Basic Information
What is this mod?(click to show)
This mod is a system aiming to help with those moments when you don’t really know what
to do next in game.
It makes it possible to get gameplay suggestion prompts in game whenever you want.
It also makes it possible to consult Instruction Lists (for custom "scenarios", etc) in game.
The fun part of the system is that anyone in the community can make a
gameplay Suggestion Set or an Instruction List and share it with other players, so that they can get these suggestions in their game too.
The website you are on currently is where players can create their Suggestion Set (and / or Instruction List) files to share
with others or enjoy in their own game.
More Info AboutThe Mod
This page is about the process of creating, previewing, editing, downloading or sharing Suggestion Sets.
For information about the mod itself and its behavior in game,
check its description page.
Creating Suggestion Sets
How to make my own gameplay Suggestion Set?
You can start making your own Suggestion Set by going to the “New Suggestion Set” section.
How should I phrase my suggestions?
That’s really up to you! For example, they can be:
- General: “Max three new skills!”
- Somewhat specific: ‘(Sim 1) should get out and breathe some air.”
- Very specific: “Time for (Sim 1) to marry (Sim 2) and take a vacation to Tartosa.”
Note the use of placeholders [(Sim 1) and (Sim 2)].
This is an important part of the process of writing up your own gameplay suggestions.
Can I Rename My Suggestion Set Files?
When saving a Suggestion Set file, it will generate with a name similar to this:
- Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_Set_ENG_Myname_kobsTbZVmnrd
There are several parts to that name:
- The prefix which tells the mod in game that this file is a Suggestion Set:
“Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_Set_”
- the language marker, which indicates the language of the Suggestion Set: “ENG_”
- the name marker, which is the “nickname” you typed when creating the Suggestion Set, if any. If you didn’t write any nickname, this portion will simply be missing.
- The suffix made up of randomly generated letters and numbers: “kobsTbZVmnrd”. This
serves to make sure that no two Suggestion Sets have the same name.
So, can you rename your suggestion set? Yes and no:
- You can modify anything that comes AFTER the main
prefix “Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_Set_”.In fact, you are encouraged to replace the numbers and letters with a couple words describing what your Set contains.
- You CANNOT modify the main prefix
“Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_Set_”
I am a modder, can I make suggestion sets in S4S?
Yes! There is a snippet system that you can use if you would like to work in S4S instead of in the website.
INFORMATION INCOMING
What are placeholders?
Take the following example:
“Time for (Sim 1) to marry (Sim 2) and take (1 their) new spouse on a vacation to Tartosa.”
In game, for a Sim called George whose pronouns are he / him and who dates an Alex, it would show as:
“Time for George to marry Alex and take his new spouse on a vacation to Tartosa.”
Placeholders are what makes it possible to have suggestions showing a Sim’s specific name and
pronouns. They adapt to Sim-specific information once displaying in game. But in the
Suggestion Set you’re crafting, there must not be names or pronouns, just placeholders
for names and pronouns.
Placeholders are forgiving of spaces and case (upper / lower letters).
Placeholder List:
(1) or (1 Sim) -> 1st name | (1 Full) -> full name
(1 They) or (1 Subj) -> he/she/they
(1 Their) or (1 Poss) -> his/her/their
(1 Them) or (1 Obj) -> him/her/them
(1 Theirs) or (1 Possindep) -> his/hers/theirs.
(1 Themself) or (1 Refl) -> himself/herself/themself
For the 2nd Sim if any, same thing but with 2 instead of 1.
Note for modders: English TS4 tokens also work.
Creating Instruction Lists
How to make my own gameplay Instruction Lists?
You can start making your own Instruction Lists by going to the “New Instruction Lists” section.
Can I Rename My Instruction List Files?
When saving an Instruction List file, it will generate with a name similar to this:
- Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_List_ENG_ListName_Myname_kobsTbZVmnrd
There are several parts to that name:
- The prefix which tells the mod in game that this file is an Instruction List:
“Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_List_”
- the language marker, which indicates the language of the Suggestion Set: “ENG_”
- the list name marker, which is the “list name” you typed when creating the Instruction List, if any. If you didn’t write any, this portion will simply be missing.
