Decor with a Purpose: Functional Bath Towels
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Uploaded: 18th Jan 2022 at 12:44 AM
Updated: 21st Apr 2023 at 1:01 AM
Updated: 21st Apr 2023 at 1:01 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT! I will no longer be posting new mods on MTS! I'll still maintain the ones here with bug fixes and major updates, but all updates and new mods will be posted on my Website and Patreon (link in profile)
With this mod sims can dry off to a few wet uncomfortable moodlets or change into and out of a towel manually. They will also change out of it autonomously if left to their own devices.
These are overrides of EA items given custom tuning and moved to Bathroom Accents if they weren't there already. They shouldn't conflict with anything unless you have something else that happens to modify these objects specifically. In any case, please let me know if you have any problems with it.
For best results use this mod with a Towel After Shower mod such as the ones by LittleMsSam or Scanner. They're not technically required, but it will look nicer. Or try it with SimRealist's HLC mod instead for some slight integration.
Update 4/20/23:
Past Updates:
Update 3/21/23:
It's worth noting that the new strings are in English, French, Polish, and Russian only at the moment. I don't speak any other languages nearly well enough to translate them so I welcome any translations that anyone can offer and will credit all translators.
Compatibility:
Addons:
Known Issues
Future Plans
Thank you!
With this mod sims can dry off to a few wet uncomfortable moodlets or change into and out of a towel manually. They will also change out of it autonomously if left to their own devices.
These are overrides of EA items given custom tuning and moved to Bathroom Accents if they weren't there already. They shouldn't conflict with anything unless you have something else that happens to modify these objects specifically. In any case, please let me know if you have any problems with it.
For best results use this mod with a Towel After Shower mod such as the ones by LittleMsSam or Scanner. They're not technically required, but it will look nicer. Or try it with SimRealist's HLC mod instead for some slight integration.
- Basegame Hanging Towel (5 versions)
- Basegame Folded Towels
- Basegame Towel Shelf
- Basegame Robe
- Bathroom Clutter Kit Towels
- Bathroom Clutter Kit Used Towels
- Bathroom Clutter Kit Towel Stack*
- Fitness Stuff Pack Hanging Towel
- Growing Together Towel Pegs
- Get Famous Floor Towel Rack
- Laundry Day Hanging Towels
- Seasons Hanging Towels
- Spa Day Rolled Towels
Update 4/20/23:
- Updated towel shelf object for new swatch and slots.
- Fixed an incorrect tuning ID on one of my custom swatches that caused some weirdness when recoloring.
Past Updates:
Update 3/21/23:
- Added new object from Growing Together
- Added infant bath buff to things that can be dried off
- Added two new swatches to the shelf of towels. Now you don't have to have pink towels if you want a white shelf. White and green towels are also options.
- Added 9 small slots and 1 medium to the top of the shelf of towels.
- Fixed missing search terms
- Adjusted tags for consistency (yes this probably reverts past changes but you've probably realized by now how fleeting my decisions are)
- Added Polish translation from Aarathiel
- Added my towel functionality to the basegame robe. I wanted to do something different with it but couldn't get it working so this is the next best thing.
- Updated the folded and rolled towels to include all functionality. I decided to choose usability over realism.
- Speaking of realism: I've added a new addon to added integration with SimRealist's HLC. The HLC Towel Functionality addon will make stacked and rolled towels behave like a combination of my towels and HLC's as long as you have HLC installed. Just make sure it's in the same folder as the main Functional Bath Towels mod so it can override properly.
- Added objects from Bathroom Clutter Kit
- Removed custom thumbnails to bring down file size and save myself some work going forward
- Updated the HLC addon for the new objects
- Fixed newer objects to stay visible while the walls are down
- Huge thank you to PukingKing for even more testing!
- Fixed a bug where kids could change into towels but not out of them.
- Added a buff from Werewolves to the ones checked for in the Dry Off interaction and removed when drying off or changing into a towel.
- Fixed a bug where the English object names were showing up in Chinese. I'm guessing a lot of people didn't even notice because the objects were already placed in their houses, but now it's fixed.
- If you play in a language other than English you can skip this update because you won't see those strings anyway.
- Added the missing "Dry Off" interaction to the stacked and rolled towels.
- I realized that having Separate, Merged, and Merged by pack was probably confusing so I'll be slowly updating all my mods to use a new structure.
- Starting with v1.1.2 the Separate download has been discontinued.
- Renamed the files to better reflect the mod name
- Now there are two downloads: Merged and ByPack.
- Merged contains all objects in one file.
- ByPack contains a TUNING file and one file per pack. You can pick and choose the packs you have/want
- Each download also contains a file explaining this. - Please delete your existing files and redownload one of the new zips because the renamed files won't overwrite the old ones.
- Added French translation from Vanessa Sims
- Added the missing hidden tags for Chinese Simplified.
- Brand new search functionality! I'm slowly adding hidden tags to my objects so you can find them by searching for "Ilex" (that's an uppercase i at the beginning if you can't tell).
- Added Russian translation from SER_KISYAN
It's worth noting that the new strings are in English, French, Polish, and Russian only at the moment. I don't speak any other languages nearly well enough to translate them so I welcome any translations that anyone can offer and will credit all translators.
