How to make a will in The Sims 4: Life and Death

With so much emotion surrounding the death of another, no one thinks at this point what will happen to all their belongings, but luckily The Sims 4: Life and Death expansion allows you to think ahead and create a will before your Sim's time comes.

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Ghosts, bonfires, tombstones, urns, and a close encounter with Grimm are all included in the free update to The Sims 4: Life & Death base game.

In Sim's will, they will be able to determine what happens after they die. You can make funeral requests to honor your life, decide where to go with your children or belongings when you're no longer around, divide assets and heirlooms, and more. I hope your Sim makes a will before it's too late!

How to make and use wills

Starting a Will with a Funeral Director Sim at the Ravenwood Festival in The Sims 4 Life and Death.

Make a bequest from your inventory after the official launch

If you're ready to get your affairs in order and start making your will in The Sims 4: Life & Death, there's more than one way to do it! You can start drafting a will in the following ways:

  • By clicking to Household tab on computer start writing a will right from home.

  • Talking to probate lawyerwhich is available through a number of ways:

    • Make an appointment by phone at Rental services Home tab menu.

    • Visiting the improvised installation in the village Ravenwood Family Day event that takes place regularly in the Mooringwood area of ​​Ravenwood.

  • Descending to City Hallin the Mooringwood neighborhood of Ravenwood, a new world from the pack. It's a rabbit hole, but your Sim can go to any area near City Hall (since it's not a travel location per se) and then head to City Hall to pick up their Will.

Once your Sim starts the process of making a will, they will receive documented in the personal inventory. From here you will be able to fill in the details of the will more accurately interaction with the will in their inventory and choosing “Renewal of the Will” option. You can also read your own will to see what benefits you have made so far.

Although the will goes into your Sim's individual inventory, it might be a good idea to put the will in a safer place, like the family inventory in the build/buy section, in case something happens to your Sim and the family will need the paper.

Making a Will on PC in The Sims 4 Life and Death with new wallpaper and a chair in the background.

If you want lose your will for any reason you can do this by choosing “Destroy the will” option from the list of options at will in your inventory. Will do it remove will from your inventoryand you'll have to start a new one from scratch if you want to keep anything down the line.

What can you decide in a will?

When your Sim sits down at the table to make their Will using the Update Will feature, there are a number of things you'll need to keep in mind as you begin to organize your affairs. For the most part, your Sim's will allows you to do this dictating their burial and what happens to their belongings after their time has come.

By creating a will for your Sim while they're still alive, when the Grimm comes to claim them, as it does for everyone eventually, you'll be able to resolve several personal decisionsas:

  • Quantity funeral activities that visitors should enjoy when it comes time to celebrate and remember your Sim, effectively helping to plan your own funeral so your loved ones don't have to when the time comes.

  • What you would like to do with your Sim's body, giving you a choice gravestone for burial or cremation urn. You can even decide which one to keep!

  • To any of yours personal heirlooms will go when your time comes.

  • You can even leave a personal note in a will that saturates your chosen moodlet when read after your death.

However, your Sim's Will also has more extensive options for you to decide what happens when the last Sim in a family dies. Instead of letting things exist in limbo, you can now decide to:

  • Where do household funds gowhether it's another family in the world (a good way to pass on family money to someone who may have married and moved away, for example) or a charity.
  • What happens to dependents those left behind in the household, such as children or animals who cannot take care of themselves if left alone.

If you want to have a will but don't care what happens to all the details in it, you can opt for a pre-made will from a mystery shopper. He'll warn you that any decision in the will is completely out of your hands, but it's a great way to liven things up after your Sim dies if you're not careful with their affairs.

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