With the access to the tuning files, I present to you, my ultimate project/guide:
NPC Making Guide
Basically, if you ever wanted to make custom NPC sims, good news is that most of them can be done without any mods. The main cheats you are going to require are those:
testingcheats on
traits.equip_trait [trait_codename]
careers.add_career [career_codename]
In the guide, there are 5 types of "difficulties" I'm going to use (and emojis I'm using with it):
- π·Played-Friendly - These ones, usually traits, can not only also be taken from sims the Played Households, switching to the household the sim is in won't make them lose their NPC status.
- πSimply Assign a Career/Trait - These will lose their NPC status when you play with them. The usual way of making those is by making these sims, equipping them with the required traits and/or careers, then evicting them.
- πLocation-Based Career - Unfortunately, this is where the career location matters, and it is the venue they'll be working at. As to my knowledge, there isn't any way to set a career location to a sim without mods, the best bet here is to modify sims already working there or make one of the custom sim unplayed and hope they'll appear in that role.
- π»Must Never Ever Be Played - You may assign a required career and/or trait, but they'll won't appear in the role until you set the household to be unplayed.
- π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦Out of Control - Welp, these sims are chosen randomly from a broad selection. No way to influence the game to pick the sim you want...
And in addition, these emojis represent the following:
- β
οΈ Must have, meaning that your sim must have that skill, trait, career etc to appear in this role.
- π‘ Optional, meaning that your sim can have it for the game to consider them more for the role, but they don't need to have it. Sometimes used in sub-types.
- βοΈ Mustn't have, meaning if your sim has the skill, trait, career etc, the game will never place them in the role even when all other conditions are met.
- β Splits into sub-types, meaning that for the sim to appear in the role, they must meet at least one of the requirements in the following list below for the game to consider them.
In addition, the sims with these hidden traits will be excluded from most of the filters:
- Grim Reaper
- Challenge Event NPC (Jasmine Holiday for example)
- Alien Pollinator
- Police Station Criminals (the ones in jail)
- Service Skeletons
- Temple Skeletons
- Scarecrows
- Flower Bunny
- Baby Ariel
- Night Wraith
- Sage of Mischief Magic
- Sage of Practical Magic
- Sage of Untamed Magic
- University Professor NPCs
- Batuu NPCs
- Yamachan
- Tempearance
- Greg the Werewolf
- Mysterious Rancher
- Horse Trainer
In addition, ghosts and sims that have work to do are also usually excluded.
Service - These sims are there to do something (like cleaning or repairing or other task) and are either hired or arrive on their.
Background - These sims are given a special task to liven the place up or are just special walk-bys.
I've also decided to bring out templates too. These are not important when making NPC sims, but are rather some interesting side-info on how sims are generated for the role by the game.
The list for each pack will also be under spoiler. There will also be two lists under spoilers for service sims and background sims.
Without further ado, here's the list of NPCs and what traits and/or careers they need (Under Spoilers and in separate posts, the list will be so long):
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Get to Work:
Spa Day:
Get Together:
Dine Out:
City Living:
Vintage Glamour Stuff:
Vampires:
Cats and Dogs:
Seasons:
Get Famous:
StrangerVille:
Island Living:
Realm of Magic:
Discover University:
Eco Lifestyle:
Snowy Escape:
Paranormal stuff:
Cottage Living:
My Wedding Stories:
Werewolves:
High School Years:
Horse Ranch:
For Rent:
To be continued as packs release!
To be continued as packs release!
To be continued as packs release! Maybe I reserved too much...
I rushed it out before the forum closes in order to not do all that work again. Before the forums go down, I'll download this page in order to modify the one in the new forums with new info.
