Patch Note History


10/18/24

  • Added an extra check for Grim Reaper situations that should remove any possibility of spawning multiple reapers and hopefully future proof the mod for parts of the next expansion pack
  • Undisguised aliens attending satellite events and alien bar nights will now come from Sixam if new aliens are spawned by the game for this purpose

10/4/24

  • Added a new filter option for the Cupid’s Corner app from the Lovestruck pack. When active, most matches on the app will come from the local region and new Sims you match with will spawn in the local region. Sims coming from the Gallery are unaffected.
  • Added support for the GTW active career Worlds. This only affects walkbys and service workers. Coworkers in the respective careers are still controlled by the coworker toggle settings. NOTE: While they look identical, the Police Station and Medical Clinic are actually separate Worlds.
  • Added support for new Career Overhaul Suite addon to generate local coworkers if that toggle is enabled.

7/30/24

  • Fixed issue where Sims living in Ciudad Enamorada counted as unassigned for the "Move Unassigned Townies" menu

7/26/24

  • Added support for the new World, Ciudad Enamorada
  • Added support for new dating system
  • Romantic couples visiting festivals and tourist events are now filtered according to the relevant tourist settings
  • Updated Simplified Chinese translation by Ivy-Honeybadger薇

5/29/24

  • Added new "Move Unassigned Townies" debug interaction to the terrain shift-click menu that allows you to move only homeless Sims without any World assigned to them
  • Fixed an issue where groups of Sims visiting Market subvenues on Community Space lots could break the regional filter rules
  • Premade Sims that are created when you start a new savefile will now be assigned to appropriate Worlds instead of nowhere
  • Repaired and updated German translation
  • Updated a handful of icons and graphical assets to support DirectX 11
  • Updated Russian translation by Jane_Moriarty

3/28/24

  • Fixed an issue where spectral stall vendors in the Magic Realm would not spawn for players with Fame turned off
  • Updated Simplified Chinese translation by Ivy-Honeybadger薇

3/9/24

  • Most NPC ghosts are now eligible to assign to different Worlds. This will not affect their ability to spawn at their own gravestone for haunting. Special NPC ghosts, such as the chalet ghosts, are still not eligible. 

2/28/24

  • Repaired for patch 1.105.332

1/9/24

  • Corrected filters that could cause trouble for apartment events for landlords who live in other Worlds
  • Tweaked filters for helpful neighbor events

12/14/23

  • Fixed a typo in the settings that would swap Enabled and Disabled for certain toggles

12/9/23

  • Repaired for patch 1.103.250
  • Added support for the new world, Tomarang
  • Updated French translation by Kimikosoma

11/30/23

  • Fixed issues with the Retail venue filter being too permissive 

11/21/23

  • Fixed an issue with running a food stand while your Sim is travelling in other regions
  • Updated Russian translation by Jane_Moriarty

11/16/23

  • Added new venue filters; you can now toggle between "Open" and "Locals Only" for the following lot types:
    • Spas
    • Restaurants
    • Retail lots
    • Beaches (previously handled by the Sulani tourist toggle)
  • Added new career filters; you can now toggle between "Open" and "Same as Household" for the following career situations:
    • Police Station (Detective career)
    • Hospital (Doctor career)
    • Laboratory (Scientist career)
    • Meet Coworkers (all work rabbitholes)
    • Meet Schoolmates (all school rabbitholes)

11/6/23

  • Fixed an issue that could cause Sims on date to get a route failure if they tried to ride any of the pier attractions
  • Added compatibility for restaurant filters used in bienchen's "restaurantguestoverhaul" mod

8/16/23

  • Fixed an issue that could prevent Yamachan from showing up at festivals in Mt. Komorebi
  • Changed the spawning behavior of certain tourists in San Myshuno, Selvadorada, and Del Sol Valley

8/1/23

  • Added support for the new World, Chestnut Ridge
  • Added German translation by Maarkan
  • Added Simplified Chinese translation and updated Traditional Chinese translation by WANZI

6/1/23

  • Added compatibility with LittleMsSam's mods, particularly Roommates and LiveInBusiness
  • Added Dutch translation by gemberveer

5/23/23

  • Restaurant diners are now affected by Home Region filters
  • Fixed an issue with how situation tags are handled; this should resolve an error with custom active careers
  • Fixed an error that could occur when applying a filter exemption to an unplayed Sim
  • Updated the Italian translation by ISY

