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

Sleepy moodlet

Sleepy is a Angry +1 moodlet. It has no timer: it lasts while its cause lasts. Remove it with sims.remove_buff buff_Infant_MotiveOverride_Energy_Angry after testingcheats true.

The Sleepy moodlet in The Sims 4 is a Base game moodlet. It pushes your Sim toward the Angry emotion with a weight of 1. The emotion with the highest total weight sets your Sim's overall mood.

This moodlet has 1 version in the game files. While active, the Energy need drains ×1 as fast. That hidden multiplier combines with other active effects on your Sim.

  • Angry +1Emotion and weight
  • No timerHow long it lasts (Sim time)
  • 1Version in the game files
  • Base gamePack

Every version of Sleepy

1 version. Weight is how hard it pulls toward its emotion.
EmotionWeightLastsWhere it comes fromPack
Angry1No timerBase game

Traits that change Sleepy

A Sim with one of these traits gets the trait's own moodlet instead.
TraitGets insteadLasts
CalmSo Sleepy (Sad +1)No timer

Cheat to remove Sleepy

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_Infant_MotiveOverride_Energy_Angry

What gives the Sleepy moodlet and its duration

Standard interactions do not give the Sleepy moodlet. In the game, needs run from -100 when empty to 100 when full. A need moodlet shows while the need sits in its band.

This moodlet has no timer. It stays on your Sim while its cause lasts. It disappears once you fix the cause.

How to avoid or remove the Sleepy moodlet

Your Sim's traits can change how this moodlet works. A Sim with the Calm trait avoids the Angry version. Instead, that Sim gets the So Sleepy moodlet, which adds a Sad weight of 1 with no timer.

You can also remove the moodlet with a cheat in Live mode. Open the cheat console by pressing Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type testingcheats true first, then enter sims.remove_buff buff_Infant_MotiveOverride_Energy_Angry to clear it from your active Sim.

Questions

What emotion does the Sleepy moodlet give in The Sims 4?

The Sleepy moodlet gives the Angry emotion with a weight of 1. The emotion with the largest total weight becomes your Sim's current mood.

How long does the Sleepy moodlet last?

The moodlet has no timer. It lasts on your Sim for as long as its cause remains active.

What does the Calm trait do to the Sleepy moodlet?

A Sim with the Calm trait gets the So Sleepy moodlet instead. That replacement gives a Sad emotion with a weight of 1 and has no timer.

What is the cheat to remove the Sleepy moodlet?

Turn on testingcheats true in Live mode. Then enter sims.remove_buff buff_Infant_MotiveOverride_Energy_Angry to remove this version from your active Sim.

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