How does the Dazed emotion work in The Sims 4?
Dazed emotion in The Sims 4
Dazed is one of the emotions of The Sims 4. A Sim feels it when its Dazed moodlets add up to more weight than any other emotion. While Dazed, skill gain for all skills ×0.5. 189 moodlet versions cause it; the strongest timed one is Mentally Drained (+40, 4 hours).
Dazed is a negative emotion in The Sims 4. The game includes 189 moodlets that push your Sim toward this state. Your Sim becomes Dazed when the total weight of Dazed moodlets is higher than any other emotion.
This emotion only has the base Dazed level. While Dazed, your Sim gets a ×0.5 multiplier to skill gain for all skills. This hidden multiplier combines with other active effects and slows down learning.
- 189Moodlet versions that cause it
- NegativeKind of emotion
How Dazed changes your Sim
| Level | From total weight | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Dazed | Any | Skill gain for all skills ×0.5 |
The strongest Dazed moodlets
| Moodlet | Weight | Lasts | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentally Drained | +40 | 4 hours | Discover University |
| Seriously Fried | +40 | 3 hours | Base game |
| Struck by Lightning | +40 | 3 hours | Base game |
| Minionized | +10 | 8 hours | Realm of Magic |
| Over-Relaxed | +10 | 8 hours | Island Living |
| Commanded | +10 | 4 hours | Vampires |
| Foggy Mind | +10 | 4 hours | Realm of Magic |
| Mesmerized | +10 | 4 hours | Vampires |
| Zip Zap Zippidy Zam | +10 | 1.5 hours | Realm of Magic |
| Rainbow Bli-URP | +10 | 1 hour | Adventure Awaits |
| Fizzled Out | +8 | 4 hours | Eco Lifestyle |
| Mysteriously Dazed | +8 | 4 hours | Vampires |
| Over-Nectared | +8 | 4 hours | Horse Ranch |
| In a Stupor | +8 | 3 hours | Base game |
| Out of Body Exhaustion | +5 | 2 hours | Life & Death |
Search all of them in the full moodlet list.
What the Dazed emotion does to your Sim
Dazed has a single level, which is also named Dazed. It is a negative emotion that penalizes your Sim's learning speed. You do not have to worry about higher tiers of this mood.
When your Sim is Dazed, skill gain for all skills gets a ×0.5 multiplier. This hidden multiplier multiplies together with any other active effects on your Sim. You should pause skill building until the mood passes.
How to get Dazed or remove it
A moodlet's weight controls how hard it pulls your Sim toward an emotion. The strongest timed Dazed moodlets have a weight of 40. These are Mentally Drained from Discover University, plus Seriously Fried and Struck by Lightning from the base game.
Other packs add weight 10 moodlets like Minionized and Foggy Mind from Realm of Magic, or Commanded and Mesmerized from Vampires. Among the strongest timed moodlets, durations run from 1 hour for Rainbow Bli-URP up to 8 hours in Sim time for Minionized and Over-Relaxed. Moodlets without a timer last as long as their cause lasts.
You can remove a Dazed moodlet in Live mode with a cheat, or outweigh it with stronger emotions. Open the cheat console by pressing Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type testingcheats true, and then use sims.remove_buff to remove that one moodlet version from the active Sim.
Questions
What does Dazed do in The Sims 4?
Dazed is a negative emotion that reduces skill gain for all skills by a ×0.5 multiplier. This hidden multiplier multiplies together with other effects.
How many moodlets cause the Dazed emotion?
There are 189 moodlets in the game that cause the Dazed emotion. Your Sim becomes Dazed when these moodlets have the largest total weight.
What are the strongest Dazed moodlets?
The strongest timed Dazed moodlets have a weight of 40. These are Mentally Drained (4 hours), Seriously Fried (3 hours), and Struck by Lightning (3 hours).
How do you cheat away a Dazed moodlet?
Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter testingcheats true. Then use the sims.remove_buff cheat to remove that specific moodlet version from your active Sim.