Ever get annoyed that The Sims 4 has doors with mail slots, but every residential lot still needs a mailbox? Did you put the mailboxes on the ground floor of your For Rent lot for aesthetics, but hate sending your Sim all the way downstairs every time there's mail? Well, here's a solution in two flavors: a pile of mail that goes on surfaces, and a mail holder for your wall.
Functional Mail Pile: Item from City Living made BGC and functional. Four swatches. Though this works on surfaces, please pay attention to where the interaction arrow is pointing. If it faces a wall or another item, it will likely be unreachable.
Functional Mail Holder: Item from Everyday Clutter made BGC and functional. Six swatches. Unfortunately, it is not height adjustable, and changing its height via moveobjects will result in routing issues.
Also, for both items, you will hear the sound of an invisible mailbox door opening/closing when used.
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This is one of my first sets that was inspired by american culture. I hope you like it' <3
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All items are base game compatible. Find them in your game by typing in the search-box either βlilis palaceβ, βCENTURY HOMEβ or β1940's Kitchenβ.
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The latest kits are a cool concept; basing the theme on an iconic character. However, splitting the budget between CAS and BB items leaves BB lacking (CAS stands on it's own for the most part). So you know what that means? New items. Some other people had the same idea so hopefully mine feels unique enough to stand on it's own.
download on patreon (early access) (public release - 02/28/25)
this mod adds two new interactions with infants:
sim reads a book to an infant sitting on their lap;
sim reads books and boosts skills while an infant naps on their lap.
requires the xml injector base game compatible
male sims have the same animation, with a slight adjustment in leg position. both actions require a nearby couch, bench or living chair.Β I didn't make the page-turning animation. i hope you don't mind β it would have made the process 10 times harder...
the books appear automatically. this is what a children's book looks like inside:
the adult book features cover art by illustratorΒ daniel stolle. the children's book's exterior texture is artwork by ekatamandalIllustration. the children's book's inner texture features artwork by e. bauman and a. arinushkin.
to start "lap reading", go to the "friendly..." -> "activities".
after the activity, both the adult and the baby gains increases in their "social"Β and "fun"Β stats, plus the following buffs:
for this interaction, head over to the "baby care" menu -> "give baby a nap while reading...". you'll find several options here.
the "give a nap while reading fiction book" option only adds 'fun'. the other options add a smaller 'fun', but they help develop various skillsΒ (skills are only from the base game). the baby gains increases in "social"Β and "energy"Β stats.
after the action, both the adult and the child receive the following buffs:
note that if an infant has the 'hates being carried' trait, they will not receive the buff. similarly, an adult sim with the 'hates children' trait will not receive the buff.
i tried to make the action work for toddlers too, but i haven't figured out how yet. these interactions, like my previous mod "take a nap with infant", are based on the "give infant a nap" action. adapting them for toddlers requires deeper modding knowledge. i hope that either i or someone else in the modding community will figure out how to make it work in the future.
please let me know if you run into any issues while using the mod. i'm always happy to help, and your feedback is incredibly useful for fine-tuning it π€
i'm really proud of this mod! it's not perfect, but i'm happy with how it turned out, and i hope you find it both useful and fun.
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Yes, I know I'm retired, but I have been meaning to edit that goofy smile for AGES, I just could never find the relevant pose to override...and now I finally have! I figured this might be something others might want and I'm not sure if it's been made yet ( apologies if it has been) so here you are. This replaces the generic thumbnail you see at the bottom of the Sim selection bar in Live Mode, the face on the fullbody pose when viewing Sim profiles (the fullbody adult pose is slightly different but still just a basic standing pose), the portrait in Transfer Sims Between Households on the map screen etc.
If you like these try my other free overrides for UI emotions.
NOTES - Two packages for Teen-Elder: Neutral or Smile. You can only put one in your Mods folder. The other is for Child, which is the subtle smile. - Before and after putting this in, or taking it out of, your mods folder, you must go to Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 (or equivalent) and delete the localthumbcache.package so that the new thumbnails will generate properly.
If you want to make your own overrides for this portrait pose, go to Sims 4 Studio > Override > The Teen-Elder one is: a_cas_thumbnail_fullbody_female_x. Replace the starting 'a' with 'c' to get the child version, then you can Export them and make your own overrides! i_cas_thumbnail_fullbody_x for Infant, replace 'i' with 'p' for Toddler.
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