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harkonnen-darkness · 1 month
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(𝐍𝐚-)𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 / 𝐅𝐞𝐲𝐝𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 🖤
[𝐯𝐨𝐥. 𝟏]
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Maybe plus some bodypaint and markings on your lip? I'm pretty sure you would hide a knife or a dagger somewhere. Probably on your leg. 🗡️
(All pictures are from Pinterest. If you want a link to one, please let me know.)
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chilligyu · 11 months
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"august slipped away, a moment in time we were lost in the memory"
summer soonwoo (taylor's version) for @starrywonn
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ineffablecollision · 6 months
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my top 9 characters of 2023
thank you so much for the tag @mandycantdecide <3
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guillermo de la cruz - what we do in the shadows casper - relax, i'm from the future vladislav the poker - what we do in the shadows stede bonnet - our flag means death aziraphale - good omens murray hewitt - flight of the conchords jemaine clement - flight of the conchords steve rutherford - wrecked bret mckenzie - flight of the conchords
i tag everyone who wants to do this!
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naivesilver · 2 years
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Also. I thought about not sending this last one, but it's too funny to me. 69 + Pinocchio/Lampwick. because 1) funny number, 2) I know exactly what song that corresponds to and ,,,,divorce AU, I guess :)
THE END IS HERE! And what better way to end this wonderful run than with your most despicable ask 😒 I'd say thank you for enabling me with all of this but you're an absolute worm 🪱💗
Spotify wrapped game: send me a number from 1-100, optionally with a ship or character, for a moodboard based on the song it corresponds to!
69. Bad Blood - Bastille
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okayto · 8 months
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*wheezing* Kayt! I came on tumblr for a 5 minute refresh, not to be assaulted by ye olde 50x50 pixel icons Dx
Jkjk got anymore? XD
What, who doesn't like to be suddenly and unexpectedly YEETED BACK TO 2006?
And yeah, while I've gone through @oldinterneticons to reblog from (and they're very fun to browse), here are some of mine from Ye Olden Days! I just downloaded them from my old Photobucket account a few months ago (gosh, I have so many).
Also sorry this is long, Tumblr resizes the icons if I put them next to each other.
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aira-cc · 2 years
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.•*🏵 Vanilla Kitchen 🏵*•.
Hello!! I am so excited to finally share Vanilla Kitchen Set with you. I had lots of fun making it and fell in love with this aesthetic. The set contains some clutter and functional objects for your beautiful kitchens. Some of them require specific expansion packs and there are a few key points about functionality, so please read them before downloading. You can see the gif showing all the items and read more information below.
The set includes 27 items:
♡ Pot | 11 Swatches | 918 Polys
♡ Tray | 8 Swatches | 2.4k Polys
♡ Chair | 8 Swatches | 1.2k Polys                          
♡ Toaster | 8 Swatches | 1.8k Polys
♡ Egg Tray | 8 Swatches | 2.3k Polys
♡ End Table | 8 Swatches | 1.5k Polys
♡ Board&Pan | 8 Swatches | 970 Polys
♡ Flower Pot | 6 Swatches | 2.2k Polys
♡ Recipe Book | 4 Swatches | 57 Polys
♡ Dish Rack | 3 Swatches | 2.3k Polys
♡ Sauce Pan | 8 Swatches | 862 Polys
♡ Glass Cup | 9 Swatches | 442 Polys
♡ Rice Cooker | 8 Swatches | 1.4k Polys
♡ Cutting Board | 4 Swatches | 110 Polys
♡ Vanilla Cake | 9 Swatches | 2.6k Polys
♡ Flower Light | 8 Swatches | 1.1k Polys
♡ Dinner Table | 4 Swatches | 310 Polys   
♡ Flower Vase | 8 Swatches | 2.1k Polys
♡ Cup&Coaster | 9 Swatches | 730 Polys
♡ Utensil Holder | 8 Swatches | 906 Polys
♡ Picnic Table | 11 Swatches | 2.5k Polys   
♡ Flower Candle | 8 Swatches | 1.3k Polys
♡ Hot Pot Deco | 8 Swatches | 2k Polys
♡ Food Bowl Deco | 8 Swatches | 2.2k Polys
♡ Coffee Machine | 10 Swatches | 460 Polys    
♡ Food Bowl | 8 Swatches | 2.2k Polys (requires Cats&Dogs EP)
♡ Hot Pot | 8 Swatches | 2k Polys (requires Snowy Escape EP)                    
Additional Info:
BGC (except for the specified items)
Tagged swatches
Custom thumbnails
Custom specular maps
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For toaster to be functional & deco versions
First, download the toaster from my post then download ATS4 toaster mod and the recipes you want from here. Put the files in less than TWO folders deep into your Mod Folder!! If you do not install the mod, you can use the toaster as a deco. There are also deco versions available for other two objects which require expansion packs. Thank you so much @aroundthesims​ for the toaster mod and help💛
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Food bowl, flower candle, end table, flower pot were suggested on Pinterest. Thanks to everyone who gave them 🏵
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You can quickly access these items by searching “vanilla” or “aira” in the game. If you run into any issues please let me know. Enjoy!!🌼💜
•˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Download on Patreon(Early Access until November 20th)  
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kestrelteens · 5 months
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Finally I'm releasing Westbrook Cove for download! Thanks so much to everyone who's asked for it and waited for it, I appreciate you all so much! ♥ Unedited preview under the cut! Please make a backup of your game before installing.
Creating a custom 'hood and releasing it for download is not hard and not a big deal at all, but since I was doing it for the very first time, of course it wasn't all smooth sailing- hence the wait. I had to recreate it 3 times lmao, due to not knowing all the facts (silly me) but it was all in good fun honestly and I'm super happy it's finally shareable! 🐸
Sooo, this 'hood is completely clean, no characters and no stealth 'hoods or anything. It was created using the Baskerville terrain which, of course, is included. You can play it using your own defaults, but here are the ones I use that you can see in the preview pics:
these trees
these roads
this grass replacement
Some useful mods you might need:
'hood deco placed anywhere
busy roads
gunmod's camera mod
The folder with the 'hood (N025) goes to your 'Neighborhoods' folder in the Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection (or just The Sims 2)/Neighborhoods 🐛 I debated whether I should include a folder with all the custom neighborhood deco you need, but I figured that probably most of you already have all the CC needed since the buildings and houses I used have been in the community for years! So instead I have made a CC list (under the cut) so you can easily download and/or check if you already have the needed deco. 🦓
There is also a folder with 10 residential lots created just for this 'hood to match its vibe and the aesthetic. They have all been cleaned, compressed and the little CC they have is included and the preview pics are under the cut. 🦔 But, just in case, download these build mode sets (in case you don't already have them):
Bespoke
Well Crafted Windows
Townhouse Windows
Cottage Living Windows
I didn't end up placing the lots anywhere 'cause i wanted you to have the freedom to organize the neighborhood whichever way you want!
Please enjoy and have fun! I'm here if you need anything ♥
neighborhood download (sfs) // alt neighborhood download (mediafire)
lots download (sfs) // alt lots download (mediafire)
Neighborhood deco you need:
basically just get everything by Criquette, I have most definitely used all of it, but I'm sure you already have these, they're the best
these adorable houses
gorgeous veranda houses
amazing 4t2 houses
town hall & school
vervainwort buildings 1 & 2
pub
these various rabbit holes
downtown rabbit holes by curiousb
snowy escape 'hood deco
leoz94 misc conversions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
these vehicles
tennis courts and soccer fields
misc deco
forestry buildings
campus buildings
Unedited 'hood preview
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Virginia Lane 6- 30,961$
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Green Court 8- 26,231$
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Pear Tree Lane 25- 34,200$
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Roslyn Road 12- 26,974$
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Coventry Lane 16- 27,294$
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Hidden Lane 12- 19,416$
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Moorland Drive 12- 18,400$
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Blairmoor Court 4- 26,032$
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East Emory Court 13- 13,144$
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Wedgewood Drive 8- 24,423$
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marilynjeansims · 7 months
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Twisted Cat 'Sweet Dreams' Default Underwear Replacement. by marilynjeansims
I fell in love with this lingerie set from the lovely @twisted-cat. It just screams the soft & girly aesthetic that I love! I inevitably had to turn these into a default replacement and share them with you, too!
