I have seen old and outdated threads saying that depending on what a Sim wears, this will affect the mood of that sim. Is this true in a vanilla base game with no mods? I'm aware that some clothes, like the Animal Hats content, will affect the mood of a Sim, but do normal clothes affect a mood? I like designing my Sims uniquely and don't want to use a same-color shirt to make a Sim happier. Is it true that the type or texture of clothes affect the Sim in any way?

Very most of the time, no.Though there are rare exceptions when it does. Like the animal hats you've brought out (and the other Digital Deluxe clothing). The firefighter uniform will make sims confident while Tragic Clown uniform will make sims sad. Badly made knitted clothing will make sims uncomfortable.Oh, and with High School Year bringing fashion likes and dislikes will have sims be happy or tense on their or other sims' clothing style.

"ItsMeThatGuy;c-18223101" wrote:Does the hairstyle, facial hair, or face or body profile affect the Sim's mood?Now that is full on no.

The only time I am aware the clothes affects the Sim is sometimes in CAS they will 'react' to the new outfit. In game, not so much. I wish it would, quite frankly. That would be an added layer of gameplay. Fun.

The sparkly one for females gives a mood boost. It's a whole-body outfit, the shorts with jacket that has palm trees on it. Comes in blue, yellow, and white. Have no idea on the male one.

There are a few items that affect mood like the sombrero which makes them embarrassed or one of the goofy pairs of sunglasses that gives them another moodlet. I forget which.

Do clothes affect a Sim's mood or not?

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amapola76
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
Of course, don't forget that if you have Seasons, dressing for the wrong weather can make your sim very uncomfortable.
SEREFRAS
Legend
3 years ago
Nope.
I've had some of my sims wear summer outfits in their Cold Weather & some sims wear long leave outfits in their Hot Weather.
It doesn't really matter.
Simmerville
Legend
3 years ago
"SERVERFRA;c-18223620" wrote:
Nope.
I've had some of my sims wear summer outfits in their Cold Weather & some sims wear long leave outfits in their Hot Weather.
It doesn't really matter.

It's not the cloth itself that matters, but what clothing category your sim wears. If you edit Cold weather outfit in CAS and ignore tags to use only Summer options, the game will still see it as a Winter outfit regardless of what it contains. So, it's totally possible wearing a bikini during a snow storm without freezing at all.
KailahKalamy
3 years ago
my sims keeps getting a buff about country fashion could be a mod not sure.
PenguinFoop
3 years ago
I think likes/dislikes affects how a sim feels about their clothes. For instance, if you have a cowboy and you dress him in country clothes, he'll get a positive moodlet. If the same cowboy dislikes preppy and you dress him in preppy, he'll get a negative moodlet.

I could be wrong though.
manicobsessive1
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
If you have Laundry Day they get moodlets from fresh clothes too.
comicsforever
3 years ago
they can get cold
TheGigge
3 years ago
When I direct my Sim to "change outifts", I sometimes get a "Stylish Choice" moodlet. +1 Happy. It doesn't happen if they change outfits on their own.

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