Would witches be able to open their own shop though? I would like to recreate Zunkos, Olivanders and the whole Diagon Alley in the game.
If you have Get to Work as well as Realm of Magic, you'd probably be able to sell wands, brooms, potions, and other magical items at a retail store.
That sounds like a lot of fun. The same would presumably apply to the herbalism potions in Outdoor Retreat, if only you can gather enough ingredients to make them.
Can you combine resident lot and restaurant together?
Not by having two types at the same time, but it's absolutely possible to have a residential area on a Restaurant lot. Just remember to lock the doors to anyone other than your played sims
Anyone wanna just cast some magic on muggles just to see what the name of the moodlet (and icon) is? It seems we'll get like an uncomfortable moodlet or sad maybe angry cuz "Muggles will react negatively"
Occultism in Sims is family-friendly and should not be watered down to cater to realism players
The amount of spells and potions in sims4 seems nice but I didn't know there were more in past iterations? According to simmers that is. I was trying to find a list from sims 2 and 3 to view the 40 something spells or whatnot.
Anyway, daily I am looking more and more forward to this pack! I've been writing down some ideas in what I want to do with Cornelia Goth, and Cassandra's daughter.
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I believe in other Sims' series' these packs were expansion packs. EA/Maxis came out with the game packs in Sims 4, kinda of a ep junior, which I prefer personnally due to the focus of the game pack makes for much better gameplay.
I don't really care how many spells and potions and whatnot...it's all MAGIC!!
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The amount of spells and potions in sims4 seems nice but I didn't know there were more in past iterations? According to simmers that is. I was trying to find a list from sims 2 and 3 to view the 40 something spells or whatnot.
Anyway, daily I am looking more and more forward to this pack! I've been writing down some ideas in what I want to do with Cornelia Goth, and Cassandra's daughter.
I think there are more spells than in certain games, but less potions. TS1 had 21 spells and charms for adults, and 9 for children, including one that allowed kids to age up to adults by magic (the only way to age up in TS1). So that was 30 total, less than the 40 or so we are getting now with Realm of Magic. Potions in TS1 were made with the chemistry station and were mainly used to cure sickness, although a sim with high logic could make a virus too.
TS2 had 33 spells for witches, but only a few potions which were buyable and which created or removed the different lifestates. TS2 witches were quirky, despite being among my favourites of the series, (and I really liked a lot of the spells), but they were divided up into categories of good, neutral and evil. So the spells were not all available to any given witch or wizard depending on skill level and magical persuasion. If you maxed out your magical sim's goodness powers or evil powers then he/she could only do spells that were good or evil. For awhile, in the middle of the abilities, a sim could do good and neutral or evil and neutral spells, but the more your sim did good or evil spells the fewer the spells were that would be available to him or her in general.
The Sims Medieval had 14 spells. Those Sorcerers/ Sorceresses (as they were called in the game upon reaching level 10) were among the most deadly of any sims game because they could actually kill sims by inflicting the plague on them with a spell called Miasma. That could be fun to witness.
TS3 had witches as a lifestate and Alchemy as a skill. The magic of witches was divided up into 6 charms (very cheaty and mostly used for fixing needs), 6 curses and 8 spells. I didn't like these spells quite as much as the ones in TS2 because they just seemed less impressive over all. As for potions, I think there were over 50 (I once had an alchemist/ magic sim make all of them), and they were unlocked by levelling up the skill. (Some of them are very similar to the drinks which we can purchase from the Rewards Store in TS4).
When the simguru said that there were more spells and potions in this version of the game, perhaps he meant that there were more available to any given sim without game set constraints? There are going to be more spells than in TS1, TS3, but not TS2. There are more potions than in TS1 or TS2 but less than in TS3. None of this quite adds up. I don't know, maybe the simguru was ignorant of all the incarnations of sims history?
Personally, I think we are getting a lot of magic in this game, and it all makes me happy. Can't wait.
Thank you @simfriend1968 nice read. And I agree with the last thing you said. I too feel that we are getting a lot of magic. Especially if every spell is open to every type of spellcaster instead of having a few spells locked for the practical only, or mischief only, and etc.
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The amount of spells and potions in sims4 seems nice but I didn't know there were more in past iterations? According to simmers that is. I was trying to find a list from sims 2 and 3 to view the 40 something spells or whatnot.
Anyway, daily I am looking more and more forward to this pack! I've been writing down some ideas in what I want to do with Cornelia Goth, and Cassandra's daughter.
I think there are more spells than in certain games, but less potions. TS1 had 21 spells and charms for adults, and 9 for children, including one that allowed kids to age up to adults by magic (the only way to age up in TS1). So that was 30 total, less than the 40 or so we are getting now with Realm of Magic. Potions in TS1 were made with the chemistry station and were mainly used to cure sickness, although a sim with high logic could make a virus too.
