Package files are not loading
Greetings. I'm a long-time Sims 3 player. I recently got a friend into playing the game and they bought the game. They're not all that tech-savvy, so I've been helping them with their setup, which includes some common mods like Overwatch, ErrorTrap, StoryProgression, etc. These are mods that I've used on my own game for years with no issue.
I drop the packages into the correct folder on her laptop where the mods are supposed to go. However, when loading the game, nothing loads.
I've tried Moving The Sims 3 folder out of Documents so it can create a new one and that worked just fine. I followed the same steps again for the Mods folder and put the mods in. Same result: package files are not loading. Game plays just fine, however, it just seems to pretend that it can't read the files in the folder. She has admin privileges on her laptop, so the game can access the folder no problem. It is the correct folder layout because when I launch the application, the Sims3Logs.xml file is updated every time.
I'm really scratching my head on this one. Any reason why package files aren't being loaded/recognized?
The path file that I'm putting stuff in: C:\Users\admin\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
The specs as requested:
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Processor: i5-9300H @2.40GHz (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB
Graphics card: Intel UHD Graphics 630
The game is up to date. Literally no other issues with the game.