Mod and CC Issues Discussion and Support: 1.102, Oct. 31, 2023 Game Update
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For many Sims players, mods — whether it's a "bugfix" or a new window style or a complete new kind of gameplay — have become important to how we play The Sim. While ultimately we players are responsible for our own mod use, Maxis understands that our mods matter to many non-console Simmers' gameplay, so this part of the Answers HQ forums is here for your fellow Simmers to help you get playing again when, inevitably, a game update "breaks" some mods and CC (more on why that can't be prevented below).
NOTE: Before asking for support, check my Broken/Updated Mods thread pinned in Game and Mod/CC Issues for lists of "broken" (outdated), obsolete, and updated gameplay mods and custom content. Also, Support in this forum assumes that you are fully patched to the latest Sims 4 update.
Index
- Introduction
- Tips and Tricks for Mod Users at Update Time — including how to find what "broke"
- Current Mod-Related Issues
Other AHQ Resources
- Broken/Updated Mods and CC – pinned in Game and Mod/CC Issues – including links to previous threads for even more catching up
- How to Use Mods/CC
- The Sims 4 Bugs — for when it turns out your problem wasn't because of a mod
- Common Game Fixing Mods - Hero Approved
- Troubleshooting Your Game — beyond mod-hunting
Introduction
If you've come to this thread, it's probably for one of two reason: [1] you use game mods or custom content (CC) and something went wrong in Sims after the game updated or [2] you use game mods or custom (CC) and you heard that you should do something at game update time.
Mods (game mods and CC) aren't created by Maxis — they're created by Simmers, who tie into The Sims 4 game code. When the game is updated, the code that gets updated is going to be the code that some mod out there "talks" to, which means that mod can "break";. A mod that uses code that almost never changes will almost never"break". A mod that uses code that gets changed a lot will need updating often. This is nobody's fault: it's just how mods and games work together.
So how does this affect you as a player who uses mods? An outdated mod (one that's fallen behind the code it relies on) can cause you problems. It might only result in last exception (LE) error files and not seem to do anything in your game. It might make parts of the game inaccessible or really weird looking. It might make a save permanently unplayable, especially if you've saved when you exit. It might stop the game or your save or a household opening at all.
So here you are! This thread is here for support in handling your mods after the most recent game update, to help you solve mod problems that come up (and give you extra guidance on what some commons mod-related problems are right now), and as one way for players and modders to pass on news about mods.
