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What are moodlets?

Moodlets relate to the mood the sim is in. Different events and happenings in a sim's life can give them positive, negative, or neutral moodlets which will affect their mood. Once you reach a certain mood threshhold, your sim will get lots of lifetime reward points, which they can later use to buy special boosts, traits, and items.

Negative need-related moodlets (such as Tired or Has to Pee) can be clicked on in the moodlets panel to automatically queue an action that will remove the negative moodlet - you don't have to click on the bed or the toilet, just tell the sim to take care of the problem.

Needs

The following moodlets relate to the basic core needs of a sim.

Energy

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Had a Nice Nap	+10 Mood	5 Hours	Napping	Having a great, refreshing nap may be just enough to hold back the onset of sleep.
Cuddle Time	+20 Mood	5 Hours	Stuffed Animal	Teddy bears make excellent sleeping companions.	Toddlers and children (or other Sims with the Childish Trait), receive this by sleeping with a teddy bear in their inventory.
Well Rested	+20 Mood	10 Hours	High Energy need	It's easy to wake up on the right side of the bed when you got plenty of time in the bed.
Bad Night's Sleep	-15 Mood	6 Hours	Cheap bed	Sleeping on a cheap bed would make any sim grumpy.
Sleepy	No mood effect	3 Hours	Low Energy Need	Get (name) to bed soon, to avoid the wrath of the truly tired.	After the 3 hours, if the sim doesn't sleep s/he will become tired.
Tired	-40 Mood	3 Hours	Very Low Energy Need	When sims get too tired, their mood begins to go south.	After the 3 hours, if the sim doesn't sleep s/he will become exhausted.
Exhausted	-50 Mood	Until sleep	Critical Energy Need	At this level of sleep deprivation, even the floor looks like a good bed to this Sim.	Sim may fall sleep in the floor.

Bladder

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description
Has To Pee	No Mood Effect	2 Hours	Low bladder need	Your sim needs to go. Like, "go."
Really Has To Pee	-30 Mood	Until sim pees	Critically low bladder need	The bladder situation really has only gone from bad to worse, find a bathroom soon!
Embarrassed	-20 Mood	3 hours	Peeing self, Walking in on sim, Invasion of privacy	Situations like this should be avoided at all cost... they're hard to live down.

Fun

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Entertained	+25 Mood	Max 6 Hours	Relatively high fun need	(Name) is having quite a good time and is keeping stress down.	After it reaches 6h it will change to "Having a Blast".
Having a Blast	+40 Mood	Max 8 Hours	High Fun need	(Name) is having so much fun, it's almost criminal.
Strained	-15 Mood	Max 2 days	Low fun level	(Name) could stand a few hours of fun to iron the stress.	After it reaches 24h, 2d will appear instantly. And after that it will change to "Stressed Out".
Stressed Out	-40 Mood	Until fun is raised	Critical fun need	(Name) is in desperate need of some entertainment. The daily grind has ground the enjoyment of life to a halt!	When sim starts having fun it will go back to strained.

