chaosratwizard

[chaosratwizard]

Súhlasím, za mňa je víťaz Janko Kráľ (má to v mene).

Tak som rozmýšľala, že urobím Sexyman turnaj (po vzore Napoleonic Sexyman Tournament, skutočnej veci čo sa naozaj koná na tejto sociálnej sieti) pre štúrovcov, ale nemyslím, že účasť by bola valná, navyše všetci vieme, že by to nakoniec aj tak vyhral Francisci.

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I have a back ache. But I politely disagree about the cigarettes solution. Unfortunately, I also lack a better solution :(

Mannnn i uave. A headache. I should smoke 1 hundret cigarettes to make it go awayy

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In body I am a 21 year old history major. In spirit I am a rotating rat

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Som zahraničný agent!

(Slovák študujúci v Brne, lebo slovenské školstvo ledva funguje)

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A gothic horror story where a gentleman from a good family gets haunted by something monstrous, which follows him around and keeps killing people around him at utter random, in cruel and horrifying ways. Specifically within circumstances where the protagonist has no alibi, and everything indicates that he committed the murders.

But the real horror is not that he would find himself accused of the murders, but that the people around him naturally assume that he did do it, but genuinely do not care, because the victims are never people that the society around him considers "important". The scullery maid of his household is found brutalised beyond recognition in a room where even the ceiling has been splattered with blood, and a constable of the local police brushes it off as a case of household discipline gone wrong, being horrifyingly casual with the assumption that the protagonist severely beat a girl in his service to death, and will dismiss it as an accident. The street urchin that the protagonist was seen talking with - wanting to help this poor little orphan - is found decapitated, severed head in the protagonist's fireplace. This, too, is calmly swept under the rug.

After every horrifying murder, the protagonist tries to seek help, to present the crime to authorities in hopes of getting some semblance of help, or at least clearing his own name of this, but every time it's brushed off. "These things do happen", he is reassured, like it's perfectly normal that a mansion of that size has a secret garden of unmarked graves in one shady corner.

The real horror is the ever-encompassing implication that this is perfectly normal.

[chaosratwizard]

Aspiration Refresh

I think the original aspirations have a lot of potential! But all of the fun goals are buried under a mountain of tasks that are just tedious to complete. (I don't want to go through a loading screen to view two paintings at a museum.) And a lot of the larger goals feel anti-climactic to me, arbitrarily ending at level 7 or 8 of a skill instead of a satisfying level 10.

This mod replaces every Maxis aspiration (up to and including Lovestruck) with single-level aspirations each containing 2-4 long-term goals that are more interesting and satisfying to complete. Most of the goals are reworked goals from the original aspirations, but some of them are completely new goals I made myself. None of the goals require you to enter a specific career, so you have more freedom to mix and match. I've also attempted to fix issues with the original goals when possible so that they complete a bit more reliably.

Completing an entire EA aspiration from start to finish usually nets you about 5,000* satisfaction points (give or take), so I made sure my overrides all gave a grand total of 5,000* satisfaction points.

*1,000 for Child Aspirations and 2,000 for Teen Aspirations

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Additional information and complete list of goals under the cut

Install Instructions

Place the packages for any packs you own (as well as any addons you want) somewhere in your Mods folder. Do not rename them. Make sure to only install replacements for packs you currently have installed to avoid UI issues.

Credits

Big thanks to my friend Mae for playtesting and extracting resources I was missing! They stream horror games (and sometimes Sims) on twitch at crybabyVT if you want to go watch!

Compatibility Information

You can only have one replacement for each aspiration, so this mod will conflict with other replacements (such as NeedCoffee4That's Lifetime Aspirations).

Addons

AddOn_EP11_CountryCaretaker_AnimalCategory (EP4 required) - Requires CATS & DOGS and COTTAGE LIVING. Recategorizes the "Country Caretaker" aspiration from Cottage Living as an Animal aspiration.

