Is there a way to force a meteor?

[Seabody]

Sorry if this has been asked already.
Is there a way to force Meteors? I have never experienced one in my game (touch wood), but I would like to know if there is a cheat or something. Also, I don't use Mods, and I probably never will, so no mod suggestions please.

[Redlaw]

I do not think there is a cheat to make it happen. Though I have had  game where one hit the house at the start and two where there was one heading towards a Sim.

It is random and comes in two flavors. One at the start of the game (where it smashes your stuff in the house and one where it could kill them if you you do not move them). Though every time they have had one head there way I have been doing other things saving them.

It is random just let it happen, be active and the rocks will fall. May it not kill your Sm or burn your house down. So just keep playing and it will happen in both flavors.

[Seabody]

It is random and comes in two flavors. One at the start of the game (where it smashes your stuff in the house and one where it could kill them if you you do not move them). Though every time they have had one head there way I have been doing other things saving them.

Okay, the flavor where it smashes stuff in my house, is that one of the events that can happen when you buy an unfurnished home?

The second one, is that the one where you get the message "Your sim wonders why the sky went dark" or something?

[Alexandria_]

I've never heard of a cheat to force a meteor. However, they seem to happen to people more often when using the telescope.
I've personally had it happen once without the telescope and twice while using the telescope.

Edit: The time it happened to me without using the telescope, my Sims had just moved, and were arriving at their new house. I can't recall whether it was furnished or not, sorry.

[Seabody]

Edit: The time it happened to me without using the telescope, my Sims had just moved, and were arriving at their new house. I can't recall whether it was furnished or not, sorry.

I don't believe that that will spawn an event.
Events are spawned when you move someone in via the screen you get when you first load a town. You have to move them into an unfurnished house.

[Hosfac]

I've never had a meteor fall, ever.  While that might technically be a good thing (from some of the stories I've heard), I find I'm somewhat disappointed, really.  I'd like to at least see it once.

[Alexandria_]

I don't believe that that will spawn an event.
Events are spawned when you move someone in via the screen you get when you first load a town. You have to move them into an unfurnished house.

Oh, I see. Like the house flooding?
I never realised that meteor showers were one of those things.

The meteor shower that hit my sims when they moved houses was one of the "Sim A wonders why the sky went dark" one.

[pallyndrome]

I haven't had a meteor either, and would like to have one out of interest.

[Seabody]

Oh, I see. Like the house flooding?
I never realised that meteor showers were one of those things.

The meteor shower that hit my sims when they moved houses was one of the "Sim A wonders why the sky went dark" one.

Yes, there can be meteor showers as events.

I've never had a meteor fall, ever.  While that might technically be a good thing (from some of the stories I've heard), I find I'm somewhat disappointed, really.  I'd like to at least see it once.

I haven't had a meteor either, and would like to have one out of interest.

Hosfac and Pally, I couldn't agree with you more.
I really want one to fall, since I'm doing (and posting about) the Apocalypse Challenge.

[TheChronicR]

I've never had one fall, too. Tried everything: using telescope, using telescope surrounded by many Sims, staying out all day, playing for tips all day... Nothing, absolutely nothing helped.

[Redlaw]

Yes the one where the sky gets dark is the main one. Every time I have gotten it my sim was leaving the area. The last one I was leaving another sims house. It is not often but it happens.

[Lilygirl]

I've had two Meteor showers happen. The first was in my Dynasty, right near the beginning before my founder had a house built. It happened when he was running errands in town and "the sky got dark" as he was crossing the street in TB between the fire station and City Hall. I had quite a few smokin' townies for a couple Sim days. The second occurred during a test run of the Gardening/Cooking/Fishing Challenge. My Sim was living outdoors and it completely destroyed the half of the garden she was tending when the "sky is getting dark" message popped up.

I don't think there is a way to force a Meteor but meteors seem to target your Sim when they spend a great deal of time outdoors. Meteors have been reported, more than once, to have destroyed gardens on home lots (takes many Sim hours to tend to a fair sized garden) and have targeted controlled Sims out around town. I really can't offer advice on how to increase your chances of having a Meteor shower as the probability of having one is very low even when your Sims live out side for generations. It seems to be luck of the draw.

[Colossus]

I don't believe that that will spawn an event.
Events are spawned when you move someone in via the screen you get when you first load a town. You have to move them into an unfurnished house.

Really, hmm I don't think you're right on that last part. I've had that happen to me twice, and I never ever buy unfurnished houses.

In total, I've had 6 meteor strikes in my game.

2 like I just mentioned, and then 4 more from the sky got dark scenario.

My first time ever was an Evil Genius Sim using a telescope. Two others were telescopic scenarios also. Then one was just my Sim walking to a friends' house.

I think they add a little spice to the game and break up the boring aspects after you get a Sim that can't die by most instances except natural causes.

[malteser60]

I haven't had a meteor shower either and I'm really dissapointed about that. I was so excited about it when I got Ambitions. So here's me keeping my fingers crossed!

[stephalina]

Only one meteor ever, and it happened when I started the "Crescent Wrench" Challenge. My four Sims moved onto a cheap lot and there were outdoor beds and a small enclosed "house structure" that served as the bathrooms. When they were all sleeping on day two or something like that, one of my Sims got the "Its getting dark in here" thingy and I desperately tried to move her out of harms way but to no avail.

It was not fun for me at all and really messed things up, as you can see by my abysmal score in the challenge. :-D

I wouldn't want to force a meteor because I personally see no positive whatsoever. Even selling the meteor didn't help all that much.

Although, maybe seeing an enemy get crushed would be cool.