Refreshed Main Menu: Homeview
Added 2025-05-06 15:30:00 +0000 UTCA dynamic main menu with a warm, suburban vibe.
You’ll be greeted by gentle sunlight coming through the windows, a quiet suburban street outside with the occasional car passing by, and clouds drifting across the sky that bring the scene to life in a calm, peaceful way.
Features:
• Cars driving by outside the window
• Animated clouds drifting across the sky
• Dynamic, real-time lighting featuring 6 unique time-of-day looks:
• Dawn – 5:00 to 6:59
• Morning – 7:00 to 11:59
• Day – 12:00 to 15:59
• Afternoon – 16:00 to 17:59
• Evening – 18:00 to 20:59
• Night – 21:00 to 4:59
• You can toggle family image and news section with the buttons in the bottom left corner
• Extra quality-of-life improvements of Refreshed Main Menu:
• No full screen ads
• Blue overlay glitch fixed
• Full ultrawide screen support
• Alternative The Sims 4 logo with the 3D plumbob
This is a Standalone version of Refreshed Main Menu. That means this mod operates independently and is not intended to be installed or used alongside the main edition of the Refreshed Main Menu or any other main menu override.
Terms of Use:
Please ensure you are familiar with my Terms of Use.
• Do not upload the mods to other websites or claim them as your own work.
• Modifying the mods, including altering images or any part of the content, or publishing them in any modified form, is strictly prohibited.
• Reusing or modifying any portion of the code written for these mods is not allowed.
Please note that while these rules are in place, they are not exhaustive. Any actions taken in bad faith will also be addressed.
Known Issues:
• Resizing the game window while in the main menu will break the visuals. This issue is purely cosmetic and will be fixed the next time you reload the main menu.
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Comments
Nope! This main menu wasn’t designed with the family thumbnail in mind, but some people wanted a quick preview, so I made it toggleable. Hence the visuals aren’t polished.
SimMattically
2025-10-22 01:37:37 +0000 UTCwhen i toggle my family they're small and off centered with the scenery is this something i did wrong on my end? ;u;
⭐Micachuu⭐
2025-10-22 00:14:03 +0000 UTCOkay I found out my mistake, I had both the Homeview mod AND the DefaultMainMenu_NoAds.package at the same time. I turned that mod off and now i can see the Homeview mod! :]
milkpop
2025-09-23 17:40:54 +0000 UTCThis Mod doesn't show up for me for some reason. I don't have much mods in my game so I wouldn't know what could possibly be conflicting
milkpop
2025-09-23 02:25:50 +0000 UTCHey! Homeview main menu is working fine with game version 1.118. The latest patch didn’t affect main menu overrides, so no update is needed. If you’re running into issues, it’s not related to this mod.
SimMattically
2025-09-20 16:59:18 +0000 UTCHello, after today’s patch, the Refreshed Main Menu – Homeview override is causing a UI crash at the main menu. Removing the file fixes it. Could you please update it for game version 1.118.242.1030? I can share logs if helpful. Thanks!
Shania Saint-Germain
2025-09-20 06:32:19 +0000 UTCHello, I love this mod and I never want to remove it from my mod folder... Please prioritize the updates of this mod. My birthday is in October I want it as a gift to be happy 🫶🏻🥹
JA Simmer
2025-09-08 04:42:08 +0000 UTCHi! This is my first time using one of your overrides, and I think I did something wrong. I tried loading into my game with the Homeview loading screen installed and my loading screen was just black. Do I need to also have the refreshed main menu installed in order for this one to work? Also, I should let you know that I haven't updated my game yet. That could be causing an issue as well.
