Changelog

• Added Japanese translations by maru dada.
• Added Russian translations by B3 from Origamika group.
• New: The Internet Router is now available in a Wall Mounted version**.
• New: The Internet Router now includes a white swatch! Install Kits are labeled to distinguish the colors.
• Improvement: Both swatch textures are now a higher resolution to improve quality.
• New: Let your customers know you have the best WiFi in town with the new WiFi Decal and WiFi Password Sign. Sims will autonomously scan the QR on the Password Sign if they have a laptop or tablet in their inventory.
• New: Sims can now add Mobile Hotspots to their Simzlink subscription and access Internet from anywhere*. Call Simzlink today to add a Family or Personal Hotspot Plan to your subscription, then Toggle Mobile Hotspot from your phone to get connected. Personal plans are §30 per Sim per week, Family plans are §75 per week.
• Improvement: Simzlink Customer Service reps have been re-educa.. I mean trained to ask if you need more help at the end of your call. Clicking “Yes” will take you back to the main menu.
• Improvement: You can now order multiple Install Kits from the mailbox at University Housing and Rentals.
• Fix: Technicians can properly take Paid Time Off from their phone.
• Fix: Work Orders would sometimes show that a customer requested TV or Music service even if there didn’t appear to be a TV or Stereo on the lot. This was because TV Stands included the same build buy tags as TVs. This system has been rebuilt to account for these types of objects across all addon types.
• Fix: The “Jacked into the Zetrix” dazed buff from Tinkering with the Router at a low skill would stick permanently. It’ll now properly expire after 1 sim hour.
• Fix: The WiFi relationship bit should no longer appear in relationship panels at all, it previously appeared as “Neighbor”.

**You currently cannot instruct Technicians during an Installation appointment to place a Wall Mounted router. Nor can you order Install Kits to place on the wall. However, This is currently in the works!
*Hotspot service unavailable on Batuu and Sixam

• Hotfix: Worked around an issue that was causing Cottage Living festivals to throw an exception in specific game installations.
• Additional strings translated to Chinese by TangY

• Added Traditional Chinese translations by TangY!
• Added Polish translations by Robi321!
• Fixed an issue where the Router would not provide WiFi to an object when slotted into it, for example the Video Recording station.
• Simzlink is a proud sponsor of the San Myshuno Festivals. Free Public WiFi will now be available during Festivals. Lots in the surrounding area will also have WiFi access for the duration of the Festival.
• You can now Order Simzlink Install Kit from the mailbox for free at a Rentable Home or Dorm and will be placed in your Sim’s inventory. Place the Router where you’d like, unbox it, turn it on, and it should immediately connect to the best network in Llama Nation.
• Rentable Homes and University Housing (Dorms), and all other non-residential Venues will now be in Commercial Mode by default. Perform Commercial Work Orders like you would for a Residential job.
• Owned businesses are now the only place you can change Modes. You can always use the Lot Challenge to bypass the Router completely.
• Fixed an issue in the Active Career where Commercial Mode would mark all items in the Work Order to-do list as complete. Not so fast!
• Venue Wall Speakers should now properly have the “Setup Music Service” interactions which may have prevented players from completing work orders at certain locations.
• Fixed an issue where the Out of Service Area notification wasn’t displayed when calling Customer Service in areas like Selvadorada and Granite Falls.

• Now Available for Everyone!
• Removed the donate object to charity Fame Quirk interaction from internet requirements.

• Fixed a major issue causing power to stay turned off when going delinquent then paying bills.
• Butlers should no longer ring the doorbell when switching between roles.
• Fixed an issue where active Sims were getting an NPC cooldown buff preventing them ringing the doorbell again immediately.
• Fixed an issue where Visual Ring was not being triggered by children.
• The Ring Doorbell interaction should now always appear on the front page.
• Notifications will now stay visible until dismissed.

You can now perform installations and service calls at Commercial Venues in the Technician Active Career. A dialog will give you the choice between Residential or Commercial when requesting a Work Order. Businesses owned by active households are currently still excluded. However you can still call the NPC for installation when playing on that lot.

Sims can now pay with their SNB Bank Account! A new Pay with SNB button will show up in your Bill Statement if SNB Bank is installed. Note: This is an unofficial integration so you should contact Lot 51 for issues with this specific feature instead of SimRealist. Issues regarding the SNB mod in general should still be deferred to SimRealist.

A §15 processing fee will be added to your bill if using the Pay with SNB payment method.

Lots can completely opt out of the Simzlink mod gameplay by adding the “Free Public WiFi” Lot Challenge. (Note: this is different than Commercial Mode. Commercial Mode still requires a Router on the lot, and will experience service disruptions, just disables passwords and billing since there isn’t a lot owner)

More Changes:

• Sims should no longer put their Tech Tablet on the ground.
• Added the BuyCatEE_MiscElectronics tag to the list of WiFi enabled objects which should now include the Streaming Drones.
• You can now easily check your Bill Statement when contacting Simzlink Customer Service from your phone or computer.
• An element of “Story Progression” has been added; Anytime you travel to a lot that is owned by an NPC, Simzlink will check if bills are due and charge the owning household. If the household cannot afford their bill then normal delinquency effects will occur. This should prevent all your neighbors from becoming perpetually delinquent. Eventually these NPCs may run out of money as well, but seems like the lesser of two evils.
• If you don’t want to travel to a specific residence or venue, you can now request a new work order while at home.
• Customer Service call durations have been reduced to make the dialogs appear faster.
• Additional requirements have been added to the “Disconnected from the World” effects. Sims will only feel the effects if they have the Webmaster, High Maintenance, or Geek Trait; in the Bored mood; or near Social failure.
• Fixed carry animations for Install/Repair Kits

• Added Spanish translations by the Simlish4 team.
• Sims in the Technician career will properly receive their paycheck after 7 days. You will no longer see the default “End of Shift” dialog and will see a new paycheck dialog on Pay Day.
• Toddlers can be given the password by an older Sim.
• Sims will no longer autonomously turn off the Router.
• Temporarily disabled Internet requirements when uploading music tracks/videos from the inventory.

• Fixed an issue with apartments that would cause you to travel and become a visitor of your own lot when your installation appointment began.
• Fixed an issue with the Complete 3 Work Orders goal being fulfilled by a single work order.
• Fixed an issue where Technicians could not quit their job.
• Fixed the chance of an advertisement including a coupon. There’s a 5% chance of an advert being delivered each day with a 50% chance of a coupon.
• Added interactions for the DJ Booth, Music Mix Station, Video Production Station, and Streaming Drone to the “requires internet” list.
  • Tracks can still be created on the mix station and played at a dj booth while offline, however you will not be able to post updates, live stream, or upload tracks/videos.
• Preparation for non-residential gigs during the active career in a future update.

• Fixed an issue causing an exception when viewing Bill Statement

• Copied strings to all languages to fix blank text.