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What radio station(s) will it be for Life & Death EP?
Since the new world called "Ravenwood" which was heavily based on Transylvania, I was wondering if we're getting any new radio stations for Life & Death expansion pack. Because it's been a longtime since the stuff pack and the expansion pack that were released this year of 2024 didn't include any radio stations. I'm thinking Transylvanian Folk station will be a perfect one to fit in What do y'all think? Cause I'm hoping that the Life & Death EP will be the last pack of the year of 2024 to have new music.12JEREMIA10 hours agoSeasoned Scout28Views1like1CommentNew to The Sims 4 Community
Hi everyone, I'm Abel Nicholas from Los Angeles, and I'm excited to join the Sims 4 community! I've been playing The Sims for a while, and I love exploring the different expansion packs and building creative homes. I’m looking forward to learning from you all, discussing gameplay strategies, and sharing my experiences. Happy simming!vx09ghlpqwtk11 hours agoNewcomer19Views4likes2CommentsEA Forum/Old Sims Forums Account Help
Hi! Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong category, I am looking for some help regarding my old Sims Forums account. I've reached out to EA Help and they said that they are "unable to check your forums account since we are only able to look into EA Accounts here at EA Chat." When logging into the new EA Forums all my badges were missing and my post that was confirmed to be migrated is gone. This is a link to the old post https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/940008/mysims-legacy-challenge-last-updated-3-26-2023/p1 I was able to log into the old Sims Forums 2 months ago with my same EA account as this one. My old username was Alexis3142. I had changed the email for my EA account back in 2020 and I still have access to my old email. I dont know if that email change is the cause of this issue. Im not sure how to move forward or fix this issue or who to even ask for help. I had 10 year badges and many others. But mostly my MySims Legacy Challenge discussion is gone. I appreciate anyone who is able to give me some advice or point me in the right direction.Sininend14 hours agoRising Newcomer31Views0likes1CommentWill you purchase EP17 Life & Death ?
Hi Will you purchase EP17 Life & Death ? Life or Death ? Make your choice ❌ Life : "No way, my sim prefer to live forever !" ✔️ Death : "Of course and even after." ❔ I don't know : "Can my sim flirt with Grim Reaper ?"NoahLGP19 hours agoSeasoned Veteran259Views0likes28CommentsRavenswood World Discussion Thread
This is the place to discuss Ravenwood the new world coming in Life and Death.catloverplayer20 hours agoSeasoned Ace204Views3likes10CommentsPositive Thoughts Thread: TS4 L&D EP (Official Blog Added)
Thread to share Life & Death gameplay. Official Blog. Journey into the great unknown with The Sims 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack Explore the beyond and reap the benefits of a life well lived. Every ending means a new beginning. Which begs the question: what awaits Sims in the beyond? This All Hallows Eve, we invite you to uncover the secret to a fuller Sim life and explore what lies beyond withThe Sims 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack. Venture into the haunting realm of Ravenwood, where three distinct neighborhoods await exploration, each with its own connection to the shadowy passage between life and what's next. Your Sims will have the chance to craft a Bucket List, resolve lingering Unfinished Business in the afterlife, wield new Ghostly Powers to unleash mayhem, kindness, or something in between, and even undergo a Rebirth. New Haunts and Netherworldly Neighbors Allow us to welcome you to Ravenwood, where the veil between life and death is especially thin. Here you’ll find 3 unique neighborhoods, where Sims walk shoulder to shoulder with Ghost Sims who have Unfinished Business. Begin your Sim’s journey in Crow’s Crossing, an eerie village rumored to be frequented by Ghosts and regular hauntings. Venture down cobbled roads where you might discover local grave makers, meet the Mysterious Merchant peddling an assortment of curios and collectibles, or happen upon the Try Before You Die Casket Sale. Sims seeking solace can visit the town cemetery, dappled with headstones and graves to pay respects to the Sims who once walked these roads (and may still be doing so), or disappear into a Crypt to share a special moment with a lover or tell ghost stories. With the Ravenwood Family Day or Crow's Crossing Celebration of Life festivals, haunted houses, and a ghostly guarded Wishing Well, there’s plenty to explore. For a slower pace, Sims can stroll the rolling hills and idyllic countryside of Whispering Glen. Steeped in ruins and rumors, it’s a paradise for collectors and historians alike. Explore the local Crypt, investigate the Tarot Tome Shrine at the base of the ruins, garden in the shared community plots, or gather collectibles. Whatever you do, stay until the moon rises. Each night, Whispering Glen hosts the local Moon Revelry festival, where Sims can swim under the moonlight, share stories at a bonfire, and dance. Things get a little wild during the Full Moon where clothing is entirelyoptional. There’s something otherworldly about Mourningvale. Maybe it’s the way the wind howls through the moss-draped trees, the eerie clang from the Bell Tower at odd hours, or the sentient plants. No matter the reason, many Ghosts choose to call this place home. The Grim Reaper has even