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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. Each NPC is listed under the reason to why they are NOT safe & are dangerous when interacted with in any other way than what the game intends to:
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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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'''Not safe because of...Incomplete user data:'''
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Big Boss</span>
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:*Boss
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">''Driver''</span>
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:*Driver (e.g. Taxi; Limousine; School Bus; Carpool; Ambulance; Pilot; etc.)
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:::Such as for a Taxi, Limousine, School Bus, Carpool, Ambulance, Pilot, etc.
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:*Grim Reaper
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Food Stand Chef</span>
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:*Repoman
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Repoman</span>
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:*Social Bunny
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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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'''Not safe because of...being an Object in your game's object.package file:'''
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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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:*Therapist (Shrink)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">''Bigfoot Bigfoot (NPC)''</span>
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:*Mrs. CrumpleBottom
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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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:*Skunk
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Bird</span>
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:*''Bigfoot Bigfoot (NPC)''
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Father Time</span>
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:::NOTE: 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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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Food Table Judge</span>
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:*Witch Doctor (Shaman)
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Genie</span>
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:*Genie
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Good Witch Cat</span>
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:*Bird
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Grim Reaper</span>
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:*Father Time
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Hula Zombie</span>
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:*Good Witch Cat
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Ideal Plantsim</span>
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:*Hula Zombie
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Mrs. Crumplebottom</span>
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:*Ideal Plantsim
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Penguin</span>
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:*Penguin
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">''Pollination Technician''</span>
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:*''Pollination Technician''
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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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:::NOTE: 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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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Remote Control Car</span>
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:*Remote Control Car
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Robot</span>
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:*Robot
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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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:*Rod Humble
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Rod Humble</span>
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:*Santa Claus
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Santa Claus</span>
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:*Skunk Skin
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Skunk</span>
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:*Spectral Assistant
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Skunk Skin</span>
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:*TemplateDog
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Spectral Assistant</span>
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:*Toddler New Year
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">TemplateDog</span>
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Therapist (Shrink)</span>
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Toddler New Year</span>
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:*<span style="color:#DC143C">Witch Doctor (Shaman)</span>
  
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'''Believed...not safe:'''
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'''NPCs that are believed not safe to play as and/or add to your household:'''
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:*Tour Guide
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Ghost Captain</span>
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:*Ghost Captain
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Hair Stylist</span>
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:*Villain (Unsavory Charlatan)
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Ninja</span>
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:*Food Stand Chef
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:*<span style="color:#FF4500">Tour Guide</span>
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:*Social Worker
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:::NOTE: In the event she was spawned through the Gypsy as a blind date, delete her with move-objects just in case.
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===NPCs with Annoying Behavior/Annoying NPCs===
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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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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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*Gypsy Matchmaker (Safe but will continue with spit-polish behavior)
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==<span style="color:#008000">NPCs Who Are Considered Safe</span>==
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*Nanny                 (Safe but will continue with insane behavior)
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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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*Professor         (Believed safe but Drama Professor will continue with flirt behavior)
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Barista</span>
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*Cheerleader
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:*<span style="color:#007070">Bartender</span>
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*Evil Mascot (Cow?)
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:*<span style="color:#007070">''(_______) Bigfoot''</span>
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*Mascot (Llama?)
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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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==<span style="color:#008000">Disclaimer</span>==
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===NPCs who are Safe to Play with===
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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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*Exterminator
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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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