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The Dig for Treasure -mod

This mod has been on my thoughts for a long time. I liked the idea of sims being able to dig for treasure like they did in TS2. So thanks to the animations from TSM - they now can.

I also never liked the idea that sims can just walk around and find diamonds laying around so at least now they have to do some work to get gems.

Before we go any further lets say a huge thanks to the lovely @mspoodle1​ who fixed the animations and made us the objects <3

This mod requires Island Paradice.

The mod can be found in my tumblr downloads -page. 

This mod is a shovel (there are three shovels in total) that you can find in Entertainment -> Hobbies Skills and costs 85§

When you put this into your sim’s inventory you get three interactions

Dig

Items sims can find with this interaction are:

rock,metal,map fragment and trash.

The item they find is random and the value of the rock/metals they find is random as well.

If a sim finds trash they will leave it on the ground. If they find anything else, they will put it into the inventory.

Dig For Treasure

When you have 4 map fragments you can construct them into a full map.

These are the maps from Island Paradise, so the game will tell you you found an island but just ignore that.

This interaction is only available if you have a full map in the sims inventory.

If a sim finds a treasure, the map is destroyed from their inventory.

The treasure the sim finds is the pirate treasure chest from TSM. There is nothing inside it but the chest is the treasure and it will have a random value of 500-5000 (this is tunable) so you can sell it.

The chest does a flip around a few times when you find it. It might or might not have something do do with the animations, but we couldn’t fix it.

Dig For …

This interaction is for sims to dig up custom items (added through an xml).

If you have nothing in the xml this interaction doesn’t show up.

I basically made this so Herbert can dig for oil :)

Herbert’s upcoming oil business was also my motivation to finish this mod.

The files

ani_DigForTreasure:This is where the code and resources are.

The rest are objects and animations but they are very self explanatory.

Config files

There are two config files in this mod.

DigConfig:For tuning a few things

The chest and dighole fields I added so mspoodle could easily test her objects. But for gameplay you can ignore these values.

Treasure min/max: this is where you set the min and max value of the treasure you find and the final value will be a random number between these two.

Success rate: How successful in percentage digging is.

CustomItemsConfig: for adding custom items to dig for.

By default this is empty but if you want your sim to dig for something specific you can edit this file.

In my game I have added the Oil barrels from the Oil mod.

The key-value is the OBJK key of the item you want to dig for.

To add a new object into the mod add a new <Resource> section and look at your custom objects OBJD files OBJKIndex value. We care only about the two final batches of numbers.

The first part of the object tag will always be 319e4f1d. Then you copy paste (without the 0x in the beginning), the two other values.

The name-value is what you wan to see in interaction when you click on the shovel.

This mod is soundless because I don’t know how to add TSM sounds to the mod.

Just like with any mod use at your own risk and back up before you try it :)

Happy simming

ani

Student Council (Afterschool Activities+)

I just played TS4 High School Years. The items are really cute but there's about 6 hours of gameplay in the whole pack, lol. But it got me thinking about how I wish we had more child and teen-specific stuff to do in TS3. Like Afterschool Activities which could have been more…active. So I started making a few active afterschool activities for teens. This is the first I'm releasing.

With this mod, your teen can join the Student Council where they can then take on different activities. They can run for office in the council and support school issues to try and make their school a better place. There are 8 different student issues your Sims can try to address, like buying new textbooks or running an anti-bullying campaign. Each one will require your Sim to get a certain number of signatures and raise X amount of funds. If you don’t do so by the deadline all the students will hate you (not really but also, yes). If you are successful, then all the students will get some kind of reward related to the campaign and it will increase your popularity. You can learn about student issues and the like through the Bulletin Board object.

There are 3 different Student Council elected positions you can run for which also have extra perks and each have their own unique interactions they can do as well so they are a bit more personality-based to the role.  There's more details in the documentation.

Download here

Credits/Thanks: @bioniczombie for the TS4 HSY Bulletin board object conversion and all their wonderful conversions. Battery TS3 Script Template Creator for making modding easier. 

