[MASTER POST] Current and Common Mod/CC Issues [ Edited ]

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Introduction

While ultimately players are responsible for their own mod use, Maxis understands that mods are important to how a lot of us play, so this part of the Answers HQ forums, Mod/CC Issues, is here for Maxis and your fellow Simmers to help you get playing again when, inevitably, a game update "breaks" some mods and CC, and to help you with finding and using mods and CC.

The lists here are periodically updated to add new Broken/Updated Mods and CC lists to the archive index and to reflect current mod/CC-related issues and issues that look like they are but aren't.

Index to This Topic

• Broken/Updated Mods and CC List Archive
• Malicious Script Mods and Malware
• Mod Access Problems (folder missing, mods/CC not showing)
• Loading, Saving, and Crashing: of the game, saves, worlds, lots/households
• Error Codes and Last Exceptions (LEs)
• UI Issues: at Main Menu, World selection, Live Mode, Build/Buy, CAS
• Live Mode Issues: broken gameplay, broken Sims, lag, etc.
• Build/Buy Mode Issues
• CAS Mode Issues
• Gallery and Gallery Download Issues
• Issues That Seem Mod/CC Related but Aren’t

More Resources

Pinned in This Forum

• How to Use Mods and CC – how to find them; install, remove, and replace them; handle them at game updates; use the Broken/Updated lists; do a “vanilla” test without mods; do a “50-50” of your Mods folder to find broken ones… and more
• Using Mods/CC on a Mac – Mac-specific issues with using mods/CC
• Broken/Updated Mods and CC since the most recent game update

In Other Forums

• Bug Reports: Compiled list of reported issues
• Common Game-Fixing Mods – a list of mods created as temporary fixes for game bugs, with links
• How to fix your OneDrive issues  – OneDrive is a known cause of many Sims 4 issues, including with mod installation; head here to learn what it causes and how to get your Sims stuff away from it
• Moving your “The Sims 4” game folder (and therefore your mods) – on Mac; on Windows
• How to find your user files
• How to back up your saves
• Troubleshooting Your Game – beyond mod/CC hunting

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Broken/Updated Mods and CC List Archive

The Broken/Updated Mods and CC lists cover newly reported broken mods/CC, mods that are obsolete because of game updates (usually, these are bugfix mods), updates to mods/CC, creators whose mods are cleared as compatible with a game update, and new bugfix mods. The current list (pinned in this forum) also includes a selected list of previously broken mods — that is, still broken. Each list also includes creator news, such as creators retiring from modding, on temporary absence, adopting others’ mods, doing a major site move or overhaul, or passed away.

A new Broken/Updated Mods topic is started at most game updates because most game updates change enough code to prompt many new necessary updates or to send creators to the files to check if their mods are still compatible. The topic will be regularly updated all the way up until the next one starts. You can subscribe for notificatiosn so you know when there are new additions, or bookmark it to check back regularly.

Major patches with many updated mods are emphasized below. Some mods are updated often; some mods rarely are. If you have a problem with a particular pack or major feature, it can sometimes be helpful to go back to the thread for when that pack or feature was new. However, a mod updated two patches ago could be broken now.

Links for Broken/Updated lists for patches before 1.101 go to the “vanilla” Sims Forums. If you have questions about anything there, please bring those questions back here, to AHQ. Lists before the Werewolves pack are not included here, but most of you shouldn’t be going back that far anyway. If you have older mods that don’t have updates available or aren’t recently cleared as compatible, do a 50-50 on your Mods folder.

Game Update	Date	Notes
1.107	May 28, 2024
1.106	Apr. 16, 2024
1.105	Feb. 27, 2024	Crystal Creations SP
1.104	Jan. 16, 2024
1.103	Dec. 5, 2023	For Rent EP
1.102	Oct. 31, 2023
1.101	Sept. 26, 2023	Home Chef Hustle SP
1.99 and 1.100	July 18, 2023	Horse Ranch EP
1.97 and 1.198	May 30, 2023
1.97	Apr. 18, 2023
1.96	Mar. 14, 2023	Infants & Growing Together EP
1.95	Jan. 31, 2023
1.94	Jan. 17, 2023
1.93	Nov. 1, 2022
1.91-1.92	Sep. 13, 2022
1.90	July 26, 2022	sexual orientation & HSY EP
1.89	June 14, 2022	Werewolves GP

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In This Post

• Malicious Script Mods and Malware
• Mod Access: Folders/Mods Missing
• Loading, Saving, and Crashing
• Errors and Last Exceptions

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Malicious Script Mods and Malware

• Beginning as early as mid-January 2024, we began seeing Sims 4 script mods with malicious executable .exe code hidden in them. Shortly after that, we saw a case of fake mod updates being used to spread malware indirectly. Please see Malicous Script Mods and Malware for what you need to know about this. See How to Use Mods and CC for tips on safe sourcing of mods and CC.

