My sims is getting too sick often I'm not sure if it's a bug but it's annoying to constantly buy a medicine to cure a sim then switch to another household then bam they're sick also..and its not even allergies seasons (its summer)I tried drinking orange juice and herbal tea but they only give you a combat cold moodlet for an hour then it disappear and they sick again..I don't understand what's the point of having them in the game if they never work?

The point is gameplay and a touch of realism. The home remedies alleviate debillitating moodlets for a while just like they do in real life (you get my point, I hope). In my experience, most of the sicknesses go away after 2-3 days of in-game time without using any medicine.

I've noticed they lessen the length of a sickness moodlet. I think it's designed to allow them to feel better but it takes a little longer than the medicines will, as far as I can tell.

"Nindigo;c-17290537" wrote:The point is gameplay and a touch of realism. The home remedies alleviate debillitating moodlets for a while just like they do in real life (you get my point, I hope). In my experience, most of the sicknesses go away after 2-3 days of in-game time without using any medicine.Well if it really would go for realism then taking medicine wouldn't cure you immediately, it should take at least few hours in game til they start better..honestly the whole sickness in game is so unrealistic and random..But I get your point..however I thought leaving your sim sick without taking medicine will make them worse..it wont?

"MissyHissy;c-17290539" wrote:I've noticed they lessen the length of a sickness moodlet. I think it's designed to allow them to feel better but it takes a little longer than the medicines will, as far as I can tell.So the home remedies can really shortens you sickness in game? Like the more you drink the faster you get healed? I also don't know which herbal tea in the game that cure the fastest..or they're all have same effect on sickness?

Why home remedies never work for sickness?

22 Replies

Nindigo79
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
The point is gameplay and a touch of realism. The home remedies alleviate debillitating moodlets for a while just like they do in real life (you get my point, I hope). In my experience, most of the sicknesses go away after 2-3 days of in-game time without using any medicine.
MissyHissy
6 years ago
I've noticed they lessen the length of a sickness moodlet. I think it's designed to allow them to feel better but it takes a little longer than the medicines will, as far as I can tell.
graventh8
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"Nindigo;c-17290537" wrote:
The point is gameplay and a touch of realism. The home remedies alleviate debillitating moodlets for a while just like they do in real life (you get my point, I hope). In my experience, most of the sicknesses go away after 2-3 days of in-game time without using any medicine.

Well if it really would go for realism then taking medicine wouldn't cure you immediately, it should take at least few hours in game til they start better..honestly the whole sickness in game is so unrealistic and random..

But I get your point..however I thought leaving your sim sick without taking medicine will make them worse..it wont?
graventh8
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"MissyHissy;c-17290539" wrote:
I've noticed they lessen the length of a sickness moodlet. I think it's designed to allow them to feel better but it takes a little longer than the medicines will, as far as I can tell.

So the home remedies can really shortens you sickness in game? Like the more you drink the faster you get healed?

I also don't know which herbal tea in the game that cure the fastest..or they're all have same effect on sickness?
Nindigo79
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
You'll need the green tea.
MissyHissy
6 years ago
"graventhe;c-17290547" wrote:
"MissyHissy;c-17290539" wrote:
I've noticed they lessen the length of a sickness moodlet. I think it's designed to allow them to feel better but it takes a little longer than the medicines will, as far as I can tell.

So the home remedies can really shortens you sickness in game? Like the more you drink the faster you get healed?

I also don't know which herbal tea in the game that cure the fastest..or they're all have same effect on sickness?

I think so, yeah. I've not had much sickness but I did note that much. I think I've had them drink two glassess of orange juice one after the other and that did seem to help.
graventh8
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"MissyHissy;c-17290549" wrote:
"graventhe;c-17290547" wrote:
"MissyHissy;c-17290539" wrote:
I've noticed they lessen the length of a sickness moodlet. I think it's designed to allow them to feel better but it takes a little longer than the medicines will, as far as I can tell.

So the home remedies can really shortens you sickness in game? Like the more you drink the faster you get healed?

I also don't know which herbal tea in the game that cure the fastest..or they're all have same effect on sickness?

I think so, yeah. I've not had much sickness but I did note that much. I think I've had them drink two glassess of orange juice one after the other and that did seem to help.

I did that and they got sick again after two hours..lol
GalacticGal
Legend
6 years ago
"Nindigo;c-17290548" wrote:
You'll need the green tea.

I second that.
babajayne
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I usually follow the OJ with a nap and that nips it in the bud.
HopeyStarr
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Yeah I found sickness slightly annoying, especially while playing rotationally, which is why I used a mod from here to lessen sickness.
https://www.deichschafblog.de/s4/mods-fuer-an-die-arbeit/

But it was to the point where my sims almost never got sick and I found myself starting to miss that part of the game. Weirdly enough. I'll probably put the mod back in when I get sick of sickness (heh) again.