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It's so pretty but it needs another update on the mesh💖😭

FINALLY!!! Something came out without any major glitches! It’s not perfect, but it’s a start. I was so excited I went a little overboard on the colors. The ombres are a separate recolor file, so you need to have the original dress file for them to work. 

Ariel’s Seafoam Dress

Ombre Recolors

Thank you for following/waiting! Hopefully this will get the ball rolling with the others. Yay!

UPDATE

Ariel’s Seafoam Sparkle Dress

Sparkle Ombre Recolors

REupdated…been trying all day. Had to redo the ombres so I went ahead and made it a standalone recolor instead of included in the swatches. 

***Recently, I’ve encountered a bug when a patch updated. Still waiting for S4S to find an answer. It’s not a big deal, but I really want to fix it. Check back for updates***

***Turns out it’s just a CC conflict with Sclub skin. No ones figured out how to fix it yet. It should be fine with EA, Ms. Blue, and PralineSims.***

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I will not be intimidated. I will not be silenced. I will seek the truth and I will speak it loud and clear. 🗣️📢

Israel is indeed an apartheid state, and is committing genocide against the Palestinian people as we speak.

Hamas did not start this war, because there IS no war. There was, there is, and there will be an occupation, unless we do something about it.

You cannot occupy a land, put people under blockade and expect them to just sit there and comply. Resistance, rebellion, retaliation, and revolution are inevitable.

The oppressed do not want peace, they want freedom. So you either give it back to them, or they snatch it back from you. And that with any means necessary.

Palestinians in the West Bank including kids and women, get bullied, mocked, brutalized, beaten, imprisoned, tortured, evicted from their homes, used as human shields, attacked while they pray in Al Aqsa Mosque, shot dead, and killed by the Israeli forces and armed and unarmed settlers alike.

Palestinians in Gaza are under blockade, they have NOWHERE else to go, they can't do anything without Israel's permission. They get punished for whatever Israel accuses Hamas of doing, they get bombed, they get starved, no water, no electricity, no food, no medical aid whenever Israel is pissed.

And they are refered to as animals on national TV, by Israeli leaders, and mocked by influencers on Social media, no shame, no embarrassment, nothing!

Do NOT talk to me about October 7th, if you're NOT ready to hear about the past 75 years.

Do NOT call us Hamas sympathizers, we are not Hamas sympathizers, we are Pro-Palestinians, we are fighting for freedom, we are standing with the oppressed.

Do NOT call us antisemite (especially not me, I'm an arab, arabs are semite themselves), we do NOT hate the Jews, our fight is not against the Jews. In fact there are many Jews fighting this fight alongside us.

We stand against Zionists.

Educate yourself, read, seek the truth, free yourself from the shackles of western media.

From the river to the sea, Palestine WILL be free. ✌️🇵🇸✊

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if anyone wants a good renaming tool I recommend Bulk Rename Utility, it's free, super easy, and you can customize exactly how you want your files to be renamed ♥

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Sooo, recently I've found a way to fix (in my opinion) "unfinished", alpha custom content made for TS4. First I tried to remodel a high-poly shirt and copy the UV map from the original to the low-poly one. With this method I was able to decrease the polycount from 19k to 1,8k in 2-3 hours.

After that I tried to figure out a faster method and found an open source auto remesher addon/plugin for Blender which cut the work time in half, 1 hour! Tried this plugin out with another shirt and I was able to cut down ~8k polies AND keep the quality that the original shirt had!

Then another one!

I honestly don't know what to say. I am convinced now that most TS4 CC creators only make their work to fill their pockets and wallets. I know they say that they do this out of a hobby, but PLEASE, if you put your work behind a paywall, at least make sure it's optimized.

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Tutorial: How to Make a CAS Background With Functional Mirror

Overview

This is something that has been highly requested so I hope this tutorial will be helpful for the sims 4 cc community!

This tutorial will have 2 parts for creating 2 different types of CAS "room" backgrounds. Part 1 (The Easy Way) uses a template I created for you to use your own 2D images/screenshots with a simple rectangular mirror. Part 2 (The 3D Room) will result in a better quality background, but it’s not a beginner friendly project so I don’t recommend trying it if you’ve never made any cc before. I will not cover the basics of cc making here, only what’s relevant to making a CAS bg using my template specifically. The Sims 4 Studio forum has a ton of great tutorials for everything else.

In my own research & experimentation, I noticed that (as far as I can tell) EVERY other CAS room with a functional mirror seems to be derived originally from LittleDica's CAS room [link] I want to acknowledge credit to LittleDica for their CAS background which I studied as a reference. But to be clear this tutorial and my templates are NOT derived from another creators' work; I created mine from scratch and it took a lot of time and effort. My version is much more simple and more compatible with Sims 4 Studio because there are no extra mesh groups or diffuse maps. I also made a great effort to make the reflection in the mirror more realistic for the size of the room. I hope you will be able to use this resource to create your own beautiful CAS backgrounds! ♥

Also in case you missed it, you can download my CAS background used in the preview [here] (it is slightly different from the template package.)

Requirements:

Sims 4 studio

Image editor (Ideally photoshop)

my templates (attached below)

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Part 01: The Easy Way

The easiest way to create a CAS background with mirror is to use my attached templates.

The PSD template is the best option, but for those of you that don’t have Photoshop, there is a PNG version as well.

You will need 2 images; one for the main background, and one that will be reflected in the mirror. The large top area is the main background, and the smaller rectangle at the bottom is what will be reflected in the mirror behind your sim.

In the image editor, paste your images and resize them to fit into the outlined areas.

