they're making the sims 4 base game free to play for everyone forever next month
it's gonna be free on every platform too, consoles and computers. October 18th
if you've never played or you've always been interested but deterred by the price NOWS YOUR CHANCE
you can use this tool to get all the dlcs for free, last I checked it works fine on a legal copy
and mods are half the magic. here's how to install them and here's a bunch of gameplay tweaks.
this is just cosmetic stuff but i highly recommend it:
huge directory of cc
noblu/noglo
no white outline
if you find a sims player that you like the style of, check their tumblr for a resources page. they'll often list most of what they use.
have fun and make sure you look for mod updates after each game update
