Make Your Sims Look Better with These Sims 3 Mods

In this video, I'll show you a handpicked selection of Sims 3 mods to enhance your Sims' look.
From detailed skins to improved lighting, this list has something for everyone who wants to make their Sims 3 game look better.
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LINKS TO MODS FROM THIS VIDEO:
⬇️ PRIMER Skin & HD Specular Map Replacement ⬇️
kurasoberina.tumblr.com/post/...
⬇️ You Are Real - Normal Map Replacement (re-upload) ⬇️
simfileshare.net/folder/149805/
⬇️ Eyes' Reflection - UV fix by Buhudain ⬇️
mega.nz/file/GY8VWTwC#jiUDAAr...
⬇️ Boring Bones Default Replacement Eyes - Maxis Match ⬇️
www.patreon.com/posts/6447896...
⬇️ faerieland's Hair Retextures ⬇️
faerielandsims.tumblr.com/pos...
⬇️ More Store Hair Retextured ⬇️
gardenofshadows.org.uk/garden...
⬇️ Remove stencils/overlays from build/buy/CAS objects in game ⬇️
modthesims.info/d/478307/remo...
⬇️ Converted Facial Expressions ⬇️
modthesims.info/d/669665/tsm-...
⬇️ Walk Cycle Edits ⬇️
modthesims.info/d/669462/walk...
⬇️ New UI Poses ⬇️
modthesims.info/d/652587/new-...
⬇️ Shader Tweaks ⬇️
lazyduchess.tumblr.com/post/6...

[@Kavon646]

Please keep making these videos. Sims 3 is the best in the series and it’s awesome to see content made for the game years later. Keeps the game feeling fresh! Thank you so much man! 😊

[@SimMattically]

Glad you like them!❤️

[@Enjoji101]

Yes please to making a video about Lazy Duchess' mods - there's quite a few of them, and it would be lovely to have explanations of what they do, etc... thank you for all your videos, they're very informative!!

[@SimMattically]

Thank you so much! And noted - I will definitely look into making a video about those mods!!

[@NawiTheCore]

I appreciate you kept the same art style and didn't go overboard with CC. I personally also have a default replacement for the eyes that I made from The Sims Medieval. It has the same art style, but it has more detail and depth than the original one.

[@nananina98]

do you mind sharing?

[@RRSIMMER]

This was fabulous!!🥰

[@karlostouro]

I love your videos so much 😭 sims 3 the best forever

[@SimMattically]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that ❤️

[@cartergirl3of3]

I've been binging our videos that have taught me so much about the sims 3. Thanks!

[@annepandesal]

thanks for this!! also i appreciate the captions

[@SimMattically]

Thank you for watching!

[@kuku_rydza]

Wow, I am a long time Sims 3 player with lots of cc/mods but some of them I have never heard of. This video was so informative for me :D THANK YOU!!!

[@SimMattically]

Glad it was helpful! ❤️ thank you for watching!

[@RetsuNight]

I second that never heard of it ! And I pass a lot of time searching for orignal mods 😅 thanks you so much good editing and content ;)

[@millieturnbull7843]

thank you so much for this!!!

[@mikeycjdean707]

Thanks! Very helpful 👍.

[@SimMattically]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! ❤️

[@augustusfierce6362]

omg! love this so much! tell me, what fix do you use for this little eyes iris like in video?

[@uraddiictOnx3]

I’m new to modding appearances😮

[@aiakumu3579]

Hopefully, you'll do a video on how to make pets look better.

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

Any advice on good men's facial hair and hairs? I normally play male sims.

[@nicolasraymondlesmana4885]

I confuse. I try download 1 of these mods, mod exaggerated portrait sim mod, but can't open & can't extract files in my computer. Try extract in my smartphone is folder that mod but empty. Why can do that😕🌈🌈🌈🌈? Some mods The Sims 3 can't open & extract in my computer but other mods is can. Fortunately, smooth patch mod Ma'am Lazy Duchess is can extract & i follow instructions. Hope working as i hope.

[@aoswhite]

Hi! I have a question... Where I should put the Converted Facial Expressions file and the Walk Cycle Edits file? In my package folder or overrides folder? Sorry, I'm new to all of these things and I don't want to do anything wrong. There's no such information in descriptions of these mods.

