Jun 23 2020
Introduction EA/Maxis has released Sims 4 and all it’s packs on Steam on June 18th 2020. This doesn’t mean you need to re-buy everything. Origin works just like before. I would actually advise against buying it on Steam again if you already have it on Origin. The Steam version also needs Origin so the advantages […]
Nov 29 2019
What is the Legacy Edition ? EA/Maxis dropped the support for 32 bit Windows operating systems and Non-Metal macs with Patch 1.58.63. So players on older systems can still play the game and packs they already bought, the Legacy Edition was created. The Legacy Edition is installed like a DLC and can be found in Origin […]
Jul 20 2019
Introduction Since Patch 1.53.115 there’s a new mode in CAS: The story mode. This mode allows to create a Sim with some starting goodies (Skills, Job, Starting funds) by answering some questions. The look as well as name/gender/voice/walking style can then be adjusted to whatever you like. You won’t be able to change the achievement or […]
May 23 2019
Update May 29th 2019 This offer has now ended. Since May 21st 2019 you can get the standard edition of the base game for free on Origin. As always there’s some issues and questions. Until when is the offer valid ? This deal is available until May 28th. 2019, 10 AM PDT. What happens afterwards […]
May 18 2019
Introduction Sims 4 has a cheat that let’s you make objects bigger or smaller. The objects can be resized with a keyboard shortcut in the build menu. To do so, select the object and klick the keyboard shortcut. Keyboard Shortcut They keyboard shortcut varies from country to country and OS to OS. I tried to […]
Nov 10 2018
Introduction About a month ago, SimGuruModSquad announced at the officials that Maxis will be upgrading their Python Version to 3.7.0. starting with version 1.47.46 of Sims 4. This change will lead to all existing script mods no longer working and the creators will need to recompile their mods. This recompilation process isn’t a major problem as such […]
Nov 8 2018
Issue I’ve added mods/custom content to my game but it doesn’t show up. Cause There are several causes why the custom content doesn’t show up. Mods/CC and/or script mods aren’t turned on in your options The game is using a different folder than the one you’ve added your mods to It’s showing up but in […]
Jul 31 2018
Introduction The user folder is home of all important user files such as saves, pictures and more. More information on which file is used for what, can be found here: User files explained. It’s very important to know where to find this folder for task such as general troubleshooting, deleting of cache files, backups and installation […]
Jul 24 2018
Introduction In Sims 4 there are several ways to check which game version you have. This can be important information for troubleshooting or if you need to know if a mod your using is compatible with your patch level. It’s advisable to always play with the newest version but there are situations where you might […]
Sep 3 2020
Individually overwriting configuration files
Introduction Patch 1.66 introduces a new folder in your user folder called ConfigOverride. This folder allows you to replace a few standard configuration files with your own and by doing so to overwrite the standard values. Up to now it was possible to do this in the installation folder but each time you repaired the game […]
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