Vampire

Vampires are a new game mechanic added onto The Sims 2: Nightlife which introduces vampires as both playable and non-playable creatures to The Sims 2 series. Vampires are set to be introduced into The Sims 3 series in the upcoming The Sims 3: Late Night expansion pack.

The Sims
Vampires do not really play a role in The Sims, not even in Makin' Magic. The only character who is presumed to be an actual vampire is Vicki Vampiress, an NPC who operates the "All Things Draconic" cart in Magic Town.

Sims cannot become vampires, but a magical adult Sim who successfully uses the "Beauty or Beast" charm can temporarily take on the appearance of a vampire. This is purely cosmetic, and the Sim remains a normal Sim in all respects.

Becoming a Vampire

 * Vampirism is transferred via the Bite Neck interaction.
 * If a Sim is bitten by the Grand Vampire or a pre-bitten Sim, he or she joins the world of the undead as well. Initially Sims are bitten only if they have a high relationship with the Grand Vampire; however once one Sim is bitten by a Grand Vampire any Sim that comes into contact with any Grand Vampire has a risk of being bitten, whether or not they are a playable Sim and regardless of the relationship with the Grand Vampire. Non-Grand Vampire Sim's still require a high relationship in order to successfully bite another Sim. Other Sims can also Influence a vampire to bite another Sim, though it will likely only be successful if it is a Grand Vampire that is influenced to do so.
 * Grand Vampires appear downtown at night. Their names are preceded by either the Count or Contessa title depending on the gender. They are easily distinguishable from the crowd by their pale- to grey-tinted skin, period clothing, and unmistakable 'bleh'. They also have their arms covering their fangs, and will often be sneakily stalking around. Mods can be found to make vampires look like normal Sims, (ie. without the grey skin, red eyes, etc) but they will lose their fangs. The mods can be found at www.modthesims2.com.
 * Vampires can only use the interaction "Bite Neck" to change other Sims into vampires, and it will not kill the Sim. However, there are mods to add new interactions such as "Deadly Neck Bite" (this kills the Sim), "Embrace" (this is just the "Bite Neck" interaction-it changes Sims into vampires), "Bite Neck" (this satisfies the vampire's hunger without killing the Sim), and "Turn Into Ghoul" (this makes the affected Sim very Influenceable. Influencing them will not take anything off your Influence meter, but you need Influence points to affect the Ghoul). You can find these mods on www.modthesims2.com.

If you want your Sim to become a Vampire, there is also a cheat. It's much easier than trying to find the "Grand Vampire" and the cheat enables you to make your Sim a Vampire in any of The Sims 2 expansions as well as The Sims: Life Stories.
 * Using the Cheat to Become a Vampire


 * 1) Press "Ctrl" "Shift" "C" to open up the "Cheat Window" either in the neighborhood, or on a lot and type:
 * 2) When you have the cheat enabled, just hold the "Shift" button down while you "Left Click" on the Sim you want to turn into a Vampire. Many new options will appear. Find the option that says "Make Vampire". Your Sim will instantly become a Vampire.

The cheat above changes from "Make Vampire" to "Cure Vampire" but unfortunately this does not work. You will hear the clicking sound that signifies the change, but the Sim remains a vampire. Once your Sim is a vampire, you cannot cure it unless you buy the Vamprocilin D potion from the Gypsy Matchmaker.

Features

 * When a Sim turns into a vampire they receive the characteristics of sharp teeth, red eyes and pale skin. Aliens and Evil-aligned Witches turn turquoise, while Zombies turn dark blue. Servos also can become vampires, with a red eye, fangs and a small bat shaped tattoo on their head.
 * Once bitten, the newly created vampire can bite other Sims, provided they have a high enough relation with the target Sim.
 * Vampires can transform into bats and fly around, which allows them to fly over low obstacles such as kitchen counters and is a fast alternative to walking for Sims too lazy to run. Vampires can also "stalk" from place to place.
 * Vampire Sims gain the Irritate &gt; Bleh! interaction which lowers the Bladder need of target non-vampire Sim and can be used regardless of relationship.
 * Teenage Vampires can get a scholarship to go to college.
 * Vampires will sizzle and smoke while exposed to the daylight, and their motives drop very quickly, eventually leading to the vampire's demise. Motives will also slowly decay indoors, or more quickly if they're near a window. A vampire Sim must sleep in his/her coffin or meditate during the day to prevent their needs from dropping.
 * For this reason, vampires are contactable at night but not during the day without drama.Vampire_Coffin.jpg
 * The motives of a vampire Sim do not decay at all during the night. This is meant to give them plenty of opportunity to party Downtown all night. They still lose needs when doing some activities.
 * Another additional feature is the fact that the vampire Sims are immortal and will never grow older than the day they were bitten, with the exception of the transition from Teen to Young Adult to Adult.
 * Even if Hunger reaches 0, vampires will not die of starvation.
 * Vampires have no reflection in a mirror. If one is used, the vampire will react and their comfort bar will drop. Disturbingly, while vampires are invisible in mirrors, their wedding rings are not.
 * Occasionally vampires will hiss or "bleh" if no other action is currently underway.
 * Vampirism isn't genetic but rather a non-sexually transmittable virus, so even if two vampires have a child together the baby will always be normal.
 * Vampires can also become werewolves. When they become one, they will look like vampires in the day and werewolves with fur at night. They can bite and savage as well as fly and stalk.
 * Vampires can also become PlantSims which changes their skin color from blue to green. This does NOT cancel out their weakness to sunlight, and even in a coffin, the sunlight need will still go down. Installing sun lamps over the coffin will replenish the need, however.

Curing Vampirism
If at any time the Sim grows tired of the vampire life, Vampirism can be cured with Vamprocillin-D which is bought from the Gypsy Matchmaker. Vamprocillin-D can also be made by witches. Other Sims can Influence vampire Sims to drink Vamprocillin-D, provided they have the potion in their inventory (this could be accomplished by giving it to them as a gift). Once cured, the Sim will be returned to normal; they will be able to go out in the day but will lose all the perks of being a creature of the night.

Wanting and Fearing Vampirism
All Sims except Knowledge Sims will fear vampirism, and said knowledge Sims will want it, and once are bitten will fear curing it.

The Sims 3
While not included in the PC basegame, vampires are in The Sims 3: Late Night expansion pack as well as a theme pack for The Sims 3 iPhone.

Before the expansion is released, using the CAS, players can create a Sim with a pale skin, red eyes, and even protruding teeth, for a vampire-looking Sim.

Speaking to Angie Newman, an EA representative for the series, we got the details on how vampirism will work in Late Night:

“You have to find a vampire in the world, befriend it, and then ask it to turn you into a vampire. You can then turn other Sims into vampires,” explains Newman. Late Night also includes a new Blood Line system, which will let you pass your vampirism onto your offspring. “So if a vampire and a vampire mate, it will for sure be a vampire baby. But if a vampire and a non-vampire mate, it might be a vampire or it might be a Sim. There’s no half-vampire, half-Sim babies.”

And what will you feed on once you’ve become a creature of the night? “They quench their thirst by eating plasma packs, drinking plasma from other Sims, or growing rare and awesome plasma fruits.”