HEY! IMPORTANT PINNED COMMENT Download link in the description always has the most up to date version of the sheet! - PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE FILE AND DON'T ASK FOR PERMISSION TO EDIT IT! (downloading can be done by navigating to File (top left corner) > Download > Select Excel file type) VERSION 5.0 (March 2024) - Fixed some minor errors in lots not counting properly (thanks for those who reported them) - Added the option for 'Life Stages' in the dashboard so you can differentiate between Sims/Pets/Occults - All careers, lots etc. are updated to include packs up until Crystal Creations ADDED IN VERSION 4.0 (August 2023) - Fixed a broken formula which prevented households to show up in the drop down lists for individual sims - Added all the Horse Ranch Pack lots to the list! ADDED IN VERSION 3.0: - Now works in Google Sheets without breaking so people without an excel subscription can also use it - The "lot type" field has been updated to include clearer titles for Residential homes - The career segment for individual sims now also contains an "in school" option so you can give your kids/teens/YA that one, this prevents using "jobless" for everyone in school. The dashboard also includes this option.

@Strawberries017

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, the effort and changing the game! I'm excited to continue my personal save file with the ability to organize and to track my progress now!

@samanthagriffiths7498

Жыл бұрын

Hi, the spreadsheets are coming up as view only so it wont let me amend to put in the info for my own save file. How do you change this please? If we can't how did you make up your spreadsheet the way you did to update the dashboard so we can make ours? Can you show us what to do please?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@samanthagriffiths7498 Hey! you can download it- if I let you edit the actual template then only 1 person could use it and you would all be working in the same file. Just click on the top left corner on “file” and then click download and you can edit it in a local copy or save as a google doc!

@samanthagriffiths7498

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt Thank you. I've only just started using Excel so I was so confused as to what to do. I'll do that. Thank you again for your help

@mwahha6965

9 ай бұрын

How many families did u make? It shows 300+ on the video - how did you place them all or are some unhoused?

One of my BIGGEST tips is to get vendors/employees from the gallery! I place them, evict them and then give them a makeover! They’ll work perfectly as long as you don’t go in live mode with them!!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

We tried to do this but the game still created a bunch of new ones! Like for some reason it didn’t pick these sims. Some did but not all of them. We kind of mixed and matched and eventually just gave a bunch of the generated NPC’s a makeover. But downloading those from the gallery that technically have the job assigned already does definitely work better than making your own townies!! 🧡

@laurenigbanugo1623

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt I think there’s a mod that keeps npc sims from generating, you need that mod if you want this to work correctly!

@MJ-98

Жыл бұрын

There's also a creator on the gallery that makes NPC sims that are programmed and everything!

@luvsickdoll2800

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt I had this problem as well! I think there’s just so many employees that certain things need 😭

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@laurenigbanugo1623 We tried to use that mod (or at least one that was supposed to do that) but it didn't work. It still generated a bunch of NPC's... It took us soooo much time but we ended up just caving and letting NPC's spawn and give them a make-over haha

I don’t remember how many save files I started and deleted. Until I started to keep record of my progress, I made my own save file and now I love the game even more.

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Keeping record is honestly such a game changer! I’m so glad that making a save file made you love the game even more 🥰 Enjoy simming! 🧡

As an extremely organized person, I gotta say I love this speradsheet idea. I was originally using a document but that wasn't working for me but THIS SPREADSHEET IS AMAZING 😢😊. Thank you for putting it out for everyone to use that wants it!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

I’m a very organized person myself so I cannot live without my spreadsheets 🤭 Glad that it can be of use for more people!! 🧡

i love making my own save files. I have one for alpha cc, one for maxis cc, one unfinished that’s harajuku themed and another one i’m working on that’s completely full of occult sims

@RosannaTxt

11 ай бұрын

oooh I love that idea! So smart to have different style of save file, might keep that in mind for myself too 👀

This video was perfectly timed. I’ve been working on a few different master save files on and off for a few years now. They’re fun to do but a lot of work. Oddly enough I was just thinking I could organize things better using excel. My tip: Also make sure you turn of neighborhood stories or you’ll end up with extra kids, babies and pets you didn’t plan. Ugh I had to go back and redo a lot when this feature was released and I didn’t turn it off in time.

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Yay!! I love it when things time perfectly 😍 Oooh and the neighborhood stories is such a good tip!! We made ours before that feature came out but it’s such a pain if that ruins all your hard work! 😅

@zara8607

Жыл бұрын

Do sims still builds families if neighborhood stories is turned off?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@zara8607 They should not, however, make sure to also turn off the settings that your unplayed sims can age, then they basically “stand still” when you’re not playing with them!

I’ve finished a few worlds so far: Sulani (vacation world full of rentals, restaurants, beaches and clubs), San Myshuno and Del Sol Valley. They’re my faves 😍 do recommend leaving some empty lots and builds so you can develop your own story (young adults moving out for example).

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

oh that’s so many worlds already!! 😍 So exciting! And indeed leaving empty lots is definitely recommended!!

@yuililith

11 ай бұрын

How did you solve the Studio problem in Del Sol Valley? 😂

@sarahdasilva1111

11 ай бұрын

@@yuililith I am not sure what the Studio problem is, can you please explain?

I never thought about creating my own save file, it always seemed too overwhelming! But this video inspired me. It could be a fun little summer project. Thanks for this video! You gained a new subscriber!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Aaah it’s so cool that this video could inspire you to take on the project! Have so much fun in the process 🧡 After making this video I’ve even been tingling to make a new one 🤭 Thank you so much for watching and wanting to stick around 🥰

You actually can stop new townies generating. Cepzid's no new townie generated mod prevents them spawning, and existing townies and premades will fill all NPC job roles such as mixologist, vendor, etc. The only flaw is that firefighters won't come when you call them for some reason, but other than that existing townies will fill every single other role - even Tragic Clown! My Tragic Clown was the evil mermaid from Sulani lol. It definitely works, I've been using it for ages, it's a must have mod.

