Electronic media[]
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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Bad Reception | -10 | As long as you watch TV | Cheap TV | Cheap televsion sets don't always provide the most pristine picture. | Appears randomly while watching TV on an Old Timey Tele. This is called "Static Signal" in the game files. | ||
Pristine Picture | +15 | As long as you watch TV | Nice TV | The pixels are dancing daintily on the television, perfectly within the highest resolutions money can buy. | From watching a high-quality TV. | ||
Technophobia | -10 | 25 minutes | Using Electronics | For some Sims, using technology is an unsettling experience. | Technophobes will gain this moodlet whenever using electronics. This moodlet is called "Anti TV" in the game files implying that this moodlet and its associated trait was only associated with televisions. There was a separate moodlet for hating computers that was scrapped as the dislike of televisions and computers were combined into this moodlet. | ||
High Quality Video | +20 | As long as you watch Video | Watching Expensive Video | Mmm... there's nothing quite as satisfying as reference quality video displayed in pristine quality. There's a smug sense of satisfaction in knowing you have the best of the best! | Appears when watching a home movie recorded with the Sonyo VideoStop Triple camera. | ||
Poor Quality Video | -10 | As long as you watch Video | Watching Cheap Video | Ugh static... I thought we'd left this behind along with video tapes and fanny packs. Maybe it's time for an upgrade? | Appears when watching a home movie recorded with the X, Z-cam 360 camera. | ||
Remembering | No Mood Effect | 12 Hours | Watching Video | This home movie by (Sim Name) sure brings back the memories! | Appears from watching a video from the video camera on TV | ||
Phone Junkie | +5-40 | 6 Hours | Smart Phone | Being addicted to your phone isn't always a bad thing! Information and friends are at your fingertips 24/7. | Sometimes appears when Sims text or blog with smart phone. Each additional time adds +5 to the moodlet until reaching +40, as long as the moodlet doesn't expire. | ||
Gotta Blog About (Topic) | +10 | 6 Hours | Blogging | A day of idle pondering has (Sim Name) focused, and he/she's raring to flood the Internet Tubes with provocative thoughts! | Sims will gain a significant amount of followers when they create a post with this moodlet. The topic of the moodlet depends on what event Sims encounter, which also depends on the theme of the blog. | ||
Blogged Out | -5 | 2 Hours | Too Much Blogging | All that blogging can take its toll and the only cure is a good break. (Sim Name) is officially blogged out! | If a Sim adds a blog post on his/her blog while having this moodlet, it will result in loss of its followers. | ||
Phone Withdrawals | -20 | 4 Hours | Smart Phone | Experiencing phone withdrawals is awfully painful for (Sim Name). So much web surfing and socializing being missed right now! | Appears when the Phone Junkie moodlet expires. | ||
Secretly Admired | +10 | 3 Hours | Smart Phone | Who sent that mysterious text? (Sim Name) is delighted to know that someone is secretly admiring him/her! | Appears from receiving a secret admirer text | ||
Secretly Stalked | -10 | Sometimes receiving a mysterious text is a good thing… (Sim Name) however is rather creeped out about it… | |||||
Cyber Fan | +10 | 4 Hours | Holo-Computer | Whether through a blog or surfing the Holo Web, (Sim Name) can't get enough info on his/her favorite Sims. | From using "Look Up Friends on Holoweb…" 5 times within 24 hours. | ||
Saw Great Movie | +10 | 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. | See a movie at the theater. This moodlet has been replaced with specific-genre movie moodlets below, which may be either good or bad, as of patch 1.50. | (before patch 1.50) | |
