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5 years ago
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I can't find mods folder on sims 4

I use Sims 4 through lutris and origin on Ubuntu. I've played the games for several hours, but there is no mods folder. I have enabled cc and mods already. I don't know if I can even use cc through lutris

  • @Teenybober--since it's been a little while, you probably have already found the folder following Puzzlez's instructions (and it's a faster way, that's for sure). but just in case, or perhaps as it might help someone else.

    when you install games through Lutris, it creates folders to simulate (or create a compatibility layer for) a Windows environment.

    the path will depend on where you told Lutris to install the game to. as an example, in your distro, it can be /home/(your user)/games/ts4.

    inside this folder, Lutris will create a 'virtual' c: drive, so it can also generate the Program Files folders (where Origin and The Sims install to) and other system files you'd find in a Windows installation.

    one of these folders will be 'users'. inside, you will find another one with your actual username. and in there you will find 'My Documents' which is where the Sims user data files will be stored, in Electronic Arts / The Sims 4. and that's where your Mods folder will be. (see, i told you Puzzlez's way was faster! 😉)

    this is not the same Documents folder you already use in your distro. so for faster access, you can drag the Mods folder to your desktop, and choose to create a symlink when it prompts you. that way you don't have to click all the way to it again each time you want to change something.

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  • @Teenybober  Do you know where your user data folder is?  This Sims 4 folder, not the one with the game files but a separate folder in a different directory, stores saves, saved households and builds, screenshots, etc. as well as mods.  The game itself should create a Mods folder by default there.  In Windows and macOS, the user data is in Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4, although I have no idea if your setup would look different.

    If you're not sure where to find this content, load your game to the Main Menu, click Load Game, then hover over the folder icon under the name of your save.  It will list the full file path to that save.  So just find that same Sims 4 folder, and you should see a Mods folder inside.

  • @Teenybober--since it's been a little while, you probably have already found the folder following Puzzlez's instructions (and it's a faster way, that's for sure). but just in case, or perhaps as it might help someone else.

    when you install games through Lutris, it creates folders to simulate (or create a compatibility layer for) a Windows environment.

    the path will depend on where you told Lutris to install the game to. as an example, in your distro, it can be /home/(your user)/games/ts4.

    inside this folder, Lutris will create a 'virtual' c: drive, so it can also generate the Program Files folders (where Origin and The Sims install to) and other system files you'd find in a Windows installation.

    one of these folders will be 'users'. inside, you will find another one with your actual username. and in there you will find 'My Documents' which is where the Sims user data files will be stored, in Electronic Arts / The Sims 4. and that's where your Mods folder will be. (see, i told you Puzzlez's way was faster! 😉)

    this is not the same Documents folder you already use in your distro. so for faster access, you can drag the Mods folder to your desktop, and choose to create a symlink when it prompts you. that way you don't have to click all the way to it again each time you want to change something.
  • i went in to documents and i still couldnt find the electronics arts folder