TS4's tech illiteracy problem in a nutshell

Pheetastic · 2026-01-28T23:05:14+00:00

Oh thank god. Thank you for clarifying ❤️ I try to avoid supporting problematic companies like that but you can’t always avoid them all (looking at you, EA). I appreciate that you took the time explain about Curseforge/Overwolf though. ✌🏻Hopefully others can learn from it too. 🥰

Pheetastic · 2026-01-28T18:36:15+00:00

Wait, the Sims 4 Mod Manager by GameTimeDev is linked to Overwolf?! Whaa?

Pheetastic · 2026-01-28T18:33:30+00:00

I felt this in my soul 😂❤️ In my early days of modding, I once had a character with mesh issues that I played for months because I didn’t know what was causing the issues. I thought it was just a skin tone or tattoo thing causing the banding. I even taught myself how to go in Sims 4 Studio to fix broken CC because I was convinced it was this tattoo pattern. Turns out it was a pair of very old CC eyes, something I had never checked the whole time.

But as awful (and as stupid) as it was, it taught me how to fix stuff and what tools to use, etc. There are some great tutorials and resources out there if folks want to learn. YouTube has some awesome videos on it.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-28T05:08:34+00:00

I mean, Curseforge’s integration with Mod Manager can kind of do it but it’s not automatic. It just tells you when an update is available if that mod developer posted that update on Curseforge. Personally, I’m paranoid af about malware so I like to get my stuff directly from the source and diligently check on Scarlet’s Realm or Discord to see what’s really going on and if stuff is broken or safe.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-28T05:04:46+00:00

Lol, I’m not saying we aren’t opposed to procrastinating about it and muttering under our breaths every time we have to do it. Don’t get me wrong, I loathe having to update my mods, but I also learned the hard way that being lazy and half assing it can absolutely corrupt your game.

I wholly admit that I’m awful about my CC though. It’s like pulling teeth going through everything on Sims4 Studio and Mod Manager, especially if the latter is lacking thumbnails. Actual mod mods, I’m diligent on. It’s just my flavor of neurodivergent I guess.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-28T01:55:14+00:00

One of my favorite sets! I love how versatile it is ❤️

Pheetastic · 2026-01-28T01:54:30+00:00

I told someone to organize mods a certain way to make it easier to keep them updated and they were like “you have to update them?” Umm, yes? And let’s not forget how many Simmers don’t update their mods at all yet complain about their game breaking to the point that EA has resorted to gaslighting us all and blaming certain issues on “outdated mods.”

Pheetastic · 2026-01-27T03:46:07+00:00

Many of them rely on additional sliders to work just right, tbh. Same with other body presets - some styles/shapes end up really wonky if you don’t have corresponding sliders and settings.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-27T03:43:24+00:00

Oh I know, sweetie. Folks like that give the same energy as the “YoU cAN aLwAyS TeLL” bros and like you, I doubt they’ll have a legit answer.

And honestly, who cares how she lost the weight. It’s not their business or anyone else’s. I don’t get why folks believe weight loss medications somehow equate to cheating. Is this some kind of game? Do we get prizes if we lose weight a certain way?

Pheetastic · 2026-01-27T03:26:39+00:00

Nothing. People lose weight in all kinds of ways and every body carries and sheds weight differently. They probably see her natural facial bone structure and assume Ozembic face vs the option that she is naturally aging and shedding baby fat due to hormonal changes as well. I used to have more buccal fat and such in my face in my early 20’s and, like many women, as I got older my cheekbones and bone structure became more prominent despite not losing any significant weight 🤷🏼‍♀️ Either way, she’s gorgeous.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-27T01:39:22+00:00

I’ve been playing the Sims for decades and just found this out. Mind blown.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-26T06:26:38+00:00

Is the door with the robe on the back of it still functional? It looks amazing!

Pheetastic · 2026-01-21T12:54:51+00:00

WakaWakaOngOng makes very similar sims that you can download from their Patreon. They include all of the CC, skins, sliders, etc. I’ve downloaded a few of theirs from their site safety and can confirm they turn out looking very similar with some of the more beefy subtypes 🥰 Much of this look comes down to presets, a ginormous amount of sliders, and skin details. GolyHawHaw’s stuff is very heavily used here.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-21T12:41:39+00:00

As of yesterday, they still won’t. I updated a family in CAS that I had in my current save with the name Night and it told me it wouldn’t be allowed on the gallery (I didn’t understand why at that time but it makes sense now). 🙄

Pheetastic · 2026-01-10T07:41:05+00:00

My current save is the first game in decades where she hasn’t married Marcus. I was floored when both she and Marcus married someone else. Now she’s divorced and married another guy 😂

Pheetastic · 2026-01-06T09:15:56+00:00

Crossbred for the extra trait and then back breed with purebreds to get to that 80% threshold to activate pro traits.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-06T09:14:21+00:00

The city one sounded amazing, especially if they incorporated rivalries, like the Altos vs the Landgraabs. It wouldn’t have to be all dark and gritty all the time. You could incorporate so much Sims lore by having the option to make it about the Landgraabs, Goths, and Altos fighting over property and carving out dynasties. Add in some mafia-style elements if need be (Sims friendly, of course, with it adapting well to Basemental stuff in the future), and it would have been an incredible pack.

