reading animation override 2.0
update:
upd. 2.07.25: guys, please download the new file if you have the life and death expansion! it fixes the start and end of the animation for the write goal interaction. the file is called "simkatu_reading_addon_fix_lifedeath". this file is the same for both the standard and extended versions.
upd. 8.19.24: : I fixed the kids reading!! please download the file again! sorry about that :( thank you very much for your support 🤍
standard version with 8 reading poses
I managed to make reading override 2.0, with different poses for different genders and places. also, all the bugs from previous overrides have been fixed, no one will fall into a bar stool anymore and sims will be able to read on a rocking chair with normal animation, etc.
reading poses on dining chairs:
reading poses on sofas:
reading poses on beds:
reading poses at the table:
reading poses on living chairs:
in the standard version of the override reading poses on living chairs are the same as on sofas
in the extended version of the override, which is available to subscribers from $5 the following poses on living chairs are also added:
I'm very happy that I was able to fix my previous overrides and expand it so much! write if you have any problems.
p.s.: please delete my files with previous reading overrides! they are called "simkatu override read book seated" and "simkatu animations override reading seatedtable".
you need to download the main file. and if you have the "life and death" expansion, you also need to get the "simkatu_reading_addon_fix_lifedeath.package" ❤️
Comments (81)
is it updated
Hello is this updated?
it's compatible!
Hey, thank u for your wonderful work. is it updated ?
need to know too
Is it possible for the reading on living chairs to be the same as reading on dining chairs? The crossed leg animation is so lovely!
i hope someday i’ll redo this mod and improve it
is simkatu_reading_addon_fix_lifedeath only need one?I see override reading books seated has it too. english is not my language……
You only need the add-on if you have the life and death expansion pack
Thanks so much for making such great animations. They really enhance gameplay as well as storytelling. :)
thank you for such a sweet comment! ❤️
Hi! I was wondering if it was possible to somehow get males use the female animations?
i’m definitely planning to update this mod in the future and add that option! it might take some time though, since i also want to improve the animations themselves while i’m at it
Hi, I have a problem that when adding animations for reading, my reading animation in bed crashes, is there any way to fix this? Or did I just set something up wrong?
so sorry to hear that! could you please describe the issue in more detail? when you started reading a book in bed (not using the new “read in bed” mod, but the regular in-game action), did the action suddenly stop? does it happen every time or only sometimes? did any error pop up when it happened? i’ll try to test it and see what might be causing the problem
HI, I love this animation, but I noticed that my Sim's child stretches out when sitting to read. Is this a known issue or is there something that might be conflicting?
disregard my last comment if you saw it, it seems she updated the mod! they should look normal now.
I honestly liked the old animations better. These seem way to uncomfortable the way the sims were sitting. Can't you do a multiple versions?\
sorry, i won’t be making multiple versions - it’s a lot of work to create a mod like this, and making several just for different preferences isn’t really doable. i do plan to update this mod in the future, since i also feel like some of the current poses could look more natural. but that update (whenever it happens) will still be based on this same version
Обожаю ваши анимации! Спасибо большое!
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Hello! I love your animations so much, they breathe new life into my game, i just wanted to run something by you in relation to this mod because it was definitely a... spooky surprise. I was playing with the newest EP, in which I was able to assign customers activities to read books. Well, when children sat down and read books, their skeletons stretch and deform while they play these reading animations. I downloaded the Life and Death fix to be sure, cause I own the pack, and the stretching of children still occurs. I have some screenshots I took in case you'd need them. But I do love your animations and I can't play my game without them, keep up the great work! ♥
thank you so much for your kind words and for letting me know about the issue! i just tested the interaction in my own game and didn’t experience the problem, but i do have two ideas for what might be causing it: 1. you might be using an older version of the override — one that didn’t yet change the child animation. (a version with that terrible bug was accidentally up on my patreon for the first two or three days after release.) 2. it’s possible you’re using a mod that expands business functionality? in my game, children only show up with an adult, and when that happens they use the proper child animation. but maybe your mod allows children to come alone, and that could be why the animation breaks. please try re-downloading the file and updating it in your mods folder. if you have the time or energy, i’d really appreciate it if you could let me know whether the bug is still there after the update — especially when children arrive with an adult. either way, i’m really sorry you had to deal with this. that sounds like such an unpleasant experience, and i hate the thought of my mods causing weird glitches with sims people love 💔
really in love with your mods!!!🌹 can you share please what lighting/gshaders do you use?
thank you ❤️ i use: 1. softerhaze - sunblind 2. senshi reshade preset 3.0 3. [northern siberia winds] better in-game lighting mod v1.1 – average base light rooms 4. luumia mod – noBluv2darkest 5. luumia mod – noGlov2.1
Love this too ♥
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Where can I find the updated version?
the updated file is attached to the post! 💛
Hello, sorry if this is a silly question, but are the animations gendered?
