midnitetech_NoteworthyNotebook.package 15.9 MB
midnitetech_NoteworthyNotebook.package 15.9 MB
December 2, 2025

Noteworthy Notebook 📓

29th September 2026: Fixed 2 missing Handwritten Hustlez, enabled missing options on wall Mailboxes.

12th August 2026: Fixed an issue with submitting articles to magazines/newspapers/online etc. Thank you to AmyStorybird for letting me know! Also added Proofreading for Articles and other written works, available from the Notebook itself once the writing is complete. Fixed a token issue with payouts also.

23rd July 2026: Fixed an issue with Proofreading not showing up correctly on newly-written Manuscripts. Thank you to Taylah for letting me know.

16th July 2026: Updated tuning for the newest version of my modlibrary, which is now all this mod requires. Please download the new version; the link is in the description. I've fixed Notebook creations in progress showing up on Computers and vice versa, added immediate send to inventory for the Notebook on cancelling the interaction to prevent NPCs snagging it. I've also simplified the publishing options for Manuscripts, again requiring only my modlibrary.

22nd June 2026: Fixed a couple of missing strings (thank you, Ale)

21st June 2026: Improved publishing compatibility, reduced conflicts, and added override-free support for the Bestselling Author aspiration

3rd May 2026: Fixed an LE that could occur when subscribing to Handwritten Hustlez. Thank you to Anna for the report!

20th April 2026: Fixed a few typos

5th April 2026: Updated to 32-bit instance IDs for the Royalty & Legacy dlc (prevents dropped careers). If your Sim already had any gigs in progress, a one-time LE may occur on the first load only. Make sure to delete the old version, as the file names have changed. Also added the publishing options from Write Books Overhaul for better compatibility.

6th February 2026: Fixed greyed-out interaction for mailing an article (thank you, a maru, for letting me know)

4th February 2026: Updated for the 2/‌3/‌2026 PC: 1.121.342.1030 / Mac: 1.121.342.1230 patch

3rd February 2026: Added a Custom Diary Entry under the Journaling pie menu category, as requested by The Solar System

23rd January 2026: Added 3 new publishing options to the Mailbox → Notebook menu: Submit Creative Writing To... with a choice of The Writers' Collective, Perkatory Coffeehouse Zine, and The Regional Arts Journal. All offer the possibility of a small payout. Only Creative Writing Projects and Notebook Originals can be submitted.

Fixed missing moodlet text for a journaling buff

Added 'resubscribed' notification

Fixed NPC's swiping the Notebook

Added Fame & Entrepreneurship boosts to main publishing options (Requested by Ale)

9th January 2026: Fixed the 'Sonnet' mini-genre so it appears correctly. Thank you to Solar Stars for the report.

31st December 2025: Fixed an issue with the Writing Competition. Big thanks to Morzat for letting me know!

After weeks of restructuring, rewriting, redesigning, and reimagining, The Noteworthy Notebook Mod has been completely rebuilt 100% from scratch. Every feature has been rewritten for stability, immersion, and realism, and I'm really happy with it!

Here’s what’s new, improved, and freshly added:

📘 A More Realistic Writing Experience

  • Manuscripts are now physical items in your Sim’s inventory—bound pages, handwritten and tangible, just as a notebook should be.

  • Notebook Originals now behave like proper manuscripts, letting you publish them through the mailbox or Simazon.

  • The Kindling Collective has joined the indie publishing world, perfect for shorter works and notebook-based stories.

🖋️ Mini-Genres for Notebook Originals

Notebook Originals now have their own dedicated mini-genres that are actual books, not just icons—quicker to write than full novels and tailored to a variety of styles:

Conspiracy Fiction • Contemporary Romance • Cozy Mystery • Creepypasta • Crime Noir • Dark Fantasy • Dystopian • Fables • Fanfiction • Gothic Fiction • Historical Romance • Lyrics • Military Fiction • Paranormal Romance • Personal Memoir • Philosophical Essay • Romantic Comedy • Satirical Fiction • Sonnet • Steampunk • Urban Fantasy • Young Adult

A perfect option for Sims who want to write creatively without committing to a full novel!

