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==<span style="color:#008000">Introduction</span>==
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You may know some of the townies and non-playable characters (NPCs) available in the Sims 2, but playing with some of them is considered to be dangerous and a threat to the game (your neighborhood itself and the game as a whole, including installation files), though, some are just considered to be annoying and others are actually safe to play and add to households.
  
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== Dangers of some NPCs ==
 
  
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You may know some of the townies and npcs available in the Sims 2, but playing with some of them is considered to be dangerous and a threat to the game (your neighborhood itself and the game as a whole, including installation files), though, some are just considered to be annoying and others are actually safe to play and add to households.
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==<span style="color:#008000">The Dangers Of Certain NPCs</span>==
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Dangerous NPCs are objects or characters that, if played with & have anything changed about them, may threaten the safety of your entire game. They should never be played with and/or added to a household. The following list consists of NPCs that are considered to be dangerous. Each NPC is listed below with the reason to why they are NOT safe & are dangerous when interacted with in any other way than what the game intends to. You may also want to consult the article on [http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Avoiding_Hood_Corruption avoiding neighborhood corruption] first for more details about how interactions with certain NPCs will effect your neighborhood & your Sims 2 game installation files. Interacting with these NPCs:
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:1. By using the options allowed by the game in normal game play without cheating, AND
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:2. [[Game_Help:Making_your_Objects.package_file_Read-Only|By setting your objects.package files to read-only status,]]
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Are considered safer & should not effect the integrity of your game.
  
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===Dangerous NPCs===
 
  
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The dangerous npcs are npcs that, if played with and have anything changed about them, may threaten the safety of your entire game and should never be played with and/or added to a household. The list below consists of the npcs that are considered to be dangerous, followed by, in between the brackets, by the reason as to why they are dangerous:
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==<span style="color:#008000">NPCs Who Are Considered Dangerous</span>==
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'''NPCs that are not safe to play as and/or to add to your household because they have incomplete user data:'''
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Big Boss</span>
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">''Driver''</span>
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:::Such as for a Taxi, Limousine, School Bus, Carpool, Ambulance, Pilot, etc.
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Food Stand Chef</span>
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Repoman</span>
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Social Bunny</span>
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">''Social Worker''</span>
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:::In the event she's spawned through the Gypsy as a blind date, delete her with move-objects just in case. Do not interact with the Social Worker.
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Villain (Unsavory Charlatan)</span>
  
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*Boss                    (NOT safe because incomplete user data)
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'''NPCs that are not safe to play as and/or to add to your household because they are objects in your game's object.package file:'''
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*Driver                  (taxi; limo; school bus; carpool; etc)(NOT safe because incomplete user data)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">''Bigfoot Bigfoot (NPC)''</span>
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*Grim Reaper            (NOT safe because object)
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:::This does not apply to the bigfoot character found on the secret mountain vacation lot, as they are cloned from this object template. The clone is an active Sim with playable character data.
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*Repoman                (NOT safe because incomplete user data)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Bird</span>
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*Social Bunny            (NOT safe because incomplete user data)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Father Time</span>
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*Therapist (Shrink)      (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Food Table Judge</span>
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*Mrs. CrumpleBottom      (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Genie</span>
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*Skunk                  (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Good Witch Cat</span>
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*Tour Guide              (Believed NOT safe)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Grim Reaper</span>
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*Bigfoot Bigfoot (NPC)   (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Hula Zombie</span>
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*Witch Doctor (Shaman)  (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Ideal Plantsim</span>
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*Ghost Captain          (believed NOT safe)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Mrs. Crumplebottom</span>
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*Genie                  (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Penguin</span>
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*Bird                    (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">''Pollination Technician''</span>
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*Father Time            (NOT safe because object)
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:::Not to be confused with Pollination Technician #9 ''Smith'' from Strangetown. Pollination Technician #9 Smith is an active Sim with playable character data.
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*Good Witch Cat         (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Remote Control Car</span>
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*Hula Zombie         (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Robot</span>
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*Ideal Plantsim         (NOT safe because object)
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:::This does not apply to the Servo robot created from the Robot Crafting Station. When activated, the Servo will act like a regular Sim with playable character data.
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*Penguin         (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Rod Humble</span>
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*Pollination Technician (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Santa Claus</span>
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*Remote Control Car     (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Skunk</span>
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*Robot                   (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Skunk Skin</span>
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*Rod Humble         (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Spectral Assistant</span>
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*Santa Claus         (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">TemplateDog</span>
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*Skunk Skin         (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Therapist (Shrink)</span>
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*Spectral Assistant (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Toddler New Year</span>
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*TemplateDog         (NOT safe because object)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Witch Doctor (Shaman)</span>
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*Toddler New Year (NOT safe because object)
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*Food Stand Chef
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===NPCs with Annoying Behavior/Annoying NPCs===
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'''NPCs that are believed not safe to play as and/or add to your household:'''
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Ghost Captain</span>
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Hair Stylist</span>
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Ninja</span>
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Tour Guide</span>
  
