You’re better off leaving them on the floor or trying to make amends to keep a good reputation. Though the cops in town will not be okay with those two-second options, you’d have to fight the cops or run away if someone reports you. Alternatively, you can make them meet the grim reaper if your sim is about that kind of thing. If they pass out or give up you have the chance to loot them for their items or simoleons. If the opposing Sim passes out, gives up (most common), or runs away, you win. The energy meter should be used to reflect the sim’s health going into battle. They'd be using regular items they usually have on them like a mop, fire extinguisher, frying pan, etc. The attacks and animations all have the feeling of a regular Sim getting involved in combat. To keep The Sims’ family-friendly fantasy violence feel, most attacks should have cartoony effects pop up like what you see in Tom and Jerry, Super Smash Bros. Keeping The Spirit of The Sims and keeping it PG The Sims series is all about options and choice, so what if fights worked like what you would see in a simpler JRPG game like Pokemon? The Sims already somewhat plays like an RPG, why not go the extra mile? Even in the short term, all you get is dazed or less happy about losing.įull RNG without player fault being too punishing would be bad unless the game gave you actual choice. There aren’t any consequences at all for losing in the long term. The player has no real control over what happens other than leveling up sims beforehand. The Sims has combat where an animation plays and a winner is chosen through basic stats where the fighting happens either through fists, swords, magic, or other supernatural powers. Implementing turn-based combat into The Sims series

Sims 4 fighting animations