Hunger

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Good Meal	+15-20 Mood	8 Hours	Eating Yummy Food	Yummy! (Name) enjoyed that meal more than the standard fare.
Great Meal	+25 Mood	8 Hours	Eating Yummy Food	Great meals can be rare, but when a Sim dines upon such a delicious feast, it will be remembered for some time.
Amazing Meal	+40 Mood	8 Hours	Eating Yummy Food	That meal was awesome! The explosion of flavor will be hard to forget
Divine Meal	+75 Mood	7 Days	Restaurant, Ambrosia	(Name) has experienced a meal so exquisite, so divine, that it defies description.	Can be found sometimes while eating at the bistro and when a sim eats Ambrosia.
Stuffed	-	3 Hours	Overeating	Forcing sims to eat when they are not hungry may lead to a loss of appetite and weight gain.
Hungry	-	3 Hours	Low Hunger need	Your sim's a wee bit peckish. The stomach growling isn't far behind.	After the 3 hours it wil l change to "Very Hungry".
Very Hungry	-40 Mood	24 Hours	Really Low Hunger need	Gnawing hunger is not a good feeling for sims. Feed regularly to avoid.	Shorter time period for Babies and possbily Toddlers and Children.
Starving	-80 mood	24 Hours	Not eating	Allowing Sims to starve is quite cruel! Get Sim some food immediately to avoid an unnecessary death.	After the 24 Hours sim will die immediately from starvation.
Tastes Like Fridge	-10 Mood		Leftovers in cheap fridge	Every bite shouldn't contain flavors from everything else in the fridge. Quality fridges never have this problem!
Uneven Cooking	-10 Mood		Eating Food Cooked on Cheap Stove	At least the left-most portion was cooked correctly... right? Maybe a nicer stove would burn better.
Nauseous	-25 Mood	2 Hours	Disgusting Food	(Name) isn't feeling so hot. You may want to keep him/her around a bathroom.	After the two hours sim will go to the bathroom and drop out.
Garlic Breath	-	3 Hours	Eating Garlic	Whoa! It might be time to scrub away that garlic with a toothbrush.

Hygiene

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Exhilarating Shower	+20 Mood	4 hours	Nice shower	It makes sense that if a sim uses quality plumbing, they get quality showers.	Expensive shower always gives it.
Cold Shower	-10 Mood	3 hours	Cheap Shower	Freezing jets of water will dull any mood. Perhaps it's time to upgrade the shower.	Cheap shower gives it sometimes
Squeaky Clean	+40 Mood	8 hours	High Hygiene need	Experience the clean sensation of practicing personal hygiene!
Grungy	-5 Mood	4 hours	Low Hygiene need	Yuck! That layer of grime growing might mean it's time for a bath or shower.
Smelly	-10 Mood	-	Extremely Low Hygiene need	Sims don't like to stink. More importantly, sims don't like other sims that stink.	Will stay until Sim takes a shower/bath
Duck Time	+15 Mood	5 hours	Rubber Ducky	Rubber Duckies make hygienic cleansing fun!	Buy a "Ducksworth of Bathington" in the grocery shop, place it on the tub and take a bath.
Tranquil	+10 Mood	8 hours	Bubble Bath	nothing can stress or anger Sims who have reached their happy place	Buy a "Worlds Brew Bubble Bath" in the grocery shop, place it on the tub and take a bubble bath.
Minty Breath	+5 Mood	4 hours	Brushing Teeth	Sims love to be around those with Minty Breath. It sure beats the alternative.

