm not sure how to adjust the pay for each custom role but you can just leave it at the default or change it globally

Remove roles: click on the object to remove the sim from the role, or click on City Hall -> Nraas -> Register -> Global Roles -> Remove by sim

Step 7: In Live mode, give the game some time to generate the role sims. Visit the community lot and have a look at your new role sims. The role sims should autonomously interact with other sims and objects on the lot. Using Nraas Master Controller, you can take the sim into CAS to give them a makeover, edit their traits, or replace them with a sim from your sim bin. 

Step 8: Make your sim interact with the shiny new role sims and play out the storylines you always wished were possible. Public hookups, functioning brothels, selling drugs and guns - this is what The Sims 3 was made for, baby!!! 

Related Mods:

Arsil’s Exotic Dancer Stage - if you have a club community lot, you can use this mod to hire dancers. You can use role sims to add other NPCs to the club such as guests, shady business sims, or non-dancer sex workers. 

Nraas Relativity - this handy mod can slow down the speed of time so your sim can spend more time doing their "activities"

Nraas Woohooer - if you don’t want the explicit sex animations from Passion, you could use this mod instead to provide more woohoo options. 

Passion - for brothels/strip clubs, this mod will add sex animations and the ability to have role sims dance on the stripper pole. 

MonocoDoll’s Vile Ventures mod and Arms Dealing mod - you can use role sims to create more clients for your sim to sell drugs and weapons to, like different individuals/gangs/mobs. You could have different clients hanging out at different spots in the city. 

LazyDuchess Lot Population - this mod populates community lots with townies, and they can interact with the role sims you’ve created. 

Service Sims Out on the Town - this pushes service sims to visit community lots, to add even more variety to your crowds. 

Conclusion

If you made it to the end, thank you for reading. Please let me know if you try out this style of gameplay, and if you have ideas for more role sims and community lots to make. This tutorial was NSFW-oriented but you could easily adapt it to create NPCs for SFW community lots.