🎁 [BG/EF61] FOMO: Reaper's Rewards -- [6/18] 🚧 Post overhaul incomplete, but ZIP attached!

⚔️ TS4: BASE GAME ⋆ 🚀 9/21/2024 ⋆ 🌠 1/22/2025  ⋆ ☄️ 5/28/2025
🔄 YES [🌐], but notify me via DM, Comments, or Community Chat if it ain't workin'.

⚙️ These are ZIP archives. See the "INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS" section for more details.

🛟 Do not hesitate to ask for help or assistance if it is needed. You can do so via the Comments on this post, the Troubleshooting Community Chat, or via DM.

🎙️ Spin me 'round and rub my eyes. This can't be happening again!

✮ // ⋆ TOTES "RANTY" MOD DESCRIPTION:

ANTI-CONSUMERISM HATH RETURNED WITH A BS 2-WEEK GRACE PERIOD! This time it's shrouded in death, promising gifts of sugary bone- uh, BONIES! To be fair, the sugar boney is quite cute. - https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/reapers-rewards-faq

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This is my second FOMO Unlock.

This unlocks all Event Rewards whether or not you started or completed the Live Event.

This does not unlock the Event Quests for immediate completion. I'm here to ensure you don't miss out on the rewards. I couldn't care less about the quests, sorry. 😹

Cheers!

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✮ // ⋆ DELETE THESE OLD FILES:

• ⛔ sej_FOMOvrd_BG61_ReapersRewards_NoMoreEAxisFOMO.package

✮ // ⋆ NOTICE MY POST ATTACHMENTS, SENPAI:

• 🎁 SFS Folder -- http://../folder/FOMOUnlockers

• 🎁 GDrive Folder -- https://../drive/FOMOUnlockers

• 🗺️ CAS Overrides for PartFlag Shenanigans -- PENDING™

✮ // ⋆ RELATED READING:

• 👹 Event Rewards ARE NOT TRULY Account-Bound -- https://../posts/116453224

• 🎓 Learn How To D.I.Y. This !@#$ For Yourself -- https://../posts/116807370

✮ // ⋆ EXTRA BOOTY:

• 👹 FOMO !@#$%^&*! Collection -- https://../collection/884492

• 🌟 All-in-One Live Event Rewards Unlocker -- https://../posts/120588981

• 🗺️ NEW* BAND-AID for Our Busted Nude Outfit -- https://../posts/117888028

• 🗺️ Custom CAS Filters for Every Baddie -- https://../posts/126616540

• 🗺️ No Fugly Eyelashes on EAxis Eye Presets -- https://../posts/120322052

• 🗺️ No Random Accessories or Makeup, etc. -- https://../posts/116350036

• 🗺️ No Random Scars on Occult Sim, etc. -- https://../posts/119633307

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✮ // ⋆ TABLE OF CATENTS:

• INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS -- Self-explanatory.

• LIVE EVENT COMPATIBILITY -- I cater to everyone, unlike EAxis.

• AN OLD RANT TO REMIND YOU WHY WE'RE HERE -- Self-explanatory.

• PROGRESSION -- This is not a change-log.

• PROJECT MIRRORS -- This project, but Elsweyr. 🐱

• ZIP CONTAINS -- A complete list of this mod's archives and files.

✮ // ⋆ INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:

The following options must be enabled for the mod and this patch to work properly:

• GAME OPTIONS » OTHER » "Enable Custom Content and Mods"

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These are ZIP archives. They can be opened or extracted with:

• Windows Explorer on Windows -- https://../windows/zip-and-unzip-files

• Finder on Mac -- https://../mac/zip-and-unzip-files-and-folders

I personally use 7-Zip for all of my zipping needs. It's free and it's open-source:

• 7-Zip for Windows -- https://7-zip.org

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SGFX Patch archives do not contain a "#Sej" folder. These archives are tailored to match the third-party archive. In other words, if the third-party archive has folders, then the SGFX Patch archive will have the same folders.

• 1️⃣ EXIT the game.

• 2️⃣ DOWNLOAD the ZIP archive.

• 3️⃣ OPEN or EXTRACT the ZIP archive.