Full credit goes to @twisted-cat and you can find the original Sweet Dreams lingerie set here.
How to install:
Only use one bra and panty at a time, and place the package files in your mods folder.
Open the game, go into CAS, and the underwear should be replaced on your female sim.
TOU:
Please do not claim my content as your own.
Please do not reupload my content.
Please do not modify my content.
Download here (Patreon, free)
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aestheticpixelz · 5 days
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🩷aesthetic short dresses - casual(ish) edition
These cute dresses are must-haves for every cc folder. They're just so perfect for the spring or summer season. I love them so much!
You can find all the links (in order) to these dresses⤑ here
💕thanks to the lovely cc creators @serenity-cc, @sentate, @miikocc, @greenllamas, @joliebean, @caio-cc @belaloallure3 , @rustys-cc @boschianacc, @someone-elsa @madlensims @simpliciaty-cc @arethabee @enriques4. I'm obsessed with everything you all do!
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harkonnen-darkness · 2 months
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⋆。˚ ☁︎ ˚。 𝐆𝐈𝐄𝐃𝐈 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 & 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 ⋆。˚☽˚。⋆
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𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 🖤
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largetaytertots · 10 months
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razor default replacement
I have made it my mission to recolor every ugly object in this game and to make it more aesthetically pleasing. now you can have a cute razor to shave that furry simussy.
this is a default replacement, meaning it will override all of the razors in your game. there are 8 colors to choose from. only put one color in your mods folder, otherwise it will not work.
your chosen razor will be automatically used when you're shaving. due to razors being a debug item, you will not find them in the build/buy catalog. you can cheat this though by using ctrl+shift+c to bring up the cheat menu, typing "testingcheats true", then "bb.showhiddenobjects", then "bb.showliveeditobjects", and finally searching the catalog for the word "debug".
*the high school years expansion is required
8.28.23 update: I've edited the mesh and made the razor smaller so it's not as chunky. please delete the old file and redownload it
❀ download here ❀
youtube / tiktok / twitch / patreon / gallery id: largetaytertots
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tau1tvec · 5 months
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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.
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I have finally completed my project and because of that I am going to share with you the links to everything I have worked on.
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Series of videos showing scenes with every Raphael's dialogue interactions, removed/bugged lines included: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLliVjF4AV2B5jjCgzYdHbXUIcGqSgTzds Link to the Google Drive with scenepacks. Includes OG scenes, as well as some modified ones (adjusted camera angles): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1V3t1j_NIfgDL_YsdEezykqLd8PL3lV_z?usp=drive_link Link to my Wallpaper Engine workshop with tons of Raphael animated wallpapers, some even with sounds coming from campfire etc: https://steamcommunity.com/id/CallmeClaudii/myworkshopfiles/?p=2
The paths to Raphael interactions you can use to play with Dialogue parser: Dialogs/Camp/Campfire_Moments/CAMP_MonitorIntro_CFM.html Act1/Forest/FOR_Monitor_Dinner.html Act1/Forest/FOR_Monitor_AD_Vanish.html /Camp/Campfire_Moments/CAMP_Monitor_AvD_RevealPartySecrets.html Act2/Shar/SHA_Orthon_AD_MonitorLeaves.html Act2/Shar/SHA_Raphael.html Act2/Haven/HAV_MolsDeal_Raphael.html (there't plenty near this file, like 'ThreeWay') Act3/Wyrm/WYR_RaphaelTango_Raphael_SoloScene.html (plenty other files around this one, as well) Act3/LowerCity/HouseOfHope/LOW_HouseOfHope_RaphaelAppearance.html (a lot of stuff around here) Act3/EndGame/END_IllithidOptions_RaphaelLastChance.html Act3/EndGame/END_GameFinale_RaphaelCrownUpdate.html Raphael's Commandments (screenshots) Screenshots of Raphael:
Puppy eyes Cvnty poses Ascended Form Gale Epilogue Sleeping beauty Gestures & poses What's a contract without whimsy, I say Solar Eclipse and Amber Inside the Astral Prism Morphed into Mizora Devil's Den 1 Devil's Den 2 Loving gaze Last Light Inn 1 Last Light Inn 2 Last Light Inn 3 Sussur Tree As Shadowheart Shadowlands Shadowlands 2 Various 1 Various 2 (Cazador & Astarion) Various 3 (Bhaalist & Astarion) Various 4 (Sarevok) House of Hope 1 House of Hope 2 Cambion full body Palms and Claws
Lore (books & scrolls): Part 1 Part 2 Unfinished dialogue from the Epilogue Party House of Hope study of aesthetics (I go over materials used to build the place, show the statues, explain the aesthetics): https://www.tiktok.com/@callmeclaudii/photo/7345921314646920480?lang=en Thank you for everyone who has been with me on this journey, supporting me on the way. It has been and still is incredible and wonderful. There is a big surprise I'm going to be announcing soon, so if you'd like to stick around please drop a follow to my Tiktok, where I'm mostly active or to my youtube <3 https://www.tiktok.com/@callmeclaudii
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tavtiers · 5 months
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Notice to Classpecting Blogs
For years now, I've compiled useful information from other classpecting accounts onto my computer. When classpecting, I often use this wealth of information as a reference guide.
I have since discovered, to my horror, that a large percentage of content I have saved no longer exists on the internet (due to the deletion of blogs, art accounts, etc).
That being said, though it is wildly unorganized, I am sharing my google drive with the rest of the classpecting/Homestuck community! I hope you are able to find use in it, or, at the very least, make sense of it.
ARCHIVE HERE
Much love,
Tavtiers
@creative-classpect @rogue-of-heart-classpecting @askthemageofhope @sylphclasspecting @12colors-classpects @creativegodtiers @yourfaveisclasspected @fraymotifsbeyond @classpect-interpreter @sburbanalysis @tierstuck-aesthetic @urcharactersclasspect
And to the people who started it all <3
@sylph-of-hope-analysis @dahniwitchoflight
Note:
My blog is still active! This post does not mean I'm leaving.
Since these folders were created for personal use, they are not sourced or organized (and I sadly do not have the time to organize them).
Apologies to any classpecting blogs I did not tag! I tried to grab a handful I knew had been posting recently.
Please let me know if any links are broken.
Finally, if there are any additional blogs you would like to see linked to and/or material to be archived, feel free to let me know!
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ereardon · 10 months
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More Than Enough [Bob Floyd x Reader]
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A Single Dad Bob Fic
Summary: The first two times Bob Floyd ends up in your emergency room he’s a mess. You never expected him to return a third time. But when he does, it changes everything.
Pairing: Robert “Bob” Floyd x OC 
Warnings: Medical setting, blood and needles, cursing Word count: 4.4K 
Bob Floyd masterlist here
“We’ve got another one.” 
You sighed, lifting the hair from the back of your neck and fanning it before clipping your hair up and straightening your scrubs. “Be there in a second, Liz.” 
Your charge nurse nodded, waddling away from the desk and you pushed back from your chair, wandering down the hall, knocking lightly before walking through the door on the right. 
“Hi,” you said, grabbing the chart from the folder on the wall and stepping further into the room. “I’m Y/N, I’ll be your nurse today.” 
