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EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago

Neighborhood Stories Death Notifications: Let's Find Them!

Hi! Here again to make a discussion of finding fun things together!

This time: death notifications when you check what has happened from the mailbox.

From the announcement post, we have this:

was milking it and got too close to a cowplant.


While this discussion goes on, I'll update this post with more notifications we get. It's fun to see what text is written there.
All the collected notifications are under the spoilers.
Base Game:
Starvation:
Currently not possible.

Fire:
  • tried to make cereal but it burst into flames.
  • tried fixing the toilet and it randomly burst into flames.

Drowning:
  • should have taken swimming classes.
  • went to sleep with the fishes.

Electrocution:
  • Shockingly, botched a repair and was electrocuted.
  • stuck a finger in a plug and eletricity came out.

Overexertion:
  • might have loved too much for his/her/their age.
  • exercised too much for his/her/their age.

Cowplant:
  • was milking it and got too close to a cowplant.
  • fell for a cowplant's cake bait. He/She/They could not have his/her/their cake and eat it too.

Laughter:
  • heard a dad joke and laughed a little too hard.
  • had his/her/their last laugh.

Anger:
  • got a little too angry and exploded.
  • was so angry he/she/they burst into flames and died.

Embarrassment:
  • blushed so much he/she/they exploded.
  • experienced more embarrassment than any Sim can handle.

Meteorite:
Currently not possible.

Spa Day gp:
Steam:
Currently not possible.

City Living ep:
Pufferfish:
Currently not possible.

Vampires gp:
Sunlight:
  • forgot he/she/they shouldn't go under the sun.
  • tried to get a tan and is now ashes.

Jungle Adventure gp:
Poison:
Currently not possible.

My First Pet sp:
Rabid Rodent Fever:
Currently not possible.

Seasons ep:
Freezing:
  • let it go and froze solid.
  • forgot his/her/their winter clothes and became a popsicle

Overheating:
  • wore winter clothes during a heat wave and overheated.
  • stayed in the sun a little too long and overheated.

Lightning:
Currently not possible.

Flowers:
Currently not possible.

StrangerVille gp:
Spoiler
Consumed by the Mother Plant:
Currently not possible.

Realm of Magic gp:
Spellcaster Overload:
  • overcharged and couldn't contain the magical energy.
  • tried to cast one too many spells.

Discover University ep:
Catastrophic Meltdown:
Currently not possible.(Might never exist, but I'm keeping the options open)

Tiny Living sp:
Crushed to Death by a Murphy Bed:
Currently not possible.

Eco Lifestyle ep:
Flies:
Currently not possible.

Beetlejuice:
Currently not possible.(Again might never exist, but as ghost type exists, I'm keeping options open)

Snowy Escape ep:
Vending Machine:
Currently not possible.

Falling from Heights:
  • No cliffhanger here; slipped when rock climbing.
  • thought he/she/they could conquer a mountain, but the mountain conquered him/her/them.

Cottage Living ep:
Slain by Rabbit:
  • got on the bad side of a rabbit.
  • asked a rabbit if it wanted a carrot, but the rabbit chose violence.

Slain by Chicken:
  • got on the bad side of a chicken.
  • was victim to a vicious chicken attack.



Here are the factors that determine the accidental deaths. Credit to @kusurusu for sharing this info!
Spoiler

Cowplant:
x0 - Child
x2 - Foodie/Adventurous/Clumsy/Green Friend
x2 - Gardener
x2 - Gardening skill (0-3)

Electrocution:
x2 - Geek/Genius/Clumsy
x2 - Scientist
x2 - Handiness skill (0-3)

Anger:
x1.5 - (age based)
x2 - HotHeaded/Jealous
x2 - Retail
x0.5 - Wellness skill (4+)
x0 - Vampire

Laughter:
x2 - Goofball/Cheerfull
x0.5 - Gloomy
x2 - Comedy skill (5+)
x0 - Vampire

