Q&A: Life & Death

INTRO

#AD (just in case this counts as social media)

I was invited to join the CFE (not final build) opportunity for Life & Death. Thank you to the EA Creator Network for this chance to answer questions for you about ALL THE THINGS!

I will be taking and answering questions about gameplay, writing several Bucket Lists, finishing Unfinished Business, being Macabre, running as I'm Chased by Death, digging graves and WooHooing in ALL THE THINGS! Plus I'll give you info on Ravenwood, Crows, Festivals, Careers, Ghost Historian Aspiration, Tarot, Wills, lore and anything else you guys want to know about! And there's a lot. I haven't even scratched the surface yet, and I've been playing for a week.

The embargo has already lifted at time of posting and I'll break answers down into spoilers (if they are working yet, if not, replies) in case you just want to know some things and keep the rest a mystery.

Format will be similar to last time where I have links to each subject and add more info to each based on questions asked and as I discover things through gameplay. If you didn't see it the first time you look, check on the subject post again later.

Index to follow (if I can get it working this time). Let me know if there's something I forgot. You know the drill...

Let the Reaping commence!

P..S. - I also have a Creator Code now, so if you find my Q&A useful you might consider it as an option at checkout. This doesn't give you a discount, but it would give me a 5% commission on price of the pack. If you wish to use it, my code is EmmaVane. Just enter the code on the the payment screen where voucher codes normally go. Thank you, EA for this opportunity.

INDEX

CROWS - PET CROWS
CROSS-PACK GAMEPLAY - MISCELLANEOUS
COLLECTIONS - TAROT CARDS
COLLECTIONS - MISCELLANEOUS
GHOSTS - GHOST MASTERY ABILITIES & UNLOCKS
GHOSTS - GHOST BABIES?
LOTS - CEMETERIES & HALLOWED GROUND LOT TRAIT
MEDIA - TV, RADIO AND BOOKS
PREP FOR DEATH - WILLS & HEIRLOOMS
PREP FOR DEATH - FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS & GRAVE MARKERS
RECIPES AND NEW INGREDIENTS
SOUL'S JOURNEY - OVERVIEW
SOUL'S JOURNEY - BUCKET LIST & UNFINISHED BUSINESS GOALS - ALL PACKS, BY CATEGORY

expansion packs

feedback

tips

Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
2 days ago
I noticed that one of the new optional gravestones shows a motif of a scull. It gives me vibes of Grim. It can be elected so I take it that this is just a variety, but then I wonder if this stone is connected to sims who worked as Grim reaper? Or sims with the macabre trait?
Did anyone get this headstone by default, based on a sim's merits in life?
leucosiax
Seasoned Veteran
10 days ago
Can unplayable ghost haunting a house still be an option with the ep installed?
How does one die of age if aging it off?
CAn a sims get or give a full tarot card spread reading like in the trailer?
Tealdawn89
Rising Newcomer
10 days ago
I'm also dealing with this issue currently while trying to complete this quest.
leucosiax
Seasoned Veteran
11 days ago
Can unplayable ghost haunting a house still be an option with the ep installed? How does one die of age if aging it off?
- EmmaVane
  Seasoned Veteran
  10 days ago
  Yes. When a Sim dies you still have the BG options of Played or Free Roaming (unplayed) Ghost. You just have the additional option to Rebirth on death (if you have earned it before death, else it's greyed out). To have them haunt your house like before, just keep the grave marker (urn/tombstone) on the lot and there's a chance they'll spawn at night. There's also the Spooky Lot Challenge (CL) that will spawn random Ghosts for you.
  
  If you have Seasons and craft any Flower Arrangement scented with Death Flower you can gift it to any Sim to age them up. If you gift it to an Elder, they will age up to... Dead. I'm not sure if there's an option for pets. Might be possible via an Age-Up Treat on an Elder pet?
  - leucosiax
    Seasoned Veteran
    10 days ago
    how is the death in bed from an elder activated? does that happen with the flower arrangement. never been able to make an arrangement with the death flower. does it also turn robots human, i heard?
Miataplay
Seasoned Ace
19 days ago
Thank you for this positive thread!
It has been so informative for those of us that do not own the new EP yet. ☺
thatsme_ever
Rising Novice
20 days ago
Thank you so much for this list!
Jomilej
New Scout
23 days ago
Hello,
Thank for all the pieces of information. It's really helpful. I was wondering if Servos have a soul's journey, do you know if they can have a soul's journey?
- EmmaVane
  Seasoned Veteran
  22 days ago
  Servos do not have Ghosts in regular gameplay. I guess machines do not have Souls. I haven't tested it in game, but could do so quickly...
  
