eating at the table animation override
this mod overrides eating animations when sims sit at dining, picnic and desk tables.
upd. april 28, 2025: fixed a conflict with finger food soup animations.
upd. sep. 3, 2025:
- fixed the sound for hand-held food animations.
- fixed the fork position in the hand 🍴
- added support for booths.
there are two animation styles based on the sim's gender. you can switch between them using my other mod! you can also set the default ea animation style for individual sims if you prefer that.
female pose preview:
male pose preview:
the override applies only if:
the sim is teen to elder;
the sim is eating at a dining, picnic or desk table;
the food is not handheld like ice cream cones or lollipops.
this override is much simpler than the default eating animations, i've only included:
basic eating;
eating spoiled or poor food;
sad mood eating;
and several idle variations.
originally, i wanted to redo way more animations, but i was surprised by how many different eating behaviors exist in the game. i also wanted to keep the special glutton trait eating, but it turned out to be too complex for me to implement.
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Thank you very much!!
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Awesome, ♥ Thank you
As a huge fan of *The Sims 4*, I think every one of your mods is amazing—I really love them. Thank you!😘😘😘❤️
Your such an amazing mod creator NEVER STOP MAKING OVERRIDES!! I love your mods, ALLL OF THEM ❤️
thank you sm for these animations1 Hoping one day we could get support for the low tables that come with snowy escape if thats all possile?
Hi I really love this mod, I wish it was compatible for lower tables.
does this still work?
Just wanted to say than you for all your mods. I think I've pretty much downloaded all of them your very talented. You make me want to play Sims all day.
Omg thanksss
hi simkatu, I just learned that this override conflicts with the EA animation that came with base game update (when you eat finger food like palm nut soup or the egusi soup). Is there anyway you can update this so I can use the ea animation with this mod still in my game? I love it so much!
thank you for such a helpful report! i fixed the issue, you can redownload the file
I love this So much! It's more fun with The Mods u make! (Keep up the good work)
Your mods are complet lifesavers and suchh a big help when I want to get immersed. Much love <3
this is so sweet! thank you ❤️
Hi! This animation only works while eating, right? It doesn't work while sitting, as far as I understand. (Please excuse my English.)
hi! thanks for letting me know. this guide covers the most common reasons and how to fix them: https://sites.google.com/view/simkatu/if-the-mod-doesnt-work?authuser=0 if it still doesn’t work, leave your details and i’ll help ❤️
I absolutely love your mods. You are amazing.
thank you so much!❤️
Omg u are the best modder
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thank you so much omg. you're an amazing modder and also a bit off-topic but; your game looks so pretty lol
thank you! it’s mostly just cool gallery builds and gshade with preset senshi 3.0 🤪
omg yes! i've been searching for eating animation overrides for the sims for ages and assumed they just didnt exist until i saw this. would you consider making more of these for more formal/regal sims with very stiff, refined table-manners and ettiquette? i've particularly been searching for animations like that bc i find it so immersion-breaking when sims that are meant to be really rich, fancy or royal do the goofy, over the top maxis eating animations. i would love an alternative to that (btw im sorry in case you don't take suggestions/requests, i dont mean to bother you with this comment). i'm just asking bc you are by far the best sims 4 animator making interactions and replacements that i've come across yet and i really admire the quality of your work <3
i'm so sorry for the late reply, and thank you so much for the kind words about my mods, it really means a lot to me. unfortunately, even making this kind of mod already took a huge amount of time and effort, and i don’t really have a clear idea of how to expand it further or create additional animations for different personalities and manners( but i want to say that i do read and take note of suggestions people share with me, and i’ll definitely keep this kind of request in mind for the future. thank you again for the feedback and for such a thoughtful comment 🤍
I am In LOVE with your mods but they keep crashing and lagging for some reason and closes out every time. not sure, but I'll find some vids on YouTube to help 😋
i’m really sorry to hear that! it’s a common problem for simmers, i’ve had it happen a lot too. what usually helps is creating a new “mods” folder, organizing it into subfolders with creator names or categories like “toddler mods” or “main mods,” and then slowly adding your mods back one by one while checking each on google and the scarlet mod list to see if it’s broken or outdated. (just make sure script files aren’t placed deeper than one subfolder) all my mods work with the latest patch and older versions too. just don’t use the “pack selection” feature to disable any game packs, since xml injector isn’t compatible with that. everything else should be fine! thank you so much for your kind words, and i hope it gets fixed soon 💞
I'm so happy to take the time to visit your Patreon today. Thank you so much for creating your exceptional mods for us. Thank you for your time and talent <3 <3
thank you so much 💕💕 I'm so happy to hear it!!
Thank you so muchhhhh!! Just curious if this adds more bites?? I can’t wait to use it regardless 💕🫶🏾💫
thank you! 💖 this one doesn’t add more bites, but it’s compatible with mods that do, since mine only replaces the asm (the code related to animations)
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At it again XD
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OMG this mod is absolutely amazing! The only little bug is that when Sims eat something with their hands, like a sandwich or a hotdog, it still plays the fork-on-plate sound, you know? If you could fix that, it would be 100% perfect <3
thank you for your kind words and for telling me about the issue! 💖 i’ll try to fix it soon
You will always be my favorite creator! Thank you!
🥰 thank you so much!
I swear half of my pretty legacy shots are existing because of you. Thank you!
thank you for such a sweet comment 🤍
can they talk to each other while eating?
yes! if they need to talk or drink, they smoothly transition from the new pose back to the standard sitting animation
I've been waiting so long for something like this tyyyy
i hope you'll like it in your game ❤️
this is awesome! ty sooo much!
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Hi from Brazil, I discovered your Tumblr recently and, my God, I'm in love with your content. You're always surprising us. I'm eagerly awaiting the next ones.
thank you for your kind words ❤️
Thank you!
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Hello! I love your animations!! I would like to know if there is any conflict when the sim is eating and drinking at the same time
hi! thank you 🥰 no, there is no conflict! if they need to talk or drink, they smoothly transition from the new pose back to the standard sitting animation
Oooooh
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I subscribed for this. I just cant wait...
🥰 thank you so-so much!
thanks so much for this. hey just out of curiosity, and maybe this is a bit more complex because idk what goes into doing this kind of work but, is it possible to ever override animations when it comes to sim interactions? Like, when they're talking to one another? :)
i’ve actually thought about this and even tried experimenting with it, but it seemed to break some interactions... i’d really love to do something like that, but i think it might work better as separate new interactions rather than overriding the existing ones(
You just keep continuing to absolutely astound me. Thank you so much!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you!! you are too sweet
Merci pour ce remplacement ENCORE tellement incroyable ♥
thank you so much! ❤️
This is amazing! Thank you, this will make my gameplay look so much more lively! ❤️
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I didn't expect this; you've surprised me once again. Thank you so much for all the wonders you create and share with us.
thank you so much for your support! ❤️
Does this work with custom foods like Icemunmun and oni?
yes, for sure!
OMG Thank you so much! Is it compatible with the previous version of the game before fairies? I haven't updated it yet. Thank you once again. ❤️❤️❤️
yes, the mod should work on previous versions of the game too!! ❤️
OMGGGG 😎🔥 YOU ARE AWESOME!!! THANK YOU!!
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