TS2 had 33 spells for witches, but only a few potions which were buyable and which created or removed the different lifestates. TS2 witches were quirky, despite being among my favourites of the series, (and I really liked a lot of the spells), but they were divided up into categories of good, neutral and evil. So the spells were not all available to any given witch or wizard depending on skill level and magical persuasion. If you maxed out your magical sim's goodness powers or evil powers then he/she could only do spells that were good or evil. For awhile, in the middle of the abilities, a sim could do good and neutral or evil and neutral spells, but the more your sim did good or evil spells the fewer the spells were that would be available to him or her in general.
The Sims Medieval had 14 spells. Those Sorcerers/ Sorceresses (as they were called in the game upon reaching level 10) were among the most deadly of any sims game because they could actually kill sims by inflicting the plague on them with a spell called Miasma. That could be fun to witness.
TS3 had witches as a lifestate and Alchemy as a skill. The magic of witches was divided up into 6 charms (very cheaty and mostly used for fixing needs), 6 curses and 8 spells. I didn't like these spells quite as much as the ones in TS2 because they just seemed less impressive over all. As for potions, I think there were over 50 (I once had an alchemist/ magic sim make all of them), and they were unlocked by levelling up the skill. (Some of them are very similar to the drinks which we can purchase from the Rewards Store in TS4).
When the simguru said that there were more spells and potions in this version of the game, perhaps he meant that there were more available to any given sim without game set constraints? There are going to be more spells than in TS1, TS3, but not TS2. There are more potions than in TS1 or TS2 but less than in TS3. None of this quite adds up. I don't know, maybe the simguru was ignorant of all the incarnations of sims history?
Personally, I think we are getting a lot of magic in this game, and it all makes me happy. Can't wait.
I agree as in my S3 version of my game I have to to use a lot of mods to get my vampire animations the way S4 vampire plays out so to me if this magic pack is anything like the fleshed out version of S4 versions of Vampires I will be highly delighted-) I also want to say I appreciate your info about what magic entailed with other versions of the game as I started my sims game life with a quick S2 play when I was visiting my friend for xmas when I had never heard of the game before then when I finally had time to take another look S3 was out so of course I bought that iteration and then went back into S2 when the ultimate version was released and even bought the complete sims 1 collection and installed it on an old laptop to play so i could experience every version of the game lol but I don't have quite the experience you do to analyse what other versions of the game had magic wise so thank you for the interesting lesson
Technically if we get 25 skills like Vampires and Fame Perks we'll have a whoping 64 abilities, spirit animals, broom travel, and ability to toggle wand/hand gestures for magic so by far we'll have the biggest range of sandboxing with magic ever.
Occultism in Sims is family-friendly and should not be watered down to cater to realism players
This looks super awesome! I've been hearing lately that we're going to get dragon familiars-- so I am SUPER EXCITED for that because I love dragons SO MUCH!!!
At the very end of the video, he's flying up, the camera is looking down at the top of the building. I am wondering if that building is a build object one, or just scenery? I hope it's build objects, I'd love to be able to use that in the game.
The amount of spells and potions in sims4 seems nice but I didn't know there were more in past iterations? According to simmers that is. I was trying to find a list from sims 2 and 3 to view the 40 something spells or whatnot.
Anyway, daily I am looking more and more forward to this pack! I've been writing down some ideas in what I want to do with Cornelia Goth, and Cassandra's daughter.
I am looking forward to this.. sims 3 I loved supernatural.. so adding this is a big plus to me.. I hope it’s more fun than it looks
Funner then it looks? It looks like every incarnation of Witchcraft in all 3 previous games combined
What’s wrong with that? I loved magic in TS1, especially duelling, and look, we’re getting duelling again. Magic in TS2 could be really fun but had certain constraints being divided into good, evil and neutral paths (limiting the number of spells a given sim could perform), but now we are getting a lot of spells that any sim can perform and paths that can be combined. TS2 had spectral familiars too (a cat with no needs) but in this game we can use pets as familiars or find and summon a whole variety of new, more mystical ones. It sounds to me like we are getting some of the best parts of previous game versions of this pack again.
We’re also getting a new lifestate, a new secret world with it’s own unique atmosphere and, best of all, gameplay from across different packs, like using pets as familiars and forming covens (with new club activities and admission rules, according to a guru). I hope we also get weather magic with the Seasons pack, in addition to.the beautiful weather in Glimmerbrook. (If we don’t get a weather spell, though, I would even accept it because it would have the side benefit of making merfolk more powerful since they alone could naturally affect weather). I feel this pack will give us gameplay that is both new and familiar, and I am eager to see what it all will encompass.
i to loved makin magic..in TS2 it wasn't the same like in TS1, i didn't like the magic in TS3 also...for me I loved Makin Magic more..there was so much you could do..the dueling, getting ingredients for spells...ect...
