I didn't have a single kid show up for the trick or treating tradition! :( .... What is your experience with it?

With my game, only three kids showed up, all in costume. One was a kid living in the immediate neighborhood, one was a random NPC kid I've never seen before and one was a teenager (Cassandra Goth). They walked in, stuck their hands into that Spooky Day sweet bowl I had put out for them, yelled, and then walked straight out again. They did not knock on the door or try to interact with the resident sims. And they were gone so quickly that if I hadn't been watching I wouldn't have seen them.

I’ve had some once. Another occasion I didn’t have any. I watched a game changer stream and when the kids did show up they just walked straight into the house, little disappointing if I’m honest.

I didn't expect them to walk in either and I had to stop them, greet them, and then I got the option to trick or treat. I don't think them walking in and getting the candy counts towards the holiday goals since with the first kid the green check didn't start to blink until I chose treat (or trick for one of the other kids). But it shouldn't be that convoluted, they should knock and then we should get the option to trick or treat at the door. Maybe they'll change this in the next update.

I had six or seven walk into the house on my Halloween. But I had to actually click on the kid to get a social menu that had 'Trick" and "Treat' in it. Had to pause the game to do this because those kids were in and out in seconds. But if you have trick or treating chosen as a tradition for that holiday you have to choose one of those two social options and have your Sim interact with the child. If you don't you won't fulfill the tradition and the score goes down to 'great' holiday rather than 'awesome' holiday. And as I said, you have to be quick when they come in because they're in a big hurry to get to the next house. LOL I was disappointed it happens so quickly, too. I was hoping there would be time to socialize more especially with the Sim kids in the active household who cannot go trick or treating.

"Elegantblkchina1;c-16565015" wrote:I didn't expect them to walk in either and I had to stop them, greet them, and then I got the option to trick or treat. I don't think them walking in and getting the candy counts towards the holiday goals since with the first kid the green check didn't start to blink until I chose treat (or trick for one of the other kids). But it shouldn't be that convoluted, they should knock and then we should get the option to trick or treat at the door. Maybe they'll change this in the next update.That makes me think that perhaps the solution is not to put out the candy bowl. That way, maybe the kids will stay around long enough for my sims to interact with them. Although this really shouldn't be happening.

No kids showing up for Trick or Treating?

markwtn
7 years ago
"Kita5399;c-16565482" wrote:
I’m so disappointed in this tradition. I play large families mostly, and they can’t all complete the tradition because only 2-3 Sims show up to trick or treat. Each of my Sims has to give a trick or treat to complete the tradition, I couldn’t get them to stay long enough for my family of 6 to all interact with them. :/

I used the Candy bowl from Spooky Stuff, just set it on the coffee table. Had about 8 show up and they let themselves in, grabbed candy and left.
markwtn
7 years ago
"LaurenLoser16;c-16565202" wrote:
"FKM100;c-16565160" wrote:
"Elegantblkchina1;c-16565015" wrote:
I didn't expect them to walk in either and I had to stop them, greet them, and then I got the option to trick or treat. I don't think them walking in and getting the candy counts towards the holiday goals since with the first kid the green check didn't start to blink until I chose treat (or trick for one of the other kids). But it shouldn't be that convoluted, they should knock and then we should get the option to trick or treat at the door. Maybe they'll change this in the next update.

That makes me think that perhaps the solution is not to put out the candy bowl. That way, maybe the kids will stay around long enough for my sims to interact with them. Although this really shouldn't be happening.

Yep - I had a candy bowl in the house for my spooky day party. Kids just walked right in to get it! I deleted it after the first kid and they all knocked on the door after that.

I moved it to the front porch. That took care of them coming in.
markwtn
7 years ago
"Kita5399;c-16565552" wrote:
"Marktn;c-16565538" wrote:
"Kita5399;c-16565482" wrote:
I’m so disappointed in this tradition. I play large families mostly, and they can’t all complete the tradition because only 2-3 Sims show up to trick or treat. Each of my Sims has to give a trick or treat to complete the tradition, I couldn’t get them to stay long enough for my family of 6 to all interact with them. :/

I used the Candy bowl from Spooky Stuff, just set it on the coffee table. Had about 8 show up and they let themselves in, grabbed candy and left.

Did it complete the tradition for your Sims? Because when I used the candy bowl in my test save it didn’t give my Sims the check mark, so I deleted it after the first two trick or treaters.

Yes it did complete it for me. I just left it out until the event ended and all checks were earned.
Elegantblkchina
7 years ago
"LaurenLoser16;c-16565202" wrote:
"FKM100;c-16565160" wrote:
"Elegantblkchina1;c-16565015" wrote:
I didn't expect them to walk in either and I had to stop them, greet them, and then I got the option to trick or treat. I don't think them walking in and getting the candy counts towards the holiday goals since with the first kid the green check didn't start to blink until I chose treat (or trick for one of the other kids). But it shouldn't be that convoluted, they should knock and then we should get the option to trick or treat at the door. Maybe they'll change this in the next update.

That makes me think that perhaps the solution is not to put out the candy bowl. That way, maybe the kids will stay around long enough for my sims to interact with them. Although this really shouldn't be happening.

Yep - I had a candy bowl in the house for my spooky day party. Kids just walked right in to get it! I deleted it after the first kid and they all knocked on the door after that.

Oh good to know. I was thinking the bowl was needed to "treat" but now that I think about it when I gave them a treat it wasn't from the bowl. Thank you both for info. But I'm torn if I should get rid of the bowl since I really enjoy watching the bowl scare the kids.
bananarama0515
Seasoned Spectator
7 years ago
None showed up for mine, i had the candy bowl outside Incase i didn’t hear/see them coming but i watched the bowl and no kids showed
nellyxox
7 years ago
Are kids/teens from played households able to go trick-or-treating?
GloomyKittie
7 years ago
I didn't have any either. :'(
LadyKyn
Seasoned Scout
7 years ago
"simgurl323;c-16566839" wrote:
Are kids/teens from played households able to go trick-or-treating?

Nope~ You might see your sim/teen from another household come trick or treat but you can't directly go do it with them.
Bellesim1967
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
I had only one show up.
Elegantblkchina
7 years ago
"Cynna;c-16580660" wrote:
I wish that Trick or Treating had been a thing for playable Sims.

Since the neighborhoods are already open, couldn't Sims have walked up to houses, knocked on the doors, and then waited for the Sims that live there to come outside? It would have been the same mechanic as for the apartment doors. That way, there would be no need for loading screens and player kids could still Trick or Treat.

Weelll, the neighborhoods aren't really "open" in the sense that TS3 was, but I understand what you mean. What could work well is to send your kid(s) trick or treating with a parent or older sibling and then they disappear for about 2 hrs and return with candy. Like when they get invited to the Opera.