I made these for TS2, and I figured I’d go ahead and make them for TS3 while I was at it. These were originally floors from Cottage Living, but I made them into terrains. There is a terrain version of this in TS4 but it only comes in 1 color (pink), and does not match the floors (Why EA?). No transparency version only. I didn’t test this in game, so let me know if I’ve goofed something up.

I made this as a quick edit of the Beach Towel + Umbrella for myself, as I couldn’t find one that felt “medieval themed”. Please keep in mind I didn’t make this with the intent to share originally so it’s a bit “rough”. I almost forgot I made this, so I wanted to drop it here for the future. I am not currently playing my medieval save, so the above preview is just the texture. Feel free to edit, etc.

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An old project that was in my WIP folder.

The Sims Medieval floor converted to TS3.

• 1 color channel only.

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I wanted to save my GraphicsRules for my future Sims 3 playthroughs, and I thought I’d share.

🚨 MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR GRAPHICSRULES BEFORE USING THIS!! I can’t stress this enough.
This is for version 1.69!
*Edit* I am now on 1.67 and this seems to work fine.

Found in: Program Files\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
or
Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
I don’t remember which is the default as I have mine in a custom location.
Installation for non-origin users:
Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Game\Bin
 
Changes from the default are as follows:

• Graphics when set to the Very High setting will either be 2K, or 4K, depending on which version you download. I recommend 2K for gameplay.
• Better Shadows included. It uses 4K shadows in both versions. You must set your shadows to the High setting.
• I have the seti textureMemory (how much RAM your computer has) set to 16GB of RAM. 🚨 I highly recommend changing this to how much YOUR computer has. I have never tested this on a computer that has less RAM than 16GB.
• ShaderSkinCompositing set to false on the High, and Very High graphics setting. This fixes improperly rendered body hair and tattoos (stops them from becoming blurry).
• Bloom is removed. Example of what Bloom is here.

Find more bug fixes, and performance tweaks in this guide! (I have included some of the changes to my GraphicsRules)

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42 more Fallout 4 terrains. These were originally converted to TS2 by davinaojeda

There are two versions. They conflict with each other, so you can only have one!

Version 1: No alpha transparency. All transparency is handled in-game. This solves the “halo” effect around the terrain from the world terrain poking through when trying to blend terrains. I prefer this option, as the halo can be pretty noticeable in certain situations and/or with certain terrains.

Version 2: Alpha transparency.

I have updated and added some new object hiders for The Sims 3.

Built, or (for my older packages) work with 1.69.

I’ve learned a new way of making these. I did not redo all of my packages as they still seem to work fine, and there are a TON. The new way also solved some of my previous issues, like build objects not being hidden anymore.

I tried to get most objects/build mode items, but there might still be a few stragglers. Feel free to report any you find in my ask. Some I intentionally stayed away from as they are the only one in the game that exists, and I might actually use. This isn’t consistent across all games as far as not hiding these “one in existence” items, as some I never intend to use any time soon, and I did hide. So just keep an eye out. They should still be in the Collections folders if you do miss any. Feel free to request a hider for any of these items. I don’t mind adding them in if someone else wants them hidden.

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These will hide objects from showing in the buy/build/buy debug catalog. You can still find them in Collections. These do not remove any objects from in game, and will still show up as normal if they’ve already been placed in game, or if they come with a lot, etc.

I strongly suggest choosing wisely when it comes to what you want to hide, as hiding everything can be problematic. An example would be all Beds being hidden from the catalog.

These come with their thumbnail pictures where available to make it easier to pick and choose what to keep.

I would put these in your overrides folder, but they should still work if you don’t.

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I converted this back in the day, however I noticed some shadow issues that needed to be fixed. While I was at it, I also added a recolorable version, too.

This is still nonfunctional. It does have slots on the top, but nothing crazy (TSRW won’t stop crashing when I try to add slots).

I THINK it’s base game compatible.

↪ Preview of the recolorable areas (NOT an actual in-game swatch! As cool as the 90s were).

I made peacemaker-ic‘s Lustrous Metals color palette into Metal Patterns for TS3 for personal use (I took an EA metal pattern, and recolored it in every color+saved/exported them), but I thought I’d share in case anyone is lazy like me, and likes things to match.

They use an EA Metal Pattern that can tile in any direction. It’s slightly shiny, but not too over powering (imo).

All credits go to peacemaker-ic, and EA. All I did was copy+paste the color codes into TS3.

Definitely need some “old school” walls, so I converted my 80s Paneling.

They have 2 color channels, and a custom normal map. One color option which is the one pictured above.

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