I'm sorry, this is such an obvious thing to include in a paranormal pack. The way death is handled in TS4 is so poor: Townie ghosts that live on arbitrarily and more or less forever without any control from the player. When you play a save long enough, half the town is ghosts and it seems like no one ever bothered to think of that.For those of us who remember TS3, the system there was easy and elegant. All the graves of sims who died went to an inventory-like manager at the mausoleum of the local cemetery. There, they could be deleted or placed as the player saw fit.ALL I WANT is to be able to keep the ghosts of my previous generations around without feeling like I need to live in a house with six ghosts scaring people and breaking things all the time. Give me a cemetery where my current sims can go visit their great-great grandparents, or maybe even meet them at night. Is anyone else upset by this? Does anyone have a good solution? How do you handle deaths of your main sims in your game? I would love to try to set up a cemetery, but I'm worried the graves will disappear from a community lot if I leave them there-- does anyone know if this is true?

You could make something like a family mausoleum on a different lot and place the urns inside and make the mausoleum the meeting place of your family club so other sims don't get to enter.

"crocobaura;c-17776537" wrote:You could make something like a family mausoleum on a different lot and place the urns inside and make the mausoleum the meeting place of your family club so other sims don't get to enter.I think i'm going to do this!

I have 3 cemeteries, 1 in Newcrest, 1 in Forgotten Hollow, and 1 in Strangerville. They all are set as parks, they all have the haunted lot trait, and the vampire nexus lot trait and they all have a mausoleum in the first underground level on ground level with stairs leading to an underground burial chamber in the first underground level so I have plenty of room. My graves and urns don’t disappear with the park lot type other sims are there when my sims go there and sometimes they even are crying by a graveside which adds to the realism, the npc gardener shows up, so in my cannon they’re the caretaker. I generally place some of harvestable flowers and trees about so they have something to do. I satisfy the lot requirements by placing a public restroom building in a back corner of the lot, or building a small bathroom in the mausoleum. I scatter benches about, and place a few chess tables around since it’s a quiet activity. For the toys required like the jungle gym etc, I personally don’t want them because they kill the vibe, so I go 2 levels underground build a small 4x4 basement with no stairs shrink them down with the [ key and put them there. This satisfies the lot requirement but sims can’t access them and they don’t ruin the aesthetic. If I don’t want chess tables above ground I put them here as well. Then I decorate it using the headstones and urns from debug mode, statues from Vampires and Romantic Garden Stuff, fountains trees, bushes, flowers, and the decorative flowers in buy mode in vases. The Smooth Keeper fence from base game and the Window Shopper fence from Get To Work, and the two short wrought iron fences from base game make excellent fences around individual sections or plots. I use terrain paint to paint freshly turned graves.When my sims die I take their urn/headstone there and place it, if a random sim dies on a public lot I have my sim put their urn/headstone in their inventory and take it there and place it and I have yet to have any of them disappear and so far I have yet to run out of space. If I need space or want a spot taken up by a headstone or urn I place from debug I either move them elsewhere or just delete them. I do the same with the graves of random townies after awhile too.

"Pamtastic72;c-17776541" wrote:They all are set as parks, they all have the haunted lot trait, and the vampire nexus lot trait and they all have a mausoleum in the first underground level with stairs leading to an underground burial chamber so I have plenty of room. My graves and urns don’t disappear with the park lot type other sims are there when my sims go there and sometimes they even are crying by a graveside which adds to the realism, the npc gardener shows up, so in my cannon they’re the caretaker. I generally place some of harvestable flowers and trees about so they have something to do. This is sososososo helpful, exactly what I was looking for. I'm going to test it on a save that doesn't have generations worth of legacy play, but if it works, I think I'm going to do this for now on. I'm also working on a Dark Academia/Vampire save for my YT channel, so this would be a perfect fit. Thank you ❤️

