Custom butlers possible?

[EsotericPolarBear]

The answer is probably no, but would it be possible to allow for custom butlers on a per lot basis?

i.e. Could I make a Zombie butler or Servo butler or whatnot that performed exactly as a normal butler, including the whole NPC bit so I don't have to babysit them?  But that would only be used on one lot with different butlers for different lots?

Admittedly, I don't understand much about the sims code because I'm lazy and it does seem that this would be fairly difficult to do, unless the code was co-opted to perform the same actions under a different function.  But is it possible?

[ingeli]

I am patiently waiting for Christianlov to get the time to update his mods. He has stated he eventually will. Find his old one here: http://linna.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=286864, they work fairly well for making NPC:s also with AL, just not butlers yet.

[J. M. Pescado]

If you want a zombie butler, just kill him, raise him as a zombie, and then throw him back into the NPC pool. Or "Make Me Zombie" on him.

[EsotericPolarBear]

If you want a zombie butler, just kill him, raise him as a zombie, and then throw him back into the NPC pool. Or "Make Me Zombie" on him.

But wouldn't that make the entire neighborhood have a zombie butler?

[sloppyhousewife]

But wouldn't that make the entire neighborhood have a zombie butler?

You could hire another butler before you raise the first butler as a zombie.

[EsotericPolarBear]

You could hire another butler before you raise the first butler as a zombie.

That wouldn't really accomplish anything.

[aubreylaraine]

That wouldn't really accomplish anything.

that would sort of be what you're looking for. make the first butler a zombie via making him selectable. in the next household cancel the zombie and it will spit out another human butler, change him to what ever you want. it's a little time consuming, but anything worth while is.  on the other hand i think doing it this way gives you an extended "friendly" pie menu with all the options of a visiting sim.
i never thought to make the service sims anything else, but now i'm going to have a plantsim gardner.

[J. M. Pescado]

I believe if you have enough bugs to spray, the gardener will plantsimize himself, anyway.

[aubreylaraine]

i reinstalled and have not had any farmers yet to need the pestacides. the few that are fortunate enough to have a small plot in the overcrowded asphalt jungle take care of pests quickly. as well they should if they want fresh food. but i do believe you are correct that they do eventually plantsimize themselves.