#Transformative works policy

[anneapocalypse]

Transformative Works Policies and How to Make One

With the concern flying around about readers plugging fanfics into AI/chatbots/machine learning models, it might be a good time to bring up the concept of a transformative works policy for your blog, your AO3 account, and wherever else you do fandom.

A Transformative Works Policy is a statement of what you are and aren't comfortable with in terms of other fans transforming your fanworks.

Honestly I have no idea how widespread the AI thing actually is and how many people are just trolling, but it doesn't ultimately matter here. Unfortunately, there will always be bad actors who will disregard creators' wishes regardless of what you say, but fortunately, there are also a lot of well-intentioned people who might not know better but will respect your boundaries if you state them clearly. So a clear statement is a good place to start.

There are other benefits to having a transformative works policy! Most podficcers love being able to look and see that an author has permission posted. If an artist feels inspired to draw something from your fic, or a writer wants to gift you a fic about your OC meeting their OC, a posted policy can tell them if that's something you're okay with.

Some things a TWP can cover include:

podfic

fic remixes

art inspired by your work

fic inspired by your work

art of your OCs

fic of your OCs

borrowing your headcanons

translations of your fic or meta

Now's probably a good time to add AI/machine learning tools to that list, if you haven't already.

If you'd like to see an example policy, here's mine. Feel free to borrow and adjust to your preferences.

I do give permission for people to use meta or headcanons I've written about for a fic or other fanwork as long as you credit and link back to me for it. (And please tag me so I can see it!)

I do give permission for transformative works such as podfics, translations, illustrations, etc to be made of my fanworks (OCs included) by humans, under the condition that you give credit, link back to my work, and let me know about it so that I can come appreciate your work!

I do not give permission for any of my works to be reposted in their entirety on sites where I have not chosen to post them myself. 

I do not give permission for any of my fanworks to be fed into AI, machine learning tools, et cetera, in whole or in part, for any reason, under any circumstances.

[senlinyu]

Hello, Sen! I just want to start off by saying that I absolutely love your work. I have been a fan for years now and I can say that Manacled remains the most beautifully tragic piece I've ever read. You destroyed me and I love you for it so like, kudos 🤣

I have recently started the hobby of binding and I know that due to people taking advantage and profiting off your work, permissions have changed. (Which I fully support and respect). From my understanding, one is able to only bind for ones self or as a gift. What is unclear is if I were to bind a copy and trade it for a different book from another collector, would that be violating your term? I'm sure you get a million messages a day so I apologize for taking your time, I just want to make sure I am doing this correctly and respectfully.

Thank you for your work and your time,

Karlye Moore

I think that's fine. I'm really not trying to like micromange about this, the reason I had to include giveaways in things I wasn't permitting anymore was because it became a re-occurring pattern that binders would do a big splashy 'Manacled' giveaway, and then after accruing a bunch of followers from it, they'd open commission with really opaque pricing that people had to fill out forms and submit information to even get, or a patreon, and then I'd start getting messages about their pricing, or different aspects of my work being behind a paywall, and it just became this really uncomfortable feeling of my story being used as business platform starter, and there wasn't really any way to stop that from constantly re-occurring except saying that my stories can't be used for giveaways.

But a personal exchange/gift to a friend, that's fine. I don't have an inherent issue with giveaways, or bookbinders wanting new followers, its just the only means I have to try to tamp down on the more predatory practices, and there's not really any way to prevent only that. I really hate that type of collective punishment but I just felt very out of options.

[serenaew]

Where to find me, and what to find...

Hello, and welcome to my blog! I'm happy to see you here!

Recent happenings:

(updated 12/06/2024)

My Dear Podficcer letter can be found here.

Find my most recent interview with @snapecentric linked here:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/snapechat/episodes/39--SerenaEW-e2i2lmt

The @severitus-big-bang 2024 HAS BEGUN!!

Snape Fan Spotlight (interview) on Always Snape! https://alwayssnape.com/forum/topic/snape-fan-spotlight-serenaew/

Updated my permissions statement: still BP for all fanworks, however, no crossposting and no feeding to AI without my express permission.

Winner of the Snapedom Awards 2023 in the categories Severitus and Fluffy One-Shot and runner-up in the categories Miscellaneous Art and Angsty One-Shot! Thank you so much!

