I'm in need of more lots, and I was wondering whether I should get Magic Realm. I like the vibe of the world (have not seen much though), but I'm not intending playing any of the magic stuff. I already do some vampires which is enough in my quite realistic game.So, my question is - does the MR pack content enough new stuff if not into the magic/witch thing?Does anyone play the world more realistically, or is there world elements making it too magical for that?Is there enough Cas/BB items that are not strictly for magical use?Are there any new features that can (also) be used with realistic play?

The world itself is one of my favourites, but then again I like magic. It is pretty realistic except for the magical portal near the waterfall. If you don't mind Sims (mainly spellcasters) occasionally walking by and disappearing into the portal, then you can use the world for realistic games. The portal is at the edge of the map, not really near a lot.Gameplay is almost exclusively magic. The only thing I can think of for realism is using the cauldron to cook 12 portion of food at once. You don't need to be a spellcaster to cook food in the cauldron and it's perfect for off the grid or historical situations. In the game there are only 3 dishes available with maxed cooking skill but Bienchen has a mod that adds more recipes. The only other magical object that might be useful is a broom as decoration. Good thing for you (and sad for me) is that spellcasters are nearly noticeable unless you play one actively or visit the magic realm. Spellcasters in other households don't do autonomous magic except occasionally arriving on a broom. As for the build/buy it is art nouveau. Art nouveau existed in real life so up to you if it fits your visual style. Most of the furniture is normal furniture, to be used by any sim. I don't know if the clothing suits your style, maybe you can take a look at them in a video or article.

I think the world is probably nice. I bought the pack when it first released, but I haven't used it at all. Maybe I've touched just two BB objects from the pack :# because it turns out that I'm not that into magic, but maybe one day...

Gameplay is just magic as far as I know, mixing realistic and RoM furniture doesn't look too off, especially if you have sims that are interested in gardening or writing. You can probably make some realistic sims with CAS, clothes are a good mix of dark clothes, historical clothes and some fantasy themed clothes.The world is an odd one, it's small, it has a lot of roads with large parking areas (when they released the world I thought that we were going to get a car update) and the bar in the world is programmed so only spellcasters will visit it.

The world is very nice and the magic portal is far enough that it doesn't interfere visually with regular gameplay. I've had the pack since release and only in the past year or so I've started seeing sims falling off their brooms in the neighbourhoods and realized they must be magical sim, otherwise I didn't see them. And one of my sims has only very recently met Morgyn and befriended him. The magic realm itself is good as a theme park and underworld sort of place and the build and buy stuff is good if you want to play scientist or herbalists sort of sims. The stuff that's strictly for magical use it's mostly hidden in debug, brooms, wands, potions, you need to do magic gameplay to find it or buy it from the magic vendors.

I play lots of occulty things so I'm afraid i do not know how it fits in realistic play :sweat_smile: but one thing about that world I will say is that is drives me insane as builder (the weird lot placement etc) so builder to builder I might not recommend :lol:you can change all lot types and lots sure but the magic portal and its sounds might also annoy you if you are trying to not be magical there

Magic Realm pack if not into magic?

Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Thanks for all good input!

Yes, Copperdale seems like a bigger world, but I don't want the gameplay there either, as I already have my own high school system. For Moonwood Hill I would not mind werewolves, as I don't really mind magicians either, but it just gets too much having all vampires, magicians and werevolves in a game that mainly is realistic. I already got vampires and I love that pack.

Seeing there are only 5 small lots in Gimmerbrook I might hold back a while to see if there will be announced a new pack with a world soon. If I like that pack's content, it might be a better option for me right now.
OldeSimsFan
New Traveler
2 years ago
"logion;c-18205636" wrote:
Gameplay is just magic as far as I know, mixing realistic and RoM furniture doesn't look too off, especially if you have sims that are interested in gardening or writing.

You can probably make some realistic sims with CAS, clothes are a good mix of dark clothes, historical clothes and some fantasy themed clothes.

The world is an odd one, it's small, it has a lot of roads with large parking areas (when they released the world I thought that we were going to get a car update) and the bar in the world is programmed so only spellcasters will visit it.

Agree with most of this but have seen sims that I know are not spellcasters walk into the place. My played installation does not go beyond DU, so maybe whatever causes the limitation doesn't exist in my games.

As for the pack itself, I use the CAS and BB a lot, even for non spellcaster households, same goes for the world. It has a nice out in the woods kind of feel. Sort of like Granite Falls but you can live there.
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Thanks for input! Some times I really wish we could buy the worlds without the rest of the pack. I don't own Glimmerbrook, Batuu, Snowy Escape world, Copperdale and Moonwood Hills. Being able to add those worlds (empty lots would be fine) without adding tons of features and CAS/BB never to be used, would be a dream come through :)
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"logion;c-18205636" wrote:
the bar in the world is programmed so only spellcasters will visit it.

Oh, will it be stuck like that? Can the lot not be recategorized?

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