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Taking photos has never been so intuitive and easy as it is inThe Sims 4. Taking family photos, selfies, and more is easy and fun in-game. However, mods have made photos even more fun by introducing tons of poses to put your Sims in.
Yet, just when you thought your Sims' lives couldn’t get any more captivating, the modding community stepped in. This is where pose mods come in, to let your Sims stand in specially made poses to take fun, dynamic photos. And, they’re even easy to use once you get the hang of it.
There are a few pose mods you can choose from for The Sims 4, butPose Player from Andrew’s Studiois the most popular. Click the link todownload the file,which is a zip file.Drag the zip file to your Mods folder.
The Mods folder for Sims 4 can be found under Documents > Electronic Arts > Sims 4 > Mods.
The file will then need to be unzipped to work properly. On PC,right-click on the folder and chooseExtract Here, thenExtractagain. On Mac, you candouble-click on the zip fileto extract it.
Inside the folder is a ts4script file and PACKAGE file, and these are what need to be in your Mods folder.
Downloading Pose Packs
You will alsoneed to download poses for your Simsto use. Andrew’s Studio recommends grabbing some from theSims4Studios forums, but these can be downloaded from anywhere. They will be labeled as pose packs, which are alsoall PACKAGE files.
Pose packs often contain multiple posesin the same category. This gives you a wide variety of poses to choose from, from romantic to angry poses.
This mod isn’t necessary for using Pose Player, butis needed if you’re posing more than one Sim. you may alsodownload this from Andrew’s Studio, simply scroll down the page until you findTeleport Any Sim.
This mod lets you teleport Sims to locations to make sure they align correctly for poses and is especially helpful when posing more than one Sim at a time.
Downloading and installing this mod is identical to downloading Pose Player. Download the file, move the zip into your Mods folder, and extract the files so the ts4script and PACKAGE files are in your Mods folder.
How To Use Pose Mods
Once you have the Pose Player in your game, load up The Sims 4 and choose any world. Click on the Sim you’d like to have posed.
When you click on that Sim, two options will pop up:Pose by PackandPose by Name. Pose by Pack allows you to choose from any of the poses you’ve downloaded by selecting them from a list. Pose by Name lets you type in the name of a pose to choose.
Once you’ve chosen a pose, the Sim will then hold that pose.This will be in the exact spot they were standing when the action was queued up. Move them if you want them to pose somewhere else.
Take any pictures, videos, or screenshots you’d like while they’re posing.
The Sim will stay in the pose until you click on them again and chooseStop Posing,or canceling the pose in the action queue.
If the Pose Player isn’t appearing during gameplay,verify you have mods enabledby going into options, then game options, then other, and making sure theEnable Custom Content and Modsbox is checked.
How To Pose Two Or More Sims
Some poses and pose packs let you pose two or more Sims. To pose two or more Sims, it’s similar to posing one Sim. However, you will need to use the Teleport Any Sim mod.
Set Up Teleporter
Go into Buy Mode and find the Sim Teleporter Destination object under Decorations > Misc. It will appear as a white knight statue. Place two or more of them on top of each otherin the same spot. Use as many teleporters as there are Sims in the pose.
Back in Live Mode, click on the Sim Teleporter Destination and chooseTeleport a Sim Here. Select the Sim you want in the pose. Repeat this with the other Sims you want to pose.
You can also selectSummon a Sim to hereif they are not currently on the lot.
After teleporting a Sim to a location,the object will disappear. They cost zero Simoleons, though, so you can place as many as you need.
How To Choose Poses With Two Or More Sims
Once all Sims are in the same spot, simplychoose Pose by Pack and select the poses.
Sims have to be standing in the exact same spot when they begin posingtogether, or else the pose will not look correct. They will be spaced too far apart. This is why it’s recommended to use the Teleport Any Sim mod object.
With poses that have more than one Sim, they will have the pose name and then be labeled “Sim 1” and “Sim 2”, or something similar. For example, “Set 04 - Girl” and “Set 04 - Boy”. This lets you choose which Sim will be in which position of the pose.
These Sims will once again hold the pose until you selectStop Posing or cancel the pose in the action queue.
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Developed by Maxis, The Sims 4 is a life simulation game in the vein of its predecessors. It launched in 2014, becoming one of the biggest-selling PC games of that year. In 2022, the base game became free-to-play, while paid DLC continues to be released on a regular basis.
