Bright Start: An Overhaul of Aesthetic Entry Screens
✅ July 4, 2026: This mod is compatible with the latest game version.
So, I'm always looking for ways to better you guy's experience in the game! And I believe these small changes can have such a great effect on whether someone wants to play their game or not. That's why I created Bright Start, which is an overhaul of twelve (12) custom opening screen and loading screen overrides that come in vibrant colors! This mod comes in three parts:
• Opening Screens
• Loading Screens (with a sparkle plumbob override)
• Loading Screens (with NO plumbob override)
• NEW: Main Menu Overrides
Here are the screenshots of the files below. They were taken without any editing (i.e. reshade, GShade, other software.)
Opening Screens:
These opening screens override the original Sims 4 intro screen. I recommend downloading the NO INTRO mod which stops the short animation when your game starts. It's up to you. Click HERE to download that mod.
Blush Bloom:
Dreamwave:
Enchanted Emerald:
Indigo Nights:
Lilac Whispers:
Midnight Amethyst:
Minted Tides:
Opulent Red:
Peach Sunrise:
Phoenix Haze:
Powdered Sky:
Sweet Mocha:
Loading Screens (with Sparkle Plumbob)
These loading screens come with a minimal sparkle plumbob that replaces the green one. They have the same name as the opening screens and will have _sparkle at the end of their file name. Here's an example of it in game:
Other Screenshots:
Loading Screens (with NO Sparkle Plumbob)
If you don't want a plumbob override, that's fine. I also created loading screens that come with the regular green plumbob. They have the same name as the opening screens.
NEW: Main Menu Overrides:
These are overrides that will replace the default main menu screen when you load into your game.
Blush Bloom:
Dreamwave:
Enchanted Emerald:
Indigo Nights:
Lilac Whispers:
Midnight Amethyst
Minted Tides:
Opulent Red:
Peach Sunrise:
Phoenix Haze:
Powdered Skies:
Sweet Mocha:
PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!
Opening Screen Instructions:
1. Select only ONE opening screen override.
2. In the zip folder, choose the file with the language YOUR game is in. (If your game is in English, the French file won't work, and vice versa.)
3. Place in your mods folder. (No more than 1 subfolder deep)
As of now the entry screens only come in 8 languages:
• Chinese (Traditional)
• Dutch
• English
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Korean
• Spanish
Loading Screen Instructions:
1. You can only have ONE type of loading screen in your game at a time.
Main Menu Override Instructions:
1. You can only have ONE type of main menu override in your game at a time.
IMPORTANT: Based on your screen size and resolution, the quality of the image may differ.
Hope you all enjoy! 🤍
— E. ✧
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10/23/2024: Compatible with patch 1.110.265
12/3/2024: Compatible with patch 1.111.102
1/14/2025: Compatible with patch 1.112.481.1030
1/16/2025: The main menu overrides were updated to match the style of the new menu refresh on January 14, 2025.
1/28/2025: Updated for Patch 1.112.519.1020
3/2/25: Compatible with patch 1.113.277.1030
3/20/2025: Compatible with patch 1.113.297.1220
4/30/2025: Compatible with patch 1.114.46.1030
5/30/2025: Compatible with patch 1.115.216.1030
7/1/2025: Compatible with patch 1.116.202.1030
8/22/2025: Updated for patch 1.117.221.1020
9/4/2025: Updated for patch 1.117.244.1020
9/18/2025: Compatible with patch 1.118.242.1030
10/2/2025: Compatible with patch 1.118.257.1020
12/2/2025: Compatible with patch 1.120.111.1030
3/23/2026: Main menus updated for patch 1.122.218.1030.
5/12/2026: Compatible with patch 1.124.54.1030
7/4/2026: Updated for patch 1.125.59.1030
