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Post by lakme on Feb 19, 2020 0:53:16 GMT
Hi all, I came here from MTS (I didn't know there was a board here! Very cool) because I'm having trouble with a tuning mod I made for the fine arts degree. I hope it's okay to post this here--it's technically not a custom career but it is academic-related and giving me grief. Basically, I modified the XML so that the violin would be included as a skill that advances performance in the fine arts major, with MissyHissy's instruction as to how to do that. It's not working at all. The violin doesn't increase performance. I tested the bass and it does increase performance. I tried putting the .package file into the Overrides folder and using the hex code for the violin skill instead of the name, which is what the Career Metrics mod did. Neither is working. I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions or assistance. The package file that I created is attached. I also know that the violin skill has a lot of issues, so let me know if this is just not going to work, period. That being said this is my first actual mod, so it's possible that I did something very wrong and there's an easy fix. Thanks in advance!
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Post by MissyHissy on Feb 19, 2020 12:54:31 GMT
Hi there, welcome to the forum! You're more than welcome to post this here, I don't mind at all. Okay, firstly I want to double check: do you have any mods installed that also edit any of the Degrees? By that, I mean mods like the Academics module of the Careers mod, or mods like the University Degree Tweaks by Aalea. If you do, try testing without these installed because the edit the same file you're editing. If it works, you can incorporate your changes into one of those to make it compatible with them. If you don't have any other mods installed that edit the degrees then we have a problem. I've discovered myself that the store skills are incredibly difficult to work with a lot of the time. From the look of your file, you've done everything right, so a pat on the back for you as it's your first mod So if you don't have any other mods installed that edit the same file, let me know and we'll see what else we might be able to do
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Post by lakme on Feb 19, 2020 23:48:27 GMT
Hi there, welcome to the forum! You're more than welcome to post this here, I don't mind at all. Okay, firstly I want to double check: do you have any mods installed that also edit any of the Degrees? By that, I mean mods like the Academics module of the Careers mod, or mods like the University Degree Tweaks by Aalea. If you do, try testing without these installed because the edit the same file you're editing. If it works, you can incorporate your changes into one of those to make it compatible with them. If you don't have any other mods installed that edit the degrees then we have a problem. I've discovered myself that the store skills are incredibly difficult to work with a lot of the time. From the look of your file, you've done everything right, so a pat on the back for you as it's your first mod So if you don't have any other mods installed that edit the same file, let me know and we'll see what else we might be able to do Thank you! That's good to know that it isn't a problem with the mod itself. I just tried the same thing with NRAAS Academics module removed and it still didn't work. I do have Nona's no academic performance decay mod installed but that only affects the motives XML, not the academic degrees XML. So that shouldn't be a problem, right?
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Post by MissyHissy on Feb 20, 2020 10:26:03 GMT
No, that mod shouldn't be a problem. I can only assume it's because the skill stores are located in a different place and are handled differently by the game, so it makes them a little bit more difficult to work with. One experiment could be the give the violin a higher numerical value within the package; it might be that the value is a little low to really be noticed? You'll have to forgive me, I haven't used the degrees for a while, so I'm a little rusty I saw on the MTS thread that the performance was still decaying while your sim was playing the violin? What happens when she plays, say, the guitar? I assume the performance is increasing slightly, is that right?
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Post by lakme on Feb 20, 2020 13:19:08 GMT
Yeah, without the academic decay mod it decreases while playing violin and increases while playing guitar. I'll try increasing the value relative to the other skills, thanks!
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Post by MissyHissy on Feb 21, 2020 8:40:38 GMT
No problem. I'm saying that'll solve the issue but it should let us know if the violin skill is going to be able to be used or not
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Post by lakme on Feb 22, 2020 15:09:56 GMT
No problem. I'm saying that'll solve the issue but it should let us know if the violin skill is going to be able to be used or not Okay, I tried setting the violin skill higher (same as the painting skill) and it didn't work. So I assume it's probably an issue with the store skill, right?
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Post by MissyHissy on Feb 23, 2020 8:16:54 GMT
It's looking likely, I'm afraid I don't know why they have to be so difficult! It makes using them for other purposes so impossible
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