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What changed in Actor Overhaul

Changes since the 31 October update.

Before installing

  • Replace the old files: delete the six Actor Overhaul packages and put the new ones in their place. The file names are the same. Keep all six for the full mod.

Version 2.4.1

Agents

  • The agent's call now also comes when the agent happens to be on your lot. Talk to them in person then.
  • Butlers, Bonehilda, Temperance, Guidry and a few other special ghosts are no longer picked as agents.
  • An agent who ages to Elder stays on the Schedule Meeting list.
  • A caller stays on Schedule Meeting for 7 days only, and belongs to the Sim who got the call. Each new call gives a fresh 7 days.
  • Find Me a Gig is greyed out with "You already have a gig booked." while your Sim has an actor career gig booked.
  • Five agent interactions now show "Listen to ..." in the queue, like the others.

Gigs

  • Find a Manager's texts now say which gigs get the 25%: gigs from Browse Acting Roles and the Ward School.
  • Theatrical Treasure Hunt and Background Dancer can now reach Great Success: each skill level adds 10 in 100 (Acting and Fitness). The picker names that skill.
  • Good gig results no longer cost reputation, and failures no longer give fame (Background Dancer, Voiceover Artist Wanted, Method Acting Coach, Voiceover Virtuosos, Supporting Role Substitute).
  • A great success or critical failure gives the client friendship change and its message line without Island Living.
  • While on a Browse Acting Roles gig, the career panel shows "Actor" at "Backstage Acts" instead of the Ward School.
  • The one-hour reminder says "acting gig" instead of "Odd Job".
  • Method Actor's Assistant and Set Design Intern show the right result text for each result.

The Ward School

  • Everyone joins at class 1, with the fee or a scholarship. Paying the fee joins straight away, and the Finances row says first that joining quits your Sim's current job.
  • Prepared for the Exam lasts 7 days, and the exam removes it.
  • The makeup and costume interviews no longer count toward the history paper.
  • The school audition role ends when your Sim graduates or leaves the school. No second audition while still at school.
  • After Attend Play, the play day, the theme and the readiness are cleared, so the next play needs a new plan and new practice.
  • Greyed rows now say why, for example "Only available in class 3." or "Available from class 6."
  • The Audition's stage-kiss scene no longer pairs a teen with an adult, or two relatives.
  • Perform Romance, Drama and Horror Scene are no longer done by Sims on their own.
  • The essay score messages no longer need Discover University for their sound, and the passed exam and admission messages now play one.

Celebrity events

  • Greyed events say how many fame stars they need.
  • 49 event choices that did nothing now show a short message. The Photoshoot's "Seek Help" shows its result.

Text fixes

  • Several pronouns, a missing quote mark and two grammar slips in gig and agent texts.

Good to know

  • When your agent books you a gig, your Sim joins the game's actor career. Joining it makes your Sim quit any other job, so keep that in mind before you ask for a gig.
  • In an older save, a caller who is already waiting for your Sim drops off the agent's list. An agent you fired can't be hired again. Agents already hired keep working.
  • Keep your phone's sound on while you wait for the agent's call. A silenced phone declines the call. If that happens, just submit your info again.
  • Graduating from the Ward School needs the ActorActivities and Agent packages: class 7 asks for a headshot, resume or demo reel, and class 8 asks you to hire an agent.
  • When the agent is on your lot, Schedule Meeting is greyed out. Talk to the agent in person instead.
  • Other game languages show English text.

For translators

Game text: 66 new, 20 changed, 0 removed. Translations for this mod

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