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The '''Aspiration bar''' is a bar showing the mental happiness for a Sim. When the player puts their cursor upon the bar, information will be shown, and the [[Lifetime Wants|Lifetime Want]] will also be shown if ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' or later is installed.
== Daily Aspiration ==
Sims can fill the bar by fulfilling [[Wants and Fears|wants]]. A Sim's daily aspiration bar will decrease gradually over time, unless he or she is sleeping or meditating. Also, the aspiration bar does not appear to decrease while the Sim is at [[Career|work]] or [[school]], or in [[Class performance#Class|class]]{{vgversion|TS2:U}}. Fulfilling fears also decreases the aspiration bar. The aspiration bar has a finite capacity, which increases as the Sim ages.
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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 platinum until he or she [[death|dies]]. With ''FreeTime'', fulfilling a Lifetime Want boosts the bar to platinum, and causes it to decay very slowly. As long as the Sim occasionally fulfills some wants and avoids major fears, he or she may be able to maintain platinum aspiration indefinitely.▼
▲When the 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 platinum until he or she [[death|dies]]. With ''FreeTime'', fulfilling a Lifetime Want boosts the bar to platinum, and causes it to decay very slowly. As long as the Sim occasionally fulfills some wants and avoids major fears, he or she may be able to maintain platinum aspiration indefinitely.
When viewing a Sim in [[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. For toddlers, children, teens, and adults, it shows one-tenth of the Sim's current aspiration score. The other, labeled "Current", appears to reflect how long the bar will remain at its current level, and runs from 0 to 100. A Sim who has attained [[Perma-platinum]] will have scores of 1200 and 100. This 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 Benefits]]. A Sim gains (or loses) Lifetime Aspiration points each hour. 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 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 a new [[Life stages|life stage]]. If ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' is installed, Sims receive points when they graduate from [[college]].<ref>
Filling a Sim's Lifetime Aspiration bar to its top will give a [[Perma-platinum]] status, as well as a special memory.
This is the list of milestones that can be achieved for a boosted Lifetime Aspiration.
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*Having a Child/Adopting
*Having first Best Friend
*Getting Married/Joined Union
*First Kiss
*First WooHoo
*Potty Trained
*Learned to Walk
*Learned to Talk
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*Growing Up into Adult
*Graduating from University{{Vgversion|TS2:U}}
*Reaching Top of the Career
*Maximizing Enthusiasm
*Fulfilling Lifetime Want
*Reaching Top Business
*Wishing for Peace of Mind
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Despite what Prima Games Guide says, completing [[Vacation memento]], learning Nursery Rhyme, and falling in love don't contribute Lifetime Aspiration at all. The milestones can only be achieved once, and repeating them helps nothing. CAS Sims, as well as Pre-FreeTime Sims, will earn default amount of Lifetime Aspiration by age:
*Baby/Toddler: 0
*Child: 2
*Teen: 3
*Adult: 5
*Elder: 6
This makes premade pre-FreeTime Sims suffer loss of benefits.
== References ==
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