Today’s guide is a little more engaged than usual. And that’s because it’s not just covering a very easily answered question such as: “Can I play The Sims 4 on Mac?”
No, this time we’re covering something much more vague and asking ourselves What is a stressful decor moodlet in The Sims 4?
In the mood
Now, for those of you (somehow) not aware, a moodlet is a pop-up that delineates how your Sim is feeling. You’re probably familiar with many of them, which inform you if a Sim is lonely, hungry, thirsty, or just needs a bath. But many others can pop up depending on specific circumstances.
The decor moodlets in particular is one I had to do a bit of research into. Yes, The Sims Wiki does have a comprehensive list of individual moodlets, including those related to decor, but other than informing you that it’s affected by decor, it doesn’t offer much by way of explanation for what they do.
Don’t be stressed
It was in the course of a deep browse that I found the folks over at The Sims Legacy Challenge had done a deep dive back during release about how certain objects affected a Sim’s mood. Notably how you could stack inspiring decor in a certain room to supercharge your Sim’s creativity, all of which pointed me to the simple conclusion that yes, it is just the decor and nothing more.
Essentially, the Stressful Decor moodlet is connected to the aura that a certain object exudes. Fortunately, it’s easy as toggling the aura off so that you can enjoy the look without making your Sim annoyed because of a particularly offensive lamp.
According to the Wiki there’s also the potential that this can be set off if a Sim that hates children enters a room filled with child-friendly decoration. And really, who hasn’t had a mini heart-attack upon being blind-sided by a life-sized Barney the Dinosaur looming over them?
So, if you’re having trouble with your Sim constantly getting the stressful decor moodlet, it’s as simple as checking the individual objects to find which is setting them off. And yes, unfortunately it’s not much easier than that; so bring out your interior decorator and have a look around.
