Scarier Ghosts Mod (Update 2024-12-23 (Major))

This mod for The Sims 3 mostly aims to make ghost hauntings scarier and more of a challenge, as well as adding a few new abilities to ghosts. Living in a haunted house can now prove to be quite more challenging as ghosts now act more like wraiths, scaring sims and sometimes possessing them.

This mod is also compatible with PuddingFace's Enhanced Witches Mod. The protection spell from his mod will protect sims from ghost attacks (and possession, but not from attacks from possessed sims).

This mod now requires Battery’s script utility mod.

Update log:
Update 2023-12-11: Possession Bug fix 2023-12-21: Fixed a minor problem with the tuning menu.
Minor Update 2023-12-29: Zombies, vampires, mummies, Bonehilda and the grim reaper won't be targeted by ghosts or possessed sims. Only evil ghosts can possess sims now, before, insane and mean spirited ghosts could also possess.
Minor bug fix 2023-12-30: Fixed a small issue, now possessed sims should be better at targeting sims. They will also no longer target sims in vehicles.
Minor bug fix 2023-12-31: Good, friendly and cowardly ghosts are now much less likely to scare sims. Daredevil sims, like brave sims, should now not get scared by ghosts. Also fixed an issue were sims don't run away from ghosts.
Update 2024-01-13: Playable possessionUpdate 2024-01-20:Minor Update 2024-01-21: Better routing for sims possessed by NPC ghosts. They can now spot sims from windows if both sims are on the same floor level. They also can't see sims through any walls or high fences now. Before, they could see sims through walls if both sims were in the same room (e.g. if a room has an "incomplete" wall), but now they can't.
Minor Update 2024-01-28: This update just makes it so that ghosts won't target hallucinations from my Imaginary Friend Power Mod.
Minor Update 2024-03-10: Minor bug fixes and updated translation.
Update 2024-03-22:Minor bug fix 2024-03-23: Fixed an issue where the exorcise interaction wouldn't properly appear.
Minor bug fix 2024-04-20: Fixed a small issue where sims would constantly run away from possessed sims after the possessed sim had broken through a door.
Minor hotfix 2024-04-21: Fixed a small with the routing of possessed sims and inactive sims sometimes not dying from the attacks of possessed sims.
Minor bug fix 2024-07-18/20: Fixed a small issue with playable possession and NPC possessed sims.
Minor bug fix 2024-07-30: Fixed another small issue with playable possession.
Major Update 2024-12-23

Strings
If you wish to translate this mod and have the knowledge to do so, then download the Scarier Ghosts String file.
Edit the text you wish to translate. You can then PM me the translation and I will update the mod.
Available languages so far:
- English
- Swedish
- German (Added 2023-12-17). Thanks to Waschbär for translating! (Updated 2024-03-10). (Needs update again)
- Chinese (Traditional) (2023-12-30). Thanks to Little Duck Liu for translating! (Updated 2024-01-21). (Needs update again)
- Portuguese (Portugal) (Added 2024-01-01). Thanks to David Manaia for translating! (Needs update)
- French (Added 2024-01-25). Thanks to Poulet40Sucre for translating! (Needs update)
- Russian (Added 2024-01-30). Thanks to yaava01 for translating. (Updated 2024-04-14 by MrFatCat). (Needs update again)
- Spanish (Spain) (Added 2024-04-03). Thanks to dafr02 for translating! (Needs update)


Details - Also check updates

Here is a list of things they can do:
(Check out the update logs as well if you haven't)

-Scares:
Ghosts can use different types of scares on their target that will terrify the target and sims around them as well as make them flee. These scares come with creepy sound effects and are custom animations.
-Terrifying Scare: The ghost will hover around aimlessly for a little while before lashing out.

-Horrifying Scare: The ghost will fly up before angrily lashing out.

-Deadly Scare: The ghost will immediately lash out. This scare, as the name suggests, is deadly, and will kill the target if they're in a very bad mood.

-Fading Scare: The ghost will become invisible before hovering around in place and then reappear.

-Calling Forth Ghosts
Ghosts can hover up to gravestones and urns to summon the ghost of that deceased sim.


-Ghost Teleport
Ghosts can teleport to their target location by turning in to a mist of fog.


-Haunting
You can now directly click on objects and have your ghost sim haunt that object.


Tuning
This mod contains tuning files where you can adjust the autonomy of these interactions.

Additional Credits:
Thanks again to PuddingFace and his script mod tutorials and moodlet tutorials, PixiedustMachinima for her animation tutorials, TheSweetSimmer for her prop animation tutorials, Battery for his script utility mod and thank you for your support!