WIP: Divine Ascension Progress & Preview
Hey all!
Hope your holiday season has been wonderful so far! As a lot of you know, if you've kept up with me on X and seen my teaser posts, I've been working on my next big mod release over the last year or so: Divine Ascension. This mod is essentially a renovation of my Whitelighter Mod, and will replace it when it is eventually released. It's been INSANELY fun to work on, but it's also been very time consuming and it will likely end up being the most content-packed mod I've made so far. Because of that, it's taken me quite a while to complete, partially due to my tendency to get ambitious and go crazy with new features, so I'd like to offer an extensive preview of what I've been working on, what you can expect in the Divine Ascension mod, and what your support has helped me create! I don't currently have an estimated release date, as that is very difficult to predict, but what I can tell you is that most of the mod is complete and all the individual elements are functional, they just need to be fleshed out and polished.
So, below is an exclusive w.i.p. overview for my Early Access patrons, detailing some features, gameplay systems, objects, etc. that will be coming in the mod! Your support has allowed me to do what I love and I want to repay that with the best quality content possible. I'll be explaining in a lot of detail, so if you'd rather wait for the official trailer, the rest of this post is going to be !! Spoiler Territory !!
Here's what to get excited for! ⬇️
What is the Divine Ascension mod?
Put simply, it's a mod about Angels and Demons. But, there's MUCH more to it than that, which is why the mod isn't just called "Angels and Demons". I wanted to create something that felt more fitting for The Sims, with plenty of room to customize. Here are the main occults of the mod:
Celestials
These are the "angels". They're higher beings, similar to demi-gods, and take some inspiration from the celestials of DnD! Their alignment is naturally more good-leaning and they're more inclined to be benevolent. Celestials have their own selection of powers to choose from that range from healing to guardianship or abilities that affect other sims. The Power selection works similarly to the Expanded Plantsim Mod, with sims gaining "Power Points" to spend on powers/abilities. However, the way they gain those points is different.
Infernals
These are the "demons". Once again, they take a lot of inspiration from the "fiends" of the DnD universe. They're beings that come from the fiery layers of the hells and tend to be more mischievous, malevolent, or downright evil. They have their own selection of powers that lean more toward offense and chaos.
Both Celestials and Infernals have a unique energy motive, Divine Energy and Malevolent Power, which fuel their ability to use their powers, until they undertake a special ritual to ascend...
More Than Just an Occult
I wanted to give these sims a sense of heightened power or importance, rather than just creating another set of occults with some powers that you can play with. So, I think I've created a system that offers a lot more weight to having them in your game.
Custom Deities & Their Followers
Not only will you be able to play as a Celestial or Infernal, but you'll also be able to form followings of sims who look at these occults like gods and pray to them for guidance, gifts, or divine intervention. Want to create the entire Greek pantheon? Go for it! Want to make a man with a beard and call him Jesus? Have at it! Want to make a redhead with microbangs and post-hangover makeup named Gladys? You're a freak and I love that for you.
As your sim gains a following, they'll become more powerful. Each follower will have a "Faith" relationship with the deity sim, which increases or decreases based on certain choices you can make throughout playing, and will impact things like how receptive a follower is to influence or how willing a deity is to help the follower.
By committing to a deity at their altar, your sim can unlock special benefits and responsibilities from their Faith.
Sims can have as many followers as you'd like, and your sim can also worship any number of deities. Each deity is able to have one or more dedicated altars, where you can pray, give offerings, and view information about the deity.
Divine Requests
Divine Requests are the best way to build Faith between a follower and a deity. These are special tasks that relate to the deity's alignment, occult type, or Domain, as well as the follower's occult, career, skills, etc.
By default, followers of NPC deities will get random calls to action, asking them to complete one of these tasks in exchange for rewards. You don't have to accept, but this will cause your Faith to decrease. You can also directly volunteer to do these tasks by praying at an altar!
Prayer
On the flip side, followers can ask for favors of their deities in the form of prayers. These include praying for good health, prosperity, promotions, the death of your enemies, and more! Depending on your sim's level of Faith, they could receive one of three outcomes for each prayer.
