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6 years ago

WCIF - CC that's like totally gone MIA: Have you seen this content???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwvVhXItl1w

Hey yourself.

The handle's McGummibear. Call me Hazel.

I'm a private eye.

I would say private something else, but I'm pretty sure it'd come out as "private plum" and well... that sorta thing doesn't necessarily command respect, now does it? Pretty sure it doesn't. Not really in the mood to experiment. Folks like me are simple. We stick to what's real. Proven.

Thing is I've been up and down these forums and countless others just like them. I've picked through all the tumblrs, suffered a myriad blogs. Even called in enough contacts on the Russian and Chinese sites to make the Homeland Security plum their pants. No, people don't spawn fruits in their bloomers, no matter what the commercials say. At least that I know of. But this is a Sims forum, kid. You comment, you post, you learn.

And my lesson here? It's time to face facts: The trails have run cold. And I'm at the end of my rope.

You see, I'm what they call a CC hunter. I'm paid big Simoleans to reel in old Sims 3 content that no one else can find. Okay, maybe "big" Simoleans is a bit of an exaggeration. CC is a funny thing. It's here one day and gone the next. Tumblrs drop dead every second out here.

Hmm..? Sorry, didn't you know that? Well, I won't sugarcoat the deal for you, sweetheart. Even your nearest and dearest blog can bite the proverbial bullet at any given moment. Without rhyme, reason or fair warning from your ISP. That's life in the big city. You learn, you adapt, you survive.

What's that..? Right. So, maybe I'm not paid in Simoleans. Not exactly.

You catch my drift though. When a site goes kaput, typically so does the CC. And even lovely Lady Google can't find a piece of CC that just doesn't wanna be found. That's where I come in. CC's run out on you or vanished leaving only their Pinterest pic, well, I'm the man to message. No matter how obscure the little piece of digital sims creative history in question may be, my deal's to sniff it out and trace it to its final posting place. It's the work of a curator. And somebody's gotta do it.

Huh..? Fine, fine. So maybe just maybe I'm not paid at all.

And maybe? Maybe I do it for me. Because I'm returning to Sims 3 after a not-so-brief hiatus. Getting hacked tends to do that to a guy. Only to find that the search results are now infested with dead links, a ghost town of abandoned blogs and tumblrs, and plum only knows how many utterly useless references to Sims 4, not to mention brand new and active links to Sims 2 material if you can believe that.

Up until now, anything I've crossed I've been able to bloodhound and bay. I can be quite the tenacious bulldog on that and these, or so I'm told. The following 3 cases though are an entirely different breed. It's like they simply aren't or weren't there. These cases as yet remain... unsolved.

How 'bout it, kid?

Have you seen these CC items? Think you can lend an honest freelance antihero a hand for once? We'll say I owe you one.

Case 1 - Shorts with 3D Buttons for Females by Ulito4ka

They're nautical shorts cut in 50s style with real 3D buttons. Made by somebody called ulito4ka. The Yandex link says the limit has been reached whatever that means, and of course, the tumblr of origin is now sleeping with the fishes. File name is "af shorts ulito4ka.sims3pack".

http://ulito4ka.tumblr.com/

https://yadi.sk/d/dEKgr7MYVDm8u

http://sims3planet.net/новости/Shorts-with-3D-Buttons-for-Females-by-Ulito4ka

http://sims3planet.net/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8/Shorts-with-3D-Buttons-for-Females-by-Ulito4ka

http://stefinds.tumblr.com/post/90467424167/ulito4ka-shorts-with-3d-buttons-download

File Photo(s)

http://j-p-g.net/if/2014/06/28/0445733001403997409.jpg

Case 2 - Accessory Flannel Shirt or Jacket Tied Around the Waist for Females

I may have spotted this one tied around the waist of a sim in the likeness of one Ruby Rose, a boyish dame with an eccentric style and the kinda mug that's tough to shake from memory. Found at least one forum talking about the idea but never saw it put into practice. Could be a ghost.

http://modthesims.info/t/483650

https://sims3pack.ru/simy-dlya-sims-3/simy-zhenschiny/19527-simka-ruby-rose-ot-kurasoberina.html

