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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by Ginny » April 10th, 2019, 5:59 pm

Hey everyone,

I've got a problem with the StoryProgression NameList mod. It doesn't work and I really don't know where I made the mistake.
Maybe someone can help me, that would be great! :)

So, I downloaded the mod file, unpacked it and altered the XML file, so that it contains the names I want the sims in my town to be given.
After I made those changes, I saved it in a new package file (NRaas_StoryProgression_NameList_Tuning.package).
Then I put the file in the same folder like any other mod: Electronic Arts\Die Sims 3\Mods\Packages.

I restarted my game, but it doesn't work. New babies in the neighbourhood still get any names, not the ones I wrote in that list. :huh:

So, did I miss something? Does my user-defined list somehow have to be ... activated?

Thank you for any piece of advice!

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by Ginny » April 10th, 2019, 6:03 pm

Here is the new XML file I created ... in case there's something wrong in there.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<NameList>

  <Names>
    <!-- This is the default set, it must always be the first entry in the file  -->
    <Species></Species>
    <!-- Human, Dogs, LittleDogs, Horses, Cats, All -->
    <Gender>GenderMask</Gender>
    <!-- Male, Female, GenderMask (both) -->
    <Name></Name>
    <!-- Comma Separated list of names -->
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Human</Species>
    <Gender>Male</Gender>
    <Name>Aaron, Abraham, Adam, Alec, Alexander, Allen, Alvin, Andre, Andrew, Andy, Anthony, Ashton, Ben, Benjamin, Brad, Brandon, Bryan, Caleb, Charlie, Chris, Christopher, Cody, Cole, Colin, Conner, Daniel, David, Dean, Derek, Dominic, Dylan, Edward, Elias, Elijah, Eliott, Eric, Ethan, Evan, Ezra, Felix, Finley, Finn, Flynn, Fred, Gabriel, George, Gideon, Gordon, Graig, Harry, Henry, Holden, Ian, Isaac, Jack, Jacob, Jaime, Jake, James, Jared, Jason, Jayden, Jeffrey, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jesse, Jimmy, John, Jonas, Jonathan, Jordan, Joseph, Joshua, Julian, Keith, Kellan, Kenneth, Kevin, Kieran, Kiran, Kyle, Laurence, Lennard, Leo, Levi, Lewis, Liam, Linus, Lionel, Logan, Louis, Luca, Lucian, Luke, Marco, Marcus, Mark, Marty, Matt, Matthew, Max, Miles, Moses, Nathan, Nathaniel, Neil, Nelson, Niall, Nick, Nicolai, Nicolas, Noah, Noel, Nolan, Oliver, Patrick, Paul, Philipp, Ralph, Riley, Robin, Ronan, Rory, Ryan, Rylan, Samuel, Sandro, Scott, Sebastian, Seth, Silvester, Simon, Spencer, Thomas, Timothy, Tobias, Toby, Tom, Tony, Tyler, Vincent, Walter, Will, William, Zachary</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Human</Species>
    <Gender>Female</Gender>
