a VERY detailed look into all NRAAS mods 🌻

💫 ALL LINKS BELOW 💫
I think, in total, this video took about eight hours of scripting/recording/editing! After much work, I'm proud to present to you all my ultimate, detailed NRAAS guide!
📝 links:
SETTINGS FILE (place in Documents/TS3/Library): drive.google.com/file/d/1eaDn...
"Cancel Time Off" Mod: modthesims.info/d/475826/upda...
Sarah Sims' Retuner Settings: simsarahsarah.tumblr.com/retuner
Sarah Sims' Dresser Settings: simsarahsarah.tumblr.com/dresser
⌛ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⌛
intro 0:00
all mods we'll go over in this video 1:18
NRAAS Traveler 2:08
NRAAS Woohooer 8:00
NRAAS Retuner 19:16
removing maternity leave (Retuner) 20:06
disallowing pregnant sims from drinking (Retuner) 24:39
NRAAS Register 29:28
minimizing game lag (Register) 29:47
NRAAS Portrait Panel 32:50
NRAAS Porter 34:56
copying families from town to town (Porter) 36:09
NRAAS Overwatch 47:41
more lag reduction (Overwatch) 48:12
NRAAS Mover 50:42
setting how much a sim takes when moving (Mover) 51:09
keeping wishes when moving (Mover) 53:51
"ask to move in" overhaul (Mover) 55:02
NRAAS Master Controller 56:23
8+ sim households (MC) 56:51
showing off MC's coolness 57:55
changing a sim's sexuality (MC) 1:03:26
resetting town (MC) 1:07:50
NRAAS GoHere 1:12:00
NRAAS ErrorTrap 1:15:45
NRAAS DebugEnabler fave 1:17:32
NRAAS Cupcake 1:21:05
NRAAS Consigner 1:22:58
selling pets! (Consigner) 1:23:26
NRAAS Careers 1:25:00
private schools (Careers) 1:25:19
NRAAS Dresser 1:28:37
Ani "Get Drunk" 1:31:20
how to import my settings 1:33:01
outro 1:33:51

[@acottonsock]

My settings file is linked in the description, simply place it in your Documents/Electronic Arts/TS3/Library folder (if you don’t have one, make it). You can then import this settings file in-game with my how-to at 1:33:01! 👉 NRAAS Story Progression video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poObnGhto66cgZI 👉 EDIT 9/21/21: A lot of people have been mentioning that, when importing my settings, their game crashes to a black screen. THIS IS BECAUSE OF NRAAS CUPCAKE. I discovered if you do not currently have the Deliciously Indulgent Bakery in your game, it will instantly crash to your desktop. I'd recommend avoiding NRAAS Cupcake, as I believe you can still import my settings no problem without it.

[@bjuism]

I'd add Nraas Relativity. You can scale down in-game time so, when you wake up in the morning, you can shower, make food and eat it comfortably all withing 1 hour game time.

[@Otra_Chica_de_Internet]

OMG I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A MOD LIKE THISSSS!! THANKS SO MUCH 😭

[@mimifule]

can you share your setting please

[@elainabaugher7841]

yess so much better with slower time. what do you set yours on??

[@bjuism]

@@mimifule I usually set it at around 19 or 21

[@bjuism]

@@Otra_Chica_de_Internet Mine is usually 19 or 21, I change it if I need somehting happening faster

[@Runitsadri514]

Just getting back into the sims 3 after I’m sick and tired of the sims 4 updates and bugs. This is an absolute life savior! Thank you so much for not only going over your settings but for uploading them so we don’t have to tirelessly change everything ourselves. Absolutely a game changer. Love your videos and lets plays! So glad someone is still actively playing this wonderful game. ❤

[@Barrybling]

Me as soon as this video started: Write that down WRITE THAT DOWN! Seriously thank you so much! This was an extremely helpful video and now I have some more mods to download and know how to use my existing ones better than before.