Domains
As your Celestial/Infernal gains more experience, they will be able to choose Domains, which are the areas of life that they embody. There are 15 different Domains and each sim can choose a maximum of 3. My goal with this was to allow you to create unique god-like sims, or recreate existing characters with different combinations. For example:
Gale Dekarios (BG3) : Ambition, Wisdom, Magic
Athena (Mythology) : War, Wisdom, Creativity
God of Fertility : Life, Love, Prosperity
Eris (Mythology) : Chaos, Misery, War
There's a good mix of benevolent, neutral, and malevolent Domains to choose from, totaling 455 possible combinations! These Domains will give your sim unique powers and interactions beyond their basic power selection. My initial plan was to create "archetypes" that are automatically assigned when certain combinations are selected, but I fear this would become too complex, especially if more domains are added in the future, but I may revisit this later.
Custom Magic Battle Animations
One of my favorite things I've worked on for this mod is a custom magic battle interaction that is similar to the duels from Realm of Magic, but I've converted and altered a ton of spellcasting animations from Baldur's Gate 3! The animations themselves are essentially finished, but I still have to do the meticulous work of incorporating all the vfx and making them unique to Celestials/Infernals, Domains, Powers, etc.
My hope is to make this interaction cross-occult compatible, to allow battles between spellcasters/witches/celestials/infernals/etc.
Other Stuff
And those are all the major gameplay elements! But there's even more that I haven't covered. Small, fun stuff including, but not limited to:
A new "Harp" instrument that will have a skill, performable songs, and custom music made by a friend of mine.
New CAS items, which can be seen in the screenshots above. (Halos, horns, robes, etc.)
A selection of "athames", which are ceremonial blades used by various religions. These can be given "empowerments" that offer different effects and your sim can use them to hunt Infernals/Celestials or other occults.
A perk that allows Celestials to create their own self-contained planets to customize and tend to.
And that's all I have to share with you for now, but I hope this gets you excited for what's coming! There's still a bit of work to do, but I'm happy to say that the most labor-intensive parts of the mod are essentially complete. As you can see, it is overflowing with a lot of content and complex gameplay elements, so I thank you for being patient and supporting me as I create it. I would love to hear what y'all think of it so far and welcome any suggestions for things to change or improve!
Happy Holidays!
💜SP
Comments (108)
I love this so much! I can't wait! will you be adding darker lore like pirate/fishermen hunting and catching mermaids, mermaids escaping etc?
ciaoooo! tu sei il mio modder preferito, mi chiedevo..hai mai pensato di creare gli elfi e i geni? e magari anche una mod che migliori il gameplay dei vapiri? sarebbe bellissimo!
Is posible to add ocult forms to angels and Demons? Please understand english is not my original language.
no option under occult to choose celestial or infernal. No interations. nothing but I do see the stuff in build mode. *I know how to install mods. Since I subscribed specifically for this mod I would sure like for it to work! Thanks
hey, you updated your other mods by them and deleted the whitelighter mod if relevant yes? I needed to resolve both those and then I was able to contemplate with the altar until a "surprise" triggered the journey.
How do you turn your Sim into a Celestial or Infernal occult?
Its like leveling up your character snd learning new skills you have to interact with the alter enough to gain the powers
Having a glitch where no matter how many times I grant a prayer, the prayer remains, as if it wasn't granted. I tried different answers to it, as well, and still having this issue. I do get a notification saying it was granted, but when I check followers, the prayer is still there.
i cant see anything that is added to the game no affliction or anything its just blank
Hi
Since this mod is replacing white lighter mod. Will there be increments of charmed witches/ angels/ demons in the mod? Considering witches have that vanquishing potion.
Yes there are sooooooooooooo many I think you will love it
Omg I've been looking for something like this!! I'm so excited!!!!
What time will the mod be released?
One hour to go! <3
Waiting for it in Paris! Don’t know if I’ll see it today but I wanted to tell you thank you for all those years of gameplay with your amazing mods :)))) My boyfriend and I send you all our love and support
Will this be on ps5
Mods do not work on consols, unless you have skills on engineering computer, sorry
Hiii! Don’t mean to be annoying lil but I was wondering if you had a set release time for the mod today?
More then likely he be releasing it either in the morning or afternoon cause he did say in the comments like 4 hours ago that we have to wait and see more information of the mod tomorrow
I have a question would the dlc drop at 12am or do you have release time in the morning just asking so I know to stay up or go to sleep early lol
Hi! I became a supported for the early access and I have some questions: do I need the animated wings and tail mods for the occults or do they have their own animated wings? also do I need to make a deity for the sim to pray to do the gameplay or could I make a sim be the first celestial/infernal in the world and then they make their own religion out of it via gameplay?