Pvt_Salt
2025-09-07 20:48:02 +0000 UTCThank you so much for updating this quickly -- and the new toggles for family and news are chef's kiss. Also really love the slider for the family 🤍
Laiza_x
2025-08-28 10:35:31 +0000 UTCAhhhh my all time favorite main menu screen updateddddd <3 thank you so much :)
Shortphix
2025-08-27 16:06:02 +0000 UTC⚠️ CURRENT MOD STATUS ⚠️ ✅ THIS MOD IS UPDATED FOR THE GAME VERSION: 1.117 ✅ ⚠️ THIS MOD WILL NOW ONLY WORK WITH GAME VERSION: 1.117 ⚠️ ✅ THIS MOD HAS BEEN UPDATED AND TESTED. IT WORKS WITH THE LATEST GAME UPDATE [1.117] 🚨 IF YOU BELIEVE THIS MOD DOESN'T WORK OR IS CAUSING ISSUES IN YOUR GAME, YOU ARE EITHER: 🔹 USING AN OUTDATED VERSION OF THIS MOD IN AN UPDATED GAME OR 🔹 USING AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS MOD IN AN OUTDATED GAME 🚨 IF NONE OF THESE ARE TRUE, THEN THE PROBLEM IS IN ANOTHER MOD THAT YOU HAVE. ________ DO NOT REPORT THIS MOD IS BROKEN OR ASK TO FIX IT / UPDATE IT. YOU WILL NOT GET ANY TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM ME.
SimMattically
2025-08-26 14:46:39 +0000 UTCThank you!!
Raven Homes
2025-08-26 03:50:59 +0000 UTCThere’s nothing to fix. Learn to use mods properly, asap.
SimMattically
2025-08-26 02:52:03 +0000 UTCYeah all the main menu mods of yours are making my screen black out and can't play my game, please fix that asap, otherwise you're awesome and I love all your mods.
Alicia Thomas
2025-08-26 02:47:19 +0000 UTCHey! I don’t know why you’re getting a white screen, that’s not a known issue with the mod, so I can’t really help with it. As for the glitch when resizing the window, that’s a known timing issue with the animations. I’m aware of it, but since it’s not game-breaking, it hasn’t been fixed (at least for now).
SimMattically
2025-08-25 21:13:06 +0000 UTCHi! This main menu override is beautiful! However, when opening my game in full screen it is white unless I do something like Ctrl+Alt+Delete to "exit" and go back into the game. Also, when I change my game to windowed or windowed full screen, half of the main menu turns black with just the clouds showing up and a little flash of a car. It's like it scooted too far to the left almost, and I can see the "edges" that we're not supposed to. Is there a specific way to install this file that I may have messed up? I'm not sure what else could be wrong. Thank you!
LuckySimmer10
2025-08-25 19:17:20 +0000 UTCClick the new Family button in the bottom left corner.
SimMattically
2025-08-22 16:09:54 +0000 UTCHow do I remove the sims? I liked it with just the cars in the background.
Brandmuffin89
2025-08-22 15:37:32 +0000 UTCOriginally, this menu was designed without a family picture, since it was meant to be hidden permanently. But some players wanted it back, so based on feedback I made it optional. If the family picture feels too small, you can enable it and then hover over the family button. After a short moment, a slider will appear that lets you adjust the picture size. Quality-wise, this is already the highest resolution the game allows, so I can’t make it any sharper or better.
SimMattically
2025-08-22 12:50:31 +0000 UTCI just tested this out, and it's working well. But the family picture doesn't work at all with that background. It's too small and looks like they are floating in the air. And the graphic quality doesn't really match either. Personally, though, I was never a fan of the idea of having the family picture on the main menu anyway. I have over 200 sims. And I don't even know how many households. I might play any family on any given game. The last family I played is largely irrelevant. So, I just hit the button to not show it. And then the menu looks great. I like the buttons for turning the family picture and the ads on and off. That makes things very simple. But for people who like the family picture, work needs to be done to make it look better with this background. Either change their size and position to make them look like they are standing in the room or maybe do something like having them in a picture on the wall or something.
Terry Prothero
2025-08-22 12:44:55 +0000 UTCis this updated yet?
KDD
2025-08-22 08:40:07 +0000 UTCThank you so much <3
Mathieu
2025-08-22 07:35:01 +0000 UTCty!! <3
Xavi
2025-08-22 00:16:06 +0000 UTCYou’re amazing! Thank you so much!
