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'''Wants and Fearsfears''' (known internally as '''SWAF'''<ref>http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=SWAF</ref>) are aspects of a [[Sim]]'s life in ''[[The Sims 2]]''. Wants indicate something that a Sim, well, wants. These wants can include having a child, wanting to get married, or just speaking with another Sim. A Fearfear, however, is the downside to life. Sims gain [[Aspiration (The Sims 2)|aspiration]] points when they fulfill Wantswants, and lose them when they experience Fearsfears.▼
 
[[Wish]]es in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and [[whim]]s in ''[[The Sims 4]]'' are similar to Wantswants, but there is no equivalent to Fearsfears in ''The Sims 3'' or ''The Sims 4''.▼
▲'''Wants and Fears''' are aspects of a Sim's life in ''The Sims 2''. Wants indicate something that a Sim, well, wants. These wants can include having a child, wanting to get married, or just speaking with another Sim. A Fear however, is the downside to life. Sims gain [[aspiration]] points when they fulfill Wants, and lose them when they experience Fears.
 
== Fulfilling Wants and Fearsfears slots==▼
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==Fulfilling wants and fears==
▲[[Wish]]es in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' are similar to Wants, but there is no equivalent to Fears in ''The Sims 3''.
When a Wantwant (or a Fearfear) is fulfilled, the slot it occupies, and sometimes others, will be re-rolled, and a new one will take its place. Wants and Fearsfears are also re-rolled completely at the end of the day, usually early in the morning once the Sim wakes up. Wants will often be re-rolled when a Sim visits a [[community lot]].▼
 
The Wantswants and Fearsfears of [[Child#The Sims 2|children]] and [[teen]]s may be rerolledre-rolled when they return from [[school]]. Those of college students may be rerolledre-rolled when they return from a class, and will be rerolledre-rolled when they return from a final exam.▼
▲== Fulfilling Wants and Fears ==
 
Wants and fears can also be fulfilled with the use of cheats. Ctrl-clicking on any want or fear while the [[testing cheats]] are active will cause that want or fear to be fulfilled. This can be used to resolve issues with wants not being fulfilled even after the necessary prerequisites for achieving them have been completed.
▲When a Want (or a Fear) is fulfilled, the slot it occupies, and sometimes others, will be re-rolled, and a new one will take its place. Wants and Fears are also re-rolled completely at the end of the day, usually early in the morning once the Sim wakes up. Wants will often be re-rolled when a Sim visits a [[community lot]].
 
==Locking wants and fears==
▲The Wants and Fears of [[Child#The Sims 2|children]] and [[teen]]s may be rerolled when they return from [[school]]. Those of college students may be rerolled when they return from a class, and will be rerolled when they return from a final exam.
Wants and Fearsfears can be locked by right-clicking them, and once locked they will be exempted from re-rolls until they are fulfilled. A Sim can normally lock only one Wantwant or Fearfear, but Sims who have completed their junior year in college receive an extra Wantwant/Fearfear lock.{{Vgversion|TS2:U}} Players can unlock a locked want or fear by right-clicking on them again.▼
 
== Locking WantsAspiration and Fearsinfluence points==
Fulfilling Wantswants will increase the [[aspiration bar]] by a set amount, and in many cases will also increase the [[Influence|influence bar]]. Fulfilling Fearsfears will, similarly, decrease the aspiration bar by a set amount, even to the point of [[aspiration failure]], and in many cases will also decrease the influence bar. Wants and Fearsfears whichthat affect the influence bar will have a blue border and will display the amount of influence points they provide or remove when realized. Wants and Fearsfears that have a strong affecteffect will have a yellow sunburst in the background. Generally, the more difficult a Wantwant is to achieve, the more aspiration and influence points the Sim will receive for fulfilling it and the worse (more damaging) a Fearfear is, the more aspiration points will be lost if it is fulfilled.▼
 
Sims also receive aspiration reward points as they fulfill their Wantswants. These points can be used to "buy" [[aspirationAspiration reward (The Sims 2)|aspiration rewards]]s. Aspiration reward points are only  lost when used, theyto arebuy notaspiration lostrewards, and when Sims fulfillhave Fears,their andfears fulfilled. The points do not fluctuate with the aspiration bar. Influence points can be used to "buy" influence options.▼
▲Wants and Fears can be locked by right-clicking them, and once locked they will be exempted from re-rolls until they are fulfilled. A Sim can normally lock only one Want or Fear, but Sims who have completed their junior year in college receive an extra Want/Fear lock.
 
== Aspiration and Influence points ==
 
▲Fulfilling Wants will increase the [[aspiration bar]] by a set amount, and in many cases will also increase the [[Influence|influence bar]]. Fulfilling Fears will, similarly, decrease the aspiration bar and influence bar. Wants and Fears which affect the influence bar will have a blue border. Wants and Fears that have a strong affect will have a yellow sunburst in the background. Generally, the more difficult a Want is to achieve, the more aspiration and influence points the Sim will receive for fulfilling it and the worse (more damaging) a Fear is, the more aspiration points will be lost if it is fulfilled.
 
