Things You Didn't Know!

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.

Thanks for the helpful tips to reduce the chance of having maintenance events @EgonVM 🙂 It is good to know things that help. 

Secret interaction dug up!

Let's go to Paranormal stuff pack. I've always wondered what this trait is for:

trait_Hidden_ParanormalInvestigator_AskedGrim

And now I know the answer! I'll put it under spoilers!

It might have been shared on the Internet before, but still, as I didn't know this myself, I'll share it here!

@EgonVMthe information you shared over the last two weeks is great. So many great insights. I will definitely be looking back if I want my spellcasters to get a specific curse.

A detail I'd like to add:

Did you know that the decursify spell only removes one curse at a time while the potion removes all curses at once. I found this very useful when I want my sim to keep a specific curse for story purposes.

It is great helpful information that you have posted about the differences between the decursify spell and the potion @atreya33 It is very helpful for simmers who have spellcasters in their household to know. 

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