been known to wander through now and then. Here, Sims can take a dip in the Baleful Bog to have an out-of-body experience or transition into Rebirth, partake in local customs at the Thinned Festiveil, or make peace with their mortality at the Afterlife Anonymous meetup. Whatever happens, a trip to this neighborhood is sure to send a shiver down the spine. Sims Only Live Once, Right? There is a lot to do in a Sim’s lifetime and so little time! Keep track of everything Sims want to do to live their life to the fullest with Soul’s Journey, an all encompassing reward system uniting Aspirations and Wants. A Sim’s Soul’s Journey allows them to achieve rewards as they fulfill goals, with the ultimate reward being the ability to Rebirth a Sim with the special Burning Soul trait after their passing. Sims who are Reborn after completing their Soul’s Journey can unlock past Childhood Development Skills, Traits and Infant Milestones (depending on the age they come back as). They might also find special ties to Sims from their past life. Players can also ensure Sims achieve fulfillment by creating and completing their Bucket Lists. There are multiple ways for any Young Adult or older Sim to create a Bucket List. If left alone, a Sim’s Bucket List will naturally populate over time based on their Traits. There are also new interactions on the Computer and journal which allow Sims to write a random goal themselves, write a goal from a category (like Travel or Family), or write a specific goal. Completing a Bucket List has powerful rewards, including the ability to experience Rebirth. As a Ghost, Sims may also continue their Soul’s Journey to complete their Unfinished Business, which (if completed) will result in an even more powerful form or Rebirth with the Burning Soul Trait. For some Sims, leaving life behind is hard to do. WithThe Sims 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack, players can let their Sims linger on as playable household members where they can wreak havoc on the living or lend a helping hand. Ghost Sims who build special connections with each other can also pair up for a special, spectral Woohoo inside objects of all shapes and sizes. As Sims adjust to their playable Ghost Sims form, they can customize their looks in CAS, build Ghost Powers and even earn Fear or Goodwill essences from their interactions with the living to make simoleons. Yes, there is still room to grow in the afterlife! Grim’s the Boss Sims looking for a new line of work can now dabble in death with two new Careers: the Reaper Profession and the Undertake Career. In the Reaper Profession, Sims with an affinity for the afterlife can become Grimterns and work their way up to Reaper as they make a career out of facilitating the next phase of life for Sims. Work with Grim at the Netherworld Department of Death (N.W.D.D.) and even head off into the ‘field.’ Sims in this profession can experience reaper training with the all-around-good-guy-training-dummy, Kenny, maintain Grimtern Sims’ scythes, practice reaping souls on practice dummies, and determine causes of deaths for reaped souls. At higher levels, Sims in this Career can even determine which souls they’ll reap and which they’ll return to life. Once retrieved, souls can be placed in the Netherworld Portal to meet the soul quota. Grimterns who meet the soul quote are eligible to become Employee of the Month. The Undertaker Career is a classic career in which Sims will serve both the living and the dead. From grave digging to embalming, Sims who pursue a career in the funeral industry ensure all Sims can move on in peace. Specializing in this before-afterlife care prepares Sims for difficult moments like, Discussing End of Life services or Contemplating Existence. Six feet in they will be rewarded with a Plague Mask, a Murphy Membrane Bust, or a Corpus Commendation Plaque to honor their achievements. It has two branches that Sims can go down: either Mortician or Funeral Director. Honoring the Dearly Departed Mortality and the afterlife can now impact the way Sims interact with the world around them to help create unexpected and exciting stories. Experience the Ghost Historian Aspiration, unlock Horror Novels and receive the Ghost Whisperer Reward Trait, visit any lot with the Hallowed Grounds Lot Trait, try out any of our three new Traits (Macabe, Chased by Death, and Skeptic), delve into the Thanatology Skill, or experience Life & Death’s new Death Type: Death by Murder of Crows. There’s a lifetime of stories to tell. To prepare for their departure from the realm of the living, Sims can create a Will at the Town Hall in Crows’s Crossing, via the computer, or at the Family Day Festival. Through Wills, Sims can assign heirlooms to specific individuals, leave personal notes, set emotional reactions for loved ones reading the Will, specify how they want their remains to be handled, make Funeral planning requests and designate other Sims to care for their pets or children. If the entire Household passes away, Sims can choose to donate their simoleons to charity or another known Household. Wills can be updated at any point in a Sim’s lifetime. Losing someone is never easy, even for Sims.The Sims 4 Life & DeathExpansion Pack now allows Sims to experience four Grief Types: Denial, Holding It Together, Anger, and Blues. The Grief Type a Sim receives is based off of their traits and (if applicable) their relationship. Grief will have its own set of behaviors for Sims to navigate, and it normally takes hold after the mourning period has ended. Not just death causes Grief. Tough