🎁 [BG] SGFX: No Glowing Dots on Calendar, etc. -- ⿻ (2) variants available!

⚔️ TS4: BASE GAME ⋆ 🚀 11/1/24 🌠3/26/25 ☄️ 2/4/26
🔄 Rebuilt for almost every game update [🌐] whether or not it's broken [🌐].

⚠️ DO NOT use this with "UI Cheats Extension". There's an "SGFX Patch" for that.

⚙️ These are ZIP archives. See "BASIC INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS" for more info.

🆘 You can request assistance or inform me of issues in a new comment on this post, in a new post in the Troubleshooting Community Chat, or via DM (Discord). I don't bite, unless biting is the necessary response.

☆// ⋆ TOTES "SIMPLE" SGFX DESCRIPTION:

This is my (3rd) standalone neurodiversity-friendly "SGFX Override".

There are (2) variants to choose from:

1. NoCalendarNotificationsEA✔️

   • Removes "Godrays" from the bottom left corner of the Live Mode UI.

   • Removes "Glowing Dots" from the bottom right corner of the Live Mode UI.

   • Removes the "Button Glow" (the colored circle behind the button) on "Relationships" and "Simology" in the bottom right corner of the Live Mode UI.

2. NoCalendarNotificationsEA_VariantG✔️

   • Removes "Godrays" from the bottom left corner of the Live Mode UI.

   • Removes "Glowing Dots" from the bottom right corner of the Live Mode UI.

P.S. "SGFX Overrides" are usually updated every time the game updates.

⋆ ── ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ⋆ \\⛔// ⋆ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ── ⋆

☆// ⋆ DELETE THESE FILES IFFIN' YOU GOTHAM:

1. sej_SGFXOvrd_SimInfoTray_NoCalendarNotificationsEA.package

⋆ ── ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ⋆ \\🎁// ⋆ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ── ⋆

☆// ⋆ NOTICE ME, SENPAI:

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

• 🎁 SFS Folder -- PENDING™

☆// ⋆ USE THIS FOR "UI CHEATS EXTENSION":

• 🗺️ SGFX Patch for UI Cheats Extension -- https://../posts/116265171

☆// ⋆ RELATED PROJECTS:

• 🪄 SGFX Overrides (Standalone) Collection -- https://../collection/1306589

• 🌸 SGFX Patch Collection -- https://../collection/951353

• ♾️ Neurodiversity-Friendly Collection -- https://../collection/877663

☆// ⋆ EVEN MOAR BOOTY:

• 🐞 BUGFIXES & BAND-AIDS Collection -- https://../collection/884858

• 🔇 Silence the Noise Collection -- https://../collection/1367566

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

• 🗺️ Batty Bat™ CASMenu Override (Standalone) -- https://../posts/107958333

  • 🗺️ More Columns × Batty Bat™ -- https://../posts/135116776

• 🗺️ CAS Filters -- https://../posts/126616540

⋆ ── ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ⋆ \\😺// ⋆ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ── ⋆

☆// ⋆ TABLE OF CATENTS:

• COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SGFX PROJECTS -- Self-explanatory.

• COMPATIBILITY NOTES FOR THIRD-PARTY MODS -- Self-explanatory.

• THE FLUFF IS NIGH -- I am the squirrel in your trashcan. 🦝

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

• BASIC INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS -- Drag 'n drop, replace files, etc. ⚙️

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

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

☆// ⋆ COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SGFX PROJECTS:

I mean to destroy all annoying UI effects.

To that end, I have created a collection of standalone "SGFX Overrides" and "SGFX Patches". To remove all annoying UI effects from your game, you must mix and match my standalone "SGFX Overrides" and my "SGFX Patches".

I know this is a little complicated, but merging these overrides is a recipe for disaster.

THESE SGFX PROJECTS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE:

• ❌ SGFX Patch for UI Cheats Extension -- https://../posts/116265171

THESE SGFX PROJECTS ARE COMPATIBLE:

• ✔️ Fixing CAS Because EAxis Won't -- https://../posts/134653412

• ✔️ LClick DISMISS + RClick PIN -- https://../posts/112728731

• ✔️ Main Menu Override -- https://../posts/121348052

• ✔️ My Beautiful Squishy (Expandable BB Catalog) -- https://../posts/123626846

• ⚪ No Glowing Dots on Calendar, etc. -- YOU ARE HERE

• ✔️ No Glowing Dots in Social Bunny -- https://../posts/117105007

• ✔️ No Godrays in CAS or Build Mode, etc. -- https://../posts/117006563

• ✔️ No Godrays on Quests, etc. -- https://../posts/116007299

• ✔️ No Godrays on Quests: Event Button Variants -- https://../posts/121840542

• ✔️ No Promo Garbage, etc. -- https://../posts/112973547

• ✔️ Pure Black CAS Transition + Loading Screens -- https://../posts/123464880

• ✔️ Pure Black World Transition + Selection Screens -- https://../posts/132809890

• ✔️ Smudgy Wudgy Barfy Warfy -- https://../posts/133330990

• ✔️ SGFX Patch for Better BuildBuy -- https://../posts/117337021

• ✔️ SGFX Patch for More Traits in CAS -- https://../posts/117343700

☆// ⋆ COMPATIBILITY NOTES FOR OTHER MODS:

This modifies the following "Scale Form GFX" resources:

• SimInfoTray -- Defines UI elements in the bottom left and bottom right of Live Mode.