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anastasiapapas]

this is amazing! as someone who literally has never used mods before this was a huuuuge help, thanks so much!

[@modernmoonlight7350]

Thank you. Finally someone made something I can use. I really hate the fact that most people are just like INSTALL THIS ESSENTIAL MODS and they won't tell me what they do. Briliant work.

[@citriosis]

I'm so late but same 😭 Like how are you gonna tell me the mod is essential but not tell me what the settings do...lmao

[@kombucha9805]

i felt so overwhelmed trying learn nraas on my own and gave up. but since watching your videos, i'm having so much fun playing with the mods now. thanks cotton!

[@acottonsock]

I'm so glad! 🥰

[@ellenorjenns3035]

For anyone struggling with lag like I was, as well as these mods, merge your cc! I was skeptical of losing some of my cc during the process, and it's why I put off doing it for so long - I got to a point where the game was lagging so badly that I was straight up just not playing anymore. I cannot stress enough how much it helped me out, and fixed the lag. I have upwards of 13GB of CC so it did take a little bit of work to do, but it's so worth the time you take to do it properly. The only bit of advice I'd give to people is to not merge script mods as they can break during the process, and to avoid merging things like kitchen counters as they've been known to cause issues too. Other than that; I advise taking the plunge.

[@ellenorjenns3035]

@Ming Tings I used SimPE for sims 3 to merge packages, I've never had any problems with it so I'm not really sure what to suggest :(

[@seatheparade]

Ooh thanks for the tip! How do you merge cc on windows 10 btw? I am very new to modding sims 3 so any help would be greatly appreciated ❤

[@jasidesigns]

@@ellenorjenns3035 I wish I could do it on mac😔

[@cutecoric]

I unfortunately lost some of my cc after merging it.

[@ellenorjenns3035]

@@cutecoric Honestly since this comment was posted initially I have switched to Steam and no longer merge anything - I drastically reduced the amount of cc I had, and try to almost exclusively use sims3pack files because they cause less lag in my game in general. I'm sorry that you lost some cc during the process though, I've never encountered that :/

[@unknownguest4575]

"just listen to it on x2 speed" well that's a sub from me!

[@acottonsock]

It’s a must!

[@ireland9015]

Currently watching this for a second time and scribbling notes. Your channel has quickly become a favorite of mine and I'll have to finish binging your lepacy vids and livestreams after I finish rewatching this!

[@acottonsock]

Thank you Ireland!! This means so much to me!! 😭😭💓

[@lunawolfe5201]

This is the most detailed and instruction-given tutorial I have ever had. Thank you so much darlin.

[@pippaalford8324]

Go Here > Care Givers > Allow Babies/Toddlers To Be Home Alone. You can walk off your home lot and a babysitter will be summoned without that annoying prompt.

[@feelzyfeelz]

Bless this game and it's wonderful community. Videos and comments sections like these are the reason I'm still playing TS3.

[@goldensims5823]

OMG im so happy I found this video and I love how you actually showed us how to use the options

[@annaamariaa]

I've ALWAYS wanted to be able to use mods and have always been too scared to try it just in case I mess something up or corrupt something so this is so so so helpful thank you!!

[@acottonsock]

Glad I could help!

[@procastrination8328]

Mate you're a damn legend, only content creator with relevant mod content on youtube, thank you so much for these vids, I'm getting back into TS3 modded and you're a huge resource I rely on.

[@mercymaddox]

this is an extremely well made and organized video!!!

