Doc Doofus' hack probably won't break anything... however... after looking at the code, I don't think it is sufficent to have an overstuffed house. At least not without using hacks or cheats to teleport and/or add members manually. In other words, at least according to the "logic"
of the code, trying to ask sims to "Move-In" or having new babies or adoptin should theoretically fail because of the limits.
BCON 102x04: = 8 maximum sims
This was the original BCON value which Doc Doofus hacked and increased up to 127 I think. With Pets, there appears to be two new BCON values that limit the size of a family household.
BCON 15Bx09: = 6 maximum pets
BCON 15Bx0A: = 10 maximum household members
Now I know Squinge isn't a name that exactly instills quality or awesomeness
but he does have
More Family Members and
More Pets Allowed in Family. Reports show that they do work, but I posted a question about the total family household limit
here. I've yet to get a definitive answer as to whether you can actually move-in more sims once you've reached the default household limit of 10.
So... even though Doc Doofus' (and Squinge's) appear to work, increasing the household size to at least 10 (or 12 using hacks/cheats), theoreticaly the game should still limit the total household to only 10 sims and pets combined. At least that's how it
should work if you try to use the Move-In option at least. It is supposed to check the following:
1) BCON 102x04 against the total # of sims (counting pregnancies as an additional sim)
2) BCON 15Bx09 against the total # of pets
3) BCON 15Bx0A against the total # of "family members" (I assume this includes sims AND pets)
Long story short... theoretically, to truly have an overstuffed lot, you should increase all 3 of these values.
One thing to note... Doc Doofus' hack also edits a single BHAV called Lot Full of Sims? This BHAV seems to compare the total # of sims, pets, and household members against these BCONs. Doc Doofus hacked the BHAV to always return false. However... I don't really think that is necessary. I mean, if you already have the BCON values edited to be a high number, say 127 (which I assume is the highest valid value a BCON can have), then for the most part, the BHAV will always return false. Unless you actually have a lot that has 127 sims/members. In which case, it probably would be a VBT to try and add another member.
Plus, it would be pretty insane to have 127 sims/members on a single lot in the first place. Heh.
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