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theopisisters
4 years ago
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Sims 3 custom content files not being recognized

So I dumped Sims 4 and went back to Sims 3 and I couldn't be happier for it. It is so much more in-depth and there's so much more customization I'm really happy. However now I'm at the point where I ...
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    theopisisters
    4 years ago

    Okay so update. It was working yesterday there was no intro no sparkles. And I got the default eyes to work. However after I added one of the mods that I wanted it all reversed itself and went back to the way it was. Now I can see the intro again. At this point you know I'm the kind enough person I'm not going to kill myself over something that does not work. It's called self-love and self-worth. And if this game was not designed for us to effortlessly create custom things then it's not the right game for me. I understand that other people don't feel the same way they don't feel deserving of more they feel like they have to work overtime. I'm not one of those people life is too short and I have things to do. So if this is not working I'm not going to spend another week of my time fixing something that should have been placed in the game in the first place. The developers should have created an effortless way to create and design and add custom content and they should have thought of ways to implement necessary things into the game so that the game does not have to be modded. Thank you for your help regardless it has given me some pointers. I wish you well.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
4 years ago

@theopisisters  The nointro mod eliminates the intro video you'd normally see when the game starts to load.  The nobuildsparkles mod removes the sparkles that appear briefly when you place something (e.g. a wall) in Build Mode.  If you don't see an intro or build sparkles, those mods are working.

Please also check in-game whether any other .package files are loading.  I don't know what else you have aside from what's in your screenshot, but for the fourth file at least, you should be able to see whether a sim has custom eyes available in CAS.  Check both genders and all ages.

theopisisters's avatar
theopisisters
4 years ago

Okay so update. It was working yesterday there was no intro no sparkles. And I got the default eyes to work. However after I added one of the mods that I wanted it all reversed itself and went back to the way it was. Now I can see the intro again. At this point you know I'm the kind enough person I'm not going to kill myself over something that does not work. It's called self-love and self-worth. And if this game was not designed for us to effortlessly create custom things then it's not the right game for me. I understand that other people don't feel the same way they don't feel deserving of more they feel like they have to work overtime. I'm not one of those people life is too short and I have things to do. So if this is not working I'm not going to spend another week of my time fixing something that should have been placed in the game in the first place. The developers should have created an effortless way to create and design and add custom content and they should have thought of ways to implement necessary things into the game so that the game does not have to be modded. Thank you for your help regardless it has given me some pointers. I wish you well.

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