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If you have Get to Work as well as Realm of Magic, you'd probably be able to sell wands, brooms, potions, and other magical items at a retail store.
That sounds like a lot of fun. The same would presumably apply to the herbalism potions in Outdoor Retreat, if only you can gather enough ingredients to make them.
Not by having two types at the same time, but it's absolutely possible to have a residential area on a Restaurant lot. Just remember to lock the doors to anyone other than your played sims
Anyway, daily I am looking more and more forward to this pack! I've been writing down some ideas in what I want to do with Cornelia Goth, and Cassandra's daughter.
Twitch jovi_jov
Twitter BarbieSimmy
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I don't really care how many spells and potions and whatnot...it's all MAGIC!!
I think there are more spells than in certain games, but less potions. TS1 had 21 spells and charms for adults, and 9 for children, including one that allowed kids to age up to adults by magic (the only way to age up in TS1). So that was 30 total, less than the 40 or so we are getting now with Realm of Magic. Potions in TS1 were made with the chemistry station and were mainly used to cure sickness, although a sim with high logic could make a virus too.
TS2 had 33 spells for witches, but only a few potions which were buyable and which created or removed the different lifestates. TS2 witches were quirky, despite being among my favourites of the series, (and I really liked a lot of the spells), but they were divided up into categories of good, neutral and evil. So the spells were not all available to any given witch or wizard depending on skill level and magical persuasion. If you maxed out your magical sim's goodness powers or evil powers then he/she could only do spells that were good or evil. For awhile, in the middle of the abilities, a sim could do good and neutral or evil and neutral spells, but the more your sim did good or evil spells the fewer the spells were that would be available to him or her in general.
The Sims Medieval had 14 spells. Those Sorcerers/ Sorceresses (as they were called in the game upon reaching level 10) were among the most deadly of any sims game because they could actually kill sims by inflicting the plague on them with a spell called Miasma. That could be fun to witness.
TS3 had witches as a lifestate and Alchemy as a skill. The magic of witches was divided up into 6 charms (very cheaty and mostly used for fixing needs), 6 curses and 8 spells. I didn't like these spells quite as much as the ones in TS2 because they just seemed less impressive over all. As for potions, I think there were over 50 (I once had an alchemist/ magic sim make all of them), and they were unlocked by levelling up the skill. (Some of them are very similar to the drinks which we can purchase from the Rewards Store in TS4).
When the simguru said that there were more spells and potions in this version of the game, perhaps he meant that there were more available to any given sim without game set constraints? There are going to be more spells than in TS1, TS3, but not TS2. There are more potions than in TS1 or TS2 but less than in TS3. None of this quite adds up. I don't know, maybe the simguru was ignorant of all the incarnations of sims history?
Personally, I think we are getting a lot of magic in this game, and it all makes me happy. Can't wait.
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I agree as in my S3 version of my game I have to to use a lot of mods to get my vampire animations the way S4 vampire plays out so to me if this magic pack is anything like the fleshed out version of S4 versions of Vampires I will be highly delighted-) I also want to say I appreciate your info about what magic entailed with other versions of the game as I started my sims game life with a quick S2 play when I was visiting my friend for xmas when I had never heard of the game before then when I finally had time to take another look S3 was out so of course I bought that iteration and then went back into S2 when the ultimate version was released and even bought the complete sims 1 collection and installed it on an old laptop to play so i could experience every version of the game lol but I don't have quite the experience you do to analyse what other versions of the game had magic wise so thank you for the interesting lesson
This looks super awesome! I've been hearing lately that we're going to get dragon familiars-- so I am SUPER EXCITED for that because I love dragons SO MUCH!!!
This! I'm so excited!!
Funner then it looks? It looks like every incarnation of Witchcraft in all 3 previous games combined
If you're looking for a list of the spells and their effects, I'd go to the Sims Wiki. They have a page for everything
2 was funner imo
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What’s wrong with that? I loved magic in TS1, especially duelling, and look, we’re getting duelling again. Magic in TS2 could be really fun but had certain constraints being divided into good, evil and neutral paths (limiting the number of spells a given sim could perform), but now we are getting a lot of spells that any sim can perform and paths that can be combined. TS2 had spectral familiars too (a cat with no needs) but in this game we can use pets as familiars or find and summon a whole variety of new, more mystical ones. It sounds to me like we are getting some of the best parts of previous game versions of this pack again.
We’re also getting a new lifestate, a new secret world with it’s own unique atmosphere and, best of all, gameplay from across different packs, like using pets as familiars and forming covens (with new club activities and admission rules, according to a guru). I hope we also get weather magic with the Seasons pack, in addition to.the beautiful weather in Glimmerbrook. (If we don’t get a weather spell, though, I would even accept it because it would have the side benefit of making merfolk more powerful since they alone could naturally affect weather). I feel this pack will give us gameplay that is both new and familiar, and I am eager to see what it all will encompass.