Have you mentioned 'Manage The Dead"?

[LivvieLove]

I'm aware, and those things I seldom get because I normally don't remember to, don't have enough points, or would prefer to buy something my Sim would find more useful. Anyways I've never really been the outgoing type person so most of my Sims that I like are more the loner type with a few very good friends that they will have and hang around with all of their lives (like me). That way my Sim doesn't get constant messages saying "so-and-so has passed on." Normally by then I'm flipping through their friends while on pause trying to figure out just WHO so-and-so was to them.

[aws_137]

That's completely up to you.

Anyway, to add more about managing the dead. If you don't want to control the Sim but want him/her back in the neighbourhood, just take her tombstone home. Then wait for a night the ghost sim comes out and leave a serving of ambrosia around.

[LivvieLove]

Hm that's a good idea, but I've tried that and the ghost Sim rarely goes after it to eat it.

[aws_137]

Make sure you serve it early enough. Since Ambrosia never turns bad, you should actually just store it ready in a treasure chest and put it on a table when a ghost appears in your house.

They tend not to eat Ambrosia since they're too busy doing other stuff - like haunting items.

[aws_137]

Hmmm, now I wonder if I can have a Sim to go back to his/her original house after adopting the Sim(without using Edit Town). My theory is; after gaining control over a neighbour Sim and feeding him/her Ambrosia, kill his/her and feed Ambrosia to his/her new ghost. Would the newly revived Sim go back to his/her original home or back into my control?

[Pam]

If the Sim died while under your control he will come back to your control after his ghost eats Ambrosia.  I had that happen once and it really startled me.

[LivvieLove]

It would have startled me too!
Random Sim just joining the household...
Scary thought.

[Carl]

This will fit great into my guide to the afterlife. I hadn't mentioned it anywhere, so I really appreciate the heads up. Also, you're right that I should represent part time jobs in the career guide. Somehow that passed below my radar.

[Pam]

It was actually one of my legacy family ancestors.  I controlled her all her life and she was buried in the family cemetary.  Many generations later, I made some Ambrosia and took it to the family cemetary to see what would happen.  This particular ancestor ate the Ambrosia, then ran across the street to the family home.  She suddenly appeared on the left along with the current family and I had control of her!  That was my first clue that they go back to their home after they are resurrected.

[aws_137]

Ah... Interesting. But what happens if that household is already full before the ghost is resurrected? And what happens when you try to bring a tombstone to the Science Lab when your household is full?

[Pam]

That's an excellent question.  Too bad I don't have an excellent answer!  Or any answer at all, for that matter.  I don't know what would happen.

[samoht04]

I would think they may become one of those Homeless Peoples, who work and socialise but don't live in a house.

[Swede1992]

I would disadvice you from trying; often enough, these extremely unusual scenarios are virtually untested before, so my bug-radar goes alert now.
It may also be as samoht suggested that the developers had actually thought about this and fixed it, but I wouldn't count on it. However, if you keep a save-file in back-up, you should be OK. Just remember to not take any unnecessary risks while testing.

[Carl]

Added this, and a Part Time Jobs Page. Thanks!