Wicked Whims mod issues (apparently?)......

[taffster74]

Have two issues to report .....

 

First one, just started a new game and recieved a message saying my wicked whims mod (v178b) is out of date and I need to download v187c.  That one is a first ......

 

Second one has been happening for a month now.... keep on getting a "Fatal Error" message saying that I have a duplicate of the wicked whims mod and that wicked whims will not work. Well, yes, i have to "copies" of wicked whims mod in my files - the file (extracted) and the folder. Without the extracted file, the mod doesn't work. So even with both the allegedly duplicate files, wicked whims still works. It's just a little annoying getting that message all the time .... stupid EA programs.

[justinlee]

it scripted that way so you dont have two scripts fighting for the same files and overriding each other you should only need one wickedwhim mod in your folders

[taffster74]

On 2/22/2024 at 12:08 PM, justinlee said:

it scripted that way so you dont have two scripts fighting for the same files and overriding each other you should only need one wickedwhim mod in your folders

I get that, but i've tried only having the one wickedwhim mod folder .... nothing, doesn't work. Essentially, what i'm doing is unzipping the file, transferring the files across then extracting and moving the extra folder across - that seems to work. Otherwise, as i said - no workies. 

[SpexSIMS]

Humor me:

 

MOVE all of your WW folders in your mod directory onto your desktop so you have a backup. Then extract the new version (187c) to your mod directory. Re-Name your WW directory "1Wicked" so that it loads FIRST when you start your game. It should look like this: C:\users\YourUserName\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods\1Wicked

 

If that does not work, move your entire mod folder to your desktop and then try v187c as I instructed earlier by itself. If the problem went away then you need to find and remove the conflicting mod from your Mods folder you moved to your desktop and try again. Windows has a file search built into explorer which should help you make short work of this.

 

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Edited February 24, 2024 by SpexSIMS
50/50 method helps to you find bad mods... google it

[taffster74]

On 2/24/2024 at 12:17 PM, SpexSIMS said:

Humor me:

 

MOVE all of your WW folders in your mod directory onto your desktop so you have a backup. Then extract the new version (187c) to your mod directory. Re-Name your WW directory "1Wicked" so that it loads FIRST when you start your game. It should look like this: C:\users\YourUserName\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods\1Wicked

 

If that does not work, move your entire mod folder to your desktop and then try v187c as I instructed earlier by itself. If the problem went away then you need to find and remove the conflicting mod from your Mods folder you moved to your desktop and try again. Windows has a file search built into explorer which should help you make short work of this.

 

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Sorry, just realised my typo - it was saying v178c, not v187c. Turbodriver hasn't even gotten up to v178c yet. 

[SpexSIMS]

5 hours ago, taffster74 said:

Sorry, just realised my typo - it was saying v178c, not v187c. Turbodriver hasn't even gotten up to v178c yet. 

I should have caught that... nonetheless, the instructions I provided are still valid, did you try them?

[taffster74]

15 hours ago, SpexSIMS said:

I should have caught that... nonetheless, the instructions I provided are still valid, did you try them?

Nah, just deleted the v178b i had, then reloaded it .... worked after that. Still have the other one though (duplicate folders) but as I've said for that one, it's not actually affecting game play, so ....

[SpexSIMS]

I shared an example of the folder structure of my MOD directory on this forum. It is never a good idea to have 2 folders containing duplicate files because they will constantly be overriding each other. I have 9 Gigs of mods and it took me a half hour to organize everything. This was time well spent because I was able to find a bunch of duplicates which hindered game performance. I learned this method from other simmers and I am just paying it forward.

[taffster74]

22 minutes ago, SpexSIMS said:

I shared an example of the folder structure of my MOD directory on this forum. It is never a good idea to have 2 folders containing duplicate files because they will constantly be overriding each other. I have 9 Gigs of mods and it took me a half hour to organize everything. This was time well spent because I was able to find a bunch of duplicates which hindered game performance. I learned this method from other simmers and I am just paying it forward.

I've checked the folders - one is empty, the other has the scripts in it. However - get this - without the empty folder, the mod doesn't work. This has only been happening for about a month now, so whatever the EA brought out for the sims then is doing it. And, as i said, it's not actually affecting the game or mod function so .... it's a weird one.

[taffster74]

looked into this some more and this is the situation. I do not have two folders - i have the one folder and then the files. Still getting the duplicate message however. Have deleted and reinstalled just with the folder - no work. Obviously with the files and no folder, no work. Files and folder, it works but still getting the duplicate message. It says "fatal" error, but nothing happens if I have my sim have sex. Go figure. Probably something somewhere reading something incorrectly.