The Department Store Register is an object that allows your Sims to be able to buy any object of the Buy Mode catalog, adding more realism to the game.
While the Savvy Seller Collection also makes possible to set up a store with objects of the catalog, the Department Store Register simplifies and resolves some limitations of Savvy Seller for those who just want their Sims to be able to buy objects of the catalog in a store, leaving Savvy Seller just for those who want your Sims run their own business.
Through the Department Store Register, all objects of the Buy Mode catalog are available for purchase by your Sims. The only exception is the objects from the future (EP11), which I didn’t let appear to maintain as much realism as possible. I will soon provide a mod with a specific cash register for future objects.
The objects are organized according to the function categories of the buy mode catalog. Each catalog category is available as an interaction on the Department Store Register’s pie menu. For example, if your Sim wants to buy a car, you should select the “Shop… > Vehicles” option from the pie menu. After your Sim interacts with the clerk, the shopping panel will open with all objects of the “Vehicles” category available to be added to the shopping cart.
The shopping panel also categorizes objects according to the subcategories in which they are found in the buy mode catalog. In the case of “Vehicles”, you can filter the objects in the panel by “All”, “Bicycles”, “Cars”, “Miscellaneous” and “Boats”.
If you use a mod that recategorizes catalog objects, the objects in the Department Store Register should follow the recategorisation your mod does.
Department Store Register interactions, panel filters, and available objects should also accompany the EPs and SPs you have installed. For example, if you do not have EP5 (Pets), the “Pets Essentials” interaction should not be present in the Department Store Register; if you don’t have the EP10 (Island Paradise), the “Boats” filter should not appear in the shopping panel for “Vehicles”. But no EPs or SPs should be required by the Department Store Register.
Also, if you have Store objects or custom objects, those should also be available for purchase in the Department Store Register.
I also emphasize that all preset design options for each object become available for purchase. For example, if a certain car model has three predefined colors, the three color options for that car will be available for purchase.
Also, if you save a custom design preset for an object, that object with your custom design preset will be available for purchase.
Upon checkout, the objects will be added to your Sim’s inventory. If an object has some restrictions related to your Sim’s inventory, it will be added to the family’s inventory. A notification will appear if any objects go into the family inventory.
The Department Store Register is a clone of the General Store Register with a new script that implements its functionalities.
This mod also modifies the “S3_0333406C_00000000_EEF06251680758F9_ShopTabs%%+_XML.xml” file, which may conflict with any other mod that also modifies this file.
Finally, I’ve tried to include translations for all supported languages, but I can’t guarantee they’re all correct.
V1.1 Updates:
– Fixed bug where some CC objects were replaced by other EA objects (such as CC candles, which were replaced by the mood-lite candle)
– Fixed bug where it was not possible to remove some CC objects from the family inventory (such as Ani’s free range chicken)
– Fixed bug where some different CC objects were stacked together in the shopping list as if they were the same object
– Fixed bug where some CC objects, once purchased, turned into white boxes (such as some CC bookshelves)
– Code refactoring to provide performance improvements
Known Issues:
– Birthday and wedding cakes are not being available for purchase through this register.
– Some users may experience a temporary UI freeze when placing the register into the world for the first time (especially when the number of CC objects installed is large)
– Some users may experience a delay in loading items in the shopping dialog window (especially when the number of CC objects installed is large) (Published on: 2023-08-30 12:00:00)