@RosannaTxt

17 күн бұрын

Ooooh this is such a good tip!!! 🙏🏼👏🏻 Thanks for sharing!!

I can't wait to make my own save! I have so many ideas 😂

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

Have so much fun!! 🩵

TIP: you can stop random sims from spawning if you use MCCC and say you only want Sims to be generated from your gallery

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Yeah someone else commented that as well! I never knew about that, would have saved me so many headaches! 😂 But thanks for sharing!! I might do a second save in the future and this will come in so handy!

Thanks for sharing your spreadsheet, it's great!

I recently started a 10 generation challenge in your save file. I'm still on Gen 1, so there are a lot of places I haven't been and a lot of Sims I haven't met. But I am really loving playing in this file. My Founder, Leo, started as a teen in Newcrest with very little money, and I did replace some lots there for the story (added a homeless park, a couple of abandoned buildings and a cemetery). The Newcrest Park is really awesome - he's spent a lot of time there. His first friend was Dustin Broke - I really like this version of him - second friend was Aurelia Ricci. He crushed on Violet Barker immediately when he met her, and she's brought a lot of drama into the story. He met the love of his life, Lily Nowak, at the Newcrest Park, and they are now living together in Newcrest. I had to replace the house on the lot with a tiny house because that's a requirement for Gen 1 in my challenge. Their first date was at the Lighthouse Restaurant, which is a really nice build. Leo was planning to ask Lily to prom, but she asked him first, and their amazing compatibility resulted in topped-out green and pink bars very quickly. Lily is now going to Uni, working on a Distinguished Degree in Language and Literature. I do have a story going about them - on Carl and Pam's the Sims 4 Forum here: www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=32876.msg521097#msg521097, if you have the time and any interest in checking it out. If not, no worries . . . just know that your Sims are alive and well and thriving in a Simverse across the pond. I enjoy your stream and your videos - I visit you on Twitch when I can as GlazeyLady - I'm usually working when you stream, but I'm fortunate to work from home, so sometimes I can listen in while I work.

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Omg I love that you’re playing in the save file!! All of the sims and lots you just mentioned, it’s so cool to think they now also live in someone else’s game 😍 It’s such a cool concept!! I love the storyline you have going for them. Glad to hear you’re enjoying playing the game so much. And thanks for checking out both the YT and the Twitch streams, it’s always a joy to see you pop into chat on twitch and love seeing you here as well 🧡

I couldnt imagine starting a save file without some genius excel tricks because its so much info to manage thank you!

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

I’ve always wondered how people do it without at least writing things down 🤭 My memory is definitely not good enough for that haha! I’m glad the video could be of help 🥰

Great video! I will be using all the links because I am starting my own channel soon. And I have been binging all your tips and tutorials! Loving the packs challenge btw too!

Very helpful video, thanks!

Very informative video, thank you!

YOU ARE MY FAVORITE PERSON EVER THANK YOU I WANTED TO DO THIS SO BAD

You are such a sweetie for doing this and offering up the hard work that you and your bestie spent so much time putting together. Thank you for all of your tips! I thought about doing this once but it seemed so overwhelming to even contemplate building up each world. I wonder if you disable each pack you have and just start with the base and maybe one or two packs at a time if it would make it easier? What do you think?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Anything I can do to help others enjoy the game as much as I do 🧡 Disabling packs and going world by world is a brilliant idea! Not only does it make the building process less overwhelming with choices it also makes it more friendly to download for others because it doesn’t use the packs all over! Super smart! If I ever were to do it again this would be my approach I think 😄

This was VERY helpful! Thank you! 💝🙏🏽

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

YAY! I’m so glad it was helpful 🧡 Thanks for watching the video 🥰

Decided I wanted to give a save file a real try and omg thank you so much for this video!! I feel so much better after hearing your tips and having the excel sheet!

@RosannaTxt

5 ай бұрын

YAY! So glad this could be of help! 🩷 Have so much fun with making your save file!!

I've be thinking about making my own save file for a while, this video has convinced me to try!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

YES! Let’s go! 😍 Have so much fun!!

This is the best thing I ever seen ! THANK YOU ! I'm not a builder I take everything from the gallery and that's just perfect for me ! For the townie I use MCC with their population setting and it work perfectly and I would add that the mod Sims spawn overhaul make everything even more perfect. Thanks again for this !

@RosannaTxt

9 ай бұрын

Yay!! I’m so glad it was helpful!! 💛

This is SUPER helpful! I just built a new PC and was going to start building my save file. Thank you so much for all these tips!!!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Yay! So glad they could be helpful!! Have so much fun making your save file 🧡✨

wow, just discovered your channel. Love your voice and the content is so well organized. Will download your save file and play soon.

@RosannaTxt

Ай бұрын

Aaah thank you!! 🩷

Thanks, this is great. Just downloaded the spreadsheet and seeing if I can update it to include For Rent lots without messing it up. I've had sims for years but have come back to it pretty recently so just getting to grips with it all again!

@RosannaTxt

6 ай бұрын

Hey! I’m planning on updating this somewhere in the coming week to include the for rent things!! 🧡 You are ofc more than welcome to do it yourself but I thought I’d share just in case 🥰

Thank you so so much for this! This is fantastic 🙂

@RosannaTxt

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad it's helpful! 🩷

i've been working on my own save file probably for a year now 😅 but it's totally worth it! you're really pretty, and your voice made me feel calm, thank you for your video!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Aaah thank you for the kind words 🥰 So sweet! Im so happy to hear you’re enjoying the process of making a save file! It definitely takes a long time but once you get to play in it, it’s going to elevate your game so much! 🧡

This is AMAZING

Thank you so much for this awesome video and spreadsheet! I'm currently buildign up a savefile and even use a spreadsheet. But i switch between the want to build/create sims and play so the building of the savefile is often on hold which makes me fall out of the loop and forget a bunch of plans/visions, even though i have so many notes lol. But your spreadsheet is so incredibly detailed and the dashboard is super useful so I'm really excited to use it and get a way more balanced savefile eventually (sideeyeing my huge amount of farmer families and artsy young adult females lol) tysm!!

