Higher Acting Gig Payouts & Royalty Payments
12/19/2023
Prevented an LE that can occur if the Sim is missing the fame stat.
01/26/2021
Fixed issues with the new Paranormal Investigator career, as well as any CC careers that use the active career gig system.
01/26/2021
Updated for game version 1.70.84 (Paranormal patch).
06/04/2020
Updated for game version 1.63.133 (Eco Lifestyle patch).
11/14/2019
Updated for game version 1.58.63.
07/19/2019
Fixed an EA bug that was causing gigs not ending properly when your Sim received an overmax promotion.
06/21/2019
Updated for game version 1.52.100.
04/21/2019
Fixed incorrect payouts when you do not follow your Sim to work.
Added instruction for uninstalling this mod.
04/20/2019
Updated for game version 1.51.77.
Description
This mod tackles the issue that the actor career makes very little money vs. other money-making activities such as painting and gardening. At level 10, the actor career makes a comparable amount of money vs. other careers in the game. However, all other careers are eligible to gain $10/hour raises for each overmax level, so eventually the actor career will be by far the least profitable of all careers. It simply does not make much sense when your Sim is a global superstar actor.
Fame-scaled Payouts
With this mod, the payout received for completing gigs will now scale with your Sim’s fame level. The higher your Sim’s celebrity star rank is, the bigger the payout will be. At low star ranks, the immediate payout you received will actually be lower than an unmodded game. However, the royalty payments will more than make up for the difference.
For instance, for a gig that pays $3085-$6575 in an unmodded game, here is how much it pays with this mod:
The exact payout is calculated using the following formulas:
minimum_payout = default_minimum_payout^(0.9+fame_level_points/(default_minimum_payout^0.25*2500)), rounded to the nearest 5
maximum_payout = default_maximum_payout^(0.9+fame_level_points/(default_maximum_payout^0.25*2000)), rounded to the nearest 5
Fame level point is what the game internally tracks a Sim’s fame. Rank 1 celebrity = 162 points, rank 2 celebrity = 837 points, etc.
Overmax Levels
Additionally, each overmax career level (i.e. raises you received after you’re already level 10) will increases all base gig payouts (before scaling it for celebrity ranks) by 10%. Each level’s 10% is calculated multiplicatively.
Royalty Payments
Your Sim will now also receive daily royalty payments for each gig completed. The higher the gig payout, the longer the royalty payments will last. The royalty payment amount per day is based off the gig payout and it decreases every day. The exact amount received each day is calculated using the following formula:
daily_payment_amount = gig_payout^0.9*0.75/(1+payment_day_number^5/(7.5*gig_payout^0.75))
Once the expected payment amount drops below the square root of the gig payout, the payments will stop. For instance, if your Sim received $32000 for a gig, the royalty payments will stop once it drops below $32000^0.5=$179. Here’s how much each payment will be over the course of 15 days:
The actual amount received will fluctuate up or down by roughly 10%.
Uninstallation
If none of your Sims are currently receiving acting gig royalty payments, you can simply remove the mod files to uninstall it.
If they are still receiving royalty payments, uninstalling this mod will cause all future unpaid payments to be of wrong amount. To prevent this, enter "clear_royalties" in the cheat console to remove all royalty payments for the currently selected sim before uninstalling this mod.
Comments (59)
Does this mod work with the newwest update?
Hi - Does this need to be updated?
Wondering as well!
is this updated hun?
Hello this mod be getting updated I kept getting LE in my game
How can I download. Is this mod still active
Is it possible to take a look at this mod? Still getting royalties but payments seem to be defaulted to EA limits. I don’t currently have any other mods that affect the Acting career. Thanks!
Hey! The increased pay still works in my game. Note that you could still get royalties for previously completed gigs even after uninstalling this mod, so check if the mod is still installed correctly.
I had a sim practising acting at a microphone.
https://pastebin.com/PcFiUSsy
I got a LE from this after the For Rent Patches.
Hey. Can you upload the LE somewhere and link it here? Also let me know you were doing in-game when you received the LE.
Hello! I know this has nothing to do with the mod and I apologize but does your mod Overmax Higher/Longer Payments work with the newest update?
Any other troubleshooting ideas to make this mod work? I played with just these files, then tried add it back and take out some potentially conflicting mod, but its still not working for me.
i like this mod but for some reason when trying to select a new gig it only gives the two base commercial gigs as options even though I am level 6 in the acting career and can't get the higher paying gigs unless I uninstall the mod, restart the game, select the gig, and then reinstall the mod
Hi! Have you tested this w/ only this mod installed? I tested this myself and I'm able to select higher level gigs with this mod installed.
Hello! I love your mods, but was wondering if this one is still compatible with the games current version?
Hey. This mod still works in my game. If you have any issues with it, you can let me know.
Hi, your mods has a conflict with the new pack, i.e. when you click on a gig it removes the career details and access to gigs for the paranormal investigator career.
