Mod The Sims - Less Cheaty Gambling

The bolded values are what I changed them to from the original tuning!

Slot Machine

(Original values were far too high across the board)
kWinningOdds - odds based on Gambling skill level
30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 → 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15

kBigWinOdds - odds based on Gambling skill level
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 → 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

kJackpotOdds - odds based on Gambling skill level
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 → 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2

(It bothered me that sims would stand there blankly in between pulls)
kPrePullIdleTime - Pre-pull idle time
2.0 → 0.5

(Sims being able to kick the machine and recoup losses 1/4 of the time was making it too easy)
kKickMachineChance - Kick machine chance
25 → 10

kWinWinningsMin - Positive int. Win winnings minimum. Corresponds to low, medium, high, and lucky coin stakes
5, 25, 50, 250 → 3, 15, 30, 250

(I had to lower this, otherwise sims would sometimes get free spins after available funds hit 0 due to some funkiness in the EA C# code, as they clearly didn't plan for the contingency of not coming out massively ahead. This affects slots the most as it has the worst odds of all games. This isn't a perfect solution, so if anyone still has issues with that or consistently getting booted from slots too early let me know!)
kPlaySlotTimeoutTime - Play slot timeout time (in minutes)
360 → 150

Blackjack

kWinningOdds - Chance of winning based on skill level
30, 33, 36, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 → 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 49.5

kPushOdds - Chance of a tie based on skill level
12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12 → 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9

kLoseOdds - Chance of losing based on skill level
70, 67, 64, 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25 → 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50.5

(Realistic odds of a blackjack are around 5%)
kBlackjackOdds - Blackjack odds based on skill level
7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 → 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

kDealerBlackjackPercent - Percent of time dealer gets blackjack
6 → 5

(Realistic odds of going bust are around 30%)
kDealerBustPercent - Percent of time dealer goes bust
40 → 30

(Card counting is now weaker in blackjack, as a 10% edge is massive. 5% is still generous)
kOddsIncreaseForCardCounting - Odds increase when successfully counting cards
10 → 5

kMinutesToPlay - Minutes to play before being done, barring stress exits
360 → 240

Poker

(Skill matters in poker in real life, so it still has a fairly large impact here)
kWinningOdds - Poker base winning odds based on skill level. Will be normalized and randomized, so they are approximate
30, 33, 36, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 → 30, 33, 36, 38, 40, 43, 46, 50, 54, 57, 60

(Card counting isn't a thing in poker. However it is possible EA meant something else by this, like paying attention to what's been played? Idk, but I removed it)
kOddsIncreaseForCardCounting - Odds increase when successfully counting cards
15 → 0

(In Blackjack the odd increase/decrease for lucky/unlucky is 10, so I made it the same here)
kOddsChangeForLuckySims - Odds increase/decrease for lucky/unlucky sims
15 → 10

(Made the aggressive tone have less of a flat bonus)
kOddsIncreaseForAggressive - Odds increase when betting aggressively
10 → 5

(This has be one of the most egregious issues with the original tuning... Maybe this was meant to simulate table winnings? Still, I removed this entirely)
kFreeMoneyPerHand - Percent of the buy-in to give as free money every hand
0.1 → 0

(I think the following two affect animations rather than outcomes. I made behavior more realistic, but didn't want the game to be too static or boring to watch)
kPercentToBetTwice - Percent of times they will bet twice if they have a losing hand
70 → 55

kPercentToBetZero - Percent of times they will immediately fold if they have a losing hand
10 → 20

kMinutesToPlay - Minutes to play before being done, barring stress exits
360 → 240

Roulette
(Flat with skill level, approximates European roulette odds with a 2.7% house edge)
kWinningOdds - Roulette base winning odds based on skill level. Will be normalized and randomized, so they are approximate
30, 33, 36, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 → 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3, 47.3

kOddsChangeForLuckySims - Odds increase/decrease for lucky/unlucky sims
15 → 10

kMinutesToPlay - Minutes to play before being done, barring stress exits
360 → 240

Filename	Type	Size
lifefruitz_LessCheatyGambling_AllCasinoItems.zip	zip
lifefruitz_LessCheatyGambling_AllCasinoItems.package	package	8639

Filename	Type	Size
lifefruitz_LessCheatyGambling_OnlySlotsBlackjack.zip	zip
lifefruitz_LessCheatyGambling_OnlySlotsBlackjack.package	package	4774

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