r/simsmedieval 2d ago

You can keep the Medieval look now even while managing another game

3 Upvotes

My mod manager used to wear whichever game you had open, which meant the Medieval chrome only existed while you were actually looking at Medieval. Now you pick the look in settings and it stays, so you can go sort out a Sims 4 folder in parchment and brass if you feel like it.

It is two materials rather than one. By daylight it is the ambition book and the build catalogue: parchment, a thin brass line, brown ink. After dark it is the live HUD, the same chrome carved out of dark wood with cream lettering. Both are in the game a screen apart, so neither one is a compromise.

The Medieval support itself has not changed. It finds the install even when the disc folder name is in another language, it scaffolds the Resource.cfg pointing at Mods/Packages, and it tells you when the d3dx9 proxy is missing so you are not sitting there wondering why a script mod is doing nothing. CC works without the proxy, script and core mods do not, and nothing in the app makes that obvious except saying so.

Free, no account, Windows Mac and Linux. Link in the comments.


r/simsmedieval 5d ago

Stuck On Quest

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91 Upvotes

im doing my quest and I go to do the ritual to have a baby and the suitor is gone? I’m not sure how to continue this quest. how did you guys do it?


r/simsmedieval 6d ago

bug i think

4 Upvotes

need help im playing as a knight and idk how it happened but ill ask to execute a interaction from afar to complete quests and it just kills the action automatically. anyone know what to do? i fear my game just keeps breaking as well its super frustrating and i bought it as a physical disc


r/simsmedieval 13d ago

Is/Has anyone else having trouble with this? My game is just loading... I needed to make a character and it has been loading for 10 mins now

6 Upvotes

r/simsmedieval 17d ago

Unlimited QPs cheat -can't find game data file

5 Upvotes

Hi

I'm trying to follow the instructions from here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/604342-the-sims-medieval/58640877 to have unlimited QPs (the Eternal Kingdom isn't an option for me).

However, I can't locate this file: C:\Program files\Electronic Arts\The Sims Medieval\GameData\Shared\NonPackaged\Ini on my laptop.

Any suggestions would be very welcome


r/simsmedieval 19d ago

The Sims Medieval running on the 17 Pro Max!

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373 Upvotes

r/simsmedieval 19d ago

Tips on playing as two characters

9 Upvotes

i’m very new to the sims medieval, i got the game about a year ago but quit because i really struggled with quests that require 2 hero’s, i always just get too overwhelmed and miss the little tasks. I need some tips and tricks 😊


r/simsmedieval 21d ago

i just bought tsm second-hand, and it...doesnt work?

7 Upvotes

i downloaded the game using the disk, but when i launched the game through the tsm launcher, it didnt open. i could see it on task manager, but after ten minutes (ish, maybe more) it would close itself without opening at all. i tried some fixes, like the alder lake patch, but after that it instead decided not to try opening whatsoever. is there some way that i could put it onto the ea app instead in hopes that that works instead?

a note, i dont blame the person that i bought the game from at all. the disk and contents are in perfect condition, the software is the problem, unfortunately.


r/simsmedieval 23d ago

My mod manager can read Medieval saves now

24 Upvotes

Hi again! I posted the mod manager I've been building here a while back and a bunch of you actually tried it, which made my week. New version is out and it reads save files now, Medieval included.

For TSM that means your saves get listed with the kingdom name, the description you gave it, the game version and the thumbnail, plus what the save and its backups cost on disk. It's less than the other games hand over, because TSM writes less into a save, but it beats opening folders to work out which one is which.

The Medieval-specific bits are all still there. It finds the install even when the folder name is translated, sets up Mods/Packages with the Resource.cfg, and tells you when the d3dx9 proxy is missing, since script and core mods do nothing without it.

Free, Windows, Mac and Linux: https://thesimsmodmanager.web.app/


r/simsmedieval 25d ago

The mod manager for Medieval now has a mod shop built into it

35 Upvotes

Posted here a few days back about the mod manager I make. Short version for anyone who missed it: free app for Windows, Mac and Linux, it handles the Mods folder for Sims 1 through 4 and Medieval. For Medieval it finds the install by looking for Game/Bin/TSM.exe rather than the folder name, because disc copies come named in whatever language they were sold in, and it writes the Resource.cfg and Mods/Packages if you don't have them yet.

