This link is broken for me - just goes to the Tumblr sign-in page.

https://withlovefromsimtown.tumblr.com/

NINJA'ed
I did try to quote the original source and it works for me, not sure what happened. It's from https://withlovefromsimtown.tumblr.com/ and if that don't work use google to search for withlovefromsimtown

Address of said post: https://withlovefromsimtown.tumblr....-these-3-colors
And, more Monique's hacked computers: https://asimplevampire.tumblr.com/p...i-love-moniques

At Plumbob Keep, individual market vendors sets of items used for Sun & Moons' sets.
You must have the sets indicated to have them function properly
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This was a really cool find; thanks LFact! Quoting cuz it was the last on the page and I don't want it to get forgotten.

It's that point in my day when I really need to eat dinner but I just keep finding more things to download...
First, DeeDee converted MDP’s 4t2 EP06 Jacket Military for TM and EM.

Then I discovered nuttydazesublime a few days ago and they've got some cool conversions on their tumblr like the Soap Opera Set Part 1 and Soap Opera Set Part 2, if you want to check that out.

Plus I don't think this was posted: eddysims' Better Bubbles - Headline Texture Replacement, since I know there's a bunch of simmers who like UI mods/updates.

And then I missed a ton of stuff from MDP (except that sweet military jacket I posted about a page back. I got that one. ):
EP08 Leggings High Waist for AF
4t2 Shorts Sports
Gym and undie separates are like my new favorite thing right now, so I was pretty excited about those two, but then there was also:
Halter Wedding Dress for AF
Wide Blouse Dress for AF
Business Suit High for AF
Half Tucked Shirt for AF
Half Tucked Shirt for AM
and a Pearl Necklace accessory.

I also missed this cute toddler outfit by Memento. I remember a while back there was simmer that had a lack of finds for younger sims, so I try to post those went I see a good one. That said, if anyone missed SerentityFall/RentedSpace's Founder's Day gift, you should definitely go back for that one. Oh and I did download some oldies but goodies at TSR by Sosliliom and Sims2Sisters:
https://thesimsresource.com/downloa...ims2/id/881670/
https://thesimsresource.com/artists...erse/id/896422/
https://thesimsresource.com/artists...1%29/id/861652/
https://thesimsresource.com/artists...1%29/id/864400/
https://www.thesimsresource.com/art...irls/id/700323/
Honestly, they both had lots more stuff but I'm too lazy to go back and find it, especially since I hate TSR. Just turn on your ad blocker and go browsing, then turn it off when you're ready to download.

...I was going to post some hairs, too, but I think this is enough for now.

ETA: I found more stuff
Diamond Eyes Universe's conversion of Memento’s Collide Sweater for TF and EF
Diamond Eyes Universe's conversion of Trillyke’s Lay Back Pants for child to elder plus the pants with converse
Diamond Eyes Universe's conversion of Memento’s V-Neck Sweater for TF and EF
Plus Diamond Eyes Universe converted some chokers for teens and some others for other ages.

Cutupuss has a new neighborhood out. "Euripides Bay" is inspired by Euripides' play "The Trojan Women".

video tour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyC0E5dzYxc

download link - https://www.simfileshare.net/download/1745471/

You know how you play your game, see some cc is missing, go into your downloads folder only to discover the cc isn't installed? Yeah, I had one of those. All my custom easels (mostly by Veranka) were missing. I thought that maybe they just weren't enabled for community lots, since I've been building lately. But no. Turns out I removed them to add DrewInTheSky's Ultimate Easel Edition, but went, 'eh, this is a big set, I'll install it later' and then never installed the thing.

Anyway, AnoeskaB's Maxis More Functional Paintings (new meshes, canvas sizes, & painting options) + Fractured Moonlight's Painting Preferences (AnoeskaB's edits on custom easels & slaved child versions) + Gdayars' Diagonal Easel Mod = DrewInTheSky's Ultimate Easel Edition.

Found some lights that are deco but look like functional lights !
How awesome is that ?
I know, I know -- they've been around for a long time--- but I'd DL'd two lots called "Grungy Shack" and also "168 Hawthorne Rd." by (Inertia (?) ) from the Grunge Database.
And they had these Christmas lights on the wall, a string of colored bulbs.
WDS Christmas lights ; they're designed with a 'glow' behind them that make them look like they're "on".

Found them in the WDS section of PMBD in the WDS/Deco/Bedroom/Dazzlin' Dorm.
I am thinking they're lower poly than functional string lights ?

There are a few Sims 3 things I envy and wish we could have in Sims 2. These Simlife Goggles are ones that I've wished we could have, and now we do, with added traits to help autonomy. Now if only someone could convert all the University machines, especially the science stuff, I'd be very grateful.

