If anyone is wondering why these very greedy people are taking a teeny tiny 30% cut, it’s because they’ll be able to reach a much much wider network of sims players. the community seems very big when you’re in it (and it is) but there are millions of players worldwide who are completely removed from anything that’s going on here and will be paying for this shit. so whilst they may look extremely stupid on the surface (respectfully), there is actually major financial incentive behind this
$2.49 for three pixel lipsticks. I can't lie you're high-key greedy AND a fool to participate in this level of late stage capitalism to get absolutely ripped off LMAAOOO.
I honestly think this will hurt creators in the long run. Why should I bother paying for your patreon when you're perma paywalling content I would have gotten for my support before this? This will only inspire more to use dollhouse mafia and rebels and I don't blame them.
The reason companies use in game currency is to manipulate you into buying more and making it harder to track how much you've spent.
Let's make a pretend currency like "Meela" to use for an example. Let's say $7.50 buys 10 Meela, and say you want something that costs 8 Meela. How much actual money does that thing you want cost? You might think you have to do fractions to figure this out and the math is too frustrating but the answer is simple. It costs $7.50.
So in this example you have 2 Meela left, but everything costs 4 Meela or more. To keep from feeling like those 2 Meela are going to waste you pay another $7.50 to buy 10 more Meela just so you can spend the 2 Meela you purchased previously. Now instead of spending $7.50 for the thing you wanted originally you've spent $15, twice that.
This is intentional and there's a reason why this tactic is used more often with games that target kids/a young audience (like the sims 4) or mobile games that encourage impulsiveness.
EA knows all this because they have a loooooong history of testing out predatory tactics with both The Sims franchise and FIFA. They know in game currency is harder to track and easier to impulse buy. They know players will spend more on currency to get rid of a remainder they can't spend. They have done this before, studied it, and built these systems. They are baiting us so they can feed on us.
⚙️ EUREKA! I figured it out! I can now create custom filters in CAS for just about anything. This is going to ruin my life… but maybe it'll make The Sims 4 a little more tolerable for you.
🦄 Re-blog this post. Share it around. @ your favorite creators. Tell your friends and your anemones. This is happening even if I have to do it myself.
💬 I know a Search Bar would be awesome, but it would require Scale Form GFX modifications that are beyond my current capabilities. At one point in time, TwistedMexi was working on something similar to Better BuildBuy but for CAS. I have no idea if it was ever finished. For now, this is the best that I can give you.
📸 I will take better screenshots when I get the chance. I literally figured out how to do this in the middle of doing my BASE GAME CAS Overrides, CAS Add-Ons, and CAS De-Bloating™. In other words, this completely derailed my week.
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🌸 WE CAN DO THIS. YOU AND ME, TOGETHER:
For all intents and purposes, this is a "community project". I am willing and able to create and maintain the required override, the hundreds upon hundreds of unique 9-digit "IDs" for the "TagValueNumber", and the unique Strings, etc., but I can't possibly override every custom CAS item in existence.
Help me make this a reality, and also, keep your fingers crossed that the override doesn't break under the weight of the hundreds unpon hundreds of entries I'm adding to it.
Oh hai, @sims4studioofficial. Can you add a BATCH FIX that <LOOKS THROUGH MY WISH LIST> allows us to add a "SpecialContent" TAG with a custom "TagValueNumber" to a whole folder of CAS mods? Even if you can't get the "CategoryNumber" to copy properly, a BATCH FIX will at least eliminate half the busywork.
🎓 HOW IT DO, PIKACHU:
If you're well-versed in creating or modifying CAS content, all you need to do is add a new TAG to your swatches - you can do just the first swatch, but you should do all swatches - and change the "CategoryNumber" to "127" (without the quotes), and change the "TagValueNumber" to the desired 9-digit "ID".
For everyone else who is new to this, there are detailed instructions on the Patreon OP that I will refine and expand SOON™.
🌸 A UNIQUE 9-DIGIT "ID" FOR EVERYONE:
I wanted to @ everyone in this post, but Tumblr appears to have @ limits, so I'm doing multiple posts instead.
TagValueNumbers - Part 1: https://../781101093269749760
TagValueNumbers - Part 2: https://../781133788117942272
TagValueNumbers - Part 3: https://../781165285574131712
TagValueNumbers - Part 4: https://../781274185632727040
TagValueNumbers - Part 5: https://../781314537665298432
TagValueNumbers - Part 6: https://../781413445403820032
My pinky promises that I will not make this a regular thing. The "IDs" in red have been replaced by those in white. In the spreadsheet, the changed "IDs" are highlighted in GREEN.
Cheers! I can't believe a week has passed since I started this project.
The Tumblr OP might get overhauled.
The Patreon OP is currently getting overhauled.
Additionally, I have created JSON files for every filter.
These JSON files go into your "Documents\Sims 4 Studio\Custom Tags" folder and they add the custom TAGS to the drop-down lists in STUDIO and WAREHOUSE. If you know, you know, but if you don't know, I will explain in the Patreon OP.
The "127" in the JSON filename and TAG name is to remind you to configure your "CategoryNumber" with "127" because S4S is wonky right now. I have/will explain this in the Patreon OP.
as much as EA deserve to get their lashings for that heinous ass idea of microtransactions, the creators who willingly take part in the scummy system also deserve some
if u make and release cc for free, i just want u to know what a divine blessing u are to this community and remind u that even if the number of downloads makes u feel like ur content isn't reaching or resonating w/ anyone, there are so many of us that literally have ur random blush or septum ring in our canon folders
The most disgusting thing about the Marketplace is that they've finally made an official modding tool for their 12-year-old game only to gatekeep it for the illusion of exclusivity and profit.
If you're a creator publishing free CC, you can submit your work to be featured in the new Community tab of my Refreshed Main Menu mod!
It isn't anything overly complex: it displays the CC, some info about it, and a link. But it highlights free community content for PC/Mac players. The content updates automatically, so it changes frequently and new CC can show up often.
Not a creator? You can still help by engaging with this post to spread the word! :)
Learn more & apply here ➡️ https://forms.gle/wnsv2nHzHW65mM4X8
Some new, some repaired/improved, some newly converted.
Read about it on my blog.
Free. Free of ads. No link shorteners. No early access. No curseforge. No support of dubious companies. No hidden agendas. Just love for my fellow simmers. Please support each other, call your mum, cancel your toxic social media. Don't be an asshole. Don't stand with assholes.
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