Default Main Menu - with No Ads & Overlay Glitch Fix
Removes ads that appear in the menu and fixes the blue overlay glitch that forces the player to restart the game.
Default Main Menu - with No Ads & Overlay Glitch Fix removes ads that appear in the menu and fixes the blue overlay glitch that forces the player to restart the game.
You can toggle the news feed on the right with the "S" key.
Note: This mod is a custom main menu that just looks like the original main menu. It’s not compatible with other main menu override mods that alter backgrounds, features, etc.
Do not use this mod with other main menu mods.
CHANGELOG:
December 18th, 2025
Updated for patch 1.120; the "Event" tab should now display correctly when an event is taking place.
August 21st, 2025
Updated for patch 1.117
July 15th, 2025
Live Event fullscreen pop-up should no longer appear.
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If you’re looking for a main menu mod with extra features but want to use custom backgrounds and/or keep the original backgrounds, check out Refreshed Main Menu 3.
Comments (98)
Could you please update it for patch 1.126? Really appretiate it.
Hi Matt. I noticed the Main Menu - No Ads mod has been broken for a while & was just wondering if it fell through the cracks since it's one of only two mods listed as broken on your status tracker? Not complaining or trying to hurry you, was just curious. Take your time, your mods are worth it :).
Hey everyone! Not sure if I will update this mod again. I might, but for now I really recommend using Refreshed Main Menu 3, which is a superior mod.
You're heavensent for this tbh. Looking forward to the update!! Just got back into the game after stopping for 5+ months only to be terrorized by the awful popups again lol.
I'll wait for the update ! :)
is this working from the new patch from st pattys
Read the post.
love this so much, thank you!
hi! just wondering if it would be possible to get a download to the previous version of this mod for older game versions?
Thank you for this! By the way, the W's still appear when there's no active household.
Yeah, sorry! I only partially patched my main menus to ensure the events tab shows up. I’m going to fix the WWW bug, but since that requires remaking the mods, it’s going to take some time. :)
Oh my God, thank you so much! I needed this mod so badly, I was so fed up with that bug!🥲✨
Please update!
The mod isn’t broken.
YOU ARE THE BEST I HAVE LITERALLY BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE
Works perfectly. Thank you very much.
I love you so much for making this
Thank goodness. Bless you for doing this.
Hello. Thank you for your help. My main menu has become the EA default. Why is this happening?
It says in the description: Note: This mod is a custom main menu that just looks like the original main menu. It’s not compatible with other main menu override mods that alter backgrounds, features, etc.
I just had to restart my game 3 times. I play on a laptop so load time to main is 30 min...I'm tired grandpa
its the worst
do i have to download your main menu overides for this to work ?
this works on its own! and iirc you actually CAN'T use it with the main menu overrides, cuz they contain this or something along those lines
I had to come and THANK YOU profusely for this mod. It was driving me crazy to have to restart my game seven times because of ads. Appreciate ya!
For the record this mod currently seems to be working for me. And I could not be more grateful to this mod, both for stopping the annoying pop ups and actually letting my dang game run (after like six tries of it breaking after an ad pop up in a row.) Thank you so, SO much. x3
I think the mod needs an update cause it stopped working for me :(
It doesn’t. You can always check if a mod needs an update on my Mods Compatibility Status page.
I just found this searching for this stupid problem because it happens to me every. single. time. Thank you so much for this!!
is it functioning now? i remember it wasn't for a bit
This mod is epic.
Hi! This mod is causing an error in my game - the entire main menu is black. I've tested it with it being the only mod in my game, and it's still doing it. I know it says it's compatible with the latest patch, but is there something I can do to make it work? Thanks so much! This mod was an absolute lifesaver for me, so I'd like to keep it in my game!
Make sure you have the latest version, I thought I was up to date but came across this same issue and turns out my version was outdated and it's working perfectly now!
Thank you! I couldn't open my game because of those adds, when I click on x the game freezes. Thanks for updating all your mods! You're my lifesaver!
Thank you for putting in the work you do to make this game playable
This is a lifesaver
Is there just a version with the blue overlay glitch fix?
No, as the issue is related to the full screen popups
I'm sorry but for some reason all of your main menu mod changers are making me have a black screen when I start my game is it because of the new update?
do you have the color sliders mod by thepancake1/mizoreyukii, and is it updated? before the most recent update of the mod but after the recent Sims 4 patch, a lot of people were reporting black screens in main menu!
Thank you very much, I can update my main menu mods and still see my custom backgrounds.
Reporting here that with the new update on 8/19 this breaks my game an a UI exception, actually the main menu is an unplayable glitched out black screen, haha. Hoping for a fix soon!
I can't believe it took me this long to look for a mod like this. THANK YOU
omg after trying to get into my game for over an hour i found this mod and finally im able to play. I stopped playing sims for a while because it just became unplayable it seems like its even worse now i dont even know how that's possible i miss origin. Thanks so much for your mod greatly appreciated
Thank you
Thank you very much for the update. ♥
is it updated?
