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Easy Peasy Lumen Squeezy - Hidden Light System
🕑 Added 2022-01-08 17:33:11 +0000 UTCUPDATE 1/17/22:
Version 1.0.1
Fixed the issue with the ceiling light that caused it not to work in rooms with staircases.
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Lighting in The Sims has always been... well you know. I made a version of the subtle saucer light in my early creating days that provided significantly more light than any of the EA options. But it wasn't perfect and had a department-store vibe when placing multiple of them on the ceiling. It also made the walls *super* bright.
Regardless of the light option I used, they were always getting in the way of my testing/screenshots and I can only imagine how annoying they can be during gameplay. So I created this hidden light system.
There are three light styles:
- ceiling lights
- wall/under shelf lights
- floor spot lights
The light objects are little arrows/cones that give you an idea of the direction of the light. Because I wanted to give you the ability to hide these lights and also have full control over color/dimming so I built these a bit differently than my previous hidden items.
When you first place them, they will be visible (but still tiny). You can make them invisible both in build/buy mode and live mode! In both cases, you just need to place the light switch controller on the lot. To quickly make them invisible, you can hop into live mode and click on the light switch and choose 'Hide All'. If you don't want to go through the hassle of moving in a family, all you need to do is reload the lot after placing the light switch.
Anytime you reload the lot, it will test if there is a light switch controller or not. If there is one present, then all the hidden lights will automatically turn invisible. And if there is not light controller, then the hidden lights will automatically become visible.
This approach also gives you the ability to control the hidden lighting color & dimming settings in live mode. You can set the lights individually like typical lamps and also change their settings all at once using the light switch controller.
I hope this makes things simple for you all and lets you have the visibility control in BB as well as giving you full customization options when you get into live mode!
I will be doing a full overview/reveal/walkthrough of this set tomorrow at 2 PM PST (based on your responses to my livestream form!). I took a bit of a break from livestreaming but I am so excited to get back to it and hang with you all :)
Enjoy!
💗 rava
Comments
Tycho Regter
Unfortunately this mod appears to currently be broken, when I place down a ceiling light it doesn’t actually light up the room (though it does seem to have some effect on sims and some objects, so it’s kinda strange)
Jules1193
I was going to ask if they cost power?
Anna Bachelier
Are these functional off the grid? I use a lot of lot challenges and sometimes find it hard to get good lights when I start a new household
RAVASHEEN
i havent played with this myself but i dont see why not? if you test please let me know the results
Bethany B.
I haven't had a chance to play around with this because I've been too busy d/l'ing CAS content to play the game (like my Sims need more clothes!), so question: Can TOOL be used to rotate and the-opposite-of-levitate a light? Like if I wanted an up-light behind a counter instead of a down-light from a cabinet, or an invisible floor light for some reason?
Kendra A
Normally I'd just put a zillion little saucer lights hidden in the ceiling lights I actually wanted, but, now I don't have to? And it's brighter than before?? Oh man. I can see things. Oh wow wait I think I MIGHT be able to see in the Goth house now this is game changing -gaSP- so money-saving too because now I only need one where I needed like, six. xD
Sims Storyteller
Oh thank god, I'm not going crazy! I couldn't figure out why the light wasn't working in certain areas. Thanks for the update :)
RAVASHEEN
yw yw yw!
queenofdeath
Oh gosh I don't know! Maybe others have color ideas??
RAVASHEEN
yay!! i know they always got in the way! glad this helps!
RAVASHEEN
yasssss
RAVASHEEN
ill add more options! i wanted to do stickers on it and stuff for kids rooms. what other colors did yu wnat?
RAVASHEEN
lol love the hash tag. me and my best friend used to use hash tags in regular convo regularly when we were younger and before she had a baby and never texts me anymore lolol! so that made me smile. im glad it worked on the cafe.. there is actually a test for lot owner, ill have to check that i didnt put that in there. if you find it doesnt work in some places let me know
RAVASHEEN
i know! i wish at least the ceiling lights could be hidden when walls were down or something, but now we have a fix :)
RAVASHEEN
yw! enjoy!!
