"Simmer_chiyen;c-17381491" wrote:
I’ve been advocating for an overhaul to the Emotions System, like, two or more years ago. In my opinion, one of the simpler ways to “correct” the overpowering happy emotion is to go over every moodlet and change most of the Happy moodlets to Fine ones.
To lay it out further, cancel the mechanic of Happy strengthening other positive emotions and make it a stand-alone emotion. “Fine” should be the base emotion, so I suggest most of the Happy moodlets that we have now (e.g., Have a Good Meal, Decorated, Cozy Fire, etc.) should be changed into Fine. And the points of the positive and negative moodlets should be increased to make Fine not overpowering.
I believe by doing this, the constant happy issue can be solved, and the emotional flip-flopping could be alleviated.
I agree. Sometimes it's expected that a sim should look really happy, but in this game it's often a bit too much. I like making my sim's living space look nice, but I
really dislike the Happy buffs that come with it. When sims older than toddlers are 'happy' it's almost always because of 'nice decor'. Sure, it's nice to have a nice clean space to live in, but that really shouldn't overwrite all your other feelings, especially the more serious ones like when a sim's loved ones die.
The default mood does seem to be happy, but it really should be fine. There's nothing wrong with being fine/content! My sims tend to feel 'fine' a tiny bit more often since I installed the Laundry Day pack, because there's a 'dry clothing' buff that gives +2 to wearing dry clothes. I like that buff a lot.
