[Sims3][WIP] KinkyWorld v0.37 [Updated: May 3rd 2019]

[Guest]

3 hours ago, landess said:

Or the next oldest stable build if going 'public'.

I know you won't mind... I'm reposting this on the thread I started for KW wiki.

 

And done! Also posted links to our last 2 animators!!! Lucas and Clydie!!!!!!

[thegratechin]

what does it mean when you get a box that pops up that reads. "Three is a crowd for a romance youd have to dial it down to make it a group again. do you wish to do so"

[Guest]

2 hours ago, thegratechin said:

what does it mean

Either your sim was in a group outing of 3 or more and became romantic with one other in the group, and the game is suggesting they break from the group and make it a date, or... seemingly more common, a glitch in the game in which the game mistakenly made the afore mentioned conclusion. Not sure if the glitch is, or isn't related to KW.

[landess]

3 hours ago, thegratechin said:

Three is a crowd for a romance youd have to dial it down to make it a group again.

This is a default EA Sims 3 notification. I'm not sure why we players get this notification when at times it refers to another household - not the active one being played (although the active one will still cause this to occur). This may be tied to KW but unsure and the effect may be a result of 2 Sims in a larger group trying to Woohoo - since the notification has no portraits/names - I never tried to find who the notification was referring to in an effort to see 'why' I got the notification

 

How it works: The sims 3 allows grouping events to take place. An active household can only have 1 group at a time. This is why there are options to ask others to join THE group. (and leave the group). When 2 Sims in a group engage in a romantic activity, the game want to change the status of the group to a DATE. Since only 2 people can be on a date, if there are more than 2 Sims in the group, players will get this notification/option to allow the game to make it a DATE and 'kick' extra Sims from the group. Saying no keeps the group intact - but unsure if the option ever appears again if more romantic activities are pursued. I know if only 2 Sims are in a group, romantic interactions between the 2 group members immediately change the group into a date........   The player will not have a say in this change.

 

[thegratechin]

@LadySmoks @landess thanks both of you for your responses. i actually did a little bit of research since i was in the middle of a game and i wanted to find an immediate answer lol. its actually a base game bug for reasons you both gave me. somewhere another set of sims got themselves into a group of 3 and 2 of them started to get frisky and the 3rd one wasnt having it.

[midland_key]

On 10/31/2020 at 5:17 PM, joshshmoe said:

hi, newbie here

Hi everybody,

 

Half a year ago, I was a complete noob too. I just discovered about the existence of KW (yeah, I know...). So I installed Sims3 through Steam, found KW build 405 somewhere on the web and installed it. I hoped it could work easily. Of course I was wrong: I soon found out that if it was exactly the game I was hoping for for years, it's also like keeping a giant monster in a closet: it needs constant attention and a lot of personnal investment. So I read. A lot (including I think almost all of the 600+ pages of this topic at this time, from search to search). Actually, I feel like I've had every possible problem once expressed here or elsewhere...

 

I couldn't say how thankful I am to landess, LadySmocks, jdw6 and many others who posted questions and replies here. Along with modders and people sharing their CC's (JoshQ, LadySmocks, Non-sequitur, cshenrich... ???), you guys helped me tune the "perfect" game. THANKS A LOT!!! According to Steam, I played nearly 1,400 hours (though one of my many problems, now solved, is that I couldn't load my saves so I sometimes let the game run when AFK, and had to start new games again and again) since then... So far, I only have base game, no EP or AD, and just downloaded yesterday my first CC world (Los Aniegos, as advised by landess in another topic). I'm still not bored, since the Sims 3 + KW + CC's combo offers so many possible scenarios, and I still consider myself a newbie.

 

As a beginner, I know I'm not legitimate but I hope it's OK if I share without pretension my two cents if another newbie passes here. Even if it's nothing new for most readers, and very very summarized, I assume it's good to have a general reminder every now and then in this long thread, from a beginner's point of view. Anyone, please feel free to correct if I'm wrong, or add anything important I'd have missed!

