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The Sims 4has now introduced playable ghosts.
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However, ghost Sims in the base game can still have some unique limited abilities relating to their deaths.
Not all death types have these effects but many of them do.
Here’s what you might expect from your spectral housemates.
Ghost Death Effects Versus Ghost Powers
Ghost powersare exclusive to theLife & Death expansion.
Ghost Effects varydepending on the way a ghost died.
Here’s what you’re free to expect from each ghost key in.
Here are all thetypes, theiranimations, and anyunique effects or interactionsthey have.
Death bang out
Unique Animation
Effects
Anger
Anger animation of steam rising in chest.
Prone to random bouts of anger.
Can make nearby Sims angry.
Cowplant
None
Is terrified of plants, yet does care for them.
Will venture to kill any plants on your lot with decay interaction when in a bad mood.
Drowning
Sim appears wet with water dripping from them.
Scared of baths and swimming.
Electrocution
Zaps of power periodically jump from the Sim.
Can shock Sims and loves to do this with hand buzzers.
Often breaks electronics and can do this deliberately through possession.
Embarrassment
Is often embarrassed, remembering their death.
Fire
Smoke rises from the Sim and there is a flame effect flicker.
May start random fires.
Can summon a fire when angry.
Hunger
Hunger need decays twice as fast as usual.
Frequently eats everything in the fridge.
Can make nearby Sims playful.
Meteorite
A meteorite hovers in their chest.
Explodes in a re-enactment of their death at random moments.
Overexcertion/ Old Age
Sleeps a lot.
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This list details their animations and effects as well as which pack they come from.
DLC
Consumed By Mother
Strangerville
Pink spores surround the Sim.
Needs are frozen at the point of death.
Needs do not decay but also cannot be fulfilled.
Can remove vines from plumbing in ghost form.
Beetles / Beetle Juice
Eco Lifestyle
Will never be scared of haunted houses.
Murphy Bed
Tiny Living
Z’s rise from the Sim’s chest.
Terrified of all beds, and cannot sleep in one.
Lectures Sims on the dangers of beds.
Their sleep need can be refreshed by possessing living Sims to steal their sleep.
Can only sleep by napping on anything which isn’t a bed.
Swarmed by Flies
Flies buzz around the Sim.
Will bat at the flies surrounding them.
Broken Heart
Lovestruck
A heart icon breaks in two and tears come out.
Will frequently become sad.
Can make other Sims sad.
Falling From Heights
Snowy Escape
Will chalk their hands occasionally.
Freezing
Seasons
Condensation rises from the Sim.
Shiver and rub their arms a lot.
Can cool down warm Sims.
Will give a shot to warm themselves up.
Killer Chicken
Cottage Living
A chicken icon floats around the Sim’s chest.
Loves to scare chickens nearby.
Killer Rabbit
A rabbit icon floats around the Sim’s chest.
Scares any rabbits they see.
Lightning
Zaps of lightning appear from the Sim at random.
Love to zap Sims with a buzzer.
Can break items at random but not on purpose.
Mold
For Rent
Green mold spores come off the Sim.
Can summon different types of mold.
Can spoil food
Can fertilise plants.
Murder Of Crows
Life & Death
A crow icon moves around the Sim’s chest.
Overheating
Fan themselves and wipe their brow.
Can warm up a cold Sim.
Will venture to cool thermselves down.
Poison
Jungle Adventure
A green cloud surrounds the Sim.
Can cause Sims to pass out with their burps.
Pufferfish
City Living
A pufferfish icon is in the Sim’s chest.
Rabid Rodent Fever
My First Pet Stuff
Wears a permanent giant ghostly rat costume.
Wears a giant rat costume at all times.
Foams at the mouth constantly.
Can spread fear of rodents, causing Sims to flee.
Spellcaster Overload
Realm of Magic
Overload effects and sparkles surround the Sim.
Remains a spellcaster, with spellcaster abilities.
Steam
Spa Day
Steam rising from the Sim.
Will venture to cool themselves down by swimming or drinking.
Can sabotage a sauna so it will break when next used.
Stink Capsule
High School Years
Green stinky smog rises from the Sim.
Sunlight
Vampires
A sun icon shows in the Sim’s chest.
Can summon fires when angry.
Can go out in the sun without dying, but it will drain their energy.
Urban Myth
Black fog surrounds the Sim.
Is scared of mirrors.
Can (and often will) defuse pranks.
Vending Machine
A can icon appears in the Sim’s chest.
They will never be able to get an item out of the vending machine.
If you haveRomantic Garden Stuffyour Sim can make a wish for ‘youthful vigor’.
If it goes wrong, they will becomea random ghost punch in.
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