    <Name>Abigail, Abby, Ada, Adriana, Aileen, Alana, Alenya, Alexis, Alice, Alison, Alyssa, Amanda, Amber, Amy, Anna, Anne, Annie, April, Aria, Ashley, Becca, Becky, Belinda, Beth, Bethany, Bonnie, Bree, Brianna, Brittany, Caitlin, Carol, Charlotte, Christina, Claire, Clara, Dana, Danielle, Darlene, Deborah, Diana, Elara, Eleanor, Elena, Eliana, Elizabeth, Ella, Elle, Emilia, Emily, Emma, Esme, Evelyn, Felicity, Gila, Grace, Greta, Gwendolyn, Hailey, Hannah, Happy, Harper, Hazel, Heather, Helen, Helena, Holly, Jacky, Jade, Jamila, Jane, Jean, Jennifer, Jessica, Jill, Jillian, Joanna, Jolanda, Jordyn, Josephine, Julia, Juliana, June, Justine, Katherine, Katie, Kayla, Kim, Laura, Lauren, Lavinia, Lea, Lena, Leona, Leslie, Lilah, Lilian, Lily, Linda, Lisa, Louisa, Louise, Luanne, Lucy, Lydia, Lynn, Maddie, Maggie, Marianna, Marie, Mary, Maya, Meghan, Melody, Michelle, Miriam, Monica, Nicole, Olivia, Paige, Philippa, Phoebe, Rachel, Rebecca, Riley, River, Robyn, Rose, Roxanne, Samantha, Sandy, Sarah, Savannah, Seraphina, Shaelyn, Sharon, Shireen, Silvie, Simona, Sophia, Spencer, Stephenie, Susanna, Sylvia, Tamara, Taylor, Theresa, Tina, Valentina, Valerie, Vanessa, Veronica, Vivian</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Horses</Species>
    <Gender>Male</Gender>
    <Name>Aeris, Allegro, Amadeus, Amado, Apollo, Artax, Atlanto, Atlas, Attila, Billie, Blitz, Bolero, Bosco, Bounty, Bracio, Bronco, Cameron, Charlie, Dallas, Desperado , Dionysos, Domino, Eros , Fallada, Ferrero, Fjuri, Fox, Franklin, Jackson, Jasper, Joey, Jupiter, Leandro, Lee, Lucky, Luke, Lullaby, Max, Maximus, Mick, Milo, Monty, Narciss, Neptun, Nero, Pepper, Pharaoh, Ricky, Romeo, Roy, Rusty, Scout, Winslet</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Horses</Species>
    <Gender>Female</Gender>
    <Name>Amelie, April, Aurora, Autumn, Ava, Bella, Bonita , Bonney, Bounty, Bree, Carolina, Cleo, Dakota, Dream, Ebony, Eleanor, Fiona, Flora, Florence, Flower, Fortuna, Indira, Isabelle, Jackie, Jasmine, Lacey, Lucie, Luna, Lynn, Miranda, Montana, Morgan, Nevada, Paris, Pearl , Penelope, Phoenix, Piper, Pretty, Prim, Queenie, Rhoda, Rose, Sabrina, Sadie, Saphira, Scarlett, Shiva, Silver, Sky , Snowflake, Stella, Tina, Tori, Willow</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Horses</Species>
    <Gender>GenderMask</Gender>
    <Name>Alpha, Blacky, Bounty, Fire, Moony, Shadow, Skydancer, Wind</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Dogs</Species>
    <Gender>Male</Gender>
    <Name>Adonis, Aeris, Albin, Amadeo, Aramis, Arco, Ares, Aristoteles, Arthos, Aton, Barry, Ben, Benny, Bodo, Bruno, Charlie, Cody, Colin, Cooper, Danny, Finn, Fixie, Floyd, Gilbert, Goliath, Harley, Hermes, Hugo , Jaron, Jasper, Lenny, Loki, Luca, Lucky, Marley, Max, Milo, Nero, Odysseus, Oscar, Pal, Pluto, Pollux, Ray, Rex, Riley, Rocky, Romeo, Sam, Spiky, Teddy, Theo, Tony, Vincent, Zeke, Zerberus, Zeus, Zyron</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Dogs</Species>
