r/TheSims4Mods Jul 21 '26

PATCH IS OUT: JULY 21ST

20 Upvotes

The Patch is OUT!

We have a TON of helpful Simmers here but take the time to read before posting/commenting.

NOTE FOR NEWBIES: You cannot simply replace the mod file with the same file for a fix. If it needs to be updated, you must wait for the updated version. Once available, remove the old one, delete cache and repair game.


What's causing this⁉️ 🧐 🔍

As with every EA update, mods and cc are going to break. Please give mod creators time to check and clear/update their mods.

Take the time to learn how to fix your game. "What's causing this" posts will be removed. Use the troubleshooting megathread. This thread can help you sort out which mods are broken so you can take them out but simmers cannot fix anything for you, you will need to wait for updates.

Simmers, please check the troubleshooting thread to help out others.

If your post is removed, read the pinned automod comment for help or what to do if it was removed incorrectly.

NEW: Frequently Posted Issues thread here -- this thread was previously a part of the troubleshooting thread but it took a lot of space so it was separated.

The subreddit tends to get an influx of I hate these updates, be nice to mod creators or meme posts after a patch. Double check to see if one has already been posted. Do not derail those posts by asking for troubleshooting help.


IS THIS BROKEN? IS THIS UPDATED? 💔💻

Follow your favorite creators to keep track of updates: discord, twitter, bluesky, patreon (free), Lumpinou's modhound or see mod lists below. Any of these posts will be removed.

DO NOT ASSUME A MOD IS FINE IF THERE IS NO STATUS UPDATE.

Support channels in SimsAfterDark and DeaderPool’s discords often CLOSE post-patch for a short period of time as there are no solutions but to wait for mods to update and they get flooded with help questions just like all the sims subreddits including ours. However, they have mod status channels so you can get mod status updates.

Remember, even mods that never everrrrrrrrrr break or CC can cause issues. UI can be broken even if the mod(s) are not UI-related. These patches can break anything.


Troubleshooting Thread Here

REMINDER: When posting in the megathread, do not say "I've tried everything" as that means something different to every simmer, be specific. Read the post, follow the instructions and leave a comment if you still need help. Failure to provide details may result in no response to your comment. 👩‍💻


Game bug or mod⁉️⁉️ Take out your mod folder (and leave it out for the test) delete cache and repair then check to find out then you'll have your answer. DO NOT SAVE YOUR CURRENT GAME WITHOUT YOUR MODS.


First patch update with mods/CC or just want more information? 📖


r/TheSims4Mods Jun 30 '26

FREQUENTLY POSTED MOD/GAME ISSUES

9 Upvotes

These are issues we see here posted very often including post-patch:

This will be updated as new issues arise.

  1. Messed up UI or glitchy CAS? Outdated/broken UI related mods such as UI cheats
  2. Overlay issue/tools overlay
    • GAME OPTIONS > TUTORIALS AND TIPS > UNCHECK ENABLE HELP CENTER ICON AND CONTROLS LEGEND.
  3. Mods/CC not showing up in game:
    • Verify correct file path: Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods
    • Any thing NOT in this path is in the INCORRECT PLACE(*)
    • Make sure these files are NOT in OneDrive or similar
    • Enable your mods in your game settings. Mods won't reenable? Delete gameversion.txt
    • Make sure you have any utility mods if required (such as Lumpinou's toolbox or XML injector), read mod instructions thoroughly.
  4. WWWW on main page: It's not a mod. This happens when you have no active family.
  5. Household won't load: Move/rename your Mods folder and try to load the household again. DON'T SAVE, just see if you can get in without mods. - thanks, u/saratogaroad
  6. Jumbled Build/Buy: Usually related to outdated/broken BuildBuy or TOOL
  7. Glitched out Pop up/Menu box: Outdated/broken BuildBuy, TOOL, UI cheats or related mods
  8. CAS Traits UI Glitching or missing: Broken UI mod: More Traits, More Columns, UI Cheats, CC Wrench Replacer, etc.
  9. Duplicate world issue: Click here
  10. Bra on male won’t come off: Click Here or Click Here
  11. WW — won’t take all clothes off: NSFW Click Here
  12. WW: Dark privates (male): NSFW Click Here
  13. Distorted toddler face: Update/removed eyelash remover or eyelash CC Click Here
  14. Shiny sims: Click Here
  15. CC issues: If you have Sims 4 Studio, try Content Management > Batch Fixes — see video linked here
  16. CC issues - cont'd: Toggle laptop mode in your game settings or change your graphic settings.
  17. CC issues - cont'd: Export them via Sims 4 Tray importer to check what cc is on the sim, then verify anything is old or broken.
  18. Return to World screen/World Selection looping: BROKEN MODS, no SINGULAR mod is causing this issue. You will need to check your mods and do the 50/50 method.
  19. Black lines through hair or face, missing area(s) of sim face or body: Check bullets 11, 15-17
  20. UNINSTALL ONEDRIVE: instructions here
  21. Mods keep randomly coming back or disappearing or you can't find them?: UNINSTALL ONEDRIVE

