A mod is anything that affects the way your game behaves. This can be something as small as mods to change annoying Sim behaviors like washing dishes in the bathroom or calling you at 3 am, through to game-changing features such as the addition of a new hobby, career, or skill. Mod creators are passionate fans who want to add more to the game they love.
They can also often do things that would not be allowed officially , such as NSFW content. The Sims team is very supportive of the modding and cc community, which has led to some amazing creations, and more recently collaborations. Many Mod creators have their own websites but there are also some which allow modders and CC creators to make and maintain profiles and share their work without the need for a separate website.
The main thing to be aware of is that no one should be charging for mods or custom content. It is acceptable for these to be behind a limited-time paywall , such as being offered early-access as a Patreon reward, but they should be publically released after a few weeks. It's also worth steering clear of anything that uses adfly , as this is known to causes issues in some cases. If you want to browse through some mods without having to visit and access a tonne of websites then we recommend taking a look at these sites that curate and host mods and custom content :.
The Sims Resource hosts thousands of mod and custom content creations. Those who wish to share their creations can add a profile to the site and post all their content. The site runs on ad revenue but also offers a subscription that offers access to an ad-free alternative. The site is well-loved and trusted within the community and many creators who have their own sites also add creations here.
Mod The Sims hosts a huge amount of mods for The Sims 2, 3, and 4. It also offers creators the chance to have a profile to link all their creations together. You'll find not only mods but also tutorials and other advice. The first step is to download your chosen mod by using the download links on the site of your choice.
There, you'll find the lot you've downloaded. If the lot also included custom content, make sure you click on the Advanced option in the Gallery and tick "Include Custom Content" for the lot to show up. Script mods are ones which change and add-on to the scripting of the game. Installing script mods is again, pretty similar to installing the other mods listed above. The main difference, however, is that the file type will end in.
To do so, click on the Menu the three buttons on the top right corner , Game Options, Other, and then tick the Script Mods Allowed button. You'll see a warning about script mods. Click OK, Apply Changes, then restart your game. If you've installed the CC or mod exactly as described above, it should all work just fine.
However, if it doesn't show up in your game, or doesn't work for some reason, you might need to do some troubleshooting. Here's a list of things to check and try when you run into problems:.
Give them a detailed example of what's happening in the game i. Hopefully, they'll get back to you with an updated version of the content or a way to work around the error. If not, you may just need to uninstall the file from your game. Uninstalling CC and Mods is as simple as going to your Mods folder and deleting them. Right-click on whichever file you want to get rid of, select Delete, and then the next time you start up the game, that custom content or mod will no longer be in your game.
Hopefully this will never happen to you, but there's always the risk of running into broken or corrupt custom content or mods, while modding your game. If you have issues with your game freezing, crashing, generating "LastException" files while playing, or other major issues after downloading CC or mods, more than likely, the mod or CC you've installed is corrupted.
Go to your Sims 4 folder, right-click on the folder titled "Saves" and then copy it. Paste your Saves folder somewhere else on your computer, like your desktop.
That way you'll have a "safe" version of your saved game in case anything goes wrong while testing. Go to your Mods folder and right-click it. Again, copy it to your Desktop. Once you're sure you have a copy of your Mods folder on your Desktop, go ahead and delete the copy in your Sims 4 folder. Restart your game and play it for a few minutes.
If your game runs without crashing or having errors, you know the issue is with one of your Mods. If it doesn't, you'll need to go out and repair your game and the issue is something within your Sims 4 game itself. Because Script mods do the most changing in the game, they are the most likely to cause major game play errors if they're broken or out of date. If the errors are gone, you know that one of your script mods is broken and needs to be fixed or updated. Identifying the problematic mod can be as easy as deleting the last mod you've downloaded, if the problem cropped up after that.
Paste your Mods folder back into your Sims 4 folder and then sort your files by Date Modified. If so, you've found the problem mod. This is pretty simple to do. Make a new folder on your desktop and just call it "Test Mods" or something similar.
Take half of the items you have in your Mods folder and paste them into this folder. Test your game and see if the problem persists. If not, you know the problem content is in that other batch of mods. If so, the trouble mod is still in your game, and you'll need to repeat the process again. This can be a bit tedious and time-consuming, but sometimes, it's the easiest way to identify troublesome mods when you have a big folder worth of content.
There are several ways you can organize your Mods folder. I like to do mine by categories, as seen in the picture above. This doesn't really do anything special during the gameplay, but it allows me to easily find content in my folders, install new content, and delete or update old content.
You can organise your Mods folder in any way which makes the most sense to you! You can do it by creator, by categories like shoes, clothes, hair, etc. This still happens in The Sims 4 , so the easiest way to avoid long loading times when downloading mods, is to rename any files and delete any special characters in the title.
Just right-click on the file, select rename, and then delete any special characters and spaces. Make sure you don't change the extension type it should still end in.
If you have too many files to do this all manually, there's a great program called the Bulk Rename Utility which will help you rename your files easily. Download and install the free program from here.
Click the option that says Bulk Rename Here. The program will open up and you'll see your Mods folder there. Highlight everything in the folder, and then go to the section that says Replace 3 , just below the Mods window.
In the Replace box, enter your cursor and just hit the space bar once. This will delete any spaces in the file names. Now go to the section that says Remove 5. Tick the "Sym. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles.
Method 1. Choose a site to download custom content from. Most custom content will appear in addition to the currently existing game content. Recolors can be for existing Sims 2 content or for another creator's custom content. This will add more color options in Create-a-Sim or Buy Mode.
Custom Sims will appear in the Sim Bin in Create-a-Sim, and custom lots will appear in the Lots and Housing bin in the neighborhood view. Default replacements will replace an in-game object or Create-a-Sim piece with a piece of custom content. Check for any content requirements. Some custom content requires certain expansion or stuff packs, or a mesh from another piece of custom content. If you don't have a required pack or mesh, the content won't show up or appear properly in-game.
Read the download description to see if the content requires something. Download the content. Click on the link to download your content it'll vary depending on what site was used. The content will be saved to your computer's main Downloads folder.
Extract the content. Most creators compress their content into. While Windows and Mac can extract. On Windows, use 7Zip to extract files. On Mac, use The Unarchiver to extract files.
Double-click the file to extract it. Place package files into your Downloads folder. If the file extension is.
This icon is used on wikiHow as fair use because it is being used to provide how-to instructions. Install Sims2Packs with Package Installer. This will open up Package Installer and display the name and description of everything you're installing. Click Install to install the content. Custom lots cannot be installed if they were made in a game with expansions that you don't have.
Enable custom content and restart your game. Once you've added custom content to your game, you'll get a box warning you that you have third-party content in your game. Click on "Enable custom content" near the bottom of the dialogue box, and then click OK.
Once you've done that, restart your game. Check if the content is showing up. If you see the new content with a star in the corner of the thumbnail, your content is working! In Buy and Build Mode, things are sorted by price, so you might need to search to see if the content is showing up.
If only some content is showing up, you're probably missing something, like a mesh or a required expansion or stuff pack.
Files themselves can sometimes not work, but this is uncommon. Default replacements won't have the custom content star, but will show up in place of the original game content. Method 2. Check a mod's description for incompatibilities or required expansions. Because mods alter game code, they can require certain expansion packs to run properly, or have different versions per expansion. Best Drones. Best 4K TVs.
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