“Hi.” You looked up. His voice was deep and gravely and insanely sexy despite the fluorescent lights of the ER and the sterile aesthetics of the triage room. The patient on the bed had sandy blond hair that was combed back neatly and a pair of wire glasses that slid down his pert nose. His pink lips were curled up in a delicate, shy smile, large hands spread out on either side of his body. “How are you?” 
You laughed, skimming the clipboard chart one more time before setting it down near the sink. “Better than you, Mr. Floyd, by the looks of it. Says here you have a hook in your foot.” 
The man nodded, lifting his left leg and you saw it immediately: an old fishing hook sunken into the flesh toward his ankle. You grimaced while putting on a pair of gloves. 
“And how did this happen?” 
“Playing football on the beach,” he said as you poked at the skin around the hook. “Just stepped somewhere I shouldn’t have, apparently.” 
You nodded. “Well, Mr. Floyd–”
“Bob,” he said. 
You smiled. “Bob. I’m going to give you a shot for tetanus. We’re not sure where this hook has been, so better safe than sorry.” 
Bob winced as he watched you dip the syringe into the glass vial of medicine. 
You sat down on the rolling stool and reached out, pushing up the sleeve of his shirt from his upper arm, rubbing a circle spot with an alcohol swab. “So beach football. That sounds fun.” 
“I, um, I play with my team.” Bob closed his eyes as you slid the needle into his skin, pressing the depressor slowly. 
When you pulled it out, covering it with a fresh cotton ball, reaching for a band-aid, he kept his eyes closed. You patted his arm softly. “Mr. Floyd, you’re doing just fine.” 
His eyes shot open and he smiled, embarrassed. “Sorry, I’m a major wuss when it comes to needles.” 
“Most people are,” you said, examining his foot. “What kind of team? Like a rec league?” 
“Oh, no,” Bob said as you cleaned around the entrance of the metal hook on his foot. “My squadron. I’m in the Navy.” 
“Really?” You pressed down on the top of his foot, looking up at Bob. He caught your eye.
He nodded. “Aviator, ma’am.” 
“What’s that like?” you asked. Just as Bob opened his mouth to reply, you yanked on the hook, eliciting a sharp grunt from him. You shook your head with a sad smile. “Sorry, better not to see it coming.” 
“Think you’re right about that,” Bob said, his voice a little higher than before. 
You smiled sweetly up at him, pressing against the wound with cotton to stop the bleeding. Bob laid back against the bed, looking a little more pale than before. “Mr. Floyd?” 
“Bob,” he gasped. 
“Bob,” you repeated. “Are you feeling dizzy?” 
“Not a fan of blood, either,” he muttered and you looked down to see that blood had soaked through the cotton you were holding. You quickly switched it out.  
“Lay back for me,” you said softly, “and close your eyes.” Bob did as he was told and you wrapped his foot gently once the blood had stopped flowing from the wound. You ran the sink with cold water, dampening a towel and folding it up, placing it gently on Bob’s forehead. He sighed audibly. “There. Just try to relax, OK?” 
He chuckled. “Not a very good first impression, huh?” 
You smiled even though he couldn’t see you. “I’ve had worse.” 
Just as you were about to open your mouth and ask about his personal life, the door swung open and a beautiful brunette entered the room with a little girl on her hip. Your heart sank in your chest as she set the toddler down and watched as the toddler rushed to the bed. “Daddy!” 
Bob’s eyes fluttered open and he smiled brightly. “Hi Sugar.” 
“She insisted we follow you,” the brunette said. She was gloriously tan and chiseled, wearing just a black sports bra and a pair of small athletic shorts. She turned to you with a grin. “How’s our boy doing?” 
“He’ll be just fine,” you said, trying your hardest not to be jealous of this perfectly kind stranger who just happened to be the wife of your patient. But you also wanted to claw her eyes out and claim him as your own. 
“Daddy, you fainted.” The little girl had her hands on the sheets where she could reach and Bob leaned over, trying to scoop her up, but couldn’t quite reach her. 
“Here.” You crouched down next to the little girl. “Want me to help you get on your daddy’s bed?” 
She nodded enthusiastically and you smiled, lifting under her arms, plopping her against the sheets and Bob’s waiting arms. You watched as Bob enveloped her in his embrace, veins and muscles on his arms rippling as he held her tight. 
The brunette cleared her throat. “Floyd, I can take Andie home, depending on how long you’ll be here?” 
Bob turned to you. “Y/N?” he asked and you liked the way he said your name instead of nurse or hey you or even ma’am. “How long do you think?” 
“I just want to keep you here another fifteen minutes or so, make sure you’re reacting OK to the vaccination and you’re no longer a fainting threat, and then we can get your discharge papers completed. Won’t be more than an hour.” 
Bob nodded. “I’ll take her home, Nix, don’t worry about it.” 
The brunette put one hand on her hip. “You sure?” 
“Yeah, I’m sure. You want to stay with me, Sugar? Or do you want Auntie Phoenix to take you home?” 
Andie clung to Bob’s side. “I want to stay with you, daddy!” 
You caught the auntie part of the conversation. As you swapped out his gauze for a bandage you looked quickly. 
No wedding ring. 
Things were looking up. You smiled as the brunette leaned over, kissing the top of Andie’s head. “OK sweetheart, you can stay with your daddy. Floyd, I’ll check on you later. Bradshaw will drive you home, OK? He’s in the waiting room.” 
Bob nodded. “Thanks. Tell him we’ll be out soon.” Bob turned to you as Andie settled in his arms, her gaze already on the TV in the corner. “Sorry, that’s my pilot, Natasha.” 
“She’s pretty.” 
Bob flushed. “I, um, I was going to say the same thing about you.” 
You loved that he was flustered. In his arms, Andie stirred. “Daddy? How much longer?” 
“Just a little bit, honey,” he said. “Do you want to wait with Uncle Bradley?” 
She shook her head. “No, daddy, want to be with you!” 
“OK Sugar,” he said, looking up at you sheepishly. “Sorry, she’s three and a little antsy.” 
You waved one hand in the air. “Don’t worry about it. She’s adorable.” You finished your note on his chart. “Well, Mr. Floyd, you’re going to be just fine. In about fifteen minutes, the floor nurse will come in and get you the discharge papers and you two will be free to go.” 
Just as you were about to turn on your heel, Bob’s voice caught you. “Y/N?” 
You turned. “Yes?” 
He looked down at Andie’s blonde head and then back up at you and sighed. “Um, thanks. For everything.” 
You smiled but it was thin. “Of course, it’s my job.” You waved. “Bye sweetheart.” 
“Bye!” Andie’s sugary voice rang out in the sterile room. 
You turned on one heel, flattening yourself to the hallway after shutting the door, letting out a breath. For a moment, you had thought he was going to ask you out. But of course he wasn’t. Who were you kidding? A gorgeous pilot with a daughter? He was surely off the market, even if he wasn’t wearing a ring. 
You opened your eyes just in time to see an incredibly beefy guy slide down the hallway, his brown eyes landing on yours. He grinned, white teeth, slightly crooked smile. Fuck, he was beautiful, too. What was going on? 
“Hi,” he said, stopping in front of you. “I, uh, I’m looking for Bob Floyd’s room?” 
You hooked a thumb to your left. “Right there,” you said. 
He grinned. “Thanks.” He didn’t make a move to leave. 
You pushed yourself off of the wall and nodded. “Anytime.” 
The mustache man followed you with your eyes as you walked away from the room, as far as you could get from the tiny little corner of the hospital that was inhabited by the most beautiful people you had ever laid eyes on within a ten minute span. 
Back at the nurse’s station, you collapsed into your chair. 
“I know that look,” Liz said, eyebrow raised. 
“What look?” 
She shook her head, grabbing for her water bottle. “Watch out, sweetie. There’s only one reason you could possibly look like that?” 
