So, all I've been trying to follow the conversation around the NAPS especially the two around fighting, free love and stealing - three features I don't particularly care for in the game. I like the idea of the sims being autonomous and choosing a NAP, so I don't want to purchase the EP and disable one of the main features.
I have Get Together, so I have to delete the neighborhood brawl holiday in all my saves. A lil annoying, but not game breaking. But with EL, it seems like you have to disable all NAPs and can't just choose which NAPs you don't want to have running in your game. And that is disappointing 😥 as I was really hyped about the pack after the live play because I have an Off the Grid family and the pack adds more items that enhances that game play.
I'm hoping The Sims team will patch the game and make it so that you can select which NAPs can run in your game.
Anyone heard whether this is something the SimGurus are considering and will implement?
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You can buy the pack and disable NPC voting, then you can vote for the NAPs you want in those neighborhoods that you play in.
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But maybe I'm misunderstanding the situation? If NPC voting on NAPs is disabled immediately from the settings menu upon opening the saved game after installing EL, before starting to play any household, does this prevent any NAPs being assigned to other neighborhoods?
Yes, it prevents. I've started a new save file and disabled npc nap voting immediatly and had no problem. In neighbourhoods where i have played sims i have voted for some naps but none of the three mentioned by op nor any that spawn stuff in the inventory like Foods United or Creative Arts. I'm still afraid of using those cause anyone visiting the neighbourhood would stay with the nap behaviour forever (even after death, as a ghost)... it's supposed to be fixed by the latest patch but it seems that people are saying that it still happens...?
All I had to do was turn off voting from the main menu. No nap has ever been activated. I got a pop up saying it was (other people have also) but nothing actually happens.
It doesn't matter if you use the NAPS or not.
At first after the patch, my game was working as intended. Generation 5 now and everyone is just doing NAP interactions whether they were voted in or not. When I started this save I disabled NAPS immediately. I've only voted in a few select ones in a few select neighbourhoods. Everyone's just doing whatever everywhere regardless. The only plus side now is that it's not so intrusive. They don't spam the interactions so you actually can get some things done in a day.
Oh that's such a bummer! This was the feature i was more excited about in EL... it's so disappointing...
Strange, have you tried simvasion's mod? I had problems with my sims doing NAPs even if I had removed them with cheats. It turned out to be a bug where the NPC autonomy was stuck on my sims, simvasion's mod fixed it.
I have not! I have not used any mods so far in TS4. However, the NAPS I think will drive me to it. Thanks for the link, I've saved it and I'll have a look at it in the morning.
I still like the NAPS in theory. Too bad they can't function properly. This might be the solution until they fix it.
@logion Thank you for the mod suggestion! I've bookmarked it in case I do decide to get this pack. I definitely don't have a problem using mods (I already have about 50 so what's one more? ). I think though for now I'll hold off on getting this pack and see if it gets cleaned up officially first. Even though a number of features and items in EL appeal to me, I don't have a burning need to play it right this minute.
I have a eco footprint working as well.
Ohh... don’t worry, I have other bugs in my save. It would be too unfair otherwise.
I’m looking forward to using different N.A.P.s later on when things have calmed down a bit.
@Onverser but then that takes away the fun of autonomy. I really do like to see what the sims will do on their own. In the game options under Music you can choose to not listen to certain songs. Heck even turn off an entire station by deselecting all of the songs.
I'm glad about that because if I get the Knitting pack I am shutting off all the metal songs, and may add some music I have to the metal folder if I can.
We should be able to select and deselect NAPs in the settings too. That would cure alot of heartache I think.
I think you will have to look for a mod in that case.
I am having a lot of fun with the pack without the N.A.P.s. If I find the right mod to change them into what I would like to see then I might turn them on.