EZ120v Lightning Finial: Difference between revisions

The '''EZ120v Lightning Finial''' is a lightning rod in ''[[The Sims 2: Seasons]]'' that can be used as protection from [[lightning]] strikes. Placing a lightning rod reduces the risk of lightning striking Sims that are outdoors during a lightning stormthunderstorm, and subsequently increases the chances of lightning hitting the rod, where it will be harmlessly grounded.

A single lightning rod has a 50% chance of attracting lightning hitting it during a thunderstorm; each subsequent lightning rod placed will add 4% toincrease the probability of a lightning hittingrod abeing lightninghit rodby 4%, up to a maximum of 70%.<ref>http://cyjon.net/node/169/</ref> It should be noted that lightning is far more likely to hit trees than lightning rods; having a few trees with no lightning rods will decrease the chances of a Sim getting hit by 595%, meaning that it is more efficient to simply place trees on the lot for lightning protection, rather than lightning rods. If both trees and lightning rods are used, the chances of getting hit are reduced to 3%.<ref>http://cyjon.net/node/285</ref>

Although lightning rods can be placed on a sloped [[roof]], the game will consider such lightning rods to be located indoors, and as such, will notnever attractbe struck by lightning. To solve this, playersPlayers should place lightning rods on the ground or on a flat roof.<ref>https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=1862631#post1862631</ref>