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Teens Join Professions & Bands Too

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Uploaded: 19th Jan 2011 at 9:35 PM
Updated: 7th Jun 2011 at 10:52 AM
Hi everybody,

The title pretty much says it all teens can join professions & bands too. Now your teen Sims can become independent and make their own money. Life is hard why should Sims have it any differently right?!

Why I made it?

I was inspired to make this mod when i saw that Noaneko made a mod that enables teens to find professions through the computer. But that was all that their mod enabled teens to do; simply join a profession. They couldn't actually perform their tasks, for example they could become ghost hunters but they couldn't actually banish any ghosts. So i took it upon myself to enable them of doing their jobs! I searched through the GameplayData.package and I think I found all the files I needed to edit to make this work properly, but if you find that I had missed something please leave a comment about what I've missed and I'll happily add it. I decided to add the bit about bands because being in a band and doing gigs is kind of a profession too.

This mod does the following:

1. Enables teens to join professions through computers, newspapers, rabbit-holes, and lots like the fire-department.
2. Enables teens to perform profession related tasks such as banish Ghosts, solve cases, and enter renovation mode. *note: I think I covered every task but I'm not entirely sure, so if you discover I've missed something please leave a comment and i will add it to the mod.
3. Enables teens to perform profession related interactions with other Sims such as show off the ghost hunting device, and offer their services to Sims.
4. Enables teens to start or join bands and basically do anything band related including performing gigs.
5. Enables teens to perform band related interactions with other Sims such as ask a Sim to join their band.

Things you should know:

1. Teens cannot get tattoos because that is not an option in CAS that is available for teens, and that is why I didn't enable teens to give tattoos. Besides the game doesn't really recognize being a tattoo artist as a profession anyway.
2. There are no special profession outfits specified for teens, so teens will wear their everyday outfit while working. So if someone could find a way to make profession outfits for teens that would be cool!
3. Teens will still have to go to school, which can prove to be very annoying when you are trying to work on their profession. Noaneko made a mod that makes teens only have to go to school 2 days a week http://linna.modthesims.info/download.php?t=426130
4. The curfew on teens is still effective, so your teens can't really be out working during curfew hours. There is nothing I can do about that.

This mod is compatible with Awesomemod, Twallan's Woohooer, and Career mods.

This mod would conflict with any other mod that makes changes to any of the following files:

1. Socializing_xml
**Note: An example of a mod that edits this file is a mod that enables teen woohoo. I've included a text document inside the zip file which explains in details how to make this mod compatible with another mod that edits this particular file.
2. AppeaseGhost_urnstone
3. CallBandToLocation_Phone
4. CaptureSpirit_Spirit
5. EnterRenovationMode_GameObject
6. FindActiveCareer_Computer
7. FindActiveCareerNewspaper_HeldNewspaperInteraction
8. Jam And Start Band
9. JoinActiveCareer_GhostHunter_ScienceLab
10. JoinActiveCareerInteriorDesigner_CityHall
11. JoinActiveCareerPrivateEye_PoliceStation
12. JoinFirefighterActiveCareer_Lot
13. JoinStylistActiveCareer_Lot
14. PlaceInstrumentForJamming_BandInstrument
15. ReapSoul_Urnstone
16. Release_SpiritJar
17. RenameBand_GameObject
18. ScanForSpirits_Terrain
19. SearchHouse_Sim
20. SellSpirit_ScienceLab
21. SellSpiritChoose_ScienceLab
22. SolicitJob_Sim
23. ToggleStatus_SpiritPositioningDevice
*Note: I know it seems like a long list but i don't know of any mod that edits any of the files that are numbered from 2 to 23.

The zip file contains:

1. "Socializing_Teen_Profession_Band_by_Groosalugg.package" which contains: file number 1
2. "Teen_Profession_Band_by_Groosalugg.package" which contains: files numbered from 2 to 23
3. "ReadMe_Instructions_Groosalugg.txt" which contains installation instructions!

How to install:

-If you don't have another mod that would conflict with this one, you will need to place BOTH packages -included in the zip file- in your Mods>Packages Folder.

-If you do have a mod that would conflict with this one, then you need to place "Teen_Profession_Band_by_Groosalugg.package" in your Mods>Packages Folder, you can just delete the other package, And you will have to manually make this mod compatible with the conflicting mod. Read the text document included in the zip file to find out how to do so!

More things I want to say:

-I'd like to say thank you to Noaneko for inspiring me to make this mod.
-This is my first upload! I absolutely love MTS, and I check it almost daily.
-This Mod was built with Game Version 6.1.11
-Needless to say this mod requires Ambitions & Late Night.
-This mod is not compatible with Generations
-Please provide Feedback and comments, feel free to ask any questions that you may have, and enjoy!

Additional Credits:
Noaneko for Teen profession
Peter L Jones for S3PE a wonderful program and very easy to use!