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How About a Raven Update?

Just a small piece I've been working on lately 🙂
Respectfully, please do not share the video outside of Patreon. Thank you!

Better Exceptions v2.0 RC4 - The Final RC

If you're not familiar with Better Exceptions, it's a mod that gives you a fully formatted report and in many cases, it can tell you specifically which package or script is causing the exception.

I've released an updated video showing how Better Exceptions works as it is today.

There's not a lot of changes since the last Release Candidate, this is mostly me rewording some things and adding some r...

TOOL Group Box improvements... and more.

TOOL will be getting an update soon that will improve the grouping box.

Now the box will be a full square, with corner markers that go to the ground. To make control easier, the corner that will be moved next is marked in orange. You can see this in the video above.

Oh, and as you can see, we're in build mode. 🙃

Better Exceptions v2.0 RC3

Download removed because this RC is now out of date.

Alright, yet another Release Candidate for Better Exceptions.

This should settle all stability issues, including one where a report could fail to generate depending on how quickly the game loaded.

Updates

• Fixed stability problems where a player's computer specs could determine whether the report would generate successfully. (caused by a race condition in code)
• ...
  2021-01-28 21:15:22 +0000 UTC View Post

A Closer Look

Seeing this post means you're a Whole Cafe patron, so thank you for joining me here and I hope you enjoy this closer look at what's coming. 🧡

Better BuildBuy v1.3 - Paranormal Stuff Update

DOWNLOAD REMOVED AS THIS IS AN OLD VERSION.
FIND LATEST AT https://TwistedMexi.com

NOTE:
Read the FULL post & follow my exact install instructions at the bottom of this post.
IT WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME AND CONFUSION. 👌

What's new in v1.3:

• Added Debug ...
  2021-01-26 18:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post

TOOL 2.0.4 - Paranormal Stuff Update

Yesterday's patch didn't break TOOL functionally, but it did visually screw up some menus.

Here's an update to fix that. 👌
It also corrects a (harmless) LastUIException that could manifest under certain conditions.

Please delete your old TOOL mod if you haven't already, and follow the install instructions below for v2.0.4. Thanks!

How to use:

I highly recommend starting with my video tutorial. It's easy to miss TOOL's features if you don't a...

Small Status Update

First off, I apologize for the delay in updates. Due to some personal matters, I didn't have access to TS4 for a brief time. Secondly, there is a release candidate 3 coming for BE very soon. In addition to some fixes, I've added a feature that will detect when an exception is just an animation error (usually ignorable), and it will give you a notification instead of a pop-up. You can then opt to generate the report anyway or to leave it alone and keep playing.

Anyone who uses MOO know...

Daybreak and Underworlds Updated for Snowy Escape

The zips have been updated to include Mt Komorebi.

If you're unfamiliar, Underworlds and Daybreak make the selected worlds constantly night or constantly day, respectively.

Instructions

Open the zip and copy the packages for the worlds you'd like to modify to your mods folder.  For example, copying "Tmex-Daybreak-MagicRealm.package" will make it day all the time only in the Magic Realm.

Help Wanted: BE Bug Troubleshooting

All,

There is but one bug remaining with the Better Exceptions Release Candidate, which I would really love to squash before public release.

If you're using the RC2 of Better Exceptions and have failed to get a BE report with an exception, and/or your LastException.txt contains the following:

[BetterExceptions] mismatched tag

Then please consider joining my 2020-12-01 03:50:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Better Exceptions 2.0 Release Candidate 2

Download removed because this RC is now out of date.

Due to the amount of fixes implemented since the first RC, I'm creating an RC2 release. Please delete any existing copies of BE and install this one. Thank you.

New Features & Bug Fixes: 

• OneDrive Warning - If OneDrive is installed, BE will warn you that it should be disabled/removed as OneDrive will typically put old mods back in after you've cleaned them out,...
  2020-11-21 21:08:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Better BuildBuy v1.2 - Snowy Escape Update

DOWNLOAD REMOVED AS THIS IS AN OLD VERSION.
FIND LATEST AT https://TwistedMexi.com

NOTE:
Read the FULL post & follow my exact install instructions at the bottom of this post.
IT WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME AND CONFUSION. 👌

What's new in v1.2:

• Added Debug ...
  2020-11-13 21:49:32 +0000 UTC View Post

TOOL 2.0.3 Hotfix - Snowy Escape Update

FILE REMOVED AS IT IS EXTREMELY OUT OF DATE. ALWAYS USE https://TwistedMexi.com TO STAY UP TO DATE ON MY MODS.

Yesterday's patch took out TOOL by obscuring the look of pop-up menus and breaking the new profile dialog.

2.0.3 fixes those issues and brings TOOL back into working order.
You will also need this update in order to load the Snowy Escape world ...

Better Exceptions 2.0 Release Candidate

Download removed because this RC is now out of date. 

For those that aren't aware, BE is a mod that drastically improves Exception files by providing additional info and in many cases, telling you exactly which package or script file is causing the issue.

BE has received significant updates in this version so we're stepping up to v2.0.

New Features include:

• Welcome Screen - much like...
  2020-11-10 19:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Better Exceptions v1.09 - BETA

Download removed because this RC is now out of date.

Better Exceptions is reaching another landmark in it's evolution, with a much higher package detection rate than previously.

This is the sort of thing that requires a large sample of data from users, so even though I'm still changing/adding features to v1.09, I am offering an early copy for patrons to use.

