My favorite new Sims 2 mods released in 2024!
Gameplay Mods:
This mod by EpiSims & PForest makes it so that sims can only take pictures if they have a camera or smartphone in their inventory and therefore adds the maxis camera and several new custom cameras to the buy catalog. Some of these new cameras are Instant Cameras with which a small photo will be added to your sim's inventory immediately after taking a picture.
This mod by Sun & Moon's Star Factory seamlessly integrates a complex laundry system similar to that in The Sims 3 & 4. It has many different options for washing and drying laundry which can suit any type of house whether it be modern, off-the-grid, or medieval. It also offers the functionality to run a laundromat business and comes with optional traits support (including the new ones in the Catch You on the Flippity Flop pack). This is a brand new version of the older Loads O' Laundry mod which has been greatly improved and expanded and this was released in 2024 as a separate new mod. There is also an addon by originally by Gummi but edited & patched by Meduza 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, makes you have to check the dresser manually to see the clean clothing count, and has several patch combinations to work with many other mods.
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This mod by jonasn does many different things to improve the behavior of the Gardener and the Maid to make them much more logical and efficient. It also adds a menu when you call to hire a gardener to choose how often you'd like them to come. As well as this, it adds new self-interactions for gardening and tidy up so that sims will chain interactions relating to these tasks, rather than having to click on each item in need of cleaning or each bush in need of trimming one by one - they'll just go on a cleaning/gardening spree. It also has two optional files, one of which makes it so that business employees assigned to the tidy up role will do gardening, and repair if their mechanical skill is high. The other optional file makes trees permanently lose the 'obstructs view' flag which causes them to fade near the camera, this makes trees look better.
This mod by Gummi allows crafting stations to be used autonomously by all sims teen and older. By default, visitors will autonomously craft on community lots, without the need for player input or at any cost to the active household etc. There is a new clutter item that can be placed in community lots to disable the autonomy, or on residential lots to enable autonomy.
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'.
These mods by Epi improve the gameplay around cowplants. The Cowplant Mod adds some new interactions to the cowplant. Firstly, you can now give them a name and also recolor them in the naming menu, like you can with small pets. This is even better if you use PForest's new recolors too which also comes with an invisible pot option and a new root item so that you can make them appear unpotted and growing from the ground. Another interaction added by the Cowplant Mod is that now sims can talk to them, which increases the social need and nature enthusiasm. Sims can now also tease cowplants which causes the cowplant to get hungry faster and also grouchy sims will gain some fun from this. If you also want to use the mods Elixir doesn't work on ghosts and Cowplant cures zombiism, and also optionally Midge's zombie overlay, Quin has you covered with a patch for these and the Cowplant Mod! As for the Custom Male Cowplant, this adds a buyable version of the cowplant which is harmless to visitors and cannot be milked, and can also be used with the new interactions added by the Cowplant Mod, which is required.
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This is mod by Meduza was kindly taken off my wishlist of mods which adds a new interaction to a broken catnip toy, to replace it. This means that rather than having to have your sim clean it up, then you need to go into buy mode to place down a replacement, the sim can do it themselves in one smooth immersive interaction. They will pick up the old one, buy and place down a new one, then dispose of the old one. Thank you Meduza! I love it!
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 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.
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 latesfire is an addon for ACR and either Pregnancy While Visiting or RCC so that ACR Risky Woohoos still result in a chance of pregnancy even if one or neither sim is selectable.
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 Meduza adds two new sign posts that can be placed on a beach, and when they are, cause either a dolphin or a shark to spawn in the sea depending which sign post was used. Swimming near a dolphin will cause a sim's social need to increase whereas a shark will decrease the comfort need. You can also pet the dolphins!
Siknoy336's first mod makes you need a new item, a box of diapers, in order to be able to change a baby or toddler's diaper. You can buy the box of diapers for 100 simoleons from the kids section of the buy catalog, and then to change a diaper on the spot your sim will first walk up to the box, or to change at a changing table your sim will first need to use the box to stock the changing table with 20 diapers. The supply will go down after each use so your sim will have to buy a new one eventually. This is great for immersion and is a great item to sell in OFB owned shops like supermarkets or pharmacies.
