Confused on what mods work
To start, I have A LOT of mods and I know because of how much mods I have that they are slowing down my sims 4. I find all my mods useful, however, I dont know which mods work and which dont because ...
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@hecaterodri Hello,
For starters, you can check out this link to the EA HQ forum that will alerts all players which mods and CC needs to be updated or has been updated.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Mods-CC-Issues/Broken-Obsolete-and-Updated-Sims-4-Mods-1-107-May-28-2024-Game/m-p/13769594#M62939
Secondly, do you have your Mods in folders to help you stay more organized? You can go into your Mods folder and create separate folders to keep your mods in. Some players like to separate their mods by creators so they can locate the creator to see if any of their mods has been updated. Other players keep their mods separated by the names of the Game packs, Stuff packs, Kits, etc. that these mods may affect or any items (Buy/Build or CAS) that requires them. This can really help you save some time in locating your mods as needed.
Find a way to keep track of the Creators you get your mods from or save their site to your favorites online for easy reference to stay in touch and check on any content that is updated or needs to be updated.
I also completely get how amazing these mods are to use in our game, But if your game is slowing down, taking longer to start up, or the game play isn't running as smoothly, you may need to remove some content to ensure you do not stress out your computer as the more you add to your game, the more your computer has to work to keep your game running smoothly which can really create some problems with the Computer itself.
So, you may need to go through them all and really get clear as to what is an absolute must have or what can be removed for the sake of your game and your PC running more smoothly for you. I know many of us have had to do the same.
Or… If you do not want to lose all your mods…. What some players do is they create several different Mods folders to keep on hand and either save it to a place on their desktop or store them all on an external drive/flash drive. Then they will only place the items they know they will need for a particular type of game play into the Mods folder for the game. Then... once they are finished playing that game and want to switch things up, they find another folder that contains items for that particular game playing experience. This way, they will not lose any of their mods, but also will not load their game down with too much all at one time. Just Remember to check the folders you want to use (especially if you haven’t used them in a while) to ensure all are up to date.
All of this will be good to practice now. Cause I promise you... the more EA updates/fixes broken content in our games and more Expansions, Game Packs, Stuff Packs, and Kits come out... The more risks we face of our Custom Content not working right and need updating. So, it is good to have an easy system started now to handle things later with less of a headache.
Hope this helps and happy Simming!
For starters, you can check out this link to the EA HQ forum that will alerts all players which mods and CC needs to be updated or has been updated.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Mods-CC-Issues/Broken-Obsolete-and-Updated-Sims-4-Mods-1-107-May-28-2024-Game/m-p/13769594#M62939
Secondly, do you have your Mods in folders to help you stay more organized? You can go into your Mods folder and create separate folders to keep your mods in. Some players like to separate their mods by creators so they can locate the creator to see if any of their mods has been updated. Other players keep their mods separated by the names of the Game packs, Stuff packs, Kits, etc. that these mods may affect or any items (Buy/Build or CAS) that requires them. This can really help you save some time in locating your mods as needed.
Find a way to keep track of the Creators you get your mods from or save their site to your favorites online for easy reference to stay in touch and check on any content that is updated or needs to be updated.
I also completely get how amazing these mods are to use in our game, But if your game is slowing down, taking longer to start up, or the game play isn't running as smoothly, you may need to remove some content to ensure you do not stress out your computer as the more you add to your game, the more your computer has to work to keep your game running smoothly which can really create some problems with the Computer itself.
So, you may need to go through them all and really get clear as to what is an absolute must have or what can be removed for the sake of your game and your PC running more smoothly for you. I know many of us have had to do the same.
Or… If you do not want to lose all your mods…. What some players do is they create several different Mods folders to keep on hand and either save it to a place on their desktop or store them all on an external drive/flash drive. Then they will only place the items they know they will need for a particular type of game play into the Mods folder for the game. Then... once they are finished playing that game and want to switch things up, they find another folder that contains items for that particular game playing experience. This way, they will not lose any of their mods, but also will not load their game down with too much all at one time. Just Remember to check the folders you want to use (especially if you haven’t used them in a while) to ensure all are up to date.
All of this will be good to practice now. Cause I promise you... the more EA updates/fixes broken content in our games and more Expansions, Game Packs, Stuff Packs, and Kits come out... The more risks we face of our Custom Content not working right and need updating. So, it is good to have an easy system started now to handle things later with less of a headache.
Hope this helps and happy Simming!