    <Gender>Female</Gender>
    <Name>Abby, Alona, Alpha, Amy, Bailey, Bessie, Betty, Bonnie, Brooke, Chloe, Clara, Coco, Daisy, Ellie, Ivy, Izzie, Jackie, Jemma, Josie, Kira, Lainie, Leia, Leika, Leila, Lessie, Lexy, Lizzie, Lola, Luca, Lucy, Luna, Maya, Mercy, Nala, Nellie, Paula, Phoebe, Pippa, Rhonda, Rosie, Roxanna, Roxy, Ruby, Sally, Sandy, Sasha, Stella, Susie, Zera, Zoe</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Dogs</Species>
    <Gender>GenderMask</Gender>
    <Name>Alex, Bounty, Coco, Fiffi, Luca, Nash, Snoopy</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>LittleDogs</Species>
    <Gender>Male</Gender>
    <Name>Adonis, Aeris, Albin, Amadeo, Aramis, Arco, Ares, Aristoteles, Arthos, Aton, Barry, Ben, Benny, Bodo, Bruno, Charlie, Cody, Colin, Cooper, Danny, Finn, Fixie, Floyd, Gilbert, Goliath, Harley, Hermes, Hugo , Jaron, Jasper, Lenny, Loki, Luca, Lucky, Marley, Max, Milo, Nero, Odysseus, Oscar, Pal, Pluto, Pollux, Ray, Rex, Riley, Rocky, Romeo, Sam, Spiky, Teddy, Theo, Tony, Vincent, Zeke, Zerberus, Zeus, Zyron</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>LittleDogs</Species>
    <Gender>Female</Gender>
    <Name>Abby, Alona, Alpha, Amy, Bailey, Bessie, Betty, Bonnie, Brooke, Chloe, Clara, Coco, Daisy, Ellie, Ivy, Izzie, Jackie, Jemma, Josie, Kira, Lainie, Leia, Leika, Leila, Lessie, Lexy, Lizzie, Lola, Luca, Lucy, Luna, Maya, Mercy, Nala, Nellie, Paula, Phoebe, Pippa, Rhonda, Rosie, Roxanna, Roxy, Ruby, Sally, Sandy, Sasha, Stella, Susie, Zera, Zoe</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>LittleDogs</Species>
    <Gender>GenderMask</Gender>
    <Name>Alex, Bounty, Coco, Fiffi, Luca, Nash, Snoopy</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Cats</Species>
    <Gender>Male</Gender>
    <Name>Adonis, Alfie, Archie, Baloo, Beau, Benny, Billie, Binx, Ceasar, Charlie, Elmo, Felix, Finn, Frankie, Franklin, Fred, Gatsby, Gibson, Jack, Jasper, Jax, Leo, Leon, Lincoln, Louie, Max, Mogli, Monty, Murphy, Napoleon, Neo, Oliver, Percy, Peter, Pip, Ralph, Ricky, Riley, Romeo, Salem, Sam, Samson, Silvester, Simba, Socks, Theon, Tiger, Tim, Timmy, Tom, Tommy, Tony, Whiskers, Willie</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Cats</Species>
    <Gender>Female</Gender>
    <Name>Alice, Ava, Billie, Callie, Chloe, Cleo, Coco, Elaine, Ella, Ellie, Emma, Emmie, Fiona, Gracie, Hazel, Josie, Kira, Kitty, Lily, Lola, Loony, Lucy, Maddie, Matilda, Mia, Millie, Mimi, Mina, Minerva, Minette, Mona, Nala, Nelly, Nora, Olivia, Ophelia, Persephone, Phoebe, Priska, Rosie, Sally, Sandy, Serafina, Sissi, Stella, Susie, Tabby, Tammy, Tina, Tinka, Trixie, Zoe</Name>
  </Names>

