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Post by SpinningPlumbobs on Oct 26, 2017 5:54:50 GMT -5
Hey all! I'm fairly new to using threads to ask for help, so please forgive any lack of etiquette. I've been sort of casually working on a simple trait that I thought would be cool to use in conjunction with MermanSimmer's tail creations. It became a bit more of a project than I intended and I really would like to expand it. I created a "Mermaid" trait as a very watered-down lifestate like a vampire or an alien. They always have a subtle blue glow from the waist down, which I see as being a better alternative to the leg scales from ts3. Currently, Mermaids have a "power", so to speak, where if they're performing a singing interaction, they'll emit a cool visual effect and any non-Mermaids nearby will become very flirty, their romance will increase faster, and they will increase creative skills at a faster rate. This is based on a siren/muse type of ability. Also, I incorporated an H2O-esque piece of lore by giving Mermaids a weakness to moonlight. If they are outside between 8:00 pm and 8:00 am, there's a chance of them gaining a strong dazed moodlet from being under the moon. I thought this would be a cool equivalent to a vampire's sunlight weakness. They also have a chance of getting a unique flu-like sickness that messes with their siren voice. So basically, I've slowly been trying to expand it and I've hit a block where I need some help or even just advice. My hope is to possibly create a moodlet that is added when a mermaid is swimming or bathing and applies MermanSimmer's tail CAS part (with his permission, of course), clone the Plantsim water motive and rename it to "hydration", give Mermaids the ability to absorb water puddles to fulfill the hydration motive, and maybe create a new interaction using the singing animation that acts as a better siren call. Any assistance would be extremely appreciated and any links to tutorials would be very helpful! Thanks!
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Post by Merman Simmer on Oct 29, 2017 12:26:01 GMT -5
OMG. I need this. If you need me, I'll be available.
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Post by SpinningPlumbobs on Oct 29, 2017 22:03:27 GMT -5
OMG. I need this. If you need me, I'll be available. Awesome! If you’d like to test the trait, that would be really helpful. It functions almost exactly like I intended, but I’ve had a few hiccups. Do you have experience with coding? If so, that would also be very helpful.
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Post by Merman Simmer on Nov 1, 2017 6:27:49 GMT -5
OMG. I need this. If you need me, I'll be available. Awesome! If you’d like to test the trait, that would be really helpful. It functions almost exactly like I intended, but I’ve had a few hiccups. Do you have experience with coding? If so, that would also be very helpful. I really want to test. Unfortunately I can not help with codes (I am a total noob), but I can help with animations and tails for the mod
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Post by SpinningPlumbobs on Nov 1, 2017 16:04:48 GMT -5
Awesome! If you’d like to test the trait, that would be really helpful. It functions almost exactly like I intended, but I’ve had a few hiccups. Do you have experience with coding? If so, that would also be very helpful. I really want to test. Unfortunately I can not help with codes (I am a total noob), but I can help with animations and tails for the mod No problem! I'm starting to realize I may be a bit ambitious for my current skill level, but I'd like to perfect what I have right now at least. If someone more skilled would like to jump in to assist, that would be amazing. Lol. Anyway, I just have to go over a few things, then I'll post a link to the trait so you can test it. Thank you for your help!
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Post by SpinningPlumbobs on Nov 2, 2017 18:50:40 GMT -5
Okay, so there's a bit of a problem with the trait. It doesn't appear in CAS, but it will show up in the trait list with this mod. I'm hoping to fix this asap. Other than that, the trait functions properly. Almost every singing action will become a siren call, their voice has a chorus effect, and their legs will emit a teal glow. If your mermaid has less than half of their hygiene need (which I'm treating as if its a hydration motive for now), they have a good chance of catching a special virus that will make their voice sound awful and irritate everyone near them. While the moon is out, mermaids are at risk of becoming Moonstruck, but are safe when indoors. Let me know if everything works correctly as well as if things happen too often/not enough. Also, anything you liked or didn't like. Mermaid Trait
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Post by Merman Simmer on Nov 4, 2017 19:12:48 GMT -5
AAAAH <3
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Post by Ascendedplums on Nov 18, 2017 23:05:23 GMT -5
i was playing this for like 30 secs and instanly fell in love. hope you do expand more awesome job.
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Post by pisces88 on Nov 19, 2017 7:27:03 GMT -5
I agree, this is fantastic! I absolutely love it. Please continue to work on it. I hope soon enough you will be able to make the upgrades (such as all the little perks with water) that you wanted with it very soon. I also wouldn't mind if they were able to have other powers too, but I'm sure that's too ambitious yet. But I can't help it-this is so wonderful! Keep going and thank you for it!!! <3
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Post by emile20 on Nov 21, 2017 16:39:22 GMT -5
This is amazing! I hope you can find a way to get the tail + swimming to work :D. If not is it possible to clone the vampire alternate form and make the tail there?
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Post by SpinningPlumbobs on Nov 25, 2017 7:20:04 GMT -5
I'd just like to offer a little update and say that I'm still researching mod creation, but I'm still very interested in working on this project. It might take a while on my own, but I'll continue to improve it as I learn more!
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Post by pisces88 on Nov 27, 2017 10:50:35 GMT -5
So exciting! Thanks for the update!!
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Post by gaiapuma on Jan 19, 2018 14:48:49 GMT -5
The mod you said we need to find your trait on the list is not working anymore (doesn't show traits from CAS anymore). I would love to test it and I think it sounds amazing! Do you have anyother way to assign it to sims? I am making some sim challenge and mermaid would fit so well! Thank you!
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Post by gaiapuma on Jan 21, 2018 8:41:39 GMT -5
I found a way, you have to use the "traits.equip_trait <custom name of the trait>" cheat. I found the name of the trait in sims 4 studio It worked! Thanks and is a great trait! And you must have one slot of the CAS traits free to be able to equip this one, I hope you get to do it, is very creative trait
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Post by SpinningPlumbobs on Feb 5, 2018 4:11:35 GMT -5
I've updated the Mermaid trait for the current patch! No new features, unfortunately. But now the trait actually shows up in CAS! Go ahead and use the same link from my earlier post to download the updated version~
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