More Romance Styles

This mod requires Lot 51 Core Library and the Lovestruck Expansion Pack.
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This mod adds four new Romance Styles to Lovestruck, with two more planned for future release. The Romance Styles are PDA, Quality Time, Mischievous, and Compersive.

1. PDA (Public Displays of Affection) 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

• Turn-On: Sims gain Romantic Satisfaction from Romance interactions in public spaces.
• Turn-Off: Sims lose Romantic Satisfaction from Romance interactions in public spaces.

What counts as "public"?

A space is considered public if any of the following are true:

• The lot is a non-residential venue (bars, parks, gyms, etc.) that neither Sim owns
• The Sim is in an apartment common area (lobby, hallway)
• The Sim is off-lot (open streets, neighborhood)

Residential lots, apartments, penthouses, and rented vacation homes are treated as private spaces.

2. Quality Time 🎳

• Turn-On: Sims gain Romantic Satisfaction from doing activities with their partner.
• Turn-Off: Sims lose Romantic Satisfaction from doing activities with their partner.

How it works

In an unmodded game, Sims gain Romantic Satisfaction from romantic interactions even if they do not have the matching Turn-On. A Turn-On simply boosts the gain. A Turn-Off, meanwhile, reverses the effect by blocking the gain and applying a loss instead. This Romance Style follows the same logic.

When Sims perform certain activities together, or near one another, they gain Romantic Satisfaction at set intervals.

• With the Quality Time Turn-On, the gain is boosted. The gain turns into a loss, however, if the Sim has a dislike for the activity they are doing.
• With the Quality Time Turn-Off, the gain is replaced with a loss. The loss increases if the Sim has a dislike for the activity they are doing. The loss is halved if you have my Relationship Satisfaction Tweaks mod and the Sim is empathetic to their partners needs.

The longer Sims spend doing an activity together, the greater the potential gain or loss. The following activities are currently supported:

3. Mischievous 😈

• Turn-On: Sims gain Romantic Satisfaction from Mischief interactions, and from initiating Mean interactions with their partner.
• Turn-Off: Sims lose Romantic Satisfaction from these interactions.

How it works for Mean interactions

For Mischief interactions, this Romance Style functions the same as the EA ones. But for Mean interactions, it is a bit more nuanced:

• Default behavior: mean interactions lower Romantic Satisfaction.
• Initiator → Recipient: if the Initiator has Mischievous Turn-Off, they lose more; if they have Mischievous Turn-On, they gain instead. Traits like Good reduces the impact of gains if the Recipient has a Mischievous Turn-Off.
• Recipient → Initiator: if the Recipient has Mischievous Turn-Off, they lose more. Traits like Low Self-Esteem and Embarrassed moods reduces the impact of losses on the Recipient’s side.

4. Compersive 🥰

Compersive Sims enjoy seeing their partner be romantic with others and find it satisfying when their partner watches them be romantic with someone else.

• Turn-On: Sims with this Turn-On gain Romantic Satisfaction when they witness their partner being romantic with others, or when they are romantic with others while their partner watches.
• Turn-Off: With the Turn-Off, Sims lose Romantic Satisfaction when they are romantic with others while their partner watches.
  • Sims with the Turn-Off only lose Romantic Satisfaction from witnessing their partner being romantic with others if they have certain Personality Traits, like Jealous.

How it works

When a romantic interaction occurs, the game checks whether either Sim has a nearby partner with open romantic boundaries. If so, the Sims in the relationship may gain or lose Relationship Satisfaction based on their preferences.

• A Sim being watched will never gain Romantic Satisfaction from an interaction they don’t like. Example: if a Sim has a Flirting Turn-Off and someone who isn’t their partner flirts with them, they won’t gain Romantic Satisfaction with their watching partner.
• Watching Sims also gain a bonus if they have a Turn-On that matches the interaction type: Physical Intimacy, Flirting, Affection, or WooHoo.
• Sims will occasionally react to being watched by their partner, or to watching their partner.

Compatibility

Shared Tuning File (Included)

This mod includes the file:

• tyjokr_SharedTuning_RomanceStyles

This file will conflict with any mod that overrides the following resources:

• loot_Attraction_LearnAboutTarget_RomanceStyles
• randomLoot_Attraction_GiveAttraction_RomanceStyles
• testSet_Attraction_TargetHasRomanceStyleTOTO

My other Romance Style mods also include this same file. You only need one copy of tyjokr_SharedTuning_RomanceStyles in your Mods folder, but having multiple copies will not hurt your game.

This mod was made possible by Sims 4 Studio, Tuning Builder, and STBL Studio.