Motive (PlantSim)

Plant Sim in Sunlight

Plant Sim in Sunlight

PlantSims have only three motives, they require the same needs as all plants.

Love works very much like the Social need does for a regular Sim and can be raised in the same ways.

The water and sunlight needs are very similar to hunger as experienced by non-PlantSims, though the sunlight need is also similar to the energy need of non-PlantSims. However, the ways in which these needs are raised is quite different.

To raise water, have them drink water from a sink, take a bath or shower, or do anything else that involves a PlantSim having contact with water. This includes having babies vomit on them.

A PlantSim's Love and Water motives are affected by being in the room with a Snapdragon Bouquet.

If a PlantSim is not exposed to sunlight, their sunlight need goes down. Players can raise the need by exposing the PlantSim to sunlight either by taking them outside or by putting them near a window. At night, the Toasty Garden Lamp sans Toast can be used to restore the motive. It's similar to the Power need of Servos, except that PlantSims do not have to become inactive to replenish it.