My Wedding Stories: Interaction Reactions ~Announce Engagement Overhaul

1st November 2024
~ Added Portuguese translation.
~ Fixed minor snippet issue.

23rd October 2024
~ Removed dependency on XML Injector and switched it to Core Library instead.

20th June 2024
~ Updated all images to work with the new DX11 update.

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It’s been a while but this is another in the My Wedding Stories: Interaction Reaction series. Once again, the Announce Engagement interaction was a great addition (I’d had one modded in for years, so it was great to finally have an official one) but, like with many of the interactions, it ended up meaning next to nothing. No moodlets, no sentiments, nothing at all. And you could announce it again and again (and again) to the same Sim.

So I set about overhauling this one to have a bit more meaning. Get comfy, this might be a long one!

• Lot51’s Core Library ~ This allows features to be injected without a separate script.
• The Mood Pack Mod ~ Many of the moodlets use some of Lumpinou’s custom moods. If you don’t have this mod, and don’t wish to have it, there’s a Base Mood version which doesn’t use this mod.
• The Custom Wants Mod ~ This isn’t essential for the mod to work but it is recommended for the Having Second Thoughts feature.

~ The announcement can now only be made once to each Sim. Once your Sim has announced their engagement to their parent/s, they won’t be able to do it again.
~ The interaction is now autonomous, so there’s a good chance your excited Sims may announce their engagement before you do!
~ I also made a tiny change to the Congratulate Engagement interaction. Previously, it showed up before a Sim even knew a couple were engaged; now it’ll only show if the Sim has been told about the engagement. There’s no change in reactions to this interaction so far but I do plan it for a future update.
~ There are over 40 moodlets added in response to the announcement. These apply to the Sim announcing, the Sim’s fiancé and the Sim hearing the announcement. The responses will differ depending on the relationship between the Sims and, in some places, the traits of the Sims involved as well.
~ There are also 8 sentiments added between the Sims to deepen the impact of the announcement and the response to the announcement.
~ There is also now an option for Sims to have second thoughts about the relationship. Under certain circumstances, a Sim may begin questioning themselves as to whether the relationship is a good idea (a moodlet will indicate this) and the Sim will potentially get some Wants related to this state of mind.

This mod overrides the following two interactions:
mixer_social_AnnounceEngagement
mixer_social_CongratulateEngagement
So it will conflict with any other mods which do the same.

The mod has full compatibility with Rex’s Meaningful Wedding Stories mod; in fact, I highly recommend it. With both mods installed, Sims will get a positive impact to their wedding satisfaction if they get a positive response to their engagement. Similarly, they’ll get a hit to their satisfaction if the response is negative, as well as if they start having second thoughts.

Naturally, this mod requires My Wedding Stories.
The mod is currently available in:
English (Me)
Chinese (both Traditional & Simplified) (littlelittleGirl, Included)
French (Kimikosoma, included)
Russian (Origamika Group, included)
Dutch (GothiqueAngel, included)
Polish (Daisy1728, Download Here)
Portuguese (chaoticsimmer, included)
Translations are welcome!

There are 2 versions available; the standard and the Base Mood version. The standard requires the mood pack, the Base Mood does not.
CHOOSE ONLY ONE as they will conflict with each other.

SimFileShare (Free) | Google Drive (Free) | Patreon (Free)
Base Mood Version: SimFileShare (Free) | Google Drive (Free) | Patreon (Free)

If you have any problems, please head over to my Discord server and I’ll do what I can to help.

Zer0 for some fantastic tutorials
Sims 4 Studio
Lot51 and Scumbumbo for the TDESC Browser
Rex for assisting with the compatibility with the Meaningful Wedding Stories mod
Kimikosoma, littlelittleGirl, Origamika Group, GothiqueAngel and chaoticsimmer for translating!

Enjoy!