So, after many attempts of trying to get ANY mods work, I am about to give up. I have tried EVERYTHING, without making stupid mistakes. I gave up on outdated mods and only downloaded RELIABLE, NEW mods fit for the current patch. The game recognizes these mods saying that they are in my custom content/mod scripts. Scripts/mods are enabled. They are not in the incorrect folder, nor are they in more than one place. My game has been repaired, updated. You name it; I have done it. SO, here I am giving this one last try. Does anyone know what I can/should do? The Sims doesn't support custom content so I don't know if I would be able to contact them. I want to use these mods desperately as they would enhance my game experience by 300%. The mods I want to use would make each sim's story so much more interesting and overall improved. I've already gotten helpful and smart replies from other users on here and different websites, and I still can't get a fix on this. If anybody has any idea as to what I might be doing wrong/what the issue might be, PLEASE reply. I would greatly appreciate it 🙂

@francescablackk , You should never use outdated mods as they can cause your game to not work properly. With every patch, you need to check with the Mod Creators to insure that their mod will either work with the current patch (without being updated) or needs to be updated/has been updated. Disable Automatic Updates so that will give you time to check each Mod and allow you to update your game once your Mods are current again.You are correct in that EA/Maxis does not support third party content which can be either Mods or Custom Content. If you need to contact anyone, it would be the creator of the Mod/CC, not EA/Maxis. Are you sure you have done everything? Did you repair your game? If on a Mac, did you reset Origin? Did you place the Mods/CC in the correct folder? Did you check the box to "Enable CC/Mods" in the game options of Sims 4? Did you make sure that the Mods end in the ".package" extension and were properly uncompressed or "unzipped"? If you have, then you have done everything to get the game to recognize the Mods. At this point, it sounds like you will need to communicate directly with the Mods creators to see if they can offer guidance. Please keep us updated.

@francescablackk wrote:What should I do if some of the mod creators have been inactive since late 2017?Then you should assume that the Mods probably stopped working. Mods need constant updates as the game itself receives updates.

@francescablackk Your threads have been merged, no need for multiple threads on the same issue 🙂

Hi everyone!So I started playing the Sims in January, and I know a lot about the game; BUT I have a big issue. I downloaded a few mods to use, BUT NONE OF THEM WORK! I play on Mac, but they are pasted into the Electronic Arts>Sims 4>Mods folder and they are showing up in the settings of Sims 4 itself (under VIEW CUSTOM CONTENT.) I got the Sorcery mod, the extreme violence mod, and the torture/chaos mod. I really want these to work but I don't know what else to do. I tried to relaunch the game from Origin and repair Sims 4 from Origin and they still don't work. If you know a way to help me, please just shoot a response. Thanks so much 😃

They are recognized by the game so you just need to figure out how to use them. I suggest you go to where you got them and read the instructions there on how to use them. There may even be a forum where you can ask for assistance with a particular Mod.

Sims 4 Mods NOT working despite many attempts...

11 Replies

francescablackk
7 years ago
Hi everyone!
So I started playing the Sims in January, and I know a lot about the game; BUT I have a big issue. I downloaded a few mods to use, BUT NONE OF THEM WORK! I play on Mac, but they are pasted into the Electronic Arts>Sims 4>Mods folder and they are showing up in the settings of Sims 4 itself (under VIEW CUSTOM CONTENT.) I got the Sorcery mod, the extreme violence mod, and the torture/chaos mod. I really want these to work but I don't know what else to do. I tried to relaunch the game from Origin and repair Sims 4 from Origin and they still don't work. If you know a way to help me, please just shoot a response. Thanks so much 😃
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
7 years ago
They are recognized by the game so you just need to figure out how to use them. I suggest you go to where you got them and read the instructions there on how to use them. There may even be a forum where you can ask for assistance with a particular Mod.
francescablackk
7 years ago
I just tried that. I know that you can use the Extreme Violence mod by clicking on yourself, and I already tried that. It's still not working ☹️
francescablackk
7 years ago
Also, the sorcery trait isn't appearing in CAS like it should when you install the mod.
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
7 years ago
We can not help with individual Mods here. You need to ask the creator or other users of the Mod how it works. Also make sure you have latest version of the Mods.
francescablackk
7 years ago
Ok, thanks for trying to help anyways 🙂
francescablackk
7 years ago
What should I do if some of the mod creators have been inactive since late 2017?
francescablackk
7 years ago
I also checked to see if I have the latest version of the mods.
Never before have I wanted to be making a dumb mistake (until now!!)
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
7 years ago
@francescablackk wrote:
What should I do if some of the mod creators have been inactive since late 2017?
Then you should assume that the Mods probably stopped working. Mods need constant updates as the game itself receives updates.
Tremayne4260
Hero
7 years ago
@francescablackk , You should never use outdated mods as they can cause your game to not work properly. With every patch, you need to check with the Mod Creators to insure that their mod will either work with the current patch (without being updated) or needs to be updated/has been updated. Disable Automatic Updates so that will give you time to check each Mod and allow you to update your game once your Mods are current again.
You are correct in that EA/Maxis does not support third party content which can be either Mods or Custom Content. If you need to contact anyone, it would be the creator of the Mod/CC, not EA/Maxis.
Are you sure you have done everything? Did you repair your game? If on a Mac, did you reset Origin? Did you place the Mods/CC in the correct folder? Did you check the box to "Enable CC/Mods" in the game options of Sims 4? Did you make sure that the Mods end in the ".package" extension and were properly uncompressed or "unzipped"? If you have, then you have done everything to get the game to recognize the Mods.
At this point, it sounds like you will need to communicate directly with the Mods creators to see if they can offer guidance.
Please keep us updated.