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AmTk86
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5 years ago

Do you guys think this would be possible?

So I was thinking of starting a fantasy/royalty save but the sims 4 loves modern tech. Do you think it would be possible to do an override for this kind of thing? In my head, I'm thinking of replacing the phone with letters (so basically it's implied your sim is reading a letter rather than getting a message), having something like a newspaper/paper to replace computer functions, and an oldfashioned radio that replaces the TV. But I'm not a modder so I'm not sure possible that is. If there already is a mod/mods that do this can someone please point me to it?

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  • I have a phone overhaul for historical simmers coming later that uses a letter +UI changes but it won't be anytime soon since I'm catching up on other projects (I also have a newspaper mod in the works), sorry. D: In the meantime though there are mods that stop sims from messing with phones, phone texts, and there's one that actually replaces the phone animation to a listen one so that sims don't grab their phones. There's a post here listing some of them: https://sims4historicalhq.tumblr.com/post/621831994349879296/de-modernize-your-gameplay

    For the TV's and computers there are typewriters, sewing machines, etc. versions that you can use instead (usually under the word "functional __") but there isn't anything that overrides every single object. These objects are just new ones you place down like any other TV or computer. Here is one: https://modthesims.info/d/623802/sims2-freetime-sewing-for-sims4.html
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    AmTk86
    New Adventurer
    5 years ago
    For anyone curious: I found a CC computer reskinned to be a book
    https://thesims4versaillescollection.tumblr.com/post/178642840996/magnolian-farewell-book-computer
    Your sim skill types like they are on the computer but that's whatever. Nothing for the phones so I'll just download the nonautonomous phone interactions and use my imagination for the pop-ups (and turn my phone on silent depending on how far back we're going lol)
  • There used to be a loom that replaced the computer, too. Haven't used it in ages, don't even know if its still around.

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