Is there any way to turn off alien abductions?

"KatAnubis;c-17793108" wrote:

"comicsforlife;c-17792373" wrote:

"KatAnubis;c-17792371" wrote:

"comicsforlife;c-17792369" wrote:
this is an old thread and the op doesn't have the trouble anymore it really needs to be closed

I agree completely.

I know after all this thread was made two years ago I'm sure you weren't expecting it to come back to life this month
be well happy simming

I certainly wasn't. And I certainly wasn't expecting people to have the attitudes that I'm seeing (that really worry me.) They don't seem to understand how games like this form the attitudes that people have in real life (as much as we'd like to *think* it's all "fantasy.")

Oh sure, and people have also said that listening to rock and roll can make you a satanist and reading a book about war makes you a warmonger and playing Dungeons and Dragons will brainwash you into thinking you're a dragon slayer and turn you into a murderer. These things are untrue unless the person in question is already unstable to begin with.

Listen, I assure you I am no stranger to the horrors of the world concerning this topic, and I understand your stance of trying to protect others, but Cancel Culture goes too far when it spreads into art and fiction and puts a magnifying glass over everything, overthinks and dissects, and tries to control what concepts other people are exposed to. Censoring anything that might be taken in the wrong context by a few unstable people and making it forbidden does not solve a problem. It not only leads to oppression of creativity, but also the individualism to make one's own choices and be held accountable for them. There is a line that crosses from awareness into hysteria, and Cancel Culture is breeding the latter. The act of censoring art/entertainment because you are afraid of the impression on others is hysteria. It is unreasonable. In real life, yes, horrible acts of humanity should be rallied against and fought. But fiction is fiction and people also need to be held responsible for recognizing the difference. Being offended by something does not automatically equate it as being offensive.

Additionally, some people need to be able to laugh. The darker things in life can be lightened and confronted easier with laughter. Laughter is healing. For some people, that's all they have. Satire has a unique way of leading to discussion in a light-hearted way and bringing issues to the forefront that people can actually acknowledge and understand without making it an anathema.

I understand your intent is to help. I don't fault you for that. And I may have initially reacted a bit harshly so I apologize for that. But I just can't agree with your stance. The censorship of fantastical humor, art and satire in a video game that is neither distasteful nor realistic and meant to laugh at life is the wrong thing to do.

*Edited for clarity

It's not films and games that make people do terrible things it's the person they are messed up , I watch horror films and i play violent games, I'm not a psychopath, it's not real and it's only a game, I understand your point but as I said they wouldn't put that on a pegi 12

"saladprincess92;c-17793178" wrote:
> @OphiuchuserRules said:
> I can't believe I forget the easiest one: use reset cheat!

Does that not mess up your game?

Why in heck would you use ANY cheat when you can just shift+click on your sim and click on "restore object"?? this is pretty essential in this game.. seriously.

Honestly, I'm appalled by the fact that there is no toggle for this still, especially in this day and age. Jeez, if they would put a toggle in, they might even be able to ramp up the abductions for those who want them (though they seem to happen often enough for me). As for those who don't think this should be taken so seriously, that's easy for you to say if you've not been victimized, and while I've not been victimized, I do know someone who has. I find this lack of a toggle deeply disturbing. I'm not interested in running anybody's fun, I know many players enjoy these features, but I don't think with something so serious that they should be forced on the player. No is it fair to force a player to disable a pack, just to avoid one aspect of it, when a simple toggle could be put in place. The content does need to be removed, it simply needs to be optional, then those who would rather not interact with that aspect wouldn't have to.

There is a satellite dish ? that you can set every 24 in game hours to prevent them.
You can keep your sim out of the science ? career, or at least skip the daily task to make contact with aliens.
Do not buy or place the Out OfThis World desktop computer ?.
Do not attend alien ? night at the bar (Tuesdays).
Do not go through the wormhole generator ?.
Do not fly the rocket ? ship to Sixam.
I have saves that are a couple of years old and my sims have never once been abducted. In the saves where my sims have been abducted I really had to try for it and since I bought Get To Work in 2015 or 16, I have had 3, and of those only 1 of those ended up with a male being impregnated. Now, I can’t say what some mods may do. I have MC Command Center installed but not the occult module that would let me adjust things like alien abductions so my games are vanilla as far as alien activity goes. But with MCCC and the occult module I know you can basically shut them off entirely. It’s a good mod, and yes it’s big, but you can choose to only install the main package and script files that make the mod work and then just the occult module to shut off alien abductions.

> @Pamtastic72 said:
> There is a satellite dish ? that you can set every 24 in game hours to prevent them.
> You can keep your sim out of the science ? career, or at least skip the daily task to make contact with aliens.
> Do not buy or place the Out OfThis World desktop computer ?.
> Do not attend alien ? night at the bar (Tuesdays).
> Do not go through the wormhole generator ?.
> Do not fly the rocket ? ship to Sixam.
> I have saves that are a couple of years old and my sims have never once been abducted. In the saves where my sims have been abducted I really had to try for it and since I bought Get To Work in 2015 or 16, I have had 3, and of those only 1 of those ended up with a male being impregnated. Now, I can’t say what some mods may do. I have MC Command Center installed but not the occult module that would let me adjust things like alien abductions so my games are vanilla as far as alien activity goes. But with MCCC and the occult module I know you can basically shut them off entirely. It’s a good mod, and yes it’s big, but you can choose to only install the main package and script files that make the mod work and then just the occult module to shut off alien abductions.

I'm aware of the satellite dish, to me that's not a good enough option.
None of my sims were in that career, had that computer, attended the bar, wormhole hole, or rocket, and this still happens.

It happens to me a lot. I don't like doing mods in my playing, I won't do mods just to blot out a feature that should not be forced in the first place.

I have to admit that I really enjoy the alien abductions for some reason. I’m always disappointed when my Sim doesn’t get pregnant. But I feel bad for those who don’t want non-consentual pregnancies in their game.

I don't think you can be helped out then. The chances of EA adding a toggle for it are very low and if you're so strongly against using a mod against it happening - even though that mod will never break the way it is designed so you can just forget about it after putting it in your downloads folder - you will have to live with it as it is in Vanilla game.
There have been so many petitions for adding toggles for various things and EA still didn't add them. It's only recently we are getting some more toggles for new features that are added, but I never saw them adding a toggle for an already existing feature.

I'm beginning to contemplate going to media then, if people can get it's cold outside taken off radios. I should surely be able to get a toggle switch or a pop up choice option.

ask the american government