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This list consists of npcs with annoying hard coded behavior but are safe to play with and add to a household:
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==<span style="color:#008000">NPCs With Annoying Actions/Behavior</span>==
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This list consists of NPCs that possess annoying hard-coded behavior but are safe to play as and/or add to your household:
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Evil Mascot (Cow?)</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Cheerleader</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Grand Vampire/Vampiress</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">''Gypsy Matchmaker''</span>
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:::Safe but will continue with spit-polish behavior.
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Mascot (Llama?)</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">''Nanny''</span>
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:::Safe but will continue with insane behavior.
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:*<span style="color:#007070">''Professor''</span>
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:::Believed safe but Drama Professor will continue with flirt behavior.
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Streaker</span>
  
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*Gypsy Matchmaker (Safe but will continue with spit-polish behavior)
 
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*Nanny                 (Safe but will continue with insane behavior)
 
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*Professor         (Believed safe but Drama Professor will continue with flirt behavior)
 
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*Cheerleader
 
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*Evil Mascot (Cow?)
 
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*Mascot (Llama?)
 
  
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==<span style="color:#008000">NPCs Who Are Considered Safe</span>==
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This list consists of all NPCs that are safe to play as and/or add to your household:
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Barista</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Bartender</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">''(_______) Bigfoot''</span>
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:::This is for the Bigfoot character seen from your forest vacation's secret lot. Not to be confused with ''Bigfoot Bigfoot (NPC)'', which is an object as listed above.
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Burglar</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Butler</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Cash Register Clerk</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">''Chef/Cook''</span>
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:::Not to be confused with a ''Food Stand Chef'', who is an NPC object.
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Chinese Delivery Person</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Coach</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Delivery Person</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Dining Podium Host</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">DJ</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Exterminator</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Firefighter</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Gardener</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Headmaster</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">High Witches/Warlocks</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Hotel Maid</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Landlord</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Maid</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Mail Carrier</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Masseuse</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Mr. Big/The Diva</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Newspaper Delivery Person</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Obedience/Pet Trainer</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Pizza Delivery Person</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Police Officer</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Repairman</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Server/Waiter</span>
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Slob</span>
  
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===NPCs who are Safe to Play with===
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==<span style="color:#008000">Disclaimer</span>==
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'''These three lists are still incomplete and more will be added to them in the future.'''
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This list consists of all NPCs that are safe to play with and/or add to households:
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*Bartender
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*Burglar
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*Coach
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*Cook
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*Police Officer
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*Delivery Person
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*Firefighter
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*Gardener
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*Maid
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*Barista
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*Repairman
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*Headmaster
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*Maid
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*Mail Carrier
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*Newspaper Delivery Person
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*Pizza Delivery Person
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*Register Clerk / Cashier
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*Chinese Delivery Person
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*Dining Podium Host
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*Server
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*Chef
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*Obedience (Pet) Trainer
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*Masseuse
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*Bigfoot (playable)
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*Landlord
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These three lists are still incomplete and more will be added to them in the future.
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Latest revision as of 01:14, 14 September 2014

Contents

[edit] Introduction

You may know some of the townies and non-playable characters (NPCs) available in the Sims 2, but playing with some of them is considered to be dangerous and a threat to the game (your neighborhood itself and the game as a whole, including installation files), though, some are just considered to be annoying and others are actually safe to play and add to households.


