Social - Childhood Crushes (Universal Edition)

Version  : 1.0b
Released : November 15, 2007
Author   : jase439

DESCRIPTION
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This custom social allows two children to "swap cooties" (share an innocent kiss) possibly resulting in a crush by one or both sims.  

USAGE
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With the active sim selected, left-click on the target sim and choose "Kiss.../Swap Cooties".  The availability of this option is gated by the following restrictions:

    1. BOTH sims must be children
    2. The children must not be immediate family
    3. The children must be friends
    4. The children must not be contained by the same object (sofa, bed, table, etc.)

The outcome of the social interaction is largely dependent on short-term relationship (STR) scores.  Special consideration, however, is given for sims with higher long-term relationship (LTR) scores and elevated moods.  If a child develops a crush on another child, he/she will be given a unique memory of the event.  Children can form more than one crush.  Children will NOT fall in love nor may they Propose...|Go Steady.  No additional romantic interactions between children are enabled as a result of installing this mod.

The baseline social adjustments for this interaction are as follows:

    Accepted : +6 STR, +0 LTR
    Rejected : -6 STR, -1 LTR
    Social   : Proposer always receives a social motive benefit regardless of outcome; recipient receives a social benefit only if the action is accepted

SEASONS BONUS: additional bonuses may be awarded when this interaction is conducted during the springtime.

INSTALLATION
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You MUST first remove all previous versions of this hack from your Downloads folder.

Extract the package files using WinZip (http://www.winzip.com), WinRAR (http://www.rarlabs.com), or Microsoft Windows Explorer (Windows XP users only) to the following location on your disk drive:

[-] My Documents
   [-] EA Games
      [-] The Sims 2
         Cameras
         Collections
         Config
         Downloads <-- Your package files go here!
         Logs
         Lot Catalog
         Movies
         Music
         Neighborhoods
         Projects
         Saved Sims
         SC4 Terrains
         Storytelling
         Teleport
         Thumbnails

IMPORTANT: If you have just installed a new expansion, please note that custom content is DISABLED BY DEFAULT!  You MUST enable custom content in your game's option menu prior to installing this mod or it will not work!  You must exit and restart the game in order for this option to take effect.

COMPATIBILITY
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This mod is compatible with ALL releases of The Sims 2 and its expansion packs.  This is a self-contained object mod and should not conflict with any custom content including the InTeenimater.  However, this mod is heavily dependent on the following behaviors:

0x7FD46CD0:0x264 - Soc&Rel: Adjust Soc & Rel to Other Sim
0x7FD46CD0:0x352 - Soc&Rel: Adjust STR From A->B w/ nIDs
0x7FD46CD0:0x4DE - Soc&Rel: Adjust Soc & Rel ( T[0] = Person A ) ; OFB and later

Any global hack that alters these behaviors may interfere with this mod.

SUPPORT
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None.  This mod is provided to you "as-is" without warranty or support.

CREDITS AND THANKS
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jase439                : for providing bugs, unanticipated features, and other non-awesome development
Dizzy and J.M. Pescado : for providing technical assistance and direction to yours truly
KittenNicole           : for providing the original inspiration for this mod

CODE REUSE
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You may not directly modify or alter this mod - in part or in whole - except for your own private use.  Public redistribution or representation of any part of this mod as an original work without prior consent from the author (namely me) is prohibited.  You are free, however, to use this mod as a template for developing your own custom socials.  Kindly give credit where credit is due.

DISCLAIMER
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All mods are provided "as-is" without warranty, guarantee, or support.  By downloading content from this website, you agree to assume all risk and liability that may arise from installing this content (including, but not limited to: acts of God, the virgin Mary, or Pat Robertson, death by falling coconut, pancreatic failure, albino kittens, immaculate conception, pestilence the world over, erectile dysfunction, or dismemberment by feral rabbits with sharp pointy teeth).  You may not under any circumstance redistribute or publish any mod (in part or in whole) appearing on this site without express written consent from the author.  Should you profit in the sale or distribution of any mod here, you hereby consent to remit 110% of all proceeds to the charity of my choosing.  In short: don't be a lamer.