This conflicts with the following third-party mods:

• UI Cheats Extension -- There's an "SGFX Patch" for this.

A standalone "SGFX Override" cannot be used as a patch because it is a modification of the original EAxis resource and lacks the modifications from the third-party mod.

An "SGFX Patch" cannot be used as a standalone override because it is dependent on the modifications in the third-party mod it was created for.

☆// ⋆ THE FLUFF IS NIGH:

The sole purpose of this "SGFX Override" is to destroy UI effects. That's it. I'm tired of swirling, glowing, pulsating !@#$ all over my UI and I know you are too!

I can't be the first person to do this, can I?

Shirley someone has done this before!

I've seen numerous complaints over the years about the excessive effects plastered all over our Live Mode UI. I know Scale Form GFX modding is complicated, but c'mon son! All I did was smash some !@#$ with a thunderhamm- uh...

Pure, unadulterated "rocket science"!

That's what I did!

Where third-party mod compatibility is concerned, it's not as simple as removing some code like weerbesu directed me to make DISMISS/PIN compatible with UI Cheats Extension.

In other words, to attain Sixam dominance, I'm gonna snatch weerbesu's mod, inject my own code, then sneak it back in so "UI Cheats Extension" loads my code with weerbesu's code!

Is very cloak and dagger!

Isn't it exciting?

I feel like Secret Squirrel!

NOBODY TELL WEERBESU!

I'M JOKING! This is how everyone does compatibility patches! Pfft. 😹

⋆ ── ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ⋆ \\⚡// ⋆ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ── ⋆

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

☄️ 7/2/2025 -- FILENAMES HAVE CHANGED!

Please remember to manually delete the older "SGFXOvrd" releases of this mod.

🌠 3/7/2025 -- GAME VERSION + FEATURE UPDATE!

No FLYAWAY modifications included yet, I'm still polishing them.

This new version includes the modifications that remove the GLOW effect from the Relationships and Simology buttons, and swaps out the fugly green-tinted GLOW icons for the plain white icons. These specific icons have no colored variants.

⚡ 3/3/2025 #2 -- BUT YOU'RE NOT RUBBING ME THE RIGHT WAY, HONEY?

I've killed some FLYAWAY text, but why can't I kill the FLYAWAY text on Whims? 'm probably looking in the wrong SGFX. Why did I think "WhimBucks" would be in here?

The other thing I can't kill yet is the FLYAWAY... uh... that little Asperation icon that came with EP17 for the EP17 soul feature thing. You know what I mean.

⚡ 3/3/2025 #1 -- I'M A GENIE IN A BOTTLE, BABY!

This required more elbow grease than I initially anticipated, but it's done - the GLOW on Relationship and Simology buttons is removed.

I'd like to get rid of at least the FLYAWAY SimBucks on Simology before pushing the feature update.

Also, I haven't decided how I feel about the Needs button GLOW.

🛎️ 2/25/2025 -- "ANY CHANCE YOU COULD..."

"... do the same for the lower right buttons too? Like the Relationship and Simology buttons. Totally annoying that they glow all the time for no good reason."

👹 X/XX/2024 -- NOW I AM BECOME DEATH!

I refined my "crude method" of removing these UI effects slightly with this one.

Instead of removing effects from individual buttons, I can now lay waste to entire civilizations with the snap of my fingers! <CACKLES MANIACA- uh... that wasn't suspicious at all.

⋆ ── ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ⋆ \\⚙️// ⋆ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ── ⋆

☆// ⋆ BASIC INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:

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

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

—

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

—

This ZIP archive contains a "#Sej" folder and sub-folder for better mod organization.

• 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.

☆// ⋆ PROJECT MIRRORS:

• Bluesky -- NIL

• CF (Legacy) -- https://../bg-sgfx-siminfotray

• Mod The Sims -- NIL

• Nexus Mods -- https://../thesims4/mods/3618

• Tumblr -- NIL

☆// ⋆ ZIP CONTAINS (0) TS4SCRIPT + (1x2) PACKAGE:

This is a simple "Scale Form GFX" 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.

🗜️ sej_SGFX_SimInfoTray_NoCalendarNotificationsEA_[YYMMDD]_[RELINFO].zip

• 📁 #Sej » SGFX

  • 📄 sej_SGFX_SimInfoTray_NoCalendarNotificationsEA.package

🗜️ sej_SGFX_SimInfoTray_NoCalendarNotificationsEA_VariantG_[YYMMDD]_[RELINFO].zip

• 📁 #Sej » SGFX

  • 📄 sej_SGFX_SimInfoTray_NoCalendarNotificationsEA.package