Saw a Great (Genre) Movie | +10 | 4 Hours | Show at Theatre | Some films strike the perfect balance of great dialogue, engaging characters, and gripping plots. (Sim Name) is in cinematic ecstasy! | The genres can be either action, bro-mance, chick flick, comedy, foreign, indie, sci-fi, or thriller. | (since patch 1.50) | |
Saw a Terrible (Genre) movie | -10 | 4 Hours | Show at Theatre | Terrible dialogue, limp characters and a laughable plot: (Sim Name) loves the movies, but he/she wasted his/her time with this one. | |||
Saw Amazingly Insightful Film | +20 | 16 Hours | Film Screening | Wow, that was like... deep and stuff. You'll be mulling over that one for hours. | Appears after watching a beautiful film in the Film Studio on Thursday. | ||
Saw Exciting Film | +15 | Nothing gets your heart pounding like watching a smash hit film! | Appears after watching a nice film in the Film Studio on Thursday. | ||||
Saw Touching Film | +15 | Some films make you feel so mushy inside that you leave a pile of tissues in your wake. | Appears after watching a great film in the Film Studio on Thursday. | ||||
Saw Insufferably Pretentious Film | -10 | 8 Hours | Few things are more painful than suffering through a self-important director's "visionary masterpiece." | Appears after watching an inappropriate film in the Film Studio on Thursday. | |||
Saw Awful Film | -10 | 8 Hours | That was... just bad. Not "So Bad It's Good". Just plain terrible. | Appears after watching a rude film in the Film Studio on Thursday. | |||
Saw a Great (Genre) HoloVenture | +10 | 4 Hours | Seeing HoloVenture | Movies are great, but HoloVentures are spectacular! (Sim Name) holds a great appreciation for the visceral experience he/she was just a part of. | The genres can be either heroic, horror, martial arts, medieval, Persian, prehistoric, spy, or wildlife. | ||
Saw a Terrible (Genre) HoloVenture | -10 | When a HoloVenture is great, it's difficult to beat, but when it's terrible, it's hard to get any worse. With the botched lighting and poor sound, (Sim Name) felt that he/she would've been better off watching one of those old silent films. | |||||
Adrenaline High | +20 | 8 Hours | Movie Screen | Wow, that movie was intense! | After watching Action Adventure movie | ||
Afraid... Very afraid. | Your Sim is feeling a little jumpy after that scary movie! | After watching Horror movie | |||||
Feeling Frisky | That movie has put your Sim in the mood for romance! | After watching Romantic Comedy movie | |||||
Funny Stuff | Your Sim's in stitches! | After watching Comedy movie | |||||
Tear Jerker | That movie had your Sim laughing and crying... and crying and crying. | After watching Drama movie | |||||
Planeterrific | +12 | 1 Hour | Stellar Observatory | What a fantastic Planetarium Show! (Sim Name) is infused with fresh wonder at the splendor of the universe. | |||
Soothing Scenery | +15 | N/A | Projection Panels | Nearby projection panels have (Sim Name) happy and thoroughly entertained. Suddenly, normal walls seem like such a letdown. | From being near a turned-on Wonderwall Projection Paneling by Modern Arcology. | ||
The Sims 4 Scenery Sooths | +15 | N/A | The warm embrace of The Sims 4 washes over (Sim Name), and it's as if the whole world is singing softly in Simlish. | ||||
Listening To Tabcast | No Mood Effect | N/A | MultiTab 6000 | Charisma Tabcast "No, YOU the Man!": Dr.Handshake Feelgood teaches you the art of Charisma. | Charisma Tabcast | ||
Cooking Tabcast "Foodtastic": Internationally renowed Chef P.B.Anjay shares Cooking secrets that will turn any ho-hum meal into a yum yum feast! | Cooking Tabcast | ||||||
Fishing Tabcast "Angler's Alley": Bill and Earl Guppy swap stories and tips from the old fishing hole. | Fishing Tabcast | ||||||
Gardening Tabcast "Make it Grow": After Fern Goodearth teaches you proper Gardening techniques, the dirt around your home will never be the same. | Gardening Tabcast | ||||||
Guitar Tabcast "Riffs, Picks, and Chords": Guitar experts share advice that will have your fingers dancing on the Fret in no time. | Guitar Tabcast | ||||||
