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Mad Poster
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#1 Old 3rd Sep 2014 at 4:14 PM Last edited by marka93 : 15th Feb 2024 at 5:26 PM.
Default Essential Mods
There is no thread that has "just" essential mods to help with corruption that can happen in every ones game, so I thought I would put up this list.

Feel free to add any that I missed and I will put them in this first post.

FFS Director's Cut: More Awesome Than You http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s.../topic,8.0.html
These are the essential mods but there are many more in each set, get the one for your last EP.
All these mods is included in the FFS Director's Cut download so you don't have to go search for each one for your EP setup.
nossrespawn Helps stop the bloat.
nounlinkondelete http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=2083.0
nodormieregen Helps stop the bloat.
notownieregen Helps stop the bloat.
ffsdebugger http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...topic,72.0.html
stuckobjremover http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=1609.0
nocorruptdeath http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=2368.0
crumplefix http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...pic=2688.0;wap2
antiredundancy http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=9607.0
nostrayrespawn http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...pic,6027.0.html
woohooltwfix http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=6698.0
tombstonemovefix http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...ge;topic=6952.0
creaturefixes http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...hp?topic=1482.0

Unofficial AL Patch - Assorted Fixes http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...p?topic=12892.0

BoilingOil's Mods. (Simbology is gone link removed) and many more great mods.
No Sim Loaded: Remove a lot of junk controllers, tokens, and other broken stuff, without the need for a Batbox.
No Trash Memories: PREVENT gossip and silly repetetive memories from being generated. (Helps with the severe bloating on slower computers.)
Dec. 7 2019 as per BO it does NOT prevent gossip from being generated, but ONLY from being recorded.
No Met Self Memories: Stop the "Met Self" memories without the use of NTM or Pescado's Dramafix.

Cyjon's Sims 2 Mods 'n' Stuff http://cyjon.net/node/42
Smarter EP Check http://cyjon.net/node/323 must have for a lot of Cyjon's mods.
No Auto Urn Cleanup
Memory Fixes
There Can Be Only One (Professor)

Each group has at least 1 fix that will help on corruption. The none essential mods are under spoiler tags.
Twofeffs Bug Fixes. (Simbology is gone link removed)

•Pet Pregnancy Fix - AKA Too Many Pregnancy Controllers Fix


Misc Annoyance Fixing Mods (Simbology is gone link removed)

•Skunk Attraction Fix

Pet Related Mods/Fixes (Simbology is gone link removed)
•Caged Pet Fixes
•No Pet Unlock Code Spam



Even though this is not a "Essential Mods" I think it is an "Essential Program" for newer computers and graphics cards.
http://www.simsnetwork.com/simpedia...patibility-with

Here is another "Essential Program" the "Hack Conflict Detection Utility" (Paladins Place is gone link removed)

Mootilda's Hood Checker is a must have for all who play Sims 2. http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=456523

None Essential Mod but it may help save someones game. Auto Save game mod by Aaroneous http://simmanipulator.forumotion.com/t25-auto-save-game

Argon's archtype fix. http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...pic,9028.0.html (Thank Jawusa.)

Ok this is not an Essential mod or program but it is very good info need for new players.
Firstborn Syndrome http://modthesims.info/t/334945

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
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#2 Old 3rd Sep 2014 at 4:38 PM
You're told to get them so often but some of them like crumplefix I always forget because I just ban her from all lots and never see her.

I'd add to that some of cyjon's mods:
No Auto Urn Cleanup
Memory Fixes
There Can Only Be One (Professor) because I get two with antiredundancy
Theorist
#3 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 3:45 AM
Select Your Cemetery (vital for when the last Sim in an apartment dies, or so I have been told): http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=316426

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Mad Poster
#4 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 7:01 AM Last edited by Charity : 4th Sep 2014 at 7:12 AM.
Not all of these are essential mods. Some are just style of gameplay, like No Trash Memories (some of us actually want gossip) or the only one Professor. Also, the cheesecake fix is only useful if you don't want twins every time they eat cheesecake and the annoyance fixing mods are just annoyances, not corruption.

