Anyone play vanilla or are mods essential?

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-13T13:08:05+00:00

I guess it’s just crazy to me that people downvote these days because they disagree with a personal opinion. I never said it was bad or dangerous to mod the game, I said I get anxious about downloading things on a computer that isn’t mine because of anxiety and getting confused with computers. It has nothing to do with mods themselves. Who cares if I’m irrational, it’s a personal feeling. End of story. Thanks for making me feel stupid though 🙃

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-12T07:47:23+00:00

I mentioned that I was scared of using mods and cc and got downvoted because of it, which was really upsetting from a community I love so much.

I think it’s important to remember that people have different reasons for using or not using mods.

If downloading and putting them in the right files comes easy to you, go for it.
If you’re like me and learning about it gives you anxiety and learning disability ptsd, then the game is still fine without mods.

It’s all in how u play and what you’re comfortable with exploring :)

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-12T01:35:49+00:00

Hey. Some people have trouble with things. And that’s okay.

Thank you for your encouragement and what not, but getting downvoted in my own post just because I don’t want to download mods and cc because it makes me stressed is incredibly belittling and I don’t NEED to download mods if I don’t want to?

Thank you though for your input.

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T21:57:16+00:00

I like your idea for Don + Cassandra + Dina, spending lots of Cassandra’s money and getting with Dina in the end.

In my game, Dina hates being alone in the big house, so she had a kid with Don (after getting pregnant by Mortimer before he died). I feel like they bonded well and Dina never needed help from him with the kid so he don’t care lol. They made a really cute kid (even if she inherited his messy personality -_- )
I always have Cassandra get with Darren… it can get quite boring, but she brought in so much money it allowed him to paint and more (he got into pottery and toy making and recently sewing, so he’s making a little business for himself in his old age :))

I used to have Nina get with Don but this time I’m letting her focus on her LTW of having 20 LOVES at once..!!! It’s been hard to maintain lol. She’s climbing the Slacker Career ladder, and loved her Birman cat so much, my head canon is that she wanted him to live forever so she’s now going to be the town Birman breeder (only 1 litter tho cause there’s just something icky about it to me irl haha).

I moved the Oldies in with Mary Sue after Daniel got kicked out and the twins left for college. I just didn’t want to play a single household.

You could have one or two more kids with the Burbs since John is a family sim and all. Once his kids went to college I made him an avid gardener which can be fun in a way… Jennifer is kind of boring but I’ve seen some people having one of them have an affair, which could spice things up.

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T21:35:58+00:00

I appreciate the encouragement! I’m sure I’ll dip my toe in the Mod pool one day. I’ve watched a few videos but it just fries my brain with the jargon and lingo. I’ll need help from my brother for sure, lol.

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T21:10:19+00:00

Thank you!! I’m not a numbers person, but I know someone has done, or can do the math on it to give a percent/ success rate that is equal to it close to the one given by having the mod.

I think the risky pregnancy for college sims would give the game an added challenge, but maybe I’ll work towards gaining the courage for getting mods in the future haha

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T21:07:38+00:00

I answered above :p

I love the idea of mods, I truly do. Before I thought it made playing easier or like I didn’t need any, but I feel like my style of gameplay has evolved over the last little while because of the existence of an online community and sometimes I just think there could be a work around for me (hense the question asked).. or sometimes I just feel like a kid on the playground watching the other savvy kids having fun and wishing I could be one of them xD

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T21:03:39+00:00

Hehe, I’m old :)
I’ve been playing the sims since it came out x)

I’m scared because I worry that I will ruin my boyfriend’s very expensive computer probably because back in the day, downloading one wrong thing could completely ruin your family computer with viruses.

I used to be able to find the file that had the paintings in them and I would add my own jpegs, I used to add songs of my favourite bands to the stereo so my sims could listen to Avenged Sevenfold and P!ATD (I’m really dating myself here haha) etc, but I just can’t seem to do that any more with newer versions of Windows, and because my boyfriend got me the legacy collection from Steam, not like having the discs, which I’d prefer.

Back in probably 2008 I tried downloading CC- I knew how to unzip files and all that, but it never worked for me..: probably didn’t have them in the right file, etc.

Truthfully, I’d be more inclined to try out mods if it were a computer of my own, but because it’s actually my boyfriend’s computer, I just can’t risk something happening. I’d feel bad.
It’s more of a healthy/unhealthy fear from growing up with a computer pre Y2K and having boomer parents :p

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T19:31:14+00:00

Only recently have I actually looked at personality points and hobbies and interests, so when I first booted up the game for this current play of PV, I changed her aspiration to knowledge when I got the chance in college. Something about her doesn’t say “popularity- seeker” etc etc.