  So I downloaded a Servo and a Ghost Servo (hax!) from the Gallery to test and these are the results:
  
  • Neither regular nor Ghost Servo have Soul's Journeys in their Aspiration panel. Ghost Servo does have the Ghost Powers available and their tombstone in their inventory (though it's the regular Sim one, not the Servo one, likely broken by cheating).
  • Turned on Testing Cheats and CAS Full Edit Mode and took them into CAS to see if I could add/edit Death Traits. Not possible on either Servo.
  • Tried adding Death by Drowning trait to Servo in Live Mode, via cheat bar. This works, second Ghost Servo also has Ghost powers, but still no Soul's Journey.
  • Removed Ghost trait and tried in-game death via cheat (rabbit). Servo dies and leaves Servo Tombstone. No option to continue as a Ghost/be a free roaming Ghost. Just gone. This Servo left a Servo tombstone behind.
  
  So it looks as though you can have Ghost Servos with Ghost powers via cheats, but they can't be made through CAS or gameplay and they never have Soul's Journey in any instance.
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
24 days ago
Ok, through tuning files, I think I have found Werewolves and Life & Death cross-pack bug, but I'll ask you to test it out.
Could you try to get "I want to go on a wolfy adventure!" Bucket List goal? After that, try WooHoo'ing, fighting, or becoming best friends with a werewolf in Moonwood Mill. Does this complete the goal? If not, try WooHoo'ing, fighting, or becoming best friends with a werewolf in Glimmerbrook instead. Does it work now?
Please do share the results. I hope it is not a bug that makes it into a final release, but I'm afraid it might be...
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
24 days ago
What kind of gravestones and urns are available when switching the appearance? And can some of them be recolored like Spellcasters' gravestones can?
- EmmaVane
  Seasoned Veteran
  24 days ago
  I replied to this before but it didn't stick. These are the options with all packs in. The colour variants don't seem to be included, but I guess you could still use them as décor in Cemeteries. Maybe they can be patched in later too.
  
  UPDATE: Tested for swatches on each tombstone/urn in Build/Buy. New pics have a number to indicate how many swatches each comes in. Sorry I didn't think to check that way before.
  
  Missing Grave Markers are:
  
  • Cat tombstone/urn (would be nice for Cat Lovers)
  • Dog tombstone/urn (would be nice for Dog Lovers)
  • Servo tombstone (would be cool for Geeks or Techy Sims)
  • Colour swatches for Alien tombstone/urn (these exist as separate items, so it would be nice if the swatches were added to the functional one)
  • Drowning urn with life ring.
  - EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    24 days ago
    Thanks!
    Right now there are 2 recolorable gravestones available: Spellcaster gravestone and Mt. Komorebi gravestone. What I mean is that if you switch to the gravestone, you can then enter Build Mode and use the design tool to change their color.
    Here's a picture of it:
    Or do you get this usual message when using the design tool on the new graves?
EmmaVane
Seasoned Veteran
24 days ago
COLLECTIONS - MISCELLANEOUS

Various
Collectibles from BG and various packs can be found via the interaction Reach into the Fissure on Netherworld Fissures. You will encounter these in the Reaper career during an event. If you are on a lot with the Hallowed Ground Lot Trait they can also occasionally occur. Reaching into the fissures will give you a random collectible, and a random moodlet, but the rewards outweigh the risks considering Omiscan Treasures [JA] can be found in there.

Frogs
NEW: Death Frog - Found in Ravenwood. Recipe ingredient. Unbreedable.

Gardening
Updated: Death Flowers - Can now be found when opening Starter Flowers seed packets whilst on a Cemetery Lot.