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make a custom interaction inappropriate or embarrassing?

thewatcheruatu

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13th Feb 2017 at 5:29 PM Last edited by thewatcheruatu : 13th Feb 2017 at 5:47 PM.

make a custom interaction inappropriate or embarrassing?

I've just been toying around with custom interactions. I created one modeled off of the "sim_TalkToSelf" interaction that Insane sims get. It's called "Talk to Imaginary Friend", and it really just does the same thing, but I wanted to play around with figuring out how some of these interaction settings work.

Initially, I was wondering if there was a way to only make the interaction available when the Sim is alone. I spotted the "privacy" setting in the Interactions tdesc, and thought that might make sense, though when I looked more closely, it seemed like it probably would only make your Sim try to shoo away other Sims. Regardless, I added it like this:

Code:

  <V n="privacy" t="enabled">
	<U n="enabled">
		<V n="privacy_snippet" t="reference">
			<T n="reference">39325<!--Privacy: privacy_snippet_long_distance--></T>
		</V>
	</U>
  </V>

Didn't seem to have any effect on the interaction in game. The character will happily do it right in front of another Sim on the lot.

So I went and checked out a few tuning files for inappropriate behaviors, such as bed woohoo and sabotaging items, and got some ideas. I noticed that they use broadcasters to broadcast inappropriate behavior. Maybe there's something I'm not understanding about this, because the tdesc files don't really elaborate, but I went ahead and added it anyway:

Code:

  <L n="basic_extras">
	<V t="broadcaster">
		<U n="broadcaster">
			<L n="broadcaster_types">
				<U>
					<T n="item">99813<!--Broadcaster: broadcaster_InappropriateBehavior--></T>
				</U>
			</L>
		</U>
	</V>
  </L>

Didn't change anything. Test character will still do it right in front of others, and nobody seems to react.

I noticed there's also an "appropriateness_tags" enum. I don't think that's it, though. I'm not sure at this point how to see a list of available tags, either. The only ones I've noticed are "Appropriateness_Visitor" and "Appropriateness_Touching".