“And how do I look?” 
“Fucked.” 
***
You hadn’t been able to get Bob Floyd out of your head. That’s why, two weeks later, when he rushed into the ER in the middle of the night, you blinked rapidly, convinced that the night shift was melding with your subconscious somehow. 
“Hello?” he called out into the hallway and you rushed forward, noticing that he had Andie in his arms, her face pink with anguish. “She won’t stop crying and throwing up and oh my God, I don’t know what’s happening.” 
“Put her down here,” you said, leading them to a bed and drawing the drapes tightly. Andie rolled onto her side, clutching her abdomen. “Hi honey. I’m just going to take a look at your belly, OK?” She nodded, but continued to cry as you lifted up the hem of her pajama top, touching her distended belly gently as she cried out. You looked up at Bob. “It’s most likely appendicitis but we’ll need a CT scan to confirm.” 
Bob ran a hand through his hair. He looked much more disheveled this time and you almost wanted to sling an arm around him, pull him into a hug. He looked like he needed it. 
“Let me call down to radiology, we should be able to get her in immediately.” 
You stepped toward the phone on the wall, speaking quickly, eyes on Bob as he hovered near Andie’s bed, whispering softly in her ear. 
“Another nurse will come and take her down in a minute,” you said gently. 
Bob looked up. “Can I go with?” 
You shook your head and his face fell. “I’m sorry. But you’ll get to see her before she goes into surgery.” 
“Is there anything you can give her for the pain?” he pleaded. “I just, I don't know what to do.”
You nodded. “We’ll give her some medicine before the procedure and after.” 
A knock on the door stole both of your attention. “Mr. Floyd? I’m here to take Andie down to radiology.” A short nurse with her hair tied back smiled at the door. “Are we all set?” 
“Yes.” You looked at Bob and Andie. “It’ll only be twenty minutes, I promise.” 
He nodded, leaning over and kissing Andie’s head. “I’ll be right here, baby, I promise. Be good for me, Sugar.” 
“Daddy!” she cried and you saw how it gutted him. 
He swallowed the pain. “It’s OK, honey. You’ll feel better soon.” 
And then they were wheeling Andie’s bed out of the room and Bob collapsed onto the chair near the wall, head in his hands. You waited a moment before walking over, squatting down and pressing one hand to his knee gently. “Hey. She’s going to be OK, I promise.” 
Bob looked up and you saw tears in his blue eyes. He wiped at them. “I’m sorry. There’s nothing scarier as a parent than rushing your kid to the ER in the middle of the night.” 
“Don’t be sorry,” you said softly. “I can’t even imagine.” 
“Do you have kids?”
You shook your head. “I don’t.” 
Bob sighed. “I never thought I wanted kids,” he whispered, like a confession. “And then Andie came along and she changed everything.” He paused. “She’s my entire world. I can’t explain how helpless I feel watching her in pain knowing it’s out of my control.” 
Your hand was still pressed against his knee. “She’s going to be alright,” you said. “I promise, nothing bad is going to happen.” 
“Thank you.” The two of you hovered there for a moment, eyes locked on each other. And then the door swung open and you stood up quickly. 
“It’s a ruptured appy,” the nurse said. “We’re taking her down to OR two.” 
“You have to let him talk to her first,” you said and Bob looked at you, surprised. “He has to tell her it’s going to be OK. She’s scared.” 
The nurse nodded hastily. “Fine, but do it quickly. Dr. Roberts is already scrubbing in.” 
The three of you trailed down the hallway to where Andie laid in a bed near the elevator, another nurse speaking with her quietly. Her eyes flicked to Bob immediately, widening with recognition and comfort. He reached out, stroking her hair. “Hi Sugar,” he whispered and you could hear in the pits of his voice how much he was holding back. “Listen, the doctors are going to make you better and when you’re done with your nap, I’ll be waiting for you.” 
“With a toy?” she asked, her voice light and soft.
Bob smiled. “Yeah, honey, with a toy.”
“Promise, daddy?” 
Bob nodded. “I promise. Be right here when you’re done, OK?” 
Andie smiled and Bob pressed a kiss to her forehead before she was wheeled down the corridor, through the double doors at the end of the hallway. He turned to you with sad, wide eyes. You were an ER nurse – technically, you needed to hand over Andie as your patient to the surgical team. You would go to the nurses station and finish the chart, have it signed off by the attendings who completed her surgery after it was done. But something about the frazzled way that Bob looked and how his leg had felt beneath your palm made you throw everything else to the side.   
“Come on,” you said, putting one hand on his arm gently. “Let’s get a coffee. It’ll be an hour or two.” 
He frowned. “You don’t need to see more patients?” 
You shrugged. It was three in the morning on a Tuesday. Only one bed was filled. “It’s quiet. They’ll cover for me.” 
“Are you sure?” 
You nodded. You didn’t want him to be alone. “Besides, I know where the good coffee is.” 
That’s how you and Bob ended up on the third floor doctor’s lounge sipping out of mismatched mugs, the sun still asleep beneath the blanket of the horizon. 
“So a pilot, huh?” you asked. “That must be exciting.” 
Bob smiled but it was quick. Tight. “Yeah.” He took a sip of coffee and looked up. “Actually, can I tell you the truth?” 
“Of course.” 
“People always say that and I always respond the same. Yeah, it’s exciting. Yeah, it’s cool. But the truth is, it’s fucking terrifying. Going up in jets every day not knowing if I’m going to be able to pick my daughter up from daycare later or not.” 
“So why do you do it?”
“Only thing I’ve ever been good at,” he replied. 
“That can’t be true.” Your eyes wandered over Bob’s strong hands, the way the coffee mug was engulfed by them. The wire glasses slipping down his nose. The way he carried himself. Like he was too much of a burden to compete for space in the room, even though there was no one in there besides the two of you. 
“Being a dad,” he said softly. “I’m good at that. I think.” 
“You are.” He lit up. “The way Andie looks at you? You’re her hero.” 
Bob put his coffee cup down. “You’re just saying that.” 
“You don’t know me,” you said, “but I don’t really make a habit of lying just to make people feel good about themselves.” 
He laughed. “So that’s why you became a nurse, huh?” 
“That and an oppressive need for academic validation. Plus I look cute in the uniform.” 
Bob smiled at you. “True.”
You blushed. In the dim light of the lounge, you could see Bob’s profile and he was even more beautiful than you had made him to be in your head. “So, Andie’s mom?” 
He shook his head. “She’s not in the picture.” 
“Sorry to hear that.” 
“I am, too,” he said quietly. “For Andie, not for me. We were never good together. Right now, I’m just trying to be enough. I’m doing everything I can, but I know that one day she’s going to grow up. And I am going to be useless when she comes home asking me to buy her a miniskirt or what dress to wear to prom or how to put her hair in French braids for some costume party.” He smiled at you sadly. “I just know that I won’t be enough.” 
“The fact that you’re already thinking of that tells me you’re more than enough,” you replied. “She’s lucky. And I’m not just saying that.” 
Bob chuckled lightly. His voice was deep and silky. “Do you give all your patient’s parents the VIP treatment?” 
“Nope,” you said, setting down your coffee cup and turning to where he sat in the leather chair next to you. “You’re special.” 
“Oh yeah?” Bob murmured, leaning forward over the arm of his chair, his face dangerously close to yours. “Why is that?” 
“Because–” Just then, your pager beeped. You leaned back and pulled it off your waistband. “It’s Andie’s surgery. She’s in recovery.” 
Bob jumped up, cheeks flushed. “And?” 
You smiled. “No warnings. It must have gone perfectly.” 
“Oh, thank God.” The relief coming from his voice could sooth a thousand wounds. 
You grinned. “I’ll take you down to her room.” 