Ahh, I love this! I've had my own excel file with almost all of the things you've listed as well. I've thought I was the only one playing like this and being so "extra" :D

@RosannaTxt

Ай бұрын

I love being extra when it comes to organizing 🤣🩷

You’re such a great resource!!!

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ❤ Glad the channel could be of help!

your channel just appeared in my feed and I like what you’re doing with this video! I’ll have to check out your other content! A tip I can share is you can use MC command center to limit the townies that the game pulls to Sims that are in your own gallery. It does mean you have to manage the Sims you keep in your gallery a bit- like not keep duplicates of Sims that are already in your save, but this way, the Sims will look normal and not have crazy cc. I’ve created 3 save files and have learned more as I go along! Thanks for the tips! 😊💜

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Welcome in! Thanks for checking out this video and for wanting to check out the rest of the channel 🥰 I love that tip of using sims from your gallery, i did not mc command center could do that! Thanks for telling me ☺️

there's an option in MCCC to stop random generated NPCs and townies and i haven't had and issue with it so far...the game will spawn sims from your library for NPC jobs instead of generating them you just need to have A LOT of sims in your library which you can get from the gallery and give makeovers but it's a lot of work so far all the NPC jobs in my game have been filled by thie sims in my library

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

I also found a mod yesterday that allows you to limit the options for your townies outfits! 😍 Like even when they generate random ones they won’t have weird make-up, outfits and everything! I still need to figure out how it works exactly but I’ll be diving into it for sure 🧡

This is amazing and I'm so excited to try that spreadsheet. I've been usig a bullet journal to help me plan things but a spreadsheet would be so much easier. I personally put in all my favorite builds/families first in every world first just because I knew those were sure things. It also helps me to plan out the worlds a bit in advance. However, I will definitely be working on everything else one world at a time.

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Oooh that’s amazing! I wish I was creative enough for bullet journaling 🤭 I love that you’re using it to keep track though so cool!! 😍

@MyWeirdNormal1

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt I find it best to keep them super simple. I’m not an artist so the doodles and color coding and stuff are too much. But the organization methods make things so much easier.

I don't know why youtube always knows what I need at a time. I've been thinking of doing this but was overwhelmed on the idea but this helps so much! As an excel girlie, I got waaay too excited seeing you had a spreadsheet. Thank you for sharing! :D

@RosannaTxt

8 ай бұрын

Aaah I’m so happy that the video found you at the right time!! 🧡 Excel girlies unite 😌 Goodluck and have so much fun making your save!

Thank you so much for creating your excel spreadsheet. This is so helpful for an overly organised person like me! *HUGS*

@RosannaTxt

6 ай бұрын

Yay! I’m so glad it’s helpful 🥰 As a fellow organized person I’m happy there is more people who get happy from something like this 🤭

I love the template, thanks. I am a software developer and have a suggestion that would make it easier to maintain when new expansions come out as well as people who use mode. Create tabs for entering validation data like LOT TYPE, COMMUNITY LOT TYPE, TRAITS, WORLD, AGE GROUP, PRONOUNS, CAREER, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, LIFE STAGE, CLUB then load the popups from those tabs.

@RosannaTxt

2 ай бұрын

Hii! Technically I have done this :) The home dashboard technically functions double as as the data tab. So the search list for lot types loads from the dashboard. This prevents having to update a list of lot types and a dashboard and allows you to update just 1 list and 1 formula and then everything connects again. It still requires some excel knowledge but it was the easiest way (for me haha) 😊

I'm only at the intro, boy i hope this vid helps me get some ideas to elevate my current save file progress. Base worlds are done and moving on to dlc worlds.

I’m basically always trying to create my own save file but I get distracted and start playing in it 😅 I’ve now downloaded the sims on my partners old laptop and am using that just for building so I don’t get distracted 😂 I hate that the game won’t allow you to assign the npc vendors, I always get distracted and just start playing when I go into live mode so I can make them over

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Oooh I was so tempted to play too when we were building, especially when playtesting builds and things. Smart to just get it on another pc 🤭 Enjoy making your save!! 🧡

i've been working on my save file on and off for 2 or 3 months now because i got some new packs when i was basically done😭😭😭 it's not easy but it's fun and some of these tips will actually help with the finishing touches of my save ✨

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Let’s gooo! That sounds amazing 🧡 Have so much fun with the last bits and with playing in your save after!!

MCCC allows you set skills from 1-10 as well as set their career and promote them.

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed that when making the video! I think that is a new feature since we made our savefile! “back in de day” (😂) mccc didn’t do that but it’s sooo nice it does now!! Makes it so much easier!

It's like you read my mind. I've been working on a save file for a year and I think I'm ready to share it with others but want to make sure I'm doing it properly. I had to restart the save file because of the "duplicate world" bug from the Werewolf patch. :(

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

oooh no! I’m so sorry you had to start over! But I’m glad to hear that maybe this video help the process of making it a bit easier 🧡 Have fun making your best version of the game! ✨

Ty SO much for this! I have been working on my save file for a couple months now and, nerd that I am, I've created an Excel spreadsheet that links to a OneNote notebook to keep track of sims/families as it's pretty extensive (plan to have multiple generations of fams that all have backstories & many interesting connections, a la Sims 2, with founders being buried in individual-world cemeteries with their own backstories). I can't wait to use the one you've created to help me, also, keep track of lots. This is great, and I'm excited to see I'm not the only one with copious notes and a packed Excel file lol

@RosannaTxt

11 ай бұрын

Ooooh I love that idea!! I think it’s amazing to be so invested to even make like cemeteries with founders and everything! it just makes things feel so alive! 😍

@ShannaRiley

11 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt Ty! I'm so excited. It's something I've wanted to work on for some time and finally decided to jump into it once life settled down some. I'm having a blast with it, can't lie.

