If you’ve been having fun with The Sims 4’s Eco Lifestyle expansion, then you’ve also probably been wanting to get a little more out of it. Thankfully, the community has come up with some cool mods that both add to the pack and fix some of its issues, improving on the overall experience. We’ve compiled a few of the best Eco Lifestyle mods in The Sims 4 here for you, so have a look and try out your favorites!
Functional Potting Station
Best Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Mods
If you found the potting table while setting up you Sim’s house only to promptly realize that it was purely decorative, then we can sympathize.
This mod by community creator Astraea Nevermore will add a functioning alternative to your game, a potting station that your Sim can use. It’s also less cluttered than the pack’s original, leaving more room for your Sim to work. Get that green thumb ready and download the mod here!
Fix Lot Taxes
Best Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Mods
With Eco Lifestyle came a billing system that breaks your bills down into categories dependant on water usage, your Sims’ lot taxes, etc. The billing system introduced with it a bug capping your lot taxes at 300 simoleons, regardless of if your lot’s value was actually higher.
Bills therefore dropped significantly for expensive lots. This mod is a patch that fixes this by returning calculations to more normal values. Patch your game by downloading zhanbow’s mod here.
No More Trash Hugging
Best Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Mods
The Recycle Disciple trait is a great addition to The Sims 4, but it brings some annoying idle animations. For instance, Sims with the trait will lovingly HUG a trash bag, and it happens pretty often.
This mod will override the animation making it so that it’s as though it never existed. Download this mod by Simularity here.
Fizzy Drinks For Kids
Best Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Mods
We got some cool new features with Eco Lifestyle, one being fizzy drinks. Unfortunately, your child Sims are unable to drink any soda. This mod will make it so that kids can drink all of the fizzy juices except the “suspicious fizz” (sounds reasonable).
They get all of the buffs that the adults do, with some exceptions (e.g. strawberry flavor will make them playful instead of flirty). Let your Sims’ children have fun and download K9DB‘s mod here!
Container Bar
Best Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Mods
One of our favorite features of Eco Lifestyle is the usage of containers for buildings. It’s an aesthetic we never knew we needed. This mod by spablo takes the form of a community lot for your eco-friendly neighborhood, adding a cute bar made from multi-level containers. Give your Sims the eco-friendly bar of their dreams by downloading here.
Shelves Occluder Fix
Best Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Mods
There are some really nice items, particularly shelves, that came with the Eco Lifestyle release. However, there are a couple of them that cast an annoyingly obvious shadow because their occluders are enabled.
This mod fixed the intensity by removing the occluders and giving the shelves a more realistic appearance. If the shelf lighting issue bothers you as well, download community creator simsi45’s fix here.
New Potted Plants
Best Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Mods
We love the plants that Eco Lifestyle introduced to The Sims 4 buy mode, but there is always room for more! This mod adds 5 new potted planets for your Sims to put on display in their eco-friendly homes. Download simsi45’s cute botanical items and decorate now here.
Now that you’ve seen some of the improvements the Sims 4 community has brought to your Eco Lifestyle experience, are you ready to test any of them out? While you’re downloading and copying files over, how about having a go at our Sims trivia quiz or taking a look at our favorite custom content packs.
