Fury

Fury is a relationship feature that was added in Nightlife. If a Sim is upset with another, he or she may gain a fury mark on the relationship panel, shown by a red haze over a Sim's portrait. It decreases the relationship drastically while it's in effect, putting both Daily and Lifetime scores below -50, depending on the 'crime' committed.

Fury can be caused by multiple things. Doing certain annoyance things like "Throw Drink" will cause it, as do all Fight options. Sometimes, water balloon pranks cause fury, but it may not have been intended to be that way, as even a Sim who laughed and pranked back may get furious. It supposedly has something to do with cleaning the puddle. A surefire way to make a Sim see red is to be caught in an affair. It's a double-fury, with the Sim angry at the cheater and the one he or she was with (if they have never met, they meet at that point, usually starting at a healthy -100/-100 in relationships). One last way to cause fury is by getting robbed. Although it completely random with the exception of cheats, the Sim will be angry at the burglar for a long time.

The length of fury depends on the offense. simply throwing a drink may only last a few days, if that long. Getting caught cheating, however, ensures the Sim will be upset at both parties for a very long time, possibly even after fury wears off. Surprisingly, it seems burglary lasts the longest unprovoked, but again is not completely reliable. When Fury ends and all the red on the panel clears up, there is a bit of a relationship boost in addition to the normal decay to 0/0 scores. This is sometimes used for Sims that were already at rock bottom to gain some points.

A furious Sim often gets a thought bubble of the one he or she is angry with, with flames coming off it, and may fight with the other Sim more often than usual. They also get the option to Bad Mouth about the fury recipient to someone else, although this causes a relationship decrease for those two. If the furious Sim does not live on the lot, they may sneak to the home at night, usually to either steal newspapers, steal lawn gnomes, or kick over trashcans. Furthermore, it's possible that a ghost that died furious will be extra angry in the afterlife. At the very least, it seems they still think about the one they hate.