Thanks, Superfly!  Could you explain to me how to do that for future reference?  I looked around the tutorials at MTS2 but I didn't see any specific info on language enabling.

Dadditude I don't think there's a way to do that, but Superfly would know if there is.  But, if you want to fulfill a specific job want, you can do that with boolprop or Insim or Monique's computer...  I guess you're talking about fulfilling it a little more honestly though?  The more custom careers you have the less chance you get of having the job you actually want pop up in the newspaper or computer.  That's actually why I just use Monique's computer all the time for jobs anymore.

Self-Employed and Happily Unemployed Careers

EP Compatible
Won't overwite any other careers
For adults, teens and elders.
Custom icons.
No chance cards (because they wouldn't work since Sims with these careers never actually go to work.)
One level, no promotions, demotions, etc.

What these careers do:

Give your business owning Sims a job as far as the game is concerned, but there are no hours, no pay, and no carpool will ever come. The point is that when you click on self-employed Sims' job info you'll see "Self-Employed" instead of "Unemployed" Also since the game will see them as having a job, they will no longer get those pesky job wants (because you know they already HAVE one, now the game will realize it too.)  

The Happily Unemployed Sim career is exactly the same as the Self-Employed career, except for the name and the icon. This is for housewife or retired Sims who don't WANT a job.

The only downside: Since the game reads these as a job where every day is a day off, every day you'll get the "Brandi has the day off today" pop up. Just close it and pretend it isn't there.  

When you give a Sim one of these careers you'll get a pop up that says the carpool will arrive at 2 pm, but it won't, ever.

These will appear in the regular job listings like any other career, or you can assign them with the Insimenator or Monique's computer, etc.

Enjoy!

- Judy
judy@epix.net

I've been using this in my game for awhile and I finally decided to upload it.  It's actually the first career I ever made.

*Sims 2 Night Shift Career*

A variety of jobs (some of them rather odd!), all hours fall somewhere between 7pm and 7am.  

This career has 10 levels, with chance cards on each level.

Will not overwrite other careers.

EP ready.

Level 1 - Retail Store Clerk
Level 2 - Retail Store Security Guard
Level 3 - Factory Apprentice
Level 4 - Factory Foreman
Level 5 - Customer Service Rep
Level 6 - Answering Service
Level 7 - TV News Hotline Rep
Level 8 - 24 Hour Daycare Worker
Level 9 - Ritzy Hotel Front Desk Clerk
Level 10 - Professional Townie

Elder Levels:

Level 1 - Retail Store Greeter
Level 2 - Answering Service
LEvel 3 - 24 Hour Daycare Worker

Custom icon made by me in PSP.

The career uses Maxis clothing.

Reward Object: Execputter


To Install:  Unzip the careers and put them in your Download folder.  



Have fun!

- Judy
judy@epix.net

Quax, yes, I'm afraid the career is only in English.  I'm not sure what I'd have to do to make it work for all language versions of the game.  I'll look into that, it might be a matter of just checking an option in the career editor.

When you make teen and elder careers you don't need to use up the extra spots because those careers are designed with only three levels.  The problem is, you can't make a career that's only for elders or only for teens, a "teen/elder career" is available to both.  Plus I haven't found kimonos for teens.  With this adult career though elders can definitely have it if they get it as adults, the outfits on the top two levels work for elders too so hopefully your Sims will be transitioning to elder right around the time they get to okaasan and obaasan.  

Squinge, does this change who can ask somebody to stay the night, or do they still have to have a certain level of friendship for that?  I was just thinking that if this would also let any Sim ask any other Sim to stay the night and guarantee that they'd accept, it would be great for hotels.

I'm not sure about that.  If other careers that are EP compatible work with the base game, then this one will too, but I actually don't know.

To install: Unzip the files to a folder called geishacareer, or something similar. Add Chriko's clothing files to that folder, then put the folder in your Sims 2 downloads folder. The career should then show up in your game.

Thanks Squinge!!!

Well you were a big help Superfly, I used some of your tutorials and asked you some questions on MTS2.

Most custom careers that were updated for University have been working ever since.  I have all three expansions, but not FFS.

Thank you!  I did just test and yes, this hack was causing them not to be able to read at all.  But you know that, and you fixed it already.  

Okay now that I said it's working I noticed one problem: it does still allow ghosts to wake up your Sims.  There are other hacks for that though.

I can finally report that this DOES work.  I finally had a ghost I'm pretty familiar with come out, she always complains about her bed being gone, but she doesn't anymore!  Thanks so much for this Squinge!