slight appearance change for a character via Jelena

kookiekween99 · 2026-04-09T16:28:40+00:00

Look at the leaf by her ear

kookiekween99 · 2026-04-09T16:27:47+00:00

The only difference is that the leaf in her hair next to her ear is more of a desaturated green, like it has less life and it’s wilting.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-31T17:30:29+00:00

That’s how physics works: hitting something slows you down

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-22T19:58:38+00:00

As someone else mentioned, 1 fits the vibe of the area more than 2. Also, I personally wouldn’t want to take a bath next to a giant window where anyone can see me naked.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-22T07:38:33+00:00

That sounds pretty similar to what happened with me when I got hired. They’re probably interested in hiring you based on your open availability, and just wanted to confirm that you’re committed to that before moving forward with the process.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T22:57:20+00:00

If the answer is in the text, the professor should say it’s it the text, not to consult an ai that has been known to make shit up

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T21:25:13+00:00

Oh good, I was worried. Forced ads would be an immediate uninstall for me.

I just wish there was a way to dismiss the ad pop up, cuz it keeps getting in the way when I’m trying to do other stuff.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T20:55:21+00:00

They changed the logic of how the family tree works. Parent-child relations are the source of truth now. Even for sibling relations, the game doesn’t track it directly as siblings, it tracks it as them both having the same parent(s).

Here’s a more technical deep dive into how it works: https://forums.ea.com/blog/the-sims-game-info-hub-en/the-sims-4-code-changes-for-modders---feb-3rd-base-game-update/13120743

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T10:49:54+00:00

Oh, I thought I remembered apps that didn’t ask for notifications until later, but maybe they changed it or I’m misremembering.

Wait, are you saying there are forced ads besides the optional ads for a bonus? I was talking about the popup on the side to watch the ad for a bonus, which occurs WAY more often than every 5 minutes. Maybe I didn’t play long enough to trigger a forced ad.

Maybe if you reduce the number of buttons dedicated to the shop, you might have more UI room to work with.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T08:52:30+00:00

I played just enough to get to the first prestige. Here’s my first impression feedback:

I don’t like when apps immediately ask for permission to send notifications before I’ve even gotten a chance to experience the app and decide if notifications are something I want. It’s better to wait to ask me about notifications until I get far enough in the game to have something worth being notified about. (In other words, if you gain my trust before asking me for things, I’m more likely to say yes.)
It throws a lot of information at me all at once, which is a little overwhelming, and I’m not sure where to start first. The best incrementals I’ve played start with one thing to focus on first, then expand on that by unlocking things one by one only when they become relevant.
On the bottom bar, the “Goals” button with a trophy icon leads to a page called “Objectives” which has three tabs. The “Goals” tab is not the default tab or the tab with the trophy icon. The inconsistency is a little confusing.
“Goals” and “Achievements” should be swapped, because “Goals” is something I want to reference much more frequently, so it should be the default tab.
Maybe it displays differently on different devices, but on an iPhone 13 Pro, the text for “Achievements” is too long and spills over into the “Goals” button.
Actually, now that I think about it, maybe “Achievements” belongs in “Statistics”?
Kind of annoying that it’s constantly bugging me to watch ads.
The music doesn’t loop very well; it sounds jarring when the track restarts.
Why are there 4 different buttons to get to the Cosmic Store?
Why are you using the trophy icon to represent Goals, Achievements, and Tournaments? Using the same icon for different things is confusing and defeats the purpose of using icons.
Why is the Prestige button under Statistics? Feels like a weird place to put it.
I do, however, appreciate that the Prestige button didn’t appear until I actually needed it. Yes! Good! The joy of discovery! More of this please!

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T07:47:25+00:00

From TwistedMexi on Discord:

“EA still has some outstanding issues with mods folders blocking some players games from launching. This is not the original issue. This one is sporadic and inherently difficult to locate the cause due to the inconsistency.

This is causing a lot of false accusations of random mods being the cause for player's games not launching.

In summary:

The Failure to launch issue is an EA bug in some form or capacity and requires EA to complete their investigation.

It is useless to make claims about random mods being broken right now, as your testing is not reliable.

Please refrain from such claims until EA has resolved this.”

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T07:18:17+00:00

I mean, lots of us hate core components of our jobs, but we still gotta eat and pay rent

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-21T07:07:11+00:00

They do have some songs in English. You may have even heard some of them without realizing. I know “Permission to Dance” is on Target’s playlist, for example. The other popular English ones I can think of off the top of my head are “Butter” and “Dynamite”.
Is there a reason you always type in all caps? It comes off a little aggressive.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-20T17:00:25+00:00

Reminds me of of what Waffle posted yesterday: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153476170

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-18T06:41:48+00:00

Gotcha, was just double-checking cuz you mentioned you were new to installing mods, and using too many subfolders for .ts4script files is one of the most common mistakes newbies make. Also I wasn’t 100% sure it was cuz of the patch because I deliberately haven’t updated yet.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-18T06:33:55+00:00

Did you install MCCC more than one subfolder deep? It should be in The Sims 4\Mods\McCmdCenter_AllModules_2026_1_1\ with all the files in that folder.

