PreferencesPlus v1.0.0 (May 13 Update) (Patreon)

This mod provides dozens of new preferences (hobbies, interests, venues, outfits, personal, food types, drinks and flavors). These new preference traits can be added in CAS using the new likes/dislikes system. Preferences have a variety of gameplay effects including autonomy changes, whims, social interactions, computer interactions and moodlets.

May 13, 2022 Update: version 1.0.0 

IMPORTANT - There are new required mods for this version.
Please see details at the bottom of the post!

• MASSIVE update including new Flavors, Drinks and Cuisine categories, each with at least 12 new preferences to choose from. All have impact on gameplay in the form of autonomy updates, new interactions, moodlets and/or whims.
• Please note that the 'Restricted Ingredients' lot trait and the Vegetarian trait will override these custom menu preferences, with the exception of the Indian food preference. I added special logic for that because vegatarianism is so common in India.
• New "Unlock Preferred Recipes" interaction in Actions > PrefPlus menu will unlock recipes from various packs based on the Sim's cuisine preferences (though you may still need to skill up on Cooking to see them). 
• New hobby: Grilling
• New personal preference: Teeth Brushing
• Some speech balloons now show the Actor Sim's preference rather than a generic icon when asking about preferences.
  

Find the full documentation here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10RGZQ8jJGFbjny2Zl3S2tidGHW_ojyHYReJlur5b3Oo/edit?usp=sharing

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I'm EXTREMELY appreciative of anyone who chooses to support my modding work financially - thank you in advance for considering it! <3

Please use my Discord to provide suggestions or bug reports. 

Thank you!

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Credits:

• Zerbu's Mod Constructor
• Creator Musings discord
• juryia - talented artist from whom I commissioned a few icons for this mod (strawberry, pineapple, ethnic cuisines). Modders - contact me if you'd like to commission work for your own mods from them!

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Translations:

• Découvrir le mod en français et en télécharger la traduction française sur le site de Kimikosoma: modsims4.fr
• Portuguese translations available at https://nathansimss.tumblr.com/
• Traditional Chinese translation by Moonlikeruo attached
• Polish (NuSims)
• Korean by smlee: https://lurree-sims.tumblr.com/post/685016611389915136/helaenes-preferencesplus-korean-translation 

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Download Guide for this post:

The .rar file includes only required mod files, and should be placed no more than one folder deep within your Mods folder. Use a program such as Winrar to unpack the files within it (one .ts4script file and two .package files).

The Overrides file is OPTIONAL but recommended.

• balloonCategory_SimPreference_ColorAsk (show preferred color)
• loot_KnowAbout_SimPreference_Activities.ActionTuning (learn my traits)
• randomWeightedLoot_SimPreference_Activities.ActionTuning (add my traits)
• several fridge and grill cook autonomously recipe lists
• all 4 socials_Targeted_Friendly_SimPreference_ "ask preference" interactions (reduce clutter by moving them into my Ask about Preferences category)

REQUIRED:

Over time I've tried to minimize requiring any other files, but this is a HUGE mod now, and the benefits far outweigh the inconvenience at this point. I welcome your feedback, but I can personally attest that the items below are trustworthy and worthwhile.

• Pack Tests (by Frankk):
  https://frankkmods.com/#/ts4/packtests
  Requiring this helper mod now allows me to include options for users with any combination of expansion/game/stuff packs without requiring them to each download a bunch of separate files for each pack (or get a bunch of errors).
  
• New Pack Test Utility (by me/Helaene)
  https://www.patreon.com/posts/66386847
  Using Frankk's mod above, I can now test whether any individual pack is not installed. I split this out of PrefPlus because it will be required in the future for other mods of mine such as FearFactory. Other modders, please feel free to require it for your mods as well!
  
• XML Injector by Scumbumbo (RIP):
  https://scumbumbomods.com/xml-injector
  This mod allows me to add new interactions to base game objects (for instance, a Japanese cuisine autonomous cooking interaction to fridges) without having to override the actual objects (which would create conflicts with other mods, and be less maintainable). 

Recommended companion mods:

• Zerbu's The Sims 4 Mod: Unlimited Likes and Dislikes
• Custom Traits in Club Filter v8 | Vicky Sims (chingyu1023) on Patreon
• My PrefPlus add-ons

Food-specific companion mods:

• Ice Cream from the Fridge (The Treacherous Fox @ MTS)
  Installing this alongside PrefPlus will allow Sims with relevant flavor preferences to autonomously grab bowls of ice cream as snacks from the fridge (if you have the Cool Kitchen pack, and the Sim doesn't have a Healthy preference/lifestyle).
  
• I've also started to integrate recipes from Oni, Ice Mun Mun and LittlBowBub to be cooked autonomously based on Sim preferences. For instance, installing Oni's Korean recipes will make them available for Sims with a Korean cuisine preference more likely to cook them autonomously.