Exercise Equipment Autonomy Overhaul
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Mod Details:
The active household can now autonomously use ALL the equipment and NPCs can also autonomously use all equipment on both residential and community lots (makes for more lively apartments and dorms). I also made it so elders can no longer use the dance sphere, because I find it a bit unrealistic.
I also completely overhauled the advertising tweaks to reduce the treadmill bias and encourage sims to branch out more. Active sims are more likely use treadmill, exercise bike, ballet bar, dance sphere and the butterfly machine. Whereas sims with high body skill are more likely to use the weight machines. Kids are more drawn to the ballet bar (seeing as that's the only thing they can use anyway). Teens have more incentive to use the dance sphere and the treadmill. Elders prefer the exercise bike and adults are drawn to the butterfly and weight machines.
10 for everyone, +30 for active, 20 for kids, +40 for active kids
Bench Press
10 for everyone, +30 for high body skill, 20 for adults, +40 for adult high body
Bike
10 for everyone, +30 for active, 20 for elders, +40 for active elders
Butterfly
10 for everyone, +30 for active, 20 for adults, +40 for active adults
Dance Sphere
(use) 10 for everyone, +30 for active, 20 for teens, +40 for active teens, disabled for elders
(watch) 10 for everyone, +10 for lazy, 20 for kids, +20 for lazy kids
Leg Press
10 for everyone, +30 for high body skill, 20 for adult, +40 for adult high body
Multi Press
10 for everyone, +30 for high body skill, 20 for adult, +40 for high body
Treadmill
10 for everyone, +30 for active, 20 for teens, +40 for active teens
Versions:
If you have all expansion packs download the file titled ExerciseAutonomy_ALL.
If you don't have all the expansion packs download the file titled ExerciseAutonomy_EPs and delete the files for the EPs you don't have.
Note: The reason I have not given each object their own file for you to pick and choose is because the majority of the exercise equipment (Base game and Uni) uses the same guardian BHAV. In short, you need the BG multipress for the uni equipment to be autonomous.
Conflicts:
TeaAddict's Pay to Play mod When TeaAddict releases version 2 I will look into compatibility, but for now they are incompatible (You can use Pay to Play for everything else like the pool table etc. just not the exercise equipment and dance sphere).
And any mod that modifies the exercise equipment TTABs and the following BHAV;
| Name | Group | Instance |
|---|---|---|
| Interaction - Use - TEST | 7F9AB517 | 0x2007 |
Credits: SimPE
| Filename | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| ExerciseAutonomy_ALL_AshtonLC3.zip | zip | |
| ExerciseAutonomy_ALL_AshtonLC3.package | package | 11149 |
| Filename | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| ExerciseAutonomy_EPs_AshtonLC3.zip | zip | |
| ExerciseAutonomy_BG_AshtonLC3.package | package | 1684 |
| ExerciseAutonomy_FT_AshtonLC3.package | package | 1999 |
| ExerciseAutonomy_NL_AshtonLC3.package | package | 1732 |
| ExerciseAutonomy_Uni_AshtonLC3.package | package | 6022 |
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ExerciseAutonomy_EPs_AshtonLC3.zip
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ExerciseAutonomy_ALL_AshtonLC3.zip
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Install Instructions
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64: /Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
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