Cockroaches: Difference between revisions

Roaches in ''The Sims 2'' are more difficult to get rid of than they were in ''The Sims''. Sims can spray them, but the [[Maid#The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories|maid]] will not, and spraying by Sims is not as effective as calling an [[exterminator]]. Upon seeing live roaches, Sims will get a bad memory and will frequently cancel actions in order to cry or think about the infestation over the next few hours. (Annoyingly, they get the memory every time they interact with the roaches.) In addition, going near roaches carries the risk of acquiring the [[Illness#Flu|flu]], so hiring an exterminator is overall the safest and most effective option. However, killed roaches will remain in a pile that decreases [[Environment]] score until it is cleaned up, This can be done by either a Sim or the maid, but the exterminator will not do it. If ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]]'' is installed, the [[Spells (The Sims 2: Apartment Life)|spell]] Corruptus Locus, which the [[Witch#The Sims 2: Apartment Life 2|evilEvil High Witch]] casts automatically upon entering a lot, will summon swarms of roaches. This can be extremely annoying when she appears on an owned community lot, as there is no option to call exterminators over the phone when on a community lot. However, the Good High Witch will automatically cast the spell Beautificus Locus when she appears on any community lot, which will vanish any roaches present on the lot.

Cockroaches return in ''City Living'', and are only found in [[apartment]]s with the special "Needs TLC" [[lot trait]]. They will randomly appear on certain locations in the apartment and Sims will react to them and when they do, they gain a [[tense]] [[moodlet]]. Sims can try to obliterate or exterminate the cockroaches by themselves, but it can possibly make the pest even worse. They can also call the [[landlord]] to fix it, which is always a success. They may also swarm the trash container Receptacle of Debrises, and the action, "Try to clear roaches" becomes available. Sims will stomp on the roaches, and become Angry from Infestation Frustration.