- the name marker, which is the “nickname” you typed when creating the Suggestion Set, if any. If you didn’t write any nickname, this portion will simply be missing.
- The suffix made up of randomly generated letters and numbers: “kobsTbZVmnrd”. This
serves to make sure that no two Suggestion Sets have the same name.
So, can you rename your Instruction List? Yes and no:
- You can modify anything that comes AFTER the main
prefix “Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_List_”.In fact, you are encouraged to replace the numbers and letters with a couple words describing what your Set contains.
- You CANNOT modify the main prefix
“Lumpinou_GameplaySuggestionSystem_List_”
Sharing and Downloading Suggestion Sets
How to share my gameplay Suggestion Set and Instruction List?
Once you’ve saved a Suggestion Set, the resulting file is all you need to share for people
to be able to use your gameplay Suggestion Set in their game.
You can share your Suggestion Set files on whatever file hosting platform you wish.
However, there is also a dedicated discord server for this purpose.
How to use other people’s gameplay Suggestion Sets and Instruction Lists?
Simply put their Suggestion Set file in your Mods folder! 😊
Are there rules / guidelines in sharing Suggestion Sets and Instruction Lists?
- Be transparent about the content of your file (ie, do not put inappropriate
suggestions in it without letting users know that your file contains this type of content, etc);
- Respect copyright: do not claim as yours and other users’ custom
suggestions; do not perma-paywall your Suggestion Sets (it’s not my business if you want
to Early Access them, if you worked very hard on them, but more than 3 weeks of early access
for any mod / Custom Content is infringing on EA’s copyright and an insult to
the community).
- Have fun! 😊
Previewing and Editing Suggestion Sets and Instruction Lists
How can I preview what’s in someone’s Suggestion Set or Instruction List file?
If you want to preview a file’s contents without editing them, you can do so in the “Preview
File Content” section.
How can I edit a Suggestion Set or Instruction List file?
If you want to edit a file’s contents or add new suggestions to it, you can do so in the “Reload
Previous Session” section.
Safety and Privacy Policies
Safety and Privacy while creating Suggestion Sets
- You are responsible for the text that you input on this website. I have no awareness of it, and
you’re the only person accountable for what you write.
- Your inputs are processed by the site for the purpose of creating your files, displaying previews and loading previous files.
This processing requires your inputs to be saved to the server for a very brief time (the time it takes, for example,
between you clicking "Load Previous Session" and the result appearing).
This is a matter of fractions of a second; and of course, no human is looking at it at any moment.
Your data (your inputs) is NOT kept on the server after it has been loaded or otherwise processed.
- Still, for your safety, do not input any personal or identifying information. This keeps you
protected if your connection is not secure (public networks, etc).
- Make sure you're on the right website before downloading your file
(http://lumpinoumods.pythonanywhere.com/)
Safety and Privacy while downloading Suggestion Set files
- I am not accountable for anything that may happen in your process of looking for and/or downloading
Suggestion Set and Instruction Lists files. Use safe Internet practices.
- All Suggestions Suggestion Set files and Instruction List files are in the .json format. Do NOT
download a file that is supposed to be a Suggestion Set or an Instruction List if its extension is not
.json.
- Do not manually open Suggestion Set files. If someone disguised something malicious as
a Suggestion Set file, opening it manually could cause trouble.
- You can preview Suggestion Files in the “preview” section of the website to check out
their contents. If the file is not what it was advertised to be, the preview will not be able to load.
- The safest place to download Suggestions Set and Instruction Lists
is on the dedicated discord server
Other
Additional Credits
Here are some examples of how suggestions look in game:
Now it's your turn! Make your own :)
PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL! Do not redistribute somebody else’s file unless they give you their permission, do
not make edits to somebody else’s file unless it’s just for your own game (personal use) or unless they
gave you their permission.