
Emotions are a gameplay feature introduced in The Sims 4[1] which are a core part of a Sim's simology. It is similar to mood, but is more easily affected by in-game events and social interactions with other Sims.
The current emotional state of a Sim is depicted in a pannel on the lower left corner of the screen while playing and each change in emotion is accompanied by a "mood sting" (as refered to in the game settings). A sting is a musical sound that is meant to portray/match the new emotion a sim is feeling. For the case of Anger, for example, the sound involves deep-sounding chords and drums, to imply a negative feeling.
There are several ranges of emotions. Sims may reach one stage of an emotion, and then progress to a second, more extreme stage of the same emotion. For the case of Anger, Embarrassment and Playfulness, they can then progress to the third stage (Enraged, Mortified and Hysterical, respectively), which is an even more extreme stage that can lead to emotional death. For instance, a Sim that is embarrassed may become very embarrassed, more embarrassment leads to mortified. Sims that stay in that extreme emotional state may eventually die from it.[2]
In The Sims 4, Moodlets can influence the current emotion of a Sim. A sim can have multiple moodlets active and each moodlet can have a different emotion associated to it. It is common to see a couple green (Happy) moodlets, followed by a pink (Flirty) moodlet, for example, when looking at the bottom left pannel.
It is also noted that some objects in-game can affect the emotions of some Sims,[1] though the Sim has to be already feeling in a particular way in order for an object to affect them emotionally.[3]
Emotional states[]
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Emotional death[]
Sims can die as a result of being in an extreme emotional state for a prolonged time. There are several emotional deaths, but not every emotional state has an associated death. Currently, the only deadly emotions are Mortified, Enraged, and Hysterical. Teens, children, vampires[TS4V], and servos[TS4DU] cannot die from emotional deaths. Teens presumably lost the ability to die from emotion after the release of The Sims 4: Parenthood to prevent them from dying during their mood swings, wherein they sometimes become Enraged or Mortified.
When a dangerous emotion level is reached, the little outline of the circle which appears on the second level of an emotion will fade in and out. After they die and become ghosts, they will, from time to time, depending on the emotion death will receive a (+2) buff. Sims within proximity of the ghost will occasionally receive Playful or Anger (+1) buff.
The corresponding cheat buffs (+500 to Playful, Embarrassed or Angry for 20 days) are no longer available due to the sims.add_buff cheat being removed along with other cheats in the June 26, 2018 patch. They can, however, be re-enabled with the mod MCCC, by Deaderpool, or TwistedMexi's "Every Cheat Mod"[1].
Hysterical[]

A Sim with (+15) Playful moodlets (including boosts from the Happy emotion) becomes hysterical. When a Sim is in a state of hysteria, they can die of laughter if they continue performing playful actions. This can be avoided by calming down in the mirror. Cringe Sims cannot die from laughter.[TS4FR]
Sims can become hysterical by doing any of the following:
- Drinking points that override the emotion of the Sims that is usually available in the reward shop.
- Getting the "Death" outcome from the wishing well when wishing for happiness (+99)[TS4:RGS]
- Being target of a vampire's influence emotion power (Burst of Playfulness) (up to +8) [TS4:V]
- Doing playful interactions, such as:
- Taking a Bubble Bath (+2)
- Play in the Tub (+2) (available when already playful)
- Drinking the corresponding Cowplant Essence)
- Telling multiple Jokes in a row (+1)
- Being near Playful decoration (up to +2)
- Viewing a Playful painting (+1)
- Being near MySims trophies (+1)
- Having/doing things that boost the Happy emotion, such as full needs, decor, good food, new friends, drinking the Essence of Happiness and Essence of Life from the Cowplant, et cetera) while playful
- Interacted with "Funniest Joke In The World" by another Sim (+3, said other Sim needs to have the Hilarious reward trait obtained from completing the Joke Star aspiration)
- Often gives both Sims a bonus +1 or +2 due to usually giving them the Funny Conversation moodlet in the process
- Persuaded to "goof off" by another Sim (+3, said other Sim needs rank 7 in the Social Media Career: Public Relations branch) [TS4:CL]
Mortified[]

A Sim with (+8) Embarrassed moodlets becomes mortified. When a Sim is Mortified, they run the risk of dying from embarrassment after a period of time. This can be avoided by telling a self-deprecating joke or hiding from other Sims as quickly as possible. It can also be avoided by selecting "Give Yourself a Pep Talk" at a mirror.
Sims can become mortified by doing any of the following:
- Wetting themselves by having a bladder failure (+5)
- Farting with low bladder need (+3) [TS4:PH]
- Failing to unlock the hidden lot in Willow Creek (+2)
- Drinking the Essence of Embarrassment obtained from the Cowplant (+2)
- Wearing the Hat of Shame (brightly colored, large hat available at the Costumes section in CAS) (+2)
- Repeatedly getting rejected for flirts (+2)
- Walking in on other Sims WooHooing, showering or going to the toilet (+1)
- Being caught WooHooing (only for the partner who initiated it) or sitting on the toilet (+1)
- Interacted with "Horrifying Joke" by another Sim (+1, said other Sim needs to have the Hilarious reward trait obtained from completing the Joke Star aspiration)
- Being target of a Vampire's Influence Emotion power (Burst of Embarrassment) (up to +8) [TS4:V]
- Getting the "Death" outcome from the wishing well when wishing for skills (+99)[TS4:RGS]
Enraged[]

