Disasters
Disasters can strike your city at any time. They cause destruction and havoc upon your buildings and residents.
- In sandbox mode, disasters can be disabled.
After disasters are unlocked, they can be manually unleashed by the player from the disasters menu.
Contents
Types of Disasters
Earthquake
Earthquake randomly destroys buildings with a large radius.
Earthquake is unlocked through a secret achievement:
- Dug Too Greedily and Too Deep - Mine 100 tons of coal or raw ore in your city to gain access to the Earthquake disaster!
Tornado
Tornado randomly destroys buildings in a wandering path.
Tornado is unlocked through a secret achievement:
- Blowin' in the Wind - Have 24 Wind Turbines at Wind Power Plants in your city to gain access to the Tornado disaster!
Meteor Strike
Meteor Strike randomly destroys buildings within a large radius, sometimes creating a circle of ground pollution or radiation.
Meteor Strike is unlocked through a secret achievement:
- What Goes Up Must Come Down - Have 200 tourists arrive on flights at the Municipal Airport in a day to gain access to the Meteor Strike disaster!
UFO Encounter
UFO encounter randomly destroys a building, abducts Sims, or steals resources from storage lots.
UFO Encounter is unlocked through a secret achievement:
- We Are Not Alone - Ship any resource to a Space Center Great Work to gain access to the UFO Encounter disaster!
Zombie Attack
Zombie attack summons zombies that roam the streets at night and feast on the brains of unsuspecting Sims.
Zombie Attack is unlocked through a secret achievement:
- Laboratory Outbreak - Add a Diagnostic Lab to a Hospital and have 15 Sims die in a day to gain access to the Zombie Attack disaster!
