Character Values Overhaul

Download: Mod The Sims / CurseForge / SFS
Requires: Parenthood Game Pack
Supported Languages: All
Patch Resilience: High ℹ️

The Character Value (CV) system introduced in Parenthood is underdeveloped and hasn’t been updated in years. In an unmodded game, only 12 traits out of the 60+ traits available to Sims have an impact on CVs. Also, if a child ages up with a worrisome trait like “Evil,” their existing CVs will remain largely unchanged. This mod corrects that and goes several steps further.

What This Mod Does

• All traits (including Toddler and expansion pack traits) will now impact Character Values when a Sim is first created.

• Rebalances points needed for earning Parenthood traits to make the gameplay more challenging

• Increases randomization of Character Values to ensure that no two Sims are exactly alike.

• Character Values will now slowly decay over time.

• Sims with a Character Value in the red will now behave as if they have the associated negative trait. Ex: a Child Sim with -20 points in Responsibility will behave and roll wants as if they had the Irresponsible trait.

• When a Sim ages up, the trait they age up with will now impact their Character Values. (Requires Lot 51 Core Library)

• Infant traits will impact a Sim's Character Values when they age up to a Toddler. (Requires Lot 51 Core Library)

• All of the boring Character Value notifications ("Sim is in range to earn Responsible trait") have been replaced with 30+ livelier ones (all notifications fit in the game, are gender neutral, and have been spell checked). This is for English only. All other languages will continue to use their language's default notifications.

For more detailed information, check out the mod's page on Mod The Sims.

Compatibility

Despite the emphasis on traits in this mod, no trait files have been modified. The main files this mod modifies are the lifeSkillStatisitc XMLs and the LifeSkills_Autonomy buff XMLs. I haven't encountered another mod that touches these.

This mod is compatible with mods that increase or decrease the rate at which you gain/lose Character Value points. This includes the difficulty adjustment setting found in MCCC.

Some features of this mod require Lot 51 Core Library

This mod will work without it, but if you want ALL of the features this mod has to offer, you need to make sure that you have "lot51_core.ts4script" somewhere in your mods folder. If you already have it, you're golden. If you don't, you can download it here.

This mod was made possible by Sims 4 Studio.