Do you play with Occults, why or why not?

I have all the packs, and despite this I haven’t seen an alien since I bought Get to Work and purposely played with them. Same with Vampires I only see the same two roaming around but that’s it. I’m not a huge occult player, but I thought that was kind of weird. ?♀️

"ChelleJo;c-17013280" wrote:I have Aliens, ghosts and vampires but I rarely play them. Actually, I don't think I have ever played as a ghost, rarely do I play as a vampire and I play as aliens when my male sims get abducted and pregnant. I WISH my sims would get abducted, but alas it isn’t so. Also I completely forgot about ghosts, don’t really see them much either despite me playing with aging on.

That's my preferred game play. I need my Witches and Werewolves. I would rather play the ordinary play with extraordinary Sims!

I only play with the vampires, and really only in the one save I have dedicated to them. I played with aliens only once, and not at all with ghosts.

"AquaGamer1212;c-17013294" wrote:"Anmirla;c-17013287" wrote:That's my preferred game play. I need my Witches and Werewolves. I would rather play the ordinary play with extraordinary Sims!I would love to play with Witches if/when we get them. Depending on the type of witch of course. If we do get them (fingers and toes crossed), I hope they make it possible to create Wizard of Ozish, Harry Potterish and Wizards for those who want them, but I want to be able to create White Witches, a Voodoo Priestess, a Gypsy Witch and a Native American shaman. I even googled Asian Witches to see how I could use the freebies from Chinese New Year. I found that there are Japanese Witches that have snakes or foxes as familiars - and what can we make in game? ;) (I have to use what is available without the intention of insulting either culture.)

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fruitsbasket100
New Vanguard
6 years ago
I love occult sims but I will admit I don't play them very often in my normal game play. I'm more of a legacy player and I usually have a separate save for when I do get an idea to play them in. Still like to have the option to do so if I choose to though.
lazyjuniper
6 years ago
"Anmirla;c-17013287" wrote:
That's my preferred game play. I need my Witches and Werewolves. I would rather play the ordinary play with extraordinary Sims!

same
xmerer
6 years ago
"LaBlue0314;c-17013315" wrote:
Right at this moment, I'm not, mainly because I'm bored with the ones we have. I did do a test play with a Plant Sim and the strange plant life in Strangerville, just to see if anything interesting happened.....
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...it did not.

That's true, but I've sort of merged the two into one on my game. IE if a Sim eats a forbidden fruit, they must also eat a bizarre fruit, and vice versa. I'm playing Strangerville like it's the upgrade to plant Sims we wanted but never officially got. ^_^
justme22
6 years ago
I don't play them every save, but I do play them; currently I have an alien that I used to solve the Strangerville mystery; once she gets to the top of the military career she'll become a botanist, her interest having been piqued by her experience with the Strangerville mystery. I've also played a klepto vampire in the past. Not all that interested in playing with ghosts, but I really hope we get witches as those are my favorite occults.
Karamazov123
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
I love occults and include them in almost all of my stories. They have so much story potential. Partly why I barely play Sims 4 anymore is that so many of my stories depend on occults, setting up their worlds and how they relate to each other. And that's hard when you only have ghosts and vampires. (I don't use aliens much, since I prefer fantasy to science fiction. Plus they can just blend in with humans, which takes away the fun of them being different, imo.)
Writin_Reg
6 years ago
The ONLY occult or supernatural we have in Sims 4 is the Vampire. Look up the meaning of the words ( Occult and Supernaturals) and query if either ghosts or aliens fall under the definition of either. They do not.
Melpomena
6 years ago
I play the vampires, but I don't give them vampires looks and style. I play them as if they were normal sims, but with special powers and needs. I didn't like the Aliens at first but now I play and enjoy them. And for my ghosts, they don't need to eat, take a shower or pee. They rest their minds in sleep. I play the Plantsim also.

I love to play those different characters. I play ordinary households also. It makes a good diversity in gameplay.
TriplisTrip
6 years ago
I like the power fantasy of it. I've been pretty into the fame system as well for the same reason. Tbh, I don't have any personal attachment to supernatural themes in and of themselves; I can get into it after a fashion, but I can live without it. My favorite concept close to that realm is 'secret agent' type stuff. More into sci-fi than fantasy.

But... that's kinda hypothetically speaking. Ultimately, if it's fun to play with, it's fun to play with. I think the only reason I don't use vampires more is because I don't want every powerful sim of mine to be that undead, thirsting for plasma theme. So I end up using my own sorcerer mod a lot for being powerful and doing it with a more open-ended theme. I'm kinda biased tho, since I made it lol.
LiELF
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"Triplis;c-17014369" wrote:
I like the power fantasy of it. I've been pretty into the fame system as well for the same reason. Tbh, I don't have any personal attachment to supernatural themes in and of themselves; I can get into it after a fashion, but I can live without it. My favorite concept close to that realm is 'secret agent' type stuff. More into sci-fi than fantasy.

But... that's kinda hypothetically speaking. Ultimately, if it's fun to play with, it's fun to play with. I think the only reason I don't use vampires more is because I don't want every powerful sim of mine to be that undead, thirsting for plasma theme. So I end up using my own sorcerer mod a lot for being powerful and doing it with a more open-ended theme. I'm kinda biased tho, since I made it lol.

@Triplis I've seen your mod and I really want to try it out! I'm still in the process of sorting through all of my CC, but I have it tucked away in a folder for when I can return to my modded game again. :)
TriplisTrip
6 years ago
"LiELF;c-17014379" wrote:
@Triplis I've seen your mod and I really want to try it out! I'm still in the process of sorting through all of my CC, but I have it tucked away in a folder for when I can return to my modded game again. :)

Right on, hope you enjoy it. :smile: