How can we fix the emotion system?
We see it all the time, complaints about the emotion system, and rightfully so. Emotions as they stand are a mess. A great idea with not so great implementation. But how can we fix them? Saying "emoti...
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I wholeheartedly agree with the suggestion to allow negative moodlets to stack. It doesn’t make sense for “happy” to boost positive emotions, but not have a system like that for the negative side.
I think the Sentiments are going to mimic an emotion that decreases with time (which is also a great suggestion). For example, a sim catches their spouse cheating and they get a +3 angry moodlet for a certain amount of hours. But the Sentiment brings a +1 angry moodlet for what sounds like could be weeks.
I can see how the “festering grudge” +1 angry moodlet didn’t affect the sim in the livestream much while he was in the hot springs, but if they ran into each other under different conditions it could become the dominant emotion. I can see the argument that it should be stronger, but it’s still an improvement. I wish autonomy had been on so we could see how these things will really play out.
I think the Sentiments are going to mimic an emotion that decreases with time (which is also a great suggestion). For example, a sim catches their spouse cheating and they get a +3 angry moodlet for a certain amount of hours. But the Sentiment brings a +1 angry moodlet for what sounds like could be weeks.
I can see how the “festering grudge” +1 angry moodlet didn’t affect the sim in the livestream much while he was in the hot springs, but if they ran into each other under different conditions it could become the dominant emotion. I can see the argument that it should be stronger, but it’s still an improvement. I wish autonomy had been on so we could see how these things will really play out.
