The Sims 4: Werewolves

The Sims 4: Werewolves

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The Sims 4: Werewolves
Box art for The Sims 4: Werewolves
Development
Developer(s)	Maxis, The Sims Studio
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	The Sims
Release date(s)	June 16, 2022
Technical information
Platform(s)	Windows, macOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Mode(s)	Single-player
System requirements	Minimum system requirements on TheSims.com
Game features
Genres	Life simulation
Themes	Supernatural, Werewolves
Creatures	Werewolf
Worlds	Moonwood Mill

The Sims 4: Werewolves is the twelfth game pack for The Sims 4. It was teased on June 1, 2022 and officially announced on June 2, 2022. The game pack was released on June 16, 2022 on all platforms.

The pack reintroduces the werewolf life state to the game, in a similar manner to The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Supernatural. It also adds the new world of Moonwood Mill.

Official description

Embrace your transformation. Howl the night away in The Sims 4 Werewolves Game Pack! Your Sims will transform, join packs, and run wild under the light of the full moon. Explore the world of Moonwood Mill and discover the secrets of the werewolves as you navigate your new lycanthrope life. Sims will unlock new abilities, manage new temperaments, and maybe even meet their fated mates.

	Life on the Wild Side What big teeth you’ll have! Transform into a werewolf and embrace (or fight) your animalistic nature. Beyond rocking a fearsome form werewolf Sims will have unique temperaments and abilities, be affected by the phase of the moon, and experience wolf-specific life events.
	Alpha or Lone Wolf? Craft your werewolf identity. Were you bitten, or were you born into a werewolf family? However it happened, now you’ve got to decide what kind of wolf you want to be. Find a pack to prowl the night with, meet your fated mate atop Howling Point, or shun all that and try to make it as a lone wolf.
	Lycanthrope Lore There’s a lot to learn about werewolves and their origins. Unravel werewolf, vampire, and spellcaster lore as you read books, discover secret tunnels, grow your collection, and interact with denizens of Moonwood Mill.

New additions

New Objects

• Bonfire
• Party bush
• Telescope
• Underground tunnel entrance

New Collectibles

• Fish
  • Luna fish
• Moonwood Relics
• Plants
  • Moonpetal (only blooms during full moon)
  • Wolfsbane (added to Base Game in Patch 131)

New Aspirations

• Werewolf Initiate (Werewolf) - This Sim wants to unleash his/her inner beast and become a werewolf!
  • Lunar Attunement - Become a Werewolf · Level up to Runt · Experience a Full Moon · Read Werewolf Books
    • Reward trait: Fanged Friend - Fanged Friends get an additional boost to their relationships with both Werewolves and non-Werewolf Sims.

Unlocked after completing Werewolf Initiate aspiration:

• Emissary of the Collective (Werewolf) - This Sim wants to join the Moonwood Collective and become a friendly werewolf ambassador to all!
  • Emissary of the Collective - Join the Moonwood Collective · Socialize with Werewolf Friends · Be a Good Werewolf Ambassador · Become Alpha of the Moonwood Collective
    • Reward trait: Refined Lupine – Refined Lupines turn their noses up at the thought of losing control of their Fury, passively generating less of it over time.

• Wildfang Renegade (Werewolf) - This Sim wants to join the Wildfangs and unapologetically take on the world as a Werewolf!
  • Wildfang Renegade - Join the Wildfangs · Turn Sims into Werewolves · Werewolf World Domination! · Become Alpha of the Wildfangs
    • Reward trait: Chomp Champion – Sims turned into werewolves by Chomp Champions won't negatively react to being turned, and they'll want to join the Chomp Champion's pack too!

• Lone Wolf (Werewolf) - This Sim wants to become the strongest and most feared werewolf, all on his/her own!
  • Lone Wolf - Level up to Apex · Unleash the Beast · Spar with Werewolves · Defeat Greg in a Werewolf Brawl
    • Reward trait: Threatening Presence – Sims with a Threatening Presence inspire more fear in those around them, sometimes to the point of fainting. And Greg? Well, to them, he might as well be a cute puppy.

• Cure Seeker (Werewolf) - Seek the cure to continue life as a normal Sim!
  • Finding a Cure - Harvest Moonpetal · Collect Wolfsbane · Craft Wolf-B-Gone · Drink the Cure
    • Reward trait: Lunar Link - Sims with a Lunar Link retain the special benefits of the Lunar Cycle they once felt as Werewolves, and can still Howl just like old times!