AddOn_EP14_ChampionshipRider_AnimalCategory (EP4 required) - Requires CATS & DOGS and HORSE RANCH. Recategorizes the "Championship Rider" aspiration from Horse Ranch as an Animal aspiration.

AddOn_GP9_StarWarsHider - Requires JOURNEY TO BATUU. Hides the "Hope vs Order" and "Galactic Privateer" aspirations so the Star Wars category no longer appears in CAS or the "Select New Aspiration" screen in Live Mode. (It's still possible for sims to be assigned them randomly.)

New Aspiration Goals

Base Game

Athletic

Bodybuilder

Spend 50 Hours Exercising

Achieve Level 10 Fitness skill

Reach Sim's Maximum Body Potential

Creativity

Painter Extraordinaire

Complete 10 Emotional Paintings

Achieve Level 10 Painting skill

Complete 10 Masterpieces

Bestselling Author

Achieve Level 10 Writing skill

Complete 5 Bestsellers

Have earned §25,000 in royalties publishing books

Musical Genius

Reach Level 10 skill in an Instrument

Have Spent 75 Hours Playing Musical Instruments

Write 5 Songs

Deviance

Public Enemy

Get into 20 Fights

Have 5 Declared Enemies

Witness the Death of an Enemy

Chief of Mischief

Pull 50 Pranks

Perform Voodoo 10 Times

Achieve Level 10 Mischief skill

Villainous Valentine

No changes made to the goals themselves, but satisfaction point values have been raised to match other aspirations. (Originally it gave a net value of 150 satisfaction points.)

Family

Successful Lineage

Have a Child Max any skill

Have a Child Complete an Aspiration

Have a Child or Grandchild Reach the Top of a Career

Big Happy Family

Have a Child get Married

Have 4 Grandchildren

Become Good Friends with 7 Children or Grandchildren

Food

Master Chef

Achieve Level 10 Cooking skill

Master either Gourmet Cooking or Baking skill

Create 20 Types of Excellent Food

Earn Gold on a Dinner Party Event

Master Mixologist

Achieve level 10 Mixology skill

Mix 5 Drinks at a Single Social Event

Create 10 Types of Excellent Drink

Grilled Cheese (hidden)