[@kriistiina111590]

Thanks so much! I can’t even imagine how long this to make. Great job

[@MagnumPatrol]

Now I’m on to this guide 👏 Thank you so much for this, always knew NRAAS was very in-depth and I found it overwhelming but you make it easy to learn 🙌

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Goodsir420]

Fantastic job! You're straight to the point, unlike various other videos showcasing the features. And it's all condensed into one video. Much appreciated :) btw a gig is 1,024mb :p

[@phoenixwright9105]

Wow! Thank you so much for this. This really is a high quality production. Everything organized with time stamps, good explanations and dedication. Just one thing drives me nuts. And that is how you click on things using the bottom of the cursor instead of the tip. Drove me absolutely insane from time to time during the video, but hey, i think it's just me. Still one of the best Sims mod videos i've ever seen. Thank you! Keep up the good work

[@acottonsock]

It's because OBS offsets everything due to the game's resolution size. Has to do with "force scaling". You can read about it here: www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/8kl0b2/ingame_cursor_is_offset_on_obs_stream_vs_where_it/

[@ligianobrega841]

I absolutely looove Retuner, it's one of my favorite NRAAS's mod (along with MC, DebugEnabler, WooHooer, SP, Traveler and all others 😄 I use all Nraas mod's except Dresser) I used to create several xml mods for my game, than I met Retuner and I didnt have to do it outside my game anymore, I can do it inside and I can set different tones for every save game without having to creat flavors for my mods! Simply amazing 💜

[@valfgalinato2083]

I watched the whole thing and definitely learned a LOT from it. Also made me download and tweak some NRaas mods that I thought would be not-so-useful for my gameplay. Your voice doesn't make me feel bored, too. This is worthy enough to watch and comprehend. Thanks a lot! *Edit: I rarely comment on KZbin videos so I'm sorry if this sounds cheesy LOL

[@acottonsock]

No, thank you so much for your comment!! I’m glad you’ve learned from it, it really is such a powerful mod! ❤️

[@SlayerAJ]

You are a lifesaver! Thank you for making this so comprehensive.

[@berrybunny242702]

Thank you so much for making this! I used to play the Sims 3 so so much in middle and high school, and have been wanting to play again (but don't like Sims 4 philosophy/game play...). Your videos are so helpful in helping me optimize the game and choosing mods to download!

[@acottonsock]

Glad I could help!

[@andremedeiros2181]

This video is so so helpful, I keep coming back to it every now and then. Thank you!

[@acottonsock]

You're so welcome!

[@haileyK77]

I can’t tell you how many times I have watched this video. It saves the day. If you’ve added more than what she has and it’s messing up your game try removing sleep freedom. It was making my game crash when loading up. Thank you so much for making these videos.

[@Khakii_Karlii]

Not me watching the whole video without one skip or speeding up lol

[@acottonsock]

DEDICATION! i appreciate it 💕

[@sabrinaaa417]

Same lol I love her channel

[@kikocr6440]

eyy, this is exactly what I was looking for, first time playing sims 3 so I had no idea about the mods. Thanks a lot!

[@acottonsock]

Of course!! 💓

[@KacyJanna]

I love your videos!! Your game is absolutely gorgeous!!

[@isabellapetrevska8833]

You're a life saver thank you for this everything was so confusing before!

[@bookmarkyourthoughtsblog]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! I haven't played Sims 3 since 2017 but with Sims 4 just ... getting boring, I decided to redownload Sims 3 ... but I need mods for my game to work (and not kill toddlers instead of elders when the world gets overpopulated ... yeah ... that happened) ... so I'm SO HAPPY YOU DID THIS VIDEO! New subscriber that is super super super grateful

[@the81stwarlord]

i downloaded sims 3 resently and your video has been extremely helpful,i dont mind the length you covered everthing i wanted to know about modding the game,thnaks again i off to test some mods.

[@mercster]

I know you did these a while ago, but you're really doing God's work! Your coverage is comprehensive and technically literate! I am watching many of your videos to get my "environment" set up for another deep dive into the game! You're a Sims 3 community treasure!

[@mercster]

It's funny, I'm an older guy who was on the Internet before all this new-fangled KZbin stuff... some of my younger friends always watch videos in 2x speed, I just can't do it. I think my brain is too slow. 😂

[@mercster]

You wanna eliminate the homeless! Can't believe this! Reported to the authorities! 😏

[@mercster]

Huh... I always included Master Controller cuz everyone said it was a "necessary mod"... but I really don't wanna micromanage or force things, I want the simulation to play out around me however the algorithms decide. I might remove it...

