The wishing well is an object that comes with The Sims 2: Seasons, The Sims 3 Store, The Sims 4: Romantic Garden Stuff, and The Sims 4: Life & Death.
The Sims 2[]
| Toss 'n Wish Drinking Well by Gaelic Gardens | |
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| After spending so many hours pruning and trimming your garden to utmost perfection, you deserve something unique to give it that last special touch. The Garden Club saw to it that you were well compensated! No fewer than 30 garden gnomes were recruited to design and construct the toss 'n Wish Drinking Well, so it's guaranteed to beautify and fill your garden with an unexpected grace only delightful gnomes can provide. Be wary as you wish, for gnomes are renowned pranksters! | |
| Game | The Sims 2: Seasons |
| Buyability | Limited |
| Price in game | §2,500 |
| Size | 3x3 |
Getting the Wishing Well is an incredibly hard task to do. To get it, a Sim has to get a high score from the Garden Club. This can be achieved by maintaining a clean garden, filled with flourishing plants and well kept shrubs/hedges etc., and by placing lights, fountains, and sculptures. When the Garden Club members have inspected the garden, they will ask the Sim to join their elite group, and will randomly place the Wishing Well somewhere on the lot. If there is not enough space to place the Wishing Well, it will be placed in the Sim's inventory instead. The Wishing Well has two functions: Sims can draw and drink water from the well, which will reduce their temperature and provide a slight boost in hunger (useful for PlantSims as this fills up the "Water" need faster than water from the tap), and as the name suggests, as an object for making wishes. Sims can wish for Romance, Friends, or Money. Each wish has one positive and one negative outcome; the outcome will automatically be negative if the Wishing Well has been used less than 24 hours earlier.
Each time wishes are made, the chance of successful outcome is reduced. The first wish will always be successful.
- 85% after 1 wish
- 60% after 2 wishes
- 30% after 3 wishes
- 15% after 4 wishes
- 5% after 5 wishes
After 5 wishes are successful, all further wishes will fail.
List of Wishes[]
Wishing for Friends[]
- Positive
- 3 new friends appear around the well. Upon the wisher's first contact with them, they will become best friends.
- Negative
- 3 new unfriendly acquaintances appear around the well. They will probably start a fight with the wisher upon their arrival.
Wishing for Romance[]
- Positive
- The wisher's true love appears around the well, and he/she will automatically kiss them, and fall in love.
- Negative
- A jet of fire erupts from the well and Mrs. CrumpleBottom climbs out (an allusion to the horror film "The Ring"), She will either beat the wisher with her purse or yell at the wisher. She may also attack the wisher. These interactions can be aborted by cancelling them before she can reach the target sim.
Wishing for Money[]
- Positive
- A bag of money falls from the sky, worth around 1,000 Simoleons.
- Negative
- A bag of money falls from the sky (worth only 50 Simoleons), and hits the wisher on the head. If his/her mood is low, this could be fatal.
Even after the 5 wishes have been used up, the well still has some use, so don't delete it.
- Sims can still drink from it.
- The Money wish still gives 50 Simoleons, as long as the wisher has high motives.
- The Friends wish is great fodder for a Cowplant.
Trivia[]
- If an adult wishes for friends and the outcome is successful and The Sims 2: University is installed, there's a chance that the well may spawn young adults as friends and vice-versa. The well may spawn young adults and adults at the same time, but this is extremely uncommon.
- If The Sims 2: Bon Voyage is installed and a bigfoot uses a Wishing Well, the game will force an error if he tries to wish for romance.
- If a Sim makes a wish from the Wishing Well while an angry ghost is nearby, the ghost may interrupt the results—whether the wish was successful or unsuccessful—by popping up out of the well and scaring the Sim.
- The Sims 2: Bon Voyage also adds a shrine that works very similarly to a wishing well.
