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How long does the Emotionally Starving moodlet last in The Sims 4?

Emotionally Starving moodlet

Emotionally Starving is a Uncomfortable +1 moodlet. It has no timer: it lasts while its cause lasts. A Sim gets it while the Emotional Force need is between 25 and 50 (the bar runs from 0 to 300). Remove it with sims.remove_buff buff_FairyOccult_EmotionallyStarving after testingcheats true.

The Emotionally Starving moodlet in The Sims 4 comes from the Enchanted by Nature pack. It pushes your Sim toward the Uncomfortable emotion with a weight of 1. The emotion with the largest total weight becomes your Sim's current mood.

This moodlet appears when your Sim's Emotional Force need drops into a low range. It has no timer, so it stays active while that need remains in its trigger band. It does not apply any hidden multipliers to your Sim.

  • Uncomfortable +1Emotion and weight
  • No timerHow long it lasts (Sim time)
  • 1Version in the game files
  • Enchanted by NaturePack

Every version of Emotionally Starving

1 version. Weight is how hard it pulls toward its emotion.
EmotionWeightLastsWhere it comes fromPack
Uncomfortable1No timerEmotional Force need between 25 and 50Enchanted by Nature

Emotionally Starving comes from the Emotional Force need: a Sim has it while Emotional Force sits between 25 and 50, on a bar that runs from 0 to 300. Emotional Force drains 0.28 points per Sim minute with no other effect on it, so a full bar empties in about 18.13 hours.

Cheat to remove Emotionally Starving

Type testingcheats true in the cheat console (Ctrl + Shift + C) first, then the line below. It removes this version from the Sim you control. See the other needs and mood cheats.

  • sims.remove_buff buff_FairyOccult_EmotionallyStarving

What causes Emotionally Starving and how long it lasts

Needs in the game run on a scale from -100 when empty to 100 when full. Your Sim gets the Emotionally Starving moodlet when their Emotional Force need sits between 25 and 50. Specific interactions or traits do not trigger or alter this moodlet.

This moodlet has no fixed timer, meaning it lasts as long as the cause lasts. However, the Emotional Force need drains at a rate of 0.27585 per Sim minute. If you do nothing, the need eventually drops below 25, and this specific moodlet disappears.

How to remove or avoid the moodlet

To avoid or clear this moodlet during normal play, move your Sim's Emotional Force need out of the 25 to 50 band. Raising the need above 50 removes the moodlet. Letting the need drain below 25 also ends this specific version.

You can also remove the moodlet right away in Live mode with a cheat. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac to open the cheat console. Type testingcheats true, then enter sims.remove_buff buff_FairyOccult_EmotionallyStarving to clear it from your active Sim.

Questions

What pack adds the Emotionally Starving moodlet in The Sims 4?

The Emotionally Starving moodlet comes from the Enchanted by Nature pack. It has 1 version in the game files.

Why does my Sim have the Emotionally Starving moodlet?

Your Sim gets this moodlet when their Emotional Force need sits between 25 and 50. Needs run from -100 to 100, and the moodlet shows while the need stays in that band.

How strong is the Emotionally Starving moodlet?

It adds a weight of 1 toward the Uncomfortable emotion. It has no hidden effects or multipliers, and no traits change how it works.

What is the cheat to remove the Emotionally Starving moodlet?

First, turn on cheats by typing testingcheats true in the cheat console in Live mode. Then enter sims.remove_buff buff_FairyOccult_EmotionallyStarving to remove it from the active Sim.

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