I've been playing with an article about Island Living, and I'm kind of stuck on a mermaid ability, specifically, the mermaid ability Aegean's Question which will make almost any sim tense and Night's Requiem which will make almost any other sim sad. I understand the abilities, but I'm not sure I really understand the effect being tense or sad has upon a sim, because I can't for the life of me think of any situation were I might benefit in any way from making any other sim tense or sad.Can it be used like a debuff; knocking down any happy buffs so to follow up with something else that will effect them more? Is there specific interactions that are only available with these moods?The only times I can think of to use these is to just troll other sims, and that's just not something my sim would do...or maybe it's just not something I would do, but I suspect there must be something more than simply watching other sims miserable.

I was thinking a similar thing when I learned there is an oil you can put in a hot tub that will make Sims uncomfortable. I guess trolling is really what these kinds of things are good for, as the emotions don't really change much beyond a few hours of a Sim's emotional state. But like you, I don't find it fun to do those kinds of things because again, the moodlets don't really matter.

My guess is that those lullabies work best for Evil mermaids. Evil sims get a happy buff when surrounded by misery.

Sims in negative moods are less likely to resist feeding attempt. Especially tense.In conjunction with certain mods, mood manipulation can trigger these mods' effects.

"NationalPokedex;c-17437761" wrote:I was thinking a similar thing when I learned there is an oil you can put in a hot tub that will make Sims uncomfortable. I guess trolling is really what these kinds of things are good for, as the emotions don't really change much beyond a few hours of a Sim's emotional state. But like you, I don't find it fun to do those kinds of things because again, the moodlets don't really matter....what is this oil and where can I find it???

How can you benefit from the ability to make another sim tense or sad?

11 Replies

NationalPokedex
6 years ago
I was thinking a similar thing when I learned there is an oil you can put in a hot tub that will make Sims uncomfortable. I guess trolling is really what these kinds of things are good for, as the emotions don't really change much beyond a few hours of a Sim's emotional state. But like you, I don't find it fun to do those kinds of things because again, the moodlets don't really matter.
kwanzaabot
6 years ago
StOrYtElLiNg
Bra1nBlast3d
Seasoned Veteran
6 years ago
My guess is that those lullabies work best for Evil mermaids. Evil sims get a happy buff when surrounded by misery.
beadierturtle
6 years ago
"BrainBlasted;c-17437838" wrote:
My guess is that those lullabies work best for Evil mermaids. Evil sims get a happy buff when surrounded by misery.

Did not know that, and that does make a lot of sense. Thank you!
Admiral8Q
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I'm sure entirely which ones get which, but some of the traits like 'mean' get a moodlet bonus for making other sims go into misery. :#
ArcherDK
6 years ago
Sims in negative moods are less likely to resist feeding attempt. Especially tense.
In conjunction with certain mods, mood manipulation can trigger these mods' effects.
CaptainMe120
6 years ago
"NationalPokedex;c-17437761" wrote:
I was thinking a similar thing when I learned there is an oil you can put in a hot tub that will make Sims uncomfortable. I guess trolling is really what these kinds of things are good for, as the emotions don't really change much beyond a few hours of a Sim's emotional state. But like you, I don't find it fun to do those kinds of things because again, the moodlets don't really matter.

...what is this oil and where can I find it???
NationalPokedex
6 years ago
"SelinaKyles;c-17438563" wrote:
"NationalPokedex;c-17437761" wrote:
I was thinking a similar thing when I learned there is an oil you can put in a hot tub that will make Sims uncomfortable. I guess trolling is really what these kinds of things are good for, as the emotions don't really change much beyond a few hours of a Sim's emotional state. But like you, I don't find it fun to do those kinds of things because again, the moodlets don't really matter.

...what is this oil and where can I find it???

It is an upgrade to the Hot Tub and the oil is called Thioacetone.
beadierturtle
6 years ago
"ArcherDK;c-17438443" wrote:
Sims in negative moods are less likely to resist feeding attempt. Especially tense.
In conjunction with certain mods, mood manipulation can trigger these mods' effects.

Ah, I wasn't sure what you meant by "feeding attempt", but now I know you mean for Vampires. Okay, then a vampire and mermaid team would be effective, not to mention an interesting combination. It is a shame one can't be both.

A Vampire and Mermaid walk into a bar.
Everyone suddenly gets tense.

Especially if the mermaid hits them with sad and then tense, feeding should be no problem on almost anyone.
Cornwallfr
6 years ago
"beadierturtle;c-17438740" wrote:

A Vampire and Mermaid walk into a bar.

Sounds like a promising start for a joke!

As for the topic itself, mermaids are supposed to be bad news for humans in the first place, so those abilities make a lot of sense. It's nice that they're optionally there, I put them to... good use.