Mod idea: needs dictate autonomy

[holdontoyabutts]

Boy do sims love watching TV and playing on the computer. Like.. they may have 'whims' and all.. but when it comes down to it.. all they want is screen time. They'll clock a good 15-20 hours of tv and computer a day if you let them. Visiting someone's house for the first time? A sim will walk directly upstairs to their bedroom and start trollin' teh forums. God forbid they raid the fridge or take a shower at a friend's house. That violates some sort of social pact and even a close friend will kick you right out of their house if you do it more than once. But desktop computers? They're for everyone. Maybe excessive electronics obsessions is EA's sly commentary on modern entertainment habits, har har, but it still makes for a boring simulation. 

 

What I wish is that sims would sit for hours and watch television IF their Fun need is depleted. Or maybe they'd choose to play cards or swim or do something else that's fun. And if their socialization is low, then maybe then they'll go to a computer to chat with someone online till that need is full. Or they could chat with someone nearby. 

If a sim is hungry they'll cook a meal. But they don't eat over and over all day. So the functionality is there. How can a mod apply that same need-based autonomy trigger to fun and socialization? 

((I know this isn't necessarily a 'lover's lab' kind of suggestion, but there are such great modders here, I figured it would be worth a post. If you know of another good mod-suggestion forum, would love to hear about it. Having a hard time finding them.))

 

Thanks for reading.

[darkconsole]

my fun must be depleted 24/7

[Lodakai]

The problem with this is that everyone has a different Idea on what sims should be focusing on and what they should not.

There are hundreds of autonomy mods and autonomy blocker mods out there already... you need to locate the ones that suit your own play style.

LittleMsSam has a good setup for cooking food and having your sims wait until you call them to the meal before eating.. and if nobody cooks, they will still go to the fridge and grab their own meals. 

 

http://littlemssam.de/no-auto-food-grab-after-cooking/

 

There are also tons of other autonomy mods and such on her site that you should check out.

 

It's fairly easy to fix some of the stuff yourself if you pick up sims 4 studio as well.  In fact it takes all of 2 seconds to modify something such as troll the forums.   At the very bottom of the interaction tuning for computer_TrollForum there is a skill test for your mischief skill level set at 2.   Bump it up to 3 or higher and anyone who isn't really into mischief will refrain from doing that.   You would find plenty of help as you try to figure out small things like that.   You are welcome to PM me for advice if that is a route you want to take.  This is really the best way to customize your sims interactions suited to your own tastes.