[@SimMattically]

It shouldn't matter! :) The only difference is that files in the Overrides folder have priority over files in the Packages folder, which helps players to decide which mods the game should load first.

[@pietropol7939]

link for eyes? this not work

[@YaniJohnson]

Do I put this cc in my dowloads folder or mods folder!!!?

[@destinyjohnson2780]

Mods folder

[@danielawesome36]

I wish there was a height slider mod that didn't ruin animations.

[@goldengeek8124]

They'd literally have to redo every animation in game, slightly modifying the angles of limbs so they still touch the model where they should. That would be so crazy for a modder.

[@nabi7878]

Question! So when i get cc my sim face turn either black or green how do i remove that? It happen with all the cc when i remove the cc they are gone 😔

[@SimMattically]

In CAS, I would try changing the Sim's skin to a different one, then going back to the one you want (to refresh the texture).

[@nabi7878]

@@SimMattically i did, but it didn’t change at all 😔

[@StarxSity]

Question about the 'You are real', can we use it with any custom skin replacement

[@SimMattically]

Yes, you can! There may be some misalignment of skin details (such as the position of fingernails or nipples), but it won't cause any real issues.

[@StarxSity]

@@SimMattically Great! Thanks for the response

[@Lavender_Raine]

The shine on the clothes is what has always bothered me the most

[@MidnightCity089]

The link for the eyes doesn't work anymore

[@SimMattically]

I just added a new link :)

[@wig.snatcher]

yippee!

[@ElvisLivesUpstairs]

Di you have a link with your PC specs pls? I have a 8g gaming pc I can use mods but as soon as I start adding cc it lags. The create a style tool doesn't work.

[@AlejandraPurr]

do I need a previous file in some folder before puting those default and non default skins?

[@SimMattically]

Can you please tell me what you mean by "previous file"?

[@xBlackPanda]

How can I install the Buhadain body mods? I put them in the package file but it's somehow not in my game :(

[@SimMattically]

They definitely should go to either Packages or Overrides folders. If you sure your other package mods work, but these from Buhudain don't, I'm not sure how to help. Maybe it's the matter of your graphics settings? I'm guessing here.

[@xBlackPanda]

@@SimMattically Okay somehow I made it that at least the eyes are worling but the body is still not working :/

[@SimMattically]

@@xBlackPanda Try to run the game only with the body mod (like - maybe rename your Packages and Overrides folders to something else and have another Packages folder with only that one mod inside) and check if that helps. Maybe it's conflicting with some other mod you have?

[@xBlackPanda]

@@SimMattically I found the solution it was my fault. I had to change the sims in the cas and they got the skins after I change something :D

[@ViceCityExtra]

What is the problem with the eye reflection? Like whats the bug / issue?

[@SimMattically]

The light reflections in the eyes are mirrored - the eyes look like they each have a different light source that they reflect. Thanks to the little fix I talk about in the video, the sims' eyes reflect light in the same way!

[@ViceCityExtra]

@@SimMattically you got a link to more info about it couldnt find it? Is it only in live mode or in CAS too cause I don’t use CC and haven’t noticed it in CAS :S so could possibly still be in live mode

[@SimMattically]

@@ViceCityExtra I think it's in both? Honestly, I installed this fix so long ago I don't remember! but since it doesn't bother you, maybe you shouldn't bother fixing it :D

[@ViceCityExtra]

@@SimMattically hehe I guess. I also hear people talking about pets having black spots where there’s supposed to be white reflection glints but again.. i don’t have that.. I wonder if its simskincompositior thingy since I have that set to false in graphicsrules to make body hair not look like splattered paint.

[@SimMattically]

@@ViceCityExtra Maybe! As you can see Shader Tweaks fix the body hair appearance, so maybe it's worth reverting the GraphicsRules change?

[@braddd08]

For some reason the you are real and specular don’t work in my game? I don’t see a difference😢

[@SimMattically]

I think someone in the comments already had that issue in their game and all they had to do was go to CAS and refresh their Sim by changing something. :)

[@braddd08]

do you use a hq mod?

[@SimMattically]

I tried playing with 4K sims textures but my game was taking too long to generate them causing lag, so I went back to the original value.

[@braddd08]

@@SimMattically ahh ok! I’m having a predicament myself where I use the hq mod or not due to lagging issues. So I was just curious whether you used it or not :)