This is where you can find me:

AO3 (SerenaEW) | AO3 (EleanorPhoenix) | fanfiction.net (*) | Potions and Snitches | Always Snape | Tumblr | Discord | Dreamwidth (*) | LiveJournal (*) | Spotify | The Internet Archive

((*) means I'm not quite active on that platform (anymore))

Masterlists of my content:

Severitus | Snarry | HP: other ships and gen | Other fandoms

Poetry | Podfic | Filk | Meta | WIPs

Friends and mutuals, please don't take offense if you're one of my co-creators and didn't get tagged in the masterlists or my posts. I do very much appreciate you <3

I hope to keep them updated, along with work progress... Last updated mid-Sept 2023.

And PLEASE ask me about all my WIPs!!!! ;-))

Ongoing challenges:

Opus Harry Potter, a HP Classical Music fest (@opus-harry-potter)

Severitus Big Bang (@severitus-big-bang)

Play the List! Bingo (@play-the-list-bingo)

Poem of the week (@poem-of-the-week-challenge)

Assorted prompts: AO3 and P&S

Transformative Works Policy:

You need not ask my permission to podfic, translate, or create any kind of secondary fanworks of my fanworls providing you don't make money from it. If the fanwork you would like to use is derived from someone else's fanwork, please seek their permission.

(Podficcers may alter the wording of the original text slightly for easier line reading, provided the same meaning is preserved.)

If you do, please link back to the original fanwork and mark it as being officially related on AO3. If you cannot post to AO3, let me know with a link to your work and I will make an AO3 external bookmark for you.

I do not agree for my works to be cross-posted to other websites without my permission. I do not consent for my works being fed to Machine Learning / Artifical Intelligence systems without my express, written permission.

Should you find my works anywhere that is not one of the above websites or certain fest blogs/websites, or that was put up under any other name than SerenaEW, Serena W. or EleanorPhoenix, please assume it was not put up with my permission, and please let me know.

Dear Podficcer Letter:

More from and about me:

You can find me on the Fanfic Maverick Podcast, talking Snarry and Severitus, here:

I had the chance to answer some questions by Heatherlly at Always Snape (alwayssnape.com), a Snape-centric fan-site and forum.

It's also about Snape, Snarry and Severitus, and some self-rec <3 Check it out here:

I'm also honoured to be featured on the Snape Chat Podcast! Thank you, @snapecentric, for the wonderful opportunity to chat about all manners of random stuff that I do!

Feel free to drop me an ask anytime! And please let me know if there are any typos or bad links anywhere - I'd be really grateful for that.

Cheers,

Serena

[voldylockswrites]

Transformative Works Policy

Disclaimer

All characters depicted in my works are the property of the respective original creators. No copyright infringement is intended. No profit is being made from any of my transformative works.

Transformative Works Policy

Ethical transformative works are crucial for the protection of fandom. For that reason, my Transformative Works Policy is firm.

Translations

Translations of my works are permitted, but must meet the following criteria.

a) You must link my original work.

b) You must not profit from the translation in any sense, including use of paywall services or subscription tiers.

Note: I encourage all translators to contact me and provide links to their translations. I will happily link them to the original work on AO3.

Digital Artwork

Artwork inspired by my works is appreciated and encouraged. If you are able to, please link to my original work wherever you share your art. 

Transformative artworks based on my works may not be for profit, including by way of paywall services or subscription tiers.

Physical Artwork/Merchandise

Physical artwork based on my works is permitted. Transformative artworks based on my works may not be for profit nor be acquired by way of profit, including by way of paywall services or subscription tiers.

Bookbinding

Bookbinding my works is permitted under limited criteria. Please ensure bound books meet these guidelines.

a) Bound books of my works must be for personal use or personal gifting.

b) Bound books of my works, including typesets, labor, or other materials, cannot be for profit. This includes paywall services or subscription tiers.

c) You may not use for-profit printing services to acquire bound copies of my works.

d) You may not use/create bound copies of my works for commissions, giveaways, prizes, raffles, fundraisers, etc.

e) You may not solicit donations for your fandom efforts on your profile, webpage, etc. when posting in association with my works.

Podficcing/Audiobooks

Podficcing my works is permitted under limited criteria. All podfics of my works must meet these guidelines.

a) Podfics/audiobooks may not be for profit. This includes paywall services, subscription tiers, and ad revenue.

b) You may not solicit donations for your fandom efforts on your profile, webpage, etc. when posting in association with my works.