As you turned to head out toward the hallway, Bob stopped you, his hand on your wrist, fingers circling yours. “Y/N, I–”
“I know,” you said softly, letting his hand slide into your own. “We should go, Andie’s waiting.” 
You understood what people meant when they said their ovaries were going to explode the second you saw Andie and Bob reunite in the post-op room. Her tiny face lit up as she watched Bob walk through the door, her little arms reaching for him instinctively. The way he cradled her head to his chest, patting her back softly, kissing her temple. There was a warmth spilling out into the room, radiating off of the two of them like an aura. You stood in the doorway as the sun crawled over the horizon and watched father and daughter reunite. 
After a while, you stepped up to the bed. “Hi sweetheart, heard you did great in there,” you said softly and Andie beamed. “I’m going to let you and your daddy get some rest, OK? Someone will be back in a bit to check on you.” 
“Bye!” Her small voice was like a thousand little violins. 
Bob turned to you, one hand still touching Andie, making sure she was there. She was safe. “I can’t thank you enough,” he said quietly. “Is this the end of your shift?” 
You checked your watch. It was six thirty. You had been off for thirty minutes. “Yeah, it is.” 
“I, um.” He looked down at Andie, her baby blue eyes tracking him. “Maybe I’ll see you tomorrow if we’re still here.” 
You smiled. “You two will be released by then, I’m sure.” 
“Oh.” There was something dejected about the way he said it. You shuffled from foot to foot. “It was nice seeing you again. Bob.” The way his name felt on your tongue. It was fuzzy and soft and you wanted to hold onto it for as long as you could. 
“You too, Y/N,” he said softly. 
You turned, heading for the door, before spinning back around, digging in your pocket, pulling out a tiny stuffed penguin on a keychain. Your niece had given it to you a few months ago for your thirty-first birthday and you had almost forgotten it was still in your pocket from where you had scooped it up earlier after it fell out of your bag onto the locker room floor as you were rushing for a code. “Bob,” you said quietly and he turned, eyes bright. You slipped the toy into his hand quietly so Andie wouldn’t see. He looked down then back up in surprise. You grinned. “You promised her a toy, remember?” 
His fingers lingered over yours before finally you pulled away, the heat of Bob’s stare warming you from your core like lava. “Thank you.” 
You smiled. “Bye again.” 
This time you did leave, your chest tight as you shut the door softly, turning down the hallway, putting as much space between you and Bob Floyd as you could. Because you knew that if you didn’t, you’d embarrass yourself. You’d run back into the room and beg him to take you out. To kiss you. To talk to you with a fraction of the love that he spoke to Andie with. That would be enough. 
It would be more than enough. 
***
It was the end of a long day. You sat down at the nurse’s station with a sigh, kicking your feet up on the desk, closing your eyes. Only a few seconds passed before someone was tapping your shoulder incessantly. 
Your eyes snapped open and you groaned. “What?” 
“You’re going to want to see this,” Kirsten said. She had one hand on her hip, head tipped toward the lobby area. 
“Bloody?” you asked excitedly. 
She shook her head. “You’re nasty. No, it’s better.” 
“If it’s not a bloody accident I don’t want it.” 
Kirsten rolled her eyes. “It’s better so just shut up, put a smile on that face and maybe puff out your boobs a little, you’re looking saggy.” 
“What?” 
She laughed as you stood up, fiddling with your scrub top, frowning as Kirsten pushed you around the corner toward the lobby doors. You stopped dead in your tracks. 
Bob Floyd stood in the atrium of the hospital, still wearing his green flight suit, blond hair perfectly combed back, wire glasses slightly askew. He had a bouquet of pink roses in his hands and a brilliant white smile when he spotted you. 
“Hi.” His voice wobbled a bit as you approached. 
“Hi back,” you said quietly. “I hope those are for me,” you said, gesturing to the flowers, “because you really need to stop showing up with emergencies, Bob Floyd.” 
He laughed, a throaty sound that eclipsed all other laughs in your memory. Now, anytime you ever thought of a laugh it would be like what Bob Floyd sounded like on a random Thursday evening. “Well it is the ER. Besides, how else would I be able to see you?” 
“You'd see me if you ever asked me on a date.” 
Bob flushed. “Well, that’s why I’m here.” 
“Oh yeah?” 
He nodded, thrusting the flowers out to you. “I, um, I wanted to ask you out the first time we met. But that didn’t really turn out like I planned. Practically fainting in front of you wasn’t what I had in mind.” 
You smelled the flowers. They were clean and crisp and you couldn’t remember the last time a man bought you flowers, let alone went out of his way to see you. You stepped closer. “It was kind of charming,” you admitted. 
Bob laughed again, that sweet chuckle that was quickly imprinting itself in your mind. “I’ll take it. So what do you say, will you go on a date with me?” 
“I don’t know, what can beat stale coffee in a doctor’s break room?” 
“What if I cook you dinner?” Bob offered and your eyebrows shot up. “What’s your favorite dish?” 
“Eggplant parmesan,” you said automatically. It tumbled out of your mouth. 
“Done.”
“So you can cook?” 
“No,” he said and you laughed. “But I can Google it.” 
“You’d go to all that trouble just for me?” 
Bob stepped in closer, reaching out one hand, tucking a chunk of hair behind your ear. His touch was warm and it practically electrocuted you with the fervor that started to course through your veins as his skin brushed against yours. Bob let his hand linger on the side of your neck, cupping you gently. “It’s no trouble,” he murmured. “Besides, Andie keeps asking about the pretty nurse who gave her the penguin doll.” 
You grinned. “Did she like it?” 
“She sleeps with it every night. But apparently, Mr. Penguin has requested that you come by the house to read him a bedtime story. So what do you say? Dinner and a book reading?” he asked. 
You locked eyes with Bob, nodding. “Is it weird to say I’m glad you got a hook in your foot and ended up in my ER?” 
Bob chuckled. “Is it weird to say I’d do it again every day if it meant I got to see you?” 
“Honey,” you whispered. “No need to stab your foot again. I’ll be at dinner any night of the week. Just say the word.” 
He held out one hand. You slipped your fingers into his. It was enough. It was more than enough.
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ULTIMATE Realistic Functional Shops Mods in The Sims 3 | Guide and Tutorial
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Hey, everyone! Back again with another in depth tutorial. From my poll, a Functional shops guide was second popular to Family Gameplay.
This guide isn't going to be as long, hopefully! And we don't really have many mods, at least nowhere near as many for the other guides I've done. This guide is pretty simple, and I'll show you in the video how to get everything set up. I picked the systems that are the easiest to set up, it's a combination of other simmer's processes, with my own tweaks for added convenience. I mainly focus on Aesthetic and Functionality, as nothing should take away from your immersion in game. So I feel like I've done my best to come up with these easier systems. I've been playing like this for years so I'm super excited to show you all how to make literally any shop functional in the sims 3!
So what I'm going to offer are many ideas to maintain the consistency and look of your lot without losing functionality of that lot.
We are going to try and keep this guide simple and to the point. This guide will include:
Store objects and how to install them.
Modded Objects - For functional stores and Fashion stores.
How to set up Functional grocery stores.
How to set up functional stores in general, minus Fashion stores.
How to Set up functional Fashion stores.
Fashion Lots you'll want to make.
How to combine the Fashion stores with Consort Dress Code mod.
Miscellanous functional mod objects and cc sets you can buy for your stores.
Store Objects and How to install them:
The first thing we are going to need are the actual store objects. I recommend getting all of them from here.
I also use these few ones from Blam's EA Store.
Chocolate fountain
Pet shop
Then you want to get these store fixes here.
I'm going to show you how to install them it is super easy.
All the store objects should go into your mods folder.
I recommend merging everything and backing up the individual files on another drive.
All store mods should also go in your mods folder.