Wow, will be stealing so many tips from this!! Several months deep in my own save and had to double back to an older record of the save do ti a save error. I really like the idea of making a copy of the save for world-by-world test play as I feel like I am just lost in the sauce of building even with mostly doing renovations of buildings from the gallery. I have two spreadsheets currently, one is the worlds spreadsheet (for community lots and public buildings) the other is the families spreadsheet for skills/special interest/jobs/relationships etc. And a biography document. But this makes me think I should adjust a bit and instead of plowing through the checklist if the world spreadsheet and then the family spreadsheet, I instead do world by world. I agree on the NPC jobs thing, no matter what mod I use the game starts generating Sims. I have found some mods that prefer existing sims, but they often become too aggressive and jobs will end up unfilled or filled by sims I don’t want in those jobs and I hate that. So I have decided to literally ignore NPC existence until I get through all the housed/primary families I want to get placed. And I am happy with the base of things I care about. Gonna sub, I think your style of play lines up with my own in many areas.

@RosannaTxt

Күн бұрын

Aaah thank you!! And have so much fun with making your save. It’s a huge project but also so much fun!! 🩷

Im building a save file at the moment, but I made a copy because I just fell in love with one of the families and I couldn't wait to play with them! It's gonna be weird to go back to gen 1 when the save file is finished.

@RosannaTxt

7 күн бұрын

Me and my best friend had this so often in the process of making our save, just could not resist the urge to play with a family we just made because we loved them so much 🤭

You are a angel

I love this! What would be your tips on how to track what you’re adding etc on notion? I love the challenge trackers and want to try and do something similar for my own gameplay. Thanks

@RosannaTxt

Ай бұрын

My main tip would be to get really good at using notion haha. If you want to make your own trackers and such you’d have to understand notion a decent amount. Maybe one day I’ll make a template in Notion for save files but I don’t expect to that anytime soon 😅

Came for the video title… subbed and stayed because the “sul sul!” at the start 😊

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Aah thank you! 🤭🧡

Hi, just found your site! Very cool! I was looking at your Legacy Challenge and had a great idea! You should offer a saved game that has a designated lot for each generation that is designed on the rules that you made. I would love to jump right in and have a world already designed for the challenge. I believe you have Gen one as Outdoor Retreat. Would be nice to just load the save and move in my sim to home already setup for the description of the lifestyle you envisioned. Would save me some time and give me some direction for each gen. :) Kinda like the premades we had in TS2. Well, have a great day! I just installed your save into my game! Thanks! I'm sure it would be loads of fun to play!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Ooh enjoy playing with the save and possible the pack legacy challenge. I love your idea but I’m afraid I don’t have time to make it. Content creation is just my parttime job and I would not be able to fit it into my already busy schedule with videos and streaming and things. But I’ll definitely keep it in de back of my mind for maybe later 🥰

I love your video, very detailed & helpful because I've been trying to make a new save file with the original save file and it sucks. But question, is there a way to make the backstory passage on the world screen longer through MCC? Similar to how you can do for their names?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

So glad the video was helpful! 🧡 I have to admit, i don’t know. I never ran into the issue of having too little space for my story. Maybe someone with an in depth review of MCCC might know this but I unfortunately don’t have an answer for you. Love that you want to get so extensive with your storytelling though 😍

Hii Rosana, I love this save file SO MUCH, so much thought has gone into it. I'd love to create my own save file using yours as a starting point. Is it possible that you could provide a copy of the spreadsheet that corresponds to this save file specifically? Lots of Love

@RosannaTxt

2 ай бұрын

Yay! I'm so happy to hear that!! 💛 Unfortunately I cannot share the copy of our spreadsheet because I no longer have it... It was stored on a drive somewhere and it got lost moving computers 🥲

OK, your spreadsheet is much better than mine 😝, thanks, I'll be stealing it now.

@RosannaTxt

2 ай бұрын

hahaha you are more than welcome to steal it 😂😂 Hope it helps! 🧡

This was such a great video! Thank you! How long did it take for you to finish the project? I keep going back and forth with whether I want to make my own save file or not. I'm organized as well and I am great at decorating. Winter is coming and I'll mostly be in the house so I was thinking why not? I would love to see my own lots and all of my own sims. It would be so satisfying. I just don't know! AGH!!!!

@RosannaTxt

8 ай бұрын

Aah thank you!! Glad the video was helpful 🩵 I did the whole save with my best friend and we took about 1 year to finish it with two people for all the worlds. However, we did not spend all of our time on working on the save (we both also just played the game) and since working with two people actually meant a lot of back and forth on agreeing on things I think it could have been faster! I’d say, depending on how much time you could play and if you want to dedicate all that time to just working on the save 6 months should be doable!

Thank you for this video and the excel sheet! How should I go about adding “residential, occupied, and furnished” in the excel sheet since the drop down menus do allow for yes, no, or residential to be entered in Worlds/Lots? Thanks in advance!❤

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Hey! There should be a column called “Lot Type” allowing you to select those! By splitting them up you can set a lot to be residential but unoccupied! The Lot Type column has three options for residential: 1) starter home 2) 100k! ☺️ Hope this helps!!