The Sims 3 Store[]
| The Wishing Well | |
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| Armed with an ancient treasure map, three brothers made their way across the desert and found the fabled well of wishes! The first brother wished for wealth and he was showered with gold. The second brother wished for power and when he returned home he was appointed the mayor of his town. The third brother wished for love, met the girl of his dreams, started a family, and founded a town near the well that survives to this day. | |
| Game | Lucky Palms |
| Price in game | §1,500 |
| Object type(s) | Special |
| Moodlet | |
| Money | |
| Size | 3x3 |
The wishing well is available with purchase of Lucky Palms. Teens and above are allowed to use the well. In the Lucky Palms world, a wishing well is placed by default on a small lot between the city hall and "Botanical Garden".
- Wish for Love, Wealth, Power, Happiness, or even a Child!
- Make sure to dip your fishing hook in the Well – you'll catch some amazing fish regardless of your Fishing Skill level!
- If you have the Tree of Prosperity on your lot, pixies and fireflies in the Well become very active in the evening!
- If you have The Sims 3: Pets installed, the Child you wish for may not be what you expect.
- If you've got sticky fingers, you can steal coins from the Well. You may get wet, or you may get lucky.
The Wishing Outcomes[]
Wishing for Love[]
A frog will hop out of the well and the wisher will kiss it.
- Positive
- The frog turns into a Sim (teen or older depending on who made the wish) of the wisher's gender preference. They flirt with the wisher and start off as Romantic Interests. The wisher also gets the "Kissed a Frog" moodlet.
- Negative
- Nothing, or a little black smoke appears at the mouth of the frog and the wisher, and they throw it back. If the latter happens, they'll get an "Embarrassed" moodlet.
Wishing for Wealth[]
- Positive
- The wisher either has coins rain down all over them in a certain amount (usually between 200-1000 Simoleons), gets a lucky coin (used in the Lucky Palms slot machines, along with the "Seeing Aces" moodlet) or obtains an uncut gem or car (any kind) in their inventory.
- Negative
- Nothing can happen, or mystical pixies will throw the wisher's coin back at them.
Wishing for Power[]
Positive
- The wisher will get an immediate promotion (if they have a job) via phone call or they can get an "I'm My Biggest Fan" positive moodlet. (This can prove to be very annoying, however, as the wisher tends to check themselves out or switch outfits frequently while the moodlet is active.)
- Negative
- Nothing will happen.
Wishing for Happiness[]
Positive
- The wisher will get one of two moodlets: "Happy in the Moment" or "Euphoric". The second one lasts longer than the first.
- Negative
- Nothing will happen.
Wishing for Children[]
Positive
- A baby of either gender will appear in a cloud of sparkles, after which the baby will need to be named. If Pets is installed, there is a chance for a kitten or puppy instead.
- Negative
- Nothing will happen, or a child Sim appears in a mess of black and automatically comes with the Evil trait.
Trivia[]
- Most of the time, when a Sim goes fishing in the well, they are likely to catch sharks. Sometimes, they may catch a deathfish.
- Teens cannot wish for a Child.
- Children cannot use the well at all, not even to fish.
- If the Sim tries to steal from the well, they are more likely to get soaked than find anything.
The Sims 4[]
The Sims 4: Romantic Garden Stuff[]
| Whispering Wishing Well | |
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| Step closer, won't you? What's the harm in simply tossing in a coin? You can spare a single coin can't you? You don't believe in "magic" after all... it's just an old well. Did that face just move... did it twitch?! No, it must be shadows playing tricks on you; bear no mind to its appearance. Make a wish... it's all in good fun, right? You've already brushed aside the warnings of the locals in your hubris. They know better than to cast their lot with the Whispering Well. | |
| Game | The Sims 4: Romantic Garden Stuff |
| Buyability | Build mode |
| Price in game | §7,775 |
The Whispering Wishing Well is included in The Sims 4: Romantic Garden Stuff. There are 9 different types of wishes, each with 6 outcomes (5 at grades), totaling 53 possible outcomes.[1] The outcomes for each wish range from being overwhelmingly positive, positive, neutral, negative, overwhelmingly negative, and a death outcome. The type of outcome can be recognised by the colour of the visual effects that appear around the wishing Sim; white, green, blue, orange, red or black respectively. The outcome of the wish can be influenced by the emotional state of the wishing well itself, and by the financial offerings Sims make at the well. Each outcome will bestow a unique moodlet on the Sim making the wish, in addition to its effect. There is a cool down period of eight hours between wishes.
