I have to say I wouldn't want this - it was always a (and quickly modded out) feature of bed-making that they wouldn't drop the action from the queue. It was infuriating. Sometimes they just need to stop what they are doing and phone the fire brigade or get in the carpool before time runs out or something. I know what you all mean about the trash can but I don't want them insisting on traipsing right across the lot where I can't stop them (and get someone else to do it) just to dump something in the bin, especially when I have something more important for them to do.

Huh, that's weird. My nannies only (and always) fetch extra bottles when they have route failure, but I almost never buy high chairs.


That's why I think the action should still be cancellable, but still queue-enabled. Like eating. You can queue things when a sim is eating and they'll finish the plate before they go do it, but you can also X out "eat" and they'll stop eating right then and go do the next queued thing. I don't know how complex that would be in practice to mod.

I made a mod for myself that stops autonomous emptying of trash. I made it because it bugged me when sloppy Sims did cleaning chores autonomously, but it has the added benefit of avoiding the drop trash thing if you line up other interactions, since they only empty trash if you tell them to and then they won't stop if you line up something else afterwards. I can put it on my tumblr if any of you want it. I also have one for cleaning up dishes.

That would be very nice and very helpful!

I would like to see a mod that allows the queues of toddlers to be dropped by other actions. Especially when the toddlers are using the activity table. It really bugs me when I try to have an adult or teen or whatever teach the toddler, only to find that the toddler is using the activity table.

Can young adults go to class by car? If not, is there a mod that allows them to?

Here you go

I seconded the one for 'automatic podiums' where the diner would be able to seat themselves. The fact that it takes some acrobatics to get them seated all at the same table is bad enough...perhaps someone would be brave enough to make an override or something for that problem.

Definitely one that cuts down the obsession with the activity table - especially for toddlers. I want other interactions to be pushed onto the toddler instead of dropping instantly out of queue if the toddler is using the activity table.

Also, a mod that can be used to disconnect newborn children of sims in the Default family from their 'fathers'. Maybe manual would be best, or a dialogue-based one.

My idea for the mod would be that you could use an object to turn it on, and if the game detects a newborn with a father in the Default family while the mod is turned on, a dialogue would ask if you want to disconnect the baby from the father. This way, you won't have alien siblings - even aliens born to the same man would be half-siblings no matter which gene set they came from.

Same thing with artificial insemination - the father could be a random genetic set from the Saved Sims templates in CAS but the donor would be considered anonymous. If a sim is in a same-sex union, then after the baby is born, the mod could be set to change father information after the fact. This way, the AI child would be the child of both mothers. For fathers, they do the same as the two mothers if you want it that way, or they can artificially inseminate a playable adult or young adult woman and then when she gives birth, one of the fathers would arrive in a Taxi and take the baby.

Would a mod like that be possible?

classic non default mods will be affected too, unfortunately.
However, you can still create in a even less risky way if you've already had registered for a list of GUID, just write those GUID manually yourself : if everybody do that, your creation won't conflict with anything. Eventhough it is not eternal there's a very big number of usabe GUIDs. And when you don't have any number anymore, then use the hash method.
If you don't remember your list of GUID, you can still have it on the germanic version of SimPE forum :
- the link : https://sims.ambertation.de/de/guiddb/
- register to your accompt
- click on "Block hinzufügen"
- remember the list of your GUID numbers that are now on the screen, those are already yours... (if you had already one)
- learn how to count in op numbers ! (you have to add a letter from A to F --> for instance 0x00 ; 0x01 ......... ; 0x08 ; 0x09 ; 0x0A ; 0x0B ; 0x0C ; 0x0D ; 0x0E ; 0x0F ; 0x10 ; 0x11 ........ ; 0x18 ; 0x19 ; 0x1A ; 0x1B ; 0x1C ; 0x1D ; 0x1E ; 0x1F ; 0x20 ..........)

Warning ! you have to keep a list of your already used GUIDs, so that you won't use them twice !
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Now I realise that it's too complex and nobody will do that ...

an abortion mod?

There are some miscarriage mods.

It's not too complex, and people actually do that.
Maintaining a list of numbers and letters can't be too hard for a person who wants to create a whole new object for the game.

Thank you! I have a household full of extremely neat sims who insist on emptying the trash every time they put something in it so this will work nicely to fix the annoyances around it. :D

I'm doing exactly that with my GUIDs.

Does either ACR or the SimBlender allow you to stop a pregnancy?

simblender does

ACR allows you to stop one by taking the morning after pill.

Lamare and Maxon, I'm happy to know that I'm not the only one doing the GUID quest and listing !

Is there any hack to make certain NPCs adult only like hostess, cooks, and cafeteria workers? Elder hostesses walk too slow though sometimes I get an adult one when I start a brand new neighborhood. The cooks seem to be always elder in my experience and it's pitiful to see elder cafeteria worker cook, clean, wash dishes, wash stove, stand and repeat all day.

P.S. I should've posted this on WCIF but I'm not really into creating a thread. Any suggestions would be appreciated

@ankoyume I not only am keeping a list of my guids used, I am keeping a backup copy in online storage :P

I've had a list in excel of my GUIDs since forever. Started in 2009 because I live in a rural area and did not have fast internet, aka: dial-up.

The one thing I've yet to figure out how to do in excel, is auto number in hex.

Good idea ! I'll do that



I work with .txt for now but excel is better, you're right.
And don't forget to PM me when you get around auto counting in hex number via excel !

I put my GUID list in a private tumblr post.

If there is one already made, please inform and If you can send the link to where I can download it: There really needs to be a mod that allows an interaction or an autonomous behavior "To put [the teddy bear] back from where it sat before". I like that object and the way adults choose to talk through it is cute, but it's annoying and getting old when seems don't put that teddy back to its original place and I don't wanna omit the object and the interaction from the house.

I ban the talk-through interaction because it makes me want to punch someone. But, I would like to see them return the scanner and wand and anything else they pick up to its rightful place.