Nessibo
2025-08-21 21:41:38 +0000 UTCThank you🤍
Goddess
2025-08-21 20:44:49 +0000 UTCis this updated yet?
charlene
2025-08-21 19:44:10 +0000 UTCWill this get updated?
Alice
2025-08-21 18:40:19 +0000 UTCRemove the mod so that you can play for now. That worked for me.
eviekittie
2025-08-21 16:09:12 +0000 UTCWill this get updated from the newest update in August?
Brandmuffin89
2025-08-21 14:07:40 +0000 UTCI hope you make a update soon my screen looks black and i can't see nothing
Erin Brown
2025-08-21 11:25:28 +0000 UTCMy favorite one <3
ToddLandgraab
2025-08-20 18:33:35 +0000 UTCWill you be updating this pleaseeeeeeee we love all your work and need these back with this new update has my stuff looking crazy!
Taylor Mayd
2025-08-20 17:36:43 +0000 UTCthis is my favoret home screen so far but its broken sadly :( but hope a fix is in the ner future
Linzi Black
2025-08-20 16:21:42 +0000 UTCplease fix this is one of my favourite mods! xx
Helena White
2025-08-20 09:08:34 +0000 UTCI pray that this menu will once again spend days with me on my desk.
Johanelys Agosto
2025-08-20 07:39:59 +0000 UTChello! i believe this mod is broken with the new update on 8/19/25
frank
2025-08-19 21:25:49 +0000 UTCWould it be possible to get the family size adjust on this one + the higher quality family image? Loooove this menu but I also like seeing my family, while yes, I can turn them on and see them, they're small and floating on top of the menu, I think with the adjustment bringing them forward could look like they're actually in the room.
Gypsy Grace
2025-07-31 00:43:01 +0000 UTCyou are a genius this is my favorite home screen, its so stunning
Candydreams32
2025-07-21 21:51:49 +0000 UTCLive events popups haven’t been turned off, that’s probably what you’re seeing!
SimMattically
2025-07-13 13:08:10 +0000 UTCI'm not sure if im doing something wrong but full screen ads still pop up when i load up the game?
Precious Adigwe
2025-07-13 07:18:19 +0000 UTCThere is no update planned, the mod isn't broken.
SimMattically
2025-07-10 16:27:53 +0000 UTCJust wanted to check in and see if there would be an update to this as the new update for July appears to have broken it?
jess
2025-07-10 09:19:14 +0000 UTCI like so much this override♥️🫰🏻
JA Simmer
2025-07-06 18:38:40 +0000 UTCWould it be possible to make this (and similar main menu overrides) compatible with mods that make the family on the screen bigger? I'm not sure of the limitations of something like this, but I love having my sims family on screen but it looks a little silly to me with how small they are 😭😭
☆sunni☆
2025-07-02 04:40:24 +0000 UTCIt really depends on how fast or slow your computer is. Since Simmers use a wide range of setups, I recommend testing the mod and judging for yourself if performance is affected.
SimMattically
2025-06-29 15:36:06 +0000 UTCWill this slow down my game a lot how intensive is this mod- sorry if this is a silly question?
lonecity
2025-06-28 23:51:34 +0000 UTCHey! You probably didn't do anything wrong. I need to update the mod and make sure the speed it unified across different setups. I'm pretty sure it's related to the current FPS.
SimMattically
2025-06-04 19:35:55 +0000 UTCI am not sure if there is something I did wrong on my part, but I am having an issue where the cars and clouds move much faster than they're supposed to. Otherwise, everything works perfectly, it's just a little jarring to see lmao :p Do you know what the potential problem could be?
o
2025-06-04 18:59:11 +0000 UTCThe time of day changes on this menu have been making me so happy every day I've played since installing the mod :D feels like wizardry. Is there any chance you'd make a version with different toggleable backgrounds, like on the one with stills, but including (or only) your dynamic ones? I don't know if that's technically possible but it would be pretty cool. Right now I'm periodically swapping them out :)
Kayden
2025-06-03 21:49:21 +0000 UTCThis is fkn incredible! Amazing work Truly, honestly, one of the most beautiful and detailed and well done menu I've ever seen Big thanks!
