Mod The Sims
Mod The Sims (formerly ModTheSims2, often abbreviated as MTS) is a Sims online community founded by Stuart Stanfield (Delphy, now known as Tashiketh) in May 2004. MTS focuses on custom content for The Sims 2, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, most notably game modifications. Tutorials on how to make the aforementioned modifications are also hosted on the same site, along with forums devoted to game and modification help as well as general discussion. The site runs on vBulletin 3.0.14, with certain modifications.[2] Stanfield previously created "Mod the Singles", a forum-based site for hosting and encouraging modification of the game Singles: Flirt Up Your Life.
Screenshot Mod the Sims on Mac OS X Lion | |
Type of site | Fan site |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Stuart Stanfield |
Created by | Stuart Stanfield |
URL | http://www.modthesims.info |
Alexa rank | |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | May 2004 |
Current status | Active |
A sister site, Sims 2 Community, appeared around July 2005. The purpose of this was to alleviate the social threads on MTS, so MTS could focus on modifying the game. However, in May 2009 MTS and Sims 2 Community were merged into one site again. This was because staff on both sites felt that the line between the two sites was blurring and disliked having to send people to the other site constantly, to have their questions answered.
Due to the release of The Sims 3 in 2009, the site name was changed from ModTheSims2 to Mod The Sims, to account for custom content and other modifications for later games from The Sims series.
Adult content
Type of site | Fan site |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Stuart Stanfield |
Created by | Stuart Stanfield |
URL | http://www.sexysims.info |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Active |
Adult content is hosted on the MTS servers. Originally, it was in the same place as the other content offered by the site, but it was later moved to a different section. After this, it was moved farther away from the main site to its own adult content exclusive site, SexySims. In order to create an account, users must be 18 years old.
Availability
Registration is free,[2] and is not required to download content. All content is offered for free, but members can donate to the site, or subscribe. By donating, the member gets more benefits on the site, including the removal of advertisements, a larger avatar, and custom titles, though they lack the option to download any additional content. As well as this, Mod the Sims offers a store where customers may purchase The Sims games, though there are no additional benefits for the customer.[3]
Media references
- Featured on G4TV's Attack of the Show! television program, February 9, 2006.[4]
- Briefly mentioned in Rolling Stone issue #995 March 9, 2006, PAGE 39 — with regards to modified sims based on the main characters from Brokeback Mountain.
References
- "Modthesims.info Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- "MTS:About - SimsWiki". sims2wiki.info. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- "Mod The Sims". modthesims.info. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- "Video Games, Game Reviews & News". G4tv.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2013-06-06.