Awesomod discussion/questions/helpful tips thread

[Bottle-O-Cunt]

What does the "ShapeDeltaMultiplier" thing mean when the "bodyinfo" command is used, and how can it be changed?
(I assume setfitness/setfatness only toys with the beefiness/fatness/thinness values respectively.)

[ejayy]

can i add new features/tuning files to the awesome mod package file?

[Motoki]

can i add new features/tuning files to the awesome mod package file?

Stop spamming. You already started a Speshul Snowflake thread for this.

Technically speaking, since Pescado's usage policy is "meh" you can, however if you don't have a good knowledge of coding good luck.

If by some miracle you managed to do it, you would also then sadle yourself to be responsible for updating your Awesomemod variant for every patch, expansion and stuff pack that comes out.

Hope you've got lots of time on your hands.

[jezzer]

Hope you've got lots of time on your hands.

By the way he types, he's got something on his hands, all right.

[J. M. Pescado]

What does the "ShapeDeltaMultiplier" thing mean when the "bodyinfo" command is used, and how can it be changed?

It is a piece of technical information that doesn't mean anything to you. Most of these commands were created for technical purposes and therefore may print out results that are cryptic and meaningless to the uninitiated, and should be disregarded unless specifically mentioned as relevant to your interests.

[Freezerburn]

can i add new features/tuning files to the awesome mod package file?

Yes, you can.

[Buzzler]

All the bookshelves and all the books in my 'hood vanished again. This is a different 'hood than the last one this happened in. It happened twice now and both times with AwesomeMod running; I know twice isn't really a strong indicator, though. Anyone else ever had something like this?

I don't know if it happened at the exact same time, but also all relationships in the 'hood were suddenly gone. I usually don't look often at the relationships panel and only noticed when a sim suddenly rolled the wish to meet her daughter. Again: Anyone ever had something like this?

Like stated, I don't know if these occurances are AM-related, although they happened with AM running. Since the issue is vanished data, I wouldn't even know where to begin investigating it. I rolled back to a previous savegame for now.

[J. M. Pescado]

AwesomeMod has no ability to vanish objects. If all the bookshelves and books vanished, it's something that did something to the underlying bookshelf OBJDs.

[wizard_merlin]

All the bookshelves and all the books in my 'hood vanished again. This is a different 'hood than the last one this happened in. It happened twice now and both times with AwesomeMod running; I know twice isn't really a strong indicator, though. Anyone else ever had something like this?

Nope.

I don't know if it happened at the exact same time, but also all relationships in the 'hood were suddenly gone. I usually don't look often at the relationships panel and only noticed when a sim suddenly rolled the wish to meet her daughter. Again: Anyone ever had something like this?

Nope.

Like stated, I don't know if these occurances are AM-related, although they happened with AM running. Since the issue is vanished data, I wouldn't even know where to begin investigating it. I rolled back to a previous savegame for now.

Might be a mod conflict.  I suspect if it was AM related you would see heaps of complaints as everyone would have the same problem.  Given the range of CC and mods available, and the fact everyone uses different combinations of CC and mods, these limited problems are more likely a mod/CC conflict/problem than an AM specific problem.  But I could be wrong.

[pkmx]

The catch to making your own traits and moodlets is that, unless you already have your own mod that uses them, they will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I have a mod that could use custom moodlets. I assume instructions are pretty much the same as these ones:

How to create a custom trait plugin that will work in AWESOMEMOD:
First, take a look at the relevant XML in AwesomeMod: THe instance is FNV64 of "AwesomeTraits". To create your own, use the value "<YOUR ASSEMBLY HERE>Traits", like "SimiusTraits".

Now, inside the Traits block, like so, you will need to have the following:

Code:

<Traits>
  <TraitNames>
    <Name></Name>
    <Hex></Hex>
  </TraitNames>
  <TraitNames>
    <Name>NAME OF TRAIT VARIABLE HERE - NO SPACES, SIMILAR TO EAXIS ENUM</Name>
    <Hex>HEX VALUE YOU WISH TO HAVE THAT TRAIT BY: ONCE YOU SET IT, NEVER CHANGE IT - MAKE SOME SHIT UP AT RANDOM - MUST BE UNIQUE</Hex>
  </TraitNames>

etc.
Repeat the last <TraitNames> block for every trait you wish to define.

