I was able to replicate TS4's indoor lighting in TS3, and it looks AMAZING!
I apparently can't post images in main body of the post anymore? So there's a tutorial below. :)
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So I've always been jealous of how indoor lighting is in TS4, like how the light comes in through the windows like so...
Well, I managed to stumble across a way to replicate that in TS3.
So, you'll need to have decorative windows, they have to be decorative because you'll have to remove the part of the wall where the window will go.
You can get two ceiling length decor windows here -> https://marcussims91.tumblr.com/post/36849444925/pulltab-living-set-dining-chairs-eames-lcw-chair
If you know of any other decor windows please let me know because I'd love to be able to do this in other homes. But 8 foot windows sometimes don't make sense in some homes, lol.
Anyway, doing this will change the lighting of the room because the game won't realize that the room is closed once you put the decor windows in. So before you do anything the indoor lighting will look similar to this.
https://imgur.com/wczgwa2.png
Then remove the walls where the windows will go, and find the windows.
It took me forever to find them, so this is the name and what they look like in Buy Mode.
https://imgur.com/GQikZKy.png
And then start putting them in the empty wall slots. I had moveobjects on before I did this, you may be able to do this without the cheat though.
https://imgur.com/Lh2A2XA.png
The only bad part about these windows is that they leave a gap between the top of them and the ceiling...
https://imgur.com/DgM5vz6.png
But the creator of these included a wall block that you can place on top of the windows to block the space.
https://imgur.com/ipsf2cI.png
So then you can CASt it, but it may glitch like this. But in other parts of the warehouse it didn't glitch like this, so I don't know about that.
https://imgur.com/hFFscAc.png
And Voila! Now the light goes realistically through the 'window'.
https://imgur.com/ic8ZOGF.png
Even though it changes the indoor lighting a little (or it may not depending on what lighting mod you have) I think it looks amazing and adds a touch more realism.
https://imgur.com/0PEWyZR.png
https://imgur.com/i4EytpH.png
My sims cat, Mozarella seems to feel indifferent towards it, lol.
https://imgur.com/NqnDYwe.png
Well, I managed to stumble across a way to replicate that in TS3.
So, you'll need to have decorative windows, they have to be decorative because you'll have to remove the part of the wall where the window will go.
You can get two ceiling length decor windows here -> https://marcussims91.tumblr.com/post/36849444925/pulltab-living-set-dining-chairs-eames-lcw-chair
If you know of any other decor windows please let me know because I'd love to be able to do this in other homes. But 8 foot windows sometimes don't make sense in some homes, lol.
Anyway, doing this will change the lighting of the room because the game won't realize that the room is closed once you put the decor windows in. So before you do anything the indoor lighting will look similar to this.
https://imgur.com/wczgwa2.png
Then remove the walls where the windows will go, and find the windows.
It took me forever to find them, so this is the name and what they look like in Buy Mode.
https://imgur.com/GQikZKy.png
And then start putting them in the empty wall slots. I had moveobjects on before I did this, you may be able to do this without the cheat though.
https://imgur.com/Lh2A2XA.png
The only bad part about these windows is that they leave a gap between the top of them and the ceiling...
https://imgur.com/DgM5vz6.png
But the creator of these included a wall block that you can place on top of the windows to block the space.
https://imgur.com/ipsf2cI.png
So then you can CASt it, but it may glitch like this. But in other parts of the warehouse it didn't glitch like this, so I don't know about that.
https://imgur.com/hFFscAc.png
And Voila! Now the light goes realistically through the 'window'.
https://imgur.com/ic8ZOGF.png
Even though it changes the indoor lighting a little (or it may not depending on what lighting mod you have) I think it looks amazing and adds a touch more realism.
https://imgur.com/0PEWyZR.png
https://imgur.com/i4EytpH.png
My sims cat, Mozarella seems to feel indifferent towards it, lol.
https://imgur.com/NqnDYwe.png
