Ghost: Difference between revisions

As in ''The Sims 2'', ghosts have different colors depending on how the Sim died, but their appearance is rather different. They have blank eyes, which is their most notable feature. Different ghosts may behave a little differently depending on their traits when they were alive and how they died.

 

*'''[[Death by old age|Old Age]]''': A Sim who died of old age appears grey with cloudy skin and sparkles. These ghosts occasionally nap in empty beds or complain that they're tired and bored.

*'''[[Drowning]]''': A Sim who dies by drowning appears blue with rippling skin and dripping water (does not create puddles of water like they did in The Sims 2). They will avoid water and often complain of exhaustion.

*'''[[Hunger|Starvation]]''': A Sim who dies by starvation appears magenta with cloudy skin and doesn't make ghostly noises (only if they move). The ghost will eat any food left lying around, or prepare food for themselves. They will always be thin, no matter how fat they were when they were alive.

 

*'''[[Mummy's Curse]]''': A Sim who dies by mummy's curse appears gold with cloudy skin and emits black haze. These ghosts only make ghostly noises if they move. Prior to ''Late Night'' and its [[The Sims 3/Patch 17|subsequent patch]], the ghost was dark grey or black.

 

*'''[[Death by Meteor|Meteor]]''': A Sim who dies by getting crushed by a giant meteor appears dark orange with fiery skin.

 

*'''[[Death by Thirst|Thirst]]''': A Vampire Sim that die of thirst appears dark crimson with rippling skin, occasionally emitting a pulsing red light from their heart. The pulsating light is also accompanied by a heartbeat. They are also skinny, like the ghosts of Sims who died from starvation.

 

*'''[[Death#The Sims 3:Showtime|Magic]]''': Unskilled Magicians who improperly execute tricks with the [[Box of Mystery]] can kill Sims. The ghost appears smokey. Sims can also die from trying the "Buried Alive" trick with the Box of Danger. The ghost appears to be invisible with hints of black.

 

 

===Playable ghosts===

*Sims working on the [[photography]] [[skill]] have challenges to photograph ghosts, including a challenge to capture a [[Hybrid#Mummy|Mummy-Ghost]] on film.

 

In ''The Sims 3'', a glitch might occur; when a ghost is haunting the lot, they may continue to haunt the lot forever and never return to their graves. In order to send the ghost back to its grave, the player must activate "[[Testingcheatsenabled]]", hold down shift and left-click on the ghost. The player will see an option titled ''Force Object''; if it is selected, an option titled "Delete it" will become available. Select this and the ghost will disappear, as if it never came out to haunt the lot in the first place. This cheat is mostly harmless and can be used to send a ghost back to their grave if this glitch occurs.