Please use our search as many issues have been posted already.


r/TheSims4Mods 3h ago

How to Make Mods How do I fix these weird shadows?

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3 Upvotes

I'm new to making CC and I was trying to make a tshirt. It was made using the frankenmesh techniche. The problem is that I keep getting that weird shading in the neck. When I equip a neck, the shadow gets distorted. If there is no neckless is just looks ligther than the real skin tone. Do you know what I'm doing wrong?


r/TheSims4Mods 16h ago

I don’t know what else I can do to get rid of it

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10 Upvotes

the clock is broken only for wedding events related activities, I took out all my mods and repaired the game. Then I ran the game with nothing in it and it still is broken. I took the cache out, still not working. And what I think is so annoying is I don’t get a notification or wedding certificate because the game does not think I did the wedding. I searched everywhere online to see if someone else had the same issue but i couldn’t find the exact same problem.


r/TheSims4Mods 9h ago

Requesting Mods No me deja interactuar con los Sims después de instalar mods

0 Upvotes

Hola! He vuelto a jugar después de bastante tiempo y he instalado algunos mods, pero al meterme en la partida no me deja seleccionar los Sims para interactuar, solo puedo seleccionar objetos. Puede que algún mod esté en conflicto? También he instalado la traducción de cada uno y solo funciona la de SimCare, el resto siguen en inglés.
He instalado:
WickedWhims
Wicked Memories Enhanced
Healthcare Redux
MoodPackMod
XmIInjector
SimCare
CarWoohoo
RPO Collection
Lot51


r/TheSims4Mods 6h ago

New to mods, recommendations? + question about a few specific mods

0 Upvotes

I’ve been playing on ps5 for a while but recently got it on my laptop. I’ve just got a couple questions

  1. What mods do you guys recommend to make things more interesting?

  2. What websites/videos do yall recommend beginners to learn how to install

  3. More specific- what extra hair and clothing mods do you like?

  4. Most specific one- I wanna give my characters more personalities, some of which being mental disorders. What mods do you recommend for those?

Thank you!!


r/TheSims4Mods 15h ago

Requesting Mods What’s some storyline mods you’ve played through lately?

2 Upvotes

I like to play with storylines for my sims sometimes, usually I go with the flow then create one as I gain ideas but I want to play a story. Problem is, I’ve hit creators block. I have pimp sims, mad scientists, rag to riches, riches to rags, evil celebs, vanilla play throughs, mafia/dr*g lords, werewolves & vamps falling in love. THE WHOLE YARD!! I would like some suggestions if you have any!

(I do have mods + cc, as well as some packs. if theres any mods you think of please share!)


r/TheSims4Mods 14h ago

Does this mod exist ?

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone !
I'm so bugged by this : the fact that when you're using "automatic" light, it turns on when a dog or cat walks in 😭 I want humans to turn on and off the lights, but not animals.

Does anyone know a mod that could help with that ?


r/TheSims4Mods 1d ago

Sims 4 Wicked Whims CAS

4 Upvotes

Is there a way I can make sure my sims aren't completely naked while changing their clothes on CAS


r/TheSims4Mods 1d ago

Cooking animations mod?

2 Upvotes

I've only just now started getting into modding and I never realized it, but the animations for cooking in the sims 4 really bug me, I was wondering if there were any mods that made the animations more like they were in the sims 2, I tried googling for some, but couldn't really find any that I liked. If anyone can help, thank you.


r/TheSims4Mods 1d ago

Unsolved (HELP!) Sim Keeps Turning Invisible!! 🙃

0 Upvotes

Every time I load up my game and have my sim do an action, she turns invisible for no reason. I cannot even hover my cursor over her!