Talk about Grilled Cheese with 25 different Sims

Eat 50 Grilled Cheese of Excellent quality

Eat Grilled Cheese in Space

Talk to the Grim Reaper about Grilled Cheese

Fortune

Fabulously Wealthy

Have Earned §200,000

Have §50,000 in Reserve

Mansion Baron

Have a Home Worth §350,000

Hire a Professional Service 10 Times

Knowledge

Renaissance Sim

Achieve Level 10 in 4 skills

Reach Level 5 in 3 Careers

Computer Whiz

Have Spent 100 Hours on the Computer

Achieve Level 10 Programming skill

Make a Video Game

Perform an Upgrade on a Computer

Nerd Brain

Achieve Level 10 Logic skill

Achieve Level 10 Handiness skill

Fix or Upgrade 20 Objects

Love

Serial Romantic

Earn Gold on 15 Dates

Have a Strong Romantic Relationship with 5 Sims at Once

Have had 10 Romantic Partners

Soulmate

Earn Gold on 10 Dates

Be Married to BFF

Perform 50 Romantic Gestures with Spouse as Soulmates

Nature

Freelance Botanist

Achieve Level 10 Gardening skill

Grow a Cowplant

Evolve 10 Perfect Plants

Angling Ace

Collect 20 Types of Fish

Make 20 Great Catches

Achieve Level 10 Fishing skill

The Curator

Complete a Collection

Collect 50 Collectibles

Popularity

Joke Star

Achieve Level 10 Comedy skill

Perform 20 Comedy Routine

Write 10 Comedy Routines

Friend of the world

Have 20 Friends

Make a BFF

Achieve Level 10 Charisma skill

Party Animal

Throw 10 Parties

Attend Social Events at 5 Unique Locations

Earn Gold on 5 Thrown Parties

Neighborhood Confidante

Successfully advise and influence the lives of other Sims 20 times

Become Good Friends with 5 Sims

Achieve level 10 Charisma Skill

Child Aspirations

Artistic Prodigy

Play instruments for 5 total hours

Draw all 5 picture types on the Activity Table

Achieve level 10 Creativity skill

Whiz Kid

Achieve a grade of "A" at school

Craft 3 Emotional Potions

Achieve level 10 Mental skill

Rambunctious Scamp

Make it across the Monkey Bars 3 times

Earn a High Score on the Typing Game

Achieve level 10 Motor skill

Social Butterfly

Become friends with 3 other children

Become friends with 2 adults

Achieve level 10 Social skill

EP2 - Get Together

Leader of the Pack

Achieve level 10 Charisma skill

Earn 1000 Club Points

Lead a Club with 8 Sims

EP3 - City Living

City Native

Light Fireworks at the Humor and Hijinks Festival

Haggle with a Vendor at the Flea Market

Win a Contest at GeekCon

Win the Spicy Curry Challenge

EP4 - Cats & Dogs

Friend of the Animals

Be Companions with 5 Cats or Dogs

Feel the Love 25 times

Be Friends with 15 Animals at the Same Time

EP6 - Get Famous

Master Actor/Actress

Achieve Level 10 Acting skill

Receive an Award

Earn Gold in 3 Movie Acting Gigs

World-Famous Celebrity

Become a 5 Star Celebrity

Receive 25 positive responses from inciting cheers

Earn Gold on a Meet and Greet

Place a Celebrity Tile in Starlight Boulevard

EP7 - Island Living

Beach Life

Get a Suntan 5 Times

Earn Gold on a Kava Party

Complete the Buried Treasure Collection

EP8 - Discover University

Academic

Earn an Honors Degree

Achieve Level 10 Research & Debate skill

Contribute Knowledge 5 Times

EP9 - Eco Lifestyle

Master Maker

Achieve Level 10 Skill in Fabrication

Recycle 50 times

Fabricate 50 items

Eco Innovator

Attempt to convince a Sim to Vote on a Neighborhood Action Plan 10 Times.

Vote on Neighborhood Action Plans 10 separate times.

Sell Power or Water on a utility bill.

Have 500 Community Influence points.

