Fairies are coming

@DaWaterRat - I really like all of your suggestions for the magical distinctions.

Maybe you're right about the framework, but the the things that gives me hope is that its already done with a little tweaking, so less work for the developers, just the spells would be unique.

In terms of their interactions, even Realm of magic didn't have a very extensive list of dialogue options. I don't think there was even an option to admit to being a Spellcaster, for instance.

"Kironide;c-17904053" wrote:
I like all of your suggestions for the magical distinctions.

Maybe you're right about the framework, but the the things that gives me hope is that its already done, so less work for the developers, just the spells would be unique.

In terms of their interactions, even Realm of magic didn't have a very extensive list of dialogue options. I don't think there was even an option to admit to being a Spellcaster, for instance.

No, but there's a level 2 perk you can buy that gives you different interactions when talking to another spellcaster.

I mean, I think I'd be okay if fairies got a specific trait relative to their "type" and then got mostly the same interactions with slightly different special effects and only one or two abilities specific to that type - like "Garden" fairies would have flower petal effects and could bless a plant, Home fairies got little dust whirlwinds and could clean/repair things, Fire fairies had sparks of flame and could set things on fire, etc.

It's not as robust as I think they could do with a Game Pack, but it might be enough.

However, if I'm being honest, since the bulk of the fairy speculation appears to be based off of GrimSuruDoi's acrostic poems, and he doesn't tweet hints he just likes words and poetry (I know people don't believe that, but it's true.) I'm not sure how much I'm expecting fairies anyway. They may be in the pack, they may not, but Doi didn't hint that they were... people just ran with it.

"DaWaterRat;c-17903970" wrote:

"Horrorgirl6;c-17903953" wrote:
I don't think mermaids were that bad .

Mermaids weren't bad, but I still want Faeries to have more depth than Pranksters with Wings, which is about all I'd expect if they're squeezed into an Expansion pack.

They could have more depth than that with this expansion. I imagine we're not getting horses with this.We might get some farm animals.

I need to catch up on news, but I recall some guru saying something like theere was a beautiful location/world that only certain sims could visit. Could that be a secret faery location that only faeries can visit? If so, I think they will be in the next EP, I can't see what other lifestate can need such a beautiful world to their own?

Or did we get an answer to tthe guru's saying previously? I'm not on twitter so I might miss a few of those hints...

"ChadSims2;c-17904008" wrote:
What do fairies have to do with garden stalls and mayors seeing as those were the 2 biggest hints to come with the post card

Simmers going from other hints by a simguru and one of the song artists.

There has been obvious clues recently for Fairies.

The music artist who recorded her songs into simlish and used a fairy emoji on twitter was the confirmation for me.

It'd be nice but I hope if they do add fairies they'll do it well, which possibly won't happen if they're pushed in another pack as a little feature

"davina1221;c-17904560" wrote:

"MeowchaFrappe;c-17903942" wrote:
I'm really hoping faeries don't come in this pack, especially if it is farming as other speculation is saying. The reason being, because faeries will either get the mermaid or alien treatment when they deserve a pack all to themselves. Honestly, I feel it would be a punch in the stomach to occult fans and those of us who really want fae if they're treated as a side feature.

I think it would be a gut punch to people who want real farming. The packs don't have all the gameplay they use to in the Sims 3. If horses or any supernatural are present then the animals and gameplay for real farming won't be there. Those things take up too much resources and should be in their own pack. They have zero to do with real farming/real animals that produce products. I want realistic farm play with a bunch of animals: cows, chickens, pigs, goats, sheep, ect. Maybe the fairy symbol is a hint for a pack coming later in the year instead. Fairies and werewolves should have a pack together with a world that is larger like the Windiburg or whatever they called it. We are paying good money, so we should be getting never before seen stuff with Farming and with fairies, just not together.

A bit off topic, but have you heard about this mod? I think there's another farming-themed in-depth mod as well. It looks well animated, but it hasn't been released yet.

https://simscommunity.info/2021/06/08/the-sims-4-farmland-mod-pack-reveal/

It didn't look like it had a celtic style to me, I guess it's based on England rather than Scotland or Ireland (or Wales)