Venue Lot Traits for Custom Venues
A set of Lot Traits that enable venue-specific behavior for any lot you want.
I have an entire set of posts explaining what Venues do...
2025-11-30 15:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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Some Sims 4 "Modding" News You May Have Missed
Under-reported news relating to modding and the future of the game!
First off, EA_Cade soft-deconfirmed that The Sims 4 is ending, by noting that they are making changes to "continue delivering content for years to come".
Did You Know? Adventure Awaits/Eco Lifestyle Cross Pack
Death By Flies ghosts learn the Adventure Awaits Entomology skill faster.
This is a cross-pack feature with an obscure ghost/death from a pack...
2025-11-24 00:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostDeath By Flies! (Free Preview Post, Mod in Early Access Now!)
Did you see my post Modding Sucks and is Hard? It tells the tale of how this mod broke at some point, and in several hours of trying to fix it, nothing was going right...
2025-11-23 19:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostDeath By Flies (Early Access Download) Updated 9:20PM EST 11.23
ALL the info, and I mean ALL the info, found here!
Requires Eco Lifestyle and Lot51 Core Library!
Updates:
8PM EST (Day of Post...
Modding Sucks And Is Hard
REV UP THOSE CRIERS BECAUSE I AM ONE ANGRY-
This was going to be paired with a mod update post but the mod is not getting updated at the moment because of all the stuff I'm about to complain about so get ready
I have a mod. It is cal...
Secret Admirer Tweaks
Changes the Secret Admirer phone call from Lovestruck.
By default, if you agree to meeting your admirer, you get a pretty strong immediate romantic relationship with them (pictured above). This makes it a much lower value- still higher than ...
2025-11-16 21:36:56 +0000 UTC View PostReminder: Do not download, create, or share mod packs!
They are dangerous, they will create confusion for you and anyone you get support from, they are HARDER to keep updated than mods you know you downloaded because you chose to download them, and they are against pretty much all modders' TOUs. Suppo...
2025-11-16 18:57:12 +0000 UTC View PostPack Icon Hider
Updated to cover the latest 3 kits and Adventure Awaits. Removes icons from pack content across all menus. Old versions should be removed, and will have the name Waffle_PackIconHider_blahblahblah!
On The Nature Of The Sims
It's blog post time baybee
I posted this in the Paralives Discord. I was genuinely surprised by the intimately detailed responses that followed, and I thought it'd be nice to save it here, too.
It is thoughts on wha...
2025-11-14 23:33:42 +0000 UTC View PostBig Ol' Project Proof of Concept
The two examples pictured took...20 minutes to make, because I have to browse through stuff to figure out what specific special features a trait has, and it's essentially impossible to weed out irrelevant things. For instance, every single trait i...
2025-11-12 23:45:12 +0000 UTC View Post6000 Followers
I celebrate every 1k milestone, but I have nothing specific to offer for this one. I saw it coming and am surprised it happened so fast from when I first noticed it was close.
I'm not currently playing Sims 4 even though The Sims is my enti...
mod updates
DEPRECATED: Lightning Root Fix is no longer necessary, as EA fixed it.
BROKEN: Meet Coworkers Automatically. Not sure what I need to do to fix it, but my first attempt created an error and ...
2025-11-06 00:19:57 +0000 UTC View PostDon't forget, I have a discord
I post updates here all the time but I feel bad sending emails to people (even if they do have them enabled) so sometimes I'll post news there too.
Todays news is that there...
2025-11-04 20:59:28 +0000 UTC View PostMod Plug: Law and Disorder
Lumpinou has been working on Law and Disorder for a long time and it's now public!
This mod makes many thing...
2025-11-04 17:41:55 +0000 UTC View PostAnyone have experience/know someone who can help with a vtuber rig?
I am at the point where I don't want to do it myself because I despise blender.
It took me like 2 hours to even get my extracted model to look right and even then it's not right (the antlers should have a shader of some kind, but im not sure...
2025-11-03 02:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostI have no plans to stop modding The Sims 4
And neither do many other modders- but they may not feel comfortable saying it out loud. But what I have to say about it may help you understand some reasons others may feel the same.
As I approach 6000 patreon followers (wow!!!!) I don't r...
Making a Cake: Is it easier than modding Sims 4?
Didn't follow me for a post about making a cake? Too bad!
First my ceramic ice cream cone fell off the fridge and a chunk of ceramic got into my wet ingredients, so that was great
Hey, stop asking me to update other people's mods.
First off, that's not how any of this works.
I don't take requests, I take suggestions (and even then not really), and only those that make sense for what I do already. We don't update other people's mods unless the creator is wildly inacti...
2025-10-18 15:13:34 +0000 UTC View Post"Why can't I cook from the stove with more than 2 fridges?"
Update: EA has released a post explaining things that can contribute to performance issues, and functional objects with lots of interactions- like Fridges and Stoves- is one of them! You ever notice when you ...
2025-10-18 01:58:38 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: Custom Activities Cleanup
Added "Occult:" to 3 missing Occult activities!
2025-10-15 23:01:38 +0000 UTC View Post"Still Vibing" Getaway Buff Tweaks + VFX Changer
When you finish a Getaway you can get a "Still Vibing" buff. It's pretty overpowered and adds a strange VFX to your plumbob for up to an entire week. There's two versions- a normal one and a better one you get for a better getaway experience.
... 2025-10-14 23:35:30 +0000 UTC View PostFox Joke Replacer
When a fox is stalking your house there's a notification. It has a joke in it that's a reference to something really bad. I don't like that it's there. This replaces it with something silly.
2025-10-14 22:53:52 +0000 UTC View PostLower Getaway Winnings
Lowers the money reward for completing a challenge getaway from 10,000 to 5,000. That's it!
All challenges have the same money reward. Note that challenges have chances of random other rewards depending on the challenge, tho...
2025-10-12 19:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostCustom Activities Cleanup
Renames almost 70 Custom Activities used for Businesses, Custom Venues, Clubs, and Getaways so that they're easier to find.
Most activities are simply what they are- Bowling, Archery, Dance. If there's more than o... 2025-10-11 14:22:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Legacy Save: Taste of Adventure Update!
If you're not sure what this is, click here to view previous posts about it. TLDR- A custom save that aims t...
2025-10-08 22:16:58 +0000 UTC View PostClose your PayPal Account: Part 2
I had an anxiety attack at work over this event today and left to go to the bank with my dad for support because i was so freaking out. Bank told us to file a police report which i couldn't believe I hadn't done. I was still getting emails from Pa...
2025-10-07 19:47:04 +0000 UTC View PostClose your PayPal account.
Yesterday I woke up to a 4,000 dollar charge from Paypal. It used my balance, and then the rest came from my bank.
PayPal is not being helpful. They immediately rejected my dispute automatically. I replied to the dispute email as instructed...
Custom Venues and Getaways: Tips and Warnings
Playing around with Venues and Getaways I've found some important information that I'm gonna throw out there.
No modding spree just yet, I'm still not even in live mode...but I'm gathering intel.
Today we're learning that Custom Geta... 2025-10-05 14:21:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Modding Potential of Custom Roles and Schedules
Let's just say, it'll happen. Pictured: A premade role, found in the Role Library, that was made outside of the game with no in-game editing whatsoever, added via a .package file in the mods folder.
And yes, we'll be able to provide premad...