I don't understand the point of CC being a thing on the gallery for Sims and lots...

"BatmanFanGirl;d-970699" wrote:
When ever I download one with CC it just comes up with no hair, or takes items away saying it was CC? So it looks like the CC doesn't download. Like you have to download it separately. Am I doing something wrong? What's the point of even uploading sims/lots with CC then?

CC does not download from the gallery (thank God!). It's only letting you know that the creator used CC to build/create that sim/lot. It's up to you to track down that cc and install it into your own game.

In my opinion, there is no reason to download things created with CC, because chances are... it won't look that way in your game. But I am over the moon grateful that the Sims team learned from that nightmare that was the exchange and made it were CC does not transfer across the gallery.

I upload sims and lots with cc because I want to have a backup for myself. I don't intend for anyone to download them.

I find it kinda useful for those times when I'm looking for sims or lots to put into a themed save. Chances are, if I'm looking for elves, fairies, cavemen, androids or whatever, I already have the cc the creators used, so the styled sims transfer just fine.

"Evie0602;c-17354014" wrote:
I upload sims and lots with cc because I want to have a backup for myself. I don't intend for anyone to download them.

I do this, too. I use the gallery as my own personal cloud storage. And it's an easy way to transfer a family or lot between my computers. And since I copy my mods folder to all my computers, I can easily download the family or lot without losing anything.

"Evie0602;c-17354014" wrote:
I upload sims and lots with cc because I want to have a backup for myself. I don't intend for anyone to download them.

I upload my cc sims and lots to my library. I don't ever upload them to the gallery. Why load them to the gallery?

Hey,
I have a strange problem with my cc. Furniture sets, objects, lots etc. can download, but cc that are clothes, hairs, makeup, etc can't. Whenever I try to download hair mods for my Sims 4 a message pops up on my laptop saying "This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Apps Settings page."

Honestly I have tried everything so far and nothing seems to work, I'm losing hope.

Please help ASAP!!

"fullspiral;c-17354050" wrote:

"Evie0602;c-17354014" wrote:
I upload sims and lots with cc because I want to have a backup for myself. I don't intend for anyone to download them.

I upload my cc sims and lots to my library. I don't ever upload them to the gallery. Why load them to the gallery?

I know right? I gather a lot of people do it though. I did upload one lot to the gallery for that reason, then it occurred to me that all I really need to do is have it in my library and make a copy of the Tray folder to my desktop or the cloud or wherever. I also back up my whole Sims 4 folder just to be extra cautious because I did lose my game once.

I'm glad CC doesn't download either, that caused a lot of problems with the Sims 2&3 sites if you didn't know you were getting it and got bad ones. There were some that were like little Trojan horses, hitching a ride along with other CC and you couldn't get rid of them. I still won't download anything that says it has CC anyway.

I do think for the benefit of those who want to use it, the creators could include the names of the CC items in their description.

"Chazzzy;c-17354064" wrote:

"fullspiral;c-17354050" wrote:

"Evie0602;c-17354014" wrote:
I upload sims and lots with cc because I want to have a backup for myself. I don't intend for anyone to download them.

I upload my cc sims and lots to my library. I don't ever upload them to the gallery. Why load them to the gallery?

True. You can upload to your library without checking that “share to gallery” option. If you know your builds/Sims aren’t for anyone else, then don’t check that box, right? I don’t get it either.

As I said. It's much easier for me to share between my computers via the online gallery. Why would I try to go through the hassle of locating the files in my tray folder (thanks for that lovely mess, EA) when I can upload to the gallery, get on my second desktop or my laptop and just easily download the item. In seconds.

"Chazzzy;c-17354128" wrote:

"ChelleJo;c-17354082" wrote:

"Chazzzy;c-17354064" wrote:

"fullspiral;c-17354050" wrote:

"Evie0602;c-17354014" wrote:
I upload sims and lots with cc because I want to have a backup for myself. I don't intend for anyone to download them.

I upload my cc sims and lots to my library. I don't ever upload them to the gallery. Why load them to the gallery?

True. You can upload to your library without checking that “share to gallery” option. If you know your builds/Sims aren’t for anyone else, then don’t check that box, right? I don’t get it either.

As I said. It's much easier for me to share between my computers via the online gallery. Why would I try to go through the hassle of locating the files in my tray folder (thanks for that lovely mess, EA) when I can upload to the gallery, get on my second desktop or my laptop and just easily download the item. In seconds.

So if you log into the same Origin account on 2 computers and open the gallery in game, you have 2 different libraries?

Each computer has their own unique library (tray folder in documents). But, since I use the same origin account for all my computers (obviously) then I can easily use the gallery.

I mostly upload NoCC stuff to the gallery, I have a back up of my tray files in an External HD, plus I make zip files of my must have lots and Sims. That way I can keep my library empty, it makes my game run way better.