File Photo(s)

https://sims3pack.ru/uploads/posts/2016-03/0a4f8dab12_screenshot_37.png

https://sims3pack.ru/uploads/posts/2016-03/thumbs/d921a88439_screenshot_38.png

Case 3 - Unnamed Sheer Lacy Crop Top for Females

This one really has me scratching under my fedora. I do know for a fact that this one existed at some time. It's been used multiple times by someone named artemis sims to showcase her hairstyle creations, but no mention is made of where it came from. What's worse, I ain't exactly what you'd call a fashionista either. So I'm not even sure what sorta wording to use to hunt it down. Thank plum for pngs.

http://artemis-sims-downloads.tumblr.com/page/2

http://artemis-sims.tumblr.com/post/132553680861/artemis-sims-downloads-norwood-by-artemis-cazy

https://sims3pack.ru/pricheski-dlya-sims-3/zhenskie-pricheski/31748-pricheska-norwood-ot-artemis-sims.html

https://66.media.tumblr.com/a8f152725c9b19674ce1526faf71f610/tumblr_nxatytI3MR1uvohvoo1_250.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/0228ebcb3a7727ce33e3d21dfd01ab1d/tumblr_nxatytI3MR1uvohvoo2_250.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/193f6cd1ad4dc3e17ee9b6f4424b2c69/tumblr_ntcevugHzv1uvohvoo1_250.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/a3486b1a80f2513519a314c0f7ca795b/tumblr_ntcevugHzv1uvohvoo2_250.png

File Photo(s)

https://66.media.tumblr.com/a8f152725c9b19674ce1526faf71f610/tumblr_nxatytI3MR1uvohvoo1_250.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/0228ebcb3a7727ce33e3d21dfd01ab1d/tumblr_nxatytI3MR1uvohvoo2_250.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/193f6cd1ad4dc3e17ee9b6f4424b2c69/tumblr_ntcevugHzv1uvohvoo1_250.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/a3486b1a80f2513519a314c0f7ca795b/tumblr_ntcevugHzv1uvohvoo2_250.png

lonelycarebear
6 years ago
"Plum shorts"? Seriously..?

a f shorts ulito4ka.sims3pack as in "adult female"
KatyFernlily
6 years ago
Case 2. https://maiseys3cc.tumblr.com/post/136068870729/art-sims-secretsanta-2k15-liane-v
lonelycarebear
6 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeWLlhcvnE4

Day started like any other. Except it was Friday. And it was cold. Rainy.

No, not showers.

Sheets.

Actual sheets of water.

Enough to plaster you to the parking lot even though you're early for that once in a lifetime. Enough to drench the boards and the sheets and the cases you're struggling to get inside. Enough to make you wanna just sit in the musty front seat of your sloppy jalopy and ponder whose bright idea it was to create morning meetings.

Windshield wipers? Now that's invention. Perfect for what they're meant to do. And ideal for things they were not. Like sitting. Waiting. Watching. They're hypnotic. Haunting. Healing. Whoever thought up windshield wipers is a certified genius. Oughta be given a medal and a parade.

I can't tell you how I managed to pull myself outta that trance. But I dashed in to the office only to find my contacts apparently had better things to do that morning. Figures. I'm wet, I'm cold. But the odd thing about green tea and honey is that it's good right out of the mini fridge or right outta the bottom drawer.

Yeah, it's barely 7 in the AM.

I might have a problem.

We don't like to talk about it...

She wasn't, you know. That dame who thought up the windshield wipers? Most people don't even know her name. Her patents expired and she didn't make a dime for creating that little unsung wonder of the world.

But me, I always give credit where credit is due. So when I realized I'd almost stepped on a notification pushed into my inbox mail slot by one @KatyFernlily, well, I knew my luck might finally be taking a turn. The manila envelope was damp yet stiff in my clammy hands, the ink still legible.

@KatyFernlily...

What did I do to deserve a dame like you walking into my life?

This little gift almost makes this washed up and washed out CC hunter wanna give up that bottle of Gold Peak and finally settle down for a good and long gaming session. Maybe Roaring Heights. Find that sim family to call home. Picket fence. TV dinners. Bel Air sedan. You know, the whole ball of wax.

That other part of me though is still restless. Knows all that has to wait.

