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Updated ORIGINAL Water reed mods

I've worked on updating the ORIGINAL water reed mods, so the 'shadows visible through objects' problem is solved and all objects have the 'repeat placement' option as I discovered that only the first swatch of all objects had that option.

As my next project will have all of these original effects packed into a single mod, you might only need the Dragonflies + Catch version, but that's your own choise. This download contains all 4 updated original mods....

Sneak Peek Images - Water Reed + Pond Animals

On the images above, all animals that can be activated can be seen.
On the first one, you can see 3 dragonflies hovering above the pond.
The next one shows 3 white ducks swimming around.
The wild ducks sometimes are joined with ducklings, but this doesn't happen everytime when they spawn.
The fourth image shows a duck with ducklings swimming from one side of the pool to the other. After activition they will swim to some where near the water lillies on the right one time before di...

Sneak Peek Images - Water Reed Recolors

For the people not familiar with the Water Reed Objects, here all recolors available.
The first one is exact the same recolor as the Pampas Grass which I used to create this water reed in the first place. The last 3 recolors all have a lighter color at the base, this makes them more suiteable for placing them in the water as I often see plants like that to have a different color where the water touches it.

All of them work the same though, so just use what you think fits your scene.&...

Interaction VFX Option Menu Requires the Get Famous EP

Hello everyone,

After a few tests, I discovered that the tuning I made to get the VFX option menu requires the Get Famous Expansion Pack. Luckely this will only be my second mod using this tuning, so I can add it to the thumbnail and information video about the upcoming Water Reed + Pond Animal mod too.

The former mod in which I used this, was my "Animated - Placeable Fish - Pack 1".
As I didn't knew back the...

Pond Animals

Hello everyone, 

Small update on the animals/effects that will be part of my next 'Water Reed + Pond Animals' mod.

There will be 5 different options, 4 of them are for in your pond (Fountain/Pool) and one of them is for on terrain.

The first effect will be one of 3 dragonflies flying around, then there's the option to spawn 3 white ducks, an option to spawn 3 wild ducks (Sometimes with ducklings), an option to spawn one adult duck + 4/5 ducklings swimming and that same ...

Next project(s)!

Hello everyone, 

Already an update on my next project. As I won't have much time the upcoming week and it's a idea that costs more time then the frogs of yesterday, it will probably be released the week after.

While looking at the scenes I made for the frog in my video, you might have noticed that my Water Reed + Dragonflies mod wasn't visible in there. Normally I would add that one too, but I noticed that it had the 'see shadows through object' problem.
When looking at m...

New Mod / Video!

Animated - Placeable Amphibian - Jumping Frog 🐸
It's time for a new animated animal: The jumping and swimming frog!
For more info and tips and tricks, take a look at the video.

--CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO-- 

Have fun with this active frog!

Sneak Peek Image - Jumping Frog - Thumbnail

Already a sneak peek on the thumbnail for my first mod of 2020!
I choose this one as on this image you can see it comes from land and jumps into the water, which is everything you need to know for deciding if you need or don't need an effect like that in your game. I think it does help that EA made the frog to look that pretty! I wonder though how many people have already seen it in their game, as in jumping in one of the worlds (probably Glimmerbrook) I don't know where to search for it, ...

Sneak Peek Image - Animated Jumping Frog - Animation Screenshots

This time no sneak peek video of the animation, but one in screenshots.
It's the same scene as I used for the former sneak peeks, but this time I made a screenshot of every single frame of the animation. The last screenshots of the frog swimming in the water isn't the end of the effect though as it will keep swimming for quite a long distance.

Looking at the flowerbeds and the frog, you'll see that the floating in mid-air isn't visible anymore.

The rest of the week I will focus...

Sneak Peek Images - Animated Jumping Frog

Something I didn't saw when testing this effect code the first time, was that the effect seems to be originally placed on sloped terrain. This now can be seen at the way the frog is floating a bit in the air when spawning. While jumping, it lowers with each jump until right before the final jump. That second image is just before that final jump into the water.

On the first image where it's jumping, you see I placed some plants on the place where it came from. I did this to camouflage th...

First project for 2020!

Hello all!

