Silly Question # 3 & 4 - [Custom Sliders][Mods]

Question

I have custom sliders (250 of them). :D

I've separated my CC content into multiple folders: one for each game, Do I have to keep the custom sliders in every single game that I play so that I don't bork my sims who have been tweaked with custom sliders?

and

How far down (in the folder hierarchy) will mods that affect gameplay read (like kap_children_can_get_mail; or NoCameraFadeonSims)? - Will they still read if I put them in a "folder of their own" instead of just arraying them in packages in no particular order after my cc folders?

To explain further:

My core and other mods used to be shoved in willy-nilly into my packages folder like this:
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Now I've organized them into a folder like this:
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...the main game folder which I pull in or out depending on what game I'm playing.

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My core mods are in a subfolder called "Main Mods"

I'm leery of sticking core mods down this far in the folder hierarchy because it may cause the game to not read those core mods.

semavilady · Answer

This is the configuration I use for my resource.cfg in the Mods folderThis is set up to go five four layers deep. The Priority set up is something I did around 2010 when I actually had enough mods to categorize. Camera mods are in the Overrides folderThe majority of my mods such as Shimrods tuning and fixes mods, custom patterns, custom world additions, etc are in Packages folder.I use Delphy's Dashboard regularly and rarely have a misbehaving game.The only folder I have going four layers deep are Author/category folders where I have custom patterns.Spoiler (Highlight to read)Priority 1000PackedFile Overrides/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*/*/*/*.packagePRIORITY 800PackedFile Awes/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*/*/*/*.packagePRIORITY 700PackedFile NRAAS/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*/*/*/*.packagePriority 501DirectoryFiles Files/... autoupdatePriority 500PackedFile DCCache/*.dbcPriority 500PackedFile Packages/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*/*/*/*.packagePriority 499PackedFile Test/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*/*/*/*.packagePriority -50PackedFile Probation/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*/*/*/*.packagePriority 1000PackedFile Overrides/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Overrides/*/*/*/*/*.packagePRIORITY 800PackedFile Awes/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Awes/*/*/*/*/*.packagePRIORITY 700PackedFile NRAAS/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile NRAAS/*/*/*/*/*.packagePriority 501DirectoryFiles Files/... autoupdatePriority 500PackedFile DCCache/*.dbcPriority 500PackedFile Packages/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Packages/*/*/*/*/*.packagePriority 499PackedFile Test/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Test/*/*/*/*/*.packagePriority -50PackedFile Probation/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*/*/*.packagePackedFile Probation/*/*/*/*/*.packageYikes, sorry ref your store files, @Nikkei_Simmer. I always have my masterfile of store stuff installed on a backup, but recently I've added more user stuff I really never want to lose, so it's gotta be redone again. Lots of work ahead again. yep

nikkeisimmer · Answer

@SemaviLady - OK..thank you. I'll put the camera mods in the Overrides. :) Got all my store stuff downloaded and stored again. :) I'm gonna have to download them again just so that I can put them in a store folder (in my backup) directly from my Downloads folder in game though.

~sigh~ what we have to do in order to keep our game running smoothly.

igazor · Answer

Not sure of the question numbering system here, but anyway...

3 - If you remove custom sliders and load a game where sims had them in use, they should still appear the same in regular play mode as if the sliders were still there. But if you bring these sims into any form of CAS, the slider info will be undefined and things related to that slider will snap back to 0 and stay there.

4 - The Resource.cfg file can be edited to allow for deeper subfolder nesting than 4 or 5 levels if desired, but doing so tends to have a negative impact on the time it takes the game to startup.

igazor · Answer

"jillbg;c-16830669" wrote:@igazor By "any" form of GAS, do you mean "stylist", too? I haven't noticed any changes after taking slider sims in for a superficial makeover.Guess I was being kind of vague there, but I really meant full versions of CAS (testingcheats or the MC Edit in CAS kind) that expose slider values to editing even if the player has no intention of really editing them. Stylist and the other subsets like Change Appearance and Plan Outfit wouldn't try to do that, so they are probably immune even if the sliders in question are missing on loadup.

lablue0314 · Answer

I thought this would go in the mods folder, the mods folder would deal with not just one game save, but all of them.  I'm bookmarking this to see what people say.

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