Unicorn

Unicorn

A Unicorn.

The Unicorn is the new creature introduced in the PC/Mac version of The Sims 3: Pets and they are not available on the console versions of The Sims 3: Pets. It was announced for the first time on The Sims 3: Pets - Gamescom Germany Trailer.^[1]

Overview

Wild Unicorns appear normally at night and disappear at day. At 8:00 PM there is a 33% Chance a Wild Unicorn will appear in the Neighborhood^[2]. They usually spawn at Fishing Type of Lots and on the map. No matter what traits a Sim has, a big shining cloud may appear above a lot. Under the cloud is the Wild Unicorn, with sparkles coming down from the Cloud and onto the Unicorn. At 5:00 AM the unicorn will disappear in a burst of sparkles, as seen below.

Sims can try to tame Wild Unicorn to join the player's household. However, the Sim will need to be best friends with it first, and also be 'best friends forever' with 3 household animals. If the Sim doesn't abide by the unicorn's wishes it will decline the Sim's request. Unicorns like gardening and they often bless plants if they are near them; they almost never curse plants. Once a Wild Unicorn has been invited into the family the floating cloud above it disappears. Once a Wild Unicorn is invited into a Household and it accepts, another Unicorn will be generated and will become the new Wild Unicorn, since there can only be One Wild Unicorn Per Neighborhood at any given time. You can have multiple unicorns in your household. Just like a Sim can, a unicorn can be added to the active household through testingcheatsenabled. After entering the cheat, the player can shift-click on the unicorn and select "Add to household", which will immediately add the unicorn to the family. This will not fulfill the Lifetime Wish "The Fairy-Tale Finder" however.

Unicorns are very mystical creatures; if they stand still, eat hay, graze, drink water from a pond, a rainbow will shoot from its horn or a small plant will grow in front of its right front leg which will turn to leaves that can be carried away by the wind and disappear. If the Graphic Options are high it can be seen that the Unicorn's coat glows.

Appearance

Unicorns may be similar in appearance to a normal Horse, however there are some traits in their appearance that make them different. A Unicorn has a horn on its head which is the main trait of their appearance. Unicorns may have four coat shades: Black, Pink, White and Grey. A unicorn will also have a different tail and males will have a goatee growing from the their bottom lip.

Unicorn Offspring

Unicorns can mate with other Unicorns and even with Horses. If a Unicorn mates with a Horse there is a 50% Chance the Foal will be a Unicorn. and if both parents are Unicorns the foal will be 100% a Unicorn as well^[3]. Unicorn Foals have no access to their Unicorn abilities. However, when they gallop the magical sparkly trail is there, but they don't run fast like an Adult Unicorn, instead they run the same as normal Foals.

Magical Abilities

Unicorns have a magical energy, needed to use abilities. Each ability has a cost in energy, and if the player doesn’t let enough time to the Sim's unicorn to recharge, he can get a negative moodlet for losing energy.

The maximum amount of magical energy is 60 magical points, and it takes 6 Sim-hours to fully recharge them. When the unicorn’s magical energy decreases to 30 magical points, he will get a neutral moodlet for Power Shortage. Also the Horn and the Eyes of the Unicorn glow when using abilities.

Ability Colours List

Orange (Fiery) - When using Create Fire.
Blue - When using Extinguish Fire and Bless a Sim.
Green - When Blessing Flora.
White - When Blessing Fauna (Pets & Sims).