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Mod Access Problems

Unable to locate Mods folder

• common causes: looking in the wrong folder, multiple Mods folders (often caused by OneDrive), folder was deleted or dragged out for testing and you need to relaunch the game to create a new one. For info on your Mods folder, see How to Use Mods and CC. NEW: For support, please head to Sims 4 PC Tech Support or Sims 4 Mac Tech Support.

Mods/CC not appearing in game

common causes:

• mods/CC not re-enabled
• antivirus interfering with re-enabling mods/CC
• multiple Mods folders —often caused by OneDrive
• mods not installed correctly — wrong folder, too many folders deep, missing parts of the mod or other required mods, etc.
• corrupted resource.cfg — delete it so the game makes a new one
• default replacement mods/CC and translations not being loaded early enough
• folder called "Mods" inside the Mods folder
• NEW: if right after a game update, corrupted GameVersion.txt  file — delete it so the game makes a new one.

For info on your Mods folder and enabling mods, see How to Use Mods and CC. NEW: For support, please head to Sims 4 PC Tech Support or Sims 4 Mac Tech Support.

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Loading, Saving, and Crashing

Sims 4 loading issues

• Sims 4 not loading – can be caused by many outdated/broken mods/CC, by non-Sims 4 package files, and by GShade
• Sims 4 loads very slowly – mod-related issues include large Mods folders; turning off the initial display of a mods list in Options can help to a point, but you might just need to start reducing your CC quantity

Save (game) loading issues

• NEW: Save (game) not loading with DirectX 11 – causes include Build/Buy items by simsi45 and several others; see the list in the current pinned Broken/Updated Mods list, or 50-50 your Build/Buy mods

World loading issues

• Specific World not loading: For Rent, Horse Ranch, Cottage Living – common causes include outdated versions of T.O.O.L Mod (TwistedMexi), Better BuildBuy (TwistedMexi)
• World Map not loading

Lot/Household loading issues

• Lot/household not loading for Live mode – This can be a game bug, but also can have mod-related causes. NOTE: Some causes will permanently corrupt a lot. Rule out mods before assuming it's a game issue; you might also need to load a different household and reload yours as part of testing.
  • Many outdated mods/CC. In this category, causes include some Build/Buy items, noextramoneyonpromotion (Bienchen), outdated versions of Meaningful Stories, SNB-Bills.
  • Removing some CC/mods. In this category,
    • cookbook/recipe mods removed without first deleting plates and food made with that mod (put the mods back and delete the plates/food);
    • CC tied to Milestones was removed - look for a Last Exception file with "developmental_milestone_tracker.py" (either put the CC back or use the bugfix mod Miletone Fixes by Lumpinou).
• NEW: Lot/household not loading for Live mode with DirectX 11 – causes include Build/Buy items by simsi45 and several others; see the list in the current pinned Broken/Updated Mods list, or 50-50 your Build/Buy mods

CAS loading issues

• NEW: endless loading of CAS after patch 1.108 – many causes and solutions covered in this post.

Saving issues

• NEW: Game won't save with DirectX 11 – causes include Build/Buy items by simsi45 and several others; see the list in the current pinned Broken/Updated Mods list, or 50-50 your Build/Buy mods
• Crash during saving – causes include oudated/broken mods/CC, having over 8 Sims in a household

Crashing

• Last Crash report without crashing – likely cause: skeleton earrings by barbieaiden
• Crashing in CAS – can be caused by:
  • outdated mods/CC, including skeleton earrings by barbieaiden
  • having over 8 Sims in a household
• Crash during saving – causes include oudated/broken mods/CC,
• Crash during loading – causes include:
  • oudated/broken mods/CC
  • last exception files ending in .tmp
• Other game crashing – causes include:
  
  • outdated CC, e.g. Aladdin Fabio Hair. However, there are many possible CC causes. If you get no crashing when testing vanilla (without mods/CC), you can use the 50-50 method to isolate problem mods/CC, or start at the pinned Broken/Updated Mods and CC list. More about how to test your mods and CC is in How to Use Mods and CC.
  • Sims 3 CC
  • over-high graphics settings for your computer
  • old drivers
  • old versions of Mac OS
  • not enough RAM
  • incorrect Gshade/Reshade installation

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Error Codes and Last Exceptions (LEs)

