How Chemistry Works in The Sims 2 (+ mods to tweak it)

00:00 Intro
1:52 Overview
7:43 The Factors - Primary Aspirations
11:09 The Factors - Zodiac Signs
12:41 The Factors - Personalities
35:04 The Factors - Turn-ons & Turn-offs
38:14 The Factors - Other Factors
50:01 Conclusion

Cyjon’s Study of Chemistry: http://cyjon.net/node/86
Sims wiki article on chemistry: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Chemistry
Sims wiki article on personality: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Personal...
Sims wiki article on aspiration benefit (massive attraction): https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Aspirati...
Sims wiki article on potions: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Potion
Sims wiki article on juice: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Juice
Sims wiki article on the Genie: https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Genie#Th...

Ani Bats video that the clip from 5:23 is extracted from:    • Let's Play The Sims 2 | Pleasantview S02E0...  
Many thanks to Ani for allowing me to use this clip!

**Mods (by order of mention)**

DeeDee’s No Bi Gender Preference Decrease: https://deedee-sims.tumblr.com/post/6...

Midge the Tree’s Gender Pref Allow Wants Fix: https://midgethetree.tumblr.com/post/...

HobbesED’s Secondary Aspiration Attraction: https://modthesims.info/d/643015/seco...

Midge the Tree’s Romantic Standards: https://midgethetree.dreamwidth.org/1...
(also check out the original Romantic Standards made by Simler90: https://modthesims.info/d/609030/roma...)

Bstu’s No Aspiration Chemistry Penalty mod: https://bstu.tumblr.com/post/65651907...

Simler90’s Aging Townie Aspiration fix: https://modthesims.info/d/647130

Nopke’s Aging Townie Aspiration fix: https://modthesims.info/d/660852/agin...

Dreadpirate’s Zodiac Compatibility Overhaul: https://dreadpirate.tumblr.com/post/6...

BellaDovah’s No Zodiac Chemistry mod: https://belladovah.tumblr.com/post/64...
Or on MTS: https://modthesims.info/d/653309/no-z...

Lazy Duchess's post about untying zodiac sign and personality points with the RPC laucher: https://lazyduchess.tumblr.com/post/6...
Lazy Duchess's RPC launcher: https://lazyduchess.tumblr.com/post/6...

Epi’s Baby personality mod: https://episims.tumblr.com/post/61132...

PineappleForest Potion defaults: https://pforestsims.tumblr.com/post/6...
Or on MTS: https://modthesims.info/d/665049/buya...

PineappleForest Magical Reagent defaults: https://pforestsims.tumblr.com/post/6...

Buyable ReNuYu Porta-Chug by BastDawn: https://modthesims.info/d/250855/buya...

Buyable Matchmaker Potions + ReNuYu by PineappleForest: https://pforestsims.tumblr.com/post/6...

Turn-on and turn-off fix by tunaisafish (only if you don’t want custom replacements): https://modthesims.info/d/318327/attr...

PineappleForest Perfume Display and Bottle defaults: https://pforestsims.tumblr.com/post/6...

Simler90’s Perfume mod: https://modthesims.info/d/631694/perf...

Turn-ons/offs custom replacements:
Simler90: https://modthesims.info/d/609675/upda...
Midge the Tree: https://midgethetree.tumblr.com/post/...
Lazy Duchess: https://lazyduchess.tumblr.com/post/6...
Epi: https://episims.tumblr.com/day/2021/0...

Marhis’s Beauty Wish doesn’t bring visitors at night: https://modthesims.info/download.php?...

Cyjon’s debugger (to fix stuck Beauty wishes, among other things): http://cyjon.net/node/148

Cyjon’s Genie Initialization fix: http://cyjon.net/node/434

Cyjon’s New Genie Wishes: http://cyjon.net/node/390

**More mods:** https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t...


~ Tracklist ~

Waiting by Ghostrifter Official |   / ghostrifter-official  
Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

By Loyalty Freak music on https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all...
Harsh Love
The Candle
Love Her
One Cool Minute
Waiting TTTT
Beach
No Cadillac
Summer Pride
I Care