October 2019 Summary 2

Hey everyone, here with the second summary for October (and a bit of new info)! I'll make these shorter for now by excluding anything that hasn't made progress (i.e tutorials), that way at a glance you aren't overwhelmed and there is less to read.

Also, for any future patrons and current, please note that the Patreon bot is under maintenance so certain functions are not working, etc. I didn't know this and thought it was on my end, so when trying to correct it Discord rewards got turned off and I have no way of adding them back at this moment. Hopefully the bot will be working again in a few days. In other news, still doing the finishing touches on the Discord. I was out all day yesterday on a date and my boyfriend proposed, so working got pushed to the side! I hope to make some strides this weekend if time allows. Thanks for your patience!

As usual, if you have any suggestions or feedback, post below or message me.

New (if you missed them):  

• Mod Dump that includes these 6 mods: Ghosts Stay White, the first version of Everyone Can Suntan, Removed Occult Plumbob Ring, No Social Motive Decay, No Autonomous View Aquarium, and Unlimited Donations.

In Progress/Upcoming:

I recently published a rough roadmap for my patrons (rough as there are no exact dates), so here I'll do the summarized version so you know what to expect for the upcoming months. Even if you are a patron and read the previous post, I recommend reading this section as well as I'll be explaining a few things a bit better.

• In-between: Despite what is listed below I will still be working on tutorials, poses, smaller mods, etc. when I have the time. My previous mods I listed that I am working on will also be worked on still. Everything below are just the larger projects I am currently focusing on.
• Followers Gift: The followers gift I am working on is a new video game option that is called Sims 4 and is meant to be a sort of "joke" mod. When your sims play it they will randomly receive a negative or positive boost to their Fun motive, to relate to the arguments on whether the game is fun or not. I also want to add 2 new interactions, to complain or enthuse about EA or Sims 4 based on the outcome (or as a general interaction). I thought it would be cute and a great first large project, and apparently I'm the first person to attempt a new video game! 
• Arranged Marriage Mod: After an interesting conversation in Sims of History (a Discord server) I have decided to attempt one of my ideas, an Arranged Marriage mod. This will be done through an event, but there will be an option to do it without the event for those that choose not to. This mod will include a new relationship, some new moodlets, and a few other things if I can fit them in for version 1. This is mostly for period players but I hope to generalize it so even modern players can use it in their stories. 
• TS3/TSM Animation Conversions: As I've mentioned before, I will be converting animations from TS3 and TSM. I'm starting with some basics and releasing them in batches. 
• Animation Conversions with Object Functionality: I will then work on combining animations with related objects, including converted objects and object animations. This means new gameplay objects for you to use. Anyone else tired of EA not giving us landlines/house phones? Because I certainly am, and this is a project I am very excited to work on.
• Biggest Project - Blacksmithing Skill: I'll be starting the basics of this before I finish converting, but I'll be starting on my first massive project, which is converting the blacksmithing skill from The Sims Medieval! I'll be doing a lot of stuff for this, including a custom career (rabbithole) and Get To Work shelves for selling items so you can run your own blacksmithing shop. Again, this is more for period players as I'll be focusing on weapons (to go with another skill for later), but I hope to add modern items too. I may be working on some smaller skills and other conversions before this one, but I'm still deciding which ones to do first.

I hope the roadmap sounds good! Have an awesome day!