I'm playing a vampire for the first time in TS4. She's a teen right now, and my plan was to have her go into the Detective career when she is done with Uni. She's a "good" vampire, and fighting crime seems like a good vampiry thing to do. I've also never played a Detective in the game before, and it just occurred to me that being vulnerable to sunlight might not work so good when doing that particular active career. I didn't plan on giving her sunlight immunity.So..my question is, would I regret going into that career? I've never played a Doctor before either, so that's my other option. I'm avoiding spoilers for both careers, but I have to imagine doctor is always going to be indoors whereas a detective...probably not?

Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?Just spinning ideas.

"SilentKitty;c-18073433" wrote:Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?Just spinning ideas.Yah, I thought of doing that, and agree that it would be a pretty nice part of the story. I really love the idea, I'm just not sure how many potions I'd end up going through and if being able to sustain the ingredients for them is tenable. Being that it's my first time for both vampire and detective, I do think it would be a ton of fun if it is doable.

"Stormkeep;c-18073437" wrote:"SilentKitty;c-18073433" wrote:Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?Just spinning ideas.Yah, I thought of doing that, and agree that it would be a pretty nice part of the story. I really love the idea, I'm just not sure how many potions I'd end up going through and if being able to sustain the ingredients for them is tenable. Being that it's my first time for both vampire and detective, I do think it would be a ton of fun if it is doable.Hm....set up a retail store that the vampire can by the potions from? Could be a nice money sink perhaps.

"Stormkeep;c-18073437" wrote:"SilentKitty;c-18073433" wrote:Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?Just spinning ideas.Yah, I thought of doing that, and agree that it would be a pretty nice part of the story. I really love the idea, I'm just not sure how many potions I'd end up going through and if being able to sustain the ingredients for them is tenable. Being that it's my first time for both vampire and detective, I do think it would be a ton of fun if it is doable.If she gardens it will be doable, but maybe a little annoying because one potion won't last all day. If you have Spa Day, I think there is also something in that pack that will give some resistance to the sun.

"haneul;c-18073449" wrote:If she gardens it will be doable, but maybe a little annoying because one potion won't last all day. If you have Spa Day, I think there is also something in that pack that will give some resistance to the sun. OOO, I looked that up and it's the sun-soothing face mask which gives 12 hours of protection. Makes me wonder if there is a secret hidden effect for the hydrating face mask on mermaids.Thanks for the idea!"SilentKitty;c-18073447" wrote:Hm....set up a retail store that the vampire can by the potions from? Could be a nice money sink perhaps.That's not a bad idea at all. I already have an Occult shop that sells RoM potions, herbal concoctions, science serums, and a bunch of miscellaneous occult stuff (wands, brooms, garlic wreaths, etc.). The sim who runs that shop already grows all of the required ingredients, I'd just need to get her vampire lore skill up a bit to make them. I just hadn't thought of selling "bar drinks" at her shop, but these are more like potions anyway.Thanks for the idea!I think between these two ideas my Vamp should be covered for sun protection so I'm going to give it a shot. Thank you both.

Advice regarding Vampire career needed, please

28 Replies

SilentK008
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?

Just spinning ideas.
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
"SilentKitty;c-18073433" wrote:
Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?

Just spinning ideas.

Yah, I thought of doing that, and agree that it would be a pretty nice part of the story. I really love the idea, I'm just not sure how many potions I'd end up going through and if being able to sustain the ingredients for them is tenable.

Being that it's my first time for both vampire and detective, I do think it would be a ton of fun if it is doable.
SilentK008
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"Stormkeep;c-18073437" wrote:
"SilentKitty;c-18073433" wrote:
Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?

Just spinning ideas.

Yah, I thought of doing that, and agree that it would be a pretty nice part of the story. I really love the idea, I'm just not sure how many potions I'd end up going through and if being able to sustain the ingredients for them is tenable.

Being that it's my first time for both vampire and detective, I do think it would be a ton of fun if it is doable.

Hm....set up a retail store that the vampire can by the potions from? Could be a nice money sink perhaps.
HaneulFier
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"Stormkeep;c-18073437" wrote:
"SilentKitty;c-18073433" wrote:
Hmm.... there are potions that your vampire can drink in order to temporarily be able to walk in the sun. Perhaps that can be worked into the story, constantly drinking from a hip flask like Alastor Moody. Could it be part of her way to cover up her occult status?

