There are so many mods that are must-haves for me. I do use MCCC, UI Cheats Extension, and Meaningful Stories.
1. NPCC - This mod is too important to me. It prevents random NPCs from being generated, allows me to reassign job roles, and disables job shifts and region dependency which allows me to have less NPCs in my world to fill roles.
2. Fitness Controls by roBurky - This mod allows me to slow down how quickly my sims gain and lose fat and muscle. I hate how my sims eat one cupcake and gain 10lbs or how they become the Hulk after one gym session. It also prevents NPCs from gaining and losing fat and muscle.
3. Less Intrusive Conversations by TurboDriver - I hate trying to have a date and some random sim walks up and joins in on my conversation. I hate trying to just have a night out with friends and some random sim joins in on my conversation. You know, I actually just hate random sims joining in on my conversations. With this mod, that never happens anymore. It changed my life.
4. All Cheats by TwistedMexi - Super helpful. Enables cheats like Destroy Object which is disabled without this mod.
5. Chat Greeting Tweaks by Simvasion - I hate that sims always have to stand up and hug to greet each other. It's annoying, especially when you're trying to get the family to sit down and enjoy dinner together. It's a small mod that is a huge quality of life fix for me.
Some honorable mentions because listing only 5 isn't enough:
Sim Spawn Overhaul by Lotharihoe
Wonderful Whims by TurboDriver
Eat and Drink Faster by Lotharihoe
Faster Hygiene by MagneticSouth
Better Behaved Pets by MagneticSouth
Walk Normal by Scarlet
Party Anywhere and Longer Parties & More Guests by Weerbesu
Countless small mods and bug fixes from LittleMsSam, Zero, and Bienchen
