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simgirl542
6 years ago

Familiar Binding to a child help

I just went into one of my games that I added a cat to. I want to bind the cat to the boy that was born in-game to a magical couple, but I can't.
I looked it up before posting this and the cheat code that I found that's supposed to help doesn't work. Neither does changing his bloodline from weak to strong. Yes, I removed the weak bloodline trait before changing it via cheats.
Am I doing something wrong? Did I miss a step? Does he need to have the ancient bloodline instead?
I'm yet to go into the magical realm and I do want him to have a familiar, but I want to use the cat. He makes the hand motions for magic, but he can't practice magic...yet.
Please help.
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  • telemwill's avatar
    telemwill
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    He needs to be a spellcaster. Just having the bloodline is not enough. Look at his needs and see if there is the spellbook symbol there. There is a cheat you can use: traits.equip_trait trait_Occult_Witch Occult_Manifested. You may not need to add manifested for a child, but I used it for Alexander Goth and it worked.
  • Player_jh0fa005's avatar
    Player_jh0fa005
    6 years ago
    I am interested in this info too, I just got a kitty for my household, my child sim has the bloodline, but I can't take her to the realm (child or teen) do I have to wait until they are old enough to go to the realm to bind my kitty?
  • Player_jh0fa005's avatar
    Player_jh0fa005
    6 years ago
    @telemwill If I use this cheat on my child sim or teen sim, will they be able to cast spells? or just bond with Familiars? Thanks
  • telemwill's avatar
    telemwill
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    No, they won't be able to cast spells. Children can only bind familiars. My children are able to go to the magic realm though.
  • simgirl542's avatar
    simgirl542
    6 years ago
    @telemwill, that's the cheat code that I tried. It didn't work. Maybe it's because he's already a spell caster. He does have a spell book symbol. I still can't get him to bind to his new cat. What am I missing?

    @ZzMANzZ, thank you. Jack Jack is my favorite Disney character. His expression describes how I react to a lot of things I've discovered and seen them do in these games over the many years that I've played.
  • telemwill's avatar
    telemwill
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    "simgirl542;c-17290390" wrote:
    @telemwill, that's the cheat code that I tried. It didn't work. Maybe it's because he's already a spell caster. He does have a spell book symbol. I still can't get him to bind to his new cat. What am I missing?

    @ZzMANzZ, thank you. Jack Jack is my favorite Disney character. His expression describes how I react to a lot of things I've discovered and seen them do in these games over the many years that I've played.


    OK, if he has the symbol, then he is a spellcaster. I don't know why he can't bind the cat. I don't have that EP myself, so I haven't tried to bind a cat or dog. Can he bind one of the ROM familiars? Maybe try that first.

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