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How long does the Hungry moodlet last in The Sims 4?

Hungry moodlet

Hungry is a moodlet with 2 versions; the strongest is Uncomfortable +1. It has no timer: it lasts while its cause lasts. A Sim gets it while the Hunger need is between -75 and -50 (the bar runs from -100 to 100). Remove it with sims.remove_buff Buff_Motives_Hunger_Hungry after testingcheats true.

The Sims 4 base game includes 2 versions of the Hungry moodlet. One version makes your Sim feel Uncomfortable, and the other makes them feel Sad. Both versions have a weight of 1 and have no timer.

These moodlets also slow down how fast your Sim's Hunger need drops. Certain ages and traits replace the Uncomfortable version with a different moodlet. You can remove the Hungry moodlet by fixing its cause or by using a cheat.

  • Uncomfortable +1Emotion and weight (strongest version)
  • No timerHow long it lasts (Sim time)
  • 2Versions in the game files
  • Base gamePack

Every version of Hungry

2 versions. Weight is how hard it pulls toward its emotion.
EmotionWeightLastsWhere it comes fromPack
Uncomfortable1No timerHunger need between -75 and -50Base game
Sad1No timerBase game

Hungry comes from the Hunger need: a Sim has it while Hunger sits between -75 and -50, on a bar that runs from -100 to 100. Hunger drains 0.21 points per Sim minute with no other effect on it, so a full bar empties in about 16 hours.

What Hungry changes

  • Hunger need drains ×0.08 as fast
  • Hunger need drops ×0.08 as much
  • Hunger need drains ×0.4 as fast
  • Hunger need drops ×0.4 as much

Traits that change Hungry

A Sim with one of these traits gets the trait's own moodlet instead.
TraitGets insteadLasts
InfantFood Time? (Sad +1)No timer
ToddlerHangry (Angry +1)No timer
GluttonFamished (Uncomfortable +2)No timer
Hungry Like The WolfBeastly Hunger (Uncomfortable)No timer

Cheat to remove Hungry

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_Hunger_Hungry

What gives the Hungry moodlet and its length

Your Sim gets the Uncomfortable Hungry moodlet when their Hunger need sits between -50 and -75. In the game, needs run on a scale from -100 when empty to 100 when full. Normally, the Hunger need drains by 0.2083 per Sim minute.

Neither version of the Hungry moodlet has a timer. Instead, the moodlet stays on your Sim while its cause lasts. While active, the Uncomfortable version multiplies Hunger drain and drops by 0.083333, and the Sad version multiplies them by 0.4.

How to remove or replace the Hungry moodlet

Because the Uncomfortable version depends on the Hunger need band, moving Hunger outside -75 to -50 removes it. Some Sims also get a replacement moodlet instead of the Uncomfortable Hungry moodlet. For example, Infants get a Sad Food Time? moodlet, and Toddlers get an Angry Hangry moodlet.

Sims with the Glutton trait get the Uncomfortable Famished moodlet with a weight of 2 instead. Sims with the Hungry Like The Wolf trait get Beastly Hunger with a weight of 0. You can also remove the moodlet with a cheat in Live mode.

Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac to open the console. Type testingcheats true first, then enter sims.remove_buff Buff_Motives_Hunger_Hungry to clear that version from your active Sim.

Questions

How long does the Hungry moodlet last in The Sims 4?

Both versions of the Hungry moodlet have no timer. They last on your Sim for as long as their cause lasts.

What emotion does the Hungry moodlet give?

The game has 2 versions of the Hungry moodlet. One version gives an Uncomfortable emotion with a weight of 1, and the other gives a Sad emotion with a weight of 1.

What is the cheat to remove the Hungry moodlet?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter testingcheats true. Then type sims.remove_buff Buff_Motives_Hunger_Hungry to remove that version from your active Sim.

Why does my Sim get Famished or Hangry instead of Hungry?

Specific traits replace the Uncomfortable Hungry moodlet. Toddlers get the Angry Hangry moodlet, and Sims with the Glutton trait get the Uncomfortable Famished moodlet with a weight of 2.

Other moodlets