Unicorn Abilities List

Teleport - Teleports the Unicorn to its desired location. If a Sim is on the Unicorn and it uses the teleport ability the Sim will teleported with the Unicorn as well. Takes 5 magical points.
Ignite - Creates Fire on the desired location. Unicorns cannot set fire to Sims or pets directly but can set fire on any residential or community lot. Takes 15 magic points.
Cure - Unicorns can use this function to destroy the moodlet that a Sim or Pet receives when they have been Cursed. It also cures flea infestations on pets.
Extinguish - Extinguish the chosen fire, it doesn’t need magical energy.
Bless Fauna - In order to bless a Sim or a Pet, between the unicorn and the Sim/Pet there must be a relationship with at least 30LTR. In the right conditions, after a social interaction there is 50% chance for the unicorn to bless a Sim or a Pet. Who receives unicorn's blessing moodlet and gets a positive multiplier in learning skills. Takes 30 magical points.
Curse Fauna - Between the unicorn and the Sim or Pet, there must be a relation with -25LTR. If there are the right conditions, after a social interaction there is 75% chance for the unicorn to curse a Sim. Who receives unicorn's curse moodlet and gets a negative multiplier in learning skills. Takes 30 magical points.
Curse Flora - Makes the selected plant die and wither. Takes 10 magical points.
Bless Flora - Makes the selected plant grow up one level. After reaching the highest point of its growth and if you use Bless Flora again it will produce harvestable fruits/vegetables. Takes 20 magical points.

Moodlets Related to Unicorns

Moodlet Name	Mood Effect	Time Period	From	Game Dialog/Description	Notes
Moonlit Unicorn	No Mood Effect	N/A	At Night	For some odd reason, Unicorns are able to pull more light from the moon!	At night, there is a chance Unicorns will gain this moodlet.
Power Shortage	No Mood Effect	4 Hours	Low Magical Points	(Unicorn Name) is running low on magic power! Holding back on the spells for a while should help him/her restore a bit.	Once you use up 30 magical points, you'll get this moodlet.
Power Failure	-10	4 Hours	Empty Magical Points	(Unicorn Name) is completely out of magic power! How is a Unicorn supposed to cast spells with no power? Guess he's/she's just going to have to wait it out.	Once you use up all your magical points, you'll get this moodlet.
Unicorn's Blessing	+40	8 Hours	Unicorn Bless	Wow! What a great feeling! (Sim Name) should be able to accomplish a lot more with this blessing. Just look at him/her!	When you bless a Sim, they get this moodlet.
Unicorn's Ire	-40	8 Hours	Unicorn Curse	Ugh, being cursed is definitely no joke. (Sim Name) is definitely going to have a hard time accomplishing things in this state. What could he/she have possibly done to make a Unicorn so mad?	When you curse a Sim, they get this moodlet.

Note: Removing Power Failure moodlet by using testingcheatsenabled then ctrl+click on the moodlet will cause the unicorn to run out of magic power permanently.

Trivia

Like normal horses, unicorn will eat gardening plants, so plants must be kept in a fenced-off area where they cannot reach.
When unicorns run, they have a glowing, sparkly trail behind them.
Unicorns have their Jumping and Racing Skills to maximum.
When not doing anything, eating hay or grazing on the ground a rainbow will shoot from their horn into the sky.
Also when standing still a small plant bush will grow around their front right leg and will then turn into leaves as they are carried away by the wind. There is a chance for a vegetable or fruit appear on the ground.
Unicorns are possibly the fastest creatures in The Sims series so far, because of their incredibly fast running ability that most pets don't have.
The Sims may have a lifetime wish The Fairy Tale Finder which requires only to Adopt a unicorn.
Foal Unicorns don't have any access to their Magical Abilities. However, when they run the magic sparkly trail is there. However they don't run fast as Adult Unicorns and they run more like normal Foals.
Unicorns may autonomously bless a plant if it's near one. They can also Revive a Death Flower Bush using Bless Flora after the bush has been harvested.
Unicorns cannot bless minor pets.
The type of the unicorns (Good or Evil) isn't decided by the color of their coat or fur, as it was thought before the game's release, but by their traits.
Unicorns learn skills faster than their cousin species - horses.
Unicorns have a special feeling with good and evil Sims. Interacting with a good Sim will have a positive influence on their relationship, while interacting with an evil Sim will have a negative influence on their longtime relationship.
If a plant is fertilized by a unicorn, there is a 10% it will become a Life Fruit.
It has also been noted that if a Unicorn eats a Life Fruit, it does not gain an extra day to live.
Unlike horses, Unicorns can be adopted by children. This is because the riding skill is not required to adopt a Unicorn.
Unicorns always accept the Feed Harvestable social if your Sim offers a Life Fruit.
Unicorns have their own tombstone and it is different from horse's tombstone.