Beekeeper Hat Updo Variant (F; T, YA, A)
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2025/05/16 – #2
- Changed shaders to match those of the original beekeeper hat from the Supernatural expansion. Lighting seems to be the same when trying to take the same screenshots in the same location, so new screenshots seem unnecessary. This new version does not replace the hair from the previous, as they have different TGIs. Therefore, add the new version, and change the hair of the Sims using the old version to the new version. Players can keep the old version installed alongside the new if desired.
- Added missing bone that was stored in the University Life expansion (hair was cloned from the graduation cap updo hair from that expansion). That should prevent the game from crashing for players without that expansion.
- Set the starting vertex ID for each group to 20000.
- Aligned normals and reordered the hat and hair groups; this seems to have fixed the floating piece of hair seen at certain angles.
- Adjusted the UV map very slightly due to noticing some sharpness at very specific angles.
It always irked me that the Sims 3 only included one beekeeper hat hairstyle. I found it immersion-breaking when my long-haired Sims would suddenly sport a shorter hairstyle for when they would use the beekeeping box, which would instantly grow back to their preferred length after they were done with it.
Seeing as nobody else had made a long hair variant of the beekeeper hat hair, I decided to figure out it how to do it myself. I have no prior experience with 3D meshes, but I was able to get the updo hairstyle to work with the beekeeper hat. It's available for female teens, young adults, and adults.
Tools Used
- S3PE (For creating packages and importing resources into them and editing their chunk entries)
- S3OC (Used to clone CAS parts for extracting their resources with its above sister project)
- TSRW 2.0.88 (Used to create CAS parts from existing ones and export them as Sims3Packs)
- Delphy's Sims 3 Pack Multi-Extracter (Used to convert the Sims3Packs exported by TSRW into .package files)
- Blender 2.79 (Used to edit the meshes and realign their UV maps)
- Milkshape 3D (Used to combine groups and add extra data to the meshes so that they didn't show up as pitch black in-game; also used to convert the .simgeom files into .obj files to import into Blender, and to convert the .obj files exported by Blender into .wso files to import into TSRW)
- GIMP (Used to edit DDS textures extracted from the reference CAS parts to align with the UV maps of the new CAS part meshes)
- Meshing Toolkit (Used to assign bones to and create morphs for the new CAS part meshes)
- SimGeom MTNF and TGI Editor (Used to change the shaders of the new CAS part meshes for transparency)
| Filename | Type | Size |
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| afHairHatBeekeeperUpdo.package (with old shaders).zip | zip | |
| afHairHatBeekeeperUpdo.package | package | 3284308 |
| Filename | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| afHairEP7HatBeekeeperUpdo.package.zip | zip | |
| afHairEP7HatBeekeeperUpdo.package | package | 3187236 |
This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below for more information.
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afHairEP7HatBeekeeperUpdo.package.zip
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Uploaded: 16th May 2025, 2.25 MB.
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afHairHatBeekeeperUpdo.package (with old shaders).zip
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Uploaded: 16th May 2025, 2.24 MB.
116 downloads.
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Install Instructions
1. Click the download button, or the filename, to download the file to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file. Now you will have either a .package or a .sims3pack file.
For Package files:
1. Cut and paste the file into your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages folder. If you do not already have this folder, you should read the full guide to Package files first: Sims 3:Installing Package Fileswiki, so you can make sure your game is fully patched and you have the correct Resource.cfg file.
2. Run the game, and find your content where the creator said it would be (build mode, buy mode, Create-a-Sim, etc.).
For Sims3Pack files:
1. Cut and paste it into your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads folder. If you do not have this folder yet, it is recommended that you open the game and then close it again so that this folder will be automatically created. Then you can place the .sims3pack into your Downloads folder.
2. Load the game's Launcher, and click on the Downloads tab. Find the item in the list and tick the box beside it. Then press the Install button below the list.
3. Wait for the installer to load, and it will install the content to the game. You will get a message letting you know when it's done.
4. Run the game, and find your content where the creator said it would be (build mode, buy mode, Create-a-Sim, etc.).
Extracting from RAR, ZIP, or 7z: You will need a special program for this. For Windows, we recommend 7-Zip and for Mac OSX, we recommend Keka. Both are free and safe to use.
Need more help?
If you need more info, see:
- For package files: Sims 3:Installing Package Fileswiki
- For Sims3pack files: Game Help:Installing TS3 Packswiki
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Beekeeper Hat Updo Variant (F; T, YA, A)