All of the new mods I found for The Sims 2 released in July, August, and September of 2024! A-Z in categories.
Gameplay Mods:
This mod by Lamare alters the Go Out interaction usually only available for teens to enable it for Adults and Elders too. So just like teens, they can now call someone to go out at any time and come back in 4 hours. Whilst away, teens, adults and elders gain social, fun, hunger, bladder (if necessary) and relationship with their friend who picked them up.
This mod by ePSYlord removes the prompts you get to answer a chance card, instead the outcome will automatically randomly be decided for you, you can choose whether you want to be informed of the result (the 2nd popup after the choice is made) or not.
This mod by Lamare allows autonomous maxis romance interactions for sims with no gender preference. So, townies with no gender preference may now initiate autonomous romantic interactions, effectively deciding their gender preference as whichever gender they first romantically interact with.
This is an edit of the Bat Box as a Vase by GrottyDotty which allows you to choose the GPA when giving a sim a major rather than them all getting the highest one. It also allows you to choose from any major you have including custom ones rather than just the maxis ones. It also adds a popup for you to confirm your choice in case you misclicked or changed your mind. It also adds a diploma to the sim's inventory when a major is selected.
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This is an addon by Early Pleasantview to the Child/Toddler Witches mod by them and MidgeTheTree, to enable more of the maxis witch spells for children to be able to cast.
This mod by Nopke fixes various issues with romantic interactions in a closet. Sims can no longer get pregnant if the Try for Baby interaction failed, so they never actually woohooed. Memories of making out will only be received after the interaction has completed, rather than as soon as it is initiated whether or not it fails. All appropriate wants and memories will actually be granted, rather than some not counting. Observers will no longer get jealous until the interaction actually happens inside the closet rather than as soon as it is initiated. A Sim who is waiting outside a closet for another Sim to romance no longer resets if the other Sim's interaction queue is empty. Closets no longer spontaneously open after an interaction has failed and nobody got in it.
This is two chemistry-related mods by CuriousB, one is a turn on/off replacement with Trait support. It takes into account Personality, Interests, Skills, Talent Badges, Hobby Enthusiasm and 3t2 Traits, as well as various aspects of life experience (Reputation, Vacations, Pet Friends, Life Skills, Supernatural identity, wealth, academic/career success, etc.). The other mod alters which aspirations are attracted and repulsed to one another and also reduces the contribution aspiration and zodiac have on the chemistry calculation and gives the other attributes more weight. This part is incompatible with my No Zodiac Chemistry. You can use either or both mods together.
This is a set of mods by me relating to the Architecture Career Reward. Firstly there are 2 mods to choose between, to either make it so that all drafting table interactions build the Tinkering hobby enthusiasm rather than Arts & Crafts, or just the blueprints interaction. There's also a mod to make it so the drafting blueprints interaction builds mechanical skill instead of creativity. Lastly, there's a simple text change to reword 'draft' to 'draw'. You can choose whether you want to use 1, 2, or 3 of these mods together.
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A new feature has been added to Meduza's Even More Computer Interactions mod, which was my idea! Now, sims can stream video games, earning a small hourly income which varies based on many factors - outgoing personality, charisma skill, and some 3t2 traits. Sims will also gain charisma skill while doing this. This was on my wishlist and I'm very grateful to Meduza for making it!
This mod by Crisps & Kerosene adds more options to the "Tell a Story..." social menu so that there is now a topic for every hobby. The additional options have also been assigned to an appropriate social group like the original topics, and the 'economy' topic is renamed to 'celebrity'.
This is a set of mods relating to ballet by Pick N Mix. The first is a new longer ballet barre object that 4 sims can use to warm up at the same time. The second is also another new ballet barre object, but this time it's the same size as the Maxis one but 2 accomplished dancers can use it together to perform ballet exercises. 'Ballet for All' adds many new ballet outfits for all age groups, and sims will wear these outfits when using the new ballet barres regardless of their athletic outfit. The Changing Bags are supposed to set the location the sims get changed into their ballet outfit rather than in front of the barre.
This mod by simsfreq does various improved calculations to the interests distribution system. This means sims of the same age group will not have so similar interests, such as adults usually disliking animals etc.
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This is an addon by originally by Gummi but edited & patched by Meduza to Loads O' Laundry which makes it so that dressers have a clean laundry count. Getting changed using a dresser will now decrease the count of clean laundry inside the dresser so that your sims will have to do laundry to refill the dressers with clean laundry for the 'change into' interaction to actually be available. This adds great immersion, purpose and incentive to the laundry system. Meduza took it a step further, making it so this system will only be in effect if there are laundry items present on the lot just like the rest of the Loads O' Laundry system. This version also makes you have to check the dresser manually to see the clean clothing count rather than being able to see it in the pie menu. Additionally, Meduza has made several patch combinations to work with many other mods.