And for more Sims 3 inspiration, you can now have your own Bridgeport Junkyard in Sims 2.

There be dragons at Plumbob Keep!


Dazzling Dragons

I love dragons. That project was really well thought out and a lot of detail and love went into the dragons. It to me is like the discovery of a new pet. Now I wonder if they can breathe fire?
Kudos to the dragon project creators over at Plumbob Keep. I've always wanted my very own dragon for a pet.

Not Sims 2, but..... for fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpqtW3eDQC0

A big resource list for Maxis Add Ons and Extractions: https://sims2artists.com/index.php?topic=5126.0

ETA: I knew I forgot something--the giant overhaul of Maxis couches. If you ever wanted a completer set for a Maxis couch or armchair, this set is for you: https://jacobaoconnor.co.vu/post/17...aul-all-eps-sps

Thank you! I was so sick of having to search for each completer set separately. This is a huge help.

I was about to do a WCIF for jewellery sets (preferably modern) when I found this page: http://hat-plays-sims.dreamwidth.org/52974.html.
Although more medieval/renaissance, some will do nicely, or is at least less ostentacious that my current medieval sets. I love coming across cc that makes me go OMG.

Children and Teen Townies Always Visit Community Lots I know that this is old and everyone has got it, but I'm so happy to have found it, I just got to share. I use Phaenoh's "Let Kids Be Kids" with it's school vacation and all summer long my kids have been so lonely cause there's no little one's around. Pity summer is over now, but they can play with other's during Winter weekends.

Two new horizons converted from TS4 by Tony Veis. One from Strangerville and one from Windenburg. These use Greatcheesecakepersona's newer mesh with straight sides. This allows the horizons to show buttes and buildings without the distortion that the old horizons caused.

I took the attached screenshots from within inhabited lots.

https://tony-veis.tumblr.com/post/6...taken-advantage

Some oldie: https://modthesims.info/d/255162/th...zombie-bed.html

https://sparklesim.tumblr.com/post/...rapyard-posebox

I found this, for posebox aficionados! And look! With this posebox, you can LINE UP ROMANTIC INTERACTIONS FOR SHORTER SIMS! It's fantastic.

Rebecah's pizza ovens:
http://affinitysims.com/index.php?/...za-oven-sims-2/
http://affinitysims.com/index.php?/...-april-19-2020/

So I found this video by Marticore on youtube. My wig is now gone, it was last seen with Bella Goth.

I was watching the toddler video and I didn't realised I still had my music on - so I watched the entire video with "Dearly Beloved" from KH playing, it fit perfectly. I was laughing so much when I realised it wasn't in the video lol to be fair, I hate toddler so much in the game that I'll try this tutorial at some point.

You can download toddler beds to get rid of the screaming. And store tons of smart milk in their inventory. Suddenly they're low maintenance! I hated toddlers until I started doing that.

I don't really get the video. I mean, yeah I guess you could make your toddlers use pet stuff. But you could also get some toddler blankets (like Atavera's or Huge Lunatic's) or toddler beds. And there are bottomless bottles/sippy cups. There are also toddler eating tables (like these or this one). These are not new things either. ...I guess using pet items is funnier.

Idk. I never really have trouble taking care of toddlers, especially since mods to help make them self sufficient and/or keep them out of stuff, exist. I really only have trouble when I have multiples (like 5+) at once. Then again, maybe taking care of 10 toddlers at once changes a simmer. After that, I guess I should feel confident, .

I actually consider all of that stuff to be cheating. Real life toddlers can't take care of themselves, they need adult supervision and Sims toddlers should also need adult supervision. If you're playing a neglectful parent who doesn't supervise their toddlers well enough, the toddlers should have to use pet items and be generally quite a bit worse off than toddlers that have doting parents with time to attend to them.

Phantomknight, I have a friend who has no insecurities and managed to balance good grades with a party animal life and a regular sleep schedule, and your having raised 10 toddlers gives off the same inhuman celestial being vibes as he gives off. I'm quite sure you are not human.

A toddler with access to something soft to nap on, toys, and some toddler-safe snacks could do a little bit of self managing at home in a toddler-proofed house (not completely alone, of course, but with parents or an older sibling around the house, but say in another room or out in the garden), without being constantly watched, if they were 2+ years old or thereabout. If they're sleeping... hours? You'd honestly not sit constantly watching them 24/7. You'd go nuts. You have to do other things around the house. Even babies have a bare minimum of very basic survival abilities (they actually have a wide array of signs/reflexes to show which basic need they want help with, long before they start crying. If they're not met with understanding and it goes too long, they start screaming for immediate attention).

