April Updates and New Mods

Hi All,

Spring is finally here! I can't believe how quickly the first part of the year has flown by. I was, somehow, super productive this month.

Below are four new mods that'll be released throughout this month: Music Lessons (public release), Sports Bracket Pool Tradition (early access), Beauty Bar Small Business (early access), and Youth League Afterschool Activity (early access). I also have a few updates for a handful of my mods.

I'll be back with a new mod or two and some updates for some of my mods next month and of course any needed updates between now and then.

Happy simming!

Mod Updates

These mods have received updates.

Public Updates

Connected Sims v2.1 - Updated to change the way rabbithole events work so your sims stop doing other things and go to their activity before it times out.

Divergent Sims (Public) v5.8.7 - Updated to fix a missing test for intervention reminders. Sims in rehab, juvie, police custody, boarding school, hospital recovery, or inpatient stays should no longer have the chance to get a condition from the mod upon aging up until they have left such facility.

Education Overhaul v5.9- Updated to fix boarding school sims learning skills too quickly. Sims in boarding school should no longer be eligible for illnesses or medical emergencies from HCR or conditions when aging up while at boarding school from DS.

Healthcare Redux (Public) v9.8.7- Updated with fixed cochlear implants and reduced head lice chances and recurrence rate. Sims in rehab, juvie, police custody, boarding school, hospital recovery, or inpatient stays should no longer have the chance to get sick or injured or induce medical emergencies while thus occupied.

Preteen v1.9 - Updated to change how invisible orientation picks career levels for junior high and high school. This is only for the junior high version; doesn't affect middle school.

Patron Updates

Divergent Sims (Patreon) v6.1.9 - Updated to fix a missing test for intervention reminders and to allow Sims schedule an appointment reminder event on the calendar. Sims in rehab, juvie, police custody, boarding school, hospital recovery, or inpatient stays should no longer have the chance to get a condition from the mod upon aging up until they have left such facility.

Healthcare Redux (Patreon) v10.8.7 - You will need to replace all mod files including medications. Updated with fixed cochlear implants, reduced head lice chances and reoccurrence, and to allow sims to schedule an appointment reminder event on the calendar. I made several changes to injuries including EA injuries now function more like mod injuries with things like falling off a horse or the basketball sprained ankle making sims actually act injured if the Injuries Module is installed.

Sims with certain EA injuries can visit the mod's doctor and get fitted for casts or need surgery which has been expanded to include ankle wraps. I also added a functional bandaid box which your sim can use to apply a bandaid when they are injured on their fingers or knees to the appropriate body part. Sports Injuries from the Youth League After School Activity can be treated by the mod's sports medicine visits.

Sims in rehab, juvie, police custody, boarding school, hospital recovery, or inpatient stays should no longer have the chance to get sick or injured or induce medical emergencies while thus occupied.

New Mods

Music Lessons v1.2

Public Release

I have wanted for a while to have active non-after school activity music lessons for my child and teen sims. Teens can sign up for a String (Violin or Guitar) and/or Piano lessons and Children can sign up for Violin and/or Piano lessons. They can sign up and cancel lessons via the computer but can attend or begin lessons via the computer or phone.

String (Guitar and Violin) lessons are held weekly on Saturday at 10am and Piano lessons are Saturdays at 12pm. Each lesson is $50 and last for about an hour. Sims are able to skip lessons but they are charged each week at the lesson's appointed time until lessons are cancelled.

Sims can either attend a rabbithole for their lessons or have active private lessons with a music teacher who visits their home or skip that week's lesson. Sims should be be reminded automatically each Saturday before it's time for lessons and can decide to skip, attend lessons, or have home lessons when prompted.

Sports Bracket Pool Holiday Tradition v1

All Early Access Patron Tier: Today

This is a mod in honor of March Madness.

I made a new custom holiday tradition. Sims can via the phone under Entertainment or on the Computer under Web Enter into a Sports Bracket Pool ($25). They have a chance to win 70 percent of the pool, be the runner up and get 30 percent of the pool, or come in last place and get their entry fee back, or get nothing. I suggest pairing it with Watch Sports TV and Drinking for a custom sports holiday.

Requires Lot's Core Library.

Beauty Bar Small Business v1

Sapphire/Violet Release: April 7th
Midnight/Azure Release: April 14th

This mod was inspired by watching a sims content creator trying to create a beauty salon with the new pack only for none of the features to support it nor the functionality to make it so that its an actual business with sims autonomously behaving as they should. So I made this. What this adds is a variety of club and small business activities pertaining to running a full service beauty bar as well as the mechanics for your sims to autonomously offer, choose, request, and participate in those activities/services while in clubs or small businesses. You can choose individual beauty and personal care services to offer or bundle them into specific collections of activities so not to clog up the 5 slots.

