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January 14, 2026

Better World Select: Animated Clouds Update NOW OUT!

Enjoy slowly drifting clouds across all of the world maps.

Better World Select: Animated Clouds update (version 2.1) brings a brand-new visual effect to The Sims 4, making the in-game world maps livelier than ever before!

Worth knowing: You can use Animated Clouds with any custom map overrides!

This update also brings quality of life improvements to the Better World Select mod.

Custom world order is now saved per save, allowing you to create a perfect setup for each individual gameplay.

The Preset Manager allows you to save and load your customized combinations for quicker setup in new and existing saves.

DOWNLOAD THE MOD FROM THE MAIN POST

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Lady's Bug Life · February 28, 2026

Question: How do you come up with these ideas on even more amazing features on already amazing mods, is this something you just get an idea of randomly, or was this always in your plans for this mod?

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SimMattically · February 28, 2026

Thank you, haha 😅 it’s just something I came up with when experimenting with animated maps. The idea for fully animated maps didn’t work out, but clouds were repurposed into this mod! 😊

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Zasz · February 26, 2026

Does this mod alter world data in a save? Im asking because my save is partially corrupted and it seems to be because of corrupted world data.

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SimMattically · February 26, 2026

No, it doesn’t

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Kazuhiko · February 15, 2026

Hi, maybe I'm missing something or I read this post (and main post) too quick, but is there a downloadable file for ONLY this mod (like a standalone mod for this one) ? thank you!

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Debra Davis · February 15, 2026

Better World Select changed my life...I love it, but I don't love the floating clouds. Is there a version without the clouds? Thank you for all you do to make our game better!

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SimMattically · February 15, 2026

You can just turn them off in the game :)

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Sevilla23XD · January 23, 2026

Would it be possible to create a mod that prevents townies from using CC, or at least limits them to full-body outfits? Seeing randomly mismatched clothing on townies can be quite jarring. Thank you!

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SimMattically · January 23, 2026

You can use Sims 4 Studio to disable CC for townies. You’ll need to read more about it on their forum.

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Helda iLweranta · January 22, 2026

OMG, PER SAVE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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Lexi Rodriguez · January 18, 2026

Hello! Silent member but figured I should let you know that the quick save button broke for me after this recent patch it glitched my ui and the entire bottom ui like where the sims appear and all that wasn't there. Maybe it was an issue on my end or something but I was wanting to let you know just incase it is broken. I love your mods and the main menus you have and appreciate the amazing work you do. (Sorry accidentally deleted the first comment trying to edit is ;( )

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SimMattically · January 18, 2026

Hey there! My mods were tested with the patch 1.120, and they’re working perfectly. The Quick Save Button also functions without any issues. It seems like the problem lies on your end, possibly due to another outdated mod.

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It's Simply the Sims · January 17, 2026

Hey SimMatically! So grateful for this mod, I've been using it a while now and couldn't live without it. With this update–sorry if I'm just totally missing it–but how do you save/designate a preset to the different preset slots available?

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It's Simply the Sims · January 17, 2026

Omg ignore me. Of course now that I've asked, I see it, for some reason my brain read "Load Preset" for all of them 😂

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Morgen Stern · January 17, 2026

I got a LE from this mod, MCC Discord is telling me it´s a old Version with a link to the public version?

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SimMattically · January 17, 2026

Feel free to send me the BE report to my email address simmattically@gmail.com so I can check it out and tell you if it's related to my mod.

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sleepysprite · January 16, 2026

omg cannot wait for this

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MIANMIAN(China) · January 15, 2026

wow

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SimplyDeeSims · January 15, 2026

Public access is on my birthday!! ♥

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rainacozygamer · January 14, 2026

Sims seriously needs to hire you to do their entire UI. You're amazing

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Simbeautyguru · January 14, 2026

This is amazing!! 🤍

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Abigail Haughton · January 14, 2026

Hi SimMattically! For my Sims 4 game, I have Sims 4 Mod Manager installed and I use your custom main menu and loading screen mods (LOVE them btw), but when I downloaded your Better World Select mod, my game’s main menu UI broke :( Is this just a bug with the main menu mod or Better World Select or do they conflict?

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SimMattically · January 14, 2026

My mods don't conflict with each other, so everything should be working.

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Sylvia♡♡♡ · January 14, 2026

Wow!!! The clouds are just the touch I need

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ShondiniSims · January 14, 2026

You just keep making it better! Thank you!

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Sunny · January 14, 2026

This is absolutely brilliant!

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Morgen Stern · January 14, 2026

omg, I love you, that you changed, that every Save can have his own settings!!!! That´s so perfect!!

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Simsique · January 14, 2026

This is so insanely cool!

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QueenBella_Sims · January 14, 2026

Why am I just finding out this exists?! Just take my money 💵!