Артур Литвиненко
2025-06-02 06:31:46 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, due to the limitations of modding, any resolution change that happens while the main menu is open will break the visuals.
SimMattically
2025-05-31 23:56:06 +0000 UTChi, i'm not sure if this is a me issue, but when I open up the sims, I move my game to a different, bigger monitor to play. but with this specific loading screen, it cuts in half when I switch from fullscreen to windowed, and half of it is the loading screen while the other half is black. the car still drives all the way through the screen, but the main menu is essentially "squished." If there's any way to fix this I would appreciate it.
rachel
2025-05-31 23:53:52 +0000 UTCNo update needed! It works just fine. :)
SimMattically
2025-05-31 21:24:04 +0000 UTCIs this updated to work with the may patch? 💜
Tulip 🌷
2025-05-31 21:23:07 +0000 UTCThis one also looks so amazing but I had to choose so I went with the Sakura one 💜
Renora
2025-05-24 17:31:24 +0000 UTCThank you very much! You're amazing!
SofiRing
2025-05-24 10:15:31 +0000 UTCthis is so cool!
wigglebean
2025-05-17 14:37:04 +0000 UTCI just dropped it into my Mods folder like any other mod.
Honnesty .
2025-05-17 03:26:47 +0000 UTCHow do you place it into your game I play on a MacBook Air and I can't figure it out Please Help!
Maddy Hardy
2025-05-16 16:12:19 +0000 UTCApaixonada por esse mod tão fofo, não consigo imaginar que a EA não adicionou isso ao jogo a anos. obrigada por tanto! :3
Lusy Price
2025-05-15 15:41:14 +0000 UTCthank you so much for this! it looks amazing :)
Juana Nuñez
2025-05-11 06:31:30 +0000 UTCamazing!!! you're too good at this!! beautiful!! thank you
奈奈 卯月
2025-05-09 07:25:49 +0000 UTCWowsome! I always dreamed of features like this!
LuciaSims
2025-05-08 21:08:37 +0000 UTComggg thanks so much! U're the best. When my pc is fixed, I'll quickly open my mods folder and add this menu <33
oru
2025-05-08 05:53:42 +0000 UTCthank you, you're the best!!!
Nana ♡
2025-05-07 23:03:15 +0000 UTCHey! Do you play in windowed mode?This is one of the limitations of modding. It happens when you resize the game’s window while you’re in the main menu. It’s just a visual glitch and won’t affect anything or cause your game to break! :)
SimMattically
2025-05-07 21:49:56 +0000 UTC@SimMattically, can you please take a look at this. I'm facing a bug where the screen looks like this. I'm guessing it might be due to latest patch. I really love the mod, so it would be great if you could fix this issue. Also, it happens randomly, like not always but about 2/10 times. Thanks Video Link: https://imagekit.io/tools/asset-public-link?detail=%7B%22name%22%3A%22The%20Sims%E2%84%A2%204%202025-05-07%2022-35-40.mp4%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22video%2Fmp4%22%2C%22signedurl_expire%22%3A%222028-05-06T17%3A11%3A05.817Z%22%2C%22signedUrl%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmedia-hosting.imagekit.io%2F31095a26001c43c0%2FThe%20Sims%E2%84%A2%204%202025-05-07%2022-35-40.mp4%3FExpires%3D1841245866%26Key-Pair-Id%3DK2ZIVPTIP2VGHC%26Signature%3DlU6wxZ2oFFk3FUCIPkJiG4M7hVcoaM1qN9c9XpRUlLpBI4KGhAFp8~RkZz2BCIElw1nnQ17tU-d-BxSWXt4Gup89V5VS9UAdPbRexva9RRfbdAKvb5osmfM8gFd32LUUvSK~cQ4m7DHsv~Mn8qgkV5AZcJ3wRekQKpVBlxvKFYDoD1PUHNIhH1qPYg66M8zHUhAQByb2ZhQoeTjzBSh1wrgSZbXtZhKgfAVuND4n581IAJyU46NPbIeEtrkmm7qR~Jfs0yG1SHNttxUxlyRATAU21m9h9d2QyBUZFtKJAr~3L4hRWiIWlln6fsdMwzmo0siX3bhnRKWGXkeo8imnEA__%22%7D
MelonLord
2025-05-07 17:07:58 +0000 UTCBless you
Laurexlawnn
2025-05-07 14:41:33 +0000 UTCyou're too good at this!! beautiful!!