This is your Overrides folder if you're not using CCmagic.
If you are using CCmagic then this is your Packages folder.
Now copy the CCmerged file from your mods folder and paste that file in your Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 3 > DCBackup folder.
Never remove it.
This is where the data for the store objects are stored, without them your game will throw you a lot of errors when attempting to use those store objects.
That's it!
Now we can move on to the fun mods that change your game in powerful ways.
Modded Objects for Functional Stores and Fashion Stores
Ani's Savvier Seller - This is what you will use for 95% of functional stores in your game.
Ani's ITF Stands - This is what you will use for the remaining 5% of functional stores, to be able to shop for new outfits.
Ani's Shop for clothes (MUST Have either this mod or ITF stands, cannot have both) - This is an alternative option for those who do not have ITF. You cannot have both in your game.
Ani's Ration Box - For our functional Grocery stores. This mod adds a scripted object where when placed in your inventory and opened, 10 random ingredients will be placed in your inventory and the donation box will disappear. This mod is also working with custom ingredients as well. So you will always get a random assortment of items. The items are cheap in game so you can buy multiple in one shopping trip and get a random assortment of 100+ ingredients in your inventory.
Kwimi's Ration Box Overrides - Download this is you want to use EVERYTHING in the ATS3 Grocery set.
My edit to Kwimi's overrides - Download this is you want my edit of Kwimi's overrides. I hid all of the single objects from the ATS3 set, as it wouldn't make sense to put them in my builds. You can ONLY have either my edit or Kwimi's overrides, pick one or the other.
My collection file for functional shops mods - Download this if you want to be able to find all of the modded objects we will be discussing in this guide, including the bulk objects from ATS3 grocery store.
ATS3 Grocery store set - If you download the full set, then get Kwimi's overrides. If you only download the bulk objects (x3, x4, etc) then get my edit of Kwimi's overrides. https://aroundthesims3.com/objects/room_downtown_24.shtml https://aroundthesims3.com/objects/room_downtown_25.shtml
ATS3 Savvier Seller Sets - You can download whatever you want from these sets.
Consort Dress Code Mod - For more dynamic attire in town. https://modthesims.info/d/477049/dresscode-by-consort.html
Transmogrifier - Allows you to copy the script (function) of an object and paste it onto another object.
How to Set-Up Functional Grocery Stores
First, I have to show you how to set up Savvier seller in general. It works the same as Savvy Seller store content, so this won't be a huge learning curve for you guys!
Place down a savvier seller surface on a community lot. This should be a lot sims will want to visit so you can call this a hangout lot.
Then a counter with a savvier seller register.
Now place an object on the SS surface.
Now leave Build/Buy mode, and stay in Paused mode.
Now you ctrl-shift click the SS register, name it w/e you'd like.
Now ctrl-shift click the SS surface and link it to the register that you just named.
Then enable restock from inventory and restock from buy mode.
This allows all objects you place on the surface to be restocked from the build/buy mode catalogue. This still works when you hide the objects from the catalogue as well.
You can now set the open and close times, mark up or down prices, employee, owner, etc.
You do not have to set an owner. You can make a random townie the owner, or yourself if you want to own your own functional store. The money will go into your sims inventory after every purchase. We will get more into that later.
NOTE: That NRAAS register won't assign a sim to these registers, which means you have to manually pick one. This can cause issues if you don't want a townie to use it. So I recommend creating a household of 8 savvier seller YA sims, you don't need 8 stores in your game, but this makes it really easy to find those sims when manning the stations, without sacrificing townies you actually want to interact with and see around town. Just make their last names Savvy, for convenience.
The savvier seller mod alone makes basically everything in your game buyable.
Flower shops, Weed shops, Arcades with functional prizes, Museum gift shops, Art stores, Furniture stores, Candy Stores, a new kind of bakery (that sells custom food cupcakes, etc instead)!
When I say everything I mean everything!
So now that you've got your new functional shop systems installed, and you know how to generally set it up, I'm going to show you how to make a functional Grocery store.
I used to go into the RH buy everything from the store, and individually set them up one by one on shelves, make the inventory items restoackable from the inventory then start shopping.
This was such a long process, and also broke my immersion because I did not want to see a peice of shrimp on a random shelf in a grocery aisle!
So with Kwimi's genius idea, she created overrides for ATS3 grocery store items. To be used along side Ani's Ration box mod.
This mod gives you a random selection of 10 ingredients in game, whenever you open it, you'll get a random assortment. This mod is compatible with custom ingredients as well!
So now, I can set up these items on grocery shelves, which looks more realistic for my build, and actually add ingredients to my sims inventory, whenever I choose to open the boxes.
In the video I also show you that I transmogrify the savvier seller ATS3 shelves into the Flirtyghoul shelves converted by Martasimbook, and it worked.
However, as Kwimi noted herself, us simmers still like to shop for specific items instead of randomly hoping for the right ingredient without entering the RH.
I'm going to try to alleviate this issue.
Start with creating a Deli section, for just the meats.
A seafood section, for just the fish.
Then use the Store fruit and veggie stand object for the produce section.
Now you can place all the meats you can buy from the Grocery RH on the SS surfaces in the meat section. Do the same for the seafood section.
You don't need to do any set up for the produce stands. The object will randomly refill it's own inventory every day with new produce options!
Now, whatever else you miss you can just buy the remainder from the RH itself.
Personally, I like shopping for things at random, I don't necassarily want that to be user directed, unless there is a special event, like Thanksgiving, so I have to buy a roast.
I like to imagine that everything isn't going to be available to me with the donations boxes and produce stand because it's sold out or not in season, etc.
I also like to imagine that my sim is shopping for what THEY want specifically, just like the townies are, without it being user directed.
NOTE: Combined with my ULTIMATE Realistic Food overhaul, there are still hundreds if not thousands of recipes I can put together in game with the ingredients that are randomly bought.
However, I can still specifically shop for certain meats and seafood which is what I'll more than likely want for most of the custom recipes I put together in game.
Although, with the meshes it's implied the ingredient was in the food, so you don't actually need them.
So this makes grocery stores so much more fun and less stressful to set up in game. It's a way less tedious process.
The result leaves the lot itself looking very realistic, so I don't have to sacrifice Aesthetic for functionality.
Which is what I really care about.
The best part is you can make pantries actually functional in your sim's home. By placing what you bought on the shelves, as the ingredients won't go bad until AFTER you open the box and the food is placed in your inventory.
You can also add custom snacks and foods to a storage unit in the pantry as well and take out whatever your sim wants to eat in between meals for that day. Try finding a close pantry object, and transmogrifying it into a storage chest from WA. You should now be able to click on the pantry to place or remove custom food you've bought out and about!
How to set up Functional Stores in General
All links will be at the end of the Guide with the Misc Script objects & cc sets section!
Now I will tell you how to go about other kinds of Functional shops in game.
For flower shops, I want to recommend the flower arranging mod. You can set up savvier seller with the bouqets you make, as well as cc plants. So if you want to own a flower shop, you actually have something pretty interactive to do during the day while your customers shop.
For furniture stores, you mainly want to focus on the Savvier Seller rugs and shelves. Shelves for misc decor, and rugs for furniture like couches, beds, kitchen sets, etc.
However, it's important to note that when you have a lot of cc, this option isn't exactly reasonable, so I typically like to set up
bed and mattress stores
vase and decor stores
children furniture stores
Appliance stores
This is much more manageable if you're like me and have a lot of cc. It makes shopping a lot more fluid for being able to actually put those products in my home from the buy mode family inventory (which is where all objects that can't go into your inventory will go).
Everything else that I get from the catalogue or collection folder's can be tossed in as something I ordered online.
