Immortal Gifts – The Sims 4 save file

Do you play the Sims 4? I’ve heard it called “a casual game,” but I’ve never met a Sims 4 player with a “casual” relationship to the game. It’s so addictive!

Because it’s my thing, I’ve created an Immortal Gifts save file, with the following caveats:

1. It requires Vampires, Cats and Dogs, and might make you download the free Holiday pack. (Cats and Dogs is usually $40 and Vampires is usually $20, but you can pick them up on sale right now until May 15–Cats and Dogs is half price and Vampires is 30% off. If you missed it, they go on sale a lot. Either way, they’re popular packs!)
2. Limiting packs meant limiting career and skill options. For example:
   • The lawyer career comes with Discover University, so I made Ludwig a Patron of the Arts. The medical career requires Get to Work. (I made Morgan an athlete, because that’s her hobby.) Etc. If you own those packs, you can certainly change their careers, but I’m not going to make you buy two more $40 packs just to play the save!
   • The only way to be a veterinarian in the Sims 4 is to own your own vet clinic, so Destiny owns the clinic.
   • I am not able to create Ludwig’s penthouse with Cats and Dogs and Vampires. He lives in the nicest house in Willow Creek. If you want him to have a penthouse, you’ll need either City Living or Lovestruck. (City Living is closer to New York, for what it’s worth.)
   • I can’t really create a “Victorian farmhouse” because my lot choices are… limited, and also I don’t consider myself a good enough builder. (Abraham lives on a big lot! That said, Vampires is the Victorian decor pack… and one of the other worlds does have a nice 64×64…)
   • There is no cello skill in the Sims 4 at all without mods! If you download the mod and want to use it with Bridget, you’ll need to cheat her skill up or endure her practicing a lot. 😀
   • Ludwig might not love his clothing choices as much as I would like. 😉 I’m spoiled rotten with my bajillion packs and limited packs means limited options. That said, you can, of course, use any other packs you own, or custom content if that’s your thing.
3. If you use the popular mod MC Command Center (free download), certain pets will not age for reasons (install before launching the save). If you can’t or don’t want to use mods, you can turn aging off, or use age-down treats as needed. I generally prefer to play on long lifespan, but it’s all up to you! (I also like UI Cheats and Bienchen’s Dog and Cat sanity. Do be aware that mods break with every patch and require updating.)
4. I built the vet clinic Destiny owns, but I don’t consider myself a builder. If you are a builder, feel free! This save is more about relationships and characters.
5. There is no religion in the Sims 4. (If you own Get Together, perhaps you could make Destiny’s coven, etc., a club and set the club hangout to be a lot you downloaded or built? I wouldn’t buy the pack just for this save, though.)

I started the save in 2022 for Reasons and always intended to share, and the time is now! (Yes, the hairs are all different, see above.)

Some cool gallery lots related to my save (although I cannot speak to what packs they use):

• San Myshuno Synagogue. OMG SO GOOD.
• There are honestly a lot of great synagogues on the gallery, but if you’re looking for a modest neighborhood option, I play with this one.
• Need a mikveh? Here’s a great one!
• Have seasons? Want to celebrate Sukkot with your Sims? There’s a great sukkah here! (Just don’t let your vamps burn in the sun!)
• Need a chuppah (wedding canopy) for your Sims? This one is great!
• I used this lot for the video above and enjoy it: Dollhouse Victorian I would have used it for Abraham here, but it requires Get Together and I wanted to limit packs.

Download:

• Looking for a cozy, comfy experience? (Or new to the Sims 4?) I recommend this version! (Set between the chapters Scheherazade and Coda. Hang out with the characters! Take care of their needs! Go to work with Destiny! etc. This is honestly my preferred play style.)
• Looking for a bit more drama? I recommend this version. (Set between the chapters Fallout and Scheherazade. A certain someone is available for you to Vampire Duel with in this version…)

Either version might have a surprise or two.

Instructions: This goes in your saves folder. (It’s not a mod! it’s a save!) That’s Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Saves. If you go to copy it over and it asks you if you want to overwrite, SAY NO. Rename the file–change one of the numbers that is not a 9 to a 9–and try again. When you reach the main screen, you click Load Game and pick the one named Immortal Gifts.

If you don’t have the required packs, it’ll give you an error message about it and not open.

Unlike what you might have experienced with the gallery, you HAVE TO have Vampires and Cats and Dogs. Once a pack has touched a save, it requires it forever more. If you download Sims from the Gallery with packs you don’t have, they might be bald and naked but they will import into your game. Similarly, if you download lots, the game might try to replace missing items and they might be weird choices, but they’ll import. But a save? Sorry. No. It might also force you to download the free holiday pack, but that’s free.

Do you want me to create a version with Seasons and ALL THE HOLIDAYS OMG? Let me know in the comments!