snooza
2025-05-07 02:04:39 +0000 UTCAnd I grab! Ty for this :D \o/\o/
Lara Red
2025-05-07 01:04:29 +0000 UTCIs there anyway to just have the left side panel showing? ex. no home/store buttons , no the sims 4 logo. just the name of the save ur in and the rest underneath.
maeve rps
2025-05-07 00:04:29 +0000 UTComg this is amazing!!!
Elizabeth
2025-05-06 23:52:59 +0000 UTCHoly shit you've outdone yourself with this one!!!
Freya Gill
2025-05-06 23:07:33 +0000 UTCSORRY IGNORE THIS NVM! IT WAS MY BAD!
trinssims
2025-05-06 21:14:43 +0000 UTCdid this not work for anyone else or is it just me?
trinssims
2025-05-06 21:03:58 +0000 UTCYou are incredible!!! This is so good!!
Ismae
2025-05-06 20:48:08 +0000 UTCHey! Yep, my loading screens are mostly up to date. Long story short: while there might be minor visual glitches in some VERY rare or very specific cases, they should still work just fine for you. They won’t interfere with your game loading or running properly.
SimMattically
2025-05-06 17:27:36 +0000 UTCThank you so much I’ve been waiting for these🥹 Do you by chance know if your loading screens are up to date? I tried using them and after getting to the main menu it just loads🥲 I deleted any other ones I had and removed my cache files, even reset my computer. Please let me know if I can fix this☺️☺️
vivi
2025-05-06 17:20:25 +0000 UTCThis is just stunning, you are amazing!!
Julien
2025-05-06 16:37:05 +0000 UTCahh this is so pretty!!!! I cannot wait to get home and install this into my game❤️❤️✨
hyunjin_bunnie
2025-05-06 15:54:39 +0000 UTCThis is the absolute cutest, seriously
Pxneapple
2025-05-06 15:41:03 +0000 UTC1. Make sure your mods are enabled. 2. Make sure you have no other main menu mods — no custom backgrounds, no tweaks or fixes (including my own, like the No Ads mod).
SimMattically
2025-04-21 13:46:23 +0000 UTCIt doesn't work for me... :'(
Myclor
2025-04-21 13:43:05 +0000 UTCHey, if you mean the Refreshed Opening (intro and splash screen override), it should work just fine. There’s no connection between these two mods.
SimMattically
2025-04-17 00:10:11 +0000 UTCHey! I’m sorry about that. The original idea was to hide the family completely, but then I decided I wanted players to be able to toggle it with the F key — and I totally forgot to actually add that to the mod! I just fixed it, so please re-download the file. It should work now! :)
SimMattically
2025-04-17 00:08:27 +0000 UTCthank you but when i press f no family pops up
Daviona Storey
2025-04-16 22:45:04 +0000 UTCThis is so beautiful in game!!! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Beulah's Daisy
2025-04-16 22:13:18 +0000 UTCDoes this work with the refreshed opening window? because I have this and the opening window and this menu doesn't show up for me.
Lexi
2025-04-16 17:51:38 +0000 UTCThank you! 😊
SimMattically
2025-04-16 02:37:15 +0000 UTCThank you! ☺️
SimMattically
2025-04-16 02:36:59 +0000 UTCThis is so amazing!
daluved1
2025-04-16 01:41:22 +0000 UTCamazing!!! so excited to see this in my game
Lavender Lounge Sims
2025-04-15 23:32:30 +0000 UTCThank you so much ❤️
SimMattically
2025-04-15 23:26:58 +0000 UTCthe lamp the cars the clouds- it's all so good thank u
aharris00britney
2025-04-15 23:21:08 +0000 UTC