EP 10 - Snowy Escape

Extreme Sports Enthusiast

Actively Ski, Snowboard, or Rock Climb for 50 Hours

Achieve Level 10 Skiing, Snowboarding, or Rock Climbing Skill

Successfully Reach the Peak of Mt. Komorebi

Mt. Komorebi Sightseer

Complete a Hiking Trail

Make a Wish on or Collect a Forest Spirit

Take a Selfie with the Mt. Komorebi Mascot

Soak for a Long Time in a Hot Spring

EP11 - Cottage Living

Country Caretaker

Harvest 5 Perfect Quality Oversized Crops

Reach Maximum Relationship with a Cow, Chicken, or Llama

Receive 10 Gifts from Rabbits or Birds

Win a Competition in Henford-on-Bagley's Finchwick Fair

EP12 - High School Years

Teen Aspirations

Drama Llama

Gossip 15 times

Get in 15 arguments

Trash Another Sim 5 Times

Have an Enemy Rival

Goal Oriented

Do Homework 5 Times

Achieve a Grade of "A" at School

Reach level 3 of an After-School Activity

Reach level 3 of a Side Hustle

Live Fast

Pull a Prank 10 Times

Sneak Out to a Party

Skip Class 5 Times

Summon an Urban Myth Twice

Admired Icon

Make 10 Teen Friends

List 5 Outfits on Trendi

Earn Gold on any Hosted Party

Have 250 Followers on Social Bunny

EP13 - Growing Together

Child Aspirations

Slumber Party Animal

Exchange a Friendship Bracelet

Achieve Gold in a Slumber Party Event

Achieve Level 6 Social Skill

Achieve Level 5 Creativity Skill

Mind and Body

Learn to Ride a Bike

Go 12 Hours without a Negative Need Moodlet

Achieve Level 6 Mental Skill

Achieve Level 5 Motor Skill

Playtime Captain

Learn to Ride a Bike

Become Friends with 3 Other Children

Achieve Level 6 Motor Skill

Achieve Level 5 Social Skill

Creative Genius

Stargaze

Sleep in a Treehouse for 6 hours

Achieve Level 6 Creativity Skill

Achieve Level 5 Mental Skill

EP14 - Horse Ranch

No changes, but an addon for the "Championship Rider" aspiration was made to recategorize it as an Animal Aspiration (requires Cats & Dogs).

EP15 - For Rent

Seeker of Secrets

Discover 25 Secrets

Break into a Home 5 Times

Find a Tiger Inspector Badge

Blackmail 10 Sims

Five-Star Property Owner

Handle 5 Emergency or Maintenance Events

Achieve a 5 Star Rating on a Unit

Have Three Units Occupied by Tenants

Fount of Tomarani Knowledge

Leave Fruit or Incense at a Spirit House

Buy Food at the Night Market

Explore the Sulea Tiger Sanctuary

Complete the Tassel Collection

Discerning Dweller

Become Good Friends with 3 Residential Rental Neighbors

Achieve Gold in a Neighborhood Potluck or Pool Party Event

Fix Something during an Emergency or Maintenance Event 5 Times

EP16 - Lovestruck

Paragon Partner

Discuss Romantic Boundaries

Earn Gold on 10 Dates

Have 2 or More Very Satisfied Partners

Romantic Explorer

Achieve Level 10 Romance Skill

Earn Gold on 15 Dates

WooHoo with 5 Different Sims

GP1 - Outdoor Retreat

Outdoor Enthusiast

Sleep for 10 Nights in a Tent

Achieve level 10 Herbalism skill

Identify all Unidentified Plants

Befriend the Hermit of Granite Falls

GP2 - Spa Day

No changes made to the goals themselves, but the text was changed to make the objectives more clear.

GP4 - Vampires

Vampire Family

Purchase the "Vampire Creation" Power

Become a Master Vampire

Train 3 Offspring

Be Good Friends with 5 Offspring

Master Vampire

Achieve Vampire Lore level 15

Become a Grand Master Vampire

Defeat 3 Vampires in Combat

Good Vampire

Reach Vampire Lore level 9

Harvest from a Plasma Fruit Tree 10 Times

Purchase the "Tamed Thirst" Power

Don't drink without permission for 21 days in a row

GP5 - Parenthood

Super Parent

Achieve Level 10 Parenting skill

Go into Full Parent Mode

Have a Child with 3 Positive Character Value Traits

GP6 - Jungle Adventure

Archaeology Scholar

Achieve Level 10 Archaeology skill

Write a Good Archaeology Skill Book

Find and Authenticate 20 Excellent Quality Artifacts

Jungle Explorer

Achieve Level 5 Selvadoradian Culture skill

Defend Against 10 Natural Dangers

Activate a Mystical Relic 5 Times

Find 5 Omiscan Treasures

GP7 - Strangerville

Strangerville Mystery

Open the Sealed Door in the Secret Lab

Traverse to the deepest part of the Secret Lab

Defeat the source of the Infection

GP8 - Realm of Magic

Spellcraft & Sorcery

Reach Spellcaster Rank 5 - Virtuoso

Know 10 Different Spells

Win 3 Duels Against Other Spellcasters

Perveyor of Potions

Reach Spellcaster Rank 5 - Virtuoso

Know 10 Different Potions

Brew 20 Potions

GP9 - Journey to Batuu

No changes, but an addon was created to hide the Star Wars category.

