Animated Wings Mod
Added 2023-09-07 19:00:05 +0000 UTC!!!Compatible with the February 25th, 2025 Patch!!!
UPDATES:
*02/26/2025
Fixed an error that would trigger when using the "Fly Around" interaction.
10/04/2024
Fixed the targeted "Select Wings" cheat interaction, so the selection menu should pop up. (Only the main mod file needs to be updated.)
06/02/2024
Added compatibility with the new Angel and Demon Wing Set
New interaction for sims with equipped wings that allows them to fly around. ***This REQUIRES the animation package from my Fairies vs. Witches mod in order to work. If you don't have that mod, you only need to add the "SP_FvW_Animations" package to your game.***
03/17/2024
Updated to fix a bug that caused some features to be broken from the last game patch.
Hello!
This is a mod that I've periodically come back to and tried to finish for QUITE a while and I've finally gotten it to work! This mod adds a wide selection of wings for fairy sims that are actually animated, without altering the sim rig or overriding any game files. Beyond that, you have the ability to customize them even more with visual effects, size adjustments, movement patterns, and additive colors! I must stress that these are NOT CAS ITEMS and are not found in Create-A-Sim, but rather added with special interactions.
Let's go over the features!
Mod Walkthrough Video: https://youtu.be/LhbqilN7Ha8
Download link is at the bottom of this post! ⬇️
Application
These wings are not CAS items and therefore are NOT applied in Create-A-Sim.
However, if you enter "testingcheats true" into the cheat console and shift+left click your sim, you will find a pie menu called "Wings", where you can select "Enable Animated Wings". This will allow you to click your sim, navigate to the "Wings" menu, and choose "Select Wings", which will open a list of all wings you have installed. From there, you can choose which wings you want to give your sim! Once your selection is made, they'll be applied to the sim and then you'll be able to further customize their visual effects, color, and more.
To remove the wings temporarily, you'll have the option to "Hide Wings", which will keep them hidden until you select the "Unhide Wings" interaction. Or, if you want to remove the wings permanently, you can select "Purge All Wings", which will delete any wings the sim has saved to them as well as any wings they're wearing.
(If you have my Fairies vs. Witches Mod, which is now updated to work with this mod, fairies will automatically have the option to select wings and they will be applied and removed whenever the fairy channels or represses their magic!)
Customization
Once your sim has their wings, you'll be able to click the wings (not the sim) and choose from a selection of customization options!
Color - There is a wide array of color choices that will add a hue on top of the wing texture. Some colors are very vibrant, while others will only add a subtle tint.
Effects - There are several visual effect options to give your wings a magical feel, from dark tendrils to flames or sparkles!
Size - Pretty straightforward, there are three size options: Average, Grand, and Petite.
Speed - You'll have the ability to choose from a selection of movement patterns. These will make the wings flap quickly and sporadically, slow and steady, fast like a hummingbird, and more.
Ages
These wings are available for Infant-Elder life stages and are applied the same way for each stage. Each variation of wings available has a separate package for Infants/Toddlers, Children, and Teens-Elders.
Wings for NPC Sims
Animated wings can be applied to NPC sims as long as you've enabled "testingcheats"! Just shift+left click the NPC, navigate to the "Wings" pie menu, and choose "Select Wings". This will bring up the wing selection menu, where you can choose the style and variation. From there, you'll be able to customize the color, effects, size, and speed just like your household sims, as well as remove their wings from the cheat menu if you decide you don't want them to have wings or you want to change the style.
Installation
Installation is pretty much the same as my other mods:
1. Extract the files from the zip folder and place all folders into your game's Mods folder. This is usually found in (C:\Users\*NAME\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods). I also recommend placing all files DIRECTLY in the mods folder if you have issues getting the mod to work, especially the .ts4script file.
