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Moodlets

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.	Get a better(more expensive) bed
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.
Slept Like a Queen	+40 Mood	10 Hours	Sultan's Tabernacle	Many have said about it, few have actually done it.	Sultan's Tabernacle can be purchased at a special merchant for 2,500 Ancient Coins and level 3 Visa
Energized	+10-60	3 Hours	Electrocution on SimBot	Electricity is like sweet, sweet Nectar.

Bladder

Icon	Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes	Expansion
	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!

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 the 6 hours 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 the 2 Days it will change to "Stressed Out".
Stressed Out	-40 Mood	-	Critical fun need	(Name) is in desperate need of some entertainment. The daily grind has ground the enjoyment of life to a halt!	Will remain until Sim starts having fun.
Exhilarated	+25 Mood	4 hours	Skinny dipping	Doing something kinda crazy gives any Sim a little thrill!
Ooo... Buuuubbles!	+15 Mood	Whilst in hot tub	Hot Tub	Multitudes of bubbles make everything more fun!
Bad Reception	-10 Mood	-	Cheap TV	Cheap television sets don't always provide the most pristine picture.	Get a better(more expensive) TV
Pristine Picture	+15 Mood	-	Nice TV	The pixels are dancing daintily on the television, perfectly within the highest resolutions money can buy.

Solutions: usually after coming home from work Stressed or Strained: watch TV or do fun things to lower and get rid of the moodlets

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 will 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.
Warm Fuzzies	+15 Mood	5 Hours	Eating Angel Food Cake Drinking nectar made with Flame Fruit	Certain foods fill the body with a warm cozy feeling that's unlike anything else.
Wasted Food	-5 Mood	2 Hours	Throwing Away Perfectly Good Food	Don't throw away good food! There are starving children in strangetown!	Applies to sims with the Frugal trait.
Breathtaking Balance, Commanding Complexity, Astonishing Aroma, Fabulous Finish	+30 Mood	8 Hours	Drinking nectar	The flavors of the nectar are so vibrant with fruits that the tongue is practically overwhelmed.
Full of Life	+50 Mood	8 Hours	Drinking nectar made with atleast 50% Life Fruit	There's nothing that compares to feeling young and full of life again.
Awful Aroma, Bitter Balance, Crooked Complexity, Foul Finish	-50-30 Mood	8 Hours	Nectar	When nectar tastes that bad it should just be left in the bottle!
In the Mood	+25 Mood	2 Hours	Juice	Romance is in the air. Wait... No, it's in the drink! A good serving of liquid romance is sure to put any sim in the mood for love!
Foul Food	-25 Mood	45 Minutes	Eating Dried Food	Blech! Low quality dried food, though appealing in cost, is not so appealing in taste or nutritional value. Taste the savings!	Snob trait, after eating low quality dried food.
Carbed Up!	+35 Mood	3 Hours	Eating Pemmican	Zip zam zoom! All of the unnecessary nutrients were stripped from the original dish and pressed into a mighty brick of delightful dried food. Carbtastic!	You can buy pemmican at a special merchant when you travel. Need level 1 Visa in at least one country to buy pemmican for 10 ancient coins.

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. The moods of sims with the Slob trait are not affected.
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.
Submarine Adventure	+20 Mood	?		Aquatic adventures turn boring bath time into ultra-fun times! There are so many imaginary new species to discover under the sea.	Received by child sims using the "Submarine Adventure" interaction on bathtubs.
Minty Breath	+5 Mood	4 hours	Brushing Teeth	Sims love to be around those with Minty Breath. It sure beats the alternative.

Social

General

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Cheered Up	+15 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Gobs 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.
Embarrassed	-20 Mood	3 hours	Peeing self, Walking in on sim, Invasion of privacy, Having clothes hidden	Situations like this should be avoided at all cost... they're hard to live down.
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	4 hours	Low Social need	Communication is a must for sims. A quick chat will fix things right away.	Toddlers gain this Moodlet faster than other Sims
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?
Hilarious Conversation	+10 Mood	3 Hours	Socialization	Some Sims should be stand-up comedians with the humour they're dishing out.
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.
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.
Excited	+18 Mood	3 hours	Anticipation of Seeing Lover/Friend	Excitable sims get, well excited.	Excitable Trait
Got in Trouble	-5 Mood	Until "Let off the hook" interaction is used	Skipping school, skipping work, sneaking out	Getting in trouble is no big deal... as long as it was worth it!	Triggered when teen sims are scolded by an adult.

