#sunblind by softerhaze

[reticulating-splines]

WIP - West 70th

1880s-1910s row of Upper West Side townhomes.

Been working on this row of late 19th c. brownstones on and off for the past year now, so needless to say when I heard about For Rent I was hype.

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This initially started because I was homesick for NYC during the pandemic. Specifically for the area of the upper west side my dorm was in while I was a student. I mainly blame this experience for my obsession with historical architecture - walking along central park west past the Dakota on the way to the subway, smoking on the stoops of the brownstones late at night, going to classes in the wedding cake that is the Ansonia - it was just everywhere, and so, so beautiful to look at.

Except a lot of it is faded glory - buildings subdivided, details chipped or covered in the thickest coats of grime or paint. So I wanted to replicate some of the old New York from around the turn of the century. The one I read about in the Luxe series and saw in the Samantha movie lol.

The basement or garden level of each four-story brownstone will be dedicated to the original purpose as the main workplace of the service staff. Unfortunately no room for the actual garden, so laundry lines and planters are on the roof. There are bedrooms and bathrooms for a cook and a housekeeper/butler, along with the staff dining and the kitchen. The butler's pantry is directly upstairs from the kitchen, and the top floor is almost exclusively made up of staff bedrooms and washrooms.

I usually do the service areas first because they're the most interesting, and there was nothing more interesting than a full edwardian brownstone kitchen. Lots of exposed piping, beadboard, subway tile, and shelves of clutter. Has a separate scullery, pantry, and stairs down to a basement storeroom to keep your best champs-le-sims nectar in. There's also a servant's bellboard in the kitchen and the staff dining room. It along with the "boiler" system are made with tool and CC-free.

The main entrance and parlor are doing their best to continue the gothic revival theme of the exterior. The library and dining room follow in the enfilade starting in the parlor. Since this first house is a corner lot, it has a bit more width and space than a true brownstone. The only actual brownstone I've been inside of is Lady Mendl's, so ofc I had to have an extensive tea setup. Def took a lot of inspo from these two pics alone for these rooms.

The main stairwell and picture gallery lead to three large bedrooms on the second floor, and then up to the children's room and nanny's bedroom on the third floor. I really like skylights. I learned the importance of decent lightwells in staving off depression one semester when my window looked out onto a brick wall

The master bedroom and the children's room above it both have their own private sitting rooms and bathrooms. All rooms have either fireplaces or cast iron radiators.

There's no way this is going to be finished by the time For Rent comes out, so im just going to release it in whatever state it's in when it does come out. The exteriors and interior room layout for all the townhomes will (hopefully) most likely be set by then anyway.

Now available for download!

Also the anniversary of Chez Cromwell is coming up! Ive been gone for the better part of the year due to starting a new job, but I havent been idle. C.Cromwell has been updated for infants and ceilings, which led to me redoing the exterior and almost every room, so a rerelease is coming v soon! Sneak peek below. Happy Thanksgiving!

[diwns]

copperdale has never looked better. — oh, and featuring @glittermutt's new preset :DD

[pixelglam]

Home.🤍

[shawsimmer]

What lighting do you have in mars' birthday trip photos, it looks so nice and saturated!! Love your content please make YouTube videos.

hey thanks! :) sulani always has amazing lighting, but i'm sure it was the result of also using sunblind, better in-game lighting (average saturated), and relight + gshade. a good tip would be to take photos right at sunset/sunrise. as for creating youtube videos, it has definitely been a thought, but i'm not sure i'd do anything more than cas videos for now.

[peoglymiss]

kitchen, dinner & living room

i’m crying with these photos, this preset, this sunblind.

to ‘morreno’ de mais com essas fotos, preset e o sunblind jurooo

thanks! @softerhaze, @felixandresims, @harrie-cc, @pierisim & @tudtuds s2

[simplypxels]

she's starting on her knitting grind! gotta make that money!

aspiration progress: humble knifter

knit for 5 hours ✅

start 3 knitting projects while inspired

knit on a rocking chair

[woodlandtrait]

some screenies from my new playthrough~

[avornalino]

mornings on the farm ;; im doing some actual gameplay for the first time in months so maybe i'll post some updates every now and again!!

[hellomidnightbreeze]

[theironseagull]

Welp, time for @softerhaze Sunblind lighting mod to put me in a chokehold again with the Horse Ranch update 🐴

[augustmoonsims]

So I kept seeing people talking about the Sunblind lighting overhaul and I finally got around to testing it out in my game. Oh my god guys it’s so good, genuinely can never go back now. If you play on PC I highly recommend trying it out!!

I took some screenshots to compare:

this is the default EA lighting, plus a few light reshade settings (DOF, film grain, that kind of thing, nothing that fucks with color though!)

this is the Sunblind lighting!! LOOK HOW MUCH BETTER THAT LOOKS!! Honestly unbelievable. Same light reshade settings are used here.

this is Sunblind + my full reshade preset.

These were all taken at the exact same time of day, I think it was like 7 a.m.? anyways

download this shit. gameplay looks soooo much better now it’s unbelievable.

[reticulating-splines]

How now spirit? Wither wander you?

Olde Mill Inn, sunrise.

