How does memory system works?

The emotion is the one experienced by your active sim at the moment of the screenshot, I think. The only use I have found out so far is that by recalling a memory you can give this sim the same emotion again.

@Coffeecrumblecake yes, that's possible. Screenshots and memories are shared between saves if they come from the same root save. I guess that's because the sims have the same IDs. Once you start a completely new game I think these connections are lost.

@TopNotchToddler That makes sense. Thank you!!

@Admiral8Q if you go to the screenshot's manager after taking a screenshot there will be there an emotion that you can associate to each photo. But you can't pick the emotion, the game does. Thats what im refering to. I haven't tried the photos taken with cellphone yet. But will do.

"telmarina;c-17451894" wrote:
@Admiral8Q if you go to the screenshot's manager after taking a screenshot there will be there an emotion that you can associate to each photo. But you can't pick the emotion, the game does. Thats what im refering to. I haven't tried the photos taken with cellphone yet. But will do.

Actually I recommend not using the cellphone. I use the best camera in-game.
For a screenshot it just takes a picture that goes into a folder. An in-game photo will have an emotional aura in-game if it was deliberately taken of someone while one of the emotions are active. You can't chose it. For example, this is a screenshot I took of the toddler making a musical fart. (Pressing C) Her older sister thinks it's funny, Dad is like, "Oh seriously?" :D

At the top of the screenshot is a photo he (the Dad) took of his wife while she was flirty. That has an aura of 'flirty' that can be turned of or off.

https://i.imgur.com/v1qcBau.png

@Admiral8Q so cute :)

So, it will always be associated to an emotion that someone in the screenshot had.

The photo at the top was taken with dad's cellphone? And you could activate an aura? So you can associate the emotion to cellphone photos in the screenshot manager and make of them frames with emotional aura? Sounds good. I was looking for this or any kind of use for the memory system... thank you!

"telmarina;c-17451931" wrote:
@Admiral8Q so cute :)

So, it will always be associated to an emotion that someone in the screenshot had.

The photo at the top was taken with dad's cellphone? And you could activate an aura? So you can associate the emotion to cellphone photos in the screenshot manager and make of them frames with emotional aura? Sounds good. I was looking for this or any kind of use for the memory system... thank you!

If you buy a camera for your sim, then you can use it from that sim's inventory. (like a homework book) You can use the cellphone too for taking pictures, but you will only get small photos.

"Admiral8Q;c-17451934" wrote:

"telmarina;c-17451931" wrote:
@Admiral8Q so cute :)

So, it will always be associated to an emotion that someone in the screenshot had.

The photo at the top was taken with dad's cellphone? And you could activate an aura? So you can associate the emotion to cellphone photos in the screenshot manager and make of them frames with emotional aura? Sounds good. I was looking for this or any kind of use for the memory system... thank you!

If you buy a camera for your sim, then you can use it from that sim's inventory. (like a homework book) You can use the cellphone too for taking pictures, but you will only get small photos.

Oh yes the cameras! I always forget about them ? many thanks!

Thanks for answering @TopNotchToddler !
I have noticed yesterday that it isn't always the emotion my sim had at that moment. I had 2 screenshots that got the inspired and sad emotion, but my sim was happy. I think there's something else... or it's just random...
Im also curious in how people use this system... or maybe people isn't using this system al all cause it's somehow weird...

"telmarina;c-17451079" wrote:
I have noticed yesterday that it isn't always the emotion my sim had at that moment.

Where there more than a single sim tagged? Maybe it was their emotion. In early days I used MCCC to change the mood to what I wanted and created a whole catalog of moods to recall at will. But I stopped using this because screenshots/memories could have been organised better and there were easier ways to change the mood.