Social

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Cheered Up	+15 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Bobs of sobs are stopped by the kind words of others.
Brightened Day	+10 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Good sims know exactly what to say to make someone's day better.
Flattered	+10 Mood		Socialization	Compliments are quite flattering!
Humiliated	-15 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Humiliation tends to rear its ugly head just behind the heap of insulting comments.
Offended	-15 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Offense, when given, will require a healthy dose of time to forgive and forget. Or the dreaded apology.
Upset	-15 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	It's hard to endure the rough patches with those you care about.
Creeped Out	-10 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Ewww! (Name) sure is acting creepy!
Rude Guest	-10 Mood	4 Hours	Guest Behaving Inappropriately	Sims don't like it when other Sims are rude, especially houseguests!
Lonely	-15 Mood		Low Social need	Communication is a must for sims. A quick chat will fix things right away.
Desolate	-50 Mood	-	Critical social need	When Sims get really, really lonely, they need to talk to somebody. Anybody.	Remains until sim has social interaction.
Mourning	-50 Mood	2 Days	Witnessing Death	The death of a loved one affects those closest to them. Sims can mourn at a tombstone or move it to a graveyard to feel more at peace.
Boring Conversation	-5 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization, boring tour (theatre, others)	Yawn! Will they ever stop talking?
Intrigued	+10 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Juicy gossip satisfies eager ears!
Enemy!	-10 Mood	-	Enemy	The presence of garbage would be preferred to that of a hated enemy!
Let Off Steam	+10 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Having a friendly ear to complain to helps when you need to vent.
Embarrassed	-20 Mood	3 Hours	Walking in on Sim, Invasion of Privacy	Situations like this should be avoided at all costs...they're hard to live down.
New Friend	+20 Mood	6 Hours	Socialization	Meeting someone new and hitting it off well enough to call them a friend is spiffy!
Lost A Friend	-25 Mood	24 Hours	Neglect, Socialization	The loss of a friend hurts, but can be easily rectified by giving them a call and rekindling the friendship.
First Romance	+40 Mood	2 days	First romantic interest	Love has bloomed for the first time. Could this be the real thing?
My Love	+20 Mood	-	Lover	Sims in love swoon and flutter about like fool oblivious to the world around them.
Heart Broken	-50 Mood	48 Hours	Witnessing Death, Breaking Up	A broken heart is an affliction only time and tears can heal.
First Kiss	+40 Mood	24 Hours	Kissing for the first time	A sim's first kiss can leave them glowing for a long time.
Rejected First Kiss	-10 Mood	6 Hours	Socialization	It's sad when a sim gets rejected for a first kiss. Very sad. A rejected sim needs time to cool off before their social skills will be back on track.
Great Kiss	+15 Mood	3 Hours	Kissing a Great Kisser	Great kissers give amazing smooches.	One of the two sims must have the Great Kisser trait.
Newly Engaged	+50 Mood	24 Hours	Getting Engaged	With a ring on the finger, vows and true love aren't far behind.
Rejected Proposal	-30 Mood	6 Hours	Rejected for a marriage proposal	It hurts to propose and be rejected. The good news is that Sims can try again as many times as they like. Of course, each rejection will hurt just as much.
Wedding Day	+40 Mood	24 Hours	Wedding	Sims love to celebrate this incredibly important day with a party... Just make sure everything goes to plan!
Missed the Wedding	-30 Mood	24 Hours	Wedding	It's a bad, bad, bad idea to miss the wedding. It takes two to tango, and your Sim missed the dance.
Just Married	+50 Mood	2 days	Socialization	Sims always enjoy the joyful period following the marriage. Let's hope the love lasts...	Appears after getting married.
Betrayed	-50 Mood	24 Hours	Romantic Betrayal	Being cheated on is tough to move past. Talking it out with the other Sim would speed the healing process.
Witnessed Betrayal	-20 Mood	6 Hours	Romantic Betrayal	Witnessing the romantic betrayal of a loved one is quite devastating.
Winner!	+25 Mood	8 Hours	Winning Fight	Sims never tire of the thrill of victory.
Awesome Party	+20 Mood	3 Hours	Legendary Host	Party plus party animal equals Awesome Party. It's simple math!	Sim needs to purchase the "Legendary Host" aspiration reward.
Threw a Great Party	+30 Mood	24 Hours	Happy Guests	Sims love a great party and the host that throws them.
Threw a Lame Party	-15 Mood	8 Hours	Unhappy Guests	Some Sims throw awesome parties. Others throw parties that compare roughly with a stomach virus.

Situational

Work

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Likes Work	+10 Mood	-	Work	Work isn't quite the daily grind for everyone. Bring on the overtime!	Workaholic Trait
Missing Work	-30 Mood	-	Missing Work	Workaholics don't get stressed from working, but from not working.	Workaholic trait
Anxious to Advance	-15 Mood	-	Lack Of Progress	It's been a long time since a promotion has been earned or a skill has been improved... too long!	Remains until sim earns a promotion or earns a skill.
Overworked	-15 Mood	12 Hours	Working Hard	All work and no play makes it so that (Name) needs to lay off putting in all the extra effort.	Can be avoided if fun level doesn't get too low.
Embarassed	-20 Mood	3 Hours	Work	Situations like this should be avouided at all cost... They're hard to live down.	Sometimes sims do something stupid at work and they get embarrased (seems random).
Fired	-30 Mood	Variable	Being Fired	Ouch! Getting thrown out of the workplace never feels good. Time to find a new job.

