Cockroaches: Difference between revisions

In ''Livin' Large'', having roaches on a lot can cause considerable distraction, as Sims and visitors may autonomously "Freak Out", neglecting their motives in order to go stomp on roaches on the other side of the lot. However, roaches can easily be killed by instructing a Sim to spray them. If the Sim instructed to spray them is in a good mood, they will automatically spray every group of roaches on the lot, until there are no more roaches left or their moodmotives goesdrop too low. The [[maid]] will also spray them, as will [[Servo]] and [[Bonehilda]]. If ''[[The Sims: Unleashed|Unleashed]]'' is installed, [[cat]]s may hunt them, but will only do so autonomously. However, they will still gain the [[Skill (pet)|hunting]] skill. Once killed, roaches disappear and leave no trace of their existence. Roaches in ''The Sims'' can pass through walls, and so may be able to get to places that Sims can't.

There is an unfixedunpatched bug that causes the roaches to increase in value from nothing to §460 the midnight after they spawn. The same bug occurs with [[flies]]. While roaches cannot be picked up or sold in buy mode without using the "[[moveobjects|move_objects on]]" cheat, they will still add to the household's net worth. When picked up with the "move_objects on" cheat, they have the name "SSRI Virtual Reality Set".

File:Selling_RoachesSelling Roaches.png|Demonstrating the value of roaches with move_objects on.

File:Roach_Freak_OutRoach Freak Out.png|A Sim freaks out over some roaches.

In ''The Sims 2'', roaches will spawn around a pile of garbage that has been left sitting too long, even if the lot is overall generally clean. A common source of roaches is a residential lot's garbage can being kicked or knocked over while the resident Sims are asleep or away.

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 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 spell Corruptus Locus, which the evil 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.

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