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mauvejinjo's avatar
mauvejinjo
New Novice
2 months ago

Undertaker Chance Cards and Hiring Mourners

In both branches of the Undertaker Career, sims are granted the opportunity to dive deep into lore with new chance cards at every level, some of which require others to have been first completed.

My mortician sim started her career at level six, due to her corresponding University degree. The basic choices for the chance cards work, but I'm not able to progress further with the unlockable options because (I think) she never completed the earlier ones.

The specific chance card involves an option to "move plots" which I cannot unlock, as an earlier option was not chosen for a lower level of the career. Is there any way to still unlock this option?

A second question in regards to funeral planning; hired mourner availability is always random. Is there a way to force certain sims to always appear as hirable mourners?

 

  • purplestargirl's avatar
    purplestargirl
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    I just want to know how to solve the mystery that seems to be there. The chance cards keep popping up with no way to solve and you have to be a ghost for one of them, which my Sim is alive for that.  Also where did you get the University degree related to the Undertaker career? I've looked through them and none of them give benefits for it.

    "The specific chance card involves an option to "move plots" which I cannot unlock, as an earlier option was not chosen for a lower level of the career. Is there any way to still unlock this option?" I think for this one it requires a certain level of fitness or thanatology. Make sure you have both and then you can move the plots.

    • mauvejinjo's avatar
      mauvejinjo
      New Novice
      2 months ago

      For the ghost options, I just have my sims take a dip in the Baleful Bog before work; the corresponding moodlet lasts long enough to still be active when the chance card triggers. The thing is, though (and w/o spoilers) it only seems that the career-specific options actually lead to more lore. It's very confusing!

      My mortician has a Distinguished Degree with Honors in Biology, and a Distinguished Degree of Fine Arts. I'm not certain which one gave her the head-start, but she was given the option to start off as a Mortician/Microbial Researcher whereas her husband (who never went to college) could only start out as a Grave Digger.

      UPDATE:  Mortician is tied to Biology, and Funeral Director is tied to Psychology.  I tested the game with the mortician's assistant, giving her various prestige degrees until the appropriate career(s) showed up.

      Her fitness skill is high, and her Thanatology skill is maxed, so I don't believe that's it. I've even tried specifically researching the House of Fallen Trees before she goes to work - to no avail. I appreciate the suggestion, though!

      • purplestargirl's avatar
        purplestargirl
        Seasoned Novice
        2 months ago
        mauvejinjo wrote:

        UPDATE:  Mortician is tied to Biology, and Funeral Director is tied to Psychology.  I tested the game with the mortician's assistant, giving her various prestige degrees until the appropriate career(s) showed up.

        I believe you are mistaken. I made another Sim go get her psychology degree and Undertaker is not an option for degree advancement. No college degrees for that career path just yet unless it's either a glitch or they just haven't updated it for University.

    • mauvejinjo's avatar
      mauvejinjo
      New Novice
      2 months ago

      Is it a bug, though? I'll gladly report it to the forum, though.

      I've done some testing, and this is what I've found out for anyone interested or having the same issue. There are spoilers:

      Levels 1-4 of the Undertaker branch require Thanatology skill to unlock the hidden option, and this leads to a message about Jon Smith Tricou. Level 5 of the Mortician branch (I would surmise the same for Funeral Director) requires the Jon Smith option to have been unlocked first. Level 7 is unrelated to the quest but also requires Thanatology skill. At level 8, your sim can receive the "Move Plots" option only if the interactions from level 5-6 and Levels 1-4 have been previously unlocked. 

      As for hired mourners... they seem to only be a pool of sims you do not have in your relationship tab, and are directly tied to the neighborhood where you plan your funeral and NOT where you intend to host your funeral. It's an odd mechanic, especially since you can sort hired mourners by friendship or relationship status; both of which nullify the hidden requirement to be considered a hired mourner.

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    2 months ago

    mauvejinjo  It's fine to report issues that might not be bugs as long as you've tested without mods or custom content present.  If the Sims team decides it's by design, someone can post that, and you'll know.  Even by-design "issues" can sometimes be changed if enough players complain or the outcome isn't logical.

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