Game will not launch with mods/takes very long to launch without mods /UI broke

Ever since one of the updates at the end of July, my Sims 4 has been virtually unplayable to a degree. I've been testing batches of cc and deleting any mods that haven't been modified in years but to no avail. I play on a Macbook that's currently running MacOS Tahoe 26.6.1 and when I launch TS4 from the EA app or from the application *with mods*, the icon for the game will appear in the dock as if it is running but does nothing when you interact with it. The only thing that happens next is the application begins to not respond and will only force quit. 

On the other hand, launching TS4 with a clean save + cache takes several minutes to get past the initial title screen and the following loading screen. It will eventually launch this way but it feels like it is taking way too long even with knowing about the recent changes in game loading.

The gameplay I was able to do with the mod-free save was mostly functional except for whenever I tried to have my sim plan a date. There's nothing to click besides a useless slider with a large "dinner party" box where the party image would be. I was able to go on dates from phone calls and other people without issue but the social event UI is looking very funky.