If you’re looking for better lighting and less glow in The Sims 4, LumiaLoverSims and AronSims have just released NoGlo and NoBlu. These mods remove the “blue glow” that that appears on Sims and Objects even without lighting, and also bring a better lighting experience to the game overall. Downloads HQ and No Glow mods. HQ mod for 1.67 // HQ+No Glow mod for 1.67. HQ mod for 1.69 // HQ+No Glow mod for 1.69. HQ strengths are 2560. I will no longer accept requests for different strengths.

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Hello Everyone! 🙂
I hope those of you in America had a very lovely 4th of July!

I thought I would share a few pics I took while playing around in Praaven and trying out a couple of lighting Mods. 🙂

Who lives for lipstick, winged eyeliner, making comics, the occult, sailor moon and stretched ears. Downloading a lighting/water mod for the sims 3 was probably the best thing I did lately. Also, changing my default eyes from the tiffany one’s to these pinstruck ones by burnt waffles, who aslo is the one who made the lighting mod.

I needed to see how some of my Live Mode mods were working so I created a random Sim to test them out. His name is Gereint (pronounced Gair-ain’t ), I got the name from a medieval fantasy book I am reading, and he’s a fisherman who lives out by the docks. I built up his home on a lot that would have space for a horse and plopped them down into it. I forget his horse’s name, it’s a long one that showed up when I rolled the dice in CAS, and it sounded medieval so I kept it.

Anyhoo, here he is riding away from town on the grand bridge to return home. (No lighting mod is present here)

^Was trying to catch the pretty mountain in the background, but it was too early in the morning hence why it was covered by clouds.

When he got home I had to have him try out the Logs Treadmill! I still laugh hysterically over it!
I swear someone came up with the idea to create it because they were probably like: “My Knight sims need to workout” or “My sims have nothing to DO in Praaven so let me give them something to do!” And the logs really ROLL!

^I mean it really was quite clever.

As the sun began to set here’s how it looked over the Castle Keep:

^Hey I got the Lighthouse in that pic too!

Then when the stars came out:

So, the reasons I decided to use a lightning mod in the world.

First, the world is a little dark. More than I would like it to be, but certainly not as bad as MH. (Though I don’t think ANY world out there is as dark as MH! )
I get that in the Middle Ages all they had for light was torches and candles so naturally places seemed a little more dark then how it is in our day, but…that didn’t mean that the outdoors was dark! (Except at night – Don’t take the “Dark Ages” term too literally creator of the world. 😛 )

And I will admit that I had a couple of conflicting mods that caused the world to look almost as dark as MH! True story, not even kidding. I was like, “What the!?” once I opened the game again after downloading some mods. The water even looked black!
So naturally I promptly got rid of the mods that I figured were the culprits. All is well now.

When you download Praaven the water is not blue, it’s green. (At least that’s how it shows up in my game – I run the game using disks – so I wanted to give anyone who wants to add this world to their game a heads up that that is normal).

Looksie:
^As you can see it’s really not a dark world…but to me it was just a hair too dark for my taste. (And I gotta admit I hated that sewer green water while in Edit Town – it’s normal/blue in Live Mode, don’t worry. 😉 ) We all have our quirks and preferences you know? 😛

So I had a Lighting Mod saved in my backups folder and decided to throw it into my Praaven Mods folder to give it a try. 🙂 (I also threw in the Realistic Clouds Mod as well. )
(The lighting mod I had was Burnt Waffles Fresh Cut Day 2.5 with IP water)

When my game finally loaded up onto the Map Mode I was like:

Isn’t that GORGEOUS!? ❤
I’d never been so excited to use a lighting mod in all my life!

I HAD to see how it looked in Live Mode!

Hello again Gereint! 😛

*Gasp!*
Oh my!

And now to look at my favorite mountain!

Oooohhh.