Error codes after loading

• 102:122:4809cdd1 – causes of 102 errors generally include wrongly installed mods (recheck installation instructions); wrongly catalogued build/buy CC on households with University-pack Roommates,ky-e/Llama Mama Selective Attraction
• 109:dd2b8c5
• 110:f3cd3c7a
• 135:4924646b
• 135:eaddea49
• 123:20ece5dd – with Restaurants, one possible cause is Starry Eyed Collection Banquet Table (coolspear1)
• 140:645fba83:72c0b567 – often caused by outdated/broken event mods

Last exception (LE) files

If you have a "last exception" file or a similar error report from Better Exceptions or MC Command Center, you can find some info there that might point to mod/CC-caused problems.

• LEs in general – mod-related causes include duplicate files, missing pack requirements, broken/outdated mods. One cause of duplicate files is file-renaming by
• LEs on game loading re. "read only" – this is mod-related (after patch 1.105) but harmless
• LE and Sims in household disappear – Podcaster Career (QuietPriestess); remove this
• buff_Motives_Hunger_Starving_Ghost – known causes include outdated versions of roBurky mod Emotional Inertia (update this!), but also several package files, mostly body presets, that have it merged into them. Some that have been identified have creator names attached: HolisticSimmer, euno, and [AS].
• degree_tracker – this is sometimes mod-related and sometimes a game issue but usually caused by cheats; the linked thread includes instructions on how to use MC Command Center to fix Sims producing this error if it is caused by mods or cheats
• developmental_milestone_tracker – can indicate that a CC object tied to a Milestone was removed: either put the object back in the build or use the bugfix mod Miletone Fixes by Lumpinou
• drama_schedule_service failed, DramaNodeScoringBucket not 97 – causes include having removed freelance custom careers or phone invitation mods; this error rcan generally be fixed with a “Save As”

• fishing_location_component.py – caused by having a mod for a pack you don’t own, including files for Somik & Severinka - Realistic Cooking Mod (EA Override files), Srsly's EA Adjustments (New Prices version)

  holiday_service.py – often caused by removing a custom holiday; try a Save As to clear the error.
• min_lod_value – causes include outdated/broken custom traits; wrongly installed Andirz mods
• picker_interaction.py – causes include outdated PandaSama x Ravasheen toy kitchen; Piggy Banks, Oil Diffuser (Ravasheen); some Kritical objects
• restaurant_zone_director.py – mod-related causes include CC furniture in Restaurants
• state_py with _do_first_time_state_added_actions – mod-related causes include Custom Music Channels Compatibility Fix by Staberinde (delete this)
  
• trait_tracker – often caused by outdated custom traits, custom aspirations, and complex mods that include traits
  
• tunable_model.py, get_model – often caused by having recipes but missing the recipe enabler mod, having an outdated recipe enableer mod, or missing required packs
• tunable_perf – This error is caused by mods that were updated for a problem after Dec. 5, 2023 (1.103) ... and then Maxis fixed it on their end on Feb. 27, 2024 (1.105), so that mod fix now causes an error on game loading. This error is not an indication that there are other reasons the mod is incompatible with 1.105, but there could be other reasons. No error file can point you to which mods are the cause. Any script mods predating Feb. 27, 2024 should be checked for updates.

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In This Post

• UI Issues
• Live Mode Issues
  • UI
  • Sim Appearance
  • Gameplay
  • Lag
• Build/Buy Mode Issues
• CAS Mode Issues
• Gallery Issues

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UI Issues

• General UI issues – known causes of issues happening in many places after a game update include mods that edit the entire UI, such as mods by Dskecht and vyxated, and mods changing the game font; remove these until there's an updated version
• In Live mode: icons at bottom right blank/distorted like below – known cause: outdated version of UI Cheats Extension

  

• UI Issues: Sim profile broken – causes include AD(H)D Trait (FiendMods) - delete this mod
• Main Menu and the Gallery showing “wwwwwwwwww” instead of text – causes include outdated Color Sliders (thepancake1 and MizoreYukii), 15 Clubs Per Sim (King Zace), UI Cheats Extension (weerbesu), Better BuildBuy (TwistedMexi), More Columns in CAS (weerbesu), CC wrench icon mods
• World map has overlying text – causes include UI Cheats Extension (weerbesu), Better BuildBuy (TwistedMexi)

• In Live mode: Icons at top right like below, after 1.105 – known causes include outdated Better BuildBuy - update this

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• In Live mode, top and bottom right: known causes include outdated mods by Dskecht  - update these