Yes
should I download the life and death or extended? In your update it says to download life and death, but I wasn't sure if it included the extended animations.
i believe both of them, since it's labelled "addon" and is significantly lighter in file size :)
Thank you!!! As a book nerd I am SOOOOO excited to try this mod <3
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Would love another version of the reading on bed but while they're relaxing/laying in bed! <3
i really want to make this too, but i haven’t been able to yet :( hopefully i’ll figure it out someday!
i love this so much thanks a lot!!! i just discovered you and already feel like your overrides will change my game *u* ♡ i also wanted to ask if it would be too complicated to add a male version with the same animation as the girl reading on the dining chair? i have some male sims who are very elegant and feel like they would sit in that posture quite a lot. no trouble if it's too much work though, i just wanted to try my chance! ♡
thank you so much! i completely understand, and i’ve thought about this a lot myself. sometimes i feel a bit awkward creating such stereotypical masculine and feminine animations. i’m still figuring out how to approach this in a better way, but i do have some ideas on how to improve. over time, i want to make overrides and mods that offer more freedom and flexibility. it’s just that everything takes so much time, and there’s so much i want to do, it feels like i can’t keep up! 😅 thank you again for your thoughtful comment
Would it be possible to include reading from a tablet to these relaxed poses/animations? Possibly a cross legged use laptop on floor and couches/living chairs?
i’ll think about it... at first glance, it sounds a bit tricky to implement. thank you for the idea! 😊
Wow, I'm so glad you kept working on these animations. I saw in version 1.0 that you weren't sure if you were going to keep working with it. But these are so amazing, they are a necessity for my gameplay now.
thank you so much for your kind comment! 🥰 i’m planning to make a 3rd version because i’ve noticed some anatomy issues in a few poses. i hope it’ll be even better))
Hiii love your mods! I just discovered your mods but I'm having the kids glitch personnaly, they stretch and it creeps me out lol! It mostly happens when they're doing their homework on the sofa !
thank you so much for telling me!! that sounds awful, and i’m so sorry for this bug. i’ll check it out as soon as possible and do my best to fix it!
Hi, I just found this mod (I used to have other mods you made in the past, I always liked them) and it's really good, I love the life your animations add to the game. However, I was wondering if keeping a "special" version of this mod only for paying patrons is allowed by EA. On this link: https://help.ea.com/en/help/the-sims/the-sims-4/the-sims-4-mods-policy/ Specifically these parts: "Mods must be non-commercial and distributed free-of-charge. Mods can’t be sold, licensed, or rented for a fee, nor can Mods contain features that would support monetary transactions of any type." and "We recognize that creating Mods takes time and resources. To offset these development costs, Mod developers may: offer an early access incentive for a reasonable amount of time. After a reasonable early access period, all players must be able to access the Mods in full for free regardless of whether they donate."
thank you for bringing this up! i’ll take a closer look at ea’s policy. at the time this mod was released, i noticed this approach with exclusive add-ons being used by many other mod creators and thought it was a nice way to thank my patrons. however, i’ve since rethought my decision about offering exclusive extended versions of mods. starting with this mod, i haven’t done that anymore. i’ll update this mod again when i have time and release a single unified version for everyone.
Hi, I love these overrides they're so so so cute. I wondered if you've considered making a similar sofa override for watching the tv, I know you have a relaxed tv watch override but I just LOVE how females sit when they're reading and just think it would be the cutest to see my sim sit like that watching tv. Thanks for the overrides!
hi! thank you so much for your sweet words 🥰 i’m so happy you love the overrides! creating animations takes a huge amount of time and effort, even when working with existing poses, so unfortunately, i’m not able to take on something like this right now. i also really want sims to have more cute and varied poses for different actions – it makes everything feel more alive for me! if you’d like to create a similar override for yourself, feel free to use my files to work with the poses and codes. just a heads-up, though – it does take quite a bit of skill and time to put something like this together. thank you again for your kind words and support!