Naturally the “heat waves” were masking it as it’s a hot Summer right now in Praaven. 😉

As gorgeous as that all looked I felt like the IP water was a bit too bright and tropical for a world like Praaven. So, I went back to Burnt Waffles site and got the same lighting mod (switched to the 3.0 version for longer daylight, I felt it necessary for this world) but with Lucky Palms water instead as I felt that would fit better.

Replaced the other lighting mod in the Mods folder, loaded up the game, annnnnnd……….

Perfect!

It was then I sent Gereint out to fish since the poor guy looked bored.

Such a beautiful day. ❤ I had to take more pictures.

The mountain with the clouds cleared:

❤

And now my Praaven world is ready to be populated. Well, I still have a few more edits to do in the Castle and with other buildings in the Keep, but I’m making progress!

A couple of outtakes here:

I felt so sorry for this poor newspaper kid running around the vast, road-less world delivering papers. 😦

^Because in a world without roads they can’t even use Bikes either…

And this is a medieval Juice Keg my friends!

*If you’re curious about any of the mods I used I’d be happy to link them to you, in the comments, but if you do a quick Google search of them you should be able to find them quickly. 😉 *

Happy Simming everyone!

Despite enjoying great popularity and still getting new content packs, The Sims 4 has been out for almost six years now.

And the graphics have begun to show their age despite the game’s cartoonish style slowing the process(and everyone waiting for Sims 5 details).

Luckily, Sims lovers in the fandom have always been a fertile breeding ground for passionate modders. They stay hard at work improving the game’s functionality, and more importantly, its looks.

This is generally achieved with a combination of tweaked graphic effects and updated textures in the form of custom content, either hyper-realistic or following the game’s original clay-like art style.

The sheer amount of variety can make modding appear to be a daunting task, so I’ve put together this list ranking all the best graphic-enhancing mods that can make your game more aesthetically pleasing.

But I’ve also dropped in a few options for the hardcore mod-enthusiasts out there too. Enjoy!

12. ReShade

ReShade isn’t exactly a mod, but a graphics injector that works on many games.

It lets you tweak several effects like chromatic aberration, lighting, and a whole other slew of visual options.

While playing around with the program’s settings will eventually give you the perfect look for you, this can be a very time consuming trial-and-error process.

So most people prefer downloading presets uploaded by other users.

This is hardly the least important tool on this list, but it’s necessary to understand before we take a look at some of the best presets available online.

11. Pixelore’s Drama ReShade

One of the most well-known presets used by Sims 4 players is Pixelore’s Drama ReShade, which lends your game a very cinematic feel reminiscent of something released in the mid-2000s.

Light sources look much brighter, as if your game was being shot from an actual camera.

This same effect also highlights your Sims’ facial features thanks to the light being reflected off their skin.

This preset is ideal for storytelling screenshots too. And it comes in both day and night versions for an easier setup.

10. Honeybodies Nostalgia ReShade

Another very popular ReShade preset is this melancholic, nostalgia-inducing one by creator Honeybodies.

It gives your game the look of old pictures, the kind you took with a disposable Kodak camera back in the ‘90s and have lost some color over time.

Your Sim probably has a picture that looks like this stored somewhere deep within a drawer in their bedroom.

It’s ideal for storytelling screenshots and just making your game look very, very dramatic. The sepia filter is optional.

9. Money and Milk ReShade

If rather than nostalgia you’d rather add a warm, homely feeling to your game, then the Money and Milk ReShade by Midpoosimmer is your best bet.

This makes heavy use of focus effects, blurring far-away backgrounds, and giving your game a decidedly photographic look.

Which is amazing for photoshoots depicting your Sims having wholesome fun with family and friends. Or something more depraved, up to you.

If your Sims could post this to social media, it’s safe to say they’d get a lot of likes.

8. Clear Bloom ReShade

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The most versatile preset I could find that’s fit for gameplay rather than screenshots is Clear Bloom by creator Amoebae.