"telmarina;c-17776563" wrote:"Pamtastic72;c-17776541" wrote:I have 3 cemeteries, 1 in Newcrest, 1 in Forgotten Hollow, and 1 in Strangerville. They all are set as parks, they all have the haunted lot trait, and the vampire nexus lot trait and they all have a mausoleum in the first underground level with stairs leading to an underground burial chamber so I have plenty of room. My graves and urns don’t disappear with the park lot type other sims are there when my sims go there and sometimes they even are crying by a graveside which adds to the realism, the npc gardener shows up, so in my cannon they’re the caretaker. I generally place some of harvestable flowers and trees about so they have something to do. I satisfy the lot requirements by placing a public restroom building in a back corner of the lot, or building a small bathroom in the mausoleum. I scatter benches about, and place a few chess tables around since it’s a quiet activity. For the toys required like the jungle gym etc, I personally don’t want them because they kill the vibe, so I go 2 levels underground build a small 4x4 basement with no stairs shrink them down with the [ key and put them there. This satisfies the lot requirement but sims can’t access them and they don’t ruin the aesthetic. If I don’t want chess tables above ground I put them here as well. Then I decorate it using the headstones and urns from debug mode, statues from Vampires and Romantic Garden Stuff, fountains trees, bushes, flowers, and the decorative flowers in buy mode in vases. The Smooth Keeper fence from base game and the Window Shopper fence from Get To Work, and the two short wrought iron fences from base game make excellent fences around individual sections or plots. I use terrain paint to paint freshly turned graves.When my sims die I take their urn/headstone there and place it, if a random sim dies on a public lot I have my sim put their urn/headstone in their inventory and take it there and place it and I have yet to have any of them disappear and so far I have yet to run out of space. If I need space or want a spot taken up by a headstone or urn I place from debug I either move them elsewhere or just delete them. I do the same with the graves of random townies after awhile too. Do you strenghten yoir sims' connection to this world? And if so, your ghost sims wonder around forever? (please say yes :tongue: )I do, if I really liked the sim. Plus the haunted trait, soon to be renamed the spooky trait with the patch for the new pack generates ghosts on the lot. Plus I take my sims to ghost night at the bar, that also generates ghosts in my save.

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crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
You could make something like a family mausoleum on a different lot and place the urns inside and make the mausoleum the meeting place of your family club so other sims don't get to enter.
texxx78
4 years ago
"crocobaura;c-17776537" wrote:
You could make something like a family mausoleum on a different lot and place the urns inside and make the mausoleum the meeting place of your family club so other sims don't get to enter.

I think i'm going to do this!
Pamtastic72
4 years ago
I have 3 cemeteries, 1 in Newcrest, 1 in Forgotten Hollow, and 1 in Strangerville. They all are set as parks, they all have the haunted lot trait, and the vampire nexus lot trait and they all have a mausoleum ~~in the first underground level~~ on ground level with stairs leading to an underground burial chamber in the first underground level so I have plenty of room. My graves and urns don’t disappear with the park lot type other sims are there when my sims go there and sometimes they even are crying by a graveside which adds to the realism, the npc gardener shows up, so in my cannon they’re the caretaker. I generally place some of harvestable flowers and trees about so they have something to do.

I satisfy the lot requirements by placing a public restroom building in a back corner of the lot, or building a small bathroom in the mausoleum. I scatter benches about, and place a few chess tables around since it’s a quiet activity. For the toys required like the jungle gym etc, I personally don’t want them because they kill the vibe, so I go 2 levels underground build a small 4x4 basement with no stairs shrink them down with the [ key and put them there. This satisfies the lot requirement but sims can’t access them and they don’t ruin the aesthetic. If I don’t want chess tables above ground I put them here as well.

Then I decorate it using the headstones and urns from debug mode, statues from Vampires and Romantic Garden Stuff, fountains trees, bushes, flowers, and the decorative flowers in buy mode in vases. The Smooth Keeper fence from base game and the Window Shopper fence from Get To Work, and the two short wrought iron fences from base game make excellent fences around individual sections or plots. I use terrain paint to paint freshly turned graves.

When my sims die I take their urn/headstone there and place it, if a random sim dies on a public lot I have my sim put their urn/headstone in their inventory and take it there and place it and I have yet to have any of them disappear and so far I have yet to run out of space. If I need space or want a spot taken up by a headstone or urn I place from debug I either move them elsewhere or just delete them. I do the same with the graves of random townies after awhile too.
prettyplumbob
4 years ago
"Pamtastic72;c-17776541" wrote:
They all are set as parks, they all have the haunted lot trait, and the vampire nexus lot trait and they all have a mausoleum in the first underground level with stairs leading to an underground burial chamber so I have plenty of room. My graves and urns don’t disappear with the park lot type other sims are there when my sims go there and sometimes they even are crying by a graveside which adds to the realism, the npc gardener shows up, so in my cannon they’re the caretaker. I generally place some of harvestable flowers and trees about so they have something to do.

