Everything you need to know about how to become Computer Team Captain of your high school!
The Sims 4 High School Years comes with four brand new after-school activities for your teen Sims to join: Cheer Team, Football Team, Chess Team, and Computer Team.
We’re going to be walking you through joining and excelling in the Computer Team!
Joining the Computer Team
To join the Computer Team, use the phone or a computer to sign up for an after-school activity. Then select Computer Team from the available choices. Signing up for an after-school activity will be under the Business app on your cell phone, or the new High School category on a computer.
Computer Team runs from 3:30pm to 5:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Computer Team is treated like a rabbithole career. Unlike the Football and Cheerleading Teams, there aren’t a lot of active elements to this activity. Make sure your Sim is at home and not at school when Computer Team starts so they can leave the lot to enter the rabbithole destination.
You’ll start out as a fresh recruit and will have to practice programming between all your Computer Team meetings in order to advance in this activity. Computer Team is tied to the Programming skill.
Computer Team Levels and Rewards
The Computer Team has three promotion levels and each level comes with new rewards.
1) Computer Team Fresh Recruit
Description: The team may call [Sim Name] a noob at the moment, but [Sim Name] is ready for the challenge. Time to get the keyboard ready, there’s a lot of coding to do to reach the next level.
Advancement Tasks:
Reach Level 2 Programming Skill
Daily Task:
Practice Programming
Rewards:
N/A
2) Computer Programming Teammate
Description: Level up! [Sim Name] has cleaned up the spaghetti code and is in with the crowd now. His/Her/Their code is becoming so clean and readable that there is respect growing with the others. Next up might be a captain title if he/she/they keep(s) up the programming skills and make(s) it to practice with the skill to keep up.
Advancement Tasks:
Reach Level 4 Programming Skill
Daily Task:
Practice Programming
Rewards:
Computer Team Flag
Computer Team Flag. This item is only available in one swatch.
3) Computer Team Captain
Description: [Sim Name] has been named captain! From “Hello World” to being able to write a fairly accurate photo classifier. Who knows how deep this rabbit hole goes but [Sim Name] certainly has the skill to find out in the future.
Advancement Tasks:
N/A
Daily Task:
Practice Programming
Rewards:
TONO Gold Programming Laptop
High School Computer Programming Trophy
TONO Gold Programming Laptop. This item is only available in one swatch.High School Computer Programming Trophy. This item is only available in one swatch.
Computer Team Science Fair
While in Computer Team, you can use the phone to request a science fair. A science fair can’t interfere with other school events. When you schedule a science fair, it will take place at 5pm the following day in the high school football field.
The fair is similar to the sports days and chess science fair with all the same general activities like a food and merch vendor and photo backdrops, but the computer fair will have tables with tablets on them. Click a tablet and select the Game Jam option. When you’re finished, submit your score to the judge.
Winning is apparently random because our Sim with level 10 Programming skill didn’t win.
Some big rumors have been circulating the web today.
EA has been on a rumor mill for a few good months in regards to their buyout. From rumors that they’d be sold to Apple, to even Microsoft. However, all of them have been confirmed to be false.
Today a quick new report came out telling that the gaming company would now be sold to Amazon.
The news quickly spread, and have been later confirmed by sources to be another false rumor hitting the mill.
Like many of us, I have fond memories of collecting a variety of different toys while I was growing up. Be it Lego, Pokémon Cards, Beanie Babies, Polly Pocket or Barbie, there were many that stood out during that time.
Needless to say, as I was scrolling through Twitter recently, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia when I came across this Polly Pocket build by Kate Emerald! Polly Pocket toys, especially the Bluebird ones, were one of the stand-out toys of the nineties with just how compact and portable they were as well as the variety of different themes and designs they came with.
This Polly Pocket build from Kate Emerald is fully functional and uses no custom content. Instead, Kate utilizes the features of the T.O.O.L mod to make this build possible!
Take a look at the full build process in Kate’s detailed speed build below!
However, the Polly Pocket build is not the only creation from Kate Emerald that has filled me with some nostalgic memories.
A recent project focused around Barbie also brought back fond memories from when I was growing up. I’m sure this is another that many can relate to as well. Be it the Barbie Camper, Barbie Dream House or Barbie Dream Boat, even if you didn’t own them, you probably had seen them in some way.
Kate has so far created three Barbie themed builds around the iconic Barbie Dream House, Dream Boat and Camper. Each of these builds are full of detail, fully playable and don’t require any custom content. Additionally, it’s a lovely trip down memory lane to be able to place these in game to explore with our Sims!
Let’s take a closer look at Kate’s Barbie inspired creations!
Barbie Dream HouseBarbie Dream House (Upstairs)Barbie Dream House – Downstairs
These Barbie inspired builds are everything. In fact, the Barbie Dream House was once what I thought my dream home would look like when I was younger!
Kate Emerald is truly talented when it comes to creating such detailed and intricate builds that don’t require custom content! Each and every build is fully functional and the use of the T.O.O.L mod makes each build truly come to life!
All of the builds shared in this post can be found on The Gallery by searching for KateEmerald.
Two brothers torn apart by forbidden love. Can everyone learn to get along or will things get ugly?
After a two month hiatus, our Story Starter Kits series is back! Welcome to our ninth official Story Starter Kit! If you missed all the info on Story Starter Kits, you can read more about what they are and how they work in our introductory article!
This month, we’re bringing you a teenage couple in love. The catch? One’s a vampire, the other’s a werewolf and their romance is tearing this young werewolf’s tiny pack apart.
