Hello everyone! I normally post in the What Happened in Your Game Today thread. Some of you may recognize the sims I play. I have been curious about the latest Journey to Batuu pack and have had quite a few weird questions about it. Unfortunately we did not get a live game play with developers and did not get the opportunity to ask questions about the pack. I have been watching various Let's Plays on Youtube from popular Game Changers but so far, my questions remain unanswered. I am primarily an occult sim who also really enjoys family style play, so what happens when you send your witch, mermaid, or vampire to Batuu? Can you turn Kylo Ren into a cactus, drain his plasma, or bring the monsoon? Will your celebrity sim's fame follow him to the edge of the galaxy? Let's find out! Curiosity got the best of me and I bought the pack and have been exploring it so far. I hope I can answer some of your questions, but if you have any and want to find about it, or if you have discovered something in your own gameplay, please post below!!

I copied this from the What Happened in your Game Today? ......Journey to Risa!!!...err...Batuu….:(Ok, so curiosity was seriously getting to me so I went ahead and got the Journey to Batuu pack. I am holding my opinion for now, but I will be honest and try to show any issues or game mechanics I find if anyone is curious about the game. There are some generally perplexing aspects to the game, some parts are very repetitive, and some that are generally really fun. Here goes:Oh my Force, did you see what just flew in?! https://i.imgur.com/nYGes0D.pngThis is going to be interesting...https://i.imgur.com/ijiBAiN.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/BEDR3WU.pngSo the Beauchamp triplet sisters Rachel, Rosie, and Rebecca and their significant others, plus their first cousin Joanna Fontenot and her hubby Vincent all threw in for a fun trip to planet Risa. They would take alien Clint’s spaceship. They were so excited. Planet Risa is the pleasure resort planet of the galaxy if you like Star Trek. If any of you are Trekkies, you might recognize Risa as the pleasure resort planet Starfleet likes to frequent for vacations. The whole planet consists of warm tropical breezes, beautiful tropical oceans, pristine beaches, exotic food and extremely friendly locals. They were all excited. Here’s a resort you can visit if you play Star Trek Online (the other video game I love to play) https://i.imgur.com/AqnzOYd.jpgI love STO, I would totally be for a Star Trek pack. But instead, they had some engine troubles and got stuck on Batuu :( Simeon Silversweater is less than impressed. https://i.imgur.com/RdPJ51U.png(I used MCCC to reset their outfits, when your sim travels to Batuu they automatically twirl into Batuu clothes)https://i.imgur.com/ZC2AodA.pngEveryone got their bearings https://i.imgur.com/7veU968.pngYes….I sent the whole troupe to the cantina https://i.imgur.com/CriKVgk.pngIt was utter chaos lo. Like herding cats lol https://i.imgur.com/aIS4o0V.pngApparently Thorne Bailey’s superstar fame has reached Batuu (he’s married to Rebecca)https://i.imgur.com/7py8QuT.pngHe made the occasional fangirl faint Rebecca is like “good job, dear” (she’s in the blue crop top behind) https://i.imgur.com/lSkD3GV.pngApparently Get Famous fame and reputation work here. Thorne and I had a blast making the locals faint https://i.imgur.com/Ld5aL2m.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/chuzycB.pngThe group immediately start ordering drinks (I wasn’t controlling them)https://i.imgur.com/FwXS9e2.pngSimeon is less than impressed with the popcorn crickets https://i.imgur.com/Uq0cZXL.pngI was tired of resetting their outfits via MCC, so we stuck with Battu clothing. I sent brothers-in-law Clint and Simeon out to scan stuff and explore. https://i.imgur.com/nAnexPd.pngMeanwhile Joanna introduced herself to Honda Civic. Or whatever his name is https://i.imgur.com/T9pd455.pngThey wound up staying the whole sim day and night but I was experiencing some mod conflict issues with the new pack and new patch (MCCC). I didn’t want to damage my main save, so I didn’t play long, maybe half hour real timeAlso, we had to go back home because apparently Vincent and Joanna have a major gambling problem, because we went from 800 galactic credits to 3 XD They started to autonomously play the sarbecc game and lost all their money! XD https://i.imgur.com/a3aeRx3.pngSo what about the Occults on Batuu?So I dunno if you can tell yet but I play with primarily occults so I was curious to see how they worked on Batuu. Sadly, their powers and abilities are negated for the time they are there. Spellcasters cannot cast spells or duel, but if they have “always use broom” and a favorite broom selected they will use fly around on their broom. Sorry @ryttu3k Simeon will not be able to turn Kylo Ren into a cactus :( Maybe someone will come out with a mod soon! https://i.imgur.com/BEDR3WU.pngThey can charge magical power if they have the ability but that’s it https://i.imgur.com/PqlsFNh.pngAliens have no powers except for disguise/change disguise. No alien socialsVampires can not fly as bat, mist, etc or feed on any sims. They cannot use any vampiric powers or feed even from a plasma pack. There is a building they can go to that is a rabbit hole to fulfil needs. A “drink uncontrollably” icon pops up when they are replenishing thirst. I was laughing at that, apparently the vampire is attacking some poor fellow hotel guest? XD https://i.imgur.com/dlS936N.pngJoanna's UI needs window looks a bit weird because she's a vampire/witch hybrid, but another vamp I sent experienced the same issues. I sent everyone home after that.