Handiness Tabcast "Tool Talk": Broken things around the house? Handy tips from Phillip S. Screwdriver will help you to never pay for another contractor again. | Handiness Tabcast | ||||||
Logic Tabcast "The Emotion Free Zone": Stuck on a riddle? Dr. Nancy Frigid will train your mind see the Logic in everything. | Logic Tabcast | ||||||
Nectar Making Tabcast "Unlocking Flavor": Buzz Honeydew discusses his career collecting and refining Nectar. | Nectar Making Tabcast | ||||||
Photography Tabcast "Focus on Photography": Quit fumbling around in a darkroom! Dr. Sarah Shutterspeed's photog tips and tricks will show you the light. | Photography Tabcast | ||||||
Writing Tabcast "Wright's Writes Right Rites": The right Wright "Write Rite" for righting writing by Professor James Wright. | Writing Tabcast |
Classic arts[]
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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Read a Masterpiece | +20 | 24 Hours | Reading a Masterpiece | Turning the last page of a masterpiece is like falling in love... It's a beautiful thing. | A Sim must write 25 novels before they can write a masterpiece book. This moodlet is given to anyone who finishes reading it. | ||
Saw Great Play | +25 | 16 Hours | Play at Theater | A great play makes a sim feel exited about what's next. | |||
Saw Great Show | +10 | 4 Hours | Field Trip | That was one amazing show. Can we go again? | School field trip to theater. | ||
Saw Wonderful Ballet | +10 | 4 Hours | Field Trip | Those poses, those jumps, those dances, those tights! What a moving performance! | A Sim must be in the Ballet afterschool program to see this moodlet. School field trip at theater can also give a Sim this moodlet. | ||
Decorated | +10 | N/A | Decorated Room | Sims enjoy well furnished homes. By the looks of things, this place isn't so bad! | A few decorations in the room. Does not appear on Sims who Can't stand art. | ||
Nicely Decorated | +25 | N/A | Decorated Room | Well designed décor stands out in a good way and tends to make everyone happier. | Lots of decorations in room. Does not appear on Sims who Can't stand art. | ||
Beautifully Decorated | +40 | N/A | Decorated Room | Rooms adorned with the most expensive sculptures and paintings improve life dramatically. | Room must be filled with decorations. Easily done by leveling up the Painting Skill. Possible with Science Experiment. Does not appear on Sims who Can't stand art. | ||
Can't Stand Art | -10 | 3 Hours | Viewing Art | One Sim's art is another Sim's garbage. Some Sims just don't appreciate the finer things in life. | Sims who Can't stand art | ||
Made Your Mark | +20 | 24 Hours | Street Art | The paint is drying and (Sim Name) is getting away! His/Her name is spreading, even if it looked like a silly scribble. | Finishing a street art work. | ||
Urban Work of Art | +10 | 3 Hours | Street Art | With some spray paint and a healthy dose of moxie, (Sim Name) beautified his/her neighborhood. | Making street art on a community lot. | ||
Urban Masterpiece | +20 | 6 Hours | Street Art | Struck by a lightning bolt of inspiration, (Sim Name) created a true Street Art Masterpiece. Society quakes beneath his/her feet. | Mastering the street art skill and/or having the Avant garde trait increases the chances of making a Masterpiece. | ||
Vision of the Past | +15 | 1 Hour | Evolution of the Plumbob | (Sim Name) saw a painting of what appears to be the evolution of the Plumbob. | From viewing the Evolution of the Plumbob painting, which is found in some Island Paradise treasure chests. | ||
Honored Philantropist | +15 | N/A | Legacy Statue | It was hard parting with so many Simoleons, but (Sim Name) is beaming after donating his/her Lotto winnings to the community. | From being in Oasis Landing while being depicted on the "Renowned Philantropist" statue. | ||
