Actor Overhaul v2.4 | Update (Patreon)

Actor Overhaul has an update! This includes changes to the Actor Dashboard, the Ward School, agents, acting gigs and celebrity events.

Full mod information

Read the Actor Overhaul main page for the full mod overview and feature information.

New additions

• Find a Manager: hire a manager from the Actor Dashboard for §500. Acting gigs pay 25% more for seven days while the Managed moodlet is active.

• Find a Publicist: spend §750 on a positive or negative reputation campaign, available once every three days.

• Term Exam Subject and Rehearse for the Exam: Ward students can check the term's subject and prepare. A prepared student can pass one Acting level earlier.

• Three additional production themes: Circus Spectacular, Fantasy Adventure and Superhero Saga, bringing the selection to 17 themes.

Agents

• New agent replies now arrive within one Sim day, during the existing 9 AM to 9 PM calling hours.

• Ghosts are excluded from agent selection and the meeting list.

• Submitting your information gives a confirmation and disables Find an Agent while you're waiting.

• Fixed the phone firing route and checks for already having an agent.

• Corrected Find Me a Gig's skill bands, duplicate gig entries and reputation-based chances.

• Agent and Client relationship labels now appear in the relationship panel.

About firing and rehiring: firing ends representation. While Schedule Meeting is available, you can contact the former agent and hire them again. Reject Offer removes their current candidacy. Meeting access still uses its seven-day window from the accepted initial call; if it has expired, start a new agent search.

If you update while an agent call is already queued, that call may still use its previous sender or timing. Start a fresh Find an Agent search to use the new selection and reply window.

The Ward School and Actor Dashboard

• Entry is for young adults and older.

• Paying the fee or receiving a scholarship joins the Acting Student career directly.

• Graduation ends the school career, gives its reputation reward and cannot repeat. Graduates cannot enroll again.

• Corrected exam, practice and paper-submission conditions, rewards and messages.

• Submit to Auditions can be used again after preparing new materials and waiting seven days.

• Greyed-out options now explain why they're unavailable.

Gigs, events and presentation

• Fixed missing or broken pictures across several pickers and events, including Theatrical Treasure Hunt's picture format.

• Corrected several gig requirements, payouts, failure consequences and descriptions.

• Audience Warm-up is unpaid; the paid Stagehand gig is called Stagehand Hustle.

• Celebrity events follow their intended schedules, with availability shown on their rows.

• Corrected event choices, rewards, production text and name/pronoun tokens.

When options are available

All times and waiting periods below use Sim time. A start window is when you can begin the activity. The activity can finish after that window closes.

Dashboard, studios and waiting periods

• Actor Dashboard: Your Sim needs Acting level 1 or higher.

• Bargain Shots: Every day, 8 AM to 8 PM.

• Elite Exposure Studio: Monday to Saturday, 9 AM to 6 PM. Closed Sundays.

• Take Local Acting Classes: Monday to Friday, 5 PM to 11 PM.

• Headshot, resume and demo reel: An item can be greyed out if your Sim already has that material.

• Find an Agent: Prepare all three materials first. Unavailable while waiting for a submitted application or while already represented.

• Agent's first reply: Within one Sim day of a fresh submission, during 9 AM to 9 PM calling hours.

• Schedule Meeting With Agent: Opens after accepting the initial call, while unrepresented. Its permission lasts seven Sim days from that call.

• Submit to Auditions and Casting Calls: Needs all three materials. Uses them up; prepare new ones and wait seven Sim days before submitting again.

• Find a Manager: §500; available again after the seven-day Managed effect ends.

• Find a Publicist: §750; one campaign every three Sim days.

• Agent's Find Me a Gig: Not available to teens or current Ward students. Gig availability also depends on the role's rating and skill conditions.

Ward School and planned productions

School options depend on enrollment and career progress. Admission is for young adults and older; graduates cannot enroll again.

• Go to Exam: Fridays, with no additional opening-hour restriction. Your Sim must still meet their exam requirements.

• Rehearse for the Exam: Check Term Exam Subject first. Rehearsal takes two hours; the Prepared bonus lasts three Sim days.

• Plan and Produce: weekday practice: Choose the weekday schedule through Organize Practice first. Start Monday to Friday, 3 PM to 4 PM; practice lasts four hours.

• Plan and Produce: weekend practice: Choose the weekend schedule first. Start Saturday or Sunday, 10 AM to 11 AM; practice lasts eight hours.

• Attend your planned play: Choose Friday or Saturday first. On the selected day, start between 12 PM and 6 PM.

• Organize Practice and production activities: Select a production theme first; additional options depend on student progress.

• School Find Gigs: Unlocks at Acting Student career level 6, not Acting skill level 6.

