OMG This is soooooo ceewwlllll!

I'm planning an update to be released tomorrow with a few bug fixes for pets, especifically the dog swimming animations. I'll also add the pending translations, and improve the camera controls indoors (again).



That feature IS already implemented. But there is a bug that I'm still unable to track down that blocks the mod from finding the nearest pool until your Sim is already in it. I always intended for the Sim to seamlessly get in and out of pools, but currently they only seamlessly get out. This video attached by you shows it well. That feature used to perfectly work during the mod's development, it only stopped working after the launch version, and I still have no clue as of why.

Could you create one for Sims 2 too? I know that would be hard to implement on Sims 4 considering is a whole different engine but from what I know Sims 2 and 3 share the same engine

make it to sims 4 please

Not really. The scripting language of The Sims 2 is completely different. The underlying engine in both cases is C++, but scripts are programmed in C# in 3 (like this mod) and SimAntics in 2. The Sims 1 also uses SimAntics, so if anything TS1 = TS2 in 3D. Besides, The Sims 2 not being an open world game and having tiny lots as walkable areas makes a third person mod pointless.

Tiny lots? Now that's pure assumtion, which I don't agree on. Believe it or not, different players use variety of sizes, including even medium-big-large ones. And what stops players from exploring mansions or parks of maximun size lots that give the feel less or more of an open world, If played right? You make it sound like players are stucked with cramped houses and backyards.

Either way, mod itself doesn't add much but a new way to control to Sims, you can say people can live without it and therefor "pointless". Direct control existed in consoles of TS2, so this makes it a reasonable request. Sort of like demand for cars. Oh, I see this opening movie-making opportunities just as much does this mod of TS3 for allowing precise walking/running pathways.


I honestly think If there's no better to improve indoor camera, may I suggest first person mod? Than again it would contradict the mod's name and many might not agree to drastic camera change, so how about the camera is in normal mode (zoomed out with walls out) as a feasible implementation?

Ah, that sucks. Hopefully you can find the cause of it and able to fix it. Nontheless, thank you for bringing this mod to the community.

But the maximum walkable area is a 64x64 lot. That's tiny compared to the open world in TS3 and the walkable/public areas in 4. There's no much point in having a third person mod for such a tiny walkable map (compared to other Sims games). And the way it functions in the console games is completely different to the way it functions here (in the PS2 some walls are rendered as translucid so they won't completely cover what's happening on screen, zooming in/out also works completely different). I just don't see the point in a THIRD person mode. A first person mode would make more sense.

Hello! I have not tried your mod, but I see that it is awesome!
How about putting the camera not behind simM, but a little higher, like in GTA?

Thanks. I found the functions keys. Raycee.

In comparison it's rather small. But if you'd ask me I'd still say it's large enough on it's own to make a third person mod work. Overcoming the walls blocking the view shouldn't be too much of a problem: we can just put them at all down or only the walls at the back up.
I've noticed that TS2 Console's zoom-out camera angle feels closer to Sims 2 than it does to Sims 3. What counts the most in my opinion is the new immersion level, and especially for 2, the nod to the console games.

So I have a new update for today, tell me what you guys think.

2019.04.08:

Fixed a rare game breaking bug that could permanently delete your Sim from existence;
Sims and dogs will now seamlessly get in and out of pools;
Fixed dog swimming animations;
Dogs will no longer get the "Soaked" moodlet for not wearing swimwear while swimming;
Slightly lowered camera height for cats, dogs, toddlers and Sims swimming;
Slightly lowered indoors camera height;
Improved indoors camera controls;
Fixed hot tub camera;
Edge camera rotation will now only work if you have the "Edge Scrolling" option enabled;
Slightly lowered edge camera rotation sensitivity;
Ghost Sims won't collide with ANYTHING anymore;
Added some localization languages.

That's fixed, by the way.

You are a genius ! I've wanted this :) Thank you!

This is amazing, thanks for all you've done :D

I am not a modder, so maybe I am missing something here but it was said that the camera can't be adjusted when someone asked about a first-person camera add on and in the update from earlier it says that there were adjustments to the camera?? Would it be possible to add a first-person camera option for those who want it? Like, attach the coding to an object somehow? I know a first-person mode isn't everyone's cup of tea, but some of us would really appreciate it as an optional option that others who are not interested in can skip.

I guess it's because of the way first person would have to work. Sims head would probably have to be hidden and it would probably have to be precisely positioned, which, as you can see is not that easy to even move the camera. Someone might find time to actually position camera and hide sims heads eventually since the base of this mod already exists.

Whoa! This is awesome! Thank you!

I hope someone does. I am holding off on this mod until then personally. Plus maybe being able to add custom walking animations for individual Sims would be nice too.

I forgot to mention, first person will not work if you can't move the camera around with mouse... which this mod can't have from discussions I've been into. Maybe someone gets it to work, but for now, it's not that viable to happen.

Would this work, and how can I try it? I know it isn't related to this mod, but I do not know much about editing ini files beyond copying and pasting. 1st person view camera mod?

Omg, thank you thank you thank you!

This mod sounds amazing! I was wondering if this would work with controller support. (for controlling the sim)

TPM doesn't work when scuba diving. If you visit a scuba diving lot while in TPM you get reset to the home lot and if you activate TPM while you're underwater you can't control the sim. Is this a bug or is it intentionally like this?

Sims Lost Complete free will, even after removing the mod even. any suggestions?

(it's an awesome mod though, so thanks)

I think it's due to scuba lots not being in the scope of the mod( it requires sims moving in complete 3D space/every possible direction as opposed to 2D space/terrain which would require probably a lot more coding), thus mod cancels visit to scuba lots to evade any conflict when diving.

Well... it's really hard to overwrite sim routing and movement animation system with only a script mod and let alone bind that to keys on keyboard while tweaking the camera for all the possible situations and making interactions automatic on pools and stairs. It's a miracle it came this far.