how to build a sims 4 save file from scratch!🗺️🏠🍊the sims 4: save file diaries 1

[@mlc08069]

this video came across my recommended. so of course on a whim i decide to make a save on the spot and spend 9 hours last night on half of willow creek 😭 i haven’t had this much fun in the sims in forever 😭

[@aluhhsim]

that makes me so happy, im so glad!!!!

[@Thcranberr1es]

I just thought id comment incase you didnt realise but the description is about a speedbuild!!

[@aluhhsim]

haha thank you! i actually had this as a scheduled post and forgot to change the description before it went up😭😭

[@winterdotio]

omg i'm pmsing and your videos are the only ones i can watch without becoming irrationally violent

[@aluhhsim]

pls thats so real😭😭 im honoured to be the chosen one LOL

[@ibuprofriends]

😂😂 relatable

[@GioGio-fq1vl]

This cracked me up 😂

[@Emily19677]

Soooo real

[@legendarybubbles4567]

Relatable T-T

[@reiiilly]

i'm making my own save file right now and am deep, deep into it and OMG what i would give to go back in time and watch this !!! so much foresight queen omg

[@aluhhsim]

LOL im glad i had some new tips for you !

[@mwahha6965]

Keep going you got this! Took me over a year to finish!

[@haku8126]

I just woke up and always try to watch something when I get ready, I’m going through some dark stuff rn and honestly haven’t been getting out of bed or doing anything, but this video has just inspired me to completely redo my worlds, I’m glad I came across it as even tho it’s just sitting here, it’s a start 🖤

[@aluhhsim]

awe i hope things get better for you soon, im glad my videos can help even if its just little, hang in there🩷🩷

[@legendarybubbles4567]

You’ve got this! Things get tough sometimes, but it’s the little things in life that make it worth it! Make those worlds, drink that tea, pet that animal! You deserve the comfort and support! Wishing you the best in your journey to healing! ❤️‍🩹

[@adrianaranucci1368]

Glad you’re still here ❤

[@phillipiversen6659]

I love how you break you depression/burnout streak with sims 4

[@WitchBye]

I just started my first save file based off empty worlds (also Srsly's) and this is so so helpful. I'm easily overwhelmed by such a large project (and impatient) that I really need to get organized. You gave me a lot of great ideas and a place to start. I make sims and decorate but cannot build to save my life. I have to depend on the kindness of strangers sharing their creations! Your builds look amazing, they do look realistic. Great job. Would love to see occasional updates. Thanks for posting this video. 🙂

[@aluhhsim]

awe im glad you found it helpful🩷

[@rorocio93]

I really like the idea of this video! I hope that in future videos, while you progress with the save file, you continue to share that with us. I find it interesting not only to see the finished product but also the process. I think it also motivates us to create our own save file.

[@aluhhsim]

awe im glad you like this format ill definitely keep it in mind for the future!!🫶

[@hearthomecity]

this has inspired me to try make my own save! this is how i used to play with my littlest pet shops as a kid - i would set up the town with my mlp and lps houses, put each family in a home, create dynamics and lore in my head - and then pack them all up 😆

[@aluhhsim]

omg i used to do the same thing with barbies!!! brings me so much joy🩷

[@jashere281]

You single handedly reignited my love for sims! I love seeing your process and hearing your thinking process- your speed builds are also great to sleep to 😇

[@aluhhsim]

that is such a sweet comment thank you! i always love to know my videos are good to sleep too, it warms my heart!

[@BrillianceoftheMoon]

I have a save file I'm building too- when I say building though it's a combination of my own builds and then ones from the gallery. My aim is to create a base file for future saves which really compliments my gameplay style- all lots placed will be also cohesive in appearance with others placed in that neighbourhood and create a variety of lots types amongst the worlds. I like some of your ideas!

[@aluhhsim]

yessss i love making saves like that too!! i always wanna have a go to one for gameplay :)

[@kuwiththesims4395]

Save file videos and town lore are my absolute favs !! Can't wait to see the update and other worlds too.

[@aluhhsim]

ahh yay!! i cant wait to share it!

