Kritical´s Very Informative FAQ (Patreon)
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First and foremost, check out my wiki -
It holds many answers and perhaps some are relevant to your questions. If you wonder how something works, the wiki is the place to visit.
Basic Troubleshooting 101 BEFORE you report an issue-
Make sure you have all the requirements. If something is outright missing in your game that should be there, you are almost certainly missing a package. My wiki will tell you what you need.
1. Make sure to visit my wiki (blackvelvetroom.com) and at least skim the relevant section. Maybe you are simply expecting something to happen that isnt supposed to.
2. Make double sure you have only one version (the latest) of any of my files. For example [Kritical]greatMod1.package is an older version than [Kritical]greatMod1a.package which is older than [Kritical]greatMod1b.package, but unrelated to [Kritical]greatMod2a. These older versions might be hiding in different subfolders, so make sure to check your whole Mods folder. As a supporter, you have access to my dropbox, so the easiest way to ensure your files are up to date (especially when downloading my files previously from sites like LoversLab or Wicked) is to delete the previously downloaded public files and downloading the whole dropbox folder.
3. Make sure your game is not too outdated, ideally the most recent version. My mods are version agnostic to a large degree, so two or three version behind is usually not a problem, but too outdated will break some things.
4. As a last resort before reporting an issue, try temporarily taking all other mods, save for whatever you are having issue with, out of the Mods folder and see if there is a mod conflict going on.
Relbits Troubleshooting 101 (using a very old save with a new version of the mod, saying you dont own the sub)
1. Turn on testing cheats - Open the console by pressing Ctrl+Shift+C on your keyboard. Type in "testingcheats on" without the "". Press enter.
2. Select your Dominant sim.
3. Shift+left click on the submissive sim and find the "DoS Debug" category.
4. Find the "Debug: Give D/s relbits" interaction and use it.
5. Check that the relbits applied by opening the submissive´s profile with your Dominant selected. It should now display the D/s relationship.
This rest of this post was made several years ago and mostly concerns using my non Dreams Of Surrender creations. If you are looking into how that mod works, check out this aggregate wiki page that explains how the mod works in detail
Q: I have problem with X, can you....
A: I would love to, but its imperative to provide screenshots. One picture is worth a thousand words. Please, if at all possible, show & tell me what is wrong, instead of just telling me.
Moreover, describe your problem in detail, if the screenshot isnt enough. Saying "X doesnt work" is almost completely unhelpful. I need enough information to replicate the problem to be able to fix it.
Lastly, please send tech support requests into my direct messages or in the discord tech support channel, the comments are a poor place to post your problem.
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Q: How can I make my sims stay in your dungeon furniture until I release them?
A: By tweaking your WW settings slightly.
1. Go to Wicked Whims Settings
2. Go to Sex Settings
3. Go to Sex Interaction Settings
4. Go to Sex Progressions Settings
5. Go to Player Sex Duration
6. Select Climax Finish
7. Make sure you dont have Continue Progression After Climax turned on.
Thank you to 2cool4u_1 for suggesting this method
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1. Go to Wicked Whims Settings
2. Go to Sex Settings
3. Go to Sex Interaction Settings
4. Go to Sex Progressions Settings
5. Go to Player Sex Duration
6. Make sure Time Limit Duration is ticked.
7. Finally, go into Sex Interaction Duration and input any number you want- this represents the amount of real time minutes the animation will play for.
One tiny thing is that you will have to manually cancel all regular sex interactions your sims might have, but other than that, it works just fine.
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Q: How can I use your objects with non household members?
A: You have to enable NPC control in Wicked Whims. Go into Sex Settings>Cheats>Manual NPC Sex and turn it on. By default NPC sex has a time limit of 3 minutes. You might want to raise that, but beware, it applies to all NPC sex, not just my objects used by NPCs.
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Q: How can I download your stuff?
A: Every release post contains a link to a patreon post with a Dropbox folder link that not only contains everything your heart desires, but also contains detailed instructions if you are using Dropbox for the first time.
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Q: Where can I get EvE v9 body mesh?
A: Right here
All credit goes to https://www.patreon.com/SMSims
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Q: Where can I get EvE v6 body mesh?
A: Right here
All credit goes to https://www.patreon.com/SMSims
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Q: What do I need to use your mods?
A: I make everything basegame compatible, so updated base game is fine. If there ever is a feature that requires an expansion or stuff pack, I will note that on release.
You also want to have Wicked Whims - https://wickedwhimsmod.com/download/
You dont need it to use my clothing, but most of my objects rely on this awesome mod by Turbodriver. If you ever see me referring to "WW" in my release posts, this is the mod I mean.
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Q: I cant find object X in Buy mode.
A: When you search for something, if it doesnt come up in the shorthand results, you should click on the first line that says- Text Search for : "X" - X being the phrase you are searching for). Otherwise it might not display the result you are after (for example if you hit enter instead of clicking the aforementioned line).
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Thank you if you actually bothered to read this FAQ :).