The Sims 4 10 Best Mods To Improve Gameplay Ranked
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The Sims 4 10 Best Mods To Improve Gameplay Ranked
The Sims 4 is plenty of fun, but mods have always made this series better. Here are the best ones to improve gameplay. Not many video games can give the same level and balance of freedom and simulation that The Sims series has. For more than 20 years now, their games have been raising the banner of simulation in video games and enjoy the almost unchallenged position at the top of its genre. is no exception. It's by far one of the most refined titles in the series and has been going strong with expansions for nearly 6 years now. Still, there are plenty of things it can improve upon-- game mechanics which the community took upon itself to implement thanks to the game's modularity. Here are 10 perfect examples of those modifications. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY CUSTOM CAREERS
The number of customized or player-made career is so mind-boggling that it deserves an article of its own. Truth to be told, there are simply so many of them from being a YouTuber to other unconventional and more contemporary professions such as or even . There are even those that allow players to become literal ninjas or be wizards. The possibilities are endless and are only limited by the modding capabilities and imagination of the modthesims community, specifically the . Head on over there and take your pick. PRIVATE PRACTICE
True to its name, is a medical system overhaul for The Sims 4. It adds another layer of gameplay mechanics and makes your sims more vulnerable to afflictions. That very well means you have to take care of them in addition to their usual needs meters. Now, more important things that normal human beings need to worry about in real life such as weight or stress become factors for your sims' wellbeing if you allow it. If anything, the mod allows your sim to call in sick for work more often which a win-win situation. If anything, it can inspire players to also stay fit much like their sims. MC COMMAND CENTER
With the right cheats, players are already allowed to become godly beings in The Sims 4, however, the mod is a different type of omnipotence for the game. It's also called MCCC for short and is anything but-- it's actually a long list of mod compilations geared towards giving you maximum control over any sims' lives. That includes sims that are not yours. You can set employment rates, control their clothing, and even decide pregnancies at will. Meanwhile, it also lets your sims act like they're NPCs with their own mind if you ever tired of controlling them and making decisions for them. HEIGHT SLIDERS
After reaching the young adult stage, it can get rather boring how your sim is the same height as all the other adults or grown-ups in the game. It appears this was done intentionally by the developers in order to make animations more fluid but it's not representative of the unfair real-life biology. The takes the "unfair" out of that aspect of real-life and lets you adjust the sims' height. It's a small touch but the details are noticeable and can certainly make customization more meaningful or special. Luckily, it doesn't affect gameplay and is purely an aesthetic thing, unlike in reality... SUPERSPEED MOD
The saddest part in every The Sims 4 playthrough is how you have to wait through their sleep with the maximum speed which doesn't even trigger sometimes. That can be a frustrating experience especially for the impatient. fixes that and more by letting players fast forward the in-game clock with a simple keyboard press. Press the right key three times and it will trigger a speed even faster than the maximum for more efficiency and less time wasted. FASTER EATING AND DRINKING
Speaking of wasted time, your sims, as well as other sims, spend a good amount of their days doing nothing but eating slowly. Well, relative to the in-game time, of course. They can't multitask much when doing that, making them tied to socializing while eating. mod makes it so that your sims or even others, gobble up their meals as a real person would. Because really, no one spends an hour eating one meal only... unless they're Instagramming their plate. SIMDA DATING APP
Dating in The Sims 4 is surprisingly old-fashioned and starts with physical meet-ups or conversations. That's counterproductive if the sim is a homebody or is picky and shy. does the same for these kinds of sims as dating apps do for people in society. It makes dating more convenient online. Now your sim can just browse for dating opportunities on their phone while multitasking at home or at work. You can even use it to set up blind dates for your sims. The chances of getting catfished are also slimmer. EMOTIONAL INTERTIA MOD
It's often puzzling how the emotion A.I. for The Sims 4 works, one minute a sim could be happy, and then next, they're sad or angry which makes the emotions feel more like on and off switches which is robotic. mod makes these emotions more meaningful. It modifies them to have longer and more lasting effects on the sim. They also don't get replaced as easily or as instantaneously. This way, the emotions are more meaningful and more weighty and it goes both ways whether the feelings are positive or negative. UI CHEATS EXTENSION
Having to type "kaching" or "" over and over again on The Sims 4's cheat console is a silly experience. It just so happens that plenty of players cheat in this game because why not? If so, then making one's life easier through the use of mod is definitely a must. It's a mod that makes the cheats a part of the game's user interface so players don't have to type them anymore or look them up. HAVE SOME PERSONALITY PLEASE
Another big feature for The Sims 4 when it came out was the personality mechanic that determines how sims will like or dislike other sims or how they'll act or interact. However, these personality traits don't always take center stage and often fall to the background half the time and the sims end up doing normal stuff... which is boring. is a mod that lets you tailor each sims' actions based on their traits. They'll engage less in idle chats and do more actions based on their quirks. It makes autonomy more interesting and lets you sit back and watch the sims cause all kinds of beautiful chaos, as expected of them.