[@felixexmachina]

i LOVE your realistic basegame home! my sims family started there, also on crick cabana. thank you so much for it ❤️ can't wait to play in more of your builds ❤️

[@aluhhsim]

that makes me unbelievably happy!! thank you for playing in them😊

[@StoryGirl83]

15:52 If you played older sims games it might be fun to name some streets after worlds/neighborhoods in older sims games.

[@aluhhsim]

oh thats a super cute idea i might do just that!!🫶

[@rosiebeth07]

I've wanted to do this for ages but I'm not really a builder so Im gonna go and download all of the stuff you've built, so thank you! I love your ideas

[@laneymiller4648]

Please make more videos like this!! I never thought about playing like this and I’d love to see more behind the scenes!!

[@aluhhsim]

aw will do!!!

[@SamJones-qx9hz]

I really enjoyed this video - thank you for sharing. Building a savefile is such a huge project and I love getting other simmers take on how they are tackling it. Community lots are what always trip me up. I think its because I've looked at their placement for so long I forget I don't have to put them in the same place and can even change the lot type to be something different 😅 - I love your idea for using the park for the Mayors house.

[@aluhhsim]

awe thank you!!! yeah switching community lots to residential always feels so wrong LOL

[@aether2kye]

oooo ive always wanted to do this myself. tbh i can't see myself doing every single world I have 😭but honestly it might be a fun thing to do when im bored!!!!

[@jupiter_the_shark]

YIPEEE I love save files videos!!!!❤

[@aluhhsim]

eeee yay!!!!

[@shanoagh9542]

this gives me idea to make a Pinterest board for each world because ngl I hate to see different aesthetic for each lots in the neighbourhoods lol tysm!

[@aluhhsim]

omg same here it bugs me so much😭 pinterest boards are great for planning it out

[@aliizah7335]

The timing of seeing this vid is uncanny, i decided literally yesterday to try my hand at a custom savefile 🧐 i suck at building so this is gonna be a real test of persistance but also the best practice i could get i suppose 🤣 your builds look gorgeous, i‘m def gonna have to take a closer look and hopefully pick up some tips and tricks~

[@aluhhsim]

awe best of luck you got this!🧡

[@nyaaaa]

As much as I use Pinterest, it never occurred to me, that I could make boards for my world saves😭😭 totally doing this since I’m rebuilding every world based on seasons!!

[@Witchy1978]

Whoa this is so cool to see!! I can't wait to see more and more of your save file

[@aluhhsim]

im glad you enjoyed it!!

[@maddy.g.s]

Great video! This was really helpful as I'm trying to build a save! PS: 15:28 if you're going for a more American approach, for the house names based on roads I would recommend naming them something like "123 Founders RD" for a more realistic approach instead of "Founders RD 123" (in my experience at least).

[@aluhhsim]

oo thank you for the tip i will be using that!!

[@jasmincastro7378]

I'm new to save file stuff but this concept reminds me so much of Animal Crossing hahah so much investing in the little details but I really like the idea this has def motivated me!

[@aluhhsim]

i love animal crossing!!

[@AnjellicaAH]

Would love to see more ❤ great job !

[@moorningdawn]

your builds are so prettyyyy

[@howlsmo0n]

omg ur vibe for willow creek reminds me of shameless… love it! keep up the great work btw! i love ur vids!

[@aluhhsim]

ive never actually watched shameless but i know those vibes are exactly what im going for so yay!!

[@kristinahplays]

Your voice is just so soothing. I’m so glad I found your channel! I looked up starting up your own save file because I’m wanting to start my own tonight!

[@aluhhsim]

awe best of luck!

[@kc-ze6wz]

hell ye i havent played the game in like a year im watching this while organizing my mods folder, but im feeling super inspired to start a new save. also if you open your save in sims 4 studio and scroll to game save data theres a section called neighborhoods you can modify the names of the neigbourhoods and you can have custom names for the areas (its safe as long as you dont edit the id numbers). i would love if i could change the background images so the save could truly be custom, without it changing all of them

[@aluhhsim]

ooo thats super cool thanks for the tip!

[@LelioAngelus]

I really loved your voice, it's super relaxing. Thank you very much for your video, I hope you share with us in the future how you are doing with your Safe File, I have been doing one for more than a year and it is quite heavy. You have one more subscriber and now let's watch the video of your fourplex for Willow Creek

[@aluhhsim]

aw thank you and welcome!!!🩷🩷

[@gracestearns-b5j]

your channel is one of my favs rn u deserve more subscribers!