• orld missing in World selection: For Rent – common causes include outdated All Worlds Are Residential (Zerbu), World reorganization mods
• Event Rewards pop-up doesn't appear or isn't clickable – causes include Better BuildBuy (update this!); TOOL Mod (remove to get access), Color Sliders (update this!); mods that change the design of the Main Menu (remove to get access)

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Live Mode Issues

Live Mode/CAS Sim appearance

• Aliens missing heads – caused by outdated CAS mods, especially no-eyelash mods
• Distorted/broken faces – generally caused by outdated eyelash-related CC, outdated presets (especially for Toddlers), conflicting default replacement CC (multiple for same body part). Note: you might need to also edit the Sim in CAS with a Maxis face preset.
• Faceless Sims – caused by outdated CAS (update or find alternatives), or by Sims 4 Studio batch fixes run on default replacement CAS (redownload CC)
• Blonde streaks in CC hair
• Red and white Sims on a Mac
• Shiny Sims with texture overlay
• Stretching/disappearing limbs and similar Live mode glitches – causes include outdated height sliders; look for updates or alternatives
• NEW: After 8 August 2024 patch, alpha CC eyelashes don't fit properly on eyes

Live Mode gameplay issues

• Can’t click on Sims
  • often caused by mods not being fully installed (files missing, etc.) - check the creator's installation instructions.
  • Can also be caused by having old and new versions of a mod in your Mods folder; make sure to delete old files when you update.
  • Can be caused by your game not being updated before you updated mods, or a game update not having been complete; check for a game patch or run a Game Repair
• Can't Create Jewelry at Crystal Creations Gemology Table
• For Rent Residential Rental lot functionality broken – known causes include Twisted Mexi's All Scenarios, which is not compatible with RR lots (and which is currently broken); SimRealist's SNB Bills, which prevents rent payment
• Calendar Events broken – known causes include TwistedMexi's TOOL Mod, which you can remove when you're not in Build/Buy mode.
• NEW: Icons broken when DirectX 11 is enabled – many mods' custom icons need updating for DirectX 11; if these are icons you need to see for functionality, switch back to DirectX 9
• NEW: For gameplay issues that might not be mod-related at all, please start at Game Issues .
• Sims wear inappropriate clothes when nude – causes include wrongly tagged CC (fix in Sims 4 Studio), and the problem can persist if a Copy Outfit mod was used, even after CC is removed. FIXES: reset the nude outfit using MC Command Center's Dresser module or Other Mods - Reset Bathing Outfit by LittleMsSam.
• Aspiration has only last stage available – caused by outdated ky-e Lifetime Aspirations; this mod has been adopted and updated by NeedCoffee4That (NC4T), but that mod is designed to have only one aspiration stage.
• Cooking missing categories or ingredient options – causes include outdated cookbook/recipe mods, or those not yet updated for the new categories introduced in fall 2023
• Cooking UI is empty – causes include outdated Color Sliders (thepancake1 and MizoreYukii), 15 Clubs Per Sim (King Zace)
• Doors missing – causes include outdated 18+/adult mods; check with the creator for updates.
• Food stall and Festival vendors sell only produce – causes include outdated custom food stalls, outdated playable NPC career mod. NOTE: Althought this is an old issue and you're unlikely to currently have outdated custom food stalls, if you do get this error, delete the stalls before saving; outdated custom food stalls have been known to cause save corruption.
• Horses can’t be interacted with – causes include PlantSim Inheritance v1-A (LowMotivesWarning/GOOD_BOYgoneBAD), Be a Little Serious (Onebeld) - delete these
• Horses can’t be ridden – causes include outdated mods for belly size, pregnancy walks - updates available for most
• Horses missing in relationship panel – causes include No More Relationship Culling (Neia) -; replace with alternatives or let the game manage the relationship culling for game performance.
• Infant crib missing option to upgrade crib mobile
• Infant gameplay fails – causes include Fixed Nyx’s Enhanced Aliens (LowMotivesWarning/GOOD_BOYgoneBAD), Children can live alone after all elders died (toprapidity) - delete these
• Infants have Occult eyes
• Infants missing option to put in back carrier
• Infants stretching
• Non-Werewolfs have Werewolf idles [adult mod related]
• Objects are invisible – causes included outdated CC, e.g. Aladdin Fabio Hair
• Sims can’t shave – causes include Faster Mirror Interactions (Mercury Disaster) - remove this mod
• Sims won’t eat – causes include outdated CC, outdated phone mods - use the 50-50 method to identify the cause
• UI issues: no Sims panels at all

Live Mode lagging

• In Live mode – mod-related causes include having too much CC in the Mods folder, having over 250 script mods, duplicate mods, outdated/broken mods including staff auto-spawning mods by SimplifiedModding. Do a full vanilla test to rule out mods as your cause. NEW: Get support for general game lag in Game Issues .

