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🥳 (OUT NOW) Announcing Luminova!
🕑 Added 2025-01-23 11:25:10 +0000 UTC-------------------
✦ LUMINOVA IS NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD (Click here!)
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Hey friends, I'm announcing a new mod today! Say hello to Luminova!
Luminova is a new fictional brand I created that features 15 new smart items! This brand may expand in the future with additional smart devices, so if you have ideas or requests, let me know! 😊
Smart Blinds/Shutters
I’ve had this idea for years, and it’s finally here! I created functional and animated Smart Blinds/Shutters that protect your home from prying eyes while adding a touch of modernity.
Fabric Smart Blinds:
Available in two sizes (1x and 2x for Small Wall Height).
Can be opened or closed manually or controlled via the Luminova Smart Home App to manage them all at once!
Blocks light and prevents passersby from peeking inside!
Wall-Integrated Smart Shutters:
Sleeker and more discreet, compatible with all windows up to 2x wide and Small Wall Height (even rounded windows!).
Perfect for fully darkening a room for better sleep or privacy.
Privacy Screen Smart Blinds:
Similar to Wall-Integrated Shutters but designed to blur the view without blocking light, ideal for bathrooms or toilets.
All blinds and shutters have a smart schedule, closing automatically at 10 PM after sunset and opening at 6 AM at sunrise. They can also all be remotely controlled through the Smart Home Panel / Smart Hub (see below!)
Air Purifier
The new Smart Air Purifier is a must-have for your Sims’ home and well-being. It automatically turns on twice a day, removing dust and particles from the air. It features:
A sleek design: with an animated fan in the middle, lights, and beautiful swatches!
Bust the Dust Compatibility: Prevents dust from accumulating in your home if you own the kit, making it sparkle clean!
Provides a happy buff for a clean and peaceful home.
In a future update, I’d like to make them compatible as well with the mold feature from For Rent EP (I haven’t got it yet!) and the sickness system from Get to Work EP, to help your home and sims stay healthy with clean air! The Smart Air Purifiers can also be controlled remotely through the Smart Home Pannel / Smart Hub.
Smart Thermostat
A new futuristic Smart Thermostat (for Seasons EP owners) lets you control heating and cooling remotely. It also features colour-changing light effects to match the temperature and a full integration with the Smart Home Panel / Smart Hub to be controlled remotely!
Smart Home Pannel and Smart Hub
These two devices offer the same features in different form factors. One looks like a tablet that can be hung on the wall, while the other is more like a speaker with a screen that sits on a counter or table. They are both powered by PlumfruitOS (there’s a strong relationship between Luminova and Plumfruit in the Arnie Cinematic Universe!).
With these powerful smart devices, you can control almost everything in your home:
💡 Smart Lights: Control the lights and colours in your room and home.
🪟 Smart Blinds: Control the smart blinds/shutters and open or close them all remotely.
🌬️ Air Quality: Turn on and off all the air purifiers around your house to keep the air clean and fresh anytime!
🌡️ Temperature: Control all the Smart Thermostats in your home directly from the smart hubs.
🤖 Neo AI: A new AI assistant responds to your questions, gives you news briefs, and calls for repair automatically when something breaks in your home! (It overrides the Linzy assistant on the base game smart speaker!)
🎵 Music: Play music directly from the smart hubs with the best sound quality, and control the sound volume.
📞 Order Services: Services are just a phone call away, whether it’s for pizza delivery or a gardener!
📑 Utilities and Services: Access bills, utilities information, neighborhood action plans, and story progression news directly from the smart hubs.
🛠️ Cheats: Tired of looking for the mailbox to shift+click and reveal cheats? Use any of the smart hubs in your home to perform cheats! It’s cross-compatible with my CheatsMaster Mod!
Bonus: a smaller version of the Smart Home Pannel is available, it’s called the Luminova Smart Switch, and can be put in any room with a more discreet look.
Smart Fridge
The Luminova Smart Fridge features a futuristic transparent screen! It also has beautiful gradient lights inside for a sleek look. It also allows you to order food and control the Luminova smart home devices right from your fridge, useful while you’re cooking something!
Smart Clocks
There are two Luminova smart clocks available in this pack, and they are both functional! One is a bedside smart clock; it looks like a mini smart hub with an animated screen. And you can set up alarms for any time of day! (This feature requires the latest Sims 4 patch update since I’m using the code from the upcoming alarm clock from the 25th anniversary event.)
The other smart clock has the same features but is hung on a wall, and has a beautiful gradient projected light surrounding it, making it look like it’s coming from the future.
Smart TV + Backlight
The new Luminova Smart TV is the ultimate television for your Sims! It effortlessly controls smart devices in your home while offering a sleek, modern experience. Powered by PlumfruitOS, it includes 10 stunning wallpapers to choose from, and the TV features a user-friendly interface that displays apps like Simflix, PlumTV+, and SimTube right on the homescreen. You can opt for a blackscreen as wallpaper if you prefer a minimalist look.
