Decor with a Purpose: Books & Magazines as Bookshelves
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Uploaded: 24th Aug 2021 at 11:08 PM
Updated: 20th Nov 2022 at 9:18 PM
Updated: 20th Nov 2022 at 9:18 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT! I will no longer be posting new mods on MTS! I'll still maintain the ones here with bug fixes and major updates, but all updates and new mods will be posted on my Website and Patreon (link in profile)
Now stacked books can function just like bookshelves. Yes, there are already some space saving options like this, but they look so neat and organized. Some people (and sims) are messy. Now you can just have books laying around as decor and pretend to grab from the pile.
These are overrides to the EA objects giving them bookshelf tuning and moving them to the Bookshelf category. They’ve been removed from other categories to clean things up a bit. It shouldn't conflict with anything unless you have something else that happens to modify these objects specifically, but please let me know if you have any problems with it.
Update 11/20/22:
Past Updates:
Update 7/31/22:
Future Plans
Now stacked books can function just like bookshelves. Yes, there are already some space saving options like this, but they look so neat and organized. Some people (and sims) are messy. Now you can just have books laying around as decor and pretend to grab from the pile.
These are overrides to the EA objects giving them bookshelf tuning and moving them to the Bookshelf category. They’ve been removed from other categories to clean things up a bit. It shouldn't conflict with anything unless you have something else that happens to modify these objects specifically, but please let me know if you have any problems with it.
- Basegame Book Stacks (2 versions)
- Basegame Antique Books
- Basegame Clutter Box
- Cool Kitchen Stuff Cookbooks
- Discover University Book Stack
- Dream Home Designer Magazines
- Everyday Clutter Kit Magazines NEW
- Everyday Clutter Kit Chess Books NEW
- High School Years Book Stacks (2 versions)
- High School Years Book Pile
- Little Campers Kit Popup Books
- Moschino Stuff Pack Magazines
- Movie Hangout Stuff Plants & Books
- Vintage Glamour Stuff Magazines
- Werewolves Book Piles (2 versions)
Update 11/20/22:
- Added 2 new objects from Everyday Clutter Kit
- Added appropriate tags to objects so that teens can study for exams with HSY
- Added bonus Water Plants interaction to the MHO books if you have my Water Your Plants mod.
- Actually removed the PH magazine rack like I tried to do in the last update (I knew I'd miss something)
Past Updates:
Update 7/31/22:
- Added new objects from High School Years
- Made objects that originally went into inventories do it again. This means that the ByPack download now includes a TUNING file that you need for DU and HSY.
- Removed most objects from Decorations categories. There's more than enough Clutter in the game to fill that category without these clogging it up.
- Moved the Parenthood Magazine Rack to Should Have Been: Bookshelves. That seems to be a better fit for it so please download it from there if you want it.
- Added new objects from Werewolves. Actually I did this a while ago and forgot to upload it. Oops!
- Added a new object from Little Campers Kit
- I realized that having Separate, Merged, and Merged by pack was probably confusing so I’ll be slowly updating all my mods to use a new structure.
- So that means that starting with v1.5 the Separate download has been discontinued.
- Now there are two downloads: Merged and ByPack.
– Merged contains all objects in one file.
– ByPack contains a TUNING file and one file per pack. You can pick and choose the packs you have/want
– Each download also contains a file explaining this.
- Added a new object from Movie Hangout Stuff
- Fixed Basegame Short Book Stack and Basegame Clutter Box to work with the new swatches. I think those are the only ones that got new swatches but if I missed anything let me know.
- Added missing merged file for Basegame downloads
- Added Parenthood magazine rack. I think I've seen other versions of this one before so if you already have it you can ignore it, but I thought it made sense to include it for thoroughness.
- Changed the Cool Kitchen Stuff abbreviation from CK to CKS because I realized the possible confusion with Country Kitchen Kit (which will be CKK). I'll be doing the same for City Living and Cottage Living in another set soon.
- Moved the merged pack files into a subfolder in the zip. Should make it easier to just delete them if you only want the full merged version.
- Started adding version numbers to the zip files. I should have done this and the folder sooner, but I'm still figuring out how I want to organize things.
- Fixed the filename for the merged DU package. It doesn't actually matter but the inconsistency annoyed me. Just make sure you only have one DU file and you're good.
- Added Vintage Glamour Stuff magazines (with the statue on them)
- Reorganized the files because I realized it was overkill. The "Merged" file now contains both a file with all the bookshelves and a version separated by pack so you can get only what you want. The "Separate" file is exactly what it sounds like: each bookshelf separate.
Future Plans
- If you know of an object I missed let me know
Filename | Type | Size |
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Ilex_ALL_BooksAsBookshelves1.8_ByPack.zip | zip | |
Ilex_ALL_BooksAsBookshelves_TUNING.package | package | 4317 |
Ilex_BG_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 12937 |
Ilex_BooksAsBookshelves_INSTRUCTIONS.txt | txt | 404 |
Ilex_CKS_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 3965 |
Ilex_DHD_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 1606 |
Ilex_DU_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 2216 |
Ilex_ECK_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 9037 |
Ilex_HSY_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 7766 |
Ilex_LCK_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 2036 |
Ilex_MHO_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 5308 |
Ilex_MSP_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 3038 |
Ilex_VGS_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 4663 |
Ilex_WWV_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 6343 |
Filename | Type | Size |
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Ilex_ALL_BooksAsBookshelves1.8_Merged.zip | zip | |
Ilex_ALL_BooksAsBookshelves.package | package | 62225 |
Ilex_ALL_BooksAsBookshelves_INSTRUCTIONS.txt | txt | 521 |
This mod has specific instructions!
Merged contains all objects in one file. Nice and easy if you have all the packs included and want to minimize your mod files.ByPack contains a TUNING file and one file per pack. You can pick and choose the packs you have/want.
Filename | Size | Downloads | Date | |||||
Ilex_ALL_BooksAsBookshelves1.8_Merged.zip
Size: 16.8 KB · Downloads: 4,952 · 20th Nov 2022 |
16.8 KB | 4,952 | 20th Nov 2022 | |||||
Ilex_ALL_BooksAsBookshelves1.8_ByPack.zip
Size: 22.2 KB · Downloads: 1,684 · 20th Nov 2022 |
22.2 KB | 1,684 | 20th Nov 2022 | |||||
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Packs Needed
Other Information
Type:
– Object Mods
: Object Interaction Mods (things that change how sims interact with objects or their environment, like "Multi-owner door" or "sunbathe anywhere")
Packs Needed
Base Game | |
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Sims 4 |
Expansion Pack | |
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Discover University |
Game Pack | |
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Dream Home Decorator | |
Werewolves |
Stuff Pack | |
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Cool Kitchen Stuff | |
Movie Hangout Stuff | |
Vintage Glamour Stuff | |
Moschino Stuff |
Policy
ANNOUNCEMENT! I will no longer be posting new mods on MTS! I'll still maintain the ones here with bug fixes and major updates, but all updates and new mods will be posted on my Website and Patreon
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I have a Patreon if you want to donate and support me, but none of my functionality mods are locked behind a paywall.
If you want to test my mods in early access, become a translator, or just join my little community you can join my Discord server. The server is also typically the best way to get in touch with me if you have a question or problem.