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Anonymous
9 years ago
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Mods not showing up despite trying everything?

So I recently installed the Sims 4 again, and had to re-enable mods after the newest update. Everything was fine, so I went to create a Sim, only to be unable to pick traits or aspirations, which I looked up and found out it was a faulty mod or something like that, and after trying everything I just decided to restart my file. (Which meant backing up my folder before deleting it entirely and then starting the game, which restarted my game entirely). After that, I installed some new mods and kept some of the older ones since I'm pretty sure they weren't the bad ones. Though I've tried everything, none of my mods are showing up in the game, I won't even get the popup in the beginning. I have it checked to allow mods, I've tried restarting my computer, restarting my file, checking for bad mods, deleting them entirely. I've even tried running my first file, and even swapping the new mods with all the old ones, and they won't even pop up then.

I had this problem when I first started playing, and was able to fix it, but I don't remember how since that was a few months ago.

I don't have any subfolders, and all the mods are .package. I've edited the resource.cfg, even tried deleting it, but nothing is working. Any help?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I checked it out, and it didn't say that. As stupid as this may sound, I think I apparently mixed up files. I was putting my mods in my backup file it turns out, so there wasn't any in my actual file. But thank you for the response! I

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  • nefos07's avatar
    nefos07
    7 years ago

    ModsPlease help if you can 

  • Mods are also not showing up for me, and I've done everything I could. I've read a lot of answers to these questions, and did basically everything that they said. I had just recently re-downloaded Sims 4 on a new computer, and all the mods and cc i download did for me showed up in the main menu. But they did not show up in CAS or gameplay at all.

    I don't know what to do. 

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    Hi @alex_novess 

    Did you redownload the mods as well ? Are you sure the versions you're using are still compatible with the game ?

    Do you have an example of a mod you're using (no links, just name)

  • I had a similar problem, I just had to click enable cc and mods and script mods in game options and everything turned out fine. Just make sure to double check because I think settings go back to default whenever you reinstall the game....

  • sone49's avatar
    sone49
    6 years ago

    Hi there. 

    So, recently I moved everything on my computer from my C drive to the D drive, since the C drive was getting way too full and I just want to use it for windows files. Since then my sims mods have not been working. I have tried all kinds of things including removing the cache folder. I also deleted my mods folder, restarted my computer and the game, but the game didn't create a mods folder by itself again. I have checked other folders as well to see if the mods aren't saved in there, but no luck. I haven't tried checking for bad mods since I don't think it necessary, because before moving everything to the other drive on my computer, the mods worked and I haven't downloaded anything new. PLEASE HELP!!

  • kreatora's avatar
    kreatora
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @sone49

    Have you moved the entire Documents folder to D drive or just The Sims 4 folder?
    If you move only The Sims4 folder from D drive to another location, then the game by default will create a new folder in Documents in the same place where the previous one, which you moved was.
    Of course, there will be a new mods folder but empty.
    If you want to have the game on another drive, you must move the entire Documents folder.
    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/74952-move-location-documents-folder-windows-10-a.html

    I don't work for EA
  • EA_Atic's avatar
    EA_Atic
    Icon for DICE Team rankDICE Team
    6 years ago
    I'm closing this thread to stop it being necroed.

    If you have any issues with Sims 4 please make a new topic about the issues you are having and what kind of steps you have tried to solve it.

    /Atic

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