I've been a bit quiet the last few weeks due to the holidays and not really knowing with what kind of CC to start the new year. I've done a few test with the floating islands, but I think it's too much work for my first CC in 2020.

So I've took a quick look at a few effects codes I still wanted to test and decided that my first 2020 CC will be something small.

Literally, as it will be an animated frog effect attached to an invisible object.
It won't be like the...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

I want to wish you all the very best for the New Year! Let's hope 2020 will be an awesome year in whatever way you want it to be!

As for my The Sims 4 part of that, I just hope to make some cool new mods again and maybe learn some new ways of modding. There's still a part of me that wants to learn how to make my own meshes to have even more modding possibilities.
There's also still that project of making a Zoo for The Sims 4 with a few other members of the community. Maybe now wi...

Bought some new packs!

Hello everyone,

Not much news rather then that I've finally bought the 'My First Pet' stuff pack, but also the 'new' Discover University Expansion Pack as it's 50% off now.

The reason for buying the My First Pet stuff pack is because I still want to make my own kind of Zoo in The Sims 4 and Kalino's small pets could come in handy then I guess.

So besides the Magic Pack, I can also look for mod ideas in these two new packs now.  😀
 

Sneak Peek Image - Floating Rock Islands

Busy month, so not much time to mod or test things.
I did do some testing with the floating rock islands as you can see on the image. Only in this case I didn't make it float. It was more to see how you can use them to be build on.

I even added a swimming pool! Although I don't think I can make that work when the island is floating in mid-air. I do have some other ideas for other mods that could work together with this one, but now with Christmas and the New Year around the corner, I...

Sneak Peek Image - Ultra Clear Pool Water

I've recreated the 'invisible pool water', which I've now renamed into Ultra Clear Pool Water.
The name is better as it's still pool water with it's reflections on the pool water walls and ground and the animation effects from our Sims when they swim. I will try though to make them to disappear too, although I don't know how yet.. 😅 

I will also play a bit with the RoM objects a bit more to see if I can make those into something new.

Realm of Magic Mods

Hello all!

A week has past and the photobook has been finished! So I'm very happy about that. Now the only hope is that it will be send in time to be able to give it to my parent in law for Christmas!

I don't expect to have much time this week either for The Sims due to a birthday today and another funeral from a great-uncle of mine. :(

But every time I do have time for The Sims, I will be taking a closer look at some RoM objects. Especially the floating objects look really ...

This week's plans!

Christmas 🎄🎅
Ok, so this week no new mod and video as I need to work on some Christmas presents. One of them being a photobook which has to be printed before christmas. And reading the photobook-service website, it has to be send this week to be ready in time! So I've got a lot of work to do!😁 

Realm of Magic
Besides that, I've also finally bought Realm of Magic during those Black Friday Deals, but haven't had much time yet exploring...

New Mod / Video!

Volcanic Mod Pack 🌋
With the arrival of Island Living there were also some cool volcano effects.
I've made a few of those into placeable objects, unlocked the lava-rock objects and made some new pool waters and terrain paints to create a mod pack which makes it possible to create your own custom volcanos!

For more info and tips and tricks, take a look at the video.

--CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO...

Small Patreon (text) changes

Hello everyone,

I just want to let you know, that I've made a few small changes to my Patreon page.
First of all I made my "About" text a bit shorter. I think it now only describes the most important things about my Patreon page.

I've also removed the "Early Access for testing" text in my $3 Tier and in the "About" text, as I don't do this enough to mention it on those places. Whenever I feel it's necessary, I will still ask for your help of course.

Something I also need ...

Sneak Peek Video - Volcano Pack

Hello Patrons!

This video is ONLY for people supporting me on Patreon, so please don't share this video link anywhere else. It's something only YOU are allowed to see.

Volcanic Pack
In this sneak peek video, I started with 2 scenes that won't be in the final video as I made them after writing and recording my voice over and the other videos that will be in the video. The thing is, I thought making a lava moat was cool for the sneak peek screenshot some days bac...

Sneak Peek Image - Volcanic Pack - Lava Moat Example

While writing my voice over and making scenes for my mod showcase video, I just made this Lava Moat as an example of what can be done with the lava pool waters too besides using it in volcanos.