2. Done!
Compatibility
This mod doesn't alter the sim rig or override any game files, so it shouldn't conflict with any other mods. HOWEVER, I cannot guarantee that the wings will work perfectly with every mod, especially the Wicked Whims mod. There shouldn't be any game-breaking bugs, but mods like that may interfere with wings staying attached to sims who engage in "enhanced woohoo". 😂
Permissions
If any of you wish to create retextures of my animated wings, you are absolutely allowed to do so! As long as you clone your retextures from my wings and do not remove the custom tags, they will show up in the wing selection menu.
Also, if you post your retextures for public use, make sure to include a link to this mod. Without my mod installed, retextured wings WILL NOT WORK.
Future Plans
As always, I have plans to expand on this mod in the future. I'd like to add more styles, visual effects, animations, differently rigged wings such as bird or "angel"-like wings, bat wings, etc.
I also have plans to create other animated body parts, such as wagging tails for werewolves, pegasus wings for horses, tentacles for mermaids, etc.
Let me know what ideas you have, what you'd like to see me create, or what you'd like me to add to this mod! :)
Credits
Thank you to AstralBlu on Deviantart for creating the beautiful wing assets that I used for the set of Winx Club wings!
And a huge thank you to the modders on Discord who helped me in trying to make these animated wings work! It took some updated code to make them functional, but their help was integral to creating the finished product. :)
Comments
I am still getting the tuning error for animating wings. Whenever the exception appears, all interactions in my household cancel out - wing-related or not. While I know you have a ton of big mods so updates take time, so this is not a call for rush (he has a ton of his plate as it is), is there any knowledge or estimate as to when an update will be coming out for this error?
West Cannistraro
2025-02-25 22:17:26 +0000 UTCthis mod hasn't worked for me since December. is anyone else having this issue?
Brittany Perea
2025-02-22 13:44:50 +0000 UTCdid you ever get a solution to this? im currently having this issue, its saying an attribute is read-only
Starr Van Tuyl
2024-12-30 23:48:14 +0000 UTCI am getting a tuning error for the animated wings
Afeto
2024-11-12 23:41:43 +0000 UTCyeah ive been having the same!!
Mitchell ivey
2024-09-24 09:09:25 +0000 UTCI'm having an issue with the wings. When I try to cheat to select another glade fairy's wings, the action just keeps disappearing. can you please fix it ? its slightly annoying cause I love making my fairy wings match their power sources. thank yous
ally
2024-09-18 15:55:02 +0000 UTCdid you ever get a fix for this?
Mitchell ivey
2024-08-30 13:38:20 +0000 UTCme and ive tried contacting him and hes not replied... its beyond infuriating
Mitchell ivey
2024-08-17 12:34:41 +0000 UTCdo i keep having issues with my animatedwings tuning all of a sudden the LE's are coming back with a 10-30% cause most of the time but sometimes it comes back with 100% ive also been having issues with my fairy families not responding to commands anyone else have this issue?
Mitchell ivey
2024-07-14 05:20:52 +0000 UTCHi there! there's a glitch where when you try to cheat to select another glade fairy's wings, the action disappears. can you please fix it?
Jada Bryant
2024-06-21 01:14:33 +0000 UTChi! I love your mods first off and I have a bug that's really bothersome. I choose the ethereal effects on my fairy's wings and when I try to pick a different effect it just overlaps and when I stop channeling her magic they stay on her. can you possibly make a fix?
Jada Bryant
2024-05-19 19:41:11 +0000 UTCHi, I’d like to start off by telling you I love love love your mods… your fvw + your animated wings mod is part of the reason I still play ts4 for so many hours lol… I was just curious though, so you plan to update the animated wings mod and give us other winged options?
Kyle Salinas-Simmons
2024-04-21 21:36:27 +0000 UTCOMG, I got it to work and it's beautiful, thank you 😁
Ella K
2024-04-13 02:46:47 +0000 UTCI removed my previous remarks as the wings from the FvsW don't disappear right away, sometimes it takes a screen load to change.