You'll need NRaas Careers in order to load custom afterschool activities and of course, the Generations EP. Let me know if you run into any issues!

Future Updates/Additions: I do want to create some activities for council members to organize, like a beach clean up or school charity events. So that would be the plan for a V2. Also maybe doing a proper animation for the collect signatures interaction. I know TS4 has one, I couldn't get it to load through a social xml. It's a whole thing but yes, I'm aware Sign Autograph is not the ideal animation.

AAVE in Kpop Fandoms

(sorry for grammar mistakes/typos im just not feeling it right now lol)

I just feel that this is something that needs to be talked about, not everyone would agree but for those that do, please read and feel free to share your own opinions or experiences.

AAVE has taken over the kpop fandom. If you dont know aave, it is african american vernacular english or black english as referred to by some (or ghetto english as referred to by…some). If you still don’t know what it is well then google is your best friend. The use of aave is seriously the most annoying thing that I would have never expected to annoy me…ever. I know you’re probably wondering why, right? It is because I, myself, am an aave user and have been all of my life. It is my preferred way of speech, although I use “proper” english a majority of the time. So yeah although I speak the “proper” english dialect, my dialect is that of certain southern aave. So how am I annoyed by my own/similar dialects? There are many reasons that I will discuss but it is mainly because aave is utterly, unremarkably overly used all the while being misused to the point that it isnt even ridiculous anymore; its maddening. You think I’m being dramatic? I wish I were, because I am so mad right now. (lol nah just a little bit)

The amount of kpop fans misusing words [and/or phrase] like “hater” [or “hate on”] is just cringe worthy. But its not just that, there are other aave words and phrases that are misused; i’m sure that we all can think of one that gets on our nerves when used incorrectly. I simply brought up “hater” and “hate on” because its just everywhere, i cant escape it, especially on this blog in particular. (not towards the admins i love you guys!)

A lot of kpop fans (we all know those kpop fans) even have the audacity to argue using aave and cant even properly get that way of speech off of their tongues none-the-less off the tips of their fingers to type like… what makes them think…? ..Idek. Or, even worse, they try to boast their bias(es) by using aave…but they use it wrongly (lmfao) -_-. Its just… its bad. (I wish I could give proper examples but i’m sure someone can share some examples that bugs them or that they’ve seen often. However, Its no biggie really.) I guess the one thing i can think of is people telling others to “stop hating on (bias’ name)” but its like seriously your bias, is (probably) freaking amazing, no one is hating on them simply because we are criticizing something (bias) has done. Everyone should be accountable for their mistakes and/or actions; simply calling them out is NOT “hating” in any shape or form. People act as though you cant constructively criticize anymore; foreal though how are people gonna get any better if there is not any acknowledgements, acceptance, nor accountability for their actions? That just allows them to just do what ever they please and people will still mindlessly worship the ground they walk on…that’s just not okay. I may have digressed a bit but… lol.

Anyway, the point of this submission is not to tell people to stop using aave nor to just rant (ok so yeah it is a rant but its not ONLY a rant ok lol) but I just want people to be aware of the things that they are saying. If you are going to use it, at least have some kind of foundation of the meaning(s) behind them, where it comes from, and learn how to use it properly (and actually have some respect for those that do use it in life because wow ppl talk mad shxt towards frequent aave users but majority of them try to use the same words/phrases to look “cool” or to impress others. No, stop, dunt do that.) AAVE is like speaking a new language and it has its ways that work and its ways that do not work. Believe it or not, aave has its own structure. The people that are not aware of this are just butchering it because of the lack of…exposure to actual USERS of the dialect(s). (Because foreal foreal, how many non-black (or non-african american) kpop fans have besties from the hood. Not saying that all aave is spoken from people inside those areas but a lot of it does come from there, just an example.)

One more thing that I have noticed about the use of aave in relation to kpop blogs: The blogs that are obviously black (or african american) and use frequent and proper aave (yes proper because lets admit that even some blacks cannot use aave properly lol they arent expected to ofc im js) are blogs that tend to not be as popular. They have all the components of a quality blog and are amazing people but just…not popular or even known; especially not as popular as the obviously non-black kpop blogs that stan kpop-hiphop and have the frequent misuses of aave (and often culture appropriation, which the misuse(s) of aave can been seen as such also). However, that’s just my observation but, I think that says a lot about the kpop fandom…

Well, that is it! I hope you guys had a good read or something!

