How to Hide Plumbob and Keep Other Headline Effects
Do you want to hide the plumbob in your game but still want to see other headline effects like a sim’s name and age? Here is how without needing to install a mod! This is a simple edit to the Default.ini file that is very easy to do. On a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 being a piece of cake and 10 being way too tedious, I give it a 3. This file resets every time the game updates, so you’ll have to do this over and over. I found it laborious at first, but after 4 years it’s second nature now.
NOTE: It’s always a good idea to save a copy of a game file before you make changes just in case something happens and you need to revert to the default settings. Some suggest saving a copy as something like “defaultoriginal” in a DIFFERENT location. But, it’s your game. Do what you wanna do. (I hope somebody somewhere out there sang that lol)
1. Find the Default.ini in the Bin folder.
On Windows, the location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin. I’m ashamed to say I don’t remember the path on a Mac even though I played 2 years on one.
2. Open the file. You will make changes in the [Plumbob] section.
Refer to the picture below to make the following changes. My file is already edited, so you won’t see the original values, but change everything underlined in red to 0.00.
The ones in blue control the clear icon when sims are in club meetings or groups. If you want to hide those as well, change everything underlined in blue to 0.00.
If you did not do the whole save as thing, just save the file and close. If you did, be sure to save as Default.ini or the game will not be able to read it.
4. Enjoy your plumbobless life.
Dassit! That’s all you have to do.
