{"id":666474,"date":"2026-04-03T05:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-sims-4s-latest-policy-update-mods"},"modified":"2026-04-03T05:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:04:33","slug":"the-sims-4s-latest-policy-update-cracks-down-on-paid-custom-content-and-mods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-sims-4s-latest-policy-update-cracks-down-on-paid-custom-content-and-mods\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sims 4&#8217;s latest policy update cracks down on paid custom content and mods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/the-sims-4s-latest-policy-update-cracks-down-on-paid-custom-content-and-mods.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, July 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/help.ea.com\/en-gb\/help\/the-sims\/the-sims-4\/mods-and-the-sims-4-game-updates\/\">EA published a post<\/a> regarding some policy changes concerning mods and custom content in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/the-sims-4\">The Sims 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the post, EA acknowledges how mods are an important part of the gameplay experience for most of The Sims 4 community, and it supports this. It also explained to readers how to go about reenabling their mods after they were automatically disabled following the most recent update to the game.<\/p>\n<p>However, EA has also laid down some new rules for the creators of custom content in The Sims 4, and understandably, the policy changes have led to panic and concern amongst players and creators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-sims-4s-latest-policy-update-mods\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-sims-4s-latest-policy-update-mods\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, July 21, EA published a post regarding some policy changes concerning mods and custom content in The Sims 4. In the post, EA acknowledges how mods are an important part of the gameplay experience for most of The Sims 4 community, and it supports this. It also explained to readers how to go about reenabling their mods after they were automatically disabled following the most recent update to the game. However, EA has also laid down some new rules for the creators of custom content in The Sims 4, and understandably, the policy changes have led to panic and concern amongst players and creators. 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