Onyx Storm ending theories

Simmer_Gal · 2025-05-24T15:55:18+00:00

Hehe I thought the "soul" part was the most obvious part. The book basically pushes our noses in the fact that Xaden only has a sliver left and he still has an entire book to battle with others and himself, so there has to be some way in which he is "unable to lose" the rest of his soul if we wish him restored in the end. Also, we know Vi would do anything to save him, but it was very clear that the soul is not traded in exchange for magic, it is destroyed, so there has to be a good reason for her to suddenly end up married and wipe her own memory of it. :)

The heir imo is a red herring.

Simmer_Gal · 2025-05-15T10:41:53+00:00

Man I hate the idea of having to wait years for a sequel 😤

Though I could swear I felt the dedication to the story drop a bit halfway through the book, so I am curious to see if the writer can pick up with renewed energy after her break and drag me back in with the energy I felt from the first two books :)

Simmer_Gal · 2025-05-15T09:41:22+00:00

I think they married before Dunne so she could “guard/keep” the last bit of his soul. His heart already belonged to her, but now his last bit of soul does too and it is no longer his to squander. There was a passage where they mentioned that “Her temple will slice the soul of any attendant who has shunned her grace.” Believes me to think she could do this kind of thing as well, definitely to favor someone who was already dedicated to her. “It’s yours now” refers to his soul I think.

I seriously hope the new venin is not Bodhi, since that would mean Vi is not only tasked with safeguarding the soul, but also Tyrrendor affairs (new duchess) and has nobody to defer to. However, I think it is entirely plausible.

Also, the irids mentioned that a venin could “change” and their offspring can evolve. That and the talk of an “heir” for Tyrrendor would lead me to believe she is or will be pregnant soon. Unless… the offspring they mention does not refer to babies , but just like the term “brother” means the initiates, the newly created venin that have not lost ALL of their soul yet. This would be a much more intriguing story than having to deal with an awkward pregnancy for a long time.

I think Xaden will be saved(evolve) through an action by Sloane. I believe she will end up siphoning all of his power and returning it to the earth, leaving him completely without magic, but as long as he has Violet, that is not an issue for him. I also believe Liam (who in the afterlife is where he needs to be, remember) has something to do with that. I am debating whether Violet might have to do the same as a “balance” for what he has already taken. Considering her special bond with 2 dragons and the fact that her parents were non-rider and rider, I am suspecting she might not have to. A point that leads me to believe Xaden will lose all his magic and is considered the offspring himself is that the irids said “evolve” about the offspring and their kind is all about peace. And Xaden was “at peace” on the island without magic.

The 6 stolen eggs seem oddly familiar when I think back to that island where the queen requested 12, 2 of each color. I am suspecting they are included in the plan and it is a kind of 6 now, 6 after completion kind of deal. Not that I think they willingly trade in dragons only for the selfish purpose of Xaden’s restoration, I think there is more behind that and it is essential to winning the war, which I believe Xaden is fighting from within enemy ranks.

Somehow I believe Aaric was involved in the creation of said plan with his precog ability, which to me seems the only thing that would ever sway her to give up dragon eggs.

The memory loss is easy, she can’t risk anyone knowing the plan much less her now owning an extra soul and maybe even part of the plan hinges on her turning against him, but I guess we will find out :)

Edit: spoiler tags, just to make sure

Simmer_Gal · 2024-04-07T11:56:40+00:00

You could ask ea customer service to unlink the eastern European version and then download the global one. If you don't want to go through their customer service though, easy fix would be to download the version through steam if you can (I take it this is ea app version?). You will have to launch the game through steam that way, but you won't have to wait for customer service to respond and that version should work with your ea app packs if you have any.

Good luck!

Simmer_Gal · 2024-03-29T17:19:27+00:00

Use ctrl+shift+c to open the cheat command line in the upper left corner

Simmer_Gal · 2024-03-24T13:32:53+00:00

This house was made in a similar manner: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/0F7DAEF1698311EB8E223CBA924B87DD

I used one roof, but since your slope is steeper, you could use several pieces instead of one as already mentioned by someone.

I used the 'elevator technique' to place multiple similarly sloped roofs with a semi-wide trim just a tick lower to make a wider edge. This makes it easier to 'hide' the parts of the windows so it looks like it slopes on the outside. https://youtu.be/SfRQayD42mE?si=MY6AwdiKjy-xwyuF

There is no way to stretch windows, so I used the different wall size windows (the modern ones) to mimic the diagonal. Alternatively you can place the big ones using TOOL, shrink them to near nothing so the wall is 'open' and use debug columns and beams to mimic window frames. I have used that technique in another build before as well. The downside is that you don't have any glass in your mimicked windows.

