UPDATE: New Statement on Modding Rules
"EA_Cade;c-18163178" wrote:
Hey all,
The Sims 4 Mod Policy has been updated today which clarifies the following point:
Note, The Sims recognizes that creating Mods takes time and resources. To recoup these development costs, Mod developers may:
- Offer an early access incentive for a reasonable amount of time. After a reasonable early access period, all users must be able to access the Mods in full for free regardless of whether they donate.
- Run passive advertisements and requests for donations so long as they are limited to the Mod website or distribution site, and do not appear within the Mod itself.
Early Access will still be allowed after all!
Original Post:
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This has been all over the sims community on twitter but I couldn't find a thread for it on the forums so I wanted to make a thread here to discuss it. Yesterday EA made a statement saying that Sims 4 custom content creators/modders would no longer be allowed to use early access for mods.
https://twitter.com/TheSimCommunity/status/1554074363208630272
https://twitter.com/marlynsims96/status/1554042758251290625
For reference, previously the rules were that modders could upload their mods to Patreon with 3 weeks of early access to players who pay to subscribe to their accounts. This has been widely used by modders as a way of funding their work, and allowing them to have more time to work on mods which add new content or fix existing content.
For example Carl who runs Carl's Guides has used the money he makes from Patreon early access to allow him to work full time on his mods which adds content such as fixing Dine Out and adding burglars to the game, and he's said this has only been possible because of early access.
https://twitter.com/CarlsSimGuides/status/1553874796076834817
Opinions?
https://twitter.com/TheSimCommunity/status/1554074363208630272
https://twitter.com/marlynsims96/status/1554042758251290625
For reference, previously the rules were that modders could upload their mods to Patreon with 3 weeks of early access to players who pay to subscribe to their accounts. This has been widely used by modders as a way of funding their work, and allowing them to have more time to work on mods which add new content or fix existing content.
For example Carl who runs Carl's Guides has used the money he makes from Patreon early access to allow him to work full time on his mods which adds content such as fixing Dine Out and adding burglars to the game, and he's said this has only been possible because of early access.
https://twitter.com/CarlsSimGuides/status/1553874796076834817
Opinions?
