JoshQ

Because english is not my first language I cannot write a lengthy, step-by-step, super-detailed, fool-proof guide (I tried before and it was a fucking mess...). Fortunately there are dozens scattered all over the web, you can start on modthesims or thesimsresource also you can ask me if you need help. What I'm going to do is to share what I've learned while trying to mod TS3. Part 1: Tools (all software listed here was tested on Windows 7 and Windows 10 64) Patience: Unlike Bethesda's games there's zero official support/tools available for modders (beyond worlds and patterns creation), so almost every bit of knowledge is a product of hacking the game and most people involved already abandoned it so there's still a lot of unknowns. Also this is a DX9 game that still has TONS of bugs and bad programming everywhere and most of the tools hasn't seen an update in YEARS, so yeah... TSR Workshop: The main program I use to join together or extract meshes and textures you can also use it to clone objects/garments. Some creators recommend using older versions of the program but I haven’t had any problems with the latest YMMV Cmar’s Mesh Toolbox: If you don’t want to make morphs and bone assignments by hand this is what you need (albeit is not perfect) plus a bunch of other useful stuff like converting a WSO or GEOM to OBJ and back (download version 1.4.4.4 located in the second page, message #37) Milkshape 3D: I use it to modify EA’s meshes and UV Maps even if it's ancient by today standards it has enough tools to do the job EXCEPT when you need to create something from scratch Balancer Lite: Useful to create LOD2 meshes, you can also use it to make LOD3 but is so low-poly you can reuse any from the game and nobody will notice . Lite version only works with meshes below 10k Sims3pack Multi-extracter: I use it to convert sims3packs into packages Delphy’s Dashboard: I use it to test said packages Those are the basics but I also use: s3pe: it opens packages so you can see the contents and make some edits or replace almost everything inside s3oc: you can clone anything from the game with it, that also includes objects outside CAS and Build Mode that TSRW cannot reach SimGeomEditor: apparently it has many uses sadly I only know how to make transparent CC Metasequoia: After trying several programs I found Metasequoia to be the easiest and fastest for my needs (well, except when I need an UV mapper for that I use Blender) Adobe Photoshop: for basic editing you’re better using Paint.net but for more complex projects Photoshop has no equal (yet) don’t forget to download Nvidia or Intel’s DDS plug-in Adobe Fireworks: I use it to create custom vectors for accessory stockings, lingerie and everything in between you can also use Inkscape

First you need to have the latest version available: 1.67 for steam and retail disc and 1.69 for Origin. Both are compatible with 99% of all custom content (CC) available on the net (unless said CC is defective) Check you have your mod folder configured correctly Refresh your cache every time you install or remove a package, otherwise your game might crash Check for bad CC or possible conflicts using Delphy’s Dashboard Extras: Rename packages that use special characters like []()-*!, underscores are fine The more packages you have the slower you game will load and lag will appear in-game. Combine them Use Nraas Mastercontroller to optimize the CAS menu so it loads faster Use Kure’s CASP Editor to hide the clothes, hair, shoes, accessories, etc. made by EA that you don’t plan to use, that also helps CAS to load faster Convert sims3pack to package with Multi-extracter If I omitted something let me know

View File ImpHeels Paradisi This CC is offered completely free You’re allowed to modify it in any way, shape or form imaginable; asking me for permission is not necessary I don’t take requests nor commissions Details: Base game compatible For teen, young adult and adult femsims Enabled for naked, everyday, sleepwear, formalwear, career, outwear and validformaternity Disabled for random sims All LODs and morphs Polycount: 7150 4 color channels and 3 variations Will elevate young adults and adults 6 “units” above ground, 5 to teens Only available in .package format Defects: Shouldn’t happen but in CAS shoes look slightly weird, in-game everything looks okay You’ll notice several defects on the feet inside the shoes, under normal zoom is not too evident and using bright colors combined with patterns can hide most of them Usually this kind of transparent effect has problems with some custom hairs, it seems like both alphas(?) interfere with each other. Depending on the animation/pose (or camera angle) you might find this bug Color channel no.3 looks horrible with patterns, the rest are fine Potential clipping with floor, chairs, beds, etc. and animation misalignment under normal simming. This can also can happen on custom animations and poses and also might cause leg/feet extreme bending (I usually don’t have problems on my game while using Passion or OKW, but I cannot guarantee yours) 3d accessories that contain morphs, like necklaces and alike from the game and other creators, might interfere with the shoes and cause severe deformation, don’t use both at the same time Notes: Based on Devi and these were the ones I used for Keshi (except for some extra vertices they are exactly the same) First variation is a plain texture, the rest has some “shapes” I generated over the alpha to play with the opacity and to give an appearance of a mesh inside the “fabric” (more or less) For the first time I was able to completely eliminate the shading issues from past releases To save some time I used the package structure from MJ95’s Madlen Capri Also took inspiration on some of MrAntonieddu’s pumps This tutorial by Cmar shows how to apply the transparent effect Every single pair of Impossible Heels is compatible with the default body, MedBod and any other custom mesh that follows the original vertices position on the legs seam This is an original mesh created with a combination of Metasequoia, Blender and Milkshape 3D Credits: Toes from Blooms Base’ Sexy Feet Insomnia Submitter JoshQ Submitted 05/21/2017 Category Shoes  

