FFS "Batbox" Lot Debugger v2.0: NUCLEAR WAR EDITION

[PlayLives]

It only appears as an option if the Sim's mystery sim memories can be removed safely, without any adverse side effects.

You can still go in SimPE and do some editing, if you wish.

I got scared there for a minute as I deleted the memories using the cascade delete option in SimPE. Good to know I didn't mess up my game.

[Inge]

Lies and propaganda!!

(someone on N99 says this thread claims there is such a thing as a sim's IQ)

[BlueSoup]

Well, there is sorta, right?  You can see it in debug mode but it's always 100 except temporarily when they are toddlers and drink smart milk, which can then stick and give them 300 for a longer period of time, but not indefinitely without the aid of hacks.

I think that's right.

[Magicmoon]

If I use decimate on a hood that I have not populated yet, will it kill 10% of the townies?

[jsalemi]

Well, there is sorta, right?  You can see it in debug mode but it's always 100 except temporarily when they are toddlers and drink smart milk, which can then stick and give them 300 for a longer period of time, but not indefinitely without the aid of hacks.

I think that's right.

Right -- the smart milk bug will stick through teen in most cases, unless a reset happens that wipes it out.

Also, using the Thinking Cap temporarily raises the IQ to 200.

[Kyna]

IIRC from the last time I used it, it will kill 10% of townies and NPCs.

[twojeffs]

Lies and propaganda!!

(someone on N99 says this thread claims there is such a thing as a sim's IQ)

"IQ" = the sims skill rate bonus% (semi-attribute 1C) plus their normal 100% skill rate. Normal sims thus have an 'IQ' of 100 since they have no skilling rate bonus.

[Inge]

Ah it's calculated, I see.  I was thinking I hadn't seen a persondata(IQ) anywhere!

[witch]

I use the 'make me smart' option on the debugger - gives sims an IQ of 300.

[jsalemi]

I use the 'make me smart' option on the debugger - gives sims an IQ of 300.

Yea, that's the 'smart milk' level.  The 'make me smart' mimics the infamous smart milk bug (or lets you 'correct' it when the game gets reset, and the bugs effects go away ).

[Ness]

Noticed when moving some sims out of a dorm...  the nuke stuck move out option seems to be missing from the debugger.

My sims moved out, but no dormies moved in to replace them...  after exiting and reloading the lot, the dormies moved back in, so there was definitely a stuck move out.

[jsalemi]

I think the stuck move-out only applies when they're graduating, not when they're just moving to go to  another dorm, or rental or greek house.

[Ness]

hmmm...  Joe's right, it just deals with stuck graduation move outs.

Any chance of the other type of move out being added - they seem to stick as well.

[J. M. Pescado]

My sims moved out, but no dormies moved in to replace them...  after exiting and reloading the lot, the dormies moved back in, so there was definitely a stuck move out.

This is an unrelated state issue. It has nothing to do with stuckness or nonstuckness of moveouts. Some things in the game, such as greek house state and numerous other random things, don't fully update until you save/reload. No other solution exists.

Also, shiny new test features added:
Erase Gossip From Me/All: Erases all gossips (including potentially corrupted ones). Forces the gossip DB to be rebuilt in your entire neighborhood.
Prep For Delete (debug): Nukes all memories pertaining to the deletee and shreds file to sever relations. Don't use on anyone with relatives. Then to complete the expunging process, you need to delete the SDSC, SWAF, and character file manually.

[Dopp]

Quick question: what does "Fix... Work State" refer to?

[jsalemi]

Quick question: what does "Fix... Work State" refer to?

I believe it's there to fix things that mangle their job performance, like getting pinged for missing a day of work when you add an EP or SP, and everyone is back home and reset, or when they move into a new house and their calendar restarts at 8am Monday, and they get pinged for missing work on that day.

[J. M. Pescado]

New update fixes some issues with the new purging options. BTW: Did you know that after I purged all the gossipcruft from my neighborhood with this, the neighborhood package shrank 10%? That's a lot of cruft.

[jsalemi]

BTW: Did you know that after I purged all the gossipcruft from my neighborhood with this, the neighborhood package shrank 10%? That's a lot of cruft.

Hmm, I look foward to running it on my main Pleasantview.  It's in it's 4th generation, and must have a LOT of gossip crud by now...

[Karen]

BTW: Did you know that after I purged all the gossipcruft from my neighborhood with this, the neighborhood package shrank 10%? That's a lot of cruft.

Hmm, I look foward to running it on my main Pleasantview.  It's in it's 4th generation, and must have a LOT of gossip crud by now...

I just ran this on my Pleasantview, which I've been playing since the game came out.  (God only knows how many generations of Sims that must be!)  Before, the N001_neighborhood.package size was about 23 MB.  After, it was down to 20 MB.  I haven't noticed any problems so far.

Karen

[Qwiggles]

Also, shiny new test features added:
Erase Gossip From Me/All: Erases all gossips (including potentially corrupted ones). Forces the gossip DB to be rebuilt in your entire neighborhood.
Prep For Delete (debug): Nukes all memories pertaining to the deletee and shreds file to sever relations. Don't use on anyone with relatives. Then to complete the expunging process, you need to delete the SDSC, SWAF, and character file manually.

Ok, I'll bite... what in the heck are SDSC and SWAF???

[dizzy]

http://www.sims2wiki.info/Category:Modding

[Magicmoon]

That link is too awesome for me. Is there a shorter tutorial about which files need to be deleted via SimPe after readying them in-game?


I was excited to see the plague details option since I've had it going around for quite awhile, including on the lot that I tried it on. However, I cannot decipher the output. Care to share with us what the abbreviations and numbers represent?

[Ailia_Arendel]

That link is too awesome for me. Is there a shorter tutorial about which files need to be deleted via SimPe after readying them in-game?

I'm decidedly non-awesome, but I think you're supposed to delete the relevant entries under Sim Description (SDSC) and Sim Wants and Fears (SWAF), in the NXXX_Neighborhood.package. You'll want Display Filenames turned on (under the Extra menu) so you can find the right Sim Descriptions easier. (Of course, you can also use the Sim Browser). To find the right SWAF entry for a specific Sim you need to load that Sim's Description and click on More, then "Open Wants & Fears" (note that More also has an "Open Character File" option that'll tell you what .package file under the Characters folder of that neighborhood belongs to that character, which is the last thing you delete, and that can't be deleted from SimPE. You'll have to find the folder and delete the file manually.)

When you've found the correct entries, right-click and choose Delete (it won't actually be gone until you save the Neighborhood.package, so you can right-click again and choose Restore if you accidently picked the wrong one). Obviously, you'd want to make a backup of the Neighborhood before you go deleting things.

[J. M. Pescado]

I was excited to see the plague details option since I've had it going around for quite awhile, including on the lot that I tried it on. However, I cannot decipher the output. Care to share with us what the abbreviations and numbers represent?

SH: Symptom Hash
LD: Lethal Dose
CS: Current Severity (if CS >= LD, you == dead)
CT: Contagiousness
RP: Recovery Points (positive means your sim is recovering, negative means it will get worse)
RHC: Recovery Hour Count (recovery points are subtracted from severity when this count hits 6 or so)
UNK: Your guess is as good as mine.

Update: Cool, Super-Shiny Discovery! Object text updated accordingly to mention that Prep-For-Delete even exterminates the SWAF, so you only have to eliminate SDSC and file!

[Motoki]

Is it possible to make a quite tile nuker or just have it say X # of objects were found and nuked rather than a window for each? I keep getting those damned restock signs in the far corner of the lot and it's a bit annoying to have to x out of 30+ little windows for each sign deleted.