Hello all,
As you might have already seen, I've made a LIST with all mods I still want to update so they appear in one of the pond sections in build mode. Most of them probably also get the update to be placeable on or under the water surface of ponds.
The next mods I will be updating are all ocean related. With the new pond tool it's now also possible to make a more re...
2021-10-19 14:59:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Since the 1.77 patch (Cottage Living release) I have been really busy with updating my mods for the new pond sections in build mode and to make some of them to be placeable on or under pond water surfaces too. To make it more clear which mods have been updated (not the full list), I created this list.
Ocean mods:
- Animated Jellyfish ✔️
- Animated Sea Turtle ✔️
- Animated Sharks ✔️
- Ani...
I'm back from my holiday, so I can work on updating my mods again. Unfortunately there're still a lot of mods that need updating because of the new pond tool and the new sections in build mode. I just hope that I will be finished before the end of the year.. 😅
For this week I've worked on updating my Unlocked Swamp Pack.
I first only had the plan to update the boat and dock so they can be placed on pond water surfaces and can be found in the Pond Objects section, but I've now als...
I've finished updating the boat and dock from the Unlocked Swamp pack, so they're placeable on pond water surfaces and can be found in the Pond Object section in build mode. Besides that, I've also updated the other objects in this pack with a few minor changes.
For a list of all changes, take a look below.
Catalog:
- The swamp boat and dock can be found in the Pond Objects section in build mode.
- The trees can still be found in the Trees se...
A little sneak peek of a few of the deco slots I've added to the swamp dock.
In total there are 14 small deco slots added, but I wanted the screenshot to look good so I only used half of them.
As for the objects I used, both the lobster trap as seagull will get updates later too so they appear in the Pond VFX section. Same counts for the tanager, blue jay, red cardinal, crow and pigeons that were visible in the sneak peek image of the swamp boat deco slots.
All that's left now,...
2021-10-14 11:48:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I've re-invented how to make objects to go through walls which now makes it possible to place this dock halfway on terrain and halfway in the water without using cheats. Downside could be that you can easily see that the dock poles aren't really supported. So to fix this 'problem', you can either use my non-transparent or mirror pool water or hide it with plants and algea (or both for the looks).
I'm also placing multiple deco slots so birds and/or objects can be placed as decoration on...
2021-10-13 11:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Swamp Rowboat
Finally some sneak peeks again! As can be seen on the screenshot, I've not only made the rowboat placeable on the pond's water surface, but I've also added 20 small deco slots.
These can be used to place birds, frogs, iguanas or other animals on the boat. On the image all possible places are visible, but when using them in game I would say go with 3 or 5 of them as that really looks better. :)
Swamp Pier
I'm also working on mak...
Hello all,
First of all I want to thank everybody that joined me even though I was on a holiday. This says to me that you just want to let me know how much you appreciate the work I did already.
About my vacation, like always I made too much photos... 1435 to be more precisely, so I need to sort those out too the upcoming days. But I did saw a lot of beautiful things in France. Think about the beaches where in WWII the American, Canadian and British soldiers came to help and some ...
2021-10-11 14:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
I just wanted to let you all know that I will be on a holiday until the 10th of october.
Because of that, there will be no new posts until after this date probably.
I'm quite in need for this break because of the new work as a volunteer at a rehabilitation center for wild birds and mammals, as well as still working on updating older mods to work with the new build mode categories and pond in game which both take a lot of my energy.
I'm still not totally fini...
The original fish fountain came with 4 different recolors, I've added multiple gold- and koi fish recolors to those. Another important thing that I've changed, is changing the footprint from 1x3 tiles to only 1/4 tile. Because of this, these fountains can be placed more easily to the edge of pools, fountains and now also ponds.
To see all changes/updates for this mod, take a look right here:
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Fountain Decoration se...
This fountain was made from the Llama fountain that came with the Get Together Expansion Pack. I've removed the water basin and made it placeable both on land as on water surfaces. When placed on water surfaces though, it's better to use water pool recolors which are non-transparent or less transparent then the default pool waters. This because a floating Llama fountain looks a bit strange. :)
To see all changes/updates for this mod, take a look right here:
Catalog:
2021-09-17 13:06:40 +0000 UTC
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My second updated fountain for this week is the Fish Fountain Override.
The original fish fountain came with 4 different recolors, I've added multiple gold- and koi fish recolors to those. Another important change is that I've changed the footprint from 1x3 tiles to only 1/4 tile. Because of this, these fountains can be placed more easily to the edge of pools, fountains and now also ponds.
For more changes, take a look below.
Catalog:
- It can be f...
First update for this week, the Llama fountain. This fountain was made from the Llama fountain that came with the Get Together Expansion Pack. I've removed the water basin and made in placeable both on land as on water surfaces. When placed on water surfaces though, it's better to use water pool recolors which are non-transparent or less transparent then the default pool waters. This because a floating Llama fountain looks a bit strange. :)
Public release later this week.
Ca...
Updates
First of all, updating all my older mods takes a lot longer then expected. Sims4Studio still not being able to easily tag the right build mode sections and not having the option to easily set objects to be placed on pond water surfaces doesn't help with this either.
Especially the last thing makes it that some mods need to be made from scratch again.
On the other hand, I'm not only updating a lot of my older mods to appear in the right build section, but a...
2021-09-14 11:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This was my first waterfall related mod and I still think it looks very nice in all kind of gardens or parks. Because of the new pond tool, you can now also make nice looking 'ponds' like the one on the thumbnail.