The photos of everyone in their tourist wear is cute and funny! Too bad you have to jump through hoops to keep them that way.

Second gameplay post: That last post was my initial exploration. I started another save just to check it out. Actually its my “flip this house” fun play I have but don’t post about. I decided to use Joanna Fontenot, one of my favorite sims to play to try it out. She has a ton of skills but not maxed by any means, so she is a bit of a challenge to play. She bought a blank plot in Newcrest. She immediately got a call from Thorne Bailey giving her the option to travel to Batuu. We did.Note: Joanna Fontenot was born with a random glitch, she is a vampire/witch hybrid (vampire dad and witch mom) and has abilities of both. This doesn't happen very often but, its really cool when it does. Her UI looks a little different, and you do have to add vampire powers via cheat codes because her Vampire Powers/Weakness tree does not show up. Her spellcaster tree does. I gave her the ability to fly as bat, command other sims, sun proof, and vampire creation powers. She is a low ranking vampire with no weaknesses. Carl's Sims Guide website has all the cheat codes for this if you need it. Stuff we did on Batuu...Joanna met Honda Civic (Hondo), emo Kylo Ren, meanie Lt. Agnon, and pushy Rey Skywalker. I do need to make a note about interacting with these premades. They are considered hidden households so you can't find them under unplayed household menus. Apparently, in order to be Disney friendly, there are no romance interactions, unless you add them to your household and make them playable. You can't call them when you go back home, and you can't travel with them. You can't cast spells on them, drink plasma, perform any mermaid or alien interactions on them, or other vampire stuff. Except I did get the option to turn them into a vampire...hmmm....Also, you have limited friendly social interactions too, sort of like interacting with a celebrity. Mostly brighten day, get to know, discuss interests, etc. I think because there are unique voices for several of the characters and they recorded a limited set of interactions during production. She met smuggler Honda Civic in the Cantina https://i.imgur.com/d8gck5j.pngand won a sarbecc (spelling?) game against him and won 400 galactic credits. https://i.imgur.com/s0QBSaf.pngShe met Lt. Agnon in the First Order quadrant of Batuu. https://i.imgur.com/aonNqKe.pngHe sent her out on some missions like getting supplies for the First Order https://i.imgur.com/mSUUBcx.pngSpreading positive propaganda about the First Order https://i.imgur.com/vqjlZUV.pngChecking IDs https://i.imgur.com/ywqzi1V.pngAnd making arrests if the citizen was “suspicious” https://i.imgur.com/cDm5s6d.png Jo is outgoing and a friend of the world, she also has the polite trait from the parenthood pack so its really easy for her to make friends. She and Lt. Agnon, commander of the First Order quickly became best friends. OMG JO!! XD https://i.imgur.com/XE9ThG9.pngShe also took some missions from Honda Civic https://i.imgur.com/AummyAH.pngShe had to go “retrieve” a package that involved her breaking into a house and stealing the package. https://i.imgur.com/9KmjbEi.png Jo has all positive 4 parenthood traits so she kept getting uncomfortable and guilty of mean interactions like stealing and fighting with citizens. She met Rey, and quickly started talking about science, apparently Rey got bored and used the force to make Joanna go away. https://i.imgur.com/MsSJAU4.pngSeriously she does this hand wave and you automatically travel to a cantina. I couldn’t get a screenshot because it happened so fast. Jo had a dazed moodlet. She was a big hit with emo Kylo Ren. https://i.imgur.com/zNaYo2K.pngHe loved to tell her creepy stories https://i.imgur.com/Ca1rWTu.pngBut being a blood sucking witch hybrid, I think she had him beat on creepy stories and experiences. "Dude I can fly around as a bat!!" https://i.imgur.com/a33E1D8.pngKylo really liked her! https://i.imgur.com/JcCKjEx.pngHanging with the localsShe met the occasional slightly fluffy storm trooper https://i.imgur.com/95Ko5kF.pngIt kept reminding me of Barf in the Spaceballs movie. https://i.imgur.com/DvGtMka.jpgWeird flirty local “aliens” https://i.imgur.com/GC7QcsW.pngMore storm troopers https://i.imgur.com/25O7oOP.pngSome hot smugglers in the cantina https://i.imgur.com/Ml2EVBM.pngShe got his numberLIGHT SABERS!!! This is seriously my favorite aspect of the game. Light Sabers!! I sent Joanna to Doc Ondar’s Den of Antiquities (I keep calling it Doc Brown’s Den of Iniquities) to buy some stuff. She bought some kyber crystals and light saber handles. She put them together https://i.imgur.com/tyDw9n5.pngAnd did this animation https://i.imgur.com/HcBSleB.