Inviting a foreign sim over

[Peanuts61]

hi!  i'm sorry if this question was already asked. looked here on the forum for an answer, found none. so i am playing a sim who has made friends with a sim who lives in egypt. i want to invite her over for the three days allowed, but will i be able to control her, tell her to eat sleep pee etc? or will she be deemed an npc? also, can i ask her to marry?

thanks! you all are so helpful, i looked on other forums but found no answer so i came here cause you guys are the best!

[MrsFlynn]

I think all you have to do is, call the foreign Sim on the phone and invite them over.

I haven't done this in a really long time. I've read that this option might (?) be bugged. I'm not sure, so it might be best to do a test and if it doesn't work don't save the game.

[PJHP1243]

Not a pro on this kind of thing, but yes, you just use the phone or click on the sim's portrait in the relationship panel. Also, you will not be able to control them, but if you ask them to marry right after they got there then you can. And yes, I've had my sims marry while one is visiting from a foreign place.
Side note: make sure you invite the sim in immediately when they arrive or else they will leave. Very annoying, you would have to invite them again.
Hope that was helpful!

[Peanuts61]

thanks so much! that was very helpful for me, gonna try it, a little nervous cause i don't want to lose my game or anything if it goes wrong lol but i am going to go for the gusto! thanks again! see you guys are the best!

[MrsFlynn]

Make a backup of it first if you want to test it out. You won't loose anything.

1. In your Saves folder, mouse over your saved game.
C:\Users\Username\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves

2. Right-click on the save and select Copy, then paste on to the desktop.

3. Then load the original save and test it out.

If you find you like how the game is working out, then keep going.

If you don't, then copy back the save from your desktop. Doing that may ask you if you want to overwrite your file. If you want that particular save back then that's fine to do.

[Peanuts61]

so i did get the sim from egypt to visit and i did add her to the household by clicking on the mailbox but now that sim cannot sleep. her needs for sleep will not drain so she is always up. i want my sim to propose marriage, but that is not happening either. is there something i can do for her to get some sleep? and can he prose marriage at some point? they are romantic interests at this moment, but i want them to marry. thanks everybody!

[MrsFlynn]

Have you tried reset sim or evicting the household and moving them back in?

Reset Town, Individual Sims and/or Evict Household (How-To)
http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=20732.msg401812#msg401812

[Peanuts61]

i tried reset sim but not evict. will try that. thanks mrs. flynn. hope it works. i would hate to delete this game, because it's a different gameplay for me. something i never did before and i'm having fun for the first time in a longgggg time.

[Peanuts61]

i would like to thank you mrs. flynn. i did what you suggested and evicted my couple and placed them back in the house and it worked! now she can get some sleep and he can propose! you guys are so great on this forum. thanks so much. you saved me from deleting my game!  bye!

[MrsFlynn]

I'm happy that helped!!

Evicting my household and moving them back in is one of the first things I try when my Sims are acting odd.

I also save a backup copy of the family at special stages of their life just in case something glitches in game and I need to start the family over. I'm kind of weird like that.

If you're interested in knowing how to do that, here's the link for that.

How To: Save a Household
http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=19060.msg356789#msg356789