A Forbidden Lunar Love
Ever since that fateful camping trip when Lucian was a teenager and his younger brother, Talon, was just a kid, it had been just the two of them on their own in the world. Lucian had begged his parents to let him take his kid brother to Moonwood Mill for a weekend camping trip at the end of the summer. He thought it’d be the adventure of a lifetime; the perfect opportunity to make some memories and do some brotherly bonding before school started up again. His parents thought the same and agreed.
But on their first night in the woods, they took a wrong turn on a hike and wound up lost, wandering in the tall grass near Lake Lunvik. Stumbling upon an old trailer, the boys banged on the door, begging for help only to be confronted by a monster. They ran but they couldn’t escape. They spent the rest of the trip wracked by fevers, chills, and strange hunger pains and by the last night… they had become beasts.
Too scared to return home as the monsters they were, Lucian stayed in Moonwood Mill with his brother, leaving behind bloody garments at their old campsite to make the search and rescue team that came to look for them think the boys had been killed in a bear attack and dragged off somewhere they’d never be found. Lucian felt personally responsible for what happened to his brother and took him under his wing, raising him like a son.
Eventually, Lucian and Talon found their place with the Wildfangs, a pack of brutish werewolves who embraced their beastly natures. They taught the boys everything about how to truly live wild and free. They also taught them all about their sworn enemies; the vampires. Those fanged bloodsuckers were enemies of spellcasters, and as descendants of the spellcasters, the werewolves despised them as well.
Feeling like fully embracing the Wildfangs and their teachings was the only way to guarantee protection for his little brother, Lucian believed everything the Wildfangs taught him and in turn, also taught Talon to hate vampires… until the day Talon found a frightened girl about his own age lost in the woods near their dilapidated trailer home.
She told him she couldn’t remember anything about herself except her own name; Deirdre Havens. And that she was a vampire. She didn’t know how she got here, who or where her clan was, or if she even had a clan. Despite being warned about vampires, Talon felt sorry for her and took her home with him. Lucian nearly killed her on the spot and things haven’t gotten any better since.
Lucian’s convinced she’s lying about her memory loss; that she’s a spy for the vampires sent to infiltrate Moonwood Mill and wipe out the werewolves. Talon insists that’s ridiculous; if she was a spy, why would she outright say she was a vampire to a werewolf of all people unless she really couldn’t remember why they hated each other?
Lucian refused to let Deirdre stay in the trailer so Talon created a makeshift lean-to for her in the yard behind the trailer. Worried about her safety in a town full of werewolves, Talon started staying out there with her almost all the time and the more Lucian tried to keep them apart, the closer Talon and Deirdre became until they fell hopelessly and completely in love with each other. All Talon and Deirdre want to do is run away somewhere with no werewolves or vampires where they can just enjoy the great outdoors and raise a family together in peace someday… but Talon just can’t bring himself to break the bond of family and leave his brother.
Will Talon ever be able to convince Lucian to give Deirdre a chance or will he have to give up one to keep the other in his life? And if Deirdre does ever get her memory back… will it change anything about how they feel about each other?
EverydayFormalAthleticSleepwearPartySwimwearHot WeatherCold WeatherOccult Forms
Vampire Abilities: Bat Form, Vampiric Strength, Vampiric Allure
Vampire Weaknesses: Withered Stomach
Relationships: Talon Crowe (Boyfriend), Lucian Crowe (Enemies)
Packs Used: Vampires, Werewolves
Household Notes:
This household should be able to purchase their lot with their default starting funds.
Deirdre and Talon should be dating and Deirdre and Lucian should despise each other but the Gallery does not preserve non-family relationships. When you enter Live mode with this household, use the testingcheats true cheat, then input the following three cheats:
modifyrelationship Talon Crowe Deirdre Havens +60 LTR_Friendship_Main
modifyrelationship Talon Crowe Deirdre Havens +60 LTR_Romance_Main
Once all cheats have been used, just have Talon ask Deirdre to be his girlfriend, and have Lucian declare her an enemy.
Junkyard Living
Hey, people gotta dump all their junk somewhere, right? Might as well dump it in that overgrown yard. It’s not like anyone actually lives in that dumpster of a trailer… right? Right?! Whoah, what was that?! RUN!
Lot Info:
Lot Type: Residential
Price: §16,406
Size: 30×30
Beds: 3
Baths: 1
Lot Traits: None
Packs Used: Vampires, Werewolves
Your Story Starter Kit is waiting for you! Get The Household and The Lot by downloading them from the official Gallery Website linked on the buttons below. Or, follow SnarkyWitch in the Gallery and look for A Forbidden Lunar Love and Junkyard Living!
Your favorite The Sims 2 families are back, but now in The Sims 4!
Photo Credit: Needlework Reverie
Needlework Reverie has recreated some of our favorite The Sims 2 characters—this time with a Sims 4 Save File! Not only did she create The Sims 2 characters, but she also created both houses and community venues for them to use. She made approximately 148 sims for the Save File. We love this nod to The Sims 2 and can’t wait to play with it even more!
Photo Credit: Needlework Reverie
Sims 4 Save File Walkthrough
Description
“What if all of the sims we know and love from TS2 were remade for TS4? Well you don’t need to wonder that anymore. Answer questions like, “How did Cassandra and MarySue know each other?” and “What was Brandi like as a teen?” “Did Don have game?” Ever wondered how things would be different for Romeo and Mercutio if their mom was still alive? Would things be different for Juliet if her grandmother was? Or Maybe you just want a save file that feels different and lively. I got you, boo.”
