Talk to me about CC

MichelleW

I've never played with CC or mods but I've been thinking about downloading some stuff from Harrie and Felix. I feel like they are pretty reputable but then again the idea of adding CC to my game is a bit intimidating. My game works pretty well, no real lag issues, most of my gameplay functions without issues. I'm afraid that if I download CC I'm going to start having more issues. I also have no idea how to even start with downloading CC.

Chicklet453681

Most of the time CC is fine. There could be some graphical glitches on rare occasions, such as the long spider arms or multi-colored rainbow textures with question marks on it if there's something wrong with the texture, but for the most part they don't break often.

Build/Buy CC sometimes breaks if EA changes something, like when they added C&D, seating and counters broke because the coding was changed to allow them on furniture and cats on the countertops. And doors/windows broke with another update (can't remember when).

Usually CC creators will fix the CC and you'd just need to re-download it and add it back into your Mods folder or you could do a "batch fix" yourself in Sims4Studio once they put out a batch fix, which is literally nothing more than pointing the program to the correct folder where your CC is and pressing a button.

Adding CC is simple, in your My Documents > The Sims 4 is a folder called Mods, you just place your CC into that folder. Make sure it's not a zipped/compressed file though otherwise it won't show up. You also need to make sure that in the Game Settings you have Mods enabled, or it won't show up. The same goes for Script Mods, which is another setting.

Adding Mods you do the same thing, if it's a script mod (and you'll be able to tell because once it's unzipped you can open the folder and if it's a script mod, it will also have a script file), those can ONLY be one folder deep. Meaning you put the folder for the script mod directly into the TS4 Mods folder and don't create any sub-folders for it.

I rename my folders so I know what it is because I'm OCD and need things organized.

This is what a Script Mod Folder looks like inside

This is an example of my Peacemaker Folder (notice they only say Package and there's no script in it)

CC can be organized how you want into sub folders to help you stay organized.

Some things to keep in mind.

• If you D/L CAS CC (hair, shoes, make-up, clothing, etc) random sims in the world could spawn wearing it, depending on if the CC Creator allowed it be worn by random sims.
• If you have CC in a lot or on a sim and you save the game, then decide to not play with CC any more and you load that saved game up, any lot that had CC will have all of the CC Items deleted and replaced with game items.
• Saved sims with CC, will more than likely be bald and nakkie if they were saved wearing CC.
• If you re-save with the items missing, they will always be missing so it's best to do a save as, instead.

What I do is save my lot/house without CC and decorate it with just game stuff, same with Sims and save it as "Vanilla", then I'll go back and add CC to the lots/sims and save again naming it something like "With CC".

That way I always have the original version available.

Zerelth

I have heard negative things about Mod websites so most people prefer the artists' patreons or own websites rather than a collective one. I recommend ArtVitalex, Severinka_, Wondymoon, and Kardofe. Depends on what type of CC you want as well, as in Alpha content or Maxis-Match (realistic or cartoonish).

And definitely agree with making folders for seperate stuff, but no more than 2 folders deep. Something like "furniture" and "CAS" and no more sub-ctaegories. And as an impulsive downloader, make sure to check the comments of what you're downloading to see if it works before getting it!

MichelleW

Thank you @Chicklet453681 for taking the time to type all that out. You really helped me, I appreciate it.

Thank you @Zerelth for the info as well.