Without any help it's really difficult in TS2. I've had 3-4 toddlers at once in a relatively vanilla game, and it's quite the challenge because without the "cheaty" objects you need an adult to fill most needs and do most tasks, and the more toddlers the more outnumbered the adults are...

I've tried the 7 toddler challenge in TS4, and in comparison it's ridicolously easier - apart from needing potty training and some startup help on one of the skills, toddlers are almost completely self-sufficient, as long as adults prepare regular meals they leave out, clean up the potties, and occasionally give the toddlers a bath before they learn to go potty. They can get in and out of bed, go potty without training if they are independent, take servings from meals, skill, socialize with other toddlers or toys, and otherwise manage almost without interacting with the adult sim.

Unless they are using the mod to increase pet bed energy, the energy bar goes up so slowly in a pet bed that the toddler will wake for other needs before the bar is full and after eating, which takes longer at a pet bowl, they will gradually develop worse all over needs because of the amount of time spent on eating and sleeping, so there is very limited time to bath, play and socialize let alone for training.
Certainly in a pinch it is a vanilla way of handling toddlers but CC toddler beds and sippy cups as has been mentioned is far away superior and lets them be more independent.
My toddler life span is 8 days, if I want I can fully train a toddler over 1,2 days at most with no cheats. I don't normally want that but I have done by doing a dream date then using a thinking cap and smart milk and coffee. Even faster if it is Autumn. I could not manage this using an unmodded pet bed.

Toddlerhood in-game is an age range, that range is up to the player to determine, but to say that is realistic isn't true. Apart from the fact that rl toddlers are a lot of work, otherwise vanilla sims 2 toddlers are permanently stuck as 1-year-olds.
I have a variety of rules for toddlers that I change as they get older and learn skills, because real-life toddlers do not just sleep in a crib and get a bottle, many are fully on sippy cups by 18 months and toddler beds by 2. I view mine as age ranging from 1-4., with 1 year being gained every 2 days.

I think the question of what should Sims 2 toddlers handle depends on if you see them as all 1-2 years old, or if you see them as stretching the entire age range to first graders as children start full day school in Sims 2.

If your toddlers are eternally 1-2 years old, they shouldn't handle much. If some of them are 4-5 years old, they're a lot more capable. I have a real live five year old: pre-K this last year because of where her birthday falls. She can get a drink from the tap or a container in the fridge. She can help herself to fresh fruit or string cheese or washed and cut veggies from the fridge. She can make a pbj sandwich if someone has sliced the bread for her. She can read basic phonics. She can write but not spell very well. She can play two hands on the piano and read easy music. She's kid #6, I'd say except for being an early reader she's pretty normal for a five and a half year old child. And she'd start Kindergarten in the fall if she weren't home schooled, so if she were a Sim, she wouldn't be child aged yet. (What grades are my kids? Who knows? Who cares?)

That's a good way for me to look at it Kestrellyn, because honestly, my view has always been that I'm the one looking after them. Like, 'don't touch the stereo, I'm listening to it' and 'what do you mean the kids need someone to watch them--hello, I'm here!' Anyway, I usually don't use things like bottomless bottles and sippy cups--I mentioned them for simmers who do have trouble looking after toddlers, cuz that seems more humane to me than letting them eat pet food. I generally save mods like those for the parents who don't care/are supposed to be hands off. It's an opposite approach in my game--the neglectful parents are the ones that will put out the blankets and the food and leave the toddler to fend for themselves. The more doting parents don't use bottomless bottles/sippy cups and will be more proactive about feeding the toddlers and paying attention to them. And everyone teaches toddlers their skills in my game. Or attempts to. I thought about this for a while and I don't think it's fair to stunt a kid's growth because of their parents' wants, especially since in my game, I generally don't do unwanted kids. Someone--either the sims or me--wants them. So I decided that all my sim kids have a right to a good start, that their parents and guardians will at least attempt to teach them the 3 main skills. If I run out of time after their extended 6 day span, then, oh well, but I tried at least. Instead my neglectful parents are more likely to hire a nanny and get someone else to take care of the kids and teach them skills. And parents' lack of motivation and interest will (eventually) influence the types of toys I use in the household, so that toddlers with neglectful parents end up with less skill points and worse relationships with their parents, but in the end are still well fed and their basic motives get met, etc. Does that make sense? And the parents who really, really don't want kids around will either leave, like my Jessica Peterson who just walked out on her husband and kids, or send the kids away (via adoption/boarding school/grandparents' house/etc.).

