Permanent Suntan or Sunburn ?
Kyna:
I like the perma tan effect. I use your replacement skins KSK, but I find your S4 is a little too pale for my taste. I give S4 sims permanent tans so that they look a little darker.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: KnightSkyKyte on 2007 December 11, 07:52:58
OK, I got the lot debugger, and did the Fix... Tans & Burns. The portrait changed, but the tans are still on the sim... is it supposed to work immediately? Or do I have to wait a few days for it to kick in?
The Fix Tans and Burns reconciles the state of physical appearance with the sim's tokenage. That means if the tan is STILL there, it means he is SUPPOSED to have a fan. In some cases, a sim can get permanently stuck with a tan, or, worse, a burn, even when it should have gone away, because the overlay is still there, but the token is gone. Fix Tans and Burns reconciles the state of a sim's physical appearance with the data on the tokens.
KnightSkyKyte:
OK... so... how do I know if the token is borked/gone, J.M.? Because, from what I understood of what you wrote, if the fix tans and burns reconciles the state of a sim's physical appearance with the data on the tokens, and the token is gone, then it can't do the fix? (In which case, the sim is *supposed* to have a tan because the gremlins in the game say so?) Just checking...
How does it happen, or what causes the overlay to stay once the token goes away? (Or is this as yet a mysterious occurrence with no known cause? I wonder if it has anything to do with returning to the home-home base game neighbourhood with a tan or a burn...)
Does anyone know how long a tan is supposed to last? I know the Prima Guide (yes, known to be wrong on more than one occasion) says sunburn lasts one sim day, and I found that to be true, and it also says that tans last 2 sim days, which hasn't been what I'm finding out now (up to 4 days & haven't played on yet).
If I know how long a tan is supposed to last, then I will know whether the tokens are gone and the tan is perma, or whether I need to be a LOT more patient before reverting to a much earlier pre-tan saved game.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: KnightSkyKyte on 2007 December 12, 10:36:31
OK... so... how do I know if the token is borked/gone, J.M.? Because, from what I understood of what you wrote, if the fix tans and burns reconciles the state of a sim's physical appearance with the data on the tokens, and the token is gone, then it can't do the fix? (In which case, the sim is *supposed* to have a tan because the gremlins in the game say so?) Just checking...
A suntan token is one of those "counted tokens" and cannot contain data or be "borked". If a sim has no suntan token of any kind, then his "correct" state is to lack tan or burn, and this will be the state chosen when Fix Tans & Burns reconciles his state. If a sim does have a suntan token, he will be set to tanned (and remain so until the token wears off, hopefully naturally, whereupon the normal game will take it away). If he has a burn token, he will be given the burn. If he has both a tan AND a burn token (state is not possible), the erroneous burn token is removed and the state is reconciled as above. And again, if he has no tokens of any kind, then all tan and burn overlays are removed.
Basically, the game says your sim is supposed to have a tan at this point in time. Simple. If you don't know, just push the button and see. Because I don't know either.
KnightSkyKyte:
Yes, I did push the button before my previous post. And because I have a minor dash of OCD... suffice to say, the sim was supposed to have a tan.
Oh, by the way, suntans last about 5 days ;D
OK, P&L if you must!
Thankyou for the "fix/burns & tans" on the debugger.
I'll just run along now...
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