• 4️⃣ DRAG N' DROP or MOVE the "#Sej" folder into the following folder:

  • Documents » Electronic Arts » The Sims 4 » "Mods"

• 5️⃣ Choose "Replace the file in the destination" if prompted to "Replace or Skip Files":

• 6️⃣ LAUNCH the game.

✮ // ⋆ LIVE EVENT COMPATIBILITY AND SCORCHED EARTH:

I fine-tune my FOMO Unlocks for "Live Event Compatibility".

This means they can remain in your Mods folder while the Live Event is "live" and they will not interfere with event progression.

All new FOMO items are unlocked and available in their respective locations but you can still complete the event quests and progress through the event chain to ensure the "account entitlements" for the new FOMO items are added to your account data.

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Live Event Compatibility only concerns the event progress chain and does not affect the event quests in Live Mode in any way.

If an Unlock isn't Live Event Compatible, you might see broken item images in the event progress chain, or the "Claim" button won't work, or the little junk items in-between the new FOMO items won't be added to your inventory when claiming them, etc.

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After the event ends, I update the Unlock to remove all "Live Event Compatibility" fine-tuning.

I call this the "Scorched Earth" update.

✮ // ⋆ AN OLD RANT TO REMIND YOU WHY WE'RE HERE:

So this time they're generously giving us a two-week grace period to unlock all of the rewards after the the main six weeks of the Event, which just so happens to end in time for the release of the next Expansion Pack!

I understand that our community is vast and we have a lot of non-English speaking simmers and a lot of young simmers, and I know there are a lot of words written across my forehead, but !@#$%^& isn't one of them... at least I'd hope not, though I have had my good nature taken advantage of multiple times over the course of my life.

What does a two-week grace period do for us if we can still lose the rewards we unlocked immediately after or any time after the event ends if we lose our "UserSetting.INI" file?

This - IS - the issue.

IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW LONG THE EVENT IS ON FOR.

IT'S ABOUT THE "ENTITLEMENTS" FOR THE REWARDS BEING PLACED IN A TRASH FILE!

I don't like FOMO content but I generally don't flip out over it.

However, I absolutely loathe EAxis' irresponsibly implemented FOMO content. Using the "UserSetting.INI" file is irresponsible, and telling simmers we need to protect our "UserSetting.INI" file at all cost is ridiculous and insulting.

This isn't why I started modding but I have no qualms about doing it.

One of these days I'll explain how it's done so you can do it for yourself when I'm gone.

✮ // ⋆ PROGRESSION - THIS IS NOT A CHANGE-LOG:

⚡ 9/24/24 #8 - SOME MORE NEWS!

I've completed all of Week 1. There are reports from simmers who are getting stuck on various steps because they're not completing. The likely culprit is third-party mods including UI mods. I don't know which mods yet, but it ain't mine, baby! Actually, I haven't tested my little Dismiss/Pin UI mod yet. What? I needed to get this fixed!

I don't like these events. You can only do it once. I NUKED my entire USER FOLDER including Saves, and the event persistence (which is great, it's what we want so we don't lose rewards) just continues the event from where it left off even on a new save with a new instance of my sim. I don't like that. I don't know anything about how scenarios or quests work in TS4 and I'm totally not derailing my other projects to learn about that right now. No sirree! Not happening! Nope!

Here's some additional info on how the quest rewards work:

The MINI rewards that get added to your inventory for free - the skill books, potions, random other junk that all appear to be older content - can only be claimed once. As for the Freezer Bonie, you will get one added to your inventory for free and it will be unlocked for purchase in Build/Buy. Other objects might also be given for free and unlocked for purchase in Build/Buy but I'm not seeing code for it.

If for any reason your game bugs out and you lose your free Freezer Bonie before your Household Collection is updated, you can buy one from Build/Buy, plop it on the floor, then pick it up in Live and put it into your inventory and your Household Collection will be updated.

The MAIN rewards - CAS and all Build/Buy objects including the Freezer Bonies - will be unlocked in their respective places. In Build/Buy you can filter for SHOW ALL on the left and EVENT REWARDS on the right and you'll see all of your unlocked reward objects, no Debug required.

Providing no issues are reported, I'll be back next week with more live updates. If we get any official patches during the course of the event that concern the event, I might have to update the Unlock mod again.

✔️ 9/24/24 #7 - I AM A ROCKET SCIENTIST!

