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andremanoeloc's avatar
4 years ago

Ghost Butlers please

Please, let us have the ability to change our butlers life state and work clothing. It could even be through cheat codes, no need for a new interface. My witch needs an old ghost butler, my mad scientist needs an alien butler. It doesn't look like it would take a lot of work.

It would be a nice update with the paranormal pack. What you folks think?
  • Complication Encountered

    Toddlers are adorable. Even the clingy and wild ones have their moments.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50837861956_f44bcdff8d_b.jpg

    Unfortunately, the good Nanny, Hiroko, that took care of Ember was replaced by another sim when I tried to add her to the played households to prevent culling. She and Kemps have actually done a better job showing up to check on the Earth Elemental Twins than the nanny that replaced Hiroko while the nanny is there. Jade should not have to walk this far to ask her uncle for food only for him to say goodbye. At least he shows up in those moments when I need to pay attention. I'm a bit peeved that he didn't help her, but there was a nanny staring at the door... Even Kemps saw the problem and peaced out.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50837136368_7fcbdd90af_b.jpg

    Despite him not helping her, I'm inclined to believe that something interrupted him helping her. He's got a solid track record of checking up on every single mer in the pod he's responsible for and helping them.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50837945122_ed0690e1c5_k.jpg

    Kemps did not leave his brother's family hanging. He enlisted the help of a young merman from the pod. Meet Dennis Amaro, the Zalrian Households new Butler. Dennis considered it an honor to help the last remaining Elder Lineage. He's definitely skilled in all the areas he would need to do his job as an Attendant to the Zalrians.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50837945112_5e9bbd9667_k.jpg

    The process to make him the butler was not easy.

    Using cheats, I maxed out all the skills I felt would be most helpful for him to do his jobs. Handiness, Cooking, Entertaining, and etc. He has the ideal traits for a Merman Butler.

    First, I had to load him to a lot and cheat his stats to where I wanted them.

    Then, I had to use the cheats in this order:

    Traits.Equip_Trait isButler
    Careers.Add_Career Butler
    And wait until 6 am of the next day for him to cycle through one day of work. Time speeds up for this part.

    Next, I marked his household as unplayed. He was originally a random Butler that the game spawned too. I changed the household name to Amaro.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50837945137_32936693d6_b.jpg

    I evicted him from the lot. For the final touches, I moved him into a lot on Sulani so he would be a Sulani Resident, just in case it affected where he went. The screenshots are from earlier trials, but I ended up following these steps.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50837861926_b2c257efca.jpg

    And now, he's a butler. I can use Cas.FullEditMode to change the way he looks in other outfits and his general appearance.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50837136343_f58ff00a68_z.jpg

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    So, here's a simplified list of things to make your own butler.


    • Cheat the traits you want
    • Make him or her look the way you want


    *Make sure you do the above steps before the cheats to make him or her a butler. The order matters.*

    Use Cheats in the listed order:


    • Traits.Equip_Trait isButler
    • Careers.Add_Career Butler
    • And wait until 6 am of the next day for him or her to cycle through one day of work. Time speeds up for this part.


    Next:


    • Mark him or her as unplayed
    • Evict the household from the lot


    Finally:


    • Delete the butler the game generated
    • Load the household


    These steps worked twice for me, and he was still the butler after reloading the game.

    Cas.FullEditMode will allow players to change the way the Butler looks in CAS without disrupting anything.
  • I would like that; also wish for a way to pick my own sims for server sims.

    I bought the pack with the Butler, but I could not edit their clothes, and the sim showing up was Mean; so I created my own sim and have them as a roommate in the household instead.
  • I think I need more coffee, I misread that as 'Ghost Busters please'
  • SEREFRAS's avatar
    SEREFRAS
    Seasoned Hotshot
    What if you add the ghost trait to the butler trait?
    For example:
    Traits.Equip_Trait Trait_Lightning