Do you use mods?

Yes. I have both 2 and 3 modded so even though I think 4 is playable without mods it's more fun with. I have seen sims poop, eat, and sleep so why do I want to see it again? I prefer watching them interact, create, and play.

I recently deleted them all except UI Xtension, and I'm actually having fun...minus the DHD bug of getting up EVERY night to look at my diner table. Never thought 4 wooden legs and a glass top would make some1 that obsessed !

I definitely couldn’t play without mods

I wouldn't be playing without mods

@NightlyCoffee Sorry, I thought my reply to your comment about your mods posted earlier...but I forgot to post it at all until now : P

It's cool all of the mods and things you have installed. As a fellow story-telling sort I understand the desire to want as much 'control' over certain elements of the game as is possible where necessary, and also story progression. I'm a console player, but one thing you mentioned that does bug me is the random townies dropping in on conversations all of the time. It's a bit annoying when I'm doing screenshots or something and some randomer turns up wanting a chat. (Apparently I make my Sims just as asocial as I am IRL...) I have to keep chasing them off.

Out of all the mods, one of the ones that does interest me a lot other than MCCC is the Untamed Magic is Untamed one where the spells are more destructive. Also I believe there is another dark magic mod of sorts that looks pretty fun.

I have 12,1 go in my mods folder, but only four mods (1,87 go): more CAS columns by Weerbesu, whim overhaul by Bienchens, visibles needs by Zero and nomosaic by Moxiemason (just because I use Vanilla skin default replacement by Lumia, I like the more detailing body and aging but still maxis match). The rest is CC: 1,49 go for CAS in clothes and accessories, body and facial hairs, eyebrows, teeth, mermaids tails, tops ans scales, other occults (plantsims, zombies skintones), etc. and 8,74 go in hairs only.

Currently using MCC to fix an issue with townies. My game has a glitch that causes random townies (and sometimes playable characters) to walk around either bald, half-dressed, or just in their underwear. Sometimes they're unlucky enough to be bald and naked. :D :|

Yep. I've been using mods since TS2 but this is the first game where I feel like I actually....need them. And not just mods, but custom content as well. My game is overflowing with all of it. And...surprisingly enough, despite having enough mods to make a completely new game, keeping them up to date has been mostly painless. Most of the ones I need the most are made by creators who are constantly updating. I've got so many mods, my TS4 might as well be considered a completely different game.

TS4 just has...such an amazing modding community. If it wasn't for them, I would have jumped ship and became an exclusively TS2 (sometimes TS3) player a long time ago.

"Beardedgeek;c-17918400" wrote:
MCCC. On the other hand I literally consider the game unplayable without it because the default game is just badly coded.

This too....All of this.

Mods and CC can also be REALLY good money savers. I'm way less inclined to buy certain packs when they're things that modders have already give us or things that they give us better versions of. Especially when it comes to stuff packs and kits. This is the only iteration of the sims where I don't feel compelled to have every pack. I'm perfectly fine with skipping some now.

I've been using mods since the sims 2 era. But with the frequent mod breaking updates, I try to limit the amount of mods and prefer mod creators known for updating their mods.

I only have one 'big' mod, mccc. For the rest I use small mods to adres a specific issue. For example tweak the potion of plentiful needs, unlock pointy ears for all sims,... I won't use big mods that overhaul entire systems because I am afraid an update might mess them up. I don't want a corrupt save.

I think I am actually somewhere between options one and two. I use mods pretty much constantly but I stay away from mods that fit into the 'mod the world' category.

"Chazzzy;c-17913978" wrote:
I love mods. I have been removing a bunch of my mods lately, though. I wanna get it to where I only use mods when absolutely necessary. My game runs better this way plus less stress having to update them when game updates occur.

I am starting to adopt this feeling as well. My game does run well with the mods but I DO HATE having to have to uninstall and wait for/if the mods get updated, every single time there is a new release/patch. That being said, I could never ever go without, the following mod: UI extension (I think that's the name of it) MCCC, and Lil Miss Sams (and she has a lot that I use actually). I recently went back to installing a couple of pieces of CC, but might restart and do without the CC. This I can live without, but I truly wish EA gave more jewelry/shoes options.