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mistychristy24's avatar
2 years ago

Half vampire half mermaid hybrid

So I have a whole family of hybrids of just mermaid and vampire. The kids are at college and they do have uncomfortableness when going out in the sun. I thought once I leveled them up to level 15 vampire lore that they would be able to stay out in the sun. But because they don’t have have to build points up for their powers, they don’t have that advantage and what seems like they can never go outside. I cured one of them of their vampire powers and is now just a mermaid so that they can go outside but before I change the rest of them I wonder if I can get their vampire half back if I wanted to? 

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  • @mistychristy24 

    There are no hybrid mermaids and vampires in the game out of the box.  While one parent can be a vampire and the other a mermaid, sims born in game of such a union are one or the other.  They will either be a vampire or mermaid (and in rare cases, a human) and not have any traits, powers or weaknesses of the other.  Reading the vampire lore books doesn't bestow anything other than knowledge really for sims other than vampires.  To get sun resistance for a vampire, you have to build their powers to earn the perk which gives sun resistance.  

    But if you are getting mermaid children which are getting that buff or the burning effect and motive drain on the sim when out in the sun, then that might be a bug as it shouldn't be happening. 

    Hope this helps.

  • Gagea25's avatar
    Gagea25
    Hero
    2 years ago
    @CGrant56
    There shouldn't be any hybrids, but even after the patch that should have solved this, I got a vampire-magician hybrid. I can't level up the vampire skills only his magical powers.
    I've never had mermaid /vampire hybrids only mermaid /alien ones before the patch. They were really creepy, so I changed them to be mermaid or alien only.
  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    @Gagea25 

    Interesting.  Then the problem hasn't been really fixed if it can still happen.  Fortunately for me, I haven't gotten another.  I did have one way back when Vampires was new.  It was a Vampire/Alien from an abduction pregnancy.  The sim was fine until she aged up to teen and became really glitched especially in CAS.  I finally had to delete her because of the problems with her.  Otherwise, I haven't had it happen again.  But tbh, I tend to make my couples either both the same occult or an occult and a human, not two different occults.  But I have had occults get abducted and come back pregnant a few times.  Every time though, the child was fully one or the other.  Most of those ended up as the occult rather than the alien.

    I've had a number of alien/human hybrids though where the child gets the alien skin tone and has a few alien powers.  Those haven't given me any problems.  

  • @mistychristy24 There aren't supposed to be any hybrid occult Sims in the game, so these Sims probably won't be able to become vampires again if they are still mermaids. They should be able to become vampires again if you cure the mermaid condition. 

  • xochiquetzl_xkvn's avatar
    xochiquetzl_xkvn
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @mistychristy24 


    They keep trying to patch hybrids out, which is a shame. I use a mod that makes the needs panel and perks interface less buggy.

    Your only option is probably a bar and the Sun Reversal Cocktail. I always send my vampires to Uni with the pop-up bar, plasma fruit, and garlic so they can have that drink before class. You have to regularly make more, so…