WIP: Interests Mod Update #2 (Patreon)

Hi everyone!

Quick status update on my upcoming Interests mod. All 18 interests are fully coded and complete. Here’s the full list 👀:

Paranormal

Science

Technology

Animals

Nature

Civics

School

Work

Travel & Adventure

Food

Health

Sports

Entertainment

Style

Arts & Culture

Music

Crime

Romance

The goal of this mod is to provide a foundation for the game’s existing systems, tying everything together more closely. Sims will be able to develop Interests and Disinterests through:

Developing skills

Careers / school performance

Afterschool activities

Completing aspiration tracks

University courses

Life events (job loss, death, etc.)

Formative moments

Getaways

Lifestyles

Traits

Gaining likes and dislikes

Right now, I’m working on the traits portion. Specifically, I’m appending functionality to the Swap Traits mechanic introduced in Growing Together. Once that’s finished and I wrap up a few other loose ends, the mod will be ready for beta release.

In the lead-up to public release, I’ll be finalizing things like strings, translations, icons, and NPC Interest randomization.

The public release will conclude Phase 1 of the mod. There will also be a Phase 2, and I’ll post more information on that in a future update!

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