Fulfilling Fears may lower the aspiration bar to the point of [[aspiration failure]], which is to be avoided.
 
▲Sims also receive aspiration reward points as they fulfill their Wants. These points can be used to "buy" [[aspiration reward]]s. Aspiration reward points are only lost when used, they are not lost when Sims fulfill Fears, and do not fluctuate with the aspiration bar. Influence points can be used to "buy" influence options.
 
===Nonselectable Sims===
Sims will fulfill Wantswants and Fearsfears whether or not they are selectable. For playable Sims, whether or not they are selectable when a Wantwant or Fearfear is fulfilled does not matter. For [[townie]]s and [[NPC]]s, things are somewhat different, as fulfilling Wantswants and Fearsfears does '''not''' appear to affect their aspiration bars, though they do gain aspiration reward points when they fulfill Wantswants, and may gain or lose influence points as they fulfill Wantswants and Fearsfears.
 
== Lifetime Wants wants==
''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' also introduced the concept of [[Lifetimelifetime Wantswant]]s. Prior to ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'', fulfilling a Lifetimelifetime Wantwant will give a Sim [[Perma-platinum|permanent Platinum]] [[mood]] for the remainder of his or her life. Beginning with ''FreeTime'', fulfilling a Lifetimelifetime Wantwant will give the Sim Platinum mood, but it will not be permanent, though it will decay very slowly.▼
 
==Examples of wants and fears==
▲''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' also introduced the concept of [[Lifetime Wants]]. Prior to ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'', fulfilling a Lifetime Want will give a Sim [[Perma-platinum|permanent Platinum]] [[mood]] for the remainder of his or her life. Beginning with ''FreeTime'', fulfilling a Lifetime Want will give the Sim Platinum mood, but it will not be permanent, though it will decay very slowly.
Each Sim will roll up different Wantswants and Fearsfears. The type of Wantswants and Fearsfears that rolls up is determined by many factors. These factors are mostly based on Sims' [[Aspiration (The Sims 2)|aspiration]], [[age]], and [[personality]]. They can also vary under certain circumstances or situations, such as [[relationship]], events, [[weatherWeather (game mechanic)|seasons]],{{Vgversion|TS2:S}}, [[hobby]] [[enthusiasm]],{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}, and many other things. Below is a list of some examples of the many kinds of Wantswants and Fearsfears in the game.▼
 
▲== Examples of Wants and Fears ==
▲Each Sim will roll up different Wants and Fears. The type of Wants and Fears that rolls up is determined by many factors. These factors are mostly based on Sims' [[aspiration]], [[age]], and [[personality]]. They can also vary under certain circumstances or situations, such as [[relationship]], events, [[weather|seasons]]{{Vgversion|TS2:S}}, [[hobby]] [[enthusiasm]]{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}, and many other things. Below is a list of some examples of the many kinds of Wants and Fears in the game.
 