It also probably helps that I rarely have pets around in the first place. But, tbh, the toddlers eating pet food thing is a pet peeve I modded out because they do it when they're not even hungry or in low aspiration. It's just fun for them. Like Jo said, these items aren't really good at taking care of their motives. It'll do in a pinch, but there's cc out there that does the job better. I was thinking more along the lines of 'why would I let them sleep in a pet bed when there's perfectly good blankets and toddler beds they can sleep on instead.' But you're right, I didn't consider the story, or how young some see toddlers.

I do see TS2 toddlers as more 4-5, so them being able to go to sleep by themselves doesn't seem so weird to me--though real life toddlers probably tend to just sleep wherever they are, rather than going to bed. And because of that I do use Atavera's blanket almost all the time, unless I specifically want more of a challenge for a particular family. It's just more convenient for me and my sims and, on the whole, I see it as sim parents doing a bit more planning so that they don't have be bothered every five minutes. They set up the nursery and play area and sometimes even baby proof it so the toddlers don't wander. They make sure they've got everything they need to keep them occupied when they're awake and only check on them when it's time to eat--or they leave food out so the tykes can get it themselves. And it's okay if they don't have too much interaction with the kids sometimes, cuz like I said before, I'm watching them.

And Sugoisama, thanks! I'm definitely human, though, and I'm sure others could do the same. I think it just takes time for a simmer to develop their best approach to toddlers. For some it's snapdragons and smart milk or getting rid of the stage completely. For me its setting up all the things they need and letting them do what they want. It's funny, too, cuz it's probably the most autonomy I consciously give them!

Children start school at different ages in different countries. In New Zealand they start school at age 5 and go to kindergarten before that. So for me, toddlers in Sims are ages 1-4.
I don't usually have a problem playing toddlers unless the parents have a big family and little time, then they tend to become neglectful parents or the older children help out. I don't tend to use any cheats (not even smart milk), as I don't feel the need for them. I do, however, have a toddler blanket and toddler bed which they can use.

Even if a simmer views in-game toddlers as being 2, in real life bottles are contraindicated for 2 year olds by the Academy of Pediatrics and plenty are in toddler beds by then because they can climb out of a crib.

I get why a never go bad sippy can be seen as neglectful since nobody in RL who is not neglectful is going to leave milk out for days on the floor, yuck. However in game that doesn't really bother me lol, I guess because it doesn't go off and I don't feel a need to drag parents out of bed to feed any toddler who is at least 2 or older at night. If a parent is very particular I have them use Bek's booster seat and toddler foods, but again, not in the middle of the night. I never fed my kids in the middle of the night as toddlers. Real-life toddlers sleep varies a lot, my two were good sleepers who mostly slept all night.

People can play their sims however they like, but when people dislike in-game toddlers for reasons that have been modded or fixed, that seems rather pointless.

If it's about realism, a real life child could get a bottle from the fridge to feed a toddler, and they can't in the game. Toddlers also (generally) sleep through the night instead of waking up after 4 hours like they do in vanilla cribs. I guess if it's cheating or not depends on whether the player thinks the game standards are set in stone, regardless of inaccuracies, or if they want to imagine real life scenarios.

There is a mod for that, http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/thread-2095.html only they don't hand it to the toddler but place it on the floor.

What species were they? What planet did they come from? (Where can I find some?) But in all seriousness...once my kids were about 18-24 months they did finally start sleeping 6-8 hours in a stretch. Before that, though, yes it definitely was every 4 hours at a minimum that they woke up. And yes, I needed to feed them. Of course, being a real human and not a sim, I could in fact just feed them in my own bed from my own breast rather than hiking all the way to the fridge for a bottle. And then they also went right back to sleep, since it was still the middle of the night and they still needed to sleep. It would be nice, I guess, if we could get sim toddlers to behave a bit more like real human ones, but I feel like there are some game limitations we just kind of need to learn to live with in one way or another.

As far as toddlers being stuck at a certain age goes, that's how every life stage works. Children are perpetually 6 until they pop suddenly into 12-year-olds. Adults are 20 until they pop into ancient and stooped "ah! my back!" territory. (If Parlives manages to pull off gradual aging, I'd be quite interested how that works from a game-play perspective!) I think in TS4 the toddlers start out walking (it's been a while since I played TS4), so it makes sense that they can get in and out of a bed and on an off a potty without help. It probably makes a lot less sense that they can reach all the way up on a counter and grab themselves a plate of food without spilling it, tho. I could never get the TS4 highchair to work for me at all. idk if it was me or the game that was bugged. When I asked about it, people said don't bother because toddlers can just grab a plate of adult food from the counter like everyone else. But the toddler wanted special highchair foods. Oh, it's fine; wants don't matter in TS4.