View File Fusion Heels n09 This CC is offered completely free You’re allowed to modify it in any way, shape or form imaginable; asking me for permission is not necessary I don’t take requests nor commissions Details: Base game compatible For teen, young adult and adult femsims Enabled for naked, everyday, sleepwear, formalwear, career, outwear and validformaternity Disabled for random sims All LODs and morphs Polycount: 4914; Bow version: 5226 3 color channels; Bow version: 4 Will elevate young adults and adults 6 “units” above ground, 5 to teens Only available in .package format Defects: Shoes look very weird in CAS, in-game looks fine Patterns look awful except on the bow and toes area Blockiness and hard edges everywhere, the more you zoom the worst it looks Potential clipping with floor, chairs, beds, etc. and animation misalignment under normal simming. This can also can happen on custom animations and poses and also might cause leg/feet extreme bending (I usually don’t have problems on my game while using Passion or OKW, but I cannot guarantee yours) 3d accessories that contain morphs, like necklaces and alike from the game and other creators, might interfere with the shoes and cause severe deformation, don’t use both at the same time Notes: These shoes combine a heavily modified mesh from Electronic Arts for heel/soles and also a bow, the rest was made by me I generated a normalmap for the bow so almost every color should look alright These shoes and every single pair or “Impossible Heels” are compatible with the default body, MedBod and any other custom mesh that follows the original vertices position on the leg seam Credits: Heel/soles and bow meshes and textures by Electronic Arts Toes from Blooms Sexy Feet Submitter JoshQ Submitted 05/13/2017 Category Shoes  

View File ImpHeels OTPD plus Platforms This CC is offered completely free You’re allowed to modify it in any way, shape or form imaginable; asking me for permission is not necessary I don’t take requests nor commissions Details: Base game compatible For teen, young adult and adult femsims Enabled for naked, everyday, sleepwear, formalwear, career, outwear and validformaternity Disabled for random sims All LODs and morphs Polycount: 6626; platforms: 6902 4 color channels Will elevate young adults and adults 6 “units” above ground, 5 to teens. Platforms: 9 and 8 respectively Only available in .package format Defects: Shoes look “weird” on CAS, in-game looks fine Shading defects around the ankle, the more you zoom the more you’ll notice Geometric patterns look craptastic on the ankle straps Potential clipping with floor, chairs, beds, etc. and animation misalignment under normal simming. This can also can happen on custom animations and poses and also might cause leg/feet extreme bending (I usually don’t have problems on my game while using Passion or OKW, but I cannot guarantee yours) 3d accessories that contain morphs, like necklaces and alike from the game and other creators, might interfere with the shoes and cause severe deformation, don’t use both at the same time Notes: OTPD = On The Painted Desert I forgot what I used as base for these shoes, Giraldii or Virenti For the vertical straps I used the diamond earrings from S3: Late Night (afAccessoryEP6EarringsDiamonds) and added a normal map The rest is an original mesh created with a combination or Metasequoia, Blender and Milkshape 3D These and every single pair of “Impossible Heels” are compatible with the default body, MedBod and any other custom mesh that follows the original vertex position at the leg-feet seam Credits: Electronic Arts for the earrings mesh and textures Toes from Sexy Feet by Blooms Base Submitter JoshQ Submitted 04/29/2017 Category Shoes  

View File ImpHeels Keshi This CC is offered completely free You’re allowed to modify it in any way, shape or form imaginable; asking me for permission is not necessary I don’t take requests nor commissions Details: Base game compatible For female teen, young adult and adult sims Enabled for naked, everyday, sleepwear, formalwear, career, outwear and validformaternity Disabled for random sims All LODs and morphs Polycount: 4366 4 color channels Will elevate young adults and adults 6 “units” above ground, 5 to teens Only available in .package format Defects: Shoes look “weird” on CAS, in-game looks fine Shading irregularities on toes area and behind the ankle, not noticeable at normal distance Some rough edges here and there at full zoom Potential clipping with floor, chairs, beds, etc. and animation misalignment under normal simming. This can also can happen on custom animations and poses and also might cause leg/feet extreme bending (I usually don’t have problems on my game while using Passion or OKW, but I cannot guarantee yours) 3d accessories that contain morphs, like necklaces and alike from the game and other creators, might interfere with the shoes and cause severe deformation, don’t use both at the same time Notes: This is an original mesh created with a combination of Metasequoia, Blender and Milkshape 3D Based on ImpHeels Devi These heels are compatible with the default body, MedBod and any other custom mesh in existence that follows the original vertices location on the leg/feet seam Submitter JoshQ Submitted 04/08/2017 Category Shoes  