A Sim with (+7) Angry moodlets becomes Enraged. When a Sim is in the Enraged state, they can die of a cardiac explosion. This can be avoided by calming themselves down in the mirror, or venting to another Sim, though this may upset them. Werewolves frequently become enraged when rampaging and also cannot die of cardiac explosion.[TS4WW] Celebrities with the Emotion Bomb quirk[TS4GF] also cannot die from anger.
Sims can become enraged by doing any of the following:
- Catching a spouse flirting with another Sim (+3)
- Being Riled Up by a Sim with the Hot-Headed trait (+2)
- Being woken up when having the Lazy trait (+2)
- Being around a Sim with the Evil trait while having the Good trait or vice versa (+1)
- Being the target of Voodoo (Pain) (+2)
- Drinking the Essence of Anger obtained by the Cowplant (+2)
- Being near multiple Angry Paintings aura (up to+3)
- Being around an Angry Sculpture's aura (available to craft for Sims with Handiness 2 when Angry, or anytime with Sims who have Expressionistic reward trait)
- Eating the Flaming Hot Spaghetti (+2) (available to Cooks above Level 5 when Angry)
- Drinking the Boiler Room cocktail (+2) (available to Mixologists from Level 1 when Angry)
- Viewing an Angry Painting (+1)
- Interacted with "Tell a Vicious Rumor" by another Sim (+2, said other Sim needs to have the Mastermind reward trait obtained from completing the Public Enemy aspiration)
- Being target of a Vampire's Influence Emotions Power (Burst of Anger) (up to +8) [TS4:V]
- Having the Emotion Bomb fame quirk and getting angry (+8, Sims cannot die with this moodlet) [TS4:GF]
- Sitting on a chair damaged by a cat scratching against it (+1)[TS4:C&D]
- Getting the "Death" outcome from the wishing well when wishing for a promotion (+99)[TS4:RGS]
- Werewolf temperaments.[TS4:WW]
- Being a rampaging Werewolf.[TS4:WW]
- Eating food made with an Obsidian Egg (+3)
- Interacted with "Persuaded to rant" by another Sim (+3, said other Sim needs rank 7 in the Social Media Career: Public Relations branch) [TS4:CL]
- Being ordered to clean (+1)
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Emotion colors[]
Each emotion has a color associated with it. These colors are also used in gradients on moodlets to differentiate which emotion they are associated with.
- Red (HEX code #c3192b) - Angry
- Orange (HEX code #e26246) - Uncomfortable
- Light Orange (HEX code #df841c) - Tense
- Yellow (HEX code #e1c043)- Embarrassed
- Light Green (HEX code #9dc948) - Energized
- Green (HEX code #28b552) - Happy
- Turquoise Blue (HEX code #33bcc1) - Inspired
- Light Blue (HEX code #448cc8) - Confident
- Dark Blue (HEX code #2c44aa) - Sad
- Violet (HEX code #7038ec) - Focused
- Lavender Purple (HEX code #816dcc) - Dazed
- Purple (HEX code #b646ad) - Playful
- Pink (HEX code #ee5da5) - Flirty
- Dark Magenta (HEX code #7e1260) - Scared
- Gray (HEX code #818785) - Bored
- Light Gray (HEX code #e9e9e9) - Fine
- Night Sky Blue (HEX code #4d4d70) - Asleep / Possessed[TS4:SV] / Recharge[TS4:DU]
Trivia[]

Emotional Paintings: Sad, Focused, Flirty, Angry, Confident, Playful
- Any Sim can achieve any of these emotional states from the following methods:
- With the MySim trophies obtained from time capsules, they can "emit" emotions that affect any Sims that enter the room, based on the color of the trophies.
- The Sims 3, rewards lamps obtained from The Sims 4 website can also be used; these work the same as MySim trophies.
- If a Sim survives being eaten from a cowplant, they can milk the cowplant to get a potion which gives them the emotion they had before they got eaten. If a Sim gets devoured by a cowplant, another Sim can milk the cowplant to get Essence of Life which makes the Sim instantly happy as well as adding a few days to their life.
- Painters can paint emotional paintings based on their emotion, for example, a confident Sim can draw a Confident painting, which emits a Confident Aura, similar to The Sims 3 Rewards lamps.
- In careers, Sims get objects of a specific emotion good for this career.
- Sims can buy books in "Emotional" category and read it.
- A Sim with the 'expressionistic' trait (obtained by completing the 'Painter Extraordinaire' aspiration) can paint any emotional painting no matter what their emotion is.
- Sims can consume fruits from a Tree of Emotions in Jungle Adventure, which will change their emotion to whatever the fruit's emotional influence is (positive emotions only).
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TS4 Gameplay trailer
- ↑ "Lyndsay Pearson on Twitter: ".@jupik12 I don't want to give everything away, but there are multiple types of emotion deaths."". Retrieved on 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Sims 4: Colors, Objects, Clothing & Emotions - SimsVIP". Retrieved on 10 October 2014.
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