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Is the world of Sims CC about to go bonkers? (In a good way)
DaniRose2143
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I was doing my daily cc shopping at TSR and it hit me. I wonder what this new partnership between EA and Curseforge is going to mean for TSR and even for Curseforge. I took the plunge a few years back and got a TSR VIP membership. The main feature of that membership for me is the basket option. I've mentioned many times how much cc I have. On any given day I'm usually downloading dozens of items and its handy to get them all in one zip file. It also bypasses their ads, which are intrusive and the 10 second wait to download each item.😤
For so many years TSR has been the unchallenged top dog in the Sims cc world. Mod The Sims and a few others have been a very distant second. Now there is some real competition and it will be interesting to see how this changes both sides. If Curseforge can give me those same sort of features, the download basket or something similar, and do it for free its bye bye VIP membership. It's not an outrageous sum of money, but if I can take that money that I set aside in my budget for their service and turn it around and give it to the creators that's even better. To keep myself in check I have a set amount that I allow myself to spend on that membership and for the creators I support on Patreon.
I've gone from dreading Curseforge to genuinely excited. I feel like for sure TSR is going to have to make some changes to keep their spot at the top and that competition will benefit everybody involved.
For so many years TSR has been the unchallenged top dog in the Sims cc world. Mod The Sims and a few others have been a very distant second. Now there is some real competition and it will be interesting to see how this changes both sides. If Curseforge can give me those same sort of features, the download basket or something similar, and do it for free its bye bye VIP membership. It's not an outrageous sum of money, but if I can take that money that I set aside in my budget for their service and turn it around and give it to the creators that's even better. To keep myself in check I have a set amount that I allow myself to spend on that membership and for the creators I support on Patreon.
I've gone from dreading Curseforge to genuinely excited. I feel like for sure TSR is going to have to make some changes to keep their spot at the top and that competition will benefit everybody involved.
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(last time i used them seasons was not even out
it was always another reason to not have them with having to go to billion different sites dodging ads and malware so at least that might be solved by this
but I feel like even with these options I just don't want to potentially break my save so
maybe one day...
🏡 Gallery 📖 Stories 🌍 World Project 🥔 MOD/CC Free
It definitely has the potential to become a great way for people to find cc and mods and for mod and cc creators to keep them updated, it depends on the quality control.
It does remind me of Steam Workshop which works the same way, subscribing to mods is really easy there too, but you still need to be aware of what you are downloading and how it affects your game.
Because if they're putting their mods/cc on that site and it's 100% free for simmers to download, what's the incentive for people to continue to support them on Patreon?
Or maybe they will only upload their content to Curseforge, after the "Early Access" has be released.
I don't personally subscribe to any creators, but I have "donated" to a few that I feel does an outstanding job. I have no problem waiting until it's publicly released, and if it's a creator who is notorious for locking their content behind a "Patreon Exclusive" paywall .... it's bye-bye, I don't need your content (that you probably stole from Second Life or IMVU or a 3D modeling site).
I'm not opposed to the new site, but there are a number of modders I use and respect who are not listed. Bienchen, for example, has an extensive mod list and is not on the current mod squad. I use over 40 of her mods. I also use many mods from Adeepindigo and Ilkavelle who were not listed. I don't think UI Cheats Extension is listed either! So, for me, I will still have to check multiple sites for updates.
Also I have my mods folder arranged to suit me. I don't like the idea of a service messing with it willy nilly. I need to find out more about how that works.
@telemwill I missed that part about rearranging our mods folders. I'm like you, I have my folder organized and I have a very specific system for how it's organized. I'm sure there was to be a way to say, please keep your hands to yourself.
and mods we don't talk about which Olive Specter would enjoy are not going to be there which is rather sad
🏡 Gallery 📖 Stories 🌍 World Project 🥔 MOD/CC Free
Generally skeptical of anything like this and normally its never a good thing.
There is no charge at all to use curseforge to download mods
I use curseforge for W.o.W. and have had no problem with malware etc when downloading mods for it.
As for mess up your mod folder I don't know as I have never made changes to my mod for W.o.W but if you are worried about that make a copy of your mod folder and place on a usb drive or your desktop and after download a couple pieces of cc or mods compare the two folders and see what changes were made if any were made besides the new mods or cc you just downloaded, also do the same just before update and see how the updates went
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGZRT2628Uw
It was one of the first vids I pulled up, talked about malware along with overwolf problems.
When I say I'm worried about the app messing with my mods folder, I don't mean that I expect them to change what already exists. I just have my mods organized in a certain way, and most likely they will not be using the same method. If I have to go in and change it to suit me, will I lose the advantages of using the site? Will the app still offer me the ability to update mods if I change and rename the folders?
@telemwill since I have never organized or changed names to the mods in my addon for W.o.W I can't say. But they did mention that not only with the mods and cc you downloaded from curseforge it will track the cc mods you have downloaded elsewhere I'm going to say that as long as the cc and/or mod name wasn't changed it won't. But again might have to wait til the first patch that happens after using curseforge to know for sure if it does