One of the best save file tips videos I've ever seen 😉👍

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Ah thank you! That’s very kind of you to say 🥰

Hey Rosanna! I love the idea of the spreadsheet. I did want to let you know the template link is view only, so if you can walk me through how to utilize the template, that would be great!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Hi! You can download the template en use it!! 🧡 There are instructions on the first page of the template and then you can just use it easy as that! The reason it’s view only is so the source document doesn’t break from people using it. But if you download it you can edit a local copy for yourself ☺️

@LunarGhosties

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt ohhh I see! I never knew you could download Google sheets! Thank you!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@LunarGhosties Yeah I also just looked it up to double check but it's kind of like a save as function! I also added the instructions to the description box so if other people want to know they have some guidance! ❤

I use MCCC to give my sims and the townies randomized traits.

I’m in the process of making a save file that has everything in the sims 3 base game, but I’m a console player so you’d have to get the stuff off the gallery lol. The only worlds I’m using are Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest, and Brindleton Bay, even tho there’s other packs I’m using that come with worlds. I already made all the families and some NPCs too. I also made the family bin households! Now, I’m working on building the lots, except I’m making them look better 😅 because sims 3 lots look kinda weird if you know what I mean lol

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Oooh that’s such a cool idea! 😍 I hope you have so much fun with the last bits and enjoy playing in it so much once it’s done

Literally subbed just for the cool accent. 😂

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you 😂 it’s a lovely weird mix of Dutch native, British english in school, american english on tv and some yet unknown influences 🤣

damn it now i wanna do this 😂😂

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

I can only fuel this wish and say GO FOR IT!! 🤭 No but seriously, the process is so much fun and while making this video I actually got kind of tempted to start again myself too 😂

@daisyjo88

Жыл бұрын

@FakeGamerGirl Please do!!!

thats amazing! I think using sims or lots from other creators in the gallery makes ur game for alive too ♥

@RosannaTxt

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree! It gives you new places to explore 😍

Some amazing tips, and I will definitely be downloading that spreadsheet! I do have a question though: Is there a way to make save files which keep NPCs like Agnes Crumplebottom? I want to try and work with a blank slate, but there are a couple of amazing NPCs that I feel just need to stay in my game, as well as a few well-known families like the Goths. I know some people will have uploaded them to the gallery, but I'm not sure how this works with NPCs who don't have houses? :)

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

I’m so glad the video was helpful! 🩵 You can get most well known NPC’s from the gallery indeed but if there is one you want to have you can also upload it yourself from another save file and download it later when building the new one! ☺️

@coffeestarsbooks

10 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt oooh thanks, I hadn't actually thought of that. That's really helpful to know!

This is really useful! I started inputing some of my own sims information into the savefile template, I'm confused about how to add households tthough? As in, I typed in the name but it doesn't recognise it in the general statistics or in the household dropdown. If you have any idea how I could fix this or a video or something explaining it I'd appreciate the help :D

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Hey! They should be popping up in the dashboard if you enter the rest of their information - only their name does not change anything but the rest of the numbers are build on the rest of the lines. Also - I heard the template breaks if you use it on google sheets so you have to download it and open it in excel! Hope this helps 🧡

@roscspctals

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt ah it's probably the google sheets! Thank you for the help

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@roscspctals I actually looked into it today some more and it seems like the google sheets/google drive was breaking things. I uploaded it through dropbox now and added a new download link that should no longer be broken 🥰

I'm confused about the blank save. Do I download each lot file from Brindleton Bay? As in, the blueprint for club calico and then the next one Chateau Frise? And so on?

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

Well the blank save is only useful if you want to have all the lots empty so you can build your own things. So if you then download all the original builds again there is no use in getting the empty save to begin with. Then I would just copy an original save and adjust the builds or families :)

I'm a month late to this video, but I just started building my own save file and this excel sheet is a life saver lol!! I was wondering if there was any way to get rid of the information about other packs that I don't own (for example, I don't have Outdoor Retreat, so I can't make any actual progress on Granite Falls and it's permanently saying that I haven't finished it yet) or will that just completely break the dashboard?

@RosannaTxt

11 ай бұрын

Hey!! So glad you found the video and it’s helpful 🩷 For now there is no way to turn off packs in the sheet, I wasn’t able to figure out how to do that yet. I think the easiest workaround work be to go into the lot sheet and put every lot form granite falls to done. Then the board just shows 100% done for that one as you don’t have it. You could also delete it from the dashboard, but as soon as you start shifting the other cells around it will most likely break the dashboard

@Nofacednerd

11 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt tysm for the reply!! I ended up seeing if it would break anything if I deleted the individual lots from the 'worlds and lots' panel. The 'to-do' number on the dashboard seemed to go down afterwards so I don't think I ended up breaking it? The only thing that seems to still pop up anyway is the list of the careers on the drop-down menu for the individual sims, but that's easy to ignore lol. Thanks again for making this sheet!! It's been a great help with getting inspired for this save file :)

So how did you make it together? did you post the houses and familys to the gallery for eachother to put inti saves or? I prefer making sims where my fruends prefers to build so this would be a perfect idea as we both wanna make savefile

@RosannaTxt

7 ай бұрын

Yeah we used the gallery to transfer things to each other and the excel file to keep track who was working on which lot/which family! We’re working on it again for a second time and it works really well!!

Love your save file! How do I add Horse Ranch to the worlds and lots?

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

Aaah thank you!! 🩵 Uuhm that’s actually not very easy (you’d have to update the formula). It’s hard to explain in writing but I can update it tomorrow!!

@KatyH432

10 ай бұрын

That would be amazing - thank you :) Please tag me when you do - I'd really appreciate it x@@RosannaTxt

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

@@KatyH432 I updated the sheet!! The lots are in the list and the dashboard has a chestnut ridge category!! The download link in the video leads to the correct file :D

@KatyH432

10 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt You are a legend. I cannot tell you how appreciative I am! Thank you 🙏 x

If anyone knows the answer to this I’m all ears. Would you recommend after creating the households, moving them into their lots, go in with mccc to modify relationships, skills and careers or should I finish all the worlds then at the very end, modify their info?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

I do it when I move in the household as I move them in. It’s quite a tedious task so not having to do that for all sims helps a TON!

