TS3 - Red To Gold Colour Mod For TS3 World  Adventures EP’s “FountainAsia2x2″ 

Average Polycount of EA Items in TS3: A Reference Sheet

I initially started this list as a personal “cheat sheet” that I could reference to ensure the custom content I'm downloading is appropriate for gameplay when it comes to polycount (and because I intend(ed) to learn how to make my own cc). I decided to share in case others find it useful.

I’m not a Maxis Match purist or anything like that, but purging high-poly CAS items from my cc folder eliminated in-game stuttering for me entirely. For some reason, this is rarely mentioned in discussions about gameplay optimization. Polycount does matter.

There’s a lot of absolutely gorgeous but incredibly high-poly cc out there that is simply not gameplay friendly for the average player. As we see an influx of first-time or rusty players migrating over from TS4, I think it’s important people are aware of this (both players and creators alike).

This might be a nonissue for those whose focus is on CAS and pretty screenshots, or maybe for those who have beastly gaming pcs/graphics cards etc.

But for players whose focus is on actual gameplay, high-poly cc can be detrimental.

With that said, below the cut you can find a list of average polycounts for some EA clothing/objects to use as a reference.

My method

I recorded the polycount of 10 items from each category below so that I could get a decent representation from each one to calculate the average. Since there is a wide range in some of the categories, I’ve opted to also include the minimum, median, and maximum for a clearer picture.

This list is not exhaustive; I feel like after a while, you kind of get the point. Also, this has been sitting on my computer for ages, and I don’t know if/when I will continue collecting data for it, so I figured I would just share what I have for now.

CAS

Tops:

Average polycount: 3538.4

Minimum polycount: 2868

Median polycount: 3443

Maximum polycount: 4872

Outfits:

Average polycount: 4281.8

Minimum polycount: 3865

Median polycount: 4205.5

Maximum polycount: 4932

Bottoms:

Average polycount: 1094.2

Minimum polycount: 770

Median polycount: 1016

Maximum polycount: 1768

Hair:

Average polycount: 4343.2

Minimum polycount: 2298

Median polycount: 4691

Maximum polycount: 6840

Shoes:

Average polycount: 621.6

Minimum polycount: 456

Median polycount: 594

Maximum polycount: 968

Accessories

Average polycount: 520.8

Minimum polycount: 118

Median polycount: 433

Maximum polycount: 1098

Objects

Dining Chairs

Average polycount: 806.3

Minimum polycount: 362

Median polycount: 799

Maximum polycount: 1054

Sofas and Loveseats

Average polycount: 1699.4

Minimum polycount: 958

Median polycount: 1414

Maximum polycount: 2920

Livingroom Chairs

Average polycount: 791.0

Minimum polycount: 290

Median polycount: 920

Maximum polycount: 1006

Beds

Average polycount: 3529.4

Minimum polycount: 1974

Median polycount: 3316

Maximum polycount: 5668

Plants

Average polycount: 746.3

Minimum polycount: 104

Median polycount: 801

Maximum polycount: 1998

Sculptures

Average polycount: 1659.3

Min polycount: 440

Median polycount: 1417.5

Max polycount: 5263

Misc

Average polycount: 914.4

Min polycount: 380

Median polycount: 988

Max polycount: 1926

Curtains

Average polycount: 762.4

Min polycount: 262

Median polycount: 802

Max polycount: 1438

Wall Art

Average polycount: 524.1

Min polycount: 62

Median polycount: 171

Max polycount: 2403

Dining Tables

Average polycount: 754.8

Min polycount: 468

Median polycount: 685

Max: 1262

(To be continued, maybe? If anyone wants to help me add more categories, feel free to get in touch, happy to credit you for any data you send over).

Further reading from people who are way smarter than me:

Polygon counts and Sims CC by @simlicious, plus their tutorial on how to check polycounts using TSRW, and their post about polycount vs vertices!

Let’s Talk Polygons by @mispoodle1, plus their tutorial on how to use S3pe to check polycounts.

A warning about high polycount custom content - for downloaders and creators by @tommeraas-cc (this post is for TS4 but still relevant for TS3 as well).

Maybe no one cares about cc polycounts anymore, but I sure do. 😅

Happy simming! I'm on a bit of a break from TS3 right now but I always come back. 🖤

(~￣³￣)~

Muga.

Water Tower Redux FIXED!

Getting on the nerves by the fact the Ambitions water tower gets invisible when on map view? This tiny mod is here to help! Now the industrial building or the hipster loft of your dreams can be seen from the whole town!

So yea I had to get this specific object fixed for a lot I built in Boroughsburg (coming soon!) and so I decided to share it (the LOD isn’t great but it gets the work done)

D0WNL0AD HERE! (requires the Ambitions expansion pack)

The Sims 3 - Heat Set 1- download

Original meshes by me;

Age: YAF & YAM;

All LODs & Morphs, maternity morph for all female items;

Disabled for random;

1k & 2k textures;

Normal maps included;

Custom thumbnails for both Launcher and CAS;

sims3pack & package files;

compressed;

Meshed with Blender, adapted to TS3 with Milkshape, Photoshop, TSRW.

► Heat One Piece Bows Swimsuit - AF

Poly: 4.9k;

Outfits section;

3 presets, 3 recolorable channels;

Categories: Swimwear.

►   Heat One Piece Ruffle Swimsuit- AF

Poly: 5.3k;

Bottoms section;

3 presets, 3 recolorable channels;  

Categories: Swimwear.

►   Heat Knit Bikini Top - AF

Poly: 3.4k;

Tops section;

3 presets, 1 recolorable channel;  

Categories: Swimwear.

►   Heat Knit Bikini Bottom - AF

Poly: 1.4k;

Bottoms section;

3 presets, 1 recolorable channel;  

Categories: Swimwear.

►   Heat Open Shirt - AM

Poly: 3.3k;

Tops section;

3 presets, 2 recolorable channels;  

Categories: Swimwear, Sleepwear.

►   Heat Shorts - AM

Poly: 1.2k;

Bottoms section;

3 presets, 2 recolorable channels;  

Categories: Swimwear, Sleepwear.

Notes:

* All of these items are actually meshes, there no painted-on method used in this set.

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Download on PATREON (Early Access; public on August 7th, 2023)

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Hope you enjoy them!

Thank you & Happy Simming!

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You can also support me on Ko-fi.

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TOU 🔊 Do not re-upload my creations. Do not claim as your own. Do not put them anywhere up for download and don’t add adfly to my links.    

the residents of strangetown want to wish you a very out of touch thursday

EA Crow’s Feet as Topical Details

edited EA’s default “age” overlay to just have the crows feet and also made it a topical detail. Similar to what @prettyladybabies did with their separated Ageing blush except mine will be indistinguishable from the little checkboxes in the menu (and can’t be faded out womp womp)

this was kind of like a “whatever” kind of thing since this specific section in CAS is pretty barren so if anyone can make use out of this it’s good enough for me.

Under Topical Details > Age Detail (see above)

Also includes 75%, 50%, 25%, and 15% opacity ones so it doesn’t have to be as strong. 

the sim shown is wearing the overlay at its strongest and also some makeup in every category so it appears slightly intense than it would otherwise. so results may vary depending on how much makeup your sim has

Feel free to delete the variations you won’t use!

TOU (…this one doesn’t really count tbh)

Credits: EA, CTU, TSRW, Photoshop

Download at SimFileShare: https://simfileshare.net/download/1397705/

Mirror

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!

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