Re: Things You Didn't Know!

I didn’t know about Kodama and it is very helpful @EgonVM 🙂 It is great to now know that when hiking it is best to have a harvestable or seed in the sims inventory.

Decided to look into jungle dangers.

My question was: does spider/bat/bee attacks caused by Creepy Crawlies lot trait poison sims less than in jungle.

Answer: no. The chance is same.

Yet I discovered something:

• Spiders have the highest chance of poisoning your sim.
• Bees can cause poisoning.
• Bats seem to not cause poisoning at all.

So yeah, these three have different chances of poisoning your sim, with spiders being most dangerous and bats only causing discomfort.

I don’t like spiders in real life or in the game! @EgonVM ☹️ I wouldn't want my sims living in a home with the creepy crawlies trait! 

Curse of the Night Wraith. Sims 4 Realm of Magic.

The Night Wraith is a cursed ghost who antagonizes Spellcasters in The Sims 4. He only appears when certain conditions are met. Whenever a Spellcaster is stuck with the Curse of the Night Wraith, they will start to feel its effects. Their energy need will plummet, and they will be unable to sleep, making them always exhausted. At night, the Night Wraith becomes visible.

The Night Wraith is a grey ghost with glowing eyes who stalks the afflicted Sim at all times of the day. He cannot be interacted with, and Spellcaster Sims are forced to suffer through his presence until the curse is lifted. There isn't much information on the Night Wraith besides his three traits, Evil, Mean, and Dastardly, from his Public Enemy Aspiration. He is also always sad and has an Atrocious reputation.

Spellcaster Sims can get the Curse of the Night Wraith in several ways: failing at a spell, brewing a lousy potion, or losing a duel. They are more vulnerable to magical failures whenever their Spellcaster charge is too high. Luckily, the curse can be lifted easily. Players have several options to lift a curse in The Sims 4: Realm of Magic. One is to brew a potion of Curse Cleansing using any cauldron. Only Spellcasters can brew potions, and the recipe includes the following:

• 1 Apple
• 1 Angelfish
• 1 Citrine
• 1 Mandrake

Another way is to use the Decursify spell. Sims will unlock spells naturally as they increase their Spellcaster level and practice Practical, Mischief, and Untamed magic. They can also ask one of the three Sages to teach them spells. Lastly, Spellcaster Sims can equip the Hexproof perk to avoid all curses indefinitely. If players need to get rid of it quickly and can't access the potion or spell, they can use the cheat traits.remove_trait trait_Curses_NightStalker.

https://gamerant.com/the-sims-4-guide-the-night-wraith/

The Night Wraith sounds quite scary and the effects of the curse aren’t too good! @simgirl1010 It is great that there are ways to get rid of the curse! 

Today's info is on vending machines.

Items can get stuck there, but it'll happen less to sims with Techie lifestyle and more to sims with Technophobe lifestyle or Angry or Uncomfortable emotions.

Afterwards, whether shaking the vending machine works or not also depends on the traits.

Sims succeed more if they have Techie lifestyle.

Being pregnant will only prevent your sim from being crushed.

Sims fail more (not getting an item or being crushed) when they have one or more of the following:

• Being Angry or Uncomfortable
• Having Technophobe lifestyle
• Having Clumsy trait (includes the fail result from the Potion of Luck)
• Having low Energy.
• Being a ghost that died by a vending machine (always gets crushed)

By default, sims are more likely to succeed getting the item, followed by not getting the item, with being crushed happening not too often. NPC sims can shake the machines and can get crushed by it, but they can never die by it.

So yeah, the main takeaway is this:

• Use vending machines more if your sim has Techie lifestyle.
• Avoid vending machines if your sim is Angry or Uncomfortable.

And, of course, if your sim has "Close Call" injury moodlet, do not shake the machine (it could kill your sim at that point).

Thanks for the helpful information about the vending machines @EgonVM 🙂 I will make sure that my sims aren’t angry when using them! 