 

1. Dear newbie, prepare yourself to spend a lot of time reading, searching the web and this very long topic (I found an answer here almost every time I had an issue). If you're like me, you'll also have to learn how Sims3 works, how to install mods and CC's, how to remove cache and other undesired files, how to merge CC package files... It's a lot to take. Unfortunately you will have no choice but go through all this but at the end, the quality of your game is definitively worth the time and energy! You must keep in mind that Sims 3 and KW are old, imperfect, abandonned projects but there's a community of modders (some are still active) who try to repair and improve them. For me, installing KW is like buying a very old car: it will take you quite some time to learn the mechanics (eg KW's many tuning options) and get the tools (the many essential mods - they are free and quite easy to find and install) or it won't work as you like. But it's incredibly rewarding when it ultimately matches your expectations ?

 

2. Unlike me, download the KW build 375 (considered here as the most stable recent version) that landess posts regularly. It will allow you to ask specific questions about KW as it is the version commonly used by the most experienced and active people in this topic. But read 5. and 6. first ?

 

3. The KW installation guide. Follow it step by step, every line is important! If a link is broken, report it and/or try to find it somewhere else on the web.

4. Many nraas' mods are usefull (nraas.net, search this topic and the web for opinions) but you need to install at least MasterControler!

 

5. I got out of many issues (including the unability to load saves) when I followed the best practices, tips and FAQs found here:

6. Any question or problem? Don't ask! People here usually bark and bite if you don't do the minimal homework: first, search this topic, other topics in the Sims 3 section here in LL (the search box top right of this page allows search options), and the web with relevant keywords. In fact, despite my many issues, so far I never needed to ask for help (no doubt it will happen eventually ?). I always could find answers already replied to others that solved my problems (and I can live with minor ones), even if english is not my native language and I'm definitively not a 'computer guy'. After that, you can ask and you'll probably find nice and helpful here ?

 

7. Good luck and patience, you'll need it anyway ?

 

Sorry for being so long ?, hope it helps a bit...

 

ps: I still have some issues (I must try Kuree's save cleaner for a 'big' save crashing) and my next adventures will be to try nraas' Overwatch, StoryProgression, Traveller, Tagger and  Apartment mods. After that probably give a try to University, World Adventures, Supernatural and/or Nightlife. KW is a never-ending journey ?

[Guest]

44 minutes ago, midland_key said:

6. Any question or problem? Don't ask! People here usually bark and bite if you don't do the minimal homework: first, search this topic

Yes... at least I bite (the lazy)! I also take time to avoid biting, and pre-emptively try to help. I recently made a new post to add to the others who have tried to do the same. 

I have included links to the first page here, as well as the almost impossible to find link to the web archived Kinky World wikia page! ))) Also, links to a few other helpful sites, as well as links to our only remaining animators, Lucas and Clydie. AND... I have reposted @landess's personal archive of the once PUBLIC v0.37 (build 375). Also there is a link to the page to help with installing packages. )))

 

And thanks to you for reminding me, I will also be adding links to both Maraas' and Wicked Loveth's pages! 

 

I plan to go through a few outside sites and threads here to compile a good hub for people to start looking for answers before needing to repeat questions already answered and buried somewhere in the 675 pages here.

[landess]

1 hour ago, midland_key said:

So I read. A lot

This touches me deeply. One of the most beautiful things I've read recently...........

 

 

 

Living proof of what I already knew - Rewards come to those deserving. You are why I try to help - the amazing experience a proper modded Sims 3 with KW can bring.

 

[midland_key]

Very sorry that I didn't see your new topic before I posted ? It's very welcome and mine is of course redundant and will very soon be lost in the limbs of this very long thread...

 

Except for what you write elsewhere, my main goal was to thank you all for your many experiments, explanations, opinions (and a few well-deserved bitings ?). I read it too less often I'm sure to be far from the only one that you helped a lot without even knowing ?

[midland_key]

17 minutes ago, landess said:

One of the most beautiful things I've read recently

I have nothing to be proud of, I'm just over 45 and so I'm used to read and like it. If I may quote Victor Hugo: "Of course you must read a lot. Youtube doesn't exist yet, you idiots..." ?

[landess]

22 minutes ago, midland_key said:

be lost in the limbs of this very long thread

Players using the search feature will see your post if the search uses any/all the words they define. Maybe lost, but not forgotten. Many times I've had to go back lots of pages to find a post I made which is relevant to a question someone posted. If they had just used the search feature which works really well here at LL they would have the answers to most everything and saved the time posting and 'waiting' on someone to give them the same information.