[@aluhhsim]

ur too sweet thank u!!

[@pritybird8502]

Hardest thing is to delete sims 4 generated npc’s 🤮

[@mwahha6965]

So for my save I downloaded npc from the gallery and hopefully that will help !

[@kc7095]

i cant wait to see how this world grows!! thanks for sharing

[@aluhhsim]

awe thanks for watching!

[@jennifercundy8541]

thank you for the inspiration ! i always save my favorite lots and put them where I want them. Saves a lot of time for building.

[@Anni-zf6zn]

Yes!! I have wished you'll make a video like this. I also have been watching Sillee's content a lot. I would love to see your savefile updates! I love these type of videos despite never planning on downloading any of the saves (i don't have that many packs)

[@aluhhsim]

awe im glad you enjoyed watching!! i totslly get the not downloading ive struggled with that for other saves , i wanna do a basegame only one at some point!

[@wolfxdreamer6860]

great video! thanks for the shout in the intro 🥰 i also love how you have your map pic with handwritten notes and the little key lol that looks so cute!!

[@aluhhsim]

hehe ofc😽 thank u thank u!!

[@wolfxdreamer6860]

@@aluhhsim 🥰🫶🏻

[@daisyjo88]

So glad this video was recommended for me! Looks like so much fun.

[@aluhhsim]

awe😊😊

[@jemimavoigt]

THANK YOU FOR THIS IVE BEEN WONDERING HOW PEOPLE DO IT 😭

[@aluhhsim]

LOL glad to be of assistance:)

[@KimberlyEsmee]

I love this video and would love an update on it. Love to see the progress

[@masonstone1625]

LIVING for this. I neeed moooorrre ☺️☺️

[@KylaRitual]

I really enjoyed this video. Subscribed! 💕✨

[@aluhhsim]

awe welcome🩷

[@pinkrosekittygames]

I love this idea so much!

[@Lore.n]

I’m not a good builder in the sims but I want to get better, I feel like something like this will help me and also make the game something I want

[@aluhhsim]

doing a save has improved my building so much highly reccomend!

[@Lore.n]

@@aluhhsim after finishing this video I actually started. I’m on my 3rd build and I feel like I unlocked a hidden talent. For some reason my building just got so good! As I build I actually have your videos playing in the back ground. It helps so much. My one problem now is floor plans, still struggling so much with them but so far I’ve been having so much fun and it’s all thanks to you 🩷

[@CuppaSimsnStuff]

what a cool idea, thanks for the walkthrough! subscribed 🥰

[@aluhhsim]

welcome!!

[@CuppaSimsnStuff]

@@aluhhsim thanks! :D

[@Crow4president]

Aahhh this gave me so much motivation to make my own save file

[@aluhhsim]

YAY!!

[@cassindermuppet8259]

Fellow ontarion, great video!!

[@SimmersCozyCorner]

I wish I could build so I could make my own save lol. But I can't build at all 😂

[@aluhhsim]

im sure youre much better then you think! its fun to make a save regardless of what the builds look like i think!

[@mwahha6965]

I’ve nearly finished my ultimate save file, extremely excited to start playing, I keep checking to see what npc the game makes and deleting them 😂

[@aluhhsim]

omg i hate when those random NPCs spawn😠

[@mwahha6965]

@@aluhhsim yes it happens sm 😂

[@Juii5m]

THANK YOUUUU SMMMM ILYYYY 🧏🏻‍♀️🎀🎀🎀🎀

[@aluhhsim]

UR MOST WELCOME🙂‍↕️💗

[@thehavenjshow94]

Yasssss, I created a retro/one save file if you ever wanna see it!

[@aluhhsim]

oh thats so cool! id love to!

[@meganlovesgames]

Thank you for this! I'm so excited to build my own save.

[@aluhhsim]

awe ur most welcome!!

