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canuck0415

Hi guys!

My custom content was working perfectly before the most recent update (I think late November/early December) then once I updated my game it wouldn't work. I have reenabled custom content and mods, but it wouldn't appear back. Even when I went to show my list of mods/custom content nothing showed up. The custom content is in my mods folder for sims 4 and everything is how it should be, but yet the game will not display it or will act like it is not present. Is there anything I can do?

luthienrising

If you've turned it back on in Game Options and then restarted the game and you still don't have it all, then it's time to weed out Mods-folder files that are no longer compatible with the game.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/861802/disable-mods-faq#latest

canuck0415

The thing is, I downloaded some CC that were published after the update. So I'm very lost as to why it won't show up.

rosemow

Hello.
Try moving your mods folder to your desktop. Then start the game and a new mods folder will be generated. Exit the game and then put your cc/mods back in to the new mods folder one by one or in batches testing to see if they are appearing in the game. They may be conflicting with the game or each other.

Also, this is a link to a thread that lists some of the broken/updated mods . It may help you.
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/863545/broken-updated-mods-dec-15

Luke_heasley12

Hello , I have recently started installing custom content and I have winrar and it allows me to download custom content easily and put it in my mods folder but when I go on the game the only files that come up are my package files that I download there are no zip files or rar files. please help thanks

rosemow

Luke_heasley12 wrote: »

Hello , I have recently started installing custom content and I have winrar and it allows me to download custom content easily and put it in my mods folder but when I go on the game the only files that come up are my package files that I download there are no zip files or rar files. please help thanks

Hello
I will repost here what I wrote on the other thread

Cc items such as clothing, hair and build/buy mode items come as package files. They need to be placed into the mods folder.
Sometimes these package files come inside zip files or rar files. Zip and rar files need to have the package files extracted out of them and the package files placed into the mods folder. Items that remain still in the zip or rar files will not show up in your game. They will need to be extracted out of them first. By right clicking the zip or rar files, you can extract out the package files.

These links explain about cc and mods
http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/tutorials/mods-cc.php
http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Installing_Sims_4_Package_Files
http://sims-online.com/install-mods-custom-content-sims-4-tutorial/

mfmiggins

please help I have tried a few times to install cc (even seen videos and so I know what should happen) but no matter what I try my cc will just not install and FYI I have the base game if that helps to anyone that knows what to do please someone help cuz this is my last hope

rosemow

mfmiggins wrote: »

please help I have tried a few times to install cc (even seen videos and so I know what should happen) but no matter what I try my cc will just not install and FYI I have the base game if that helps to anyone that knows what to do please someone help cuz this is my last hope

Hello @mfmiggins
Go to game options and check that the " enable custom content and mods" button is ticked, which is found in :
Options | Other | Enable Custom Content and Mods. If it isn't ticked, do that.Also check that the script mods allowed button is ticked as well. Exit the game. Then go back into the game again and see if the cc appears then .

Make sure that you have extracted the package files out of the zip folder or out of the rar file and placed them into the mods folder.

mfmiggins

P.S. I do not have winra (idk how to spell it) or anything

rosemow

mfmiggins wrote: »

P.S. I do not have winra (idk how to spell it) or anything

Hello @mfmiggins
Winrar and winzip are programs that can unzip rar files. If the cc that you have end in .rar , you will need to have one of these programs or 7zip, to extract the package files out of the rar file.

mfmiggins

thanks and by the way I have done that and just to make it super simple I have not used ANY zip files due to the fact that I do not have any thing that helps with that and I will tell you what I know and you could tell me if I am doing anything wrong, okay so this is what I do: download stuff from TSR once I have done that I get a small bar a the bottom of my screen telling me what I have downloaded I then check that 1. they end in .package 2. that they are not a zip file. I then open up file explorer and go to the mods folder in my mods folder I have some folders in it (but I do not put folders in those folders) the folders have names like hair, clothes e.c.t I then close down file explorer and then open up the sims 4 but NOTHING happens

mfmiggins

Okay thank u I did not know about .raw and also have u seen my other comment if so plz reply

rosemow

mfmiggins wrote: »

thanks and by the way I have done that and just to make it super simple I have not used ANY zip files due to the fact that I do not have any thing that helps with that and I will tell you what I know and you could tell me if I am doing anything wrong, okay so this is what I do: download stuff from TSR once I have done that I get a small bar a the bottom of my screen telling me what I have downloaded I then check that 1. they end in .package 2. that they are not a zip file. I then open up file explorer and go to the mods folder in my mods folder I have some folders in it (but I do not put folders in those folders) the folders have names like hair, clothes e.c.t I then close down file explorer and then open up the sims 4 but NOTHING happens