Three generation portrait 30 poses by Jessesuet

Formal/Traditional Family Portraits - 30 poses

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Sims 3 - Resources for Storytelling & Screenshots

I am a habitual list maker, and I like to keep lists of different types of Sims 3 resources. I figured I would share!

So, here’s a list of resources, tutorials, and mods/cc that I have found to be very useful for the purposes of creating sims stories, improving my screenshots, etc.

Lighting, Screenshots & Visual Storytelling

Some great insights from various simmers for lighting, photoshoots, and visual storytelling in general:

TS3 Lighting Tutorial: Backlight Effect by @nectar-cellar

Lighting Tips for Photoshoots by nectar-cellar

Not-a-tutorial – Lighting (Basics & Outdoors) by @greenplumbboblover

Not-a-tutorial – Lighting (Basics – Indoors) by greenplumbboblover

Tips for taking screenshots by @valoisfulcanelli

Movie maker cheats guide: specific looping idles by @narisims

Not-a-tutorial – Camera shots: Part 1 by @nocturnalazure

Not-a-tutorial – Camera shots: Part 2 by nocturnalazure)

Not-a-tutorial – Dialogues: Part 1 by nocturnalazure

Not-a-tutorial – Dialogues: Part 2 by nocturnalazure

simdreams being metalinguistic about her own story thingy by @simdreams

Making Sims in TS3 by HystericalParoxysm (scroll down a few posts for interesting camera insights; for instance, I never knew you could save camera positions!)

Mods & CC

Some specific mods and cc that I think are particularly helpful for staging scenes:

Pose Player by cmomoney (I think this goes without saying, but I’m including it just to be thorough).

Lyralei’s Pose Addon (must have!).

Omedapixel’s Sims 3 Decorator Tool (must have!).

OMSP by Granthes

Murano’s Screenshot Backdrop

Buhudain’s invisible lights

SetHour Cheat mod by LazyDuchess (nice for just quickly setting the hour).

Time/Weather Change Mod by cmomoney (helpful if you need specific weather for your photoshoot; for example, changing the weather to overcast for outdoor photoshoots helps with diffused lighting).

NRaas Master Controller – probably a given, as I think everyone should already have this installed. In terms of storytelling, it’s crucial for easily moving around and editing sims when you’re setting up a scene.

NRaas Debug Enabler – useful for all sorts of storytelling/screenshot things: open and close a door, spawn/create an object, summon a meteor, trigger all sorts of events you might wish to use as part of your scene, etc.

Eca Move Objects Cheat with Hotkey – nice for quickly turning MOO on and off since you’ll be using it a lot when moving around sims.

NRaas Dresser – Nice to quickly/easily remove accessories or copy accessories to all outfits etc. (Can come in handy when you’re using poses that might involve accessories like mugs, books, pens, pregnancy tests, or whatever.)

PosterLoader by douglasveiga – Nice for setting your scene with customized family portraits and such in the background. You can also use Transmogrifier to copy the poster loader frame script to the in-game digital picture frames for a wider selection of sizes (can be a bit finicky, but S3DT can help with placement).

NRaas Story Progression – obviously useful for a million different things (I can’t imagine playing without this mod), but for photoshoots in particular it’s easy to make your sims’ needs all static.

Modified Shimrod's Camera mod by @brntwaffles (can zoom out much further, among other features)

No More Fade camera mod by Collin2 (objects won't disappear when you zoom in)

Decensor and Passion mod of course. 😉

NRaas Mover - sometimes you might need more than 8 sims in your household for a scene or you don't want to deal with "needs adult" restrictions.

