What’s new in version 2.4.1
Changes since the 31 October update.
Agents
- The agent's call now also comes when the agent happens to be on your lot. Talk to them in person then.
- Butlers, Bonehilda, Temperance, Guidry and a few other special ghosts are no longer picked as agents.
- An agent who ages to Elder stays on the Schedule Meeting list.
- A caller stays on Schedule Meeting for 7 days only, and belongs to the Sim who got the call. Each new call gives a fresh 7 days.
- Find Me a Gig is greyed out with "You already have a gig booked." while your Sim has an actor career gig booked.
- Five agent interactions now show "Listen to ..." in the queue, like the others.
Gigs
- Find a Manager's texts now say which gigs get the 25%: gigs from Browse Acting Roles and the Ward School.
- Theatrical Treasure Hunt and Background Dancer can now reach Great Success: each skill level adds 10 in 100 (Acting and Fitness). The picker names that skill.
- Good gig results no longer cost reputation, and failures no longer give fame (Background Dancer, Voiceover Artist Wanted, Method Acting Coach, Voiceover Virtuosos, Supporting Role Substitute).
- A great success or critical failure gives the client friendship change and its message line without Island Living.
- While on a Browse Acting Roles gig, the career panel shows "Actor" at "Backstage Acts" instead of the Ward School.
- The one-hour reminder says "acting gig" instead of "Odd Job".
- Method Actor's Assistant and Set Design Intern show the right result text for each result.
The Ward School
- Everyone joins at class 1, with the fee or a scholarship. Paying the fee joins straight away, and the Finances row says first that joining quits your Sim's current job.
- Prepared for the Exam lasts 7 days, and the exam removes it.
- The makeup and costume interviews no longer count toward the history paper.
- The school audition role ends when your Sim graduates or leaves the school. No second audition while still at school.
- After Attend Play, the play day, the theme and the readiness are cleared, so the next play needs a new plan and new practice.
- Greyed rows now say why, for example "Only available in class 3." or "Available from class 6."
- The Audition's stage-kiss scene no longer pairs a teen with an adult, or two relatives.
- Perform Romance, Drama and Horror Scene are no longer done by Sims on their own.
- The essay score messages no longer need Discover University for their sound, and the passed exam and admission messages now play one.
Celebrity events
- Greyed events say how many fame stars they need.
- 49 event choices that did nothing now show a short message. The Photoshoot's "Seek Help" shows its result.
Text fixes
- Several pronouns, a missing quote mark and two grammar slips in gig and agent texts.
Good to know
- When your agent books you a gig, your Sim joins the game's actor career. Joining it makes your Sim quit any other job, so keep that in mind before you ask for a gig.
- In an older save, a caller who is already waiting for your Sim drops off the agent's list. An agent you fired can't be hired again. Agents already hired keep working.
- Keep your phone's sound on while you wait for the agent's call. A silenced phone declines the call. If that happens, just submit your info again.
- Graduating from the Ward School needs the ActorActivities and Agent packages: class 7 asks for a headshot, resume or demo reel, and class 8 asks you to hire an agent.
- When the agent is on your lot, Schedule Meeting is greyed out. Talk to the agent in person instead.
- Other game languages show English text.
For translators
Game text: 66 new, 20 changed, 0 removed. Translations for this mod
About
An Actor Dashboard on the phone opens once your Sim has some Acting skill. From there they can take small acting roles that each test a skill and pay by how well they do, go to evening acting classes, make a headshot, resume and demo reel, find an agent, and hire a manager or a publicist. None of it needs EA’s acting career, though the agent can help your Sim into it.
Acting Roles 34 small roles, paid by skill.
Headshots Headshot, resume and demo reel.
Agent Find, hire and fire an agent.
Ward School Eight classes, exams and productions.
Celeb Events 18 events for famous Sims.
For a bigger step, your Sim can audition for the Ward School of Arts Acting Department. It has eight classes, Friday exams, school productions to act in or run, a paper on the history of acting, charity shows and student gigs. Famous Sims also get a phone menu of celebrity events, from film premieres to yacht parties, each with a choice that can change their fame or reputation.
Mod help
Install or update
- Replace the old files: delete the six Actor Overhaul packages and put the new ones in their place. The file names are the same. Keep all six for the full mod.
Troubleshooting
I can’t see the Actor Dashboard. Your Sim needs Acting skill level 1. Check that the Base package and XML Injector are installed, and that Enable Custom Content and Mods is on in Game Options.
The agent never called. The call comes within one Sim day, between 9 AM and 9 PM. Keep the phone’s sound on, because a silenced phone declines the call. If a day has passed, submit your information again.
Schedule Meeting With Agent is greyed out. This happens when the agent is already on your lot. Walk over and talk to them in person instead.
I paid the Ward School fee, but my Sim isn’t a student. Pressing Cancel on the joining window after paying leaves the Sim outside the school. Don’t press Cancel on that window.