@candiecoatedsims2947

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt aw thank you!!

I don't know if you've answered this, but how do I add new lot type? I downloaded the excel sheet when we got high school years. I have 3 worlds finished already. But I would like to add the two other worlds. Not sure how to do that. I would also like to add student as a career option. Can you let me know how to edit the dashboard to include them?

@RosannaTxt

7 ай бұрын

Hi! I’m afraid that’s the biggest downside of this excel, updating it is quite hard. I would legit not know how to explain it to you in writing. I have an updated version (that includes everything up until horse ranch) available in the download links but updating a sheet you’ve been working on already is a pain 😭 That’s legit the only thing about this I have not figured out how to fix (also for my own version of the sheet) but basically as soon as you put information in the excel updating the parameters (like lot types) becomes hard to do.

Hey I just have a question about the spread sheet. I want to add coloums for the aspirations, traits, likes and dislikes and I'm wondering how can I make it to where the all the words(ie; for the likes and dislikes) to stay in the one box instead of extending the coloum bigger?

@RosannaTxt

10 ай бұрын

Hey! I’m not a 100% sure if I understand your question but it sounds like you want to add multiple lines into one cell. Excel is not really great for that but if you really want to do that you need to use the wrap text function. This would make it impossible to do automation if counting etc on it because there is multiple values in one cell. Does that make sense? Or did I not understand what you wanted to do? 😅

Hello, I love your videos. Do you have a updated sims 4 empty save file excel sheet that is up to For rent?

@RosannaTxt

4 ай бұрын

Hi! The download link should lead to an updated version for the ‘for rent’ release! I updated the sheet end of last year to include everything :)

@Gamergirl48787

4 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt The link only leads to the instructions, not the actual download file. Could you please if you don't mind sending it within this chat or emailing it to me? I would really appreciate it.

@RosannaTxt

4 ай бұрын

@@Gamergirl48787 the download link does lead to the correct file, it’s an excel file with multiple tabs (as explained in the instructions). So you can just download it and then use it!

@Gamergirl48787

4 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt Oh ok. Lol, forgot how to do that. I have it. Thank you so much!

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once i backup my saves files, do i remove them in the original folder and then add in the blank save file? i'm confused what to do. I have a Medieval Custom World that I want to use

@RosannaTxt

4 ай бұрын

Backing up simply means storing a copy of it elsewhere on your pc, so you don’t remove them from your save file folder because as soon as you do that you cannot play with it in your game anymore. The backup is just for safe keeping for when the one in your actual game happens to break. You can have multiple save files so you can add in the blank save file while you also have the other ones in your game!

Hello Is your save file completed and without cc?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

It's completed but it was finished right Cottage Living came out so from that world onwards if will have the default things from the game. It does not use CC!

Are there any videos how to make a save file for console players

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Well for a large part it would work exactly the same as what I explained in the video - the only thing you cannot do is share the savefile after with the public. However, all other tips (excluding the 1 mod related one) in this video apply to console players too! ☺️

If I start a new game, will it delete my current one? I have it saved but I’ve been so scared to start another one 😅

@RosannaTxt

8 ай бұрын

No you can start multiple saves/games! I have over 15 different ones in my game!! ☺️

Can we do save files on consoles ?

@RosannaTxt

5 ай бұрын

Well technically yes, every time you play the game you’re playing in a save file. This means that your could empty out one save (same as on PC) and then build all your own houses and make your own sims. The downside is that you cannot use mods to make your life easier in the process so for making a dedicated save on a console you’d have to be patient 😊

How many families should you make in the save? Should you make the maximum population or not and does it make a difference to how many NPC are created?

@RosannaTxt

9 ай бұрын

Like I mentioned in the video, making families doesn’t stop the creation of NPC’s for jobs.. your best bet there is to give those NPC’s a make over all the way at the end of the creation of the save. Other than that it’s up to you how many households you wanna make. You can fill every single lot or you can keep some open. It’s your choice 😊

@mwahha6965

8 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt ty I wasn’t sure if it would effect playability or not. My save has around 100 sims so far.

@RosannaTxt

8 ай бұрын

@@mwahha6965It definitely effects playability, if you don’t make enough families the game will also start to create more NPC’s to fill jobs and such. It will also make your game feel empty when playing in it because you will only see the same sims over and over. You can play in it with less sims but if you’re already committing to a save file then my advice would be to go all the way and actually make all the families

@mwahha6965

8 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt thanks , your spreadsheet is very useful btw, I’ve shared it with my family too, as we rebuild the world

@RosannaTxt

8 ай бұрын

@@mwahha6965 Aaah thanks for letting me know it’s useful!! I’m so happy to hear that 🧡

Hi, I tried to download your save file to my game the same way I have downloaded others and it does not show up under the load game options in game. Do I need to rename it with the slot... or should it work already as is? It looks like a great save and I would love to be able to play with it :)

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

ooh thank you for wanting to play in my savefile, that such an honor 🥰 It should work like any other and I know people who are already playing in it so it should not be broken. Did it accidentally download as a zip or a folder? Do you maybe already have a save file with that number/name so it’s duplicate? I can’t figure out right now what might be broken otherwise 😅

@spark2150

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt no it didn't download as a zip file just a normal save file with your name but I know all my other save files are like slot0002,save or something like that where this one is your name. I wasn't sure if that was the problem. I tried several times and even tried to rename it and it still doesn't show. I'll troubleshoot it some more and see if I can figure out the problem. Again I would really love to play it because I loved what you did with willow creek so I'm guessing the rest is great too :) I saw your video on my feed today and subscribed because I just love your energy. If I can't save the file at least I have a new simmer to watch!!