Hello
Go to game options and check that the " enable custom content and mods" button is ticked, which is found in :
Options | Other | Enable Custom Content and Mods. If it isn't ticked, do that.Also check that the script mods allowed button is ticked as well. Exit the game. Then go back into the game again and see if the cc appears then .
Sometimes settings that are enabled gets altered by the game. I wasn't sure if you meant that you had done this already, so I just wanted to check.

If the issues remain, try testing by downloading cc from another site and see if the issues remain.

mfmiggins

Thank you so much for all this help and support, I always do. could my problem be to do with the fact that I was not paying attention and put a document into my mods folder before once I went back and checked I deleted EVERYTHING in that file and started again but still nothing plz help me

mfmiggins

also plz do not think that I am being rude to u cuz I am at the end of my tether

rosemow

mfmiggins wrote: »

Thank you so much for all this help and support, I always do. could my problem be to do with the fact that I was not paying attention and put a document into my mods folder before once I went back and checked I deleted EVERYTHING in that file and started again but still nothing plz help me

Placing a document into the mods folder wouldn't have caused issues.

Did you test by downloading cc from a different site, and did that appear in your game ?

If the issues remain, try resetting your sims 4 folder and see if that helps. To do that, move your sims 4 folder ( that is in Documents -Electronic Arts - then the sims 4 folder is there ) to the desktop. Then start the game, and a new sims 4 folder will be generated. Exit the game and then add back the "options.ini" or "options " file and the "saves" , "screenshots" "tray" "custom music "folders from the desktop sims 4 folder to the new sims 4 folder, replacing the new generated file/ folders with the old file/folders that have the same name.
Don't put back the old mods folder. Instead, place your cc/mods into the newly generated mods folder. Then test to see if that helps.

mfmiggins

I know this sounds wierd but could u tell me that in more depth cuz I have attempted that but for some reason the game just gets the info from the folder on my desktop so if u could explain in more depth that would be amazing

mfmiggins

oh just worked out how to do that I think

mfmiggins

okay so the problem with that is that my game just reads all the code and info and stuff strait from the folder on my desktop any other ideas on how to help?

rosemow

mfmiggins wrote: »

okay so the problem with that is that my game just reads all the code and info and stuff strait from the folder on my desktop any other ideas on how to help?

Do you use one drive? That could be causing issues.

mfmiggins

I don't think I am but sadly at the moment I can not find the information to confirm anything but I have windows 10 on a laptop( I have made the game work with my laptop using the settings) could that be the problem?

mfmiggins

could you recomend some cc that u know works so that I can see if it works

rosemow

mfmiggins wrote: »

could you recomend some cc that u know works so that I can see if it works

Hello
One drive can be used to make back up copies . This link explains about one drive, in the first suggestion .
http://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/save-games-disappearing/

Try going to the tthe modthesims site, and download some cc from the Sims 4 section and see if they appear
http://modthesims.info/browse.php?gs=4

georgeandjudycas

I just downloaded my very first mod yesterday. It is working but, I have a question. Can I delete the zip folders after the files are extracted. Then do you take the file out of the folder, or leave it in there?

rosemow

georgeandjudycas wrote: »

I just downloaded my very first mod yesterday. It is working but, I have a question. Can I delete the zip folders after the files are extracted. Then do you take the file out of the folder, or leave it in there?

Hello
After you have extracted the files and placed the files into the mods folder, you can delete the zipped folder if you would like to. The files that you have placed n the mods folder though need to remain there.

mfmiggins

thank you for the link but every thing is .raw or .zip and I can not use them