[BUG] drinking coffee doesn't replenish energy [ Edited ]

[cool1007]

Hello,

I have the second best coffee machine and when drinking coffee, the energy bar would not replenish (I could see even red arrows as my energy kept deplenishing while drinking coffee). I had my sim pass out for lack of energy even though she drank 3 cups of coffee.

Also, the mood effect didn't actually do anything, I was expecting her to not be able to sleep at all or at least be "edgy" or nervous.

I hope you look into this.

Thank you.

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

This has been fixed in the way that it now gives you an energized moodlet. Guess that's the way it's supposed to work.

Post in the feedback forum over at the official forum if you want that changed.

[Miss_Eudanil]

I have this as well, put it in the house to keep the Sim awake and all it succeeded in was making them need to go to the toilet sooner.

[crinrict]

Now that I think of it, I can confirm that

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[ShellSh0ck]

Guys, I don't think this is a bug.

Coffee works more like in real life now.  If you're exhausted, drinking three cups of coffee isn't going to magically make you rested.

What coffee seems to do now is add an "energized" moodlet, so that if you're otherwise pretty healthy you get supercharged.  But it doesn't cure lack of sleep, just like it doesn't in real life.

[Lulzes]

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@SimSirenSix wrote:

Guys, I don't think this is a bug.

Coffee works more like in real life now.  If you're exhausted, drinking three cups of coffee isn't going to magically make you rested.

What coffee seems to do now is add an "energized" moodlet, so that if you're otherwise pretty healthy you get supercharged.  But it doesn't cure lack of sleep, just like it doesn't in real life.

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This.

OP is confusing Energy need with Energized moodlet. Coffee does not replenish Energy need, it adds Energized moodlet to help with working out and certain jobs. Only way to replenish Energy need is to either sleep, nap or drink a potion.

[cool1007]

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@SimSirenSix wrote:

Guys, I don't think this is a bug.

Coffee works more like in real life now.  If you're exhausted, drinking three cups of coffee isn't going to magically make you rested.

What coffee seems to do now is add an "energized" moodlet, so that if you're otherwise pretty healthy you get supercharged.  But it doesn't cure lack of sleep, just like it doesn't in real life.

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I don't want to sound like a **bleep**, but then I guess you don't know how caffeine works or never experienced how drinking a few cups of coffee do indeed prevent sleep and increase alertness. This way people can't sleep at night after drinking coffee. It is actually the tool at hand for students that want to do overnight studies (or red bull, which also contains caffeine). I have never heard of using coffee to increase my energy, or I'd start drinking it before hitting the gym :P

Now, if this is the functionality they intend to give coffee makers, it should be better stated, specially for those of us long time players of the series.

[crinrict]

There was no energized moodlet before the patch so it seems they 'fixed' this by giving the Sim a moodlet now.

Need to try.

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

This has been fixed in the way that it now gives you an energized moodlet. Guess that's the way it's supposed to work.

Post in the feedback forum over at the official forum if you want that changed.