[@Puddor]

This is great, I'm about to start my own in combination with a few mods to enable more shops on lots and home regions (plus increasing sim limits for zones.) Ngl if you play with MCCC, increasing the sim allowance was one of the best things I ever did, though I wish it could be applied per lot. (I set it to base 60, which is fine for the big nightclubs and overworld zones, but the tiny cafes and bars bug out).

[@aluhhsim]

ooo super good idea!!

[@Biggoti]

I can’t wait for part 2

[@Anni-zf6zn]

I'm also interested in seeing what you are going to do with the townies

[@aluhhsim]

do you think i should include all of them??🙈

[@Anni-zf6zn]

@@aluhhsim maybe only the ones you feel inspired to do? I started editing the townies in my own save and tweaking their lore a bit more to make them more interesting. For example my Bob and Eliza will have had a child as teens now they have to live in an apartment in the basement of Eliza's parents.

[@lototheflo9640]

Thanks for this orange person. I like your swag

[@lenn270]

I’m curious about the mayor's house, is it going to be a sims house or like a build that represents where the mayor would be? Like a public space

[@aluhhsim]

i was thinking a house for the actual sim, but i could probably do a combo lot since its such a big plot!

[@cherryccsims]

will you be doing one of these for each world that you have? i’d love to see your ideas for like san myshuno and stuff

[@aluhhsim]

hopefully in the future if i can get those builds done i will! i do love decorating apartments so San Myshuno is definitely a possibility!

[@LunarsimmerYT]

Yesss I love this!! ❤

[@lilamilam1881]

Two notes for your naming. House numbers are typically before the street name in real life. Also, a foundry is an industrial area, often linked to blacksmithing or other steel manufacture. Nothing relater to founders of an area.

[@aluhhsim]

ooo noted ty!!

[@ellabonaldi]

For the houses that you placed, I love the fences and yard pieces that make it look more realistic - are these from a specific pack?

[@aluhhsim]

they're just live edit fences from base game :) i have the tips on how to get access to the live edit menu at the bottom of my description, after you do those steps just search DEBUG in the menu and then scroll to find them :)

[@jccmarkes]

You put the names of the house in the names of the family. The lots with family have two buttons for title and description, one is the family name and info the other the lot name and info.

[@justnevaeh14]

What packs would you reccomend for someone with a similar playstyle to yours? i have a few but im trying to get the top teir ones first 🙏🏼

[@primelover5920]

probably cats and dogs, get together, growing together for starting. they are just basic and handy!

[@aluhhsim]

hmm probably cottage living, get together, cats and dogs and werewolves would be my top picks for building :)

[@julielemartrier4602]

And now I want to create my own save file 😭😭😭😭

[@aluhhsim]

do it its so fun and rewarding!!

[@222emiko]

doing my own save file now thank u sm for this video!!

[@PrissysWorld]

Thanks for showing this! I've always wanted to learn HOW TO create my own blank save file! ((*tho, playing the #drifterchallenge (created by a good friend of mine), you HAD TO physically go in and delete all the houses and evict everyone))

[@aluhhsim]

of course, glad i could help!

[@zelbarnap]

Thank you

[@wolfpawz13]

Awww i need to figure out how to do this on console 😢

[@aluhhsim]

youd have to do it all manually on console sadly :(

[@wolfpawz13]

@@aluhhsim I have Õ\ a week of my life deleting every family, lot, description and such, now to work on it for years 😂😅

[@reggie2876]

Hey, amazing video! I've tried doing this before, but I ran into a problem with the werewolf packs. Since the townies are no longer there, there's no one to invite sims into the packs, and it become unplayable. You can't just download the original pack townies from the gallary either cus they're not automatically in the werewolf packs. Do you know any way to fix this issue?

[@aluhhsim]

ive never done any werewolves gameplay so sadly im a lost cause for this🙁 im sure there is a save version where all the families are there but the lots are removed so you could try searching for that maybe?

[@jonatasnovaiss]

love it!

[@gaillaracuente2510]

How about founders cove

[@gaillaracuente2510]

I just started playing the sims so I am doing some research before I play

[@thmashd]

Hey i have a question, i'm trying to build a save file of my own and create lore through family trees, is there a way to instantly kill sims / turn them into ghosts? using mccc i have to actually press play and wait for the sims to die, but if i do this way the time will pass and i don't want that :( i could also do that and adjust time using ui cheats but it's kinda buggy.... basically i want to set up all families and lots and still be 8am of a sunday whenever i start playing it in the future, with no autonomy development. is that possible in any way or should i just give up on setting up deceased sims?

