Imaginary Friends have arrived in The Sims 4 with the Adventure Awaits expansion pack, introducing somewhat creepy but cute new pals for your child Sims to meet. They're somewhat complex beings to befriend and unlock, though.
If your child Sims seem a bit lonely or simply looking for a new ally to cause some chaos with, Imaginary Friends are a great option. Here's how to get an Imaginary Friend in The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits.
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How to get Imaginary Friend in The Sims 4
Imaginary Friends can be obtained from Buy Mode by typing ImagineMe! Doll into the search bar, choosing one of the four available options, and placing it on your lot. You can also find them under the Toys category in the kids' room and kids' sections.
These special friends are exclusive to the Adventure Awaits expansion pack, so you must have it installed to meet them. They start off as simple toys, but with a bit of effort, you can bring them to life as special beings only your child Sim can see and interact with.
How to bring Imaginary Friend doll to life in The Sims 4
There are three ways you can bring an Imaginary Friend to life:
- Have your child Sim reach level three of the creativity skill. Build the creativity skill until you reach level three by using the violin, drawing, playing with dolls, and performing other actions that help the bar go up.
- Befriend the Imaginary Friend doll. Click on the doll and select the "Play" and "Tell secret" options frequently to build your relationship with them. Eventually, the option to bring them to life will appear. I managed to befriend the doll in about five minutes, so this is the overall quickest and most efficient method to use.
- Neglect your child Sims' social needs until they feel lonely enough to need an Imaginary Friend. This method is the most grim, and generally not recommended, as it requires you to let your child Sim be in a pretty foul mood. If there's a lot going on, it could happen naturally, though, in which case, you might make use of this method to easily fix their social need.
Once you've unlocked one of the three ways you can bring an Imaginary Friend to life, click on the doll and select the "Turn into Imaginary Friend" option. Before you select this, make sure you've clicked on the doll and selected both "Choose personality" and "Rename," as these features cannot be modified once you bring them to life.
How to make an Imaginary Friend real in The Sims 4
If you grow tired of your Imaginary Friend's strange appearance, you can bring them to life as a fully functional Sim. This can only be done once your child Sim ages up into a teen, so you have to wait a bit to initiate this process.
You also need to have a solid relationship with the Imaginary Friend, so make sure you maintain your friendship with them if you're hoping to make them real. Once these requirements are met, you can click on your Imaginary Friend and select the "Offer to make real" option.
Selecting this option turns the Imaginary Friend from a strange cartoony being into a regular Sim with strange clothing tastes. After this, they join your household, and you get to assume full command over them. Sadly, they act like regular Sims after this and possess no unique traits or features.
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