• (Spa Day GP) Removed internet requirement from purchasing facial masks on the mini-fridge.

• Fixes an exception caused by the WiFi available test running on Sims.
• Fixes an issue with bill cycles and service disruptions not updating over time. (Implements the Unbust the Dust fix)

QoL Update: You can now opt out Simzlink gameplay in entire saves by toggling within your Router settings or the Simzlink category on the mailbox.

The Free Public WiFi Lot Challenge can remain on existing lots and will simply be ignored. When opted out, Routers and Home Hubs can still be used as decor, for listening to music, calling over sims, voice messages, etc.

Simzlink now requires Lot 51 Core Library! This library includes standard code used across all of my mods to stay optimized and help reduce conflicts with other creators’ mods as the Lot 51 collection grows. Future updates to Simzlink and other mods may require an update to the Core Library for compatibility (and vice versa) but will be highlighted in the release notes:

• Requires Core Library 1.0.0
• Simzlink 1.3 added the Internet requirement to purchasing books from bookcases but this version fixes the wifi incompatibility with bookcases so you can actually purchase them!
• Fixed an issue causing Natural Outages to get stuck.
• More rebalancing to Service Disruptions.

• Say Sul Sul to Simzlink Stream included for free with your Internet service! Stream your favorite shows and movies from your laptop or desktop computer. Look for Simzlink Stream within the Simzlink category menu.
• You can now “Turn On Channel” to keep the tv on in the background without watching, similar to the defunct Turn On TV Mod by Shenanigans. (TV service required)
• Broadcast WiFi and tunes with the new Simzlink Home Hub with LIN-Z. A brand new Internet Router that includes all the functionality of the LIN-Z Smart Speaker wrapped in a sleek antenna-less design*
  • Available for $349 in Build/Buy Mode. The original Internet Router price has been slashed to $149
  • Call over Sims in other rooms containing a Home Hub.
  • Send Voice Messages to your friends.
  • *A recolor of the Groove Tube Wireless Speaker. High School Years required.
• The Simzlink Service Maps have been updated to indicate Free Public WiFi venues.
• The Free Public WiFi Lot Challenge icon has also been updated to match the map icon.
• Tablet/Streaming Drone Internet interactions can now be queued while the tablet is in a Sim’s inventory!
• Craftables like Music Production Station CDs and Video Production Station Videos will now require Internet to upload again as the inventory bug has been fixed!
• Rebalanced the distance the WiFi signal broadcasts to be more realistic. Spoiler: It’s been cut in half. Have fun!
• Router tooltips are more informative about the state of the internet service, and Network Names will now sync across all routers on the lot!
• The light on the router should better represent the state of your internet service.
• Removed satellite dish requirement for mountain side lots in Mt. Komorebi. The service map has been updated with this distinction.
• Added missing satellite dish requirement for movies if the lot is out of the service area (like TV Service). The FlicBuster DVD Player can still be used otherwise.
• Fixed an infinite loop that would crash the game when listening to music through a LIN-Z Smart Speaker and internet becomes unavailable.
• Active Career: Technicians will now be required to run a Speed Test before completing their Work Order using a Tablet or Computer. To make testing quick, Techs no longer need the WiFi password while at a customer’s lot.
• Active Career: Fixed missing notification from Commercial customers arriving on the lot. Clicking their icon in the notification will focus on the sim.
• Active Career: Fixed the “Complete Work Order” goal in the active career not adding to the performance meter.
• Active Career: Technicians can now “Talk about Work Order” with any customer to satisfy the “Greet Customer” goal (even on Commercial lots!). This goal now counts for 1/3 of your daily performance.
• Improved SNB Compatibility to feel more seamless:
  • All Simzlink services and add-ons are controlled via SNB Home Services when SNB is active.
  • Installation from a Technician is no longer required to setup your home.
  • Simzlink will no longer send a weekly bill to SNB customers and existing coupons are null and void.
  • SNB Basic Internet provides Simzlink Internet
  • SNB Premium Internet provides Simzlink Music and Simzlink Stream
  • SNB Basic Cable provides Simzlink TV
  • SNB Premium Cable provides Simzlink Movie Channels (FlicBuster DVD Player still works otherwise)
  • Townie homes and commercial lots will still require installation and the Active Career will operate as usual.

• Fixed an issue preventing players without City Living (EP04) from placing the Satellite Dish or Antenna on a lot.
• Made adjustments to the Technician NPC Invite In interaction to fix routing issues.

• Fixed an issue introduced with the High School Years patch preventing an active career day from ending properly.
• Fixed an issue preventing Technicians from being invited in. Sims have reverted back to a simple wave.

• Fixed an issue preventing Technicians from being invited in. Sims have reverted back to a simple wave.

