Secrets Blackmail Overhaul (Patreon)

Secrets are a cute little feature but they kinda suck. By default, all you get for blackmail is 100 simoleons- or more, depending on the fame level of the other sim (blackmailing a very famous sim is very lucrative). This mod aims to make Blackmailing sims an actual money making activity with a lot of variables, essentially turning it into a skill.

With this mod, blackmailing will

-Give you a random amount of Simoleons between 25 and 500 to simulate the blackmailed sim having different levels of worry about their secrets

-Multiply that number depending on target's Fame Level

-Multiply that number depending on your Sim's Fame Level

-Multiply that number depending on Charisma Level

-Multiply that number depending on Mischief Level

-Multiply that number depending on Reputation (Good reputation = less money, Bad reputation = more money)

-Give you a Confident moodlet for successfully blackmailing another Sim

-Give you a Hidden Moodlet that prevents you from using the Blackmail interaction for 5 days.

For example, if your sim is Fame Level 3, the other sim is Fame Level 2, and you have Level 3 Charisma, Level 6 mischief, and an atrocious reputation, and you randomly get a value of 250 Simoleons, you'll get a final payout of 3,217 Simoleons. The multipliers are all a little different, so different combinations of stats will result in different final multipliers.

The base money is totally random. So it's entirely possible you'll still end up with a low amount, but with added skills you can make a lot of money once-per-week doing this.

Hint: The best way to get more money is to be famous, or to snoop on someone famous!

This mod does NOT alter secret-gathering behavior. Stay tuned for a separate mod that will make it so Nosy sims cannot farm secrets one after another, and Break Ins need a rest to let the heat die down.

Update 12/20 9:50PM EST: Adjusted values a little to make profit better for lower levels of Mischief and Charisma skills.

Requires Lot51 Core Library