Does anyone still play completely vanilla? (PC/MAC Players)

I tried MCCC once, but then decided to play vanilla, because it's easier and I don't have a huge need for mods. I play rotationally, have many packs, explore them slowly and have only played TS4 for two years now, so there are still many things I haven't experienced in my play.

I might try mods or cc later, but at the moment I just don't need them, though some of them look cool. I have especially considered the mod for a smaller mosaic/censor, because then I could take better pictures of my sims and they would still be appropriate.

I could never. Mods improve the game so much for me and I'm fussy about the way things work in game. I prefer it a little more realistic.

I don't like silly dressed random townies so I use NPC Control to stop them spawning in my game.

I find the autonomy to be quite bad at times so I use mods to tweak things to be less annoying like the sims obsession with dancing.

I don't like how the emotion system works, it's not normal to switch from one mood to another so sporadically all the time. I use Meaningful Stories to make them more realistic.

I have Wonderful Whims so the game lets me know who my sims are attracted to.

And then there are all the mods that fix things that EA either take forever to fix or just don't bother fixing at all.

I have much respect for those of you that can enjoy the game without mods but it's just not for me.

I've been playing vanilla for a while now, almost two years I think? For about two months in that time I put in a few mods but the patches just make me have to remove them again, and since we have patches frequently, I just stopped bothering. I've been without CC for that time as well.

For the first few years of the game I definitely used a lot of CC and some mods here and there. I like to keep my mods limited to avoid conflicting issues. CC was always a big thing for me because I like to create fantastical creatures and my own Occults and have more costumes and period clothing. After Get Famous released, I got it on sale mainly just for the Acting career and all of the CAS. Since then, I haven't felt a huge need for CC. I do have to sometimes use a mod briefly to unlock it when I need it though. I really wish they would release more cheat codes for older packs to do this.

I still have my original CC-filled save that I was playing for those first years, and the custom content that I used. I haven't played it in a long time but I transferred those households to the gallery and redownloaded them to play them vanilla so I don't really feel like I need to return to that save. When Sims 4 stops being developed one day I'll get all the mods I really want and pick through the CC to take what I need and fully customize my game to my liking.

I have different saves. when I decide to play in my all vanilla save, I turn off mods and cc.

yeah i play vanilla

ts1 vanilla

ts2 mostly vanilla but i think i had some cc like big dresses or something

i used tons of cc in ts3 days cause i dont like character design in that game but didn't have space to add much mods though cause # lag

I used tons of gameplay mods at start of ts4 no cc though cause i'm quite okay with way my sims look in ts4 and such

but i got tired of file managing and also i felt like my storylines got really weak cause i kept adding all kinds of fun mods and overusing them to point of not knowing what the story is about anymore

so for now at least i play 100% vanilla

Yup, too lazy to download mods or cc. Or to be removing them whenever there is a patch. I’ve always played vanilla.

I am, since the beginning. I play on Mac & I play vanilla by choice. Though I understand there’s a few limitations when playing vanilla, I want to believe that by playing vanilla, I can either be creative on my workaround or be able to justify my issues with the developers whenever there’s certain issues with certain features.

I play a pretty heavily modded game most of the time because I've always been a person that has to personalize everything, but I keep a vanilla save for those times when a patch has rolled out. ;)

After suffering for years with needing multiple mods just to get Sims 3 to be stable, Sims 4 was such a relief that I didn't need anything to play smoothly.

I recently used the Sulani announcements mod for a little while (because I didn't realize I was missing out on all the island celebrations before then), but that has been the only one and I've since stopped using it because I don't need it anymore.

Otherwise, I play vanilla by choice, but I am always tempted by MCCC because I loved using it in Sims 3.

I have played vanilla since the beginning, honestly. Since Sims 1 days. Modding has come a long way, but especially with the first three entries I never really needed it. If I wanted to skip the grind, all you have to do is cheat, and back then you had more control over the worlds culminating in 3's CAW.

As for 4, for a long time I looked over its dullness as the new game with not enough packs and patches. By the time I stopped, I came to the conclusion that it would take an egregious amount of mods to fix my specifc qualms and that I did not have the patience to find nor manage them.

I have used mods for other games, but I specifically avoid it with ones that update often. Mods seem like more trouble than they are worth to me, since I think I would have to jump into the deep end, and I usually do not like the look of CC. I like the styles to match, but even in the cases it can I feel no desire to chase down more CAS and BB. After so many packs, and still more coming, I am good beyond new gameplay objects. For me to really consider it, it would have to be Steam Workshop level easy.

As for how to have fun, I can honestly say that my playstyle has had to change drastically to accommodate 4's strengths. It really does have a good CAS, CAP, and BB. I do a lot more tweaking and saving there for my favorite Sims and builds. I used to create a family, a family house, and then play in live mode the entire time. My play time is not nearly so linear anymore and I hop around a lot. Live mode just doesn't hold my attention as much.

I also nearly exclusively play with eight sims because one cannot hold my attention. Pets, my favorite in every other iteration, feel like walking decor so I don't really play with them anymore. Beyond that, I reroll characters I like a lot. I replay stories with my favorite families that I spent so long tweaking in CAS. My long term saves are few and far between, but back when my playstyle was still changing I did have a Newcrest centered file that entertained me between two to three years. I wish I could get that back, but I still have fun. Just small doses. I cannot play hours at a time like I used to unless new content just dropped. So, it is all very episodic for me.

I hope that answers some of your questions. Summary: mods and CC are too much trouble for my taste so my usual playstyle had to change a lot to accommodate 4's strengths.