Revamping Ghosts
Hello again, everyone!
So I've played around with ghosts and of course; I've gotten bored right after a few minutes with them and moved on to other occults.
So I thought our ghosts should have an upgrade.
Here is a list of my ideas for The Sims 4's Ghosts!
1.) Bound Spirits and Haunted Objects!
Ever want your abode to be eternally haunted, but not just by some random ghost given to you by the Haunted House trait? Ever want to keep your Sim's spirit roaming the world, but without him/her being a part of your family and having to mourn their grave/urn?
How about binding your Sim's soul/spirit to an object?!
It could be a painting, sculpture, toy, mirror, book, a piece of furniture, even a decorative plant!
Whatever can be classified as an object, your Sim's ghost can haunt it and therefore, be bound to the world! Eternally haunting your home.
Plus, maybe you can finally sell or get rid of that Tombstone/Urn without getting rid of the spirit once that spirit has been selected to haunt/embody their new vessel of your choosing.
This could be a great idea for storytellers as well. Your created Sim could have grown up with a specific object and grown emotionally attached to it. After they have passed away peacefully or died tragically, their spirit became bound to their favorite and cherished item. Like a music box that they have owned during their childhood or a painting that they have made for a loved one.
The story is for you to tell/show.
2.) New Ghostly Interactions!
Ever want your Ghost to scare a Sim like the Ghosts on the PS2 version of The Sims 2? Their mouth stretching and distorted while flailing around the Sim they're attempting to frighten? Or have them vomit out ectoplasm right on the Sim?
How about having them possess a Sim? Or having them possess objects?! No! I'm not talking about how their possessing objects now. Shaking and rattling them. No; I'm talking about better ways of object possession!
Like having your Ghost Sim possess a mirror by making spooky and creepy images appear in the mirror or once a Sim decides to use the possessed mirror, the ghost will pop out and frighten the unsuspected Sim.
Or possessing a teddy bear or doll by having them dance, walk around, twitch, and spin their heads.
They could possess a piano by having it play by itself. A fireplace by having the flames manifest into a face or body. Or even a computer by having spooky images randomly pop up on the monitor or have it write "Get Out" on the sim version of WordPad.
Plus, this might be a great opportunity to introduce more haunted paintings that act similar to the ones in The Sims Makin' Magic.
I'm sure you can come up with other ideas on ways to possess certain objects.
3.) Tweaking the Colors and Effects!
I don't know about you, but the colors of the ghosts don't fit so well in my opinion.
Perhaps we should make them paler, faded, add a bit of that gloomy, sad, grayish, and eerie feel to the ghost's colors.
Plus, give them better effects on how they have died.
Like the smoke emitting from those who died by fire will be more vivid and surround their entire body while their eyes glow a flame like color.
And those who died from electricity will twitch and turn electrical objects on and/or off without interacting with them while producing electricity from their body.
And those who died from Old Age will possess unique abilities based on their personalities and emotions.
Like those who were Artistic will have paintings glow or become more pronounced.
Those who were Musical will emit soft and faded music while around and about. More likely to produce classical or swing music.
The default effects of Old Age might be swirling sands similar to the sands of an hourglass or the aurora effect that the sim gets while dying from old age.
I'm sure you can come up with other ideas on effects and abilities for each ghost.
So. What do you think? Do you like my ideas? What are your ideas on this topic?
I'm always eager to read what you have to post.
As always,
Thank you for reading my discussions.
So I've played around with ghosts and of course; I've gotten bored right after a few minutes with them and moved on to other occults.
So I thought our ghosts should have an upgrade.
Here is a list of my ideas for The Sims 4's Ghosts!
1.) Bound Spirits and Haunted Objects!
Ever want your abode to be eternally haunted, but not just by some random ghost given to you by the Haunted House trait? Ever want to keep your Sim's spirit roaming the world, but without him/her being a part of your family and having to mourn their grave/urn?
How about binding your Sim's soul/spirit to an object?!
It could be a painting, sculpture, toy, mirror, book, a piece of furniture, even a decorative plant!
Whatever can be classified as an object, your Sim's ghost can haunt it and therefore, be bound to the world! Eternally haunting your home.
Plus, maybe you can finally sell or get rid of that Tombstone/Urn without getting rid of the spirit once that spirit has been selected to haunt/embody their new vessel of your choosing.
This could be a great idea for storytellers as well. Your created Sim could have grown up with a specific object and grown emotionally attached to it. After they have passed away peacefully or died tragically, their spirit became bound to their favorite and cherished item. Like a music box that they have owned during their childhood or a painting that they have made for a loved one.
The story is for you to tell/show.
2.) New Ghostly Interactions!
Ever want your Ghost to scare a Sim like the Ghosts on the PS2 version of The Sims 2? Their mouth stretching and distorted while flailing around the Sim they're attempting to frighten? Or have them vomit out ectoplasm right on the Sim?
How about having them possess a Sim? Or having them possess objects?! No! I'm not talking about how their possessing objects now. Shaking and rattling them. No; I'm talking about better ways of object possession!
Like having your Ghost Sim possess a mirror by making spooky and creepy images appear in the mirror or once a Sim decides to use the possessed mirror, the ghost will pop out and frighten the unsuspected Sim.
Or possessing a teddy bear or doll by having them dance, walk around, twitch, and spin their heads.
They could possess a piano by having it play by itself. A fireplace by having the flames manifest into a face or body. Or even a computer by having spooky images randomly pop up on the monitor or have it write "Get Out" on the sim version of WordPad.
Plus, this might be a great opportunity to introduce more haunted paintings that act similar to the ones in The Sims Makin' Magic.
I'm sure you can come up with other ideas on ways to possess certain objects.
3.) Tweaking the Colors and Effects!
I don't know about you, but the colors of the ghosts don't fit so well in my opinion.
Perhaps we should make them paler, faded, add a bit of that gloomy, sad, grayish, and eerie feel to the ghost's colors.
Plus, give them better effects on how they have died.
Like the smoke emitting from those who died by fire will be more vivid and surround their entire body while their eyes glow a flame like color.
And those who died from electricity will twitch and turn electrical objects on and/or off without interacting with them while producing electricity from their body.
And those who died from Old Age will possess unique abilities based on their personalities and emotions.
Like those who were Artistic will have paintings glow or become more pronounced.
Those who were Musical will emit soft and faded music while around and about. More likely to produce classical or swing music.
The default effects of Old Age might be swirling sands similar to the sands of an hourglass or the aurora effect that the sim gets while dying from old age.
I'm sure you can come up with other ideas on effects and abilities for each ghost.
So. What do you think? Do you like my ideas? What are your ideas on this topic?
I'm always eager to read what you have to post.
As always,
Thank you for reading my discussions.
