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Questions for Sims 4 players!

I think I already complained about that, but I just hate that we can't disable slot snapping in Sims 4, unlike we can do it in Sims 3. So, I'm reluctant at adding slots to decorative objects because, bam, every object you turn around will end snapped to it... I know that there's slot fillers, but well...
So! My question is:

Do you like better having slots on decorative objects, like books, and deal with the inconvenients? Or do you like better peace of mind without slots, and use a...

Sims 4 - Hairdresser

The title and picture are self-explanatory, right? ;)

Including:

• ATS4_object_hairdresser_chair.package

• ATS4_object_hairdresser_chair_stylist.package

• ATS4_object_hairdresser_curlingiron.package

• ATS4_object_hairdresser_haircare_bottlenarrow.package

• ATS4_object_hairdresser_haircare_bottlewide.package

• ATS4_object_hai...

  2025-07-04 09:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 - Hairdresser

The title and picture are self-explanatory, right? ;)

Including:

• ATS3_collection_downtown_hairdresser.package

• ATS3_object_hairdresser_chair.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_hairdresser_chair_stylist.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_hairdresser_curlingiron.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_hairdresser_haircare_bottlenarrow.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_hai...

  2025-07-04 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Around the Sims 1/2/3/4 Back online!

Pfffew, so after a long fight with the server and hostile items such as "reverse DNS" or whatever, all my sites are back online and up to date, thanks to your help & patience! <3

Around the Sims 1

Around the Sims 2

Around the Sims 3

2025-06-28 10:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 4 - Vacations Snow Globes

Time for our Simmies to go on holidays, and to bring back home some lovely snow globes from all over the world!

I've always been a bit disappointed by the snow globes in game, though I liked the idea of collecting them, but just a poor alpha channel? Awww.... :(
So I remade some of the existing snow globes (that you can find as new objects or as default deplacements), and I've added a lot new Sims 4 towns, like Evergreen, Henford-on-Bagley (that exists also in a more Londonish versio...

Sims 3 - Vacations Snow Globes

Time for our Simmies to go on holidays, and to bring back home some lovely snow globes from all over the world!
Yes, I had already made few ones for my very old Souvenir shop set, but I've revamped my previous versions and added lots of new worlds, some inspired from Sims 4 towns, of course, but that can still work in Sims 3 worlds.

Including:

• ATS3_c...

  2025-06-20 09:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 4 - Memorabilia I

This set is directly suggested by Amy, who had an idea I liked very much!
In this first set, you'll find objects illustrating some moments of life, like baby shoes, an echography, a military pendant, a graduation hat, letter, tapes... but also different photo albums, including a year book, or a stack of pictures, or a signed wedding picture.
These have been made with your collaboration as I used some of the Sims pictures you sent me! Big thanks to all the ones who have participated; I h...

Sims 3 - Memorabilia I

This set is directly suggested by Amy, who had an idea I liked very much!
In this first set, you'll find objects illustrating some moments of life, like baby shoes, an echography, a military pendant, a graduation hat, letter, tapes... but also different photo albums, including a year book, or a stack of pictures, or a signed wedding picture.
These have been made with your collaboration as I used some of the Sims pictures you sent me! Big thanks to all the ones who have participated; I h...

ATS3 & ATS4 - Back online, but still not "updatable"

Everything is in the title!
The server works, the sites are online, but I still have the FTP access problem that prevents me from uploading anything (the last two updates, then).
But well, things are progressing!

Sims 4 - Marathon mini-set (Edit 6/26)

Marathon is getting a big thing in Paris, you can't walk along the Seine or the canals without people running and working out for a next marathon or semi. Did it inspire me to run a marathon myself? Dear no, but of course, it inspired me to make one in my Sims 3 game!
Yeah, I'm not sure it can be very useful in Sims 4, an open world being obvisouly a better place for running a marathon, but maybe it can give you ideas for stories?

So, I made a couple of object for that: departure &am...

