I was doing my daily cc shopping at TSR and it hit me. I wonder what this new partnership between EA and Curseforge is going to mean for TSR and even for Curseforge. I took the plunge a few years back and got a TSR VIP membership. The main feature of that membership for me is the basket option. I've mentioned many times how much cc I have. On any given day I'm usually downloading dozens of items and its handy to get them all in one zip file. It also bypasses their ads, which are intrusive and the 10 second wait to download each item.😤 For so many years TSR has been the unchallenged top dog in the Sims cc world. Mod The Sims and a few others have been a very distant second. Now there is some real competition and it will be interesting to see how this changes both sides. If Curseforge can give me those same sort of features, the download basket or something similar, and do it for free its bye bye VIP membership. It's not an outrageous sum of money, but if I can take that money that I set aside in my budget for their service and turn it around and give it to the creators that's even better. To keep myself in check I have a set amount that I allow myself to spend on that membership and for the creators I support on Patreon. I've gone from dreading Curseforge to genuinely excited. I feel like for sure TSR is going to have to make some changes to keep their spot at the top and that competition will benefit everybody involved.

Honestly little tempted to give CC and mods a try again after longest time of not using any this seems super cool(last time i used them seasons was not even out :lol: )it was always another reason to not have them with having to go to billion different sites dodging ads and malware so at least that might be solved by thisbut I feel like even with these options I just don't want to potentially break my save so :sweat_smile: maybe one day... :lol:

There will probably be some "drama", in the form of modders and people arguing where mods should be available, but I'm pretty sure that will pass and CurseForge and other sims CC sites can coexist.It definitely has the potential to become a great way for people to find cc and mods and for mod and cc creators to keep them updated, it depends on the quality control. It does remind me of Steam Workshop which works the same way, subscribing to mods is really easy there too, but you still need to be aware of what you are downloading and how it affects your game.

While I don't mind the idea of having a one-stop-shop for Mods/CC, I do wonder exactly how many creators will actually transition over to it. Because if they're putting their mods/cc on that site and it's 100% free for simmers to download, what's the incentive for people to continue to support them on Patreon?Or maybe they will only upload their content to Curseforge, after the "Early Access" has be released.I don't personally subscribe to any creators, but I have "donated" to a few that I feel does an outstanding job. I have no problem waiting until it's publicly released, and if it's a creator who is notorious for locking their content behind a "Patreon Exclusive" paywall .... it's bye-bye, I don't need your content (that you probably stole from Second Life or IMVU or a 3D modeling site).

Some people who have been reluctant to use mods may be more likely to give them a try if the process is easier and feels more secure. I'm not opposed to the new site, but there are a number of modders I use and respect who are not listed. Bienchen, for example, has an extensive mod list and is not on the current mod squad. I use over 40 of her mods. I also use many mods from Adeepindigo and Ilkavelle who were not listed. I don't think UI Cheats Extension is listed either! So, for me, I will still have to check multiple sites for updates. Also I have my mods folder arranged to suit me. I don't like the idea of a service messing with it willy nilly. I need to find out more about how that works.

@Chicklet453681 It comes down to why someone became a patron. At one time I did have two creators I supported in spite of the paywall. That all changed when the brouhaha started this spring. I do have one still but I signed up and paid for a full year about a month before all that happened. I totally changed how I do my Patreon after that. Now everybody I support is only as a thank you and they are ones that I download pretty much everything they share. I don't think people that use Patreon like that are going to change. It's just nice to know which site to continue donating to them through.@telemwill I missed that part about rearranging our mods folders. I'm like you, I have my folder organized and I have a very specific system for how it's organized. I'm sure there was to be a way to say, please keep your hands to yourself.

Is the world of Sims CC about to go bonkers? (In a good way)

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Simmingal
Hero
3 years ago
Honestly little tempted to give CC and mods a try again after longest time of not using any this seems super cool

(last time i used them seasons was not even out :lol: )

it was always another reason to not have them with having to go to billion different sites dodging ads and malware so at least that might be solved by this

but I feel like even with these options I just don't want to potentially break my save so :sweat_smile:

maybe one day... :lol:
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
Yeah, cc does put a burden on computers and older systems feel the hit more. I can't imagine playing my game without it but I also understand why others choose not to. This has been coming for a while. It was turning into a Wild West show and the scandal from this spring was the final straw.
logionX
Legend
3 years ago
There will probably be some "drama", in the form of modders and people arguing where mods should be available, but I'm pretty sure that will pass and CurseForge and other sims CC sites can coexist.

