Life state: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→The Sims 4
No edit summary |
|||
(16 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
Line 12:
{{distinguish|Life stage}}
A '''life state''', a '''creature''', or an '''occult''' is a kind of [[Sim]] or [[pet]] with a special appearance and abilities, mostly inspired by legends or science fiction.
==The Sims==
Two alternate life states exist in ''[[The Sims]]'' and its expansions, though they are not well-defined and do not grant any changes in a Sim's behavior.
When Sims die, they become [[ghost]]s. In ''[[The Sims: Livin' Large|Livin' Large]]'', pleading with the [[Grim Reaper]] may result in him bringing a recently deceased Sim back as a [[Zombie#The Sims|zombie]]. If ''[[The Sims: Unleashed|Unleashed]]'' is installed, these zombies can also be restored by [[Miss Lucille]], who can be found on community lots in [[Old Town]], though she cannot restore their personalities. Also in ''Livin' Large'', Sims using the [[The "Concoctanation Station"|chemistry set]] might make a purple potion that can temporarily turn a Sim into a [[Frankenstein|monster]].
It could be said that witches come with ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic|Makin' Magic]]'', but being magical is ''not'' treated as a life state in that expansion. Sims who take up magic still look and act the same, and the term "witch" is not used.
In ''Makin' Magic'', one of the charms that can be made is '''Beauty or Beast'''. This charm allows a Sim to temporarily change his or her appearance, and some of the available choices resemble life states from later games, such as werewolves and vampires. While players may choose to treat this as a temporary transformation or an illusion, the in-game effects are the same either way. The Sim who has been "charmed" is still a normal Sim; the charm only affects the Sim's appearance and does not affect the way the Sim behaves or the way other Sims react to him/her, and the Sim gains no extra abilities or interactions.
==The Sims 2==
Line 17 ⟶ 26:
|name= Life states in The Sims 2
|image= [[Image:All creatures.jpg|235px]]
|caption= All of the life states from ''[[The Sims 2]]'' up to ''[[Apartment Life]]'' except for normal [[Sim]]s, [[ghost]]s, and [[Mannequin (The Sims 2)|mannequins]].}}
Most expansion packs for ''[[The Sims 2]]'' added an alternate state in which [[Sim]]s can exist. Some added sentient creatures which Sims cannot become, but which can be playable Sims. These states have unique triggering techniques, advantages, and disadvantages. These states are:
*Normal [[Sim]]
*[[Ghost]] ''(Not playable)''
Line 38 ⟶ 48:
|name = Life states in The Sims 3
|image = [[Image:Life states.jpg|235px]]
|caption = Families of ''[[The Sims 3]]'' life states (except for normal Sims) up to ''Late Night''.}}
If a celebrity woohoos with an occult life state, they may get the Publicly Disgraced moodlet.
Several states in ''Supernatural'' (i.e. Toad Sims, Tragic Clowns, and Zombies) are not considered to be occult. They are merely temporary<ref name="permzomb">Some means of producing zombification are permanent, but the difference is that the Sim receives a "Zombified!" moodlet that does not expire rather than one that expires in 2 days. See [[List of Moodlets (The Sims 3)/Activities#Occult|List of Moodlets/Activities]]</ref> states and can only affect normal Sims. These states can be cured by removing the moodlet with the [[Moodlet Manager]] or drinking the [[Alchemy#Elixirs|Cure Elixir]].
Line 76 ⟶ 87:
|name= Life states in The Sims 4
|image= [[Image:TS4 Occults up to TS4DU.png|235px]]
|caption= Life states in ''[[The Sims 4]]'', up to ''[[Discover University]]'' (excluding normal Sims).}}
;Non-occult
Line 87 ⟶ 99:
* [[Spellcaster]]{{Vgversion|TS4:ROM}}
* [[Servo]]{{Vgversion|TS4:DU}}
* [[Werewolf]]
;Temporary state
* [[PlantSim]]<ref>Obtainable through the [[ice cream maker]]{{Vgversion|TS4:CKS}} or through eating the [[forbidden fruit]]; the duration of the effect will differ, the former being much shorter.</ref>
* [[Skeleton]]{{Vgversion|TS4:JA}}<ref>Obtainable through a cursed relic.</ref>{{Vgversion|TS4:PS}}<ref>Performing a "Ghastly Ritual" at a [[seance table]] can temporarily turn Sims into [[Bonehilda]].</ref>
==Trivia==
Line 100 ⟶ 113:
*[[Mannequin (The Sims 2)|Mannequin]] is just a custom skin color that can be accessed in ''The Sims 2'' [[Create a Sim]] debugging mode. The game however does not support babies being born with this skin tone. Doing so will cause the game to crash. The players are required to use [https://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=292423 a mod] to prevent the crash and allow the baby to be born.
*Even though [[ghost]]s have been featured in all games of [[The Sims (series)|The Sims series]], ''[[The Sims 4]]'' is the first game in the PC series in which ghosts can be manually directed to use ghostly abilities, rather than that being something that was only an autonomous action. In [[The Sims 2 (console)|''The Sims 2'' for consoles]], [[Ghost#The Sims 2 (console)|ghosts]] can use their special interactions while socializing with other Sims, but no other ghost abilities than those.
*The ability to create a life state straight from Create a Sim was introduced in ''[[The Sims 3: Supernatural]],
*In ''[[The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu]]'', various ''Star Wars''-inspired alien Sims are seen in the world of [[Batuu]]. However technically these are all normal sims wearing hats designed as alien heads, hands and feet, making them ''look'' like another species. This only gives the illusion that they are aliens - they remain normal Sims in all aspects.
==Notes and references==
|