Homework Sometimes Ver 1.1 (12/2/06)
by Twojeffs

Based on the original Homeworksometimesfasterfun by Jenflower

Changes from the original version:

1. Chance of having homework is no longer a constant random chance. It is inversely proportional to the child's grade. Sims with high grades will have a lower chance of getting homework than sims with crappy grades.

2. Sims that have not yet learned to study will always have homework.

3. Now also includes complete stompage of the 'Kackapee!' (GRR!!!) A+ Cheer. It will not happen. EVER. Not even the first time the kid gets an A.




README FROM THE ORIGINAL HACK:


HomeworkSometimesFasterFun - beta v.1
by Jenflower
http://www.modthesims2.com


This is a mod I made for myself because I wanted to make school and homework slightly more realistic.  I tinkered around with the numbers for a while, but I think I have a pretty good formula here. 


This is what the hack does:

1:  Serious Students (those with their Playfulness Attribute of 4 bars or less) will get a raise in their Fun Motive while at school.  Nerds :)
2: Students with an A-, A, or A+ will finish their homework faster.
3: Students who are being helped with their homework will find that homework is not such a fun-sucker and their social bar should get a tiny boost.  
I added this in so that those student who just can't get an A, will at least have a chance to make homework a little easier for them.
.....and my favorite part....
4: Homework will only be given occasionally.  When the student gets off the bus and checks their report card, you will then see a message appear in the right corner of the screen letting you know that they do not have homework that day.


The original game had the following features.  
Homework speed begins at 3.  
When the student is being helped by a family member, add an extra 3.  
After they receive the memory that they have been taught how to study, add another 3.
Homework left undone will adversely (badly) affect your grade.

With this hack, all of those original features remain.  
This is what I have added:  
When a student is an A student, they get an extra 8 increase in their homework speed.  I got my Sim to finish his homework in about 1/2 hour.  
Other fun increases occur during homework when they are a serious student (big boost), an A student (small boost), and when they are being helped (small boost).

Some of the fun boosts will be very noticable and others will just keep the fun bar from dropping rapidly.  It all depends on the combination of qualities your student has...serious, A students, being helped with their homework get the best fun boost.  

Extra Notes:
1 -  The fun increase does not begin until the little blue progress bar begins to rise.  The initial few minutes of homework are not fun, but as the homework progresses, so does the fun.
2 - The student's grade will continue to rise even though they don't get homework.  Grades are more affected by undone homework and missing school.  I think mood affects this as well.  Undone homework will still affect their grade.  Make sure they finish the homework they do get.  

 
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Download the zip file at the end of this post.
Save it and 'unzip' it with a program like WinZip.
Put the .package file in your Downloads folder.  
(C:/My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Downloads)
Load the game and test it out.

Compatible hacks:
Make sure all previous versions (if any) of this hack are taken out of that folder. 
This hack is NOT compatible with the nohomework hack. 
This hack IS compatible with the nocheering hack and the no A+ memory hack.
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Important: 
This hack is still in beta testing and is therefore NOT to be redistributed elsewhere and may not be made for download on any other sites.  It is currently only available on www.modthesims2.com in the Beta Testing forum.  
You may contact me through their message system on that site.
Thanks so much!