It's just an idea for if you're wondering if you can actually use this in your game too. ;)

Sneak Peek Image - Volcanic Pack - Lava Smoke VFX Objects

Probably the last objects for the Volcanic Pack: Invisible objects with a lava smoke effect attached to it. Placing these small or large lava smoke objects on top of the burning lava terrain paint not only makes them look hotter, but also prevents your Sims stepping right on top of them as they will walk around these invisible objects.

As I thought that using them onto the lava pool waters might come in handy too, I've also made 2 versions where your Sims will be able to walk- and swim ...

Sneak Peek Images - Volcanic Pack - Lava Rocks

Another 4 new objects to the pack!
In the images above you'll see a cooled down and burning large lava rock on the first image and on the second one the same but then with the small lava rocks.

The burning ones don't have any interaction, but are only decorative. I did try to add some interactions, but failed everytime! So maybe something for later.
The cooled down lava rocks can be cracked open to find different kind of elements to sell or to collect. After being cracked open, th...

Sneak Peek Images - Volcanic Pack - Volcanic Smoke + Lava VFX

The third thing I want you to show, is that both former effects can perfectly be used on top of each other. This will make each of them to look even "stronger". The placing of both of them on the same place can be done without using cheats as they won't mind other objects in their way. This is also needed as I placed rocks around the lava pool water.

In my opinion, these additional objects with effects attached to them, really make this pack feel complete. Although I'm not totally done ...

Sneak Peek Images - Volcanic Pack - Vulcanic Smoke VFX

The second bunch of screenshots about the second invisible object + Effect.
This time it's a volcanic smoke effect measured 4x4 tiles, which is placeable on your pool waters too. As can be seen on the screenshots, it's visible from quite some distance.

Also for this one counts that I want to try to make it "clickable" so it will still be possible to let your Sims swim on top of the invisible object too. Right now, with the pool size in the screenshot, there's not much space left for ...

Sneak Peek Images - Volcanic Pack - Lava VFX

Here are the first bunch of screenshots about one of the finished invisible objects + Visual effects (VFX).

In this case it's a 4x1 tile long invisible object that spawns some sort of splashing lava effect and smoke. As can be seen on the first image, it will also make the Lava Pool Water around it to become more "on fire" as it will partly turn the water yellow where it burns.

On the first two volcano screenshots, I've only used one single 4-tile object.
The other two have fou...

Update on the Volcanic Pack

I've worked a bit more on the Volcanic Pack and that resulted in having an additional 2 new invisible objects that are placeable both on terrain as on pool water that will spawn volcanic effects.

The first one spawns some sort of splashing yellow colored lava and smoke. This can be used to make the lava pool water to become more realistic as being lava.
The second one spawns a huge volcanic cloud of smoke, which can be seen from quite far away.

Sneak peeks will be available lat...

Sneak Peek Images - Volcano Examples

Hello all,

The promised vulcano examples!
When rasing terrain in each world, the texture of the raised ground is different. In this case in Windenburg, there was this white/gray stone texture. At first I though, damn this is ugly. But looking at it again I thought, it could also be the white ash of the vulcano.

I've used both the burning lava pool water as the darker one, so you can see the difference between those two a bit better. By mixing the 3 new terrain paints, you can c...

Sneak Peek Image - Volcanic Pack - Pool water & Terrain

Finally both pool waters visible and also 3 new terrain paints!
Using all of these or a combination of them makes it easier to create something that looks like a volcano. I did work on a new one after the failed one, but I not totally satisfied yet, so I will work on it a bit more tomorrow before sharing it with you all.

The thing is, as EA/Maxis didn't made it possible yet to terrain paint elevated ground, I have to deal with whatever 'comes up'.. We will just see!

Something e...

Sneak Peek Images - Vulcanic Pack - Lava Pool Water Change

I'm sorry, but still working on those lava pool waters as I just wasn't completely sadified with the result. I now changed the scale of the texture to be a bit bigger. Because of that, the repeatment of the texture is less visible and I think it just looks more lava-ish overall.

I've also worked on the second lava pool water for which I forgot to make some screenshots as I was busy "fixing" this first one. I will make some screenshots now, so I can upload some pictures of that one too.<...