[@mercster]

I see NRaas Careers now has a "Homemaker" XML...

[@jasonmccall8364]

I just literally searching for this kind of video this noon 😨 thank you so muchhhh for posting thissss

[@acottonsock]

You're so welcome!

[@BlumeingFleur]

This video is so good! I know nraas helps with lots of things but it was just too much for me to mess around with so seeing someone explain everything was great

[@ZanetaTisi]

I have been playing for a couple of years and this really enlightened up knowledge on NRAAs mods. thank you.

[@shortycb2349]

I like the notifications at 3, you learn what messes with your game the most

[@ccoventry7356]

Ty!! This has been more then helpful ty for taking the time to do this

[@donyaseisan3311]

yesss girl i love ur videosss xo

[@DM-bm1vg]

Thanks very much just brought sims 3 3 days ago and now looking at some mods thanks for the details 😊

[@acottonsock]

No problem 😊

[@Marinlss]

As someone who plays all 3 newer The Sims, I always forget mods functionalities, this video will help my life easier. I've never installed retuner and know I need it

[@Therealissa98]

Thank you for this video!! It helped me out tremendously!

[@maddhatterslife2554]

Sorry I'm also commenting on this video but I just wanted to say thank you for this in depth guide. Like story progression it really helped me out since I don't know much about mods except downloading and a little bit of upkeep. I don't know if this was a mod or not but I've never seen it before. It's like the scan room feature from sims 2 and if it's from a mod I downloaded from here THANK YOU. I literally had a sims child who didn't find anyone attractive and I went across the whole town.

[@acottonsock]

I really appreciate your feedback!! It means a lot to me that these guides helped you!! 💖 My main intent with making these was for them to be educational so you guys can feel comfortable customizing your game to your own liking!! Thank you once again for your feedback, I really look forward to reading it! 🥰

[@groovykiddo3988]

This is so informative thank you for making this video 💕

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful!! ❤️

[@camyxx991]

Omg you’re a gem!! 💓 Every time I wanted to download a certain NRaas mod I would always search for videos but there were never any!! Thank you!!

[@acottonsock]

Glad I could help! 😊

[@DemethVLK]

5th time I watch this still loving it

[@jhy8212]

This is really so, so helpful! Thank you!

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful!

[@xJulayana]

Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to make this video, it is a godsend. I immediately subscribed!

[@acottonsock]

Of course!! 💖

[@weirdnicolle856]

this is what i needed! thank you queen

[@acottonsock]

no problem!! let me know if you have any further questions!

[@lennycrew3]

59:11 was that the Nookazon notification bell?? Amazing job with this, thank you so much!

[@sabrinaaa417]

thank you so much for this video omg you don’t know how much I appreciate it

[@acottonsock]

you are so welcome!! 💖

[@uraddiictOnx3]

thank you this detailed vid!

[@cloudsandflames3430]

u are a goddess. thank you for making this video :)

[@martinsch]

I think that Nraas Traffic is important, too. Fewer Food and Ice Cream Trucks, Disallow Performance Career Limos (they can get stuck), reduce Traffic Delta by like -500 which reduces lag noticeably.

[@user-yg5yt5ep2u]

"I tend to keep the tourists back in their home countries." I love The Sims out of context lmao. Thank you for a great tutorial!

[@NineTailedNinja]

You're the best! Keep it up.

[@simcheri]

Thank you so much for this!

[@acottonsock]

You're so welcome!

[@meesh11p]

This guide is a godsend! Mover letting you give more money is nice. I wanted to kick out the adult son sim in my family but wanted to give him a home/money so he's secure lol

[@malitachite]

great and concise video, ty !!

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ezellous]

with nraas porter i was kind of spooked at seeing a lot of my sims t posing (i packed 25+ sims)

[@Rekowcski]

super helpful, thank you so much

[@acottonsock]

You're welcome!

