Starting with The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff, the player is told to disable custom content prior to updating or installing a new version such as The Sims 3: Ambitions.Īs with some cheats, mods which allow users to use "illegal" actions, or which make features available in areas where they normally are not, may cause problems in the game.
The Sims 3 patch 18 fixed the issue to some extent by prompting the player if any out of date mods are installed. Also, there is a chance that the save will be corrupted if it is run with an outdated core mod. Out of date mods can cause save game files not to be loaded properly. This will cause the player to have to delete their saved game.Īlso, players are advised to check for updates every time they buy a new expansion or stuff pack. Mods that add additional skills in The Sims 3 are known to cause damage to Sims who have earned a skill which was recently deleted.
If a mod must be uninstalled in a particular manner, the documentation that accompanied the mod should explain this.
People playing The Sims 2 on PC can use the Hack Conflict Detection Utility to look for possible conflicts.Īdditionally, some mods may corrupt saved games or game data if they are uninstalled incorrectly which will either result in a load game error or Game Crash. A mod designer may or may not be aware of these conflicts, so it is important to be careful when installing multiple mods. This is especially true for core mods only one core mod can be installed at a time. Many mods, when installed, conflict with other mods. Some Mods can also cause a Game Crash or save game error. See Load game error for problems related to neighborhoods. Some mods can corrupt objects or even cause malfunctions in the game code, resulting in one or more of the neighborhoods disappearing, which requires the game to be re-installed completely. That's why it is always good to take extra precautions and backup saved game data, like whole neighborhoods. However, improperly installed mods or mods that do not work correctly can result in corrupt data, saved game losses, and severe glitches. Mods, when they are programmed, installed and used correctly, can be safe to use without risking damage to game data or saved games. These mods are known as config(uration) mods. Some mods, such as hacked cameras for The Sims 2, are not in package format and are not installed in the player's downloads folder, but somewhere else. Since recent Sims games make more menu items available when using Testingcheatsenabled, many mods from older games have been seen as not worth remaking. Modifications to The Sims generally worked through "hacked objects" even when they didn't, the term "mod" was generally not used.Įxamples of small mods would be phone plugins for The Sims, mods such as the Less Addictive Espresso Bar mod that affects how strongly an object advertises, or mods that allow Sims to do homework faster.Įxample of big mods would be Awesomemod and Macrotastics. With regard to The Sims series, the term entered common usage with The Sims 2. For example, a mod could allow children to cook, or teenagers to WooHoo and become pregnant. Mods mainly alter gameplay values or add/change already existing features. This distinguishes them from "hacked objects". However, they are not in-game objects such as clothing or new decorative objects, though some mods use an in-game item to enable or disable their features. Mods are a form of custom content in that they must be downloaded and their file(s) must be placed properly. Mods are used to alter one or some of a game's features, or even to introduce new ones. Mod is short for modification, or, in this case, game modification.