The Sims 3 Late Night Guide Essentials Wants And Desires

Wants and Desires

There are many avenues to happiness and fulfillment (and a few back roads to misery, too). You’ll get the most out of Late Night by finding the best ways to get your Sims to feel good about themselves.

To do this, you need to understand the smartest and easiest ways to deliver your Sims’ dreams, such as helping them build careers, develop skills, or seek out exciting opportunities.

Moodlets

The immediate measurement of a Sim is mood. A Sim’s happiness, neutrality, or misery is quickly identified by their current mood, which is displayed in the Mood meter that occupies the center of the screen, right next to the portrait of the active Sim.

The Mood meter is shaped like an upside-down exclamation point. Good mood is represented by green. As the Sim dips toward neutral or tense feelings, the color of the meter turns yellow.

When the meter displays red, your Sim is seriously troubled. You need to pay immediate attention to the Sim and rectify whatever situation or interaction is upsetting the Sim.

Because moodlets contribute to your Sim’s overall mood, you need to pay close and constant attention to the Moodlet Panel. Some moodlets require direct attention, particularly the negative ones, which appear with a red outline.

There are three types of moodlets—positive, negative, and neutral. Strive to do things that give your Sims positive moodlets so they can keep banking Lifetime Happiness Points.

New Moodlets

Moodlet	Effect	Duration (in minutes)	Description
Among Friends	10	variable	Hanging out with good friends makes a shy Sim feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Bad Time Out	-5	180	Blah! Hanging out was about as fun as being spit on by a llama!
Banan-ahhhhhhhhh	15	120	Your Sim is going bonkers for Banan-ahhhhhhhhhs!
Beguiled by Bubbles	15	60	So round...so shiny…childish Sims just can't help but be captivated by the sight of a bouncing bubble.
Cheated	-25	240	Some Sims just don't understand what friendly competition means.
Chocolate Chuckles	15	120	Sims can't resist the infectious laughter when a case of the Chocolate Chuckles is going around! Spread the giggles with a good joke.
Downtrodden	-30	90	The pain of rejection is enough to put any Sim down in the dumps. Look on the bright side: It's better to try and fail than never try at all!
Embarrassed (No Clothes!)	-15	variable	Eek, you've been caught without any clothes! It feels like everyone's eyes are watching you.
Exhilarated	25	240	Doing something kinda crazy gives any Sim a little thrill!
Feeling Shy	-10	variable	You feel extremely out of place. You would probably feel more comfortable among friends.
Food Poisoning	-25	120	Food cooked in trucks can leave an unexpected aftertaste and more.
Going Wild	30	300	Sometimes you just gotta get down with your bad self! Party on!
Good Advice	10	180	Good advice is hard to come by. Listen to those words of wisdom and use them wisely!
Got Recognized	20	480	No longer can you hide from your fame! Everyone is starting to know you.
Greasy	20	240	Fast food may not be the healthiest choice, but it tastes so good!
Great Brawl	20	90	That was a brawl of epic proportions! It's an honor just to have matched fisticuffs with this crowd.
Great Time Out	5	180	Hanging out was a blast! We had so much fun together.
Had Star Tantrum	20	300	The world is ending when things are not going your way.
Heating Up	-25	180	The sun is oppressive and ruinous for vampires. The daylight will scorch a vampire's lovely skin and neutralize their powers.
Hunted	-10	variable	It is always best to befriend a vampire as they can emerge at anytime...such as now...and are too powerful to confront.
In the Limelight	10	60	Sims love to be in the limelight, especially when the light is the flash of a paparazzo's camera!
In the Mood	25	120	Romance is in the air. Wait. No, it's in the drink! A good serving of some liquid romance is sure to put any Sim in the mood for love!
Kicked Out	-25	240	Got kicked out of the venue--how embarrassing!
Lost the Brawl	-30	120	Oh the shame of it all! You hang your head in disgrace…you lost the brawl!
Madly Thirsty	-80	variable	Vampires with a manic thirst are no longer able to think clearly. Dangerous and near death, Madly Thirsty Vampires are closer to animals than Sims.
Mugged	-15	240	Nobody said public transportation doesn't have its risks...
On a Beach	15	120	It's hard to stay stressed when there are pineapple-flavored bubbles in the air. Sims can practically feel the sand between their toes!
Ooo Bubbles	30	variable	Multitudes of bubbles make everything more fun! (Get from hot tub.)
Cerebral Boost	15	240	Intellectual aspirations are in reach when you're all hopped up on brain juice!
Publicly Disgraced	-20	4,320	You can't hide your bad actions any more. The public has scrutinized your inappropriate behavior all over town. How shameful!
Public WooHoo	20	480	It's always a different experience when things are done in public.
Sanguine Snack	50	480	Sated beyond the needs of mere nourishment, vampires sometimes consume a real delicacy to truly satisfy their thirst.
Sated	15	480	The thirst has been kept at bay...for now. It always returns!
Saw Amazingly Insightful Film	20	960	Wow, that was like… deep and stuff. You'll be mulling over that one for hours.
Saw Awful Film	-10	480	That was just bad. Not "So Bad It's Good." Just plain terrible.
Saw Exciting Film	15	960	Nothing gets your heart pounding like watching a smash hit film!
Saw Insufferably Pretentious Film	-10	480	Few things are more painful than suffering through a self-important director's "visionary masterpiece."
Saw Touching Film	15	960	Some films make you feel so mushy inside that you leave a pile of tissues in your wake.
Slept Like a Star	20	360	You know you're important when you get to sleep in a star's trailer. No longer do you have to mingle with the riff-raff!
Snuck In	15	variable	Got beyond the barrier rope by finding another entrance.
Social Strawberry	15	120	Someone has a case of the Social Strawberry! You are the life of the party. Everyone enjoys having you around!
Star Struck	10	120	Those knees quivering in excitement can only mean one thing…you have spotted a famous celebrity!
Stride of Pride	60	120	A little extracurricular activity out of the house is just the thing to put a spring in a Sim's step!
Thirsty	0	variable	Vampires must quench their thirst by drinking from other Sims, growing fresh Plasma Fruit, or settling for a Plasma Pack.
Too Much Sun	-50	2,880	When a vampire is in the sun too long, they slow down and lose their edge.
Unusual Blemish	0	variable	A painless blemish that resembles two circular points is on your skin. Perhaps this is the reason you feel so...odd?
Vampiric Vigor	15	variable	The night fills you with energy as you're invigorated by the moonbeams and starlit night. Such power!
Very Thirsty	-40	variable	Very few things can topple a vampire's near immortal reign. One of them is leaving one's thirst unquenched.
Walk of Shame	-25	120	What a sting! You went out on a limb, but your advances were not appreciated. Better luck next time!
Wash Away the Worry	10	90	Drowning your worries away is much more fun than just sweeping them under a rug.
Weakened	20	1,320	Donating a little hemoglobin for the nourishment of those afflicted with vampirism is a worthy cause.
Wide Awake	10	300	Wowza! A drink like that is sure to retire some sheep from the sheep counting business!
Won the Brawl	25	90	Winning a brawl gives Sims a reason to strut their stuff. Throw back those shoulders and walk tall!