Thanks for the report! I've updated the mod to fix the issue.
Hi, so I have a question? It didn’t break my game fortunately, however I do experience severe lag. It’s the only mod I have and when I run other mods alone (mccc, I had wicked whims for a bit) it doesn’t lag as much. Is this normal? Do you know if anything could help?
Hi! This mod would not cause any lags. It's a small mod that modifies a few of EA's existing functions that only run during relevant actions (such as when you open the audition panel and when you're done with a gig). It has no active impact on game performance.
Hi. Were you planning on updating the mod again soon? I’ve downloaded it so I’m hoping it still works but I know we’ve gotten quite a few big updates to the game since you last updated the mod. :)
Hey. This mod will only be updated if a patch breaks it. I'm using it in my game and it still works as far as I can tell.
I got a LE for it when i hired an agency.
Thank you for the update!
I'm pretty sure this mod needs updated, because I had it downloaded and it was preventing my sim from going to gigs at all. The message that pops up to ask if you want to send your sim to the gig alone or go with them, doesn't pop up at all.
You are correct, I tested it with this mod in and out, with other mods and all by itself. This is definitely causing the gig picker dialog to not appear.
This didn't give my sim higher paying gigs.
Hey! If it doesn't work at all, it's mostly likely not installed correctly. When the game starts up it will show you a list of mods you have installed. Make sure this mod shows up under both "Custom Content" and "Script Mods", or else it won't work.
Does this mod require and game packs?
No! It does not even require Get Famous actually. Though obviously the mod does not do anything if you don't have Get Famous.
Just a question. Mod works perfectly and it's definitely a "must-have" for me. Just wondering if the mod decreases the time between the audition and gig? With this mod, it seems they are closer together. Take gig on day 1, audition on day 2, gig on day 3. Without the mod, there's usually 2-3 days between them. I love it... just wondering.
Hey! This mod does not do that.
Hi I created myself an actress and I wanted to test your mod but once in the game it is impossible to select a contract. I removed your mod from the game and it works. Please check compatibility. Bye
Hey! This mod still works fine with latest patch. The audition panel sometimes does not open for various reasons not related to this mod.
The mod no longer works in my game.
Hi. The mod still works in my game. Check your installation if it doesn't work at all.
Hi there, does this need updating since the last patch? Thanks :)
I've checked and there was no coding changes that would break this mod.
Thanks for the update!!!!
Hello Thank's for upload. 😊 Bye
Checking my list of mods before I take the plunge for the 1.58 patch. How are we looking here?
This mod needs a small update. I already updated it for my own game and I’ll upload it here soon.
Hi! I believe this mod is currently broken. It does not seem like it has done anything to my sims career and I'm receiving LE messages. If nothing is wrong: Is there a specific way to install this mod? Can it be max 1 folder deep in my mods or something like that?
Hey there. This mod is installed the same way as any script mods (no more than 1 subfolder level deep). It still works fine in my game though. If you've encountered LEs you can post them to here.
Hi Weerbesu! Love your work. It seems that this mod is currently broken with the current patch. My Sims are unable to leave the lot at the end of a gig. Thank you for all your hard work.
https://pastebin.com/B4Ma35BK I also got an LE from this
I was wondering if u could make a mod that made that fame thing harder, cause I feel like my sims become global superstars in a heartbeat. Maybe slow it down a little u know?
Sorry, quick question. I haven’t seen a change in the payouts of the gigs or royalties. The pay seems just about the same. Nothing close to the screen shots you had. My sim is at level 8 and she’s still being paid like 3-4K for the higher gigs and the smaller ones are a couple hundred bucks. The royalties haven’t changed either. Is there a cheat code I need to enter or do I need to reset something? Thanks for your help with this.
Hey there. Without this mod you wouldn't get royalties at all for completing gigs. If you don't get royalties, chances are the mod is not installed correctly.
I love this mod! I have a question about your Higher More Realistic OverMax mod from MTS, should I have that installed as well for all my non-acting careers?
Yes if you want higher pay for other careers. This mod only works for the acting career.
Thanks for updating it, it always works to double check.
There's definitely a bug with the mod, I removed ALL other mods and I still get LE errors when going to auditions and the acting career gets completely removed from my sim's job panel. I hope you can fix it, I REALLY love this mod. It makes the acting career viable again.
You're right. I tested it myself and got the same issue. This is fixed now.
I have the same problem
Not sure if the patch yesterday broke this, or if it's a conflict with another mod, but I noticed that the acting career is sorta bugged, it doesn't show the gig, or even the career itself in the career panel, it could probably be something in your UI Cheats mod, but I felt it would make more sense posting this here, as the patch could have broken a lot of mods, going to remove any Get Famous Mods I have, just to make sure.
Hey there I've checked and there is no coding change that would break this mod and it should still work with the latest patch. Your issue is likely from an outdated UI Cheats or a different mod.