Transformative Written Works

Transformative written work based on my work is permitted under limited criteria. Please follow these guidelines.

a) Transformative works must not be for profit. This includes paywall services or subscription tiers.

b) Transformative works may not be a continuation of any of my unfinished works without explicit permission. 

c) You may not solicit donations for your fandom efforts on your profile, webpage, etc. when posting in association with my works.

d) Transformative works may not plagiarize my works.

e) Usage of Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT must be disclosed when posting transformative works based on my creations.

If you have inquiries about my policy, please contact me via Tumblr or at ladyvoldywrites@gmail.com.

[mspolapotter]

I reserve the right to authorize, prohibit or control the creation of any type of derivative work based on any of my preexisting works, including, but not limited to, reproductions, adaptations, translations, modifications, and any other processes resulting in the transformation of my preexisting works into any form of media.

Please understand that the work I put out is created in my own time and of my own free will, and is done for nothing other than my own enjoyment and those of the people who encounter them. I do not make any profit from my fics, be it in the form of direct/indirect payment to myself or other people.

GENERAL POLICIES

- Please do not put anything involving/inspired by my fics behind a paywall or put them up for sale or auction or any other processes which involve the exchange of currency. If you would like to include my fic for a charity drive, please do not assume you have express permission to do so just because it's "your copy". I as the author reserve the right to my intellectual property.

- If you want access to my work beyond reading it on any platform on which I have made them available, the least I would expect is that you put in the time and effort to know and respect me as an actual person. ALWAYS ASK ME FIRST.

BINDING AND TYPESETTING

- I do not allow any binding or typesetting any of my fics unless it's by someone I have a personal relationship with, online or offline. I would like for you to let me know first that you are planning to MAKE a bind or typset of my fic and I would appreciate a copy (of the typeset at the very least). Please do not outsource binders or typesetters. I do not allow commissions of my fics.

MERCHANDISE

- If you're a hobbyist/artist looking to make something based on my fic, please let me know first before doing so. Please do not sell it.

- I do not allow anyone to SELL, DONATE to later be sold, PUT UP FOR AUCTION or any other process involving an exchange of currency any sort of merchandise based on my fic.

FANART

- Any artist is welcome to create fanart based on my fics. I would love to see it as well. However, please do not sell/put up for auction/ask for donations for fanart based on my fics.

- Please do not commission fanart based on my fics.

PODFIC/AUDIOBOOKS

- Please ask me first if you would like to create a podfic or an audiobook of any of my fics.

- Please let me know of any editing notes or changes that need to be made. Do not change anything without permission.

COLLECTIONS

- Non-fest works added to any collection will always be subject to my approval. As of the moment, I do not approve any of my non-fest fics being added to collections unless it's by someone I have a personal relationship with. Please use the bookmark feature and be reminded that I can see the notes.

TRANSLATIONS

- Please ask me for permission before putting up any translations of my fics. I generally allow them, provided the translator has evidence of prior fic translation work with zero issues. I would also be asking for the link and for it to be properly labelled as a translation of my fic.

GOODREADS

- Please do not put up any reviews of my fics outside the platforms on which I have made them available. I will report them.

Latest version APRIL 18, 2023. My DM's are open. Further inquiries here: mspolapotter@gmail.com

[transformativeworks]

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[numberonetribble]

Another practice dump! This time digital! + Piston!

[insurance-brokers-india]

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[afteriwake]

Transformative Works & Adaptation Policy / Disclaimer:

♦ The below permissions DO NOT APPLY to any AI-based or AI-assisted works. Do not use AI to do anything with my works or to create anything inspired by my works. NEVER enter my writing into any AI for any purpose, including your personal use.

♦ Anyone is welcome to create translations, podfics (audiobooks), fanart, gifs, graphics, comics, etc., inspired by my fics without asking for permission. You may use quotes from my fics in these.

♦ Anyone is welcome to write a remix or fanfic that's inspired by one of my works but stands on its own, without asking permission.

♦ If you want to write a fanfic based on my work that doesn't stand on its own, such as a spin-off, sequel, missing scene, completion of an abandoned fic, etc., please ask me about it beforehand.

♦ If you post your work on AO3, please use the "This work is a remix, a translation, a podfic, or was inspired by another work." option to link your work to mine.

