EgonVM's Ultimate NPC Making Guide 2.0
So yeah, due to how these forums work with the spoilers, the original guide is somewhat messed up and updating it would result in loss of information. So, after some consideration, I've decided to m...
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NPC Making List
These are listed by pack. Each pack will also have two sub-replies: for service sims (those that appear when hired or to fill a role) and for background sims (those mostly non-important sims to liven the air).
I will also include a list of NPC roles within the links too. If you'd like to find them, for now, I'd suggest Control+F as I don't know how to link them for now.
- Base Game
- Expansion Packs:
- Game Packs:
- Stuff Packs:
Eco Inspector
Can be hired to reduce the lot's eco footprint. Can also be bribed to increase it instead. The main role that inspired me to create this thread.
🔻Must Be Unplayed
✅️ career_Adult_NPC_EcoInspector
✅️ Young adult, Adult, or Elder
✅️ Their household size is 1
❌️ Ghost
❌️ Part of the current household
❌️ Live in any world
❌️ Be your neighbor
❌️ Any fame levels
❌️ Father Winter
❌️ School Ghost
❌️ ServoYou need to use this cheat on these sims:
careers.add_career career_Adult_NPC_EcoInspectorRemember, playing with the sim again will remove their role.
Template:
There are no special templates for this role.Civic Inspector
Come to check if your household is in compliance with current active Neighborhood Action Plans. Fines and increases bills if they aren't, reduces bills if they are. Can be bribed to overlook issues.
🔻Must Be Unplayed
✅️ career_Adult_NPC_EcoInspector
✅️ Young adult, Adult, or Elder
✅️ Their household size is 1
❌️ Ghost
❌️ Part of the current household
❌️ Live in any world
❌️ Be your neighbor
❌️ Any fame levels
❌️ Father Winter
❌️ School Ghost
❌️ ServoYou need to use this cheat on these sims:
careers.add_career career_Adult_NPC_EcoInspectorRemember, playing with the sim again will remove their role.
Template:
There are no special templates for this role.Trash Collector or Waste Manager
Comes once a week to lots with Reduce and Recycle lot challenge to empty the bins.
👨👩👧👦Out of Control
✅️ Young adult, Adult, or Elder
❌️ Ghost
❌️ Live in any world
❌️ Over 2 fame levels
❌️ Father Winter
❌️ School Ghost
❌️ ServoThis one is out of your control. No cheats to use here unfortunately.
Template:
There are no special templates for this role.
Community Space: Dumpster Scrounger
Appear in Community Space (usually in Community Space version) lots to dumpster dive.
👨👩👧👦Out of Control
✅️ Teen or older
❌️ Ghost
❌️ Neat
❌️ Over 2 fame levels
❌️ Grim ReaperThis one is out of your control. No cheats to use here unfortunately.
Template:
There are no special templates for this role.Community Space: Gardener
Appear in Community Space (usually in Community Garden version) lots to garden.
👨👩👧👦Out of Control
✅️ Gardening 2+ (ideally 8)
❌️ Ghost
❌️ Grim Reaper
❌️ ServoThis one is out of control. You can use this cheat if you want:
stats.set_skill_level Skill_AdultMajor_Gardening 8Template:
There are no special templates for this role.Community Space: Insect Farmer
Appear in Community Space (usually in Community Garden version) lots to tend the insect farms there.
👨👩👧👦Out of Control
✅️ Teen or older
❌️ Ghost
❌️ Squeamish
❌️ Grim ReaperThis one is out of your control. No cheats to use here unfortunately.
Template:
There are no special templates for this role.
Community Closeness Sims
These are filters for each Community Closeness event. These can happen through the phone or as a visitation.
- Intro to Civic Policies
- ✅️ Eco Master/Entrepeneur
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ In the current household
- ❌️ Any fame levels
- ❌️ Father Winter
- Random Gift
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- ✅️ Teen or older
- 🟡 Master Crafter (for different gifts)
- 🟡 Good
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Any fame levels
- ❌️ Father Winter
- Handy Neighbor
- ✅️ Teen or older
- 🟡 Master Crafter
- 🟡 Handiness skill on 1+ (ideally 7)
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Any fame levels
- ❌️ Father Winter
- Trash Help
- ✅️ Teen or older
- 🟡 Eco Master
- 🟡 Neat
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Any fame levels
- ❌️ Father Winter
- Spare Recyclings
- ✅️ Teen or older
- 🟡 Eco Master
- 🟡 Recycle Disciple
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Any fame levels
- ❌️ Father Winter
- Complaint
- ✅️ Young adult or older
- ✅️ Despised or Enemies
- 🟡 Green Fiend
- 🟡 Hot-Headed
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Any fame levels
- ❌️ Father Winter
- Complaint - Eco Master
- ✅️ Young adult or older
- ✅️ Disliked, Despised, or Enemies
- ✅️ Eco Master
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Any fame levels
- ❌️ Father Winter
- Prank Call
- 🟡 Goofball
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Inheritance Money
- 🟡 Elder
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Has met your sim
- Telemarketer
- 🟡 Entrepreneur
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Borrowed Simoleons
- 🟡 Entrepreneur
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Parental Check-In
- ✅️ Parent of the sim
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Sibling SimTock
- ✅️ Sibling of the sim (stepsiblings count here too)
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Friend Crush
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- ✅️ Romance relationship on 1 to 50
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- ❌️ Is related to the sim
- ❌️ Has a romantic relationship already
- Landgraab Power
- 🟡 Materialistic
- 🟡 Snob
- 🟡 Evil
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- The Motive Games
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- ✅️ Teen
- 🟡 Fitness skill (ideally on level 10)
- ❌️ Ghost
- Civic Policy Call
- ✅️ Has met your sim
- ✅️ Is your neighbor
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Go Green
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- The Simulation
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- 🟡 Erratic
- 🟡 Secret Agent career
- 🟡 Tech Guru career
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Hot Headed
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- 🟡 Hot-Headed
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Feeling Blue
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- 🟡 Gloomy
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Important Question
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- 🟡 Childish
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Dream of You
- ✅️ Friends/Good Friends/Best Friends (or Bro/Evil equivalent)
- 🟡 Creative
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
- Wrong Number
- 🟡 Evil
- 🟡 trait_DetectiveCareer_PoliceStationCriminalNPC
- 🟡 Criminal career
- ❌️ Has met your sim
- ❌️ Ghost
- ❌️ Teen or younger
Interesting... Since I last checked them, some filters have actually changed...
- Intro to Civic Policies
