YAP - Yet Another Painting mod UPDATED June 11, 2011

YES! I've just updated it on 12-19-2010! Now fully working in Late Night!

And now there is a version for Generations/1.22!

Well, not entirely. For one thing, it's no longer two separate mods. The faster painting part has been incorporated into the main mod. I also made a few other changes.

Sure. Here's a list of new changes:

• Memorize Scene - Changed level this becomes available from 8 to 6 (this has not been tested yet, though)
• Paint From Memory - Changed level this becomes available from 8 to 6 (this has not been tested yet, though)
• Changed time required to paint portraits from 1.5x longer to 1.33 times longer (this has not been tested yet, though)
• Changed level at which extra painting styles unlock, if not unlocked by traits, from 6 to 5 (this has not been tested yet, though)
• Level at which "Somber" painting is unlocked changed from 9 to 7
• I also adjusted which buffs and traits force Genius/Insane/Somber paintings. I will only list the changes:

  
  Buffs that force "Genius" paintings - added "Hero Of The City, Promising Fortune, Read A Masterpiece, Saw Amazingly Insightful Film, Zen"
  Buffs that force "Insane" paintings - added "Can't Stand Art, Enemy, Fear, Hunted, Madly Thirsty, Mummy's Curse, Oddly Powerful, Really Has To Pee, Scared, Snake Bite, Too Many People, Too Much Sun, Vampire Bite, Very Thirsty"
  Buffs that force "Somber" paintings - added "Cheated, Downtrodden, Foreboding Fortune, Mugged, Plagued By Nature, Rejected By Ex, Saw Insufferably Pretentious Film, Stressed" but removed "Witnessed Divorce, Very Hungry, Negligent"
  
  Traits that force "Genius" paintings - added "Perfectionist, Extra Creative"
  Traits that force "Somber" paintings - replaced "Loner" with "Loser"
  

Sure is. Obviously, it won't be compatible with the original. Also, as some of the buffs are specific to certain expansion packs, they may all be required. Have to admit I haven't checked that. And I haven't exactly tested that all the buffs and traits really do force those types of paintings. But hey, I didn't test that in the original, either. So I hope you enjoy this new version of YAP. I'll leave the old version on here, too, for those that only have the base game (or for some reason prefer it). The new version is the "YAP2" file. Enjoy!

Okay, maybe it doesn't really deserve the "Yet Another" thing, but I wanted to keep with the naming thing I used for my writing mod, YAWN, so . . . Yeah, YAP.

First of all, I haven't done anything (yet) to adjust the sales values for paintings. I don't know if I will. Modding painting is kind of a pain because it's broken up over more than half a dozen different files. Which, if you were wondering, is why there are two different parts to this post, since they won't work if combined into one package.

The first one is DavesPaintingTimesMod. The only thing it does is speed up the painting process. I figured if Bob Ross (may he rest in peace) can get an unskilled, unartistic newb to make a decent-sized nice painting in only half an hour, there was no reason it should take a Sim 3 hours to make a small painting.

The second package, DavesPaintingSkillMod, is where the real changes to the painting skill take place.

It's actually pretty nice that these are seperate. That way you need only change what you want to change.

Why yes, yes I can. Thank you for asking.

Well, since you asked me nicely, I'll be more than happy to. Here are the exact details of what has been changed in the PaintingTimesMod:

• Small Canvas - From 3 hours to 1 1/2 hours
• Medium Canvas - From 5 hours to 3 hours
• Large Canvas - From 8 hours to 6 hours

The following non-time related changes are also part of this mod:

• Level at which "Practice Painting" becomes "Paint" - From 4 to 3
• Chance of having sold paintings in Art Gallery - From 20% to 25%

Well, so much for the whole asking nicely thing. I adjusted the number of paintings needed for all three skill challenges for one. I've always thought that 30 paintings for Brushmaster was just too many. I also upped the chances of painting Brilliant and Masterpiece paintings, especially for those who have achieved Proficient Painter status. Here are the details:

• Number of paintings for Brushmaster - From 30 to 15
• Number of Brilliant paintings for Proficient Painter- From 6 to 5
• Number of Masterpieces for Master Painter - From 5 to 3
• Level Brilliant becomes possible - From 6 to 5
• Chance of Brilliant - From 20% to 40%
• Chance of Brilliant if Proficient Painter - From 40% to 60%
• Level Masterpiece becomes possible - From 9 to 8
• Chance of Masterpiece - From 10% to 25%
• Chance of Masterpiece if Proficient Painter- From 35% to 40%

I also made the following changes (and I will only list the changes, so don't think I skipped something) as to which Buffs and Traits "Force Genius/Insane/Somber" paintings:

Buffs that force Genius paintings - Was "Buzzed, Divine Meal, Intrigued, Honor Student, Learning Quickly, Tranquil", now:

• Educated
• Tranquil
• Inspired
• Fulfilled
• One With Nature
• Honor Student
• Beautiful View
• Beautiful Vista
• Completely At Ease

Buffs that force Insane paintings - This was left empty, but now:

• On Fire - I mean, come on. If you're trying to paint while you're on fire, you must be insane!
• Betrayed
• Desolate
• Horrified
• Stir Crazy
• Starving
• Fiendishly Delighted
• Flame On

Traits that force "Insane" paintings - Was "Over Emotional, Insane, Neurotic, Never Nude", now:

• Insane
• Neurotic
• Evil
• Inappropriate

Buffs that force "Somber" paintings - Was "Desolate, Disappointed, HeartBroken, LostAFriend, Mourning, Bored, Embarrassed, FeelingUnlucky, Humiliated, Lonely, RejectedProposal, Upset, BuzzCrashed", now:

• Witnessed Divorce (original version only)
• Mourning
• Heart Broken
• Failing
• Rejected Proposal
• Fired
• Lost A Friend
• Very Hungry (original version only)
• Witnessed Betrayal
• Disappointed
• Humiliated
• Upset
• Rejected First Kiss
• Lonely
• Negligent (original version only)

Traits that force "Somber" paintings - Was "Can't Stand Art, Grumpy", now:

• Loner (original version only)
• Grumpy
• No Sense Of Humor

Wow, okay, don't overdo the whole asking nicely thing. But I think that's pretty much it. Of course, you can't use them with other mods that adjust the time it takes to paint or the painting skill itself, but you can use the mods that adjust the sales prices for paintings or anything else. I hope you enjoy these mods!