This is sososososo helpful, exactly what I was looking for. I'm going to test it on a save that doesn't have generations worth of legacy play, but if it works, I think I'm going to do this for now on. I'm also working on a Dark Academia/Vampire save for my YT channel, so this would be a perfect fit. Thank you ❤️
Pamtastic72
4 years ago
"telmarina;c-17776563" wrote:
"Pamtastic72;c-17776541" wrote:
I have 3 cemeteries, 1 in Newcrest, 1 in Forgotten Hollow, and 1 in Strangerville. They all are set as parks, they all have the haunted lot trait, and the vampire nexus lot trait and they all have a mausoleum in the first underground level with stairs leading to an underground burial chamber so I have plenty of room. My graves and urns don’t disappear with the park lot type other sims are there when my sims go there and sometimes they even are crying by a graveside which adds to the realism, the npc gardener shows up, so in my cannon they’re the caretaker. I generally place some of harvestable flowers and trees about so they have something to do.

I satisfy the lot requirements by placing a public restroom building in a back corner of the lot, or building a small bathroom in the mausoleum. I scatter benches about, and place a few chess tables around since it’s a quiet activity. For the toys required like the jungle gym etc, I personally don’t want them because they kill the vibe, so I go 2 levels underground build a small 4x4 basement with no stairs shrink them down with the [ key and put them there. This satisfies the lot requirement but sims can’t access them and they don’t ruin the aesthetic. If I don’t want chess tables above ground I put them here as well.

Then I decorate it using the headstones and urns from debug mode, statues from Vampires and Romantic Garden Stuff, fountains trees, bushes, flowers, and the decorative flowers in buy mode in vases. The Smooth Keeper fence from base game and the Window Shopper fence from Get To Work, and the two short wrought iron fences from base game make excellent fences around individual sections or plots. I use terrain paint to paint freshly turned graves.

When my sims die I take their urn/headstone there and place it, if a random sim dies on a public lot I have my sim put their urn/headstone in their inventory and take it there and place it and I have yet to have any of them disappear and so far I have yet to run out of space. If I need space or want a spot taken up by a headstone or urn I place from debug I either move them elsewhere or just delete them. I do the same with the graves of random townies after awhile too.

Do you strenghten yoir sims' connection to this world? And if so, your ghost sims wonder around forever? (please say yes :tongue: )

I do, if I really liked the sim. Plus the haunted trait, soon to be renamed the spooky trait with the patch for the new pack generates ghosts on the lot. Plus I take my sims to ghost night at the bar, that also generates ghosts in my save.
x4m1r4
4 years ago
I would prefer if they patch in the graveyard/cemetery lot type because the Sims will die regardless of which pack!

So, about death in my game, I have 2 types of cemeteries. One is for my Sims & the other one is for my Sims pets. The lot type is a museum, and trust me, it's one of the best options because everyone who visited could actually views & your Sims can come over to mourn or maybe strengthen the spirits. You can use the lot trait, like the haunted lot traits, crawlers, or anything that could make the place more "cemetery" like.

ETA: Here is my Pet Cemetery
Jooleeyuh
Seasoned Scout
4 years ago
I just want a setting that protects ghosts from culling.
smilepanda209
4 years ago
I'm not super excited personally about this new pack but I would love to have graveyards in general as a lot venue because I would like to remember all the generations from my previous sims. It would also go well with some of the seasons things like the calendar and mourning, so you could take your family to go put flowers on the grave or clean it up.
LiELF
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
"xamira99;c-17776614" wrote:
I would prefer if they patch in the graveyard/cemetery lot type because the Sims will die regardless of which pack!

So, about death in my game, I have 2 types of cemeteries. One is for my Sims & the other one is for my Sims pets. The lot type is a museum, and trust me, it's one of the best options because everyone who visited could actually views & your Sims can come over to mourn or maybe strengthen the spirits. You can use the lot trait, like the haunted lot traits, crawlers, or anything that could make the place more "cemetery" like.

ETA: Here is my Pet Cemetery

That lot is gorgeous! I might need to put it in my game! <3
ChampandGirlie
New Spectator
4 years ago
I would also like to see an update to funerals, cemetaries, memories of dead relatives, etc. I've had a cemetary in Newcrest and would pay attention to updates with this theme.