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EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago

The Mystery of Secret Skeleton Death (Solved!)

Hello everyone!
We all know that there's one new death in Jungle Adventure game pack: death by poison.
In The Sims Wiki, there's another death type under Jungle Adventure: turning into a bone pile. At first, I didn't believe it as sometimes the info on there can be incorrect (especially on The Sims 4). However, that changed when I found this video:
https://youtu.be/0OUA3YRvROg
A video of the death sounds, the score used for each death. I have heard all of these, except the one that starts on 2:52. That was... new.
Of course I had to google it. I found this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J9eIkkVnkw
There's a comment saying that it can be done in game with cheats by pushing this interaction. However, it can be only done to NPC sims.
This channel tried it out and here's the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I27MFBd3v8I
By proof like this, I believe it now.

However, there's one thing I'm wondering. Can this be triggered in game? I have some theories about it.
  • It could happen to servant skeletons you summon. Why can this only happen to NPCs? Though if anyone had any experience with them disappearing when time runs out, could you disprove it?
  • It could happen to temple skeletons when telling too many skeleton puns. Why would they reuse death by laughter animation there?
  • It could just be a unused death left in game files. Why it hasn't been talked about much?


What are your thoughts? Perhaps together we could solve the mystery behind this death?

Edit. Mystery solved! It turns out that happens when you tell a NPC skeleton too many skeleton jokes.
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    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    Discovery!

    It turns out the second theory was correct. So indeed if you want to find it out, do this.
    • Meet a temple skeleton or skeleton servant.
    • Learn the skeleton joke.
    • Tell the skeleton joke to them three times.
    • That death happens.


    That's a new discovery!