Every trait may have an associated "Commodity" indicating that the sim desires that particular advertised commodity. You can leave it blank, or define it similarly to TraitNames, only with "CommodityKind". Add a blank header as above, then proceed to define CommodityKinds. Then proceed to the TraitList block definition as with AwesomeTraits, and define your trait below: The "Name" field will now recognize since you defined it in TraitNames. Two additional categories of trait exist in AwesomeMod: "HiddenInCAS", meaning "real trait, visible, can be learned in conversation, but cannot be chosen in CAS", for special visible-schtick traits, and "Administrative", meaning "not visible, doesn't count, can't be learned", for things like "Sacred" and "Radar".

To verify that your trait loaded successfully, use the "traitinfo" console command to see if data could be brought up.

How do I verify if my moodlet loaded successfully?

[J. M. Pescado]

buffinfo X. If it says it found it, then it worked. Doesn't print any other information, though.

[Groosalugg]

could someone tell me how does the new "[un]hideobjects" debug building cheat code work? what do i type to activate it?

[Trystiane]

Is there a way to disable the light cloning feature?  Its is useful, but not always.

[vorpal]

There is one Sim in my game that hasn't got any opportunity at all for weeks. Is there any way to fix this? The "refresh" or "restartopportunities" command (can't remember the exact name right now) does not help. In fact I suspect that this command may have started this in the first place, because I had used it twice on that Sim in other hoods before I plopped it into the current one.
The Sim in question does receive adventure opportunites while on vacation but no career, skill or special opportunities in its home world.

[Bumber]

What are the criteria for an object to be marked "Kewian-based" in the buy mode catalogue?

[J. M. Pescado]

A Kewian-based object is one that has been deemed to be unworthy of purchase, due to the fact that it causes negative side effects or is grossly insuperior in a critical way to other versions of it. Don't buy Kewian-based substitutes, as they are worse than nothing at all. Accept no Kewian-based substitutes!

[elrobbbb]

getting message that awesome mod expired august 10. Downloaded newest one. installed new framework files. deleted all cache files. still got message expired and game would crash. removed awesome mod and still get the same message and the same result. how do i remove all of awesome mod so my game will start normally?

[Bottle-O-Cunt]

getting message that awesome mod expired august 10. Downloaded newest one. installed new framework files. deleted all cache files. still got message expired and game would crash. removed awesome mod and still get the same message and the same result. how do i remove all of awesome mod so my game will start normally?

Acquaint yourself with the "Shift" key.

[jezzer]

getting message that awesome mod expired august 10. Downloaded newest one. installed new framework files. deleted all cache files. still got message expired and game would crash. removed awesome mod and still get the same message and the same result. how do i remove all of awesome mod so my game will start normally?

Acquaint yourself with the "Shift" key.

Yes.  You have two of them, one on each side of the keyboard, just in case your hand gets tired from all that shifting.

[elrobbbb]

Ok..i will put awesome mod back in then try the shift key. Thanks very much.

tried...same result...been with game for years  never used the sift key outside of the game itself. Explain or give me a link with an explanation please. i miss the old days of carrigon and paladin then pescado at MTS in 2006. Things were much easier then. I think I will need to reinstall.

[jezzer]

Ok..i will put awesome mod back in then try the shift key. Thanks very much.

tried...same result...been with game for years  never used the sift key outside of the game itself. Explain or give me a link with an explanation please. i miss the old days of carrigon and paladin then pescado at MTS in 2006. Things were much easier then. I think I will need to reinstall.

[BlueSoup]

[SJActress]

never used the sift key outside of the game itself.

Obviously. It can't even spell it correctly!

[Motoki]

Oh I don't know, I think a sift key could be useful for baking cakes.

In all seriousness though, how does anyone use a computer without ever using the shift key UNLESS THEY TYPE IN ALL CAPS? *mind boggles*

[Moryrie]

they could also be typing all in lowercase while only using punctuation that you need do not key for like periods and commas, as i am demonstrating here.

.... But I like my shift key.