(OUTDATED - See for Link to New Version) Improved Death Reactions Mod
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Created by scumbumbo
Uploaded: 3rd Nov 2014 at 5:24 AM
Updated: 22nd Jul 2018 at 9:06 AM - See mod description for link to Flerb's updated and improved mod
Updated: 22nd Jul 2018 at 9:06 AM - See mod description for link to Flerb's updated and improved mod
*** Mod is outdated ***
See Flerb's Balanced Death Moodlets for an up-to-date version with additional great features.
Updated - Version 3 of the mod downloaded prior to today (February 24, 2016) had a bug which caused most Sims to grieve the death of a "loved one" even if they didn't care much for that sim. This has been fixed with the latest update to the mod. Be sure to remove the old version of the mod if you update!
Description
This mod for The Sims 4 will improve sim reactions to a nearby death in several ways. Sims will react from further away and even if they do not see the death take place. Sadness levels and durations have been tuned to more appropriately match the relationship towards the dying sim.
As with the Traumatic Divorce for Children mod, news of death cannot reach sims on another floor or not on the current lot. However, the chances of reacting to death are improved by triggering the reaction continuously throughout the entire death sequence, this solves the problem of sims not reacting simply because they can't find a route to a nearby location to perform their greiving by making them retry again in five minutes.
The mod works well with both FlorianPTME Emotional Overcharge and Snaitf's Disable Autonomous Mourning mods.
Summary of Changes
Reactions of sims to a death varies by the relationship. The best choice from the following is selected for their reaction:
This mod also modifies the "mourn at urn" action for a neutral sim, reducing the sadness time from 4 hours to 1 hour.
Installation Instructions
Just unzip the package file to your Mods folder as usual.
This mod may cause conflicts with other mods which change reactions to death. Due to the wide variety of mods and sources for them, it is unlikely I will be able to help you with such a conflict. If there is a conflict, either one or both mods may fail to work properly, your game may crash, frogs may rain down from the sky...
Version 3 requires The Sims 4 to be patched to at least version 1.13.104.1010 (December 4, 2015).
Use version 2 if your Sims 4 game is patched to at least version 1.5.149.1020 (April 13, 2015).
Tech Notes
This may be of interest if you are experiencing a conflict and know how to debug such issues, or if you are creating another mod affecting reactions to death and wish to incorporate these changes to eliminate conflicts. If you do create another mod using these changes, I would appreciate receiving credit.
This modifies the following XML resources:
The following XML resources have been added:
Additional Credits:
Big, BIG thanks go to Velocitygrass for the Sims4XmlExtractor and Sims4Data tools, Snaitf for Snaitf's FNV Generator and, of course, Kuree and all the others at Sims4Group who have put together the S4PE tool.
The XVI32 hex editor by Christian Maas was also used to modify the new DATA resources.
See Flerb's Balanced Death Moodlets for an up-to-date version with additional great features.
Updated - Version 3 of the mod downloaded prior to today (February 24, 2016) had a bug which caused most Sims to grieve the death of a "loved one" even if they didn't care much for that sim. This has been fixed with the latest update to the mod. Be sure to remove the old version of the mod if you update!
Description
This mod for The Sims 4 will improve sim reactions to a nearby death in several ways. Sims will react from further away and even if they do not see the death take place. Sadness levels and durations have been tuned to more appropriately match the relationship towards the dying sim.
As with the Traumatic Divorce for Children mod, news of death cannot reach sims on another floor or not on the current lot. However, the chances of reacting to death are improved by triggering the reaction continuously throughout the entire death sequence, this solves the problem of sims not reacting simply because they can't find a route to a nearby location to perform their greiving by making them retry again in five minutes.
The mod works well with both FlorianPTME Emotional Overcharge and Snaitf's Disable Autonomous Mourning mods.
Summary of Changes
Reactions of sims to a death varies by the relationship. The best choice from the following is selected for their reaction:
- Nemesis
- Applies to sims who are a declared enemy.
- Happiness level increased from 3 to 4.
- Duration of happiness increased from 2 days to 4 days.
- Enemy (new category)
- Applies to strong negative relationships (-50% or lower friendship).
- Gives sim a happiness level of 2.
- Duration of happiness is 1 day.
- Loved One
- Must have a strong friendship or romance relationship (85% or higher friendship, or 50% or higher romance).
- No longer applies automatically to family or weak romantic relationships.