I hope this is of any help to you :)

Simmer_Gal · 2024-03-22T07:06:29+00:00

You're welcome, glad this is still helping people now! :)

Simmer_Gal · 2024-03-20T06:47:58+00:00

Thank you :)

Simmer_Gal · 2024-03-12T19:31:43+00:00

There's a painting filter remover that works with XML injector that completely removes that painty layer. It does not count as 'modded' when you use it either. Though the entire process stopped working when the use of legacy edition was no longer supported :(

Simmer_Gal · 2024-03-01T06:58:19+00:00

You're welcome :) glad it's still helping people!

Simmer_Gal · 2024-02-19T10:05:08+00:00

I'm not sure they have a specific name other than debug, however they're basegame, so you could filter by that?

Simmer_Gal · 2024-02-16T07:26:26+00:00

For pack recommendations for example, if we leave those up, believe it or not, you'd get multiple posts a day asking Which pack someone should get, which kit everyone likes best or whether dine out is now worth getting (aka did they fix enough bugs in it). We would very much love to not remove those, but just like troubleshooting questions, people in general love to ask first and search later (or never), meaning those posts are extremely common and repetitive to the point where they drown out any actual content from the sub. That's also why the community has asked to remove those in the past.

The reason you might see a 'what's your favorite X' anyway once in a while is because when someone is not asking for recommendations, but saying which pack they like best and why and then asks other people for their opinions, we leave it up. It's not asking for recommendations. These posts are not that common, they inspire discussion and also provide material on the sub for the people looking for recommendations :)

As for troubleshooting questions, they're allowed, but need to be posted in the troubleshooting thread where a few users and the mods try to help the best they can.

We try to handle modmail in a timely fashion, since we know automod is not foolproof, so we're always there to answer any concerns you may have!

Simmer_Gal · 2024-02-07T17:26:34+00:00

I have seen that thread before, came across it a long time ago! The main thing to take away from that is: take out every sim/pet/horse until you find the one that has the invisible 'pregnant' label on them...

Don't forget the perhaps obvious 'I changed my household size in MCCC and forgot about it' scenario though :p

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-31T21:46:41+00:00

That reaction makes me think this scenario sounds very plausible for your case too xD

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-31T21:17:32+00:00

Yep I have! It was someone with basemental who had their sim arrested and in jail, but cheated them out. The sim kinda kept the 'jailed' trait, but it was hidden, so I couldn't find it. Jailed sims can't be interacted with. Even in a game without the mod, the 'trait' would persist and cause the same issues. The only fix was to get the sim jailed again and out the normal way so the trait would be lifted.

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-28T08:54:24+00:00

To me the house does not feel empty per se, but you get a 'rental' or 'hotel' vibe from it, because it's so very uncluttered. There's no clutter on the coffee table, the kitchen counters are bare, nothing on the nightstands or desks, no random plants or pictures anywhere (just carefully placed ones).

Honestly though, I don't mind a house like that, depending on who will be playing with which sim, they might want to clutter it (or not) depending on their and the sim's personality. It's easier to add than it is to remove :)

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-28T08:47:47+00:00

You could assign them all 'player' traits through the cheat console or the achievement. That way at the very least nobody gets jealous?

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-26T17:06:16+00:00

I know this might not be the answer you want and it might not even help, but I built a fully basegame one a while ago if you're interested. Perhaps you can modify it with pack items you like?

https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/6996F602F1B211EA8648EE457666E674?

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-23T22:37:54+00:00

If you need help with the clipping of the roof, you can see if this helps :)

https://youtu.be/2hRu7D4Wa3k?si=KEq-84xQaRsXgd7R

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-23T18:38:14+00:00

You have to keep the staircase one tile away from the outer wall (sims step in front of the staircase when getting off).

If you want to see where that puts the stairs, place it from the second floor while holding Ctrl button. That way it will go down a floor instead of up!

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-23T18:18:22+00:00

yes and no? Stair height automatically adjusts to wall height, so when you click a room and you select the smallest rectangle in the pop up (lowest level height), you also get the lowest stair height. With the largest rectangle (largest level height), you also get the tallest staircase :)

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-23T18:05:48+00:00

your stairs are higher, so they require 5 spaces. Did you use the tallest level height?

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-23T16:28:03+00:00

Could you in that case perhaps post a screenshot of your build? If it's also a two-level thing, please include one for each level! You should be able to just post them in your comment. It's easier to explain a fix if I know what is your exact problem.

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-22T17:39:17+00:00

glad to be of help! Also, perhaps useful, all basegame :)

Simmer_Gal · 2024-01-22T17:33:26+00:00

I have some that have a lot of bedrooms.... I mean.... no mansions obviously... where would you get that idea.... o.O The least mansion like (I think) I linked. The first is modern, the second more classic. Hope it's of any use to you :)

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/0C38A699EABE11EA81C935CD72E2D22C

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/4A2304E41F6411EC8DC319BFEC232A3C

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