Re: Add and remove sentiments

Thank you, gonna consider to do this but i still want the Sims to FEEL stuff, if you know what i mean. 🙂

Hmm... I don't seem to have this option? I'm looking under the Gameplay tab, beneath the "Build Mode Items Grant Gameplay Effects" checkbox, but the option to turn Sentiments on/off isn't there. My game is patched to the latest version (1.68.156.1020 64-bit), including the latest bug/stability fix.

Do I need to buy Snowy Escape to get the option? I ran the game without any mods or CC included and I still don't have the check-box.

Thanks for the reply, @Trismagistos!

That's kinda lame that I need the EP itself just to disable sentiments/lifestyle. 😕 I'm not that worried about irrational emotions/sentiments among my Sims. My gripe is that I don't want sentiments in my game, period. My newly-married Sims getting Flirty/Very Flirty every time they're simply in the same room together is as annoying as making them take cold showers, and apparently the only way I can make the romantic/Enamored sentiment go away is if I separate the couple for a few days.

If any devs happen to read this: Why couldn't disabling sentiments be an option in the Base Game if you were gonna implement a feature best used with the Snowy Escape EP? Seems kinda corny, honestly. I didn't really want the Snowy Escape EP, but it seems like I don't have much choice if I wanna get rid of silly Lifestyles & Sentiments that I never asked for and didn't want. 🤨

@GreaseBones96I think there is a slight misunderstanding. This tread is mainly about the new type of sentiments that came with the new EP Snowy Escape.

EDIT: After the patchupdate some new sentiments are also part of the base game - lifestyles belong to the EP Snowy Escape.

The usual emotions/sentiments the Sims have is an integral part of the Sims 4. This means you are not able to turn off any of the common sentiments/emotions as you mentioned . You can only play with or switch off the lifestyle sentiments traits when you have bought Snowy Escape.

Ah, that makes more sense, @Trismagistos. Thanks for the explanation and clarification!

@CircuitD this is exactly what i'm talking about!

Hi all!  Unchecking the box only disables the Lifestyles not the Sentiments.  I too find the sentiments annoying and also find that even though Deeply In Love is long term, it fades fast and they are just smitten again.  I have to take them on dates often to get the deeply in love sentiment back.  I've also had to move out my sim's son in law as she is thinking about him all the time, even when woohooing with her husband!  I can imagine all sorts of scenarios kicking off, esp. with these new sentiments!  So far The son in law hasn't even noticed he's been moved out on his own and he has the "family" trait!  So messed up!  Anyway, I'm ranting...  just to confirm the checkbox is for removing lifestyles only.   

Someone has posted a cheat in the sims community but I can't get my head round the coding.  As soon as I have more info, I'll let you know.  Or maybe someone will see this and come to our rescue!  I'm fed up taking my sims on dates, reviewing wedding vows etc.  I have too many other sims to think about and of course, if they have kids it's going to get really messy!  lol. 

@Trismagistos I unchecked the lifestyles option, removed mods and cc and my toddler still has a festering grudge against her mother because mom tried to play with her. Crazy enough, I don't want my toddler to get irrationally angry when my single mother sim tries to give her dinner.

@jentasticC although you unchecked the lifestyles in game options. The sentiments between your Sims will still exist.

In the situation you desrcibe there could well be a trait incompatibility between the single Sim mother and her toddler or a trait in your toddler that can trigger an angry mode. When your toddler has a mean streak trait or the independend one. I can only advise to let your toddler take their own food. You can fill the inventory of your toddler with left overs so they can take and eat it themselves.

On the other hand this reaction could also be related to one of the mods you have been using.  As you stated in your post you deleted the cc and mods. But did you also delete the 'localthumbcache.package' file from the Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4  folder.  There could be a residu of these mods still active in the save you are using. 

Please also check these options.

Have fun playing. 😉

@JoRN1414 toddler (now a child) and mom, and npc neighbor has festering grudge against teen son. 

Yes, page 3 of this thread lies the answer to all your problems.  🙂

I do not work For EA, but I do like to help people if I can
Keep on simming and have fun!

Helping to keep The Sims Sim-ple.

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@JoRN1414 It really depends on a lot of traits, actions and other sentiments that are involved between your Sims. I have had an issue with children not being blessed during the festival of Youth (EP SE) It took their older siblings and parents more than a week before everything went into a more normal relationship. But I guess it is also dependent on traits that come with SE. I can imagen that a salaryman will have a natural grudge against his boss (although I never played a Sim with that trait). Some, more friendly traits will only last for 24 hours some even less. The impressed sentiments wear off the quickest. These will  probably not last for more than 12 hours unless you renew them by letting your Sims helping each other, mentoring or doing something together. 

For  other sentiments you will have to try it with your Sims and their traits.

Have fun playing. 😉

Hi. I realize this is an old thread, however, I have the lifestyles box unchecked in my game, which is up to date even almost a year later, and that box does not change anything about sentiments. I just no longer get an notice that my daily lifestyle cap has been reached. Sentiments are still front and center. I have found no way to turn them off. I find them annoying. Example: I'm working on my painting aspiration using the museum easel. (Yes, yes I could cheat but choose not to) So I spend time working to get very inspired, start painting and my best friend comes in and walks up to me and all that goes out the window because the sentiment turned me playful. ANNOYING. Same situation but this time my boyfriend walk in and up to POOF! Flirty. Sentiments are annoying to me and DO NOT go away by unchecking "Lifestyles". Gladly take any other suggestion on how to turn them off. I do not run MODS so the game is as is. Thanks.