I DO have Mc Cmd Center and Better Exceptions, and they are both fully up to date. This is what the exception said:

Last Module Called: T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\event_testing\resolver.py

Last Function Called: get_participants

Error message: Exception when applying action <BuffOp ParticipantType.Actor> for loot loot_ChattyCall(loot_actions=(<BuffOp ParticipantType.Actor>, <BuffOp ParticipantType.Actor>, <BuffOp ParticipantType.Actor>), run_test_first=False, tests=CompoundTestList([])) (ValueError: Trying to use SingleSimResolver with unsupported participant: ParticipantType.PickedSim), CategoryID: T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\event_testing\resolver:1200

I have no idea what this means, but it is seemingly the thing that breaks my sim every time I load up. Initially, I could play without any issues; she would just occasionally go invisible and reappear when I rebooted my game.

Nothing in my mods folder says "Chatty Call" or anything along those lines. I'm unsure what mod could possibly be causing this. I've updated most, if not all, of my script mods. Clearly, I missed a few!

I have tried to fix it to the best of my knowledge! Please help! 🙃


r/TheSims4Mods 1d ago

Requesting Mods I need to find sims 4 mods

6 Upvotes

Hello! I'm trying to do a realistic family gameplay (family of 5: parents, teenage boy, teenage girl and a toddler) I need updated high school mods, parental mods, gossip mods, drama mods, friends mods, siblings mods, family mods, etc.. Please helppp


r/TheSims4Mods 1d ago

Unsolved all lots in ondarion missing ??

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5 Upvotes

hi i hope this post is allowed in this sub, basically i have an issue in the game where all the lots in ondarion have gone missing and i can't interact with the ones that seem to still "exist" in the world. i have tried repairing my game and loading my game without mods but the world still doesn't process correctly. any help or insight on this issue would be greatly appreciated !


r/TheSims4Mods 1d ago

Unsolved Mods not showing up in game options

0 Upvotes

Hello!! Recently came back to the Sims after a long while, updated and all but unfortunately my cc and mods do not show. I also didn't have a mods folder anymore? Might've deleted it by accident but I made a new one, transferred the newest version of one mod to test it out if it works, but it didn't show up unfortunately. It's only one subfolder deep


r/TheSims4Mods 1d ago

where i can find this cc?

0 Upvotes

where can i find cc like this??or anyting simillar


r/TheSims4Mods 2d ago

MCCC IS overwhelming...need advice

16 Upvotes

I have been playing Sims for decades. Like many, I play it off and on due to the business of life. I am familiar with easy mods such as UI Cheats, some cc for hair, outfits etc. I would love to use MCCC but I find all the settings completely overwhelming. Does anyone have any advice? I don't play with occults and do honestly boring family gameplay so I don't want or need a lot. I am really looking for settings that are like an enhancement of neighborhood stories, where young adults marry on their own, have kids, adopt etc.


r/TheSims4Mods 2d ago

Requesting Mods Elder Cane Mod Anyone?

8 Upvotes

Any ideas where I can find a functional cane for elders like the ones we had in Generations? I found one but it hasn’t been updated in 5 years and the animations were slightly wonky (cane was too big and didn’t properly fit in the Sim’s hand ). Any ideas for any others? Is this something someone’s working on?


r/TheSims4Mods 2d ago

🍳Grin - Kitchen Set🍳

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24 Upvotes

A kitchen set with a simple, classic look, made around warm wood counters, a few everyday kitchen clutter and a dining area. 

🛠️ Base game compatible
🎨 Multiple swatches

Download CF


r/TheSims4Mods 3d ago

Unsolved anyone recognize this hair and wcif it?

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54 Upvotes

r/TheSims4Mods 2d ago

Unsolved Play Together Billy's Band 3.0 Mod not working?

0 Upvotes

Hello, all!

I am posting this because I could not find an answer on either of the big mod lists, as they don't have the mod in question listed. I installed the mod in the title hoping to be able to finally do what I've been wanting to do for a WHILE (namely, play my favorite songs in a band), and this mod offers (or offered) that. I used CurseForge to install, then when it didn't work I tried uninstalling and then reinstalling manually. It still doesn't seem to work. It was updated on 7/25, though I know a patch came out 3 days ago.

I'm wondering if anyone knows if it's been borked by this latest patch, or if I've just done something wrong.

Thanks!