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☢️ SURVIVE! 1.8 [Wasteland Update]
🕑 Added 2025-06-04 03:31:31 +0000 UTC6 June Hotfix
Fixed a bug which prevented Sims from being able to take antibiotics.
Fixed 'Scavenge to Inventory' and 'Scavenge to Household' not showing up.
Fixed a bug causing sims with the Fleet Footed trait to almost immediately max out any physical skill.
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Welcome to the wasteland, survivor.
This update introduces a Radiation system, deadly new Necros, dangerous illnesses, and gritty realism across the board. Survive if you can.
⚠️ Radiation System
New Lot Challenge: Radiation
Enables deadly radiation storms (requires Seasons) and adds a randomized radiation level to each lot—ranging from mild to unlivable.Radiation Exposure
Sims gradually absorb radiation while outdoors. Prolonged exposure leads to illness or death.Underground is Safe
Build bunkers—radiation doesn’t reach below ground level.Geiger Counter
Scan your Sim or the lot to check radiation levels.Available via Junk Trader or Build/Buy (if you want to cheat)
Radiation Suits
Fully protect Sims from radiation exposure.Purchase from Longshot the Junk Trader
Radioactive Barrels
Place in Build/Buy to make custom radioactive zones.
🧟 Necros
Radiation Mutation
Sims with latent DNA instability (randomized per Sim) have a 35% chance of turning into a Necro when exposed to too much radiation. (Cheat to enable or disable this trait is under the Survive pie menu)Necro Traits
Immune to radiation and temperature
Cannot reproduce
Do not need to eat or use the bathroom
New motive: Ferality
Custom social interactions: "Recall Mortal Life," "Talk Pre-War History," "Worry About Going Feral"
Automatically use radiation-damaged skin
Ferality Motive
Drops if they don’t socialize. If it hits zero—they go feral.
💀 Feral Necros
Barely Playable. Extremely Aggressive.
Feral Necros roam, attack nearby human Sims, and cannot be controlled.Feral Traits
Unique idle animations
Only attack non-Necros
Immune to needs decay
Not attacked by other Ferals
Attack Mechanic
Every 30 Sim minutes, there’s a chance to trigger an attack.You’ll receive a pop-up asking how your Sim reacts
50/50 outcome with random consequences
Choosing "Fight Without Weapon" also activates the mechanic
Extreme Violence Mod compatibility: you can use it to kill Ferals directly (skips reaction mechanic)
🧠 Brainrot Illness
Mystery Meat
Scavenge or purchase from Doc the Wasteland Medic.Cheap and convenient
Eat it too often and your Sim develops Brainrot
No cure. No mercy.
Doc’s New Inventory:
Mystery Meat
Bandages, Band-aids, Antiseptic
Antibiotics (also extremely rare to scavenge)
🩹 Injuries & Infection System
Sims can now get injured during fights or scavenging
If untreated, wounds can become infected
Treat with:
Band-aids
Bandages
Antiseptic (now scavengeable at bars)
💧 Water Safety System
Dirty Water Collection
Grab it from puddles (requires Seasons)Boil on Campfire
Prevent Dysentery by boiling dirty water with woodNecros can drink dirty water without penalty
🔥 Scavenging & Survival
Object Breakdown
Smash furniture for:Wood (fuel for campfires)
Scrap (used to repair satellites)
Expanded Scavenging
Fridges and countertops now scavengeable
Different lot types yield unique loot
Libraries = books
Bars = food + antiseptic
Residential = random supplies
Tents Now Scavengeable (vehicle-only)
Dogs Can Join you when hunting or scavenging
Flour & Sugar
Now available via scavenging or Marsh the food trader
🧭 Traders & Modded Items
🛒 Longshot the Junk Trader
New stock includes survivalist contraband from Basemental Drugs and Wicked Whims:
From Basemental:
Tobacco Seeds
Rolling Tobacco
Dipping Tobacco
Rolling Papers
Pack of Cigarettes
Box of Cigars
Tobacco Drying Rack
Moonshine
From Wicked Whims:
Tampons
Pads
Condoms
Other Items:
Radiation Suits
Hatchable Eggs
📚 Skill Books & Perk Traits
Find books while scavenging or purchase traits from the satisfaction store (very expensive).
Each trait grants long-term benefits:
📘 Still Standing: How Not to Die
🧠 Survivor’s Resilience
🔧 Avoid injuries, resist infection, reduced risk of Brainrot & Dysentery📘 Punch First, Ask Questions Never
🧠 Wasteland Warrior
🔧 Win more fights, learn physical skills faster📘 Run Like You Stole It
🧠 Fleet Footed
🔧 Faster scavenging, faster physical skill gain📘 Rubbish or Relic?
🧠 Scavenger’s Eye
🔧 Increased loot while scavenging📘 Fortune Favors the Stupid
🧠 Lucky Finder
🔧 Find random helpful items in inventory daily
📡 Walkie-Talkies
Walkie-Talkies allow you to contact Sims your Sim knows personally - only if they’re within range.
No more magical long-distance calls in the wasteland (Which is handy, because your phone is disabled anyway).
⭐ New Aspiration: Survivor’s Spirit
Complete rugged goals to earn the Master Survivor trait:
More loot from scavenging
Better odds at breaking down furniture
Higher win chance in fights vs Necros
The world is harsher than ever—but you’ve got more tools than ever to survive it.
Download the update and let me know how your Sims fare in the wastes!
Required Mods:
Core Library by Lot51 https://lot51.cc/core
MODDERS COMPATIBILITY
Overrides anything to do with walkbys, zone directors, dramanodes, the phone module... quite a lot. Please check out the overrides folder if needed as I have broken everything down into individual packs & packages.
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Comments
llazyneiph
Wood is harvested by breaking down furniture - you should have an option on a wide array of furniture to break it down for scrap. I'll add a tooltip to the interaction to make it clearer.
Kelza B
has anyone figured the wood thing out yet lol :)
Kelza B
I can't seem to figure out the wood for the campfire either 😔
