How do you know if they are attracted??

A sim can be attracted to every other sim. It only gets hard when they have opposite traits

You will know if they are attracted when they enter a flirty mood by themselves. However, (if you've see Deligracys latest vid) it can be almost impossible to pick up someone, even if they are flirty.

"mikmaker;13363154" wrote:
A sim can be attracted to every other sim. It only gets hard when they have opposite traits

I'm not sure about this. I've had sims before who despite all my intervention just do not get along at all. They don't have opposing traits or anything that could be influencing the relationship to go poorly but for some reason certain sims just refuse to get along with one another.

I don't think there is a hidden "attraction" meter or anything like that, but I do wonder if there is something in the background making some sims completely incompatible with one another.

yes, i would like to know that too when the TS4 sims are attracted to each other, as friends or love interest
cause being flirty or inspired just by a shower or some painting is overshadowing every inner sims impuls,
IF there IS any such impuls at all besides of some overall random coding

"jackjack_k;13363194" wrote:

You will know if they are attracted when they enter a flirty mood by themselves. However, (if you've see Deligracys latest vid) it can be almost impossible to pick up someone, even if they are flirty.

So true. The attraction system's a bit strange IMHO. I have a sim couple who are boyfriend and girlfriend both pink and green bars completely full and they have the interlocked soulmates hearts as an icon but for some reason neither one will agree to marry the other no matter which one asks. They have two children together. Neither one has the non-committal trait either.

I had the "it's complicated" once. I had a couple that were getting on very well and he asked her to be his gf and it was all good, but then I decided that I wanted a different mate for him and I wanted a different storyline for her. So I had him break up with her. They were both sad for days and she would come crying to his door almost every day. They would talk and that would send him to cry it out under the sheets. But that was when they had the it's complicated thing on their relationship.

"yunagarnet;13363519" wrote:
I haven't seen any visual signs of attraction like how it was in TS2. I remember if a 'hot' sim walked by Sims would fan themselves if they were attracted to them. In TS4 I had a sim confess her attraction to a guy and he just smiled and nodded. Definitely not the kinda reception I wanted since these sims were star-cross lovers in TS2 and so far they had better chemistry as teenagers then they do now in TS4.

I had the opposite reaction. He confessed his attraction to her (as per TS3 style play) and then was horrendously embarrassed by that Awkward Moment. :o Threw me for a loop. I have learned to use friendly actions up front and to get the green bar about halfway full, then to work on the romance aspect. This way I have managed to avoid the very dreaded Awkward Moment.

I kind of decide how attracted they are based on how well they get along and if there's a "spark." I know there is technically no such thing as a spark in sims lol but sometimes I just feel like certain sims hit it off way better than others and it seems like they become friends faster than with other sims.

"SelenaGrey;13363213" wrote:
I'm not sure if it depends on mood or if there is some other subtle coding going on in the back ground. Some sims do seem to click better than others.

We may need to run tests ...for science!

The subtle coding is actually a random factor that gets applied to social interactions to make things more surprising for the player. I do not have a source for quotation ready, but that´s what I remember a developer telling a participant in the Sims Camp back before release.

"Rukola_Schaaf;13363428" wrote:
yes, i would like to know that too when the TS4 sims are attracted to each other, as friends or love interest
cause being flirty or inspired just by a shower or some painting is overshadowing every inner sims impuls,
IF there IS any such impuls at all besides of some overall random coding

Me too! My play style in Sims 3 was always to be led by the Sims wishes (those I didn't think ridiculous or pointless or at odds with their traits that is) but definitely in romantic relationships I only ever intervened to get them to develop something with someone they were at least initially attracted to. I do find it a weird change of gear to basically pick someone for them- half the time it's whoever walks by,looks vaguely suitable and agrees to go along with it first. Doesn't seem the same somehow *sniff*

Also with the whole mood changing décor etc,one badly placed or until-now-forgotten-about piece of furniture or painting and my previously devoted Sim is now trying to get it on with some hated (by them) randomer that dropped by. For example in one game I had placed some flirty décor in the married (and seemingly devoted) married Sim couple's bedroom,hoping they'd be sure to carry on flirting and keeping their relationship high while I was controlling other members of the household. This worked well,until the wife's friend turned up to visit while she was out,hubby let her in but then decided he was tired so wandered off to nap on a couch in the bedroom,wife's friend follows (as you do) and the previously loved up husband was trying to get it on with a woman he hadn't even introduced himself to. Obviously nothing like that would EVER happen in real life ;)...anyway the point is it wasn't supposed to be happening just then!

I do wish for an attraction system of some sort,but then I worry as I know a lot of players felt it was implemented badly in Sims 3 and there isn't a Nraas to fix it this time,although I guess some other modder could find a way? *crosses fingers*

It could be a car crash with the whole town at it like rabbits,or wanting to be. We could end up seeing giant hot dogs do things no-one should ever see....