• Repackaged mod to include Career and NPC tuning that was accidentally missed in 1.2

• The Copperdale High School and Auditorium now have Free Public WiFi! There is no need to place routers nor call Customer Service at these venues. (This also includes the festival area)
• All Copperdale neighborhoods are in the fiber networking area!
• Service disruptions will happen up to 3 times less as often.
• Added new interactions from High School Years EP to the Internet test list.

• Updated to be compatible with 1.90.358 (High School Years Patch)

• Adds support for Moonwood Mill. All lots in this region will require a satellite dish. The town never had the chance to install fiber networking, let alone cable before it was abandoned.
• Removed Internet requirements for purchasing Large Crop seeds from the garden patches.

• Updated Japanese, Polish, and Russian translations!
• Fixed an issue preventing Satellite Dish requirements from taking effect. All lots marked in the Service Map should now properly reflect their requirements.
• Fixed an issue preventing technicians from leaving your home after completing an installation.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from unboxing routers at a commercial gig.

• New Features!
  • Movie Hangout Stuff: Due to a settlement in the court case of FlicBuster v. Simzlink, Movies are now required to have an additional movie subscription to access those channels. Call Simzlink Customer Service and select Manage Addons then Movie Channels. Otherwise you can purchase a DVD player with the FlicBuster Mod installed and rent movies the old fashioned way.
  • Lots that are Off-The-Grid will now require a Simzlink Satellite Dish (Base Game Compatible) on the roof to receive Internet & TV service. You will need to purchase one from Build/Buy, Technicians will not install one for you.
  • Lots that are out of the service area (like Selvadorada, Granite Falls, The Bluffs) can now receive service with a Simzlink Satellite Dish on the lot. You will need to purchase one from Build/Buy, Technicians will not install one for you.
  • You can now view a Simzlink Service Map from the mailbox or computer that shows which lots in your neighborhood are in the service area.
  • Lots can now receive Local TV channels for free by placing a Classic TV Antenna on the roof. You will receive News, Public Access, and TV Classics without a Simzlink subscription.
  • Lots may now experience Major Natural Outages during heavy storms. The whole grid will be offline with Customer Service unreachable. Eventually crews will have your service back online!
    • There’s a 6% chance of an outage for each lightning strike that hits an object.
  • Technician NPCs will now be autonomously summoned to Commercial lots in the event of a service disruption and will repair service.
• FlicBuster Cross-Pack Updates:
  • Fixed an issue preventing sims from watching the current movie if the DVD Player was slotted into a TV (Like the Tiny Living TV/Stereo Combo) and TV Service was unavailable
• Simzlink Updates:
  • The NPC Home Installation experience has been improved!
    • You can request a Wall Mount from the Technician to have a Wall Mounted router installed. Simply drag the mount from your inventory to your desired location, then Instruct the Technician to install a router on the mount.
    • Techs will now wait at the door for at least an hour (up from 45min) and you’ll receive a notification when they’re leaving due to inactivity.
    • NPC Techs will be given a Tech Tablet and will use it autonomously like Player Sims in the Active Career.
    • Techs will now carry Install Kits to their unboxing location and place them in an available slot.
    • Improved constraints on “Instruct Technician to Install Here” interactions, previously tables and counters in certain positions wouldn’t properly run the interaction.
    • You’ll now receive a notification once they’re done for the day.
  • Players in the Active Career can now request Wall Mounts from the Simzlink Warehouse, unlocking the ability to place Wall Mounted routers at any customer location. Simply drag the mount from your inventory to your desired location, then drag an existing Install Kit onto the mount. You will then be able to Unbox the router and a Wall Mounted router will be placed instead of the standard tabletop version.
  • Player Sims in the Active Career should no longer run off lot interactions while at a customer’s location.
  • Sims will now autonomously watch the TV channels that are available to them.
  • “No Internet” tense/sad reactions will now only affect Sims with the following Traits while Bored or in Social failure: Geek, High Maintenance, Materialistic, Webmaster, Techie Lifestyle, Phone Fanatic Fame Quirk.  Elders are always excluded from the reactions, they can’t be bothered! Sims will also not complain while they are at home at an Off-The-Grid lot.
  • Prevent pets from running reactions resulting in scary deformations
  • Updated fonts on WiFi Sign textures
  • Added Simzlink logo to build buy thumbnails
  • Added Internet requirements to some missed Research and Purchase interactions.

• Routers will no longer turn off when loading a community lot.
• Venue Stereos will now turn on and off based on the lot’s WiFi connection.
• TV’s and Stereos will now turn off when service/WiFi becomes unavailable.
• Improved service status tooltip interactions for Music/TV addons when service is not available. They will no longer appear at community lots.
• Updated to support the upcoming FlicBuster mod. Movie interactions will be available if a DVD player is nearby with the corresponding disc inserted.
• General code cleanup

• 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.

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.