Poor Ava! To avoid flies and roaches, you have to empty the trash. You can just select “empty trash” and the Sim will disappear off lot for a bit. BUT, the better way is to sort out compostibles or recyclables. If the trash is very full, you may have to repeat this several times. This will create a compost, discarded food, or recycle pile in the Sim’s inventory. If you have a bug box, the compost can be fed to the bugs. Those piles also make great fertilizer, giving as much of a quality boost as expensive fish.
@reggikko Thank you for the detailed explanation. Sometimes it's interesting to just try out new stuff without researching everything beforehand.
I'd been using the "Clean up" (without a sink) and "Empty trash" actions to build the children's Responsibility since they "missed school" a few days.
(Edited to add: Since the children can't attend school in Low Tech, I've been using reggikko's idea to arrive in Granite Falls before classes start.
That way, their academic performance and responsibility don't drop, since the non-existent school thinks they're on vacation, not playing hooky.)
Ava died because I had her repeatedly try to clear out the flies and the roaches. I failed to take a screenshot because I didn't even realize that she was dying in the warm of flies.
After her death, her father did empty the trash (then I deleted the trash bin in an angy fit).
I appreciate your tip about using compost as a fertilizer (I'd only used it for bugs in a different save). Haha, I might try the Reuse & Recycle lot trait again later but play more carefully.
I still have much to learn about Eco Lifestyle--it's quite exciting. Thanks again.
