Sensible Shrub/Weed Growth

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This is a pack of 2 mods that make the shrub/weed growth more reasonable and weather-dependent.

Update (10 Aug 2025): Fixed weed shadows in the gradual growth add-on for the sensible weed growth mod. The shadows now match the growth state of the weeds.
Sensible shrub growth mod
With this mod:
  • a shrub doesn't grow or spawn weeds if it's outside and at least one of the following conditions is met:
    • it's winter,
    • the temperature is -30 or lower*,
    • the shrub is in deep snow.
  • a trimmed shrub does no longer spawn weeds.
    In an unmodded game, this could sometimes happen up to 6 hours after trimming.
  • an overgrown shrub does no longer grow after 10 days.
    The longer a shrub grows, the more time it takes to trim it.
    In an unmodded game, shrub growth was virtually unlimited. As a result, tidying up a neglected garden could take an insanely long amount of time.
  • an overgrown shrub spawns weeds more successfully.
    When a shrub tries to spawn weeds, the game checks which side of the shrub is empty to place the weeds there. In an unmodded game, it could only check one side (instead of all 4 sides) if the shrub had ever tried to spawn weeds before. This mod fixes this oversight.
* 0 is the most comfortable temperature for Sims.
Below -30, Sims start wearing outerwear; this is also the temperature above which iced pond water thaws.
The water freezes at -50 though.

Sensible weed growth mod
With this mod:
  • weeds can't spawn outside if at least one of the following conditions is met:
    • it's winter,
    • the temperature is -30 or lower*,
    • the weeds would be covered with snow.
  • weeds can spawn new weeds more successfully.
    When a clump of weeds tries to spawn new weeds, the game checks which side of the clump is empty to place the new weeds there. In an unmodded game, it could only check one side (instead of all 4 sides) if the clump had ever tried to spawn weeds before. This mod fixes this oversight.
This mod affects the type of weeds that grow near neglected shrubs or flowers. It does not affect crop weeds.

There are 2 versions of this mod:
  • EP8: use if you have Apartment Life or Mansion & Garden Stuff installed,
  • base: use otherwise.
Use only one version at a time.
If you don't have Seasons installed, this mod does almost nothing.
However, it's required to make the gradual growth add-on work.
Gradual growth add-on
This is an add-on for the sensible weed growth mod, that unlocks 2 additional weed growth states.
Here's how it works:
  • When a clump of weeds appears, it only contains 4 thistles.
  • After 6 hours of growth, 2 additional thistles appear.
  • It can reach its full size if it's surrounded by walls, shrubs, flowerbeds, or other weeds on at least 3 of its sides. This is checked every 6 hours of growth.
  • Weeds can grow only if the conditions for spawning weeds are met.
The growth states only affect the visuals and don't change gameplay.

Conflicts
My modConflicting modWay to resolveComment
Sensible shrub growth and Sensible weed growthGardening and Cleaning Duties by jonasnI don't recommend using it with my mods.If my mods load before the conflicting mod, they won't work.
If my mods load after it, they will override shrub and weed changes made by the conflicting mod, possibly breaking its features.
I haven't investigated this conflict in depth as the conflicting mod is huge.
Perfect Plants by TwoJeffsDon't use it with my mod.
Perfect Gardens by TwoJeffsDon't use it with my mod.
Sensible weed growthany mod that uses the 0x0001 attribute of the weeds object for its own purposesDon't use it with my mod.

Overridden resources
Resource nameType nameGroup/object nameTypeGroupInstance
simNopke-sensibleShrubGrowth
Function - MainBehavior FunctionShrubGlobals0x424841560x7F1A9ECC0x00002006
simNopke-sensibleWeedGrowth-###
Function - MainBehavior FunctionWeeds0x424841560x7FFAB6250x00001001

New resources
Resource nameType nameGroup/object nameTypeGroupInstanceInstance (high)
simNopke-sensibleShrubGrowth
CT - Still Emitting?Behavior FunctionShrubGlobals0x424841560x7F1A9ECC0x000020260x00000000
simNopke-sensibleWeedGrowth-###
CT - Still Emitting?Behavior FunctionWeeds0x424841560x7FFAB6250x000010260x00000000
simNopke-sensibleWeedGrowth-addon-gradualGrowth
Anims - ObjectText ListsWeeds0x535452230x7FFAB6250x000000860x00000000
CT - Animate MeBehavior FunctionWeeds0x424841560x7FFAB6250x000010250x00000000
CT - Animate MeEdith Simantics Behavior LabelsWeeds0x545052500x7FFAB6250x000010250x00000000
o-weeds-full_animAnimation Resource3D0xFB00791E0x1C0532FA0xFFE311080x66BCA8E2
o-weeds-onethird_animAnimation Resource3D0xFB00791E0x1C0532FA0xFF42A3330x0A2BD7F6
o-weeds-twothird_animAnimation Resource3D0xFB00791E0x1C0532FA0xFFEEC0A70xB93CA671

Technical oddities


Credits
Ciastko
jfade (The Compressorizer!)
Creators of SimPe
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