Acne & Skincare (Update 12/28/24) - Pregnant Sim Skincare Removal

Mod Description

Acne has been sorely missing from The Sims 3, so I've created this mod to add an acne system to the game!

This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.

Version 3.0

• Added Skincare features
• Acne will no longer remove costume makeup on sims
• Updated Feeling Fresh and Practicing Self Care moodlet icons.
• Both versions of the Acne Mod have been condensed into one new version. To toggle between Acne Mod Lite and Acne Mod, set kEnableLiteVersion to False. (Acne Mod Lite is enabled by default)
• Updated translation files for all languages in the STBL files (existing translations will need to be updated too!)

Updates

1/26/25

• Updated Brazilian Portuguese translation by vaddish

Overview

• Acne System
• Skincare
• New Moodlets

Requirements

In order for the face acne to show up, please download Around The Sims 3’s converted acne face overlay called “ATS3-makeup-TU-acnee-sims4”. The link is under the Downloads tab!

Around The Sims 3 has allowed me to add a modified package file of the acne face overlay to properly enable Adult acne. The package is now included in the zip file with the mod.

In order for all of the face masks and skincare treatments to show up properly, please install all of the package files in the twinsimming_Acne & Skincare Overlays folder alongside the mod file itself. Thank you to nectar-cellar and Johziii on Tumblr for creating these lovely overlays and allowing me to include them in this mod!

Acne System

Sims aged Teen to Adult will have a random chance of getting the new custom Acne Breakout moodlet that applies face acne at 6:00am for Teens, 7:00am for Young Adults, and 8:00am for Adults.

By default Teens have a 20% base chance, Young Adults have a 10% base chance, and Adults have a 5% base chance.

Acne roll chances can be completely disabled by age group by setting kDisableAcneChanceTeen, kDisableAcneChanceYA, or kDisableAcneChanceAdult to 1 in the XML file.

Certain traits can also increase or decrease the chance of a sim getting acne by 5%.

Increased Chance Traits - Slob and Unlucky

Decreased Chance Traits - Neat and Lucky

Pregnant Young Adult and Adult sims have their chance of acne increased by 5%.

Sims with the Stressed, Strained, or Overworked moodlets have their chance of acne increased by 5%.

Sims will also get the Embarrassed moodlet, unless they have the Brave, Inappropriate, Insane, or Rebellious trait.

Sims with the Diva or Dramatic trait will take a larger hit to their mood when the Acne Breakout moodlet is active (-30 instead of -20).

Using the “Gussy Up” interaction on a mirror has a 5% chance of removing a sim’s acne.

Occults

Werewolves, Witches, Fairies, Genies, and Mermaids are half as likely to get acne as humans (Teens 10%, Young Adults 5%, and Adults 1%).

Vampires and Plant Sims have no chance of getting acne (vamps because they’re technically dead and plant sims because they’re… you know, plants). Pregnant sims of these occult types do not have their chance of acne increased.

All of these percentages are tunable in the XML file.

Skincare

Six new skincare treatments are now available for teen and older sims to use at the sink under the “Skincare…” pie menu option. The different skincare options, their benefits, and prices are listed below:

Sheet Mask (§2)

• Gives custom Hydrated moodlet
• Boosts Plant Sim Hydration motive
• Boosts Mermaid Hydration motive
• Boosts Hygiene motive
• Removes dehydration related moodlets from Plant Sims and Mermaids
• Chance of removing negative Uncomfortable moodlet
• Reduces Acne Breakout, Heating Up (vampire), and Too Much Sun (vampire) moodlet timeouts by 2 hours for every hour the mask is worn

Clay Masks (§3)

• Gives custom Clay Face moodlet
• Chance of removing negative Stressed moodlet
• Reduces chance of getting acne by 10%
• Reduces Feeling Anxious, Strained, Overworked, Out of Sorts, and Stuff Taken moodlet timeouts by 2 hours for every hour the mask is worn

