Purchasing System Overhaul 3.5.0: Advertising, Advertising...

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Patreon Release: June 21, 2022
Public Release: July 12, 2022
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Last Update Notes

• The focus of this update is the gameplay in the Sim Sim Hotline and the advertising calls! Whaaaaaat? Advertising? Of course! What kind of online store is this if it doesn't annoy you about its call center!  But sometimes there are nice surprises and gifts for special occasions! The hotline is now actually interactive!
• Added the new Into the Moodlet Lamp, new microscope and moon photos from the last Base Game updates. In addition, the original images from the cosmos (stars, planets and comets) have been added, which were previously also missing.
• The cheat version of the online shop can now be accessed with the shift key like all other cheat commands in the game. Also, the cheat option has been separated into a new file so that players who prefer real game play would not be tempted to cheat when they really don't want to.
• Orders from the SmartHub have been repaired, which was probably damaged in one of the last game updates and has so far remained undiscovered by me.
• Fixed the broken items in the wedding cake purchase menu from the last mod update.
• Some bugs in linking potions have been fixed. Some very powerful magic potions can now only be bought once per 24 hours! They're too valuable!
• English strings have been adapted to the new personalized pronoun features.
• The French translation has been updated to the latest version 3.4.0 from Braville.

New Advertising Calls Gameplay

The new gameplay took me a little more time, as I learned a lot of new things this time, namely how the calls (the so-called Drama Node Tuning) are implemented in the game. The longer mod test time is also the result of this, since it also takes a lot of time to run the game. Now I'm finally satisfied with the result and I'm curious to see how it goes in your game. Please tell me what you think about it! Also tells if the calls are being made too infrequently or too often. I can adjust it if necessary in the next update!

Detailed mod description:

https://andirz.itch.io/purchasing-system-overhaul

General Installation Instruction

• Extract all files from the zip archive!
• Copy the *.package File into you Sims 4 Mods Folder!
• Path: Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods
• Please make sure to delete the old version of the mod!
• The XML Injector must be installed!

The mod from version 3.3.0 also contains a script (ts4cript file). Please keep this in the same folder as the package file. You have to allow the scripts in your game settings.

Installation of Translations

All strings in all languages (including English) are in separate files in the Strings folder, making it easier for translators to find them.

The strings in English, German, Spanish and Russian are mine in all my mods and are in the STRINGS file. There are also all strings for other language localizations, but they are copies of English strings. You can delete the translations files that start with 1 (FR, PT, IT) if you don't need them. But the last file (STRINGS) is absolutely necessary!

Special Instructions for Add-Ons

You will find some files in the archive. The main file with the core of the mod must be installed. The add-ons are optional. 

Functional Mod AddOns

• Keep the AddOn "CheatVersion" if you want the cheat version of the online shop
• Keep the AddOn "Integration SCCO" if you want a common menu (see comments)

If you don't want this functionality, please delete these addons! 

The Cheat Version add-on allows cheat purchase of items without game play (i.e. without registering in the online shop and with immediate access to all areas ignoring game play). The cheat menu is available on all computers, tablets and mailboxes.

The Integration SCCO add-on ensures that the SCCO menus are integrated into the overall "Shopping" menu. If that doesn't work, then you'll have to move this addon directly to the SCCO folder (not in the Purchase Overhaul Mod folder)! If you don't use the SCCO Mod, please delete this addon! My mod is tested with the latest version of SCCO 4.9.1.

AddOns for purchase items

• Keep the AddOn "Basemental" only if you use the Basemental Drugs Mod
• Keep the AddOn "KittiMedication" only if you use KittySims Medication Mod
• Keep the AddOn "MagazinesKit" only if you use Magazine Kit Mod
• Keep the AddOn "TissueBox" if you use for example Functional Tissue Box Mod
• Keep the AddOn "UltimateSunblock" if you use for example Basic Burns Mod

If you don't use the mentioned mods, please delete the add-ons, otherwise you will get empty or inactive lines in the purchase menu or broken items that disappear after purchase instead of ending up in the inventory!