📚 New Main Genres

Your Sims can now write in these fully fleshed-out main genres, regardless of DLC:

Thriller • Adventure • Historical Fiction • Crime • Supernatural • Tragedy • Self-Help • Short Stories • Fantasy • Sci-Fi • Mystery • Drama • Comedy • Children's • Poetry • Screenplay • Nonfiction • Horror • Biography • Romance

Each feels distinct, polished, and better integrated into gameplay.

📖 Skill Manuals, Reimagined

Every skill book from every pack you own now appears as an actual manual with a more immersive name, such as:

  • An Apothecary’s Handbook

  • Archaeology Field Manual

  • Guide to Improvisational Comedy

  • Health & Wellness Guide

…and many more.

Only manuals for packs you own will appear.
Everything is 100% Base Game Compatible.

🏆 Writing Competition—Fully Recreated

The Prose & Plumbob Society's competition has been rebuilt with clear, visible goals, making the competition feel more structured, rewarding, and exciting.

💌 Cards, Letters, Pen Pals & Postcards

  • Design custom cards to gift or send. You can choose from different designs, display them, write in them, or even sell them in a shop or on Plopsy if you have Nifty Knitting.

  • Handwrite letters to Pen Pals and receive collectible postcards in return—a more personal way for Sims to connect.

✍️ Handwritten Hustlez—Rebuilt

This gig system has been recreated from scratch with better objectives, improved writing tasks, and all-new gigs to keep the hustle fresh.

📝 Journaling—Expansive & Immersive

The journaling feature has been completely redesigned, including:

  • Brand-new unlockable entries

  • Optional goal-setting with actual visible milestones

  • More mood, location, and experience-based writing prompts

  • A deeper sense of progression for dedicated journalers

✨ In short…

This is more than an update; it’s a full transformation.
The Notebook Mod is now vastly more immersive, with dozens of new ways for Sims to write, create, express, and connect.

If you love storytelling gameplay, slice-of-life realism, or watching your Sims grow through their writing, this rebuild was made for you.

I also completely recreated the notebook itself, so there's a cover for every Sim. And no NPCs swiping it all the time...

There are too many features to list here, so head to Hobbies & Activities in the Build Buy catalog or just search 'Notebook' to get started.

~midnitetech 💚

⚠️Required Mods & DLC:

❗Conflicts:

  • Any mod that alters writing progress (can prevent books from being completed)

  • If you have any issues with Sims not being able to complete books or resume them, it's a long-time game bug that isn't mod related. I have a fix available here.

Download to C:\Users\YourName\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods (Script files must be no more than 1 folder deep).

Comments (71)

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Pluto · October 17, 2026

Hi, thank you so much for the mod! Just to make sure I understood your notes, does this mod conflict with Faster Book Writing by Simularity?

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Olivea Garcia · October 2, 2026

hi im having trouble. am i able to view the journal entries i do not see a option to view what they write

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midnitetech · October 2, 2026

Hi, what exactly are you trying to view?

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Eris · September 21, 2026

Hi! I’m having trouble figuring out how to unlock Handwritten Hustlez and the Prose & Plumbob writing competitions. My Sim has a high Calligraphy skill, and I’ve checked the notebook, phone, computer, and mailbox, but none of the related options appear. I also have the latest version of the mod library installed. Could you please explain how these two features are supposed to be unlocked and accessed?

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midnitetech · September 21, 2026

Hey! If there’s no Noteworthy Notebook option on your Sims mailbox, you may have a conflicting mod installed. Can you run this command in game: midnitetech.sim_report and email me your midnitetech_log.html please? Support@midnitetechmods.com

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Leslie Richards · August 13, 2026

I love this mod so much! Thank you for your hard work :D

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Naomi · August 10, 2026

i love this mod but i am having a slight problem with finishing a book. My sim automatically stops writing a genre book and when i try to make them resume writing, the action cancels on its own. It only happens for genre categories i guess...i haven't checked the rest but it's okay for sub-genres. I don't know if something is conflciting.

