Mid-life crisis (Hack creation help)
simsfreq:
I want to make a hack, and this might be a bit complicated to start out with seeing as the most remotely hack-related thing I've done so far is make a few custom clothes and skins in Body Shop and mess around with settings on sims in SimPE. However I'm a quick learner and I'm not scared of experimenting with editing code and things. Way back when, I did some experiments with the Sims Transmogrifier too. (Remember that? Retro.)
Basically I want sims to have a random chance (About 15%) of re-rolling a completely new aspiration and LTW if they reach aspiration failure during adulthood. I like to call it a mid-life crisis. I'd like to make 2 versions of the hack so that one version would be completely random and another would offer players a (limited) choice. I'd also like it to be compatible with non-NL-owners by either making 2 versions of which one doesn't contain pleasure and one does. I'm not sure which EP the grilled cheese one comes with.
I know it's possible to force sims to roll a random aspiration. (TJ's college adjuster hack does this for example)
I don't know if it's possible for this to happen automatically. (ie, not by the player selecting the option themselves.)
I don't know if it's possible for aspiration failure to trigger an event. Maybe it could replace the appearance of the Psychiatrist, but only 15% of the time.
I don't know if it's possible to make a "Chance-card-like" scenario happen in-game without the sim having to go to work or have a particular job. (To offer the option)
I know it's possible to create custom memories. (Can probably find tutorial for this myself.)
I don't know if it's possible to create this or tweak it without going in and out of the game repeatedly. (My computer fails at this.)
I don't know what tools I'd need to create the hack.
I can currently only test it in the base game because my computer fails in general. However I do have Seasons and OFB when I get enough RAM/A decent video card for them, and Uni if I go and nick it off my sister. I don't need to test the animations since I wouldn't need any new ones. I could make an object that you place on the lot which causes the breakdown, or a global hack. Not fussed, although I think people would prefer an object.
Any help, ideas and links would be gold. (Platinum??) Cheers. Unless someone wants to do it for me, in which case I'll provide a more detailed plan, and dialogues for all the pop-ups. (Have them all written already, how sad am I?)
Hook:
Quote from: simsfreq on 2007 October 09, 16:53:12
... I'll provide a more detailed plan, and dialogs for all the pop-ups. (Have them all written already, how sad am I?)
Not sad at all. Writing the design document before you start is a good idea, and the right way to go about it.
Unfortunately, I really can't help you, but the idea sounds like a good one. How about making them get a new aspiration *every* time the therapist shows up? :D After all, isn't this what therapists do?
Hook
Emma:
I think this is an awesome idea, especially Hook's suggestion of asp. change when the therapist 'cures' them.
I'd definitely use this mod, but only if it didn't break all my other hacks. ;D
LFox:
They suddenly have a breakdown and develope an unhealthy fixation on grilled cheese hehe. Sounds like an interesting hack, i like the idea of 100% chance though. It would be especially useful for an asylum "i want to learn things" "well that didn't work out why don't i try earning money" "GRILLLED CHEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSEEEEEEEEE"
Karen:
I love this idea. I've been wanting something like this at least since Uni came out. I think it would be great to have the new aspiration be totally random.
Karen
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