Romantic

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
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.
Romance Under the Stars	+15 Mood	8 Hours	Watching the Stars	Spending time looking at the night sky with a loved one makes your sim happy.
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.
Splinter	-5 Mood	1 Hour	Woohoo in Treehouse	Ouch! Some frisky fun in the great outdoors is just the thing to spice up the love life, but splinters are a real pain in the rear.
Stride of Pride	+60 Mood	2 Hours	Woohoo off Home Lot	A little extracurricular activity out of the house is just the thing to put a spring in a sim's step!
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.
Mother/Father of the Bride	+40 Mood	24 Hours	Seeing a daughter's wedding	Seeing a daughter married makes a mother/father so proud.
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.

Imaginary Friends

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Fantastic Tea Party	+20 Mood	4 Hours	Tea Party with Imaginary Friend Doll	The fine china is set and the tea is served. Teatime with a plush friend is an excellent way to spend an afternoon!
Makin' Friends	+20	5 hours	Doll	Playtime with a best friend is a boundless joy, keeping each other happy and in good company.
Power of Imaginary Friend	+10	6 hours	Doll	Having an Imaginary Friend is so much fun! I'll never get bored again when my special buddy is around.
Bighearted Friend	+10	6 hours	Doll	(Imaginary Friend Name) got (Sim Name) a snack and it brightened (Sim Name)'s day! Friends like these are hard to find.	Have the creator sim ask their imaginary friend to get them a snack.
Can't Believe My Eyes!	+10	6 hours	Doll	The bond between two friends can do remarkable things! My special buddy got bigger when I did.	Creator sim gets this moodlet when their imaginary friend ages up alongside them.
Imaginary Friend Turned Real!	+10	6 hours	Imaginary Friend Turning Real	Whoa, it's like magic! Now everyone will know I wasn't crazy this whole time!	Creator sim gets this moodlet when their imaginary friend becomes real.
I am a Real Sim!	+10	6 hours	Imaginary Friend Turning Real	The bond between two friends can do remarkable things! (Sim Name) defied the laws of nature and turned his special childhood friend into a Real Sim!	Imaginary friend gets this moodlet when they first become real.
Porcelain Beauty	+10	6 hours	Using Toilet	This contraption called a toilet does amazing things! It's like a magician. Now you see it, now you don't!	Imaginary friend gets this moodlet when they first use a toilet after becoming real.
Scrumptious Food	+10	6 hours	Eating	Eating real food for the first time was fantastic! Being able to eat anything from the fridge is a privilege some forget, but not this Sim.	Imaginary friend gets this moodlet when they eat after becoming real.
Unimaginable Comfort	+10	6 hours	Sleeping	(Sim Name) never thought sleeping in a real bed for the first time could feel so amazing! This definitely beats sleeping on the floor.	Imaginary friend gets this moodlet when they eat after becoming real.

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.
Itchy	-15 Mood	4 Hours	Work	There's just no way to scratch the cursed itch!	Caused by an experiment gone wrong as a random event in the Science career.

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.

School

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
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	-20 Mood	4 Hours	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.
I Graduated!	+10 Mood	10 Days	Graduating	The sweat and tears of toiling in class and doing daily homework is finally at its end. Now it's time to have fun!
Proud Parent	+5 Mood	10 Days	Graduation	It's a proud moment when your child graduates from school. It's almost like the honour is being bestowed on yourself!	Sim must attend graduation ceremony to receive this moodlet.
Proud Sibling	+5 Mood	10 Days	Graduation	It's a happy day from all when a family member graduates from high school. Put that sibling rivalry aside and celebrate!	Sim must attend graduation ceremony to receive this moodlet.
Valedictorian	+20 Mood	10 Days	Graduating as Valedictorian	Only a few can ever say that they are the best. I am the best.
Denied for Dance	-50 Mood	4 Hours	Prom	After getting up the nerve to ask your crush for a dance and getting your hopes crushed, your night was pretty much ruined. What a letdown!
Denied for Dance	-20 Mood	4 Hours	Prom	Instead of getting into a fight at prom, keep your eyes on your own date the next time you go to a dance.
Prom King/Queen	+30 Mood	12 Hours	Prom	Fistpump! Clearly your classmates recognise greatness when they see it. / My classmates like me! They really like me!

