Genie!

[oLOSim]

I used to Genie to bring in some outside help with upgrading my new home.
I gave him 2 items to upgrade to self cleaning...

very smart move
I do like upgrading items myself tho, makes for decent points and usually I tend to run out of items to upgrade and start " behaving inappropriatly " by upgrading my friends homes as well as experimenting on them with my mad scientist gadget

[Melusane]

If you keep the genie as a sim to play with, no need to upgrade anything to self cleaning. When a genie uses the "clean the house" action, everything gets spotless, including the toilet, the shower and the empty plates  .
Actually the great thing with genies is that you don't need a stove, a shower, a dish washer, well you can do with just a toilet and a bed. (You can even forget the toilet if you dare to  .)

But if you don't want to keep the genie, this is a smart way to use it Grimsoul!

[Corylea]

If you keep the genie as a sim to play with, no need to upgrade anything to self cleaning. When a genie uses the "clean the house" action, everything gets spotless, including the toilet, the shower and the empty plates  .

Yep.  Genies don't do beds, though.  Good thing you can't clean windows in this game.

[Phoenix]

I have heard you can acquire a genie by upgrading the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor to enable exploring the Dimension, and that while exploring there is a chance you will find the lamp.  Is this true?  Has anyone done so?  I had my sim upgrade it and Enter the Dimension, dozens and dozens of times, but so far, no genie lamp.

[Seabody]

I have heard you can acquire a genie by upgrading the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor to enable exploring the Dimension, and that while exploring there is a chance you will find the lamp.  Is this true?  Has anyone done so?  I had my sim upgrade it and Enter the Dimension, dozens and dozens of times, but so far, no genie lamp.

It's true, but if I remember correctly, the chance is less than 1%. Correct me if I am wrong.

[Corylea]

It's true, but if I remember correctly, the chance is less than 1%. Correct me if I am wrong.

If I open the file for ElectroDanceSphere in s3pe, it says this about genie lamps:

<kAdvantureGenieLampChance value="8">
      <!--TextAdvanture: Percent chance if Sim find Genie Lamp.  If the items do not add up to 100, the remaining chance will be fore [sic] a rubber duck.-->
    </kAdvantureGenieLampChance>

It looks to me like there's an 8% chance to come back with a genie lamp.

[Phoenix]

Ah, thank you.  So it is possible---I guess my sim will keep spinning then!   Though I have to say, he hasn't even received a rubber duck for his troubles!

[Corylea]

Ah, thank you.  So it is possible---I guess my sim will keep spinning then!  

An 8% chance isn't very high.  I could make you a tiny mod to improve that chance, if you want.

Though I have to say, he hasn't even received a rubber duck for his troubles!

A rubber duckie is what the comment in the files says, but they must have changed their mind somewhere along the way, because what I get when I don't get any of the items specified in the files is a gnome, not a rubber duckie.  Has anybody actually brought a duckie home from dimensional travel?

[Phoenix]

  Thank you Corylea for the offer, I may take you up on it at a later date.  Currently I am trying to challenge myself by not using cheats of any kind.  I figured to keep it a little more challenging---I would try what *appeared* to be the hardest approach to finding a Genie.  Buying the object is actually pretty easy.  It's not very hard to get the points, even without cheats.  I hear you can get one by exploring the tombs, but even that sounded easier than exploring the Dimension.  Considering I first had to get my sim up to level 10 handiness just to upgrade the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor.  Then I discovered he needed Logic and Athletic skills, the higher the better.

  Since it was taking quite a while, I thought I should check and make sure this was even possible---since I only *heard* that it was!  It would be a bummer to spend all that time on it only to discover later that it was just a rumor and not true!

  The gnomes make more sense---I think I may have had a few of those.  Hmmm....

[athena]

My sim family does not own a lamp with a genie in it but I noticed an icon in one of the child Sims saying (can't remember the exact words), something like "The sun is shining, the birds are singing, everything is happy.. etc) and it has a "happy" mood bonus of +25
 (I think). The moodlet says the happy points came from a Genie (yellow happy smiley moodlet).  Where did that come from? Where do you think the child picked it up? Looking forward to your replies! Thanks!

[Telsey]

I actually got a Genie from going to the catacombs after about three tries.  She had two babies who are not blue but they are both genies.  They started having genie powers when they turned into a child.  Its fun to play them.  It sure makes taking care of toddlers easier when mommy is a genie.  LOL

[Ricalynn]

Has anyone not had a genie baby from a genie?  Or are they the new vampires where every child is guaranteed to be a genie?

[samoht04]

Has anyone else who bought the Genie using LTHP, found that the Genie looks freakily like the Sim that bought it? I bought one in my Dynasty and if you ask me he has the same facial shape as Tristan Jade. Now this would be less odd if Tristan wasn't born in game after four generations of a previous dynasty...?

[Dreamweaver]

My genie had some pretty decent traits. Great Kisser, Hopeless Romantic, Easily Impressed, Lucky and Inappropriate. LTW - Forensic Specialist.I think inappropriate sort of works in this case. Shes been stuck in that lamp for years so most likely shes not up to date with social graces or fashion. It's quite funny to see her go off to her police officer job in a evening dress. I love that magic sparkly clean also takes care of the annoying laundry piles & being able to summon up a meal anytime/ anywhere is handy. I also found out that a genie moves at the same speed as a car!


My Sim making his first wish.


The Blueboo just because she's cute

[Corylea]

Most of the genies I've seen have been red-haired.  When I have one join the family, I change their hair to black, because the red hair with blue skin makes my eyes water.  My sims love the Baked Angel Food cake, though their player gets a little tired of their eating the same thing all the time.