The Sims 3: Supernatural: Difference between revisions

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[[File:TS3SN Reflect.png|left]] '''''The Sims 3: Supernatural''''' is the seventh [[expansion pack]] for ''[[The Sims 3]]''. Supernatural introduces several new [[life state]]s, and explores how they behave and interact. It also introduces other mythical features, such as a lunar cycle and alchemy.

*New "Supernatural Types" button that allows creation of supernatural Sims

**When a Sim turns into a Fairy, their wings will be randomly chosen, but they maycan change their wings via the ''King/Queen of the Fae'' lifetime reward.<ref name="SimGuruMegan Shares Even More Supernatural Info!">[http://simsvip.com/?p=13573 SimGuruMegan Shares Even More Supernatural Info!]</ref>

**They can shrink to their natural (or sprite) form to perform tasks that they cannot do while normal-sized.

**Fairies can be created, or Sims can be turned into fairies with the ''Bottled Blessing of the Fae'' alchemy elixir.

**Fairy babies do not have wings.

**Fairies are great artists. They are wonderful painters, sculptors, singers, dancers and are great with musical instruments. Fairies have a special magical/fairy power meter, just like some other supernatural beings. When fairies use auras, this will drain the fairy magic. The meter will be drained. But the meter will eventually be filled again, as time progresses.

**The "creativity" aura helps the fairy and Sims around the fairy to study certain skills quicker such as [[Paintingpainting]], [[Sculptingsculpting]]{{vgversion|TS3:A}}, [[Writingwriting]], [[Guitar]],instrument [[Pianoskill]]{{vgversion|TS3:LN}}s, [[Drums]]{{vgversion|TS3:LN}}, [[Bass]]{{vgversion|TS3:LN}} and [[Cookingcooking]].

**The "body/mind" aura helps the fairy and Sims around the fairy to study these skills quicker such as [[Athleticathletic]], [[Logiclogic]], [[Charismacharisma]], [[Handinesshandiness]] and [[Martialmartial Artsarts]]{{vgversion|TS3:WA}}.

**FairiesThey can flydo bya selectingflying manuever in place via the self interaction "I Can Fly!".

**They love gardening and have a special relationship with plants.<ref name="Supernatural Live Chat 2" /><ref name="Godiva Gamers Preview Supernatural" />

**Fairies who are higher in level have a ''"Fairy Repair"'' interaction,<ref name="Supernatural Live Chat 2">Supernatural Live Chat 2</ref> which allows them to shrink down into their sprite form and repair broken objects.

**They have a group of interactions which all are categorized under ''"FairySpecial...SpecialFairy"'' with another Sim/occult.

**They have interactions with other Sims (or supernatural creatures) such as Playful Pester or playing tag with a werewolf they've have befriended!.

**They playcan perform pranks and tease Sims.

**"Although fairies increase in their power, it is not limitless and does come with a cost. Fairies have a magic meter that they must maintain in order to continuously use their abilities. Once depleted, the power will slowly regenerate over time, or they can instantly replenish their magic through the use of an alchemy elixir. Fairies can also regenerate their power at a faster rate by transforminginteracting intowith theira truefairy formhouse, andor performingriding manythe of[[Model theirtrain#The Sims 3: uniqueSupernatural|train interactionsset]]."

**They build their [[Charismaticcharisma]] skill easier.<ref name="Godiva Gamers Preview Supernatural">[http://godivagamers.com/home/2012/8/6/sims-3-supernatural-preview.html Godiva Gamers Preview Supernatural]</ref>

**Male Sims and female Sims are both called "witches.".

**TeenOnly Simsteen whoand possessolder Witchwitches powerhave canaccess transformto witch powers.<ref name="Pinguintech Supernatural Preview on Witches and Vampires">[http://www.pinguintech.nl/reviews-previews-en-specials/specials/sims3bovennatuurlijk-hands-on-deel2/ Pinguintech Supernatural Preview on Witches and Vampires]</ref>

**Some of the charms (good spells) are: ''Sunlight Charm,''<ref name="Sims 3 Supernatural Q&A">[http://simsvip.com/?p=14958 Sims 3 Supernatural Q&A]</ref>, ''Bladder Charm'', ''Good Luck Charm'', ''Hunger Charm'', ''Hygiene Charm'' and ''Love Charm.''.