[@aluhhsim]

hmmmm there hasnt really been way that ive found to do all that without passing time. But if you go into settings you can turn off autonomy for all the sims (even the ones you arent playing), i think its in the gameplay section, that way the sims wont do anything even as time passes. Alternatively you could bring all the sims you want to get rid of to one lot so you can do more than one at a time while time passes, if that makes sense!

[@jaylani427]

There's a generation mod where you can kill off sims with no moodlets for the alive sims, I can't remember the name but if you search up generations mod on google, it should be the first one. I have it in my game and it's awesome, you can also generate families for sims you created before but don't want to go through the hassle of creating grandparents and such, you can also match the family's genetics so they all look similar!

[@thmashd]

@@jaylani427 hey quick update! the name of the mod is Life manager, it would be perfect for what i need as it generates multiple generations for family trees and it even gives me the gravestones, the only issue is that if i randomize a dead parent, it won't let me change their names 🥲that doesn't fully work for me as i'm trying to recreate some familes from previous games, BUT it is nice to also have family trees for random sims in ts4, so thanks for the tip! for the ones i need specific names i will just create the sim and kill with mccc using death by cowplant, i found out this one just vanish the sim even if the game is paused!

[@BlushAxolotls]

I'm confused about the game's save modes and create New Game. If I create a new family my older characters/family is lost/gone from the game. But if I create new game the previous characters and lot/house I build for them is gone. Can someone please explain to me how this new concept (for me) works? I'm so confused.

[@jilllindemman]

Oh, this is so helpful!! Ive been doing my own sims file, it's taking forever but your tips make so much sense, why didn't I think about that? Idk lol I'll be checking your videos and see if you have more with tips. I've subscribed to your channel too! Have a wonderful day

[@analicearmbruster6441]

hi i’m new! when you’re rebuilding a world, and play in it, are you only gonna encounter sims you’ve placed in this world or all sims from base game??

[@aluhhsim]

it should be only the sims you place but if there arent enough sims in your world the game generates them to fill certain slots like bartenders at community lots for example!

[@LeighaJonas1]

i have a question, i play on ps4 and how do i do the save file?? i really want to do this but i still don’t understand. hoping you will see this

[@FAlRYRI]

i want to make a save file so bad and release it to public but i cannot build for the life of me. T_T

[@aluhhsim]

i think its fun to try out anyways! you'll improve simply by building more🙂‍↕️

[@octane1713]

Wish you could do things like this on PlayStation… I especially feel like PS5 could support this.

[@Symbolic-Sky]

My only problem with the blank save is I worry that it'll remove lots like the ones needed for Strangerville's story to function, I've not actually tried to play strangerville with this save file so I don't know lol

[@aluhhsim]

totally get that! i think a way to fix this would be to save the military science base lot to your library and then just place it in your blank file, then everything should function normal for gameplay!

[@isabirugu2757]

I downloaded the blank save and rebuilt oasis spring only and somehow can’t play with my sim. Does anyone know why?

[@aluhhsim]

hmmm is your game crashing and thats why you cant play or is it something else?

[@isabirugu2757]

@@aluhhsim i can play with other save files so it’s not my game. I was wondering if all the worlds have to be built before I can play?

[@aluhhsim]

Ive been having that issue with one of my saves as well where it crashes everytime i play it. Sadly your save might just have a bug or something, cause you dont need the worlds built to play. wish i could be more help🫶

[@Finneyts4]

have you posted the video for the Gang leader building?? Can’t find it I’ve been looking for it😭😭

[@aluhhsim]

its the most recent one! :)

[@Finneyts4]

@@aluhhsim Thanks!!

[@deniseavage]

This may sound like a dumb question but i have map replacements with some of my maps, would i have to get rid of my map replacements to download the srslys boank save?

[@aluhhsim]

not a dumb question at all! you shouldn't have to get rid of the map replacements since those are just aesthetic, the blank save is just like any new save you would start just without the orginal lots - so you should be good! i can't confirm it for sure because i've never used map replacements but im 99% sure you can do both!