I think probably one of my own biggest gripes with the TS2 toddler system is the cribs. My rl children didn't really use cribs; they just slept in my bed with me and then moved to a toddler bed that was right up against my bed. My kids didn't need help in and out of bed since they learned to walk, though of course I still needed to help them go to bed at night because a toddler just lying down and sleeping without complaint or protest is something I do not believe happens irl. Just thinking about this now...maybe what I'd really need is a mod that makes toddlers get hungry (a lot?) faster but tired a lot slower. Hmm.

There's probably a point where making things realistic really would sap too much fun out of the game. I'm just not sure where that would be.


oh darn. It doesn't work for custom fridges. I use a couple of those quite regularly in my game and while I see there are instructions on how to edit each custom fridge...that's a heck of a lot of work.

You will kill me, but my daughter started sleeping 6 hours at night from 4 months and my son about the same at 4 1/2 months, and they lengthed that fairly quickly. Not sure exactly when but 10-12 hours sometime between 9-12 months.

I don't consider toddler beds cheating, since they exist irl, and I don't use eternity bottles. It's not that difficult to make a bunch of smart milk to conveniently store in their catalog. But then you remember smart milk doesn't exist irl either. So isn't that cheating? But it's vanilla!

The point is, there's so much in the game that isn't realistic, so that shouldn't necessarily determine what is cheating or not. Regardless, everyone plays their game how they want to, there is no "you should/shouldn't" here.

I don't see the point in bathing toddlers when the diaper table brings their hygiene to full quickly. I don't bother to potty train them though because it's only 4 days and they usually don't need more than a couple of diaper changes a day. Now that I finally have Pets, I might see how the basic pet beds work for toddlers out of curiosity but they won't be allowed to eat pet food. That's something I find icky. Not sure how I'll handle a household that has both a pet and a toddler but I'll figure it out when I get such a household. I'm still in testing 'hood mode to make sure all my new Pets-related mods work well before I go back to my real 'hoods.

I rarely bathe my pets (oops Freudian slip, I meant toddlers) either. If I've potty trained them, I just put the potty in their inventory if they're starting to get low on hygiene, so they can't use it and I let them pee themselves so they can have a diaper change. That brings the hygiene (and social) up in just a couple seconds. It takes longer with baths, although the social goes up full if you do that, so I guess there's a point if both their hygiene AND social is very low.

If you do want to use pet beds, there is a mod here somewhere that increases the energy they give to toddlers. I actually have that installed, because while I do want to have the option to have a toddler raised almost entirely on pet objects if their parents are evil/neglectful enough, I'm not *quite* that masochistic.

I think Jfade's Auto-refilling pet bowl keeps toddlers away https://sims.jfade.com/index.php-ca...1&subcat=1.html
There are recolors around for it too.

If you use simler90's Skill Speed Mod or Badge Speed Mod or both (found here) or the bed-wetting mod from the Simlogical page Annaminna linked a few posts up, the Potty Trained memory or lack of it becomes quite relevant. (There may be other mods that use the memory was well, but those are the ones I know of.) And also even in an unmodded game, toddlers do of course get the LTA points for learning each of their toddler skills and generally they'll want to learn the skills as well, which will give them a decent chunk of aspiration points and a nice mood boost.

Since this thread is about awesome things we found, I'll go ahead and say I highly recommend that Skill Speed Mod and the Slower Cleaning and Slower Repairing mods found at the same link. I haven't had a chance to try the Badge Speed Mod yet since it's newer, but it says it works the same as the skill one but for badges

And just as a bonus since we're on the subject, I also use simmodder's Harder Repair (found here) and I love it in combination with Slower Repairing.

I have a rule for training, and that is at least one sim has to have the want unless they are highly motivated which is 8 points or more. (cleaning+Activity-playfulness)
occasionally I have a toddler who does not get trained because of my rules. That kid is frequently miserable. Once it reaches red they stop playing to back and up cry then once the use their nappy they cry more including going into the parent's bedroom and waking them up. I sit there hoping to goodness someone rolls a potty training want. The only benefit is the bed wetting mod.

As to bathing, it raises social and hygiene but its also cute and its quality parent-toddler time together, that alone makes it an action worth doing.

Of course having the toddler age span be 8 days brings things into focus more, but even 4 days I doubt I would play any differently. Unlike many I love toddlers. I don't play to get through it, I actually enjoy them as a life stage. Part of this is playing slowly. I think anyone who uses a lot of speed 2-3 probably does not enjoy toddlers because that speed doesn't gell well with toddlers or pregnant sims.