This is a template extracted from the game by HugeLunatic which allows you to edit your date rewards. You can change which possible gifts you can receive after successful dates.
This mod by Gummi adds a new object - a bucket of pet treats. This item must now be present on the lot for sims to be able to give their pets treats. Each time a sim does give a pet a treat, the contents of the bucket will reduce and they will eventually have to buy a new one to be able to give them any more.
This is two mods by latestfire, choose one to either remove promotion bonuses entirely, or to reduce it by half, so they get 1x their usual pay instead of 2x, meaning they bring home 2x their usual salary on promotion day rather than 3x as before. The idea here is that it is actually more profitable to be demoted and re-promoted than continuously promoted, which doesn't feel right. Plus, less money, more challenge!
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This mod by xndrot prevents NPC drivers from spawning. If you install this before your neighborhood has generated any driver NPCs then you will have driverless cars and school buses, but you can install it after you already have a couple generated to prevent anymore from spawning and prevent population growing out of control and neighborhood bloat, and your already existing drivers will continue to fulfill their role.
This mod by Latestfire prevents guests from helping themselves to food from the fridge under any circumstances. Bare in mind hungry guests tend to leave! If you want to make this smarter rather than preventing it entirely, Nopke has a mod for that.
Pick N Mix's Sim Salary Bonus Scheme mod has been updated with a new feature which allows you to adjust vacation days, and be able to cash in vacation days, removing them in exchange for money.
This is an edit of the No Autonomy Version of TwoJeff's Computer Fixes by Antisocial Bunny. It includes all the features of the original, but allows most autonomous interactions (the original banned Chat, Gaming and gaming competitions, Web surfing/blogging, and checking e-mail) except for Gaming and gaming competitions which still aren't allowed autonomously in this version.
Use Inaccessible Bed is a new mod by Lamare which allows sims to use beds blocked by objects or walls. It uses a jumping animation similar to that used by sofa booths. Lamare's Unmade Bed mod has been significantly updated too. For one thing, it now optionally completely includes Use Inaccessible Bed, so if you want the features from both mods then download the Unmade Bed version which contains Use Inaccessible Bed rather than downloading Use Inaccessible Bed separately. It has also been completely rewritten so that it now works with any category rather than only sculptures, won't hide incorrect objects by mistake, and comes with a tool to use to set which bed deco objects should disappear, and whether they can be relaxed on or removed for all bed interactions.
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This mod by Pick N mix should make it so that sims who chicken out of using a diving board autonomously use a ladder to get in the pool instead.
This mod by Nopke fixes various issues related to vomiting. If a sim can't get to a toilet to vomit, they will now vomit on the floor, and the toilet won't become dirty or broken when a sim tries to route to vomit in it but fails. Sims will only try to choose an owned or communal toilet to vomit in, rather than their apartment neighbors'. Sims will now usually flush the toilet after vomiting into it depending on neatness, instead of never. PlantSims will now lose water when vomiting. A Sim who vomits on the floor due to a voodoo curse now has their comfort or water needs affected, just like in other cases. There is also a version that will make it so that vomiting on the floor actually leaves a puddle, it will look like water but take longer to clean up.
This mod by Sago drastically increases the value of a finished painting. This means level 10 painters will be filthy rich!
These are new memories by ePSYlord which get automatically added. There are 9 new memories: "Had 3/5/10/20 First WooHoos", "Had 3/5/10/20 Make Outs", and "Had WooHoo with 5 NPCs". This basically adds memory milestones which match the wants. The woohoo memories use icons from Nopke's Beta WooHoo Icon Remake.
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New Functional Objects:
This is a conversion from The Sims 4 Lovestruck by Jacky93Sims. The Axolotl pet behaves similarly to an aquarium - sims can watch and feed it, and clean the tank when it gets dirty.
This is a new menu board by Zena Dew Drop based on fway's edit of Pick N Mix's Menu Board but this one is specifically for custom burgers, fries, ice-creams and drinks, simulating a fast food take out. When this is placed on a community lot, sims can order food from this board.
This is a little cluster of cosmetic bottles by Jacky93Sims that can be used by sims to apply face masks and eye masks. When they are applied, they perform the same animation as when using Zit Cream, and comfort will increase. When they wash the masks off, hygiene will increase.
