Resource cfg problem

The placement of the mods does need to correct but there may be a slightly better way to describe it for TS3. There needs to be three and only three things in the Mods folder:

1 - A sub-folder called Packages (this is where the mods and other package based content go, and the package files can be nested up to five levels deep in sub-folders inside of that). Anything that is zipped or otherwise compressed needs to be unzipped first.
2 - A sub-folder called Overrides (usually empty unless a mod developer says something specifically needs to go in here).
3 - The Resource.cfg file. It doesn't matter what icon or auto-enter association the file has because the game doesn't open the file for use, it just reads it.

There should be no mods or any other files in the Mods folder as anything extra besides the two sub-folder and the one Resource.cfg file can get in the way.

After placing things correctly, the five cache files (for mods most notably the scriptCache.package file) on the top level of the TS3 user game folder in Documents where all of this is going needs to be cleared (deleted). This needs to happen at least somewhat routinely, but certainly whenever the contents of Mods\Packages changes in any way.

@rubyskywalker - That happens too sometimes, it can take only one bad file to bork up the whole startup sequence as one can block things that are meant to load after it as well. And sometimes it's the game folder itself that seemingly "goes bad" for no readily apparent reason. Glad you got things working again, though.

Transfer all your mods to a folder on your desktop. Then Delete your Mods folder in your Sims 4 directory. Start up your game- a new mods folder will be generated with a new resource cfg file. Make sure you enable mods/custom content and script mods in the options menu. Place you mods back into your new mods folder. Start up your game again. Hope this helps.

"Geralt_ofRivia;c-17998757" wrote:
Transfer all your mods to a folder on your desktop. Then Delete your Mods folder in your Sims 4 directory. Start up your game- a new mods folder will be generated with a new resource cfg file. Make sure you enable mods/custom content and script mods in the options menu. Place you mods back into your new mods folder. Start up your game again. Hope this helps.

I'm on sims 3 but I can try that. Thanks.

Oh sorry. If you’re on sims 3 then try re-downloading the mods folder for it. I believe it’s on the mod the sims website. The mods folder includes the resource cfg file.

"Geralt_ofRivia;c-17999166" wrote:
Oh sorry. If you’re on sims 3 then try re-downloading the mods folder for it. I believe it’s on the mod the sims website. The mods folder includes the resource cfg file.

I'll try that. Thanks.

Alright. So I installed a new mods folder, put it in, moved the old mods folder to the desktop, and put all the mods in the new one. The mods still don't show in game.

When you launch the sims 3, in the launcher you need to select all the mods and custom content that you would like added to your game. They should appear as sims3 package files. Make sure you checkmark all the ones you want installed. Sorry this all from memory. I haven’t played sims 3 in years. Hopefully this helps you. There are also guides online to help with modding sims 3. Happy simming! ;)

It's not that type of content. Its nraas and job Overhaul, stuff that automatically shows ingame once its placed in mods folder, but it's not showing up in game.

Try making sure nraas and job overhaul files are placed directly in the mods folder. They can’t be in a second folder inside the mods folder if that makes sense. The script files can’t be more than 2 folders deep. The game won’t read them properly.