One thing I couldn't update/change is that the waterfall will still stop flowing when the auto lights are turned off. I couldn't find a way to delete this unfortunately. After this happens you need to replace the object from the catalog to see the waterfall again.
To see a...
My Water Jet Fountains have been updated. These fountains are quite high, so can better be used in lakes or large ponds in front of community buildings.
To see all changes for this mod, take a look right here:
Huge Water Jet + Huge Water Jet 2 Fountains
Catalog:
- They can be found in the new Fountain Decoration section in build mode.
- Object's titles have been updated with 'Bakie' in front of the title.
- Object's descriptions have been...
I've now also updated my Wall Light Waterfall! One thing I couldn't change (which was asked by someone once) is that the waterfall will still stop flowing when the auto lights are turned off. I couldn't find a way to delete this unfortunately. After this happens you need to replace the object from the catalog.
Public release will probably be tomorrow or this saturday.
To see all changes I that did work for this mod, take a look right here:
Wall Light Waterfall
2021-09-08 20:55:13 +0000 UTC
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My first updated mods for this week are the Huge Water jets I released a while ago.
These fountains are incredibly high, making them more suitable for lakes or large ponds in front of community buildings. Public release will probably be thursday.
A download link containing both files can be found at the bottom of this post.
To see all changes for this mod, take a look right here:
Huge Water Jet + Huge Water Jet 2 Fountains
Catalog:
- T...
Hello all,
For this week I'm going to continu updating fountain mods. I still have a few that can be updated to appear in the fountain category as well as a few which might look good on the water surface of ponds as well.
I'm almost finished with the first 2 fountains already, so expect them to be downloadable later today. Public release will probably be thursday as I want to focus on updating more mods first.
2021-09-07 13:39:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Haven't got much time to update mods this week, so for now only these two fountains have been updated.
For more info about these mods, take a look at the videos linked below.
To see all changes for these mods, take a look right here:
Fountain - Olympus & Quartet
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Fountain Decoration section in build mode.
- Object's title has been updated with 'Bakie' in front of the title.
- Object's descrip...
After updating the files and testing them out in game, I thought about the idea of letting my Sims play in the fountains by making only a shallow pond where Sims are able to walk through, and then place a fountain.
In the images above a short tutorial on how to accomplish that, although it's not that complicated and you probably won't need the images at all... 😅
In the first image I placed both fountains in one spot for a nice looking fountain. 😎
Haven't got much time to update mods this week, so for now only these two fountains have been updated. The release for the public is planned for tomorrow as I still need to make a thumbnail and update all links.
Download links can be found at the bottom of this post.
To see all changes for this mod, take a look right here:
Fountain - Olympus & Quartet
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Fountain Decoration section in build mode.
...
Hello all,
Volunteer at rehabilitation center for wild birds and mammals
To start with the news, since last week I started to work as a volunteer at a rehabilitation center for wild birds and mammals. Besides that I just love to work with animals, it's also a way for me to get to work again. And to discover how much time of work I can handle.
As this costs a lot of energy for me, I got a bit overtired. So that's why I might update less mods then I did last wee...
2021-08-31 14:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post
My last updated mod for this week is my Placeable Group of Koi Fish.
This mod was made even before EA's lily pads with Koi fish that came with the Snowy Excape EP. In this case it's an invisible object spawning 6 koi fish swimming around.
For more info take a look at the video linked below.
To see all changes for this mod, take a look right here:
Animated - Group of Koi Fish
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Pond V...
My last updated file for this week, the Animated - group of koi fish!
Download link can be found at the bottom of this post.
To see all changes for this mod, take a look right here:
Animated - Group of Koi Fish
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Pond VFX section in build mode.
- Object's title has been updated with 'Bakie' in front of the title.
- Object's description has been updated to new form...
Another updated mod or actually two mods are those of the Light & Dark Animated Water Shimmering. Normally this kind of water shimmering can only be found on the water that can be found in all different worlds and on the water of the secret cave lot. With my mod though, you can place them on your own water surfaces in build mode too.
Animated - Water Shimmering - Light & Dark
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Pon...
My second updated files for today are those of the Light and Dark Water Shimmering mods which you can find at the bottom of this post.
To see all changes for this mod, take a look right here:
Animated - Water Shimmering - Light & Dark
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Pond VFX section in build mode.
- Object's title has been updated with 'Bakie' in front of the title.
- Object's description has been updated to new format.
- Price changed fro...
Hello all!
As mentioned yesterday, I've worked on more updates. Today you can download updates for my Flamingo + Water Ripple VFX as well as my Flamingo Override mods. As for that last one, this one will have an additional 7 recolors to choose from.
Below you will find all changed for each updated mod.
Flamingo + Water Ripple Effect
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Pond items, Pond Fountains and Pond...
As mentioned yesterday, I've worked on more updates.
At the bottom of this post you will find the updated files for the Flamingo + Water Ripple VFX as well as the Flamingo Override. Later today I will make the public post which only has the video links.
To see all changes for each mod, take a look right here:
Flamingo + Water Ripple Effect
Catalog:
- It can be found in the new Pond items, Pond Fountains a...
Besides updating all frog mods, I've also worked on updating the Animated Water Shimmering, the Animated - Group of koi fish and also the Flamingo + Water Ripple vfx & the deco Flamingo Override, which is an override of the base game decorational flamingo, but with the same recolors as I've added to the Flamingo + Water Ripple vfx version.
As I still need to make their thumbnails and double check them, all of these ...
2021-08-26 13:02:49 +0000 UTC View Post