This is an updated/re-released mod by Lamare. It adds two new functional pull-out sofas - a sofa bed (double) and a chair bed (single), both based on the IKEA Ektorp set. These can behave like normal armchairs/sofas but a sim can also use a remote to turn them into a bed and use them like an ordinary bed! It has recently had some great fixes and new features added, such as being able to toggle autonomous use of the bed so it will only be available for use when you want it. These are great for having guests stay overnight.
This is a functional small appliance by Jacky93Sims which can be used by sims with 2 or more cooking skill points to make 4 different waffle recipes.
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This is another small appliance by Jacky93Sims which sims can use to make 13 different milkshakes at a cost of 10 simoleons each.
Monshine Distiller (moonshine*)
This is a Party object by Jacky93Sims. Teens and older sims can drink a bottle of alcohol from it, costing 10 simoleons each. Fun will increase, but bladder and energy will decrease. If the energy bar is low your sim will have a hangover and faint on the floor and comfort will also decrease.
This is yet another functional small appliance by Jacky93Sims which can be used to prepare 5 different food recipes for toddlers. Using it will cost 15 simoleons and two portions of the chosen food will spawn in the sim's inventory. You can then put them on the floor and direct a toddler to eat it. After the toddler eats it, the plate will be empty and your sims need to dispose of it.
Place Setting Mod
This is a mod by Lamare which allows you to decorate your dining tables with various place settings, with options for them to adjust dynamically. It also comes with a controller object you can use to set other decorative objects on a dining table to only appear when the table is set etc.
This is an object by Crisps and Kerosene which intermittently emits a modified version of the evil Snapdragon bouquet’s effect. Exposure will cause a sims needs to suffer drastically, make them vomit, and can even kill them. The barrel emits green fumes indicating the noxious effect is active. Sims can view the barrel and gain science enthusiasm, but this is not autonomous. This is a great object for science labs, power plants, and junk yards!
This is Gummi's edit of an old object originally by SimSlice. It is like the fruit bunch barrel, but the drinks are 'alcoholic' and make your Sims act drunk. They may throw up, start fights, flirt or propose engagements, and various other social interactions. Gummi has added a much needed family check to the romantic socials so drunken sims can't flirt with or propose to relatives. The keg is now also refillable, like their refillable fruit punch barrel, so that you don’t have to keep going into buy mode to buy a new one every time it runs out.
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These are functional small appliances by renalp96 that can be used to make a selection of logical maxis recipes instead of using the oven or hob.
This is functional gym equipment by Jacky93Sims which sims can use to work out using barbells or dumbbells. Sims will perform great animations and gain fun, body skill points, fitness enthusiasm and lose weight.
This is another functional small appliance by Jacky93Sims which sims can use to make ice cream. Sims use the machine to make the ice cream base for 20 simoleons which then sits in the machine with 6 portions ready to take and this base can spoil if left too long. They can also gain cooking and cleaning skill using the machine. A sim selects from 7 different ice cream flavors when getting their ice cream, so sims can have a different flavor cone from the same mixture. The sims will essentially drink the ice cream and then need to dispose of the paper cup when finished.
This is a custom pet bed by Jacky93Sims unique in that it is above ground and hangs on windows or walls. This unlocks a new potential for space saving since other objects such as a pet food bowl can be placed underneath it and both be usable.
Again with another functional small appliance by Jacky93Sims! With it, your sims can prepare 19 different recipes each costing 10 simoleons: 10 different kinds of Macarons, 5 Madelines, Croissant, Cinnamon Roll, Cheese Pastries and a Caramelized Onion Tart. Every recipe has a required cooking skill in order to cook it: 7 for macarons, 3 for madelines, 6 for croissant, 4 for cinnamon roll, 5 for the cheese pastries and 2 for the onion tart.
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Graphics, Audio, UI & Default Replacements:
These two mods by Simon Leon adds music tracks from The Sims Bustin' Out and The Urbz respectively to the radio stations in The Sims 2.
This is a new Shader Mod by Crisps and Kerosene which allows objects to appear shinier and more reflective and other cool things that I don't quite understand!
These are two mods by Nopke alter the woohoo icons. The Beta WooHoo Icon Remake replaces the purple heart face with the cheeky ones seen in early images of The Sims 2 in its Beta stage. This also makes the size and shape of the woohoo wants consistent, just like in the Inconsistent WooHoo Icons Fix. So if you want the beta replacement, you don't need the Inconsistent Fix, but if the Beta icons aren't for you then you'll want to get the Inconsistent Fix to improve the consistency across the current icons.
These 3D cat whiskers by Angela Pleasant can be added to cats as a fur accessory, just like the fluffy cheeks and belly fur. The color of the whiskers are based on the base coat color. Optionally, you can replace all of the maxis breeds so that they all have whiskers to begin with so you don't have to manually add them each time. The best part is that they're also genetic, so kittens will be born with these adorable whiskers too!