4/29/23

  • Updated Russian translation by Jane Moriarty

4/28/23

4/1/23

  • Added French translation by Kimikosoma

3/27/23

  • Updated Russian translation by Jane_Moriarty
  • Students visiting a University Commons are now more likely to be affiliated with that specific school

3/17/23

  • Added support for the new World, San Sequoia 

3/1/23

  • Fixed an error that occurred when changing a soft filter value triggered a popup notification

2/27/23

  • Added filter support for Granite Falls, Batuu, Sixam, and the Magic Realm
  • Ghostly vendors in the Magic Realm will be Spellcasters instead of random, non-magical Sims
  • Reorganized settings menu and added new icons
  • Sims can now be moved to "Nowhere", which removes them from their current home region entirely
  • Fixed issues regarding region-based hidden traits when moving Sims between Worlds
  • Added a fix to the game's townie population quotas (more info here)
  • Incidentally, the population quota fix also fixes the game issue with too many Sims using the City Living and Island Living namesets
  • Added World Filter Exemptions, which allows individual Sims to travel to different Worlds (more info here)
  • Added Soft Filter Values, which changes the likelihood that Sims showing up in Worlds with a soft filter applied will be local or from out-of-town (more info here)
  • Added Tourist Toggles, which allows or blocks Sims from out-of-town showing up to big events and spectacles (more info here)
  • Added Venue Filters, which allows or blocks Sims from out-of-town showing up to specific lot types (more info here)
  • High School Toggle has been moved to the Venue Filter category
  • Fixed issue where the Creature Keeper in Henford-on-Bagley would be endlessly replaced each time you visit the Bramblewoods
  • Fixed issue that broke the final confrontation sequence in the StrangerVille story
  • Added function to reset all settings back to default (more info here)
  • Added a resource for other modders to add their special roles to Home Regions' systems (more info here)

10/26/22

  • Fixed an issue preventing the game from spawning firefighters
  • Fixed an underlying issue with Soft Filters being too restricting

10/15/22

  • Stopped Greg from appearing as a random walkby in other Worlds
  • Added Chinese (Traditional) translation by vitahush

10/6/22

  • Added better error catching when a user's settings file is corrupt or contains unexpected data, this should no longer cause an LE
  • Fixed an issue with prom guests when the High School Toggle is disabled
  • Fixed an issue with yoga classes not filling up properly

9/21/22

  • Fixed some issues with custom wedding events that would prevent Sims who aren't local to the venue's World from taking part in the ceremony

9/7/22

  • Fixed an issue that would prevent Sims who aren't local to Copperdale from voting for Prom Royalty
  • Fixed an issue that would cause Sims to immediately leave pre-Prom or post-Prom parties

Please note that to fix these issues, because of the way the game populates Prom events, teen Sims attending Prom and Prom-adjacent parties won't be affected by the mod's filter (at least for now). Adult chaperones are still affected, though.

8/30/22

  • Added Italian translation by ISY
  • Added Portuguese translation by deehsims
  • Added Russian translation by Jane_Moriarty of the Origamika group

8/26/22

  • Fixed an issue that would cause Sims who do not live in Mt. Komorebi to stand at the trailhead indefinitely and never start hiking
  • Fixed an issue that caused Sims who do not live in the local world to ignore indoor shoe/slipper rules
  • Added Spanish translation by LeRoiDeTout
  • Added Polish translation by Astercholik

8/23/22

Please note the file names are different now. Delete the old version before installing the new one, do not rely on overwriting. 

  • Massive script overhaul to make the mod run faster and enable new features (special thanks to LeRoiDeTout!)
  • Several new features, see main post for more details:
    • Assign Townies to Worlds
    • Regional Filters
    • Soft Filters
    • High School Toggle
    • International Hub Lot Trait
  • Fixed issue where Sims traveling in other Worlds could not use a hot pot
  • Fixed issue where NPCs from the Paranormal stuff pack would not appear

7/28/22

  • Added support for the new World, Copperdale

6/16/22

  • Added support for the new World, Moonwood Mill

5/27/22

  • Added compatibility with SimRealist's Real Estate mod
  • Testing out a measure to keep Dog Walkers in their local region (especially when a mod is installed which adds them to Worlds besides Brindleton Bay). Let me know if you see anyone get through. 

5/17/22

  • Fixed an issue for users playing in the Finchwick neighborhood of Henford-on-Bagley where their own Sims would sometimes be recruited by the game as Gossipers, which would max out all their motives and remove their ability to perform certain interactions.

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