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/81eIyc4.pngFollowed by an evil laugh, I think that is due to it being a red kyber crystal https://i.imgur.com/vbPl2s7.pngYou can go to the rabbithole Jedi temple and request a lightsabre challenge. This dude showed up. https://i.imgur.com/FILqW75.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/gkbu5Uw.pngShe lost https://i.imgur.com/vQccHgP.pngHe insulted her.Some random occult stuff. Joanna was bummed at the fact she can’t do her magical and vampire thing. She still got around on her broom https://i.imgur.com/MAfGQnQ.png and the occasional creepy vampire hiss tick https://i.imgur.com/mCpV7RX.pngMy “A.D.D” quickly set in and I got bored with the repetitive missions and interactions. I got a wacky idea. I wanted to see what Kylo looked like, and if I could add these folks to my family. Sure enough I could! But you have to use the testing cheats true thing and then shift click on your mouse to bring up the option menu. So with a little magical flourish, Jo abducted Kylo Ren, Lt. Agnon, and Rey and transported them back to planet Earth. https://i.imgur.com/hXjyLCY.pngEarth My weird little group of roomies moved into the Bros/ BFF house (The one with Zoe Patel) in Oasis Springs. https://i.imgur.com/Dd333eC.pngThey soon discovered the tv. The cooking channel was a big hit https://i.imgur.com/sbSbywq.png Lt. Agnon and Emo Kylo Ren enjoy watching the news too https://i.imgur.com/fdSabEL.pngSince I lost all of Jo’s spells whenever I download her again from the Gallery (seriously, that is so annoying!), she has had to learn them over again https://i.imgur.com/FVmQBz2.pngGeekConIt was Geek Con! Joanna thought it would be a great idea to take her abductees to San Msyhuno and show them around. She of course is a major geek, and she loves to cosplay. We went with the apocalypse outfit from Get Famous https://i.imgur.com/UF4BkBS.pngKylo Ren was impressed and wanted to cosplay too, so he went as Grandpa Darth Vader https://i.imgur.com/8v0YQND.pngMom!?! https://i.imgur.com/mY0VGPG.pngOf course we had to get the Geekcon t-shirt https://i.imgur.com/u2dtx7b.pngThe VR game platforms were a major hit https://i.imgur.com/DAyocSG.pngRey was having ton of funhttps://i.imgur.com/v0E3h6n.pngKylo was having the time of his life apparently https://i.imgur.com/T2RWk57.pngRey got into the spirit of the cosplay so she and Joanna had a sparring session with the light sabres. I had to make them some because they do not have them in their inventory when you add them to family https://i.imgur.com/9yneGDi.pngLt. Agnon was not impressed with Geekcon so he started picking up the ladies. Lt. Agnon has the mean trait so I figured he and L. Faba would hit it off. https://i.imgur.com/RPkHZw8.pngHe was trying to show off his muscles lol https://i.imgur.com/IzLdoUr.pngHe discovered the bar too https://i.imgur.com/caYhUL5.pngAnd karaoke https://i.imgur.com/a77WJqC.pngMeanwhile Kylo met Angela Pleasant and was quite smitten. https://i.imgur.com/Xbu1i5l.pngHe’s a bit awkward since he’s a loner, a bit shy. Joanna is the best wingwoman ever and talked him up to Angela, and suggested hooking up with him. https://i.imgur.com/8kYYhQo.pngShe was impressed https://i.imgur.com/AssA8kN.pngEmo Kylo Ren lived up to his reputation. Dude! Why would you talk about death with a girl you just met!?! XD https://i.imgur.com/wMEOCs9.pngHe did have a relationship hit with that interaction, but we’ll work on that. They head back homeIs this Magic?! And Lite Brite duelsIt was still early enough and her abductees were hungry so Joanna