Pregnancy

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Pregnant	+20 Mood	-	Pregnancy	The wonder of creating new life makes pregnancy an exciting time for most Sims.	Stays until Sim gives birth.
Nauseous	-25 Mood	2 Hours	Unknown Causes	(Name) isn't feeling so hot. You may want to keep him/her around a bathroom.	After the two hours sim will go to the bathroom and drop out.
Aching Back	-20 Mood	4 Hours	Pregnancy	An aching back is quite the nagging problem. A massage would surely help.	Getting a massage will remove this moodlet
Baby Is Coming!	No Mood Effect	-	Pregnancy	Uh oh! The water has broken, contractions have started, and the baby is on its way! Get the mother to a hospital soon or sit tight until the baby arrives!	Remains until sim gives birth.
It's a Boy	+80 Mood	24 Hours	New Baby	Bouncing baby boys are delightful additions to any family!
It's a Girl	+80 Mood	24 Hours	New Baby	Gurgling baby girls are delightful additions to any family!
It's Twins!	+80 Mood		Two New Babies	Wow, your Sims were lucky enough to have twins. Double trouble!
It's Triplets!	+80 Mood		Three New Babies	Three babies! Hope your Sims wanted a big family.

Fire

Icon	Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
	On Fire	-200 Mood	1 hour	Fire	Contrary to popular belief, being on fire is not healthy and can lead to symptoms including panic, burns, and death. Best find some water quickly!	Death occurs at end of time period.
	Singed	-40 Mood	Until bathed/changed clothes	Fire	Fire burns quickly, but it will burn a Singed sim even faster, so avoid hot situations

School

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description
Honor Student	+25 Mood	24 Hours	Good Grades	Hard work and a nose to the book pays off with the satisfactory acceptance into the Honor Roll.
Had Detention	?	?	Detention
Failing	-40 Mood	18 Hours		Having to Stare at a failing grade on a report card just stings. Homework completion and a good mood will improve marks.

Fire

Icon	Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
	On Fire	-200 Mood	1 hour	Fire	Contrary to popular belief, being on fire is not healthy and can lead to symptoms including panic, burns, and death. Best find some water quickly!	Death occurs at end of time period.
	Singed	-40 Mood	Until bathed/changed clothes	Fire	Fire burns quickly, but it will burn a Singed sim even faster, so avoid hot situations

