Sims 4: How to slow down needs decay

Don’t you ever get the impression that Sims’ needs decay way too fast? This can become really annoying, especially when Sims are attending various events, such as wedding ceremonies. Oftentimes, they’ll start peeing themselves and whining even at short weddings.

Sometimes, players find it hard to get anything done in the game because they spend an awful lot of time trying to get their Sims’ needs back up again.

If you’re looking for a way to make your Sims’ needs go down slower, you’ve come to the right place.

⇒ Quick tip: Make sure your Sims’ needs are all in the green before they attend major events. In this manner, they’ll be much more cooperative. Additionally, don’t do anything that could upset them or throw them into a negative mood for the 24 hours before the event.

How to slow down or disable your Sims’ needs

Turn needs off altogether

The simplest approach to solve the problem of constantly fulfilling your Sims’ needs is to turn them off altogether. Here’s how you can do that.

1. Open the Cheat console.
2. Type in testingcheats true, and hit Enter.
3. Then, hold down the Shift key and click on the mailbox.
4. Select Disable Need Decay to freeze your Sims’ needs.

Use potions to refill the need bars

Sims that pursue the Scientist career can earn a special reward that allows them to refill their need bars. Use the Steel bladder and Hardly Hungry potions to keep your Sims’ need in check. The ability to create potions that refill needs can be unlocked toward the end of the career progression.

Alternatively, you can directly purchase all these lifetime rewards and instantly solve the problem.

Use the UI Cheats Extension

There’s an interesting tool called the UI Cheats Extension that you can use to fill your Sims’ needs simply by clicking on the end of the needs bar.

You can use the UI Cheat Extension when your Sim is at work or they’re attending a major social event such as a wedding. Another advantage is that you don’t need to deal with too many needs when your Sims get back home.

Use MCCC to lengthen day duration

You can also use MC Command Center to lengthen the days in Sims 4. In this manner, you’ll have more time to take care of the activities and tasks you want to focus on without worrying about your Sims’ needs all the time.

1. Go to MC Command Center.
2. Click on MC Settings, and select Gameplay.
3. Then, go to Settings, and select Game Time Speed.
4. Change the game time speed settings to a higher number.

Conclusion

To slow down the rate at which your Sims’ needs decay, use potions to refill the needs bars. You can also use the Cheats Extension and fill your Sims’ needs by clicking on the need bars. Alternatively, you can use MCCC to lengthen the duration of the Sim days.