A Presentation Of 'The Sims 4' Is Given At The Electronic Arts (EA) World Premiere: E3 2014 Preview Press Conference At The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
A presentation of 'The Sims 4' at the Electronic Arts (EA) World Premiere: E3 2014 Preview press conference at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, June 9, 2014. Reuters/David McNew

Seven causes of death are known on "The Sims 4" and each has its own condition. Find out ways to plan and execute perfect killing spree on Sims.

Make A Plan For Sims

Determine which Sim is the target that can be a player-controlled or non-playable character. Planning to kill another Sim seems tricky on "The Sims 4" but there are ways to exploit the event. Here are things a player must know first as part of the plan:

- Know that swimming pools are not available in the game so drowning them by removing pool ladders will not work this time.

- Determine a possible cause of death. Using a gun to shoot Sims or growing up zombies to terrorise the neighbourhood are not possible.

- Emotions are powerful in this game which can be the cause of death.

Conditions And Causes Of Death

After determining the target, a player must know the legit cause of death -- means no cheat codes -- to kill another Sims inside the game. Here are seven cause of death on "The Sims 4" according to SimsWikia:

1. Starvation - Sims can die due to extreme hunger.

2. Fire - Sims too close to fire can catch it and will burn without somebody to extinguish it.

3. Old Age - Of course, Sims will die after reaching the end of life cycle.

4. Emotion - Too much laughter, feeling too blue or great anger can kill Sims.

5. Electrocution - Sims can get electrocuted by fixing electronic objects.

6. Exhaustion - Tiredness and fatigue can lead to exhaustion which kills Sims.

7. Cowplant - Do not forget that a mysterious plant can devour Sims.

Means, Opportunity And Execution

For each cause of death in "The Sims 4," the player should meet all the means and opportunity to have it executed. All Sims are subjected to these in-game mechanics before, during and after death.

1. Starvation can be achieved to unsuspecting Sims by locking them inside a room without any doors or gates available for exit. Go to Buy Mode and delete all portals to prevent Sims from getting to the fridge to ease out the hunger.

2. Burning Sims can happen in two ways: very low cooking skill or tampered fireplace. Player-controlled Sims can burn down the kitchen when cooking complicated recipes that do not match required cooking skill. To burn down a house with a fireplace, command Sims to create a fire then switch to Buy Mode then put combustible objects near it such as chairs and rugs.

3. Emotions on extreme degrees can kill Sims. Push Sims over to the edge by making them feel "mortified," "enraged," or "hysterical."

4. Overworking Sims can be exhausted and one way to make it happen is simply by ordering non-stop physical activity to drain energy.

5. To electrocute Sims, place several electronic objects such as TV then wait till each break. Command Sims to repair each broken electrical appliance to be zapped.

6. The Cowplant from previous game titles is a Sim-killing organism but requires advance skills. Once the household owns a Cowplant, set it up and let it lure unsuspecting visitors with its cake-shaped bait. Player-controlled Sims can milk the Cowplant after it devours Sims.

7. As an exception on the seven ways to die, the space rocket is an effective way as well to kill Sims. Direct a Sim to race with the rocket ship and make that Sim has a low rocket science skill to guarantee crash landing. An alternative way according to Kotaku is to stick up a piece of fruit in the rocket ship's exhaust pipe to cause engine trouble for unsuspecting Sims riding it.