These are default replacements by EpiSims and PForest for the watering can, Kicky Bag, and Jumping Ropes which dynamically change color based on the sims favorite color trait they have in their inventory.
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This is a default replacement by PForest for the green fumes that surround evil witches. You can choose to make it more subtle which looks great or even invisible.
This is a mesh default replacement by AppleWS for the bags of chips and cookies that sims can get out of the fridge as a snack. They will actually look filled now, with chips and cookies visibly inside them that go down as the sim eats them. This is also compatible with texture default replacements.
This is a UI mod by Lamare which simply shows the name of the food when you hover over a food object whether its out in the world or in the leftovers menu. No more unhelpful 'Bowl' tooltip, trying to guess whether that tiny icon is cereal or Mac & Cheese, or struggling to remember what the custom food is you downloaded.
These are two loading screen splash arts by Two Leaf Simmer you can choose between to replace the loading screen, one is designed with the Clean UI in mind and the other is designed with Starship UI in mind.
This is a mod by me which simply allows the handheld game device to be placed on surfaces like tables, shelves, desks, and end tables, rather than only on the floor. The cellphone and MP3 player can be placed on surfaces already so it didn't make sense that this can't be. Note that if you use the Nintendo Switch Default Replacement like I do then it will sink into the surface (just like it sinks into the ground too), but a size 2 OMSP will make it perfect. Also check out the screen recolors I made for it!
This is a default replacement for the electronics kiosk by LordCrumps. It displays default replacements of the electronics and therefore requires Epi's Cellphone, VeganKaktus' Switch Handheld Default Replacement, and Tvickie's MP3 Player. Note that if the download link appears broken, simply find it on the downloads tab.
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This is a default replacement for the neighborhood Joshua Tree, Cactus, and Agave by Dystopia which replaces them with the lot models instead as they are higher quality.
This is an edit of S1ndle's Modern Plumbobs by dmckim which replaces the neighborhood view plumbobs with a silvery one instead.
MP3 Player Default: Recolorable iPod Nano OR Graverobber’s MP3 Player Default Edit + Color Traits Support
These are two options for a default replacement of the MP3 Player. The first is by Andreva and is in the style of an iPod Nano and has many different colors and screen art to choose from. The other one is by Tvickiesims, which is an edit of an old one by GraveRobber. This one has color traits support, so the MP3 player will become whatever favorite color the sim has in their inventory. The screen is also animated - it will cycle through various art/'album covers'. This is the one found in the Electronics Kiosk Default Replacement.
This is a UI mod by ePSYlord which removes the pointless neighborhood buttons that came with Pets, Freetime and Apartment Life which just gave you a description of the expansion pack. Now, the top bar will be shorter and all the buttons in it will serve a useful purpose like adding subhoods and changing the seasons order.
This is a default replacement for the apple, lemon and orange orchard trees by TvickieSims with a Sims 4 style version. I think they look amazing even if your other trees aren't defaulted with Sims 4 conversions. But, if the style isn't for you then TvickieSims has an older, more Maxis-match semi-realistic version. Unfortunately neither of these defaults currently replace Aysarth's Peach & Pear and Cherry Trees, but the semi-realistic version blends in a little better beside them.
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This is a default replacement for the bowls toddlers are served in high chairs by Epi, its a smoother model with a much cuter design, and also changes color based on the toddler's favorite color!
This mod by Nopke fixes various issues with the food toddlers are served in a high chair. The bowl is no longer duplicated when there's mush in it. If a Sim picks up an empty toddler bowl to clean it up, it remains empty, rather than a bowl full of mush appearing on top. Once a toddler has eaten half of the mush, the amount of it visually decreases – just like other foods. The half-eaten state isn't originally used.
This is a collection of UI mods by ePSYlord which removes many buttons and UI elements from the game. This may be desirable if you wish to keep all expansion packs installed for their catalog content but don't actually want to interact with the pack's features such as sending sims to college, going on vacation, and much more. It also optionally hides the aging meter so you don't know how long a sim has left.
This is a default replacement by PForest for the Mr.Mickles Voodoo Doll you can get from the Twikkii Island hidden lot. Its higher quality and creepier, and has 3 lovely designs to choose between.
This mod by MorePopcorn replaces the home & community lot wall speakers with a higher quality model converted from The Sims 4. What's great about this is that they are no longer vibrantly colored based on the music genre. They are all black with a subtle band indicating the genre, and there's some lovely recolors too. It also adds two additional community speakers for the missing genres, Jazz and College Rock as they previously didn't have one.