What’s new in version 1.5.1
Changes since the 31 October update.
Setting and removing bits
- A child can now set Childhood Sweethearts with another child. A child sees only that row.
- A child can remove Childhood Sweethearts with any Sim it holds that tie with: a child, teen, adult, elder or pet.
- The 14 friendly ties can no longer be set toward a baby, infant or toddler.
- Set only works on humans. Remove still works on pets, so a tie set on a pet in an older save can be removed.
Activities
- Virtual Date, Travel to Visit Long Distance Partner and Secret Meeting With Lover are for teens and older. Virtual Date no longer lists relatives.
- Share Summer Memories and Create Travel Bucket List are for teens and older.
- Children can no longer start Night Time Activities. They can still be picked as companions.
- Travel to Visit Long Distance Partner and Secret Meeting With Lover now add romance between your Sim and the partner.
- Travel to Visit, Secret Meeting, Night Time Activities and Study Together grey out for a grounded teen, with the game's "Grounded: Can't Leave Home" tooltip. Night Time Activities and Study Together show their plain name there, without "Stealthily".
Interactions
- Forbid Relationship With no longer lists relatives, and children can no longer open it.
- Forbidden Kiss and I Hate You (Kiss) give the kissed Sim one of their four moodlets at random.
- Forbidden Kiss, I Hate You (Kiss), Plan a Romantic Getaway, Promise Forever Love and Provide Emotional Support During Difficult Moment are no longer started by Sims on their own. You choose when to use them.
- I Hate You (Kiss) can no longer be used between relatives.
- Try to Confess Feelings keeps only its two neutral opening lines.
Milestones
- The Became Partners in Crime milestone from the 31 October update is removed. It was broken. A save that earned it loads fine and simply forgets it. The Partners in Crime relationship bit and its interactions stay.
Good to know
- Set is for humans only. Remove also works on pets, for ties set on a pet in an older save.
- A child can set Childhood Sweethearts with another child, and remove it with any Sim it holds that tie with.
For translators
No game text changed. Existing translations still fit. Translations for this mod
About
The game gives you Friend and Romantic Interest. This mod adds 24 relationship bits you set yourself, like Childhood Sweethearts, Love-Hate Relationship, Study Buddies, Long-Distance Love and Night Owl Companions. Click the other Sim, go to Actions, then Enhanced Rel Bit, and pick one. Each bit shows in the relationship panel with its own picture and description, and you can remove it from the same menu.
24 bits Sweethearts, rivals, study buddies and more.
Only together Interactions just for that pair.
Phone outings Video dates, trips, nights out.
Moodlets After woohoo, engagements and break-ups.
Milestones Milestones for the moments that matter.
Break-ups Some bits end when a couple splits.
Many bits do more than look nice. They open interactions, phone outings and moodlets that only that pair can use. A long-distance couple can have a video date or travel to visit. Star-crossed lovers can meet in secret. Night owls can go out together after 11 PM. Some bits end when a couple breaks up, and many bits come with a milestone.
Mod help
Install or update
- Replace the old files: delete the three Relationship Bits packages and put the new ones in their place. The file names are the same.
Troubleshooting
I can’t find Enhanced Rel Bit. Check that XML Injector, Lumpinou’s Mood Pack and one copy of the Maplebell Pie Menu are installed and up to date. Control the first Sim, click the other one, then go through Actions.
An interaction for a bit is missing. The bit has to be set between those two Sims. A high friendship or romance bar isn’t enough. Romance is teen with teen, or adult with adult. For phone outings, check the other Sim is on the lot when it asks for that.
Night Time Activities is missing, or the list is empty. It only opens between 11 PM and 5 AM. The companion must have Night Owl Companions with your Sim and be on the lot.
No moodlet after getting engaged. Those moodlets come with some bits only. The couple needs one of the bits that has them.