[southernfriedsims-blog]

sunsets are better with @softerhaze sunblind lighting mod

[bougiechloe]

25+ MUST-HAVE Mods for STUNNING Graphics and Realism in The Sims 4

Hi everyone! Here is a list of 25+ must-have mods for better graphics and realism in The Sims 4. I showcased each of the mods mentioned below. You can watch it here.♡

GShade

Reshade

GShade Presets

No Zzz by Krys29

No Blu by Luumia

No Glo by Luumia

Main Menu Overrides

Sunblind by Softerhaze

Tram Override by Vyxated 

Hidden Highlight by Foggity

Font Override by Sulsulduck

Billboard Override by Kekeyw

Brutal Brawler by Cezpid/Zulf

Boat Override by Largetaytertots

No Blur In Distance by MizoreYukii

Map Replacements by Mamallama

Missing Plumbob by Mintvalentine 

Fluffy Clouds Replacement by Miiko

San Sequoia Bridge Override by Alerion

Lighthouse Override by Largetaytertots

Celeb Social Faint Animation by NV Games

Motive Fail Energy Animation by NV Games

Lovestruck Taxi Override by Largetaytertots

Serene Main Menu Override by BougieChloe

Map Replacements by 20th Century Plumbob

Better In Game Lighting by Northern Siberia Winds

Remove Dust/Cloud When Sims Fight by Cezpid/Zulf

Even Better In-Game Lighting by Northern Siberia Winds

Thank you to the creators! ♡

[farfallasims]

The Bungalow, built by FarfallaSims ♡

Escape to the luxury and seclusion of The Bungalow, a single family home located in the English Countryside. Sitting on a large plot of land, this home showcases beautiful gardens and freshly trimmed lawns, perfect for summer barbecues and family get-togethers.

With 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, plenty of entertainment space and beautiful back garden patio, this home is perfect for your favorite hosts.

All Information & Link Under Cut

Gallery ID | FarfallaSims

$159,775.00

3 Bedroom & 3 Bathroom

Residential Lot

Lot Size 50x40 in Henford

Used BB.MoveObjects On & TOOL

Packs in the Build | Lovestruck, High School Years, Cottage Living, Snowy Escape, Cats & Dogs, Snowy Escape, Vampires, & Castle Estate Kit

CC Used

AggressiveKitty | Trees (1) Bambi | Carpet (1) BreezeMotors | Cars (1)(2) CD97 | Trees (1) Felixandre | Estate (1)(2)(3) SoHo (1) RustyC (1) Harrie | Copenhagen (1) House of Harlix | Orjanic (1)(2) Lijoue | Mailbox (1) Max20 | Hydrangeas (1) Lighting (1) Minc | Meadow (1) Momo | Tiles ( 1) Peacemaker | Archways (1) Pierisim | Domaine Du Clos (1) Maison Meulière (1) Ravasheen | Lighting (1) RubyRed | Hydrangeas (1) Syboubou | A La Ferme (1) Loft (1) Serenity (1) Valia | Mediterranean (1) Visty | Climbing Roses (1)

Other Notes

GShade Preset | Pearl by PixelGlam

Lighting Mod | Sunblind by Softerhaze

Enable BB.MoveObjects Before Placing

Please do NOT reupload my build furnished or unfurnished.

Floorplan shown on Patreon.

Kindly, please let me know if there are any missing mods or issues with the build!

Link to Build | The Bungalow

Massive thank you to the CC Creators! @valiasims @pierisim @harrie-cc @felixandresims @peacemaker-ic & others!

[gvbesims]

　

This is one of the many presets born from me trying to make one to be my main one. So expect many more, I'll be sharing them all!　

BIGGER BEFORE & AFTERS: O1 • O2 • O3

You'll find the download below the cut at the end of the post, some mandatory stuff is listed before.

Pictures taken on @theneighborhoodsave 　

　 1 — I'm using — Sunblind by @softerhaze and Even Better In-game Lighting Mod (Bright) by @northernsiberiawinds 　 2 — MANDATORY DOWNLOAD: The Moods MultiLUT by @pictureamoebae (Tbh a must even if you don't use my preset!)

To install amoebae's MultiLUT just open your GShade Control Panel > Installs > Open Custom Shaders & Textures Folder.

DO NOT copy the "reshade-shaders" from MultiLUT download. Instead open it and merge the "Shaders" and "Textures" folders from inside it with the ones from GShade's.

You won't need to download Prod80's Framework as stated by amoebae, GShade already comes with all Prod80's shaders. 　

　 ADD THESE TO YOUR PREPROCESSOR DEFINITIONS:

　

SHORTCUTS LIST: (on/off is for what it is by default)

(on) Adaptative Fog — Numpad /

(off) Ambient Light — Alt + Numpad 7

(on) Bloom & Lens Flares — Numpad 7

(on) MXAO (Immerse) — Alt + Numpad 9

(off) More MXAOs (make it stronger) — Numpad 9

(off) Cinematic DOF (focus w/ mouse) — Alt + Numpad 8

(on) ADOF (auto-focus) — Numpad 8

(off) ReLight (if you have it...) — F6 　

　 PRO TIP: I always adjust the "BloomAndLensFlares" shader to my needs, which is where the magic of this preset lies. The settings I'm uploading it with may be too strong or too light for some cases, so it really depends on your shot. Just mess with the "fBloomThreshold" slider a bit and see what I mean and, if you're feeling confident, mess with the "fBloomAmount" altogether. 　

DOWNLOAD: PATREON (FREE)