The Sims 4 Nobility Career Q&A With The Developers

Sim Dev Sarah: Sul Sul! I’m Sarah and I’m a Producer on the Sims 4, I’m so excited to be here! In Royalty and Legacy I worked with our incredible team on the Noble Career! Back in the day I used to be obsessed with Sims 2 and have always had a bit of a need for drama in my games.

SimDevAzure: Hi Simmers! I’m a Producer on The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy. I’m super excited to join Sim Dev Sarah sharing some info about the Noble Career with you all!

Question: How does kissing a noble frog get you abdicated ?

SimDevAzure: Hi Duchess! Kissing too many Noble Frogs can cause a Scandal for your Sim! That Scandal can lead to trouble for your Noble Career, or Dynasty Prestige. Other Sims could also extort your Sim to abdicate if they know your Secret.

Question: Will we be able to create custom Noble Titles, and will be be capable of utilising Crystal Creations in order to create crowns, tiaras, etc?

SimDevAzure: You will be able to create customs titles using the Kingdom Manager on the World Map. You cannot create your own tiaras and crowns.

Question: Is the guy with red hair on the thumbnail supposed to be Tybalt Capp?

SimDevAzure: The dashing fellow with red hair and a mask is indeed Tybalt Capp!

Question: How much will monarchs earn, do they actually get the tax money as part of their income or their whole income?

2. Will they be exempted from bills/lot taxes? One gripe of mine is that I can’t fill vaults from Get Famous with cash because the taxes get so high that it becomes literally impossible for me to pay because of the game’s 10 million simoleon limit.

3. Can the same monarch rule multiple Kingdoms? Can Dynasties intermarry and their child can inherit multiple Kingdoms? If so, can a monarch ruling multiple kingdoms choose if all of the Kingdoms pass down to a specific child or to split them?

4. Will there be cross-pack compatibility with Get Famous regarding Reputation and Fame? Will Monarchs be automatically famous? Also, will there be Crystal Creations support?

Will there be circlet diadem headwear? By that I mean, will there be a circlet that surrounds the head and isn’t on the head?

SimDevSarah: Hello! Just to address some of your questions. As Sims climb the Noble Career they earn more and it’s quite a generous amount, but raising or lowering taxes effects a Noble’s favor and all Sim’s in the Kingdoms taxes! We do also support cross pack play with Get Famous, as you progress through the career Sims will earn Fame!

Question: Will my sim have to quit their level 10 job to be a noble?

SimDevAzure: Unless your Sim is inheriting their title from a family member, your Sims will have to quit their job to join the Noble Career.

Question: Is there a limit on Kingdoms? Like 1/neighbourhood or 1/world?

SimDevAzure: Hi Kiko! Kingdoms = Worlds. You can have 1 Kingdom in any residential world.

Question: Does your Sim have to ascend their role or can they just stay in the nobility role? Can one SIim or one family multiple kingdoms or does it have to be one per Sim/family? Can a royal Sim also live a regular life, as in hold a regular job and not to live in a palace or is royalty their whole job tied to them? Can any occult Sim take the royal title, like aliens? And if we have the animal packs, can we designate royal animals??

SimDevSarah: Sims can stay in the Noble Career as long as they like, however they can promise their inheritance to a child or spouse who can join the career at the same level as when your Sim abdicates or leaves!

Question: Hello, is there a limit to how many sims can hold a certain level in the Noblity Career?

SimDevAzure: Each Kingdom can only have 1 King/Queen/Monarch. So that means there’s a limit where only 1 Sim can be Level 10 of the Noble Career in each Kingdom.

Question: Can you forcefully take the throne?

SimDevSarah: As only one Sim can rule at a time, any other level 9 Noble Career Sim will become a Noble Rival (which can be resolved either peacefully or not…)

Question: The trailer showed an image of the Landgraabs at the very wend, with Johnny included. Will there be a base game update where he’s listed in the family tree as Geoffrey and Nancy’s son?

SimDevAzure: Hi Meri! Yes, in the BG update when you start a new Save, Johnny Zest will be included in the Landgraab family tree.

Question: Are there other traits like the Blue Blood trait which can be inherited, if they can be inherited? Maybe tied to a scandal like an illegitimate heir?

SimDevSarah: Although we don’t have another trait you can inherit, you can earn Regal Romancer in the career which unlocks seduce into abdication!

Question: Will there be lore?

SimDevAzure: There’s tons of Lore to discover in Royalty & Legacy! Our Premade Families have rich stories and relationships and even some secrets!

Question: Can one king rule multiple kingdoms?

SimDevSarah: Unfortunately not! We have one ruler per Kingdom (World) and they can’t rule other Kingdoms at the same.

Question: Do we get more points for siding with the commoners?

SimGuruAzure: Favor tracks whether your Noble Sims are aligned with other Royals or Commoners. The game doesn’t make a judgement call on which is better. Both options have benefits and cons to your gameplay.

Question: What happens if the king moves out of the world?

SimDevSarah: If a Monarch moves out of the world we will demote them by one level so we don’t end up with two monarchs in the same world!

Question: is there a gender neutral title available :)?

SimDevAzure: Yes, and players are able to customize Noble titles.

Question: if my sim is a lvl 10 reaper career and his daughter wants to be queen does that make him and any of their family in the royals? Or is it tied to household only.