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midnitetech · August 10, 2026

Hi test without any other mods installed (cc is fine). Any mod that “saves” progress when writing (like LMS’s) could conflict.

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Giovanna Dourado · August 1, 2026

you are the besttttttt

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Christine · July 23, 2026

This is easily one of my favorite mods. Thanks so much!

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Gwen · July 23, 2026

I love that the notebook now gets sent to the Sim’s inventory when they’re done writing! No more disappearing notebooks! 🥳 When I have interactions queued up though, they disappear as soon as the Sim is done writing. Might it be that sending the notebook to the Sim’s inventory empties the interactions queue? I’m also using Turbodrive’s Interactions Queue Extender so maybe there’s some kind of conflict.

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taylah ☆ · July 23, 2026

just flagging that there is no way for me to proof-read or publish anything with this mod? i think it may be the update.

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midnitetech · July 23, 2026

Hi, I tested it very thoroughly. Do you have the latest version of my modlibrary?

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Tina Hermann · July 20, 2026

Anyway I can track down my notebook? I can't find it in my sims inventory

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Ale · June 22, 2026

Thanks for the fixes, you're awesome 🦄👋

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Gwen · June 14, 2026

I love everything about this mod, it’s so well thought out! The situational journal entries, the competitions and custom genres, the notebook covers… I’m still only halfway through the aspiration because Liberty can’t seem to "get the editor’s stamp of approval" but she’ll get there eventually! One issue I find a bit annoying is that Liberty keeps losing her notebook. I think I’ve bought her 5 or 6 notebooks already because they keep disappearing. I once found one in Travis’s inventory, but I’ve never found the others. Summer often has other Sims over so maybe those NPCs take Liberty’s notebooks. Do you think that’s what happens?

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zaramistwalker · June 7, 2026

I just installed this mod, love the different options, however my bestselling author aspiration is no longer counting the books she publishes. Was working before this mod. Any suggestions?

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midnitetech · June 8, 2026

Hi, I would have to override the Bestselling Author aspiration to add compatibility, but I will see if I can inject a sidedoor in!

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lizis potato · May 24, 2026

Hi! Im not sure if youll see this but I was wondering if its not too much trouble, if you could add faster writing of your books and ea books? All the mods I found for it are outdated and either dont work or I believe they conflict or cause issues. I love your mods 🤍 maybe it could be like a seperate add on package if you can do it? Thanks so much for all your wonderful mods!

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midnitetech · May 24, 2026

Hi! So this mod includes that feature if your sims Penmanship is high enough. You want a faster writing for computer-written books too?

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Nari · May 19, 2026

Thank you SO much for this mod! It's been a fav for me combined with the literary publicist career and brings so much flavor to the game. :)

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JAY'S MODDING CORNER · May 7, 2026

pretty please can you do dark romance and dark fantasy genres as the main ones thats what my sim writes

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Lars Veeke · April 27, 2026

how do you send break up letters? i have wrote 2 letters and i can`t send them,there is no option on the letter in inventory or on the mailbox in the Noteworthy Notebook section

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Lars Veeke · April 27, 2026

i have a question..how do you send break up letter? i have made two letters and i can`t send them both,there is no option on the letter or on the mailbox

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midnitetech · April 28, 2026

Hi Lars, your Sim has to be in a romantic relationship with another Sim, and the option appears under the Noteworthy Notebook menu on the Mailbox.

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Florian Cacaux · April 26, 2026

Hi, I've written a manuscript, but I can't seem to send it via the postbox. I can see my book in the list, but it's still greyed out. What should I do ?

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midnitetech · April 28, 2026

Do you have the latest version? I fixed that a while ago. Also, what genre is the manuscript?

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jason-pauline-family · April 4, 2026

Bonjour ou trouver la traduction en français du mods ?

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Evelyn · March 30, 2026

I'm having an issue with the notebook where my sim is refusing to continue the manuscript he's already started. Like he goes and sits down and gets the notebook out and then cancels the task every time. He won't even do it on the computer. He won't even scrap the book. I'm not sure whats going on.

