#overrides folder

Step 1: Run the game at least once and enable mods

This will make sure you have a Mods folder created, and that when you add mods to it, they'll load in-game.

Step 2: Navigate to your Mods folder in File Explorer or Finder

The Mods folder will generate inside of your user files folder. If you're unsure where this folder is, Crinrict has lots of good information on where to find it and what it contains here.

Long story short: this is usually in "Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4" on Mac and PC, but may be located elsewhere if you did an advanced install.

If the Mods folder doesn't generate, you can add one inside of the Sims 4 folder through normal means.

Step 3: Create a new folder inside Mods named "Overrides"

You can actually name it whatever you want. I typically name mine "_Overrides" because then it shows up at the top of my Mods folder when things are sorted alphabetically by folder/file name.

Step 4: Open your Resource.cfg

Make sure you're opening it in Notepad or TextEdit; programs like Microsoft Word or other rich text editors may cause problems with the file. It should look like this by default:

Step 5: Edit your Resource.cfg to assign priority to your new folder

Below the code that already exists, add a couple of new lines, then a new line that says "Priority 1000". This is telling the game to give a higher load priority to a new set of files and subfolders that we will now define.

Copy the last 5 lines from the "Priority 500" block and paste them beneath the "Priority 1000" one. Replace the first asterisk in each line under "Priority 1000" with the name of your overrides folder. If you named the folder "Overrides" it should look like this:

If you named it "_Overrides" or something else be sure to reflect that. Be careful with the slashes here; the placement is important.

Step 6: Save Resource.cfg

In Notepad, you can do ctrl+S or click File > Save. Close the text editor.

Step 7: Add the files you want to load last to the Overrides folder.

And add the other files as normal.

Rely on modders to address whether conflicts with other mods can be addressed this way (unless you have tuning experience; in which case you might be able to determine whether or not this will work for yourself). If you're unsure, ask the creator(s) of one of the mods.

As I said before, there are lots of conflicts that this strategy alone will not be able to fix. And since unresolved/poorly-resolved mod conflicts can break stuff depending on the circumstances, I encourage you to:

Step 8: Backup your saves and TEST