Magic Manager

Update 2 (21.12.2024)
I think I found a way to solve a problem with the witch's aura disappearing. I created an additional mod (Lenna-MagicManager-AuraFix), whis is a controller that runs in the background and reapplies magic auras to witches every hour. This means that te trick with changing alignment to a different status for already existing witches after installing Magic Manager is no longer necessary. It will also fix Maxis bug causing the aura to become invisible or nearly invisible sometimes after leaving the lot (going to class, jogging, hiking and probably more). So for example, if your witch's aura disappeared after returning from college classes, just wait an hour and it will be visible again. You can have this mod even without Magic Manager itself, as I say, it will fix the Maxis issue.

A side effect of this mod is that every hour the auras of witches will disappear for a fraction of a second and reappear - most of the time you won't even notice it, especially if the game is at 2nd or 3rd speed, but if it will annoy you, this mod is optional. I also added a new interaction to the Magic Manager, Change Appearance.../Fix FX. You need to use it once for every lot with witches in the family after installing the mod (no need if you've already had the Magic Manager for some time), and every time a Maxis bug occurs.

I also made a global version of the mod that is compatible with the Child/Toddler Witches mod. You need to load my mod after this mod.

Update (22.08.2024)
New version doesn't conflict with Witch Spell Mod.

Description
This mod is a tool that allows you to control and edit everything related to magic. Includes the following features:

• Turn your Sim into a witch or cure them from witchery.
• Change your witch's alignment, select the status or add/subtract a specific value.
• Set magic skill level.
• Show your witch's stats - magic skill level and alignment.
• Buy or add reagents, potions and objects for free with handy sliders.
• Turn on/off magic aura, witch title and skin overlay for specific witch regardless of alignment. Your settings are saved in the special token, which prevents them from being reset by the game. This feature allows you to have both classic witches and witches who hide their identities.
• Turn on/off spectral cat aura and transparency (requires boolprop controlpets on cheat).

I created this mainly because I couldn't find a mod that allows you to change the witch alignment. Yes, you can use the InSimenator to cure the Sim from witchery and turn them into a witch again with a new alignment status, but my mod allows you to change the alignment when the Sim is still a witch, which is much simpler.

So I thought it would be nice for the mod to do more than just that, so I added more features that you may know from various other mods, but are now available in one handy mod because I like having all the features in one place.

This mod is available in two versions. The object version is an object that looks like a spellbook, which you will find in the buy mode in the General/Miscellaneous section. Global version adds these interactions to your witch's spellbook in debug mode (testingcheats and Shift+click). You can have both versions if you want.

Available languages: English and Polish.

Known issues
Changing the alignment directly from an evil witch to a good witch (or vice versa) may not clear the magic aura and skin overlay. To prevent this, change the witch to neutral first, or remove these effects manually using options from the mod.

After installing this mod, you must change the alignment of already existing witches to a different status and then change back to their original alignment, otherwise the magic aura will be removed every time the witches wake up. I have no idea why it works like that.
The above trick is no longer necessary, see update 2.

The function to turn magic auras and titles on and off is experimental. Please tell me if you have any issues with it (I've already tested a lot and the only problem I've found is this one above).

Warning: This mod creates a token that is used to save the witch's appearance settings. If you ever want to uninstall it, you must delete the tokens first, otherwise you risk neighborhood corruption. Use the "Delete.../Witch Appearance Token" option on the mod and repeat this in every neighborhood you play. Then you can exit the game and remove the mod files from the Downloads folder.

Conflicts
Doesn't conflict with mods that disable magic auras or witch titles, but using these mods at the same time as my mod will make the function to disable effects for a specific witch useless.
Normal Looking Spectral Cats must be loaded after this mod.
Global version conflicts with the Child/Toddler Witches mod. Download Lenna-MagicManager-Global-ChildToddlerWitches instead and load after this mod.
Global version also conflicts with the Witch Study Skill mod. Download Lenna-MagicManager-Global-WitchStudySkill instead and load after this mod. If you are using both Child Toddler Witches and Witch Study Skill mods, this is the only version you need.

Compatibility
AL required.

Installation
Place in Downloads folder.

Overriden resources

Resource name	Type name	Type	Group	Instance	Instance (high)
Sim - Set Title ID	Behaviour Function	0x42484156	0x7FD46CD0	0x00000642	0x00000000
Sub - Apply FX	Behaviour Function	0x42484156	0x7F9B4ABA	0x00001009	0x00000000
Update - Start/Stop FX	Behaviour Function	0x42484156	0x7F6EB322	0x0000100A	0x00000000
Spellbook Interactions	Pie Menu Functions	0x54544142	0x7F695C67	0x00000083	0x00000000
	Pie Menu Strings	0x54544173	0x7F695C67	0x00000083	0x00000000
MakeActionString prim string set	Text Lists	0x53545223	0x7F695C67	0x0000012E	0x00000000
Dialog prim string set	Text Lists	0x53545223	0x7F695C67	0x0000012D	0x00000000

New resources

Resource name	Type name	Type	Group	Instance	Instance (high)
CT - Set Alignment	Behaviour Function	0x42484156	0x7F6EB322	0x00001069	0x00000000
many resources in the spellbook group			0x7F695C67

Credits
Eric (InSimenator)
Cyjon (Debugger)
Aaroneous (Sim Manipulator)
Creators of SimPE