Query About A Possible Rain and Puddles Hack or Mod
Mirelly:
OK so sims can use the cold of winter to freeze, the heat of summer to get sunburned, the winds of autumn to fly kites. But all they do with rain is look at it and as for puddles ... >:(
The hack I envisage would cause sims, upon noticing the rain, realise that if they are outside, then they're getting wet. Detting wet would amount to a slow decrease in hygiene (it would be a neat trick if this could be reversed by going and staying indoors long enough but I don't expect miracles). If free will is on the hack would cause sims to seek the nearest indoors cover where they will wait out the end of the storm (being stupid sims they might just stand in the greenhouse reluctant to go out and get wet).
Oh, yeah .... Jumping in puddles should definitely cause a rapid decrease in hygiene which should stop all but the most dumbnuts PDQ.
Thoughts? Or has it already been done?
Theo:
I too noticed how odd it is for sims not reacting to rain pouring on their heads. Even the most dumb real-life animals would seek cover ::)
But if their comfort and hygiene motives were to suddenly decrease, then maybe they'd seek the next bathtub, so you have my support on that hack suggestion.
Sivany:
My sims already run to the bathroom to use the shower or bath far too often. Hygiene declines way to fast just from normal activities in my opinion. On the other hand I think it's fairly stupid how they just stand there in the rain all the time so some consequences and reaction would be good. I think comfort should be the motive that declines, rather than hygiene. If I get caught in the rain I don't immediately feel the need to go home and jump in the shower, but I would go inside and take steps to make myself more comfortable by changing my clothes or dying out etc. I know sims can't do those things but the comfort motive declining would still make more sense to me.
Hygiene for the splashing in puddles though definitely! At the moment your toddler can go play in a pool of pee/toilet water/rain water etc and somehow not get dirty. :-\
syberspunk:
I thought that sims are supposed to like cringe and cover their heads when it rains. No? Did I imagine watching that somewhere? Maybe it was a Lies and Propaganda video... but I thought I remember seeing that, even like before Seasons.
A dirty puddles hack shouldn't be too hard to do, I don't think. I haven't looked at any of the weather code. Although I'm curious about it. I tried using disasim on the object package, but it died. :-/ I guess I could check and see if Shy has any plans in updating it.
I suppose I could re-install all the bits and parts for the dizziness again. I just never got around to re-installing it after I had to do another reformat on my old machine.
Ste
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Mirelly on 2007 March 16, 14:36:50
The hack I envisage would cause sims, upon noticing the rain, realise that if they are outside, then they're getting wet. Detting wet would amount to a slow decrease in hygiene (it would be a neat trick if this could be reversed by going and staying indoors long enough but I don't expect miracles).
Wouldn't it increase hygiene, at least to a point?
Quote from: Mirelly on 2007 March 16, 14:36:50
If free will is on the hack would cause sims to seek the nearest indoors cover where they will wait out the end of the storm (being stupid sims they might just stand in the greenhouse reluctant to go out and get wet).
Oh, yeah .... Jumping in puddles should definitely cause a rapid decrease in hygiene which should stop all but the most dumbnuts PDQ.
Thoughts? Or has it already been done?
Well, I can't think of any outright direct effects that rain should have, other than perhaps causing sims to rapidly become more cold if it's cold, unless you want me to switch the rain to the modern acid rain. That will convince everyone to run for cover real fast when it BURNS. But then people would complain about, say, the lack of umbrellas.
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