Fire

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	Sometimes happens if you fail to upgrade something electric.
Torched	-200 Mood	15 minutes	Tomb Trap	Ancient fire traps burn unsuspecting Sims just as well as low quality modern appliances. Quick! Jump in a dive well!	After burning, sim will get the Singed moodlet. Daredevils and Pyromaniacs get a +50 mood for getting Torched.

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?10?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?20?30 Mood	2 Days	Day Spa		Select "Facial" at the Day Spa menu. The more you pay, the higher the mood boost.
Relaxed	+25?50?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?60?100 Mood	1 Day	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?40?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.
Snuck In	+15 Mood	Until sim leaves lot	Sneaking into VIP venue	You have successfully snuck into the bar, but will your low profile keep you safe?

Environment

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Dirty Surroundings/Smelly Sims	-15 Mood	-	Dirty objects/puddles	Garbage, filth, and grime do not improve one's surroundings.	Will also appear if spoiled food is present in your Sim's inventory
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?
Afraid of the Dark	-15 mood	-	Being outside at night	Heading inside or finding a bit of sunlight will take care of this cowardly affliction.	Coward trait.
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
Pranked!	-10 Mood	1 Hour	Boobytrapped furniture	What tastes worse? The embarrassment or the humiliation?	Boobytrapped objects have a pulsing red light on them - be wary!
Scared	-25 Mood	15 Minutes?	Invetions (e.g. floor hygienator)	Scardy-cats are scared of pretty much everything, but they really show it when their life flashes before their eyes.
New Home	+25 Mood	24 Hours	Moving house	It's a new place to call home!
Oppressive Heat	No Mood Effect	-	Being in a hot tomb	This tomb has heat pouring out of every crack and corner, as if an ancient volcano pulses underneath its cracked floors.	Appears in the tomb of the Burning Sands, in Egypt.
Humid Atmosphere			Being in a tomb room with steam traps
Mystical Feeling
Creeping Dead
Adventuring	+10 mood	-	Being in a tomb	Danger! Fortune! Destiny! Aren't adventures exciting?	Adventurous trait.
Eye Candy	+10 mood	30 minutes	Being near a sim with the Eye Candy lifetime reward.	(Sim Name) has this glow about them that other Sims just can't miss!
Neuronic Synergy	+10 mood	-	Being in a room with the Chinese incense holder.	A synergistic mind is a more powerful mind! Promote more synergy in your life today!	Buy this from the China general store merchant
Love is in The Air	+10 mood	-	Being in a room with the France incense holder.	They say smell is the strongest sense. Can you smell the love?	Buy this from the France general store merchant
Totally Mellow	+10 mood	-	Being in a room with the Egypt incense holder.	The fragrant smoke of the incense leads to a completely laid back and at ease state of mind for Sims.	Buy this from the Egypt general store merchant
Wondrous Collection	+20 mood	-	Being in a room with a complete collection of Gold Figurines.	A complete collection of Gold Figurines is quite the sight to see!	Collect Gold Figurines, and other relics, through adventures.
Saw Great Fireworks Show	+10 mood	16 hours	Performing a Fireworks Extravaganza (requires at least 5 fireworks)	It's always amazing to watch something as beautiful as colorful lights that blaze across the sky.	Purchase fireworks from the China general store merchant
Visceroirdal Nausea	-25 Mood	2 hours	Tiberium in Inventory	Tiberium has been slowly contaminating the planet for years, leading many to question its value when contrasted to the sickness caused.	After your sim becomes ill from this moodlet, take the Tiberium out and place it on your lot. It will eventually turn into a Spire Cut Tiberium.
Zen	+20 Mood		Scholar's Gardern	Only a place jam-packed with tranquility could promote such a powerful feeling of Zen. Namaste!	Occurs when a sim visits the Scholar's Garden in Shang Simla, China.

