About the release tomorrow (March 31) + end of month reminder (Patreon)

Intro

Hello everyone! Sorry for the lack of news this month, I was working on putting myself back together. February and March have been challenging here (as I am sure for many of you, these days it seems nobody's getting it easy unfortunately.... but we can carry on in togetherness and strength...), from having to learn how to grieve, to dealing with stalking / harassment and having to go to the police, to putting myself in anxious knots over how impossible it suddenly seemed to work/mod, all caused by the former - BUT I am now finding my way back and considering I've spent the last 3 days modding full time, hoping to wrap up the adoption thing as much as possible, I feel that I am closer to my old shape work wise, which is good and I'm happy about it!

For tonight and tomorrow morning, this will be in testing. Then it goes to you.

I have to thank you all so much for your patience and understanding. You guys have changed my life and are changing my life for the time you are here even if it's just briefly, so, thank you! 

For this month, we'll get started on releasing the Adoption Module! Just know that some parts are MISSING, mainly the whole bit about finding one's biological parents, etc, and on the side some extra options / social interactions and such. I tried to do & finish everything but it didn't work out...

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Here's the short, summarized rundown on what you get tomorrow (for what's not ready yet: I'm still working on it and will release as soon as possible).

---- Sim Puts child for adoption ----

For babies, toddlers and children.

READY and releasing tomorrow: Ask partner, if any, about putting child for adoption, reaction chosen by the player if pop-ups are on, by preferences and chance otherwise. Put child for adoption (you choose which family they go to). Reactions depending on pregnancy wish.

Sims who want children will react more strongly.

The parents will get a choice of 3  moodlets related to this for 2+ days afterwards, at random, as they think back on it.

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NOT READY YET: choice to give child to Foster System or Sim World Agency for Adoption. The former doesn't give the adoptive family any info regarding the birth parents, which will make it much harder for the child to track down their lineage. The Agency, however, does provide information, including contact info, and even allows birth parents to ask for updates if the adoptive family is ok with that.

Sim Adopts a Child

READY and releasing tomorrow: Discuss with partner if any. Adopt, either through Foster (less choice, much cheaper and no selection - basically instant like the game's system, to leave people an 'out') or Sim World Agency for Adoption (selective, includes application process and assessment on various things, includes a home visit; at the end, chooses a child for you, but lets you pick yourself if you would rather).

During the visit, your Sim gets assessed on wealth, housing, household, career, social links, outfit. 

You are supposed to go through the options when prompted. 

The Adoption Agent should stick close to your Sim's mailbox and return there shortly after going other places, so they're always easy to locate. 

Once you've completed the event objectives, you can keep chatting or end the even by closing it :)

Your Sim will get buffs depending on the Adoption Agent assessment of their situation for each criteria. 

Once the visit is over, the wait begins.

I think it's easy enough to get accepted.

NOT READY YET: Interactions to enable bio parents to stay in touch with adopting family and reveal themselves to the child later if family agrees, interaction to ask for updates.

Looking for one's biological parents

Not ready yet, but here's the description:

Sims adopted at baby and toddler age will not know they're adopted until their parents tell them. Sims adopted at 'Child' age will know.

Later in life, if told about their adoptee status, Sims can decide to interact or not with birth parents. If the biological parent put them for adoption through the Sim World Agency for Adoption, the Sim's adoptive parent has all the info needed to contact the biological parent and the adopted Sim simply will have to ask their parent. If the Sim was given to the Sim Foster Sstem however, that information won't be available. The Sim will be able to engage in procedures to try to find their biological parents regardless but might fail.

If a Sim has found info about their biological parent, they can contact them and decide to meet in person, in a 'social event' of sorts in which the Sim will be able to ask why they were given for adoption and all that.

Similarly, if a parent wishes to find their child whom they gave for adoption, the same process will apply. Parents who gave their child for adoption with the Sim World Agency for Adoption can contact the adopting family at any time to ask for news and ask if the child has been told they've been adopted. If yes, the parent can ask for a visit. The child will either accept or not, if they do, the same process of meeting and explaining themselves as is available to the grown-up adopted children will be available.

Changes to previous modules

Sims can now choose to keep a child they carried for another. 

- Fixed an oversight causing siblings to show up in the list for artificial insemination. Things like that are NEVER intended so, if you notice something of the like, do notify me :)

- Made it possible for sims to use their partner as source for artificial insemination, after popular request :)

- Fixed up the 'fake names' add on for WTDs.

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Last but not least - Patreon charges on the 1st of April

This is your monthly reminder that if you wish to cancel your subscription, you should do it before the end of the 31st, as Patreon collects subscriptions on the first of every month.

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And that's it for now! I will be happy to hear your thoughts and comments if you wish to share any.

Best, wishes and much love,
Lumpinou