[edit] The Dangers Of Certain NPCs

Dangerous NPCs are objects or characters that, if played with & have anything changed about them, may threaten the safety of your entire game. They should never be played with and/or added to a household. The following list consists of NPCs that are considered to be dangerous. Each NPC is listed below with the reason to why they are NOT safe & are dangerous when interacted with in any other way than what the game intends to. You may also want to consult the article on avoiding neighborhood corruption first for more details about how interactions with certain NPCs will effect your neighborhood & your Sims 2 game installation files. Interacting with these NPCs:

1. By using the options allowed by the game in normal game play without cheating, AND
2. By setting your objects.package files to read-only status,

Are considered safer & should not effect the integrity of your game.


[edit] NPCs Who Are Considered Dangerous

NPCs that are not safe to play as and/or to add to your household because they have incomplete user data:

  • Big Boss
  • Driver
Such as for a Taxi, Limousine, School Bus, Carpool, Ambulance, Pilot, etc.
  • Food Stand Chef
  • Repoman
  • Social Bunny
  • Social Worker
In the event she's spawned through the Gypsy as a blind date, delete her with move-objects just in case. Do not interact with the Social Worker.
  • Villain (Unsavory Charlatan)

NPCs that are not safe to play as and/or to add to your household because they are objects in your game's object.package file:

  • Bigfoot Bigfoot (NPC)
This does not apply to the bigfoot character found on the secret mountain vacation lot, as they are cloned from this object template. The clone is an active Sim with playable character data.
  • Bird
  • Father Time
  • Food Table Judge
  • Genie
  • Good Witch Cat
  • Grim Reaper
  • Hula Zombie
  • Ideal Plantsim
  • Mrs. Crumplebottom
  • Penguin
  • Pollination Technician
Not to be confused with Pollination Technician #9 Smith from Strangetown. Pollination Technician #9 Smith is an active Sim with playable character data.
  • Remote Control Car
  • Robot
This does not apply to the Servo robot created from the Robot Crafting Station. When activated, the Servo will act like a regular Sim with playable character data.
  • Rod Humble
  • Santa Claus
  • Skunk
  • Skunk Skin
  • Spectral Assistant
  • TemplateDog
  • Therapist (Shrink)
  • Toddler New Year
  • Witch Doctor (Shaman)

NPCs that are believed not safe to play as and/or add to your household:

  • Ghost Captain
  • Hair Stylist
  • Ninja
  • Tour Guide

[edit] NPCs With Annoying Actions/Behavior

This list consists of NPCs that possess annoying hard-coded behavior but are safe to play as and/or add to your household:

  • Evil Mascot (Cow?)
  • Cheerleader
  • Grand Vampire/Vampiress
  • Gypsy Matchmaker
Safe but will continue with spit-polish behavior.
  • Mascot (Llama?)
  • Nanny
Safe but will continue with insane behavior.
  • Professor
Believed safe but Drama Professor will continue with flirt behavior.
  • Streaker


[edit] NPCs Who Are Considered Safe

This list consists of all NPCs that are safe to play as and/or add to your household:

  • Barista
  • Bartender
  • (_______) Bigfoot
This is for the Bigfoot character seen from your forest vacation's secret lot. Not to be confused with Bigfoot Bigfoot (NPC), which is an object as listed above.
  • Burglar
  • Butler
  • Cash Register Clerk
  • Chef/Cook
Not to be confused with a Food Stand Chef, who is an NPC object.
  • Chinese Delivery Person
  • Coach
  • Delivery Person
  • Dining Podium Host
  • DJ
  • Exterminator
  • Firefighter
  • Gardener
  • Headmaster
  • High Witches/Warlocks
  • Hotel Maid
  • Landlord
  • Maid
  • Mail Carrier
  • Masseuse
  • Mr. Big/The Diva
  • Newspaper Delivery Person
  • Obedience/Pet Trainer
  • Pizza Delivery Person
  • Police Officer
  • Repairman
  • Server/Waiter
  • Slob

[edit] Disclaimer

These three lists are still incomplete and more will be added to them in the future.

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