GP12 - Werewolves

No changes, but the Werewolf Initiate aspiration was hidden and all Werewolf aspirations are available from the start instead.

SP17 - Nifty Knitting

Lord/Lady of the Knits

Knit for 50 Hours

Achieve Level 10 Knitting Skill

Complete 10 Legendary Knittables

Successfully Gift 3 Knittables

SP22 - Bust the Dust

Fabulously Filthy

Befriend a Dust Bunny

Max Fun Motive on a Filthy Floor

Appease a Filth Fiend with a Filth Tribute

Perfectly Pristine

Vacuum for 30 Hours

Destroy 25 Messes, Dust Piles, Dust Bunnies, or Filth Fiends with Vacuum Cleaner

Perform 2 Upgrades on a Vacuum Cleaner

SP46 - Home Chef Hustle

Appliance Whiz

Achieve Level 10 Cooking Skill

Cook meals using 6 unique Prepped Ingredients

Collect excellent quality Prepped Ingredient 20 times

Market Magnate

Convince customers to buy something 15 times during a Food Sale

Earn §20,000 by completing Food Sales

Earn §1,000 during a single Food Sale

SP49 - Crystal Creations

Crystal Crafter

Achieve Level 10 Gemology Skill

Grow a Magnificent Crystal Tree

Make 20 pieces of Excellent Jewelry

Cut a gemstone valued at §2,500

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[chaosratwizard]

why is your cat green?

She’s built different 😌

[chaosratwizard]

Tips on how to avoid being unintentionally ableist

1. When a disabled person says they cannot do something, and you wish to offer solutions, do not make a solution that involves them powering through pain, or something thats not accessible to the disabled.

Example:

Disabled person: "washing dishes hurts too much and i cannot do it."

Abled person: "what if you did one dish at a time throughout the day?"

This statement is not respecting that this disabled person just said they "can't". Always respect that. No matter how simple the task would be for you.

Disabled person:" i think ill use plastic silverware so i don't make dishes."

Abled person: "plastic is bad for the environment!"

This statement shuts down the most accessible and disabled friendly option that this disabled person can actually do because of the abled persons personal beliefs. This is not helpful, and ableist.

Better yet, instead of offering solutions, ask them directly "is there anything you need that you do not have that would help you do this?" This allows the disabled person to think about what would work, and they will always have a better idea of what would work than you do.

To add on to this, when we say we have no more energy to solve a problem or do a task, or change our lifestyle, we mean it.

2. If you feel discomfort when a disabled person is talking about their health, good and bad, that is ableist. Your discomfort is coming from a place that deams disabled peoples very existence as a bad thing and you need to fix that.

For example:

Disabled person:" this week has been rough pain wise, ive been through a lot, felt like my body was on fire. Lucky i got new meds though and i think they're helping!"

Abled person: "can we talk about something else, this is a bummer."

Disabled people should be able to exist freely without worrying about your personal comfort. Do you really think its appropriate to tell someone in constant pain that their life is making YOU uncomfortable?

3. Do not treat disabled people as tragedies, do not romanticize their old life or put their current one down.

For example:

Disabled person: "yeah my life is pretty difficult sometimes, ive lost a lot but i still have happy moments."

Abled person: "it makes me so sad to see what disabled people go through :(. You used to love rock climbing and running, i would love to see you move around more again."

This statement is putting more value on the disabled persons abled past, and ignoring their life as a whole.

4. Do not avoid speaking to disabled people because it hurts to see your loved one disabled.

For example: my grandmother avoids conversations with me because it hurts her to see me in pain. While she has good intentions it leaves me being unable to be close to her. This is very isolating to the disabled.

5. Do not stop inviting your disabled friend/loved one out even if they are never well enough to attend. Unless we specifically ask you to stop asking if we can go out, good chances are we want to know you still care because again, disability is very isolating.

6. When a disabled person says certain things in their health have gotten better or worse, do not challenge this because you don't see a difference.