Community Lots

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Beautiful Park	+15 Mood	-	Beautiful Lot	The money City Hall puts into this park was well spent! Swing sets, slides and jungle gyms, oh my!
Sweet Venue Party	+15 Mood	-	Party	The choice in venue for this party is excellent. It sure beats the standard house party.	The party must be thrown at a community lot. Moodlet remains until the party ends.
Educated	+10 Mood	3 Hours	Taking a Class	Exploring the local halls of culture and learning may teach even the most studious individual a thing or two.
Impressed	+10 Mood	-	Touring an educational community lot	Touring public places sometimes reveals unexpected and impressive sights.
Fascinated	+10 Mood	2 Hours	(Community Lot Name)	Some Sims take joy in things ordinary Sims might otherwise overlook.	Appears sometimes after touring an educational community lot.
Got a Good Deal	+10 Mood	8 Hours	Store	Saving a few Simoleons is pure satisfaction!	Frugal trait required to get the coupons which provide the deals.
Power Study	No Mood Effect	-	Library	That quiet library atmosphere makes reading, studying, and working so much more efficient!	Anything related to reading a book will go faster.
FitAtmosphere	No Mood Effect	-	Gym	Exercising at the gym really improves the quality of workout.	Athletic skill will improve faster.
Saw Great Movie	+10 Mood	16 Hours	Show At Theater	Sims have a special place in their hearts for movies on the silver screen, and a special place in their stomachs for the buttery popcorn.
Heard Theater Music	+10 Mood		Hearing theater music	The music pulsing from the inside of the theater sounds awesome. Perhaps tickets are still available!
Nice Nails	+5-15 Mood	2 Days	Day Spa	It's foolish not to focus on the nails from time to time. There's nothing quite like crisp cuticles!	Select "Salon" at the Day Spa menu. The more you pay, the higher the mood boost.
Smooth Skin	+10-30 Mood		Day Spa		Select "Facial" at the Day Spa menu. The more you pay, the higher the mood boost.
Relaxed	+25-75 Mood	12 Hours	Day Spa	Sims love the rhythmic pounding of well-trained hands on the overly tense muscles of the body. So relaxing!	Select "Massage" at the Day Spa menu. The more you pay, the higher the mood boost.
Rejuvenated	+30-100 Mood	24 Hours	Day Spa	The cost of a body treatment seems to melt away when the relaxing feeling of rejuvenation overwhelms a Sim.	Select "Body Treatment" at the Day Spa menu. The more you pay, the higher the mood boost.
Completely At Ease	+20-75 Mood	7 Days	Day Spa	Spending the Simoleons and time to enjoy a full spa package will render your Sim completely at ease.	Select "Package" at the Day Spa menu. The more you pay, the higher the mood boost.
Horrified	-35 Mood	8 hours	Mausoleum	Terrible things have been seen underneath the mausoleum. Explorers beware.
Mauled By Bear	-35 Mood	8 hours	Exploring Catacombs	It seems bears don't like it when others explore their catacombs. The emotional scars, not to mention the huge physical scars, are not so easily forgotten.
Creepy Graveyard	-5 Mood	-	Graveyard	Graveyards are terrifying places filled with dead bodies, the ghosts of the bodies, and fear.	Brave or evil sims do not get this moodlet.

Environment

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Dirty Surroundings	-15 Mood	-	Dirty objects/puddles	Garbage, filth, and grime do not improve one's surroundings.
Filthy Surroundings	-30 Mood	-	Dirty objects/puddles	The grime and muck is really starting to pile high. It won't be long before it starts paying rent.
Vile Surroundings	-40 Mood	-	Dirty Surroundings	This room is so fetid and foul. Sims were not meant to endure such a lax household cleaning philosophy!
Too Many People	-15 Mood	-	Being in a crowd	Certain sims may not feel too comfortable around large groups	Loner trait
Unfinished Room	-10 Mood	-	Uncovered walls or floors	This room needs proper flooring and wall covering of some sort to be considered complete.
Disgusted	-5 Mood	10 Minutes	Encountering smelly sim, Disgusting food	Revolting sights and smells will have this effect on sims, so it's best to move them away.	Countdown starts when the disgusting sim leaves or the food is taken out.
Plagued By Nature	-20 Mood	-	Being outside	It's often best for Sims that hate the Outdoors to spend as little time out there as possible.	Hates the Outdoors trait
It's dark	-10 Mood	-	Darkness	A little light would certainly improve things. Perhaps some windows to let natural light in, as well?
Beautiful Vista	+15 Mood	-	Beautiful lot	This...house…is…incredible! Somebody really knows how to live
Decorated	+10 Mood	-	Slightly decorated room	Sims enjoy well furnished homes. By the looks of things, this place isn't so bad!
Nicely Decorated	+25 Mood	-	Medium decorated room	Well designed décor stands out in a good way and tends to make everyone happier.
Beautifully Decorated	+40-50 Mood	-	Fully decorated room	Rooms adorned with the most expensive sculptures and paintings improve life dramatically.
Comfy	+5-30 Mood	-	Comfortable object	Nothing beats a good seat for comfort except perhaps a better seat.
Cozy Fire	+15 Mood	-	Warm Fire	Sims enjoy the warm cheery glow of their fireplaces...poke them for extra warmth!
Warmed	+25 Mood	3 Hours	Warm Fire	There is nothing like the feeling of a warm flame to make a Sim happy.
Enjoying Music	+20-40 Mood	-	Stereo playing	It's hard not to enjoy a beat this solid.	+Mood depends on the quality of the speakers and music genre, or the guitar skill of the performing sim.
Enjoying Solitude	+15 Mood	-	Being alone	Introverted sims like it best at times when others completely and utterly stay away.	Loner Trait
Lovely Pool	+15 Mood	-	Beautiful Lot	The pool is so clean and pristine. Chlorine sure works wonders!
One with Nature	+20 Mood	-	Being outside	Outdoors(wo)men find themselves quite happy when not tucked away indoors.	Loves the Outdoors Trait
Rude Awakening	-10 Mood	30 Minutes	Stereo, CryingBaby	Loud noises and ruckuses will disturb sleeping sims. Keep those stereos off and the conversations somewhere else, and don't light the bedroom on fire.
Crying Baby	-15 Mood	10 Minutes	Crying baby	If the baby can't be quieted, it's best to get as far away as possible.	If after the 10 minutes there's a still a crying baby, moodlet will reappear

