How needed are mods for TS4 compared to other sims 4 games?/Your Favorite Mods (2019)

I used mods in TS2, only used nraas in TS3.

But the The Sims 4 is another story, the game felt very bare and unfinished, it's definitely getting better as the updates roll in though!. When TS4 first released i actually hated it and went back to my old sims games. Once the first expansion rolled in, i enjoyed that for a little bit but i needed more content so i just went back and forth until finally TS4 hit a sweet spot and i completely switched over. Mods really improve the game while it is still unfinished.

TS1 I played vanilla because I don't even know if there were mods out there for it. TS2 I used mods (and CC) toward the last years. TS3 was completely vanilla and I never felt the need to add anything. TS4 I started playing with mods probably in year two because I couldn't stand playing the game vanilla. I found it too boring and I really didn't like that NPCs didn't have lives and children of their own. TS3 for me felt like the most complete iteration of the game, and TS4 is like a revamped TS1, but when TS1 came out the expectation for a game was very different.

I mostly try to keep my mods to a minimum and only download for things that I see more as fixes for bad designed AI.

To compare them, I don’t think I’d really be able to do. I wasn’t able to play TS3 without mods and I don’t think I’d be able to play TS4 without mods now.
For me, it isn’t that the gameplay itself is that bad, to the point that I need mods to make it playable, but more-so for the fact that I am a very controlling player. A lot of my must-have mods relate to having as much control over the game as I possibly can.

I don't think Mods are necessary but I have played with them since Sims 2. In Sims 2 and 3 I used mostly cosmetic mods; skin, hair, makeup, etc. In Sims 3 I also used some mods that would unlock objects that we couldn't get using buydebug cheat like the food truck. In Sims 4 the only mod I have used is the MCCC mod. I think this is a very good mod that enhances the gameplay for story progression. However I am not using any mods currently and typically don't use them for for Sims 4.

I use two mods for Sims 4. UI Cheats which I use to cheat motives when my sims are too busy to eat and sleep, and True Happiness.

In Sims 3 I use Twallan's Error Trap, Master Controller, Register, and Relativity.

In Sims 2 I have around 200 no autonomous mods for behavior that is cute or funny the first few times but becomes increasingly annoying. Like toddlers in the toilet, throwing shopping bags, dancing on toes, kicky bag, bird-watching, school cheer, etc.

If comparing it to previous games, I'd say its way better for not needing mods to play. I keep remembering Sims 3 (Which I love, by the way) and the time (a large amount of time) you almost had to install the NRAAS mods or other creator's mods just to get the game to stop lagging, freezing and hanging long enough to play it. Sims 4 has annoying things I want to mod in or out, quality of 'life' changes... but it doesn't feel like they are needed. I just want them.

I've been using mods since The Sims, as well as cc. But with this version of the game I really need mods. especially specific ones because they add to, or add to the game what is severely lacking for me. The mods help make the game more enjoyable and complete for me.

Mods are used all across ech sims games for people that like to use them. The original sims game was next to impossible to play for a long period of time without my sims needs tanking so fast and considering the werent any cheats in that game to help them with needs.... yeah. I needed a mod to help with that.

Didnt use much of any mods in 2 at all other than some CC. 3 definitely needed mods for various fixes. 4? Have a few mods Mccc being the main one with a few smaller mods for fixes (mostly things like the situation changes and smaller mosiac)

Some mods are an indefinite to fix some bugs while others are more of a personal want of enjoyment. :)

IMO the closest thing to an “essential” mod is MCCC, and even then it depends on your playstyle whether you need it.

Other than that it comes down to what extra content/features/QOL improvements you feel the game needs, if any at all.