#windslar

[windslar]

After releasing my first collection of UI-ish templates and widgets, I found myself making more during the process of editing my posts. I'd planned on keeping this one around the same size as the previous one, but the longer it took me to properly label and organize my layers, the more I added to the file. So now we're here at like 40-ish templates (and a few even have a hidden version).

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Like my previous collection, I designed this to be a "workspace" or "canvas" from which you can just pull whatever template you need. Each template is labeled and organized into folders so you'll know exactly which layers you need for your screenshot.

Tips on how to use these can be found in the original post as well as this google doc tutorial .

Font used is Helvetihand TS4 icons - L'Universims, TheSimKid, deathbypufferfish, w-sims, Tutorial on how to extract icons

TOU: Feel free to use and edit as you wish but please don't reupload and claim as your own. If someone asks where they're from, please link to this post.

DOWNLOAD FOLDER (SFS)

Windslar Collection 2.0 (91.5mb) If you prefer a less overwhelming version, I also divided this file into two parts. You can find it (as well as the first PSD collection) in the download folder.

[satureja13]

Ji Ho's Therapy Game - Part 1

Oh! It seems Ji Ho is really Princess Jihovere! And she lives in a beautiful castle! In the princess' tower at that 🏰

She has a huge bathroom there! Anything a mermaid princess could wish for was there. Fluffy towels, scented essences and cute toys. (And it seems both, Jack and Ji Ho, have a way better ingame experience that poor Vlad ^^')

How cute Ji Ho looks :3

The Princess dressed and went up to the top of the tower to take a look around. Such a beautiful world!

Her next quest is to dine with the Queen! She's already awaiting the princess. (The dresscode in the castle seems to be mintgreen+white ^^')

Such an amazing castle! Ji Ho doesn't know where to look first! Ji Ho and Noxee hadn't much to do with each other in the past and since The Queen doesn't know Ji Ho ingame, it's even more intimidating.

Ji Ho doesn't even know if the Queen is a good or evil character. From what Ji Ho knows about fairytales is, that the Queen/Mother-in-law ist mostly evil and jealous of the younger and prettier princess ö.Ö' Maybe this therapy experience isn't as amazing as it seems? Plus: Lou mentioned that, after Prince Caleb and Princess Jihovere are married, The Queen will have to leave and Caleb will be King... Maybe marrying The Prince wasn't the challenge in this game but staying alive?

Ji Ho decided to adress it right away. This is just a game and he's determined to make good progress so he can finally dig out his buried feelings so he can love Vlad. Ji Ho: "Won't it be hard for you to retreat after Caleb becomes King?"

The Queen: "Oh my precious, don't you worry! This is just a constitutional monarchy here and we do not have any power. It's just for the show. To be honest: It's not that desireable to have the eyes of 'our subjects' on us all the time. They have more power over us than we over them ^^' Many are just lurking until we take a false step and: off the head! I can't wait to return to my own little queendom." The Queen sighed and looked a bit sad.

But soon she smiled again, the show must go on. She's a real pro. The Queen: "Let's finish our meal. There's still a lot to do before the wedding. You're from the Kingdom under the Sea and our habits are so different from yours. A lot to learn for you. We won't let you get roasted for not being an appropriate Queen for our King, right?" Ji Ho let out a nervous laugh: "Right, Your Royal Highness."

Princess Jihovere sat in the garden. It was calmingly quiet and so relaxing to just sit here in the sun, nothing was worrying him here. Ji Ho is determined to make the most of this experience and to cherish these reposeful moments after all the madness they had to go through. And who knows what lies in their future...

The Queen instructed the Princess to stitch a few loops. That's obviously still a valuable trait in the upper echolons of society here.

She was intrigued by the statue of a stunning man in the garden and decided to stich the beautiful face of him.

Princess Jihovere made good progress since Ji Ho enjoys stitching in the real world too.

The princess spent many hours in the garden stitching many loops of the beautiful statue. And she was very happy doing this. There's so much happening in their lives that they barely have time to sit down in peace and silence and create something just for the joy of it - and not to earn money. And the statue was so beautiful to look at. It had a very special (and oddly familiar) presence on Ji Ho. It was as if the statue was looking back at him. As if he wanted to tell him something. A real master of his art must have created it. And he must have had a very handsome model.

Meanwhile in the Throne Room, a very grumpy Throne Prince sat on the Throne. What's up with him? He's going to marry a beautiful princess!

From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest Current Chapter: 🕹️ 'The One' from the beginning ▶️ here 📚 Previous Chapters: Chapters: 1-6 ~ 7-12 ~ 13-16 ~ 17-22 ~ 23-28

[pictureamoebae]

Hey! I just wanted to say thanks for all the information you share regarding reshade. You've been my primary resource when it came to me making my own presets. Just wondering how the new relight performs differently in the game. You said it now works? It already seems to work great as is so it's hard to imagine it working even better but that's exciting!

