Is there a some secret sign or plant or something that attracts Vampire to one's home?

dizzydee_k

Some nights my Sim is visited by three or four or five Vampires at once.
She has a death plant growing on her porch. Does that attract Vampires?
I planted garlic by the front path, but it doesn't seem to do anything.
Never had this problem before. Scared.

Sigzy05

Garlic is suppose to keep vampires away unless they have the perk that makes them impervious to it.

dizzydee_k

Sigzy05 wrote: »

Garlic is suppose to keep vampires away unless they have the perk that makes them impervious to it.

Not working.

LaBlue0314

What town does your sim live at? The reason I ask is because some of the towns you will see many vampires come knocking at your sim's door at night time.

Sigzy05

dizzydee_k wrote: »

Sigzy05 wrote: »

Garlic is suppose to keep vampires away unless they have the perk that makes them impervious to it.

Not working.

Strange Perhaps it's a bug from the latest patch?

Vampris

I think its just a random thing that you can't control. Vampires are a little wonky, but usually harmless.
I mean I only had one vampire throughout my entire time owning this pack actually break in and get my roommate. The rest just tend to play ding dong ditch.

Tiarella

Btw, locking all the doors (household members only) has worked for me, even against Vlad himself...though this was before the Nov. patch. Worth trying, anyway, in case it works for you, too.

If nothing else, you can enter each vamp's home and use cheats to reset all their vamp points. Then don't give them the ability to enter homes without permission, to resist garlic, to make more vampires, etc. Weaken those suckers! Then play without fear.

Don't forget to un-toggle the 'played households' button to put the vamps back in the 'unplayed' category, if that's what you'd prefer.

Karababy52

I get several vampires knocking on my Sims doors every night. Most of them though, that's as far as it goes, they never try to actually break-in. Oh and they're ALL elder townies, except for Caleb, Lilith and Vlad. Those three do try to break in. It's funny watching them go through the motions over and over again when they can't get in. I always lock bedroom doors to just household members and sometimes any doors leading outside.

Sometimes I'll leave the front door unlocked though. Vampires can be beneficial. After they give up trying to bite your Sims, they'll hang around for a bit, take out your trash, mop floors, etc., before they leave. lol Just make sure you lock any doors in rooms adjacent to locked bedrooms. They might not be able to actually bite your Sims, but they can and WILL still mesmerize them through a wall. I've had that happen a couple times. o.O

LaBlue0314

The funniest thing I see in my game from time to time involving vampires and they are sneaking around, you know when they are getting ready to break in, when they show up only to realize there is another vampire already there, or even worst, one of the family members of the household is a vampire.

Or even better yet, this.

Tiarella

That's great, @Karababy52! I lock the house doors, so I've never had the vamps tidy up for me. I'm missing out!

@LaBlue0314 - that's just wonderful. Oh, my.

I realized last night (while brushing my teeth; the sims have invaded my brain) that marking ALL vamps as played would solve the problem of unwanted vampire visits. My played vamps never go raiding on their own. Only the npc vampires do that. None of my npc-vamps have the uncontrollable-drinking issue, so I'm guessing that's not a trait that's given to npc vampires. If your game gets one somehow, you could always get rid of that trait with cheats.

If you have lots of households marked as played, this solution might not work for you--but then you can resort to cheating out all the strengths and dosing them with weaknesses to the extent allowed, and locking your doors. At least then you'll know they can't get into your homes.

dizzydee_k

All good advice. Thank you.

@LaBlue0314 Maybe I'll get an big territorial dog.

Magdaleena

Okay, but you might be onto something with the death flower thing. What if that really did attract more vampires?

I can't test this myself yet, but it would sure be an interesting hidden feature.

Also, did you check your lot traits? Vampire Nexus would likely attract a bunch, too. Probably.

Snarly

> @Tiarella said:
> Btw, locking all the doors (household members only) has worked for me, even against Vlad himself...though this was before the Nov. patch. Worth trying, anyway, in case it works for you, too.
>
> If nothing else, you can enter each vamp's home and use cheats to reset all their vamp points. Then don't give them the ability to enter homes without permission, to resist garlic, to make more vampires, etc. Weaken those suckers! Then play without fear.
>
> Don't forget to un-toggle the 'played households' button to put the vamps back in the 'unplayed' category, if that's what you'd prefer.

Exactly what I do, and making them vulnerable to the sun too is amusing, watching them sit there and burn a bit before the discomfort drives them off lol.