No or reduced apthack apartment deposit
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Created by kestrellyn
Uploaded: 3rd Aug 2018 at 1:54 AM
Updated: 7th Dec 2021 at 5:17 PM
Updated: 7th Dec 2021 at 5:17 PM
Update: New version that should be more resistant to integer overflow
A request from the forums. This hack reduces the apartment deposit in Pescado's apthack. noaptdeposit reduces the "rent unfurnished" deposit to 0 and the "rent furnished" deposit to 1 (so you can still tell which option is which). halvedaptdeposit reduces both deposits by half. Only install one version. mixedaptdeposit reduces the "rent unfurnished" deposit to 0 and the "rent furnished" deposit by half.
Game compatibility:
This requires Apartment Life, or it won't do anything.
Hack compatibility:
This requires Pescado's apthack, available from his site here. Nothing bad will happen if you don't have it, but this hack won't do anything. In order for this hack to work, it must load after apthack.
This should not conflict with any hack that doesn't also conflict with apthack. See credits section for resources modified.
Resource Credits:
BHAV 0x2218 in group 0x7FD0DEBA, originally written by J. M. Pescado in his apthack, as linked above. In noaptdeposit, the entire contents of the BHAV written by Pescado has been removed and replaced by two lines of code written by me; in halvedaptdeposit and mixaptdeposit it is mostly the same as Pescado's with a couple extra lines added. As far as I'm aware, Pescado has no policies that disallow my posting this.
Disclaimer:
The original reason for charging the deposit is that your sims will be credited that money when they move out of the apartment. So, with this hack installed, every time sims move out of an apartment they will become slightly to significantly richer. To counter this, get my hack to combat this problem here: http://modthesims.info/d/643322/apa...ance-fixer.html
A request from the forums. This hack reduces the apartment deposit in Pescado's apthack. noaptdeposit reduces the "rent unfurnished" deposit to 0 and the "rent furnished" deposit to 1 (so you can still tell which option is which). halvedaptdeposit reduces both deposits by half. Only install one version. mixedaptdeposit reduces the "rent unfurnished" deposit to 0 and the "rent furnished" deposit by half.
Game compatibility:
This requires Apartment Life, or it won't do anything.
Hack compatibility:
This requires Pescado's apthack, available from his site here. Nothing bad will happen if you don't have it, but this hack won't do anything. In order for this hack to work, it must load after apthack.
This should not conflict with any hack that doesn't also conflict with apthack. See credits section for resources modified.
Resource Credits:
BHAV 0x2218 in group 0x7FD0DEBA, originally written by J. M. Pescado in his apthack, as linked above. In noaptdeposit, the entire contents of the BHAV written by Pescado has been removed and replaced by two lines of code written by me; in halvedaptdeposit and mixaptdeposit it is mostly the same as Pescado's with a couple extra lines added. As far as I'm aware, Pescado has no policies that disallow my posting this.
Disclaimer:
The original reason for charging the deposit is that your sims will be credited that money when they move out of the apartment. So, with this hack installed, every time sims move out of an apartment they will become slightly to significantly richer. To counter this, get my hack to combat this problem here: http://modthesims.info/d/643322/apa...ance-fixer.html
Filename | Size | Downloads | Date | |||||
halvedaptdeposit.zip
| Reduces apartment deposits by half
Size: 497 Bytes · Downloads: 560 · 7th Dec 2021 |
497 Bytes | 560 | 7th Dec 2021 | |||||
mixedaptdeposit.zip
| Reduces unfurnished deposit to 0 and furnished deposit by half
Size: 504 Bytes · Downloads: 530 · 15th Aug 2018 |
504 Bytes | 530 | 15th Aug 2018 | |||||
noaptdeposit.zip
| Reduces apartment deposit to 0/1 for unfurnished/furnished
Size: 278 Bytes · Downloads: 626 · 3rd Aug 2018 |
278 Bytes | 626 | 3rd Aug 2018 | |||||
For a detailed look at individual files, see the Information tab. |
Key:
- - File was updated after upload was posted
Install Instructions
Basic Download and Install Instructions:
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64: /Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
Recommended
The creator also recommends the following uploads:
You'll probably also want my hack to fix the apartment moveout finance problem than Pescado's apartment deposit was meant to fix. Get it here: http://modthesims.info/d/643322/apa...ance-fixer.html
Also Thanked - Users who thanked this download also thanked:
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Packs Needed
For a full list of packs with names, see the Packs Needed popup.
Other Information
Type:
– Global Mods
: Mods that change the way the game works without requiring any user intervention.
Tags
#apartments, #apartment, #deposit, #apthack
Packs Needed
Base Game | |
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Sims 2 |
Expansion Pack | |
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Apartment Life |
About Me
You can freely distribute and modify my files however and wherever you want, as long as you don't charge money for them and give credit to at least one of my usernames (rufio, kestrellyn, faiuwle). If you uploaded my hacks somewhere after they became unavailable on my Dropbox, you don't have to take them down.