Other

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Excited	+18 Mood	3 hours	Anticipation of Seeing Lover/Friend	Excitable sims get, well excited.	Excitable Trait
Feeling Lucky	+5 Mood	24 Hours	Lucky Trait (seems random)	Today is (name)'s lucky day. Who knows what good will happen?	Appears randomly after 4 hours of sleep (only for lucky sims).
Fulfilled	+15 Mood	6 Hours	Completed a Promised Wish	The satisfaction of having a wish come to fruition feels great!
Very Fulfilled	+75-100 Mood	7 days	Completing Lifetime Wish	Everything is working out perfectly! Your Sim feels extra fulfilled!
New Stuff!	+20 Mood	2 Hours	New objects	Sims love getting new things for their homes!
New Car Smell	+10 Mood	2 Hours	Riding in New Car	Ah, that new car smell is so factory fresh!
Stir Crazy	-15 Mood	Until leaves the house	Not Leaving Home	Sims should leave the house frequently for sanity's sake. Shake well with a community marinade for best results.
Bad Reception	-10 Mood	-	Cheap TV	Cheap television sets don't always provide the most pristine picture.
Pristine Picture	+15 Mood	-	Nice TV	The pixels are dancing daintily on the television, perfectly within the highest resolutions money can buy.
Charitable	+10-30 Mood	24 Hours	Donating to Charity	It feels great to help other Sims, especially when they are in need.	Mood bonus depends on how big was the donation.
Fiendishly Delighted	+15 Mood	6 Hours	Forum posting, Donating to Undermine Charity, Watching Sim Suffer	Sims of the evil persuation take pleasure in the misfortune of others.	Evil or Mean Spirited traits.
Disappointed	-15 Mood	24 Hours	Forum Posting	Some sims just hate it when they blow a chance to impress others.
Stuff Taken	-15 Mood	24 Hours	Repossesion, Seeing Burglar	Sims really like their stuff, and when someone grabs it, they take it quite personally.
Read A Masterpiece	+20 Mood	24 Hours	Reading a Masterpiece	Turning the last page of a masterpiece is like falling in love... It's a beautiful thing.	When sim finishes reading a masterpiece novel
Wasted Food	-5 Mood	2 Hours	Throwing Away Perfectly Good Food	Don't throw away good food! There are starving children in strangetown!
Inspired	+15 Mood	4 Hours	Viewing Art	A genuine and original work of art can inspire and render viewers speechless upon experiencing.