Very recently, maybe in the last few days, a LOT of my sims are becoming playful and then very playful and then hysterical and that's leading to death by laughterIt's so bad I've had 3 sims nearly die in one gaming session from hysteria (it happens real fast) and I had to exit the game so they wouldn't die and when I get back I can't play as them for several sim days or the hysteria is still activeIs anyone else having a hysterical death problem? I have aging off and haven't seen the reaper in my game until CoL and the death of livestock brought back death... and now death by laughter quite specifically

I'm not. My sims very rarely become playful, maybe after a bath, but that's about it.

No, can’t say I have. Is there something on your lot triggering the moodlet maybe that you can remove?

I turned off emotional deaths with MCCC. It's not really something I enjoy having in the game.

Was the latest batch of laundry "dry and warm"? That gives a playful mood. And coupled with enough positive moodlets, it may make a sim hysterical.

I've checked without mods and the playful moodlet is still fairly strong and will build on buffs towards hysterical but I'm cutting it off best by having them do push ups to become energizedNone of them have the goofball trait because my goofballs in the past overly pranked toilets so I don't pick that trait any moreNo laundry issues, namely they don't do laundry I've been watching the moodlets and it almost seems to be coming from various stories and then builds really quickly. Like funny story, outrageous story etc. I can't say this is the exact reason but the playful moodlet is suddenly quickly dominant and builds to hysteria quickly if I'm not watching close

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25 Replies

JaiSea
New Ace
4 years ago
I'm not. My sims very rarely become playful, maybe after a bath, but that's about it.
JanuaryGarnet08
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
No, can’t say I have. Is there something on your lot triggering the moodlet maybe that you can remove?
wahini2024
4 years ago
@Pamtastic72 no there's nothing that's triggering it that I've seen so far and it happens really easily and very quickly like I don't have time to send them to take a thoughtful shower or to a chess board or even to flirt to try and change the mood. It's so fast and comes seemingly out of no where

*edit sending them to a mirror to calm down actually makes it worse so I've stopped that
Sharooonia
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I turned off emotional deaths with MCCC. It's not really something I enjoy having in the game.
JanuaryGarnet08
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"wahini2024;c-17965869" wrote:
@Pamtastic72 no there's nothing that's triggering it that I've seen so far and it happens really easily and very quickly like I don't have time to send them to take a thoughtful shower or to a chess board or even to flirt to try and change the mood. It's so fast and comes seemingly out of no where

*edit sending them to a mirror to calm down actually makes it worse so I've stopped that

What about mods? Do you have any mods that might be causing it?
Bluebell23456
4 years ago
Nope. The only Sim lately that is getting playful has the goofball trait. If anything, my Sims seem to being getting "emotionally mindful" out of no where.
User_577435777
4 years ago
I still don't like death by hysteria though
Simmingal
Hero
4 years ago
not really i still havent had a sim die from laughter in sims 4 ive even tried to few times and did not succeed

though i have noticed they are playful more often these days which tbh i welcome cause it was pretty nonexistent emotion in my game before

might be goofball trait tho as i don't use it often
akl1226
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Hmmmm haven’t noticed this either. Very odd
MDianaSims
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Was the latest batch of laundry "dry and warm"? That gives a playful mood. And coupled with enough positive moodlets, it may make a sim hysterical.