Well, let's take a look at murphy beds too and...

It is really random here.

The chance of it failing to open is reduced by half when it is upgraded with Spring Loaded and completely removed when upgraded with Reinforced Spring Wiring. In addition, pregnant sims will always succeed in opening murphy beds. It turns out that it being broken won't affect how much it fails.

When it fails, there is a chance of death. The chance is higher when the bed is broken. Children and Servos are immune to death.

So yeah, the following tips on murphy beds (Tiny Living):

• Try to upgrade it. 3 levels in Handiness skill for Spring Loaded (reduce the chance), 8 levels for Reinforced Spring Wiring (eliminates the chance).
• If it is not possible, have a child, Servo, or a pregnant sim open it.
• If you see your sim frustrated, quickly cancel the interaction.
• If you don't want to risk or build Handiness skill, avoid buying this bed.

It truly is a random death to be honest...

Thanks for the helpful information and tips about the Murphy bed @EgonVM It is great to know that upgrading it helps reduce the chance of it failing to open. I like having my sims be skilled in handiness, so that is good. 

Today's episode is Don't Be Mean to Animals!

Being mean to rabbits and chicken can cause the animal to attack your sim (especially when the relationship is low). This will result in either Dazed or Confident moodlets (rabbits can also give a Scared moodlet).

Getting attacked again with the moodlet allows sim to die by it.

For rabbits. the chance is same. It is high though.

For chicken, it is rare. However, if you have an evil chicken, the chances are much much higher.

Drinking Trash Nectar will help your sim survive the attacks more often.

I wouldn’t want my sims to be mean to animals in the game!  @EgonVM ☹️ I like seeing them interacting with them in a friendly way 🙂

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@rosemow wrote:

I wouldn’t want my sims to be mean to animals in the game!  @EgonVM ☹️ I like seeing them interacting with them in a friendly way 🙂

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Which is a fantastic idea as you'll get better produce, some animals help you with gardening, and your sim can raise their social need easier.

So yeah, being mean to animals is really not a great idea.

Oh, and you can ask foxes not to steal. So they don't steal your stuff or kill your livestock.

Be good to your teddy bears.

It is so sweet the way that teddy bears change their eyes! @simgirl1010 🙂 It is a cute photo of the three teddies. 
My child sims always have a teddy in their home.

Today I took a look at lay off system (mostly to help someone on The Sims Forums).

Remember, this thing can be turned off through Pack Options.

When the day ends, there's a chance for the lay-off period to begin.

The following thing increases the chance:

• Lazy trait

The following things decrease the chance:

• Sim has just earned a promotion.
• Someone in the household is already in the lay-off period or has recently gone through one (in cooldown).

And the following things prevent it:

• Professional Slacker reward trait
• Having recently gone through one (is in cooldown).
• Sim has recently joined the career.

Want to have your sim go through a lay-off period? Here's a cheat for it under spoilers!

traits.equip_trait trait_JobLoss_InLayoffPeriod

So, your sim is in risk of being laid off? Well, all hope isn't lost.

The following things decrease the risk:

• Ambitious trait (very effective)
• Work Hard*

While the following things increase the risk:

• Lazy trait
• Taking it Easy* (very effective)

*May have different wording depending on the career.

If your sim does end up getting laid off, they can't rejoin the career for some time. They may also get a gift through mail or free pizza.

So yeah, another Growing Together feature explained.

Thanks for the helpful information about what can increase or decrease or prevent the chance of sims being laid off @EgonVM 🙂 I also didn’t know that if they do get laid off that they may receive a free pizza! 

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The bathroom is very pretty! @simgirl1010 🙂 It looks so lovely with the patterned half walls around the bath and the patterned walls and floors.

Thanks for posting about it! It is great to use for bathrooms. 

Fun fact for spellcaster players: each cause of curse can give different curses.

