Paranormal Stuff Pack Dev Blog Part 1

"CelSims;c-17774298" wrote:
Making this user directed only would simply turn the option off for those who WANT IT.

Non-native speaker here and I do not understand what you mean. Making "Scream incoherently" user-directed would turn off what exactly?

"CelSims;c-17774298" wrote:
With autonomy off you would be able to direct them still.

That's exactly what I wanted to know: If I turn off autonomy, can I direct my sims to scream incoherently or not. You seem to imply I can, but I'm not so certain.

In Parenthood sims "Ask for Advice" autonomously if autonomy is on. If autonomy is off, they do not do that, but we also do not get the option to have our children "Ask for advice" user directed. As a result, because of my playstyle I'm missing out on a major feature of the pack, what isn't fair. (I got a mod that takes care of this, but if that ever breaks...).

That's why my suggestion to make "Scream incoherently" user-directed (if it isn't already, of course). It wouldn't change anything for autonomy-on players, their sims would still act on their own free will and you would simply ignore the "Scream incoherently" in the pie menu. But it would be there for me so that I could get the same fun you are getting and not get punished for a legit playstyle that's supported in the game options.

"CelSims;c-17774298" wrote:
Autonomy options exist for those who don't want their sims to do anything.

Exactly. This is why I asked whether my non-autonomous sims will scream incoherently and run around or not. It wouldn't be the first time, there was a big issue with Eco Lifestsle where NAPs caused no-autonomy sims to act autonomously. This is fixed now, but while it lasted it made the game unplayable for me, so I'm still burned once, twice shy.