But my favorite feature of this TV is the animated backlight, which is independent from the screen and compatible with all other TVs in-game. Simply use the “bb.moveobjects on” cheat to place it behind your TV and create a stunning visual effect! It also comes in a variety of swatches with different light colours to match your style.
Release Date
✦ LUMINOVA IS NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD AS EARLY ACCESS ✦ (Click here!)
And it will be available to download for all publicly on February 14th!
If you enjoy my work and want to see more in the future, consider supporting as a paid member. You’ll get early access to mods before anyone else, along with exclusive content! Your support also helps me fund other creative projects, and I’m so grateful for it, thank you so much!
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Plumfruit coming back next month + Luminova Integration!
Yes! Finally! You’ve been asking for this every day since I came back, and I’m so excited to announce that Plumfruit is coming back, and it will be cross-compatible with Luminova!
I’ve been in contact with Mizzie, who volunteered to update Plumfruit after I left the Sims community back in 2022. Out of respect for her work, I didn’t want to interfere or release an update myself. However, it’s been nearly three years since I last updated Plumfruit, and no updates have been released yet. The pressure has been building from fans but also from myself.
After much consideration, I’ve decided it’s best for me to move forward with Plumfruit independently of Mizzie’s schedule. She may still release her own update with features and devices from my original mod pack, and if she does, I’ll happily support and share her work. But as its creator, it was very important for me to keep creative control and ensure the future of this beloved brand. That’s why I’m going back to the beginning and creating the Plumfruit Collection from scratch!
The Plumfruit Collection:
This will be a collection of standalone (yet interconnected) mods and mod kits exploring the Plumfruit universe more deeply than ever before, starting with Plumfruit Lite in February.
• Plumfruit Lite : The first release will be a remaster update in February, featuring the original Plumfruit (Lite) devices you know and love, completely revamped with very simple code, so you can finally get at least the CC devices back into your sims’ homes!
• New Features & Devices: After that, I’ll begin creating new features and devices to expand on themes from the original Plumfruit mod pack, and beyond! Some ideas include a “PlumPhone Pro” Mod that would give you a new phone and Ui with apps revamped like Simstagram and Luv2Meet, but maybe adding new apps inspired by TikTok or Twitter? Or maybe a new Plumfruit mod kit with just smart speakers in all shapes and forms? Or even a smart projector kit? We’ll see, I have many ideas! I promised you Plumfruit would be back, and it will be back and even expand in 2025!
This new collection will remain fully compatible with any updates Mizzie may release, leaving space for her work while allowing me to revisit and expand Plumfruit in exciting new ways. I hope this solution feels fair for all, and meets everyone’s expectations. I cannot wait to start working again on tech devices from the fruitiest brand in the world, and share them you all!
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Thank you so much for joining and watching the announcement today!
I’ll see you on Tuesday for the release of Luminova! 🥳
Love,
Arnie
Comments
Sylvia A. Bruton
Yor Mods have changed how i play the Sims. You are truly talented and amazing. Thank you so much
Muon Kyo
When I say you are an amazing modder, I can’t live without your mods!!! Keep going!!!!!
Lydia Kusi-Menkah
if you put it in separate rooms they all run at the same time
Dexter Canty
Does the air purifier work per room, per level of the house, or the whole house? Just need to know how many to buy lol.
lexirgb
yeah
Teapressed
is it compatible with simzlink?
Nascent
Wow, I found out about this set and you being back thanks to MissLollyPopSims. Nice to have you back Arnie.
Pixxie
hey, so the thermostat and switch appear when I place them, but the Clock, Home Panel, Smart Hub, Fridge, TV, Back Light, and Bedside Clock seem to suddenly disappear in Build/Buy Mode once they're placed, while the Shutters and Air Purifier seem to be stuck, I can move them around but can't actually plop them down anywhere, they aren't showing up red (like when it's interfering with another object) it's like the hand tool won't let go of it for some reason. I don't know if this has to do with a recent bug fix or maybe my graphic settings need to go up? I'm really confused and not sure if this is a user error or if EA is being finicky. If anyone knows, please help?
Vólusims
Amei
Arnie
It's available now!! Enjoy :)
Teri Mude
omg thank uuuu
StrawRed
click on the early access link!! its there!!! im so excited!!
StrawRed
click on the early access link!! its there!!! im so excited!!
