Chronic Pain Paras

As someone who is disabled, I was so happy to see just how much disability inclusion was already present in the game’s character editor and through build mode objects. but I still wanted to make a mod to expand upon this inclusion in a way which had a more direct impact on gameplay. I am very open to hearing suggestions on how I can improve this mod, especially from those who have the disabilities I’m portraying!! FEATURES: Obtaining Chronic Pain: * A “Has Chronic Pain” trait will appear when creating your Para, located under Lifestyles. This trait is accessible for young adults and older. * There are also two alternative options for giving your Para chronic pain for children and older: you can choose to get “diagnosed” at a healthcare center (in air quotes because it does not at all reflect the realities of being diagnosed, but exists as an option for storytelling purposes), or you can give your Para chronic pain instantly just by clicking on them. These function separately from the Has Chronic Pain trait, so this change will not reflect in the character editor. However, they all function exactly the same. * The paramaker chronic pain trait is recommended for new saves, while the other two methods are recommended for existing saves. Chronic Pain Effects: * Paras with Chronic Pain will have a random chance of gaining a +1 Uncomfortable debuff every hour (for max +3 Uncomfortable). They will experience an increased decay of their Sleep need and how quickly it replenishes. They also have a Medicated need which can be filled using medication. * A Para’s discomfort relating to Chronic Pain can result in multiple wants relating to various pain relief methods, activities for distraction, etc. These are rerolled every time you select “Pick a reaction”, so you can keep pressing the react button until you see one that your Para would want to do. * The Med Meledy, (NEW) Treatment Keeper, and Dr. Auggie’s First Respondent Kit are now functional items which can be used by Paras with Chronic Pain every 4 hours to fill their Medicated need. * Yoga, being medicated, taking a bath, being asleep, and (NEW) taking a hot shower will provide temporary pain relief. * 8 new Together Cards can be used exclusively by Paras with Chronic Pain. Additional features I want to add at a later date: * More Together Cards exclusive to Paras with Chronic Pain, specifically interactions which involve bonding with other Paras with Chronic Pain. * Storycards (will be added in the next update!) * Eventually unlocking the ability to give a Para Chronic Pain regardless of life stage. * The ability to apply for disability benefits, which will reflect on your weekly bills. * More distractions and/or pain relief methods as I think of them. Once I have fully implemented Chronic Pain, I plan to add additional disabilities, including being immunocompromised, having skin irritation/flare ups (once weather is added to the game), having anxiety (or an Anxious Vibe to accompany the Gloomy Vibe), having chronic fatigue/decreased stamina (I have already attempted to implement this in some capacity with little success, but I’m hoping I can figure it out eventually…), having migraines, and being a spoonie. Though I know I won’t be able to capture everyone’s exact experiences with the limitations of the game and the wide range of disabilities out there, I want to try and include as many as possible, so if you have a disability you would love to see implemented somehow, please let me know! KNOWN CONFLICTS/BUGS * THE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE MOD BY LUCA8FG WILL CONFLICT WITH THIS MOD'S FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE, AND I DO NOT SUGGEST PLAYING WITH BOTH OF THEM INSTALLED!! * Do not turn the mod off and back on again inside a save you have previously been using the mod in. The trait won’t work properly if you do this. * Because of the way I’ve implemented the “distract with video games” want, this want will not be fulfilled if using modded video game interactions. * Taking a hot shower may not relieve chronic pain if you're speeding up the game. This should be fixed in the next update.