I just recently installed UL, haven't actually done anything with it yet, other than using the clothing and hair for some of my current sims. I only just installed WA a couple of weeks ago, and am raising a child who is going to start adventuring as soon as she reaches YA. I wanted to find out now, while she's just a child, if it would be possible for her to do some adventures when she and her family are on vacation, when she's a teen. So I started a new game, using my teen runaway household, and sent her to China to find out. When my teen returned home, no sooner had she reached her home again, when the University mascot showed up with the welcome kit. I was not expecting this, as she has not even spent one day in high school yet. When my current household returned from the adventure they had been on when I installed UL, the mascot showed up as soon as they got home, but they are YA. I wasn't expecting this to happen to the teen. Does the university mascot show up to every household at the beginning of their game?

So, once it comes, if I want it for future generations, do I need to keep it, or will the mascot come again if someone finishes high school and the family doesn't have one anymore?

From my most recent game, the mascot has come everytime a new young adult becomes a part of the household. If I remember correctly, it also showed up when the teen became a young adult.

I wouldn't bother deleting it, if you do, then the next time you load your save, the game will put another one in your household inventory and it will keep doing this unless you put it somewhere on your home lot.

@Marmy, does your sim's house have a fence with a celebrity gate? I've found that if the mascot can't get to the front door, he/she will come back again and again, usually at night, and leave another welcome kit in the household inventory. If you open the gate all night just once so he can come to the front door, he won't come back again after that.

Wow, that one sounds really persistent. I would probably use NRaas Register to remove their assignment from that role, but of course the game will likely just assign or spawn a different NPC sim to take their place. I am certain there must be mods available from other sources that suppress the reassignment altogether.It sounds like they really like your household, though. One of the fun things to do with an overly friendly mascot is to roll with it and have one your sims seduce them with the goal of seeing whether they keep their mask on during woohoo and then later if/when they fall asleep. I won't give the answer away. :)

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19 Replies

da13371ama
11 years ago
yes, the mascot just drops off the uni pack so sims, YA & above, can take the aptitude test and get freebies.
You can even sell that del/sell that package if you want, you can buy it in buy mode.
IreneSwift
Seasoned Ace
11 years ago
So, once it comes, if I want it for future generations, do I need to keep it, or will the mascot come again if someone finishes high school and the family doesn't have one anymore?
cercat
Rising Rookie
11 years ago
From my most recent game, the mascot has come everytime a new young adult becomes a part of the household. If I remember correctly, it also showed up when the teen became a young adult.
IreneSwift
Seasoned Ace
11 years ago
OK, thank you. Now I know I can safely delete it once each generation is finished with it.
sirguylittle
11 years ago
I wouldn't bother deleting it, if you do, then the next time you load your save, the game will put another one in your household inventory and it will keep doing this unless you put it somewhere on your home lot.
TadOlson
11 years ago
I've had the mascot drop off the welcome kits and I just put them into the family inventory and they don't reappear unless a kid ages up.
MelanieSimlish
11 years ago
Whenever I have a child age to a teen the mascot always comes to my house. Don't know why though, since the teens can't even go to University. :?
TreyNutz2
11 years ago
"IreneSwift;12524025" wrote:
So, once it comes, if I want it for future generations, do I need to keep it, or will the mascot come again if someone finishes high school and the family doesn't have one anymore?

You can delete the welcome kit if you want. It's available in buy mode for $20 or something. The mascot may make another appearance depending on ages in the household.
IreneSwift
Seasoned Ace
11 years ago
Another question: what is the point of summoning the university mascot? I see that option when I click on the kit.
5782341b77vl
Seasoned Ace
11 years ago
I don't delete my welcome kit but place it in some forgotten corner of the house. Also, as if I didn't learn my lesson, I INVITED the mascot into my house! After building up a friendship with the mascot, I had my vampire turn the mascot! I don't know if my game glitched or something, but I couldn't get the mascot out to leave (or at least stop chanting that "Go, Gerbits!" chant) . I had to leave my lot to get that mascot out! Finally, some peace and quiet! :^)