For example:

Disabled person: "yeah things are getting a little better"

Abled person sees disabled person using their wheelchair like usual: "i thought you said you were getting better?"

Better and worse are usually small changes only the disabled experience, its not like abled people healing from a broken arm. Better to a disabled person could mean they can stand for 10 more minutes.

7. Do not expect disabled people to ever be abled again, and again, do not put more value on an abled life.

For example:

Disabled person:"I have been using a wheelchair for 2 years."

Abled person: "oh you're young, im sure you'll be walking around in no time!"

This statement invalidates and ignores the disabled persons current life by hoping they get a more abled bodied life. Its fine to hope disabled people get better, but you don't get to decide what better looks like.

Hope this helps, stay punk.

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“but what about separating the art from the artist” buddy. listen to me. joanne kathleen rowling is relevant for one reason and one reason only—she wrote harry potter. that’s why she’s famous. that is the bedrock of her fucking platform. jk rowling is the harry potter lady and harry potter is the jk rowling guy. this is not the same thing as listening to a song on repeat even though the keyboardist was an asshole, or reading a novel by some dude who sucked ideological shit in the 1800s. jk rowling has a hate platform right now, today, and she sustains it off of harry potter bucks. u will forgive me if i am unwilling to advertise for her

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Yes. I am.

everyone. you are gay. gay as hell.

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#relatable #trans #autism #i never understood why everyone cared so much about gender

comic about the intersection of my transness and my autism, & how i don’t really understand or connect to either gender or neurotypical behaviors.

the text reads:

“Girls have long hair & boys have short hair.” “But why?” / “It’s rude to not make eye contact when talking to people.” “But why?” / “You were born with this body which makes you this gender” “But why?!” / “You’re the only one bothered by the noise, you’ll have to deal with it.” “But why?!”

Growing up, I felt weird, different, and like an outsider because of my neurodiversity and my gender. But I was just a kid- / I lacked the vocabulary and information to understand or explain myself. All I knew was there was something wrong with me. This lead to a lot of suffering for a lot of years. As I got older, I learned that neurodiversity & gender nonconformity are not bad things. There are lots of people like me, and these things make me who I am. My experience of transness and autism are contingent upon each other.

I navigate social situations and gender in unique, non-conventional ways, and these are inextricable. My lack of understanding/compliance with social norms is also how I am with gender. To me, gender is just social norms…and social norms are confusing & made up. There are some recent studies showing the higher rates of autism and gender-diverse people, which is a correlation that applies to me & others I know. Basically, I’m trans and autistic and proud!

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#rats #rat care #tips

I've had rats for years at this point now and finally want to put down the best tips I've learned. This won't work for everyone, some are very conditional to me, but maybe some of these will help someone. Fleece hammocks: Boo. Microplastics and too warming. Canvas hammocks: Yes, please. Highly washable. Far more tough. I wish they were easier to find. Coiled rope baskets are also a godsend. I hang them by the handles in the cage, they love them way more than anything marketed to rats. Bottles are nice but some rats wanna splash and have a place to wash their little hands. Fresh in pod peas are by the pound at my supermarket. I usually spend 70 cents on the amount for several treat sessions. All my frozen peas end up getting freezer burnt by the time I get halfway through the bag. Antibiotics will be needed if you keep rats. Do not give antibiotics with dairy, many classes of antibiotics bond to calcium thereby making them far less effective. Speaking of, antibiotics seem to have the hardest taste to cover up. Ground meat baby food, Hershey simply five syrup (Just a little), peanut powder (No added sugar, oils), fruit compote/jam/jelly, small absorbent bread snacks/cereal, smushed pasta, cream of wheat, are all options to get meds into rats. You can call exotic vets and ask for an estimate on a basic rat exam. Do it, the prices vary WILDLY. We had a vet who charged us 35$ to see three rats at once and one who quoted us 200$ to look at one. You're gonna notice a trend if you call vets in higher class/rich areas. Fuck em'. Also ask your vet if you can keep a supply of meds on hand just in case. If they last at room temp you can buy some preemptively. Things like doxycycline you can get from human pharmacies.