SimDevSarah: Family do inherit titles but only children and spouses, so in this example the father wouldn’t receive a title, if I understand you correctly

Question: How will this pack work with other packs, such as Get Famous, and Get Together, how about Business and Hobbies? Totally Interested in cross pack gameplay.

SimDevAzure: Cross Pack Functionality: Any residential World can be Kingdom so you have a Fairy or Vampire Queen if you want. Also the Dynasty system takes into account skills, careers, and activities from all of the packs. Also as you rise through the Noble Career your Fame will grow.

Question: Can you make sure that someone is not progressing through nobility when played, and just stays at their title? It’s a hassle already if you don’t want your Sim to be more than the first or second level of a career like Chef, which needs ordinary skills every Sim gets.

SimDevAzure: Yes, your Sims progress through the Noble Career is completely up to you. The Noble Career is different from other Careers in that once your Sim is ready and eligible for a Promotion it doesn’t happen automatically. Your Sim will have to accept the promotion through the Throne object in order to progress.

Question: Can I sword fight occults and thiefs?

SimDevAzure: Yes!

Question: Will royalty be able to make sweeping decrees for their neighborhood, similar to the Conservationist career Global Policies that impact your entire save file?

SimDevSarah: Decrees will indeed affect your whole Kingdom (World) and will stay active even if you switch households in the world!

Question: How does nobility differ from regular fame and reputation long term?

SimDevAzure: The Noble Career doesn’t replace Fame or reputation, rather it works with those systems. The higher you progress in the Noble Career the more famous your Sim will become.

Question: how does the cocoo clock death work in practice?

SimDevSarah: It’s part of the Secret Passageway, there’s an option to tamper with the cuckoo clock which could cause deadly consequences for another Sim who interacts with it afterwards!

Question: sul sul as its a career, when can you start it8 at what age) and does a child inherit the title? and how can you be a noble? can you also do it trough a job?

SimDevAzure: The Noble Career is for Sims aged Teen and up.

Question: Will randomly generated sims be barred from autonomously gaining the noble career? I don’t wanna see Lasagna McDonald wearing an eyeball ring and a bathing suit but he’s a duke.

SimDevSarah: Yes! Although you could always knight any Lasagna Sims you deem worthy and would like to become a Noble

Question: Will every world have a default “ruling system” similar to the N.A.P in Eco Lifestyle?

SimDevAzure: Howdy! Things like Noble Decrees only happen in worlds where Noble Sims live. The Noble Sims themselves have to choose and push those decrees (your choice as a player).

Question: Also, how does the noble career work if your sim goes to uni?

SimDevSarah: You will still receive Noble Duties you will need to complete as well as the coursework, so they’ll be kept busy!

Question: How many noble can you have in game?

SimDevSarah: As many as you want, but only one monarch per Kingdom

Question: Can your Sims stage a coup?

SimGuruAzure: There are all kinds of ways that your Sim can convince or force a ruling Sim to abdicate. You can pressure them, seduce them, extort them, etc.

Question: So heirs can have a job and a title? Do they have to quit their jobs once they assume their parent’s role be it as a noble or King?

SimDevAzure: Yes, the children of Nobles can have a job and a title. However, if they join the Noble career they will have to quit their other job. In order to inherit a parents title (example a Queen promising her daughter to inherit the title of Queen) your Sims will have to join the Noble career.

Question: Will there be new traits and aspirations?

SimDevSarah: We have some reward traits for the career, Regal Romancer, Former Noble Hustler and Blue Blood! There are others from the pack too but I’m sure they will be discussed in future Q&As.

Question: Does this apply to never played sims too? Will your sims never have rivals unless you make them rivals?

SimDevSarah: Noble Rivals can appear randomly as Sims progress through the career unless they reach level 9 and the current level 10 will always be their rival.

Question: So just to clarify: one Monarch per world. So we can have multiple kings and queens running around.

SimDevAzure: Correct, One Monarch per world. You can have the King of Sulani in your Save as well as the Queen of Windenburg.

Question: Are rulers always king or queen, or can you pick the title they get?

SimDevAzure: You can completely customize Royal Titles on a per World level.

Question: Would other base game families be updated with their own dynasties?

SimDevAzure: The Goths and Landgraabs will have their own Dynasties in new Save files.

Question: Can only nobility go or be invited to balls? Can commoner sims attend?

SimDevSarah: Anyone can attend balls! Although a Noble dancing with a Commoner might cause a scandal…

Question: Is the noble career the only way to have “favor” can you not be a family of nobles? Or do you just have to play “out of the spot light”

SimDevAzure: Favor is tied to the Noble Career and is only tracked for Noble Sims.

Question: So if you can’t be a noble until you’re old enough to join a career, does that mean no young prince or princess? No gameplay for toddlers/kids?

SimDevAzure: Toddlers and Kids still inherit titles from their parents (even if they aren’t old enough to join the Noble Career)

Question: just rehashing this, can you opt certain worlds out of having a monarchy or do they all have one automatically?

SimDevSarah: Whilst all Worlds (apart from vacation worlds) have a Kingdom Manager as long as there are no Nobles in the world you don’t have to play with Nobility features

Question: Is there a system akin to a privy and King’s Counsel like we have in the Commonwealth realms but also is there a prime ministerial option

SimDevAzure: All Noble Sims are able to choose a Noble Advisor. Your Noble Advisor will show up along with other Royals and Commoner when your Sims Hold Court.

Question: Are there Royal Events?

SimDevAzure: Nobles can Hold Court and Press Conferences!