[@Forthewin-sv4qd]

This is my Nraas Bible lol. Thank you!

[@jessicaesss32]

Thank you so much this was great ❤️

[@acottonsock]

You are so welcome!

[@AlejandraPurr]

very complete info. Thank u so much.

[@GlassSlipperMahFoot]

THANK YOU THANK YOU! This video is very helpful!

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful! ❤️

[@GlassSlipperMahFoot]

It was! Sorry for the noob and irrelevant question but for default replacements (skin, eyes, feet, brows, etc.) do they go in the Package folder or the Overrides folder? Or does it work regardless? I'm sorry again I just couldn't find much help from the internet. Thanks!

[@acottonsock]

@@GlassSlipperMahFoot Packages folder!!

[@jaytee91]

Hope this comment is finding you well, I really enjoyed the video keep up the great work 2:30!

[@juliaba22]

well done

[@ally4603]

i was waiting on u to upload . HELLO.

[@acottonsock]

You are super fast with it!

[@ally4603]

@@acottonsock yess i’m 😂

[@WXLM-MorganNicole619]

Thanks! This looks interesting

[@acottonsock]

Hope you like it!

[@joyphinney3729]

OMG I've had Overwatch for years and I had no idea what options it had! This is an amazing video; I need all the mods now. Thank you!

[@acottonsock]

Glad I could help!

[@personakiller]

Thank you so much for this amazing video! It's so helpful and straight to the point! I just have one question: can I import part of your settings just for the NRAAS' mods that I use? For example, I don't use NRAAS Consigner and the Cupcake mod, so can I just uncheck them on that Overwatch's tab, where it asked me to select which settings I would like to import (instead of selecting "all") or would it cause any problems in my game?

[@acottonsock]

I believe you can pick and choose which settings you want! I'm not exactly sure as I've never done it, but give it a whirl and report back because now I'm interested as well!

[@personakiller]

@@acottonsock thank you for replying! I'm gonna try it this week on a new household I've created and report back :D thank you so much for this video, it really helped a lot!

[@personakiller]

@@acottonsock hey!! Just reporting back that today I made a test and imported your settings to my game, selecting just the ones for the mods I use, on overwatch's tab, and until now it's working perfectly fine. Thank your for this video and the file :D

[@sophiedi.2413]

Thank you for the video, I really appreciate your work! 😊

[@acottonsock]

My pleasure! 😊

[@sgtjohnson]

With Nraas you can also have a discrete rendezvous at the spa. It used to work with my old computer, (before I updated to a new IOS) and then sims 3 deleted itself,so I reloaded it on another computer, but now all they do is walk in and immediately walk out, can’t pick what sim I wanna “play” with

[@envy2069]

Thank GOD you are an angel for this.

[@TYCOIX]

Thank you for bleeding my ears out at the Story Progression part

[@acottonsock]

:)

[@bimmons9975]

I’ve been playing s3 for years now and I’m somehow just now learning about the extra modules that story progression has! Ain’t no way I’m going back to s4 after adding these🤷🏾‍♀️ thank you so much for this vid💕

[@acottonsock]

Glad to help!

[@plantytaytay9208]

Wait! do I have your attention?Do you always reference this video? This took our girly hours and hours to make so comprehensive and helpful for us, don’t forget to like the video like I realized I hadn’t yet lol. The least we could do🫡

[@Juju-nr7cb]

Very helpful thank you

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nikolozgilles]

drinking game for the woohooer section! take a shot every time she says woohoo :D

[@acottonsock]

it’s in the name, no?

[@nikolozgilles]

true

[@jakobowwww8526]

Thank you so much for this tutorial you did a great job explaining!❤️ I have a question about the porter mod I noticed when you moved the family to the new town that the older relatives didn’t show up in the family tree (great-grandparents and up) is there a way to keep them too? Or no?