conjured up some pizza. https://i.imgur.com/dItrt19.pngWow! The Force can’t do that!https://i.imgur.com/dZQkaGk.pngSage of Practical Magic Simeon Silversweater was walking by so Joanna introduced herself.Weird, I feel like we had kids together in another reality! (they are married in another save of mine) https://i.imgur.com/5O0Ep2x.pngThey had a duel for knowledge https://i.imgur.com/qFJmpC0.pngKylo and Rey are suitably impressed https://i.imgur.com/aABsfwE.pngSimeon won https://i.imgur.com/deOz7DP.pngI guess that little duel inspired them because Kylo and Rey had a sparring session autonomously! Awesome! https://i.imgur.com/p31gf9t.pngThen Kylo engaged in a sparring session with Joanna https://i.imgur.com/jBK87Ep.pngSo what does Kylo look like and some stuff I want to note about this pack Light sabre duel animation is actually really great. I can’t wait to see what modders do with it. I can see the light sabers being modded to look like swords. One thing I would like to see is adding sparring with light sabers as a club activity. This would be great for “Jedi” school households or for geeky clubs to go LARPing in parks. Maybe it could be added in an upcoming patch? I know someone will mod it in as an option but it needs to be a fixture in the game for console and vanilla players. Apparently Kylo, Rey etc are considered hidden households because I could not find them under my households. So you will have to use the "add to family" option cheat when you hit shift+click on your mouse. Or the add to family cheat if you have MCC. I will send Jo back to Batuu. I imagine the game will autogenerate another Kylo and Rey etc. So far Joanna, Kylo, and Rey are getting along great. Kylo is a loner, ambitious, and hotheaded so he has a tendency to have temper tantrums but isn’t too bad. Rey is cheerful, ambitious (or self-assured I can’t remember) , and good so she is a delight to be around. Lt. Agnar is self-assured, mean, and ambitious. He’s a cheerful guy but he has a tendency to insult everyone so I don’t know how long he will last as a roomie. I might marry him off to Judith Ward or L. Faba or something. Rey has this weird attempt of an English accent she was pre-programmed with. Not all her interactions have speech associated with it so she has a tendency to be talking with no sound. Kylo has that grating modified speech due to his helmet. Its honestly hilarious. I am pretty much keeping it on all his outfits because that is just my weird sense of humor. But here is what he looks like! https://i.imgur.com/TdqklOz.pngI returned to Batuu to see if Kylo, Rey or Lt. Agnon copies would be generated by the game if you add the originals to your household. They do not. No replacements have showed up so far. There are plenty of scoundrels, first order officers, and resistance people walking around that you can interact with to obtain info, missions, etc. Another fellow simmer had the following question: I guess there aren't any Siren Lullabies (Emotion Manipulation), Calling Thunderstorms, Bringing the Lightning, other forms of weather manipulation, or Summoning Volcanic Bombs either... Maybe judging Children of the Islands?Here's what I found out: I sent Nalani the mermaid and Professor Psyded the ghost to see what would happen... Psyded the ghost was able to ghost scare sims in his household (Nalani) but not the major characters or random walkby sims in Batuu. https://i.imgur.com/LFJdCdD.pngHe can possess certain objects though. https://i.imgur.com/GziMUyZ.pngNalani can perform mermaid interactions on members of her household but that's it. I didn't see any mermaid option when scanning her. She can't change the weather in Batuu. https://i.imgur.com/qu6K6wj.pngShe sang Charmer's lullaby on Psyded and he got all flirty https://i.imgur.com/6gou6Iv.pngMore Screenshots: She can summon Island Elementals and they show up! https://i.imgur.com/LahXqya.pngPoor kid got a bad review from the Elementals https://i.imgur.com/oQWiRrX.png Also, if you add Kylo, Rey etc. to family and make them playable, they do NOT generate new ones! But you can still interact with storm troopers, resistance folks etc and still get the same socials and missions.

