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InThe Sims 4, gamers who play with fairy Sims will have to keep their Emotional Force Needs in check. Otherwise, they will die of Emotional Starvation. However, it is possible for them to also die of Emotional Overload if players aren’t careful.
This guide will tell players about the dangers that come when fairy Sims consume emotions that are too powerful inThe Sims 4Enchanted by Nature. Thankfully, if gamers take the right precautions, they can easily avoid this death.

Fairy Sims need to replenish their Emotional Force in order toavoid Emotional Starvation inThe Sims 4. There are various way to regenerate the Emotional Force Needs meter, but the most practical one is to absorb the emotion of other Sims. However, if Sims absorb too many powerful emotions, their fairy Sim will suffer an overload and die as a consequence. Therefore,before absorbing a Sim’s emotions, gamers should consider detecting nearby emotions first.
In these scenarios, it’s better to be safe than sorry, and if gamers want to ensure the safety of their fairy Sims, they should verify if they plan on absorbing the emotions of someone who is relatively mindful.To check if a Sim doesn’t have overly powerful emotions that shouldn’t be absorbed, the player must select their Sim(or another Sim)near an area with other Sims, enter the Fairy menu, and select Detect Emotions.

When detecting emotions, a smiley will appear next to eligible Sims, expressing their current mood. If the emotions are too powerful, a Danger sign will appear next to the smiley face.
If players absorb powerful emotions five times within a short period of time, they willdie of Emotional Overload. Here are the moodlets that they will receive before this happens:
The final stages of hysterical overload last 12 hours, soif gamers want to avoid an Emotional Overload death inThe Sims 4, they need to make sure that they don’t absorb emotions that are too powerful during the hours that the moodlet is live.