THANK U!!!!!!
lifesaver omg, im just trying to play the sims but i keep getting that glitch where u cant do anything after closing the natures calling popup. ive opened my game about 14 times this morning, and this is the only thing that fixed this busted ass game. THANK YOU 🙏
This is SO needed! The blue overlay is obnoxious - good riddance. Thank you!
I’ve been looking for something like this, but it sucks that it’s not compatible with other main menu overrides. Is it possible for the “fix” to be a standalone mod l?
THIS. I need it to badly work with other main menus since i love em so much...
Hello, I was trying this since the last update and it crashed the tasks manager in game (where are the event tasks).
THANK YOU THANK YOU
Love this mod so much because I always had that stupid issue with the ads popping up right when game opened and then once i exited out id get that stupid overlay glitch and would have to completely exit by doing the task manager thing...so this is so awesome to have!
mod doesn't work
it does work...how do you have it installed? Works perfectly as it should
Thank you Matt! I called those suckers out for this crap! I appreciate you! xoxo
While this mod is a life saver, it would be cool if you could add the option to hide the news the side and get rid of the store red dot marker. Essentially everything you have done with the Refreshed Main Menu mod but just don't change the background or the family at all. ya know? Either way Love your work! you are amazing!
Thank you so much for this, I REALLY needed it! I have a lot of mods, and it takes ... a while ... for my game to load. It was really disappointing when I was excited to play after work, I'd get the game open, and there was an ad, I'd close it and the blue overlay was there and I had to close my game to get rid of it and I wouldn't be able to play that evening. So, really, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for this!
Any chance you could please make this mod works also if in the game appears that blue screen too?
U are amazing 😭
I hate to say it but I downloaded this mod, it worked for a day and now it is not working at all
Could you please confirm for me if it says ‘Modified by SimMattically’ in the bottom left corner, next to the game’s version in the main menu?
Is this glitch caused by EA? thank you so much. I was losing my mind.
Your mod has removed the glitch which was preventing the start process to load a save game. Thanks for this helpful tool. :-D
Dude! You did a Society Great Favor! Thank you!
A mootie of mine shared this mod on Twitter, I bookmarked it and just got around to installing it after work... Let me say, my jaw literally dropped and I had to rave to my husband about how quickly and smoothly my game started up! Keep up the amazing work, you deserve anything and everything you want lol!
omg thank you so much. was just thinking about this the other day and praying you would rescue us.
my game loaded in 2 seconds instead of 2 minutes. bless your heart!
for some reason i've had no glitches lol but this pop up is annoying and takes 10 seconds to go away after i click on it lol
the way i just made the most yummy delicious sim and decided to give him a dog friend from gallery then after adding said dog the glitch occurs and i had to alt f4 and then i open twitter to see a post for this.......... ily thank you for this <3333333
Yeah seen these ads now so many times, I have all packs so ads just annoy the crap outta me. Thanks!
Thank you, those advertisements seem to bug my game practically one-in-five.
Thank youu, would it be possible to please add a guide so that those familiar with s4pe, (ffdec too if necessart) can apply this fix for main menu mods that are currently incompatible? :') <3
tysmmm!! i keep thinking i have a ui mod that was conflicting with the game but nah, it turns out EA doesn't do jack as usual
Thanks you :)
Greetings! I'm a little confused. Is this mod to be used in conjunction with the Refreshed Main Menu or is this a standalone alternative?
This mod is for those who want to keep the original main menu with no other changes. It’s not compatible with other main menu override mods that alter backgrounds, features, etc. If you're interested in a main menu with extra features, you can check out Refreshed Main Menu 2.2, which is currently available in Early Access.
I need this!!!!! TY
This is the first time in days I've been able to play. There is an issue somewhere in my game, but I couldn't get an exception to show up because the game froze on the ad. I was finally able to get pasts that and MCCC logged an exception. I can finally figure out my issue and play! Thank you, thank you!
EA: *does nothing* SimMattically: Fine, I'll do it myself.
OMG YESSSSSSSSSSS TY TY TY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🫶🏾😔😔
Thank you! You're a lifesaver with this mod! The ads were getting really annoying; what with having an ad appears after I closed the first one. I was hoping that someone would do something about the ads, and here we are. Once again, thank you!
Thank you for making this, EA is not doing so good on their transparency to fix stuff periodtt! 🙂🙌🏻
The pain of having a poopy PC, waiting like 10 minutes for the game to start up, closing the ad that appears, getting that overlay, then having to force-close with TM and redo it again. Always made me wanna punch the air. 😂 Thank you so much for making this! If only electronic arts had half the commitment and care that you do.
THANK GOOODNESSSS I’m so tired of having to use the task manager to close sims everytime I close the ad and can’t use the main menu screen
As soon as I get home, this will be placed into my mods folder! Thank you!!
Does this just fix the blue overlay bug in the main menu or will it extend to the issue where it appears in game?
Only main menu
this is awesome!!!!
omg thank you!!
is the refreshed main menu 2.2 going to be made public at any point?
Ong thank you. Honestly right now, I don’t even care about an aesthetic main menu anymore because this glitched overlay thing is driving me up the walls.
Thank you for making this!!! Now I don't have to constantly spam the ESC key when launching!
You’re amazing 😭🥰
this is amazingg