Hello! Yes, the Animated Wings and Tails mods are necessary to have the wings/tails that were featured in the trailer. You just add them the same way you would for any other sim. :) As for the gameplay, it will be explained fully in the post tomorrow, but you’re able to create celestials/infernals through gameplay or cheats without doing any of the follower/prayer stuff. Then, if you want, you can play them as a deity that other sims follow.
It's tiiiiiiiiiiime -Mariah Caarey's christmas song singing-
Do you know what time
Just a couple more days and I am excited to try this out! (Already premade my demon/angel sims). I have a small question though, are animated wings packaged with this mod or downloaded seperately?
This so cool!! I wonder if there is a mod for Sims to become elemental beings (like a fire-being, a water-being, earth-being, thunder-being, air-being). They could be blessed by the God of each element to receive elemental powers. Just an idea 😅♥️
Thank you for this. You make the Sims worth playing. And this mod really makes this ex-Mormon girl's heart happy
estou ansioso para usar junto a dinastia, seus mods são os melhores e não consigo jogar sem eles
This is gonna be so good! Im super excited. Just watched the trailer. I can not wait to play with this.
Love your mods, can't wait to create supernatural world in my game
SP I trust you and your work completely!! Take your time we will be here ! ❤️
Greatness takes time I’m just very excited that we will finally be getting to experience this mod the first week of March!! I’m so proud of talent and hardwork you have put into this mod! Thank you for giving us occult sims players a lane to play in!
I can't wait for the trailer to drop for this because we are gearing towards the end of this month :)
Facts I've been checking the post everyday to see if it been updated shiii got me more excited then GTA 6 😭
i’m lovin what you’ve got cookin
So grateful to see a February update!! I'm really looking forward to this mod, you never disappoint when it comes to lore 💜
hey ya mods are S tier in the sims modding community all hands down... but my question is will deity's have a unique child if they had a kid with another normal sim and if they do would they be consider a demi deity something that's close to you or would they be full deity and would the mechanics be the same or would it be its own type of semi occult like a hybrid if ya say
Hi! I just wanted to say a big thank you. Your mods are the reason I still play the game. Are you planning to add more scary or bloody content in future updates? For example, cruel sacrifices or ritual-style content for witches. Also, is it possible to add a toggle for fight animations? I’d love to replace the current witch/hybrid combat animations with the new ones.
No, thank YOU for adding more gameplay to our occult sims. You are the backbone of my gameplay since I always use Occults in all of my gameplay and your mods make it possible to actually have fun with them. Having both Royals, angels, demons & deities added to my game was definitely not part of my bingo for 2026 but I'm super excited, take your time with testing and I hope the patch doesn't affect the mod too much ! Thank u for your updates and the work you've invested.
Insanely hype. I am very skeptical about paying EA for 'The Last Expansion,' but I will happily pay for a mod that delivers something even better and has zero ethical downsides.
How will this mod interact with witches? Is there a planned update to the witches mod?
So looking forward to this mod!
Can’t wait! You’re the granddaddy of all modders.
facts
Ouuuu okay I’m here for this!! And also when you said “A perk that allows Celestials to create their own self-contained planets to customize and tend to.” Does that mean you can send other sims there or trap them?
It’s more like a visual representation of a planet whose stats change based on the way you interact with them. There’s population, ecosystem, habitability, etc. and your deity sims can influence these things and draw power from the planet. It’s sort of a “maintenance” gameplay feature in a similar way to gardening, with the planets requiring “tending” to yield rewards. :)
This is amaziing, after playing with all the other mods you've made im looking forward to adding this one in
OHHH! I cant wait! I just imagined playing this with the new game by having a royal introduce religion to their region. This could be interesting...and so much like real history lol.
can we expect it to be released after the new expansion pack is released?
Amazing work!!!!!!!
Yes i agree with last person, not to rush you but could you release a date for it or at least a trailer video since we are coming towards the end of January!
Hi! 😊 I hope you don’t mind me asking. I was just wondering if you have any rough idea of when this might be released. I’m not trying to rush you at all, I’m just really excited because it looks amazing. Thank you so much for all the work you put into your mods!
Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to pinpoint a specific date when creating something like this because I can’t account for unforeseen bugs, patch releases, etc. and while I know what needs to be finished, the complexity of getting them done is variable. The best estimate I can offer is mid-late February, when I’m hoping to announce its completion. I’m working on it for hours every single day, and I’m excited to get it finished! :)
That's so awesome! Can't wait!
so freaking cool! looking forward to this awesomeness
This is amazing! Could we get genies next?
This is insanely awesome 🤩
UGH I CAN'T WAIT MUCH LONGER
Very cool
quando esce??
I’m so excited for this one too come out I’m doing a Supernatural inspired sims 4 save that I want to put on instagram
I just had an idea! Part of the backstory for the Slyvan Glade is that it was discovered by a Sage that made a wand from one of it's tree's, enabling his magic to be empowered by the glade, and eventually turned sprites into Fae (with help). So... what if this Sage is one of the NPC deities you can worship?! As the magical entity with a hand in the creation of the Fae, then he could be a God with the domains of magic, fae, and wisdom (or something - I'm not sure what all the domains will be). Fae that worship him as their creator can get a blessing called Blessing of Sylvanus (or whatever his name is- I thought Sylvanus would be good because he birthed the Slyvan Fae) that boosts XP gain in all fairy related skills, and maybe gain additional skills/spells/abilities that other Fae don't have like special rituals they can perform in the Sylvan Glade! Maybe witches who pray to this God can have a better starting relationship with Fae, and bonus interactions (like 'Praise Sylvanus' or 'Pray to Sylvanus together'; these can increase their Faith just a smidge). I know you're super busy with getting things wrapped up for the first release. This is just an idea for consideration at a later point.
Though question will the celestials/internals be immortal
This is awesome!! Hope it's out soon!
can we have a release date
Thank you for the update , truly appreciate all of your hard work SP!! You make the sims worth simming, especially as an occult player! ❤️❤️
I've been wanting to play a sort of Pantheon style legacy game for ages now, and spellcasters just don't have the feel I've wanted for it. This would be perfect. Waiting with baited breath.
This looks incredible! Do you perhaps now know a potential release date?
Yes i agree I would love to see like a status update or gameplay preview for patrons
Thanks for the insight. Would also like to see some Gameplay for that current Mod Status. I think you are entertaining and would love to see a work in progress kinda Video series for patrons.
Same I’m so bored of sims I’m ready for this mod to come out so I can come back and play
exciting
Is there any update or release date I’m so excited!
This gives Supernatural vibes, and I´m so on board as I´m making a Supernatural Save file with my own characters
Amazing. Subscribed to see more of this, and not sorry I did.
WOW!! I'm so excited. Your work is ABSOLUTELY incredible. Cannot wait!
WOW WOW WOW WOW Love that, sooooooooooo excited
You and Llazyneiph are CARRYING my Greek Mythology save, bless you 😭🫶🏾
VERY interesting and cool mod. One question, though. Any plans (even if it's much later down the line) for some kind of compatibility for other occults? Could an occult, like a Spellcaster, have some Celestial/Infernal powers without breaking anything? Or even mix the two? Kinda have an idea for a Spellcaster/Celestial hybrid... but I expect the answer to be no, lol.
I have actually taken this into account and enabled spellcasters as well as other occults to also become celestial/infernal. Hybrids are always tricky because of their unique needs panels, so the new motives in this mod will be hidden for them. Also, celestials and infernals share the same motive with different visuals, so you can have a sim that is both celestial and infernal. :)
This is feeling a little Supernaturalish (the show) which I love!
You mentioned this will replace your whitelighter mod, which I absolutely love! I use the whitelighter mod in almost all of my game play as trainer's for my witches/fairies/spell casters. Will they exist in a completely new form (as in they will be completely replaced by the celestial/infernal deities) or will they function through a similar mechanism as they currently have?
Essentially, “Whitelighter” will become an ability that can be selected for celestials through progression of the power system. I tried to build this mod as non-destructively as possible, maintaining as much of the older mod’s features as I could or reworking them slightly, without messing with preexisting sims too much. There will probably be some minor issues that arise when updating the mod with existing whitelighters in your save, but I’ve added a lot of cheats that should allow you to correct these things and restore any missing stats. :)
This looks so nice; it has me thinking about the possibilities I will create when I get my hands on it, like a Buffy the Vampire Slayer who slays infernals and vampires, or a Chilling Adventures of Sabrina vibe with a coven that worships infernals. It looks incredible, and I'm so excited for what's to come.
