Better Bon Voyage Part 1

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Description
This is part of my Better Bon Voyage mod that will enhance some aspects of vacationing. Part 1 contains many unrelated or minor fixes and changes that improve vacationing in general and reduce annoyances.

This part, although unlikely to address the major issues with vacationing, does improve various aspects of vacationing, whether by providing greater convenience or by restricting annoyances. Countering unfair randomness with high Aspiration bars and suppressing unreasonable Wants while buffing vacation-related ones are the primary goal of this part.

This mod is likely to be updated from time to time, so there may be new download files by then. Most files are separated into independent modules, so you can install them in any combination as you see fit.

Part 2, Part 3


Features
There is no core file, so to speak. The modules are grouped by their download ZIPs and the topics they cover:

Main Download
_Benefits_ group
2 minor modules


_Hotel_ group
5 modules; they cover arrival time and motives, higher Energy cap for guests, bigger hotel bill limit, and repair&clean up the hotel on checking out.


_NPC_ group
4 modules that improve Ninja(!)'s behavior and minor fixes.


_Misc_ group
For modules not fitted to any other groups above



Tour
Incomplete as of release, with only 1 module



Wants Rebalanced
This download contains modified components for WantTrees.package that reduce repetition of BV Wants and greatly boost their scores. For example, Wants for learning a gesture go from 1,000 to 2,500, digging up on the beach yields 750, and going on a tour grants 1,500 points instead.

Very useful for keeping the vacationers fulfilled.

Custom installation is needed - the guide is included in the file. Also, you can learn more from SnorkackSearcher (link in Credits).

Additionally, it also contains normal .package files for restricting Wants impractical on vacation and reducing certain BV Wants once learned
_Wants_RestrictLearnables
  • Some Wants for actions learned from vacationing have more constraints to prevent them from appearing.
  • These are: all local dances, "Sing the Sea Chantey", and "Tell the Dragon Legend".
_Wants_SuppressNonVacation
  • Some Wants for actions that cannot be performed or are impractical while on a vacation are suppressed from appearing.
  • These are: all throwing a party, "Go Out", "Sneak Out", "Invite Someone Over", and becoming a Best Friend.
  • Falling in Love and becoming BFF have not been included yet.


Slower LTA Gain - Scaled BV Compatible
cyjon made the unscaled version of Slower LTA gain mod as the default version throws up errors on custom vacation destinations. This download is the default version modified to work there, for those who want the scaled LTA gain as well.



Issues
There are a few issues in sight, but yet to be resolved. These are the greeting bug after returning from a tour, resetting hotel state, and perhaps a few more yet to be found.

Please report any other bugs in the comment section.


Conflicts
Components & Resources



Credits:
SnorkackSearcher for the work on Fewer Hobby Wants mod.

cyjon for Slower LTA Gain mod.

TeaAddict for Go Out (for Tea) mod.
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SimWardrobe made a few mods that improve service NPCs on hotels:
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Certain modules assume pets can go on vacation, so get Lamare's Pets and toddlers on Vacation mod.

Pescado's vacationfixes is recommended. (link unknown)

Neder's 4 NPC Expurgators prevents Unsavory Charlatans from being spawned to begin with.
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