That is very interesting. I think the only times I've ever had a TS2 toddler use their diaper is when they are in the process of aging into a toddler from an infant so I've never seen them get upset about it. In TS4, tho, they're perfectly calm about it. I had my TS4 toddle sitting there on the couch eating his breakfast (he woke up very hungry) and as soon as his bladder meter got to half he went ahead and put "use diaper" into his multitasking queue and happily went on eating. Of course his dad wasn't too happy about it because apparently diapers stink. But it sure didn't bother the toddler.

I have that already, as part of my first Pets downloading spree. It works great, didn't know it also kept toddlers away.

Pideli, you're right, bathing helps if the toddler has low social. I do bathe a toddler once in a great while if the house has a bathtub, but generally I keep their social up by having an older sim give them attention. Or if there are two toddlers, or an older child sibling, they can play on the dollhouse together.

Rosawyn, I don't have the EP with the Lifetime Aspiration Meter. Think you need Freetime at least for that, right? From what I've read, LTAs are an alternative to the LTW for achieving permaplat, correct? In which case I'd be nerfing it anyway as I don't enjoy playing permaplat sims very much.

It does come with FT. And you might be interested in this mod if you don't already have it (Fragile Permaplat by Cyjon): http://cyjon.net/node/345

And slower gain
http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...ic,12387.0.html

So since Bandizip turned to adware (eugh), I've switched to PeaZip for most day-to-day stuff. (Still use 7-Zip for the more intensive archiving tasks.) It's nice and supports RAR5.

I have to second the love for the slower cleaning mod--that is a super awesome mod and now my sims are actually gaining cleaning points. In an unmodded game, learning cleaning autonomously is super difficult. I'm pairing that with some mods I found in XPTL's archive (link in my siggy; look for the skilling mods rar): Check Self Full Fun Plus Increases Cleaning Skill, Dispose Diaper Visitor Enabled Plus Cleaning Skill, Make Bed Increases Cleaning Skill, Put Toys Away Increases Cleaning Skill, Sink Wash Dishes Increases Cleaning Skill, and Use Dishwasher Increases Cleaning Skills. (There are actually a bunch of mods to increase various skills all over the archive, but I find that with some of them you have to decrease the rate of skill gain so it isn't too cheaty. And the No Pet Food for Toddlers mod I was talking about earlier is in there as well.)

And since we are supposed to be sharing what we found (which, thanks for the reminder Rosawyn, I did totally forget which thread this was, ), I'll link to some wading pools by 2Fingerswhiskey: https://2fingerswhiskey.livejournal.com/161154.html, which increases body and should increase hygenie as well. Echo has a smaller one here on MTS that doesn't increase body. It's another one of those pet item vs toddler item things; yeah there's Frac's bathing instinct puddle but there's also kiddie pools for your normal/well-to-do families.

And I did just come across PenelopeT's rexture of Solfal's toddler swing and toddler slide yesterday: https://gardenofshadows.org.uk/gard...43344#msg743344. Solfal on TSR has a bunch of toddler items, actually. I love the toddler tables here, here, and here, but there are a bunch of items that toddlers can play with and increase fun and/or skills. Solfal's downloads: https://www.thesimsresource.com/art...skipsetitems/1/

Cyjon also has a slow LTA gain mod (http://cyjon.net/node/404) and I have no idea what the differences are between the two mods, but you only need a slower LTA mod if you have FT. The Fragile Permaplat mod (http://cyjon.net/node/345) only requires university so anyone who finds permaplat uninteresting should probably consider sticking it in their game. I enjoy the added extra challenge of "permaplat" no longer truly being permanent.

I'm debating on that fragile permaplat from cyjon, they said you need either the slower LTA gain or LTA platinum fix alongside the peace of mind fix. That's been confusing me for a while because if I use the fragile permaplat by itself will it be buggy?

Not so much "buggy" as I understand it, but it will just break all your newly-permaplat sims within the first hour of achieving that status. I use the LTA platinum fix myself, mostly because I've never noticed the LTA meter filling too quickly. I've had very few sims go permaplat at all and I think only one form LTA rather than completing their LTW. Edit: Well, you do need the peace of mind fix regardless. Apparently without that one, wishing for Peace of Mind from the genie will give your sim LTA credit for maximizing a business. Weird bug, tbh. I suppose if you never interacted with genies or at least specifically avoided that wish, you'd probably be fine? But I personally wouldn't want to risk it.

I never used the genie even though I got the lamps a few times in the past. I'll continue to ponder on this though, my sims don't achieve permaplat status that often unless they reach the top of their career, which takes a long time regardless

Maybe I use that one then, didn't know there were two, I just googled Slower LTW. And yes Free Time is needed, it's the FT meter platinum.