situations, such as the loss of a family member or close friend, divorce, getting fired from a career or the loss of a pet (if you have theHorse RanchorCats and DogsExpansion Packs) can trigger Grief. Sims experiencing Grief can Reach out for Help from other Sims for comfort. They can also Attend Grief Counseling. Sims can Console About Death to other Sims, or cope positively with Grief by doing creative or productive activities while in the Grieving process. When at a Funeral, Sims can Offer Awkward Sympathies or Offer a Sympathetic Joke. Once Sims pass away, Funeral events can be planned and held. When planning a Funeral players can choose which Sims attend and who the Deceased is, select a Dress Code and Color for guests to arrive in, pick from a variety of fourteen different activities, and determine the location and time. Examples of some activities include Giving a Lighthearted Eulogy, Lighting Candles, Planting Something, or Serving Food. Each Funeral is unique, and sometimes Ghost Sims may even appear at their own Funeral! Sims can also honor the dearly departed by setting up Memorial Displays with a portrait of the deceased, selecting which Urn or Tombstone they want, decorating a Gravesite, leaving them a message on a special memorial statue, or by interring their Urns in Crypts. If you purchase theLife & Death Expansion Packanytime from October 3 through December 12, you can look upon those who came before in the Lasting Legacy Family Portrait, listen to the haunting lullaby of the Mournful Melodies Music Box and masquerade in fowl finery with the Plumed Elegance Mask. PreorderThe Sims 4Life & Death Expansion Pack now to start playing immediately when it launches on October 31, 2024 on PC via EA app™, Mac® via Origin, Epic Games Store and Steam®, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One systems. https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/life-and-death-expansion-pack951Views16likes79CommentsLife and Death Negative thread
This is the place to put your thoughts and concern of the new expansion pack.Horrorgirl62 days agoSeasoned Hotshot614Views3likes38Comments- 443Views2likes10Comments
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WORKAROUND - Grim not showing up when summoned
I am using Windows 10 still because some of my programs that make my computer more accessible to me are 32-bit programs. The file locations may be/look different than Windows 11. The principles are still the same. Read This First: Make sure you only click folders and files that appear underneath This PC. These are the folders and files that are actually on your hard drive(s) and not in The Cloud. Back up your current user folder - To do this, follow these steps: Launch File Explorer - When you start it, you will most likely see your Quick Access folders first, don't click on any of those. The reason for this is: if you have Microsoft OneDrive, the Quick Access folders are usually tied to OneDrive. Again, make sure you are navigating to folders under This PC. You can navigate through your files in the left side panel or click on them on the right side of the screen. Double-click on the Documents folder. Double-click Electronic Arts folder. Highlight the Sims 4 folder but don't double-click it. Right click and go to Rename - Rename your Sims 4 folder to Sims 4 Backup Copy this folder (Ctrl-C) and Paste it (Ctrl-V) a place you can find it if you need it - I usually put mine on the Desktop. Once it is somewhere you can easily find it if you need it, follow the next step . You can now delete the Sims 4 Backup folder that is still in the Electronic Arts folder because you have a copy on the desktop. Now your Electronic Arts folder should now be empty. Don't panic. Launch the EA App and hover over The Sims 4 (You may or may not have other games in the left side panel) Click the blue Play Button. This will start the game. Because you deleted your Sims 4 folder, the game will run as if it were running for the very first time. Technically, you are running it for the very first time! ALL of your settings, saved games and mods are removed. For example, I play my game with no music on. If I follow these steps correctly, I will hear music. Exit the game immediately! DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ON THE MAIN MENU OTHER THAN EXIT GAME. Launch File Explorer again. Make sure that you are navigating through files and folders under the This PC as before Double-click on the Documents folder. Double-click Electronic Arts folder. You should now see your Sims 4 folder. Double-click it. Delete localthumbcache.package and avatarcache.package files. You may be tempted to go into the backup folder you made before to put back your Saved Games and Mods - DO NOT DO THIS! There are too many mods that will cause the event not to work properly. You will need fresh saves (one every week - I named mine Gim Event 1 and I will name next week's save Gim event 2, and so on) to complete the Grim Reaper Event. I know this seems harsh - and it is, but it's a workaround so we're all kind of screwed by it if we want the event to work properly and get all of the items. Run the game again in the EA App with the blue Play button as before. Adjust your settings the way you like them - DO NOT ENABLE MODS Start a new save Make 2 YA Sims ONLY - Occult Sims are OK, but no pets, infants, toddlers or children. (or get them off the Gallery) - One you want to play with and one you will kill to have Grim show up at the house! Enable Cheats - Press Ctrl-Shift-C and type: testingcheats true then press Ctrl-Shift-C again