How do you all handle the "Broken" mods issue? Why use mods at all?

For many of us mods add a greater dimension to our gameplay. For instance, I use the Road to Fame mod so I can have a singer Sim back. Not only that but this mod allows for him to be on magazine covers and he can even play bit parts in major films. Plus, he can make albums. This mod works in conjunction with the GF celebrity, too. One mod I just learned about removes the cool-down between licensing songs, so that now he can win Starlight Accolades for his music. Something I have bewailed all of these years. He now has eight. :) Smiling so hard my cheeks ache.

MCCC is also very useful mod to use, too. I just removed the 21day seasons over 28 days mod because it's been rumored it affects the way the Starlight Accolade Award Show functions. I've had it fail to happen more times than it has worked. This last time around I decided to remove the mod to see if it's possibly the cause. If it proves not to be, I'll reinstall it toot-sweet. I'm thinking the problem is more in my Sims moving than the mod, but we'll see.

Why do we go through this when Patches often break our mods? Quality of gameplay. I have had a love/hate relationship with Sims3 since I began playing it upon release. But I missed my singer Sim so badly, I could hardly stand it. I prefer Sims4 to Sims 3 and even Sims2. I was seeking ways of creating a singer Sim all on my own, but then they announced GF. I got the latest Road to Fame, which included a Professional Singer Career and then I was off to the races. I have not looked back.

I continue to add patches for what they bring. If I need to pause gameplay on a certain save until my mods are updated, sobeit. I'm much happier playing with them than without them.

Yes, a very organized folder. Is the best for have a control of your game.

If aliens wouldn’t randomly abduct my sims or I could adjust age settings and knock the random flirting out
I totally wouldn’t mod
My former TS3 game was modless but seriously damaged my laptop :/

without mc mod your game slowly die out.

https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/discussion/999835/broken-updated-mods-cc-may-24-2022-pronouns-patch/p1

I just use the above thread in this forum. Other than that have an organized mods folder and be picky about what mods you use. Make sure you read carefully to note any conflicting mods before you install them.

Yup, I mostly stick to the same modders so I know where to look after a patch. I try to keep my folders organized and try to keep the number of mods down so I don't have a mess on my hands. I do mostly use mods from the same few creators so it's easier to keep up with. On patch day, I pull the folder and wait for confirmation as to whether it's broken or needs to be fixed. It can be a bit time consuming but as long as you keep your folders organized it's not too bad.

"Minai;c-18125946" wrote:
If aliens wouldn’t randomly abduct my sims or I could adjust age settings and knock the random flirting out
I totally wouldn’t mod
My former TS3 game was modless but seriously damaged my laptop :/

I must have had around 20+ NRaas, Industries (Twallen) mods in my Sims3 game just to stabilize it. I played on a gaming rig, too. I'm so sorry your laptop was damaged in the process. It's a game tough on computers, that much is certain.

It might be trivial, but keep bookmarks of your favourite creators! In the past, I downloaded many things, but when they need an update, I had no clue where to find them.

Without mods I wouldn't play Sims. Not because I wouldn't like it, but because the Mods are the appeal for me.

Video games in general for me get about 1-3 hours of play before being discarded, regardless of how good they are. There are only two things that ever hook me past that point: social activity or modding.

I've played MMOs for years just for the ability to stand around and babble at people, and I've had Sims and Skyrim on my PC just for the ability to fail to get them running because I've put in one too many mods again.

Tossing in a mod keeps it engaging. I actually do enjoy playing them also - but without Mods I wander off. Skyrim for example; I don't even like the gameplay and the story isn't interesting to me at all - but I still mess with it all the time because it allows me to mess with it.

Sims I like the gameplay because all the little characters are my stories (I delete all the premades that are optional), AND I get the mess with the game.

I don't mind when it breaks - that's part of the fun for me; getting it working again.