Dazed is an emotion available in The Sims 4. Being dazed lowers the rate at which any Skill is earned, gives the Sim a unique slow-walking mode, and makes the Sim slower at accomplishing any tasks. The Sim may get dazed if they lose a fight, get abducted[TS4:GTW], get electrocuted, drink too much coffee, eat chicken teriyaki pizza from one of Mt. Komorebi's vending machines[TS4:SE], win the lottery[TS4:S], party with celebrities[TS4:GF], consume medicine while not ill, get poisoned [TS4:JA], get hypnotized by a vampire[TS4:V], begin to burnout[TS4:GTO], or are targeted by the Deliriate, Zipzap or Minionate spell[TS4:ROM]. Sims can also get dazed if they have the Cursed lot trait[TS4:CL], work on a workbench with a low skill level, or when the player selects "Confused" while a Sim is about to surge their emotions.
The Dazed emotion does not have any further stages.
Interactions and activities
Interactions
- Self-Deprecating Joke
Activities
- Smash Dollhouse (dollhouse)
- Sleep (bed)
- Nap (bed)
A dazed Sim may also autonomously forget about completing a queued task in which they were supposed to fulfill from time to time. The dazed Sim also has a slower walk.
Wants
Only three wants are present on a Sim that has the dazed emotion.
- Go to Sleep (10-25 SP)
- Sleep it Off (25 SP)
- Take a Nap (25 SP)
Supportive traits
These traits affect how often a Sim is dazed.
- Grouch[TS4:CCE] (Social trait): Sims with this trait will be dazed when attempting to sabotage objects.
- Skeptical[TS4:L&D] (Lifestyle trait): Sims with this trait will become dazed if they asked for proof of power are actually true from any occult Sims.
Supportive events
These events may lead to a dazed moodlet:
- Being electrocuted (will result in death by electrocution if they attempt to repair electronics)
- Drinking too much coffee
- Losing a fight
- Rocket ship crash
- Wearing the Dazed Bear Hat (The Sims 4 Digital Deluxe)
- Consuming Muckleberries [TS4:OR]
- Alien abduction [TS4:GTW]
- Lighting fireworks indoors [TS4:CL]
- Being poisoned (will result in death by poison when the final stage of poison moodlet expires) [TS4:JA]
- Having a Transmissible Rodent Disease (final stage only; will result to death by Rabid Rodent Fever if they haven't taken an antidote on time) [TS4:MFPS]
- Eating a grand meal [TS4:S]
- Getting struck by lightning [TS4:S]
- Party with celebrities [TS4:GF]
- Being defeated by the Mother Plant (will result in death by Mother Plant if a Sim attempt to fight alone) [TS4:SV]
- Suffering the side effect of drinking a Potion of Perk Purging [TS4:ROM]
- Being under the Deliriate spell [TS4:ROM]
- Contributing knowledge failure (will result in death by overexertion if they attempted to contribute knowledge using the Research Archive Machine) [TS4:DU]
- Getting crushed by a murphy bed [TS4:TLS]
- Fabrication failure caused by fabricator attack (except Maker Sims) [TS4:EL]
- Learning about the simulation (usually done by a random call from other Sims; negative outcome) [TS4:EL]
- Falling from heights when climbing a mountain or getting crushed by a vending machine [TS4:SE]
- Eating a chicken teriyaki pizza [TS4:SE]
- Losing a fight against the werewolf [TS4:WW]
- Being infected by allergenic mold (requires Mold lot challenge) [TS4:FR]
- Bad luck while fishing [TS4:EBN]
Object auras
- Flower arrangements scented with Begonia [TS4:S]
- Jewelry and gemstones crafted from Crandestine. Jewelry effects are only active when being worn, and gemstones only active when Sims are nearby them. [TS4:GTW][TS4:CCS]
Careers and jobs
No careers benefit from the Sim being dazed or have it as their ideal emotion.
Trivia
- Internally, Dazed is sometimes referred to as Drunk or Dizzy, or Sloshed.
- Dazed Sims are less likely to do activities that rise skill on their own and can dance on their own like Playful Sims if any sound system is present and turned on in the lot.
- A namesake
Dazed moodlet was in The Sims 3: Supernatural, caused by a non-witch trying a wand spell, a Sunlight Charm backfiring, or a vampiric gaze backfiring. Getting the moodlet had no noticeable effects. - If a Sim has a dazed moodlet, every pie menu item is shown with a question mark at the end (for example, Take a Nap is displayed as Take a Nap?).
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