Long, long ago, in a land far, far away. Just kidding. A long time ago when I would play Sims (all versions except Sims 4), I would have sub folders nestled in my Mods folder so I could keep everything organized. However, since I’ve been on a CC kick in Sims 4, when I download CC and organized it, upon start up the game freaks out. It won’t even load. I get an error message as soon as I try to play (via Origin) saying that blah blah blah is either corrupted or failed (usually the first item of CC). Can we not use Sub folders anymore? It’s driving me crazy right now because it’s just .package files with no organization with exception to being in alphabetical order.

@candiecoatediv If you look in the root of the MODS folder, you'll see a file called "Resource.cfg". Delete this file and try the game again. (With folders)

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11 Replies

Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@candiecoatediv Does it work if you don't put them in sub-folders?

You should only place them no more than 1 folder deep.
kreatora
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago
@candiecoatediv

You can use CC subfolders just like in TS3. But in TS3 very little CC could break. Mods yes, but not CC.
In TS4 after each update, most scripts mods and a large part CC will be spoiled and will spoil the game. Checking what broke down this time after the patch, and replacing these broken ones by a new updated version or deleting these is the price the player pays for using CC and mods in TS4.
If you are receiving this message, it means that once more part of your CC is out of date, broken and are spoiling the game. You must find them and remove them. And this will happen after every patch.
candiecoatediv
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@Psychotps
Yes they work just fine when not in sub folders it’s just messy.
@kreatora Nothing is wrong with the CC itself. It works fine when not in sub folders. It’s if I have them in Mods-hair and then .package files that doesn’t work.
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@candiecoatediv If you look in the root of the MODS folder, you'll see a file called "Resource.cfg". Delete this file and try the game again. (With folders)
candiecoatediv
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@Psychotps
That worked! Thank you!
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@candiecoatediv You had a corrupted resource file. This tells where your mods are in folders. Deleting the file caused Sims to recreate it properly. As long as the resource file stays as it is now, your mods will work fine.
candiecoatediv
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@Psychotps Could that happen if I just kept copying and pasting the resource file each time I downloaded mods? I never let the game generate one.
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@candiecoatediv Possibly, if it was done incorrectly.

There's extremely few reasons to modify that file. 99.9% of the players will never need to change it. You should just leave it there as it is and never change it. If a mod has one of those files in there, or claims you need to change it, ignore it and leave yours as it is.

If someone here says you need to remove your mods, you can safely leave the Resource.cfg file there. That's not a mod.

It's not a big deal to fix as you've seen. If it gets messed up again, just delete it and the game will create you a new one.
NitzanHavoc
4 years ago
@Psychotpsthank you so much! I've been going crazy here! I'd always known for a fact that as long as I kept 1) all CC in ONE level of sub-folders; and 2) all script files directly in Mods folder (no sub-folders) that it was supposed to work! Deleted Resource.cfg, lo and behold, all CC is loaded in the game! This really has been a thorn in my side for the past few days, thank you for the taking the time to share this valuable info!
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@NitzanHavoc

Well, if you follow those rules you set up, you won't have a problem when it comes to location. But you have a little more leeway than that.

Any files with ".ts4script" at the end can go into folders ONE folder deep.
Any files with ".package" can go into folders 6 folders deep.

There IS something to be said for organization. Especially since every time the game updates you will need to go through ALL your mods and check for updates. It seriously helps if you keep them well organized.

Put CC in a single (nested) folder since those rarely break with updates.

Put Like CC together: decor, clothing, hair, etc. Makes it easier if something like "tubs" breaks, you don't have to go through 10,000 cc files to find your tubs. 🙂

Keep mods from the same creator together so when you check them for updates, they're all together. (Note the script mod limitation)
* One tip, if the mod has a version number, put a text file in the mods directory next to it with the version number in the file name, that makes it simple to verify what version you have compared to the one on the mod author's website. If the mod doesn't HAVE a version number, then use the date it was released/updated!

Organization is imperative, especially when you have a LOT of mods/cc. I have close to 14 gigs of CC/Mods in 4,000 files and patching/updating is a snap for me.