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New Horizons Collection

Welcome to New Horizons—A 10-piece CC collection celebrating the Spring Equinox & the 5th anniversary of Animal Crossing: New Horizons! This collection is inspired by a handful of my favorite clothing & accessories found in the game. Each item is base game compatible, comes in bright colors swatched from beloved villagers, and includes lots of cute hand-drawn graphics. Enjoy!

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A huge thank you to @surely-sims for creating the poses used to recreate the game cover. Be sure to check out her gorgeous CC + nifty tutorials!

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Where's Wally? / Where's Waldo? sim download

Hello! I think this is my first time sharing one of my cc sims. I've been meaning to share this little guy for a while now, he brings me a lot of joy, and I hope he can do the same for you all too! Have fun making your sims go out to look for him, and feel free to tag me if you find him, I'll love seeing it!

HEAVILY inspired by this wonderful post I saw quite some time ago, and this one where I found his hat. Thanks so much for the inspiration <3

He has 3 different first outfits, and 2 winter outfits, because I wanted a version with and without accessories.

Uses minimal packs (4), and minimal cc - which I included in the DL. Many thanks to the cc creators <3

Added my defaults as optional. His eyes are a facepaint version, without the defaults they get that eye shine from the default EA eyes, unless you have a mod that removes it.

-> DOWNLOAD (Dropbox, free)

If you have any issues / need help with something, feel free to msg me!

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1-TLGAD

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Here you can find a list of my short stories, either my own work or visual representations of songs and poems.

List:

The Last Great American Dynasty - recreating Taylor Swift's song in the sims 4.

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Reached the park! Maeve once again spoke to some other people and then Emit showed up, revealing his mission. Maeve decides to help him out

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Maeve decides to ask some random townies about Emit. They all point her to the Willow Creek Park.

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😁Tips to Keep Your Sims 4 Save from Breaking Down! 💣🤞🏾

If you've been on YouTube lately, you've probably seen the wave of players dealing with corrupted saves, forever loading screens, and worlds breaking beyond repair. It’s frustrating, but after months of rebuilding my own save (with over 30,000 mods and CC files—yes, really😕), I’ve found some ways to keep major errors at bay.😁

While no save is completely error-proof, these tips might help you avoid game-breaking issues and keep your Sims’ world running smoother.

1️⃣ Backup, Backup, Backup!

Always keep a copy of your save outside the game—on your desktop or an external drive. Do NOT rely on the in-game "Recover Save" feature, because if your save is corrupted, chances are the recovered version is too.

2️⃣ Use "Save As" Instead of Spamming Save

Instead of constantly clicking "Save," use "Save As" and create a fresh save. Overwriting the same file multiple times (7-10 times or more) can bloat the file and slow down your game. Once you've saved a new version, delete the old one (since you have a backup anyway!). This keeps your save cleaner and prevents sluggish performance.

3️⃣ Be Mindful of Lot Placement

Some worlds are known for stuck items, exclamation mark errors, or disappearing lots—especially San Myshuno, Oasis Springs, Willow Creek, and Evergreen Harbor. If you're having issues, avoid placing residential-Rental lots there.

However, I’ve found Del Sol Valley, Ciudad Enamorada, Tomarang, and Ravenwood to be much more stable for residential and rental lots!

4️⃣ Don’t Go Overboard with Mansions

Large homes with tons of clutter and objects can bog down your game. If you don’t love playing super-rich Sims in mansions, consider using large lot spaces (50x40 and up) for community lots instead of oversized residential builds. It helps keep your save lean and functional.

5️⃣ Stop Hoarding Photos

Sims’ in-game photographs and screenshots take up a surprising amount of space. Keep only 10-20 photos per household and delete the rest. Also, regularly empty the "Screenshots" folder in your Sims 4 directory to avoid unnecessary bloating.

