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Lady Valentina's Crystal Ball

by Sophie-David Posted 29th Aug 2016 at 5:56 AM - Updated 20th Nov 2018 at 11:55 PM by Sophie-David
 
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Lab Assistant
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#2 Old 29th Aug 2016 at 12:20 PM
Thank you so much!
Field Researcher
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#3 Old 29th Aug 2016 at 1:17 PM
This is truly awesome!!!! Thank you for everything that you do.
Undead Molten Llama
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#4 Old 29th Aug 2016 at 10:23 PM
This is fabulous! I always thought the matchmaker was sort of useless in the game, especially since I never use her for matchmaking. NOW she will actually have a purpose. Now to build a lot where having this would be logical...
Lab Assistant
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#5 Old 30th Aug 2016 at 12:29 AM
This is amazing! Thank you so much!
Theorist
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#6 Old 30th Aug 2016 at 4:21 AM
You're welcome. Thank you all for the encouragement!
Test Subject
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#7 Old 30th Aug 2016 at 5:16 AM
Oh man, this would be great with the stand from the crystal ball from TS3.
Scholar
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#8 Old 30th Aug 2016 at 5:11 PM
Love it, love you!
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#9 Old 30th Aug 2016 at 5:11 PM
Love it, love you!
Theorist
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#10 Old 30th Aug 2016 at 6:28 PM
Thank you Luna and DezzyBoo.

Yes, I may end up converting the TS3 stand, but it will need shrinking because these crystal balls are a lot smaller (the TS3 crystal ball seems absurdly large to me). There will be more crystal ball stands in the remainder of this crystal ball series, based on the ones in Seasons and M&G.
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#11 Old 30th Aug 2016 at 11:51 PM
Update August 30, 2016

When the crystal ball is placed on a dining table, this release prevents clients who both dive for the same chair simultaneously from locking the ball into privacy mode, so that only one client can attend the session. Privacy mode is intended to allow all the seats at the table to be filled, but to stop other Sims from standing around or sitting elsewhere (such as on the floor) and listening in on the session.
Field Researcher
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#12 Old 31st Aug 2016 at 1:27 AM
Solphie-David.... your work is truly inspiring, and unique! I love what you create and just want to say I appreciate your hard work. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us!
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#13 Old 31st Aug 2016 at 4:01 AM
Thank you LadySilverwolf, you are very encouraging.
Theorist
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#14 Old 17th Dec 2016 at 10:01 PM
College & Grade School ACCREDITED December 17th, 2016:

a) With the major upgrade, the crystal ball is now University and grade school accredited, meaning that school and college students will earn grade points while they attend the talks. Their educational progress will be displayed at the beginning and end of each tutorial session.

b) To support this more serious purpose, a proper dress code is now enforced for all practitioners - no more readings in pajamas or swimsuits.

c) Those who teach autonomously are now more likely to stay on the job.

d) For students of the occult, magic alignment and skill status is displayed at the beginning and end of each learning session.

e) A bug that caused listeners not to use audience seating has been fixed. My thanks to gazania for confirming this problem.

f) In checking for valid audience seating, bar stools are now approved for use.

g) For the basegame and earlier EPs, the menus refer to the Paranormal interest, rather than the Couples Counseling skill.

h) Orb lighting and visual effects will only occur when the ball is used by magical practioners.

i) Transient visual effects are now allowed to fade out more naturally.

j) Enthusiastic listeners will now go to the front of the class to attend the session, rather than the rear.

If a Fortune Teller NPC is teaching at the Crystal Ball on a residential lot, ideally she should be dismissed before installing this update. However, if you find that if the Fortune Teller ends a teaching session without disappearing as she should, this release allows the Fortune Teller to be recalled and then dismissed properly.
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#15 Old 24th Dec 2016 at 5:26 AM
UPDATE December 23rd, 2016:

This release restores the operation of the crystal ball light and initial effect when a magic user begins a session. This feature apparently disappeared during the accreditation process.
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#16 Old 6th Aug 2017 at 8:24 PM
UPGRADE August 6, 2017

1) This upgrade makes several improvements to teacher and student routing, making it more likely that they will position themselves correctly.

2) The teacher and students now use a more varied vocabulary, including Enthusiasms if FreeTime or any later EP is available.
Lab Assistant
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#17 Old 26th Aug 2017 at 9:57 PM
I love all of your work, David. Missing you and Steph at the Keep. Glad you're still creating wonderful objects!
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#18 Old 29th Aug 2017 at 4:58 AM
Thank you for the encouragement, celticlass.