🛠️ Beta Release: New Lovestruck Mods (Patreon)

Edit (12/8)

Hey y'all,

I’ve uploaded an updated build of RelSatTweaks. If you were using the previous version in your game, please redownload. The earlier build was mostly functional, but there was a remaining exception that could occur when changing lots or loading into a save. This fix should resolve that issue, and we should be ready for public release in a day or so.

I haven’t received any negative feedback or bug reports for PDA, so I’m feeling confident that it’s ready as well! I’m currently working on a Quality Time romance style to release along with it, but it’s taking a bit longer than expected since I need to compile all the interactions that make sense for it.

Hopefully that'll be available for testing within the next few days!

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✨ Mod 1: More Romance Styles

Requires: Lovestruck

This mod will add more romance styles to the game over time. I'm planning to release it publicly with at least two new romance styles, currently only one is available for testing.

1. PDA (Public Displays of Affection)

Turn-On: Sims gain Romantic Satisfaction from Romance interactions in public spaces.

Turn-Off: Sims lose Romantic Satisfaction from Romance interactions in public spaces.

What counts as "public"?

A space is considered public if any of the following are true:

The lot is a non-residential venue (bars, parks, gyms, etc.) that neither Sim owns

The Sim is in an apartment common area (lobby, hallway)

The Sim is off-lot (open streets, neighborhood)

Residential lots, apartments, penthouses, and rented vacation homes are treated as private spaces.

Note: When the mod goes public, Romance Success Tweaks will be updated to account for Sims with this Turn-On/Off. Success functionality is not currently baked in.

🔽 Download the beta here: https://simfileshare.net/folder/241524/

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✨ Mod 2: Rel Sat Tweaks

Requires: Lovestruck and Core Library

This mod more closely ties Relationship Satisfaction to the Romance bar so satisfaction matters for day-to-day gameplay. It does this in two ways:

1. Modifies success chance for romantic socials

For all romantic socials, Relationship Satisfaction now modifies the success of the interaction based on the target’s Relationship Satisfaction with the acting Sim.

Very Satisfied → More likely to succeed

Satisfied → Slightly more likely to succeed

Unsatisfied → Slightly more likely to fail

Very Unsatisfied → More likely to fail

Basically, if your partner’s Relationship Satisfaction is good, flirts and kisses will land a bit easier. If your partner’s Relationship Satisfaction is bad, those same interactions are more likely to get rejected (but it's not meant to be impossible, you just need to set the mood).

In addition, Unsatisfied and Very Unsatisfied add extra penalties to commitment interactions. Proposing (or asking to be Boyfriend/Girlfriend) will be noticeably harder if your Sim’s partner isn’t happy in the relationship.

2. Modifies romantic gains and losses

Whenever the Romance bar goes up or down, this mod scales the change based on the lowest Satisfaction in the pair:

Very Satisfied → Bigger romance gains, softer losses.

Satisfied → Slightly bigger gains, slightly softer losses.

Unsatisfied → Smaller gains, slightly bigger losses.

Very Unsatisfied → Smallest gains, bigger losses.

In plain terms:

If both Sims are happy, romance climbs quickly and recovers easily from bumps. If either Sim is miserable, the relationship becomes more fragile and harder to grow.

🔽 Mod is now live here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/145850756

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If you try these mod out, please let me know:

How they feel in actual gameplay

Whether they behave the way you’d expect

Any other ideas regarding Relationship Satisfaction and Romance Styles you may have

Thanks for testing!