Chance To Learn Teen Hangout
by VirtualHugs
Uploaded Feb. 23, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Updated Feb. 23, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Teen Sims now have a chance to learn about the teen hangout in town when chatting with another teen in person or on the phone!
Did you know that there's a mechanic in the game with which your teen Sim can learn the current teen hangout in town from another teen? Probably not, because silly EA set the chance to learn this to 0. This tiny tuning mod will enable this function in your game!
Tuning info
This mod edits the LotManager xml. It includes the following tuning:
- kNumDaysToChangeTeenHangout value= 21 > 7. The number of days between changing teen hangouts. 21 days is way too long, especially considering the game can pick any community lot, including ones with rabbit holes.
- kTeenHangoutAdvertisingMultiplier value= 10 (unchanged). Scoring multiplier for interactions for teens to go to the teen hangout lot. Higher values didn't seem to make a difference.
- kVenueCleanupTime value= 3 > 5. Hour of day community lots will be cleaned up each day. Changed to 5 for compatibility with Nadira's Venues Open 10 to 4 mod. It also just makes more sense in my opinion.
- kChanceToLearnTeenHangoutWhenChatting value= 0 > 35. Chance for teen to learn about teen hangout lot when chatting with another teen in person or on the phone. This is the most important changed value. Now your teen Sims will be able to receive a notification telling them where the current teen hangout is.
Extra info
Teen hangouts get assigned regardless of whether you use this mod or not. This mod just allows you to find out where the teen hangout is. The interaction that can trigger the notification is 'chat', either in person or on the phone. I could not find any information anywhere about this functionality, except for this thread. In my experience it may take a bit for your game to assign a teen hangout in a new save.
Incompatibilities
This mod overrides the following resource: 0x0333406C-0x00000000-0xBEBB040D5D8FA44F. If you like me use Nadira's Venues Open 10 to 4 mod, then make sure to place this mod's package into your Overrides folder. You can also open her package with s3pe and delete the conflicting resource.
Other Uploads By VirtualHugs:
GTA Online Bikini for The Sims 3
Bikini top & bottom for all your beachy babes 🌴
GTA Online Hipster Tattoos for The Sims 3
Here are 49 tattoos for your millenial simmies to regret having had done. These are all found in the tattoos section. Converted from GTA Online.
Rebellious Teens Conversion Dump
19 conversions for your teen Sims who don't adhere to the status quo!
SRTTR Eyes as Default & Contacts for The Sims 3
These eyes are available as a default replacement or as contacts. The iris and sclera in separate packages, so you can mix these with other defaults! Read the description for …
GTA Online Skull Studs for The Sims 3
Happy Simblreen! Here's a spooky treat. Some skull studs for your male sims. There's a version for right ear only and one for both ears. Converted from GTA Online.
The Sims 2 Grim Reaper Default Replacement
Happy 25th birthday to The Sims! 🎉 Here's something to celebrate the occasion with. This mod converts TS2's Grim Reaper outfit and scythe to be used in TS3.
Elders @ The Club Conversion Dump
15 conversions for your elder Sims who are young at heart ❤️