This mod by anachronisims/sufficeittosay & cityof2morrow adds 16 new custom traits! Most of them are opposites of existing 3t2 traits, such as Dislikes Animals, Homebody, Terrible Cook, and many more. These unlock so much potential for storytelling as well as new mods down the line to add functionality/effects to these awesome new traits.
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This mod by Gummi adds the functionality of the Find A Mate Crystal Ball by TwoJeffs to the computer. This is like an online dating feature so sims can select what kind of sim they are interested in and a popup will allow you to choose from 5 sims they have the highest chemistry with to instantly go on a date with.
This mod by jonasn prevents the end of a good date from waking up sleeping sims. They will instead get the rewards instantly, they will not be forced to kiss if they are sleeping and the sleeping sim will not say the message. A bad date will still push a hostile interaction.
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!
A simple mod by jonasn to enable the interactions to teach commands to cats & dogs on community lots, rather than it only being available on residential lots.
Don't you hate how Mr. Humble shows up to every newly moved in household and gives them a free computer worth 1,350 simoleons they probably don't even need especially if you use hacked computers? This mod by guirnaldas makes it much more rare for him to show up and do this based on several options of fantastic criteria. You can make it luck based, so there is a very small chance each day that he might come to give the gift. You can make it happen only when a household owns a game collection (at least 7 videogames) and something on which they can play them. You could make it only when a family member has maximized the gaming hobby. Or, you could instead make it only when a family member has reached the top of the gaming career. Or now, thanks to my request, you can make it happen based on any of these challenging criteria with or without luck too.
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New Functional Objects:
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.
This is a set of functional objects by Jacky93Sims. It includes a tunnel toy which can be used by toddlers to gain the body skill, as well as a Makeup Kit that can be used by toddlers to change their own appearance as well as playing with it to gain the creativity skill.
This is a functional basketball throwing game converted from The Sims 3 by Jacky93Sims. It can be used by children and older to gain fun. Sims will throw basketballs at the basket - it works similarly to dart throwing.
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 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 hobby enthusiasm and body fitness.
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This is a new wall art object from charmful with various textures for all of the different hobbies, with a functional mesh by Pick N Mix which allows you to choose which hobby enthusiasm will be gained when viewing the board.
This is a fountain object by Jacky93Sims which can autonomously be used by dogs to gain a bit of hygiene independently as they roll and splash around in the clean water.
This mod by EpiSims adds a little cheat object that can be used to force update wedding and engagement rings. It gives you the option to update the stone color of existing engagement / wedding rings for the color trait mod, remove lingering rings after divorce, and to fix glitched rings.
This is 4t2 conversion by EpiSims and TvickieSims which adds a new crafting station your sims can use to craft unique candles. Using the item will build creativity skill and the higher the sims' creativity skill, the more types of candles they can craft. The crafted candles are a light source but they have to be manually lit and extinguished by your sims and will melt over time until they can no longer give out any light and will need to be disposed. The Sacred Candle becomes available to craft at creativity level 6 and isn’t part of the Sims 4 candle crafting station, but it is converted from Paranormal and has a special ability; every now and then it’ll boost the comfort of nearby sims. Crafted candles are sellable on OFB businesses, when crafted on business lots they go to the business owner’s inventory. You can direct your sim to craft a single candle or to make many at once. At the start of crafting, you get to choose the recolor and rename the selected candle.
This is a new object by Jacky93Sims which behaves like a cat litter tray but simply looks like two small stones, so it can be placed and used outside. It has an optional infinite version which does not require cleaning.
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This mod by Jacky93Sims adds a custom light switch object that can be placed on walls and be interacted with to turn the lights on & off in the same room. The sims will actually go up to the object and do an animation to flip the switch, and only then will the lights change.
This is a functional Skeeball game converted from The Sims 3 by Jacky93Sims. It can be used by children and older to gain fun. Sims will throw balls at the holes - it works similarly to dart throwing.
This is a conversion of the carnival ducks game from Animal Crossing New Horizons (converted to The Sims 4 initially) by Jacky93Sims. The ducks are animated and sims can play it and gain fun by throwing balls at the targets behind the moving ducks.
This is a conversion from The Sims 4 by Jacky93Sims which toddlers can play in to gain fun. It can be used by 2 toddlers at the same time!
