Prank Calls
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This mod brings back prank calls from the first The Sims game!
Changelog
→ Tunables for morning, afternoon, evening, and night times are converted into a new tunable, where it is now possible to add more daytime periods or reduce the number of daytime periods.
→ The tunable AlwaysReceivePranks is removed. This tunable was used to determine whether a Sim or a household should still receive pranks even if the prank call is missed or ignored.
↳ Pranks from pranky texts will always be delivered, so you can cancel the Receive Text interaction.
→ New tunables, PrankyTextsOnly and PrankCallsOnHomePhones, have been added. It is now possible to prefer pranky texts over prank calls, provided that Pranky Texts is installed, and to exclude home phones from prank calls.
→ Previously existing tunables have been slightly renamed, with their usage remaining the same.
→ Randomizer and chance test functions have been updated to work more logically.
→ Fresh saves (new worlds) will no longer contain data (e.g., the next prank time) from the previously loaded save or world (i.e, going back to the main menu and loading a fresh save).
→ It is now possible to receive multiple pranky texts as long as nobody is currently receiving a prank call.
↳ It is now also possible for the victim Sim to respond to a pranky text while their phone is ringing for a phone call. Normally, if a Sim attempts to respond to an incoming text while their phone is ringing, they cannot do so, due to an oversight(?) by the developers.
→ If someone is receiving a prank call when the save is loaded, the prank call will no longer reset and be preserved.
→ Prank percent chances have been tripled! With the previous percent chances, the overall frequency was every 30-35 in-game days, whereas with the tripled values, it is approximately every 10 in-game days.
13.6.2025
→ Greek and Polish translations are added!
9.2.2025
→ Chinese (Traditional) translation is added!
16.1.2025
→ Portuguese (Brazil) and Czech translations are added!
→ The script, hopefully, is fixed and should not cause infinite loading screens.
→ The French translation has now actually been added. Unfortunately, I have lost the Spanish (Spain) translation.
14.10.2024
→
→ Four missing pranks were added. There should be 20 pranks in total now!
→ The code and the tunables have been improved, hopefully eliminating previously known issues.
→ The prank call icon from The Sims is added as a bubble icon so that it appears when Sims receive prank calls or pranky texts.
Requirements
Pack Requirements
University Life → Only needed for Pranky Texts.
Tunables
Default:
↳ «DaytimePeriod startHour="6" endHour="12" prankPercentChance="0.6" /»*
↳ «DaytimePeriod startHour="12" endHour="17" prankPercentChance="0.3" /»*
↳ «DaytimePeriod startHour="17" endHour="22" prankPercentChance="2.4" /»*
↳ «DaytimePeriod startHour="22" endHour="6" prankPercentChance="1.2" /»*
*Use carets (<>) instead of double angle quotation marks («»)!
CustomPrankKeys → List of localization keys separated by commas for custom pranks. For instance, a string with a key of "Eca/CustomPranks/MyCustomPrankKey" and a string with a key of "Eca/CustomPranks/MyOtherCustomPrankKey" should be registered as "MyCustomPrankKey, MyOtherCustomPrankKey".
PrankyTextsOnly → Whether to receive pranky texts only or have a coin flip between prank calls and pranky texts.
PranksForNonSelectableHouseholdMembers → Whether non-selectable household members (e.g. dormmates) should receive pranks from their mobile phones.
PranksForChildren → Whether children should receive pranks from their mobile phones.
PrankCallsOnHomePhones → Whether home phones should receive prank calls.
Creating Custom Pranks
You can add custom pranks to the game in any supported language you want! All you need is S3PE and some fingers! Follow these steps:2. Right-click on the STBL file you need to edit and click 'Edit STBL'. A new window will show up.
↳ "0x09000000CF30D11C" is an example of an STBL file instance for Greek. The two characters in bold should be changing for every language. Check this wiki page to see which pair of characters corresponds to what language.
3. The text box at the bottom-left of the window is where you need to write a custom key for the custom prank. It must start with 'Eca/CustomPranks/' and end with the very custom key, and it must be unique for every prank. For instance: 'Eca/CustomPranks/MyCustomPrankKey' and 'Eca/CustomPranks/MyOtherCustomPrankKey'.
4. The right part of the window is where you need to write the custom prank.
5. After you are done, click the "Add" button, repeat this for each prank, and finally, click the "Save" button. Answer "Yes" to the "Commit changes?" window.
6. Edit the CustomPranks tunable accordingly as explained in the Tunables section.
7. Finally, save the PACKAGE file and exit.
Compatibility and Conflicts
This mod should not conflict with any other mods, as it is a pure script mod.
Translations
The mod supports the following languages:
• German
• Russian
• Italian
• French
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Czech
• Chinese (Traditional)
• Greek
• Polish
Credits
↳ ILSpy (decompiling the game's scripts)
↳ ChainReaction/NRaas (unprotected assemblies)
↳ s3pe (packaging the mod)
↳ Visual Studio 2022 (writing and compiling the script)
Translation Credits
↳ LimeyYoshi (German)
↳ Victor_tor (Russian)
↳ LadyIsabeaux (Italian)
↳ sismik (French)
↳ JoaoMerry (Spanish, Spain)
↳ David_Mtv (Portuguese, Brazil)
↳ Hanz96 (Czech)
↳ Little Duck Liu (Chinese, Traditional)
↳ herrbrecht (Greek)
↳ Eucliwood (Polish)
Other Credits
↳ TS1 Prank Calls by LazyDuchess (inspiration)
| Filename | Type | Size |
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| Prank Calls.zip | zip | |
| Eca_PrankCalls.package | package | 74497 |
| Filename | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Pranky Texts.zip | zip | |
| Eca_PrankyTexts.package | package | 8321 |
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Prank Calls.zip
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Pranky Texts.zip
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Uploaded: 20th Apr 2023 at 12:09 AM
Updated: 27th Oct 2025 at 7:54 PM
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