Photo Credit: Needlework Reverie
Backstory
“It is 8 years before Bella disappeared from Pleasantview, and all the sims that are meant to be contemporaries of Cassandra Goth’s are teens too and are living at home with their families. What were they like as teens? Set Pleasantview up so the events of the beginning happen, or go down alternate routes. It’s all up to you.
Strange Town and Veronaville are also alternative timelines for you to discover in this Sims 4 Save File. All the sims have jobs and relationships in their home world. You can choose how much or how little to mingle them. There are even sims in Britechester enrolled in the colleges.”
World Maps
Photo Credit: Needlework Reverie
Builds
Photo Credit: Needlework Reverie
More Information
In addition to the information we have shared, Needlework Reverie has included more information in the following posts:
This is what Needlework Reverie had installed when creating this save file:
EP: all EPs installed but High School Years GP: all GPs installed but Journey to Batuu SP: all SPs installed but My First Pet Stuff Kits: all kits installed
If you are missing any of the packs used, you will end up with some sims missing clothes, hair, etc. You can always use testingcheats on and cas.fulleditmode on to edit the sims. A warning will appear when opening the save, but it just means that saving the file without those packs installed will delete that information. The save is not corrupted.
Note: You will have sims from the packs that Needlework Reverie did not own. You’ll just need to go into manage worlds and delete them if you do not want them walking around.
How to Install
Open your The Sims 4 folder and then your Saves folder. Extract the Needlework Reverie folder somewhere outside the folder. Check to see if you have a save with the same name. If you do not, just copy and paste the files to the Saves folder. DO NOT put this in your mods folder. If you do have a save with that number, CHANGE the number to a number not already in your folder. Make sure the files all have the same number. The save should show up in your game in Load Game. It should be named Needleworkreve TS2 in TS4.
You can download the Save File for FREE on her Tumblr! You can also find Needlework Reverie’s work on her Patreon!
At first, only a few people were getting the 532 error. But, more and more people have been reporting this error. What was causing it? It took a lot of detective work, but LeRoiDeTout might have solved the case!
The bug we’re referring to will cause a last exception. It will have an error called, “ValueError”. You will also get a pop-up in-game that says “The Game Failed to Save. Error Code: 532” (with other numbers/letters after 532) and you will be unable to save your game.
NOTE: There is likely more than one cause for the groundhog bug.
From a mc_lastexception; Courtesy of CoffeeConfessor
What is CAUSING this error?
When creating the Thrift Store/Trendi system, EA used 32-bit IDs and only 32-bit IDs for the Thrift Store/Trendi CAS items. Custom Content CAS items use 64-bit IDs. If Custom Content has the new rarity tags, due to having the 64-bit IDs, it is broken.
At 6 a.m., the clothing selection refreshes. At this time, it also picks random trends and rarity, in addition to clothes. If a broken piece of custom content is chosen that day and you or the game tries to save, you will receive Error Code: 532.
Special thanks to Carl for providing information on the 532 error
There is a “Band-Aid”
Saving Your Game
You might be able to at least save your game. Try waiting until the next day after 6 am and save. This would change the current trends and your cc might not be available to buy.
Without Mods
Unfortunately, without mods, you will need to find the broken Custom Content with methods like the 50/50 method. Depending on your organization method, it will be an item you downloaded or was made after July 26, 2022.
After finding the item, you will need to removethe rarity tags from the item. (Instructions Below) You can also remove the Custom Content from your game permanently.
With Mods
LeRoiDeTout has created a “band-aid” mod that lets you know what Custom Content is broken when placed in your Mods Folder. The mod creates a file named invalid_CAS_part_IDs.txt listing all the CAS part IDs. In order to find out what CC that is, you’ll need to use the resource.find console command.
Take each ID from the invalid_CAS_part_IDs.txt, click tools and open Hash Generator. Put them in the Hexadecimal line.
Copy the Decimal conversion
3. Use Ctrl + Shift + C (Windows) to open the command console. 4. Type resource.find then paste the decimal number. Hit Ok.
5. You will receive a pop-up that tells you exactly what item this number belongs to. 6. Repeat for all affected items and either remove them or remove the tags from each item and their swatches.
Special Thanks to Ravasheen for showing me how to use resource.find command.
Removing Tags
You will need to download and install Sims 4 Studio.
1. Click on My Projects and select the Custom Content that you need to alter
2. Click on the Warehouse tab on the top tabs. 3. Click on the first CAS Part and go to the right-hand section in the Data tab. Scroll to Tags and click Edit Items.
4. Find any of the following tags and highlight them: Fashion_Rarity_Exclusive_Common Fashion_Rarity_Exclusive Fashion_Rarity_Exclusive_Depop Fashion_Rarity_Rare Fashion_Rarity_VeryRare 5. Click Remove to remove the tag. 6. Make sure to hit save after editing the tag.
7. Repeat and do this for every CAS Part in the Custom Content. 8. Do not forget to hit save in the bottom right corner!
Update
Sims 4 Studio has released a batch fix to fix affected clothing and to prevent future clothing from causing the error. Make sure to batch fix any CAS cc that you downloaded after July 26, 2022 and remember to remove any defaults before running the batch fix.
You can download Sims 4 Studio 3.1.6.3 on their website for free!
Build your Elementary School before Go to School V5 is Released!
