Seasons Wishing Well Fairness Patch
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Created by Sophie-David
Uploaded: 26th Aug 2012 at 12:33 AM
Updated: 26th Aug 2012 at 1:56 AM
Updated: 26th Aug 2012 at 1:56 AM
Title: Seasons Wishing Well Fairness Patch
Introduction
Considering the difficulty of obtaining a Seasons Wishing Well through ordinary gameplay, I am disappointed at how ungenerous the well is with successful wishes, I am perplexed that wishing at one well prevents any other well on the lot from being wished at, and I also consider it quite unrealistic that a heavy stone well could either be stolen, repossessed, or go up in smoke.
Description
This patch alters the probability of successful wishes, makes each well on a lot operate completely independently of the others, prevents a well from being stolen, repossessed or burned, and allows for easier placement without the need for MoveObjects on.
Like the EA well's default operation, the chance of a successful first wish for this patch is 100%. But in the case of the EA default, the chance of a successful wish drops rapidly with each wish made, so that after five wishes all further wishes are sure to fail.
This behaviour seems paticularly strange, because it is obvious that EA designed the well to be wished at ten times. This Fairness Patch reconfigures the "Success Chance Per Use" BCON so that each wish drops the probability of success by 10%, so that not until the tenth wish does the probability drop to 0%.
Changes to the well's Init BHAV were made to protect the well from destruction, and allow for more flexible placement.
To ensure that wishing at one well does not lockout any others on the lot, I also made some minor changes to the WishingWellGlobals semi-global "Interaction - Make Wish" routine.
How to Obtain the Wishing Well
The Seasons Wishing Well may be earned as a reward from the Garden Club for maintaining a clean and attractive garden. The well is also available as a cheat or a buyable object (found in Decorative/Sculpture at a cost of §2500).
Terms of Use
Since this modification alters a semi-global routine, it should not be uploaded in lots. I believe that in general, shared lots should be clean of hacks and patches - the use of modifications should be completely up to the player. Please do not redistrubute this patch.
Credits
IrfranView, Microsoft Paint and Photo Editor for graphics evaluation, processing, sizing, and labeling
Numenor's AnyGameStarter, for development and testing
SimPE and PJSE for Sims 2 object creation
Introduction
Considering the difficulty of obtaining a Seasons Wishing Well through ordinary gameplay, I am disappointed at how ungenerous the well is with successful wishes, I am perplexed that wishing at one well prevents any other well on the lot from being wished at, and I also consider it quite unrealistic that a heavy stone well could either be stolen, repossessed, or go up in smoke.
Description
This patch alters the probability of successful wishes, makes each well on a lot operate completely independently of the others, prevents a well from being stolen, repossessed or burned, and allows for easier placement without the need for MoveObjects on.
Like the EA well's default operation, the chance of a successful first wish for this patch is 100%. But in the case of the EA default, the chance of a successful wish drops rapidly with each wish made, so that after five wishes all further wishes are sure to fail.
This behaviour seems paticularly strange, because it is obvious that EA designed the well to be wished at ten times. This Fairness Patch reconfigures the "Success Chance Per Use" BCON so that each wish drops the probability of success by 10%, so that not until the tenth wish does the probability drop to 0%.
Changes to the well's Init BHAV were made to protect the well from destruction, and allow for more flexible placement.
To ensure that wishing at one well does not lockout any others on the lot, I also made some minor changes to the WishingWellGlobals semi-global "Interaction - Make Wish" routine.
How to Obtain the Wishing Well
The Seasons Wishing Well may be earned as a reward from the Garden Club for maintaining a clean and attractive garden. The well is also available as a cheat or a buyable object (found in Decorative/Sculpture at a cost of §2500).
Terms of Use
Since this modification alters a semi-global routine, it should not be uploaded in lots. I believe that in general, shared lots should be clean of hacks and patches - the use of modifications should be completely up to the player. Please do not redistrubute this patch.
Credits
IrfranView, Microsoft Paint and Photo Editor for graphics evaluation, processing, sizing, and labeling
Numenor's AnyGameStarter, for development and testing
SimPE and PJSE for Sims 2 object creation
Filename | Size | Downloads | Date | |||||
sdWishingWellSsnFairnessPatch.zip
| Increases wish probability, makes each well independent
Size: 805 Bytes · Downloads: 2,669 · 26th Aug 2012 |
805 Bytes | 2,669 | 26th Aug 2012 | |||||
For a detailed look at individual files, see the Information tab. |
Key:
- - File was updated after upload was posted
Install Instructions
Basic Download and Install Instructions:
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64: /Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
Recommended
The creator also recommends the following uploads:
The Buyable Wishing Well
Five "Life Changing" Seasons Wishing Wells, plus Roofless Options - these custom wells use most if not all of this patch's improvements.
I have made two sets of well recolours:
70+ Tiny Fizesize Seasons Wishing Well Recolours
36 Seasons Wishing Well Recolours - Michelle's Textures, also available here.
Five "Life Changing" Seasons Wishing Wells, plus Roofless Options - these custom wells use most if not all of this patch's improvements.
I have made two sets of well recolours:
70+ Tiny Fizesize Seasons Wishing Well Recolours
36 Seasons Wishing Well Recolours - Michelle's Textures, also available here.
Also Thanked - Users who thanked this download also thanked:
by Nopke
Packs Needed
For a full list of packs with names, see the Packs Needed popup.
Other Information
Type:
– Global Mods
: Mods that change the way the game works without requiring any user intervention.
Tags
#wishing well, #wishes, #fantasy, #fae, #magic, #wish, #wish success, #Seasons
Packs Needed
Base Game | |
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Sims 2 |
Expansion Pack | |
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Seasons |
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