Faces[]
The wishing well has a face located on the side of the roof over the well itself. The face of the well depicts the well's emotional state; the well's emotions impact the outcome of a Sim's wish. The more a Sim wishes at the well, the lower the well's mood becomes. However, Sims can make offerings to the wishing well to raise the mood of the well and increase the chance of getting a positive outcome from a wish. The well itself can change its mood depending on outcome given. (Overwhelmingly Positive, Positive, and Neutral outcomes lower its mood, Negative, Overwhelmingly Negative, and Death outcomes increase it)
| Happy | Neutral | Mischievous | Deadly |
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| Outcomes: 20% Overwhelmingly Positive 45% Positive 25% Neutral 7% Negative 3% Overwhelmingly Negative |
Outcomes: 10% Overwhelmingly Positive 25% Positive 30% Neutral 25% Negative 10% Overwhelmingly Negative |
Outcomes: 3% Overwhelmingly Positive 7% Positive 25% Neutral 45% Negative 20% Overwhelmingly Negative |
Outcomes: 1% Overwhelmingly Positive 5% Positive 8% Neutral 5% Negative 1% Overwhelmingly Negative 80% Death |
List of Wishes[]
Romance[]
Teen or older Sims can wish for romance, provided they do not already have a soulmate relationship.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | A random Sim of the wishing Sim's preference is instantly summoned, with maximum romantic relationship and high friendship. (and as a result, the soulmate label) | ||
| Positive | The wishing Sim gains the "Ultimate Pick Up Line" interaction, which can heavily boost romantic relationships | Mystical Romance Tips (Flirty +3) | |
| Neutral | The wishing Sim will gain a Flirty Moodlet | Ultimate Flirt (Flirty +2) | |
| Negative | The wishing Sim will gain a Sad Moodlet, and have a high chance of failing romantic interactions during its duration | Helpless in Romance (Sad +2) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | A random Sim of the wishing Sim's preference is instantly summoned, with maximum romantic relationship and enemy relationship status. (resulting in the 'enemies with benefits' label) | ||
| Death | A random ghost Sim (with random death trait) is instantly summoned, with soulmates and boyfriend/girlfriend relationship status with the wishing Sim. | ||
Simoleons[]
A Sim can wish for Simoleons, as long as there is already at least §1 in household funds to spend for the initial wish.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | The wishing Sim will win the lottery, instantly adding a random amount of Simoleons (over §10,000) to the household funds. | Won The Lottery! (Happy +2) | |
| Positive | The wishing Sim will win §1,000-10000, which are instantly added to the household funds. | Fortunes Abound (Happy +1) | |
| Neutral | The wishing Sim will receive knowledge of a random Sim's "dark secret", and can blackmail them for Simoleons. | Learned Darkest Secrets (Inspired +2) | |
| Negative | The wishing Sim will lose around §100-1000 | Sadim Touch (Sad +1) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | The wishing Sim will gain money, but lose it due to a newfound temporary addiction to mobile game microtransactions. (effectively losing §1000-10000) | Microtransactions! (Tense +3) | |
| Death | §10000+ will be removed from the household funds, and the wishing Sim will be set on fire if the well is placed on a residential lot (which will result in death if not put out). The wishing Sim will not be set on fire if the well is placed on a community lot. | My Simoleons Burned Up! (Tense +99) | |
Happiness[]
Any Sim can wish for happiness, improving their mood.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | All happy moodlets that the wishing Sim experiences will have doubled duration. This effect itself lasts for 2 days, as the moodlet from this outcome is also a happy moodlet. | Always Sunny (Happy +2) | |
| Positive | The wishing Sim will gain a happy moodlet for 24 hours. | Forever Cheerful (Happy +1) | |
| Neutral | The wishing Sim will gain a Happy Moodlet for 24 hours. After that time, the Sim will receive the Happiness Doesn't Last Forever (Sad +3) moodlet. | I AM HAPPY (Happy +1) | |