- Duration of mourning is increased from 2 days to 5 days.
- Good Friend (new category)
- Applies to good or best friends that are not loved ones.
- Gives sims a sadness level of 4.
- Duration of mourning is 3 days.
- Friend
- Decreases the sadness level from 5 to a sadness level of 3.
- Duration of mourning is increased from 2 days to 3 days.
- Neutral Family (new category)
- Applies to a neutral (weak) relationship with a family member, spouse, or fiance.
- Gives sims a sadness level of 2.
- Duration of mourning is 3 days.
- Neutral
- Applies to a neutral relationsip with no family ties.
- Decreases the sadness level from 2 to a sadness level of 1.
- Duration of mourning is decreased from 12 hours to 8 hours.
This mod also modifies the "mourn at urn" action for a neutral sim, reducing the sadness time from 4 hours to 1 hour.
Installation Instructions
Just unzip the package file to your Mods folder as usual.
This mod may cause conflicts with other mods which change reactions to death. Due to the wide variety of mods and sources for them, it is unlikely I will be able to help you with such a conflict. If there is a conflict, either one or both mods may fail to work properly, your game may crash, frogs may rain down from the sky...
Version 3 requires The Sims 4 to be patched to at least version 1.13.104.1010 (December 4, 2015).
Use version 2 if your Sims 4 game is patched to at least version 1.5.149.1020 (April 13, 2015).
Tech Notes
This may be of interest if you are experiencing a conflict and know how to debug such issues, or if you are creating another mod affecting reactions to death and wish to incorporate these changes to eliminate conflicts. If you do create another mod using these changes, I would appreciate receiving credit.
This modifies the following XML resources:
- S4_6017E896_00000000_00000000000030FE - buff_Object_Urnstone_MournNeutral
- S4_6017E896_00000000_00000000000031D5 - Buff_WitnessedDeathFriend (plus DATA resource)
- S4_6017E896_00000000_00000000000031D6 - Buff_WitnessedDeathLovedOne
- S4_6017E896_00000000_00000000000031D7 - Buff_WitnessedDeathNemesis (plus DATA resource)
- S4_6017E896_00000000_00000000000031D8 - Buff_WitnessedDeathNeutral (plus DATA resource)
- S4_DEBAFB73_00000000_000000000001208C - broadcaster_ReactionDeath
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_0000000000003627 - reaction_DeathAggregate
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_0000000000003628 - reaction_DeathFriend
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_0000000000003629 - reaction_DeathLovedOne
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_000000000000362A - reaction_DeathNemesis
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_000000000000362B - reaction_DeathNeutral
The following XML resources have been added:
- S4_0C772E27_00000000_952CC13E1DDF15DB - Loot_WitnessedDeathEnemy
- S4_0C772E27_00000000_C6B422AEC1475312 - Loot_WitnessedDeathGoodFriend
- S4_0C772E27_00000000_DCA9CB96DE0DB82A - Loot_WitnessedDeathNeutralFamily
- S4_6017E896_00000000_A4256F667F0C490E - Buff_WitnessDeathGdFriend (plus new DATA resource)
- S4_6017E896_00000000_AA4B8A6727252B0E - Buff_WitnessedDeathFamily (plus new DATA resource)
- S4_6017E896_00000000_CD60B9551EAEEED2 - Buff_Witnessed_Death_Enemy (plus new DATA resource)
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_8090A718617EC475 - reaction_DeathGoodFriend
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_D9AC692C6A79BCCB - reaction_DeathNeutralFamily
- S4_E882D22F_00000000_FA9EBF395D908BFA - reaction_DeathEnemy
Additional Credits:
Big, BIG thanks go to Velocitygrass for the Sims4XmlExtractor and Sims4Data tools, Snaitf for Snaitf's FNV Generator and, of course, Kuree and all the others at Sims4Group who have put together the S4PE tool.
The XVI32 hex editor by Christian Maas was also used to modify the new DATA resources.
This mod has specific instructions!
Use only one of the versions depending on what patch level your game is at!Filename | Size | Downloads | Date | |||||
ImprovedDeathReactions_v3.zip
| OUTDATED - See mod description
Size: 16.2 KB · Downloads: 14,217 · 24th Feb 2016 |
16.2 KB | 14,217 | 24th Feb 2016 | |||||
For a detailed look at individual files, see the Information tab. |
Key:
- - File was updated after upload was posted
Install Instructions
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