Hopefully? Not much longer.

In the meantime, I'll drink this one to @KatyFernlily.

Here's looking at you, kiddo...

Case 2 - Accessory Flannel Shirt or Jacket Tied Around the Waist for Females - CLOSED
NikkeiSimmer
Rising Adventurer
6 years ago
I gotta few sites like that that I'm trying to find. @rabidgummibear

alisartist.blogspot.com went poof. There were some military cc there that I need to find.
And of course, tjstreak's F-15 Eagle cc and some of the other military aircraft that tjstreak created.
ZombiePary
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
@Nikkei_Simmer , that blogspot site is working, for me anyway. Are you looking for the army CC ?
NikkeiSimmer
Rising Adventurer
6 years ago
yes I am :smiley:
lowpolygal
New Spectator
6 years ago
Since the moment I saw this thread I knew your third case was going to be a hard one to crack. It looked too much like an item that wasn't going to be called something simple like "lace crop top" oh no, it was going to be in one of those download sets with a name that doesn't have anything to do with clothes...

Found it.

Here
It's in the first link, the .zip name is NU 1.zip and the top lace cropped top

I haven't had any luck with the shorts though :neutral:
ZombiePary
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
There aren't many links for those shorts, and all of them point to the yandisk that is over limit. Apart from one from 4shared, which is no longer valid. Even the Russian sites, that usually reupload stuff still point their DL links to the yandisk.

I messaged someone who is usually really good at locating hard to find stuff, because those shorts are really nice and shouldn't be lost. I hope she manages to find them, or at least knows someone who has them.

Ah you're aweomse @Ziristha ! That's a really pretty blouse, I liked it too.
lonelycarebear
6 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYRXge3ywWU

Respect.

Doesn't matter how much you give it out, it don't mean you'll ever get it back.

The local precinct is a prime example of that kinda grim reality.

Don't get me wrong. I ain't down on the girls and boys in blue. Used to be a flatfooted uni myself some moons ago. Problem is the glare and the gloss and the glitter of the badge can blind you if you're not careful. To the details that can make or break a case. That sorta tunnel vision follows you even after your time on the force. And before you know it, you've made a move you can't undo because the game is already saved.

Me and cops? Let's just say we're familiar but not friendly, professional but not necessarily amicable.

And the Chief downtown. Heh. While I trust the grisly old leviathan, we both know we'll never be drinking buddies at the nearby juice and tea bar. As if Waylon's Haunt ever let an honest guy bring in his own bottle of Gold Peak anyways.

Who cares? That's what flasks are for.

Speaking of which... http://sims3s.ru/accessory-flask.php

Ahhhhhhh... Where was I?

Yeah, long story short. Chief'd used some choice Simlish to signal my exit from his office. And me, I'm fluent in flippant and promptly told him to plum off as I did, skulking back towards the sidewalk, my sloppy jalopy, another parking ticket I may or may not pay, and maybe a Gold Peak if I could manage to unjam the glove compartment again.

That's when a detective I'd never met before falls into step beside me.

She didn't say much. Didn't have to. The name was @Ziristha. And she'd apparently done her homework, finding that search engine loophole I'd been too out of the loop to catch. Not gonna lie. This was the case I'd tossed into my longshot pile. Accepting that my main sim's main squeeze would just have to make due with her old v-neck cardigan.

And then, like that, the case was cracked wide open for me. Talk about unexpected.

So, no. I ain't down on cops.

And no, you don't always get the respect you put out there. But sometimes? Respect comes to you outta nowhere. This time in the form of a guardian angel named @Ziristha.

Thanks, kiddo.

Chalk one up for the Bridgeport PD.

Case 3 - Unnamed Sheer Lacy Crop Top for Females - CLOSED
lonelycarebear
6 years ago
@Nikkei_Simmer if you're searching for military hardware, don't forget to stop by Capital Sims for Anita's Doomsday set if you have not already.

http://capital1346.rssing.com/chan-15345964/all_p2.html

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/6scawb9r76y02ow/CapitalSims_DoomsdayMilitarySet.rar?token_hash=AAHoUWYtfh4XBy26835sm0hjSGIECG4QHFlG3rs0hJyOCA&dl=1