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Haunted Lot Trait Not Scarey Enough!
Simalleyaile
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Could you amp up the scariness of this trait? Friendly ghosts who want to chit chat aren't doing it for me. I only have Mimsy and Bernhard in my game, but they're just so polite when they turn up to my lots with the Haunted trait.
Add some spooky sound effects?
There's a great sound effect that's used in the Maze at night (in Windenburg) - that could be cool to have on the haunted lots.
Special Effects:
Maybe this lot trait could be intensified and patched in if/when we get a Cemetery Venue type, or included in a Supernatural Ep?
Silent Kitty suggested a Spooky Trait in addition to the haunted trait. So instead of a lot that attracts ghosts, it provides the spooky ambiance with the above. It would make a great BASE GAME trait for people who want to make spooky museums, nightclubs or bars, or for those who want a spooky atmosphere for their Spooky stuff pack content, their Vampire Hang outs etc.
Add some spooky sound effects?
- Chains rattling
- mwahaaahaa deep laughter
- screams
- giggles
- soft voices whispering in Simlish
- random foot steps
There's a great sound effect that's used in the Maze at night (in Windenburg) - that could be cool to have on the haunted lots.
Special Effects:
- Make objects move without seeing the ghost
- When the ghost does appear, make it quick and sudden with a BOO! that will make me and the sim jump!
- Have some fog appear somewhere, then vanish again.
- Have some dark mist waft over the floor or ceiling
- Give sims a Very Tense Buff :"Thought I felt something..."
- Thud! with a Buff: "Thought I heard something ..." with the panic animation.
- Lights flickering on and off
- Doors screeching slowly open and slamming suddenly
Maybe this lot trait could be intensified and patched in if/when we get a Cemetery Venue type, or included in a Supernatural Ep?
Silent Kitty suggested a Spooky Trait in addition to the haunted trait. So instead of a lot that attracts ghosts, it provides the spooky ambiance with the above. It would make a great BASE GAME trait for people who want to make spooky museums, nightclubs or bars, or for those who want a spooky atmosphere for their Spooky stuff pack content, their Vampire Hang outs etc.
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I like it! Will add to list.
That's hilarious! My sim just sleeps right through her ghostly visits. Or the ghost stays out in the hall (she lives in an apartment)and texts on her phone. Sometimes she possesses the toilet and breaks it.
This may have made a fun patch for halloween too, if I'd asked earlier.
If anyone else has ideas, I'll add them too, see if we can get a bit more BOO! for our haunts.
So cell service is pretty good for the dead! That's good to know.
We can invite them to parties!! So there is some sort of portal there. LOL.
Yes, I've been able to invite them to the bar too.
Which SimGuru would we need to tag to bring this to someone's attention?
Still, none of that would happen. Feedback section is basically a graveyard or a locked room for ideas that people share with abyss of shadows, swallowed and empty, unheard...
Which Guru? I'm really not sure. How 'bout we try our luck with these ones: @SimGuruDrake, @SimGuruNinja, @SimGuruLyndsay - more Boo! in our Haunted Lots would be awesome please!
Aw, you sound a little despondent (very poetic though). I know sometimes it can feel like the forum is abandoned by the gurus, and we don't get any guarantees that our feedback is even read let alone put into the game, but there's one thing for sure: If we keep our thoughts to ourselves, our chances go from minimal to zilch! So keep on throwing your ideas and suggestions at them - some of them might get read, and some of them might even get used!
I like your ideas a lot! Will add them to op. Thanks for sharing them.
I wonder if they plan on expanding Ghosts in any way? I think chances are good if they work on an EP - Witches being the primary focus, with zombies, werewolves as the side kicks and ghosts getting an enhancement. I've read lots of creative ideas about an Underworld for the dead etc, and with Sims 4 secret lots it could fit really well.
Straying a little bit off, I wish this would be added on halloween alongside with graveyards and better death-system.
I also need to reiterate that these things unfortunately won't have the desired effect unless we get a Fear emotion and have Sims actually react and display that they are afraid of something.
Please devs. Give our Sims the ability to fear things.
*Drops to knees like a Sim at a grave in the Day of the Dead Challenge, to appeal the ancestral devs for the Sugar Skull of Fear*
And I agree, a Haunted lot trait would've been perfect for that.
The trait works, you do get ghosts coming by, I just don't know if they will be scary in any way, shape or form and that is the original problem with the trait. Have no idea if it is something they will look at. If ghosts got upgraded with scary abilities and used them on their own, would that be a problem for players who prefer to play in a realistic way?
My guess is that they will not upgrade the ghosts since you cannot opt out of having them but personally I would be very happy with a fear-emotion and a bit more scary behavior.
This way we can use the spooky feelings and music and fog for vampires or hopefully future werewolves without adding ghosts to the mix. Keep everything in that lot-trait except the ghosts. It could be an ambiance-trait of a deviant nature.
YES!!!!
Oh wow...I was off the forums during the time of the voting, I came in after the Eco was selected and then I participated in the content votes. But I would have probably voted for the Death pack had I known it was going on.
That would be good! I can see a lot of uses for it. I really have my fingers crossed for some really good Boo-Action for lots.
I remember Graham saying something along the lines, once there's enough content that could fit, they'd consider a Fear emotion.
I think fear could be used in non-supernatural ways too.
Kids with fear of thunder and lightning - rush in to their parent's room
Phobias - fear of those rats in CL, fear of those spiders that came in Vampires, fear of , well, Vampires and other supes.
Awesome idea! Instead of haunted, just a Spooky trait. Sound and image effects without the ghost. And then if we want the ghosts, we could add that trait as well. Maybe that could be a Base game trait.
This is one of my lots with the Haunted Trait. I built it specifically with the haunted trait in mind. It's a Nightclub with Karaoke and bowling.
And a friendly, talkative ghost.
If a Spooky Trait with sound and image effects were patched in, I'd replace one of the other traits with that.
I added your suggestion to the op.
They really need to get more personalized traits into this game. Bringing in fear traits for the Sims would also enhance the effects of the lot traits on them. I wonder what they're going to do for Halloween this year. *hopes they check this thread*
Probably too late for these things to be added this year for Halloween, but next year could be hopeful! A new Spooky Trait like @SilentKitty suggested for the Base Game. Is that too long to wait?
With traits being so easily and quickly changeable, we could use the Spooky trait just for Halloween Parties, or just a particular time of year once we get Seasons.
I know it's been said before, but just for emphasis: Graveyards! If we could build our own functioning graveyards, I'd definitely use a spooky lot trait for graveyards, and I'd send my sims there on dates, and teens on group outings.