Also when she does try to read the book again it won’t appear in her hand if ,I don’t reset her, and if the book is on the floor it’ll glitch while her hand is like that it’ll open on the floor and move as if she’s reading it while she’s reading from her empty hand.
hi! thank you for letting me know about this issue. it’s possible this might be a bug in the game itself - I remember experiencing something similar even without the override. anyway i’ll check the mod to see if there’s anything causing it
Hi is there an update for this mod cause after my sim is done reading it glitches and her hand acts as if she’s holding a book with nothing in it. But she still moves around and does stuff with her hand like that glitches other animations
Simkatu Dear modder, here's another link for you to think about. Or meant. The link is, as usual, YouTube and there's a character sleeping there. https://youtu.be/SmDWt9g_E_c?si=esS1g3dHa_kPIsV8
I already told you that I really like your mod. But it needs to be done soul, for example, how about this full animations with sleep seeds in the process and a variety of sleep with animals. As in life, I'm writing to you and next to me on my bed a cat is sleeping, this is not in the Sims 4. But this is + 100% to the atmosphere. For example, the players I followed on their broadcast during the sleep of their Sims just fuss or play at ×2 speed because there are no details in the game. There is no atmosphere that I would like to make. And your mods with utopiey give them. And therefore expand your mods. deepen them. The link leads to YouTube, just watch this calmly. Players will also be able to enjoy simple moments as in life we often rush somewhere and have stopped giving significance in simple things to look for it. enjoy or just watch the cuteness and admire something simple and ordinary. link to see the video on YouTube. https://youtu.be/mI9m8FbIGGE?si=6HFAkCfY05mWIZ-S
thank you! ❤️
This is my favorite animation override ever!
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Hello! I really love your mods. I just wanted to know if they are compatible with the new patch. Thanks!
hi, thank you so much! yes, everything works great with the new patch 💓
my child sims wont do the reading animations you made just normal base game animations
yes, the kids have animations from the game
Dear modder. The replacements are not bad. But it's time to start making a full-fledged mod out of this. Like wickid whims. With its mechanics. When you click on an object, a lust icon appears. What if you turn the replacement mod into gameplay animations. You click on an object, select the mod icon and choose how your sim should stand or sit and read a book. Maybe, maybe, sleep. And so that there was an autonomy setting. And changing animations, for example, during long work at the computer and neck stretching. Reading books. Sleep and so on. I don't demand anything from you personally. Just a form of wish. Since I lack depth and realism in the sim animations. And I think you could handle it. But to make your job easier, suggest that we and other modders make animations or translate them from wicked whims to yours. Without sexual connotation, just beautiful animations of interactions. Like a kiss. slap on the butt. can lick the cheekbone with the tongue. In general, various kinds of romantic animations. Because there, except for the visual, they do not give anything else. No moodlets. No full feeling and understanding of what your sim just did. Like if you aim, then it is perceived as lust.
thank you so much for your ideas and suggestions! they are really cool, and I can see how they would add more depth to the game. unfortunately, for now, I feel like that kind of project might be a bit beyond my current modding skills. I'm not at the level of some of the larger mod creators, like those behind wicked whims, but I really appreciate your confidence in me! I'll definitely keep your ideas in mind as I continue to grow and improve 🤍
Is this extra bit early access or are you really charging 5 bucks for "the rest of the mod"?
thank you for your question! I’ve seen this approach used in modding, where a basic version is available for everyone and a more extended version is offered to patrons. I think it’s okay to have an extended version with just a couple of extra poses, since almost the entire mod is available for free. I hope you understand!
omg this is amazing!! thanks <3333
I'm so glad you like it! thank you!! 💓
this is amazing
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Thank you so so much! I really appreciate the time you took with these because I adore the animations! It feels alive :D. Thank you \o/
I’m so happy to hear that!! thank you so much for your kind words!
You're so dope
thank u 💗😎
Love it!!
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You are a genius! <3
🥺🥺thank you very much for your support
Thank you, thank you :)
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You are just the best!
🥺🥺 thank u!!