• Submit Paper (History of Acting): Finish writing the paper and have Acting 6 or Writing 5.

• Paper grade: Arrives about two Sim days after submission. This is separate from the agent's one-day reply.

Production relationship-building activities

These are the start windows for the activities in the production menu.

• Costume Party: Every day; 9 AM to 5 PM.

• Escape Room Challenge: Every day; 9 AM to 5 PM.

• Group Dinner at a New Restaurant: Every day; 4 PM to 10 PM.

• Improv Night: Every day; 5 PM to 11 PM.

• Karaoke Night: Every day; 5 PM to 11 PM.

• Movie Night: Every day; 5 PM to 11 PM.

• Outdoor Adventure Day: Every day; 6 AM to 2 PM.

• Paint and Sip Party: Every day; 9 AM to 5 PM.

• Theater Game Tournament: Every day; 9 AM to 5 PM.

• Yoga/Meditation Class: Every day; 8 AM to 4 PM.

Charity activities

These options unlock through the school progression.

• Brighter Futures Fund: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; 12 PM to 3 PM.

• Caring Communities Coalition: Every day; 12 PM to 6 PM.

• Dreams Come True Charity: Every day; 8 AM to 4 PM.

• Giving Hearts Organization: Monday to Friday; 5 AM to 7 AM.

• Helping Hands Charity: Saturday; 6 AM to 4 PM.

• Hope for Tomorrow Foundation: Every day; 8 AM to 4 PM.

• The Empowerment Project: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 3 PM to 8 PM.

Celebrity events

The Celeb Events phone menu needs the Acting skill and at least one fame star. Individual events also have the days, start windows and fame requirements below. Events are for teens and older. “No additional star check” means that event adds no separate fame restriction of its own.

• Celeb Fitness Retreat: Monday to Friday; 8 AM to 12 PM. Fame stars: 1 to 5.

• Celeb-Owned Restaurant Dining Experience: Sunday, Friday, Saturday; 12 PM to 6 PM. Fame stars: 5.

• Celebrity Book Club Meeting: Tuesday; 10 AM to 2 PM. Fame stars: 1 to 5.

• Celebrity Chef Cooking Demo: Saturday and Sunday; 2 PM to 8 PM. Fame stars: 1 to 5.

• Celebrity Golf Tournament: Saturday and Sunday; 9 AM to 3 PM. Fame stars: 4 to 5.

• Celebrity Photoshoot: Wednesday; 2 PM to 6 PM. Fame stars: 1 to 5.

• Celebrity Poker Tournament: Thursday; 8 PM to 11 PM. Fame stars: 5.

• Charity Gala: Saturday; 9 PM to 1 AM (next day). Fame stars: 1 to 5.

• Exclusive Awards After-Party: Sunday; 11 PM to 3 AM (next day). Fame stars: 3 to 5.

• Fashion Show: Monday; 7 PM to 11 PM. Fame stars: 2 to 5.

• Film Premiere: Friday; 6 PM to 10 PM. Fame stars: 1 to 5.

• Luxury Yacht Party: Sunday; 5 PM to 9 PM. Fame stars: 4 to 5.

• Music Awards Ceremony: Saturday; 7 PM to 11 PM. Fame stars: No additional star check.

• Private Celebrity Party Invitation: Sunday; 7 PM to 11 PM. Fame stars: 4 to 5.

• Private Movie Screening: Wednesday; 7 PM to 9 PM. Fame stars: 1 to 5.

• Red Carpet Gala: Saturday; 8 PM to 12 AM. Fame stars: 4 to 5.

• VIP Nightclub Party: Friday, Saturday; 10 PM to 3 AM (next day). Fame stars: 3 to 5.

• VIP Sports Game Box Seats: Saturday and Sunday; 12 PM to 6 PM. Fame stars: 5.

For a window that crosses midnight, the day listed is the day it starts. For example, Saturday 9 PM to 1 AM continues into early Sunday. These are opening windows, not the length of the event.

If an option is missing or greyed out: check the current Sim day and time, Acting skill, fame level, school progress, prepared materials, existing agent and waiting periods. Keep the package for that feature installed alongside Base.

Requirements

• Get Famous

• XML Injector

• Maplebell Pie Menu

• Lumpinou's Mood Pack

Island Living is no longer needed for the gig picker.

Installation and files

Remove older Actor Overhaul files before extracting the new ZIP into your Mods folder.

The download contains six packages. Base is required. ActorActivities adds the headshot, resume and demo-reel activities; Agent adds the agent system; Gigs adds acting roles; ActingSchool adds the Ward School; CelebEvents adds celebrity events.

Keep all six for the full mod. Find a Manager needs Gigs or ActingSchool installed to have gigs to boost.