Spaceship Carpool Bugfix v1.01 for TS2NL v1.0p1 (Experimental)
Made by: syberspunk
This hack should fix a problem related to buggy alien abductions. Basically, what happens is sometimes an error pops up when a sim should be returning from an alien abduction. Instead of properly being returned, you may get an error, or you may simply see your sim(s) automagically teleport into the house by the front door. Please see post #3 of this
thread for further details regarding what I think is happening.
Note: This is a preventative hack! This currently cannot Fix a problematic lot. However, this hack should theoretically prevent any further botched abductions. This hack is still considered experimental until I receive enough positive feedback. If you are currently experiencing botched abductions, then the workaround is to move the family out of the house and back in or onto a new lot. Doing this works because the it should clear and reset/reinitialize the house and all hidden objects/controllers. Alternatively, you can probably use Pescado's
lotdebugger to reset all objects on the lot or the
stuck object remover if you can find the offending tile that may contain the invisible UFO. Burninating the invisible object will not solve the problem because you will simply get a pile of ash that is too far out of reach to clean up.
INSTALLATION:This MUST be in your Downloads folder, typically found under:
C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\Downloads
Compatibility:Although it should work for all versions, I have only tested this in my game before OFB. It appears to work fine. I have not fully tested this in OFB. But nothing changed significantly since, so it should still work.
This hack is compatible with most, if not all mods by MATY crew (Pescado, TJ, and CBoy), dizzy, and probably more. Again, up to you to help me determine any possible conflicts. This is definitely compatible with twojeffs'
Increased odds of abduction mod, which is essentially the purpose since you are more likely to experience this "rare" bug with increased odds.
REMINDER and fine print (to cover my ass ) :Remember to ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE INSTALLING NEW HACKS. By using this hack, you agree to absolve me of any responsibility or liability for any potential loss of or damage to your data. You have been warned.
HOW TO REPORT: Conflicts, problems, or errors
I would appreciate any constructive criticism and feedback that is actually helpful. With that in mind, it would be helpful, when reporting any conflicts or issues, that you include the following:
1) thorough but reasonably brief description of what you were doing
2) clear, comprehendible explanation of your problem
3) list of hacks that may be related the alien abductions or carpools
4) archived (.rar or .zip) of log produced by error
Posts which do not include a clear description of what your problem is will be pretty much ignored. (i.e. posts such as "This does not work! I am taking it out! You suck! Nice try! etc.") I can't and won't help you if you don't explain what's wrong.
Please be nice when trying to explain your problem and I might be nice and help you.
Finally, my Thank Yous go to:J.M. Pescado, twojeffs, dizzy2, and jase439 for being excellent tutors and providing excellent models in their mods. As always, thanks to those creators who've put out some excellent modding tutorials, Quaxi and co for SimPE, and dizzy2 for disaSim2, and the finally letters T and S, and the number 2, all of whom, without which this mod would not be possible.
If I left anyone out, I apologize in advance. You know who you are and you deserve my thanks.
Version History:v1.01 - Changed format to 8007 for backwards compatibility. Needs testing.