Should sims experience extreme weather events, or other natural disasters?

Along with some sort of toggle/optional control, this should be at the macro level. That is, a whole world - say, Oasis Springs - is affected, not just a household within a world facing it. If a player went to anther world the event would not be happening.

Back in my day, Sims used to have random meteor events. Old days were better.

"LeanneStrong57;d-984023" wrote:
Hurricanes/typhoons/tropical cyclones, tornadoes, earthquakes, derechos, dust storms, blizzards, ice storms, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, etc.

We actually already have earthquakes, blizzards, ice storms and volcanic eruptions in the game. :) Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are lot traits from Island Living and City Living and the other two are in Seasons and Snowy Escape.

"Onverser;c-17802521" wrote:

"LeanneStrong57;d-984023" wrote:
Hurricanes/typhoons/tropical cyclones, tornadoes, earthquakes, derechos, dust storms, blizzards, ice storms, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, etc.

We actually already have earthquakes, blizzards, ice storms and volcanic eruptions in the game. :) Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are lot traits from Island Living and City Living and the other two are in Seasons and Snowy Escape.

Haha they aren't so well done, this is why people tend to forget.

I'm all for this kind of stuff happening in the game as long as it's done properly. There absolutely should be an option to disable it for those that don't want it. Major disasters should also have a HUGE knock-on effect on the neighbourhoods and it's residents.

They should also be coded in a way so they don't happen all that often. I know things aren't always as realistic as they could be in The Sims but I'd hate to have to encounter an earthquake one day, a tornado the next then a few days late another earthquake or something. One or two disasters within a Sim's lifetime would be plenty.

They could of course make districts or entire neighbourhoods that are prone zones for various disasters are something. Sulani would be good for volcanic rumbles or eruptions because there is an active volcano. Another neighbourhood could be prone to tornados and so on.

Ooh yes something to mess up the irritatingly perfect world ? this and burglars yess ! Of course add toggles for those who dont want those things

I would love it. To me it adds realism and a sense of adventure (I loved earthquakes and meteorites in TS3, my best-loved Sim was a firefighter) but as others said, only if there were a toggle, so that you can choose whether to activate these events or not.
There could also be a trait (similar to the storm-chaser one) so that Sims having it are actually excited by extreme natural events, while regular sims are scared by them.

"TARDISgrade;c-17804506" wrote:
I would love it. To me it adds realism and a sense of adventure (I loved earthquakes and meteorites in TS3, my best-loved Sim was a firefighter) but as others said, only if there were a toggle, so that you can choose whether to activate these events or not.
There could also be a trait (similar to the storm-chaser one) so that Sims having it are actually excited by extreme natural events, while regular sims are scared by them.

I tend to think of storm chaser as more of a career path option than a personality trait.

"LeanneStrong57;c-17805163" wrote:

"TARDISgrade;c-17804506" wrote:
I would love it. To me it adds realism and a sense of adventure (I loved earthquakes and meteorites in TS3, my best-loved Sim was a firefighter) but as others said, only if there were a toggle, so that you can choose whether to activate these events or not.
There could also be a trait (similar to the storm-chaser one) so that Sims having it are actually excited by extreme natural events, while regular sims are scared by them.

I tend to think of storm chaser as more of a career path option than a personality trait.

I'd love a storm chaser career, that's be so fun!

I'd love more weather extremes but think they should 1) toggle off and 2) a second toggle for weather you can die from them as I'd want to experience them more in game without risk of my sim dying.

I'd love to have tornados

> @LeanneStrong57 said:
> I tend to think of storm chaser as more of a career path option than a personality trait.

At the moment it is just an aspiration reward trait. I think it would make an interesting aspiration if combined with gameplay that involves more extreme weather/catastrophic natural events...