Extended Private Journal

Current Mod Version: 3.2.0
Last Update: February 29, 2024

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Another adopted mod. This mod was originally developed by ShuSanR. I took his idea after he announced in February 2022 that he would stop modding and playing the Sims 4 entirely. I updated the mod to the latest game version, slightly improved the design and added some new features. The mod's code was completely rewritten from scratch.

Mod Description

With this mod you get three new interaction groups with the diary journal:

• Skills (affecting skill development, four skills at the moment).
• Positive Emotions (influencing the development of all positive life skills).
• Negative Emotions (influencing the development of all positive life skills).
• Write Wish (with various buffs, EP10 required).

The follownig Skill development interactions with the private journal are available to all Sims (Child to Elder): Practice Writing, Write Jokes, Solve Math Problems, and Prepare for Debate. These interactions lead to the development of Writing, Comedy, Logic, and Research & Debate skills accordingly. Instead, Mental and Creativity skills are developed in children.

I deliberately did not include all skills because I don't see this mod primarily as a skill development mod. A few skills might be added in the future, but I'm definitely not doing interactions like "Practice XY Skill" for all skills. This is boring.

The Life Skills interactions can influence your Sim (Child or Teen) to positively or negatively develop Life Skills (Responsibility, Manners, Empathy, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Control). These interactions are also unlocked for adult Sims, but no longer affect life skill development. However, the adult Sims can receive certain buffs and emotions. This can also be used for story telling. The menu names are subject to change and are not the same for children and adults.

The Write Wish interaction requires the Snowy Escape expansion pack (EP10) and gives your Sim a special buff. If you don't own this pack, you simply won't see this interaction.

Translations

This mod only uses strings from the game, so it's automatically available in all languages.

Required Terms

• Sims 4 Parenthood Game Pack (GP05) is of course required!
• The Lot 51 Core Library Script is required!
• You have to allow the scripts in your game settings.