StrawRed
click on the early access link!! its there!!! im so excited!!
cxobby
It's feb 15th!!! hehehe
Teri Mude
Hi Arnie, It's February 14thhhh!!!! Waiting excitedly lololl :)))))
Kaueny Santos
ESTOU ANSIOSA PARA PODER USAR
Lea Schmaus
When will you share the public link? I can't wait :D
Kitta
Hi Arnie, I just discovered your content and it's really amazing, I already love the lights from your Cozy&Lux sets so I am definitely looking forward to anything you will be posting. This may not apply but I was curious if there would be crossplay/compatibility with Lot51's mods such as PlumbBros and SimzLink?
baba
girl u ate this!
AlberaSims4
When will Plumfruit be released on Patreon?
Maite
❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😅
Arnie
Thank you!! I'm trying ahah! Stay tuned :)
Arnie
On Friday the 14th, it's written in the post! :)
Arnie
Hey Ziggy! Thank you so much!!! I found the issue and it will be fixed in the next update this week! Thanks for rreporting xoxo
Arnie
Thank you!! I've just created a medium height too, but the animation doesn't match perfectly! Still working on an update, will let you know :)
Arnie
Not sure yet! I'm still working on it and a Luminova update too!
Arnie
On Friday! :)
lexirgb
when does it releae?
Jordin
I was watching a simtuber who recommended this mod ( simrella. she had early access) and I was so intrigued and excited! marked this on my calendar, this will be an amazing one I bet!
bluetvpaz
is plumfruit being released the same day as well?
faye addy
when will general release be?? xx
Alexis Avery
These smart blinds are AMAZING! Would you by any chance be making some for Medium and Tall wall height? Also, I adore the Smart TV , the led backlight is super cute!
Jennifer LaFaso
Can't wait for all your stuff! I missed Plumfruit so much
Simollycious
When will it be out for public release ?
Ziggy Babez
Such an amazing mod and I love it in my game!!! Butttttt when used with my pets they start stretching and being weird. At first I was confused but since this was the only thing I downloaded once deactivated and removed the pets were fine. I know it’s the first time so updates will follow but just thought to let you know! Still loved it! But scared to continue using it as I don’t know what else might happen !
MissFelissia974
You re so talented wow so so exicting the best mod so far ive ever known .... a HUGE thnk you NOW im waiting and hoping for a French translation soon !!! thank you ARNIE
Jerrica Morgan
It's released for public on my birthday yippeeeeee!
Journaling Simp
Will there be any DLC’s? ❤️
dscombobulate
omggg I can't wait! I'm just wondering if you would ever do the blinds in medium and tall wall heights? thank you so much for your mods!
LuciaSims
It's a shame I can't have the mod rn, I saw your Mod on youtube from ItsMeTroi, she didn't say or I didn't hear correctly that the Mod is blocked, so I have to wait till Feb 14th, I just wanted to translate it to German, I have to wait. This is so awesome! I love the functional blinders, the TV and the purifier! Everything is amazing! Tyvm <3
Persephone
Hello, when will it be access as a non-paying member?
stefany pacheco
GOD WE MISSED YOU THANK GOODNESS YOURE BACK
Arnie
Wow I did not expect so much excitement and love for this project! Thank you all so much, it means the world!!! I can't respond to all comments but I read them all, thank you!!💜
Arnie
ahah love the energy! thanks for your support Faith!! xoxo
Arnie
thank you!! 🥹🥹
Arnie
Thank you!!! xoxo
Arnie
🥹
Arnie
Aweee I missed you all too 🥹
Arnie
Thank you!! I'm not sure since I haven't tested it with other mods, but my guess is yes, since the code for the thermostat hasn't been overriden in my mod! Enjoy :)
Ellie
I saw this mod as a trailer on TikTok and I'm so excited for it! I just wanted to ask if the Smart Thermostat will be compatible with the Automatic Thermostat mod by LittleMsSam? So excited to get this mod when it becomes available to everyone and now I'm going to go through and look at the rest of your page :)
AbrisTheSimmer
OMGGGG YESS YOURE BACCK !!! YOU HAVE BEEN MISSED YOU LITERALLY HAVE NO CLUE !!
SinnersWay
Your work is beautiful and we are sooo happy to have you back! We've truly missed you Arnie
Jelissa
Thank u
Ne Ne
THANK YOUUUUUU WE NEEDED THISSS
Lauren
I got so excited to use this today only to learn I now have to wait till Feb 14th cause I'm broke :(
ThatBihD
YOU A BAAAAAAD MAMAJAMA MAN YOU BAD
Can Özmen
Smart appliances.
Briana Leslie
jazzed! everything already looks so clean dude
Jaclynn
I'm biting my nails. So eager for this! uhhh I cant contain the excitement! Im telling everyone I can about you on Twitch lol!
Amanda Lindsay
Omg!! I'm so glad you're back :)
Sking
This is great, it's an amazing job ❤️
PhilMills
Considering thr redesign the sims 4 had, this is great timing. in the sims modding world, your a legend. you have no idea how thrilled this makes me. so excited to have some quality back in modding!
