Proposition: Arranged Marriage Hack
Avalikia:
Way back when I said something about wanting an arranged marriage hack, I noticed that a lot of people thought it was a good idea for a hack too. However, as far as I know, nobody has made one. Therefore I humbly request that one be made. (And if someone made one while I wasn't looking, then gimme!)
But I don't come asking for something without giving something in return. I was thinking about what sort of method might be best for a hack of this kind recently, and I think I've come up with a (relatively) simple solution that should work:
The currently controlled Sim with unattached child(ren) uses a social on another Sim with unattached child(ren). Assuming that their relationship is as high enough, a dialogue box displays the unattached children of the asker in the same dialogue box used by moving in/parties/etc. and the user selects one of them. This is repeated, this time displaying the unattached children of the asked. A check is run to make sure the Sim asked doesn't dislike the partner being offered to their child (because nobody wants to have their child marry someone they dislike). The game then sets the two Sims chosen as engaged (whether they like it or not). Marhis's wonderful hacked wedding arch can finish the job once it's time to get married.
Notes:
Since I don't know how to make hacks, I'm officially putting this idea up in the air for anyone who wants to snatch it and make it their own. Similarily, anyone who does so is free to alter it as they see fit. Also, everyone is encouraged to tear it to pieces and poke it with sticks, since I know you're going to anyway. I think that, provided it doesn't cause any VBTs to happen, it would be nice to be able to select any children no matter how young for this treatment. (I saw a lady on TV once who was arranged to be married before she was born. Her mother, while pregnant with her, owed her husband's mother some money, but she agreed to forgive the debt if the child being carried was a girl and would marry her infant son. Since she was a girl, she was born betrothed. Too bad that wouldn't be feasable here.) Also, I'd reccommend being very leniant when it comes to the required relationship score especially, if possible, family Sims.
Aggie:
If this hack gets made, I'll certainly use it as well, Avalikia. :D What a good idea; it would certainly speed things up a bit in my 'hood.
A problem I could see would be how to put an engagement tag onto a child (or younger) and whether or not it would automatically disappear when said child aged. Since the game really isn't set up to have children being engaged (I would assume), I'd imagine said hack would need extensive testing before it was considered a 'safe' hack.
missaaliyah:
Great, that would be an awesome than you hack! :D
Soylent Sim:
As a fan of parsimony, I'm forced to ask why you need to inflict the specific engaged status on pre-adult sims, which would probably cause other bits of silliness unless the nature of "engaged" were altered as well. (Off the top of my head, the inability to elope, the ability for the arranged to call off the engagement on their own, and the fact that it has no real effects besides showing a tiny icon.) This mod would also come close to the issue of child brides, which is not something I see many modders being keen on.
Wouldn't it be much easier to just put a blurb in the individual bios of the arranged sims, and then use a forced marriage hack/object when they become adults (or teens, if you have one of those hacks)? Sometimes it seems like people are too keen on specific game states for things more easily handled by player intent.
jolrei:
Quote from: Soylent Sim on 2007 June 04, 18:28:27
Wouldn't it be much easier to just put a blurb in the individual bios of the arranged sims, and then use a forced marriage hack/object when they become adults (or teens, if you have one of those hacks)? Sometimes it seems like people are too keen on specific game states for things more easily handled by player intent.
I'm not sure a hack is needed. If you want an "arranged marriage", can't this be edited via something like SimPE? I've never actually added a check to the engaged box in the relations editor in SimPE, but I have certainly deleted the engaged status. I would think you could simply check off "engaged" in SimPE under your Sim's relationship with their designated betrothed, and this would have the necessary effect, possibly without affecting the relationship bars (mind you, the engagement might fail if the relationship was too low).
Arranged marriage or not, presumeably you would want the relationship between the two newly married or engaged sims to improve over time anyway.
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