You can have just run in the background, quietly updating your unplayed families or have it be an active participant.

If you are more interested in the MC settings, Ive posted mine here.

The second is MCWhoohoo and affects the pregnancy and relationships of your played sims.

On a PC you should be able to do this by right clicking on the file and clicking Extract All.

By default, Windows unzipper will create a file next to the zipped file.

You can put these two into the file you just created with all the modules in it if you wish.

Thats what I do).

If your game is installed normally, you will find your Mods fold in your Documents Folder Electronic Arts Sims 4 Mods.

Basically, this will make it so Sims looks IN folders for mods.

If youre already using folders for your mods, you wont have to do this step.

Theres a great troubleshooting document on Deaderpools tumbr and if that doesnt work you can try out his discord channel.

This is an older shot it now has Deaderpools icon on the option now, but its the same thing).

Grab that file (its called settings) out of the MCC file and move it in the new folder when you update.

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