Honored Plumboticist | (Sim Name)'s trailblazing work has made him/her the father/mother of modern Plumbotics. He's/She's glowing like a proud parent. | From being in Oasis Landing while being depicted on the "Pioneer of Plumbotics" statue. | |||||
Honored Entertainer | (Sim Name)'s foundational role in Laser Rhythm-a-con music has imbued him/her with a palpable sense of pride and accomplishment! | From being in Oasis Landing while being depicted on the "Lustrous Entertainer" statue. | |||||
Honored Trendsetter | (Sim Name)'s effortless sense of style profoundly changed the future's fashion sense. He/She couldn't feel cooler or more honored! | From being in Oasis Landing while being depicted on the "Trendsetter" statue. | |||||
Honored Time Keeper | (Sim Name)s deft manipulation of timelines earned him/her a reputation as the universe's prime Time Keeper. He's/She's unofficially the Keeper of Time! | From being in Oasis Landing while being depicted on the "Time Keeper" statue. | |||||
Wondrous Collection | +10-30[1] | N/A | Complete Collection | A complete collection of (Collection Name) is quite the sight to see! | Must be in the room with the displayed collection. Collect and display various collections (i.e. Gold Figurines, Zodiac Animals, etc.) through adventuring. Awards 10, 20 or 30 mood depending on the collection.[1] | ||
I Am The Greatest | +25 | 8 Hours | Viewing Art, Drill Hole | It doesn't really matter how you got there. Being at the top means being at the top; you are the best! | From viewing The Fox statue obtained from level 10 of Thief branch in Criminal career. The statue must belong to the Sim to get this moodlet. Investigate a Drill Hole and there is a chance you will get this moodlet. | ||
Elegant Swan | +20 | 4 Hours | Light as a Feather Dance Barre | The ability to display such beauty and grace is very rewarding! | Appears after exercising for several hours. | ||
Good Memories | +10 | 3 Hours | Photograph | Reminiscing upon past foreign travels is a great way to pass the time! | Adventurous Sims have the option to reminisce upon photographs they took while abroad. |
Music[]
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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Enjoying Music | +10-40[2] | N/A | Stereo, Guitar, Snake Charming, Karaoke | 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 or snake charming skill of the performing Sim. | ||
Heard Theater Music | +10 | N/A | Hearing Theater Music | The music pulsing from the inside of the theater sounds awesome. Perhaps tickets are still available! | Sims get this moodlet outside the theater a moment before it's closed for a symphony | ||
Saw Great Concert | +25 | 16 Hours | Concert at Stadium | Sims unanimously agree that experiencing a concert is well-worth the potential inner-ear damage. | See a concert at the stadium. | ||
Saw Great Symphony | +30 | 16 Hours | Symphony at Theater | A feast for the ears, Sims devour the mellifluous melodies of symphonies with jubilee. | |||
Saw Great Opera | +10 | 4 Hours | Field Trip | What a great show! I never knew Opera could be so entertaining. | From field trip at theater | ||
Made It Groove! | +5 | 45 Minutes | DJ Booth | Those rhythmic tunes are just what the crowd asked for! | |||
Failed To Groove | No Mood Effect | 45 Minutes | DJ Booth | That jam wasn't as tasty as expected. Give it another go in a few minutes. | |||
Don't Feel Like Dancing! | -5 | 30 Minutes | DJ Booth | That DJ totally snubbed you! You're not going to dance out of protest. | Appears when DJ does not fulfill Sim's request. Sims cannot dance from the DJ booth with this moodlet, but they can still dance from the karaoke machine, stereo, or dance floor. | ||
Don't Fear the Grim Reaper | +25 | 2 Hours | Door of Life and Death | Not many can say they've outplayed the Reaper and his flaming guitar. Well done. | Appears from playing guitar against the Grim Reaper. | ||
What is that Racket?! | -15 | 2 Hours | The Titanic Toy Machine | That kid may have some talent someday, but today is not that day. | From playing a toy drum |