Pro tip: Consider using StudioPap's moving boxes in the room until you actually put the room together. I always use them when moving in or out, and changing a room around like a sim aging up and needing a more mature room. You could also use savvier seller to immersively sell what you're not going to use anymore in a yard sale. Alternatively, moving all items you want to sell to your family invetory then using NRAAS Consigner selling them at a consignment register! The yard sale can be set up in a big park instead of your home lot for convenience. I love seeing the boxes and re-decorating that part of the room. It adds a very dynamic roleplay feature to my gameplay!
For Electronics stores, with Arsils custom phones and backpacks, you can actually replace the cellphone you are using by following the guide in game. Use the ATS3 purse set alongside the mod for more functional cell phones to buy!
So when buying cellphones at something like an Apple store this can actually be functional. You can also set up more computers, laptops, TV's, and the store object ipad as well.
For specific niche stores, consider the Sewing and knitting mod, with the patch version for both to work in game. You can set up a really pretty etsy shop, and just like with the flower shop, you can actually work at the store location and have an active career. Showing some love to our small business simmers out there!
For functional book stores, instead of the rh, just buy the books from the RH and place them on savvier seller surfaces. To get the best look I use this table for it, and a pile of books using OMSP, to make it look like your sim is randomly selecting a book from the pile.
For weed shops, you can now use the buds that come with MD Vile ventures mod, and set them up on savvier seller surfaces to sell them like that instead.
For beach shops you can use Arsil's sunglasses, and Ani's ITF stands for custom bikini's. TS spray tan and sunscreen mod.
For food stores, like bakeries and coffeeshops, you can use custom food from various places and ATS3 custom drinks, specifically the coffee's and energy drinks. Just set them up on savvier seller shelves and enjoy.
You can even make much more specific shops as well, like smoothie shops, sandwhich shops.
Liqour stores using Dina Dine and ATS3 liqour sets.
Tea shops, with ATS3 and Ani's tea sets. Don't forget the store tea set, and modded tea set without the table!
Toy stores, using various cc toys, and fidget spinner. Olomaya crayons, puzzles and coloring books.
For Makeup stores, consider Arsil's Lipstick mod, (you can also put this in a fashion store).You can also use PJ's Deodarant mod in these stores. And cc functional perfumes (must have glass blowing store object, but if you've been following this guide then you already have it).
For car dealerships, add the savvier seller car spot object and set up as many cars as you'd like to buy from. I like making at least 2 car shops. 1 is an expensive car dealership. Another is a junkyard where you can buy the cheaper cars.
For Bike Shops, this can be actual bikes and/or mopeds and motorcycles. Just place them on a savvier seller rug and recolor it to your liking.
Pro-tip: You can also make a semi-functional car mechanic shop by Transmogrifying the fixer upper car into the current car you own either on the car mechanic lot or on your home lot. Then binding a custom car mechanic career to the EA science career so they will actually interact with the car on that lot.
Some more items you can add to Grocery stores, PJ Bubble Bath, PJ card stand, PJ pet bowl, Olomaya's smoking mod for the cigarrette's and vape.
For Pet stores, you can add PJ pet bowl items, and various pet toys and furniture that came in pets.
I don't typically place the Graham's pet shop register on these lots, I'll use a pet pantry for those, with deco animals in their crates to simulate where you'd actually be getting the animals from.
For Art supply stores, Consider PJ painting supplies, Lyralei journal, Zoeoe's scribbling pad fixed, cc art easels, UNI sketchbook, street art kits, crayons from Olomaya and Arsil. And the drafting tables that came with Ambitions.
For Music Stores, Consider the ATS3 music store set, and selling actual instruments.
For the Movie theater, Consider selling custom snacks. Adding the store popcorn machine. Selling action figure dolls to buy after viewing the movie. And a claw machine, to win prizes for your date!
For Sex Shops, consider adding passion condoms, and sex toys that come with the mod. I also include deco vibrators and dildo's, fleshlights, etc, as something you can buy from savvier seller, they aren't functional but they imply things. The passion mod altogether makes this implied action functional, so it works out fine.
For convenience stores, to make them more functional you can add the petrol system mod gas stations, and refill your gas at these stores, you can also sell Arsils bag of chips and these variations, and arsil's gum. With various custom snacks and foods to eat.
You can make asian themed convenience stores as well.
For Sports Shops, this is completely seperate from the Gym lot. Consider TS Yoga mats, Olomaya's Get pumped items, The chin-up bar from showtime. Arsil's excercise bike. Treadmill. Strength training. The various basegame throwable items like the football, more items from this ATS3 set. And the punching bags with the same WA martial arts object script. Also, sell olomaya's healthy snacks on this lot as well, these items boost your workout routines.
And well, you get the gist! You can virtually make any store idea you have in game functional. You could even transmogrify cc surfaces from savvier seller surfaces in game instead for a much more cohesive look to your build. Keep in mind, this may not always work, but for the most part it does, just wanted to throw that disclaimer out there!
How to Set up Functional Fashion stores
But what about fashion stores? How do we make those functional?
Using Ani's ITF stands.
These add very intuitive ITF stands to your game where you and townies (when changing the xml settings) can shop from.
NOTE: You do need ITF for this to work, however, if you don't have ITF, Ani's shop for clothes mod will do just the trick. It's not as extensive as the ITF stands, but you'll still be able to shop for new outfits on community lots. I also believe the Shop for clothes mod is compatible with NRAAS Dresser, but the ITF stands mod is not.
This is because the ITF stands mod replaces the plan outfit interaction from the dressers in game which breaks some key components of NRAAS Dresser. With both mods installed I also wasn't able to save my new outfits, either. So learn from my mistakes.
The ITF stands mod increases the amount of outfits you can have per category, which was my favorite feature of the NRAAS Dresser mod, so when I read extensively what both mods changed I realized I didn't even need NRAAS Dresser anymore, anyway. So I personally like to give my active household 7 everyday outfits. I just change their outfit using the dresser in the morning before they leave the house.
You can open up Ani's ITF stands mod using S3PE, right click the xml file, open it up in notepad, and set autonomy to true, then save. So now townies will autonomously shop for new outfits in your game. This isn't as intrusive as you think. In my game, they will replace their outfits. I also notice that when they are shopping from a pedestal the same age and gender as them they will wear the custom outfit I set for that mannequin. So it's a fun way to auto style your town without having to individually change all the townies outfits yourself, sometimes I still will do this, but I catch the townies that haven't shopped for clothes by themselves yet, so it cuts down this work for me by a lot!
Performance tip: So I want to tell you guys a pro-tip that I figured out in my own playtest of the fashion stores. I tried to set up custom outfits for every age and gender in a store and my game consistently crashed everytime I tried to go back in game and continue the build.
This is because all of those cc outfits for all genders and ages overloaded the lot.
But I was able to make stores for the elderly, both genders, without crashing. A store for YA and Adult men. Same for YA and Adult Women. A store for Teens, sometimes I make two stores for both genders or split one store up with both genders. A store for kids, both genders.
This allowed me to add at least 8-10 ITF stands with custom cc outfits on each of these lots without crashing. This also led me to more optimized lots as since I'm only focusing on one specific theme and age group, the lot could be a lot smaller. One day I might do speedbuilds on this and upload it to the community.
Alternatively, if you want to add all the age groups and genders on one lot, consider only adding one of each, the best theme for this build would be a thrift store, which I've made several times in game myself without crashing.
Fashion Lots you'll want to make (I keep these around 20 x 20 lot size, they can fit basically anywhere in my worlds with very little issues): Just set these lots as visitors allowed. It'll push all kinds of sims to these lots randomly through out the day.
