1.17 coming soon
Sorry for the radio silence - I've been enjoying my summer and anticipating exam results. This next update is still part of the Stories update, which expands the game and its lore. I've also been trying to improve the functionality of my save file to enhance storytelling when you play - how I've gone about this is by playing the save myself with a custom sim to see what could be added from a new perspective. As always though, I take suggestions for things to add and will do my best to implement them.
Joseon
- Added Brindleton Bay: vacant, unrenovated homes to move new sims into
- Added Tartosa: wedding venues, wedding retails, more date spots, new builds
- Updated Windenburg: added inns, stables, physicians (functional with EbN), 6 ministries for functional politician gameplay and administering punishment, such as tattooing, imprisonment, and execution (at the Justice Ministry). Ministries like the Taxation Ministry have actual responsibilities too, like managing the entire nation's finances (a large sum), so you can withdraw from them instead of using money cheats.
- Added Sulani: basically a single lot to exile sims as punishment
Cheonsan
- Updated Forgotten Hollow
- Updated Ravenwood
New townies that add to Cheonsan lore, including the Astronomical Bureau in Ravenwood, and households with relationships that further reveal the dynamic between Gifted, Ungifted, and Corrupt.
Enchanted by Nature
- Added Physicians: they deal will ailments. You can visit any physician, or play as one with the pack's functional career, to receive or administer cures.
- Added Fairies: all immortals, except for demons like Gumiho, are now the fairy occult. So far, the only immortals are Hwanung and his company of two guards, and an immortal envoy in Joseon.
✨ 1.18 will focus more on improving the believability of Cheonsan as a distinctly separate magical world, as well as their relationship with Immortals. Being immortal is a quality and signals a sim's belonging to the immortal realm, however Celestials are different. Celestials, like Hwanung, are gods and stand at the pinnacle of Heaven. I don't think I'll ever make Heaven because that's a bit dramatic for a Joseon save file*, but there will be a few Celestials in-game.
(*I've been watching a lot of C-dramas lately... What to do we think about an Ancient Chinese save file?)
✨ 1.18 will add Innisgreen with 2 separate peoples: Immortals and Goblins. A Celestial, the Spring Princess, governs over nature-tending Immortals, while the Goblin King rules over all dokkaebi.
What Comes Next? The goal is to eventually renovate all Sims worlds with Joseon Dynasty builds and townies, but first I'd like to make the save file feel more authentic and true to the period. I've been experimenting with the TOOL mod and might implement it much later once I get comfortable with it. I also want to tweak builds and households and add more clutter so everything better reflects the period. I've learned that I'm quite the perfectionist, so will be doing a lot of research in order to do this all successfully. Until then, keep an eye out on Tiktok for immediate updates and clips of what I'm up to.
It's taking a while to get to 1.2, which is another Worlds Expansion update. Since you guys voted on a poll that you wanted Modern Korea as a separate save file, I have been silently working on it but naturally a new save is going to take a longer time. So instead, 1.2 will be adding Qing and Nihon as neighbouring nations your sims can visit. Thank you for your patience, and I'm excited to share with you what's coming soon.