Here are skill cheats if needed:
- Charisma: Skill_AdultMajor_Charisma 1-10
- Comedy: Skill_AdultMajor_Comedy 1-10
- (Homestyle) Cooking: Skill_AdultMajor_HomestyleCooking 1-10
- Fishing: Skill_AdultMajor_Fishing 1-10
- Fitness: Skill_Fitness 1-10
- Gardening: Skill_AdultMajor_Gardening 1-10
- Gourmet Cooking: Skill_AdultMajor_GourmetCooking 1-10
- Guitar: Skill_AdultMajor_Guitar 1-10
- Handiness: Skill_AdultMajor_Handiness 1-10
- Logic: Skill_AdultMajor_Logic 1-10
- Mischief: Skill_AdultMajor_Mischief 1-10
- Mixology: Skill_AdultMajor_Bartending 1-10
- Painting: Skill_AdultMajor_Painting 1-10
- Programming: Skill_AdultMajor_Programming 1-10
- Piano: Skill_AdultMajor_Piano 1-10
- Photography: Skill_AdultMajor_Photography 1-5
- Rocket Science: Skill_AdultMajor_RocketScience 1-10
- Video Gaming: Skill_AdultMajor_VideoGaming 1-10
- Violin: Skill_AdultMajor_Violin 1-10
- Writing: Skill_AdultMajor_Writing 1-10
- Creativity: Skill_Child_Creativity 1-10
- Mental: Skill_Child_Mental 1-10
- Motor: Skill_Child_Motor 1-10
- Social: Skill_Child_Social 1-10
- Communication: Skill_Toddler_Communication 1-5
- Imagination: Skill_Toddler_Imagination 1-5
- Movement: Skill_Toddler_Movement 1-5
- Potty: Skill_Toddler_Potty 1-5
- Thinking: Skill_Toddler_Thinking 1-5
- Chopsticks: Skill_Chopsticks 1-40
Outdoor Retreat:- Herbalism: Skill_AdultMajor_Herbalism 1-10
Get to Work:- Baking: Skill_AdultMajor_Baking 1-10
- Maintenance: Skill_Retail_Maintenance 1-5
- Sales: Skill_Retail_Sales 1-5
- Work Ethic: Skill_Retail_WorkEthic 1-5
Spa Day:- Wellness: Skill_AdultMajor_Wellness 1-10
Get Together:- Dancing: Skill_AdultMinor_Dancing 1-5
- DJ Mixing: Skill_AdultMajor_DJMixing 1-10
City Living:- Singing: Skill_AdultMajor_Singing 1-10
- Spicy Food: Skill_SpicyFood 1-40
Vampires:- Pipe Organ: Skill_AdultMajor_PipeOrgan 1-10
- Vampire Lore: Skill_Hidden_VampireLore 1-15
Bowling Night Stuff:- Bowling: Skill_Bowling 1-5
Parenthood:- Parenting: Skill_AdultMajor_Parenting 1-10
Fitness Stuff:- Rock Climbing Wall Hidden skill: Skill_Hidden_TreadMill_Rock_ClimbingWall_Climb 1-5
Cats & Dogs:- Pet Training: Skill_DogTraining 1-5
- Veterinarian: Skill_AdultMajor_Veterinarian 1-10
Jungle Adventure:- Archaeology: Skill_AdultMajor_Archaeology 1-10
- Selvadoradian Culture: Skill_AdultMinor_LocalCulture 1-5
Seasons:- Flower Arranging: Skill_AdultMajor_FlowerArranging 1-10
- Skating hidden skill: Skill_Hidden_Skating 1-10
Get Famous:- Acting: Skill_AdultMajor_Acting 1-10
- Media Production: Skill_AdultMinor_MediaProduction 1-5
Discover University:- Research & Debate: Skill_AdultMajor_ResearchDebate 1-10
- Robotics: Skill_AdultMajor_Robotics 1-10
- Ping Pong hidden skill: Skill_AdultMinor_PingPong 1-5
- Juice Pong hidden skill: Skill_AdultMinor_JuicePong 1-5
Eco Lifestyle:- Fabrication: Skill_AdultMajor_Fabrication 1-10
- Juice Fizzing: Skill_AdultMinor_JuiceFizzing 1-5
Nifty Knitting Stuff:- Knitting: Skill_AdultMajor_Knitting 1-10
Snowy Escape:- Rock Climbing: Skill_AdultMajor_RockClimbing 1-10
- Skiing: Skill_AdultMajor_Skiing 1-10
- Snowboarding: Skill_AdultMajor_Snowboarding 1-10
Paranormal Stuff:- Medium: Skill_AdultMinor_Medium 1-5
Cottage Living:- Cross-stitch: Skill_CrossStitch 1-5
High School Years:- Entrepeneur: Skill_AdultMinor_Entrepreneur 1-5
Horse Ranch:- Riding: Skill_AdultMajor_EquestrianSkill 1-10
- Agility: Skill_Horse_Agility 1-10
- Endurance: Skill_Horse_Endurance 1-10
- Jumping: Skill_Horse_Jumping 1-10
- Temperament: Skill_Horse_Temperament 1-10
- Nectar Making: Skill_AdultMinor_RanchNectar 1-5
Crystal Creations Stuff:Tips for location-based roles:
(Besides editing the pre-generated sims)
Vanilla:
Mods:
[Testing in progress]
Definitely gonna try out some of these
I wonder if it might be good to streamline little bit
They mustn't be in a hidden household.
They must be an adult or older.
They mustn't be a Father Winter.
it could be shortened for example like
βοΈ Father Winter
βοΈ Hidden Households
β οΈ Adult, Elder
or then have roles with similar requirements together like for example if all Doctors need Doctor career you could mention it once for the Doctor section not for every doctor role separately
but yes thats just suggestion feel free to write as you like if you feel it gets confusing if shortened π just something I noticed while reading through
π‘ Gallery π Stories π World Project π₯ MOD/CC Free
When I tested it a long time ago, once it was applied I couldn't remove this career.
