Music Preferences Mod: Favorite Radio Stations, Stereo Ownership

Musical Likes and Dislikes
Sims can have up to 3 favorite and 3 hated music types. Pick something that will define your sims' tastes and style. You may also randomize preferences: this action will randomly assign one favorite and one hated station to your sim. If you used up all the slots, you may clear them out and pick new ones.

Turning On
When sims turn on a stereo they will likely choose one of their favorite stations and never will they voluntarily expose themselves to any of the hated ones.
There are 2 versions of turning on behavior, because I couldn't decide (but you have to!).
1. Previous or favorite: sims play one of their favorites, if they have any, or leave whatever station was on before, if they have no preferences. They won't turn on disliked stations.
2. Random or favorite: sims play one of their favorites, if they have any, or, if not, turn on any random station except the ones they hate.

Switching Stations
Sims may switch stations autonomously at any time, on several conditions.
They are discouraged from doing so on lots they do not own and have no business meddling with stuff (dorms check for room key, frats for membership, apartments for stereo location, community lots for business ownership, etc). Unless they're inconsiderate sims with 3 nice points or less and just do not care.
The action only comes to mind if sims are in the same room with a stereo, especially if there is disliked music playing (they won't march across the whole lot to change the station, however funny that may be).
To make it better, I added a thought bubble.

Dancing and Listening Autonomy
(optional)
Sims are a bit more likely to dance to favorite music, and much less likely to dance to hated music. Social dances - together and on toes - are less affected, because I figured they are less about the music and more about relationships and, well, being social. Slow and classic dances are not affected at all (they're romantic, so I don't know, I might reconsider).
When sims relax on a bed, they are also more likely to listen to their favorite music. If the disliked station is on, they may switch to something else before indulging in listening.
Affected interactions (7): solo dance, smustle, slap dance, hula dance, dance on toes, dance together, listen on bed.

Motives Effects - Fun and Energy
(optional)
Listening, dancing and working out to their favorite music, sims gain a liitle more more fun and lose a tiny bit less energy. Favorite music also lets them gain fun up to the max - I removed the cap that prevents some interactions from maxing out sim's fun.
If sims hate the music, they gain a bit less fun and they might not be able to max it out completely, which may cause them to quit earlier. The energy is unchanged.
Affected interactions (10): solo dance, smustle, slap dance, hula dance, dance on toes, dance together, listen on bed, stereo work out, slow dance, classic dance.
The effects are subtle, but noticeable. I didn't want this mod to be a way to hack motives, but rather to add a slight variance.

Ownership Assignment
This is a simple interaction that declares your sim an owner of the stereo. From then on, other sims won't turn it on or change the station autonomously. They may still turn it off, though (to prevent torture). You may change or remove the owner at any time.
Sims who tend to keep stereos in their bedrooms will get some relief!
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