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Aspiration and Chemistry

Submitted by Cyjon on Wed, 2009-10-28 12:20

The table below shows the chemistry from the aspiration in the left column to the aspiration in the top row. For example, Family sims get +35 chemistry towards Wealth sims, but Wealth sims are 0 chemistry toward Family. The actual chemistry felt by each is an average of these two numbers, but one-sided chemistry affects the Repulsion Factor described in Other Things That Affect Chemistry.

This table should be used with primary aspirations only. Secondary aspiration has no effect on chemistry.



Sims 2 Aspiration Chemistry
From/To Rom Fam Wea Pop Kno Plz Chs
Romance +35 -35 0 0 0 +35 -35
Family -35 +35 +35 -35 +35 0 0
Wealth 0 0 +35 +35 0 -35 -35
Popularity 0 0 0 +35 -35 +35 -35
Knowledge -35 +35 0 0 +35 -35 0
Pleasure +35 -35 0 0 -35 +35 +35
Cheese 0 35 -35 -35 0 0 +145
 
 

A few conclusions can be drawn from this:

  • Everyone loves their own aspiration; Cheese sims are obsessed with other Cheese sims.
  • Other strong attractions will be seen with Family-Knowledge or Romance-Pleasure.
  • The worst combinations are Family-Romance, Wealth-Cheese, Popularity-Cheese, or Pleasure-Knowledge.
  • Romance is one of the worst aspirations for generating chemistry while the best are Family and Pleasure