*[[Toddler]]s will usually want to be taught [[toddler skills]] and interact with their parents. [[Child]]ren will want to do child-related activities, such as making friends, playing games, selling lemonade, and so on. Both may want to "Grow Up Well", meaning that their aspiration bar is in green, gold or platinum when they grow up. Both may fear their parents breaking up or a relative dying, though such fears are more common with toddlers.
*[[Teen]]s tend to have school-related wants and fears like children, though [[Knowledge]] teens will roll them more frequently than others, and wants related to their aspirations. They will also tend to want their first kiss regardless of aspiration, although [[Family]] and [[Romance]] Sims want it more often. Family Sims will also want to go steady with someone. [[Fortune]] teens will want to get a part-time job, and most teens will want to go to college.{{Vgversion|TS2:U}} Knowledge teens in particular will fear not going to college, and often go into aspiration failure on aging to adult if they don't. Teens may also want to go out or sneak out with their friends.
*[[Young adult]]s, [[adult]]s, and [[elder]]s will roll Wantswants and Fearsfears that are specific to their [[aspirationAspiration (The Sims 2)|aspirations]]s and [[secondary aspiration]]s. [[Knowledge]] Sims want to gain many [[skill]]s and [[Alien abduction|be abducted]] by [[Alienalien]]s. If they have children they will usually roll wants to teach them toddler skills and for them to get good grades in school. [[Romance]] Sims want to do romantic socials with many Sims and develop relationships with them, but fear lifelong commitments. [[Fortune]] Sims want to gain promotion and earn a lot of money, but often fear the [[Repo-man]] and [[Burglar|burglaryburglar]]y. Family Sims will want to get married and have multiple children and grandchildren. Pleasure Sims{{Vgversion|TS2:NL}} will want to go on dates and play around.
*Relationships can also trigger some Wantswants and Fearsfears. Sims, particularly those with the [[Popularity]] aspiration, will want to befriend certain Sims, such as the ones they bring home from [[school]] or [[Career|work]]. Once they're friends, they might eventually want to become best friends or BFFs{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}} with them. They sometimes fear of losing them as friends and becoming enemies with them. Sims who are in a romantic relationship, particularly those with the [[Family (aspiration)|Family]] aspiration, will want to be engaged and married, while [[Romance]] Sims prefer to have as many lovers as they can. Sims will also fear the [[death]] of their friends and lovers.
*Personality can determine some Wantswants and Fearsfears, but usually they are just minor ones. For example, neat Sims sometimes fear using a public toilet, and sloppy Sims may fear changing diapers.
*Some special or recent events can trigger several Wantswants and Fearsfears. For example, Sims who are recently abducted by Aliensaliens will roll either Wantswants or Fearsfears of being abducted again; and their relatives and friends will also roll abduction-related Wantswants and Fearsfears. A recent fire or burglary will trigger the Wantswants to purchase a fire or burglar alarm, if the household doesn't own one. When [[pet]]s do certain behaviors, such as scratching or chewing the furniture, the Sims will sometimes want to either praise or scold them.{{Vgversion|TS2:P}}.
*Certain [[Hobby|hobbies]] will trigger particular Wants when Sims reach certain level of [[enthusiasm]]. For example, Sims whose hobby is [[Music and Dance]] want to do simple things, such as dancing, playing musical instruments, or buying a [[ballet barre]]. [[Nature]] hobby will produce wants such as [[Bug collecting|collecting bugs]], catching butterflies, [[Gardening#The Sims 2: Seasons|gardening]], [[Hiking and jogging|hiking]], and so on.{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}
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*[[Weather (game mechanic)|Seasons]] can also affect Sims' wants. In [[spring]], Sims mostly want to do romantic socials, as well as going on a [[Dating|date]]. In [[summer]], Sims may want to have a water balloon fight. And in [[winter]], Sims will want to do many snow-related activities when enough snow is accumulated on the ground, [[giving gift]]s, and interact with relatives.{{Vgversion|TS2:S}}
*[[Young adult]]s have certain Wantswants and Fearsfears that are related to [[college]] life. College Sims, particularly [[Knowledge]] Sims, will have Wantswants to go to classes, do group research, do an assignment or write a term paper, complete academic years, and graduate; and Fearsfears of being put on academic probation or expelled. [[Popularity]] Sims will often roll the Wantwant to join a [[Greek house]] and become "Big Sim on Campus".{{Vgversion|TS2:U}}
*[[Life state]]s also trigger some related Wantswants and Fearsfears. For example, Sims will want or fear to become a [[Witchwitch]] when they meet a Highhigh Witchwitch and befriend them.{{vgversion|TS2:AL}} The friends or relatives of Sims who are transformed into another life state will either want to cure them or fear that they will be cured, and may also want or fear becoming that life state themselves. These will be Wantswants for [[Knowledge]] Sims, and Fearsfears for others.
*In some cases, Sims might roll the same Wantwant and Fearfear at the same time, such as having a baby, getting engaged or married, or becoming a particular [[Life state|creature]]. This is often caused by a [[secondary aspiration]], though [[Family (aspiration)|Family]] Sims may Wantwant and Fearfear having a baby even without ''FreeTime''. This usually happens when the Sim has several young children already. Also, if a Romance Sim is on a date, they will sometimes end up having both a Wantwant and a Fearfear of getting engaged.
 
===Notes===
*If the player chooses to turn non-Knowledge Sims into a life state, the cure-wants of the Sim or others can be rolled away by having them go on dates. Dating scenarios will cause Sims' wants and fears to rerollre-roll, usually to display only social and romance-related wants. After the date is over, the Sims may effectively be distracted from creature-related wants and fears.
*The PlantSim want tree works differently from the other creature-related want trees. If a Sim a non-Knowledge Sim knows becomes a PlantSim, even if the daily and lifetime relationships are very close to zero, that Sim will still want the PlantSim to be cured. Even with mods, such as Pescado's wfsanity, non-Knowledge PlantSims will still sometimes roll fears of their significant others becoming PlantSims. Sims with Knowledge as a secondary aspiration will still fear becoming PlantSims without rolling corresponding wants to become one, even if they want to become vampires, werewolves or witches; they, however, will be less likely to roll wants for those Sims to be cured.
 
== [[The Sims Stories]] ==
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=== Goals ===
Goals are a special feature in ''The Sims Stories'' that only appears in story mode. Fulfilling Goalsgoals can unlock story rewards and help the player progress to the next part of the story. Goals are usually worth about +250 Aspirationaspiration points but can be worth more.
 
== Trivia ==
*The want that possibly gives the most aspiration/influence points is maximizingMaximize allAll skillsSkills (with 30,000+ aspiration and 10,000+ influence). The fear that possibly takes away the most aspiration/influence points is a teen not going to college (with 10,000- aspiration and 5,000- influence). The fear that takes away the most in the base game is having an accident (neglecting the bladder need) at a party (with 8,000- aspiration and 5,000- influence).
*Some wants, like roasting a marshmallow over a fire jet or burning a bonfire, do not have pictures, but are blank. However, they can still be fulfilled.
*The sound that plays when fulfilling a want is sampled from the original ''The Sims'' theme song.
 
== See also References==
{{Reflist}}
* [[Aspiration]]
 
==See also==
* [[Aspiration (The Sims 2)|Aspiration]]
* [[Influence]]
* [[Lifetime Wants]]
 
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