RAVASHEEN
ditto :) and you are very welcome!!
RAVASHEEN
this one was from personal struggle lol!! you are so welcome!
RAVASHEEN
you are so welcome!!
RAVASHEEN
you are so welcome!
RAVASHEEN
had to look that word up lol! yay so happy! the lights always got in my way when taking preview pics so im glad this helps you too!
RAVASHEEN
yay!! hope it helps :)
Jacki
This is AH-MAAAAZING!! I never knew just how much I needed this until I used it. Makes a huge difference in my ability to see when I decorate and when I play in live mode. Thank you sooooooooo much!!!
molly nintendogs ♡
RAVA OHMYGOD
queenofdeath
I love this so much!!!! I do wish I could change the color of the light switch but the overall effect is SO GOOD.
Rachel King
I absolutely love this.. I will never use any other lights.. ty ty ty
Sims Storyteller
I respectfully withdraw my question. I tried it on a cafe and I can control the intensity and color! Of course you thought of that - why did I even ask. #modgenius
Sims Storyteller
I’m putting these in my game now and man they make such a huge difference! Thanks so much. I did have one question. Is the only way to control the intensity and color of the lights if a family lives there? I have restaurants none of my Sims own that I’d love to be able to dim or change the color of these lights. Thanks again for another great mod!
Gabriella Kombouras
this is really neat thank you so much!
Rudy Huxtable
Cannot wait for this!!
Alycia
LOVE this! The lights have always been so distracting to me in live mode. Thank you so much!
BlackPiano
Thank you!
Nickienew
You're brilliant! Thank you for making such incredible mods!
Nickienew
You are brilliant!!
Ree Barkla
Love it thank you
Evangelina Silvercloud
Oh my goodness, another incredibly great piece. Rava, you're a hit again! Where do you get all your ideas from? How can you be such a mod god? Insanity! Thanks so much!
szanne7000
Cool - I've set a reminder for the tour. 😍🌸😍
Larke Lockhart
Thank you so much, again, for your incredible creativity and dedication to the game! <3
RAVASHEEN
Thank you for your friendship and support!!
RAVASHEEN
Yay! Lights drive me crazy!
RAVASHEEN
If I missed any light styles let me know!
RAVASHEEN
♥️♥️♥️
RAVASHEEN
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
RAVASHEEN
♥️♥️♥️
RAVASHEEN
It shouldn’t! You just need to make sure the lights are visible in bb mode is my guess. I’ll need to test it out. I’ll explain it more tomorrow, but this doesn’t have full lighting color/dimming control in bb mode. You can only control visibility. So his mod will give you extra control :)
RAVASHEEN
Well I will see you tomorrow ♥️
RAVASHEEN
It shouldn’t but my guess is in order for his mod to work, the lights will need to be visible in BB mode. So when you first place them, this should be the case :)
RAVASHEEN
You’re welcome! If there are any light styles I missed let me know :)
Latesha Coleman
You are amazing....you make some awesomely useful mods thank you for all the hard work you do <3<3
Ash Starr
THANK YOU ❤️ you make this game SO much better
Reina
This right here, Bless you!!
Pamtastic72
Sometimes I don't know I need something until I've seen you have made it. Your cc is always just *chefs kiss*!
Stephanie Lechelt
This is so cool, thank you!
wyrren
Amazing!!
szanne7000
Awesome!!! I have a similar question to Jordacious - I use the light control mod that is part of TwistedMexi's T.O.O.L. and BetterBuildBuy mods. Will this conflict with that? ❣️🤗❣️
Anna Bowen
thank you this is awesome
The Mom Cave
I cannot tell you how much this is going to help with lighting when filming a machinima! Thank you!
tonywardarts
It's like you read my mind. You covered just about every lighting wish I've ever had, light switch included. This is fabulous. Thank you!
Toshona Wright-Sutton
Awesome! Can’t wait to watch the overview so I can see how it works. 😊
Jordacious
This looks fantastic! My only question is will This conflict with Change Lights In build mode mod by the pancake 1?
oshin
I LOVE this so much, this will help illuminate rooms so much better and the wall light provides realism. Thank you <3