♦ If you post your work on Tumblr, please put "@afteriwake" in your Tumblr post so I can see it and reblog it onto my blog.

♦ If you post your work outside of AO3 or Tumblr, please link to my original fic and tag/credit me.

♦ Anyone is welcome to print and/or bind my works for your personal collection (please let me see it, too)! This does not apply to binding fic for sale.

I do not own any of the characters used in my fanfic or graphics unless they are original characters created by me; characters belong to their respective creators. ⓒ 2018–2024 afteriwake All Rights Reserved.

[probablyasocialecologist]

All the takes are correct and yet they also miss the point. Yes, it was insane for the Democrats to think they could win by running a soulless candidate, without a shred of progressive policy vision, pursuing endorsements from neocon war-hawks everybody hates, while arming and funding a genocide, and belittling and crushing those who have enough morality to protest it. It is enraging that the Democrats are so smug and blind to this. But these are all just symptoms. The deeper reality is that liberalism has failed, liberalism is dead, and people urgently need to wake up to this fact and respond accordingly. It is a defunct ideology that cannot offer any meaningful solutions to our social and ecological crises and it must be abandoned. Democrats have proven over and over again that they cannot accept even basic steps like public healthcare, affordable housing, and a public job guarantee - things that would dramatically improve the material, social and political conditions of the working classes. And they cannot accept a public finance strategy that would steer production away from fossil fuels and toward green transition to give us a shot at a liveable future. Why? Because these things run against the objectives of capital accumulation. And for liberals capital is sacrosanct. They will do whatever it takes to ensure elite accumulation, it is their only consistent commitment. At home, they suppress and demonize progressive and socialist tendencies. Abroad, they engage in endless wars and violence to suppress input prices in the global South and prevent any possibility of sovereign economic development. The Democrats have done all this purposefully and knowingly, for my whole life, not as some kind of "mistake" but in full consciousness that it is in the interests of capital. And because liberalism cannot address our crises, and because it crushes socialist alternatives, it inevitably paves the way for right-wing populism. They know this pattern, and yet they risk it every time - this election being only the most recent example. They did it in 2016, when they actively crushed the Sanders campaign and sent Trump to the White House. They do it because ultimately they (and I mean the liberal ruling class here) don't really mind if fascists take power, so long as the latter too ensure the conditions for capital accumulation. They 100% prefer this to the possibility of a socialist alternative. So, progressives have to face reality. The dream of "converting" the Democratic party is dead. This is now a fact and it must be accepted. The only option is to build a mass-based movement that can reclaim the working classes and mobilize a political vehicle that can integrate disparate progressive struggles into a unified and formidable political force and achieve substantive transformation. This will take real work, actual organizing, but it must be done and that process must begin now.

Jason Hickel

[ao3org]

We've temporarily disabled the ability to request a new account invitation as a preventative measure due to a spam attack. If you already have an invitation, you can still use it! However, anyone currently in the queue will not receive an invitation until we turn it back on.

Additionally, we have temporarily disabled the form on the Technical Support & Feedback page and taken the Policy Questions & Abuse Reports page offline. Anyone attempting to access the Policy Questions & Abuse Reports will receive an error page about being blocked from archiveofourown.org, but don't panic -- this is not the case! It's just the default error displayed by Cloudflare. You can continue to access the rest of the site as normal.

Lastly, the Organization for Transformative Works' donation page -- which is hosted by a third party provider -- is currently offline due to a DDoS attack. This is the only donation form the OTW uses, so please be cautious of scammers impersonating AO3 or the OTW to solicit donations. We are unable to take them at this time.

July 11, 2023 - 23:50 UTC

[senlinyu]

hi sen, permission to translate your fanfic called "let the dark in". I am very much in love with her and I wish that other people who don't understand English very well can read and love this fic as I do.

Certainly. I have an open policy on translations, just please credit me as the author and send me a link when you start posting.

[pipermca]

New AO3 Tag Wrangling Policy and the Transformers Fandom

Edit in the event people come back to the original post: Please do not email AO3 about this issue. See their response about this issue!

(This is a long one, folks, but I think it's important.)

