So there are a BUNCH of posts on the gallery (particularly sims) that are untagged as CC despite clearly containing CC or overrides. This is driving me up the wall. Overrides should count as CC. At least give me the option to hide or block people so their posts won't show up in searches. I realize this sounds aggressive, but I'm genuinely so tired of downloading sims that look nothing like their pictures.

I am sick and tired of seeing creators spamming the Gallery and essentially taking over the "Popular Now" pages. I can't find anything else other than their content because they're literally taking over and it's ridiculous. Something needs to be done about this nonsense, it's been going on for far too long.See screenshot.They're clearly using CC and custom poses and using S4PE and Tray Importer to circumvent the Gallery functions and have their CC Sims show up as non-CC and it's unacceptable. It's literally impossible to find any quality content in the Gallery because of people like this.Blocking them in the EA App does literally nothing, they're still showing up in the Gallery.

There is no Gallery bug. This is a clear example of creators circumventing the Gallery and using S4PE and Tray Importer to upload to the Gallery with unmarked CC, custom poses, etc. and they're spamming the "Popular Now" page. I'm sick and tired of it.

@iRetr0 Fair enough 🙂 I agree it should absolutely be tagged as CC simply because it's grossly misleading. What the user thinks they are downloading into their game is not what they actually are downloading.

It annoys me so much!!! I can clearly see it is cc even if the box is not ticked but I DID NOT ASK TO SEE IT. And people downloading it by hundreds and saying it is goergous are making me sick.

Thanks so much for bringing this concern here @Jellyfishdotorg. I only wish I'd seen this report sooner as a majority of us CAS creators have been discussing the problem of converted default cc on Twitter X, Reddit and Discord servers for months now. First and foremost, it is clearly cc yet the conversion process allows the cc to bypass the gallery flag for eye catching visibility. Essentially, the creators converting cc are doing this intentionally to trick the gallery flag. This leads the sim creation to be a visible part of the gallery which then leads us to be tricked ourselves. I was even tricked once thinking The Sims had refreshed a base game hairstyle 🤔 Also, since only a few creators seem to be willing to break the rules and convert the cc, this is now massively unfair gatekeeping. They seem to give the files to a select few or teach others how to convert the cc for their gallery use. Since most of the default cc we are seeing in the gallery has been originally created by another custom content creator, we can't access the default file for our own use. Not that I want to use it as I feel as you do. Fully annoyed by seeing all that cc filling the popular now gallery filter used by a minority of simmers. Additionally, as I said, they are taking the official cc files from respectable cc creators and putting that creators' original file through the conversion process to be visible in the gallery. CC is supposed to be clearly labeled as cc in the gallery so that we do not get tricked into believing we will somehow receive what we are seeing on the sim. That's why a few of us created the #wysiwyg hashtag. It is a fair play gallery effort for all who want to be a responsible voice in our community.Lastly, I know this may upset some who love custom poses but honestly I'm fine with those getting a cc flag at this point too because ultimately I want to create a positive play experience for all simmers. Console users are a part of our gallery community as well and they have no option at all to use poses, cc, defaults or the like.Thank you for listening & I hope EA will find a way to fix this unfair gallery practice that only a few seem to appreciate. Keep on simmin on ~ Lisa 💜

Untagged Gallery CC | EA Forums

17 Replies

Bluebellflora
Hero+
2 years ago
@Jellyfishdotorg

Can you provide the creator's name for one of those sims so I can look in my Gallery?
Jellyfishdotorg
2 years ago
The photos i attached are both a sim called cute guy cute base by divtrumi
Bluebellflora
Hero+
2 years ago
@Jellyfishdotorg

Thanks. I agree, the difference is astonishing and terribly misleading, not the creator's fault though. They should definitely be tagged as CC in the gallery. I did notice a "custom hair" tag in the description.

I wonder if there is a bug report for this, I'm assuming it is a bug of some sort or maybe the gallery isn't clever enough to pick up CC hair. Did you check the bug forum? https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/bd-p/The-Sims-4-Bugs
iRetr0
2 years ago
There is no Gallery bug. This is a clear example of creators circumventing the Gallery and using S4PE and Tray Importer to upload to the Gallery with unmarked CC, custom poses, etc. and they're spamming the "Popular Now" page. I'm sick and tired of it.
iRetr0
2 years ago
I am sick and tired of seeing creators spamming the Gallery and essentially taking over the "Popular Now" pages. I can't find anything else other than their content because they're literally taking over and it's ridiculous. Something needs to be done about this nonsense, it's been going on for far too long.
See screenshot.
They're clearly using CC and custom poses and using S4PE and Tray Importer to circumvent the Gallery functions and have their CC Sims show up as non-CC and it's unacceptable. It's literally impossible to find any quality content in the Gallery because of people like this.
Blocking them in the EA App does literally nothing, they're still showing up in the Gallery.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
2 years ago
@iRetr0

Could you explain how it is possible to do this?
iRetr0
2 years ago
@Bluebellflora I will not be sharing instruction on how to do it, but anyone who has used Tray Importer and S4PE knows it's possible to do. There's literally options to replace the Gallery image, uncheck the "modded" motif, etc.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
2 years ago
@iRetr0

Fair enough 🙂 I agree it should absolutely be tagged as CC simply because it's grossly misleading. What the user thinks they are downloading into their game is not what they actually are downloading.
MagicEtincelle
Seasoned Rookie
2 years ago
It annoys me so much!!! I can clearly see it is cc even if the box is not ticked but I DID NOT ASK TO SEE IT. And people downloading it by hundreds and saying it is goergous are making me sick.
LixyQuinn170
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
It's really not fair that those households/Sims have unmarked "custom content" with poses and overrides.
If I want a better thumbnail to my builds it's immediately marked as CC.
It should be a 'WYSIWYG'. It just feels like false advertising.