Likes and Dislikes

Since the likes and dislikes are bases on the sims mood while they are doing something, I make the decision on what I want and who they are to me. I don’t want them to dislike something because they happened to be in a bad mood from something unrelated. I also keep likes to a minimum otherwise they will drive me nuts doing the things they like constantly. This system is unbalanced like all the others in this game.

I go with the flow. Sometimes I agree that yes that's a good like for that sim, but I'm maybe leaning towards being more controlling. One way of doing it is to accept what the game gives me and then edit in the CAS afterwards. I don't want them to have too many likes/dislikes, just a few so I pick the ones that suit best.

It depends. Sometimes the like/dislikes are out of character for the personality I’ve set for them. If so, I make the decision. If it’s just some random thing and won’t have a big impact on the game, I’ll give it to them.

@RedShoe7 Yeah, it's annoying that it's based on current mood.

It depends, for some things I agree with them, for some I don't.

You didn't have an "other" option to choose from so I picked the one that resembled my playstyle the most.

I only assign L/D when creating a new sim and mostly it's to NOT LIKE anything technology wise because 95% of my sims are not in a job or has an aspiration that they should obsessed with electrontics.

And, I actually also use mods to add MORE L/D's because not every hobby/activity has been added by the devs.

But, I also "decline" likes when the game pops up if they should be added, such as when my sim cooked 2 times in one day .... you know that normal, survival activity that everybody has to do (even if they don't enjoy cooking, they have to EAT). My sim was not in the food related job or had an aspiration related to it, so I said NOPE!

I also use a mod by Helaene called Preferences Plus along with her Preferences Plus BOMB, which literally assigns random preferences to the entire world as soon as you load the game for any sim that doesn't already have them. (I personally chose the one for "unplayed sims" for myself.)

This mod provides dozens of new preferences (hobbies, interests, venues, outfits, personal, food types, drinks and flavors). These new preference traits can be added in CAS using the new likes/dislikes system. Preferences have a variety of gameplay effects including autonomy changes, whims, social interactions, computer interactions and moodlets.

Here's the links for anybody who might be interested in reading more about them.

Preferences Plus
https://www.patreon.com/posts/preferencesplus-54470706

Preferences Plus BOMB
https://www.patreon.com/posts/69754448

Very insightful @Chicklet453681 Sorry I didn't do an other option. I figured the "I live in the moment" one would be sufficient for story tellers since basically it's the "it depends" option.

So essentially the options are
Yes
No
Depends
Disabled for gameplay

In the future I'll be sure to make the options more clear.

As for the mod to add Likes/Dislikes, I didn't consider it because it's still the same basic Yes/No/Maybe so.

I'm a bit more autocratic with my sims than I like to pretend. :D I'll go with what they choose, but only if it fits what I want. Usually I have an idea of what I want them to like, but I almost never remember to set them when creating the sim. I tend to add this stuff as the game progresses.

"Isharell;c-18197156" wrote:
I'm a bit more autocratic with my sims than I like to pretend. :D I'll go with what they choose, but only if it fits what I want. Usually I have an idea of what I want them to like, but I almost never remember to set them when creating the sim. I tend to add this stuff as the game progresses.

I sort of use the same approach which is why when the option comes up, I say no when it's negative because it tends to happen when they're doing something I need them to do often.

For instance Shayne is in the athletic career and he had to exercise when he was uncomfortable. He said he didn't like exercising. So I promptly told him that he does indeed like exercising whether he likes it or not. Now he likes it and has the active lifestyle.

I win.

I see these pop ups as suggestions. Sometimes I like the idea and go with it, sometimes it really does not suit my story and ignore it. Especially the proposed dislikes will be ignored. No, you don't hate cooking for the rest of your life because you feel uncomfortable due to a low bladder need.