[@acottonsock]

Unfortunately you lose them! But if you want to keep all your relatives but still want to use Porter, I recommend using www.theplumtreeapp.com/ ! It's a website made by a fellow Simmer that lets you input your own legacies and keep track of them that way. Otherwise, use Traveler to move your families from town to town!

[@jakobowwww8526]

@@acottonsock Thank You so much!!! 😊❤️

[@thisisjuliacosta]

I'm using traveler to move my family from town to town (doing legacy challenge) and I got to the fifth generation, with the family tree intact. Now I have some kind of bug that gave my present sim a second grandpa, clone from the original lol

[@stillfangirlingtoday1468]

Maybe I'm dumb, but I just want to make sure, does this setting includes the settings from your previous video about story progression? Or should I download this setting and that setting individually? Thank you for this guide!

[@acottonsock]

ALL of them are included!

[@simcheri]

1:10:58 Omg i do that to add pet bowls and animal stuff if they adopted a pet

[@itsybitsy999]

Hi, book-marking this for later as I don't have any mods at all and it's overwhelming but what town are you in at the start of this video?

[@juh1648]

omg this is SO helpful!! tysm ❤🙏

[@acottonsock]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mimifule]

am i the only one who likes day off? I mean we still get the check and i like taking care of my babies, toddlers 😭😭

[@lijo1830]

what does the "story progression extra" module actually do? thanks for this in depth video btw 😍

[@hx1265]

i only download the errortrap, mastercontroller and overwatch. but it crash on the loading page, the skip intro with framework are fine tho. background music only for 2 seconds then it crashed :(

[@Serendipity594]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video, it is soo very helpful and I really appreciate it!

[@acottonsock]

It's because your game is running out of ram!

[@Serendipity594]

@@acottonsock thank you so much!

[@acottonsock]

@@Serendipity594 Of course! There are so many guides online about how to change allotted ram for Sims 3 - it's definitely a must!

[@faddmn5501]

Hii could you make a detailed video on how to download Nraas modes? And also does it work of the starter pack?

[@Lisalee-xj1xb]

Please tell me about the career school add on and agter i imported your settings, my sims 3 loads very slow and i can't click the computer, the options wont show anymore, please help😭😭😭

[@anshugurjar5063]

1:42 This is why you're my favorite youtuber lol

[@armaa1000]

Damn, what are your computer specs? Running so smoothly considering all the mods. Great video, btw!

[@acottonsock]

In my channel "About Me" section!

[@ShadowSoul92]

Investigating on the internet I read that with Debugger Enabler or Master Controller you can remove the glowing effect from the eyes of supernatural creatures. I have no problems with vampires, I have a mod for that, but the sim I'm playing with is a werewolf, and I can't find where the "visual" mentioned to remove the effect is. I am going crazy. I haven't even found any mods to remove the glowing effect of werewolves. Edit: My problem is that when I click on the said SIM, be it DE or MC, the word "visual override" is not there...

[@paiger6058]

acottonsock: guys don't waste your time watching this video at least put it twice speed or skip around me: watches this and her detailed sp video all the way through once and then both again twice while in game to tweak settings all the way through at normal speed

[@bushit123456]

I installed the errortrap and traffic mods but don't know if they are activated. Clicking in a computer or city hall doesn't give me that tooltip option "nras"...

[@kizzywatson308]

So in my game i keep getting notifications like this sim got a new job blah blah and it’s annoying😭 can you help me

[@thirp9355]

I am doing the lepacy challenge and I was wondering do I need the NRAAS traveler mod to make sure my family tree stays the same. I personally like seeing all my generations (im on gen 2).

[@acottonsock]

yes

[@YusufElikara]

please help ! In the upper right corner, you can see that the "sims" that I do not control have increased stat, etc. Is showing. How can I turn it off?

[@LittleMissDanyte]

When will your retuner settings be available for download? also thank you so much for the video!

[@acottonsock]

It should be included with all the other NRAAS mods in the file that I linked in the description!