Continuing the toddler/kid theme, Midgethetree converted some TS3 Into the Future park items: https://midgethetree.tumblr.com/pos...ions-here-since

Shastakiss is yet another modder helping me to realise Vegas in SimsTown

I wasn't looking but I stumbled upon all these store items. I had about three of them but of course I had to have it all.....
https://gardenofshadows.org.uk/gard...p?topic=33099.0

OwO is that a pair of chaps I see at misc clothing? Gimme a few minutes to create James Charles' Coachella looks in the sims 2

I found something interesting in the WCIF section here about having children go out to community lots on their own and got the hacks to test them out.

I don't know about anyone else, but HobbsED posted a new mod to make secondary aspirations fit in with attractions!

https://modthesims.info/d/643015/se...attraction.html

Thanks for that Fran. Back in March in the Mods You'd Like to See thread, I'd mentioned I'd like to see Secondary Aspirations taken into account in attraction between Sims. Eventually I decided that since I could find no other mod that did that, I'd try to make one myself.

EDIT: With Pescado's permission, a version of his RomanceMod with Secondary Aspiration Attraction included in it is now available at the above link for those interested in having both functions.

There's a user on tumbler called newbie chris whose remade lots from the spin-off games.
https://chrisnewbie.tumblr.com/

I found a Youtube channel called "Kridershot" with some good Neighborhood deco CC:
Trees, rocks, etc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu3Aa5sGgjM
Canyons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXFS6vkLZbQ
Highway pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEy7j8FnsYo

I read that as 'crayon' and was wondering how crayons could be used as hood deco.

I don't know if this has been posted (probably) but here's a link to all the TS2 residential and community lots database: (they're unoccupied)
https://ts2lots.tumblr.com/

@kestrellyn's "Autonomous gift giving at parties" Mod https://www.modthesims.info/d/64407...l?cb=1593214152

Building on a theme-Sun and Moon has created a metal-smithing station.

Forging On - Metalsmithing Station

Committed Polyamorous Relationships Mod by Palominocorn

...I think this was the last feature I needed to replace InTeen. ...I don't even know what to do now. I've had InTeen for so long, the thought of sorting out all my InTeen compatible mods gives me a headache.

Didn't think I needed this, but then once I saw it I realized it was a must for my Egyptian 'hood.

Criquette is working on a new decorated neighborhood named "Feverfew". It isn't finished yet, but Criquette has made a custom lighted and animated horizon for it (not yet available for download).

Still image showing lighted "village" in the distance.
https://criquette-was-here.tumblr.c...ghts-to-distant


Video showing animated "lighthouse" blinking on and off.
https://criquette-was-here.tumblr.c...feverfew-custom

Maybe this is actually well-known, but I never would have found it if not for gawking delightedly at the Story of New World neighbourhood and reading its comments -- there is a catalogue of downloadable neighbourhoods! I knew about some of them, but not all, and not the variations they come in or their exact expansion and CC reqirements. I know for a fact that some of them are of dubious stability (Magic Town is an unfortunate example), but it's good to see them all lined up together!

For those who play medieval hoods, there is now a waste management set for them at PBK:

The Gong Show — Historical Waste Management for the Sims 2

If you want a trip down memory lane, back to the days of the Exchange, I present:
https://clockwatching.net/~jack/s2/reader/
Contains classics like Belovedwagon's Du Jour Legacy, The Squeaky Clean Legacy, and RealPollyMogs' building tutorials.
So. Much. Nostalgia!

Don't forget Apocalypso A-Go-Go and The Ugothlacy by ephemeraltoast! I loved those. I remember Candi020765's Uglacy taking a while to get going, but being really worth it in the end. And Orikes360's The Psuedo Legacy, Netsfn1427's The Ten Caesars, and Omgrobinnn's It's a legacy, Darling! were favs too. Some of them were unfinished, but still great reads. I used to read them way back in the day when I was in college. :D

Oh, and Jo's The Mobacy is on there, too! Another good read.

It's a shame that more non-challenge stories didn't get saved there, too. There were some good ones.

ETA: Oh, yeah, I never finished the Fitzhugh Legacy! Well, I know what I'm doing today instead of my To Do List.

Shhh don't bring up that. *blushes beat red at her cringeworthy old story*

But Jo! I love that story!

*I have no idea how to get this gif to upload properly*

I've been looking at pictures/animations taken in TS2 with reshade, especially herbalwhite's on tumblr, and it's jaw-dropping: https://herbalwhite.tumblr.com/post...-2-did-a-lot-of

This community will never cease to amaze me :lovestruc

Anyone interested in all the Maxis careers turned into Wasteland careers?

They're here:
Default Replacement Wasteland Careers

Oh my god, that's awesome. I have to use these in my next Apocalypse Challenge.