Compatibility:
- SimRealist's HLC:
- My towels will remove the "Wet Clothes" buff that you get from not doing laundry. Think of it as using a not-quite-clean towel in an emergency. It's not automatic so you can choose to do it or not.
- The HLC Towel Functionality addon will make stacked and rolled towels behave like a combination of my towels and HLC's as long as you have HLC installed.
Addons:
- Colored Towels: The Colored Towels addon is optional and randomizes the color of the towels sims wear. This also shouldn't conflict with anything but please read the known issues.
- HLC Towel Functionality:
- This makes stacked and rolled towels behave like a combination of my towels and HLC's as long as you have HLC installed.
- Just make sure it's in the same folder as the main Functional Bath Towels mod so it can override properly.
- Let me know if you experience issues with it because I haven't worked with states much yet.
Known Issues
- The Colored Towels addon gives random colored towels everywhere, including at the spa. It's just a choice you'll have to make unless I figure out how to do my own version of the Towel After Shower mod
- The Get Famous towels may have an issue if it's up against the wall. Try holding down Alt and placing it a little further from the wall if you experience this issue.
- These don't seem to play nicely with Wicked Whims nudity. Nothing breaks, but you can't click on them while the sim is naked or partly naked. I'll see if there's something I can change to deal with that, but I'm not going to count on it.
Future Plans
- Keep trying to make my own Towel After Shower mod with a fix for multicolored towels at spas
Thank you!
- PukingKing - Extensive beta testing
- SER_KISYAN - Russian translation
- Vanessa Sims - French translation
- Aarathiel – Polish translation
Filename | Type | Size |
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Ilex_ALL_FunctionalBathTowels1.5.1_Merged.zip | zip | |
Ilex_ALL_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 268262 |
Ilex_ALL_FunctionalBathTowels_INSTRUCTIONS.txt | txt | 419 |
Filename | Type | Size |
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Ilex_ALL_FunctionalBathTowels1.5.1_ByPack.zip | zip | |
Ilex_ALL_FunctionalBathTowels_TUNING.package | package | 7623 |
Ilex_BCK_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 21914 |
Ilex_BG_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 193586 |
Ilex_FSP_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 6033 |
Ilex_FunctionalBathTowels_INSTRUCTIONS.txt | txt | 315 |
Ilex_GF_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 5881 |
Ilex_GRT_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 7850 |
Ilex_LD_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 4730 |
Ilex_SD_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 13321 |
Ilex_SNS_FunctionalBathTowels.package | package | 7458 |
Filename | Type | Size |
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Ilex_ALL_HLCTowelFunctionality1.1_ADDON.zip | zip | |
!Ilex_ALL_HLCTowelFunctionality_ADDON.package | package | 3362 |
This mod has specific instructions!
Merged contains all objects in one file. Nice and easy if you have all the packs included and want to minimize your mod files.ByPack contains a TUNING file and one file per pack. You can pick and choose the packs you have/want.
The Colored Towels addon isn't required and doesn't actually even require the main mod.
Filename | Size | Downloads | Date | |||||
Ilex_ALL_FunctionalBathTowels1.5.1_ByPack.zip
| No matter which files you use, the TUNING file is required
Size: 162.0 KB · Downloads: 8,378 · 21st Apr 2023 |
162.0 KB | 8,378 | 21st Apr 2023 | |||||
Ilex_ALL_FunctionalBathTowels1.5.1_Merged.zip
Size: 158.0 KB · Downloads: 13,590 · 21st Apr 2023 |
158.0 KB | 13,590 | 21st Apr 2023 | |||||
Ilex_ALL_HLCTowelFunctionality1.1_ADDON.zip
| This is an optional addon that makes stacked and rolled towels behave like a combination of my towels and HLC's as long as you have HLC installed
Size: 3.4 KB · Downloads: 1,545 · 21st Feb 2023 |
3.4 KB | 1,545 | 21st Feb 2023 | |||||
Ilex_ALL_ColoredTowels1.0_ADDON.zip
| This is an optional addon that randomizes the color of the towels sims wear.
Size: 7.2 KB · Downloads: 7,003 · 18th Jan 2022 |
7.2 KB | 7,003 | 18th Jan 2022 | |||||
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Install Instructions
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Packs Needed
Other Information
Type:
– Object Mods
: Object Interaction Mods (things that change how sims interact with objects or their environment, like "Multi-owner door" or "sunbathe anywhere")
Packs Needed
Base Game | |
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Sims 4 |
Expansion Pack | |
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Seasons | |
Get Famous |
Game Pack | |
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Spa Day |
Stuff Pack | |
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Fitness Stuff | |
Laundry Day Stuff |
Policy
ANNOUNCEMENT! I will no longer be posting new mods on MTS! I'll still maintain the ones here with bug fixes and major updates, but all updates and new mods will be posted on my Website and Patreon
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I have a Patreon if you want to donate and support me, but none of my functionality mods are locked behind a paywall.
If you want to test my mods in early access, become a translator, or just join my little community you can join my Discord server. The server is also typically the best way to get in touch with me if you have a question or problem.
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- Don't upload my content anywhere without asking me. I may give permission to my translators to share my mods where they'll be more accessible to non-English speaking players.
I have a Patreon if you want to donate and support me, but none of my functionality mods are locked behind a paywall.
If you want to test my mods in early access, become a translator, or just join my little community you can join my Discord server. The server is also typically the best way to get in touch with me if you have a question or problem.
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