There are these roles that I didn't figure out when the game use them :
career_Adult_NPC_Bartender_company
template_restaurantGhosts : trait_GhostRisen + trait_ghost_Hunger (Restaurant event ???)
The Sims 4 Ideas Corner
- π [CAS] Male content | π° Β§1 Million Lifestyle | βοΈ Man lifestyle for The Sims | β»οΈ Content from The Sims
- π¨ [Build/Buy Mode] Ideas | π± Ideas from The Sims FreePlay | βοΈ Vacation : Gameplay update | π₯¦ New meals
The Sims 4 General DiscussionSo if you delete the current bartender, create a new sim and visit this venue again, this sim should become the new bartender.
Sometimes there are several shifts :
For example
Gym Trainer : 5am & 3pm
Bartender : 7am, 3pm & 11pm
Librarian : 7am, 1pm & 8pm
Massage Therapist : 8am, 3pm & 10pm
The Sims 4 Ideas Corner
- π [CAS] Male content | π° Β§1 Million Lifestyle | βοΈ Man lifestyle for The Sims | β»οΈ Content from The Sims
- π¨ [Build/Buy Mode] Ideas | π± Ideas from The Sims FreePlay | βοΈ Vacation : Gameplay update | π₯¦ New meals
The Sims 4 General DiscussionThank you for this suggestion. I'll try to use it in the new site (it would be so tiring to go through every entry at that moment and not have that feat be carried over).
So yeah, let's say these marks:
β οΈ Must have
π‘ Optional (simply to give that filter score)
βοΈ Mustn't have
After all, I saved the post in the notepad which I think wouldn't have supported emojis...
Yeah, I've also noticed these. There's Bartender_company and Adult_NPC_HomeChef. On Bar Regulars though, I do remember in Things You Didn't Know thread that this role is in use (the thread is so long that I won't begin the search for this post for now).
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
Oh good point π
I had not thought of emojis not available for text files
maybe once new forum is out then
π‘ Gallery π Stories π World Project π₯ MOD/CC Free
The Sims 4 Ideas Corner
- π [CAS] Male content | π° Β§1 Million Lifestyle | βοΈ Man lifestyle for The Sims | β»οΈ Content from The Sims
- π¨ [Build/Buy Mode] Ideas | π± Ideas from The Sims FreePlay | βοΈ Vacation : Gameplay update | π₯¦ New meals
The Sims 4 General DiscussionOh wow it does allow that. π
I remembered when I used to mess up texts with Google Translate and then non-Latin letters made the notepad scream at me.
Or that I was so stuck in my way of writing...
Anyway, I'll leave all that reformatting to the new forums. Perhaps once a new pack with NPC roles comes out, I will try this in the new emoji format here. Because I agree, it is way much easier to read.
@Simmingal
Hey! Letting you know that as I discovered that the deadline is later, I've decided to go ahead and give the base game roles the emoji treatment. I've also explained the meaning of each emoji in the original post.
Please take a look and let me know if anything needs changing. If that doesn't seem good, I have made a back-up of the original just in case.
Especially looking advice for the entertainer part.
Oh, and I left the template part untouched because for those who want to make custom NPC sims, it isn't important at all. Thus it is more for those interested in how game generates those sims. My main goal is custom NPC sims though here.
Tales From The Myst
The Blue Moon Jukebox
About the Batuu mission npcs (scientist, scoundrel contact, contraband owner etc.), they all seem to be randomized in appareance and name, except for one: Corra Arrel (First Order defector) always seems to have the same appearence and name, but randomized traits (mine has Loyal, that was added only after JtB released). She was also featured in the gameplay trailer, so I consider her a semi-premade.
That's interesting... Though I didn't look deep into Batuu NPCs because I wanted to get it all done with before my misunderstood deadline.
I can take a look into it more later in the weekend, but yeah, let's see if these forums are going to throw an error of "body too long". I'll have to move High School Years to the next section then, which is the last for now, so no big deal.
So yeah, Semi-Premade is a nice name for these sims: sims that aren't generated once the save is created (like Mortimer Goth for example), but those who are generated mostly the same way once they are needed. We can also consider those Chalet Ghosts (Mimsy and Bernard) to this for example.
Also fun fact: all Batuu NPCs are put in a hidden household. Though I'm beginning to doubt that hidden households are always excluded after Rey appeared in my community space and special sims in a hidden household also having that supposed "no hidden households" filter. Thus I'm shortening it to No Ghosts for the moment...
Still funny to think that out of all service NPCs, Onsen Custodian can be ghost, but they mustn't have died by drowning...
Although you could remove one spoiler in this section
Base Game
Base Game
π‘ Gallery π Stories π World Project π₯ MOD/CC Free
Very good. The double spoiler problem has been dealt with too.
I'll get on the other packs too.
Check the emoji meanings in the original post. I'll bring these out here too: