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Re: [OPEN] Release the spirits to the Netherworld is not working properly

How many Sims did you try ?  Any mods in your game ? Does the same happen on a new game ?

I have a playable ghost myself so I can give that part a try.

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  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    10 years ago

    No mods. I've tried it with two different families I've never played before.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    I tried the following on my playable ghost

    He lives alone in a household so I cheated to add a new Sim to his household (the clone of his sister he didn't know).

    Anyways, I've then clicked on his urn and had no option to release him to the Netherworld but when I click on it with him, he disappeared in a cloud of smoke but the portrait remained as unclickable. I have then changed to the manager world view and back and he was gone.

    I assume that's not what you're seeing ?

    I don't have a unplayed ghost atm to try the other thing

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    10 years ago

    Well, my sims deffinately have the option to release a ghost, though it doesn't work normally. I didn't try to release a ghost by itself (I will). It seems you also have a problem with this option, even if it looks a bit different

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    Maybe it was because they didn't really know each other ? I've never played a ghost before as they usually just disappeared through culling.

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    10 years ago

    I've tried your variant, excpt my sims were'nt strangers, they were a couple from almost  the release of the game, i.e. my first playable family. It's the same - wife (a living sim) doesn't have this option at all, the ghost can release itself. It's like another bug, but maybe still connected.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    But you had the release option on playable ghosts before ?

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    10 years ago

    I had. And I have it now, but somehow only with newly created ones.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    I'll add as unclear for now.

    Need to test with my next ghost

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    9 years ago

    Well, nothing has changed for me, despite all the latest patches 🙂 I didn't check all the aspects of this issue, only those with "oldest" ghost-sims, which are able do release themselves, but others still don't even have an option to do so.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    You never sent me your save, right ?


    If you're willing to hsare, please zip up this folder: documents\electronicarts\thesims4\saves and drop the file to this Mediafire-Link to upload.

    Please make sure to name the zip file with your user name.

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    9 years ago
    , sorry, didn't see your previous post!
    I've bought a new PC, and I don't have Sims 4 installed on it atm â˜šī¸ I still can send you my old save file from my old PC, but the game on it wasn't updated for a while...
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    That's fine. 

    I'd like to see if I can duplicate your issue

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    8 years ago

    At least on all my old saves with playable ghosts, this is still an issue.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    8 years ago

    Kinda can't remember .. so much has happened since your last post .. did you ever upload your save ?

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    8 years ago

    Not sure what to upload, I asked my friend with the same problem and he sent me some file. Is it enough? 

    Today I checked with new "fresh" ghost. It's the same - the option doesn't affect ghost and it (the option) vanishes after trying to use it.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    8 years ago

    Hi @rostsit

    I think I understand now, what you mean.

    There's two things that seem off

    1. Playable ghost: Other Sims living in the same household don't have the option to release the spirits. Only the Ghost itself does
    2. Non-Playable ghost: Releasing them to the netherworld when they're spooking around doesn't work properly as they don't return to their graves and hence don't puff away as they should. It works fine if they are inside the grave when you choose the action.

    I'll add this. Let me know if that's what you're seeing

  • rostsit's avatar
    rostsit
    Seasoned Ace
    8 years ago

    Exactly, thank you!!

    Well, the #2 is the real problem, I think. You can at least try to explain logically why Playable ghost can only release itself in #1. Maybe intended. But #2 is definitely off and worked well in earlier versions. 

    Also, I can't remember if the option to release Non-Playable ghost if they are inside the grave really works - maybe animation plays well, but they come back later despite being "released". I should check it, but it will take time.

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