Mods websites - "Curseforge" and "sims 4 mod manager"

[KawaiiLiron]

what is the difference between "Curseforge" and "sims 4 mod manager"? What's better?

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

@KawaiiLiron Curseforge is official, aka Maxis worked with Curseforge to bring a way to add mods. Sims 4 Mod manager is a fan project from what I can tell

Curseforge at this point is a centralized place where you can download mods/cc that have been checked by Curseforge while the mod manager just checks what you have installed

Curseforge is currently in beta and doesn't have any functionality to check for duplicates or filters but you can keep your mods updated automatically. In the future it's also supposed to tell you which mods are outdated and conflict both of which the Mod Manager doesn't do.

The answer to what's better lies in your needs I guess. Curseforge installs mods for you (even though that's more than unsatisfactory atm). Don't think the mod manager does that.

So, to summarize: The mod Manager currently mostly seems a tool to organize your Mods/CC. You can filter and check what you have. Don't know if you can delete mods.

Curseforge currently can't do much. You can download and update your mods from a centralized place but not many mods/cc are actually already on there (the ones that aren't still need to be installed manually). Filters don't work and you can't check for dups.

I have a FAQ on curseforge here: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2022/12/sims-4-and-curseforge/

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

@KawaiiLiron Curseforge is official, aka Maxis worked with Curseforge to bring a way to add mods. Sims 4 Mod manager is a fan project from what I can tell

Curseforge at this point is a centralized place where you can download mods/cc that have been checked by Curseforge while the mod manager just checks what you have installed

Curseforge is currently in beta and doesn't have any functionality to check for duplicates or filters but you can keep your mods updated automatically. In the future it's also supposed to tell you which mods are outdated and conflict both of which the Mod Manager doesn't do.

The answer to what's better lies in your needs I guess. Curseforge installs mods for you (even though that's more than unsatisfactory atm). Don't think the mod manager does that.

So, to summarize: The mod Manager currently mostly seems a tool to organize your Mods/CC. You can filter and check what you have. Don't know if you can delete mods.

Curseforge currently can't do much. You can download and update your mods from a centralized place but not many mods/cc are actually already on there (the ones that aren't still need to be installed manually). Filters don't work and you can't check for dups.

I have a FAQ on curseforge here: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2022/12/sims-4-and-curseforge/

[lobstergirl81]

Sims $ Mod Manager just updated with Curseforge mod integration. So you can look into that too if you're curious.

CM Edit: Do not link to mods.