ARTMARKET v8.7.0

Turn your Sims’ paintings into valuable artworks with market history, artist prestige, auctions, collector negotiations, artistic movements and a lasting cultural legacy.

Created and Developed by Rei Wanderley

MAIN FEATURES

Dynamic Art Market

ArtMarket creates a living art economy where registered paintings can appreciate or depreciate over time.

Each artistic style has its own independent market index:

• Abstract
• Classic
• Impressionism
• Pop Art
• Realism
• Surrealism

Market cycles are processed automatically throughout the Sim day. Reports show market conditions, changed paintings, appreciation, depreciation, total balance and performance by artistic style.

Market Value Limits

Each painting has a maximum registered market value based on its quality:

• Poor: up to §250
• Normal: up to §1,000
• Good: up to §3,000
• Excellent: up to §10,000
• Masterpiece: up to §20,000

These limits apply only to the painting’s registered market value.

Auction bids and Collector Offers may exceed the quality-based market value cap.

Artist Prestige

Artists earn Prestige by creating valuable paintings and Masterpieces.

Prestige includes:

• Individual artist progression
• Artistic titles
• Permanent value bonuses
• Detailed Prestige reports
• Highest title: Master of the Arts

Only artists who reach Master of the Arts can create an Artistic Movement.

Auctions

Paintings can be submitted to the ArtMarket auction system.

The auction system includes:

• Auction queue
• Active auction
• Scheduled bids
• Reserve value
• Final payment
• Auction history
• Queue cancellation
• Context-sensitive menus

Auction options only appear when there is a relevant painting waiting in the queue or participating in an active auction.

Collector Offers

Master of the Arts painters may receive special offers from collectors.

Collector Offers include:

• Limited-time negotiations
• Offers based on the artwork’s market value
• Additional bonuses for special paintings
• Accept and decline options
• Sale value and date records
• Historical preservation for Founding Artworks

Collector payments may exceed the registered market value limit.

Artistic Movements

A Master of the Arts can create one Artistic Movement at a time.

Available movement styles include:

• Abstract
• Classic
• Impressionism
• Pop Art
• Realism
• Surrealism

The Artistic Movement menu allows you to:

• Create an Artistic Movement
• View the current Artistic Movement
• Add Artwork
• Remove Artwork
• Delete the Artistic Movement

After deleting a movement, the Sim may create another movement using the same style or a different one.

Deleting an Artistic Movement is permanent and requires confirmation. Movement records, Founding Artworks, public labels, sales history, cultural influence and related Eternal Gallery legacy data are removed.

Existing physical paintings are not destroyed. They only lose their connection to the movement.

Artistic Movement Reports

The View Artistic Movement option includes:

• Movement Summary
• Movement Artworks
• Founding Artworks
• Movement Progress

Reports show information such as:

• Founder
• Main artistic style
• Creation date
• Current level
• Cultural Influence
• Linked artworks
• Active and sold artworks
• Current artwork value
• Total sales
• Progress toward the next movement level

Founding Artworks

Artworks linked to the creation of an Artistic Movement can receive the public label:

[Founding Artwork]

The system preserves:

• Artwork name
• Artist
• Quality
• Style
• Founding value
• Last known value
• Current status
• Sale method
• Amount received
• Sale date and time

Sold Founding Artworks can remain recorded as part of the movement’s legacy.

Cultural Influence

Artistic Movements can influence the market index of their main artistic style.

As the movement gains Influence, it can create cultural pressure that affects future market cycles and the value of related paintings.

Influence can be earned through:

• Artwork quality
• Auctions
• Collector Offers
• Movement events

Eternal Gallery

The Eternal Gallery is a global historical archive for the save.

It records important artworks and displays:

• Artwork name
• Artist
• Quality
• Style
• Artist Prestige at admission
• Entry date
• Current value
• Highest recorded value
• Active or preserved legacy status

The Eternal Gallery can be viewed by other households, even when the active Sim did not create the displayed artworks.

Unified Sim Date and Time

ArtMarket v8.7.0 uses a unified Sim date and time system across:

• Market cycles
• Artistic Movements
• Auctions
• Collector Offers
• Founding Artworks
• Eternal Gallery
• Historical records

Dates remain consistent after saving, reloading, traveling and switching households.

Context-Sensitive Menus

ArtMarket menus automatically adapt to the current situation.

Options that are not currently useful remain hidden, including auction queue and active auction options when no relevant artwork exists.

Complete Localization

ArtMarket automatically detects the game language.

Supported languages:

• English
• Brazilian Portuguese

The same .package and .ts4script files are used for both languages. No separate language download is required.

REQUIRED DEPENDENCY

XML Injector

ArtMarket requires XML Injector.

XML Injector must be downloaded and installed separately. It is not included with ArtMarket.

Without XML Injector, ArtMarket computer interactions and menus may not appear or work correctly.

INSTALLATION

1. Download and install XML Injector.
2. Extract the downloaded ArtMarket ZIP file.
3. Remove all previous versions of ArtMarket.
4. Place the ArtMarket .package and .ts4script files inside:

Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods

1. Delete:

Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\localthumbcache.package

1. Open The Sims 4.
2. Enable Custom Content and Mods.
3. Enable Script Mods Allowed.
4. Restart the game.

Do not place the .ts4script file more than one folder deep.

Both the .package and .ts4script files are required.

COMPATIBILITY

Created for the current version of The Sims 4 listed in the Files section.

ArtMarket requires:

• The ArtMarket .package file
• The ArtMarket .ts4script file
• XML Injector
• Custom Content and Mods enabled
• Script Mods Allowed enabled

Remove older ArtMarket versions before installing an update.

Compatibility may need to be reviewed after major The Sims 4 game updates.

LANGUAGES

• English
• Brazilian Portuguese

The language is selected automatically according to the language configured in The Sims 4.

SUPPORT

When reporting a problem, include:

• The Sims 4 game version
• ArtMarket version
• A description of what happened
• Screenshots, when possible
• lastException.txt
• lastUIException.txt, when available

Before reporting an issue:

• Remove older ArtMarket versions
• Confirm that XML Injector is installed
• Delete localthumbcache.package
• Test with only ArtMarket and XML Injector installed

CREDITS

ArtMarket v8.7.0

Created and Developed by Rei Wanderley