Level Up! Video Game Skill (Update 11/9/24) - Needs Failure Fix
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Uploaded: 4th Jan 2024 at 12:15 PM
Updated: 9th Nov 2024 at 11:24 AM
Updated: 9th Nov 2024 at 11:24 AM
Mod Description
This mod expands on The Sims 3's hidden Video Game skill by making it similar to the skill of the same name in The Sims 4.
This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.
Updates
11/9/24
Requirements
This mod requires The Sims 3: University Life.
Overview
Video Games
Sims can now play all 6 computer games available in The Sims 3, regardless of their Nerd Influence level. They also have access to 9 additional computer games from The Sims 4. All of these games will raise their hidden Video Game skill.
If you have olomaya’s Voidcritters mod installed, your sims can also “Play Voidcritters” on the computer to level up their Voidcritters skill along with their hidden Video Game skill.
The “Play Chess” interaction has been moved out of the “Play Video Game…” pie menu to avoid it getting lost among all of the new options.
Tournaments
Teen and older sims with level 2 hidden Video Game skill or higher can compete in video game tournaments on the computer. There are five tiers of tournament, each costing more in entry fees and being harder to win, but offering larger cash prizes.
The tournament tiers, required levels, lengths, entry costs, prize amounts, and chances of winning are as follows:
If your sim cancels the tournament interaction for any reason (mood failure, buff timeout, etc.) they will automatically forfeit the tournament. But they can enter a new tournament right away without a cooldown.
Placing in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grants positive moodlets (Winner!, Runner Up, or Bronze Baby), along with prize money. If your sim doesn’t make the podium, they don’t get anything but a negative custom moodlet called Loser.
Win or lose, your sim won’t be able to compete in another tournament until their moodlet expires.
Certain traits can either increase or decrease your chance of winning a video game tournament by 5% (note: this value stacks the more traits your sim has):
Increased Chance Traits - Lucky and Computer Whiz
Decreased Chance Traits - Unlucky, Absent Minded, and Loser
Sims with the Lucky or Computer Whiz traits have a better chance of winning, while sims with the Unlucky, Absent Minded, or Loser traits will have a lesser chance of winning.
A sim’s hidden Video Game skill and hidden Arcade Machine skill also factor into their overall winning chance.
Stadium Tournaments
If your sim is at least level 6 in the hidden Video Game skill, they can compete in video game tournaments held at the stadium rabbithole on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays @ 1:00pm.
There are Semi Pro, Pro, and Elite level tournaments available, with a slightly higher entrance fee than computer tournaments, but they offer much more prize money and celebrity points if your sim comes in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.
The chances of winning these tournaments is the same as their computer tournament equivalent listed above.
New Moodlets
*Winner!: Given when a sim comes in 1st place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, +25 mood
*An existing moodlet that is repurposed for this mod.
Runner Up: Given when a sim comes in 2nd place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, +15 mood
Bronze Baby: Given when a sim comes in 3rd place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, +5 mood
Loser: Given when a sim fails to place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, -25 mood
Tuning
All of the following values are tunable in the mod’s XML files.
Mod Recommendation
I recommend using Dandelion Sprout's Unhide Hidden Skills mod to track your sim's hidden Video Game and Arcade Machine skills.
Conflicts & Known Issues
This is a new script mod so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.
Credits
EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, s3pe, Notepad++, and Script Mod Template Creator.
Thank You
Thank you to simbouquet for extracting the video files and answering all of my questions!
This mod expands on The Sims 3's hidden Video Game skill by making it similar to the skill of the same name in The Sims 4.
This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.
Updates
11/9/24
- Sims with failing Hunger, Thirst (vampires), Bladder, or Energy needs will automatically stop playing video games.
- Sims with negative moods will automatically stop playing video games.
7/2/24
6/25/24
6/21/24
1/27/24
1/21/24
1/16/24
1/12/24
1/10/24
1/8/24
1/6/24
1/5/24
- Level Up Video Game Skill package can now be used regardless of whether or not you have olomaya’s Voidcritters mod installed.
- Level Up Video Game Skill (Voidcritters Compatible) package file is now OBSOLETE.
6/25/24
- Updated Chinese translation by Little Duck Liu
6/21/24
- Added Dutch translation by Cassowary.Casserole
- Reduced the default attraction value for the video game interactions from "60" to "30".
1/27/24
- Added German translation by McNero
1/21/24
- Updated Chinese translation by Little Duck Liu
1/16/24
- Changed "Play Games" animation to "Play Chess" animation when sims livestream simulation/strategy games (SimCity, SimCity 2013, Blicblock, and Sims Forever).
- Added French translation by JenniferB
1/12/24
- Added Finnish translation by mucephei
- Streamlined code. Should resolve any freezing issues when placing computers.
1/10/24
- Fixed bug with video game interactions sometimes not showing up on new computers.
- Changed "Play Video Game" string to "Play Computer Games."
1/8/24
- Added extra checks to stop random skill gain after finishing computer game related interactions.