Zerbu just released The Sims 4 Go to School V5 Builder Tools in anticipation of the release of The Sims 4 High School Years update for The Sims 4 Go to School Mod Pack. Go to School is the popular mod by Zerbu that allows Simmers to go to school with their Sims.
Go to School has faculty (Principal, Caterer, and Janitor) and specific subjects. Also, each school day, there are activity-based goals for students to complete. (Note from Zerbu: If you’ve used V4, you might notice there’s no object for the counsellor. I have plans to bring back the counsellor at some point, but the NPC stickers will be optional, so custom schools won’t require any CC.)
For a full list of everything that The Sims 4 Go to School Mod Pack V4 does currently, see Zerbu’s blog.
The Sims 4 Go to School V5
Zerbu outlined the plan for Go to School V5 on Twitter.
Instead of having a morning class and an afternoon class, like how high school works in High School Years, there will be a morning class, and in the afternoon, the player will be given goals to perform activities like in the current version of Go to School.
The current version has five subjects, with one occuring each day: Personal Development, Problem Solving, Creative Arts, Health and Fitness and Science and Technology. The new version is based on the old, but with some big differences.
Science and Technology will be merged with Problem Solving, while music goals will be split from Creative Arts and moved to a new Performing Arts class. This new class is also planned to have acting related goals if you have Get Famous, assuming nothing goes wrong.
That’s not all. There will be a complete new Agriculture class! With the base game, this will focus on Gardening. If you have Cottage Living, and the appropriate objects are placed in the school, there will be goals related to animals!
To make room, Personal Development will be removed, as there isn’t much content to fill it with.
The school schedule will be as follows: 8-10: Morning free time (minor social goals) 10-11: Morning class (attend class, works similar to high school) 11-12:30 – Lunch (more social goals) 12:30-3 – Activity goals
Builder Tools
These Builder Tools include the Elementary School custom venue ahead of the release. This allows builders to start building schools before the mod is released!
The lot requires:
Toilet: 2
Sinks: 2
Whiteboard: 1
High School Cafeteria Station: 1
Principal’s Desk: 1
Loud Speaker: 1
Dining Table: 2
All subjects: Bookshelf: 1
All subjects: Computer: 1
Creative Arts: Activity Table: 1
Environment and Culture: Stereo: 1
Environment and Culture: Planter Box: 1
Performing Arts: Stereo: 1
Performing Arts: Piano: 1
Performing Arts: Violin: 1
Problem Solving: Chess Table: 1
Problem Solving: Science Table: 1
Problem Solving: Telescope: 1
Optional items include:
Environment and Culture: Animal Shed: 1
Environment and Culture: Chicken Coop: 1
Environment and Culture: Puppet Theatre: 1
Health and Fitness: Basketball Hoop:
Health and Fitness: Meditation Stool: 1
Health and Fitness: Soccer Ball: 1
Health and Fitness: Yoga Mat: 1
Performing Arts: Karaoke Machine: 1
Performing Arts: Pipe Organ: 1
Performing Arts: Puppet Theatre: 1
Building Tips
Zerbu included some tips so players have the best experience:
Place the cafeteria somewhere that is easily accessible from the main classroom, so Sims won’t take too long to route there after class.
Every day is a different subject. These are (in order from Monday to Friday): Problem Solving, Health and Fitness, Creative Arts, Environment and Culture and Performing Arts. After lunch, Sims will receive goals to perform activities. It is recommended you place objects required for the same subject close to each other, so Sims won’t take too long to route between them.
All classes have a “Read” goal and optional “Study Online” goals, and some have other goals that require a computer. It is recommended you place computers and bookshelves close to other activity objects.
Since this only unlocks the lot type, it should be safe to have both this and V4 installed at the same time.
In a Tweet, Zerbu stated, “I recommend putting objects from the same subject in the same room, but you can have separate rooms for each subject”.
We tried building an Elementary School and liked the integration between the Builder Tools and The Sims 4 High School Years. Although, due to the limitations of The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion Pack, there are limited options for several of the requirements. Hopefully, more creators release cc that fills the requirements of The Sims 4 High School Years pack since they will also be used for Go To School.
This tool is a great idea to help ensure that there are numerous Elementary Schools available when the Mod Pack launches! We are excited to try out The Sims 4 Go to School V5 and can’t wait to see all the Elementary Schools that people build while we wait!
Go to School V4
“Follow your Sims to school and help them achieve their education. Attend a different subject every day with the teacher NPC, and demonstrate your knowledge through activity goals. Bored? See the Counsellor for a boost of spirit. Want more to do? Elementary students can apply for special opportunities (unlockable aspirations) from the Principal for a chance to earn Emblems and redeem them for reward traits that will help them later in life.
That’s not all! Older Sims (or unusually gifted Child Sims who have succeeded in boosting their adult skills) can pass their knowledge onto other Sims and teach entire classes with the podium.“
Want to try out The Sims 4 Go to School Mod Pack V4 while waiting for The Sims 4 Go to School V5 to be released? You can download it for free from Zerbu’s Blog. Make sure to download ALL the required files.
“This mod unlocks the “Elementary School” lot type, so you can get started on building your own elementary school now! This version includes a built-in checklist of all the objects, both required and optional.”
Download The Sims 4 Go to School V5 Builder Tools here for free! Make sure to download ALL the required files.
Creating Trendi looks can be a lot of fun… and profitable!
Welcome to ThrifTea! Let us help you create a new look!
