1.8.1 patch (Current)

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
    Download required skin here

• 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 wood

• Necros 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