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[[Image:Asp.JPG|thumb|right|A Sim's aspiration bar.]]
The '''aspiration bar''' is a bar showing a Sim's overall mental happiness. When the player puts their cursor upon the bar, information will be shown, and the [[lifetime want]] will also be shown if ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' or later is installed.
==Daily aspiration==
Playable Sims can fill the bar by fulfilling [[Wants and fears|wants]], but fulfilling fears decreases the aspiration bar. In addition, a selectable Sim's daily aspiration bar will decrease gradually over time, unless he or she is sleeping, meditating, or at [[Career|work]] or [[school]]. Also, the aspiration bar does not decrease while the Sim is in [[Class performance#Class|class]].{{vgversion|TS2:U}} In general, the higher a Sim's aspiration level is, the more quickly it will decay. Learning the [[Life skills#The Sims 2: Apartment Life|lifelong happiness]]{{vgversion|TS2:AL}} life skill will reduce the rate at which the aspiration bar decays.
The aspiration bar has a finite capacity, which increases as the Sim ages.
{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
!Life stage
!Aspiration bar capacity
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Toddler
|style="text-align:right;"|3000 points
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Child
|style="text-align:right;"|6000 points
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Teen
|style="text-align:right;"|9000 points
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Young adult<br />Adult
|style="text-align:right;"|12,000 points
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Elder
|style="text-align:right;"|15,000 points
|}
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There are 6 aspiration levels. Each has its own name and description, which depends on the Sim's aspiration and life stage. The 6 levels are as follows, starting from the lowest to the highest:
{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
!Level
!Percentage of<br />Aspiration bar capacity
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Deep Red
|style="text-align:right;"|below 5%
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Mild Red
|style="text-align:right;"|5% to 10%
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Lower Green
|style="text-align:right;"|10% to 20%
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Upper Green
|style="text-align:right;"|20% to 25%
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Gold
|style="text-align:right;"|25% to 35%
|-
|style="text-align:right;"|Platinum
|style="text-align:right;"|35% and above
|}
When the daily aspiration bar stays too low for too long, the Sim will perform [[Aspiration failure#Desperations|desperate actions]]. If it hits bottom, the [[Therapist|Sim Shrink]] will come to heal the Sim, and the aspiration bar will rise a little bit. Until ''[[FreeTime]]'', accomplishing a lifetime want gives a Sim [[Perma-platinum]] status, in which the Sim's bar will remain at maximum until he or she [[death|dies]]. With ''FreeTime'', fulfilling a lifetime want would reportedly boost the bar to platinum, and cause it to decay very slowly.<ref>The high aspiration value (25,000) of lifetime wants ensures that they will fill the aspiration bar regardless of its level.</ref> In practice, many lifetime wants, even those for [[Career tracks#FreeTime careers|''FreeTime'' careers]], still refer to the Sim receiving perma-platinum, and it appears that fulfilling lifetime wants still grants it.
When viewing a Sim in [[Package editor#SimPE|SimPE]]'s Sim Browser, the level of his or her aspiration bar is shown by two scales. One, labeled "Blized", shows the current level of the aspiration bar, and runs from 0 to 1200.<ref group="n">This scale may show a value of 1200 if the [[SimVac]] has caused the Sim to have negative aspiration points.</ref> For toddlers, children, teens, and adults, and for elders who have fewer than 12,000 points, it shows one-tenth of the Sim's current aspiration score. The other scale, labeled "Current", appears to reflect how long the bar will remain at its current level, and runs from 0 to 100.<ref group="n">Use of the [[SimVac]] can cause this to drop below 0.</ref> It will be at 100 if the bar is at maximum, and drops as the bar drops, but does not appear to be a percentage. Being able to view these scores is useful because a Sim's aspiration bar will occasionally be reset to a low green level when he or she is moved into a new lot, even if he or she had attained Perma-platinum. If this happens, the player can use SimPE to reset the Sim's aspiration level.
==Lifetime aspiration==
As of ''The Sims 2: FreeTime'', a lifetime aspiration bar is added. It accumulates points throughout a Sim's lifetime, and as it fills, the Sim will occasionally receive points which can be spent on [[aspiration benefit]]s. Sims gain (or lose) lifetime aspiration points each hour while on their home lots, or while at work, school, or a college class. How many points are gained or lost depends on the Sim's aspiration level and life stage. In general, the shorter the life stage, the greater the hourly adjustment will be, so the level of a [[toddler]]'s aspiration bar will have much more of an impact than the level of an [[adult]]'s. [[Young adult]]s are a special case. Regardless of his or her aspiration level, a young adult's aspiration bar will barely change from hour to hour. Sims also receive points for certain important milestones, such as learning to walk, getting married, having a child, or advancing to the adult [[life stage]]. If ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' is installed, Sims receive points when they graduate from [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]].<ref>Contrary to popular belief, research at [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,11203.0.html ''More Awesome Than You''] showed different milestones than in the [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/The_Sims_2:_FreeTime/Lifetime_Aspiration Prima Games Guide]</ref> Some milestones can be passed while a Sim is unselectable. While Sims do not normally gain lifetime aspiration points while unselectable, they can receive points for milestones they pass while unselectable.