Performances[]
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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Born To Do This | +5 | 30 Minutes | Performing | You're a natural at this, and you know it! | Natural Born Performers. | ||
Acrobat Extraordinaire | +30 | 24 Hours | Legendary Performance | (Sim Name) gave a truly legendary performance! | Acrobat career | ||
Walking On Air | Magician career | ||||||
Golden Voice | Singer career | ||||||
Fired Up | +20 | 15 Hours | Excellent Performance | (Sim Name) was amazing! | Acrobat career | ||
Abracafabulous | Magician career | ||||||
On Cloud Nine | Singer career | ||||||
Flying High | +10 | 10 Hours | Great Performance | (Sim Name) put on a good show! | Acrobat career | ||
Spellbinder | Magician career | ||||||
In Tune | Singer career | ||||||
Down and Out | -5 | 12 Hours | Standard Performance | (Sim Name) didn't have the best show ever. | Acrobat career | ||
Dis-illusioned | Magician career | ||||||
Out of Tune | Singer career | ||||||
Flamed Out | -10 | 15 Hours | Poor Performance | (Sim Name) totally bombed the show. | Acrobat career | ||
Mopus-Pocus | Magician career | ||||||
Sour Notes | Singer career | ||||||
Chatted with Audience | +5 | 10 Minutes | Performer chatting with Audience | You've got the audience all worked up with your chatter, and now they're ready for a show! | |||
Melodic Masterpiece | +20 | 24 Hours | Lounge Lizard Magic Gnome | All of your apprehension has melted away and you now exude prowess in your singing skills. | The Lounge Lizard Magic Gnome will give this moodlet if one is present on the lot | ||
Stage Fright | -20 | 8 Hours | Performing | Getting up on stage can be pretty intimidating. Next time, just imagine the audience in their underwear! | Cowards | ||
Embarrassed | -10 | 10 Minutes | Public Failure | Situations like this should be avoided at all costs... they're hard to live down. | Onstage failure. | ||
The Talk of the Tour Bus | +20 | 1 Day | SimPort | Hosting Sims on tour has its benefits. But what happens in the tour bus stays in the tour bus! | Using Simport. | ||
Near Death Experience | -20 | 1 Day | SimPort | While your Sim was on tour, he/she went toward the light. Unfortunately, it wasn't the spotlight. | Using Simport. | ||
I'm Kind Of A Big Deal | +10 | 4 Hours | SimPort | Maybe the paper boy hasn't heard of you, but when you go on tour, they make sure there's bottled water in your dressing room. | After Sims go on a tour. | ||
Drawn In | +5 | 1 Hour | Watching Natural Born Performer | Watching a Sim who seems to be in their natural element on a stage makes the show that much more exciting. | |||
Saw Legendary Show | +5 | 10 Hours | Performance Show | That performance was explosive... in a good way! People will definitely be talking about it for days. | Appears after watching a legendary performance | ||
Saw Amazing Show | +15 | 4 Hours | Performance Show | Wow, what a show! Performances don't get much better than this. | Appears after watching an excellent performance | ||
Saw Great Show | +40 | 8 Hours | Performance Show | What a great show! That performer really knew how to work the audience! | Appears after watching a great performance | ||
Saw Awful Show | -20 | 4 Hours | Performance Show | That show was really terrible! Maybe the performer was having a rough day. | Appears after watching a poor performance |
Solo Plumbots / Plumbot-to-Plumbot[]
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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Happy Mode Engaged | +20 | N/A | Simulated Feelings | It's a great day to be operational! (Sim Name) has engaged Happy Mode, shifting personalities to become a real jokester. | For plumbots with Simulated Emotions trait chip. | ||
Sad Mode Engaged | -10 | Having organic feelings means taking the good with the bad. (Sim Name) has engaged Sad Mode and feels slightly weepy. | |||||