Sims 3 - Marathon mini-set

Marathon is getting a big thing in Paris, you can't walk along the Seine or the canals without people running and working out for a next marathon or semi. Did it inspire me to run a marathon myself? Dear no, but of course, it inspired me to make one in my Sims 3 game!

So, I made a couple of object for that: departure & arrival arches, banners, fences... both in two versions: for the game itself, and for CAW or Edit a world. The arches have the same size than the street arch in Sims ...

ATS3 & ATS4 down

I've been trying without success to upload an update for the past 24 hours but I keep getting a FTP error, so the server (and then the sites) are now down for maintenance, hoping I'll understand soon what prevents me from uploading my updates, and the sites will get back soon online! :)

Thanks for your understanding & patience!

May 30th:

Still no solution yet; if nothing works, I'll end up by changing of server (which takes some time too!) I'm very sor...

Sims 4 - Pet Mess

As I can't upload anything on my main site for now (unsolved technical issues), I'm making this Patreon post public.

Still more mess, this time, due to our dear pet friends!

Including:

• ATS4_object_petmess_dryfood.package

• ATS4_object_petmess_littersand_pile.package

• ATS4_object_petmess_littersand_rectangle.package

• ATS4_object_petmess_littersbag_ripped.package

  2025-05-16 11:05:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 - Pet Mess

As I can't upload anything on my main site for now (unsolved technical issues), I'm making this Patreon post public.

Still more mess, this time, due to our dear pet friends!

Including:

• ATS3_collection_pets_mess.package

• ATS3_object_petmess_dryfood_deco.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_petmess_litterbag_ripped.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_petmess_littersand_pile.sims3pack

...
2025-05-16 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 & Sims 4 - Tiny fixes for Bathroom Mess

For Sims 3, I don't know what mess I've done with my files, but it seems I didn't use the right version of the hairball (so it doesn't appear in the collection).
So, I'm reuploading the right version of the hairball plus the collection file.

For Sims 4, no big deal, but the split pill bottle had a wrong thumbnail, and the two tubes of cream had none. I'm reuploading these three objects with the thumbnails.

Sims 4 - Ready-to-Eat (edible food)

As I can't upload anything on my main site for now (unsolved technical issues), I'm making this Patreon post public.

Lunch at the office today? Or on the couch? Here's few salads, sandwiches and yogurts for your Sims, with a litte re-usable bottle for work, and a lunch bag from which you can get those ready-to-eat meals.

Including:

Sims 3 - Ready-to-eat (deco set)

As I can't upload anything on my main site for now (unsolved technical issues), I'm making this Patreon post public.

A decorative set for Sims 3, as we can't have custom "plates" for custom food in Sims 3 (at least, not as far as I know), and putting these in white plate instead of their packaging was killing the interest of the set...

Including:

• ATS3_collection_fooddeco_readytoeat.package

• ...
  2025-05-02 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 4 - Baby Mess

As I can't upload anything on my main site for now (unsolved technical issues), I'm making this Patreon post public.

More mess for your Sims houses, with, this time, baby clutter!
It gave me the opportinuty to redraw my very old baby food containers & jars (original version here), that was 10 years old already and with too small textures (I...

Sims 3 - Baby Mess

As I can't upload anything on my main site for now (unsolved technical issues), I'm making this Patreon post public.

More mess for your Sims houses, with, this time, baby clutter!
It gave me the opportinuty to redraw my very old baby food containers & jars (original version here), that was 10 years old already and with too small textures (I tr...

Sims 4 - Bathroom Mess

When I try to decorate a slob's house, I have hard time at making it really messy because, most of the time, even with lots of clutter, it doesn't look like "in use" enough. That's why I needed the Kitchen mess some time ago, and why I'm going to add few "mess sets" to my collection, with "in use objects", as open pot and cream tubes, scrunched lipstick...
This was also part of a request, so we're at least two at needing more mess in our Sims houses, and you know what? I'm sure you need it...