6️⃣ Keep Your World Clean

While your Sims sleep, take a quick scan of the neighborhood and delete random objects left lying around (plates, trash, random items). This helps prevent save file bloat and keeps the world from lagging.

7️⃣ Purge Unnecessary NPCs

Check Manage Households and delete unneeded NPCs. The game constantly generates new townies, and over time, they clog up your save. You don’t have to delete all of them, but clearing out a chunk can help performance.

Bottom Line

When your save file becomes bloated with unnecessary things, it becomes unstable! That means it will start to break down and cause issues—just like the errors many players are experiencing right now.

Keeping your save clean and optimized is the best way to prevent crashes, long load times, and corruption before they happen.

Final Thoughts

😕Is my game completely error-free? Nope. Right now, I’m dealing with rain and snow falling inside my Sims’ apartments and houses (because of course, EA). And I still get the occasional MCCC Last Exception (but they’re minor).

However, I’m NOT experiencing the major game-breaking errors that are all over YouTube. A few months ago, my save was nearly unplayable, but these changes made a huge difference.

I hope this helps! If you have any other tips that have worked for you, feel free to share.

Happy Simming! 🏡✨

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Please stop paying people to find CC for you

Seriously. Today's discovery - trsimpearls - is making at least $680 a month to download someone else's CC and post in in folders, with almost every folder linked only for Patrons. This is really, really gross.

If you're a CC creator, check if your stuff is there. At least some is on SFS (I don't have the patience to download to see whose stuff - download priority today goes to Civ VII).

If you really want to pay creators, pay people who actually do labour not people stealing stuff. Consider dropping an apologetic tip to a creator whose stuff you found in a CC-dump folder made by someone who only knows how to download and upload files - especially a smaller creator.

And if you appreciate the work I do in supporting mod/CC users and creators, please consider dropping me (luthienrising) a tip on Patreon or Kofi. (And many thanks to my handful of existing Patrons, especially those of you who find over a dollar a month!)

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Sims modders/CC creators, this is for you...

PLEASE put your name in your filename. One, someone will have a clue who it's by when they go to find more by you or to finally organize their Mods folder. Two, you're less likely to end up with the exact same filename as another creator.

PLEASE put your name FIRST in your filename. Alphabetization is super useful. It's less useful to alphabetize by the cute name you gave that hair or set of chairs.

PLEASE, for the love of all things Sims, consider not only using your initials. My Mods folder now has three different creators whose files start "MM". There might be even more of you MM's out there.

This has been a public service announcement.

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Maeve hears of a strange new sim in town.

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(home not by me!)

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Introducing Maeve Oaks!

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Occult Baby Challenge- rules

I've started a new sims gameplay following this challenge by @simssav here are the rules:

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Making a part two as it was requested, and I had a lot of fun making part one!

Complete all generational goals; cheats are allowed (I genuinely don't get people being like you can't cheat!!! it's just a game)

Gen One: Pochacco

traits: active, clumsy, loves the outdoors

Aspiration: extreme sports enthusiast

career: athlete (any branch)

master fitness skill

adopt at least one dog

date a sim who also has a dog

live in mt komorebi

have three children, oldest will be the heir

Gen Two: Tuxedo Sam

traits: proper, good, goofball

aspiration: friend of the world

career: style influencer- stylist branch

live somewhere by the sea (tartosa, brindleton bay...)

always wear your formal outfit when outside (exceptions made for swimming, freezing or really hot temperatures)

complete postcard collection

visit all vacation worlds

Gen Three: Chococat

Traits: Insider, cat lover, outgoing

Career: detective

aspiration: master maker

Form your own club

master baking skill

have at least one cat, one dog, a hamster, and a rabbit home in your garden

have three kids, youngest will be the heir

Gen Four: Hangyodon

traits: romantic, goofball, genius

aspiration: curator

career: comedian

master fishing, robotics, and comedy skills

complete fish collection

Try all dishes from the chinese food stand in San Myshuno

have two kids, oldest will be the heir

Gen Five: Pekkle

traits: good, dance machine, music lover

aspiration: muscial genius

career: music

master baking, piano, singing, and dance skills

build a rocketship and use it at least once

never go swimming

have two kids, oldest will be the heir

Gen Six: Cogimyun

traits: foody, gloomy, neat

aspiration: master chef

career: chef

become a spellcaster

master baking skill

live with parents, younger sibling, and grandparents until your young adulthood

live in an apartment

have a strawberry plant

have a pet fish (ebifurai)

