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notetoself00x's avatar
notetoself00x
8 years ago

Please help - mod won't show up in game!

Hiya,

Hope I'm posting in the right spot here. So, I don't typically use mods or cc. I have 1 mod installed, the "wicked woohoo" mod LOL which I installed last week and it works fine!

I am trying to install the pregnancy mega mod (v4) from modthesims and I must be doing something wrong...

I download the file, save it to my desktop. Then I double click (NOT extract) the zipped folder. It opens up to 1 zip file and 1 package file. I drag them both into my "mods" folder under my documents/electronic arts/the sims 4/mods or whatever. Right where my files are for the other mod.

When I open the game, the new mods show up on my little list of mods. The one shows up at the top, and the .zip one shows up down under "script mods" or whatever right underneath the wicked woohoo script one.

I have script mods enabled in my game (I had to enable them for my other mod to work).

I tried removing the wicked woohoo files incase there was some kind of conflict, but either way, nothing in my actual game shows up. I have a pregnant sim in one of my files so I opened up the game, had her selected, tried clicking on her, shift+clicking her, clicking the floor... wicked woohoo is the only thing that I see mod-wise. Can't find a thing about this pregnancy mod!

I gave up and deleted the files, trying a different pregnancy mod (I think it's called scan and reseed) and had the same issue, so it must be me...

Can anyone help? I watched 2 different youtube videos of people demonstrating the installation on this exact mod and I did exactly what they did...

I use windows 8 if that makes a difference...

Thanks so much guys!!!! sorry for being so clueless about technology! lol xoxo
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  • notetoself00x's avatar
    notetoself00x
    8 years ago
    "luthienrising;15353924" wrote:
    That mod is currently not compatible. http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/903114/broken-updated-mods-oct-27-16-cl


    Thank you for letting me know! I feel better knowing it wasn't me! Haha.
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    8 years ago
    "CentralSimmer210;c-15710360" wrote:
    Yes I have tried adding it one at a time and it still isnt showing in CAS. It's odd because it works on other's game.


    Hello
    Try moving your whole mods folder to the desktop. Then launch the game, play for a little while, and a new mods folder will be generated. Exit the game. Then put your cc from your old mods folder into the new mods folder and see if that may help the cc to appear. Don't put the cc into sub folders when testing.
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    8 years ago
    "CentralSimmer210;c-15719928" wrote:
    "rosemow;c-15710425" wrote:
    "CentralSimmer210;c-15710360" wrote:
    Yes I have tried adding it one at a time and it still isnt showing in CAS. It's odd because it works on other's game.


    Hello
    Try moving your whole mods folder to the desktop. Then launch the game, play for a little while, and a new mods folder will be generated. Exit the game. Then put your cc from your old mods folder into the new mods folder and see if that may help the cc to appear. Don't put the cc into sub folders when testing.


    I will definitely try that out. If it doesn't work then I won't be too bummed, I just want to have more variety with CAS because I have most of the packs an expansions, but it does get dull after awhile with the same content.


    I hope that it helps. If you still have issues, try downloading cc from a different site and test to see if that cc appears.
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    8 years ago
    "CentralSimmer210;c-15851442" wrote:
    > @rosemow said:
    > CentralSimmer210 wrote: »
    >
    > Hello this isn't a Mod problem but I do not know what happened. Today my Origin updated and I went to play on my runaway teen challenge and ALL of my created sims and buildings (besides the ones I uploaded on the Gallery) disappeared from my library. The tutorial also started to play as if I just started playing, even though I have been playing for a long time now. And all of my saves are gone. Is this a glitch? Is there a way to get my sims back or am I just outta luck? Because I worked hard on these sims and buildings forever and it is kind of sad that my sims and buildings are now just...gone.
    >
    > Thanks for the help.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Hello @CentralSimmer210
    > Are your save game files in your documents -electronic arts -sims 4 -saves folder ?

    Yes @rosemow they are saved as slot_(bunch of numbers).save


    Hello.
    Try doing what is suggested in this link article and see if that helps.
    http://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/save-games-disappearing/
  • Pahndamonium32's avatar
    Pahndamonium32
    New Rookie
    7 years ago
    Hi @Deja22 here are some helpful instructions for installing Mods and CC:
    http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/tutorials/mods-cc.php
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    7 years ago
    "kitty29041985;c-16155451" wrote:
    "rosemow;c-15710425" wrote:
    "CentralSimmer210;c-15710360" wrote:
    Yes I have tried adding it one at a time and it still isnt showing in CAS. It's odd because it works on other's game.


    Hello
    Try moving your whole mods folder to the desktop. Then launch the game, play for a little while, and a new mods folder will be generated. Exit the game. Then put your cc from your old mods folder into the new mods folder and see if that may help the cc to appear. Don't put the cc into sub folders when testing.


    Not working:((


    Hello @kitty29041985
    Make sure that you have extracted the package files out of the zipped folder or the rar file, if they come in zipped or rar formats. The package files then go into the mods folder.
    Try placing the package files directly into the mods folder without being in sub folders.
    Check that the files are for sims 4, and not for sims 2 or 3.
    Try downloading cc from a different site to where you downloaded your current cc from, and see if that appears.
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    7 years ago
    "Echocaz;c-16165660" wrote:
    Hi all,

    I'm trying to get brittpinkie's Harry Potter Mod to work. I extracted all the package files, moved them into my mods folder and checked the "Enable Custom Content" and "Enable Script Mods" (or whatever that second one is) in the options. They all appear in the popup like they're supposed to, but they don't actually exist in the game.

    I've read so many instruction guides and watched videos and everything and I honestly can't work out where I've gone wrong. The mod was updated recently to account for the new Cats & Dogs patch, and my game is up to date.

    Any thoughts...?


    Hello
    I am just checking that you downloaded the updated version at this website and not at the original website
    https://konansock.tumblr.com/post/167305407113/brittanys-mods-fixed
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    7 years ago
    "Echocaz;c-16166529" wrote:
    > @rosemow said:
    > Hello
    > I am just checking that you downloaded the updated version at this website and not at the original website

    Yes, I used that version


    Hello
    The traits will show up in CAS.Try looking in all the categories to see if you can find then.
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    7 years ago
    "Mone22;c-16169920" wrote:
    Hi, I've recently been having this same problem which really is annoying, sorry to bother (=, I enable my mods, and it says I have to restart my game, so I exit out and go back in. The problem is when I do that, the mods disable somehow and none of my cc is even noticed while I have it in my mods folder. I'm so sorry to bother.


    Hello @Mone22
    You don’t need to be sorry as you are not bothering anyone :) When you load the game after restarting, is the enable mods button and the scripts button still ticked?
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
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    7 years ago
    "Mone22;c-16170008" wrote:
    It disables itself I think, but it removes the tick. (=


    Hello @Mone22
    Try going to your Documents - Electronic Arts -sims 4 folder and move your “ options” or “ options.ini” file to your desktop. Start the game and a file “options” file will be generated. Go to the game options and enable mods and enable script mods. You will also need to alter any other settings that you previously made in Game Options as it is a new file. Exit the game. Then reload your game, and see if the enable mods tick remains.

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