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@spark2150 aaah I really hope that you manage to figure it out! I’ll see if I can do some googling to check if there is anything that could be why it doesn’t work. Thank you so much for the kind words! that’s so sweet of you to say 🥰

@emiliablue1716

11 ай бұрын

Hiyaaaa!! I tried to download it as well and had the same problem. I tried renaming it to a slot name with numbers too but it didn't work. Did you manage to fix it? This save seems so amazing and I'd really like to be able to use it haha :)

@RosannaTxt

11 ай бұрын

@@emiliablue1716 Hiii!! I have not been able to fix this but I’ll look into it this weekend to see what could be going wrong. Sorry it’s not working but thank you for wanting to play in it 🧡

maybe a dumb question, but you do have to unpause your game from time to time to give them jobs, right? or does it always have to be paused? started my save file recently and feel a bit weird unpausing the game, as stuff could happen that i don't want to happen yet.

@RosannaTxt

5 ай бұрын

You can use the MCCC mod to cheat things without unpausing (like a job or skills) and you can use UI cheats to cheat up levels and things for those careers without pausing the game. Unfortunately there are some things you have to unpause the game for so my advice would be to just try to do it as little as possible. I think we had 2 days of ingame process by the end of our savefile building from unpausing

@TheSimFuture

5 ай бұрын

@RosannaTxt thanks for your quick reply! :) your video and excel sheet have given me a lot of motivation to continue working on the file

Mei Prescott, who is the principal of the Copperdale High School, looks nice in the expansion pack. However, I really disliked her default hairstyle and decided to replace it with a pixie cut. She looks so better now…

Hey ff een andere vraag. mijn c schijf zit behoorlijk vol maar ik wil ook andere packs gaan kopen.. Kan ik me spel nu vanaf me d schijf die veel leger is gaan spelen? Dus kan ik mijn hele spel over zetten naar mijn d schijf? En het van de c af halen? En ik heb je save gedownload maar nu ontbreken er heel veel dingen.. Ik heb dus nog niet alle spellen. Speel ook pas vanaf dec en met 1 familie.. Dus ben nog een groentje met de sims.. Maar ik ben wel al verslaafd haha groetjes Marina :)

@RosannaTxt

Ай бұрын

Hiii! Je kunt je game wel installeren in een andere locatie op je computer maar je kunt niet zomaar de mappen verplaatsen. Je moet dan echt de game helemaal deïnstalleren en opnieuw installeren. Tijdens het installatie proces kun je dan kiezen voor een nieuwe locatie (en dan selecteer je je D schijf). Let op: dit kan geen externe harde schijf zijn - dan werkt het namelijk niet! En helaas ontbreken er inderdaad veel dingen als je de save download als je de packs niet allemaal hebt, het is geen pack friendly savefile omdat toen we hem maakte het niet het idee was om hem te delen (ik maakte toen nog geen content) dus helaas kan ik daar niet zo veel meer aan doen 😅

@We-are-eternal-beings-of-light

Ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt ok dank je wel ik ga het proberen en dan kan ik meer packs gaan kopen en dan werkt jouw safe file ook perfect. Maar nu had ik geen ruimte meer op me C schijf en me D daarintegen is bijna leeg vandaar.. :)

Hello! The excel sheet is amazing however I am having one issue. Under the household tab, the lots for Chestnut Ridge and Tomarang are not appearing and when I press "done" for a lot in one of them, the percentage goes up for both.

@RosannaTxt

4 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for letting me know! I think I can fix it so I’ll look into it today

@user-qf2sm5ck2v

4 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt Thank you so much!!

@RosannaTxt

4 ай бұрын

I fixed it! If you download the new template it should work. If you already have a lot in your version of the template you can also go into the dashboard, click into the cell where the number of lots is supposed to update for Tomaran and update the numbers after "J" to 311 and 319. Hope that makes sense!!

Just a quick question. What do you need to do to NOT have your NPC's going about their lives, (procreating, etc.) as you build your save? Like, how do you "freeze" everything in the game during the save building process????? (I'm a Sims newbie)

@RosannaTxt

11 ай бұрын

You cannot completely stop them but there are things you can do to prevent impactful progress! In the settings of the game you can select that households you’re not playing with won’t age. This will make sure that all sims stay the same age as long as you’re not playing with them. You can also turn off neighborshood stories (aka storyprogression) in the settings meaning that your sims won’t marry, have kids etc. However, if you play a lot while you’re building the save the sims can still die (of all other things than age etc). I would just recommend while building the save to not play in it. Like don’t go into live mode with a household and play. You can briefly go there to adjust settings between sims but don’t actually start any gameplay. This is the best way to prevent changes!

@gwevans358

11 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt Do sims you create retain the skills, traits etc. that you give them after you save them to your library? If so, maybe I could create just a temporary save file only to create my sims in and give them skills etc. and save them to my library. Basically create and save my population first. Then, in a new blank save do my building and everything first, then as a final step, populate my save file with the sims I created earlier that have been waiting in my library? Seems like it might work - provided that all their skills and traits I gave them carry over from save1 to the library, then from the library to save2? Anyway, thanks for your reply!!

@RosannaTxt

11 ай бұрын

@@gwevans358 Traits and skills yes, relationship to other sims only if they are uploaded in the same household! Having a separate save just to make the sims is actually a pretty good idea because it’s the safest way for sure!

@gwevans358

11 ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt Thanks for your reply - and of course, your videos too! 😊

Can you include CC in your save file or is it recommended not to?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

You can totally do that but it makes it practically unsharable (because then the person downloading would have to have all the exact cc you had) and there is a risk of corrupting or breaking the save whenever large amounts of cc break with an update (like all bed or windows breaking a while back - you’d have to go back into your save an replace all of those items after an update). It would be possible if you really want to but I’d recommend keeping it without cc and then when you start playing in it you can totally build houses to play in with cc or add some cc to other sims and stuff :)

@bether2game797

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt Ohhh okay! I was hoping when you downloaded the file the CC came with the file. (I don't know much about mods and cc). But like when you download a house from simsresource all the CC shows up or at least I believe they used to.

