Achieving immortality in The Sims 4 involves navigating structured life spans and utilizing various methods for rejuvenation. Options include taking a Youth Potion from the Reward Store, consuming Life Essence from a cowplant, preparing ambrosia, or using a Rejuvenation Serum from the Scientist career. Additional avenues include befriending the Mother Plant, creating floral arrangements, brewing potions through Alchemy, and making wishes at the Wishing Well, each offering unique ways to extend a Sim’s life.
Achieving Immortality in The Sims 4
In contrast to **The Sims 3**, where players could customize the lifespan of their Sims, **The Sims 4** presents a more structured approach with three distinct life expectancy options: **Low**, **Normal**, and **High**. On average, Sims with a low lifespan live around **66 days**, while those with a normal lifespan average **132 days**. Sims designated for a high lifespan can thrive for as long as **528 days**. However, these durations can be altered based on your Sims’ experiences and completed aspirations, which can either prolong or shorten their lifespan.
For instance, completing the **’Bodybuilder’** aspiration grants Sims the **’Great Longevity’** trait, providing them with additional days to enjoy. However, this trait alone won’t stop the inevitable arrival of death. You can opt to disable aging via the **Gameplay** settings, but as is typical in the franchise, various in-game methods can be utilized to pursue the quest for immortality. Explore the avenues to rejuvenate or achieve immortality in The Sims 4:
Methods to Rejuvenate or Achieve Immortality in The Sims 4
1. Take a Youth Potion
The most straightforward approach to rejuvenation in The Sims is undoubtedly the **Youth Potion**. This potion is available to all Sims and can be found in the **Reward Store**, accessible through the **Aspiration** panel. To acquire this potion, you’ll need to spend **1500 satisfaction points**, which can be earned by completing aspiration goals or fulfilling your Sims’ wishes (or using a **cheat code**).
Note: This potion resets your Sim’s life bar but does not revert elderly Sims back to Adult status.
2. Drink Life Essence
Sims with a knack for gardening can cultivate a **cowplant** to rejuvenate themselves. If you’re unsure how to grow this peculiar plant, consult our guide on cowplants. Once it matures, the cowplant must be fed regularly, or it will resort to its predatory instincts. After **12 hours**, it will produce a slice of cake to lure Sims.
If it manages to swallow a Sim, they will be released afterward, and you can collect **Essence** based on their emotional state. However, if this occurs again before the moodlet expires, the Sim will perish, and the cowplant will yield **Life Essence**, which can be consumed to reset their life bar.
3. Eat Ambrosia
If you participated in the **Grim Reaper Rewards** event, you might be familiar with **ambrosia**. This exquisite dish is not only a reliable resurrection method but also serves to **reset the life bar of a living Sim**. To prepare ambrosia, your Sim must achieve level **10** in both **Cooking** and **Gourmet Cooking**. They will also need three key ingredients: **Angelfish**, **Youth Potion**, and **Death Flower**. For detailed preparation steps, check out our ambrosia guide!
4. Take a Rejuvenation Serum
If you have the **Get to Work** expansion pack, your Sims can pursue a career as a **Scientist**, allowing them to create various inventions and serums. Among these is the **Rejuvenation Serum**, crafted from **1 Spliced Fruit**, **1 Xenopetrium**, and **2 Alien Crystals**. Consuming this serum will reset your Sim’s life bar.
5. Befriend the Mother Plant
For those who own the **StrangerVille** game pack, you’ll eventually discover the **Mother Plant** hidden in the lab’s basement. By nurturing a relationship with her, you can request gifts, including a longer life that resets your Sim’s life bar.
6. Smell Floral Arrangements
Sims who are skilled in gardening, particularly in floral arrangements, can utilize their talents for rejuvenation. Achieving level **10** in **Floral Arrangement** allows your Sim to create arrangements with **orchids**. Once an arrangement is completed, adding a fragrance from a rare flower can provide rejuvenation for a few days.
However, beware: if a Sim inhales fumes from arrangements made with **Death Flowers**, they will age rapidly, resulting in immediate death for elderly Sims.
7. Use Potions
If you possess the **Realm of Magic** game pack, a spellcaster skilled in **Alchemy** can brew potions to delay death. The **Potion of Eternal Age** requires a **Valerian Root**, **Alabaster**, and **Lemon**, effectively resetting your Sim’s age.
Alternatively, the **Potion of Immortality** prevents death from old age, allowing your Sim to age normally but shielding them from natural causes as long as they are under your control.
8. Make a Wish at the Wishing Well
If you have the **Romantic Garden** object kit, you can make wishes at the Wishing Well, which may grant you opportunities for rejuvenation or other rewards.