How long does the Pregnant: 2nd Trimester moodlet last in The Sims 4?

Pregnant: 2nd Trimester moodlet

Pregnant: 2nd Trimester is a moodlet with 3 versions; the strongest is Tense +1. It has no timer: it lasts while its cause lasts. Remove it with sims.remove_buff buff_Pregnancy_Trimester2_HatesChildren after testingcheats true.

The Pregnant: 2nd Trimester moodlet in The Sims 4 has 3 versions across the Base game and Horse Ranch. In the Base game, it normally gives a Happy emotion with a weight of 1. If your Sim has the Hates Children trait, they get a Tense version with a weight of 1 instead.

The Horse Ranch pack adds a version with no emotion and a weight of 1. Each version changes how fast your needs drain while it is active. Your Bladder and Hunger needs drain ×2 as fast, and Energy drains ×1.2 as fast.

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

Every version of Pregnant: 2nd Trimester

3 versions. Weight is how hard it pulls toward its emotion.
EmotionWeightLastsWhere it comes fromPack
Tense1No timerBase game
Happy1No timerBase game
1No timerHorse Ranch

What Pregnant: 2nd Trimester changes

Traits that change Pregnant: 2nd Trimester

A Sim with one of these traits gets the trait's own moodlet instead.
TraitGets insteadLasts
Hates ChildrenPregnant: 2nd Trimester (Tense +1)No timer

Cheat to remove Pregnant: 2nd Trimester

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_Pregnancy_Trimester2_HatesChildren

What gives the moodlet and how long it lasts

No direct interactions give the Pregnant: 2nd Trimester moodlet. It has no timer in the game files. No timer means the moodlet lasts while its cause lasts.

While you have this moodlet, hidden multipliers change several needs that run from -100 to 100. Bladder and Hunger drain ×2 as fast, and Energy drains ×1.2 as fast. Fun drains ×0.9 as fast, and Hygiene drains ×0.8 as fast, which slows their decay.

How to remove the 2nd trimester moodlet

You can avoid the Tense version if you do not give your Sim the Hates Children trait. Without that trait, the Base game gives the Happy version instead. Both versions still apply the same need multipliers.

You can also remove the Tense version with a cheat in Live mode. 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_Pregnancy_Trimester2_HatesChildren to remove that version from your active Sim.

Questions

Why is the Pregnant: 2nd Trimester moodlet Tense instead of Happy?

A Sim with the Hates Children trait gets the Tense version instead of the Happy version. Both versions have an emotion weight of 1.

How does the 2nd trimester moodlet affect Sim needs?

It makes Hunger and Bladder drain ×2 as fast, and Energy drain ×1.2 as fast. It also slows Fun decay to ×0.9 as fast and Hygiene decay to ×0.8 as fast.

How long does the Pregnant: 2nd Trimester moodlet last?

The moodlet has no timer in the game files. This means it stays on your Sim for as long as its cause lasts.

What is the cheat to remove the Pregnant: 2nd Trimester moodlet?

Turn on testingcheats true in Live mode first. Then type sims.remove_buff buff_Pregnancy_Trimester2_HatesChildren to remove the Hates Children version from your active Sim.

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