Sims 3: Mods folder & mods not working
Hi friends. Weird issue here. Been playing TS3 again recently, and my mods folder seems to just… not work. Almost as if it’s not synced to the game. Anything downloaded through the launcher is fine...
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@CatSimmer123 How did you move the Sims 3 folder to E: by moving all of Documents to E through the Windows option, by using a symbolic link, or something else? (I realize your other files work but am trying to cover all bases.) Is E an internal drive or external device, and if external, what format does it have?
Additionally, if you use a third-party app or Windows Defender's Controlled Folder Access, please set exceptions for TS3.exe and EADesktop.exe. It would be best to download a fresh copy of one mod and test it after setting the exceptions.
I actually don’t exactly remember the details, but it’s an SSD that I linked through properties of the .exe file.
It’s been that way for years and has always worked just fine, but I was having issues with the launcher and renamed the entire folder as a backup and put the old mods into the new, fresh folder and it seems that that’s when it got messed up.
All files related to EA are checked as exceptions to defender & antivirus.
From what I see in the screenshot 3, the resource.cfg file is in the Packages folder.
It should be in the main Mods folder. - See attached screenshot.
Also the smooth patch files (ld_SmoothPatch.package and ld_SmoothPatch_MasterController.package should not be in the main Sims 3 folder. These files can be either removed or placed in the Package folder. Depending on if you're using Nraas Mods or not. From what I have read it's best to remove them if using Nraas Mods.
Checked and realised that weirdly, I had those files in the correct place and ALSO as duplicates in the packages/mods folder! Thanks for catching that.
I did try to run the game again to no avail; the intro is still playing and none of my other package files are showing up.
Apologies for my poor formatting: got thru to the initial menu and crashed upon scrolling through my installed worlds. No idea if this is relevant, but I figured I'd attach the exception file just in case. The world I had highlighted at the time the game crashed was Oaksoak Hollow. I figured it's likely just a corrupted or buggy file so I deleted it, but hey, the more info the better. The earlier attachment (marked #1) is another exception generated after I closed the game without a crash, which I thought might help identify the mod folder issue, or at least narrow it down.
- @CatSimmer123 I’m sorry for clogging the thread, I actually meant HDD. Brain was molten. HDD internal drive