Here at ThrifTea, Eloise Hiddlestix sells some of the trendiest clothes! Put together an outfit and you can even sell it for a profit. Just don’t tell Eloise how much profit you’re making!
Every day at 6 am, the stock of ThrifTea (or any other thrift store in your save) will refresh. This is based on the randomized trend and rarity that also changes at 6 a.m.
Creating THE Look!
Creating THE Look is simple! Click on one of the clothing racks and choose Create a Fashion Look. From the clothing that is available, choose an outfit that fits your style and fits the current trend. You can create up to 5 outfits at one time.
Wondering how much an outfit costs from ThrifTea?
You can calculate the cost of your outfit using the Base Cost + Rarity + Style formula. If you are not sure what something costs, play around with the tags until it appears or disappears.
Example: Base Cost (§5) + Rare (§20) + Hipster (§20) = Total Cost of §45 Note: A few items are tagged with more than one style. If that is the case, they seem to use the larger amount.
Street: §10 General Contemporary Basic: §10 Bohemian: §20 Country: §20 Hipster: §20 General Outdoor Explorer: §20 General Preppy: §30 Goth Rock Punk: §30 General Polished: §50
Who’s Who with Trendi
The more hype, the bigger chance you have to sell your outfit! But, how do you get Hype for your outfit?
Some Sims are so influential that they automatically add Hype to their outfits. Low-level actors to high-level actors add increasing amounts of hype according to their actor level. Follower count on Trendi affects the Hype level of an outfit. And if you’re a stylist influencer, you boost the amount of Hype for outfits. You can even take pictures in your outfit to increase follower count and Hype on your outfit.
Don’t forget to talk to Eloise Hiddlestix and other people about the current trends!
Hype Levels
There are four Hype levels; Tepid, Neutral, Hot, and Fire.
Mooncasters? Bloodlines? Map Replacements? Here’s 18 Werewolf Mods to Change Up Your The Sims 4 Werewolves Gameplay!
You thought we were done with The Sims 4 Werewolves? We’ve collected a list of werewolves mods that the community has created since the launch of The Sims 4 Werewolves! Make sure to read any pack or other requirements before installing. Now drink up some Moonpetal Punch and eat some raw meat while reading this list of werewolf mods.
Better Werewolf Cheats Mod by Carl
“This is a simple mod. Shift-click a Werewolf with testingcheats on, and you’ll find Carl Werewolf Cheats. From there, you can add and remove the Werewolf Perks and Temperaments.
For Temperaments, you can actually add several if you want, even though the game only shows you four of them. It’s plausible you can add them all if you want your Werewolf to be some kind of psycho that’s triggered by everything!”
“This lil mod adds a Run Here interaction for Werewolves in their beast form, allowing them to run on all fours even when they’re not rampaging with fury!”
No Relationship Loss from Reacting to Werewolf Activities by nasakura
“Here’s a little mod for your puppies, when they howl transform next to none werewolves, they have any relationship loss while reacting to your wolfy activities.”
“As with other bloodline traits of mine, it follows the theme and inheritance rules of the in-game Spellcaster bloodlines, minus the exclusion of Aliens from the rules, starting at no bloodline then Weak -> Strong -> Ancient.
The perks you will find at each level of the bloodline are:
Weak Werewolf Bloodline:
Hunger decays 10% slower
Energy decays 10% slower
Lycanthropy skill gained 10% faster
Wildness decays 10% slower
Strong Werewolf Bloodline:
Hunger decays 20% slower
Energy decays 20% slower
Lycanthropy skill gained 20% faster
Wildness decays 20% slower
Ancient Werewolf Bloodline:
Hunger decays 30% slower
Energy decays 30% slower
Lycanthropy skill gained 30% faster
Wildness decays 50% slower
Version 2 targets Werewolf Lore instead of Lycanthropy, and Feral Control instead of Wildness.”
“Personally, I prefer to be able to see some difference between male and female werewolves, so I did this for visible werewolf sexual dimorphism. This mod gives female werewolves a more feminine shape.
– The bust is fairly subtle in the nude werewolf, and tends to disappear in female clothing. I haven’t been able to find a way around this. In my days of experimenting, making the breasts bigger doesn’t make much difference and makes the flatness and distortion in clothing more noticeable. Ironically, they look better in male clothing.
– There’s some distortion in clothing, especially female clothing, but IMO no worse than the EA version.”
“The amount of experience a Werewolf gains through interacting with objects and Sims was very little to earn new ranks as a Werewolf progresses through the Werewolf ability system. This system is identical to the Vampire ability system in which ranks are gained, points are earned and new abilities are unlocked.
The only difference? The Werewolf Experience Mod will be released in one flavor unlike my other thread, “Vampire XP Gain Mods”, that offer several flavors. In the unmodified game, the EA values will make Werewolves howl sadly because no matter how many times they dig up stuff, fight each other or do other things, they will not be able to earn much experience.
What is the deal with the EA values and the Greater Wolf Blood trait? Wolves with this trait should be powerful and should be able to become pack leaders (Apexes). The Werewolves with this trait should earn a bit MORE experience than those Werewolves who do not have this trait.
The Greater Wolf Blood trait is similar to the Spellcaster trait in which the Spellcasters would earn more experience if they inherit the trait from one or both parents with the Spellcaster trait.”
Werewolf Fury Enhancer and Reducer Spells by Rolwen
“This pack contains 2 new spells that are related to the werewolf pack and in particular werewolf’s fury. I wanted a way for my spellcaster to maxify or reduce the fury of a werewolf. (Although it doesn’t work when they are on rampage, they are just too lost at that point)
Those spells are UNTAMED Spells and requires the Master rank to be learned.