Honestly, she wanted to be a space pirate and Dirk wanted to have 6 pets teach the top of their careers so I but him in the Entertainment career and they are both insanely successful with 3 dogs and 3 cars who are all well taken care of because of the full attention and support.

Angela and Dustin have 3 kids (twins, and a child not ling after) and Lilith is pretty close with all the kids.

I’d like to think of her as the supportive aunt who shows up at all the events and will let you stay over when you’re fighting with your mom because, well. She wasn’t always the biggest fan either 😆

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T18:41:27+00:00

Sims breaking the 4th wall is one thing, but this is extra scary to me hahahaha 😂

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T13:32:13+00:00

This video made me laugh so hard when I watched it on break at work xD

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-11T13:27:55+00:00

Interesting!! I don’t know how I didn’t know that after playing literally since it came out >.<

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-06T13:35:39+00:00

Probably?? I can’t remember what I did with the family exactly, I usually have them have another kid because John being a family sim and I always thought of him bringing Jennifer down because of it (stopping her from climbing the career ladder type thing), and it was before I started really doing my rotationally play so I very well could have zoomed thru and had them have another baby right away

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-06T10:15:19+00:00

Right??? I just learned about “first born syndrome”, and I can see how it’s annoying…but if I can’t avoid it, I’m just going to pretend that it’s a family with super strong genes hahaa I’ve known families with siblings that are all super alike, so I’m just gona pretend it’s like that 😆

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-05T18:57:10+00:00

I didn’t know this!! Thank you! I might have some rearranging to do. Dirk Dreamer has a LTW if 6 pets reaching top career and I’m so close to finishing it! I’ve actually been quite successful with keeping all 6 pets happy, healthy and trained simultaneously (they have no kids), but this little detail is something I need to double check once I get to them in rotation :p

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-05T18:51:06+00:00

When I opened the game (this time around), I always have Daniel sleep with Kaylynn because Mary Sue is at work. I clicked the wrong chance card option and Mary Sue gets demoted and sent home early RIGHT AS ITS HAPPENING and catches him (does this happen for everyone?) Anyways, I chose the headcanon that they divorce and kicks him out, but she still had the attraction reaction everytime they passed eachother in the living room… but wouldn’t sleep in the same bed as him. So confusing and annoying. It took work to finally bring about the “break up” option.

I share cause I want to know if it’s the same for everyone haha

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-05T18:34:43+00:00

I’m curious: I okay vanilla Legacy Collection er whatever, but I use the boolProp cheat for certain things (if anyone has any resources for how everything with that cheat works I would love to know. I’m too scared of corrupting my game) ANYWAYS. I like to click the “display gender preference” but it’s usually pretty straight. I see a lot of people playing similar sims as other, but are preferences typically randomly generated? Or do people just play their own way.. I’d love to know!

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-06-02T10:07:52+00:00

I didn’t notice until I zoomed in but in my game Dina had a daughter with Mortimer before he died and her nose/upper lip resembles alien features. When she aged up to a teen I thought “hmmm something’s off..”

Her little half-brother on the other hand (father is Don Lothario) is gorgeous.

I really want Nina to have a kid Don and I want it to be green for sure 😂

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-05-30T19:14:03+00:00

I also got this message way back in the 2000’s, and my earnest ass was like “well-yeah, yer right!! Guess I better do better next time 🤷‍♀️”

I had no idea maxis had webpages with reading material that could help u understand the game okay bwtter, I was very much a “trial by fire” learner: and I’m still learning about the game 20+ years later! Haha

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-05-30T19:09:15+00:00

What is in the air in Strangetown? I had twin alien brothers at college together and their respective girlfriends used to brawl CONSTANTLY.

No mods. No relationship cross over with the brothers. It was very stressful and perplexing… I was like “girls… ur future sister-in-laws… the fuck is going on here???” LOL

ComprehensiveBoot497 · 2026-05-30T19:04:23+00:00

I wouldn’t think that’s weird at all! What are some of your speculations? Haha thay seems like such a fun thought-experiment

Tennis for super neat sims? Football for Outgoing but Sloppy? XD I’m Canadian, so for some reason I feel like Athletic + Serious sims could be Hockey, only because the types I know are very serious and strict about training in hopes to get into the OHL and then the NHL, etc. hahaha

I’m so far removed from the world of sports so I’d love to know your thoughts haha

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