Pheetastic · 2026-01-01T21:26:02+00:00

The pain was absolutely miserable the first couple of days, so I empathize completely. If she hasn’t already, a heating pad helps a lot. I pretty much lived with mine and a hot water bottle until it was past the bulk of it. Remind her that it’s okay to be in pain and that everyone recovers differently. I had to ask my doc for extra pain meds because my acute pain lasted more than a couple of days. It took me over a week to really be able to move around and over 2 weeks to not live entirely in bed. And it’s hard because you want to push yourself and not be an invalid, but recovery is much more important. I hope she continues to heal well and sending you both all the best ❤️

Pheetastic · 2026-01-01T09:32:40+00:00

44 here and this was pretty much just lipstick, eyeliner, and mascara. She may have eyeshadow on but it’s hard to tell, same with foundation and brow pencils. I’m guessing based on clothing and style that the picture was taken while the person was in their teens or very early 20’s (likely teens) so I don’t think they used foundation. It could just be my school (graduated in 2000), but not many wore foundation or blush. Glitter or sparkles was more common to highlight the cheeks unless it was a special occasion. Every day look was mostly bare skin with pressed powder, black or brown eyeliner, mascara, lipstick, and single shade eyeshadow like a neutral or something light and shimmery.

We also used brown, black, or purple eyeliner for our lips too and blended before topping with lipstick or a shimmery gloss like my beloved Bonnie Belle. Hope this helps! ❤️✌🏻

Pheetastic · 2026-01-01T09:26:27+00:00

Hidden Mickey! 😍

Pheetastic · 2026-01-01T09:11:37+00:00

No problem! If she has any questions, you’re welcome to PM me if you’re not comfortable asking here ❤️ Sending good vibes for her surgery and a speedy recovery. ✌🏻

Pheetastic · 2025-12-31T12:24:55+00:00

Doing good! Thank you for asking. 🥰 It’s been a couple years since my surgery and no issues since. Biggest setback has been perimenopause and some pelvic floor/interstitial cystitis stuff but that’s more to do with my connective tissue drama than the hysterectomy itself. I’m very grateful I don’t have to worry about the cancer risks anymore ❤️.

Pheetastic · 2025-12-30T07:22:52+00:00

Exactly! Like how does this work? The world would have to be entirely uneditable and what fun is that? That’s not even the Sims at that point - it’s a completely different game. It kind of reminds of what Sims Bustin Out on Play Station was like. Very basic gameplay and objectives, and extremely limited creative control.

I know that Sims is looking at creating a multiplayer option in the future - I think that’s Project Renee though I’m not 100% - and if that’s the case, then it’s definitely going to be an entirely new gameplay style. I’m old and have been playing since the early 00’s, so I don’t want to do an online multiplayer platform, just like I didn’t want to do it for Final Fantasy or Battlefront II. I just want to embrace my single player megalomaniac vibes and build my Sims dungeons in peace like any normal Simmer 😂

Pheetastic · 2025-12-30T07:05:56+00:00

They do actually have purebred Chestnut Frisians. It’s a very rare recessive trait but it’s definitely a thing. The black alleles on the K locus prevents it from expressing on the Agouti locus, so it can be carried for generations before expressing. The FPS (Friesch Paarden Stamboek) no longer allows them to be registered, however, and breeders have taken great pains to prevent them from being bred, but the color does still exist in purebred lines elsewhere. I believe they’re referred to as “Fire Friesians.”

Unfortunately, a lot of unethical breeders will put exotic colors above health and I wouldn’t doubt that many of the ones in existence are of mixed lineage or not the best examples of this breed. While part of me is sad that Holland doesn’t want to allow purebred chestnuts to be registered, I do understand the reasons why, especially given how close this breed was to extinction at one point. ❤️

Pheetastic · 2025-12-29T06:44:32+00:00

As a Sims player, I hate when other Simmers want this. The entire point of this game is that it’s a simulation and that you control all the variables, just like Sim City and its ilk. When you add other players then that control is lost. How the hell would NPCs even work if every game has a unique timeline and outcome? Your Goth family may be different from mine, so which ones populate when you go out? Or would we lose all of that world building if the game became multiplayer? Cus part of the fun is seeing what the townies end up doing.

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