Quote:
How to unlock : To learn the spells, there are 2 new custom tomes that your sim can buy with the debug cheat or can be purchasable at Caster’s Alley, from the magic market stalls.
Fury Reducio: The spell will make the fury meter of the targeted werewolf go down to 0. I tried to remove as much fury as I could in case some of you have mods that increases the size of the fury meter. Like this one – If the spell backfires, the targeted werewolf will get a sad buff that will last 2 hours. – If the spell works, the targeted werewolf will get a confident buff that will last 2 hours.
Fury Maxifier: The spell will automatically lead the werewolf to go on rampage. – If the spell backfires, the spell caster will get a new buff that will make them angry instead of making the wolf angry. The targeted werewolf will also get a buff that will make them Dazed. The buff lasts 3 hours. – If the spell works, the werewolf will get an angry buff and will go on rampage.
You can’t throw both spells when the targeted werewolf has a buff from either spell or if the spellcaster has a buff from this mod as well. (To prevent excess usage of the spell of course)”
“The name of the mod speaks for itself. As in other occultations, werewolves will not be able to use their abilities in Batuu. Thanks to this mod you can fully play as a werewolf in Batuu and bite Kylo Ren or Rey.”
“Some tweaks to improve the werewolf gameplay and add new features!
Venomous Bite Gives your werewolves the ability to give vampires a venomous bite.
Vicious Wolves Werewolves will be allowed to do more interactions autonomously while on a rampage – there are three packages that you can pick & choose from. 1. For the cursed bite to turn other Sims into werewolves autonomously 2. Cross compatibility with the venomous bite module – only install this package if you have the module installed! 3. Autonomous fights with Sims, Werewolves and Vampires (non deadly)
Wolf Protection Adds a new ability to add wolfsbane to your food and drinks to keep your Sims safe from werewolves.
Wolfy Walkstyle Enables the wolf walk and run walkstyles that are normally only available while rampaging in the werewolf form.”
“This mod adds a new “Werewolrify” spell that allows Master Spellcasters to turn human Sims into Werewolves. This spell belongs to the School of Untamed Magic. Unlike other spells, sages won’t be able to teach you this spell and you won’t be able to learn it randomly through duels or practicing on your own. Instead, your Sim has to use the new “Reveal Hidden Werewolf Secret” interaction on the computer, Web-Research category.”
“Spa Day Allows werewolves to reduce their Fury by doing various Wellness activities.
-Baths with Soaks/Mud Baths Note that if your werewolf sim gets grossed out by the mud bath, it will increase their Fury! –Massages Be careful though! Depending on the massage therapist’s competence, they may accidentally enrage the beast inside instead if they do a poor job! –Yoga Some yoga activities may also have a chance to reduce Fury.
Snowy Escape Allows werewolves to reduce their Fury by relaxing in the Onsen.”
Moonwood Mill Map Replacement by 20th Century Plumbob
“Give your map a howling makeover with this Moonwood Mill Map Replacement! The world was giving Twilight-esque vibes, so the map should also reflect that vibe! *wolf noises* Awooooooooooo!
As usual, this map comes with two versions: the original, eye-popping one, and also a low saturation one. DOWNLOAD BELOW!“
“Embrace the moonlight and bring chaos (or blessings) among sims with The Sims 4 Mooncasters!
Assuming you already explored the lore, Mooncasters were a group of Spellcasters who fought the Century conflict against Vampires. They were powerful emissaries of the moon, who were binded to the night and their wolf familiars, whose magic was eventually absorbed, allowing them to turn into what we now know to be Werewolves. Modern Werewolves still have magic inside of them, and that’s what basically makes them able to turn into beast mode. However, unlike Mooncasters, their magical prowess is locked and aren’t able to cast any spell.
Between the founding Mooncasters there were Greggorius and Avelina Lunvik, Yina Kia, Maria and John Volkov.”
“Immortal Wolf is a perk that werewolves can buy that allows them to live forever, literally. They cannot die under any circumstances, you cannot burn them, drown them, or even starve them. I personally don’t enjoy that, so I’ve nerfed it a bit so that the perk only prevents werewolves from aging, similar to Vampires.
This is for players who enjoy a harder gameplay experience, or for those who like to kill sims, no judging here! Now your immortal Werewolves can continue to drown or choke on that pufferfish, be wary!”
“Don’t care for werewolves but want the world and aesthetic? This mod goes beyond the game option to restrict werewolves’ beast form to their home world. Instead, this toggle allows you to completely remove any occult characteristics when a would-be werewolf spawns in.
Enter “tm.togglewerewolves” into the cheat console and werewolves will be toggled on or off, globally. Any would-be werewolf will be forced into a normal sim when they spawn, including pre-made sims. Settings will be saved even if you close and re-open your game.
To go back to werewolf gameplay, use the command to toggle them on and any werewolves loaded from that point forward will keep their werewolf status.”
In the normal game you have some interactions (going to the toilet, dancing, showering, jogging, eating). When your Sim becomes a werewolf, these interactions will be replaced by beastly ones. With this mod, “beastly” interactions will only appear with a certain level of rage.
Here is a table showing how the text will change with a certain amount of fury.
I originally planned to do this for the eating animation as well, but it didn’t work out for me.
By the way, I only did this for one interaction, and it was replaced in the others. I don’t know how it works, but it works!
