MC Cleaner

The MC Cleaner module contains functionality to clean-up various aspects in Sims/lots/neighborhoods. This functionality runs automatically on scheduled nights at midnight, so there are no command-line actions for MC Cleaner. The schedule for all MC Cleaner events are shown on the overview page.

Using MC Cleaner Cleaner Definitions

Cleaner Definitions provide the player with a way to set-up different types of CAS outfit parts that can be configured to automatically be removed from Sims when the scheduled cleaning processes run, as they age-up, or on randomly generated Sims in the world. The number of these definitions that may be used by a player are not limited by MC Cleaner, so the player can make as many as they want. The player should take care, though, not to configure definitions that conflict with one another since MC Cleaner trusts the player to handle the analysis of that factor.

Cleaner Definitions are defined by a name, which the player assigns. It can be anything meaningful to the player for this definition.

Cleaner Definitions may be entered for specific ages. These limit what ages are cleaned during the scheduled cleaning processes as well as which age to check when a Sim’s age changes.

Cleaner Definitions may be entered for specific genders. These limit to which genders the definition may apply.

Cleaner Definitions may be entered for specific Occult Types. If desired, a Cleaner Definition may be limited to only certain types of occult, like Humans-only, Vampires-only, etc. By default, they apply to all occult-types.

Cleaner Definitions may be entered for specific Sim Types. If desired, a Cleaner Definition may be limited to only certain types of Sims like Include Active, Include Played, Include NPC. By default, the Cleaner Definitions only apply to Played and NPC Sims but not Active Sims. Also note that the “Flag Bypass Outfit Change” Sim flag may be applied to any Sim and a Cleaner Definition will never alter their outfits.

Cleaner Definitions are based on several CAS outfit parts, which are basically the ones that are easily removed from outfits. They are shown below grouped just for ease of figuring out where they’d probably be found in CAS. Any of these body types may be used individually or combined in a definition as desired by the player.

Cleaner Definitions may be entered for specific outfit categories. This may limit the cleaning to specific outfits, or all outfits. By default, they will apply to all outfits.

Each Cleaner Definition may have a Scheduled Clean-up Percent configured. This is the percentage chance that the current definition will be applied during the scheduled midnight MC Cleaner process. It will also apply to a randomly generated Sim created by the Sims 4. Note that this does not apply to random Sims that are replaced with imported tray Sims. There is another setting for that.

Each Cleaner Definition may have a Age-Up Percent configured. This setting is used for Sims as they go through an age change.

Each Cleaner Definition may have a Tray Percent configured. This is the percentage chance that the current definition will be applied to a randomly generated Sims created by the Sims 4 if that Sim is generated from a tray Sim. By default, Sims created from the Tray do not have changes applied based on Cleaner Definitions. However, if the player does want that to happen, they can set the percentage chance for the imported Sim to have a Cleaner Definition applied here.

I’ll go through an example of creating a Cleaner Definition below.

A Cleaner Definition Example

As an example of how one might use a Cleaner Definition, I’m going to start with an example of one that I plan to use for removing body hair from all the random Sims in the world. Since Werewolves came out, seems like a large number of randomly generated Sims are also covered with hair now. I want to define a definition to remove all the body hair from non-werewolf Sims in my game. Just as a side-note on this, since I do want it for all Occult Types except Werewolves, if EA ever adds another Occult Type in the future, I'd have to add them to the definition as well if I wanted them to be cleaned.

Some things to remember:

• Different Cleaner Definitions can be created with the same body type. I could do one to remove all hats from all Male, Human Sims in the Formal category and another for all Female, Child Sims in the Cold Weather category, if I wished. They could have different percentages defined so they would be applied differently. It’s up to the player to ensure that their definitions don’t overlap to cause issues.
• Age-Up Percent can be combined with different age choices so a definition may have multiple chances to be applied to a Sim. For example, let’s say we have a MC Dresser Custom Definition that adds Acne to Teen Sims. We might want to have a Cleaner Definition to remove that Acne when the Sim ages up. Maybe we don’t want it to be removed from all Sims, though. In that case, we could use a Cleaner Definition with age choices of Young Adult, Adult and Elder and set the Age-up Percent to 80%. When a Teen Sims ages into a Young Adult, there is an 80% chance the Acne will be removed. However, it won’t ALWAYS be removed. In the case it’s not removed, when they age-up to Adult, there is another 80% chance it will be removed. However, it may still not be removed and we may try one more time when they age-up to Elder. There is still a chance that some Sims would have acne their whole life.
• Like said above, any Sim may be flagged with the “Flag Bypass Outfit Change” Sim flag and they will never have a Cleaner Definition applied to them.