Aliens are driving me crazy!

cherryboyJJ

My sim has gotten abducted SEVEN TIMES in the last couple weeks and it's really starting to annoy me. I don't want to send any more alien babies back to Sixam!
Why can't there be an option to disable aliens? Or vampires for that matter, which is the reason I still haven't purchased Vampires game pack even though I want all the build and buy items Is it really that difficult to add to the game settings?

paradiseplanet

cherryboyJJ wrote: »

My sim has gotten abducted SEVEN TIMES in the last couple weeks and it's really starting to annoy me. I don't want to send any more alien babies back to Sixam!
Why can't there be an option to disable aliens? Or vampires for that matter, which is the reason I still haven't purchased Vampires game pack even though I want all the build and buy items Is it really that difficult to add to the game settings?

Have you been interacting with many aliens lately? On one save I was playing I have a normal Sim with an alien roommate, and after interacting and socialising many times he was abducted two times within the same week, separated by only a couple days. No other sim in my other saves has been abducted that much that quickly.

cherryboyJJ

Nope, none at all! I prefer to keep my game pretty realistic so... I think it's because my sim keeps having to walk the dog during night time, the abductions always happen after that. Super annoying!

paradiseplanet

cherryboyJJ wrote: »

Nope, none at all! I prefer to keep my game pretty realistic so... I think it's because my sim keeps having to walk the dog during night time, the abductions always happen after that. Super annoying!

I think another reason for the extensive abductions is also determined by how long you stay home (as in on the home lot) at night? I've never heard such a reason why that could be though, so that could just be nothing. I remember a few months back in a patch they slightly increased the rate of abductions, bc there weren't enough happening. However for you, it's become overkill.

AmySims09

I've never had any alien abductions and I've seen the posts talking about there being no abductions whatsoever.

Fleur

I have had some alien abductions, but not to this extent. Are you Sims outside a lot?

Bluebeard45

Maybe a Mod is causing this issue.I have ran 4 families and no abductions.

MidnightAura

My legacy family on generation 3 has suddenly started seeing a big increase in aliens. Every night without fail my female founder is abducted. No contact with aliens. Luckily it’s her and not her sons. I have no mods. Not sure what triggered it.

Fleur

Just so you will know, my Sims always got abducted when they were outside. I do not use any mods.

SimsLovinLycan

Is someone in the household in the Scientist career? If so, you can build a satellite dish that you can use to prevent abductions. Also, if you're not opposed to using mods, MC Command Center allows you to adjust the alien abduction rate, as well as set the max population of game-generated aliens and vampires. Good luck fighting off the invasion!

Bluebeard45

Well there is always Mods or get the dish.You got yourself a Alien breeder.Goodluck

Fleur

I would not suggest the use of mods, as it could compromise your game. I do not use mods, and my game stays pretty rock-solid. Not perfect, but solid.

cherryboyJJ

Fleur wrote: »

I have had some alien abductions, but not to this extent. Are you Sims outside a lot?

Yeah, they often walk the dogs at night and my main sim has the fishing aspiration so he's outside a lot!

MidnightAura wrote: »

My legacy family on generation 3 has suddenly started seeing a big increase in aliens. Every night without fail my female founder is abducted. No contact with aliens. Luckily it’s her and not her sons. I have no mods. Not sure what triggered it.

It must be a bug then! I never had this problem before my current family.

SimsLovinLycan wrote: »

Is someone in the household in the Scientist career? If so, you can build a satellite dish that you can use to prevent abductions. Also, if you're not opposed to using mods, MC Command Center allows you to adjust the alien abduction rate, as well as set the max population of game-generated aliens and vampires. Good luck fighting off the invasion!

Nope, no-one in scientist career... One is a cop and one is a chef! I actually didn't know you could do that with MC Command Center, I have it on my PC just in case I need it so I guess I'll have to drop it into my mods folder again Thanks!

cherryboyJJ

Actually yesterday when I was playing the aliens arrived again (surprise, surprise!) and just as my sim was about to go out to inspect the light, I tried to reset him and it actually worked! That stopped the abduction!

michelei

I have never had this problem with aliens but I had a similar issue with vampires so I feel your pain. I did finally start to sparingly use some mods and it has helped quite a bit.

Aine

You can get the satellite dish in buy debug, I believe. I have never actually used it so I don't know how effective it is in stopping abductions.

GrumpyGlowfish

Aliens have been driving me crazy too lately, but for the opposite reason: I spent days trying to get a specific sim kidnapped by acquainting him with several aliens and making him use the observatory at night while there was a satellite dish on the roof set to encourage abductions. But nothing happened for a long time, and when the aliens did come at last, they took the wrong person. So much for their superior intelligence!

I see the law of inverse fertility is in full effect here. I ended up using a mod to impregnate the one sim and terminate the pregnancy of the other, but if you could just give me some of your luck and I give you some of mine, we should be good!

Francl27

I still haven't got any of my Sims abducted (except one who was too old anyway) but they are ALL OVER town. Not realistic at all.

joRN1414

My Sim got abducted several Sim Days in a row and I couldn't figure out why until I realized I was using the 'StarGaze' action a lot prior to the abductions to level up a relationship. So, I think that's what caused it.

Paralee

Ive only had one sim get abducted lmao ever.
Ill take that over constantly being harassed by vampires.