All high school students can graduate no matter what lifespan you play on. A Sim graduates high school upon aging up to a young adult. When they age up, you’ll be notified that your Sim has graduated and whether they graduated normally, with honours, or as valedictorian. Sims will need to maintain high grades to graduate with honours and have a good chance at being selected valedictorian.
The graduation ceremony takes place the following Sunday. It runs from 6pm to 11:30pm at the high school auditorium. When you arrive, all the teens you went to high school with will be young adults now. Use the High School Graduation social category to see all the graduation related options. The other graduates were in graduation robes but our Sim would not change into them even when we tried to force her.
After socializing, the valedictorian will make their speech. If that is you, your Sim will go up to deliver the speech. Hopefully you practiced in a mirror beforehand. If not, you might flub the speech. Immediately after the speech, the principal will hand out diplomas. Go up to receive your diploma.
Afterwards, you’ll have a grad portrait in your inventory. Check the mail when you get home, then go into the household inventory to find your diploma. Our Sim was in her everyday outfit in her portrait which was disappointing.
If you want a good portrait, we recommend making a grad outfit beforehand and using the photo backdrop at the grad event to take a nice photo of your own.
Easily create a base save with TS4 Premade Household Tool!
For many of us, we have created a Base Save that we use every time we start a new game. It has all our Sim and lot makeovers already in place and problems fixed. Any other changes we want in-game are already done in our Base Save. It’s an effective alternative to setting up a new save each time we want to start a new game. And now there is a new way to ensure our Sim makeovers show up every time we hit New Game!
The creator denton47 released the TS4 Premade Household Tool, which is a game-changer in setting up games. First, you will need to makeover the premade sims of your choice. Then, you will need to use the tool to choose the Sim you made over. Make sure to save them to a package file. You can save the whole family to one package file. Put the package file into your mods folder and delete your cache. Then, the next time you start a game, your sims will replace the original premades!
Some notes from the creator:
The tool will transfer age, gender, aspiration, voice, skin tone, traits, morphs, outfits, peltlayers, and genetic data. This includes all CC! (Must be installed to work)
Make sure not to change the first name of the Sims.
The household portrait is the default from the game files. It does not represent how the Sims look in the game.
How to Use the Mod:
How to create a new premade Bjergsen household (makeover) 1. Double-Click on TS4HouseholdTool.exe to start the tool. 2. Select the save game file you want to use as a base for creating a new household template. 3. In the Households list box select Bjergsen, the household members should display in the Sims list box along with the default portrait image. 4. Click Save to Package to save the new template. 5. Copy the package to your mods folder and start a new game.
How to create an empty Willow Creek 1. Start the tool and select the second tab page. 2. In Region select Willow Creek and all residential lots will appear in the Lots list box. 3. Select lot Cypress Terrace (Spencer-Kim-Lewis) and click Move Out. 4. Repeat step 3 for the other three lots/households. 5. If you don’t want the households completely removed from your game you should add them as Townies by clicking Add next to the Townies list box. 6. Click Save and copy the package to your mods folder and start a new game.
How to replace EA households in Willow Creek with custom households 1. First you need one or more Save Games containing the four custom households you want to use. 2. Start the tool and open the first Save Game file. 3. Find the first household and click Save to Package. 4. Find the next three households and click Add to Package.
5. Navigate to the second tab page and select Region Willow Creek. 6. Click Open and select the package created in steps 3 & 4, this will import them into the world. 7. Select lot Cypress Terrace (Spencer-Kim-Lewis) and click Move Out. 8. While Cypress Terrace is still selected click Move In and select the first custom household you want to use. 9. Repeat steps 7 & 8 for the remaining three lots/households. 10. Again you will need to decide whether to keep the EA households as Townies or not. 11. Click Save and copy the package to your mods folder and start a new game.
(Instructions From ModTheSims)
The Tool is available for free. Make sure to read the full instructions on the ModTheSims download page!
Get matching wood tones in The Sims 4 with this Custom Content from MadameRia!
Ever since the re-introduction of swatches into The Sims 4, Simmers have had trouble matching wood tones and patterns, etc. This has caused many Simmers to either use the same few choices or turn to Custom Content to make their game match.
Thanks to MadameRia, we now have a set of matching Stairs, Railing, and Fence to match their Limber Lumber Floor Recolor. She was inspired by Peacemaker’s Wood Tones 02 Palette which is pictured below.
The mod is divided into four packages or you can download it as a zip file:
MadameRiaMatchingSwatchesMegaFenceBasic: This is a recolor of the Mega Fence (Basic) with fence posts that repeat every tile.
MadameRiaMatchingSwatchesMegaRailing: This is a recolor of the original Mega Railing.
MadameRiaMatchingSwatchesMegaFenceBasicNoRepetition: This has fence posts that only show up at the end of the fence lines. MadameRia notes that you can combine with the repeating version for variation of post placements.
MadameRiaMatchingSwatchesUnremarkableStairs: This is a recolor of the Unremarkable Stairs.
Some notes to include from MadameRia: “I used TSRW to make all of these recolors, so I ran into a lot of problems. Because of that, there are a few important notes about this set:“
There are no custom thumbnails.
“The Mega Fence (Basic) has a different price (§25) so it will show up earlier in the BB catalog!”
“The Unremarkable Stairs use the Martian Soil wallpaper as their default wall.”