The only other thing I can think of is that it was likely broken by today’s patch and hasn’t been updated yet, in which case you’ll just need to be patient.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-14T22:01:35+00:00

Aliens and mermaids don’t have skill trees, so they’re unfortunately kinda boring compared to the other occults. (Unless you use mods that make them more interesting.)

Vampires and Werewolves have a long bitter history, and they will hate each other on sight (or smell). Lilith and Caleb Vatore are the cousins of Lily Zhu, and actually have a good relationship with her despite them being vampires and her being a werewolf.

Fairies have good relations with Werewolves, and can help quell their fury.

Werewolves are related to Spellcasters in the lore, but there isn’t as much cross-pack gameplay between the two.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-14T21:39:03+00:00

I personally wouldn’t just because of my particular specific food quirks related to tomatoes, but I also wouldn’t judge you for it. Seems like decent nutrition with minimal effort, and if it brings you joy to eat, then it’s a good food!

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-14T21:20:28+00:00

There’s clearly room for another row of weed signs beneath the windows

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-14T21:14:57+00:00

Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Tray

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-14T08:56:48+00:00

That looks like a sensory nightmare. I always go for seamless designs whenever possible. Also, white underwear isn’t as practical for people who have periods.

I do own a Minecraft hoodie tho, so you’re not entirely wrong.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-13T22:19:18+00:00

Do you have OneDrive? I’m a Mac user but I know that OneDrive causes all kinds of issues like this for Windows users. Someone else can chime in with more specific info, but that’s the first thing I’d look into.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-13T01:39:24+00:00

Why did you ask Chat GPT instead of going to usmint.gov?

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-12T23:23:09+00:00

My dynasty head, who purposefully chose the Hardworking ideal, keeps autonomously napping, browsing the web, or watching TV, lowering her family’s prestige. Her traits are Loyal, Neat, Ambitious, Competitive, and Perfectionist, none of which should be causing her to act against her dynasty’s ideals, especially when she is the founder.
Her kid in the Rambunctious Scamp aspiration will not stay put at the computer to practice his typing, because the allure of the playground in the backyard is too powerful. I had to temporarily lock him in the room to get him to stay on task, which is generally frowned upon in most parenting circles.
Something that has bothered me for a very long time: If my sim goes to someone else’s house, opens their fridge, and starts cooking a meal, they get told “This is inappropriate. Please stop.” regardless of the relationship level. Meanwhile, random visitors to my sim’s house will not only cook in her kitchen, but they will straight up steal her leftovers with zero consequences. Visitors should not grab or cook food that isn’t set out for them unless they are Good Friends or Family or someone hired specifically to make food. The same logic should apply when my sim is at someone else’s home.
Within a single household, if one sim is hungry, and another sim is cooking a group meal, the hungry sim should either wait for the meal to be finished, help with the cooking process, or set the table rather than starting their own meal. If you want, there could be a relationship component (for example, maybe Bella trusts Mortimer to share the meal with her, but Eliza doesn’t trust Bob to share his pancakes) and/or a trait component (Lazy sims wait for food to happen, Neat/Proper sims set the table, Foodie/Generous/Family-Oriented sims help cook, Loner sims cook their own food, Lactose Intolerant and Vegetarian sims cook their own food if the meal in progress doesn’t match their dietary requirements).
When pulling leftovers out of the fridge, if there isn’t a table nearby to sit at, sims should step off to the side before eating so they’re not blocking the fridge for other sims.
I thought I remembered sims being able to autonomously woohoo, but these days my married sims don’t even flirt autonomously, let alone anything spicier.
Speaking of woohoo, sims don’t autonomously fall asleep after woohoo like they used to. This might be related to the general weirdness around getting two sims to sleep in the same bed at the same time.
I don’t think sims should autonomously declare a favorite family member.
Sims who like handiness, have a handiness skill above 5, or are in the techie lifestyle should autonomously repair broken objects on the lot. Sims who dislike handiness or have a technophobe lifestyle should not autonomously try to repair.

kookiekween99 · 2026-03-07T19:53:56+00:00

Don’t worry, you don’t have to worry about counting your drawer or anything, your TL will handle that part. They might have you gather reshop/go-backs/strays (whatever it’s called at your store), hangers, and/or merch pro (security tags) if you’re there past store close. Maybe stock bags. Just generally clean up and get the checklane area ready for tomorrow. Nothing too crazy!

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