Filling a Sim's lifetime aspiration bar to its top will give the Sim [[perma-platinum]] status, though this may not take effect immediately. It will also give the Sim a special memory. A Sim with a full lifetime aspiration bar will have a total of 16 [[aspiration benefit]] points, so the player will be able to select all motives, work, and primary aspiration benefits, as well as the first three benefits for a [[secondary aspiration]]. A full lifetime aspiration bar will be surrounded by a white glow.
This is the list of milestones that boost lifetime aspiration when achieved.
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*Having a Child/Adopting <ref group="n">Premade Sims and CAS Sims who start as parents will not be credited with achieving this, but may be credited with it if they have or adopt another child.</ref>
*Having first Best Friend
*Getting Married/Joined Union<ref group="n">Premade Sims and CAS Sims who start as spouses will not be credited with achieving this.</ref>
*First Kiss<ref group="n">Premade Sims, townies, NPCs, and CAS Sims who start as young adults, adults or elders will never be credited with achieving this. However, [[Servo#The Sims 2|Servos]] do receive credit for this when they have their first kiss.</ref>
*First WooHoo
*Potty Trained
*Learned to Walk
*Learned to Talk
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*Growing Up to Adult<ref group="n">Teens who go to college will achieve this upon becoming young adults. Young adult townies and CAS young adults will achieve this when they leave college and become adults. Premade Sims, townies, NPCs, and CAS Sims who start as adults or elders will not be credited with achieving this.</ref>
*Graduating from University{{Vgversion|TS2:U}}<ref group="n">Playable young adults will achieve this when they return from their last semester's final exam. Young adult townies who move into a non-college household will not achieve this, even if they are otherwise treated as college graduates.</ref>
*Reaching Top of Career
*Maximizing Enthusiasm
*Reaching Top Business Rank{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}
*Fulfilling Lifetime Want<ref group="n">In practice, this grants perma-platinum status, and locks out the ability to wish for Peace of Mind. However, Sims who have successfully wished for Peace of Mind can still achieve this milestone.</ref>
*Wishing for Peace of Mind<ref group="n">Sims who successfully wish for Peace of Mind will also be credited with having reached top business rank. A fix for this is available [http://cyjon.net/node/156 here].</ref>
{{Col-end}}
Despite what the [[Prima official game guide|Prima Guide]] says, getting all [[vacation memento]]s, learning the nursery rhyme, and falling in love don't contribute to the lifetime aspiration at all. The milestones can only be achieved once, so repeating them does not help. [[CAS]] Sims will receive a default amount of lifetime aspiration points based on age and the assumption that they start in low green aspiration. They will start with the following number of benefit points:
*Toddler: 0
*Child: 2
*Teen: 3
*Young Adult: 4
*Adult: 5
**Newly initialized [[Servo]]s also receive 5 points.
*Elder: 6
This may also apply to [[townie]]s generated to replace ones that died or were made playable.
For pre-''FreeTime'' Sims, including all those pre-made by Maxis, their starting aspiration level affects the number of lifetime aspiration points they start with. This may affect the number of benefit points they start with. Teens and young adults who start in gold or platinum will start with 4 and 5 benefit points, respectively. Elders who start in deep red will start with 5 benefit points. Babies, like toddlers, will start with no points.
This can make pre-''FreeTime'' Sims who have achieved milestones miss benefits, since that will not be considered when initially assigning lifetime aspiration points. Also, while CAS Sims receive default points, they will not be credited with having passed any of the milestones they would have passed had they grown up in-game, even if they have CAS memories of them. For example, Sims created as young adults, adults or elders in CAS get a memory of their first kiss, but will never be credited with passing that milestone. Sims created as adults or elders will not be credited with having become adults, and Sims created as parents will not be credited with having had their first WooHoo or with having had a child. This will be a large drawback compared to single CAS Sims. When it comes to earning milestones, the most beneficial life stage to start at is [[toddler]], as they will have all the milestones ahead of them.
==Notes==
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==References==
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