So my teen sim who I spent hours and hours on maxing up everything from baby to teen died after she came home from school and went for a swim. She hardly managed to get in the water before she died. Can they die from being tense and then going for a swim? Usually swimming makes my sims relax?
"MDianaSims;c-17478115" wrote: Or it could have been really cold, if you have seasons. Did she swim in the pool or in the ocean? That might make a difference too.
In ocean, especially in Mua Pel'Am, sims can get pulled underwater by the ocean threat. If it happens randomly, sims can drown due to this, regardless of their needs or emotions.
"EgonVM;c-17478257" wrote: In ocean, especially in Mua Pel'Am, sims can get pulled underwater by the ocean threat. If it happens randomly, sims can drown due to this, regardless of their needs or emotions.
"EgonVM;c-17478257" wrote: In ocean, especially in Mua Pel'Am, sims can get pulled underwater by the ocean threat. If it happens randomly, sims can drown due to this, regardless of their needs or emotions.
Wasn't aware this could happen :#
I'll share a video that shows off that. It's made by HollieBB. I'll put it under spoilers so this post won't make a large space.
Though there are some things to clarify (as things like that somehow call me to test them out). The tense moodlet that sim gets when surviving it blames mermaids because they have an ability to summon ocean threats (which won't kill sims). However, if sim dies by that, if you either disable death by cheats or really quickly pause the game after sim has been pulled underwater, they'll get an uncomfortable moodlet that disappears as soon as sim begins drowning. As I've captured a picture of the moodlet, I'll share its name and description here:
Uncomfortable +2
Deep Sea Horrors (From Swimming in the Ocean)
Something pulled under the water. Luckily managed to escape... for now.
3 hours
Though it seems like a black cloud in ocean, it's actually a flat effect. The fact that we don't really know what it is is scary. It could be a shark, it could be a kraken, it could be souls of dead sims pulling sims to join them, or something else. Anyway, it's best to get out of the ocean when you see a shark. If you spot your sim being pulled underwater, you can pause the game and press M key to travel somewhere else.
"kiwi84;c-17479073" wrote: It did happen in the ocean, but I'm still not sure why. Like I said she was tense from coming home from school, but she almost instantly died when she started swimming outside her house. The notification then popped up and said she died from drowning. I have never resurected a ghost, but considering trying it this time if it's possible.
Could you tell the following? 1. Where did it happen? In which neighborhood? Which lot was loaded? 2. How often do you travel with your sims? 3. Did you hear the music when your sim died? If you did, how did it sound? 4. What traits did your teen sim had? What was her life state? 5. Has your sim encountered sharks before she went swimming again? 6. Do you use mods/CC?
"gogojelly;c-17478819" wrote: I didn't know they could die so suddenly. honestly i didn't even know they could drown either. there wasn't any prompt that let you know why she died?
Usually, when a sim in your household drowns, the game will only notify that the sim is drowning. Unless sim swims in pool and something else besides low energy caused the drowning (freezing, emotional overload etc).
Something to keep in mind is that since the patch that came before Parenthood game pack, teens cannot die by emotions (mainly because moodswings can give teens 50 points of either anger, tenseness, embarrasment, or saddness).
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