Mud Masks (§3)

• Gives custom Smooth Skin moodlet
• Chance of removing Uncomfortable moodlet
• Reduces Sunburn, Itchy, Mosquito Bite (low, med, high), Bee Sting, and Ouch My Face moodlet timeouts by 2 hours for every hour the mask is worn

Under Eye Patches (§4)

• Gives custom Subtle Glow moodlet
• Boosts Energy motive
• Chance of removing Stressed moodlet
• Reduces Bad Night’s Sleep, Buzz Crashed, Liquid Crash, and Fatigued moodlet timeouts by 2 hours for every hour the patches are worn
• If my Energy Drinks mod is installed, Energy Crash and Craving Caffeine moodlet timeouts are reduced by 2 hours for every hour the patches are worn

Acne Stickers (§5)

• Gives custom Star Studded moodlet
• Boosts Fun motive
• Chance of removing Angry moodlet
• Reduces moodlet hit from Acne Breakout moodlet by half (-20 to -10)
• Reduces Embarrassed moodlet from Acne Breakout timeout by 2 hours for every hour the stickers are worn

Anti-Aging Cream (§10) - Adult and Elders Only

• Gives custom Fountain of Youth moodlet
• 20% chance of removing wrinkles on Adults and Elders
• 20% chance of removing liver spots on Elders
• 10% chance of extending a sim’s lifespan by 1 day
• 10% chance of improving a sim’s midlife crisis

After the skincare treatments wear off, sims will receive the Attractive moodlet, or the I Am Beautiful moodlet if the sim has the Snob trait.

The “Apply Acne Toner” interaction available to sims who have acne has been moved to the “Skincare…” pie menu as well. The “Wash Face” has not been moved, but does have some additional functionality.

Apply Acne Toner (§2)

• Only available when a sim has the Acne Breakout moodlet
• Gives custom Feeling Fresh moodlet
• Reduces the Acne Breakout moodlet by 4 hours

Wash Face

• Gives custom Practicing Self Care moodlet
• Removes all skincare treatments currently applied to a sim
• Reduces chance of getting acne by 5%

Note: Using the skincare treatments will not remove any Costume Makeup your sim is wearing, the overlay will simply cover it.

New Moodlets

Acne Breakout: Given when sims get acne, lasts 24 hours, -20 mood

Clay Face: Given when sims use a Clay Mask, lasts 8 hours, +10 mood

Feeling Fresh: Given when sims use the “Apply Acne Toner” interaction, lasts 6 hours, +10 mood

Fountain of Youth: Given when sims use Anti-Aging Cream, lasts 8 hours, +10 mood

Hydrated: Given when sims use a Sheet Mask, lasts 4 hours, +10 mood

Practicing Self Care: Given when sims use the “Wash Face” interaction, lasts 12 hours, +10 mood (bonus points if you know the description reference )

Smooth Skin: Given when sims use a Mud Mask, lasts 8 hours, +10 mood

Star Studded: Given when sims use Acne Stickers, lasts 4 hours, +10 mood

Subtle Glow: Given when sims use Under Eye Patches, lasts 4 hours, +10 mood

Tuning

I wanted to make this mod as flexible as possible, so there are quite a few tunable values listed under the cut.



Conflicts & Known Issues

This is a new script mod so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.

Credits

EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, SmoothJazz, Blender, s3pe, TSRW, Gimp, Milkshape, Notepad++, FreePik, makeup by nectar-cellar, makeup by Johziii, and Script Mod Template Creator.

Creators on FreePik: Witdhawaty, mikan993, andinur, FreePik, Linector, and surang

Thank You

Thank you to Gamefreak130, Battery, FloTheory, TheSweetSimmer, olomaya, MissPat, Kevinsko, MonocoDoll, ATS Sandy, nectar-cellar, and Johziii on Tumblr for helping to make this mod all that it could be!