 

I don't know if it's a Covid thing, or an age thing, but 2020 has seen more lazy people posting for help which has already been solved/referenced/discussed several times. It does get old. I do like discussing the advanced stuff though - no 2 installs are the same and people constantly come up with new things worthy of being brought to the table for exploration and hopefully, a final word on the subject. It's these posts which WILL help advanced users already familiar with the basics and looking to put to rest those odd situations the Sims 3 inevitably unveils.

 

You mention redundant, but sometimes one would think that is the only thing holding this post together  

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, midland_key said:

Victor Hugo: "Of course you must read a lot. Youtube doesn't exist yet, you idiots..." ?

OY! I use youtube tutorials!!!! )))) I also read. ) Sometimes, I must read, or watch, several times to understand some information. In my case, I am a bit stubborn, and do not wish to ask until last resort. And I have posted the links to both Maraas and Wicked Loveth on my page. 

 

53 minutes ago, landess said:

Covid thing, or an age thing

I had said it must be a combination... too many young people (children) home because of Covid, and bored, download KW and think it is to make an online sex game that they do not need to steal their mother's card and get caught!!! And so many asking for mods with morphing "vaginas"!!! OY! That was what makes me think as I do.

 

Perhaps I will also add to mention the site search feature, and advise to try different search words if the first does not give results.

[landess]

12 hours ago, midland_key said:

downloaded yesterday my first CC world (Los Aniegos

Curious what you think of it?

 

It's my longest load save series, but I've mentioned the reasons for that, so I usually only play that when ready for some long play sessions. Regardless, the world itself amazes me - there are so many angles to use for role play, and just playing in general. The beaches, clubs, different feelings the zones give. Big city, burbs, couple of high value property areas, farmlands, lower class housing, and the Boardwalk. Besides all that, there are good jogging areas, as well as points of interest. And it's hard to believe with all of that, there's also plenty of just nothing which helps make it seem even bigger. I've been hesitant to try and add diving spots but that would be the icing on the cake given the great amount of locations the surrounding waters provide.

 

Finally, the residents.... some of the best themed Sims as well - most every Los Angeles cliched archetype is represented with a decent 'Mexican' population. Good place to play a Lifeguard as well since the weather is decent year round (Custom weather for that world if one uses Seasons) Even the heat creates that wavering atmospheric illusion associated with deserts/mirages. I think fog gets used a lot to simulate smog as well. Snowboarding in bikini's during 'winter'? No problem.....

 

Setra is another amazing world - Cairo themed but not quite as open or well populated but still worth having in ones options. But that's for another post.

 

Needless to say - I find Los Aniegos perfect for KW.

 

[joshshmoe]

On 11/3/2020 at 7:20 AM, midland_key said:

Sorry for being so long ?, hope it helps a bit...

Thx for the response dude, ill get to reading I guess... see you at page 1000 or something when I get caught up
The downside of being several years late to the party is that so many links and images are unavailable
 

On 11/3/2020 at 9:38 AM, landess said:

I don't know if it's a Covid thing, or an age thing, but 2020 has seen more lazy people posting for help which has already been solved/referenced/discussed several times

Path of least resistance, my dear senior. It costs less to ask and potentially get an answer (tho I do apologies, I get irritated when I get asked the same thing repeatedly)

Also kindly not lump all of humanity with me, there is only one idiot asking you a dumb question whereas there may be 50 others quietly reading through the 400th page

[Guest]

1 hour ago, joshshmoe said:

many links and images are unavailable

I've been slowly trying to gather some helpful links in one place, and I have tested the links. As of yesterday, all work. ))) I will add more as time permits.

 

[landess]

8 hours ago, joshshmoe said:

many links and images are unavailable

If you find yourself stopped by this then by all means mention it so others don't waste time. Perhaps we can find new information, or at least post what we know concerning the missing link information. Sharing is caring. (hehe - 'missing links', we get a few of those around here)

 

8 hours ago, joshshmoe said:

Also kindly not lump all of humanity with me, there is only one idiot asking you a dumb question

I'd like to point out your quote of mine wasn't in any reply to a post of yours, just for the record. Also the context of the statement - As a veteran on this website I believe this statement holds water, I simply made an observation....

