How do you make peace with the randomly generated sims?
I have realised that the reason I can't move beyond about 3 generations in any legacy is that I actually spend hours more on making over the randomly generated sims, and also making over the randomly generated outfits when unplayed premades age-up, than I do actually in game play. Yes, it is a me problem that I can't make peace with the, let's face it, clowns the game randomly generates to fill NPC roles, etc. I don't even let my sims visit bars anymore because they generate thousands of "bar regulars". So far, my coping techniques have been mods, but I still find these are hit-or-miss (especially since career outfits don't retain the hairstyle from the makeover). I need advice then, from people who are able to continue to play (particularly long legacies) despite the state of the randomly generated 'clowns' the game creates after the original premades die off. How do you just remain unbothered? I really want to do a legacy challenge, but this petty irritation keeps me from getting interested in multi-generational saves.
Q&A: Royalty & Legacy
#AD (just in case this counts as social media) I was invited to join the CFE (not final build) opportunity for The Sims 4: Royalty & Legacy. Thank you to the EA Creator Network for this chance to answer questions for you about the pack! I will be taking and answering mainly questions about gameplay - Skills/Traits/Aspirations/Career/Venues/Systems/Collections/Lore - and anything else you guys want to know about! I did test with ALL PACKS in as I believe this is yet another pack with cross-compatibility possibilities related to the various systems. (Please Note: Testing with other packs in is unsupported before regular Early Access, so may be extra buggy.) Testing was/will continue to be done on a mix of fresh CAS Sims and premades, to see lore and experience different levels if they are present. Format will be similar to past Q&As where I have links to each subject and add more info to each based on questions asked and as I discover things through gameplay. I can't start posting right away this time due to the embargo, but will be continuing to take notes/screenshots and will post info when I can. P.S. - I have a Creator Code, so if you find my Q&A useful you might consider it as an option at checkout. Using my code gives me a small commission (5% regularly, 7% during sales) and can even save you a little bit of money on TS4 DLC during sales (normally 5%). My code is EmmaVane. Just enter the code on the the payment screen where Promo Codes normally go. Thank you, EA for this opportunity. INDEX (to follow): ACCESS TO WATER DYNASTY SYSTEM: Dynasty Perks Dynasty Values NEW VENUES & LOT TRAIT: Backroom Venue Community Market Venue Clandestine Lot Trait NEW CAREER & OCCUPATIONS: Noble Career (WIP) POWERSHIFTS (WIP): ⚔️Simcalibur (additional info, thanks to crinrict ) 🕷️Anansi's Well PREMADE UPDATES Family Trees (Laurent, Dreamer & Alto) Dynasties (Goth & Landgraab)
[Lifestyle] "Hungry for Love" an Explanation
This lifestyle has frustrated many people trying to get it or keep it. It has been posted several times about not working, being broken or needing to be overhauled. In my game my one Sim could sometimes maintain it and sometimes not (and no matter how much they seemed to do romantic interactions) but I always seemed to have to cheat add it to start with. So I decided to look at the internal files and figure out what the heck is going on. I am an amateur modder, but I tend to be able to figure out tuning files (once I get use to a games files). Let's talk about The Romance Lifestyles, just like many other lifestyles there is polar opposites: Single and Lovin' It, is basically a very slowly earned by default lifestyle; earned simply by not being in a relationship, and otherwise is only—by chance—can be stalled by reading romance novels or watching romantic tv. You might earn this, even if you don't want to—eventually—as long as you aren't capped for lifestyles. If you don't want this lifestyle, you only need to be in a relationship—plain and simple. Hungry for Love, from what I can see... romantic interaction don't seem to play much or any part of it at all. What people are probably getting confused or frustrated about is how you earn this lifestyle. Chance! from what I see the only way to get this lifestyle is a success in chance from 3 different actions. 2 are from just reading romance novels/watching romantic tv, which if you trigger successfully (once or twice) daily you'll gain this lifestyle fast enough and maintain. The other way to get a chance is a passively if/when you wake up, and are in a romantic relationship (less sleep with traits/potions/coffee/etc. hurt this). Autonomy is probably not going to help you, if your Sim doesn't have the Romantic trait and autonomously reads/watches romantic media (and in some cases, some people play households without TVs making it even harder)—this lifestyle is a lot of work. Let's talk about The Friend Lifestyles: Now compare to Close-Knit and People Person, these are easy enough to get one or the other (or change if you really want to). It is a simple set up of 1-3 friends = Close-Knit, and 4+ you get People Person. Not exactly much depth (and the amounts aren't great) but easy enough, and again these are other default earning lifestyles—that you will eventually earn. Only way to avoid is 0 friends or are capped for lifestyles. Conclusion: it isn't broken...?—it just wasn't set up great. What is misleading was the romantic interactions counting towards the lifestyle, and may only be used for unlocking purposes. But enough of it works, so that is probably why all posts complaining have been pretty much ignored? IMO, yes, it should be tweaked to overhauled. I have been working with the tuning files to make this lifestyle better and testing like crazy, because as-is, leaves much to be desired XD
Issue With New Flared Stairs
As you can see from the image, I am having difficulty placing the new flared stairs in my manor house - which would look absolutely amazing if only they would work. The stairs I had there previously were identical but without the flare, and fit perfectly, even with objects at the top of the stairs. Trying to add any amount of flaring results in the "can't intersect with walls" error as above. I have tried removing all the walls around the stairs (the only ones being those in front which they abut against), but this does not work. I can place them in the middle of the garden, where they do not touch anything, perfectly well, though those leading from the terrace at front and rear also cannot be altered without a "cannot intersect with fence" error. Removing walls/fences and then trying to place stairs afterwards does not work as they seem to ignore the moveobjects cheat and still will not place. Anyone else have this problem, or a possible solution? Also, removing one side of my stair rail causes the railing to no longer meet up on corners, which means I have to continue to put up with railings clipping through the walls.
Antique Jeweled Ring (Spoiler Alert!)
Ok, so I had my sim put on the Antique Jeweled Ring and she got the "Heir of Desire" curse. I tried using a Potion of Curse Cleansing (RoM EP) on her, but it did NOT remove the curse!?! Short of completing a Fortune Aspiration and selecting "Remove Curse" afterwards (As it says to do), or the "Untamed" spell "Decursify" or the "Right of Dissolution" from one of the Mage Sages, how the bleepity bleep bleep do I remove this curse from my sim??? My sim who is a Mage, KNOWS the Untamed spell, "Decursify", but can't cast it on herself even though now she's cursed??? Or in the case of the "Right of Dissolution" from one of the Sages NOT working to remove the curse, just as the "Potion of Curse Cleansing" did not work itself. Plus what's this I'm reading about how the "Heir of Desire" curse coming back repeatedly, even when removed using the Fortune Aspiration "Remove Curse" solution itself??? Sorry for the spoiler but I DID try to warn people in this post's heading! ANY advice on how to remove this curse I'd really appreciate!! (I really don't want to do the Fortune Aspiration cure with this sim!) THANK YOU!!!
How do I modify a relationship when they have a Long Name?
How do you modify a relationship In the new Royalty & Legacy Pack, hen they have very long names ... Like ....Grand Duchess Cordelia Thebe V, usually its .... modifyrelationship lee grand marie grand 100 LTR_Romance_main This is the usual way to do it but when they have a very long name how it is done Please . Thank You to all Assistance :) Im on a iMac Chip M4