This is an adorable set for children by Jacky93Sims. It contains various items, some decorative, some unique versions of things like a shopping cart toybox, a snack fridge, a children's muffin oven with functional sink, and a bookcase cart. But, the star of the show is something brand new - a functional washing machine toy. It builds fun and the cleaning skill, and has an adorable unique animation.
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Graphics Mods & Default Replacements:
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 either based on the base coat color or always white, depending on the version you choose. 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!
This mod by PForest replaces the mesh of the Base Game Round Glasses (which Cassandra & Alex Goth wear) so that they are more circular.
This mod by c0smo replaces the lenses of the Base Game glasses with textures that are clearer and more transparent.
This mod by Epi replaces the dinner plates and bowls with a higher quality clean white version. It is based on the one by WhySim but this version is more compact and doesn’t conflict with plate/bowl mesh replacements such as this one.
This is a default replacement and mod by VeganKaktus for fallen autumn leaves. It makes the fall pattern more natural and rounded rather than being as square, and also makes the colours brighter and more vibrant. It additionally adds variety to the fallen leaves by replacing all 4 textures for it and fixing them so they all actually show in game rather than always seeing the same one due to a bug. It even comes with a default replacement for the rake the sims use when raking leaf piles.
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EpiSims made another lovely set of book texture defaults this quarter. But whats even cooler is that they also made a mod which varies the book textures using their new set and 2 others so that each book genre has 3 different textures that sims will randomly choose from!
This is a replacement for various cutscene camera animation resources by PForest without/with less bloom, grain, vignette and letterbox. This means you can take clearer more gameplay-like screenshots during these cutscenes.
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.
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 is a default replacement for the MP3 Player 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'.
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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 default replacement by PForest which improves the overlay effect on sims' skin when they get sunburn or sunstroke by making it look much more subtle and natural. The original has harsh lines and is very brightly colored so this makes it look so much nicer. It also has a fix to make these effects be properly applied to teen males.
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.
This mod by Dilya replaces the neighborhood redbud tree with a much nicer and higher quality alternative. It is based on Linden Trees Redux and requires it.
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 mod by Tvickiesims replaces the Community Lot Trash can with one from the Sims 4, giving it a higher quality mesh and texture but is still in a similar style to the Sims 2 Maxis one.
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This is a lovely default replacement for the dirt terrain paint by Suratan which makes it higher quality but stays very true to the original Maxis look.
This is a lovely default replacement for mail bills by 2FingersWhisky which are higher quality!
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.
This mod by Jacob A. O'Connor replaces the Pizza in a Maxis-Match style. It uses an improved, chunkier, more realistic mesh by Jacky93Sims but with a texture similar to the maxis style.
This mod by Jacob A. O'Connor replaces the baby bottle so that it has a smoother, rounder mesh, and optionally also the texture so that it is a brighter green, like the elixir of life.
This mod by PForest replaces the University Electric Guitar with higher quality meshes and textures.
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UI Mods:
This mod by latestfire makes a notification appear when visitors arrive on the lot, so you never miss them without realizing if they don't ring the doorbell. It doesn't apply to walkbys, working NPCs or party guests, only visitors waiting to be greeted.
This mod by Pick N Mix displays a dialog when finding a job which lists the careers that jobs are available for today, with options to continue displaying the details of each job as normal or to terminate the search if nothing suitable is available.
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.
This is mod by Nopke is a set of custom memories that get applied automatically about various events from the University Expansion: Decided to Streak, Dropped Out (pairs well with the "Sim Dropped Out" Memory Fix), Went to the First Lecture, Had Plastic Surgery, Joined a Secret Society, and Moved Into a Dormitory.
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.
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.
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Bug & Annoyance Fixes:
This is mod by EpiSims prevents pet bowls from rotating after a pet eats from them or a sim cleans them. They will always stay in the orientation you placed them in. This is helpful for square bowls or custom shaped bowls that may even clip through the wall or become inaccessible if they are rotated. So now they will always look the way you intended and always remain accessible.
This mod by latestfire fixes the bug that causes sims in their second trimester to appear in their third trimester when they spawn on community lots or visit other sims.
This mod by Lowedeus' Sancta Sanctorum fixes beds losing/changing textures when they get reset.
This mod by Lazy Duchess fixes the lag that often occurs when you click on step 4 of CAS.