It would be more useful if only the essential to avoid corruption mods were included.
Mad Poster
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#5 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 2:50 PM Last edited by marka93 : 4th Sep 2014 at 3:05 PM.
Yes that is why I put this at the top of those list: "Each group has at least 1 fix that will help on corruption." and I made the text bold to show the ones that will help with the corruption.
"No Trash Memories " helps with the bloat for slower computers to run better.

I have placed the none essential mods under spoiler tags.

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
Mad Poster
#6 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 4:08 PM
Can we make this thread stickied/a sticky thread? Please? Anyone?

People just need to be aware that a vanilla game isn't necessarily a safe game.
Scholar
#7 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 4:09 PM
Quote: Originally posted by marka93
Yes that is why I put this at the top of those list: "Each group has at least 1 fix that will help on corruption." and I made the text bold to show the ones that will help with the corruption.
"No Trash Memories " helps with the bloat for slower computers to run better.

I have placed the none essential mods under spoiler tags.


Maybe you should place Director's cut under spoiler tags too.

Paladins/SimWardrobes downloads: https://simfileshare.net/folder/87849/
Mad Poster
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#8 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 4:30 PM
The Director's cut is where you can get all the "Essential Mods" in 1 download instead of having to do many downloads or searching for the ones for your EP setup.

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
Scholar
#9 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 4:59 PM
Quote: Originally posted by marka93
The Director's cut is where you can get all the "Essential Mods" in 1 download instead of having to do many downloads or searching for the ones for your EP setup.


The problem is that they are NOT all essential.

Paladins/SimWardrobes downloads: https://simfileshare.net/folder/87849/
Field Researcher
#10 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 5:38 PM
Agreed. The Director's Cut contains essential and useful mods and it's handy to be able to download them all at once. That said, ALL the mods in the Director's Cut are essential only to Pescado and probably a few other Simmers. Because no one plays the game the same way, is annoyed by the same things, and probably no two Simmers have the exact same mods folder. I know it's a slog, but read through that word document that describes each mod and decide which ones you want to move to your Downloads folder rather than dumping the whole thing in there. It's good to know what you're putting in your game. Not to mention being aware of potential mod conflicts, especially if you use big mods like inTeen.
Mad Poster
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#11 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 5:54 PM
That is why I only listed the "Essential Mods" that are needed for better and cleaner game play from the "Director's Cut".

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
Field Researcher
#12 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 6:03 PM
Not picking on you, marka. I often see the Director's Cut recommended in threads like this and just wanted to give some general advice about it to new Simmers. : )
Top Secret Researcher
#13 Old 4th Sep 2014 at 11:27 PM
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retired moderator
#14 Old 5th Sep 2014 at 12:07 AM
Can I ask why nostrayrespawn is considered essential? I've never used it and like the game replacing strays I've adopted in with new ones.
Also likewise for nodormieregen, I like new dormies to spawn

I didn't even know about crumplefix, does that only prevent her going ape on sims in the shower or does it come with hidden 'features'?

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Mad Poster
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#15 Old 5th Sep 2014 at 12:14 AM
For slower computer the "no respawn " mods help with the bloating of the character folder which can slow down there game.

Quote:
J. M. Pescado:
As it turns out, most of Mrs. Crumplebottom's more obnoxious, as opposed to humorous, aspects stem from, surprise, surprise, buggy Maxian programming that isn't working as it should. The Clothes Lecture, for instance, seems to occur because the "target counter" loop and the "target selector" loop differ by one key logical line ("Ignore This Sim?"), and that even when a target is not found, the target selector loop runs anyway (it shouldn't!), and thus chooses the first sim that is naked (but SHOULD have been ignored!), which, invariably, is the showering sim. She also loses her powers of X-ray perception with this, and can now only detect sims in her room. Because Mrs. Crumplebottom is cool. She assaults random strangers with a purse full of powdered cement! And that's simply hilarious.

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
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#16 Old 18th Oct 2014 at 7:13 PM Last edited by Jawusa : 30th Jan 2015 at 9:54 PM.
I think 'alfixes' is not an essential mod.... because http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=538689 and http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=533369
It can actually replaced with 'GummiluttPhysiologyFix' and 'ah_LovePotionRestockFix' The other issues are fixed in the patch.
Of course the rent hour is not appropriate for vampires in apartments but 'alfixes' disables those (I call them) date gifts e.g. date flowers.