This thread seems kinda quiet lately. And I'm really surprised no one mentioned the Christmas in July sharing thread. From that, I'll highlight AlfredAskew's mesh swaps of some items from the Simlogical School Set, since I think some simmers here use that set. If you ever wanted a more modern version of the items, there you go.

For objects:
Decat converted some things including a steam train.
Tony-veis converted a bunch of stuff, including a garden work station, some TS4 Eco Life items, Functional Solar Panels and Wind Turbines, and a Community Board based on MogHughson's Job Seeking Notice Board. Then Gryning converted some knitting clutter and Autumn-Rosesims converted some trash and broken furniture from TS4's Eco Life, which will be handy for all those alleys I was thinking about building.

If you want to build a mobile home, Criquette made the Garland Noriker Truck Chassis. Oh, and Shastakiss fulfilled a request of mine, and slaved Sunni's Bay Window Seat and Foundation-Stage Height Cushions to Jonesi's bed blanket here, which looks great with YPlum's knitted recolors btw.

And there have been some very cool clothes released over the summer. I'll highlight Vulrien sims and yakumtsaki, for you retro hood players, since I just discovered both of them in the past few weeks. I'll also link some male clothes and CU/toddler things, since those tend to be more sought after. But please, if you don't already, follow DeeDee Sims, RentedSpace/SerentityFall, and MDPthatsme. So many good things. I cannot stress it enough. I know a lot of you like your small download folders, and that's fair, but I really think your sims will thank you! I know I squee a little every time I go into CAS and check out the new clothes I downloaded... Anyway:
Rented Space converted some kids clothes here (be sure to check the entire page) and here and here
Retromaisie recolored a bunch of clothing for Clairsy for Christmas in July
DeeDee converted WeBluePeace's sweats for elders and teens
MDP converted a nice looking suit, as well as did some more swimwear for guys here and here

What about oil-on-canvas or watercolor-on-paper?(Uh... I can see only canvas on my easel) : http://www.theninthwavesims.com/202...el-options.html
And when you don't have Targa's Supafridge but want to cook any food from mini fridge: http://www.theninthwavesims.com/202...minifridge.html

Who doesn't love fairies?

Fantasy Flavor: Flowers & Fairies

from CreeSims -
Recolor of 4t2 'Build-a-bus-kit': https://creesims.tumblr.com/post/62...it-converted-by
Glitched: https://creesims.tumblr.com/post/62...-to-get-my-game

shastakiss updated one of MLC's sofa tables: https://shastakiss.tumblr.com/post/...color-of-moxxas

Decorative public phone box?: https://decat2.tumblr.com/post/6205...s-building-cute

O_o: https://herbalwhite.tumblr.com/post...-2-did-a-lot-of

There should be a disclaimer on this-it works only with the UC and I've read that it requires the game to be linked to Origin to actually work.

Otherwise it will possibly crash and burn on your computer as well as destroy your game. Be careful with this-and you should have a really good video card to use it with...

More browse web/blog options: http://www.theninthwavesims.com/202...og-options.html
Wonder if it conflicts with Midge the Tree's 'More computer options'.
And Michelle posted 4t2 Cozy knitted mailbox cover: http://www.theninthwavesims.com/202...tting-cozy.html

The developer said it was a mess and it wasn't complete. Looks like it was thrown together with band aids and rubber bands and not really stable.
Those are some downloads that are download at your own risk type of deals. I won't DL anything unless it's entirely stable, workable, and error free

More 4t2 mailbox covers posted by Michelle:
http://www.theninthwavesims.com/202...er-mailbox.html
http://www.theninthwavesims.com/202...ic-tinkler.html
http://www.theninthwavesims.com/202...ed-by-jess.html

Nanashi is back with an inflatable pool (that is really a functional hot tub) https://nanashi.sims2.net/?p=470.

Jelly Meduza released a smart phone mod. The smart phone object can be used for all three handheld electronics functions: cell phone, handheld game, and MP3 player.

See Lfact's post below for a better link to it.

Smart phone mod and others: https://jellymeduza.tumblr.com/post...d-to-officially

Candle making!

https://simgigglegirl.wordpress.com...o-masterlist-2/
Genetically accurate premade sims.

On the candle making, does anyone know where this required mod "Easy Inventory Check – To check for traits." is located? Or if it's needed if one doesn't play with traits? Or if the candle making requires using the traits mods?

There is one, which I have in my traits folder:
"HB-easyinventorycheck.package."

And it's here:
https://hexagonal-bipyramid.tumblr....inventory-check

https://modthesims.info/d/647295/pr...alloon-fix.html

Simler90 has a mod that fixes the stupid bathroom X bubbles whenever anyone is in the washroom!!!!!