Here's a list of curse causes and what curses these can give:

• Overcharging
  • Curse of Uncontrollable Charge
  • Curse of Infectious Laughter
• Overcharging too many times
  • Curse of Uncontrollable Charge
  • Curse of the Night Wraith
  • Curse of Scrambled Spells
• Drinking too many potions
  
  • Curse of Uncleansable Stench
  • Curse of Awkward Embraces
• Too many failed potion making
  • Curse of Unwarranted Hostility
  • Curse of Repulsiveness
  • Curse of Uncleansable Stench
• Too many failed spells
  • Curse of Uncontrollable Charge
  • Curse of Scrambled Spells
• Too many duels lost
  • Hex of the Duelist
  • Curse of Unwarranted Hostility
  • Curse of Awkward Embraces
• Decurse spell fail
  • All curses in-game
• Potion of Curse Cleansing fail or drinking Potion of Questionable Contents
  • All curses in-game

Each spellcaster can have up to 3 curses and cannot get the curse they already have. Plus there is Decurse spell and Potion of Curse Cleansing to remove these. Plus becoming a non-spellcaster sim also removes curses.

So yeah, that's the fun fact for today.

It is great helpful information for simmers who have Spellcasters in their households @EgonVM 🙂 It is good that there are ways to remove the curses also.

Today I think I'll share mold (mould).

So then, did you know that the mold spawning is affected by three things:

• Season and weather
• Moon phase
• If the lot is off-grid

So yeah, remember the following facts:

• Mold spawns less in winters.
• Mold spawns more when it's raining.
• Mold spawns more on new moons and crescent moons.
• Mold spawns less on full moons and gibbous moons.
• Being off-the-grid will make mold spawn a little more.

Toxic mold is more uncommon than allergic mold. There is no way to make them appear more often (though sims affected by it can spread the toxic mold). You can always get it from build mode when bb.showhiddenobjects cheat is activated.

Did you know that frequencies of certain maintenance events (in Residential Rentals and lots with Maintenance Troubles challenge) are affected by lot traits and challenges?

Here's the list:

• Filthy lot challenge: Increases chance for Pool Algae and Sewage Leak events
• Cursed lot challenge: Increases chance for the Cursed Book event
• Spooky lot challenge: Increases chance for the Haunting event
• Off-the-Grid lot challenge: Eliminates Water Leak and Electrical Malfunction events
• Creepy Crawlies lot challenge: Increases chance for Infestation event
• Reduce and Recycle lot challenge: Decreases chance for Trash Overload event
• Great Soil lot trait: Decreases chance for Garden Blight event
• Sunny Aspect lot trait: Decreases chance for Tenant Revolt event

So yeah, and these are only lot traits. These can also be affected by the residents and what objects are there and how much have they been used.

It is helpful to know how the lot traits and challenges can effect the chance of events @EgonVM Thanks for the information 🙂

I've decided to elaborate on maintenance events...

So, what type of residents cause certain events? Let's take a look!

• Charity event - More with high wealth and good sims.
• Cursed event - More with evil sims
• Haunting event - Less with Paranormal Investigator sims
• Infestation event - More with slob sims
• Maintenance Day event - More with neat and high handiness sims
• Pet Adoption Drive event - More with pet lover sims and sims with no pets.

So yeah, I will say though that I feel like the things based on traits (especially good one in Charity event) might involve more traits. But yeah...

Some tips to avoid certain maintenance events (it won't prevent it most of the time, just reduce the chance):

• Pool Algae - Swim in the pools you have from time to time.
• Garden Blight - Tend the plants there are, do at least some gardening.
• Electrical Malfunction - Keep electrical objects repaired.
• Explosion - Keep explosive (don't know the full list, but stoves are one of them) objects repaired.
• Infestation - Just be ready for it more after a Sewage Leak event.
• Maintenance Day - Keep objects clean and repaired.
• Sewage Leak - Keep the toilet repaired.
• Tenant Revolt - Visit your tenants (will be annoying to do) and keep objects clean and repaired.
• Trash Overload - Empty the trashcans you have.
• Water Leak - Keep plumbing objects repaired.