Dust Shite - Some Mods
This is what I'll be using in game.
Includes: Filthy Lot Trait, No Route Events, No Focused from Cleaning (removes the focused buff from the vacuum, turns all the other insane cleaning buffs into happy ones and restricts them to neat sims), Bunnies Only in Glimmerbrook (without audio bumpers), No Clean Romance Buffs and a way to unstuck the dust system if it gets stuck on reloading the lot.
No Clean Buffs makes the permanent buffs from the Dust System invisible.
Everything else has been checked but will be more or less unsupported.
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Old Mods:
No Route Events: removes the sniffing around every 2 seconds when the house is clean
No Clean Romance buffs: this bullshit
No Focused From Cleaning: insane focused buffs (?!) all turned into +1 happy buffs.
Filthy Lot Trait: updated the Filthy lot trait to also affect dust (nope, it doesn't)
No Bunny and Filth Fiend: removes the idiocy. No Audio version also removes the audio bump when the dust appears. Only Pick One!
WARNING - This mod isn't compatible with mods removing the bunnies and filth fiends including my own. This also removes the audio that plays when the dust state changes so you don't need other mods doing that along with this one (they would conflict anyway)
Makes the dust creatures only spawn in Glimmerbrook because... magic.
No Dust Piles version also removes the spawning of dust piles completely, only pick one
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UPDATE:
19/11/2022
Removed mods not required anymore.
ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD: DRIVE
Comments (49)
I love these mods so much, the sniffing the clean room every few seconds is so darn annoying, Especially when sims walk right up to a pile of cat hair or a cat puke hairball and happily sniff (wtf?!) Between this and Little Ms Sam's 'Random Small Mods' to stop Mermaids from squeaking like dolphins, I'm a happy girl. Played with mermaid precisely ONCE because she wouldn't stop flapping her hands and squeaking while on the toilet, ugh.
Yes! I love the idea of the bunnies only appearing in Glimmerbrook!
i dont see the no sparlkes
I want you to know that I downloaded the kit because of your mod. Thank you very much! Also what do you mean by slower dust not needed? They fixed it?
If you have time, could you take a look at the speed of dust accumulation in Tiny/Haunted Houses? I'm playing in a Haunted House right now and it feels like the game only goes a few hours between cleanings before we move from Clean to Dusty (and so on).
Dust accumulation is global so it doesn't change on tiny houses or haunted ones as far as I saw in the files... but it may depend on how many sims are on the same floor since it uses an Actor level lot participant.
Didn't you make a mod to make vacuuming possible off grid? Why can't I find it?
yeah it's here https://www.patreon.com/posts/48438092
It's still hard for me to believe they butchered a pack this badly. I feel like they tried too hard to make the "dust" exciting or something. I was actually looking forward to this pack for more domestic chores for kids and it turned into a bloody mess!! And I wish they would let the constant the buffs go all together it's getting ridiculous. Sims should at least be neutral most of the time. Anyway you totally saved this pack from an uninstall!!! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
This post is hilarious! Thanks for the quick fixes. You rock!
“Maxis you owe me 5 quid” 😂🤣 We actually need 15 something mods and counting (adding the ones Littlemssam made) to make this dlc bearable and playable. I’m such an idiot..
They owe 5 quid to every modder is fixing their shite... i bought this only for that
Thank you for this! I actually like most of this pack apart from the fact that it doesn't get dusty in tiny or haunted houses, so thanks for making that possible! weird they didn't include that....
They come from different pack, it's not the first time the don't include something from other packs... that test in the module is weird
Is it just in my game or sims can't even use the regular vacuum (not handheld) in small rooms/spaces? My sims always go outside to vacuum. And I'm not even playing on tiny home lots. There's more than enough space so idk
My Sims are living in a container (tiny home) and can’t vacuum indeed. They throw a routing tantrum. Had to disable the pack before the floor would catch fire..
Cheat? You mean the in-game option to turn it off?
yeah... i found it in the xmls
Zero the Hero! I had to disable the pack because I didnt want my sims to vacuum 24/7 and have dust bunnies everywhere, but Im giving it another go with these mods lol
Daggone it! Would you consider doing a version that removes/disables the entire overlay then (+ the individual piles that spawn)? I can live without the air particles too if I have to, I just like the realism of my Sims having to vacuum. Yeah I'm weird lol Or do I need to stop hoping and move on from this already? lol
Waiting for Sims 4 Studio to see if I can edit the overly directly. I only have the xmls.
Now that these mods exist, I *might* consider buying this pack. Before, it was a hard pass for me.
Thank you so much!
Wait, two more tweaks have been added since yesterday? Awesome! Two more annoyances squashed! Fingers crossed you still find a way to remove the dusty layer and dust piles from the floor entirely, while leaving the dust particles in the air. That would make this perfection!
Dust is an overly, it's all or nothing (particles are part of I I'm afraid). Dust piles can be removed (same way as the bunnies, they spawn in the same loots)
So glad I found this. Thanks! Makes the dust system actually bearable! If I may. Any chance of (if you even still have the pack installed) a version that removes/hides the whole dust layer/dusty overlay and all the piles (all of it, even where there are no bunnies) from the ground altogether, so that the dust particles that float in the air are the ONLY visual indication that the house is dusty? If you're not interested that's okay. Just trying my luck lol.
it's gone already... but I have the xmls still, can't test it though.
This post made me laugh! I haven’t bought the kit for practically all the reasons you have modded out!! Great work! This pack will forever be “dust shite” in my head now 🤣🤣
thank you so much! i would love to have a mod where the money you get from the dust bunnies is greatly reduced but this works for the moment!
Thanks. I like the idea of adding realistic chores. But all I'm really looking for is penalties for not doing it, graphics for when things get dirty, and the actual chore itself. I don't want to inspire my entire household including the cat by vacuuming (I don't even think there's another way to get an inspired cat ). And I definitely don't want goofy animals popping up to pay me. Basically I just want it to do a lot less than it does. All of these are perfect for my current game, thanks!
yup, they did not test pets in the buffs
You are awesome!! Thanks so much!!
Is there a way to turn off the annoying money that is collected when dust bunnies appear? I dont know if its because of that kit or a mod i have. But it never did that before the dust kit. I mean my sim is a painter but i dont think you get royalties every 10 seconds 😅
it's already in the post
I actually like the dust and vacuuming for realism but why add all the annoying features? Esp the dust creatures and sparkling floors... um
No idea... what I know is that you can get a better done mod, with more logical features, twice the xmls and 3 times the objects for the same price (i.e SCCO)
Perfect! Thank you so much! I wanted to make my Sims' lives harder, not reward them with free money when I'm playing a rags to riches 🙄.
I never downloaded something so fast. You are a life saver!
You are a hero. Thank goodness for modders like you. I'll never download one of these stupid kits on launch day again.
Thank you! Everything I was concerned about regarding the kit came through. But I still wanted the ability to vacuum and make my sim’s life harder. The home catching fire because everyone was at work was too hard 😅
OMG!!! Okay, see I don't actually MIND the little dust bunny for some of my house bu the MONEY part? It's like you read my MIND! And the Clean Buffs too! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
In one word: Alleluia !
Thank you! No stupid sparkles! Now I’m going to get the vacuum.
Every time dust appear it plays this dumb *** dinging bell noise lol
Ohh... i think I saw that... let's see if I can remove it without conflicts
Thank Goodness! The sparkles! The bunnies! The happiness!! It's just too much! 😆😆😆
Will this stop the noise also?
nope, what's the noise?
Oh thank god. I love the dust effects but not the bunnys that constantly show up🤣