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Newly Broken/Obsolete Game Mods
For CAS and Build/Buy custom content (CC) and Build/Buy object game mods, see the separate post below and the ongoing reports. And don't skip checking the Updated list just after this one! Many of those were broken.
LE = last exception
NOTES: If this new EP has you playing again after time away, check previous threads for mods not reported broken or updated here. Many UI mods, however, are expected to break again with this patch. And don't stop here! Many mods that were broken have updates. Keep scrolling.
Last updated: January 9
Broken/Outdated
WHAT TO DO: Delete these from Mods (though sometimes the list indicates a minor issue you can keep playing through), and delete the localthumbcache file. For cookbook mods, first delete plates and food.
NOTE: Pop-up issues with many current script mods might be resolvable by installing either the updated version of TwistedMexi’s Better Exceptions (v.3.12) or TwistedMexi's new mod "Temporary EA Hotfix - Scripted Menus Not Showing ", but Sim safely: Keep backups. Not all outdated mod issues will be covered by this; this is specifically related to pop-ups, not other UI or gameplay issues.
- game mods by MonoChaos – unsupported and no longer avaiable for download but adoption by other creators is being arranged; see Updated for several now updated by HelenTheHunter and available on CF. MonoChaos requests that you please not ask them about their mods and regrets that they cannot update the text in their website.
- mods by LittleDereDere
- all non-updated CC wrench mods
- all non-updated Venue change/venue list mods (e.g., Universal Venue List by Basemental) — break For Rent functions
- some presets – one cause of Sim face distortion
- Better Cooking – BosseladyTV
- Better Lin-Z – BosseladyTV – broken for FR
- Cheese Press – BrazenLotus – options missing with some lot challenges
- Coffee Drying – BrazenLotus
- Cured Olives – BrazenLotus
- Dried Apricots – BrazenLotus
Early Pregnancy Quirks – Psylocke X– CLEARED- Education Allowance – NickyClem
Go To School – Zerbu– CLEARED- Insurance Company Life Insurance – NickyClem
- More suggested names for bunnies, llamas, cows and chickens – TTN
- More CAS Presets V2 – Zerbu – some cause Toddler face problems
- Multilingual Distress Language Changer Mod – IsyTheSnake
- New Traits Pack (More Traits) – maplebell – identified as a possible cause of broken Sim faces
- No Drinks – BosseladyTV – no longer supported; see Updated for her replacement mods
- No EA Eyelashes – Cien – causes face distortion
- No EA Eyelashes – Escaping Potplant (epp) – causes face distortion
PlumbBros– Lot51 –CLEARED- Purchase Oddities from Certain Figures – TwelfthDoctor1 – broken and unsupported
- Services for Elderly, Youth, & Homeless (Sim Services) – BosseladyTV
- SNB Bills – SimRealist – broken with For Rent - if you don't have the new pack, you can update to the current version
- Story Progression Viewer – Twisted Mexi
- Wash Body sink tunings override – Serinion
- Woodworking Overhaul – Srsly
And many other script mods that use custom pop-up menus and mods that leverage the billing system. Check the Updated list too!
Known Issues
- High School More Classmates – Aramiteus – not yet updated for the menu to appear on the For Rent mailboxes
- MC Command Center – Deaderpool – not yet updated for the menu to appear on the For Rent mailboxes
- Social Activities – LittleMsSam – skill does not increase, but otherwise fine
Obsolete
WHAT TO DO: For mods that are obsolete because of a patch update, delete from Mods, and delete the localthumbcache file. For mods that are no longer supported, find an alternative before the mod breaks in another patch.
- game mods by MonoChaos – now unsupported but adoption by other creators is being arranged
- some phone use autonomy mods – based on patch notes. Players may want to see how the game now performs without their phone autonomy mods. If you still want one, check if it’s reported broken or updated.
- Better Cooking – BosseladyTV – no longer supported
- Blazin’ Ladles Oven Fix – thunder1143 – obsolete
- Don't Wash Dishes Where You Angry Poop – scumbumbo/LeRoiDeTout – obsolete
- Equestrian Career – BosseladyTV – no longer supported
- Milestone Fixes: No Rotation Vanishing – Lumpinou – obsolete
- Nectar Maker Career – BosseladyTV – no longer supported
- No CC Icon – Waffle – no longer supported
- No Noisy Nosey Neighbors – BosseladyTV – no longer supported; repladed with new Lively Neighbors Unlocked
- No Washing Dishes EA Sink Collection Mod – Channel4Sims
- No Washing Dishes in the Bathroom – Turbodriver – obsolete
- Paranormal Investigator Startup Instance Fix – TwelfthDoctor1 – obsolete
- Restaurant Eating Fix – Lotharihoe – obsolete
- Retro Cut Bikini Feet Fix – bessy
- Services for Elderly, Youth, & Homeless (Sim Services) – BosseladyTV – no longer supported
- The Cowpoke Wrangler – Lot51 – based on patch notes
- Wash Dishes Fix – MSQSims – based on new base game feature
And based on preference:
- No Auto Brew Tea & Coffee – Mythical Ascelin – obsolete based on patch notes, for players using it to reduce autonomy
- LessCoffee_BGC – Chingyu (Vicky Sims) – obsolete based on patch notes
- LessTeaMaker_BGC – Chingyu (Vicky Sims) – obsolete based on patch notes
Dec. 8
Broken
- many (but not all) Toddler presets – causing distorted Toddler faces
Updated
- Visitors Not Spawning in Front of Venues – weerbesu
Clearing Mods
- BosseladyTV – all mods EXCEPT these: Better Celebrity Home Lot Trait, Better Cooking, Better Dust, Better Lin-Z, Better Lot Traits Bundle, Better Natural Well Lot Trait, Better Off the Grid Lot Trait, Better Registered Vampire Lair Lot Trait, Better Trendi, Cheap Rent Delete, College & Career Counseling Mod, Donate Plasma, Equestrian Career, Fewer Pizza Oven Fires, Full-Time Careers Bundle, Get Dressed (both versions), Hey Lin-Z!, Horse Competitions Give More Skill, Illness Traits Bundle, Low Deposit Delete, Mailbox Visitor Fix, Morning Routine (both versions), Nectar Maker Career, Nectary Lot Trait, No Drinks (Autonomously), No Fears. Just None!, No Noisy Nosey Neighbors, Pricey Unlocked, Serviced Apartment Unlocked, Services for Elderly Youth & Homeless, and World Select Screen Sort
- Lot51 – PlumbBros (previously reported broken) and all other mods EXCEPT Simzlink, Flicbuster, the Smart Doorbell, and Core Library, which are updated