Other

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Bad Landing	-20 Mood	20 minutes	Trampoline	Ouch! Nothing kills a good time on the trampoline like falling on your behind!	Trampoline use
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!
I Am Beautiful	+10 Mood	4 hours	Admiring Self in mirror	Appreciating beauty, even one's own, is just a benefit of vanity.	Snob trait
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!
Recycled!	+20 Mood	3 Hours	Recycling	Recycling is the first step to a healthy planet. It's good to do one's part!	Using the recycling bins. Requires eco-friendly trait?
Stir Crazy	-15 Mood	Until the Sim 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.	Go Outside, Do something.
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. Those with the Good Trait will want to donate to Charity
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.
Tired From Moving	-10 Mood	6 Hours	Moving house, Moving in with another sim	It's been a long day, but it's good to be home and settled in.
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
Inspired	+15 Mood	4 Hours	Viewing Art	A genuine and original work of art can inspire and render viewers speechless upon experiencing.
Technophobia	-10 mood	25 minutes	Using technology.	For some sims, using technology is an unsettling experience.	Technophobic sims.
Meditative Focus	No Mood Effect	4 hours	Meditating.	A clear mind and a centered chi will help you get things done better and faster.	The ability to meditate is gained through the Martial Arts skill.
Promising Fortune	+10 mood	3 hours	Eating a fortune cookie.	The correct cookie was chosen and Fate now favors (Sim Name).	You can buy the fortune cookie machine in China, from the general store merchant.
Foreboding Fortune	-10 mood	2 hours	Eating a fortune cookie.	This cookie had such a terrible fortune, it's hard to think that it could ever come true. Or could it?
Fresh Clothing	+18/+32 mood	10 hours	Clean laundry	Wearing freshly washed clothes is a joy of life, like cookies or sunshine.	Increase of mood depends on type of washing machine, and drying method.
Clean Bedsheets	+10 mood	-	Clean laundry	-	Remains while sleeping on bed.
Having A Midlife Crisis	-	6 Days	Becoming an adult.	A midlife crisis? No... this can't be! Why, it seemed like just last week that SimName was still getting a student discount at the movies on her looks alone. If you fight to recapture your youth, you can still cling to it, right??	Upon becoming an adult, all sims will receive this moodlet. Whilst having a midlife crisis, sims will roll wants with a purple background, which are special "midlife crisis wants" - for example, to buy a sports car, or get a tattoo. If you promise these wants, you cannot cancel them until the midlife crisis is over! After a short while, your sim's midlife crisis will progress to the next moodlet...
Having A Midlife Crisis	-20 Mood	6 Days	Becoming an adult; follows previous moodlet.	The weight of responsibility is heavy on your shoulders. It's time to pull yourself away from checking for wrinkles in the mirror and do something about it. Your youth is out there, you just have to keep living it, right? Then why do you feel like you're right on the edge of a nervous breakdown!