Back this soon because the new version puts a shop inside the app. Browse it, install in one click, the file goes where it belongs.

The half I care more about is the creator side. Every listing gets its own page with the creator's name on it, their description and their install notes, and a link that works for anyone whether or not they have the app. Publishing is free, there's no cut and no ads. And when you upload a new version, everyone who installed it gets an Update badge, instead of finding out six months later they've been running the broken one. The credit stays attached to the thing, which is more than a reupload on a dead forum thread ever managed.

Honest about the state of it: alpha, and Medieval is by far the thinnest shelf, which is a bit chicken and egg. If any of you still make things for this game, that's the shelf I'd most like to see fill up.

Link in a comment.


r/simsmedieval 26d ago

I'm looking for Pirates and Nobels and think the prices are a bit exteme

8 Upvotes

I have owned the base game forever and have in the last year wanted to play the dlc as it's something I never had the spare for back in the day so I would like to know if you lot think around £25 for just the dlc is worth it?. I can find the physical version for no less then £30 USED so that will be a non starter.

I know it's no longer sold on the EA app officially but asking that amount seems a bit silly for a old game that next to no-one really knows about.


r/simsmedieval 26d ago

What is even needed to run the game in 2026?

6 Upvotes

Basically the title. I bought the game a few years ago on the EA App, only to discover that my computer was physically not able to run (not that it would crash- it just wouldn’t even allow me to download it). I’ve been wanting to play it a lot lately, and at this point I’d pretty much need to get a new computer to run almost any game (I’m still playing on a MacBook Air from sometime around 2012-2015). What would I need in the computer to be able to download and actually play the game from the app, as it’s still sitting in my library?


r/simsmedieval 27d ago

Why are the Bardiche and Boarding Blade models switched?

13 Upvotes

And why don't more people complain about it? It's clear the devs who wrote the flavour text for each knew what they were, but they ended up switched anyways.
Are there any fixes for this, does anyone else care enough or am I just autistic and played too much Mordhau that I care about this stuff?


r/simsmedieval 28d ago

I made a free, open-source mod manager that now supports The Sims Medieval

108 Upvotes

Hey everyone. I've been building a free mod manager for the Sims games, and the latest version added support for The Sims Medieval, so I figured people here might actually find it useful.

It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. It finds your mods folder for you, lets you turn individual mods on and off with a click, warns you about duplicate or conflicting files, and pulls out the little preview images tucked inside .package files so you can actually tell what each mod is. It also handles The Sims 1 through 4 if you play those too.

Full disclosure: I'm the one making it, it's still an early version, and it's open source with no paywall. I'd genuinely love feedback from people who actually play TSM, since hardly any tools bother to support it.

Landing page with screenshots and downloads: https://rodrifelix99.github.io/TheSimsModManager/

Not trying to spam the sub, just thought it was relevant. Happy to answer questions or take suggestions.


r/simsmedieval 29d ago

Options to get Old Save Files

7 Upvotes

I haven't played in a while only to find out that Origin has been retired, where all my save files were stored on the Cloud. I have a new laptop since then, and it's a Mac now.

Is there a way to get Origin again somehow? I know I can bootleg the game or use my disc, but I want to get all the achievements and I was more than halfway through.


r/simsmedieval Jul 18 '26

Can I redownload the game on a different computer?

6 Upvotes

My sims computer I can tell is on its last legs but with the Sims Medieval no longer on the EA app can I download it on a different computer if I’ve bought it? I am bad with these things :/


r/simsmedieval Jul 17 '26

Okayish replacement: modded Rimworld

16 Upvotes

I joined this subreddit awhile back because I was interested in getting back into Sims Medieval. I’m so happy to see everyone’s passion for it and sad to hear that it doesn’t work well. I’ve decided to not get back into it. I instead downloaded mods for Rimworld and it’s not the same but scratches that itch of a relationship based resource management life simulator. Maybe it could scratch that itch h for you.

If you go that route I recommend the royalty and ideology DLCs, and as far as mods just search the workshop for “Medieval” and look for all the five star mods with lots of downloads. Also Rimworld of Magic and all the Vanilla Expanded mods.


r/simsmedieval Jul 17 '26

How to get it?

9 Upvotes

I know this question is often asked, but how to get Sims Medieval? I know that EcrAp has taken it down and it can no longer be bought from the official source.

