I found out that Aligeth is back! And she fixed a crappy EF outfit. https://modthesims.info/d/692176/de...essclassic.html

So, there's a fix for unusual wants to flirt/fall in love with pets explained down below:



Link to updated 'dramafix' fix: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/f...ks/dramafix.zip

Alternative link to index: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/ffs/al/hacks/ (Press Ctrl + F to search for 'dramafix' or '2025' to make it easier to find.)

Thank you to @April Black and @kestrellyn for your hard work!

ETA: Based on kestrellyn's comment below, here's the link to the updated 'wfsanity' fix: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/f...ks/wfsanity.zip

(If using the link for the index, press Ctrl + F to search for 'wfsanity' or '2025', as it also appears to have been updated alongside 'dramafix'. )

I checked and dramafix was in my downloads folder when I had thhe glitch.

But MMAA's post gives a link to a new version of dramafix, dated March 2025. Surely you don't have the new version already?

This was actually a pretty satisfying bug to solve. I never actually had this problem, because even though I always had dramafix installed, I never actually bought IKEA stuff (or any of the other stuff packs) and only wound up with it much later when I installed the UC. Additionally, wfsanity prevents most sims from rolling random romantic wants for people they're not attracted to, which generally includes pets as well - only romance sims are exempt from this. And I guess I just haven't adopted enough new pets since installing the UC that a romance sim wound up with one (or more likely, I just don't consider pets a priority when playing romance sims, so they tend not to have them).

The old version. This was a few years ago.

I wish I understood the bit field better. I took a closer look at the wiki page; it's a 16-bit value, but how are the values stored? If BV is 0B (that's 0-11 in decimal), is the bit field
0000 0000 0000 1011?

I know about the two's complement but I just don't see how the number becomes 1xxx xxxx...

That's good to know. Thanks for the info! I've added a link to wfsanity to my original post above.

Who knew this game would still have fixes getting updated/released almost 16 yrs since its last EP/SP was released?! 😮

Way back in the day (okay, two years ago), I actually suspected it was a mod causing it:

I uninstalled dramafix. Now I wonder if this bug was why.

No, that means the BV is indicated with bit 0xB (i.e. bit 11), so if you have BV the 11th bit from the right is set.

Well done @kestrellyn and @April Black !

If you play with Sun & Moon's sets you will be absolutely fascinated by this newest creation:
"Rabbit Holes" which enable a pixel to acquire products by the biome they use in the lot.

I'm stunned by the intricacy, and am still trying to wrap my head around it-
"Down The Rabbit Hole"
https://www.medievalsims.com/forums...p?f=240&t=11297

Warning: you have to have all the resources required for them to work properly in game. They are NOT standalone objects.

Damn. They 100% missed the chance to have these not require any other sets, so that people could get resources without having to juggle a million sets.

But I would argue that how are the pixels supposed to get the resources from the object without having the resources involved being required to use it?

Or in other words, 'you can't get something from nothing'.

What could have been done is link or include as a separate download every individual required resource separately so they don't have to download all of the set to obtain that resource. Because in the guide that is also linked, each one is listed.

The complexity could be daunting but many people who go to PBK have gotten most of the sets and have used them.

^ Would also be nice if there was a non-CC version (as in, the rabbit hole item is the only CC part) where what you can collect is stuff that's already in the game, like fish, Seasons plants, BV treasure/trinkets, groceries, potion ingredients, etc. - maybe more as a random "sim decides what to collect/get from shops/hunting grounds/wherever" instead of going to community lots and picking up all the stuff, or having to grow/make it yourself.

I'm just picturing all the "What are you going to do with a rainbow trout, eight aubergines, four glasses of newt eyes, and a bowl of dragon scales?" conversations

The Sun&moon sets look great, but they're massive, and (to me, anyway) it can be a big "no" to realize just how much stuff is dependent on other stuff. I like when things are repo'd, and occasionally if they're dependent, but not to the extent where I have to download 300 other things just to get the few items I actually want.

If you only need the ingredients and not the whole set then that's what I'd expect. But they made it sound as if you needed the entire set.

On the other hand, Fractured Moonlight has released a pet 'potty pad' that is automatic use, and never needs to be cleaned-perfect for those pixelated pets when you don't want to use a litter box or special pad for their bathroom habits:
https://simfileshare.net/download/5656906/
https://gardenofshadows.org.uk/gard...4;topicseen#new

A version of the restaurant stove from Nightlife that doesn’t summon any chef NPCs and can be used on residential lots. The oven part on the original stove is not functional but Freezer Bunny made it functional for the residential version (image source).
https://freezerbunny-sims2.tumblr.c...as-home-edition

Seeing how Freezer Bunny had to add a dirty state, I’m pretty sure the residential version does not take the recolours from the community version (correct me if I’m wrong).
But as luck would have it Fractured Moonlight uploaded a cover for that same stove repositoried to the BB Niche not too long ago.
https://fracturedmoonlight.tumblr.c...he-same-vein-of

For the sake of completion I’ll add links to all the recolours for the original NL community stove I know of:
https://creesims.tumblr.com/post/70...nload-alternate
https://keoni-chan.tumblr.com/post/...sas-livesimming
https://modthesims.info/d/579535/te...-recolours.html
http://thesimsgraveyard.com/index.p...ory/1051-stoves (PiggiSims_Maxi-NL_CommunityStove_ALLRecolors.rar)

Cat window bed! https://jacky93sims.tumblr.com/post...-and-window-pet

Fractured Moonlight has redone the "social welfare" mod to the medieval era:

Patronage
https://www.medievalsims.com/forums...p?f=172&t=11325

And also: The Lottery function from Monique's computer!
https://www.medievalsims.com/forums...p?f=111&t=11324

Can't wait to try Vehicles Need Gas by Siknoy336 and Meduza's School Projects. Not sure if anyone else posted these because I haven't been active on MTS in a while, but saw these waiting on my 'To download' list and am very excited to try them.