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Broken/Updated Mods is moving to AHQ
luthienrising
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Five years ago, Maxis consolidated player-to-player Sims 4 support at AHQ, moving it off the Sims 4 Forums. Now mod news for non-NSFW players is moving there to join it. Beginning at the next patch, my Broken/Updated Mods & CC list will be at EA's Answers HQ.
Why
For a number of years, EA has been sending people off of AHQ to the Forums for the list. Moving the list to AHQ will mean Simmers who go to EA for support can stay in one place, which is best practice for support.
On top of that, every Simmer will be able to subscribe to the thread — and be able to get notifications when and where they want. You can choose push notifications or email notifications, and you can receive them immediately, daily, or weekly (or, of course, not at all). I've also written a how-to for subscribing on AHQ.
The new setup will also separate discussion from news, making news much easier to follow or read through while still providing threads for discussing patch fallout and getting help. Simmers who haven't used AHQ before also don't need to make a new account. Your EA login is your AHQ login.
Where
You'll find the new list thread and new discussion thread pinned at the Sims 4 Game and Mod/CC Issues section of AHQ.
How
The list structure will be similar to the current one. One difference people used to this one will notice is that the "Updated" list will be more selective: the news posts are easier to skim without discussion coming between them, so "Updated" will focus on mods that were broken and on major updates.
Another is that there won't be links out (except for some new bugfix mods), but if there's a good chance that going to the obvious place when you search will be the wrong version of a mod, I'll provide guidance as to where you should go. There'll also be a new list of selected mods broken earlier and not updated, for people who are catching up.
Contact Me
For those of you who are used to letting me know directly about your updates etc., my DMs are always open to you here, on AHQ, and on Tumblr. I also won't miss things you post to the AHQ patch fallout discussion thread.
And...
And a huge thank-you to those of you who've helped make this thread work since I started it almost 7 (!) years ago. With some luck, the new structure is faster for me to manage and I'll see you more often in gameplay discussion. I have a teen named Pony who's ready to go to High School! I've no idea how he'll fit in that and all his work around the ranch, though...
The current posts:
Why
For a number of years, EA has been sending people off of AHQ to the Forums for the list. Moving the list to AHQ will mean Simmers who go to EA for support can stay in one place, which is best practice for support.
On top of that, every Simmer will be able to subscribe to the thread — and be able to get notifications when and where they want. You can choose push notifications or email notifications, and you can receive them immediately, daily, or weekly (or, of course, not at all). I've also written a how-to for subscribing on AHQ.
The new setup will also separate discussion from news, making news much easier to follow or read through while still providing threads for discussing patch fallout and getting help. Simmers who haven't used AHQ before also don't need to make a new account. Your EA login is your AHQ login.
Where
You'll find the new list thread and new discussion thread pinned at the Sims 4 Game and Mod/CC Issues section of AHQ.
How
The list structure will be similar to the current one. One difference people used to this one will notice is that the "Updated" list will be more selective: the news posts are easier to skim without discussion coming between them, so "Updated" will focus on mods that were broken and on major updates.
Another is that there won't be links out (except for some new bugfix mods), but if there's a good chance that going to the obvious place when you search will be the wrong version of a mod, I'll provide guidance as to where you should go. There'll also be a new list of selected mods broken earlier and not updated, for people who are catching up.
Contact Me
For those of you who are used to letting me know directly about your updates etc., my DMs are always open to you here, on AHQ, and on Tumblr. I also won't miss things you post to the AHQ patch fallout discussion thread.
And...
And a huge thank-you to those of you who've helped make this thread work since I started it almost 7 (!) years ago. With some luck, the new structure is faster for me to manage and I'll see you more often in gameplay discussion. I have a teen named Pony who's ready to go to High School! I've no idea how he'll fit in that and all his work around the ranch, though...
The current posts:
- The List: Broken/Obsolete and Updated Sims 4 Mods: 1.101, Sept. 26, 2023 Game Update
- A discussion/support thread: Mods and CC Known Bugs and Issues: Sept. 26, 2023 Game Update
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Comments
Oh wow almost 7 years since starting broken/updated mod threads, huh? Time fliessss. Thank you so much for sticking through with it all these years and helping so many simmers out. Personally, I've been able to greatly enhance my gameplay with the amazing modding support this community provides.
*:.｡."It's great being ((Queen Bee))!".｡.:*
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✧ :-"As long as I continue to believe then one day my ((dreams)) really will come true."✧ :-
This is my most used thread on the forum, and I will be very sorry to see it move. I know it's been a lot of work for you though!
Hopefully I can learn to use the new site. I've never been able to figure it out and always feel lost. Will you still be posting on Discord?
Meg and Amethystlilac took over most of the Discord posting recently. I generally add that to my rounds if it's a new bugfix mod or an update that fixes a broken one.
But please feel free to nudge me for help with AHQ! And check the thread I linked on how to subscribe. Plus crin has a whole how-to thread there! https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-Feedback/Welcome-to-the-Sims-Section-of-AHQ/td-p/6931624
I hope now you will enjoy playing new Sims Packs faster and with less stress.
Thank You very much =) Greetings from Eastern Europe.
For a small peak behind the curtain, this thread was ALWAYS the number 1 visited post in my weekly reports without fail.
I appreciate the dedication you clearly show for this community, and look forward to working with you on the AHQ version from now on
Extra thanks @EA_Cade! Including for helping me up the learning curve on AHQ!
I only have a few mods installed but I've always enjoyed this thread. I'll be subscribing and following along on AHQ. 🤗
I really have to agree with everything KatAnubis said here... thank you for all your hard work on this, but I'm really going to miss having all the information I need accessible here.
The good news is, it will be MORE accessible there in some ways, because the thread can be limited to info posts, not discussion. Discussion will have its own thread. You can also subscribe to get notifications of when there are new posts, including email notifications, so the info comes to you.
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It's only moving! It'll still be very much consultable, just in the same location as EA support rather than an area built mainly for discussion
With the utmost respect, I've had some personal negative experiences with the AHQ site so I remain uncomfortable with this. I am really looking forward to you proving me wrong.
Here are links for the new thread this patch:
That's not what I wanted to hear. My DMs are always open if you feel like elaborating on this.
The gurus have banned me from posting there.
You can contact me by DM here. (Creators can't post directly on the list in the new format.)
😕 Not seeing any active ban on your AHQ account. Are you getting an error message if you try to log in?