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Grungy moodlet

Grungy is a moodlet with 3 versions; the strongest is Sad +1. It has no timer: it lasts while its cause lasts. Remove it with sims.remove_buff buff_Motives_Toddler_Hygiene_Sad after testingcheats true.

The Grungy moodlet in The Sims 4 is a base game status tied to a low Hygiene need. It comes in 3 versions that push your Sim toward feeling Uncomfortable, Sad, or Angry.

Each version has a weight of 1 and has no timer. While it is active, your Sim's Hygiene need drains ×2 as fast and drops ×2 as much.

  • Sad +1Emotion and weight (strongest version)
  • No timerHow long it lasts (Sim time)
  • 3Versions in the game files
  • Base gamePack

Every version of Grungy

3 versions. Weight is how hard it pulls toward its emotion.
EmotionWeightLastsWhere it comes fromPack
Sad1No timerBase game
Uncomfortable1No timerHygiene need between -99 and -50Base game
Angry1No timerBase game

What Grungy changes

  • Hygiene need drains ×2 as fast
  • Hygiene need drops ×2 as much
  • Hygiene need drains ×2 as fast
  • Hygiene need drops ×2 as much
  • Hygiene need drains ×2 as fast
  • Hygiene need drops ×2 as much

Traits that change Grungy

A Sim with one of these traits gets the trait's own moodlet instead.
TraitGets insteadLasts
WildGrungy (Angry +1)No timer
InfantNothing: the trait blocks it
ToddlerGrungy (Sad +1)No timer

Cheat to remove Grungy

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_Motives_Toddler_Hygiene_Sad

What gives the Grungy moodlet and its length

Your Sim gets the Uncomfortable version of the Grungy moodlet when their Hygiene need sits between -99 and -50. Needs in the game run from -100 when empty to 100 when full. Normally, Hygiene drains at 0.0694 per Sim minute, and this moodlet makes it drain ×2 as fast.

This moodlet has no timer, so it lasts while its cause lasts. Certain traits change how your Sim experiences it. A Sim with the Toddler trait gets a Sad version instead, and a Wild Toddler gets an Angry version.

How to avoid or remove the Grungy moodlet

You can avoid this moodlet by keeping your Sim's Hygiene need outside the -99 to -50 band. Sims with the Infant trait also avoid it because that trait blocks the moodlet completely.

To remove the Sad Toddler version right away, you can use a cheat in Live mode. Open the cheat console and enter testingcheats true first. Then type sims.remove_buff buff_Motives_Toddler_Hygiene_Sad to clear that specific version from your active Sim.

Questions

What causes the Grungy moodlet in The Sims 4?

A Hygiene need level between -99 and -50 causes the Grungy moodlet. It stays on your Sim as long as their Hygiene sits in that band.

Why does my Toddler get Angry or Sad from being Grungy?

The Toddler trait replaces the standard Uncomfortable version with a Sad version. If that Toddler also has the Wild trait, they get an Angry version instead.

Do Infants get the Grungy moodlet?

No, the Infant trait blocks the Grungy moodlet.

What does the Grungy moodlet do to Hygiene?

All 3 versions have hidden multipliers that affect Hygiene. Your Sim's Hygiene need drains ×2 as fast and drops ×2 as much.

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