Better Ladders - Carry items & Climb faster
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Compatible with patch 1.107.151 (June 4th, 2024)
DescriptionThis tuning mod allows Sims to use ladders while carrying small items (books, dishes, trash bags, laundry, etc.).
It also makes Sims climb roughly 50% faster. This value is a good compromise between speeding up the action and maintaining a realistic animation.
With AlwaysSlideDown version: in addition to climbing faster and carrying items, Sims will now always slide down ladders instead of climbing down. Wheee!
Use either one version or the other. Not both!

Updates
16 March 2023
- Updated for patch 1.96.365 and the Growing Together expansion pack.
- AlwaysSlideDown version: infants are little creatures who should be handled with care. Sims won't be able to slide down ladders when carrying an infant on their back, and will carefully climb down instead.
- Split the mod into 2 versions: one makes Sims always slide down ladder, the other won't. Use only one of them.
- Sims will now always slide down ladders instead of climbing down. ~ Thanks SailorEffinMoon for the suggestion
- Pool ladders and ocean ladders (Island Living) aren't affected.
- Sims cannot use ladders while carrying toddlers, cats and dogs. This could be a future addition if I manage to fix the animation for them.
- AlwaysSlideDown: sims will still climb down normally when they are carrying an infant on their back (Growing Together).
- AlwaysSlideDown: children and sims with the childish trait usually get a +1 Happy "Wheeee!" moodlet when sliding down ladders. They won't get this moodlet when they autonomously slide down, only when you tell them them to slide down directly (click on a ladder > "Slide Down").
No known conflict.
XML Resources used:
053A3E7B!00000000!6F397E7643800D1D.LocomotionBuilder.xml
053A3E7B!00000000!6F397E7643800D03.LocomotionBuilder.xml
053A3E7B!00000000!DB3EEAD8142414CD.LocomotionBuilder.xml
053A3E7B!00000000!DB3EEAD8142414D3.LocomotionBuilder.xml
053A3E7B!00000000!DC0C0E6FAA834B9C.LocomotionBuilder.xml
053A3E7B!00000000!DC0C0E6FAA834B82.LocomotionBuilder.xml
053A3E7B!00000000!E9DFB11EE9A4B71A.LocomotionBuilder.xml
053A3E7B!00000000!E9DFB11EE9A4B704.LocomotionBuilder.xml
7DF2169C!00000000!00000000000397BD.portalData_BuildLadder_Front.SnippetTuning.xml
7DF2169C!00000000!00000000000397BE.portalData_BuildLadder_Left.SnippetTuning.xml
7DF2169C!00000000!00000000000397BF.portalData_BuildLadder_Right.SnippetTuning.xml
E882D22F!00000000!000000000002044A.carry_HoldSim.InteractionTuning.xml
7DF2169C!00000000!0000000000039906.portalData_BuildLadder_Slide_Front.SnippetTuning.xml
7DF2169C!00000000!0000000000039907.portalData_BuildLadder_Slide_Left.SnippetTuning.xml
7DF2169C!00000000!0000000000039908.portalData_BuildLadder_Slide_Right.SnippetTuning.xml
E882D22F!00000000!00000000000399C5.buildLadder_SlideDown_Start.InteractionTuning.xml
Any mod using one or more of these resources will conflict with this one.
Additional Credits:
TS4Studio
| Filename | Type | Size |
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| Arckange_BetterLadders_AlwaysSlideDown.zip | zip | |
| Arckange_BetterLadders_AlwaysSlideDown.package | package | 9563 |
| Filename | Type | Size |
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| Arckange_BetterLadders.zip | zip | |
| Arckange_BetterLadders.package | package | 6411 |
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Arckange_BetterLadders.zip
| Carry items + Climb faster
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Arckange_BetterLadders_AlwaysSlideDown.zip
| Carry items + Climb faster + Always slide down
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Install Instructions
1. Download: Click the File tab to see the download link. Click the link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
Read the upload description for installation instructions. If nothing else is specified, do the following:
2. Extract: Use WinRAR (Windows) to extract the .package file(s) (if included, ts4script as well) from the .rar or .zip file(s).
3. Cut and paste the .package file(s) (if included, ts4script as well) into your Mods folder
- Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods\
- Windows Vista/7/8/8.1: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods\
Need more information?
- Anyone can use both .rar and .zip files easily! On Windows, use WinRAR.
- If you don't have a Mods folder, just make one.
- Mod still not working? Make sure you have script mods enabled
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