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MsPigglyPooh's avatar
4 years ago

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

I've always been curious if anyone else playing vanilla? Have you always played this way or do you go back and forth with Mods and cc from time to time? What do you do to make your vanilla game fun?

I've recently gone back to a 100% vanilla game and for the most part, beside some hiccups with bugs, I'm surprisingly having some fun. I've also set my sims life span to long so I can get most out of my time with my sims and really dedicate time to relationships and skills. I feel like I get more attached to them than way. Im also debating on getting back into rotational play, but I haven't done that since the sims 2 lol. I guess I'll have to see how this goes.

  • Yeah mods all the way. I have at least 10-15 mods that I must have otherwise the game just isn’t enjoyable. The rest is all cc. Vanilla is too boring for me.

    Updating all of my mods is annoying after a patch day though which is partly why I rarely play this game. It’s just too bare. This is the only sims game where I’ve needed literally 10-15 mods to make the game enjoyable. If this continues with ts5 I probably won’t even bother getting it. It’s too stressful and a game should be fun.
  • Isharell's avatar
    Isharell
    New Spectator
    I started playing the Sims with Sims 1. I have never had mods or CC. I've thought about it, sure, but it looks like too much trouble keeping thing updated. Plus I'm paranoid and don't want to download something that would mess up my computer or my game.

    I truly enjoy the challenge of playing and building without mods or CC. I love working with what I have within the limits of "normal" play. I don't own all the packs yet, either. I'm still exploring the ones I have.

    I also like the idea that I can put something up on the gallery and not worry about whether or not they can use my builds, assuming they have the same packs.