**Some of the curses (badevil spells) are: ''Toadification Curse,''<ref>https://twitter.com/TheSims3/status/236467323177934850</ref>, ''Bladder Curse'', ''Hunger Curse'', ''Hygiene Curse'', ''Pestilence Curse'' and ''Haunting Curse.''

**They can change food, seeds, fish (only in bowls) and insects (only in terrariums) into something else by using ''Conversion Ritual'' spell.<ref name="Pinguintech Supernatural Preview on Witches and Vampires" />

**Experienced witches can perform the ''"Reanimation Ritual"'' spell to "raise a Sim from the dead".<ref name="Pinguintech Supernatural Preview on Witches and Vampires" /><ref name="Sims 3 Supernatural Q&A" /> The Sim will become a permanent zombie but can be cured by the ''"Cure Elixir"'' (an elixir) or the ''"Sunlight Charm"'' (a charm spell). Only witches can do this.

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***If they do not have enough magic, their powers will be much weaker, and spells can fail.

***The magic in the meter gradually increases onceover being usedtime, but can be boosted by flying with a [[magic broom]] or by drinking an ''Essence of Magic'' Elixirelixir.

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**Witches make elixirs faster than other Sims. (both normal and supernatural)

**Any player who doeshas not''Supernatural'' installed has access to vampires, regardless of whether they have ''[[The Sims 3: Late Night|Late Night]]'' willor get vampiresnot.

**PlayersVampire withabilities from ''The Sims 3: Late Night'' installed will keep vampire benefits such as "reduced aging, advanced speed and skill gain, offering to turn people, drinking from Sims, and hunting." are also available in ''Supernatural''.<ref name="Witches and Vampires, pt 2">[http://www.thesims3.com/community/blog.html?blogid=447688 Witches and Vampires, pt 2]</ref>

**Their eyes glow more in ''Supernatural'' than in ''Late Night<ref name="SimGoodie Supernatural Preview on Witches and Vampires" />''.{{confirm}}

**They can become immortalimmune byto athe lifetimesunlight's rewardeffects knownvia asthe ''"ImmortalVampiric Sunscreen"''{{sic}} elixir.<ref name="Pinguintech>[http://www.gaminglives.com/2012/07/09/the-sims-3-supernatural-preview/ Supernatural Preview on Witches and Vampires" Review]</ref>

**TheyVampires can become immune topurchase the sunlight's effects via the "Sunscreen" elixir <ref>[http://www.gaminglives.com/2012/07/09/the-sims-3-supernatural-preview/ Supernatural Review]</ref> or a'Immortal'' lifetime reward.<ref name="SimGoodie Supernatural Preview on Witches and Vampires, pt 2" />

*Alpha DogWolf (Werewolves only)

*[[Beehive#The Sims 3: Supernatural|Beekeeping]] feature will returnreturns from ''[[The Sims: Makin' Magic]]''.

**''There are three options: giving them food, taking care of them and gassing them. And if you’re lucky, you can get some honey in the end.''

*Magical items like the [[Voodoo Dolldoll]] and Spellbook[[Spell book]] from [[The Sims 3 Store|''The Sims 3'' Store]] will beare enhanced with Supernatural.{{fact}}<ref>[[The Sims 3/Patch 50]]</ref>

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*Vampires from ''Late Night'' Vampires will be addedreturn, with this expansionnew andfeatures willexclusive beto improved''Supernatural''.

*In ''Supernatural'', you can now control whether or not Celebrities and Creatures appear in a town. If you allow them, you can also control the maximum number allowed. ItThis can be done through a new setting in the Options panel.

*From the video "The Sims 3: Supernatural Producer Walkthrough", the mansion which is shown is now [http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6370420# downloadable] in The Sims 3 Exchange. The lot is made by ''Argus Hulin'', one of the producers in ''The Sims 3: Supernatural'' and who appeared on the first live chat for the showcase of the pack, known as ''SimGuruArgus'' in The Sims 3 community.

*The date that the expansion pack was released internationally had shared  the same day as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Argento Dario Argento] , [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Bradley Doug Bradley] (''Hellraiser''), and Evan  Rachel  Wood's birthdays, Argento, Bradley, and Wood on the other hand, had worked  in horror titles (with Wood played as a witch's daughter in ''Practical Magic'' and a vampire in ''True Blood''), which reflects the aforementioned EP's theme. 

*[http://web.archive.org/web/20130308085420/http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/565873.page TS3 Forum Post for rumored information] before release (Web Archive)