Soccer Ball Base Game
This custom object is a reimagined version of The Sims Online’s soccer ball to The Sims 1, developed to enhance its scripting and align its functionality with other in-game sports items.
Works in all versions of the game.
Some of the ways this The Sims 1 version differs from its original TSO counterpart:
- i. Tweaked the sprites in GIMP to have slightly darker edges—barely noticeable, but it helps with the 3D effect.
- ii. Fixed the “Hard” and “Light” kick interactions so they actually trigger the right The Sims 1 animations instead of always defaulting to “hard kick” (the soccer ball is a scapped The Sims 1 object whose animations still can be found in the final product as leftovers).
- iii. Instead of the repo man’s gunshot sound, the ball now plays one of three randomly selected custom “.wav” kicking sounds.
- iv. Added a new “Play” interaction—Sims can now kick the ball around indefinitely, cycling between “hard” and “light” kicks at random. Playful Sims will keep at it until their Fun meter is almost maxed out, while Serious Sims will lose interest once they’re a little over halfway there. If their Fun is high enough, they’ll only give the ball a single light tap when told to play again.
- v. Improved the randomized “goto relative” logic that determines where Sims should aim their next kick, choosing from n,e,s and w at random. They should struggle less when obstacles are in the way—even if they decide to play soccer indoors.
- vi. If Sim B is standing in the way of Sim A’s next kick, Sim B will now move aside rather than just standing there and blocking the shot.
Planned features for 2.0:
- Transform it into a group activity, where Sims will be able to play soccer together.
- Make it a Body skill object!
This custom object is a reimagined version of The Sims Online’s soccer ball, developed to enhance its scripting and align its functionality with other TS1 sports items.
Up to 4 Sims can play at the same time! Sims can also boost their Body points with it.
Works in all versions of the game!Some of the ways this version differs from its original TSO counterpart:
i. Tweaked the sprites in GIMP to have slightly darker edges—barely noticeable, but it helps with the 3D effect.
ii. Fixed the “Hard” and “Light” kick interactions so they actually trigger the right Maxis animations instead of always defaulting to “hard kick.”
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iii. Instead of the repo man’s gunshot sound like in the original, the ball now plays one of three randomly selected custom “.wav” kicking sounds.
iv. Added a new “Play” interaction—Sims can now kick the ball around indefinitely, cycling between “hard” and “light” kicks at random. Playful Sims will keep at it until their Fun meter is almost maxed out, while Serious Sims will lose interest once they’re a little over halfway there. If their Fun is high enough, they’ll only give the ball a single light tap when told to play again.
v. Improved the randomized “goto relative” logic that determines where Sims should aim their next kick, choosing from n,e,s and w at random. They should struggle less when obstacles are in the way—even if they decide to play soccer indoors.
vi. If Sim B is standing in the way of Sim A’s next kick, Sim B will now move aside rather than just standing there and blocking the shot.