Why can’t we plead for pets? (Bug or no bug?)
So I have the cats and dogs pack and play with it a lot. I have had multiple sims who own pets. In two of my save files I’ve had pets die and sims who really loved them and who would definitely want ...
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@maddinwritestuff This is why I keep a couple of save games and then exit if there is an accidental fatality. So it's like it never happened. It doesn't stop the problem happening but I shut it down and get the lost character back.
I'm worse about animals than I am about people. I know they're not real but still can't deal with it!
I'm worse about animals than I am about people. I know they're not real but still can't deal with it!
@simsplayer818 I also try keep multiple saves but honestly it gets to be a lot of work. Plus going back feels like cheating and I do like consequences in my gameplay. I just feel like it’s annoying and unfair that I can’t try save my pets the way you can do a sim. Like there are so many ways to stop grim from taking a sim (pleading, voodoo and death flower) so why can’t I do it for my pets? Granted I haven’t tried voodoo or death flowers for pets so maybe that does work…? Idk I just want to plead for my pets the way I do for sims. It’s like giving the game a little chance roll to try bring them back to life. It kinda helps me decide wether or not they are truly dead you know? I just don’t get why it isn’t an option when we can totally do it for sims.
- @maddinwritestuff I think you might be able to give them Ambrosia...but I'm not 100% on that. Plus it's a lot of work if your Sim has to skill up to make Ambrosia, it took me a couple of Sim weeks for one of my Sims to save her friend and she had a sad ghost bestie for a while till she finally got there.
I don't know if Spellcasters may be able to help too with a dedeathify spell possibly, just throwing out ideas.
But yes, it should be possible to plead for pets. In Sims 3 a pet (the legendary Buttercup Rattlebag) pleaded for my Sim (but nobody could say no to that little face) and they were spared.@simsplayer818 Love that you’re offering all these ideas. All of them are pretty great things worth trying. I’m pretty sure there might even be an ambrosia treat for pets from the vet..?
Still I’m gonna leave this forum open to see if I can one day get the sims team to notice it. We need to be able to plead for our sims fur babies lol
buttercup rattlebag sounds awesome too. (Never played the sims 3 but I know there were snakes? Were they a snake?)
- @maddinwritestuff It may be the Ambrosia treat I'm thinking of! I'm shut out of my game right now as it's crashing uncontrollably so I couldn't check.
There were different critters to collect in Sims 3 and Sims 3 Pets. My particular favourites were small lizards to find when out collecting that you could keep in terrariums. If I remember right, I think snakes were on the PC version.
Buttercup Rattlebag was an adorable friendly little white dog in Sims 3 Pets who belonged to an old man... I'd befriend him just to move her to my household!
@simsplayer818 , FYI, some Simmers have made "rooms" with special items in them that are hard to get in the game, like ambrosia, death flowers, death flower plants, etc. The one in particular that I know of who does this is @SheriGR ! Here is a link to her Ambrosia room (since you specifically mentioned that Ambrosia takes a long time to gain the cooking skill and track down the items, though I think she also has posted rooms with those individual items as well if you have a Sim with high cooking skill. ) The Sims - The Gallery - Official Site (ea.com)
Yes, the Ambrosia Pet Treat is a must, as several others have mentioned!!!! 🥰- @PugLove888 That's exactly what I used to do in Sims 3 pets. I had a room saved with the unlocked items from the challenges, a ghost zapper and all kinds of collectables, favourite lizards and creations that I'd use as a starting point for my new builds.
I'd do the same in Sims 4 but adding pre made rooms causes...yet another bug which I think is linked to the problems I've had trying to use the gallery.
So instead I add them to retail lots either for free, like the jungle poison antidote or to buy, like death flowers and herbal/jungle remedies. My garden centre also has rare trees and plants to harvest for free. I added a magical store in Strangerville with items from my Wiccan and some Eco Living based stores too...while remembering to snuff out all the candles so customers weren't buying melted wax lol.
When I can get back into my game without the infernal crashing, I'll add some Ambrosia to my Wiccan's magical store too as it's daft you need 2 people to use the death flowers now. Thanks for the tip!
