CC/mods for the very beginner (Help please!)

"chealsycat;c-17892647" wrote:
Thank you very much for the answer @Kironide ! <3

"Kironide;c-17881906" wrote:
As far and Custom content is concerned what do you want more of in your game? Hairstyles, clothes, etc. !

First of all I need animations for my videos. What should I do first? I mean what mod or program shoud I install first of all? And how to use it?
Also I need some hairstyles, clothes, objects, etc..
I used to download lots of CC in The Sims 3 and crashed my game because of bad CC. I'm scared to do the same thing in The Sims 4. That's why I'm looking for a safe mode of using CC.
Are there any mods/programs that can see bad CC and delete it? Or something else that helps to keep the game safe?

"LJK;c-17881918" wrote:
Assuming you haven't already, just go to YouTube and search how to install CC.

Thank you @LJK I know that you have to put CC/mods in the Mods folder and the advanced CC-users advise to make several special folders for hairstyles, dresses, objects, etc. in this folder.
But there are also some programs that you don't have to install in the Mods folder. What are necessary programs for a CC-user?

I'm sorry, I can't help you with animations, because I've never personally used them.

As far as CC is concerned, there isn't an easy way to know if the CC and other mods is within in date, so to speak, but a simple rule is has this mod been updated to the latest game version. You just put them into your game via the mod folder and then check by trial and error. Play for a while and then come out and check your Sims 4 folder. It's in documents for any LastException files, the presence of these files in that folder shows you whether your game is experiencing problems with the mods that you've installed and they warn you about possible future game crashes. My advice is to go slowly. Find a CC author that you like and install a few items of CC and build slowly.

There's a lot of excellent CC out there so hunt around for what kind of cc you like. You could also check with other forum members on their opinions: what they recommend and what their experience have been with how frequently the mod/CC is updated by the author or you could browse the web for recommendations, or you could look for information on mods recommended by game changers, if you're wary.


One thing though -- Using folders to separate CAS collections is a good idea, but make sure its only one folder deep (i.e. not folders within folders) as the game can't read more than one folder deep. Also, be careful with mods that include scripts, because they need to be unpacked by the right unpacker tool, read what the author recommends and follow it. If you've used CC before you probably know about upacker programmes, but just in case you're not aware, its a programme that coverts and holds big files in a bundle to make them easier and quicker to download. They have zip as the file type, i.e. win.zip. There are some free programmes out there. Good luck!