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j1piter_f's avatar
3 years ago

Why am I hearing an evil laugh randomly

Just to preface, I have two adults one daughter living in oasis springs. none have toxic traits and I have no expansion packs. 


out of no where I’ll hear a deep evil laugh that is a bit louder than all gameplay. It happens at any time and it’s not my sims or my TV. 

for example, my adult male sim was just eating his meal and the laugh happened. It’s not my sims laugh as my sim doesn’t have a voice that deep. 

I have no idea what it is and an answer or solution would me much appreciated 🙂

19 Replies

  • xochiquetzl_xkvn's avatar
    xochiquetzl_xkvn
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago

    Yeah, he's only in the vampire pack, so if you don't have it it's not him.

  • Pick-a-boo_doo's avatar
    Pick-a-boo_doo
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @j1piter_f
    Hi, there
    I have been watching your posts with great interest so far.
    I have a few questions.
    1. what DLC do you have?
    2. does this happen without mods?

    Also, can you attach a screenshot of the lot type and lot trait of the houses where this phenomenon occurs?
    I'd like to know too what is the cause.
  • j1piter_f's avatar
    j1piter_f
    3 years ago

    @Pick-a-boo_doo They’re all residential but I went to the park in oasis springs and it happens there. I put the traits for my home with the good lighting and one where the sims get the homey moodlet and the breezy trait too
  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    3 years ago
    @j1piter_f I'd file a bug report since it's happening while travelling too. That's definitely sounding like a bug. It can't be linked to a lot or a Sim in that case.
    I'm going to various pages and sites and typing in "evil laugh" lol to see if I can find anything anywhere else. Except for the old Sims community thread from 2015 mentioning it I can't find anything, and that 2015 thread had no advice or solutions. There were some YouTube results but I didn't check them out as my mobile isn't playing with sound (so that's super not helpful).
    I'll definitely be following this one to see how it turns out!
  • Pick-a-boo_doo's avatar
    Pick-a-boo_doo
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    Hi
    @j1piter_f
    Sorry for the late reply. And you wrote that there is nothing in the expansion pack. I had overlooked that.
    I see that you can hear it not only in your home lot, but also where you go out. That is strange.
    Have you tried it without the MODs? I don't use MODs so I don't know the details, but is there such a thing as a peeping sim appearing and following you around? But you don't see anyone nearby, do you? Very strange.

    @simsplayer818
    What kind of search words did you try to find in YouTube? Please let me know if you don't mind. If I can find something that looks like that, I would like to see.
  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    3 years ago
    @Pick-a-boo_doo I did a general internet search with the term "Sims 4 evil laugh" and it showed a few video links in the search results but I didn't view them.
  • Pick-a-boo_doo's avatar
    Pick-a-boo_doo
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago

    @j1piter_fand @simsplayer818
    Hi, Thanks for the reply.
    So the phenomenon started without mods? Didn't it generate LastException, does it?
    I wonder if the sound is still somewhere in the background, as like the one in Live Mode where the background music keeps playing. That's about all I can think of at this stage.
    I'll try to find some video on YouTube.

    Adding:

    Unfortunately, I couldn't find any footage to reference; there was one on reddit, posted last month about Evil Laugh, but I think it was a little different because it said the whole house was covered in dust, along with laughter.
    You don't mean that you hear laughter the whole time you are playing, but that you hear laughter at some point, right? Maybe there is some trigger.
    There is a Malcolm Landgraab in Oasis Springs who has an Evil trait. Is it possible that he was nearby when you heard the laughter? (His laughter is a bit high toned.)
    Also, are there any midi files mixed in with the Tray folder? If so, is it possible that it is a voice midi?
    Here's what I can think of right now.
    It doesn't feel good to hear that laughter while playing, does it...
    Sorry I can't offer any clues. I hope you will be able to figure out this soon.
    I'll post again if I think of anything else.

  • PipMenace's avatar
    PipMenace
    Hero
    3 years ago

    I was hearing a creepy laugh in my game recently too - high pitched rather than deep - and eventually discovered that my youngest Sim child is laughing in his sleep. I didn't know this was possible, and it's definitely a bit creepy... but is it possible one of your adult Sims is doing the same?