why isn't my new cc showing up is cas?
I went on a cc spree about two days ago while my game (Sims 4) was updating. When it finished updating, I went in the game, enabled mods, then left the game, made sure all my new downloaded cc was in...
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@Caiyah14 Are you playing on a PC or a Mac? If you've done the basics by making sure your CC files are unpacked/unzipped .package files that are placed directly in your Mods folder and that you have "Enable Custom Content and Mods" checked in your Game Options there are a couple of possibilities:
1) Did the the game create the Mods folder you are using or is it something you brought in manually? Sometimes players will copy a Mods folder from a different computer and the game will not properly recognize it.
2) Can you verify the game is using the Mods folder that you are placing the files in? Sometimes the game will decide to use a different user folder in a different location, i.e. like a cloud drive. Here's a link for determining which user folder your game is currently using:
https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2018/07/how-to-find-your-user-folder/
Here is another link to similar thread where we are working on a CC issue for another player, just to get an idea of some different troubleshooting steps:
Good luck, I hope this helps :D
I'm just a regular Sims player, I do not work for EA.
Btw- I know adding new CC can be lots of fun and there are many amazing CC creators out there but I generally recommend only adding a few items of CC to your game at a time and testing each one to make sure it's working properly. For any CC file that does not look or function properly I immediately stop playing and exit without saving. Then I remove the broken CC and research or updated versions or just do without. Adding too many CC items at one time makes it harder to test things properly. If you go on a big CC spree just keep them in temp storage until you can add and test them properly.
@RandomBuzziness So I checked out the link and it says something about a mods folder in Onedrive but I dont have a mods folder in onedrive. Towards the end of me reading it I saw something about a folder on the desktop and I do have a Sims 4 folder on the desktop and the Mods folder in there says I last used it on July 21st 2018. Could that be the/a problem?
@Caiyah14 I have a few more questions if that's ok, just to help clarify things. Are you playing the standard version of Sims 4 or the Legacy Edition? Does any of your old CC show up in your game, as in the old stuff works but the new stuff doesn't?
I don't think that Sims 4 will look at a Mods folder on your Desktop. That's where people often move their Mods folder for troubleshooting when things aren't working right. If you had moved it there at some point in the past I think the game would have created a new empty Mods folder in your Documents folder. Were you able to determine which user folder your game is using? If you go in your Game Options and look at the Screen Capture tab you'll see the Location Path for Video Capture. Here is how mine looks:
I know the writing is tiny but you can see my game is using the Sims 4 folder in my Documents folder. Can you attach a screen capture of yours or just copy the complete location path and paste it in a reply?
@RandomBuzziness I believe I am playing the standard version of Sims 4 but how would I tell if I am playing Legacy Edition? All of my old cc shows up in my game and the new cc doesn't show up at all, even though its in my mods folder. I will see which folder my game is using right now and get back to you!
The location path for Video Capture is: C:\Users\User\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 Legacy Edition\Recorded Videos\
The location path for Memory/Picture Capture is: C:\Users\User\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 Legacy Edition\Screenshots\
@Caiyah14 It looks like the file path for your user folder is set up for the Legacy Edition of Sims 4 rather than the standard version. When you launch the game you'll see the version number way down at the bottom of the main menu page. It will look something like this:
Don't worry about the first 3 sets of numbers, this is an old screen-shot and they have changed since then, it's only the last four numbers we need to look at here. The last 4 numbers should be either 1020 or 1520 and this will tell you which version you are using.
1020 = PC standard version
1520 = PC Legacy EditionWhen you look at the file path for the Mods folder you are trying to put new CC into is it:
Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods
Or is it?
Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 Legacy Edition > Mods
It seems like I remember reading about an issue like this a little while back-- I'll do a little more research and update this thread if I can find it. I might just be remembering wrong though.