Here's the entire interaction as of right now in case anybody is so inclined. I'm going to continue looking into it on my own, but--I realize this might be a long shot--I thought it couldn't hurt to see if anybody else has worked this out yet.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<I c="SuperInteraction" i="interaction" m="interactions.base.super_interaction" n="sim_TalkToImaginaryFriend" s="12191329784171701135">
<V t="participant" n="_icon">
    <U n="participant">
      <L n="participant_type">
        <E>Actor</E>
      </L>
    </U>
  </V>
  <V t="enabled" n="_saveable" />
  <L n="_static_commodities">
    <U>
      <T n="static_commodity">135217<!--StaticCommodity: commodity_RoleAutonomy_CityLifeWalkbys_ActWeird--></T>
    </U>
  </L>
  <T n="acquire_targets_as_resource">True</T>
  <T n="attention_cost">0.5</T>
  <V n="basic_content" t="flexible_length">
    <U n="flexible_length">
      <L n="conditional_actions">
        <V t="list_reference">
          <T n="list_reference">40705<!--ExitConditionList: ExitConditionList_MotivesNearFail--></T>
        </V>
        <V t="literal">
          <U n="literal">
            <L n="conditions">
              <V t="time_based">
                <U n="time_based">
                  <T n="max_time">4</T>
                  <T n="min_time">4</T>
                </U>
              </V>
            </L>
            <E n="interaction_action">EXIT_NATURALLY</E>
          </U>
        </V>
      </L>
      <V n="content" t="looping_content">
        <U n="looping_content">
          <U n="animation_ref">
            <T n="factory">11841<!--AnimationElement: Soc_Chat_Talk_Talk_Looping_basic--></T>
			<U n="overrides">
				<V t="enabled" n="balloons">
					<L n="enabled">
						<U>
							<L n="balloon_choices">
								<U>
									<V t="balloon_category" n="item">
										<T n="balloon_category">97410<!--BalloonCategory: BalloonCategory_SetConspiracyTheory_Thought--></T>
									</V>
								</U>
							</L>
							<L n="balloon_target">
								<E>Actor</E>
							</L>
						</U>
					</L>
				</V>
			</U>
          </U>
        </U>
      </V>
      <V n="periodic_stat_change" t="enabled">
        <U n="enabled">
          <L n="operations">
            <V t="statistic_change">
              <U n="statistic_change">
                <T n="advertise">False</T>
                <T n="amount">0.5</T>
                <T n="stat">16658<!--Commodity: motive_Social--></T>
              </U>
            </V>
          </L>
          <T n="trigger_gain_on_start">True</T>
        </U>
      </V>
      <T n="start_autonomous_inertial">False</T>
    </U>
  </V>
  <L n="basic_extras">
	<V t="broadcaster">
		<U n="broadcaster">
			<L n="broadcaster_types">
				<U>
					<T n="item">99813<!--Broadcaster: broadcaster_InappropriateBehavior--></T>
				</U>
			</L>
		</U>
	</V>
  </L>
  <V n="privacy" t="enabled">
	<U n="enabled">
		<V n="privacy_snippet" t="reference">
			<T n="reference">39325<!--Privacy: privacy_snippet_long_distance--></T>
		</V>
	</U>
  </V>
  <T n="display_name">0xC918924F<!--String: "Talk to Imaginary Friend"--></T>
  <U n="display_name_text_tokens">
    <L n="tokens">
      <V t="participant_type">
        <U n="participant_type">
          <E n="participant">Actor</E>
        </U>
      </V>
      <V t="participant_type">
        <U n="participant_type">
          <E n="participant">Object</E>
        </U>
      </V>
    </L>
  </U>
  <L n="interaction_category_tags">
    <E>Interaction_Super</E>
    <E>Interaction_All</E>
  </L>
  <V n="outcome" t="dual">
    <U n="dual">
      <U n="failure_actions">
        <V t="enabled" n="response">
          <V n="enabled" t="individual">
            <U n="individual">
              <L n="animations">
                <U>
                  <E n="target">Actor</E>
                  <U n="animation">
                    <T n="factory">28336<!--AnimationElement: Socials_Responses_Angry_LowIntensity--></T>
                  </U>
                </U>
              </L>
            </U>
          </V>
        </V>
      </U>
      <U n="success_actions">
        <V n="response" t="enabled">
          <V n="enabled" t="individual">
            <U n="individual">
              <L n="animations">
                <U>
                  <E n="target">Actor</E>
                  <U n="animation">
                    <T n="factory">11990<!--AnimationElement: Soc_React_Laugh_basic--></T>
                  </U>
                </U>
              </L>
            </U>
          </V>
        </V>
      </U>
      <U n="success_chance">
        <T n="base_chance">50</T>
      </U>
    </U>
  </V>
  <T p="InGame\UI\Icons\PieMenu\Traits\trait_bookworm_cas_piemenu.png" n="pie_menu_icon">2f7d0004:00000000:685aefdd103f665c</T>
  <U n="progress_bar_enabled">
    <T n="bar_enabled">False</T>
  </U>
  <E n="scoring_priority">NORMAL</E>
  <T n="subaction_selection_weight">1</T>
  <V t="literal" n="super_affordance_compatibility">
    <U n="literal">
      <V n="default_inclusion" t="include_all">
        <U n="include_all">
          <L n="exclude_affordances">
            <T>13998<!--SocialSuperInteraction: sim_Chat--></T>
            <T>13991<!--SocialSuperInteraction: sim_BeAffectionate--></T>
          </L>
        </U>
      </V>
    </U>
  </V>
  <E n="target_type">ACTOR</E>
  <L n="test_globals">
    <V t="buff">
      <U n="buff">
        <L n="blacklist">
          <T>26171<!--Buff: buff_Sim_IsDying--></T>
        </L>
      </U>
    </V>
    <V t="sim_info">
      <U n="sim_info">
        <V t="specified" n="ages">
          <L n="specified">
            <E>TEEN</E>
            <E>YOUNGADULT</E>
            <E>ADULT</E>
            <E>ELDER</E>
            <E>CHILD</E>
          </L>
        </V>
        <V t="specified" n="species">
          <L n="specified">
            <E />
          </L>
        </V>
        <E n="who">Actor</E>
      </U>
    </V>
    <V t="identity">
      <U n="identity">
        <T n="subjects_match">True</T>
      </U>
    </V>
    <V t="user_running_interaction">
      <U n="user_running_interaction">
        <L n="affordances">
          <T>13998<!--SocialSuperInteraction: sim_Chat--></T>
        </L>
        <E n="participant">Actor</E>
        <T n="test_for_not_running">True</T>
      </U>
    </V>
    <V t="user_running_interaction">
      <U n="user_running_interaction">
        <L n="affordances">
          <T>13991<!--SocialSuperInteraction: sim_BeAffectionate--></T>
        </L>
        <E n="participant">Actor</E>
        <T n="test_for_not_running">True</T>
      </U>
    </V>
  </L>
  <L n="tests">
    <L>
      <V t="trait">
        <U n="trait">
          <L n="whitelist_traits">
            <T>27916<!--Trait: trait_Bookworm--></T>
          </L>
        </U>
      </V>
    </L>
    <L>
      <V t="situation_job_test">
        <U n="situation_job_test">
          <L n="situation_jobs">
            <T>134263<!--SituationJob: jobs_OpenStreets_CityLife_Weirdo--></T>
            <T>151728<!--SituationJob: jobs_OpenStreets_MyshunoMeadows_Weirdo--></T>
            <T>145027<!--SituationJob: jobs_OpenStreets_CityLife_Weirdo_BathrobeElder--></T>
          </L>
        </U>
      </V>
    </L>
  </L>
  <T n="time_overhead">30</T>
</I>

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