  <Names>
    <Species>Cats</Species>
    <Gender>GenderMask</Gender>
    <Name>Lou, Nicky, Sasha </Name>
  </Names>


  <LastNames>
    <!-- This is the default set, it must always be the first entry in the file  -->
    <Species></Species>
    <!-- Human, Dogs, LittleDogs, Horses, Cats, All -->
    <Gender>GenderMask</Gender>
    <!-- Male, Female, GenderMask (both) -->
    <Name></Name>
    <!-- Comma Separated list of names -->
  </LastNames>

  <LastNames>
    <Species>All</Species>
    <Gender>GenderMask</Gender>
    <Name>Abbott, Ackley, Alcott, Bale, Barley, Barrett, Beckett, Bennett, Benton, Blackburn, Blake, Bloom, Bowles, Branford, Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Bryson, Burton, Carlton, Clayton, Coen, Coleman, Collins, Cone, Conover, Cooper, Crawford, Croft, Curtis, Darnell, Dawson, Deak, Dixon, Dunning, Eddison, Elkins, Ellington, Evans, Farrell, Finch, Fisher, Folland, Foreman, Foster, Fox, French, Gardner, Gibson, Gilbert, Goldman, Goode, Gordon, Grant, Green, Greenway, Grey, Hamilton, Hansen, Harding, Hardt, Harris, Harrison, Hudson, Hunter, Iles, Irving, Jenkins, Jennings, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kelland, Kelley, King, Landon, Larsen, Lewis, Lionheart, Long, Loveland, Marshall, Mathews, Maynard, McCarthy, McConnell, McKinnley, McLean, McMurphy, McNolty, Melville, Merton, Miller, Moore, Morris, Myers, Nelson, Newton, Nichols, Nicholson, Norman, Norton, O’Brien, O’Connor, O’Sullivan, Owens, Palmer, Parker, Parrish, Paulsen, Petersen, Phillips, Piper, Poole, Porter, Preston, Price, Quinn, Randolph, Reed, Reid, Reynolds, Ridley, Riley, Rivers, Robbins, Robinson, Ryan, Ryder, Sallis, Seager, Seawell, Shaw, Smith, Spearman, Spencer, Steel, Stephens, Stephenson, Steward, Stuart, Summers, Tavendale, Taylor, Thompson, Tonkins, Vance, Varley, Walker, Wallace, Walsh, Ward, Watson, Webb, Wells, Welsh, Wescott, West, Westerfield, Whatney, White, Williams, Wilson, Wingfield, Wright, Yates, Young</Name>
  </LastNames>

</NameList>

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by igazor » April 11th, 2019, 2:15 pm

I'm sure someone will come along who can be more helpful, but in the meantime I have a question. Does your XML file really have the &lt; code for the "<" symbol and &gt; for the ">" symbol or is that just the message board text editor playing games with your file's displayed contents?

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by Ginny » April 11th, 2019, 6:21 pm

No that's just this message editor, my real file does have the right symbols :D
Would be great though, if the reason the mod doesn't work was such an easy fixable thing ;)

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by Chain_Reaction » April 11th, 2019, 8:40 pm

Do you have Options: Immigration/Emigration / Use Custom Names Only set to true?

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by Ginny » April 17th, 2019, 5:36 pm

@ Chain_Reaction: Yes, I have :)
That only has to be/can be set at this one place, right?
SP > General Options > Options:Lot >Options:Immigration/Emmigration > UseCustomNamesOnly > True

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by Ginny » April 17th, 2019, 5:44 pm

Another thing I noticed:
When you start the game and come into the main menu (before selecting which family you want to play) there's that small window in which all your mods are listed. The odd thing: All my installed mods appear, only the NRaas_StoryProgression_NameList_Tuning doesn't.
Does that mean that the game somehow doesn't realize that this package even exists?

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by sittingbear » April 18th, 2019, 12:50 am

Ginny wrote:
April 17th, 2019, 5:44 pm
Another thing I noticed:
When you start the game and come into the main menu (before selecting which family you want to play) there's that small window in which all your mods are listed. The odd thing: All my installed mods appear, only the NRaas_StoryProgression_NameList_Tuning doesn't.
Does that mean that the game somehow doesn't realize that this package even exists?
That window can only show a limited number of script mods. It doesn't show tuning mods or custom content.

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StoryProgression NameList doesn't work

Post by Ginny » April 18th, 2019, 2:26 am

sittingbear wrote:
April 18th, 2019, 12:50 am
That window can only show a limited number of script mods. It doesn't show tuning mods or custom content.
Alright, good to know :)

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