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
|
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! |