Requires Lot's Core Library. You MUST download the version Lot uploaded on March 30th. I used code from the updated version and it is required.

Club Activities

Added the following club activities:

• Get Body Massages 

• Offer Hair Styling 

• Offer Makeup Styling 

• Get Hair Styled

• Get Makeup Done

• Get Hair or Makeup Done 

• Get Manicures 

• Get Pedicures 

• Get Nails Done 

• Get Hand or Foot Massages

Small Business Activities

Added the following small business activities for customers:

• Get Manicures - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. Sims will be encouraged to get manicures.

• Get Pedicures - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. Sims will be encouraged to get pedicures.

• Get Nails Done - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. Sims will be encouraged to get pedicures and manicures.

• Get Hand or Foot Massages - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. Sims will be encouraged to get hand and foot massages.

• Get Body Massages - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. Sims will be encouraged to get body massages from massage tables.

• Get Pampering Services - This encourages customers to get hand and/or foot massages and/or nail services.

• Get Grooming Services - This encourages customers to get their nails and/or hair done.

• Get Hair Styled - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. This encourages Sims to get their hair done.

• Get Makeup Done - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. This encourages Sims to get their makeup done.

• Get Hair or Makeup Done - This is the same as the club activity enabled for customers. This encourages Sims to get their makeup and/or hair done.

• Get Beauty Bar Services - This encourages customers to get their hair and nails and makeup done and body, foot, and hand massages.

Added the following small business activities for employees and owner:

• Tend Massage Table - This is different from the EA "Give Massages" activity (which only worked for sims with a certain wellness skill making it useless unless your employees had high wellness skills) and is only available for small businesses. Employees and the owner will tend the Massage Table and offer playable and nnonplayable sims body massages and sims will autonomously approach them for body massages.

• Tend Stylist Station (Hair) - This is a completely separate activity from the club activity. Employees and the owner will tend the Stylist station and offer hair styling and sims will autonomously approach them for hair styling.

• Tend Stylist Station (Makeup) - This is a completely separate activity from the club activity. Employees and the owner will tend the Stylist station and offer hair styling to customers and npc customers will autonomously approach them for hair styling.

• Tend Stylist Station- Employees and the owner will tend the Stylist station and offer hair and makeup styling and offer hair styling and npc customers will autonomously approach them for hair and makeup.

• Tend Massage Chair (Massages) - Employees and the owner will tend the Massage Chair and offer hand and foot massages to customers and npc customers will autonomously approach them for hand and foot massages.

• Tend Massage Chair (Nails Services)- Employees and the owner will tend the Massage Chair and offer manicures and pedicures to customers and npc customers will autonomously approach them for manicures and pedicures.

• Tend Massage Chair - Employees and the owner will tend the Massage Chair and offer manicures, pedicures, foot and hand massages to customers and npc customers will autonomously approach them for manicures and pedicures as well as foot and hand massages.

• Offer Grooming Services - Employees and the owner will tend the Massage Chair or Styling Station and offer manicures and pedicures and hair styling to customers and npc customers will autonomously approach them for manicures and pedicures and hair styling.

Youth League Afterschool Sports v1

Sapphire/Violet Release: April 21st
Midnight/Azure Release: April 28th

This is a mod in honor of March Madness.

This mod adds a new Youth Sports League After School Activity. This is available for teens and children. The first level is orientation after which sims will need to choose between basketball, football, and soccer.

Sims have sports games every Friday, with the exception being that if they haven't had a practice yet (i.e. they join on or after Wednesday but before Friday) their first game is a scrimmage that doesn't count towards total games, and after 5 regular season games can get an opportunity to compete in a playoff and then a championship games depending on how well their sports team does. They must win at least 2 regular season games to move on to the playoffs though it's not guaranteed and the chances are better the more games they win. The playoff game is single elimination. Otherwise their season starts over if they lose the playoff game or the championship game is played.

While practicing and during games, depending what options your sim chooses while at practice or games (the options differ based on practice/game days), there is a chance that your sim could get a sports injury or penalties. Injuries and ejections during games will end the game. These sports injuries can be treated via Healthcare Redux (Patreon version). Children will work on increasing their motor skill and Teens will work on increasing their fitness skill.

Requires Lot's Core Library.