to close the cheats window. I also strongly recommend turning autonomy off for the Event tasks. That way you can direct them to do Event tasks and they're not getting glasses of water every 5 seconds - because you won't have mods to stop Sims from getting water or putting plates on top of half walls. DO NOT PAUSE OR SAVE YOUR GAME UNTIL THE EVENT TASKS APPEAR - THIS WILL BREAK THE EVENT. Try to do the tasks in order. It's much easier and there is less chance of something going wrong. When you get to the Summon Grim Task - Buy the Grimophone and click Summon Grim Reaper. You must do this even though there are reports of Grim not showing up at all. As it is an event task, and you must do it to do the next event task. The next task after that will be: Meet or Socialize with the Grim Reaper. This is why you have another Sim (to kill.) Switch control to your "Sacrificial Sim" - If you forget to switch control to your other sim, the next step will kill your main sim. I found out the hard way the first time I did this! Make the Second Sim sit down. Shift-Click on that Sim and select Kill... Your only option will be to kill that Sim by an (Invisible) Rabbit Attack. Click that. Now Grim has no choice but to show up : ) YAY! Pause the Game so Grim doesn't disappear. Shift-Click on Grim, Click Add to Household. Grim's face should now appear on the bottom next to your main sim. Click on him as you normally would to meet or socialize with him, I clicked Ask about Day. That Event Task should now complete. After that, you can remove Grim from your household unless you want him to stay but he might be needed for other tasks during the event so I would remove him. That's as far as I got. I then paused my game and wrote everyone this guide! If you have Questions or issues, don't hesitate to reach out to me.Solved62Views0likes1CommentHow to celebrate Agnes' 100th birthday?
That's right, in my game this stunning woman will soon turn 100 years old! She won't be the first resident getting this old, but she will be the first I think that ought to be celebrated. She is still a major stockholder of Landgraab Industries, Inc. (making her one of the wealthiest residents of my kingdom), and she certainly left a solid (and perhaps aching) impression wherever she appeared. She currently resides with her cousin Agatha, in a cottage rented from the Rossie dukedom, with Agnes' son, daughter-in-law, and their little child who is Agnes' granddaughter, Agnella. Here is Agnes' family tree. But, how would you celebrate Agnes Crumplebottom's first 100 years? Tea party? Finchwick festival? Dinner with the regional Duke of Rossie? A night in the theatre? A drink on the beach of Sulani?Simmerville5 days agoSeasoned Ace114Views2likes9CommentsPossible twins glitch
I had 3 sets of twins back to back in game. It was three different families, one I didn't play at all throughout the entire pregnancy. I am not using any cheats or mods. No lot traits, reward traits, or anything that causes multiples. I don't really mind it, I just thought it was sort of odd. Anyone else having lots of twins in game?meeshwood5 days agoSeasoned Hotshot33Views1like1CommentRemove Reward Store Rewards?
Is there a way to REMOVE reward store rewards? I'm looking through cheat sites and I can find all sorts of info on cheating to GET reward store rewards but nothing on removing one I later decide I don't want. Anyone know how to do this?SolvedAmaraRena6 days agoRising Scout133Views0likes3CommentsI don't understand what's with this case - work in the police
My sim works in the police as an officer, and she has a mission to start a case map, but when I click on the map it appears to go to patrol and there is nothing there. Adds a picturemortimertheking7 days agoRising Newcomer66Views0likes4CommentsAre You a Restart Game Addict or...
Are you the kind of Simmer who sticks with one game for years and years or are you like me and struggling to stick with one game for any amount of time? How long do you stick with the same game? When do you crash and burn?WisdomBuilders7 days agoSeasoned Hotshot337Views6likes62CommentsHave you ever had a lot disappear from the gallery?
I started with again with an empty world and was placing all my saved houses and families. I discovered one house was missing from my library. I must have deleted it at some point for some reason I can't fathom. Anyway, no biggie, I knew it was in the gallery. Or it was... it's no longer there. All of my other builds are there, but not that one. I did a search to look at other people's builds because I was considering using one of those to start with rather than starting over from scratch. As if to rub salt in the wound, I found my build in someone else's catalogue without the "original by" tag. I know some people might think it's nuts because it's a Sims 2 house and they are all going to look similar, but I know this is my build. I'm not going to bother the other person, we all know this is a risk when you upload things and clearly they made enough changes to get the "original by" tag to go away. I've decided to just start again from scratch and make a few changes. I'm just so aggravated. Has anyone else had this happen?LadyGray018 days agoSeasoned Hotshot64Views2likes5CommentsNo more haunted houses?
It's been awhile since I've played and it seems there's no longer a Haunted option for lot traits??? I also seem to remember an alternate haunted option for the Paranormal pack which I have and it's installed since the furniture is there. Any info or ideas appreciated!AmaraRena8 days agoRising Scout252Views1like10Comments