What’s new in version 1.5
Changes since the last public release (`maplebell_seniortrip_(August2026).package` and the older 2023 and 2024 downloads).
The vote and the trip
- Every destination can be voted for. The eighth destination (Tomarang / Rome) was missing from Vote on a Location.
- Each destination shows the same picture on the vote menu and the trip menu. Sims World Names now has Tomarang as its eighth destination (it listed Windenburg twice).
- Selvadorada / Paris now costs §750, as its message says. It used to charge §1350.
- The vote now survives a save and reload, and the destination is set after the vote even when you load a save made during the vote's two hours.
- The trip now ends properly, with its moodlet and milestone, even when the family is away from home at the end. One trip per teen holds however the trip ends.
- Away from home, the trip rows now say "Trips start from home."
Fundraisers
- The classmate call sets the fundraiser whether you answer it or not, and the chosen fundraiser is now remembered after a save and reload.
- A second call does nothing if a fundraiser is already set.
- If you miss the call, a note tells you which fundraiser the class picked. The same note shows when your phone is silenced.
- The Bake Sale call now asks for desserts or junk food in your inventory. Only the Bake Sale takes the food; at the other fundraisers it stays in your inventory.
- Post about Car Wash, Game Night, Movie Night and Talent Show now raise the fundraiser's success. A teen with no Charisma now goes viral as rarely as levels 1 to 7; Charisma 8 or higher still helps most.
- Cancelling the fundraising event no longer counts it as held, so you can go again.
- Purchase Games now thanks you for games, not movies, and it leaves the phone once the fundraising event starts. It is for teens only.
- Small text fixes, such as a missing full stop after two of the prices.
Good to know
- One trip per teen. Each teen can go on the senior trip once.
- The Bake Sale needs food. Put desserts or junk food in your teen's inventory before they leave for the Fundraising Event. The classmate's call says so, and if you miss the call, or your phone is silenced, a note tells you which fundraiser the class picked.
- If the vote ends while you’re on another household’s lot, no “Location Set” note appears. The destination is still set.
For translators
Game text: 8 new, 25 changed, 0 removed. The Real Names edition has 17 changed lines instead of 25. Translations for this mod
About
Planning happens on your teen’s phone, one step at a time. First comes a pre-trip meeting with the class. Then your teen votes for one of eight destinations, and about two hours later the class result arrives. Your teen’s vote makes their choice more likely, but another place can win. After a second meeting, a classmate calls to say which fundraiser the class will run.
Class Meetings Three pre-trip meetings with the class.
The Vote Eight places to choose from.
Fundraiser Bake, post, and hope it succeeds.
The Trip Two days away, once per teen.
There are five fundraisers, from a Bake Sale to a Talent Show. Buying supplies, posting about it on the phone and baking good food all help it succeed, though it can still flop. After a third meeting, your teen pays for the trip from the home lot and is gone for two days, then comes home with a moodlet. They get a milestone too. Each teen goes once.
Mod help
Install or update
- Senior Trip now comes in two editions: Sims World Names (default) and Real Names. Both play the same; only the destination names and pictures differ. The Fictional Names edition is no longer offered.
- The file name changed. In your Mods folder and all its subfolders, delete every file whose name starts with
maplebell_seniortrip. This removes every older Senior Trip download. - Then extract only ONE of the two zips. Each holds
maplebell_seniortrip_v1.5.packagein a folder calledMaplebell Senior Trip.
Troubleshooting
My teen voted and never got “Location Set”. Wait about two Sim hours with your teen on the lot. If your teen was visiting another household’s lot when the wait ended, the place may already be set without a message. Check the trip list on the phone.
I never got the classmate’s call. The call comes about an hour after the second meeting. If you missed or ignored it, go to the second meeting again.
I can’t pay for the trip. Check your household funds against the trip’s price, and check you’re on your home lot. The trip only starts from there.
Can I update while a vote is running?. Let a running vote’s result arrive first. Wait for the “Location Set” message, save, and then update.