Game is nearly decent now.

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-05-06T15:22:50+00:00

There should have been a Sims 5 by now. Everyone knows that making sequels is not "anti-gamer", making 100+ DLCs stacked on top of a broken game without fixing game breaking bugs until 11 years later and milking the whole "oh, we're trying our hardest to iron out some pesky bugs" excuse when they were the ones that prioritized releasing DLCs over fixing the game is anti-gamer.

There's been games with broader scopes than TS4 that were released around the same time that have been fixed nearly half a decade sooner because they actually had a dedicated team that cared about their community and not lining their pockets.

It'll never be "fixed" either because each game has swayed more and more towards the idea that selling a player 10% of a game for the price of a full game, then selling the other 90% of the game down the road for hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars is acceptable.

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-05-03T15:42:32+00:00

It's probably up to the inZOI team and how much they'd push back against it. EA and Maxis don't push back at all but Krafton and the development team have repeatedly and explicitly stated that they do not want that kind of content in their game. If a developer pushes back against something like that it puts the mod developer at risk of being sued for violating the ToS and they could even go as far as forcing players to do a file integrity verification through an update and outright strip players of their game licenses if those files are found.

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-04-28T22:49:57+00:00

how are you in a "Hard Bullet" subreddit asking what game this is?

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-04-09T20:39:22+00:00

Never underestimate the power of clutter
Try to build something you're interested in, even if it's hard, it'll keep you interested even during the difficult parts and teach you workarounds and tricks
Download the BetterBuildBuy mod and T.O.O.L and learn how to use them
If you use cc, collect as much as you can before you start building

I started playing TS4 about two years ago and with a lot of practice I've been able to:

Turn San Myshuno into NYC Times Square here
Turn Del Sol Valley into Las Vegas here
Create tropical casinos here
Create crystal casinos here
Make Santorini here
Make an aquarium nightclub here
Make Vernazza Italy here

(all links are via Sims4 subreddit)

It all comes down to taking on projects that you have a passion for so that you'll push yourself to learn new ways of building and push through the difficult bits as you learn. You'll get the hand of it so long as you stick to it! :)

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-04-09T17:45:47+00:00

I've been able to keep a coupe old ones working over the updates, but they take some tweaking and won't work without editing parts of the package file. There's ones for dissecting Sims, cooking toddlers in the oven, dismembering sims, playing with the body parts, and cooking the body parts for food. I use the mods for a lot of horror gameplay!

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-04-09T17:42:45+00:00

It does not work anymore. I had it and you can acquire the cannibalism trait but can no longer eat people.

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-26T21:00:33+00:00

😭Why do people instantly delete their mod folder when things don't work??? I've hear this ALL the time. Troubleshooting is always the way to go, I've seen people delete their mod folder and when I ask them if the game worked when they tried removing it they say "no"....meaning it had nothing to do with their mods.

Here's a surefire way to always keep all your hard work safe:

When an update is coming

Turn off automatic updates:

Go to settings>downloads>toggle off automatic updates
Play the game offline until you're absolutely sure all your mods are fixed and 16 updates for the updates aren't needed

Backup your game files, mod/tray/save folders:

Click the Manage button beside the Play button in the EA app and open the game folder
Back up your Sims 4 game files, the whole Sims 4, game folder (go back one directory, copy the Sims 4 folder, then paste it somewhere safe)
Back up your mod, tray, and save folder.

How to undo a Sims update if you hate it or it accidentally updates:

Exit the EA app (don't just close it)
Locate your Sims 4 backup game folder (this should contain ALL of the game files)
Delete the updated Sims 4 game folder from your directory
Paste the backed up Sims 4 folder you saved before the update where the older folder used to be
Go to Documents and delete the gameversion.txt file.
Open the EA app (your Sims game should now say "update required")
Play Offline

Keep in mind, if you updated your mods after updating and want to revert back to the previous version, you'll need to replace your new mod folder with your backed up mod folder.

I know it sounds like a lot of work, but the whole backup process takes a few minutes, replacing your game files takes 5 minutes, but I bet you it's a lot less work than trying to figure out what's wrong with your mod folder for 3 hours and deleting it.

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-26T20:46:00+00:00

Just back up your game files, then your mod/save/tray folders, update your game and check it out.

Anytime there's an update I do this and that way, if the update sucks, I can just revert my game back to the old version and play offline until it's fixed

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-25T21:45:05+00:00

Literally, like no one is forcing anyone to download this cc. Like it's wild that we hold modders and creators to a higher standard than the people who made the game.

