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Seasoned Ace

Re: [BY DESIGN] [V] NPC Vampires don't autonomously come in anymore

I am still noticing Vampires appearing, but most will not break in for a very simple reason:

A Sim on the lot is still awake, or is perceived as awake.

You can most easily test this in an Apartment with a single Sim; if a Vampire shows up at your door, one of a few things will happen, depending on the circumstances.

If your Sim is awake:

- The Vampire will leave immediately.

- The Vampire will knock on your door, attempting to be invited in.

- The Vampire will stand outside for a brief period for you to interact with. (This usually happens if something interacted with the Vampire while they were en route to your door, such as a neighbor striking up a conversation with them.)

If your Sim is asleep:

- The Vampire will break in and attempt to bite your Sim. (If you have Garlic in your room, the Vampire will react to it if they're not immune, then de-spawn. Your Sim will still be Mesmerized, however; you will want to sleep that off.)

- The Vampire will knock on your door, attempting to be invited in.

- The Vampire will leave. (If something on the lot is seen as awake, the Vampire won't attempt a break-in. This can include Never Weary Sims, Babies that are crying, or a Vampire in the household that's not currently sleeping.)

Things I have not yet been able to try:

- See a Vampire's reaction if an Apartment Situation is occurring. (Loud Music, Loud Woohoo, Argument in Neighboring Apartment.)

- See how a Sim reacts to a Vampire trying to Mesmerize them in a break-in Situation, when affected by the Vampire Resistance drink.

Hope this information helps with some troubleshooting.

- B

5 Replies

ccrisan
New Adventurer
7 years ago
@burin077 I already try this, i put my sim (i'm playing with 1) to sleep around 22h, it's the same. Vampire came in, knock, and go away. I try, too, invite them in, but they don't do anything, just enter in the house, go to computer, and go away.
ccrisan
New Adventurer
7 years ago
Since they don't answered, i tried to figured out the problem.
I like to play my game with longer time of life and the option "Auto Age (Unplayed Sims)" disable. So again, i started a new game, and the atack happen, i think 3 days after (game time).
I don't know if it's suppose to be like that or it's a bug. So if you have the same problem as me, and your vampire it's not attacking, try to activate Auto Age (Unplayed Sims). 🤔
TheSteelRodent
6 years ago
Not sure how long this has been a thing, but I do have this issue as well. Vampires will show up and then just stand by the front door like any other visitor. Haven't noticed if they knock, but they don't come in and they never bite. I can invite them in like any other guest and they'll hang for a bit and then leave, but they never snack on any of my sims or really act at all like vampires.
All but one of the vampires that stop by regularly have the ability to break in (I checked) and several of them have the ability to turn sims, though NPC vampires never autonomously do that.
alanmichael1
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Caleb just broke in, mesmerized my Sim but then didn't bite. Strange ...
Baylon7373
New Hotshot
6 years ago
@alanmichael1
This is what just happend to me. I wonder if it is connected with: Vampires are not able to drink from mesmerized sims. I had two vampire who broke in (appartement CL) and non of them bite my sim. In earlier patchversions it worked for me (now latest Patch 1.61.15.1020 PC).
A fix would be nice.