This ReShade will make your game look bright and colorful in a way the vanilla game just can’t achieve.

It’s also relatively discreet, so it’s perfect if you just want to give your game a slight facelift.

It’s also one of the easier presets to understand & edit, if you don’t mind opening ReShade from time to time so you can tweak it.

This will let you have a custom look to suit your tastes without having to dive so deep into the program.

7. Stealthic’s Hair Mods

Among a Sim’s customizable characteristics, their hair is one of the most influential in their overall look.

We’ve covered a huge list of hair mods for Sims 4, but this one definitely deserves a mention as a graphics enhancer too.

Proficient creator Stealthic offers a wide array of extra hair swatches to use in CAS with a much more stylish and realistic look than vanilla.

It’s what’s known by the community as an “alpha” CC.

While originally made to go with hyper-detailed skin and eye textures, they look just fine when coupled with the base game’s cartoonish look.

These elaborate hairstyles are ideal for Sims with a very active social media presence, vampires with a penchant for the dramatic, and just Sims who use a lot of hair conditioner.

6. Hair Physics Simulation

And if you’re getting better hair for your CAS, you can’t miss the chance to also give it some mobility.

This mod by creator GuiMerman_Z tweaks a Sim’s rig, the “skeleton” that controls their movements and joints.

By doing so, most hair types will sway as they walk, run, or dance. Immersive!

Luckily, most CC hairstyles are built on top of vanilla rigs by default. So they’ll all be equally enhanced by these newly introduces hair physics.

5. Encore Eyes

According to William Shakespeare, the eyes are the windows of the soul.

Which makes them key in establishing a Sim’s look and personality. I mean, if they weren’t weird digital creatures living in your computer.

Encore Eyes by Kelly-Hannah is one of the most versatile eye-enhancing mods available for Sims 4, because it lets you replace all of the vanilla eyes for this bright and detailed version.

It feels much nicer than just adding them as extra swatches to your CAS – which you can also do. But go with Encore Eyes for the full effect.

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4. Kijiko’s 3D Lashes

And if you’re making eyes look so much better, it would be too jarring not to also replace the default cartoony eyelashes for something a bit more sophisticated too.

Kijiko’s 3D eyelashes are the most popular and widely recommended CC to give your Sims some gorgeous eyelashes, which look great on both alpha-looking Sims and more vanilla-friendly ones.

There’s even a version made specifically for kids!

3. PralineSims’ Eyebrows and Make-Up

Once you’ve seen what some small changes can do towards making your Sims beautiful, you won’t be able to stop yourself from completing the transformation.

Famous creator PralineSims has tons of CC to make your Sims look better. Including much-needed HD eyebrows and make-up that’ll give them a more lifelike appearance.

Whether you want matte or glossy lipstick, glitter in your eye-shadow, or just picture-perfect influencer eyebrows – it’s all there!

2. Luumia’s Vanilla Skin

There’s a truly immense variety of skin-replacement mods available for The Sims 4.

You’ll find stuff ranging from very mild enhancements to hyper-detailed alpha CC.

Luumia’s Vanilla Skin belongs somewhere inbetween, enhancing the overall texture quality and detail of your Sims’ epidermis while maintaining the original game’s somewhat clay-like look so they don’t appear out-of-place in the game.

This also lets you experiment more with different kinds of CC, as both alpha and more traditional additions to your CAS will both work pretty well with this skin tone.

1. HQ Mod

If you truly want to take your Sims world to the limit, you’ll want to get the HQ Mod.

This lets the game load 4K textures among quite a few other graphical things.

It’s generally only used for screenshots, as it not only requires you to replace every single texture for HQ-compatible versions, but can only be run by truly powerful gaming rigs.

I mean 4K is no joke.

That said, if you’ve got an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti hooked up to your computer then it’s worth pouring in time to get all the textures and effects you need.

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Nothing is stopping you from turning your Sims 4 playthrough into a truly sublime piece of eye-candy.

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