We love using this set already and we can’t wait to see what other people use the set for in their builds. Don’t forget to get the matching Limber Lumber RC: A BGC Wood Floor Recolor Set to complete your matching set. Both sets are linked below!
Unlocking more Principal’s Office Desks in High School Years
We were shocked when we realized that The Sims 4 High School Years only came with one Principal’s Desk. There are so many desks that would look great in a Principal’s Office, but they were overlooked. Luckily, we have the solution to add more Principal’s Office Desks to your game, including Custom Content Desks!
5 CC desks were added as options for Principal’s Desks
Step #1: Choose Your Desk
Option #1: Custom Content Desk
To use a Custom Content desk as a Principal’s Desk, click on My Projects and select the file on your computer.
Option #2 EA Desk
If you’d like to use an EA Desk other than the one in The Sims 4 High School Years, you will want to choose either Override or Standalone Recolor. Override will make it so the new desk you create replaces the original desk in the catalog. Standalone Recolor will create a separate desk so there will be two of the same desk in the catalog.
Step #2: Warehouse Tab
Inside the package file, on the left side, there are two tabs. Click on the Warehouse tab.
For ease, click on the Type Column Header to sort everything.
Look for Object Catalog. If there are more than one of them, you’ll need to do the following steps to all of them.
Step #3: Tags
On the right-hand side, in the Data tab, scroll down to Tags. Click Edit Items to the right of it.
In the window that opens, click on Add in the bottom left corner.
In the left column, click the drop-down box next to Tag that says None. Scroll or type to find the Func_HighSchool_Active_PrincipalDesk tag.
Once you choose it, it will automatically fill in the correct Tag Value.
Click save and then make sure to click save again in the package file. Put the package file into your mods folder. You can put this in folders up to 5 deep.
Now, any desks you add this tag to will show up with the Principal’s Desks in Build/Buy, will satisfy the lot requirement of a High School, and will function as a Principal’s Desk!
What desk have you been waiting to use for the High School Principal’s Desk?
The Sims 4 High School Years come with two new festivals for your Sims to take part in after the school day is done!
Located on the Sports Field behind the school campus, you will have the opportunity to attend and take part in the Cheerleading Team and Football Team Sports Day!
Attending A Festival
Attending a Festival is easy. You will get a pop-up on the notification wall letting you know that the Festival is due to start. Simply click on the Show Festival Info button to find out more. It will also give you the option to travel straight to the Festival location.
You can also find both festivals listed on your Household Calendar. From there, you’ll be able to read more about the event as well as keep track of when both festivals are happening.
Let’s take a closer look at each of the Festivals!
Football Team Sports Day
Build up skillful Football throws and be the winner! Sims with higher fitness and positive moods fumble less and score more highly.
Location: Copperdale High School Sports Field When: Thursday, 5pm – 10pm
Festival Activities
Football Throw Competition
Cheerleading Team Sports Day
Show off your squad’s dance skills and win the day! Sims with higher Fitness perform more daring moves and will get higher scores. Be sure to arrive to the Sports Day with other Sims that you want to cheer with.
Location: Copperdale High School Sports Field
When: Friday, 5pm – 10pm
Festival Activities
Group Cheerleading Competition
Make sure you submit your scores for both the Football and Cheerleading events to the Judge NPC during the festival!
Festival Merchandise
In addition to the events, you will also be able to buy Festival Exclusive Merchandise, including a Golden Cheerleading outfit and Quarterback shirt!
These can be purchased from the kiosk located at the event itself. Once you have purchased the new Create a Sim items, they can be found, unlocked, in Create a Sim for you to use.
Here’s a quick look at the Festival Outfits!
These can be found by filtering Create a Sim to show clothing options from the High School Years expansion, and then by selecting unlocked under the content filter category.
Will your Sims take part in the new Festivals? If so, which one do you think you’ll attend first?
We all know round walls in the Sims 4 are…problematic. Especially when they’re used indoors: invalid round rooms, mismatched floor tiles, etc.
So delete them! This simple decorating trick replaces round walls with so many wall decor options that we have in-game.
Just keep bb.moveobjects on before starting!
Add a round room to your build. It doesn’t matter what size it is, it should work anyway.
Add your desired wall decor, preferably a one-tiled item. You can size it up or down by pressing ‘[’ or ‘]’ respectively.
This Eco Lifestyle panel is perfect for a classy modern design. Let’s use it and size it down once so it looks more realistic.
Place it around the perimeter of your round room. You can toggle more precise placement on a quarter tile by pressing Shift+F5. But if the spaces between your wall decor are awkward, simply hold down Alt and adjust accordingly.
Once you’ve filled up the whole perimeter of the room, delete the round wall with the sledgehammer tool.
If you’re having trouble deleting the remaining walls of a round room, draw a normal room bigger than the round room. Then delete the walls of the room you just created. Add back the wallpaper and floor tiles. Now, the flooring is even without any weird outline.
And you’re done! Decorate it into a cafe space, a feature wall, or a restaurant booth.
Weird backside?
If the wall decor you used has an unsightly backside that’s bothering you, you can cover it up by repeating the same process on the inside.
After you delete the round wall, use the Alt key to scooch the items closer to the ones outside. Just make sure to align them right.
So many options, and so many styles to create!
It also works with curtains for a softer effect.
You can even create faux round half-walls with it!
It may be not useful if you wanna enclose a round room, but it definitely adds pizzazz to any space. Like they say, fake it ’til you make it!
You can also watch this short video tutorial to guide you:
Will you try out this trick? Let us know in the comments below!