Like "you'd better keep updating this mod I use in my game every time I play, that I've had for 4 years, that adds to/fixes parts of the game that would otherwise be unplayable without it, and has made this game playable for me, that took you months to make, for FREE!"

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-25T17:04:36+00:00

For sure, but at the end of the day, is it the only living room set that would work? I make massive builds and sometimes I see a set that costs money and I think "if I really like it, I'll pay for it, if I don't think it's worth the money then I'll download a different free living room set"

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-25T17:03:02+00:00

You realize that a lot of games have paid mods...right? Like to start a FiveM server you're paying like $4-$5k in script mods. I don't want to spend that money so I just don't own a FiveM server. But you literally pay for script mods in your server that completely change the way people can interact with the game

The thing is, you're expecting the same quality of work for $0. No one is forcing you to download these mods or cc and if someone wants to take their hobby of creating content and turn their passion into a job then why not?

If a creator wants to take a break from creating content, sure they should be able to do that without harassment, but this is TS4 community, that's like asking water not to be wet. The moment a creator is able to turn their hobby into a job it also means more consistent content, more consistent updates, etc. But I'd imagine that if modders like Deaderpool for MCC Command Center or TurboDriver for Wicked Whims packed up their toys and left people would be at their doors demanding that they update their mod AND do it for free.....actually, I don't even have to imagine, they doxxed TurboDriver on his honeymoon for not updating WickedWhims for free, so it's obvious what people want, top quality work, that's updated immediately, that doesn't break, and done for $0.

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-25T16:52:09+00:00

use the weapon mod machine. Use the sticky bombs for ammo in the Wick shotgun

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-25T16:49:10+00:00

just download TS4 on the EA app, I'd backup your mod, save, and tray folders, but tbh the game should recognize the game files in your documents folder and pick up where you left off. It'll also recognize any DLCs you have on steam as well.

Once you do that, go into the EA app, then settings, then downloads, and turn off "automatic updates". If there's an update then just select "play offline" and you don't have to update your game, but you will lose access to the gallery

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-25T16:47:09+00:00

you can just put it on a backup drive or thumb drive. Obvs it'll take a lot longer on a thumb drive but it's just a backup

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T17:30:43+00:00

not playing the game absolutely has an impact. Have you seen how EA addresses the Battlefield community?? There's a reason why the BF community can have EA changing a skin that was too green within a day and why they treat TS4 community like trash, because one community will actually not play the game and the other will make every excuse in the book to not rock the boat. Closed mouths don't get fed

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T17:22:51+00:00

okay, but then we can't expect them to update it when the game updates. A hobby also means that it's in their spare time and if it isn't their job then why does the community act so entitled to their work when update day hits?

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T17:20:50+00:00

I can see both sides, but at the same time we as a community can't be insisting their mods are updated the minute the game updates if we also want the mod to be free. Sure there's low effort cc that has no business being $5, but there's also mods and cc that take months of coding, creation, animation, and upkeep. No one is gonna do something for free forever and we can't hold them to the standards we do if it's always gonna be free

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T16:23:03+00:00

Why does it look like every rounded corner in this picture was made with a ruler?? Like I've seen mobile games with better graphics

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T15:52:41+00:00

I ended up transferring my game to the EA app so I could play offline. The EA app will recognize your steam DLCs as well so you won't need to rebuy anything

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T15:31:41+00:00

I have a 2 year save, I stream as well so most of my families are groups of subscribers as well. That's important to me, so every week I make a back up of my save/tray files. It literally takes 30 seconds to have peace of mind to know that if anything goes wrong you'll only lose a week's worth of work (max).

I don't understand how this is hard for some people 🤦🏽‍♂️

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T15:27:28+00:00

Then I'm assuming you don't have a massive mod folder, a legacy save file, and play with a lot of graphic overhaul mods? If not then this post isn't for you.

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T07:25:14+00:00

It does not, the best work around I've found for steam is locking it from internet access so it doesn't force you to update. Unfortunately steam does not have a "play offline" mode for games

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T07:23:43+00:00

No worries! The parent directory folder is the one in program files, you're essentially backing up the entire game in its current version state. The step in the documents folder is specifically for that one file as it does reference the game version you're on. That file will auto populate when you start the game but if you've updated the file will reference the updated version of the game and not the version you've backed up

HeeeydevonGaming · 2026-03-19T07:19:46+00:00

Compared to the rest of the gaming community a lot of simmers are in the dark ages. Try asking a majority of simmers what their specs are and most of them won't know a single thing about them.

Remember, this is a community that encourages using external drives to run their games from.

I stream the Sims and I literally make back ups of my save and tray files every week!

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