Gen Seven: Hanamaruobake

traits: creative, lazy, ambitious

aspiration: renaissance sim

career: teacher (any branch)

Die in your young adulthood (any means, up to you) and complete goals after you have become a playable ghost.

master baking skill

Have a cherry tree in each residence

(to have the next heir, you can adopt, make one in case, use cheats, or have one before death... up to you)

Live in each habitable world at least once and visit all vacation worlds

Gen Eight: Wish me well

traits: clumsy, good, polite

aspiration: best selling auhtor

career: romance consultant

complete message in a bottle collection

own a bird feeder and the flock of wild birds object

Gen Nine: Usahana

traits: dance machine, cheerful, foodie

aspiration: freelance botanist

career: entertainment- any branch

live in sulani

master gemology, baking, dance, gardening and painting skills

visit the lighthouse in brindleton bay

have tulip and grape plants

Gen Ten: Moppu (Marumofubiyori)

traits: lazy, geek, gloomy

career: none, make money and become famous by making vlogs and videos

aspiration: world famous celebrity

master dance skill

own two stuffies as a child (the oversized ones) and befriend them

live with a roommate throughout young adulthood

Thanks for playing! :)

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My usual rules apply: Use cheats if you want. Complete all objectives, aspirations, and careers to complete a gen.

Enjoy :)

Gen 1: Adora, princess of power

traits: loyal, brave (has to be bought), self-assured, loner

Career: military first, then politics (politician branch)

Aspiration: hero of strangerville.

You have a childhood best friend who also works with you. An incident leads to becoming their enemy and quitting your job. Ultimately, this relationship is salvaged as you work together towards saving strangerville, and it turns romantic when you succeed.

Gen 2: Glimmer, Queen of Bright Moon

Traits: hot headed, good, loyal

Aspiration: spellcraft and sorcery

Career: national leader

Become a spellcaster

Marry childhood best friend

Reach top of career only after parent from gen one has passed away

complete crystal collection

Gen 3: Perfuma, princess of plumeria

traits: loves the outdoors, active, cheerful

aspiration: freelance botanist

career: gardener (florist branch)

buy super green thumb trait

complete gardening collection

meditate every morning

master gardening, wellness, fitness skills

Gen 4: Mermista, princess of Salineas

traits: gloomy, perfectionist, child of the ocean

career: marine biologist

aspiration: beach life

complete seashell collection

become a mermaid

live in Sulani

Marry a 'pirate' (how this is interpreted is up to you!)

be friends with a dolphin

Gen 5: Entrapta, princess of Dryl

traits: genius, maker, goofball

career: engineer (any branch)

aspiration: nerd brain

master fabricating, handiness, programming and robotics skill skill,

marry a sim with evil trait

build a fixer bot

Gen 6: Scorpia, princess of the black garnet

traits: clumsy, outgoing,

career: Galactic privateer

aspiration: friend of the world, body builder

live in batuu and aid the order, only to switch sides and aid the resistance later, halfway through young adulthood

Gen 7: Frosta, princess of the kingdom of snows

traits: childish, hot-headed, loner

career: lawyer

aspiration: Paragon of Hope

join the scouts as a child

live in the snowy part of mt komorebi

don't have any friends throughout your childhood, afterwards you may only befriend sims who have interacted with your sim first.

end of challenge! Thanks for playing :)

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me when a maxis match item has english writing on it instead of simlish