[@deniseavage]

@@aluhhsim omg thank you so much! Love your videos🫶🏽

[@StoryGirl83]

@@deniseavage I can confirm that you do not have to get rid of your map replacement. They will work together just fine.

[@elias.bouchard]

on the names, i find it more realistic to call them like 13 founders road instead of the other way around?

[@aluhhsim]

roger that🙂‍↕️

[@elliesgfgf]

The blank save website is so confusing, like im so overwhelmed with what i have to download...

[@xzariamorgan6454]

Maybe ive been staring at my computer too long or something but i go to the link and i dont know where to download, it doesnt go automatically and i see the venue changes one but not the blank link to download pls help

[@Shadowthevampire]

How do I add another background to the maps? I know I cant chabge the worls itself but I atleast want to change the map...can i overide it

[@aluhhsim]

im pretty sure if you search "sims 4 map overides/overlays" you should find something like what you're looking for :)

[@javierabravo389]

i downloaded everything but it doesnt appears the load game, help

[@aluhhsim]

do you mean the save wont load?

[@bean6613]

I’m guessing you can’t do this on Xbox

[@aluhhsim]

you can make your own save on Xbox youll just have to bulldoze all the lots yourself and place them all yourself - so its possible, just a bit tedious!

[@bean6613]

@@aluhhsim ok thank you so much ☺️

[@damattice23]

I save these as one world at a time. If you do a huge save file with multiple worlds, won’t your computer have issues?

[@GoddessKry]

No that was only a problem in Sims 3

[@aluhhsim]

No i dont think it should - ive never had a problem with it before!

[@babygirlincorporated]

hey, does anyone know if srsly blank or any blank save files work on console? im a ps4 player and i don't wanna have to wipe everything manually 😭

[@aluhhsim]

i dont think it works on console :( but you could search a youtube video of how to import save files into your ps4 game just to double check !

[@babygirlincorporated]

@@aluhhsim ahh thank you!!

[@Finneyts4]

For some reason I cannot add a note

[@aluhhsim]

hmmm are you on desktop - maybe you cant do it on the app?

[@Finneyts4]

@@aluhhsim i can’t do it on mobile :(

[@videlliivlogs1209]

What’s your name on pinterest??!!❤️

[@jisles]

Hi, can this be done on Xbox 1? X

[@aluhhsim]

youd have to do it manually rather than downloading a blank save!

[@jisles]

@@aluhhsim ah okay Thankyou

[@xqjade]

would u be open or willing to share your pinterest boards or post ur builds on there ? :)

[@aluhhsim]

i could share some of my boards! in terms of posting pinterest is the one place idk how to but i could figure it out LOL

[@winterdotio]

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[@kirstymcreed9289]

How do that with xbox xxxxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@aluhhsim]

youd have to do it all manually with xbox sadly :(

[@shejustlikestofight]

i love this video but omg im sorry can you de-ess ur vocals its tickling my ears in a bad way

[@aluhhsim]

i dont know how you do that😬😖

[@shejustlikestofight]

@@aluhhsim im more of a music producer so I dotn know if you can do this in video editing software, but i would use audacity or ableton live/fl studio (if you have access) and then use a de-essing plugin (there should be free ones online i think) over ur vocal track

[@aluhhsim]

ok thank you! ill love into it :)

[@maxlagosta3317]

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[@lashawnaricardo8607]

Haii, I had a question I’m also building or making my own save file but the thing that I find difficult is there an easy way to make your sims have a relationship with the neighbors. Have a Blessed day 🩷

[@StoryGirl83]

@@lashawnaricardo8607 Not her, but UI Cheats & MCCC should be able to do any quick relationship gains you want.

[@aluhhsim]

the only way i know how would be with mods: MC command center or UI cheats! i have my sims do an introduction and then set to whatever i want the relationship at :)

[@Nikoyiab]

I love your videos! For the address to add more realism try 3 or 4 digit numbers like 1342 Foundry Ct ?

[@aluhhsim]

great idea, thank you!!

[@jelayaherron2401]

Yess i was thinking 3-4 digits too & i like the idea of the numbers being infront of the street name