A new tag-wrangling policy on AO3 has the potential to create some massive confusion and chaos in the Transformers fanfic community, with regards to fandom tags. There is a Reddit post about it here with a focus on anime fandoms, but I want to give some concrete examples for the Transformers fandom on why we DO NOT WANT this, and why I think it's a horrible idea.

The Problem

Basically, AO3 is looking to get rid of the "All Media Types" fandom tag across the board, either by dismantling them or just not maintaining them. The Transformers - All Media Types tag has been an all-purpose tag that you could select when your story doesn't fall into any one specific continuity. Additionally, all most (see below) TF continuities on AO3 are considered a subtag of the Transformers - All Media Types tag. For example, if you look at the link above for all works in the All Media Types tag, you will see fics that are also tagged ONLY with Transformers: Animated, because it falls under the All Media Types tag.

One exception: With the upcoming Transformers: One movie coming out imminently, there will likely be a big influx of stories tagged with Transformers: One. In fact, there are several already. However, it hasn't been linked to the larger Transformers - All Media Types tag yet. I wasn't worrying about it though, because I know these things can take time.

With information about this new tagging policy, however, I'm now wondering whether it'll EVER get linked to the All Media Types tag. If that happens, and when more continuities are developed in the coming years (since you know Hasbro loves creating new universes) this has the potential to cause massive confusion when looking for stories to read.

Searching for Stories with the New Tagging System

So let's say the All Media Types fandom tag isn't accurate anymore, because it no longer includes ALL of the continuities (such as TF:One). You will need to include ALL the Transformers continuities when browsing for TF fics.

How many tags is that? Well, here are all of the tags currently listed under the Transformers - All Media Types tag:

Note that this doesn't include Transformers: One since it hasn't been categorized yet.

You will potentially have to have 40 or more different fandom tags in your search, just in case the author tagged their story with something you weren't expecting.

This massively decreases the findability of a story.

Tagging with the New System

The email response from the Tag Wrangling group (see the linked Reddit post above) seems to be a bit flip in the response to the user's concern. "...encourages creators to tag with the media they intend."

While I appreciate what they are attempting to do, this policy change feels like a solution in search of a problem, especially in larger fandoms with multiple continuities, versions, and media types that are all cross-pollinated in both canon and fanon. While I'm focusing on Transformers fandom, imagine a creator in the DC comic universe writing a story that incorporates bits and pieces from a dozen different reboots.

For example, let's say that I am writing a fic about Ratchet. I am using the setting of the original G1 episodes, but I also am using the characterization of him as a bit of an old man grump. That characterization originated in the Animated continuity, but I want to incorporate bits of pieces of his other characterizations as well (old friend of Optimus from TFP, Ratchet ran a faction-free clinic like he did in the War for Cybertron series, he's got a Decepticon boyfriend like in IDW1 - or maybe even Cyberverse, etc.)

With this new tagging structure, I might potentially have to tag the story with ALL of those continuities. So instead of just slapping down the "All Media Types" tag (and maybe one other fandom tag that matches the characters as best I can), I'll have to analyze my story and try to figure out how best to tag for the characters I used.

And what if you're doing a completely AU version of the story? For example, a humanformers story, or merformers? Using the All Media Types tag along with a Alternate Universe - Human or Alternate Universe - Mermaid tag worked perfectly, since you weren't writing the story to fit into one specific continuity. But now, that might not be an option.

What To Do??

The first thing I would suggest is to contact AO3 (using the Feedback and Support page) and let them know (nicely) that you think this is a horrible idea. Give them some examples on how you use the All Media Types tag to find stories to read, or to help you tag a story. People outside of the Transformers fandom don't always appreciate how absolutely tangled the continuities can be with each other, and providing examples might help them see why this would be a really messy change.

Readers: Be aware that when you are looking in the All Media Types tag, it will no longer show newer continuities. And if AO3 starts dismantling that tag like they suggested they are doing, be aware that some stories won't show up in that tag like they used to. You can also create and then bookmark a custom search page that includes all 40+ continuities. REALLY annoying, but it's a workaround.

Writers: Until they start dismantling the All Media Types tag, ALWAYS ALWAYS tag your stories using Transformers - All Media Types... Especially for newer continuities. This will be especially important if you are writing a Transformers: One story. Right now, anyone who is only browsing the All Media Types tag will not see a story tagged only with Transformers: One. Make sure you're aware of how tags work and how they can affect the visibility and findability of your story.

