Hello. Hoping someone might be able to help me. I have been using NPCC by Paulson for a while now. It's one of only a few mods that I consider essential to my game. Recently, Paulson updated it. I thought it was working just fine until I sent my sim to college. For some reason, every time I exit the game and go back in, my sim is no longer enrolled in college, and all the progress I made is gone. I spent about 4 hours this morning unloading all mods and reloading them one at a time to see what the cause is for this and narrowed it down to NPCC. I tried to download the earlier version and got the same result. If anyone uses this mod, can you tell me if you have encountered this problem? In the interim, I need a mod to control NPC jobs. Does anyone have a suggestion?
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/assign-npcs-47253623
Cannot say anything about NPCC, sorry
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NPCC website -> Patreon
This new version is only unlocked for the patrons.
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The Sims 4 General DiscussionI was only replying to OP about their wishes is there another mod Why I linked that mod by Zero
I never used NPCC myself, so why I said I have no idea about how it works
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The Sims 4 General DiscussionNot ALL in patreon is behind paywall
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Yep, Zero never locks mods, they're just hosted on Patreon. People donate because they want to, it's not a requirement.
Personally, I don't use any mod that requires that XML Injector though because it scares me lol idk why.
As for NPCC... he refuses to release his versions to the public. The last version I saw released was almost 2 years ago. He's greedy and breaking EA's rules by permanently locking his mods behind pay walls. I refuse to use anything from him. There are other options. There are BETTER options. I even got a copy of his "paid" version and tried it... it broke my game.
Trust me. The only place for his mods are in the garbage.
Thanks for your input @Ellupelluellu! I downloaded that mod and will give it a go in a new save and see if I like it better.
I don't know if you have to actually be a patron to download it. He probably offers an update earlier for patrons but eventually, everyone can download it.
I used to think like you do but then I had some thoughts on the subject. So who would you report him to? And would you report all the other creators who have paywalls? There is A LOT of them. And honestly, I don't think EA/Maxis would consider enforcing their copyrights against the community that pays their bills and keeps the lights on. See modders make stuff that makes the game more playable for some players which means they continue to play, buy packs and kits, etc. So modders are making a little cash for themselves and for EA/Maxis.
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Unless there is another mod that does this level of NPC management and control, for me NPCC is well worth the three bucks a month.
I tried this mod and found it not as effective as NPCC. I still had random sims spawning in places like Sulani.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/no-random-41053263
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Oh sorry. I think I confused it with the no randoms mod.
No random nukes the randoms extremely well. However, it does not assign new roles. That's what the other mod is for. Use both, and you have total control with no new sims spawning.
Same
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I agree. I am glad there are backup choices though.
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> I agree. I am glad there are backup choices though.
There really aren't any backup choices. Not on the level of NPCC and Paulson knows it.
I'd gladly pay the Patreon support but not to a person who defiantly disregards EA's stipulations to pad the wallet.
Pledge support, download the update and then withdraw support before the transaction comes out of your account.
If enough people did this, than maybe Paulson might reconsider business practices.
> I have this mod installed in my game and I don't even remember why or what it does, smh.
Haha! I know the feeling! Essentially, I populate my saves with my own sims and my own created "other households." I want the game to use MY sims, I want control over what they are assigned to do, and I don't want any sims I didn't control the creation of. NPCC allows me to do all of this.
Oh yes! Ok now I think I downloaded it to prevent the game from generating new townies when it needs someone to fulfill a community position.