 

Like you mentioned - many others could be silently reading, and knowing this is why I try to post stuff for anyone reading, not just the person I reply to. There should be some information in my replies that tie into the post to begin with, but while I have peoples 'attention', I tend to toss in a bit more for others sake.

 

Yes, I'm senior, and therefore my skin is typically thicker than the usual sheltered safespace individuals our society has been spitting out lately. I'm too old to change, but that doesn't make my knowledge any less useful. I suggest to those with a weaker constitution than my own to simply filter through what I say, find what you can use, and move on.

 

 

[midland_key]

On 11/3/2020 at 12:33 PM, landess said:

Curious what you think of it?

I love it ? I'll come back to you on the topic you started about Populating Custom Worlds in a couple of days in order to not pollute this one too much.

I'm always amazed by the quality of the screenshots you drop here and there! They just make me feel like going deeper in the game ?

 

[midland_key]

11 hours ago, joshshmoe said:

see you at page 1000 or something when I get caught up

If you follow LadySmoks' links, take it step by step, save in-game and back-up a lot, I'm sure we'll see you around before that  ? If it took me half a year to have a decent game, it's just because I'm very slow and lazy as hell ?

[sim333]

Is there a way to get a tourist into the CAS? They do not have this item in Advanced, for some reason ..

[TRK93]

So is this just the Sims 3 version of Wicked Whims?

[Clydie]

1 hour ago, TRK93 said:

So is this just the Sims 3 version of Wicked Whims?

I would say it is exactly the other way around.......

[Guest]

4 hours ago, TRK93 said:

just the Sims 3 version of Wicked Whims?

Basically as Clydie said... The first version of KW was posted on LL almost 1 1/2 years before WW was posted... Going by the when comments began on the two threads.

[landess]

12 hours ago, sim333 said:

Is there a way to get a tourist into the CAS? They do not have this item in Advanced, for some reason ..

No, Tourists are copies of Sims from Vacation worlds, just as player Sims are also 'copies' while in vacation worlds - although player Sims do have more options. Remember the difference between NPC's and Inactives - a player can't 'switch to' a Sim from a vacation world. This makes them an NPC - but they seem to be Inactives since the location treats them as such with schedules, homes, families. One can customize NPC's, as long as they exist in the world. A Player can't select an NPC from the 'known sims' tab to customize if they are NPC/Not currently in the game world.

 

These mechanics are why World Adventures needed a whole different set of mods as it does things not normally found in the base game/EP's.

 

If you find that (tourist) Sim while in their 'home world', you can customize them while there, and if the game chooses to make them a tourist while you are back home, they will keep the appearance you set for them while they 'were at home'.

 

So anyone could conceivably customize ALL Sims in the vacation worlds, and then ALL tourists would be customized. Pretty sure this would impact the Save file size considerably, but shouldn't impact the game memory used much since most information from those worlds wouldn't be used in their entirety all at once. Traveling would take a bit longer to load obviously.

 

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KW is based on WW? Classic case of putting the cart before the horse......

[Guest]

12 hours ago, sim333 said:

Is there a way to get a tourist into the CAS?

I was waiting and hoping landess knew a secret. ))) 

 

IF... you're problem is similar to what I have seen lately, and KW is adding bras or Nraas Dresser is adding make up and accessories that look like poop, you can use Dresser to either "reroll" or remove. But, I don't know of a way to take them into CAS, and was hoping landess did.

[landess]

49 minutes ago, LadySmoks said:

don't know of a way to take them into CAS, and was hoping landess did

Yep. The only way I know/understand is for any NPC to be active in THEIR home world. We can't change NPC copies visually*. Of course one can affect a copies association status as a tourist, and that will reflect in the 'known sims' menu and when you see them in their own town/world. This is because the status is part of the active sims records with Inactives and NPC's reacting to the player controlled household Sims status.

 

So one can befriend a tourist, and that Sim will still be your friend (game rules withstanding) when you see them again. On the flip side, 'raping' a tourist (if possible) which happens to be a quest-giver in another world would have undesirable consequences.

 

This is one of the reality/simulation flaws with the game. In reality an individual may hold a higher or lower opinion of another which isn't the same as the other individual has about the first one. In the Sims 3 - they are always the same, based on the Active Sims records.

 

*visually - I should say take them into CAS