When a sim has a hobby maxed out and begin working on an activity related to that hobby, they get "in the zone." This is all fine and dandy, except... Every time they get in the zone, a loud sound effect is played and they start glowing. This is OK too, except... being in the zone doesn't stick once the activity is stopped. So, imagine a maxed out nature hobbyist watering a 4 x 4 garden.
And that's what made me angry enough to quit the game to make this, then post it here.
DOWNLOAD ONLY ONE:djsnozoneeffects.zip - Disables all zone effects, period. No sound, no glow.
djsnozonesound.zip - Disables the loud, annoying sound. I don't mind the glow, so this is the one I use.