Even ignoring the degeneracy there was only so much they could have done with the engine. They originally designed it for mobile (multiplayer as well IIRC), which is why they scrapped the open world. Not even mods can make up the deficit.
Exactly that's why and yes, mods can not in any way fix that glaring engine issue. Coming from 3 to 4 feels like you're missing something. 3 was by no means stable and ran like ass last I played it on my old computer but it was very, very fun to just fuck around in. The only good thing Sims 4 has done is give us Meme House.
Even ignoring the degeneracy there was only so much they could have done with the engine. They originally designed it for mobile (multiplayer as well IIRC), which is why they scrapped the open world. Not even mods can make up the deficit.
Exactly that's why and yes, mods can not in any way fix that glaring engine issue. Coming from 3 to 4 feels like you're missing something. 3 was by no means stable and ran like ass last I played it on my old computer but it was very, very fun to just fuck around in. The only good thing Sims 4 has done is give us Meme House.