Post by skyguysss on Mar 28, 2022 15:04:19 GMT -5
Hi S4S forums,
I have an idea for a mod I'd like to see in the game and need some help making it work.
It's an item called a Servo Auto-Charger, and for Servo sims it will automatically & wirelessly recharge their charge motive if they're in the same room as the device. It would be the tesla coil object borrowed from the Parenthood GP, but with the colors of its rod swapped from red to green. Servos would no longer need to go into sleep mode as long as they're in proximity to the charger, although a downside is that it would draw lots of power and could make a big impact on the household's electric bill. Perhaps there could also be a little buff on Servos that shows up when they're being charged wirelessly.
I was able to make an item clone in S4S with the recolor, and while I've dabbled in a little script modding recently, I'm not too sure what else I need to edit or the appropriate TDESCs I need to use for it to work. Something else I noticed with this object is that it has 3 animation states for the electricity animation in high, medium and low, and I think it'd be good to tie these into options for different "charging" strengths so servos could charge faster or slower if the user desires. Would also like to turn off the sound effects so its electric sounds aren't too annoying after a while.
I already have a package file that I could share with someone who wants to help and it should have most of the resources needed inside, just need help on scripting it to function. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
I have an idea for a mod I'd like to see in the game and need some help making it work.
It's an item called a Servo Auto-Charger, and for Servo sims it will automatically & wirelessly recharge their charge motive if they're in the same room as the device. It would be the tesla coil object borrowed from the Parenthood GP, but with the colors of its rod swapped from red to green. Servos would no longer need to go into sleep mode as long as they're in proximity to the charger, although a downside is that it would draw lots of power and could make a big impact on the household's electric bill. Perhaps there could also be a little buff on Servos that shows up when they're being charged wirelessly.
I was able to make an item clone in S4S with the recolor, and while I've dabbled in a little script modding recently, I'm not too sure what else I need to edit or the appropriate TDESCs I need to use for it to work. Something else I noticed with this object is that it has 3 animation states for the electricity animation in high, medium and low, and I think it'd be good to tie these into options for different "charging" strengths so servos could charge faster or slower if the user desires. Would also like to turn off the sound effects so its electric sounds aren't too annoying after a while.
I already have a package file that I could share with someone who wants to help and it should have most of the resources needed inside, just need help on scripting it to function. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
