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The Sims 4and its expansions offer a range of beings that you can interact with or play as. One type of Sim that you may see from time to time is the ghost. These are dead Sims that can haunt spooky locations, as well as appear near their own grave.
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While you aren’t able to make a ghost in the Create a Sim menu, you will be able to play as a ghost later on. In this guide, we are going to take a look at the steps to follow to play as a ghost in The Sims 4.
What Is A Ghost?
To put it simply, ghosts are Sims that have died. They can appear in a variety of colors,which reflects their current mood.For example, if you see a red ghost, that means they are angry. These colorscorrespond to the colored moods of living Sims.
In The Sims 3, thecolor of a ghost depended on how they died.For example, ghosts that drowned to death are blue, and ghosts that died in a fire are orange.
The cause of death may also bereflected in the appearance or personality of the ghost.In The Sims 4, it’s possible to die of laughter; if this is how the ghost passed on, then they will cause nearby Sims to be happy and playful.
If, on the other hand, your Vampire Sim burns to death, their ghost will have a sun inside it.
How To Add A Ghost To Your Household
The simplest way to play as a ghost is toadd them to your household.As with living Sims, you may befriend ghosts and eventually ask them to move in with you.
Once done, the ghost will be in your household, and you can play as them. If you aren’t up to bonding with the ghost in question,you can also use cheats to add them to your household.
To do so, you will first need to enable cheats. By pressing Ctrl + Shift + C, type in the following phrase.
On Mac, you will need to pressCommand + Shift + C. On consoles, just pressall four shoulder buttonsat the same time.
After pressing enter, all you need to do ishold shift down and click on the ghost.Here, you will see an extended radial menu, with theoption to add the ghost to your household.Once in your household, you can play as the ghost normally.
Ghosts In The Gallery
If there are no ghosts in sight, you can alsoadd them to your household or world from the Gallery.Plenty of your fellow Simmers have made ghosts that can be found here.
Summoning Ghosts As A Spellcaster
If you have the Realm of Magic expansion, you will be able to use theNecrocall spell.This is an Acolyte-level Untamed spell thatsummons the dead from their final resting place.
Once summoned, their ghost will remain present, and you can add them to your household. Alternatively, you can also use theDedeathify spell, which turns the subject from a ghost into a living Sim.
How To Become A Ghost Using Cheats
With the help of cheats, you are also able to play as a ghost. These will affect the Sim that you have currently selected and allow you tochoose which type of ghost they are.
In order to use these cheats, you will first need to follow the steps in the previous section to enable cheats. Remember,just press the buttons/keys mentioned and type in “testingcheats on”.
With cheats enabled, you can enter any of the following cheats to turn your Sim into a ghost.
traits.equip_trait anger
traits.equip_trait ghost_animalobjects_killerchicken
traits.equip_trait ghost_animalobjects_killerrabbit
traits.equip_trait ghost_beetle
traits.equip_trait ghost_climbingroute
traits.equip_trait ghost_cowplant
Emotions can speed or slow growth of plants
traits.equip_trait ghost_drown
Puddles form near the ghost
traits.equip_trait ghost_electrocution
Ghost can give electric shots and possess items until broken
traits.equip_trait ghost_embarrassment
traits.equip_trait ghost_elderexhaustion
traits.equip_trait ghost_flies
Flies will swarm around ghost
traits.equip_trait ghost_fire
Ghost can cause fires
traits.equip_trait ghost_frozen
Ghost can cause others to freeze
traits.equip_trait ghost_hunger
These ghosts eat a lot
traits.equip_trait ghost_laughter
May trigger Happy or Playful Moodlet
traits.equip_trait ghost_lightning
traits.equip_trait ghost_motherplant
Needs will never decay
traits.equip_trait ghost_murphybed
Ghost can possess Sims to gain energy
traits.equip_trait ghost_oldage
traits.equip_trait ghost_overheat
Ghost can cause others to overheat
traits.equip_trait ghost_poison
Ghost can cause poisonous fumes that make Sims pass out
traits.equip_trait ghost_pufferfish
traits.equip_trait ghost_rodent_disease
Ghost can resemble a giant Hamster
traits.equip_trait ghost_steam
Ghost can absorb water
traits.equip_trait ghost_vampire_sun
traits.equip_trait ghost_vendingmachine
traits.equip_trait ghost_witchoverload
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If you’re looking for the simplest ghost, we recommendusing the cheat for ghosts that appear due to old age.These ghosts are pretty simple to manage; although they have no effects, they don’t have any constraints and feel just like normal, living Sims.
If your Sim dies without cheats, you won’t be able to play as a ghost. These cheats are theonly way to turn your living Sim into a ghost while still being able to play as them.
