You can click on your household in the Manage Households screen and move one of these two dogs in with your family.īut if Mayor Whiskers and a ghost dog aren’t what you’re looking for, you can also download strays from the gallery. There are two strays in the Manage Households menu – Mayor Whiskers (Mayor of Brindleton Bay) and Captain Whitaker the ghost dog.
If you’re inpatient and want a stray NOW, you can also use mods and cheats (see below) – or there’s one more vanilla way you can try. It’s quite easy it just takes a little time. That’s the vanilla way to adopt a stray in The Sims 4. Say “OK” and then you’ll be prompted to rename the stray if you like and give them a last name. Click on “Adopt” once your Sim is friends with the stray.ģ.) You’ll get a message asking if you’re sure you want to adopt. Choose “Adopt” to make the stray part of your household. My Sim met this cute stray dog after moving to Brindleton Bay.Ģ.) Once you become friends with the stray, a new option appears on the pie menu when you click on the animal. Then, offer friendship and continue doing friendly interactions until you become friends in the relationship panel. Start with a friendly introduction to become acquaintances with the animal. You must befriend the stray in order to adopt.ġ.) Have your Sim meet and befriend a stray cat or dog. Once you meet a stray, the first step is friendship. These work in ALL worlds, so if you don’t want to move to Brindleton Bay, you can still meet a stray without traveling there. One way to lure strays to your lot is to use the “Cat Hangout” or “Dog Hangout” lot traits. Or, if you want to make it as easy as possible, have your Sim move there so they can interact with strays more frequently. To find a stray, have your Sim visit Brindleton Bay. There are mods that make strays appear in all worlds, but in the vanilla game they are restricted to this world.
Strays can only be found in the world of Brindleton Bay (the one that came with the Cats & Dogs expansion).
Instead, a Sim must find them out in the world and befriend them.Īre you wondering how to adopt a stray in The Sims 4? In this guide, I’ll show you several ways – with cheats, with mods, and without cheats or mods (the vanilla way). But unlike townies, strays in the Sims 4 cannot be accessed from the Manage Worlds menu. In The Sims 4 (like in all previous games), Sims can adopt strays and make them part of the family. So, they’re basically townies, except they’re dogs and cats. Hey, looks like the UK launch will actually come shortly before midnight on the 9th.In The Sims Universe, a stray is an animal that doesn’t belong to any Sim. Like other Sims 4 expansions, Cats & Dogs will cost a ludicrous £34.99. For the first time ever, special outfits and accessories will also be available to finish off the look, and tailored personality traits ensure no two pets are alike inside-or-out." Customise furry friends' coats with crazy patterns or match the spots and stripes of an in-game pet to a real-life pet. Choose from an expansive variety of cat and dog breeds or mix multiple breeds to create something truly unique. "The all new Create A Pet tool provides players with the ability to create and design their perfect pet. For monsters who believe that in altering their pets' appearance to better suit their personal aesthetic, the expansion has that covered.
They are animals, and we'll get to keep them. Observe:Ĭats & Dogs is off to a new town too, the coastal Brindleton Bay. Folks will get to keep, customise, and train 'em and whatnot, and the expansion will also introduce a new vet job for players to run their own clinic. Dogs will be there too, desperate for attention as always. As you might guess, it will focus on our dearest furry friends by adding cats. EA today announced that The Sims 4 will expand again with Cats & Dogs on November 10th, see. In the future, after The Brands take over, people bubbling with folksy charm will be required to say "It's raining the fourth Sims 4 expansion pack out there" when pointing out heavy rain.