The Plague: A Detailed Study
Avalikia:
I have the same problem! I think that Maxis was way too generous when they set this up. Getting a Sim well should be hard! I just play my Sims normally when they're sick, aside from keeping an eye on the motives that particular illness is draining. They all get better after a day or so, and about 90% of the time nobody else gets sick.
Frankenbeasley:
I'd like to see some sort of physical symptom, too. They should have extended the use of the acne to represent buboes which they could get all over their bodies. I've never had an epidemic because I have always operated a very strict quarantine policy on sick Sims, they get no contact with anyone until they are better.
dizzy:
Well, if you wanted to make their condition worse then do the opposite. Have them mingle as much as possible and spread it around. You probably need at least 3 or 4 sims sick at the same time to see their condtion get bad enough to render sim damage.
Ancient Sim:
In my original Pleasantview it was hard to find anyone who didn't have the 'flu, but only two people died of it. One fell victim to the "Recovered on Another Lot" bug before it was sorted by some patch or other, and the other was a bride who caught the 'flu at her wedding (I think about 14 of the 18 guests had it and she was socialising with all of them for the entire time). She died under the wedding arch and THAT'S what I call surprise value. Anything that would produce more stuff like that would be extremely welcome.
I should add that I never do anything to stop disease spreading either, neither do I treat the Sims any differently. They still go to work and socialise, but sooner or later the epidemic always disappears. I've even had Sims with a cold, the 'flu and pneumonia all at once and they've always recovered. I think it needs some random effect popping in somewhere.
Avalikia:
It just plain needs to be more common, more contagious, more serious, and more deadly. The way I'm able to ignore their condition with impunity is ridiculous.
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