[unsupported] riv_rel - genealogy mod for sims 4

Devlog

• gen 7 update notes
  September 22, 2021 by riv

  2

  #gen 7

  ngl this is going to feel very anticlimactic after taking several months, but hey, i'd rather take my time than burn out and stop enjoying modding! thank you all for your patience fixes improved prero... Continue reading

  
• [traits] how to get started
  May 13, 2021 by riv

  2

  #tutorial, #traits

  Had a request for a tutorial, so here we go! This tutorial gives an overview of what each family trait means and how to add them. For this I'm going to use the Pancakes family as they appear on the ga... Continue reading

  
• gen 6 patch notes
  April 18, 2021 by riv#patch notes, #gen 6

  The main new feature is consanguinity - relatedness as a percentage - which orders relations by closeness whenever there's a list of them aaaaand finally lets you prevent romance between family member... Continue reading
• todo list
  March 20, 2021 by riv#todo

  last updated: 2 july if something's fixed here then it'll be in the next update! thing to do progress in the meantime tidying up my code overall, probably going to separate it too since the main mod i... Continue reading

  
• gen 5 update notes
  March 20, 2021 by riv#gen 5, #patch notes

  1 Mar Fixes (performance and glitches): flavour text in the notifications now displays properly for users without RoM + GtW riv_auto performance improved by reducing file writes (reduces lag when a si... Continue reading

  
• gen 4 (final-final-final-final) update notes
  March 01, 2021 by riv#gen4

  Backing up the gen 4 - 6 Jan patch notes before I update again: currently in the testing and post-making phase Gen 4 fixes : 27 Dec - creates the riv_rel_autojson.cfg file if it's needed (it stores op... Continue reading
• squashing some more bugs
  January 02, 2021 by riv#bugs, #feed me your LEs

  I've managed to find a couple more issues, and I'm currently trying to fix them up: Creating new .json files with gen 4 is an issue, since I missed one point where it attempted to read the old .json f... Continue reading

  
• can riv get gen 4 out by christmas?
  December 21, 2020 by riv#rambling

  Hello!! Sorry I've gone a couple of weeks without posting an update - I really thought I'd manage it earlier, but job searching and actually learning Python with advent of code really slowed things do... Continue reading

  
• auto-updating .json files - progress...?
  December 07, 2020 by riv#riv_rel, #rambling, #bugs

  So uh... I've hit a bit of a wall. I thought I had a working solution by making a .cfg file with entries like this: [0000000e] file_name_extra = pine auto_update_json = True This means that for Slot_0... Continue reading
• auto-updating .json files - progress
  November 22, 2020 by riv#source code, #rambling, #gen 3 plus, #json files, #progress update

  Automatically updating .json files is coming along! I've written a separate version of riv_update that does the same thing without the console output (which won't be open anyway) and I've managed to i... Continue reading

  
• gen 2 fixed + gen 3 early access notes
  November 18, 2020 by riv#patch notes, #gen 2 fixed, #gen 3 early access, #json files

  I'm just putting this info here before I edit the post tomorrow, since these patch notes will be removed ------- NEW for gen 2 fix (also included in gen 3 early access): Fleshed out the strings a litt... Continue reading

  
• varying some strings
  October 29, 2020 by riv#rambling, #notifs

  I'm adding a whole bunch of extra starting/ending strings (first screenshot) to the notification if there are certain relbits between the actor and target sims, just to make it feel a little more aliv... Continue reading

  
• .json files (upcoming feature)
  October 24, 2020 by riv

  1

  #json files, #rambling, #progress update

  Here's a feature I'm currently working on - this lets you enter a command into the cheat console and save a bit of information on sims and relations so that you still have a record of sims' names and... Continue reading