In The Sims 2, players who wish to use custom content must specifically enable it, and must re-enable it after adding a new expansion pack or stuff pack. In The Sims 4, custom content is marked by a wrench icon. In these games, custom content is marked with a 'star', which is basically an asterisk. The Sims does not distinguish between custom content and Maxis content, but The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 do. With the release of The Sims 2, EA/Maxis began referring to user-made content as 'custom content', and the usage caught on. The term 'custom content' generally wasn't used when talking about content for The Sims, but much was made and quite a lot is still available. Custom content has always been a part of The Sims series, at least for the PC and Mac games in it. See also: Game guide:Installing custom contentĬustom content is fan-generated content made by players for players.