| Negative | The wishing Sim is sapped of their happiness, which is transferred to nearby Sims, giving them the Extra Vigor (happy +1) moodlet. | Where is My Happiness? (Angry +2) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | The wishing Sim will become sad when near other Sims, making those Sims happy. | Leaking Happiness (Sad +3) | |
| Death | The wishing Sim gains a dangerously high Playful moodlet (which will result in a death by laughter if the Sim is a young adult or older; Cringe[TS4:FR] Sims cannot die this way). | Can't Stop Smiling (Playful +99) | |
Youthful Vigor[]
Any Sim can wish for youthful vigor, bestowing an extension to their lifespan.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | The wishing Sim will be reset to the beginning of their current life stage. | A Few Years Younger (Energized +2) | |
| Positive | Several days are added to the wishing Sim's lifespan. | Extended Life (Energized +1) | |
| Neutral | The wishing Sim will gain an Energized moodlet | Feeling Young (Energized +1) | |
| Negative | The wishing Sim will gain an Energized moodlet, and then a Dazed moodlet once it expires | Overflowing Vigor (Energized +2) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | The wishing Sim will instantly age up to the next life stage; elders are completely unaffected by this outcome. | Loss of Youth (Sad +2) | |
| Death | The wishing Sim will be transformed into a ghost with a random death trait. The wishing Sim will still remain playable however. | Perpetual Youth (Sad +3) | |
Grades[]
Child and Teen Sims can wish for improved grades.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | The wishing Sim's school grade is instantly increased by one. | Good Grades (Happy +1) | |
| Positive | The wishing Sim's school performance is instantly maxed. | ||
| Neutral | The wishing Sim's performance gains an improvement. | Not What I Wished For (Angry +1) | |
| Negative | The wishing Sim's school performance worsens. | I Wished For Better Grades! (Tense +2) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | The wishing Sim's school grade is instantly decreased by one. If the wishing Sim has a grade of D or F, they will be either taken away (if they are a child) or expelled from high school (if they are a teen and The Sims 4: High School Years is installed). |
Grades Dropped (Embarrassed +2) | |
| Expelled (Sad +3; teens only) | |||
Promotion[]
Teen or older Sims who have a career can wish for a promotion.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | The wishing Sim is instantly promoted in their career. | Movin' On Up (Happy +1) | |
| Positive | The wishing Sim's career performance is instantly maxed, making the next shift a guaranteed promotion (provided the Sim does not perform badly). | ||
| Neutral | The wishing Sim will receive an instant bonus. | Not What I Wished For (Angry +1) | |
| Negative | The wishing Sim's career performance is instantly lowered to minimum, making next shift a demotion unless it's raised back. | I Wished For The Promotion! (Tense +2) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | The wishing Sim is instantly demoted in their career (fired if at the lowest career level). | Rethinking Options (Embarrassed +1) | |
| Death | The wishing Sim is instantly demoted in their career (fired if at the lowest career level), while also gaining a dangerously high Angry moodlet (which will result in death by anger if the Sim is a young adult or older). | Worked So Hard (Angry +99) | |
Child[]
Young adult or older Sims can wish for a child, as long as there is room in the household.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | A child is instantly added to the household, usually given the Genius trait | Joy of Children (Happy +2) | |
| Positive | The wishing Sim receives a phone call offering a single opportunity to adopt a child for free. | Adoption Preapproved (Happy +1) | |
| Neutral | Next "Try for baby" interaction will be successful. | Try For Baby (Flirty +1) | |
| Negative | All "Try for baby" interactions will fail while the gained Moodlet is active | Temporary Infertility (Embarrassed +2) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | An evil child is instantly added to the household. | "Joys" of Children (Angry +2) | |
| Death | A ghost child is instantly added to the household. | Raising a Ghost (Sad +1) | |
Skill[]
Any Sim can wish for skills, which can bestow new skills or increases to existing skills.
