Whether this purple plumbob is the source of the genie's control over the Sim or just a sign indicating the genie's control over them is unclear, but due to the plumbob's background as a mind control device, the latter is quite likely. In The Sims Social , the plumbob in the loading screens it is spelled "PlumBob" is always green regardless of the mood the Sim actually is in. Second generation "Plumb Bob" The Sims 2-era.
Third generation "Plumbob" The Sims 3-era. Fourth generation "Plumbob" The Sims 4-era before rebranding; still used in live mode. Fifth generation "Plumbob" The Sims 4-era after rebranding; used everywhere except live mode. Several different spellings for this object's name appear throughout The Sims series, including in games, on official websites and pages, and on fan sites.
SimGuruSarah has stated that the spelling used by the development team for The Sims 4 is "plumbob", though she notes that other spellings are sometimes used accidentally. The plumbob is displayed as a hexagonal bipyramid , making it a dodecahedron.
It has 12 isosceles triangles, 18 edges, and 8 vertices. Spellcaster Plumbob. First generation "PlumbBob" The Sims-era. The Sims 4 Modern Plumbob Design.
Creatures in Spore discussing a sock monkey, the PlumbBob, and swearing. Retrieved 4 November Featured Article. This article is a Featured Article.
Its layout and content is an example of excellence on The Sims Wiki. Dates featured: September Categories : Featured Articles Simology Game mechanics. Hidden categories: Pages with broken file links Articles needing confirmation. Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. More information OK. Namespaces Page Discussion. Ever since The Sims 4 came out and began introducing its other life forms, such as aliens, vampires and recently mermaids, a set of special plumbobs have emerged with a ring around them.
The aliens have a futuristic, clean-looking ring that's something akin to a space ship. Vampires, on the other hand, have a dark, rocky ring with the picture of a bat on it. Finally, mermaids have a white shell-like ring with a wave pattern going all around it. There's one color for the plumbob that hasn't seen much use due to changes in the game, and it's the blue plumbob. First introduced in The Sims , it was used to identify a Sim that was grouped up with you on a date.
The shade of the blue would reveal to the player how much the person was enjoying the date, with darker shades signifying a higher level of satisfaction. This mechanic carried over to The Sims 2 , where the blue plumbob would also appear above a date's head. In The Sims 4 , the blue plumbob was replaced by a diamond-like hexagon, which signifies the person is grouped up with you. While usually, our Sims are blissfully unaware of the green diamond hovering above their heads as they go about their daily lives, some references suggest that they might actually be more aware of it than we give them credit for.
Dominic Newlow develops a conspiracy theory that a god-like entity out of his own universe is using the plumbob to control people in his world.
This is one of the few times the fourth wall is broken in a Sims game, and a fun little detail to add to the series. The plumbob has become so iconic over the years that it has made its way to Halloween costumes and even other Maxis-made games like Spore.
One small Easter egg in the game is when your creatures are engaged in conversation, their speech bubbles might sometimes depict a shape that looks surprisingly close to the plumbob itself. There are plenty of theories we could make, about the plumbob being a reference to a higher power of sorts, but most likely this is just a fun little detail the developers decided to put in.
Not only has the plumbob gone through a visual overhaul, but it has also seen some disagreement over its spelling. In The Sims , it was first called the PlumbBob, closest to the original object that it was meant to reference. The plumbob also has a transparent, glass like surface so the user is able to see objects hidden behind it. In The Sims 3: Pets console , If Sims are in debt with their karma, these words will appear on the screen: "The Almighty Plumbob is deciding your fate.
If plumbob is in a bad mood, Sims will use a random bad karma power. If plumbob is in a good mood, Sims will be spared. In The Sims 4 , the color of the plumbob depends on the lowest mood. It ranges from green if everything is alright to yellow and orange.
It appears red if a mood is critically low. The appearance of the plumbob in The Sims 4 changed with the brand refresh introduced in the update on July 16, This, however, did not change the appearance of the plumbob above Sims' heads in game, it is merely a brand update.
The new plumbob icon, which is shaded in a different way, is used in elements such as the game's icon. Each life state has a different plumbob band representing their life state.
Dominic Newlow aka Dr. Dominion the antagonist , who has produced a device that can create the "Green Diamond" to control other Sims, including the player's current Sim. The ending of the game breaks the fourth wall , as he reveals that the "Green Diamond" is a mind control device used by an "Outside Force" a nod to the player. During normal gameplay other than the storyline, there doesn't seem to be any plumbob over the Sim being played, even though the player has control over them.
It seems that the player controls the Sims using the plumbob selected Sims will have a plumbob over their heads and become controllable which became the game mechanics until the revelation of an outside force at the end. When the game ends, the character talks to Isaac Rossum about the "Green Diamond", but they end up agreeing that all these things about the "Outside Force" can't be true and that mad scientists can cause peoples' brains to blow up.
The plumbob once again assumes the role of a mind control device in The Sims 3: Showtime. Players who control a genie can take command of a Sim by ensorcelling them, causing a purple plumbob to appear over the targeted Sim for approximately four hours.
Whether this purple plumbob is the source of the genie's control over the Sim or just a sign indicating the genie's control over them is unclear, but due to the plumbob's background as a mind control device, the latter is quite likely. In The Sims Social , the plumbob in the loading screens it is spelled "PlumBob" is always green regardless of the mood the Sim actually is in. Several different spellings for this object's name appear throughout The Sims series, including in games, on official websites and pages, and on fan sites.
SimGuruSarah has stated that the spelling used by the development team for The Sims 4 is "plumbob", though she notes that other spellings are sometimes used accidentally. The plumbob is displayed as a hexagonal bipyramid , making it a dodecahedron. It has 12 isosceles triangles, 18 edges, and 8 vertices. The Sims Wiki Explore. Recent posts Game news Community news.
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