Angry Mode Engaged | -10 | (Sim Name) is spoiling for a fight! Somebody's done it wrong and Angry Mode is officially engaged. | |||||
First Plumbot Kiss | +40 | 24 Hours | Socialization | (Plumbot Name) just bumped electrified mouthplates with another Plumbot, and that special first kiss set his/her mechanical heart all aflutter! | |||
Great Plumbot Kiss | +15 | 3 Hours | Socialization | Sparks fly every time two Plumbots kiss, but that was something really special! Colors seem brighter to (Plumbot name)'s optical sensors. | Appears when two Plumbots with Capacity to Love trait chips are having a spark kiss interaction |
Battery power (Plumbots only)[]
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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I Have the Power | +10 | 4 Hours | High Battery Power Need | Surging electric currents have filled (Plumbot Name) with power! Only the First Law of Plumbotics keeps him / her from conquering the world. | After 4 hours, plumbots will have a half battery power. | ||
Batteries Running Low | No Mood Effect | 8 Hours | Low Battery Power Need | Systems are still running optimally, but (Plumbot Name) doesn't have much power left in his / her batteries. | After 8 hours, it will change to "Batteries Depleted." | ||
Batteries Depleted | No Mood Effect | 3 Hours | Very Low Battery Power Need | (Plumbot Name) went too long without a recharge. Find the nearest Recharge Station or Syphon some energy before he's / she's forced to shut down! | After 3 hours, it will change to "Forced Shut Down" | ||
Forced Shut Down | -40 | 8 Hours | Critically Low Battery Power Need, Being Instructed to Shut Down | Utterly depleted batteries forced (Plumbot Name) into a temporary shutdown. He/She will need some time to recover from this sudden system shutdown. | Although the moodlet lasts 8 hours, the Plumbot itself will wake up after 1 hour, with their Battery Power motive recharged a bit. If instructed to shut down, the Plumbot takes 8 hours to wake up, but can be waken up early with "Boot Up". | ||
Absorbing Sunlight | No Mood Effect | N/A | Sun | (Sim Name) is Solar Powered, and the Sun is an infinite energy source! This Plumbot is charging its batteries with sunlight. | When a Plumbot with Solar Powered is outdoors during daytime. Battery Power motive slowly increases. |
Maintenance (Plumbots only)[]
Excludes moodlets given by Sim-to-Plumbot repairs.
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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Needs Repairs | -15 | 3 Hours | Low Maintenance Need | Organic bodies are squishy, but at least they fix themselves. (Plumbot name)'s mechanical giblets need a tune up or they'll only get worse. | After 3 hours, Plumbots will start malfunctioning | ||
Emotional Malfunction | No Mood Effect | N/A | Low Maintenance Need | Plumbot emotions are only as reliable as the hardware that simulates them. (Sim Name)’s Maintenance is low, so (s)he's feeling mercurial. | For plumbots with Simulated Emotions trait chip. | ||
Malfunctioning | -40 | Until Sim tuned up a Plumbot or Plumbot tuned up itself | Very Low Maintenance Need | (Plumbot name) is a victim of poor maintenance. Something has busted loose in his / her innards, disrupting core functions. |
Solo SimBots[]
Icon | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Description | Notes | EP |
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Short Out | -50 | 4 Hours[3] | Broken SimBot | When the world becomes overwhelming or needs aren't satisfied it's easiest to just Short Out and wait for repairs. | Appears when SimBot breaks down from water-based situations, or from empty Energy or Scrap Reserves motive. Upon recovery, the Charge motive will be at 25% (1 hour before Tired moodlet), while the Scrap Reserves motive will be at 75%. | ||
Feeling Rusty | -20 | 2 Hours | Steam-It-Up Sauna | Moisture in the joints quickly turns to rust in the joints. | From SimBot being near sauna |