Updates (Patreon)

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well! 🤍

I've been working on and off on these updates over the past month, and they're finally here! I originally wanted to include one more feature in Family Expectations, but it ended up being a much bigger addition than I anticipated, so I've decided to push it to next month. To give you a little idea of what I'm planning, it involves secrets and hiding things from parents. I have quite a few ideas for it, but I still need to figure out the best way to approach it and make everything work together.

Unfortunately, I haven't been feeling 100% this month. My grandfather passed away recently, and it's been a really difficult time. I had been taking care of him for the past few months, which had also started taking a toll on my physical health. I was finally starting to feel better myself, and he also seemed to be improving, so losing him came as quite a shock. It's been tough, but things are gradually getting better.

I also want to take this opportunity to apologize for my lack of communication, this past year in particular has been extremely overwhelming for me, and I know I haven't been as present or consistent as I would have liked to be.

Something I've been thinking about quite a bit lately is how much things have changed since I first started modding. I was pretty young when I started, and everything was so new to me. I didn't really know much about developing software, maintaining projects, or managing something that other people would be downloading and using. I just loved The Sims, had ideas that excited me, and wanted to bring them into the game and share them with other people.

Over the years, I've learned so much, and I'm still learning! Looking back, there are definitely things I would have approached differently, especially when it comes to organizing my mods, maintaining older projects, and communicating updates. It's something I'm actively trying to improve.

One of the things I've been working on is rebuilding my website. I really want to make it easier for everyone to find information about my mods, especially compatibility, requirements, updates, and known issues. I'm also trying to find a more streamlined way to handle bug reports and feedback, because having everything spread across Patreon comments, messages, and other platforms can become quite difficult to keep track of.

I want to have a better system in place so that things are more organized for both you and me, and so that I can spend less time trying to find and sort through information and more time actually working on the mods.

I have been properly go through my older mods lately. Some of my smaller projects will probably be retired, while others I'll choose to continue maintaining and updating. I don't want to keep promising updates for everything when I know I can't realistically dedicate the time each project deserves. So will be clearer about which mods I'm actively supporting.

At the same time, I really don't want to lose the part of modding that made me fall in love with it in the first place. I genuinely love coming up with new ideas and experimenting with different gameplay concepts. Whenever something catches my interest, I start imagining all the things I could add, how they could interact with each other, and before I know it, what was supposed to be a small idea has turned into a much bigger project.

Something I am currently working on and want to share an update about that soon is another overhaul of Country Club! I've been thinking about it quite a bit, and I'm really excited about some of the things I'd like to change and add. I don't want to promise a release date just yet, but it's definitely something I want to revisit.

I just wish I had more time to dedicate to all of these ideas. There are so many things I'd love to make, and sometimes it's frustrating not being able to work on everything at the pace I'd like.

Thank you so much to everyone who has continued supporting me and being patient with me through all of this. I really, really appreciate it, and your kindness genuinely warms my heart.

I also want to thank everyone who has been submitting bug reports and feedback through the form! It's already been incredibly helpful in identifying issues and making fixes, and it's exactly the kind of system I want to continue improving.

Anyway, I don't want this entire post to turn into me rambling! 😭 I'm really happy to finally share these updates with you, so here's what's new!

Family Expectations 1.1: Feature Update (Early Access)

This update is all about what it's like to grow up under someone's expectations, and how those experiences can affect a Sim throughout their life.

I've added quite a few new features, including university-related reactions and conversations, childhood history, Something to Prove, Breaking Point, making peace with a parent who has passed away, Trust, Money Talks, Parents Talking, Promises, The Last Word, Sibling Solidarity, and A Life Without Children.

A lot of these systems connect with each other, so the things that happen earlier in a Sim's life can continue affecting their relationships and experiences later on.

I'm especially excited about this update because I feel like it's taking Family Expectations closer to what I originally envisioned for it.

You can read about all the new features and download the update here!

Family Expectations 1.0.1: Fixes Update

I've also released a update for everyone playing version 1.0.

This mainly includes bug fixes, including an issue that was causing some players to see blank text, along with a few other smaller fixes and improvements.

If you're still playing the public version, I recommend updating to 1.0.1.

You can find the update here!

Thank you again for all your support, patience, and understanding. It truly means a lot to me.

I'm still figuring things out as I go, but I really do love making these mods and sharing them with you. I hope you enjoy the new features, and as always, I'm looking forward to hearing what you think! 🤍