Keeping everybody happy can be a real challenge.
The further back you go in the series history, the greater the challenge gets.
It’s time for an expensive shopping spree.
Much like real people, how fulfilled a Sims needs are decides whether or not theyre happy and thriving.
Letting their needs fall too low has consequences: some annoying, some serious.
Thankfully, there are a few ways of keeping on top of them.
What Needs Are In The Sims 2?
The Sims 2useseight needsto determine a Sims overall mood and well-being:
These needsnaturally depleteover time.
you might check ifFree Will is turned on in Game Options.
Go to the Options Menu, then select Game Options and look in the House Specific Options section.
It should be on by default.
Some needs are more important to keep full than others.
The Environment need dropping, for example, is a lot less serious than the Hunger need becoming empty.
Later games replaced these needs with Moodlets.
For example, a bed for a Sim with low energy.
There are normally multiple ways of filling a motive up.
Some key ways include:
Need
Ways of filling it
Bladder
Using a toilet.
Comfort
Sitting on a high-quality sofa or chair, taking a bath, or sleeping in a good bed.
Energy
Sleeping in bed, napping on a couch or bench, drinking coffee.
Environment/Room
Decorating the area well using items from Buy Mode and clearing away any trash or dishes.
Hunger
Eating meals and snacks.
Hygiene
Washing hands, having showers, or taking baths.
Social
Interacting with other Sims, chatting on the computer, making phone calls.
This will help prevent house fires, too.
Similarly,owning a food processorhelps to improve food quality, meaning your Sims Hunger need fills up faster.
Take a look around to see if any dishes have been left in weird places.
Another way of filling the Environment need is bybuying your Sim some home decoritems.
TheDecorations section of Buy Modeis crammed with choice, including plants, statues, and wall decorations like posters.
Its also worth spending some time looking for cost-efficient options that offer ahigher Environment bonus at a lower price.
Look for items with higher numbers and your Sims will benefit from it.
To use this cheat,press Shift, Control, and Cto open up console cheats.
To sort out your households motives,shift-smack the mailbox and select House.
Then, clickMake All Happy.
Technically, theres another cheat on the mailbox titled Make All Motives Static.
However, it doesnt seem to currently work on The Sims 2: Legacy Edition.
Theres another cheat you’re free to use to max out your Sims needs.
However, if you use the boolprop method, you unlock a lot of other cheats at once.
TheNeat to Sloppy spectrumis another part of personality thats important for your Sims needs.
Theyre also good at keeping the house clean, so their Room need will suffer less.
Fun is perhaps the need thats affected the most by a Sims personality.
Predictably,Neat Sims enjoy cleaning while Sloppy Sims lose fun from it.
How Playful or Serious a Sim is also dictates how much fun they get out of certain activities.
Buy High-Quality Items
As a rule of thumb,more expensive items fill needs up quicker.
As much as your household can afford to,have a go at invest in more expensive items.
Some items address multiple needs at once, which is useful for making this manageable even on a budget.
For example, a goodbath could fill your Sims hygiene and comfortat the same time.
Another reason why its good to invest in more expensive items is because they mostly break less easily.
Your Sims gain Aspiration Points by completing Wants, but be careful!
They can lose them when Fears come true.
Unfortunately,your Sim can only use it five times, so it isnt a lasting fix.
Its useful in a pinch, though.
Luckily, it isnt fatal.
Here’s how to crack Creativity in The Sims 2: Legacy Edition.
