I've started all over, removed my mod and everything, all looks good until I try to have my vampire do some dark meditation. However, all he does is waving his arm and shrug, as if something was blocking his way. Is this a new feature or something? Not sure how that's gonna help, though.

Same here. I started a clean save after the patch, no mods or cc in the game at all and made a new vampire. She also has influence emotions in her vampire menu when she is outside only. She doesn't have the ability but when clicked she gets the question mark above her head like she does when trying to meditate.

Uh oh... Doesn't sound good. Why are vampires constantly breaking? I actually have a mod that only allows me to use dark.meditation once ever 24 hours because it seemed too overpowered, but not at all isn't good.

The 18 June patch includes some changes for upcoming stuff in Island Living, but they seem to have broke some things with Dark Meditation and Influence Emotions.If you're not opposed to using mods, I found out what was causing the issues and created a fix for them: Vampire Interactions Fixes. It should let you play normally again until an official patch is released.

> @Stutum said:> Catzilla wrote: »> > Dark Meditation is broken for me too but everything else seems to be working nicely.> > Yeah, I'm just glad they can still feed. xDNo kidding! Can you imagine: The drama, the chaos, oh, the inhumanity! of starving vampires. ;)

"Galactrix;c-17119515" wrote:The 18 June patch includes some changes for upcoming stuff in Island Living, but they seem to have broke some things with Dark Meditation and Influence Emotions.If you're not opposed to using mods, I found out what was causing the issues and created a fix for them: Vampire Interactions Fixes. It should let you play normally again until an official patch is released.Thanks for the quick action, and made sure to Me Too that bug report, as well! Better that it gets attention soon.

Vampires can't use dark meditation anymore?

dogboy678
6 years ago
I also had this issue!
Wintermist
6 years ago
A genius actually fixed it (and more) now though :D (again, so thankful)

http://modthesims.info/d/629124/vampire-s-power-amp-weakness-bug-fixes.html

So until Maxis themselves update the game, we can use this \o/
KeithClements
6 years ago
Me too, both dark meditation and influence emotion are broken. It's great that modders are coming up with patches for this and the problem with the draught of reconfiguration, which hasn't worked properly for months. It's not so good that EA are creating bugs in the vampires pack, rather than fixing them.
RLBTanglewood
6 years ago
Being two months into the game, I rolled my first vampire today only to find out that it's broke. Does anyone know if a fix is in process or how I could find out? I understand that there's a mod that fixes some of the issue but I'd prefer not to go down that road, If a fix is not in play then I'd must assume request a refund on the pack.
Lolzarella
Rising Scout
6 years ago
I was wondering if dark meditation was fixed yet.
Lolzarella
Rising Scout
6 years ago
"RLBTanglewood;c-17141036" wrote:
Being two months into the game, I rolled my first vampire today only to find out that it's broke. Does anyone know if a fix is in process or how I could find out? I understand that there's a mod that fixes some of the issue but I'd prefer not to go down that road, If a fix is not in play then I'd must assume request a refund on the pack.

There's a non-mod work around, vampires can sleep in a bed or coffin and recharge their energy that way, it just takes longer like regular sims sleeping does.
Nielsern75
6 years ago
"Catzilla;c-17141397" wrote:
I was wondering if dark meditation was fixed yet.

Don't hold your breath.
Lolzarella
Rising Scout
6 years ago
"Stutum;c-17141423" wrote:
"Catzilla;c-17141397" wrote:
I was wondering if dark meditation was fixed yet.

Don't hold your breath.

It's only been about a week and a half (it just feels longer) they'll fix it. The dev team has probably got a few fires to put out with launching a new xpack, that happens.
Wintermist
6 years ago
"izecson;c-17141682" wrote:
"TheOtherKeith;c-17140927" wrote:
Me too, both dark meditation and influence emotion are broken. It's great that modders are coming up with patches for this and the problem with the draught of reconfiguration, which hasn't worked properly for months. It's not so good that EA are creating bugs in the vampires pack, rather than fixing them.

@TheOtherKeith what draught of configuration bug? They fixed it in this patch.

No, you may drink to reset the skilltree, but your old weaknesses (maybe not all, but definately some) and such will still remain in the background, your skilltree just won't show them.
KeithClements
6 years ago
Now they've fixed it so that you can continue to gain powers after becoming a grand master vampire, you can eventually pick up all of the powers (that don't clash). The bug with the draught of reconfiguration that hasn't been fixed means that you can ?probably have all the weaknesses as well, if you fancy a challenge. I haven't really tested this but I'm guessing that you do get the new weaknesses you selected with the potion, as well as still being affected by the ones you got rid of.
Sorry, I've taken us off topic with this.