Using and Troubleshooting My Mods

Using My Mods and Asking for Support

Mod Terms of Use

 1.) Read all instructions and mod pages including requirements, compatibility, and conflicts. Clear cache before every installation.

2.) Do not share, distribute, post, or repost any of my mods or mod files without my explicit permission

3.) Do not reference or modify my mods, except for personal use, without my permission

4.) If you install my mods, you chose to abide by the terms of this mod usage agreement and all terms below.

Mod User's Responsibilities Terms

Please take the time to take responsibility for figuring out how to use mods. This is your responsibility as the mod user. You buy a toaster; you figure out how it works, read its instructions, troubleshoot your setup, your installation, if you're using it correctly, and if after trying everything you can, you think it's faulty you contact the manufacturer or toss it. Mods are basically the same. If you don't have the capacity to figure out how to download and maintain mods, then maybe mods aren't for you. They have learning curves and require an investment of your time and energy in downloading, installing, and maintaining them. It's why many, many players don't bother to use them; it can definitely be a hassle. If you need help once the mod is installed, please go to my Discord server. 

Mod Support Terms

Mod support on Discord or a quick question in my DMs is to help you figure out a problem; I don't use 20 when 5 words will do, I get to the point because my time is precious and I do all of it by myself. I simply don't have time to waste on making you feel like you're the only one because the truth is that you're not. If you're someone who needs a lot of hand holding due to whatever - you just like it, you need more assistance, whatever - there are some servers out there with more people, time, and resources to give you all the attention you crave, please find them; but my DMs is not that place. There's no reason for me to do mod support other than to help you; it benefits me in zero ways and in many ways is to my detriment.

Mod User Behavior Terms

Finally, I don't care how long you've been a patron or whether you never plan on becoming a patron; I do not tolerate disrespect. Patreon exists as a platform for you to support modders and custom content creators in their work. If you don't agree with that, please keep your money. Your donations, while appreciated, are not required and I'm not a whore; I don't give special treatment because you give me money. What you see is what you get no matter who you are; I am a busy and direct.

I have had one too many (and they know who they are and if they need me to remind them I will) players who have been engaging in various levels of disrespect because of entitlement and false assumptions. No more Karens, please! Disrespecting my time or me will also get you blocked. Zero tolerance. And if you feel like retaliating from being blocked and you care that much, then well you know that the problem is you. 

Troubleshooting

UPDATE THE GENERAL PIE MENUS 

If you are missing options on the phone or computer, or cannot click on your sims, check your mod folder for ANY general pie menus. Delete. Redownload. Clear cache. Your version must be a DATED version. If your version doesn't have a date, it is outdated and will not work with any updated version of any of my mods. It will, in fact, break your sim menu without it. It might even throw a BE UI error. You have been warned. Update the mods - update the pie menus and do not leave any previous versions behind in your mods folder.   

MISSING CHEATS MENU 

The cheats menus for my mods have been moved to the Actions menu. If you are missing the Actions menu, make sure that if you have KS' Slice of Life installed you have updated it. The previous version of SOL overrode the base game's action menu; the updated version supposedly restores the game's menu back to its original form.    

LUMPINOU'S MOOD PACK 

 Delete any previous versions and make sure you have the version updated. If you think you have it, check, again! If you have an issue with your UI or blue squares, download it because you're clearly missing it. Clear cache.     

SHARED SCHOOL TUNINGS 

 This has been updated and renamed. It is included and required with the updates to Preteen, Education Overhaul, Summer Camps, Simston Private School, and Delinquent Teens. You only need one set; don't duplicate. Do not replace; you must delete and download. Clear cache. I got a few questions about it so here's the deal: if you have the corresponding pack that matches the file name, then that file is required. If you don't have that pack, don't install that file. The BG file is always required. The HSY Afterschool Activities file should not be installed if you use the DTL HSY Afterschool Activities addon (DTL file requires tryouts; this one does not). Choose only one. 

 CAN'T OPEN GAME/GAME ERROR (CORRUPT DOWNLOAD) 

If you are using a mod and get a game error or can't open your game, your download was most likely corrupted by your browser when downloading. You must delete all iterations of the download from your computer including downloads folder and mods folder, delete your browser cache, delete your game folder cache and your resource.cfg (it will be regenerated), and try again. If that doesn't work, try downloading from a different browser or the alternate download link in the mod's description post or downloading from a different browser and using the alternate download link. Load up your game and try again. If this does not work, you can try for mod support on Discord.