View File Fusion Heels n08 This CC is offered completely free You’re allowed to modify it in any way, shape or form imaginable; asking me for permission is not necessary I don’t take requests nor commissions Details: Base game compatible For young teen, adult and adult femsims Enabled for naked, everyday, sleepwear, formalwear, career, outwear and validformaternity Disabled for random sims All LODs and morphs Polycount: 4896 4 color channels Will elevate young adults and adults 6 “units” above ground, 5 to teens Only available in .package format Defects: Shouldn’t happen but in CAS shoes look weird, in-game look fine The stripes might clip on overweight sims Under some colors the back of the ankle show some dark spots Potential clipping with floor, chairs, beds, etc. and animation misalignment under normal simming. This can also can happen on custom animations and poses and also might cause leg/feet extreme bending (I usually don’t have problems on my game while using Passion or OKW, but I cannot guarantee yours) 3d accessories that contain morphs, like necklaces and alike from the game and other creators, might interfere with the shoes and cause severe deformation, don’t use both at the same time Notes: Looks like the Rhinestone Sandals I released many moons ago the difference is I added more detail by modifying and attaching the soles from Charlotte Olympia Pumps from MrAntonieddu and by subdividing the heel by 4; plus many other changes These and every single pair of “Impossible Heels” are compatible with the default body, MedBod and any other custom mesh that follows the original vertices position on the leg/feet seam Credits: Soles from MrAntonieddu’s Charlote Olympia Pumps Toes from Blooms Base’ Sexy Feet The rest of the mesh and the textures from Electronic Arts Submitter JoshQ Submitted 04/08/2017 Category Shoes  

View File Pet Collars as Accessories This CC is offered completely free You’re allowed to modify it in any way, shape or form imaginable; asking me for permission is not necessary I don’t take requests nor commissions Details: Base game compatible For teen, young adult and adult femsims Located in the “Accessory” category, eyewear slot Enabled for naked, everyday, sleepwear, formalwear, athletic, swimwear, career, outwear and validformaternity Disabled for random sims All LODs and morphs Polycount: around 400-700 3 to 4 color channels Only available in .package format Defects: I tried to make morphs (and probably find why it conflicts with the Impossible Heels) but it didn’t work. Instead I made a “one size fits all” (what you normally see in custom necklaces and alike) but didn’t liked the result so I adapted the shape around the base body. Looks “better” except on thin sims where it looks oversize and on fat sims it clips completely (sorry!) Game animations look “fine” with some minor clipping, on custom animation there’s a chance for the back to clip completely inside the neck depending how much the sim bends it (just be aware I didn’t test every animation so more oddities might appear) Notes: These are some of the collars that cats and dogs use in the “S3: Pets” expansion I really doubt I’m the first one to adapt them but for this project I had less time than usual so I decided to use it to make this CC instead of searching Surprisingly “textures” are not in the defects section because I did a couple of adjustments and used Season’s hockey mask as base (it allows the use of a normal map and “very high” LOD) so even if you’re not using the HD Mod the texture will look better than expected If you want to use glasses and the collars at the same time, or any other accessory on the same slot, you’ll need nraas mastercontroller Friendly reminder: using s3pe you can remove clothing categories or add new ones Because morphs are non existent, it’s a low-poly mesh and only uses one bone at full value, this could be a good project to start learning modding tools, just saying Credits: Electronic Arts for the mesh and textures Submitter JoshQ Submitted 04/08/2017 Category Accessories  

For the Sims 3 more exactly, everything under my name is for that game.

Yeah that's the biggest advantage it has: lots of mods, variety in clothing, furniture, worlds and of course sexy stuff TS4 will eventually get there (hopefully). I recommend you to get it for Steam, Origin is fine but you need to configure it to avoid automatic updates before buying the game, the last official patch (1.69) just adds bloat to a game that requires some work (a la skyrim) for mods to work well.

Thanks! Yep all my uploads are for TS3, there's a chance I move to TS4 but for now I don't find it fun. EA has patched and added lots of stuff so my opinion might change in the future.