Sims 3 - Bathroom Mess

When I try to decorate a slob's house, I have hard time at making it really messy because, most of the time, even with lots of clutter, it doesn't look like "in use" enough. That's why I needed the Kitchen mess some time ago, and why I'm going to add few "mess sets" to my collection, with "in use objects", as open pot and cream tubes, scrunched lipstick...
This was also part of a request, so we're at least two at needing more mess in our Sims houses, and you know what? I'm sure you need it...

Fix - Saxophone/Trumpet Neon (Sims 3 & 4)

A tiny fix for both Sims 3 & 4!
I realized that I named "Saxophone" what was indeed a "Trumpet" in the Neon sets; my first idea was to make a sax, but it didn't turn as well as expected, so I changed my mind for a trumpet and forgot to change the name. It actually doesn't change anything to the file itself, but if one day, I made a real saxophone neon, there will be name confusion, thus this tiny fix for today!

Sims 4 - Hair Care Clutter

I realized that I hadn't enough clutter around hair care to decorate my Sims bathrooms (but is "enough clutter" a possible thing? Not so sure...), so here's few basic things I needed (and I hope everyone needed to! ;)), from shampoo bottle to scrunchie, brushes...

Typically "my" style, ie reminding real trademarks, but in a more cartoonish way, and purely simlish. Clearly, we're not in inZoi here! ;)

Including:

• ATS4_object_haircare_afrocomb.p...

  2025-04-04 09:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 - Hair Care Clutter

I realized that I hadn't enough clutter around hair care to decorate my Sims bathrooms (but is "enough clutter" a possible thing? Not so sure...), so here's few basic things I needed (and I hope everyone needed to! ;)), from shampoo bottle to scrunchie, brushes...

Typically "my" style, ie reminding real trademarks, but in a more cartoonish way, and purely simlish. Clearly, we're not in inZoi here! ;)

Including:

• ATS3_collection_bathroomdecors_...

  2025-04-04 09:37:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak View - Piercing clutter

On request, a small set for piercing salons!

These will be released on Around the Sims 3 & Around the Sims 4 the 25th of April.

Sims 4 - Piercing clutter

On request, a small set for your piercing salon (that can be used with my Tattoo Parlor, for example)!

Including:

• ATS4_object_piercing_display_box.package

• ATS4_object_piercing_display_cylinder.package

• ATS4_object_piercing_display_pyramide.package

• ATS4_object_piercing_eardisplay1.package ...

  2025-03-27 21:00:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Sims 3 - Piercing clutter

On request, a small set for your piercing salon (that can be used with my Tattoo Parlor, for example)!

Including:

• ATS3_collection_downtown_piercing.package

• ATS3_object_piercing_display_box.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_piercing_display_cylinder.sims3pack

• ATS3_object_piercing_display_pyramide.sims3pack

• ...

  2025-03-27 20:59:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Call to contribution: Pictures of your Simmies

(I'm reposting this because my usal email address works every other time when there's attachments.... WHY had I to tweak the settings and obviously borked it completly?!)

Anway!!!!! For a future set, I'd need pictures of your Sims, if there's some you'd like to share (they'll be used for objects that will be downloadable by everyone)
Wedding, baby, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, schools, groups, holidays... Sims 3 or Sims 4 (even Sims 2, actually, why not). Help or you'll be...

Sims 4 - Neon Signs

Big collection of neon signs for various uses: shops, restaurants, home...
They're wall lights, so you can adjust intensity of lighting, but of course, most important, you can change the color of the light. They come in at least 10 basic colors, with sometimes more.
They're alpha, so zero poly (naaaah, OK, not zero. 8 vertices), but have a normal map, so they don't look too flat. The great thing with Sims 4 is that they're resizable, so a same neon can be used upon a bed or in huge, on ...

Sims 3 - Neon Signs

Big collection of neon signs for various uses: shops, restaurants, home...
They're wall lights, so you can adjust intensity of lighting, but of course, most important, you can change the color of the light. The neons are fully recolorable, from 1 to 4 channels.
They're alpha, so zero poly (naaaah, OK, not zero. 8 vertices)
I've tried to be exhaustive but as soon as I had finished, more ideas kept coming to my mind, so maybe there will be a second set someday.

Including:...