With the addition of Sentiments, the room for negative emotions (Angry, Sad, Uncomfy, Tense, etc.) has become soooo thin that they're basically useless at this point. With little to no effort, Sims can now slide in from one Very positive emotion to another Very postive emotion. This... without any decoration on my lot yet. How much more if it's Decorated? This... on just a normal day (no holiday buffs, no lot traits, no upgraded objects, etc.) with basic buffs. Making a Sim's life miserable, for both story & gameplay purposes, is so much harder now. Everything has suddenly become easier in this already-easy game. Gameplay difficulty doesn't really exist anymore, which makes it a lot less enjoyable.We desperately need an emotion system rework/overhaul.

My sims are experiencing negative emotions. Last night while I was playing my sims were sad a LOT. They were either sad from being bad at winter sports or sad from shared sadness. It was actually bothering me a little that they were sad so much on the wonderful vacation I had planned for them. I use the Meaningful Stories mod though so I have no idea if that helps or not.

"Sharonia;c-17723135" wrote:My sims are experiencing negative emotions. Last night while I was playing my sims were sad a LOT. They were either sad from being bad at winter sports or sad from shared sadness. It was actually bothering me a little that they were sad so much on the wonderful vacation I had planned for them. I use the Meaningful Stories mod though so I have no idea if that helps or not. I think that helps because I use that mod to.

"pepperjax1230;c-17723137" wrote:"Sharonia;c-17723135" wrote:My sims are experiencing negative emotions. Last night while I was playing my sims were sad a LOT. They were either sad from being bad at winter sports or sad from shared sadness. It was actually bothering me a little that they were sad so much on the wonderful vacation I had planned for them. I use the Meaningful Stories mod though so I have no idea if that helps or not. I think that helps because I use that mod to.It does help a lot. I use that mod too in addition to slice of life. My current save is a huge one with lots of extended family members, friends etc...The main household I use is an 8 sim one and it’s none stop drama all the time! Lol but it’s how I like to play. I could never go back to vanilla because I don’t like the utopian feel and Sims auto defaulting to happy. Shouldn’t be needed but I suspect they’ve made the game this way. Sentiments are helping but I can’t say how they actually work without the mods.

I'm a late bloomer, once again, and only just started to explore the Sentiments yesterday. I used my Ancestral game save for this, since Erik Cantrell has been married for awhile, now. I have my sixth great-grandparents as teens (they married at fifteen and just sixteen in 1761). I started the game in the summer season, since they married in the fall of the year. I was controlling her only at that moment. With their friendship level at full bar, I decided to have her do a few romantic interactions. I forget just what she did, but suddenly, a small pink bar appeared. And I experienced my very first Sentiment: Deeply Connected. Well, that didn't last for very long. I can't remember what I had her do, or if her action was autonomous, and I may never know, but suddenly, he was telling her she was beautiful, but that he didn't feel that way about her. :open_mouth: This is the woman he held close to his heart for all of his years on the Earth!I came to the boards, and happily a kind player suggested I just need to give them time. I took the advice to heart. I rolled back the game save, and controlling him this time, I experienced four Sentiments, each growing upon the last. Deeply Connected; Close; Adoring; and Smitten! Now, that's more like it. I do have the latest Slice of Life mod installed, but I don't think it had anything to do with it. I will find out, I suppose as I go along.Today, however, I will likely give my Global Superstar the much-needed vacation. I just have to figure out if toddlers can come along, or if I need to speed up the aging process, first.

My sims had a roommate they both held a grudge against and she was ruining their lives by just existing. They were tense, angry, and sad quite a bit at home. I kicked her out cause they just seemed to be having the worst time with her, even though I didn't see the negative conversations they were having. It's funny cause before this update I probably wouldn't have cared if their relationships were in the negative, but the sentiments made me realize my sims didn't want her around. I don't use meaningful stories as an additional note.

Negative emotions NERFED, emotion system needs rework ASAP

thatpinkcoconut
4 years ago
@SimsLady2000 Yes. They are frequently updated and well maintained.
whubble1817
New Scout
4 years ago
So I decided to give Meaningful Stories a try but when I download it, the files were updated last in March of this year. Should I be looking for newer files someplace else?
thatpinkcoconut
4 years ago
"SimsLady2000;c-17723266" wrote:
So I decided to give Meaningful Stories a try but when I download it, the files were updated last in March of this year. Should I be looking for newer files someplace else?

Get it from here. https://roburky.itch.io/sims4-meaningful-stories
thatpinkcoconut
4 years ago
It's confirmed to be working perfectly on the latest verison 1.68
Sharooonia
4 years ago
"SimsLady2000;c-17723266" wrote:
So I decided to give Meaningful Stories a try but when I download it, the files were updated last in March of this year. Should I be looking for newer files someplace else?

It hasn't been update because it's still working fine with all the patches that have come since. ;)
whubble1817
New Scout
4 years ago
"thatpinkcoconut;c-17723273" wrote:
"SimsLady2000;c-17723266" wrote:
So I decided to give Meaningful Stories a try but when I download it, the files were updated last in March of this year. Should I be looking for newer files someplace else?

Get it from here. https://roburky.itch.io/sims4-meaningful-stories

That is where I got it from. Maybe it just didn't need to be updated since March to work? I'm a little geeky and I just worry about putting old content in my game :D
SilentK008
Seasoned Newcomer
4 years ago
"thatpinkcoconut;c-17723170" wrote:
Now I'm tempted to reinstall Meaningful Stories and get back to modding in general. :( I have OCD and doing mods/CCs are not fun that's why I've been vanilla for a while now and has been enjoying the game that way. I also own all the packs. I guess I just have to create drama myself. Sigh.

Meaningful Stories haven't needed a update for the longest time. It is a really good and stable mod. I use it too because I wanted my sims to be something other than happy all the time.

Edit: The one time I remember that Meaningful Stories had to be updated I got a promt ingame to update it. That was many many months ago.
Sharooonia
4 years ago
"SimsLady2000;c-17723278" wrote:
"thatpinkcoconut;c-17723273" wrote:
"SimsLady2000;c-17723266" wrote:
So I decided to give Meaningful Stories a try but when I download it, the files were updated last in March of this year. Should I be looking for newer files someplace else?

Get it from here. https://roburky.itch.io/sims4-meaningful-stories

That is where I got it from. Maybe it just didn't need to be updated since March to work? I'm a little geeky and I just worry about putting old content in my game :D

In case you're ever unsure it always tells you at the top of the page patch it works with.
https://i.imgur.com/G1h0P1a.png
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
4 years ago
"Sharonia;c-17723135" wrote:
My sims are experiencing negative emotions. Last night while I was playing my sims were sad a LOT. They were either sad from being bad at winter sports or sad from shared sadness. It was actually bothering me a little that they were sad so much on the wonderful vacation I had planned for them. I use the Meaningful Stories mod though so I have no idea if that helps or not.

Is that mod updated btw? I miss it xD
Sharooonia
4 years ago
"SimTrippy;c-17723620" wrote:
"Sharonia;c-17723135" wrote:
My sims are experiencing negative emotions. Last night while I was playing my sims were sad a LOT. They were either sad from being bad at winter sports or sad from shared sadness. It was actually bothering me a little that they were sad so much on the wonderful vacation I had planned for them. I use the Meaningful Stories mod though so I have no idea if that helps or not.

Is that mod updated btw? I miss it xD

It hasn’t been updated since March but it works perfect and the creator has stated there are no issues with the latest patch.

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