Mod The Sims - Motive Mods

_AspBasedQuitting

Useful
Sims will stay performing most "fun" and "skill-building" interactions for longer if they have high Aspiration bars.
This works by lowering the motive thresholds for them to quit.
Most noticeable with Sims watching a TV - Sims on low green will quit at half Hunger, while Sims on platinum will not do so.

_DecayRates

Useful
Motive decay rates for all ages have been compiled into a single BCON, for easier customization.
Choose 1 out of 3 configurations
Default version makes personality variation larger, with slightly slower Bladder loss, and most importantly, children can stay awake for longer, especially active ones.
Hungrier Youth version is more challenging as younger Sims get hungry faster - they're growing up fast, you know!
Maxis Match version is largely useless, and meant more as a version you can plan out and customize to your own designs.

_HeatstrokeFreeze_Cancelable

Minor
Sims can be directed to wake up from being frozen or heatstroke, provided they have undergone it for an hour.
The duration can be further reduced by high Body skill, high fitness for heatstroke, and high fatness for being frozen.
Sims will no longer wake up on their own by nighttime for heatstroke, or daytime for being frozen.
Starving Sims will wake up on their own almost immediately.

_HeatstrokeFreeze_Rebalanced

Minor
Heatstroke and being frozen use their own motive penalties.
Heatstroke drains Hygiene but restores Bladder, while being frozen drains Bladder but restores Hygiene.
Sims can no longer directly die from starvation upon heatstroke or being frozen, and Hunger penalty is less severe.
Passing out from either now fulfills the "Pass Out" Fear.
If my Array Object is in use, then Sims will also gain the "Passed Out" memory as well.

_JobSchool_Reapply

Minor
Normally, when exiting and reloading a household, Sims at work or school lose the decay rates set by their job level or school type, and use the more punishing "at home" rates instead.
This module reapplies the decay rates at work or school after some time, usually an hour or so.
Most useful with pregnant Sims at work

_JobSchool_Variance

Minor
This module allows personality to factor in determining the motive decay rates at work or school.
For example, active Sims will lose less Energy while sloppy Sims will lose more Hygiene. Whereas without this module, everyone loses motives at equal rate.
Largely useless without modifying the work and school decay rates to actually matter, like I have!

_OnSpawned_Resident

Useful
Sims who have just moved in, been reset or summoned by a cheat object no longer start out with the half-bar Bladder.

_OnSpawned_Party

Useful
Party guests arrive at near-full Bladder.
Their starting motives have been rearranged to better prioritize eating and socializing.
Variety for each party type - guests are hungrier and more willing to have fun on birthday parties, more willing to socialize on normal parties, and more reserved on anniversary and weddings.

_OnSpawned_Visitor

Minor
Invited guests, passers-by and community lot visitors are loaded in with near-full Bladder.
Their starting motives have been rearranged, with motives such as Comfort and Energy may start out low enough to actually matter.
Invited guests and passers-by are more inclined towards socializing.
Community lot visitors are equally inclined towards having fun and socializing.
Most will still prefer to find something to eat as before.

_Whining_MoodBased

Minor
Sims with 4 to 7 nice points may do the "mean" whining animation if their mood is low, with nicer Sims doing so deeper in the the red.
Sims with 3 nice points may do the "normal" whining animation if their mood is in high green, instead of always whining "meanly".
Can indicate how many motives are low, but more useful for having more Sims whine meanly.

_Whining_NoSpam

Useful
Restrain whining, eliminating queue interruption and the whining loop
Sims will no longer interrupt their interaction queues to complain.
Sims with no directives are more likely to head towards replenishing themselves, without or after whining.
Does not affect toddlers.
Without this module, Sims on multiple low motives will be too busy whining to actually cater to themselves...

Filename	Type	Size
BigWoe-MotiveMods.zip	zip
Modules Description - Motive Mods.txt	txt	6458
Tables - Decay Rates.ods	ods	44429
zBW-MotiveMods_DecayRates_Default.package	package	6302
zBW-MotiveMods_DecayRates_HungryYouths.package	package	6311
zBW-MotiveMods_DecayRates_Maxis.package	package	6316
Read Me - MPArrayObject.txt	txt	440
zBW-Globals-MPArrayObject.package	package	1962
zBW-MotiveMods_AspBasedQuitting.package	package	1793
zBW-MotiveMods_HeatstrokeFreeze_Cancelable.package	package	1233
zBW-MotiveMods_HeatstrokeFreeze_Rebalanced.package	package	1959
zBW-MotiveMods_JobSchool_Reapply.package	package	601
zBW-MotiveMods_JobSchool_Variance.package	package	1905
zBW-MotiveMods_OnSpawned_Party.package	package	1018
zBW-MotiveMods_OnSpawned_Resident.package	package	248
zBW-MotiveMods_OnSpawned_Visitor.package	package	3782
zBW-MotiveMods_Whining_MoodBased.package	package	560
zBW-MotiveMods_Whining_NoSpam.package	package	683
zBW-SubAgeCheck_InTeenTeen.package	package	290
zBW-SubAgeCheck_MiddleAgedAdult.package	package	317

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Motive Mods