Zip ties are god. All hail zip ties. Same with swivel clasps. Between them both you can cage mount anything your heart desires.

Leave bedding in a hot car or freezing conditions for a night. Warehouses get mites. Mites are a dick to deal with. Kill em' all.

Give them a variety of fresh things while they're young. Not always but sometimes I'd get an older gent rescue who had no idea what to do with berries or tomatoes and would refuse them. They learn better what is safe when young. At some point you will have an emergency. Make sure you know where an emergency vet is and that they keep night/weekend hours. Keep funds on hand for that day.

Rats hide pain well. When they age you may need to start pain management if you notice them moving differently even if they don't show their pain blatantly. Just start with low doses and see if they act like their old selves again. Research your breeders. Get recommendations from other rat people. Check and see if there are rat rescues in your area. Also the Humane Society sometimes takes in rodents.

Controversial take: You will encounter people in ratkeeping who say buying feeders is a sin. It's not. Feeder supply will exist whether or not every rat fancier boycotts them. We are far far fewer in number than snake/lizard people. Wherever you got your rats it's valid so long as you give them healthcare, good nutritious food, love, and mental stimulation. A lot of the 'foods to avoid, foods to include' lists are not researched. I've seen lists that ban chocolate. Rats freaking love chocolate they just need to take it easy on fats and sugars but cocoa powder can be a good mix in and can help ratty blood flow. I've seen people ban mango. if you read the study that led to this they gave rats an obscene amount of D-limonene to trigger cancer and small amounts had no side effects at all. Read the studies, look for sources.

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#sims 4 #s4s tutorial #seems useful

Batch Edit CAS Display Index w/ S4S v3.2.0.8 (Star)

I was looking around S4S full changelog until my eyes caught something interesting 👀

+ Added a batch edit menu to folders in My CC + Added a batch edit option to set the CAS Display Index of all packages in a folder.

Previously, the only way you can group CC creators together is if you edit their CAS display index per packages in S4CASTools. Now, with the new S4S update, you can do so with a batch edit and voila!

If you plan on doing this, make sure you backup all your CCs first into an external drive in case things go wrong! This can quickly use up your storage if you want to sort all your CCs out.

Note for creators: if you use decimals in your display index, this will override that. I believe when you set all your CCs to a specific index number it will automatically sort by date (forgot if it's ascending or descending). So it's up to you if this is useful for you, organization-wise.

Here's how to:

01. You'll have to get the recent update to S4S (v3.2.0.8).

02. Separate files into folders based on creators. Here I have Gorillax3 & clumsyalien's ccs into their own respective folders:

03. Go into My CC, right click a folder, and it will show you the option to batch edit CAS Display Index.

04. Once you click the option, it will ask you which folder you're doing the batch fix on & the backup folder, and ask you what value you'd like for all packages in that folder. I set clumsyalien's folder to 70 and gorillax3's to 75.

05. Click OK and it will tell you which files has been edited. Results are below:

⚠️ Do note that for every batch fix you do, it will create a backup folder with all the files in \Documents\Sims 4 Studio\Batch Fixes, which can bloat your storage quickly. Do your batch fix in small batches, regularly check in-game if it works correctly, and continue. You might need to delete the backup files in the folder if you're no longer using that version.

Enjoy the new info :D

@thefoxburyinstitute

[chaosratwizard]

#the sims #writing #native american

Since The Horse Ranch pack is out today I am begging non-indigenous people to do research and proper representation of native people. You do not want to be that person who unintentionally creates a native sim that is based off stereotypes. PLEASE DO PROPER RESEARCH ON NAMES ETC.

This pack obviously focuses more on native Americans so do proper research on native people of America, but this also applies if you intend on making any other native person.

Please don’t be that person 😭🫶🏼