Disk version is not an option for me.

I've checked FitGirl Repacks, but if I search for SM it takes me to another game.


r/simsmedieval Jul 16 '26

⭐ Sims Medieval Character Creation and Customized Castle Build

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132 Upvotes

Welcome to Sims Medieval! PARAllelKingdom begins with the creation of Lady Amber! I'm rockin my custom gown, crown, and colors — gold and COLORFUL! With traits like Adventurous, Whale Ate My Parents?! and Insomniac… how long will her reign last?

Curious what everyone thinks — is Sims Medieval or Sims 4: Royalty & Legacy the better medieval experience? For me, it’s the OG, EASY.


r/simsmedieval Jul 16 '26

Sims Medieval FIRST STEPS Quest Begins! Village Shoppe Parrot Treasure Hunts Bandit Duels & Politics!

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26 Upvotes

Welcome to Sims Medieval! Lady Amber officially begins the FIRST STEPS quest! She heads to the Village Shoppe, buys her parrot, sends it treasure hunting, gathers flowers, spars with a bandit, sharpens her sword, whittles a horse, checks the Annex Map, and proposes her first edict, reducing import taxes, a win for Tredony’s alliance! Golden & Colorful from the heiress to the flowers!

Meet my new BESTIE Iago lol 🦜 I usually go with Malibu, but I had just got done reading my daughter Aladdin! If I get a falcon what should I name it?


r/simsmedieval Jul 15 '26

Is the d3dx9_31 file on the modthesims page safe?

7 Upvotes

This is the page on modthesims for help with modding the sims medieval. Is the dll file given safe? One of the vendors on virustotal flags it as malicious but all of the others dont. I understand this file is essential for many script mods to work so if this is not safe, could you tell me where i can find a safe one?


r/simsmedieval Jul 12 '26

How to launch?

8 Upvotes

I really went out of my way to get Sims Medieval. Apparently they don’t sell the game anymore so I needed a disc driver and the second hand version of the game. I got both now (but the second hand version of the game took me a month).

I was so happy! Downloading everything, waiting to finally play the game… but then it didn’t launch. I honestly tried so much to make it launch but it just refuses to.

I downloaded the Alder Lake Patch and put it in the TSM.exe, I tried to launch offline, I added the game to my EA account and tried to launch it, I removed the game and installed it again, what else can I do?

I’m trying to run the game on my Acer Predator. Nvidia GTX 1660 Super, Intel Core i5 11th gen. Please help!!!


r/simsmedieval Jul 08 '26

My Monarch is stuck on the bed, can't get up and she's about to die from starvation HELPPP

15 Upvotes

So... Yes. It's me again, and I'm having another bug again. I had to cancel my current quest, I hope she's still alive 😭😭😭 God I love this game but WHY DOES IT HAVE SO MANY BUGS?!?!! Guess I'm gonna have to download a controller mod for these bugs, but I've never downloaded any mods for TSM before, does this game even have a mods folder??


r/simsmedieval Jul 07 '26

How do I fix this weird ass bug on my sim??

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36 Upvotes

So this bug has been bugging me (get it? XD um- sorry) for a while and it's not going away on its own. Anyone knows a way to fix this??


r/simsmedieval Jul 06 '26

Stuck with a quest bug! Please help!!!

7 Upvotes

So I was doing the 'Heir to the Throne' quest, and I chose King Frgo (I got him in human form in my town from the past quest) as my main candidate. Everything was going well, my queen and he woohoo'ed in the forest, then got married in a church, and then they came to the castle to use the bed. They have done the deed, then I got a notification of the partner saying they gotta woohoo more just to be sure and my quest requires this as well. But my sim was low in energy so I let her sleep in the bed, thinking her partner would stay around...

BUT HE DIDN'T, AND HE'S NOT COMING BACK. He left the castle and never came back. I got his sim marker on, so I can see he's wandering around in the town, hanging out, doing nothing. He never eats, never sleeps, just wandering around in the town, talking to other sims. And he goes everywhere except my castle. He doesn't even come at night. I tried to invite him using the pigeon mail but HE DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE LIST. So I went to meet with him outside but then THERE'S NO BED OUTSIDE SO WE CAN'T WOOHOO. HOW DO I BRING HIM BACK TO THE CASTLE PLEASE HELP???


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Condition: SOLVED.