Zombie Questions

[Zarnium]

First off: Hey guys! I'm new, and I thought I'd make a an account here for help if I have any technical problems in the future. Right now, though, I have some questions about zombies, since I've heard people complaining that they're too prevelant:

1. I know EA released a patch that prevents zombies from spawning all the time. Do they naturally spawn in manageable numbers now?

2. Does using testingcheatsenabled to make them disappear cause sims in your town who have been transformed to disappear forever? Like, I don't want to use it all the time and have no one left in the town. If the zombies are just temporary NPCs, then I don't have a problem with disappearing them now and then if they get out of hand.

3. Does locking the lunar phase to prevent zombies from spawning prevent you from taking part in other aspects of the game?

4. Can I play as a supernatural life state, but turn them off for non-player-created Sims to prevent zombies form spawning?

[Schipperke]

Welcome to the forum, Zarnium.  I always keep my lunar phase locked, and I don't think it is preventing me from taking part in other aspects of the game.  The only thing I can think of is that my Sims don't get to fulfill their occasional wishes to visit a graveyard during a full moon, but that's not a wish I'd probably want to spend time on anyway. 

I'll  leave your remaining questions for other  people to answer, but I wanted to say welcome and I hope you'll enjoy the forum. 

[_Annika_]

You can't turn zombies off except for by setting the single lunar phase to anything but full moon, or, to use a mod. Turning off zombies is a simple tuning file.

There are a few things that change around fullmoon, mostly werewolves. Fairies get a better moodlet, supernatural fans and a few other traits get a lunacy moodlet which makes them stop everything they are doing and slap people or hug them every now and then. There are a few more wishes related to full moon that can really add up - go out during a full moon, catch a fish during a full moon, harvest a plant during a full moon, as well as visit the grave yard. I know there are also other collecting wishes related to full moon, though I haven't expanded my current character very far. I've been playing on full moon single lunar phase for the last few days, and the zombies did get rather annoying.

[Trip]

1. They'll spawn on full moons still, but yes, it's more manageable than when before they fixed it.

2. That cheat just removes the zombie state from the sims affected. The sims themselves still remain in the world unharmed.

3. Not really. I kind of like the 24-hour +40 moodlet for getting kissed during a full moon, but I don't think it's worth it. I don't like zombies.

4. Game controls for supernatural populations and the lunar cycle have no effect on what you can do as a player. They affect only autonomous game mechanics.

[Zarnium]

Thanks for the replies! I may just use a mod to remove zombies, it seems pretty simple.

[MrsFlynn]

To turn on/off Zombies and/or other Supernatural creatures

TestingCheatsEnabled True, Shift+Click on the mail box. Select Supernatural Population Control. Add or Remove Supernaturals and then select the type to remove or add.

MrsFlynn