It definitely has the potential to become a great way for people to find cc and mods and for mod and cc creators to keep them updated, it depends on the quality control.

It does remind me of Steam Workshop which works the same way, subscribing to mods is really easy there too, but you still need to be aware of what you are downloading and how it affects your game.
Chicklet45368
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
While I don't mind the idea of having a one-stop-shop for Mods/CC, I do wonder exactly how many creators will actually transition over to it.

Because if they're putting their mods/cc on that site and it's 100% free for simmers to download, what's the incentive for people to continue to support them on Patreon?

Or maybe they will only upload their content to Curseforge, after the "Early Access" has be released.

I don't personally subscribe to any creators, but I have "donated" to a few that I feel does an outstanding job. I have no problem waiting until it's publicly released, and if it's a creator who is notorious for locking their content behind a "Patreon Exclusive" paywall .... it's bye-bye, I don't need your content (that you probably stole from Second Life or IMVU or a 3D modeling site).
telemwill
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Some people who have been reluctant to use mods may be more likely to give them a try if the process is easier and feels more secure.

I'm not opposed to the new site, but there are a number of modders I use and respect who are not listed. Bienchen, for example, has an extensive mod list and is not on the current mod squad. I use over 40 of her mods. I also use many mods from Adeepindigo and Ilkavelle who were not listed. I don't think UI Cheats Extension is listed either! So, for me, I will still have to check multiple sites for updates.

Also I have my mods folder arranged to suit me. I don't like the idea of a service messing with it willy nilly. I need to find out more about how that works.
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
@Chicklet453681 It comes down to why someone became a patron. At one time I did have two creators I supported in spite of the paywall. That all changed when the brouhaha started this spring. I do have one still but I signed up and paid for a full year about a month before all that happened. I totally changed how I do my Patreon after that. Now everybody I support is only as a thank you and they are ones that I download pretty much everything they share. I don't think people that use Patreon like that are going to change. It's just nice to know which site to continue donating to them through.

@telemwill I missed that part about rearranging our mods folders. I'm like you, I have my folder organized and I have a very specific system for how it's organized. I'm sure there was to be a way to say, please keep your hands to yourself.
Simmingal
Hero
3 years ago
idk only downside i really see is that lots of the smaller creators are probably still not going to be uploading their work there and then if people start mainly browsing this they won't be discovering those people

~~and mods we don't talk about which Olive Specter would enjoy are not going to be there which is rather sad~~

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tbh that is both positive and negative because once I give Olive her machete I completely forget how to do anything else than meet Grim Reaper if you catch my meaning and it can get quite gloomy so maybe I shouldn't anyway for my own mental health
Fallenj83
3 years ago
Whenever I see news on companies supporting mods. I usually think of Bethesda, getting well known modders to make mods that you have to pay for. There was that whole backlash about forever free mods and such on nexus a while back also.

Generally skeptical of anything like this and normally its never a good thing.
ZazzyKittyn
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Those on the mod squad that I am a member of their discord or patreon did say they are keeping their sites available. This is just another site you can visit to download their mods and update.
There is no charge at all to use curseforge to download mods
I use curseforge for W.o.W. and have had no problem with malware etc when downloading mods for it.
As for mess up your mod folder I don't know as I have never made changes to my mod for W.o.W but if you are worried about that make a copy of your mod folder and place on a usb drive or your desktop and after download a couple pieces of cc or mods compare the two folders and see what changes were made if any were made besides the new mods or cc you just downloaded, also do the same just before update and see how the updates went
Fallenj83
3 years ago
@ZazzyKittyn Interesting, I haven't used curseforge in a long time (stopped on one of the wow expansions). I did some digging and if you are a current curseforge user maybe you know what this guy is talking about on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGZRT2628Uw

It was one of the first vids I pulled up, talked about malware along with overwolf problems.