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Build/Buy Mode Issues

• Catalog categories show all items
• Blank icons and glitching – causes include outdated Better BuildBuy (TwistedMexi), UI Cheats Extension (weerbesu)
• Can't find CC (etc.) in Build/Buy – if you use Better Build/Buy (TwistedMexi, make sure that you have enabled it properly. Check the creator's instructions.
• [For Rent] Can’t assign rooms to different units
• Household inventory not available – current known causes include MC Command Center: turn off the Auto Free Build option in the mod.
• Search bar crashes in Build/Buy mode – caused by broken CC, including some by kia_dabarbie and SovaSima
  
• NEW: Build mode empty catalog – known causes: TwistedMexi’s More Rentals mod (update this), Color Sliders by thepancake1 and MizoreYukii (broken)

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CAS Mode Issues

• Can’t exit CAS – common causes include outdated Color Sliders (thepancake1 and MizoreYukii), 15 Clubs Per Sim (King Zace)
• Color options missing or not changing – cause: outdated More Columns in CAS (weerbesu)
• Blank icons and glitching – common causes include outdated Color Sliders (thepancake1 and MizoreYukii), 15 Clubs Per Sim (King Zace), More Columns in CAS (weerbesu), CC wrench icon mods; game updates can also cause this because of aspiration, like/dislike (preference), and trait mods
• Entire UI disappears
• No X to remove item
• Crashing in CAS – can be caused by outdated mods/CCincluding skeleton earrings by barbieaiden; incorrect Gshade/Reshade isntallation
• NEW: CAS fails to load after patch 1.108
• NEW: UI for sexuality etc. becomes a single list without romantic boundary options
• NEW: Sim names change to be the same in CAS

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Gallery and Gallery Download Issues

• Gallery doesn’t load – causes include outdated Color Sliders (thepancake1 and MizoreYukii), 15 Clubs Per Sim (King Zace)
• Downloaded Household is missing members – known causes include Slice of Life by KawaiiStacie (delete this), outdated/broken adult mods
• Downloaded lot size 999x999 – known causes include the lot having had a custom venue type for a mod you don’t have

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Issues That Seem Mod/CC Related but Aren’t

This is a small selection of issues that tend to come to Mod/CC Issues but are actually game bugs or technical issues. Some of these can be caused by mods; please test first by dragging your Mods folder to your desktop, deleting the file called localthumbcache, and checking in your save again. Some mod-caused issues will need to you to do something else to clear the effects — edit a Sim in CAS (for some CC issues), a "Save As", to switch households and back, or something similar. Some can corrupt a save but a new save will be fine.

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Updated August 2, 2024

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• Bottoms of buildings missing after bulldozing
• Codes or blank bubbles instead of text without mods
• Doors visible with walls down
• Error codes: 109:e56fc6bb, 102/122:a0adad34, 403:8e5010b7
• Game Data Incomplete, grey llamas, red and white sims, broken textures on a Mac, without Mods
• High School prom doesn’t happen without mods
• Lagging entering and exiting Build/Buy without mods
• Lagging in Live mode without mods – causes include too many unhoused Sims suddenly generated, social features turned on in Options, lots with too many interactable items for your computer specs, syncing software running during gameplay, large Tray/Screenshots/Saves folders. If none of these apply (test in a new save!), see this FPS-related topic or this topic
• LEs: posture errors – typically results from Sims having a tough time negotiating their way around objects
• Loading issue: lots or Worlds fail to load without mods (note: this also assumes you also couldn't get into the lot/world with mods and that you didn't remove mods/CC just before the problem started; if your problem started by mod removal, head back up to mod issues!) – [MASTER THREAD] Crashing and Endless Loading
• Lot type stuck on Residential Rental
• Cut-off text and some missing text when DX11 is enabled: Please test with no mods just to be sure, but if you still have this issue after that, head to the DX11 support thread with a dxdiag file.
• NEW: Trait slots are missing in CAS.
  

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Updated Feb. 27, 2024, for emergent and resolved issues, patch 1.105.

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Updated Mar. 1, 2024, to add the tunable_perf error many mods cause after 1.105, plus two new issues that aren't mod-related but feel like they are.

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Updated Mar. 1, 2024, to add mods breaking the Gemology table.

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Updated Apr. 16, 2024, to remove some solved non-mod issues and add detail to some mod issues

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Updated May 27, 2024, to add a few odds and ends of current known mod issues.