Comfort
A Sim's comfort level can be difficult to keep up in the early portions of the game, but as they progress through their career track and begin to earn more money, you should find that your increased purchasing power will help you remedy their comfort needs while you keep them tasked on their more vital motives. This is because many of the more expensive items that you can buy for your Sim's house will have substantial comfort benefits which will be activated as soon as your Sim uses that item, even if he or she is performing other actions at the same time. A couch, for instance, will always lend its comfort replenishment to a Sim, whether he's napping or watching TV for Fun, while a bathtub will boost your Sim's comfort level quite nicely while also restoring their Hygiene score. If you take the time to carefully choose just the items that your Sims are likely to sit down on during the day, and select the items with the largest boosts to comfort, then you will soon find yourself with a Sim with a comfort motive that never drops below the halfway mark.Since meals take so long to eat, you'll generally want to splurge on your dinner table's seating arrangements. The most expensive armchairs available will usually boost your room score, but you may want to save your money and just get the Country Class Armchair, which has a respectable four comfort, and use the money you save to buy decorative items. Don't forget to buy multiple armchairs for the dinner table if you plan on throwing parties or have multiple Sims living together.
Another item you don't want to neglect is the television; most Sims get nice boosts to their Fun motive when they sit down to watch TV, or play videogames, so you'll want to make sure that you have nice recliners or couches. For the modern bachelor lifestyle, a Von Braun or Q3 Recliner (at around $850) will give you a huge boost to comfort; for two or more Sims, a Luxuriare Loveseat ($875) will give you almost as much comfort as a Von Braun, and will give your room a boost to boot. The ultimate model of couch is the Deiter, but at $1,100 dollars, you'll only want to consider it should you need to have multiple Sims watching television at the same time. The extra energy is nice, but you'll ultimately spend more time sleeping in a bed than napping, and the room score can be easily compensated for via solely decorative items.
Last, but not least, the $1,200 Flush Force 5 actually gives your Sims a boost to comfort while they're sitting on the toilet. The benefit, while small, is worthwhile, so you should make your way over to Toane's Gym and unlock this item as soon as that location becomes available to you.
(Note that not all chairs can be used for all purposes. For instance, a Sim won't sit in a recliner to eat, or play chess. If your Sim refuses to sit down in a certain chair, enter Buy mode to replace that chair with another one until he or she takes a seat; the Comfort boost will always be worth your trouble.)
Best General Comfort Items
| Luxuriare Loveseat (2-seater) | $875 | 8 Comfort, 2 Room, 4 Energy (when used for a nap) |
| The Deiter (3-seater) | $1,100 | 8 Comfort, 3 Room, 5 Energy (when used for a nap) |
| Von Braun Recliner (for television or video games) | $850 | 9 Comfort, 3 Energy (when used for a nap) |
| Empress Dining Room Chair (for meal seating) | $600 | 4 Comfort, 2 Room |
Bladder
Taking care of your Sim's urinary needs is one of the easiest tasks that you'll face. Although every Sim will need to pee once or twice a day, proper house construction should ensure that you have a toilet within easy reach of them, and best of all, after one trip to the bathroom, their Bladder motive becomes completely filled. On the other hand, if you let your Sim go too long without heading to the bathroom, or start a time-consuming task when their Bladder motive is near empty, they're apt to pee in their pants, causing their Hygiene rating to plummet and their mood to become suddenly dour. Unless you want your Sims to smell like hobos, you'll need to plan ahead to make sure that they have enough time to visit the bathroom before they lose control of their Bladder. Eating a meal contributes to Bladder motive degradation, so if you notice that your Hunger and Bladder motives are both dropping, get some food before going to the bathroom.There are relatively few items to choose from to relieve your Bladder. The Hygeia-O-Matic and the Boggs' Memorial Commode (unlockable at the Goth Manor) are nearly identical, in that you'll need to make sure you flush them after you use them to prevent future clogs. (You may also want to install a Drain nearby, just in case they do happen to overflow.) After you climb up the corporate ladder and can afford it, you should definitely trade in your old model for the Force Flush toilet, which auto-flushes and gives your Sim a nice comfort boost.
One thing to keep in mind when constructing a house is that Sims with medium-to-low Outgoing traits will stop using the toilet if someone walks into the bathroom while they're micturating. There isn't much you can do to prevent this, but if your Sim is pee-shy, you should hold off on visiting the bathroom if your house is overrun with guests, or just wait until after your roommate or neighbor has used it before traveling there yourself.
Best Toilet
| Flush Force 5 XLT | $1,200 | 8 Bladder, 4 Comfort |
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