I can't go without CC or mods. BUT I mostly use decorative CC. I never download entire sets, like a whole bedroom or something. I'll just download a plant or an alarm clock. I currently have a lot of recoloured Maxis window coverings because what we got is pretty sad. Everything must be Maxis-match, especially hair but I only have about 4 CC hairstyles and they are only modified versions of Maxis hairstyles. My game runs very smooth and I've never had major problems with mods. You just need to make sure you know what conflicts and if a patch could break anything you may have. I also try to build CC-free if I put stuff up in the gallery, although sometimes things are tagged with CC when I'm pretty sure I didn't use any. ):
I was a CC-addict in TS2 but I can't get into having gigs upon gigs of CC anymore. Most of it never gets used then!
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I hope my Sims and lots aren't too terrible!
I've never used CC. I didn't know about it when playing TS1 and 2, and by the time I got to 3, there were warnings out about damage it might do. I tried Twallan's Story Progression mod, but didn't use it for long -- it kept marrying off the eligible singletons before my sim could even meet them!
I think this is the first Sims game that I can do without CC because I love how the sims look, you can create very different sims without the need of CC, but at the same time this is the first sim game that I cannot do without Mods specially to stop the culling.
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I used to be a big user of mods (in Sims games & others) but my computer knowledge isn't great so when it caused issues I was pretty much stumped. And a game like TS4 has so many issues of glitchy behaviour.
Also when a game is getting so many patches/updates in it's early life as TS4 I can't be bothered to keep installing & un-installing stuff all the time.
Used cc and some mods in ts3 when it was all the rage, but midway went back to running a clean game cause I hated moving mods in and out before patches and waiting for mod updates.
I never used mods or cc for ts4 yet. Don't intend to either.
No cc here either!!! Im.... Technologically challenged? If I tried to download any mods or cc, I'm sure my laptop would somehow catch on fire with my luck.
I use lots of CC for my community lots. Starbucks, Bath & Body Works, etc. I just download and install the whole set. Although I currently have no mods I did at the beginning but it was more of a hassle to have to update so frequently so I stopped using them. I have most of Twallan's mods in my Sims 3 game. I have 8 gigs of downloads in my Sims 2 game and 400 files in my Sims 2 mods folder. A lot of them are to stop autonomous behaviors like toddlers playing in the toilet, dance on toes, pillow fights, kicky bag, water balloon fight, stuff that's cute the first few times but them becomes annoying when that's all they want to do.
I use some CC, just about all of it maxis match for CAS and I have used mods in the past for a specific bug or whatever but not at the moment as those bugs have been fixed now. I think the key to using CC is to keep it all really well organised in sub folders, that way if something goes wrong you can track it down pretty quickly. That being said, I haven't had CC cause any issues yet in TS4.
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I've always played Sims games on old or just not very good computers, so I never dared. I do have a much better pc now, but I'm not at all inclined to use either CC or mods. I did however make use of the Body Shop for TS2, but ended up removing everything I made because it made my game so slow.
I have mods and a small amount of cc for ts3, but for ts4 I have no mods or cc. I may use them someday, but probably years from now when ts4 is finished getting all its patches. I really don't mind being cc free for ts4, but there are some mods out there that sound great.
For me it comes down to time and convinience. I mainly snag a few minutes here or there when my kid is napping so I just don't have the energy to check if the mods work. I just want to play. One day when there is more free time I might start to play around with it
I don't use CC. Or any mods. With The Sims 3 I was on a Mac, so I needed Twallan's Mods just to keep the game stable, but now I have a WIndows machine, so with The Sims 4 I'm mod/CC-free and loving it.
I play with a couple "necessary" mods, one cc maids dress, and one cc hair ribbon (both for story-telling purposes) other than that I would prefer to keep my game as close to CC-free as possible and all my builds are CC-free
I use mods on The Sims 2 and 3. I love mods and don't like CC objects or clothes. I don't use anything in TS4, not even mods, because the game updates so constantly that is irritating when things break and I have to update or never use a mod again. I like stuff fitting in the game aesthetics, and CC usually is really different from what is in the game, but I have default skin and eyes replacement in The Sims 2 and 3.
I love using mods, I love using what creative people share for use in the game. Even if the game were perfect, I would still use cc if it was well done.
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I was a CC-addict in TS2 but I can't get into having gigs upon gigs of CC anymore. Most of it never gets used then!
I hope my Sims and lots aren't too terrible!
If I knew how to install mods, I might be tempted.
I think this is the first Sims game that I can do without CC because I love how the sims look, you can create very different sims without the need of CC, but at the same time this is the first sim game that I cannot do without Mods specially to stop the culling.
Also when a game is getting so many patches/updates in it's early life as TS4 I can't be bothered to keep installing & un-installing stuff all the time.
I never used mods or cc for ts4 yet. Don't intend to either.
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For me it comes down to time and convinience. I mainly snag a few minutes here or there when my kid is napping so I just don't have the energy to check if the mods work. I just want to play. One day when there is more free time I might start to play around with it
Rest is all vanilla.