Aside from transforming werewolves, what should lunar cycles do?My thoughts:Make Sims with erratic trait act even more erraticGive spellcasters a magic boostMake surgeries less successful for both vets and doctorsMake more all points bulletin or patrolling go intense for detectivesIncrease hauntedness of haunted residential lotsMake the elementals of Sulani appear moreSomething something moodlet about menstrual cycles and moon bloodFishing or swimming at beaches gives extra moodlet about the high tides. Maybe a chance of under toe?

Absolutely give a boost to harvest and gardening!IRL lunar cycle is followed to know when it is proper time to plant, harvest or prune plants & fields. This might be a cool future

If we get lunar cycles as a base game feature (or inside a werewolf pack, for example), I wonder how that would work for people (like me) who do not use Seasons. :confused: I guess it would have to be based on a certain number of sim-days or something so that it would work regardless of how individual players choose to measure the in-world passage of sim time. If so, I'll sure miss being able to see a full moon at any time, usually whenever I want one for a screenshot. :lol:

"VeeDub;c-18108297" wrote:If so, I'll sure miss being able to see a full moon at any time, usually whenever I want one for a screenshot. :lol:We have a weather machine in Seasons. Aside from weather, it could also change the season itself. Maybe it could be used to control the lunar cycle, or we'll get something that can alter it. I know I'd love that for story-telling purposes, like having a witch sabotage a werewolf's political career by having them wolf-out on live TV.

We have a cheat to change the seasons plus toggle choices, and mermaids and the weather machine can change the weather. I'm sure we can see modify our moon when necessary!

"KathMHughes;c-18108309" wrote:We have a cheat to change the seasons plus toggle choices, and mermaids and the weather machine can change the weather. I'm sure we can see modify our moon when necessary!The phases of the moon are not dependent on seasons and do not affect seasons, it's just the way it moves around the Earth. So it could be set to display a different phase each evening. This way we could have a full moon every eight days. But I am not sure I will like to deal with werewolves every eight sim days if they are obnoxious.http://tbirdscience8.weebly.com/uploads/2/9/0/8/29085317/published/10a_1.png?1515777345

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34 Replies

katgualtieri
3 years ago
Absolutely give a boost to harvest and gardening!

IRL lunar cycle is followed to know when it is proper time to plant, harvest or prune plants & fields. This might be a cool future
VWoodsong
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
If we get lunar cycles as a base game feature (or inside a werewolf pack, for example), I wonder how that would work for people (like me) who do not use Seasons. :confused: I guess it would have to be based on a certain number of sim-days or something so that it would work regardless of how individual players choose to measure the in-world passage of sim time. If so, I'll sure miss being able to see a full moon at any time, usually whenever I want one for a screenshot. :lol:
Karamazov123
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"VeeDub;c-18108297" wrote:
If so, I'll sure miss being able to see a full moon at any time, usually whenever I want one for a screenshot. :lol:

We have a weather machine in Seasons. Aside from weather, it could also change the season itself. Maybe it could be used to control the lunar cycle, or we'll get something that can alter it. I know I'd love that for story-telling purposes, like having a witch sabotage a werewolf's political career by having them wolf-out on live TV.
kathmhughes
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
We have a cheat to change the seasons plus toggle choices, and mermaids and the weather machine can change the weather. I'm sure we can see modify our moon when necessary!
crocobaura
Legend
3 years ago
"KathMHughes;c-18108309" wrote:
We have a cheat to change the seasons plus toggle choices, and mermaids and the weather machine can change the weather. I'm sure we can see modify our moon when necessary!

The phases of the moon are not dependent on seasons and do not affect seasons, it's just the way it moves around the Earth. So it could be set to display a different phase each evening. This way we could have a full moon every eight days. But I am not sure I will like to deal with werewolves every eight sim days if they are obnoxious.

http://tbirdscience8.weebly.com/uploads/2/9/0/8/29085317/published/10a_1.png?1515777345
VWoodsong
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"Gordy;c-18108301" wrote:
"VeeDub;c-18108297" wrote:
If so, I'll sure miss being able to see a full moon at any time, usually whenever I want one for a screenshot. :lol:

We have a weather machine in Seasons. Aside from weather, it could also change the season itself. Maybe it could be used to control the lunar cycle, or we'll get something that can alter it. I know I'd love that for story-telling purposes, like having a witch sabotage a werewolf's political career by having them wolf-out on live TV.

"KathMHughes;c-18108309" wrote:
We have a cheat to change the seasons plus toggle choices, and mermaids and the weather machine can change the weather. I'm sure we can see modify our moon when necessary!

Yes, I understand that there's a weather machine and weather cheats, etc in Seasons. But I was wondering specifically about how the moon cycle itself might be handled without Seasons. Many of us don't have that EP at all, a number of us by choice. I'm sure being able to change moon cycles in Seasons would be cool and all, but those of us without that pack wouldn't be able to use it anyway. :wink:
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
-Lunar cycles should make spellcasters and vampires more powerful.

-During certain times of the cycle make it more likely, or less likely to be abducted by aliens.

-Have the cycles affect pregnancy chances, and possibly influence the outcomes.

-Have it affect herbalism for non-spellcasters. Also have them influence gardening too.
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
"KokoaMilk;c-18108288" wrote:
Absolutely give a boost to harvest and gardening!

IRL lunar cycle is followed to know when it is proper time to plant, harvest or prune plants & fields. This might be a cool future

We're on the same wavelength.?
Karamazov123
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"VeeDub;c-18108343" wrote:

Yes, I understand that there's a weather machine and weather cheats, etc in Seasons. But I was wondering specifically about how the moon cycle itself might be handled without Seasons. Many of us don't have that EP at all, a number of us by choice. I'm sure being able to change moon cycles in Seasons would be cool and all, but those of us without that pack wouldn't be able to use it anyway. :wink:

As bad as EA can be, they wouldn't tie a core game mechanic to a completely different pack, so non-Seasons simmers should be fine. My guess is that they follow an 8-day moon cycle (similar to Sims 3's lunar cycle) that you can track with the in-game calendar. Or the moon's state is fixed for each day, so every Wednesday will have a full moon.
VWoodsong
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"Gordy;c-18108357" wrote:
"VeeDub;c-18108343" wrote:

Yes, I understand that there's a weather machine and weather cheats, etc in Seasons. But I was wondering specifically about how the moon cycle itself might be handled without Seasons. Many of us don't have that EP at all, a number of us by choice. I'm sure being able to change moon cycles in Seasons would be cool and all, but those of us without that pack wouldn't be able to use it anyway. :wink:

As bad as EA can be, they wouldn't tie a core game mechanic to a completely different pack, so non-Seasons simmers should be fine. My guess is that they follow an 8-day moon cycle (similar to Sims 3's lunar cycle) that you can track with the in-game calendar. Or the moon's state is fixed for each day, so every Wednesday will have a full moon.

That makes sense, and it seems in line with what I was thinking. I didn't play Sims 3 long enough to know anything about its lunar cycles, so thanks for the extra insight about that. :)