Aimee Menard
2024-04-09 00:07:01 +0000 UTCare we able to get angel wings/demon wings? I know there was something similar in previous wing skins for FvW
Mekutataki
2024-01-14 05:58:51 +0000 UTCThis is so cool. Do you think you will pick up Avathepit Twilight mod?? Since they are no longer modding. I really liked that vampire mod. lol. And I think you would fit it the best.
Nicolette Hogue
2023-12-06 02:16:28 +0000 UTCSorry for the late reply! I just noticed yesterday there was, indeed, no issue with the wings not appearing. They just appeared by themselves after some time, so I guess that has always been "the issue" (I had to wait for the game to load the wings) Thanks again for your splendid work!
Mike
2023-11-28 12:02:33 +0000 UTCWhat are the wing style/iridescent look called in your trailer that you posted? i cant seem to find it and i reallly love them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IMjsAHtuw
Barbie sim
2023-10-12 00:24:35 +0000 UTCHow difficult would it be for someone to add their own wings? Would you potentially consider writing a tutorial if it might not be incredibly difficult?
Jwingrider
2023-10-09 02:53:49 +0000 UTCI can't believe I've only just recently discovered you and your mods. This is amazing. Oh and for anyone interested, these mods + Eryn with a Y's fantasy save file = amazing!
TK8674
2023-09-28 19:20:00 +0000 UTCTraduction française en cours, disponible bientôt sur LuniverSims.fr. French translation available soon. Thank you for this superb mod;)
heidi (Team de luniversims.fr)
2023-09-23 13:45:27 +0000 UTCGot it. It's a real pity, though :( Btw, if you want, I could convert the wings back into CAS items, so they can atleast be applied as static object during WW. Just let me know, I'm happy to help! Also, I had downloaded again the FvW mod when this one came out, but I still got the issue. I'll try to redownload it again and I'll let you know if it persists EDIT: Yup, the issue still persists
Mike
2023-09-23 11:18:07 +0000 UTCAs for the Fairies vs. Witches mod issue, you need to update the FvW mod in order for the mods to work together. I should have mentioned that, but it was updated the same day this mod was released. :)
Trey
2023-09-22 20:41:47 +0000 UTCHi! Unfortunately, I think the issues with WW are probably not able to be reconciled at this point in time due to the nature of the mods and how they parent objects to sims. Even so, it would probably require coordination between them to make them work properly together.
Trey
2023-09-22 20:40:20 +0000 UTCHey there! Thanks for the update :D I wanted to share my feedback about how the wings work with WW. I noticed they disappear when they start any interaction, but I guessed you already knew that. However, when a winged Sim takes a shower with another Sim, the wings don't disappear at all: on the other hand, they work exactly as intended. Probably, that depends on the fact the wearingwings buff isn't reapplied during WW (I tried forcing it manually with MCCC, but it doesn't work) It can also depend on the fact that, for me, wings don't disappear/reappear automatically when channeling/repressing fairy magic: when repressing it, I have to reset the Sim to make them disappear, when channeling it (and also after WW has ended), I have to click on Show Wings to make them reappear. Maybe this is also related to the fact the wearingwings buff isn't autonomously added/removed? Hope you find my feedback useful :D Keep up the splendid work!
Mike
2023-09-22 07:52:01 +0000 UTCCan this be used without the FvW mod? I got all the options and the choosing menu looked right being able to see the graphics but when the sim was supposed to be wearing wings I didn't see anything in game
Quinn Patterson
2023-09-19 01:47:47 +0000 UTCOut of curiosity, have you considered making animated tails for werewolves?
Russian Succubus
2023-09-11 21:09:57 +0000 UTCI have a winter fairy and discovered that I think you forgot to disable the wings for snow accumulation since they are objects so there's a snow texture showing on the wings when outside in the snow.
