You should be moving game-play mods out of your Mods folder, not CAS or Build/Buy items. Method 1: After you have closed the game client and moved the Mods folder to your desktop, begin moving the files back to the Mods folder in your game directory one at a time. Back Up Your Mods FolderĬlose your game first and then move your Mods folder to the desktop. For now, we’ll talk about removing the larger game-play mods, like the University mod I mentioned earlier. So, we’ll talk about removing CAS and Build/Buy items later.

If CAS items are broken, your Sims may show up bald, naked, or slightly disfigured, but it won’t cause your game to crash. Usually, custom content like CAS (Create a Sim) items (hair, clothes, etc.) won’t entirely break your game because they’re not game-play mods. The first method is tedious if you have a large amount of custom content, but it’s also incredibly reliable when you’re trying to single out broken mods in your game. What to Do When Mods Are Breaking Your Game It is up to the individual creators to fix their own mods. If the game works when the Mods folder is removed, then one or more of the mods and/or custom content have become outdated and will need to be removed or replaced. EA/Maxis isn’t responsible for broken mods/cc. This is really common for mods, as they can become outdated with most recent game patches. My university Sims’ performance bar suddenly changed, and when I enrolled them for their next semester, I discovered that courses didn’t count, and I had to retake the semester over. That’s when I started to suspect that the mod was causing my game to behave incorrectly. At first, I started poking around to learn if Sims are able to have more than one degree, and it turns they can. It was Zero’s University Costs More mod in addition to her Required Degree mod.Īfter Electronic Arts released an update to the game, my Sims that were attending university for the second time graduated and lost their previous degree.

If the game works smoothly with mods disabled but something appears to be wrong after you’ve enabled mods, then it’s time to do some digging in your Mods folder.įor example, I downloaded a mod for The Sims 4 University that made tuition cost more, while also forcing some careers in-game to require certain degrees. If you’re running mods in your game, you should always launch and test The Sims 4 with mods disabled after an update.

There are a few tell-tale signs if mods are creating problems in your game.

The process can be tedious, but the best way is using Sims 4 Studio (a free tool for making custom content) and Sims 4 Tray Importer. If your mods are not functioning properly in S ims 4, there are some free tools created by the modding community that will help you find and delete the files.

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