It works! It works, it works, it works! Just like I said it would! Take a gander at the newly added screenshots.

Claim buttons work! Loot rewards work! CAS items and Build/Buy objects are fully unlocked! Heck, I think I can even re-code this thing to GIVE Loot rewards of the objects so you won't have to buy them after unlocking them. Pfft! I'm not here to enhance EAxis' BS FOMO events, I'm here to kill them! Stahp trying to make everything better! 😹

It's possible we can already make Ambrosia if you can find it. If you do find it, let me know! Since we had to use the Seance table, it might be on a cauldron. Do we even have recipes on cauldrons in the game? I totally play this game and know things! 😹

Next event we'll be good from initial release! 😺

☄️ 9/24/24 #6 - UPDATED!

I've reconfigured it so that the main rewards - the CAS and Build/Buy rewards - are fully unlocked and the mini rewards remain locked so hopefully you should be able to "progress" through the reward chain and get your free skill books and other junk. Good? Great! I haven't tested this yet. I'll report back after testing. 😹

⚡ 9/24/24 #5 - UPDATE IMMINENT!

Also, it looks like rewards are persistent this time! Concerning the update; the Unlock mod should now be fully compatible with a live event.

Reaper's Rewards has two types of rewards, Unlocked CAS and Build/Buy rewards and Loot rewards which are added to your inventory. eg. The Freezer Bonie is unlocked in Build/Buy for purchase but is also added to your inventory for free. The mini Loot rewards - the skill books, potions and random items that don't appear to be new content - are added to your inventory for free also.

With the initial release you weren't able to "claim" anything so you didn't get the free Loot rewards. The update should fix that.

IF the latter is true and EAxis has finally figured out how to do their damn job, it means we won't have to fear losing our rewards anymore! HOWEVER, it's possible they simply moved the entitlement data to a different device-bound file Elsweyr. I'll have to do some !@#$ to know for certain but I can can at least say that Event rewards are no longer dependent on the UserSetting.INI file or any other file in the USER FOLDER! How do I know? I did some of the quest, unlocked the Earring, then NUKED my USER FOLDER not once, not twice, but as many times as I felt like doing it until I was convinced the rewards weren't gonna evaporate. The Emperor protects, but it doesn't hurt to quadruple check.

Now if only they'd give us the Happy At Home rewards in an SDX as an apology for !@#$ing up and making excuses for themselves the first time.

What does it mean for future FOMO events if it's really account-bound? Nothing! I still despise FOMO content and I will still make Unlock mods for simmers who missed the event or weren't able to unlock their rewards because EAxis !@#$ed the game.

⚡ 9/24/24 #4 - YIKES AGAIN!

My Unlock kills the event popup display pictures! I'm gonna look into updating it... right after I clean kitty's litter box.

⚡ 9/24/24 #3 - I NEED TO VERIFY MY SGFX OVERRIDES.

I've read some mods are interfering with the Live Event. I need to check MY Dismiss/Pin UI mod. If you're using it and not seeing the little Grim button somewhere in Live mode, remove it until further notice! I'll verify what happening with it and update it if necessary soon.

⚡ 9/24/24 #2 - UNCHARTED WATERS!

This is the first time a FOMO Unlock is active during a Live Event. The FOMO Unlock for Happy At Home was made after the event had ended. I'll know soon enough if there are complications.

All CAS and BUILD/BUY Objects are available!

👹 9/24/24 #1 - YIKES!

My net is wonking out at the worst time!

✮ // ⋆ PROJECT MIRRORS:

• Reddit (HAH) -- https://../r/Sims4/comments/1e7j6ap

• Tumblr -- ...

✮ // ⋆ ZIP CONTAINS (0) TS4SCRIPT + (1) PACKAGE:

This is a simple Tuning override.

This should NEVER contain TS4SCRIPT files, BATCH files, EXE files, or anything other than PACKAGE files, my "#Sej" folder, and a sub-folder.

This section exists as a reminder that we are in someone's crosshairs.

Rogue TS4SCRIPT files, BATCH files, EXE files, etc., encountered where they don't belong could contain malicious PYTHON script or other !@#$ that will attempt to infect your device and steal your personal information when executed by you or the game. Malware can ruin lives. Don't !@#$ around.

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