V1.5.3
Happy Haunts - Graveyard Mod
Does it bother you as well that a life simulator like “The Sims” doesn’t include any gameplay related to death? The Sims drop dead, the grim reaper picks them up and the Sims who are left get a sad moodlet for a few hours.
I wanted to change this since I feel like death is a part of life. The core of this mod is a new graveyard venue and gameplay related to that. The mod is modular and features gameplay for players who want more realistic gameplay and those who enjoy playing with occult Sims.
Since loss is a sensitive topic my mod tries to stay true to the Sims gameplay and adds a little humor to lighten up the mood.
Features
New Graveyard Venue
The mod adds a new venue type to build mode. This venue is special because it will change drastically once the witching hour is reached. During the day the graveyard is a peaceful place to remember the Sims you lost. During the night things get spooky. Fog starts rolling over the lot, lights start to flicker and ghosts will rise from their graves.
The optional modules allow you to encounter even more creatures and Sims during the night.
New NPCs
The core mod adds three types of new NPCs:
- A Graveyard Keeper
- Graveyard Ghosts
- Graveyard Visitors
All of these NPCs have their own custom autonomy to act appropriately. The Graveyard Keeper is a special Sim called Micheal Lovett that will be created once you visit the Graveyard for the first time. You can also assign your own Sim as graveyard keeper through the cheats menu.
The graveyard keeper sells the new custom urns and tombstones that come with the mod. Additionally if you have Seasons or Eco Lifestyle installed, you'll be able to purchase Flower arrangements and candles from him and can see him craft them if you place the objects on your graveyard venue.
New Moodlets
While visiting the graveyard Sims will experience a variety of new moodlets.
These moodlets depend on their traits, occult status and the time of day. Ghosts, Spellcaster and Vampires all have their own special moodlets.
You can see a preview of some of these moodlets here but there are even more moodlets included.
Customize Urns & Tombstones
The mod adds new tombstones and urns that you can place your Sims remains in. There is one tombstone and one urn if you own the base game and two additonal tombstones plus one urn if you own the Vampires pack.
These urns & tombstones work kinda like a storage chest. You can place your Sim's remains inside and all information and interactions will be transfered. If occupied and placed on a graveyard, haunted house or lot with the spooky lot trait these tombstones will generate fog during the night. Otherwise they work like the standard urns and tombstones that come with the game.
Remember the Sims you lost
The mod adds some new interactions to tombstones and urns to help you remember the Sims you have lost.
Each interaction comes with it's own special effects and different outcomes.These interactions are also available on the game generated urns and tombstones including pet urns/ tombstones.
You can gain different moodlets from asking for advice. There is also a special outcome to this interaction that is a bit rare. I'll leave it up to you to experience it yourself without spoilering it!
Sims can tell the deceased about their recent life events. The speech bubbles are tied to moodlets your Sim currently has so e.g. if they're pregnant you might see a crib in the speech bubble. They will also get different moodlets from this interaction.
Your Sim will grab a drink and raise their drink to the memories they shared with the Sim!
Reminiscing about the dead Sims life will allow you to gain different moodlets and will play the reminisce animation above the custom urns and tombstones!
I brought this interaction back from Sims 2! You can kick tombstones of other Sims now but be aware that this won't end well sometimes and will trash your Sims reputation if caught. Oh and be aware of angry ghosts if you try this...
Allow your Sim to place certain objects from their inventory close to the tombstone or urn.
Modules
This section is still under construction but the modules are all included in the download link.
Mod Conflicts
This mod is not 100% compatible with the mortem mod! Both mods attempt to do a similar thing just with a different approach (realistic vs. Sims style).
The mortem mod touches/ edits some resources my mod uses and prevents them from functioning in the correct way.
I highly suggest to pick ONE of the mods. I don't support using both mods together and won't add compatibility in the future.
Translations
Disclaimer: These translations were created by the community and the links to the files were provided by the creators. I don’t maintain these translations so if you have empty texts showing up in your game the translations might not have been updated to the latest version.
Language | Created By |
DFenter from Origamika group |
Special Thanks To
This mod would not be possible without the amazing people who helped me test it, brainstorm ideas and fix issues! Credit for most of the writing goes to MumOfAllLions who wrote a lot of the moodlets and notifications you can seen in game. Alistu who created the Graveyard Keeper NPC. Ravasheen who helped me come up with the system of the customizable urns & tombstones. Panda who helped me understand how animations work in game. Frank who suffered through all my scripting questions and helped me set up the scripts of the mod. And of course MizoreYukii and all the people from the Creator Musings Discord who patiently talked me through fixing all problems I encountered.