I always thought that the merfolk mod was the pinnacle, but you are scaling another peak! Incredible!
You just keep making the game amazing!
Fuck you are the goat, the queen, and everything in between! I’ve always been a huge fan and it seems like we will getting this soon! Your work is top tier and so worth the wait!
Just a small question , will the book of shadows or power of 3 be in this release? I haven’t stop thinking about this mod all day and I’m insanely curious but I swear I’ll try not to ask too many questions! Ik you work hard enough❤️
Yes, the Book of Shadows is intended to be part of this mod! How much functionality it ends up having is still unclear because of an issue I ran into while creating it, however the animations for opening the book and reading it are fully completed, so it will at least be more functional than a decor object. :)
Holy moly! You're incredible! I am SO looking forward to creating witch covens around a goddess of magic!!! OMG OMG OMG, I'm so excited!
I imagine alot of us "Wicked " fans will be holding space for this!!
I just finished “For Good” yesterday . Definitely holding space for this !
Wow this is going to be a really in-depth mod. I'm very excited and impressed. Really looking forward to the cross-compatibility with faires vs. witches
The concept of creating a fae goddess for my fae sims to worship ? That’s so cool !
Just thought of one thing, Can a Demon become good? And in it's effort to do so, more often that not, being good backfires and turns bad, but eventually will make the transition to good.
YOU. ARE. INCREDIBLE.!!!!!! I am so excited for this release! You are so talented ( T . T ) and you make the sims even more special and expand on the game itself. I am in awe of you and your work. I am always singing your praises and never hesitate to add your mods to my game. Just speechless.......I am so happy, I am shaking with excitement!!!!!!! 😶 **fangirling**
Holy Cow! you have been busy. Sounds like fun. And the more chaos the better. ;)
Wow, this is amazing. Kind of reminds me of Demon: the Fallen
This is genuinely the best thing to happen to my sims save file ever!!! Your mods genuinely shape my occult gameplay over the years!! I can’t wait , I’m so excited and impressed by your work! My Whitelighters and Charmed ones will be soooo cool with this new mod !! You’re amazing genuinely!!❤️❤️
This is so crazy like I can't believe I'm getting all these cosmic and celestial beings with this much attention to detail in the sims! I am super excited to get my hands on this mod when it comes out. The whole domain thing is CRAZY I'm trying to think at all the different possibilities that will be available, I can't wait to create a "Lilith" like infernal being and make her a sacred deity for witches or even vampires ugh I can't wait!!! YOU ARE THE BEST <3 small wishful thinking is that I hope there is a link between this mod and the mermaids as they're my favorite occults and they're quite lacking in content if it weren't for your insane expanded mermaids mod!
The concept of a mermaid Demi god hybrid would be insane!! Or having Atlantean gods?! Dope idea!
Baby in the kitchen cookin!!!! SP you ARE TS4 for me! Thank you for constantly saving this game by infusing it with meaningful gameplay that reflects the decades-worth of players' interests!
This sounds so exciting. Constantine is one of my favorite movies so I cant wait to make things happen on a divine level!
Oh my PLUMBOB. This is amazing and so incredibly thought out. I can't wait to see what you do with it. Quick question ... you mentioned NPC deities. Would we be able to set up NPCs who are already in the game (like Mother Nature, Spruce, the Grim Reaper - heck, even Father Winter!) up as deities under this system? I mean ... I'd also love to let my Sims worship Sylvia from the Expanded Plantsims mod if that's an option. But thank you in advance for this - I cannot wait to see how it develops.
Yes, you’ll be able to set sims as deities using cheats! They’ll need to be assigned as either an Infernal or Celestial and have a dedicated altar, but you’ll be able to set them up and play entirely as one of their followers, if you want. :)
I love this so much. You’re extremely talented and we thank you for your time dedicated to creating this! I’m super excited for this mod it’ll definitely add more layers to my occult Lp that I have! Wanted to ask if there will be interaction with your witches and the spellcasters in game where they can magically summon these beings with ritual. Thinking of the show Magicians and how they’d appeal to the Gods.
That’s part of the plan! :) Witches and spellcasters will also get special benefits from following a deity, even moreso if the deity has the Magic Domain.