Lol, Honda Civic. ?Great storytelling. And lots of helpful info.

“Slightly fluffy storm trooper” ??

Batuu: A fun but honest gameplay that explores weird questions (especially for occult players

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Bearpal64
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@sarabeth2984 Awww thank you! Thank you for making this thread honestly! It's been fun watching it and reading and discovering together! I feel kind of bad cause my whole MO is trying to play the game not how they intended the new pack hahahah xD.
Sarabeth6701d
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@bearpal64 In all honesty, I have wanted to play the pack my own way than the way they intended too! I've had more fun playing with Kylo, Rey, and Lt. Agnon (and Joanna) as sit-com style roommates than all the boring missions!! XD
Bearpal64
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@sarabeth2984 I almost feel that is exactly what I would do with this pack if I got it. Which is kind of creative in its own right. Shows the creativity of the Sims community.

Hahah sitcoms roommates!
Ooh get the tripod/backdrop from Moschino and take group photos xD

*DJ Kylo Ren in the House! ???️??
*Waterballoon fights
*Weather machine!
*Oooh! I wonder if you can get the possessed Sims
and bizarre fruit in Batuu :P
* Candle Making
* Vendor Tables and Street Sales
* Juice Keg and Keg stands xD
SheriSim
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"Simburian;c-17657305" wrote:
I've just remembered that "instant hygiene" perk that I've got in my inventory. That'll come in useful in Batuu as there are only a few places to refresh yourself, no actual toilets. I've tried adding one to my inventory but that doesn't work!

Plus fill your inventory with as much food, apples etc as you can before going and adding that tent of Batuu's in there helps too.

Edit: I also have remembered that if you have Outdoor Adventures there are a apples, onions, potatoes and lots of other stuff that might be useful in your inventory to take to Batuu too.

How about trying to get that "Steel Bladder" by getting 2000 points in the Rewards section before you go too.

Does your inventory go with you to Batuu? Can you use tents camera’s, Easels and stuff like that there?
Oh, I see it was answered in another post, your inventory doesn’t show up in Batuu.
Isharell
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@sarabeth2984 I have enjoyed your playthrough, love the humor. My favorites are Honda Civic and Kylo doing Yoga in full costume with bare feet. thanks very much for a good laugh.
Sarabeth6701d
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@SheriSim57 No unfortunately your home inventory gets left behind which is really annoying! Unless its from the Star Wars pack, like Kylo has a lightsaber I had him build. It will stay in his inventory when he travels back and forth
Sarabeth6701d
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Hello everyone!! I am going to have a more fun post up hopefully tomorrow or Saturday! I just wanted to add something today.