With this beta version, you should notice:

• Reports will generate even when...
  2020-10-01 17:10:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Better BuildBuy (Organized Debug) v1.1 Stability Patch

DOWNLOAD REMOVED BECAUSE IT'S SEVERELY OUTDATED.
FIND THE LATEST VERSION USING https://TwistedMexi.com

NOTE: Follow my install instructions at the bottom of this post.
If you don't, I won't be mad, just disappointed. 😉

This is a critical update for Better BuildBuy. The original release had possible scenarios where the game would crash upon enteri...

Better Exceptions v1.08 - Patch Fix & Report Improvements

 DOWNLOAD REMOVED. FIND THE LATEST VERSIONS VIA TwistedMexi.com

After a very long run, a patch finally took out BE. This update fixes it for the newest patch (Star Wars) and brings a few improvements to the reporting. If you've been following my updates, you know I had some life issues to tend to, so thank you for understanding. Patch updates will not normally take so long.

If you're not familiar with Better Exc...

Better BuildBuy (Organized Debug) v1.0 - Public Release

DOWNLOAD REMOVED, ITS OUT OF DATE.
ALWAYS GET THE LATEST VERSION USING https://TwistedMexi.com

NOTE: Follow my install instructions at the bottom of this post.
If you don't, I won't be mad, just disappointed. 😉

What's new in the public release:

• Changed Debug and LiveEdit categories to only show when organized buildb...
  2020-09-12 00:03:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Better BuildBuy v1.0 RC3 Early Access

NOTE: Follow my install instructions at the bottom of this post.
If you don't, I won't be mad, just disappointed. 😉

What's new in RC3:

• Moved some incorrectly categorized items and moved some streetDeco items in the Misc Decor to more appropriate categories (i.e. fences and walls).
• Categorized newly added liveedit objects and the new star ways debug items.
  
  
  

This is the third rel...

Doggo & Mod Status Update

Hey everyone, after a week that seemed like an eternity, both of my dogs have made a full recovery and are home now. I tweeted pics of them if you'd like to see.


Thank you everyone for understanding during this time. I also want to say every single one of my patrons helped save my dogs. Without the additional income, I would have had to have been much more de...

TOOL v2.0.2 - Journey to Batuu Update

This is a preemptive update to TOOL for the upcoming Star Wars world, Batuu.

Without this update, you won't be able to load Batuu. it will just be a white screen.
Tiny update, but as always, make sure you have it.

How to use:  

Official TOOL Tutorial 

2020-09-07 23:47:17 +0000 UTC View Post

An update

All,

This has been a very nerve-racking night. A storm knocked my trash can over and two of my 3 dogs got into a trash bag tonight and are suffering mold toxicity. I've just finished a very panicked trip to the emergency vet, where they're being treated for it and kept overnight. I just wanted to provide a quick update that it may be a few days before I'm able to finish my mod updates, as I take some time off to make sure they're okay. I may be MIA from twitter, discord, etc as well. 2020-09-06 09:33:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Better BuildBuy Overview

Just a quick video to help explain how Better BuildBuy works 🙂

Btw, found out last night that Better Exceptions is possibly broken on the latest patch. Expect an update for that soon. After that, I'll be focusing mainly on getting the next update for eco overhaul out.

Thanks everyone!

Better BuildBuy (Organized Debug) Early Access

NOTE: Follow my install instructions at the bottom of this post.
If you don't, I won't be mad, just disappointed. 😉

This is the first release candidate for Better BuildBuy. Many of you might know it as Organized Debug from my teasers, but because the scope of the project has changed, Better BuildBuy is a more fitting title.

This can be viewed as the ultimate bundle of my common build mods. Expandable Catalog and BuildMode FreeCam are included, sin...

BuildBuy Group Move - Proof of Concept

This is only a proof of concept, actual mod implementation will take longer and some additional decision making on my part.

Just wanted to share with you guys that it's now possible.

Better BuildBuy Filters!

Want to hide that CC? No problem. Want debug on? No cheats required. Just a click of a button.

Thanks to my patrons for the CC toggle suggestion on the last poll. This will be coming as part of the Organized Debug.

BuildBuy Deletion Fix (Expandable BuildBuy Included)

DOWNLOAD REMOVED. THE MOD IS SEVERELY OUTDATED AND BREAKS GAME FUNCTIONALITY. IT WILL BE ADDED TO BETTER BUILDBUY SOON.

Thank you. 

This is a special version of the Expandable Catalog. It includes a new workaround that will hopefully be obsolete soon, when EA fixes the actual issue. These are combined mods because they depend on the same files. If you were using Expandable BuildBuy already, replace it with the files in the zip below.  The last few game...

Expandable BuildBuy Catalog - Public Release

This is actually small piece of Project Raven. People saw it in my TOOL tutorial and it seemed to be in demand so I've decided to release early as a standalone mod. 🙂

Quick Start:

To use, simply hit the Tilde (~) key to toggle expansion.
If you don't have a tilde key or it's not working, you can use the 1 key instead (not the keypad).

Install Instructions:
Save the .package below  to your mods folder.
Make sure mods a...

Organized Debug - Decision Poll

If you had a choice, would you prefer:

1. The CC items to always display and the filter would restrict it to CC only, as it does by default

OR

2. CC not shown at all unless the CC option is checked, so you could toggle between CC vs Maxis content.

Tool Hotfix 2.0.1 - Important!

THIS IS OUT OF DATE, SO DOWNLOADS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.  YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND THE LATEST VERSION AT TwistedMexi.com  

This is a hotfix for a few bugs that were brought to my attention. Please read them carefully.

• Gallery Tab fixed for Offline Mode: Due to a bug in TOOL, the connection prompt couldn't show when trying to open the gallery in off...
  2020-07-16 20:49:26 +0000 UTC View Post