The Bill Master v. 2.0.3

I adopted and updated another mod from ShuSan...

This mod was originally developed by ShuSanR. I'm adopting some of his mods after he announced in February 2022 that he would stop modding and playing the Sims 4 entirely. I really liked the idea of this mod, even if the realization was a bit boring. I adopted the mod, updated it and made it a little more exciting. I hope...

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📆 Patreon Release: Nov 21, 2022
📆 Last Update: July 27, 2023
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✅ Update Notes Version 2.0.3

Required fix after patch 1.99, plus small thought balloons adjustment for hacking computer interaction.

✅ Update Notes Version 2.0.2

Chinese and Simplified Chinese translations were kindly provided by the translation team name “Orchard” from China! Thanks so much!

✅ Update Notes Version 2.0.1

Required update for the Patch from March 14, 2023. Also added the French translation, kindly provided by Heidi (Team de luniversims.fr)! Thanks very much!

✅ Update Notes Version 2.0.0

As a friend of version numbering, I always give each adopted mod the number 2.0.0 for the first update, since the versions at ShuSanR didn't have numbers.

The mod was completely revised. Now all interactions can fail if skills are insufficient or sometimes just for no reason. That just happens in life. More personalized reactions are also possible as a reaction... See further in the description of the mod!

✒️ Mod Description

Have no money to pay bills or just don't want to pay bills? This is the mod that could help! Three new interactions for handling invoices are available for you:

• Hack Into the Tax and Bills Office (Programming Skill required)
• Pay Bills with Stolen Credit Card (Mischief Skill required)
• Ask for Help Paying Bills (friendly interactions, may fail if the friendly relationship is not high enough)

Original post by ShuSanR: here

I changed the realization of the interactions a lot!

• At ShuSanR, every Hack Into the Tax and Bills Office interaction with Programming skill from level 6 was successful. I found it boring. Now Sims can try to hack the servers of Tax and Bills Office already with skill level 4. However, the success rate depends on many things, e.g. level of Programming skill, university degree in Computer Science, techie or technophobic lifestyle, programming preferences etc. The focused mood can also be helpful. The magical Lucky Potion (Realm of Magic Pack required) increases the chances of success, but only a little, because no luck alone can help here without the necessary programming knowledge. The hacking attempt can also fail. In this case, the Sims will receive different buffs depending on their traits. I love the personalization! Also, I moved the computer interaction in the Hack menu. That seems logical to me.
• The Pay with the Stolen Credit Card interaction was always successful at ShuSan if the Sim has Mischief skill level 7 or higher. I found that boring too. Now the action can already be attempted with skill level 5, but only with a 50% chance of success. Otherwise you will get the message that the card has already been blocked and the transaction has failed. Higher chance of success with the Mischief skill at level 9 or for Sims with traits Kleptomaniac and Dastardly (they know what cards they steal). The success rate is also higher during Discount Day (Seasons Pack required), since the Cervice Center is overloaded on this day and the card can only be blocked slowly. Also, the magical Lucky Potion (Realm of Magic Pack required) increases the chances of success to 99%.
• The Ask for Help Paying Bills interaction stayed the same for now, but I plan to make it a bit more interesting and fun in the next update as well.

🈯 Translations

• Since I have completely revised all strings from the original mod, the existing translations are no longer valid. So I had to redo all of them.
• I made new strings myself as always in English, German, Spanish and Russian.
• Chinese and Simplified Chinese translations by team “Orchard”.
• French translation by Heidi (Team de luniversims.fr).
• The rest of the localizations have the English language strings.
• If you want to translate them into your languages or like to correct the existing languages, I'm open to your suggestions!

🚨 Compatibility Issues

The mod does not overwrite anything. All new interactions are independent and do not change existing game resources, so incompatibility with other mods is not to be expected.

📌 General Installation Instructions

• Back up your current save files just in case!
• Download the zip archive and extract all files!
• Move the unzipped folder to your Sims 4 Mods folder!
• Path: Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods
• Please delete all files of the previous version of the mod first!
• Delete the game cache files (how)!

⚠️ Required Terms

• The XML Injector from Scumbumbo is required for full functionality!
• You have to allow the scripts in your game settings.

💾 Download-Link

You can download the mod files from CurseForge at this link.

Please respect my work and don't upload the files to other sites! Better link my Patreon page, my CurseForge account or my homepage if you like my mod and want to spread it! Thanks very much!

Look for my entire mods list: Mods Overview