Ley Lortie
2023-09-11 16:21:30 +0000 UTCA couple of ideas - first if there was any way to tweak the height of the wings on the sim with say an offset +/- number against default. Second, I'd reeeeally love to get the insect wings animated from the original FvW wings. The new dragonfly is close, but not quite. I'll have to see how hard it is to do myself. :)
Zach
2023-09-11 14:33:05 +0000 UTCI love your mods so much and your Fairy vs Witches is one of my faves! Like, Your MIND 💖✨💖✨🧚🏾♀️Thanks for adding more to the wings! 💖💕
Amber Ongouori
2023-09-11 10:51:49 +0000 UTCThis is absolutely phenomenal. Seriously. Your Fairies vs Witches mod is great, but with animated wings, separated from CAS? You've just blown it up and taken it to a whole new level. Fantastic.
Zach
2023-09-10 19:10:10 +0000 UTCGreat Work, thx
Kai Renner
2023-09-09 01:12:28 +0000 UTCLiterally you are amazing. You have made all my fairycore sim dreams come true. I can’t wait for more!
Kenya Diallo
2023-09-08 21:14:59 +0000 UTComg i am so happy about this, adding them to my next fairy gameplay!
Peachy Senpai
2023-09-08 20:10:36 +0000 UTCOmgomgomg I can't wait to retexture pairs for my fairy OC and angel ocs!!!! they move beautifully!!! Thank you SO MUCH for these!!!! You keep us occult players fed so welllllll
MissingWerewolf
2023-09-08 18:13:53 +0000 UTCI cannot express how absolutely happy this makes me! You are the best! <3 If they add fairies to Sims 4 with a pack, how do you think you would incorporate your fairy mods and wings into it?
Russian Succubus
2023-09-08 17:15:25 +0000 UTCTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING W.I.T.C.H. WINGS OMG!! I'm so excited to play with this thank you so much 🖤🖤🖤
Mistie
2023-09-08 11:02:16 +0000 UTCYou can choose as many or as little as you want. :) I’ll be adding more sets of wing designs in the future, but you can pick and choose which ones you want to use.
Trey
2023-09-08 06:19:51 +0000 UTCAmazing work! Do I have to choose between the individual AW files or can I put them all in the mod folder?
Sulpicia
2023-09-08 05:58:37 +0000 UTCFirst, thanks for this amazing mod. Can you walk me thru this? I am trying to use a different set of wings that is currently not listed but apply the animation to them is this possible?
Derek D
2023-09-08 05:24:10 +0000 UTCI figured it out! I had to clear cache and replace the original files.
LightningZBolt
2023-09-08 01:07:51 +0000 UTCThey keep overwriting the wings I cloned and I can't figure out how or why or how to fix it. My standalone wings show up but the texture also overwrites others. Hmm.
LightningZBolt
2023-09-08 00:22:12 +0000 UTCI forgot to select debug, whoops!
LightningZBolt
2023-09-07 23:36:55 +0000 UTCHey there! If you add a copy of the animated wings package to your Sims4Studio’s Mods folder, you’ll be able to select them from the list of objects to clone. I recommend creating a “Selective Clone” and choosing to copy all swatches because I noticed the program has issues loading textures for this object otherwise. Hope that helps! 😁
Trey
2023-09-07 23:29:33 +0000 UTCYou’re amazing
Derek D
2023-09-07 22:51:03 +0000 UTCI'm struggling to figure out how to make a clone for my own wings, but I'm so happy with how they're working and how easy they are to edit!
LightningZBolt
2023-09-07 22:39:31 +0000 UTCThank You
Jermaine M
2023-09-07 21:07:16 +0000 UTCThese are amazing and I love that you included all the childhood media wings!!! I can't wait to use these! <3
Aviva Korakin-Persico
2023-09-07 20:59:28 +0000 UTCahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Ryman
2023-09-07 20:09:00 +0000 UTCWow, just wow
Personforsure
2023-09-07 19:21:11 +0000 UTC