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midnitetech · April 3, 2026

Do you have any other publishing mods, particularly those by LittleMsSam? She has a fix that stops you losing progress when writing, but my mod includes a similar fix.

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AlienMama · March 29, 2026

Is this compatible with adeepindigo writing overhaul? :o

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midnitetech · March 30, 2026

Yes, the original publish interactions for the mailbox, which adeepindigos mod overrides are just hidden behind shift click

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Liz · March 24, 2026

Hello! The same as Paige Smith who posted below, when I go to the mailbox to publish a book, the option is greyed out (to be clear, I'm looking under Book Publishing). Both Submit to the Kindling Collective and Self Publish options are greyed out. I have the updated NoteBook Noteworthy mod, as well as Lot 51, Mod Library and Write Books Overhaul. Please let me know if I'm missing anything!

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midnitetech · March 26, 2026

What are you trying to publish? I just double-checked with a couple of different books, EA's, and the notebooks, and they're not greyed out for me. What Writing Skill level is your Sim, and have you tested with only my mods and the required mods?

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Paige Smith · March 23, 2026

I write manuscripts and go to the notebook on the mailbox to publish it, but the option is not there? I have all the required mods, the noteworthy notebook option is there but it only says send a postcard or donate to charity. How can I fix this?

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midnitetech · March 26, 2026

Hi, the options aren't under the Noteworthy Notebook pie menu, they're under Book Publishing. Write Books Overhaul is required. If you're not seeing the options, try with just my mods and the required mods installed. If there's a conflict somewhere, I can add compatibility.

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Rey · March 13, 2026

This is one of my favorite new mods, thank you SO MUCH for making it. Complete gameplay changer for me!

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Lady D · February 10, 2026

Would it be possible to make it so we can keep a copy or buy a copy of the books we write? As an author I have a copy of every book I published and would love the same for my sim self

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midnitetech · February 11, 2026

Yes! If you get a sec to fill in my form that would be great, as I have a terrible memory! Just use the ask a question option. https://midnitetechmods.com/contact

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Prætor · January 20, 2026

I'm having an issue with the mod. Overall, it works just fine, but when publishing a 'Notebook Original', the option doesn't appear, neither on the computer nor in the mailbox. Also, when my sim is writing a 'Genre Book', they almost finish it, but then can't finish it. I tried clicking on the notebook to continue, but it keeps on cancelling the interaction. This also happens on computers, too.

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midnitetech · January 21, 2026

Do you have the required mods, including Write Books Overhaul? And is the incomplete issue occurring with the main genres or mini genres?

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Halling McCumber · January 13, 2026

Hi! wondering if theres a feature in this mod that kind of lets one sim pass down notebook entries (like fish entries or plants from the vanilla notebook) down to another sim or a feature that somehow lets them share the data?

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Brohemus · January 13, 2026

Your mods are so polished and looking pro. Thank you for this one.

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Laura · January 10, 2026

My sims get obsessed with practicing writing if the notebook is in their inventory. Is there a way to not have them do this?

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midnitetech · January 10, 2026

Hi Laura, yes of course here you go, I've disabled autonomy for that interaction: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/5885471/

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Hello · January 9, 2026

Thank you for your work. I love the update! I noticed there's a pop up each time I travel or I open Build/buy. Would it be possible to limit the pop up ?

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midnitetech · January 9, 2026

Hi, grab the no pop up version of my modlibrary.ts4script. It's happening for some players so I made an extra version in the meantime :)

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Alix Dechter · January 9, 2026

Thanks so much for your hard work!!

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Sam D. · December 30, 2025

What, no hockey romance genre- lol! This looks amazing- adds so much new game play. Can this co-exist alongside mods that modify the writer career - like AdeepIndigo's Writing Career Overhaul, or Kuttoe's Career Overhaul or will they conflict?