It's important to note that I won't create fashion stores for every age and every gender, for every outfit category. I mainly focus on the outfits and age groups that would bother me the most. I revamp all of my households before starting my gameplay, so I've given everyone in my world a default cc outfit to start with. The attire for ages I don't create lots for either wouldn't bother me at all if it were missing, or the age group is more manageable in the world population where I can change their attire right then and there on the spot. My CAS runs pretty fast considering how much CAS cc I have so I don't mind this process at all.
Everyday Wear: You can make 4 outfits each of the either the age groups or genders without crashing on the lot for everyday wear.
A store for the elderly, both genders. 4 men, 4 women.
A store for the men, YA-A. 4 YA, 4 A.
A store for the women, YA-A.
A store for teens. You can either make one for each gender, which makes 2 stores and 8 outfits. Or 1 store for teens in general, 4 female teen and 4 male teen outfits.
A store for kids, both genders or 2 stores for each gender.
Athletic Wear:
Sports shop. YA-A, both genders, 2 each. I'll put these on the same lots where I sell all the scripted objects.
The other ages don't bother me.
Sleepwear:
A store for the elderly and kids, both genders. 2 outfits for Elderly Female, 2 for male. 2 for female kids, 2 for male.
A loungerie store, Victoria's secret. For female YA-A.
A Nike or sneaker store. For male YA-A.
Other ages don't bother me.
Formal Wear:
A wedding store. For male and female YA-A, 2 each.
Other ages don't bother me.
Swimwear:
Beach shops. YA-A, both genders, 2 each.
Kid's Beach shops. Both genders, 2 each. I also include functional pool floats to this store for more fun.
Other ages don't bother me.
Outerwear: will typically only get it's own fashion store for vacation worlds. I love creating themed outfits to the mannequins for vacation worlds. I'll show you how I do this in the next section.
How to combine the Fashion stores with Consort Dress Code mod
Once you enable the autonomous interaction in the xml's of Ani's mod, townies will autonomously buy outfits from the mannequins. The townies will replace their ONE and only outfit in that category.
They will not create more outfits like you the player would. This is great news for optimization as too many outfits for each category on every sim in the world would create lag, and it wouldn't even be neccassary since townies can't autonomously change their outfit numbers for each category, anyway (NRAAS Dresser does this but it caused lag, that's how I know).
So, when they do shop for that outfit on the mannequin, it's only going to be one outfit and you will see them in that outfit for the rest of the savefile or until they shop from another mannequin with a different outfit.
This is where I use the seasonal lot marker to my advantage.
I place down the ITF stands for every season, I DO NOT place the stands down on the default setting, the objects will obviously conflict.
This means all I have to do is create seasonal outfits on the mannequins each new season, and within a couple of sim days you'll start to see random townies walking around with these outfits on.
This is why breaking the fashion stores down by gender and age really matters.
As, the townies will be wearing a bunch of different cc outfits you set up in the store instead of, for example, all elderly women wearing the same exact outfit.
Because I also use the Consort dress code mod, I need to leave some slots open to get the most out of my roleplay.
The dress code mod will automatically change the sims outfits to the outfit number for the category, but you will have to set that outfit up.
It's a pretty lightweight script, you shouldn't feel it in your performance, assuming you've optimized your game altogether.
Basic outfit numbers by Category:
Everyday Wear: 7 outfits (Mon-Sun), Townies get 1.
Athletic wear: 2 outfits (basic workout, ballerina/dancer), Townies get 2 (if they enter lot with dress code script).
Sleepwear: 2 outfits (Basic pajamas, towel set, sometimes a 3rd one for sexy loungerie), Townies get 2 (if dress code script is present).
Formal Wear: 2 outfits ( Fancy event, Party outfit), Townies get 2 (if they enter lot with dress code script).
Swimwear: 1 outfit, Townies get 1 outfit. I just change the bathing suit after 1 sim year if I get bored of seeing it.
Outerwear: 3 outfits (Winter, Summer/Spring, Fall), Townies get 3 (if dress code is present).
Career wear: 2 (work and school if present), Townies get 2, 1 is their actual work outfit and the second is if I need it for something like school.
Consort Dress Code mod rules I follow:
Whenever I place the dress code script on a lot I stick to these rules to get the most cohersive experience.
Career attire outfit #2 For teens and Kids is their school uniform if I set that up.
Athletic attire outfit #3 For teens and Kids is their school workout uniform if I set that up.
(This is why I left Athletic attire slot 3 open above)
Protip: You can use MC to copy the outfits for every sim the same gender and age as the sim you selected to speed this process up for schools!
Athletic Attire Outfit #2 For YA+ for dance studio's.
Formal attire outfit #1 For Adults in their banquet, fancy restaraunt attire.
Formal attire outfit #2 For Adults in their party outfit for dance clubs.
Formal attire outfit #3 For everyone, this is for funerals. I throw a general party in formal attire on an open graveyard RH lot with the dress code script on it. This is why I leave this outfit slot open.
Sleepwear attire Outfit #2 For everyone, using ATS3 towel set. I will also set these up in my residential bathrooms.
So this is how I optimized it altogether which gave me more dynamic variety with NPC's changing their looks.
Now let's talk about outerwear for Vacation worlds.
Camping world fashion store, Outerwear slot 2
Beach town Fashion store, Outerwear Slot 2
Snow world Fashion Store, Outerwear slot 1
France or Monte Vista, romantic get away kind of worlds, Outerwear Slot 3.
I leave these as the outerwear outfit slots because it's more manageable and easy to change since I only use 3 outfits in this category.
That way I won't ruin the everyday wear I've already set up for my active sims when they return back home, and I can easily change their outerwear again since it's only 3 outfits.
I can also switch up between the outerwear and everyday outfits when I'm out with my sims. My months last 28 days in game, but I will turn off aging and seasons to extend that season for an extra month or 2. So by the time the new season comes around, I'm excited and ready to go shopping for my sims new season wardrobe!
I also will use the consort dress code mod on many of the community lots in those vacation worlds so that all townies will typically look the part. Most of the time this won't be necassary as I have again already revamped those townies to fit the aethstic of the world.
I set these up on community lots like coffee houses, dive bars, shopping strips, movie theater, etc. It just gives me another way to see my townies in different outfits. You can also do this in Homeworld.
The only vacation worlds I won't have to do this are the snow worlds, christmas themed worlds, as townies will autonously change into their snow attire when outside anyway.
So, instead I make sure my townies are wearing winter themed outfits for the inside of community lots to make sure the whole aesthetic fits together.
Miscellanious Script OBJS & CC sets
Functional scripted objs that were recommended in this tutorial:
Fidget spinner
PJ Deodarant
PJ Bubble bath
PJ Card stands
PJ Painting supplies
PJ Pet Bowls
TS Spray tan
TS sunscreen
TS Yoga Mats
Olomaya's activity table
Olomaya's Coloring Book
Olomaya smoking mod
Olomaya Get pumped
Olomaya Family snacks
Passion mod condoms and strap-ons (On LL needs registration and I can't link it since I have hate watchers. Sorry!)
Flower Arranging Mod
Knitting
Sewing (don't forget the patch)
Arsils custom phones and backpacks
arsil's lipstick
arsil's sunglasses
MD Vile Ventures (Can't link it, I have hate watchers, sorry!)
Ani's Tea mod
Tea Set without table
Lyrlei Journal
Zoeoe Scribbling pad fix
Petrol Station
Arsil's Gum
Arsil's Bag of chips and variations.
CC Sets that were recommended in this Tutorial:
cc Perfume
Moving Day boxes
ATS3 Custom Drinks
DD sandwhiches
DD Beer
ATS3 functional liqour bottles
ATS3 Tea sets
More Functional Toys
ATS3 Music Store set
Asian Themed Conveniene store set
ATS3 Produce Set
Functional cc gas stations for the Petrol Mod
ATS3 Towel Set
ATS3 Sports set
Punching Bag
ATS3 What's in my bag.
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