I have three Sims who are all in the Space/Astronaut field. Two are Space Rangers and one is one rung behind that. Not sure if that is part of why this is happening... And he's baaaaack....
I decided to move them into the same household again (they are dad and two of his sons) and make
a huge space/science themed home. Dad has been abducted one time before (freaked me out - in the middle of my night and his. Gotta keep this guy inside at night I guess
. Now tonight...
I had just moved this household into the new home/lot a couple of 'Sim hours' before and this guy is supposed to be in bed (same guy abducted before, a Space Ranger)
...and suddenly he is out in the back yard and being abducted again!! At least I got it on film this time. Hahaha...
So... is this going to be a regular thing for this guy? If they damage him or keep him I'm not going for that. Sorry, I will pull out the backups. That's a deal-breaker. He is the 'patriarch' of many of my households. So...
• Is there a way to prevent anything damaging?
• Should I be worried?
• I hope my 'space house' won't be a beacon for Aliens or anything. If you have the observatory or any other particular items are you asking for it?
If you want to see his abduction, here it is on video: http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cFQrecqRVA
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I don't know, I haven't had an abduction in (real) years. I'm not sure what triggers them apart from that object you can make as a scientist.
Also, the only thing that can happen to him is that he comes back pregnant with a baby alien in which case when the baby is born you can keep it or sending it back to its planet. Don't worry about your sim dying because of the abductions though. He will always come back.
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Thank you for your kind words about the house! I read about a 'Mars Habitation' build challenge and started this lot with that in mind (needed to be a specific size, self contained, plants, work and living areas, etc.) then realized the thread was for Sims 3! (Sims 4 has already done the challenge).
So... I made a household with my three space-career sims and their families, moved them into a lot to accumulate the income and plants needed to love into this huge place, and modified some of the outdoor stuff so it did not look quite as boxy and had a small backyard and deck. It's still almost entirely indoors. Upstairs work and plants (scientist equipment, astronaut equipment, florist/gardener equipment and plants), main floor living area (like a house), and basement exercise and entertainment stuff.
I'm having a lot of fun making it, and even made a 'Community Garden Space' park with a space theme for across the street (in my gallery). If you want it for your world I will upload to my gallery when it's done which should be pretty soon (within a week or so). Have to test it out a bit for functionality with my Sims. Anyway, thank you!
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as alba said, don't worry about your sim getting abducted, they'll always return a few hours later with either a dazed or a focused moodlet from it. and, since the household has 8 sims, you're right, none will ever get pregnant (but, with less than 8, any male abducted has a chance to return pregnant. even elders. keep that in mind). i'm personally a fan of the aliens in sims 4 (though would have loved them to get the vampire treatment) so like to try and keep abduction babies, but have sent several back home if they didn't fit the stories i had in mind for the sims that had them (other sims, i'd totally changed their stories to fit the aliens)
if you'd like to stop the chance for abductions (or make it more common!) without mods, you can either get a sim into the scientist career and have them work on breakthroughs until they can make the satellite dish (upgrading it is a bonus) or just cheat it in from using the bb.showhiddenobjects cheat. it lets you either summon aliens (either bringing them to visit the lot or making abductions more likely for the day) or keep them away for 24 hours. (it also introduces a new channel on tv when it's on a lot). but apparently the best way to keep abductions at bay is to want them to happen...
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Edit: @SheriGR Brilliant lot.
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Must be the aliens are watching anybody that travels in space with a rocket and decided he might be a good specimen to examine. He also had come back with an alien in a jar, which he sold on the yard sale table that night. Maybe that had something to do with it too, like with the space rocks? Anyway, thankfully he didn't come back preggers though, just dazed.
Thanks for the insightful information @Sigzy05