So Thrilled I Got To Watch My Sister Hope’s Darling Little Girl, Tessa, This Weekend! I Thought She

Hey guys, coming back from my hiatus to release some WIPS for you. I had a few things in my drafts and was able to finish a few up and wanted to get them out to you. Starting today with the biggest set OAK HOUSE by Pierisim with 25 new items and then the next two saturdays I have the Saint Greer town hall set to release and another small kids item. Hope you like them. <3 SimsDeoGloria

Hey Guys!  Wanted to start sharing my recent save. I’m playing rotationally in the beautiful Hylewood by @nilxis! This is my first rotation since finishing doing some of my own builds and I’m excited to share a mix of gameplay, story, and occasionally posed photos. 

Atwood Family Bio:

Hello from Hylewood’s oldest family line, William Atwood’s great grandfather helped discover and found this Island and they have been helping the Island grow ever since. William is in the political career trying to make his way up to mayor. His wife Sarah is the local teacher and they have two beautiful daughters Charlotte (left) and Jessica (right). 

One of the wealthiest families on the Island, William is a perfectionist who deeply cares about appearances. He makes sure his daughters are well behaved straight A+ students, while his wife helps brings out the family’s gentler nurturing side. William is perfectly happy with how life is going, but his wife Sarah thinks that maybe they have room in the family for one more. 

Decorating the little cottage by the beach for a florist named Alissa​ 🌺

~ S U M M E R  ~ “End of summer means lots of hard work in the garden for me. Gardening is so therapeutic but I know with school starting up this fall it’s gonna be a lot harder to spend time out here. Trying to get everything ready for harvest time! Can’t wait!”   

Hiatus

Hey guys!

Sorry I dropped off the radar for the past month, I’ve had some crazy real life stuff going on, like my husband being diagnosed with MS. We are still reeling and just trying to adjust our life and help him to heal and recover.

Because of all that I’m taking a little break here. All conversions and stuff are on pause for a bit. I still have some things in my queue so I might post those if I have time, and pop in here and there when I can.

But truth be told I’m an Enneagram nine who likes to shut down and retreat to my ‘inner world’ aka sims when things get too hard but I am really trying to just show up and be present for my real life, even though it’s overwhelming and hard (and let’s be honest I broke down in tears because never did I ever think I’d be worrying about losing my partner and learning how to cope watching him suffer when I am only 26. That was not on my radar)

So anyway, I hope to return eventually because I have some more Saint Greer builds I was really excited to share and more going on in Hylewood. Not to mention a folder full of half finished conversions. But I need to (force myself to) take a step back and just embrace the season we’re in. Any prayers and love is appreciated.

Thanks guys.

Kiana - SimsDeoGloria

~ F A L L ~  Last Pumpkin Spice Latte of the Season. Not ready for winter yet! Trying to finish a remodel on my second bedroom, soon to be office before the snow hits. I’ve decided I’m not much of a painter, but I’m trying my hand at novels. Let’s see how this goes… Also gotta love Willow my photobombing cat! I can’t ever take a photo without her coming up to see what’s going on! Haha, gotta love this sweet fluffy feline. 

Loved playing this family. Really did. Love the backstories of some of the EA townies. 

Appaloosa Plains Townie Make Overs

As part of my last post you ‘met’ Kelsey, so here’s a bit more about her and her husband Isaac, who both started as townies.

I was looking for a new family and fell in love with this sweet couple’s story in Appaloosa Plains. Decided to give them a makeover and play through some of their story.

Here was their original story: The Marshalls are madly in love, have a beautiful home, and successful careers. What could go wrong? A glossy exterior hides their secret pain - try as they might they’ve been unable to have a child. Crib, toy box, and highchair sit unused, and so the Marshall’s bide their time and mask their emotions by adopting all the pets they can handle. Puppies, kittens, foals - anything they can nurse and cherish, they welcome into their home. Will they one day be able to have the final addition that would make their family complete?

Kim and Felipe Marshall are now Kelsey and Isaac Mason!

Their new story: Meet the Masons! Hi there! We’re the Masons! Isaac and I met in college where I was a business major and he was a Criminal Justice major but we bonded over our love of animals. We dream of one day running a rescue ranch, taking in animals, training them, and then helping them find new homes to love them as their own. I (Kelsey) also have a huge love of all things baby so expect to see lots of pictures of foals, kittens and puppies here (and also possibly some guinea pigs, turtles, snakes or lizards)!

Currently I work as social media and graphic design manager with a local pet store and Isaac is on the police force living his dream. I’d love to be able to be able to eventually be a full time blogger for our ranch to be able to run our animal rescue as a business but for now I juggle both! We’re excited to have you along for the ride.

Sunset Valley Car Dealership

This build was inspired by the just released Sim State Open for Business Mod that will allow you to run you very own business in the Sims 3! I was privileged to be a Mod Tester and decided I wanted to run a car dealership for the sims of Sunset Valley, so Ta-Dah! Here is a fully functional (or a great decorative lot) new Car Dealership for your sims. 

Built on a 30x50 Lot (to replace the Art Gallery in Sunset Valley)  Lot Type: Hangout

Tried to keep it as BG friendly as possible, but I used a few items from different packs below. Packs Used: UN,LN,ST

University: Planters, Office Chairs, Office Desk, Side table Late Night: Counters, Sofa Chairs, Irish Pub Stand Showtime: Barstools

CC Used: 

Around the Sims 3 Grocery Register Savier Seller Version

VKG BSI Square Hedge

Custom Cars from Fresh Prince Creations for TS3 (Exact Cars used in the included CC List)

Download Here: https://simfileshare.net/download/2460670/ Floor Plan and additional photos below the cut :)

Also a few tips for running this lot with Sim State: 1. First swap out the ATS Register with the SimState Register 2. Open your business from the computer on this lot (not your home computer!) 3. Stock up on a few Sloppy Jalopys and the cheap Jeep Wrangler as the sims tend to buy the less/least expensive at first and then the more expensive items help you level up your business fast!  4. Lock the office door with Nraas Go Here (optional but otherwise sims will be hanging out on your office computer all the time :P ) 5. Become a Business Boss! In my tests I was usually able to reach a 5 star business within a week or two of playing (depending on your store hours of course ;) I had a TON of fun as it was sooooo gratifying to watch the Bunch family teens come buy their first car, or the Keaton’s get their “family car”.  Just watch those evil sims *cough*  Claire Ursine *cough* to see if they try to steal anything!

This is an awesome mod that I have play tested and it make so many new types of businesses possible! Gone are the Sims 3 days of savy seller rugs everywhere, instead we’ve been gifted a marvelous Sims 2 ofb inspired mod that makes business dreams come true! I’m seriously so excited to see what the community can do with this. I have so many ideas for new shops, and I’m sure so do many others. If you’ve ever wanted to run a ts3 business this is the mod for you! 

Yay, it’s finally here! Sim State Dude’s Open For Business for Sims 3 has arrived! I had the privilege of being part of a fun and great group of simmers who helped test this mod over at MissyHissy’s Discord and this mod is amazing, definetly a game changer! *Download and install Dude’s mod and enjoy!*

Watch the launch trailer video on his Youtube channel here!

Link to SSD’s Youtube channel.

Sims State & Co mod notes:

Welcome to Sim State! A new mini expansion focused on adding ownable stores to the game in an open ended format. Create a store, hire employees, set objects for sale (without rugs!), restock objects, earn XP on sales to increase your rank and more! Check it out below! DISCLAIMER: The mod has been thoroughly tested by myself and other simmers but due to the nature of public release I cannot guarantee you won’t run into a new one! As a rule make backups to keep your saves safe, but you can shutdown a business by purchasing a computer and using the ‘Manage Business’ option on the lot, this should fix any Sim State specific issues for a buggy lot. Thanks! DONATIONS Completely optional but for anyone who enjoys the mod and would be interested in helping out financially you have my deepest appreciation! FEATURES -Ownable Stores Create and run stores across town, you can open a maximum of one business per lot, but there are no limits on the amount of stores you can run! Pay the $1000 set up fee and start today! -Hire & Manage Employees Use the scripted OFB register to manage your store and hire/fire employees! Call them into work and assign them roles, you can even switch households and work at a store run by another sim, create managers and complex economy systems around your town! Running an upmarket boutique? Customise your employee uniforms to match the style. -XP & Ranks Stores level up in rank similar to resorts. Using a custom UI system you can earn up to 5 stars which allow for more employees and higher prices! The ratio is 1:10 per Simolean earned! -Customer Satisfaction Points Inspired by a similar mechanic used in The Sims 2 your businesses earn points for each purchase. Use these points to purchase the $1000 cash reward or a security system! -Petty Theft Yup! Crime can be an issue for your stores, keep and eye out on sims eager for a freebie! If you see a notification popup and your stock diminishing you may be able to catch the thief quickly by clicking on them and using the 'Stop Thief’ interaction; this will call the police and have them arrested! Purchase the security system to automatically call them and halt any negative impact on your Customer Satisfaction Points! Keep an eye on those Kleptomaniacs and Evil sims… but anyone with the right motive could leave you missing a few items! -Mystery Shoppers Randomly sims that visit your store will have a chance of being a mystery shopper which will earn you a nice bonus of funds! Keep objects stocked up and prices fair to stand the best chance of high rewards. Can you get a perfect 100/100 score? -Frugal Sims… Not everyone will be happy with your inflated prices, keep some objects set to a low mark-up to ensure frugal sims don’t complain! -Power Surges Randomly during thunderstorms your sims have a chance of experience a power cut! Don’t worry though, the don’t last long… usually! -Custom UI’s & New In game Lessons A few visual improvements to the notification system give a fresh look to the game. You can also find 8 new lessons under the 'Sim State’ heading! Well after months of work and the great sims community I am pleased to finally release the mod! As mentioned above it may have a few outstanding bugs but hopefully nothing too serious, let me know how you find it in the comments! I would love to see what stores you run with Sim State so please post about the mod and your experiences on social media and YouTube! A few special thanks go out to Battery, GameFreak, Lyralei and Zoeee for all their help getting this project to release and helping me understand the Sims 3 API and learn C#! Finally I will be posting the source code and assets as open source in the near future, I am stepping back from active development myself but I know there’s a selection of active simmers interested in supporting the mod into the future. I would appreciate credit for the original idea and version but if you wish to take the mod/update it or release it in an updated form elsewhere I would be interested to see where it goes! Thank you to everyone who helped out and everyone who tries the mod, I really hope it adds something new and fun to The Sims 3 scene! I really believe that with the right motivation someone could create an entire new EP for TS3 it really is very moddable when you get stuck in! Enjoy! Regards, Sim State Dude (& Co)

Download from Mod The Sims now!

Puppy Love: Meet Bella

Sending a little update on things here on Adoption Ranch. Today I want to you meet Bella, our cute little golden retriever puppy! Here’s how she was described to us when we went to adopted her (the EA story)  “This little puppy is a terrible terror! The constant yapping, digging, and slobbering EVERYWHERE is enough to drive anyone up a wall! Luckily he found a home with the Masons, a couple with more than enough love to lavish on this needy pup.” We’re hoping to teach her some good behavior and eventually maybe breed her once she’s grown so we can have MORE cute puppies! So enjoy the pictures of Isaac and I going goo goo over this sweet girl.