- Fixed bug with stadium tournament interactions remaining greyed out.
1/6/24
- Fixed issue with the game freezing when clicking on the Stadium rabbithole. PLEASE REDOWNLOAD
1/5/24
- Added Chinese translation by Little Duck Liu
- Added European and Mexican Spanish translations by CMaxi
- Added Brazilian Portuguese translation by bellakenobi
- Fixed issue with new interactions sometimes not appearing on newly placed computers.
Requirements
This mod requires The Sims 3: University Life.
Overview
- New Video Games
- Tournaments
- Stadium Tournaments
- New Moodlets
Video Games
Sims can now play all 6 computer games available in The Sims 3, regardless of their Nerd Influence level. They also have access to 9 additional computer games from The Sims 4. All of these games will raise their hidden Video Game skill.
If you have olomaya’s Voidcritters mod installed, your sims can also “Play Voidcritters” on the computer to level up their Voidcritters skill along with their hidden Video Game skill.
The “Play Chess” interaction has been moved out of the “Play Video Game…” pie menu to avoid it getting lost among all of the new options.
Tournaments
Teen and older sims with level 2 hidden Video Game skill or higher can compete in video game tournaments on the computer. There are five tiers of tournament, each costing more in entry fees and being harder to win, but offering larger cash prizes.
The tournament tiers, required levels, lengths, entry costs, prize amounts, and chances of winning are as follows:
- Amateur (Level 2) - 2 hours, §25 entry fee, 1st Place (§150), 2nd Place (§100), 3rd Place (§50), 40% chance of winning
- Novice (Level 4) - 3 hours, §50 entry fee, 1st Place (§450), 2nd Place (§300), 3rd Place (§150), 35% chance of winning
- Semi Pro (Level 6) - 4 hours, §75 entry fee, 1st Place (§750), 2nd Place (§600), 3rd Place (§450), 30% chance of winning
- Pro (Level 8) - 5 hours, §100 entry fee, 1st Place (§1050), 2nd Place (§900), 3rd Place (§750), 25% chance of winning
- Elite (Level 10) - 6 hours, §125 entry fee, 1st Place (§3000), 2nd Place (§1500), 3rd Place (§1000), 20% chance of winning
If your sim cancels the tournament interaction for any reason (mood failure, buff timeout, etc.) they will automatically forfeit the tournament. But they can enter a new tournament right away without a cooldown.
Placing in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grants positive moodlets (Winner!, Runner Up, or Bronze Baby), along with prize money. If your sim doesn’t make the podium, they don’t get anything but a negative custom moodlet called Loser.
Win or lose, your sim won’t be able to compete in another tournament until their moodlet expires.
Certain traits can either increase or decrease your chance of winning a video game tournament by 5% (note: this value stacks the more traits your sim has):
Increased Chance Traits - Lucky and Computer Whiz
Decreased Chance Traits - Unlucky, Absent Minded, and Loser
Sims with the Lucky or Computer Whiz traits have a better chance of winning, while sims with the Unlucky, Absent Minded, or Loser traits will have a lesser chance of winning.
A sim’s hidden Video Game skill and hidden Arcade Machine skill also factor into their overall winning chance.
Stadium Tournaments
If your sim is at least level 6 in the hidden Video Game skill, they can compete in video game tournaments held at the stadium rabbithole on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays @ 1:00pm.
There are Semi Pro, Pro, and Elite level tournaments available, with a slightly higher entrance fee than computer tournaments, but they offer much more prize money and celebrity points if your sim comes in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.
The chances of winning these tournaments is the same as their computer tournament equivalent listed above.
- Semi Pro Stadium Tournament (Level 6) - 4 hours, §150 entry fee, 1st Place (§3000), 2nd Place (§2000), 3rd Place (§1500)
- Pro Stadium Tournament (Level 8) - 5 hours, §175 entry fee, 1st Place (§6500), 2nd Place (§5000), 3rd Place (§3500)
- Elite Stadium Tournament (Level 10) - 6 hours, §200 entry fee, 1st Place (§10000), 2nd Place (§8500), 3rd Place (§7000)
New Moodlets
*Winner!: Given when a sim comes in 1st place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, +25 mood
*An existing moodlet that is repurposed for this mod.
Runner Up: Given when a sim comes in 2nd place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, +15 mood
Bronze Baby: Given when a sim comes in 3rd place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, +5 mood
Loser: Given when a sim fails to place in a video game tournament, lasts 8 hours, -25 mood
Tuning
All of the following values are tunable in the mod’s XML files.