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midnitetech · December 31, 2025

No, it doesn't conflict :)

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Lovedoki · December 30, 2025

I can't seem to write book on the computer or transcribe manuscripts which prevents me from publishing book the normal way, wondering if this is normal

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midnitetech · December 30, 2025

Hi Ashie, are the other features showing up on your Sim's computer? Did you grab all of the required downloads?

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Christine · December 28, 2025

This seems like a pretty fun mod, but my sim wrote two books weeks ago in Sim time and she never got any money for it, and her postcard requests just either get ignored or she gets a postcard but it doesn't show up in her inventory. I'm about to do a 50/50 to check if a mod is interfering, but does anyone have any hints as to what might be going on? Thanks!

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midnitetech · December 31, 2025

Did you use the EA publishing options or the ones from my required Write Books Overhaul mod? Which stage of the postcards are you getting stuck on? Are you writing to the penpal or actually asking for a postcard?

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verona · December 27, 2025

i waited and i am rewarded 🙌🙌🙌 thank you for your hard work, this is one of my favorite mods. I use it to keep track of legacy challenge goals in-game, among so many other things. will installing this version wipe whatever notebook stuff our sims currently have?

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midnitetech · December 31, 2025

Hi Nathalie, yes it will, it's completely rebuilt, so you will lose any current progress.

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Lucy · December 25, 2025

Loving this so far! The greeting cards are awesome. Curiosity question: The Kindling Collective - does it pay out? The "real life" similar niche has payouts. At the same time, my sim only has 2 published novellas so maybe I need to wait longer. Another curiosity: Kindling accepted her first "poor" quality books, rejected the later "excellent" quality books. Was this type thing on purpose or are the accepted books selected randomly? Thanks and keep up the good work.

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midnitetech · December 27, 2025

Hi Lucy, It does pay, but it's a one-off, rather than royalties. It's currently random; I don't know why I didn't add in tests for the quality of the book! I'll add that to my to-do list!

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Tammy Kesteloot · December 24, 2025

Thank you for this amazing mod

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Brohemus · December 24, 2025

Thank you very much! Merry xmas!

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Alex · December 23, 2025

tysm ! love your work. <3

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Choko · December 23, 2025

TY!! happy holidays

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Psylocke X · December 23, 2025

thank you so much!!!!! :D \o/\o/\o/\o/ Funny, I was about to ask about the writing comp because I was unable to submit something for a competition 😆

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Brandon · December 13, 2025

I believe the previous version of this mod came with multiple files. Are those files unnecessary to have for this new version or do I still need them?

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midnitetech · December 13, 2025

Nope, this is a complete replacement so that you don't need additional files.

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Starlite · December 4, 2025

This is awesome, thank you! I always keep this in my games!

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Carlee Lynn · December 4, 2025

THANK you!! Amazing :D I can't wait to try the updated version out!

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Ale · December 2, 2025

Oof, I've to rewrite my comment from scratch, because was too hyped to try this new version without reading the Notes (a bit ironic, yep) above. I think I've suggested, on the public Patreon page, to wait for a new release instead of downloading the current version, because I was meaning to both hype people (just I was hyped myself) toward the mod and to show some support on you, midny, implying that you were at work and the mod, albeit a bit buggy, definitely wasn't abandoned nor dead at all. I apologize if that "Note" paragraph was referring to me - really the intention wasn't about damaging you and your work in any way :( Obviously I'm going to remove my aforementioned comment if needed. And of course, just like in my too rushed and stupid "Aww, thanks!" first comment, I'd like to thank you for your effort, midny. Wish I could transform the spent tears in diamonds, but unfortunately I'm so broke "atm" that even the Patreon membership that I have now is a voice of my household economy that needs to be carefully planned/handled (that is to say, I'm surviving without a job by 2 years now, so I have to be stingy for a reason, sadly).

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midnitetech · December 2, 2025

Hey, I meant to email you again. I’ll send you the mod over, as you were the reason for its overhaul! 😂 the note comment is aimed at people downloading the mod and sharing it on pirating apps, not you at all!

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Whiskeikitten · December 2, 2025

Hi, there is no download link.

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midnitetech · December 2, 2025

Hi it’s at the bottom of the post :)