Hi! I'm glad I've been able to help you along your ReShade journey!

qUINT_ReLight worked absolutely fine in TS4, but the one released in December, MartysMods_ReLight, wouldn't compile under dx9 (this was a compiling problem on Marty's end, he didn't realise it didn't work until I told him). He's put heaps of work into it since then, and now it does compile under dx9 (although needed a couple of last minute fixes the past couple of days - he doesn't have many dx9 games so relies on testers to spot things!).

The way ReLight's settings look changed between qUINT_ReLight and December's MartysMods_ReLight, and they've changed even more for this release. Basically the only settings that look the same when compared to the shader guide I made for it are how to position the point lights and that there are sections for 4 lights. Everything else has changed.

There is now a new light option, which creates a directional light that you can't move in terms of where it's placed but it casts shadows in different directions uniformly across the screen. There is SSS (sub-surface scattering), and the way you choose the colour of lights has also changed (instead of a colour picker now there are two sliders for temperature and tint).

I'll write a new guide at some point, once I've had more time to play around with it and can do it justice.

This latest ReLight does have a few little quirks in dx9 games. The shadows can sometimes be a little noisy, and it also suffers from some lines at the edges of cast shadows (similar to MartysMods_MXAO in dx9). This is a dx9 limitation unfortunately, and as Marty continues to iterate on his shaders to make them more powerful and better quality, dx9 implementation simply won't be able to keep up with it.

That's why some people may decide that for TS4 they prefer to stick with the older qUINT_ReLight version. It still works perfectly well, and doesn't have those little quirks that the newer, more advanced version has introduced.

However, you can choose instead to use DXVK to simulate TS4 running with the Vulkan api instead of dx9, which will banish those quirks, and let you use all of the various shaders that don't work at all or don't work very well under dx9.

To use DXVK, remove ReShade first (back up your ReShade installation beforehand in case you need it), and then just drop the correct DXVK dll file into your TS4 Bin folder. Then, you'll need to reinstall ReShade using the installer, and this time choose Vulkan as the api instead of dx9. ReShade will install as normal, and you can go ahead and use it as you normally would, but now with access to more advanced and fun shaders.

[ohheyitslitz]

got my hands on @windslar’s preset and i’m in LOVE! it’s so cozy and just beautiful in game!

[orphyd]

Oh, do I have some OC questions in a notepad document for you. For Tobias, is he the person he thought he'd be when he was little? And for Circe, what comes to mind when she thinks of home?

Oh sweet give me all the questions I still have like 4 and a half hours left 💀 When Tobias was really young he wanted to be a physicist like his father was and was working towards an education degree so he could eventually be a professor, also like his father, but after he passed his life kinda went on pause, he left college and hasn't been back and took up writing originally as a freelance side-hustle before getting his own literary agent, so now it's more of a permanent, which he's not mad about. Circe's idea of home is her grandmother's small cottage that she grew up in, her parents just kinda dropped her off there after she showed some latent magic abilities and didn't know how to deal with it. A smell that'll instantly teleport her back there is honeysuckle and a roux cooking on the stove :)

[minty-plumbob]

bruce!!! 🦈 thank you so much @simelune @windslar and @cozyacres!!!

cozyacres I absolutely love stevie and your sour legacy!! I can't wait to see more of them! your style and gameplay is super cute!! 💕 you're super sweet too and I hope you have a great day!! 🍀✨

windslar your blog is amazing!!! ✨ I love your gameplay, edits, and sims!! I always look forward to seeing your posts! plus!! you're always so sweet and welcoming!! 💜🥺

simelune!! you're so sweet!! 💖 your gameplay, gifs, and sims always look amazing!!! I can't wait to see more of your globetrotter and legacy gameplay!! 😊💕 I hope you have a great day!

[thebramblewood]

1, 12 and 29 for the simblr ask game

Hi! I've answered 1 and 12 previously.

29. What gameplay/CAS/BB feature would you like to see added/changed in the game?

I need the ability to apply makeup and accessories to all outfits in CAS like yesterday. This seems so simple. Why hasn't it happened? I would also like to see the Sims team release more unique gameplay objects for hobbies and activities. So many things are recycled. Why do kids have 8000 variations on the same old activity tables and dollhouses? Why do we still only have three instruments? Let's stop doing the bare minimum!

[simelune]

🦈This is bruce, he wants to go on an adventure telling people like yourself that your blog is amazing and so are you!! Send Bruce to make someone elses day💜💜

hi bruce :') oh this makes my heart melt, tysm for sending this to me! this goes right back to you <3

[deadass-isle]

Hi! It's Ily (the person behind windslar) and I don't know what I'm doing but, for some reason still unclear to me, I decided to make a sideblog.

