aecyia / sakura

Pink UI for The Sims 3

Sakura ♡

Play The Sims 3 ?

Tired of the blue UI ?

Want a light pink one ?

This project aims to recolour the UI, redesign icons, and more

It is mainly based on my personal preferences, but suggestions are welcome ♡

Installation

1. Set up your Mods Folder via this guide
2. Go to Releases -- Instructions are there too ♡
3. Download Sakura.package
4. Move to "Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods"
5. Place in Overrides OR Packages
6. Play + Enjoy ♡
7. Report any issues here

Conflicts

• Only use one recolour mod at a time
• Any other mod that changes the UI image assets
• If you have other mod packages that changes the assets, prioritize via Resource.cfg in your Mods folder

What Sakura changes / will change

• Most UI assets that were blue
• Celebrity Journal
• Create A Household Mode
• Build + Buy Modes
• Memories Scrapbook
• Player Profile and Wall
• Time Almanac
• World Adventures Journal
• Some Icons
• Many many more

What Sakura doesn't change . . . yet

• Competitions
• Map Tags
• SimPort
• Tutorials
• etc.
• Have an idea / suggestion? Send feedback here via a feature request ♡

♡

• Aesthetic -- Pink > Blue > Purple > Green
• Original tumblr post
• More screenshots in these discussions
• ModTheSims upload submission

aecyia ♡ VMPYRC ♡ Sakura ♡ 2023

sakura's Issues

Social Groups -- Jock Blue

• jock still blue
• post v0.0.4
• revert to orange

Adjust Trait Chips

• adjust a plumbot's trait chips
• trait selection is blue

Create A Plumbot Buttons

• create a plumbot
• blue when male, pink when female
• change to blue active

CAS Preset Background

• CAS
• Face Presets & etc.
• Background is blue
• Was pink in previous versions ( pre-v0.0.3 )
• Make pink again

Plumbot -- Active Sim Select -- Background

• Plumbot
• Active Sim Select
• Background is Pink Grid
• Change back ?

Celebrity Journal Colours

• Sim background ( purple )
• Check / accept button
• Golden / yellow text
• Green progress bar

Edit Town Button

• Edit Town
• Edit a lot, Build Buy Mode
• Is blue
• Make pink

University Life Loading Screen

• Loading Screen
• University
• Maybe replace ?

Loading Icon Stuttering

• Loading Icon Stuttering
• CAS, Progress, Mini-Load, etc.
• no image but it skips near the end of the cycle

Plumbot Needs -- Background

• Background is blue
• Make pink :3
• Occult / Species -- Plumbot
• Needs Tab

Relationship Tab Icons

• Relationship Tab
• Some icons are pink
• Maybe change back to original ?

Edit Town -- Lots Background

• Edit Town
• Show Households / Empty Houses / Community Lots
• Background is blue
• unsure how to change

Options Dialog

• Main Menu
• Options
• Part of the Background
• Minor Blues
• Above the dialog and in some areas below
• Make pink & consistent <3

Store Items

• Build Buy Mode -- Store Items Button
• Maybe revert back to the original ?

Collection Journal

• Inventory -- Collection Journal
• Is Pink
• maybe revert back to the original ?

Skill Journal -- Skill Colours

• Skill Journal
• Skill Level Colour
• Advanced Technology is 5, Writing is 10
• Difficult to see skill level

Career -- Holiday Circle

• Career Tab
• Holiday
• Circled is blue
• Make pink

Store Tabs

• Build Buy Mode -- Store -- Tabs
• original colours
• maybe change to blue ?

Actions are Blue

• Actions, Options
• Train horse for racing, select more options

Create A Style Button Icons

• Build / Buy Mode
• Create A Style
• Change the Palette and Colour Wheel Icons

Party Planner Balloons

• Throw Party
• Party Planner Balloons are pink
• Revert back to original

Social Group Notification Icon

• icons for notifications are unchanged
• change to new recolour

Career History Background

• original blue !
• make pink !

Inconsistent Backgrounds for Interactive Loading Screens