All gameplay/immersion and graphic-improvement/default replacement mods will be helpful, but that's a post for another day. :)

PSD Templates/Icons/Picture Editing

Some of these were made for Sims 4 but obviously can be used for Sims 3 as well:

Notification Bubbles by @starburstshores

Thoughts and Speech Bubbles by starburstshores

Moodlet Template by starburstshores

Moodlet & Wish templates 2.0 by @simspaghetti

Career UI Template by simspaghetti

Photography Template by simspaghetti

Simstagram Story Overlay by Honeycombsims

Text Messaging Template by @kouukie

Ultimate social bunny templates by pxlverse

The Ultimate Icon Collection by @petrolstationflowers

@sims3tutorialhub has a whole section dedicated to Pictures.

@kosmokhaos has lots of helpful and interesting editing insights under her #kosmo tutorial tag.

Reshade

Another tool that probably goes without saying, but I’m including it in case anyone’s new to using it. A couple places to start:

How to install reshade for Sims 3 in 2025 (Youtube tutorial by @acottonsock)

Sims 3 reshade help - @erasabledinosaur

I don't know jackshit about g-shade so can't really say anything about it, but it seems to be another good option.

I guess that’s it for now! Like I said, I enjoy making lists, and I also wanted to show my appreciation for those who have so generously shared their knowledge and creations over the years.

By the way, if you’ve made some sort of post or tutorial related to this stuff in the past and you don’t see it on the list, it’s probably only because I didn’t know about it. 😊 🖤

Let me know if there's anything I should add!

Aurora

House with two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a TV room, a living room, a kitchen, an outdoor area with a swimming pool, and a garage for one car. I hope you have fun!

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Price Unfurnished: 90000

Price Furnished: 180000

Furnished: Fully

Decorated: Throughout

Bedrooms: 2

Bathrooms: 2

Stories: 2

Lot Size (z): 30

Expansion packs: Late Night,Seasons,University,Into the Future

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MM Sims 3 Creators/Converters

Just a list of the most MM creators I’m aware of. This list is not utterly comprehensive, and I’m happy to add to it if I’ve left someone out. This is long, so.. under the cut.

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RIP, CmarNYC

I’m very sad to report that Sims 3 and 4 creator CmarNYC passed away in October 2023. For 15 years, Simmers benefited from Cmar’s long-honed computing skills as she created much-loved modders’ and players’ tools, including the Sims 3 and 4 MorphMakers and Skininators, the TS4 SimRipper, the Sims 3 XCAS core mod, and many CAS sliders. She was also a contributor to S4PE, which likely was used by creators you rely on. Without Cmar’s work, the Sims franchise would have had a much less rich array of mods and custom content. She will be greatly missed.

As well as Sims, Cmar loved cats, and donations are suggested to the ASPCA, the TinyKittens Society, or an animal-related charity near you.

Functioning Printer Mod Update! - Download

To go along with the banking feature in my Social Clubs mod, here's a small update to the printer mod.

The financial extras package now requires my Clubs mod to be installed rather than Ani's Tax Collector mod (though the tax collector version is still available to download for those who prefer that version).

So, when printing financial statements, you'll have the option to choose from all household Bronzo accounts. When paying tax via. the tax slip, you'll be able to choose from all relevant in-world Bronzo accounts to pay the tax into.

The documentation has also been updated to reflect these changes.

Enjoy!

Download: here.

ps: my generic register mod has also been updated to work alongside Bronzo banks.

pps: the social clubs mod has been updated with a couple extra club activities.

So you wanna make cc?

Here's some helpful tutorials. BUT its highly suggested you start off with the donut tutorial or something similar otherwise nothing in blender will make any sense and you will be lost.

Now go make weird shit 💜 (but try to keep it low poly, sims is old 😅)

more links under the cut

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Gloomvoid Tutorials: Antennas!

Gloomvoid Tutorials: Antennas! A (hopefully) digestible tutorial by gloomvoid <3 This tutorial will (hopefully) teach you how to create an a

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Texturing Tutorial

I was asked by @liliumsims to make a tutorial on how I texture my cc. I was supposed to be texturing something else but who cares -_- I don'

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Tutorial: Adding Charms to Nails

was asked by @vexsims2000 for a rigging tutorial for adding charms to nail meshes. This tutorial will assume you already know how to create