Only parental oversight on your part can ensure that your kids are playing game content that you approve of. Remember, the developers and publishers of the game, and the player community at large, are not responsible for protecting your children from material that you might prefer they not be exposed to. The main intent of this article is to equip responsible parents with the knowledge and techniques to ascertain whether your children might be using any game mods that you might object to. (21+ content is possible and widely used in The Sims community)

Most of these modifications fit the ESRB 'T for Teen' /PEGI-12 rating of the game, but some mods are more 18+. This is hardly the least important tool on this list, but it’s necessary to understand before we take a look at some of the best presets available online.If you are a parent of an underage teen player of The Sims 3, you should be aware that the player community has developed many modifications to the game that are easy to find by anyone who can use Google to search the web. So most people prefer downloading presets uploaded by other users. While playing around with the program’s settings will eventually give you the perfect look for you, this can be a very time consuming trial-and-error process. It lets you tweak several effects like chromatic aberration, lighting, and a whole other slew of visual options. ReShade isn’t exactly a mod, but a graphics injector that works on many games.

The sheer amount of variety can make modding appear to be a daunting task, so I’ve put together this list ranking all the best graphic-enhancing mods that can make your game more aesthetically pleasing.īut I’ve also dropped in a few options for the hardcore mod-enthusiasts out there too. This is generally achieved with a combination of tweaked graphic effects and updated textures in the form of custom content, either hyper-realistic or following the game’s original clay-like art style. They stay hard at work improving the game’s functionality, and more importantly, its looks. Luckily, Sims lovers in the fandom have always been a fertile breeding ground for passionate modders. Despite enjoying great popularity and still getting new content packs, The Sims 4 has been out for almost six years now.Īnd the graphics have begun to show their age despite the game’s cartoonish style slowing the process(and everyone waiting for Sims 5 details).

Sims 3 realistic skin textures