Kiki's Conversation Overhaul

THIS MOD IS A FULL OVERHAUL OF THE VANILLA TOGETHER CARD SYSTEM. *UPDATED TO ALLOW CUSTOM UI COLORS + MORE* Kiki’s Conversation Overhaul rebuilds Paralives’ conversation cards to behave more like The Sims’ pie menu. Instead of receiving three or fewer cards that can feel stagnant or random, Paras now receive up to six rotating conversation categories, each containing contextually appropriate variants. UPDATED FEATURES

• Six-card conversation menu Increases the vanilla maximum from three cards to six.

• Improved card rotation Cooldowns and contextual weighting reduce repetitive cards and help different conversation groups take turns appearing.

• Situation-aware conversations: Cards can be prioritized by relationship level, family connection, age, mood, vibe, skills, recent activities, school enrollment, household conditions and other circumstances.

• Clearer card families Cards use a one-level root-and-variant structure. Variants no longer become incorrectly nested beneath other variants.

• Hundreds of rewritten cards Many repetitive “Talk about…” interactions have been rewritten to sound more natural, specific and flavorful.

• Expanded conversation options: Adds new youth, family, school, appreciation, complaint, gossip, interest, skill, personality and day/night conversation cards.

• Better youth gameplay Children and teens receive more age-appropriate jokes, questions, school conversations, family interactions and peer activities. Homework copying requires both Paras to attend school and be in the same age group.

• Improved interest conversations: Skill-related cards are grouped appropriately and only appear when a Para has the corresponding skill or has recently participated in that activity. Higher skill levels can unlock more advanced variants.

• Vibe-based variety Energetic, Gloomy, Jester, Overjoyed and Serious Paras receive additional flavor cards and increased weighting for conversations that suit their personalities. These cards remain available to other eligible Paras without overwhelming their menus.

• Meaningful success and failure: Probabilistic jokes, flirtations, introductions, insults, demonstrations and advice display the success meter. Failure can cause embarrassment, anger, relationship loss or even earn a Para an unfavorable reputation.

• Safer romance restrictions Romantic and secret-crush cards are blocked between incompatible ages and close family relationships. Feeling flirty will never override these safety restrictions.

• Relationship progression “Invite to Move In” requires adult Paras to reach Friend Level 10 and cannot be repeatedly offered. Other relationship cards are gated according to the appropriate friendship or romance stage.

• Improved action behavior Injected movements and reactions have been adjusted to follow base-game actor, target and duration patterns, reducing incorrect or excessively long actions.

NEW UI COLOR COMPATIBILITY The gameplay overhaul no longer forces its own conversation-card palette. This allows it to work with compatible UI color mods without requiring players to uninstall Kiki’s Conversation Overhaul. My custom palette will be available separately through Kiki’s Conversation Colors. Install that optional companion if you want my color scheme; leave it as is if you prefer another compatible UI palette. Only use one mod that edits the same conversation colors at a time. COMPATIBILITY NOTICE This mod is not compatible with other mods that edit the Together Card system, conversation pools, card requirements or card variants. Because this is a comprehensive overhaul, combining it with another Together Card gameplay mod may overwrite requirements, create duplicate cards or break conversation rotation. Visual UI mods are compatible provided they do not also alter the Together Card gameplay settings.