@Isharell Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I am glad you enjoyed it! :smiley:
@Bearpal64 I loved your ideas!!! You came up with some awesome ones I haven't even thought of! Thank you so much for suggesting them :) I actually tried out the weather machine, club system, and juice keg today!

Here's the results:
So I sent Kylo and Rey to Batuu. They became best friends! https://i.imgur.com/BzF5qHZ.png
Clubs
First off lets try the Club system. Kylo had a made a bar hopping club earlier. I set any bar as a potential location for the club to meet and they do . I clicked the start meeting option on his club menu
This message popped up. Apparently Batuu has a no club policy :(
https://i.imgur.com/wuQR2oT.png
https://i.imgur.com/t9HPiGH.jpg
Dang it.

Weather Machine
I added the weather machine outside the cantina https://i.imgur.com/iBBFCpF.png
I had Rey change the weather to thunderstorm. So far every time they visit Batuu its warm and sunny. Will it work?
After some button mashing and turning a wheel https://i.imgur.com/E5syh8T.png
Pull the Lever, Rey!!!!
https://i.imgur.com/2mc46ft.png
I was in hysterics over her evil laugh. She's such a goody two shoes normally XD
https://i.imgur.com/6D610tl.png
https://i.imgur.com/sY3H5Cz.png
Waiting....are those rain drops?
https://i.imgur.com/xg50oom.png
Why yes!! Boy was it coming down! https://i.imgur.com/wYBMfla.png
Kylo was less than happy. Apparently he didn't have an umbrella https://i.imgur.com/LVtpSRt.png
They ran inside the cantina. Not going to lie, Batuu under a rainstorm looks amazing https://i.imgur.com/rqyi66m.png
Finally spotted this pterodactyl bird thingie flying around https://i.imgur.com/IvjpPj9.png
One of the locals got hit by lightning!! https://i.imgur.com/aBZ8Wan.png

Fun activities: Ping pong/juice pong and the Keg Stand
While the storm raged outside, Kylo and Rey autonomously played juice pong https://i.imgur.com/KaPDbpA.png
And ping pong https://i.imgur.com/joTo3XM.png
We were super tense and it was getting late so they transported back home.
The next day Joanna went off to work so I sent the rest of the gang back to Batuu to try out the Kegs Stand
I added the juice keg and Lt. Agnon volunteered to tap it https://i.imgur.com/h3eIEch.png
Uh oh! https://i.imgur.com/tEAGgR8.png
That didn't go well https://i.imgur.com/80dNtn6.png
But he got it on the second try https://i.imgur.com/LFwcrVG.png
Rey asked Kylo to do a keg stand https://i.imgur.com/efItfRS.png
That was fun https://i.imgur.com/k8gmq2d.png
https://i.imgur.com/duzHNwZ.png
They hung out at the cantina for awhile until Joanna got back from work.

To end on a fun note:
Kylo decided to start a club meeting again. This time at Brew's and Elixers in Glimmerbrook. The name of the club is Bigfeet
https://i.imgur.com/ZJ4hGTJ.png
I just found the Bigfoot costume from the Seasons pack (I think that's the one) and I couldn't resist!! XD
I have been hoping to make a hiking club where everyone wears this costume at the park in Granite Falls, but apparently that option never came up under locations. Oh well. I will figure something out :wink: The gang orders drinks
https://i.imgur.com/AB463Lf.png
And enjoy this screenshot of Lt. Agnon using pick up lines on L. Faba lol while dressed as Bigfoot !!! XD
https://i.imgur.com/GhEpJnl.png
Till next time!!
OldeSimsFan
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Great for a needed laugh! Thank you!
Bearpal64
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@sarabeth2984 Awwww! Thank you for the kind words. It's been a blast watching you try my ideas. Wow the weather machine worked even better than I thought! Hahaha evil Rey better watch out for the Dark side lol. I'm guessing none of them had umbrellas eh?

Interesting about the club's guess they were prepared for that. Bummer but hey they still got to be invited outside Batuu which is interesting.

Love the ping pong and Juice Keg!

Makes me wonder if they are all immortal like Baby Arial from Get Famous lol?

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