Tournament Tunings
kRateOfSkillGainForVideoGame = 2
kVideoGameSkillLevelForAmateurTournament = 2
kVideoGameSkillLevelForNoviceTournament = 4
kVideoGameSkillLevelForSemiProTournament = 6
kVideoGameSkillLevelForProTournament = 8
kVideoGameSkillLevelForEliteTournament = 10
kUnluckyModifier = 5 (percent)
kLuckyModifier = 5 (percent)
kLoserModifier = 5 (percent)
kComputerWhizModifier = 5 (percent)
kAbsentMindedModifier = 5 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceAmateur = 40 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceNovice = 35 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceSemiPro = 30 (percent)
kBaseWinChancePro = 25 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceElite = 20 (percent)
kAmateurTournamentCost = 25
kAmateurFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 150
kAmateurSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 100
kAmateurThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 50
kAmateurTournamentHours = 2
kNoviceTournamentCost = 50
kNoviceFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 450
kNoviceSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 300
kNoviceThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 150
kNoviceTournamentHours = 3
kSemiProTournamentCost = 75
kSemiProFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 750
kSemiProSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 600
kSemiProThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 450
kSemiProTournamentHours = 4
kProTournamentCost = 100
kProFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 1050
kProSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 900
kProThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 750
kProTournamentHours = 5
kEliteTournamentCost = 125
kEliteFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 3000
kEliteSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 1500
kEliteThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 1000
kEliteTournamentHours = 6
Stadium Tournament Tunings
kTournamentStartTime = 13 (out of 24 hours)
kCelebrityPointsForFirstPlace = 15
kCelebrityPointsForSecondPlace = 10
kCelebrityPointsForThirdPlace = 5
kSemiProTournamentStadiumEntryFee = 150
kProTournamentStadiumEntryFee = 175
kEliteTournamentStadiumEntryFee = 200
kStadiumSemiProTournamentFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 3000
kStadiumSemiProTournamentSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 2000
kStadiumSemiProTournamentThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 1500
kStadiumProTournamentFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 6500
kStadiumProTournamentSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 5000
kStadiumProTournamentThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 3500
kStadiumEliteTournamentFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 10000
kStadiumEliteTournamentSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 8500
kStadiumEliteTournamentThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 7000
kRateOfSkillGainForVideoGame = 2
kVideoGameSkillLevelForAmateurTournament = 2
kVideoGameSkillLevelForNoviceTournament = 4
kVideoGameSkillLevelForSemiProTournament = 6
kVideoGameSkillLevelForProTournament = 8
kVideoGameSkillLevelForEliteTournament = 10
kUnluckyModifier = 5 (percent)
kLuckyModifier = 5 (percent)
kLoserModifier = 5 (percent)
kComputerWhizModifier = 5 (percent)
kAbsentMindedModifier = 5 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceAmateur = 40 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceNovice = 35 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceSemiPro = 30 (percent)
kBaseWinChancePro = 25 (percent)
kBaseWinChanceElite = 20 (percent)
kAmateurTournamentCost = 25
kAmateurFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 150
kAmateurSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 100
kAmateurThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 50
kAmateurTournamentHours = 2
kNoviceTournamentCost = 50
kNoviceFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 450
kNoviceSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 300
kNoviceThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 150
kNoviceTournamentHours = 3
kSemiProTournamentCost = 75
kSemiProFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 750
kSemiProSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 600
kSemiProThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 450
kSemiProTournamentHours = 4
kProTournamentCost = 100
kProFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 1050
kProSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 900
kProThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 750
kProTournamentHours = 5
kEliteTournamentCost = 125
kEliteFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 3000
kEliteSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 1500
kEliteThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 1000
kEliteTournamentHours = 6
Stadium Tournament Tunings
kTournamentStartTime = 13 (out of 24 hours)
kCelebrityPointsForFirstPlace = 15
kCelebrityPointsForSecondPlace = 10
kCelebrityPointsForThirdPlace = 5
kSemiProTournamentStadiumEntryFee = 150
kProTournamentStadiumEntryFee = 175
kEliteTournamentStadiumEntryFee = 200
kStadiumSemiProTournamentFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 3000
kStadiumSemiProTournamentSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 2000
kStadiumSemiProTournamentThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 1500
kStadiumProTournamentFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 6500
kStadiumProTournamentSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 5000
kStadiumProTournamentThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 3500
kStadiumEliteTournamentFirstPlacePrizeAmount = 10000
kStadiumEliteTournamentSecondPlacePrizeAmount = 8500
kStadiumEliteTournamentThirdPlacePrizeAmount = 7000
Mod Recommendation
I recommend using Dandelion Sprout's Unhide Hidden Skills mod to track your sim's hidden Video Game and Arcade Machine skills.
Conflicts & Known Issues
This is a new script mod so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.
Credits
EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, s3pe, Notepad++, and Script Mod Template Creator.
Thank You
Thank you to simbouquet for extracting the video files and answering all of my questions!
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Install Instructions
Packs Needed
For a full list of packs with names, see the Packs Needed popup.
Other Information
Type:
– Skilling
– Additional Functionality
: Mods which add brand new functionality to the game
Tags
#skill, #video game, #games, #unlock games, #computer, #nerd influence, #arcade
Packs Needed
Base Game | |
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Sims 3 |
Expansion Pack | |
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University Life |