For framing your screenshots, it’s important to understand that the mirror is actually just floating in space in front of a flat background. That means you’ll have to fake the perspective a bit and that may require some trial and error to get right. I recommend taking multiple screenshots at a variety of angles so you have options to work with. Use the model sim as a guide to help you with placing your background image. (Don’t forget to hide the model sim and UV layout when you’re done!)

Save as .PNG or .DDS and import it into the template package in Sims 4 Studio.

That’s it! My goal was to make it super easy for you. Remember to only use one CAS background in your mods folder at a time since it's an override. Also note that it is not compatible with 'cas blob remover' since the instance for the dropshadow is now used as the mirror.

TOU — PLEASE READ:

I give permission to the Sims community to use my template files and modify them as needed to create your own CAS backgrounds. This took months of work, researching and experimenting, so please respect the effort I put into creating this resource by agreeing to these simple terms:

Don’t re-upload my files. Don’t claim my work as your own. If you use my templates for your cc, please share credit with my username (Lijoue) and link to my Patreon page. If you make any money from cc created with my templates, please consider making a donation via my Patreon. It is greatly appreciated.

download template files here

Part 02: The 3D Room

to be continued…

This part will take more time to finish because there’s a lot more steps involved in creating a 3D CAS room. In the meantime, the template should be enough of a starting point for those of you that already know how to make cc objects, since I already handled the hardest parts. Just understand that the mirror reflection is not automatically calculated, meaning that if you move the mirror in the mesh, you will need to change the Mirror Plane Normal and Mirror Plane Offset in S4Studio Warehouse to match the new angle or position. Otherwise it may look unrealistic or worse, it could reflect the eerie wasteland world that the CAS room is set in. (pictured below)

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downtown - cc set & fundraiser!

i put together this cc set as a way to raise funds to help those facing humanitarian crises in palestine, sudan, and congo. this set will be 3 weeks early access on patreon, everything I make on patreon in July will be donated with info & receipts posted in August! alternatively: feel free to donate directly to a charity/beneficiary! (here is a list of some vetted campaigns) send me a screenshot via tumblr ask/dm of your receipt, and I'll share a download link ❤️

cc info:

- 6 cc items (2 hairs, a dress, t-shirt, pants, & necklace) - everything comes with custom thumbs, hat chops, all lods etc

download (patreon; early access - 07/22/24)

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simtimates™ made bgc | 📂

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grunge revival™ made bgc | 📂

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I (re)posted this in 2021. Two years before (Oct. 7, 2023).

I wonder if people even realize why Oct. 7th happened in the first place. It shouldn't and wouldn't have even happened if we did something earlier😞

israel has been bombing residential towers, refugee camps, media offices and now there are reports that it plans to bomb two UN run schools in palestine. reminder that many ppl who have been rendered homeless by these bombings have found shelter in these schools. palestine's hospitals are overflowing, their top doctors are being killed in these bombings, and the pandemic is still raging while israel is blocking humanitarian aid as well. these are war crimes. this is a genocide.

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there are still five days left to get OVER 600+ GAMES for a donation of $10 or more to the TTRPGs for Palestine bundle! we are at $153k of the overall goal of $200k and i know we can make it! proceeds from the bundle will be going to Medical Aid for Palestinians, and you can read more at the bundle page. thank you for checking it out, sending it to friends who would be interested, and boosting this!!

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tutorial for how to update default eyes to be enabled for infants

you can use this same method to enable makeup & skin details** for infants, too. 

the code i’m placing in the value box is 000030FE which was found by @fivesims (thank you, ur a GENIUS), & this code will enable something to be applied to all ages, infants included.

if you want to take eyes/makeup/a skin detail and enable it for just infants & toddlers, but keep it unavailable for all other life stages, the code you would need to use is 00003082 which was also found by fivesims!

if you want to make it so that something is available for only infants, i’m pretty sure the code you should put in is 00003080 (which i was proud of myself for being able to find myself haha)

** (i wouldn’t be surprised if it worked for other things that don’t have meshes, too—maybe eyebrows, teeth, etc, especially if they’re already able to be applied to toddlers—but i haven’t tested that for myself, so i can’t confirm or deny.)

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This is my spellcaster actress sim. I’ve been wanting to do this meme with her for so long and finally did it.

All clothes by @sentate​

 Sunglasses and earrings in game 

Hair: Normal - Moschino SP 

Ponytail and bun by @saurusness​

Twin tails by @lehgames​

Braids by @liliili-sims4​

Wavy/Straight by - Cats & Dogs EP 

Show forehead/Bangs by @candysims4​

Short bob by @greenllamas​

Accessories hair by @akalukery​

Headpiece by @theslyd​

Cas background 1 (flower) by @shasimss​

Cas background 2 by @ellcrze​

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😂😂😭

the babyyyy!! <3

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Yeess, now I can have more cultural weddings😁

Mod: Arranged Marriages

This mod allows sims to marry without any romance being required, allows neutral weddings, and you can arrange in 3 different ways for different playstyles, with more options being added at a later date (matchmakers, placing ads, etc)!

@maxismatchccworld​​  @sssvitlanz​​  @s4library​  @sccfinds​  @simshistoricalfinds​  

Keep reading

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😱Found EXACTLY what I was looking for earlier!🤩🥰

Seoul Hair II (33 Color / Ombré ACC)

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무단수정 / 2차배포 절대 금지

DO NOT UPLOAD TO ANOTHER SITE

DO NOT Re-color, Re-edit, Inculde MESH without My Permission

Contact me ; Jinhee_a@naver.com

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DOWNLOAD : Patreon (free)

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WHAT!! This is gonna be epic (as in gorgeously elegant)!!😍🤤😍

@sentate x @rustys-cc

January 7th, 2022

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I tried making an ombre accessory for the Icheon Arrivals female hair. It was too hard (for a first time at least), so I gave up. Does anyone know if it already exists?

Can anyone try and make one?🥺