Other New Features

• Body scars in Create a Sim
• Painting a werewolf's fur in Create a Sim, similar to painting pets' fur in Create a Pet
• The Underground; a network of tunnels that can be explored to discover secrets and shortcuts
• Wolf packs, which include the Moonwood Collective and the Wildfangs packs, with their own personal style, rules and alpha wolf leader
• Unique abilities to unlock like running on all fours, immortality, and lunar resistance
• 'Fury', which builds and turns your Sim into a werewolf when it’s hit its maximum state
• Unique temperaments that "distinguish how that Sim's fury may grow"
• Unique events focused on werewolves
• Read werewolf literature to unlock the Lunar Epiphany ability that allows you to decipher the ancient werewolf writing. This special ability lets you find secret notes in wolf books and decipher them.

Promotion

Before the trailer for The Sims 4: Werewolves was posted on Twitter, numerous SimGuru accounts posted notes with hieroglyphic text, starting with the first note by SimGuru Doi which was accompanied by a haiku:

"If citrus stale, eat other root.

Fate, woe be it!

As a ski snacker, Alps raid le 246.

(xoxo)"

Over the next two days, SimGurus posted a total of fourteen mysterious notes. Players managed to quickly decipher all of the notes, which were written in lycanthropic characters used by ancient werewolves. Finally, SimGuru Doi wrote a prose poem in the text and attached another one to the note image, both of which represent werewolves' lives.

"we watched the sun disappear

over the horizon,

leaving us in the moonlight

free and wild"

"Unsure of exact whereabouts

dizziness is worsening

quickly now before I transform

Let it be known that Vampires suck

they are just the worst"

Welcome to Moonwood Mill (SimGuru Doi)

A territory marking log (SimGuru Conor)

There were mooncasters here (SimGuru Nova)

Where did all these frogs come from? (SimGuru Soph)

I survived the century conflict (SimGuru Salo)

Take a dip in lake Lunvik (SimGuru George)

Forgive me my dear Avelina (SimGuru Frost)

Will you be my fated mate? (SimGuru Popcorn)

Beware of Greg (SimGuru Morgan)

Recipe for grilled luna fish (SimGuru Kuxiku)

Howl you doing (SimGuru Bat)

Ten parts wolfsbane to three parts moonpetal (SimGuru Beth)

For I cannot do this without you (SimGuru Rad)

A prose poem in lycanthropic characters (SimGuru Doi)

Trivia

• The werewolves in this pack appear more animalistic, similar to the werewolf look created with the "Beauty or Beast" charm in The Sims: Makin' Magic. Werewolves in The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Supernatural are more humanoid in their appearance.

• Despite praise for the werewolf lifestate in this pack, there is a common point of criticism and many have cited overall uneasiness as the appearance of the werewolves in The Sims 4 strongly resembles that of furries, a subculture devoted to anthropomorphic animal characters.

• This is the sixth pack for The Sims 4 to introduce a new occult type, after The Sims 4: Get to Work, The Sims 4: Vampires, The Sims 4: Island Living, The Sims 4: Realm of Magic, and The Sims 4: Discover University.
• All Moonwood Mill lots were created by popular YouTube Simmer, James Turner.

Gallery

• Images
• Renders
• Artworks
• Videos

A group of werewolves, from the trailer.

A werewolf using a telescope.

The new Luna Fish.

Two werewolves playing tug of war.

A werewolf teaching a toddler to howl.

Original cover art

Concept art of werewolf eyes by Nina Modaffari (SimGuruBat)

Concept art of werewolf body parts by Nina Modaffari (SimGuruBat)

Concept art of werewolf body parts by Nina Modaffari (SimGuruBat)

Concept art of Greg and Rory Oaklow by Nina Modaffari (SimGuruBat)

Concept art of the Wildfangs pack hangout by Nina Modaffari (SimGuruBat)

Concept art of the Moonwood Collective pack hangout by Nina Modaffari (SimGuruBat)

The Sims™ 4 Werewolves- Official Reveal Trailer

The Sims 4 Werewolves Livestream

Music

Spooky

• Blue Blood - Vwamplo
• Jagwar Twin - Happy Face
• Jazz Alonso - Praying Mantis

References

"The Sims" Chronology
Preceded by The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic Kit May 26, 2022	The Sims series PC games	Followed by The Sims 4: High School Years July 28, 2022
Preceded by The Sims 4: My Wedding Stories February 23, 2022	The Sims 4 game packs	Latest game pack for The Sims 4
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