WIP: Interests Mod Update #1 (Patreon)

Hi my lovely patrons! 💛

I made a lot of progress over the weekend and I’m feeling really confident about where this new mod is headed. I’m working on a mod that reintroduces the Interests system from the older games into The Sims 4.

There will be 18 Interests total. Sims can get them in two ways:

CAS, via Likes and Dislikes

Gameplay, by earning them naturally over time

Unlike the current Activity Likes and Dislikes we have in TS4, Interests are broader. They’re meant to gently steer a Sim toward certain categories of activities, skills, and careers. And just like in the older games, Interests will fluctuate on a scale. As one Interest strengthens, another may fade away. Sims will even be able to develop disinterests.

To start, Sims will be able to develop Interests through:

Skills

Careers

Certain activities

Traits will matter too. Adding or removing traits through gameplay will shape a Sim’s Interests.

How it's going

The first Interest I built is Food, which covers all things cooking and food-related. It’s working great so far. I’ve even added flyaway effects for when it increases or decreases. The color of the flyaway is inspired by TS2's purple UI.

My goal is to get this mod into beta or early access before the new expansion pack drops. This is only the beginning of what I have in store for this system.

Let me know what you think and thank you for your continued support. It’s because of all of you that I get to do this 🥰