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Fog emitter and effects in Sims 3
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Fog emitter and effects in Sims 3

How to use the fog emitter and visual effects in The Sims 3 to create scenes.

To create effects without using computer graphics, you can use the fog emitter included in the base game tools.

The fog emitter appears in The Sims 3 with the Ambitions expansion pack.

How to find the fog emitter

  1. Enter the developer cheat:
TestingCheatsEnabled true
  1. Then enable debug mode:
buydebug
  1. A section with a question mark will appear in Buy Mode.

The object that looks like a green mirrored sphere is the fog emitter.

Fog emitter

How to change the effect

By default, the emitter creates regular fog, but you can change it.

  1. Hold Ctrl + Shift
  2. Click the object
  3. Select Set Visual Effect
  4. Enter the effect code

Effect list:

https://darasims.com/stati/tutorial/tutor_sims3/898-generator-tumana-i-vizualnye-effekty-v-sims-3.html

Summary

The fog emitter is a simple way to add:

  • smoke
  • atmospheric effects
  • visual accents

It works without external software or complicated graphics.