Note: Overwhelmingly positive and positive added skill points do not check if the Sim already has that skill maxed out or not. If the Sim has ten points in the skill rolled by this wish, the wish is effectively wasted. The more skills are already at ten points, the higher the chance to roll the one already maxed out.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly positive | The wishing Sim will instantly receive maximum points in a random skill, regardless of whether they already know the skill or not (only applies to base game skills). | Universal Knowledge (Confident +3) | |
| Positive | The wishing Sim will have a random skill increased by two points, regardless of whether they already know the skill or not (only applies to base game skills). | Skill Learned (Confident +2) | |
| Neutral | The wishing Sim's rate of skill-building is increased for four hours. | Expedient Learning (Confident +1) | |
| Negative | The wishing Sim's rate of skill-building is decreased for four hours. | Fogged Mind (Sad +2) | |
| Overwhelmingly negative | The wishing Sim is unable to gain skill for four hours. | Mind Numbed (Dazed +3) | |
| Death | The wishing Sim gains a dangerously high Embarrassed moodlet (which will result in death from embarrassment if the Sim is a young adult or older). | Lack of Talent (Embarrassed +99) | |
Life[]
A Ghost Sim will have the unique option of wishing to be restored to life.
| Outcome | Effect | Moodlet | |
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| Overwhelmingly Positive | The Sim is returned to life. Any subsequent death (excluding getting killed by Mother Plant in Strangerville or death by old age) will result in the Sim getting resurrected instead. | Miracle Revival (+1 Happy) | |
| Positive | The Sim obtains Ambrosia or ingredients for Ambrosia | Chance at Life (+2 Happy) OR Ingredients of Life (+1 Inspired) | |
| Neutral | The Sim gains a Sad moodlet | Wish Not Granted (+1 Sad) | |
| Negative | The Sim goes through the revival animation, but nothing actually occurs (can change death trait, oddly enough) | Just a Ghost (+2 Sad) | |
| Overwhelmingly Negative | The Sim cannot be revived while the given moodlet from this Wish is active (4 hours) | Accepted Fate (+1 Happy) | |
Offerings[]
Sims can make offerings to the wishing well.
- §100 - Will lower the well's mood
- §1,000 - Moderate chances of increasing the well's mood, this chance lowers if this offering is repeated too often
- §5,000 - Will raise the well's mood
The Sims 4: Life & Death[]
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| Game | The Sims 4: Life & Death |
The Well of Longing and Regret is introduced in The Sims 4: Life & Death. The well is located below the Old Ravenwood Estate in Crow's Crossing in a forest clearing surrounded by dead trees. The well will also have Edith somewhere nearby the well, sometimes she will be standing next to it or her grave.
Sims can make 8 different wishes, each of the wishes cost §1 and each wish has a positive or negative outcome that Sims can boost the chances for a positive outcome by receiving the "Mark of Edith" moodlet from Edith after they've become friends.
| Wish | Positive | Negative |
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| A Long Life | Age reverts to the beginning of life stage. | Maxes out current life stage so the Sim ages up the same day. |
| Career Success | Gives an increase of performance in a career. | Gives a decrease of performance in a career. |
| Courage to Face Edith | Grants Courage of Edith reward trait. | Relationship with Edith becomes negative. |
| Easier to Manage Needs | Grants a 12 hour moodlet that recharges needs. | Grants a tense moodlet that decays needs for 6 hours. |
| Luck in Love | Grants a Flirty moodlet that makes gaining a romantic relationship easier. | Grants an Embarrassed moodlet that makes romantic advances fail. |
| Removal of Otherworldly Curse | The curse is removed from the Sim. | Nothing happens. |
| Skill Gains | Grants 3 skill points in a random skill. | Gains "Brain Fog" bored moodlet that slows skill learning. |
| Untold Riches | Random amount of simoleans given to household funds. | Random amount of simoleans taken from household funds. |
| Fame[TS4:GF] | Gain a boost to the Sim's fame level. | Gain a decrease to the Sim's fame level. |