Epilogue

Ugh. That's a lot of words for a long-weekend Saturday. And maybe I'm overreacting a tiny bit. But my work involves information architecture, and this change just absolutely baffles me. It's almost as though they want to make it harder to find stories. Considering that AO3 won a Hugo partially because of its fantastic tagging system, this change seems like AO3 is doing its best to shoot itself in the foot.

When you have a square hole, a round hole, and a rectangular hole… Yeah, you DO want each peg to go in the "right" hole. But if all of the pegs fit in the square hole, who cares? You got the job done.

I love you @ao3org, but please reconsider this change... Especially for IPs that are as old and are as varied as Transformers.

[alessandriana]

So, hypothetically, if I were to make a cold read of your fic asunder. Would that be alright with you?

Yeah, absolutely! 😊 Just send a link when you're done so I can add it to the fic. :)

[ellipsus-writes]

Write anything in Ellipsus.

The internet’s a little dystopian right now, and writers (rightfully) have concerns about how their writing might be monitored, scraped, or censored by the tools they use.

That’s why we’ve clarified our privacy policy and terms of service—so you know exactly where we stand on privacy, creative freedom, and writer-first (and pro-transformative works ❤️) policies.

Nothing’s materially changed, but the language is clearer. Here’s the short version:

Your data is yours. We won’t access it, sell it, or misuse it. Ever.

Write what you want. We’re a writing tool, not a gatekeeper. We don’t host, don’t police, and we strongly believe in creative freedom.

You’ll always be in the loop. If anything big changes or we need to adapt to better safeguard and serve our writers, you’ll hear from us first.

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[simkhira]

New Year, New Save File ✨

Simkhira’s Small Town Save File is inspired by my little hometown in Southeast, USA. For this save, I wanted to create a world that caters to all of my favorite gameplay styles (country core, university core, legacy core, etc.) in a nostalgic way that made sense to me. Over the past couple of months, I have been able to transform Willow Creek into something that I am really proud of. I hope you all enjoy the lots, the backstories, and the small town political lore just as much as I do.

Please continue reading for more details and download information:

What’s Included in Version 1:

Willow Creek

21 Lots (5 Community Lots / 16 Move-In Ready Residential Lots)

17 Households (50 Sims / 64 including animals)

All of the Sims have relevant careers, skills, lifestyles, public reputations, likes and dislikes, gender preferences, romance preferences, turn ons and turn offs, relationship dynamics, defined walkstyles, and defined voices.

Disclaimer: I own all of the EP's, GP's, SP's, and Kits.

Custom Content (Included):

This save file contains 1GB worth of custom content. I have included these files in the download to save any hassle. If the game opens and says you are missing content, no you are not. I have play-tested this save file using only the files included and did not find any issues.

Required Mods (Included):

More Selectable Icons Mod by @zerbu

Willow Creek Clickable Mod by @awingedllama

Working Elevators Everywhere Mod by @littlemssam 

21 Calendar Days Instead of 28 Mod by @littlemssam 

The calendar mod allows the game to have 12 weeks in a “year”. So, each week is a “month” (i.e. Week 1 = January, Week 2 = February, etc.). The calendar holidays have been created according to this method. Recommended Mods (Not Included):

707 Nature Replacement Mod by KHippie

Grannies Cookbook Mod by Littlebowbub  Disclaimer: The restaurant in Crawdad Quarter will still function without it - however, I have included some menu items from Grannies Cookbook.

Sim Spawn Overhaul Mod by Lotharihoe

NAP Policy Overhaul Mod by Kuttoe

How to Install Save Files:

Make a backup of your “Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Saves” folder.

Download the file, unzip, and place the file in your “Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Saves” folder.

If you already have a file with the same name, change the slot number to a number that you don’t have. (i.e. change Slot_00000000d.save to Slot_00000009d.save)

Once you open your game, you will see “Simkhira’s Small Town Save V1”. Open it!

Once opened, “Save As” to create a copy of the save file for your own gameplay.

If the game says that you are missing custom content, no you aren’t. I have double-checked.

Lastly, enjoy and have fun!

Inspiration: 

I want to say thank you to all of the amazing save file creators who inspired me throughout this process. Some of my favorites include (but are not limited to) @folkling, @wolfxdreamersims, @coolpuppy12, @florwal, @awingedllama, and more. 

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy!

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