Exhaustion:
x0 - Child to Adult
x2 - Romantic/Lazy
x2 - Athletic career
x0 - Vampire

Embarrassment:
x1.5 - Child to Young Adult
x2 - Gloomy/Snob
x2 - Style Influencer/Social Media
x0.5 - Entertainer

Fire:
x1.5 - Astronaut
x2 - Clumsy
x2 - Cooking skill (0-4)

Drown:
x2 - Clumsy
x0.5 - Lifeguard
x2 - Fisherman/Diver
x0 - Vampire/Mermaid/Child of the Ocean/Master of the Sea (career reward)

Sun (GP04):
x0 - everyone minus Vampires w/o Perfect Sun Resistance

Frozen (EP05):
x0 - Vampire
x0 - (seasons based)
x3 - Winter
x0 - Force Comfortable (hidden buff)
x0.1 - Spring

Overheat (EP05):
x0 - Vampire
x0 - Winter
x3 - Summer
x0 - Force Comfortable (hidden buff)
x0.1 - Fall

Climbing (EP10):
x3 - Rock Climbing skill (0-3)
x3 - Adventurous
x3 - lives in Komorebi

Spellcaster Overload (GP08):
x0 - everyone minus Spellcasters
x0 - Magical Resonance perk

Killer Rabbit/Chicken (EP11):
x0.1 - Animal Enthusiast
x2 - lives in Henford


Let's begin! I'll try my best to get those messages too. I think I'll create a save where I only allow accidental death to happen.
Edit. It turns out text for old age doesn't exist.
  • EgonVM's avatar
    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    "Elisetom;c-18081363" wrote:
    @Lucy_Henley , I may be wrong, but I think that the toggle only disable the accidental deaths, meaning that if you have aging on, your sims will eventually die of old age.


    Correct. Old age is separate from accidental deaths as accidental deaths are caused by many factors, but old age is caused by aging bar reaching full. That's why there are no special messages about death by old age.
  • Ahhh, thanks for the information.

    I haven't seen any death notifications yet. I wish there was a better way of seeing neighbourhood stories, particularly being able to see more at once. It'd be better if we could get a roundup every few days or every week, rather than having to repeatedly click on the mailbox for every single notification.
  • I’ve had some now, in one of my saves. Luna Villareal laughed to death, another random Sim (not a premade) got electrocuted… and Thorne Bailey lost a fight with a rabbit :D :D :D
  • EgonVM's avatar
    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    So then. I found the second anger message.

    Now it's time to turn everyone in my game into either a vampire or a spellcaster.
    The Turning is Nigh!
  • "Lucy_Henley;c-18081393" wrote:
    Ahhh, thanks for the information.

    I haven't seen any death notifications yet. I wish there was a better way of seeing neighbourhood stories, particularly being able to see more at once. It'd be better if we could get a roundup every few days or every week, rather than having to repeatedly click on the mailbox for every single notification.


    TwistedMexi made a mod to see them all at once, but they open in a separate, temporary notification panel and are gone once you close it (which means you have to take notes if you want the info available for later use). It does stop it filling up your regular notifications so fast though.
  • EgonVM's avatar
    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    I have good news and bad news.
    Good news:
    I finally got one of the death by sunlight messages!


    Bad news;
    There's another to find! Oh no... It took me so long to find one so it'll take me even longer to find another! I had my sim turn over 170 sims into vampires for this message. Seems like the turning isn't over yet...
    Help me if you could!
  • EgonVM's avatar
    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    Oh, just a look into another discussion and I have made another find:
    https://twitter.com/SimGuruPJ/status/1504167017993031681

    Ooh! So we have multiple for each death! That's exciting!
    Edit. Ah, they may or may not have made into the game. I'll put these in italics in the header post then...
    Edit 2. I found two of them! Onto hoping to find the toilet bursting into flames one!
    Edit 3. Finally I had the "toilet bursting into flames" one! This means that they all are in the game.
  • EgonVM's avatar
    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    Only sunlight remains. We are so close!

    Now then. It's time to increase vampire turning.