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@bether2game797 You can upload/download so called tray files for specific builds - then you can indeed include CC. I prefer not to use that because it’s basically re-uploading CC other people made and that’s technically not allowed by most creators. It’s definitely done and indeed on the sims resource you can find a bunch. But I actually don’t think you can upload a whole CC filled savefile as a tray file. But maybe I’m wrong because I do have to admit that I’ve never looked into it.

i probably sound really dumb rn but i’m confused to what a save file is. when i open the game and press the option to create a new sim, is that a save file? bc i literally do that like at least every week lol-

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Firstly, you’re not dumb! It’s a very valid question ☺️ So technically yes, when you click “create new save” that is a save file. However, once you do the game loads a default save that has premade houses and townies in it. You can then immediately start to play. However, you can also make your own version where every single house and sim that you have in the save once you open it are made by you. That is what this video is about, how to go about creating that version of a save where you made everything your own. Does that make sense? :)

@anonymousfan3754

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt oh. i didn’t realise that you could make a whole new blank canvas game and i’ve been playing the sims 4 for almost 4 years 😭. does that mean the save file would have none of the pre-made sims and lots in it? and what about the worlds, would they be empty?

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymousfan3754 Well that’s what you’d start out with and then this video walks you through the steps of filling everything again but then with your own builds and sims. Because as you can imagine, with so many worlds these days, that is quite a task. You can either delete everything yourself or load someone else’s file into your game that is already completely empty and start there (aka tip 1 in the video) 😊

@anonymousfan3754

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt it makes sense now! i look forward to starting my own☺️thank you for explaining :)

What puts me off making full/big families is that you can’t save in cas. Too many times my game has crashed during it or after when I’m exiting out of it 💔

@naeshelle

Жыл бұрын

You can save in CAS! Just add the household to your library every now & again, then delete the unfinished versions once you’re done. I do this when I get bored during CAS & want to leave but don’t want to lose all the work I’ve put in thus far.

@MolBx

Жыл бұрын

@@naeshelle Thank you angel!🫶🏼

Hi I downloaded your save file spreadsheet so it would be up to date and the drop down lists aren't working so its not showing the options or updating the dashboard. Is there a way to fix this please?

@RosannaTxt

Ай бұрын

Oh that doesn’t sound right!! Are you working in excel or in google spreadsheets? That should help me figure out that is going wrong :)

@samanthagriffiths7498

Ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt It's in excel spreadsheet. It's the only way it opens for my computer. I'm not sure why

@RosannaTxt

Ай бұрын

@@samanthagriffiths7498 hmmm then I don't know what is wrong. What version of Excel are you using? I just checked the file and it's not broken so I don't know why it breaks on your computer. The only thing I can imagine is that your version of excel is older and thats why...

@samanthagriffiths7498

Ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt I honestly don't know I'm sorry and I don't know how to check tbh. Thank you for checking on your end though I really appreciate it. I'll keep trying on my end 😊

@samanthagriffiths7498

Ай бұрын

@@RosannaTxt I came across your let's play of every generation is a different pack yesterday and I've had it on while sorting my house out. It's really nice to listen to. I've really enjoyed it. Keep looking forward to the next episode lol

I use no random townies mod which is basegame compatible and it no longer generates random townies in my savefile. I just need to make sure I have enough unplayed sims to fill those roles and jobs. I have 300 sims in this savefile.

@RosannaTxt

7 ай бұрын

I’ve used that mod as well but for me it didn’t seem to work 100%. But that could be due to other mods or just the way I used it. But it’s definitely a good recommendation for people to try out so thank you for sharing it!! 🧡🧡

EXCELLENT TIPS but that's to much do for me.🤷🏾‍♀️😁

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

That’s fine, you play the game the way you enjoy it most 🥰

A Dutch girl who talks like a North American 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 😅 I wonder if she learned English from American tutors/teachers because some people would do that and they would grow up talking like their teachers 😅

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

Hey! I actually learned British english in high school but that was just like any other language in school - just the basics. I learned most of my english from watching (american) tv shows so I guess that’s where I picked up my accent I guess 🤭

that would be a no for me this game is shit and the fact that you have to do all this just to enjoy the game says a lot of things

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

You do you, no one is making you play the game 😘 hope you enjoy other games. Thanks for the engagement on the video ✨

@oceancat8725

Жыл бұрын

@@RosannaTxt just so you know I'm not hating or anything. I really love your videos. I definitely appreciate you and other people who make save files. i have one save file on my game currently created by someone and my game feels better. ❤️ but i definitely hate the sims and love at the same time.

@RosannaTxt

Жыл бұрын

@@oceancat8725 Super fair, sims can be a love/hate game for sure! I’m just glad that you found a way to play it that works for you 🥰

@nyquitacharles9146

Жыл бұрын

Is that really a fair judgement about the Sims 4? This game has been out for years , it's okay to want a refreshed saved file at this point. Didn't Sims 3 have whole worlds you could download from other creators? Didn't Sims 2 have whole new neighborhoods you could download that other creators made? This isn't a new phenomenon with the Sims. It's just in a different way. 😊

Oh, thank you for this🙌🏾 much-needed🫶🏽

Me wondering the whole time if you were Dutch and then you were and I was like omg nederlanderssss 🩷 Dankjewel for this video this really helps me a lot cause I was starting to feel overwhelmed but I just needed a more organized way to keep track of things

@RosannaTxt

9 ай бұрын

Yaaaay!! Dutchies for the win!! 🩵 We weten elkaar altijd te vinden op het internet somehow 🤭