The idea of a cc finds blog is overwhelming to me so this place won't strictly be that, but I will start reblogging what I would've normally saved in my drafts folder. Hopefully, I'll get back to reblogging posts I love on my main (since that's where I have followers and where reblogs actually have a chance of reaching new people, lol). But maybe, eventually, this space will have more of all that. And maybe some updates and behind-the-scenes of the gameplay I post on my main blog? My attempt at creating a personal save file? Other non-sims things? Who tf knows?

In keeping with tradition, I decided to base my username on a neighbourhood in the game. I was going to name this properly after that island in Brindleton Bay, but I liked this version better so here we are.

[wrixie]

📍STOP 1: MOUNT KOMOREBI - SUMMERTIME

meet robin e. shio, a smart, nerdy, food motivated girl from willow creek; at the very young age of 24 she's determined to travel the globe, take in every sight and gain any piece of knowledge she can get into her little noggin

after spending most of her cash on a plane ticket, she landed in mount. komorebi and found herself in wakaba with nothing but a tent, the clothes on her back and 10 simoleons to her name

transcript:

Tuesday, July 2nd Mt. Komorebi 84 degrees - heatwave

Robin E. Shio

MY WALLET BALANCE §10.00

TO DO MT. KOMOREBI SIGHTSEER - Eat Food at the Festival of Light, Snow, or Youth - Take a Selfie with the Mt. Komorebi Mascot - Collect a Simmi by Popping Open a Simmi Capsule - Swim for 1 Hour in Wakaba's River

[satureja13]

Outtakes

Pic above: It seems Agatha is also a big fan of Lou ;)

Pics below: Jack and Lou were peacefully riding to the Pub, when Lunatic ran off.

Back to the Arena where Noxee still was (with Greg of course! Poor Jack ^^')

Siawa had 'called' (from outside the Game) to ask Jack if everything is ok :3 aouww They are so worried after what happened in Jack's first playtest.

And Vampire Prince Caleb wasn't feeling well with all those furry Werewolves around ö.Ö' Prince Caleb: "Why are we even here?" Queen Noxee: "That's what royals do apparently. Show up at all kind of nonsense events to please our subjects or whatsoever. Smile!"

Haha and then adult Jack passed by!

Vlad: "Can I have my money now?"

From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest 🕹️ 'Therapy Game' from the beginning ▶️ here 📚 Previous Chapters: Chapters: 1-6 ~ 7-12 ~ 13-16 ~ 17-22 ~ 23-28

[moonhze]

yet another hart family update~

veronica and angel introduced a second child named rowan into the family

the family moved (again) to moonwood mill to be closer to angel's werewolf origins, due to ivy's werewolf side growing

bonehilda and guidry are a couple??

veronica and angel got married and had a lowkey ceremony at home

ivy became a teen <3

[cupidgnome]

everything has changed.

here's some bonus pics and explanation:

Madi and Brent sold their apartment to Eden and moved to Brindleton Bay. They also went to Sulani for their honeymoon;

Eden and Tyler divorced after the cheating, and now she's a single mom of 2 kids - Conrad and Cole - with the help of her sister, Emma;

Tyler and Bella are dating;

Moira sold her apartment and moved to Jim's house;

And finally, let me introduce Russel Clark, a single guy who loves to hookup with everyone and be the center of attention. Him and Emma have been texting.

[mikachusblog]

💼

Part time jobs (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

[kikitrait]

🌼SIMS IN BLOOM: GENERATION ONE

Gardening has always been your passion. Despite growing up in the city, owning a large and healthy garden is all you've ever wanted in life even if your nails constantly have soil under them and you have so many broken pots you’ve lost count.

Your childhood memories are full of meditations under the fruit trees, giving your clothes mud stains, and the slow pace of the countryside from when you would spend your school breaks in your grandparents' house.

Now that your grandpa has passed away, someone needs to give Grandma Clara some company (and help her with the maintenance of the cottage). This is an opportunity to live your farming dream and spend time with your favorite person in the world!

Generation One: Daisy - Rules~

Aspiration: Freelance botanist

Traits: Cheerful, clumsy, loves outdoors

Career: Gardening

Skills: Gardening, fishing, wellness

Live on a lot with the lot challenge ‘Simple living’

Grow a cowplant and keep it alive for as long as you live (if it dies, immediately plant a new one)

Grow 5 perfect plants

Marry a sim who also has the ‘loves outdoors’ trait

Optional achievements:

*Gain the Outdoorsy lifestyle

*Grow a death flower

[faerytrait]

the humor and hijinks festival is in town! of course delta joined team hijinks, and of course they won because she loves being a pain in the ass