Upgradeable Thermostat  

Requirements:

DLC: Seasons

This mod makes thermostats upgradeable and includes two upgrades:

TEMPERATURE SENSOR

• The temperature sensor allows thermostats to run automatically and set its temperature based on the weather
• It requires level 7 handiness, as well as 2 common upgrades parts, and 3 electronic upgrade parts (or 5 eco upgrade parts if you have Eco Lifestyle)
• This is automatically unlocked for apartments, rental lots, and all lots your household doesn't own.
• Automatic is set by default for all lots your household doesn't own, including rental lots.
• Automatic can be shut off by changing the thermostat to any other setting.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY MODULE

• The energy efficiency module allows the thermostat to run more efficiently, decreasing energy usage.
• Energy usage multipliers are 0.8 for heating and 0.75 for cooling, meaning heating uses 80% of its normal power usage and cooling uses 75% of its normal power usage.
• It requires level 5 handiness, as well as 2 common upgrade parts and 1 electronic upgrade part (or 3 eco upgrade parts if you have Eco Lifestyle)
• This is automatically unlocked for apartments, rental lots, and all lots your household doesn't own.

BOTH upgrades can be unlocked with cheats. Turn testingcheats on (press ctrl + shift + C on your keyboard), shift-click (hold shift and left-click) the thermostat, select the "Pack Cheats..." menu, and click on the upgrade you wish to unlock.

The upgrade option is hidden when all upgrades are unlocked. This is intentional, but please let me know if this behavior is confusing.


NOTES

• First round of translations completed for v0.9.1, please let me know if there are any other specific languages you'd like to see added.
• Translations are made using Google Translate and may not be accurate. Please let me know if there are any issues.
• The automatic mode is based off of LittleMsSam's automatic thermostat mod.
• This mod currently contains a temporary fix for the following bugs in the thermostat's power usage: New Thermostats Do Not Use Power When Set To Cool, Thermostat Power Usage Gets Permanently Set When Changed To Warm, Thermostats Do Not Change Power Usage Depending On The Season. As such, it is releasing as version 0.9.0 and not 1.0.0, which will be released once these issues are officially resolved.
• MD5 checksum listed in file details.

Please let me know if there are any issues or you have suggestions, and thank you for checking out my mod!

TESTED WITH:
Versions: 1.97.42.1030 - 1.98.158.1020
DLC List: Cat and Dogs, Desert Luxe Kit, Eco Lifestyle, Get Famous, Get to Work, Outdoor Retreat, Perfect Patio Stuff, Seasons, Werewolves