Matt Vel
wow
Meka K. The Designer
I cannot wait for this mod, Thank You!
Meka K. The Designer
They have yet to be released. It will be available on January 28th.
Mary Louise
Once more completely amazed and so thrilled to see your content again!!
IsisNur
Where i download these items?
Donamarie Ainsworth
cant wait for this
Slammy
I'm very excited for this
Destiny Mashburn
Wow wow wow!!! ❤️ This shows how skillful and talented modders are and it's amazing.
Shaikirah
Oh my gosh!! Im so excited for this, words cannot even describe it
Julia Arenas
So excited for this, Arnie! Love your work. Hoping you can also update and maintain your dark mode UI mod. Your Dark UI seems so much cleaner and more chic than other mod options.
Faith Hurst Joseph
I'm like so happy right now like when I say delighted I mean like I'm screaming on the inside for this
Anna Douglass
I'm so excited for this! I can't wait to play with this!!!
Mellow
Super exciting!! :D Thank you so much!
Lele
Thank you for all that you do. This is amazing!
tajmahaal
Can't wait for both releases ! So happy that you've been back, thanks for all your hard work 🫶🏼
Hazel
Can't wait for the new release and the update of Plumfruit! Happy to see you back 🤎
Faith Hurst Joseph
I watched and I love it
Calley Maree
OMG YESSSSSS SUPERRR EXCITEDDDDDD!!!!!!!!
Danada Shiverdecker
WOW!! This is SUPER exciting!! You are truly one of THE most talented creators around. Congratulations on being you!!! I aspire to be you when I grow up....haha. Thank you for all you do!!
Juju Simone
yaaaasss
Kimie80
wow, you're just so impressive! I keep bragging about you to my IT husband hoping he'll consider getting into modding as well since he's fascinated by it and has experience with C++, python etc but with his gov job he doesn't get much extra time so he games with me for a bit and then sleeps lol
Arnie
Ok you're the second person asking for this, I'll think about it!
Arnie
Thank you so much omg!!!🥺
Arnie
🤖🤖 Luminova day has been added to your calendar🤖🤖
Alita Packard
I'M SOOOOO EXCITED!!!! This is SO awesome!
Koji
This is so cool! Congrats on your hard work!
Ebony Rodgers
ARNIE YOU ARE THE BEST, I am so EXCITED!!!
Devon Deprez
agreed I wish there was some integration between the two mods
Miss Skybourne
This is the best news ever!!!! Arnie I’ve severely missed your creativity 🫶🏾
Theresa Turner Pla
Wow, I can’t wait.
Antonia Penaloza
I CANNOT WAIT!
Coralynn Brewer
You never cease to amaze me. 🫶🫶🫶🫶👏👏👏👏 and I can't wait.
Miguel de Jesus
Out of all the mods available for this game, yours are my absolute must-haves! I’m so glad you’re back!
Kimberly H
Oh, Arnie! You are the absolute best! I can't wait for Tuesday to get here and I squealed when I read my beloved Plumfruit is coming next month. Thank you for sharing your amazing creations with us!
JoJo
This mod sounds great however I wouldn't use the thermostat unless it was integrated with Plumb Bros by Lot51
Sommychi Oparah
This is AMAZINGGGGGG
talia j.
Neo, clear my calendar for next Tuesday!!
Shahade Fonville
THIS IS AMAZING. I CAN'T WAIT TO DOWNLOAD AND PLAY WITH THESE ITEMS NEXT WEEK. 💕💕😍😍🙌🙌🙌
Amber Myers
im so happy for this, everything sounds INCREDIBLE & cannot WAIT for the return of the iconic plumfruit series 👏🏽👏🏽
MB
Arnie you need to be hired by EA because your content is in another dimension.
𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐮.𝟐𝟎
I’m so glad you are backkkk 😩, everything looks amazing!!!! No body does it like you 😩😩!!!
Dawatha
AHHHHH I was just thinking about something like this, and you being the perfect person for it!!!
Dace Cross
Yippy!!!!!
Evillin
I just can't wait to have it in my game. This looks just amazing. And plumfruit, I heard a lot about it, but never have chance to try it, I can't wait too.
Octavia Jackson
This is so amazing!! I am super excited!!
Clare H
Amazing work!! I’ve missed plumfruit sm :))
omareros2005
Maravilloso trabajo, muchísimas gracias !! ;P
marcio
this is so cool
Rave J
holy, this is actually incredible, cant wait to have this in my game! congratulations this is so cool!!!
Shonda Paige
OMG I am so happy you are back!!!!
Escarlet101
woow, so much work and detail was put into this. I cant wait :D
josé Laura garcía Gonzáles
te veo
Katherine Rayner
Im so excited
AlberaSims4
When will these mods be released on patreon?
james76
salut , j'espere que tu mettras à jour le mod Plumfruit , il etait si bon