Just spinning ideas.

Yah, I thought of doing that, and agree that it would be a pretty nice part of the story. I really love the idea, I'm just not sure how many potions I'd end up going through and if being able to sustain the ingredients for them is tenable.

Being that it's my first time for both vampire and detective, I do think it would be a ton of fun if it is doable.

If she gardens it will be doable, but maybe a little annoying because one potion won't last all day. If you have Spa Day, I think there is also something in that pack that will give some resistance to the sun.
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
"haneul;c-18073449" wrote:

If she gardens it will be doable, but maybe a little annoying because one potion won't last all day. If you have Spa Day, I think there is also something in that pack that will give some resistance to the sun.

OOO, I looked that up and it's the sun-soothing face mask which gives 12 hours of protection. Makes me wonder if there is a secret hidden effect for the hydrating face mask on mermaids.
Thanks for the idea!

"SilentKitty;c-18073447" wrote:

Hm....set up a retail store that the vampire can by the potions from? Could be a nice money sink perhaps.

That's not a bad idea at all. I already have an Occult shop that sells RoM potions, herbal concoctions, science serums, and a bunch of miscellaneous occult stuff (wands, brooms, garlic wreaths, etc.). The sim who runs that shop already grows all of the required ingredients, I'd just need to get her vampire lore skill up a bit to make them.
I just hadn't thought of selling "bar drinks" at her shop, but these are more like potions anyway.
Thanks for the idea!

I think between these two ideas my Vamp should be covered for sun protection so I'm going to give it a shot. Thank you both.
ptanderson98
4 years ago
If she reads the vampire lore books and gets her skills up she should be able to make sunlight resistant drinks but also...vampires are pretty tough and as long as she is just traveling from point a to point b and not staying outside for extended periods of time her energy will hold out.
She can dark meditate once she's indoors and gain more energy
Simmingal
Hero
4 years ago
if you buy sun resistance perk you don't have to get complete sun resistance though as its 3 levels just upgrade it like one or 2 levels the sim will still burn but at slower rate which makes things slightly easier and more manageable
LadyKyn
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Vampires can use umbrellas during the daytime to help with that still can't they? (i know there will be times where they will put the umbrella away if need the use of their hands) I'd say doing either career would be good though a doctor is always a safer bet, but usually in the detective career you're usually not outside for too long at times.
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
4 years ago
One of my detectives turned vampire, and was fine even before buying potions and later sun resistance powers. Detective for the most part is an indoorsy career. You will get tasks like interrogating the current suspect, analyzing evidence, adding hints to the evidence chart, taking pictures of arrested sims, talk to the Chief, train for some time and so on, more than enough options to fill your daily progress gauge to at least two thirds (often fully). When you need to go to a crime scene, you will get teleported there. Then your vampire just needs to fly into the building and can teleport back to the police station after collecting evidence.

The only critical moments are these:

- Arrest a sim
This task will toss your vampire out into the open. She'll need to approach and chat up three potential culprits. If you have the Observant bonus trait, you'll be able to identify the guilty party quickly, then survive a short arresting animation and be back at the station for a refreshing Dark Meditation. It also helps that
Spoiler
the guilty suspect is always a freshly generated sim. So if you see two of your townies and a sim that you do not recognize at the arrest scene, you can swoop in and arrest the new sim.

For your promotions you'll need to solve a number of cases, so you will have to make the occasional arrest. But whenever no such goal is active, it is possible to stick to working inside the police station.

A mod such as MCCC that auto-pauses the game after a change of zone is very helpful here.

- The "Patrol 2 hours" task
You can usually avoid patroling and the related tasks. However, the game forces you to patrol in two instances:

The first time during the detective career tutorial (even sims with a degree have to go through this tutorial). Your vampire can go on patrol, and then immediately return to the police station to progress. She'll lose out on some work performance for the day, but stay safe.

The second time your sim gets forced to patrol is for their second promotion. Since your vampire will have a degree, she'll already be beyond that point, so it won't apply to her.

Sorry for the wall of text, tl;dr Your sim will be fine
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
Thank you so much @EnkiSchmidt, for details on the crux of my concerns. Between the solutions for sunlight protection that others suggested and now the info regarding the actual risks from you, I feel confident pursuing my original plan. Your response was very thorough, Much appreciated!