Tombs & Travel

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Blessing of the Sphinx	+25 mood	2 days	Talking to the soulpeace statue inside The Great Sphinx tomb, when you are cursed by a mummy.	The ever merciful Sphinx has lifted quite a weight from your shoulders.
Boosted Courage	+25 mood	3 hours	Drinking Liquid Courage	Just one sip of Liquid Courage can transform the most cowardly of Sims into stalwart tomb explorers in mere seconds. Step aside, fear!	Liquid Courage can be bought at a special merchant for level 1 Visa and 40 Ancient Coins
Fear	Varies	Varies	Mummies, Dive Wells, etc...	Tombs are laden with terrors that fill even the bravest with dread.	Brave sims are immune to Fear. Cowardly sims get it worse. Sims will not attempt to explore dive wells or cross traps until this clears.
Good Memories	+10 mood	3 hours	Photograph	Reminiscing upon past foreign travels is a great way to pass the time!	Adventurous sims can reminisce on photographs taken while travelling.
Hurt Hand!	-25 mood	3 hours	Hidden Door, Snake Bite, Martial Arts Board	A wise Sim learns from a hurt hand, while others only feel pain.	Sims cannot break boards until this moodlet clears. Increased Martial Arts and Snake Charming skill will help prevent this. Hidden doors in tombs can slam on sims' hands.
Knocked Out	-25 mood	30 minutes	Dart Trap, Mummy	Various obstacles in tombs wreak havoc on the Sim body such that from time to time it cries "uncle!" and takes an impromptu break.
Mummy's Curse	-25 mood	14 days	Losing a fight with a mummy, there's a chance to get cursed	That mummy has left with you more than a scratch...The eerie feeling of doom must be remedied by the Sphinx before it's too late!	Sims 3 Mummies.
Ouch! My Face!	-25 mood	4 hours	Being bitten by a snake, when using the snake charming basket.	Woah! It looks like you just got bitten in the face by a rather unruly snake!
Snake Kiss	+35 mood	2 hours	Using the snake charming basket.	Only the most talented and daring snake charmers are able to attempt to kiss the deadly snake atop it's head and succeed!	If you use the snake charming basket long enough (there's no progress bar), you'll get the option to upgrade to a King Cobra. A kiss from the King Cobra can cure the Mummy's curse.
Soaked	-5 mood	2 hours	Exploring a dive well in tombs	Being soaked is never really comfortable, unless it's keeping you from catching fire.
Visited Egypt/France/China	+15 mood	2 days	Visiting Egypt, France, or China	Sims freshly returned from an adventure abroad feel relaxed, but also tired and a tad winded. They need a bit of a break before venturing out of the country again.	Adventurous sims get this moodlet for only 36 hours. Your sim cannot travel again until this moodlet clears.

Occupations

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes
Made A Good Sale	+10 Mood	4 Hours		Sweet! An item of mine sold for more than it was worth at the consignment store!
Neighborhood Celebrity	+50 mood	4 days	Getting award at City Hall	(?)	This moodlet is got when collecting a service award at City Hall in an Ambitions Profession, (seems to be random)
Stylin'	+20 Mood	Permanent	Reaching the top of the Stylist Profession	Look at you... because everyone else is already! Your snazzy appearance is the talk of the town.

Celebrity

Icon	Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Description	Notes	Expansion
	In the Limelight	+10 Mood	?	Being noticed by Paparazzi	Sims love to be in the limelight, especially when the light is the flash of a Paparazzi's camera!
	Publicly Disgraced	-20 Mood	3 days	Fighting in public, Cheating, Divorce, Job setback, Caught rummaging, Arrested, Child out of marriage, Caught sneaking into club, Detonating smashing (?), Woohoo in public, Woohoo with occult, Bite someone in public, Get repossessed, Child taken, Peeing Self, Passing Out, Falsely accused	You can't hide your bad actions any more. The public has scrutinised your inappropriate behaviour all over town. How shameful!

Pet Moodlets

Pets receive many of the same moodlets as sims - for example Fulfilled (fulfilled a wish), Tired, Hungry, and so on. There are also some moodlets which are exclusive to pets.

Moodlet Name	Effects	Time Period	From	Available to	Description
Loved	+25 Mood	1 hour	Being brushed	Cats	You hold a very special place in someone's heart
Brushed	+15 Mood	5 hours	Being Brushed	Cats	Ah! The infinite joys of a newly-brushed coat!
Purrfectly Manicured	+10 Mood	4(?) hours	High Scratch Motive	Cats	Name's claws are "purrfect"! Preferably, they didn't get that way at the expense of your furniture.
Itching to Scratch	-		Low Scratch Motive	Cats	Name's starting to get that urge. Having a scratching post around the house right now would be ideal.
Claws Out!	-	-	Very Low Scratch Motive	Cats	Name's ready to go at it! For your furniture's sake, you better hope s/he has a scratching post nearby!

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