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IreneSwift
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago

What's the Deal?

My sim was exploring the Tomb of the Desert Ocean, when this paparazzo caught on fire outside the tomb. Normally, even though paparazzi are annoying, if something like this happens to them, I'll send my sim out to save them. But my sim was so deep into the tomb, there was no way he could have gotten out in time. So I felt I had no real choice but to let the man die. Sure, I could have cheated and teleported my sim out there, but I never teleport my sims unless there's some glitch that keeps them from going somewhere. And really, this guy could have put out his own fire if he'd just had the sense to jump into the pool. But did he try that? No, he did not.

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I kept checking on him to see if he would save himself, then watched Grimmy come for him. Then, just as the man jumped into his tombstone, a message popped up saying "Trip Over. Fikry Ameen has died," and my sim was sent home! As in all the way home to his own home world! I do not see any sense in that whatsoever! This whole situation was totally ridiculous! If anything like this happens again, I think I'll just use NRaas Master Controller and annihilate the sim before he has a chance to die.

16 Replies

  • "Venitia;c-17984718" wrote:
    Ah, I see. Must be a pain then on journeys.


    Sometimes. But as I mentioned, when they're exploring the larger tombs, they almost never get followed very far inside. And at the base camps in China and France, I lock the door to the bedroom I choose for my sim, so nobody else can go in there while they're sleeping.
  • "izecson;c-17984536" wrote:
    I am not sure why that happen but I happen to saw cyclone sword caught on fire in front of his house in a broad daylight and died.


    If a Sim (NPC or not) stands out in sunlight for too long and the temps are too high (25-29C or 77F+) your sim will spontaneously combust. It's hilarious if it isn't a member of the family. Not so funny if it is.
  • So, are the paparazzi considered part of your "family"? Because that could be one reason why you were sent home when they died. Though, that is a horrid feature to have if that is true.
  • Paparazzi are service types and as far as I know are not selectable as a job that you can put your own family members into. They're usually drawn from a pool of service NPCs that is randomly generated. At least I've never tried (with MC).

    Agreed that it would be horrid to have a paparazzi as a family member. :smirk:
  • One of my long ago sims married a paparazzo. He immediately lost his "job."
  • I once used MC to add a paparazzo to my household, assuming that she would automatically lose her job.
    It wasn't until several hours later when she suddenly rushed off to a community lot and I couldn't cancel the action, that I realised that she still had the service role attached.

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