Catalogue of Custom Neighborhoods for TS2
All Hood Building Group neighborhoods are available here
Want to get rid of EA's sims in neighborhoods? Check out my Clean and Empty Steatlh Hoods and Clean and Empty Neighborhood Templates
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Mad Poster
#17 Old 18th Oct 2014 at 10:34 PM
If you look on Simbology, you will see some mods that are actually better than Pescado's and they're not quite so old.
Remember, he did his mods almost 10 years ago, and there have been a few more done he had never gotten around to doing: Simbology

You can pick and choose really what kind of mods you want to run, but you really should check out Paladin's place to download the HDCU, which (if you don't have it already) will help you figure out what mods do or don't play well with one another:
Paladin's Place
Mad Poster
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#18 Old 20th Nov 2014 at 5:57 PM Last edited by marka93 : 21st Nov 2014 at 5:55 PM.
Default Essential Program
Even though this is not a "Essential Mods" I think it is an "Essential Program" for newer computers and graphics cards.
http://www.simsnetwork.com/simpedia...patibility-with

Here is another "Essential Program" the "Hack Conflict Detection Utility" http://www.simwardrobe.com/

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
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#19 Old 21st Nov 2014 at 9:19 PM
HoodChecker by Mootilda is also an essential program.

Catalogue of Custom Neighborhoods for TS2
All Hood Building Group neighborhoods are available here
Want to get rid of EA's sims in neighborhoods? Check out my Clean and Empty Steatlh Hoods and Clean and Empty Neighborhood Templates
My Simblr
Mad Poster
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#20 Old 24th Nov 2014 at 3:34 AM
Default Essential Program
Mootilda's Hood Checker is a must have for all who play Sims 2. http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=456523

Thanks @Jawusa for reminding me of this.

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
Mad Poster
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#21 Old 30th Dec 2014 at 4:44 PM
Default Auto Save Game Mod
Someone was asking for this in one of the post but I can not find it now.


Quote: Originally posted by Aaroneous
Creates a dialog that pops up asking if you wish to save your game. If so the game will automatically be saved, If not the game will carry on with out saving. By default the auto save dialog will appear every 24 sim hours, Though the saving frequency can be changed with the Auto Save Game Manipulator. Their are two interactions on the Auto Save Game Manipulator. The "Change Auto Save Frequency" interaction will allow the you to change how often the auto save dialog appears, Right now you can make the dialog appear every sim hour to every 100 sim hours(uses the grocery dialog). The second interaction "View Current Auto Save Frequency" will allow you to view how often the auto save dialog appears.

Install to My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads, If using Windows XP or older. For Windows Vista and 7 install to User Name\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads.


The Auto Save Game Manipulator is in buy mode under misc then misc and looks like a hour glass, Costs $0.
Doesn't require any Expansion or Stuff Packs, It will work with just the base game.


Auto Save game mod by Aaroneous http://simmanipulator.forumotion.com/t25-auto-save-game

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
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#22 Old 23rd Feb 2015 at 3:25 PM Last edited by Jawusa : 23rd Feb 2015 at 3:59 PM.
Could you add Argon's archfix to the list? http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...pic,9028.0.html
Two of the archtypes in CAS are broken and are not properly linked to the other ages. Sims created using these templates can pass this "brokenness" onto their descendants.

Catalogue of Custom Neighborhoods for TS2
All Hood Building Group neighborhoods are available here
Want to get rid of EA's sims in neighborhoods? Check out my Clean and Empty Steatlh Hoods and Clean and Empty Neighborhood Templates
My Simblr
Mad Poster
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#23 Old 26th Feb 2015 at 7:20 PM
@Jawusa done.

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
Forum Resident
#24 Old 24th Mar 2015 at 11:16 PM
So is there an actual link to the mod that will stop redundant social class townies from regenerating? If a mod actually exists, since you don't seem to have provided one.
Mad Poster
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#25 Old 26th May 2015 at 11:10 PM
Ok this is not an Essential mod or program but it is very good info need for new players.
Firstborn Syndrome http://modthesims.info/t/334945

(Put in first post also.)

All my Beginning Hoods here at MTS. http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=7749491
All my Beginning Hoods as Shopping Districts plus Old Town. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=523417
MooVille, a tribute to Mootilda and her fabulous lots http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=534158
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