My New mod: TS2 to TS3 – Wake Up Any Sim by Turning On the Radio or TV

Something I've always loved about The Sims 2 is the small details. Ever since I started creating mods for The Sims 3, my main goal has been to bring back some of the details we lost along the way. One of those details was the ability to “annoy” other family members with small actions.

When I released Classic Sims Revival, I wanted to restore that sense of challenge and urgency from The Sims 1, but also enhance autonomy so we wouldn’t need to micromanage our Sims all the time. When I released Social Consequences, I wanted my Sims to have a sort of awareness of their surroundings. With Coming Together, they could enjoy each other’s company, but something was still missing!

So with the mod I’m presenting today, I’m bringing back the ability for Sims to react to noises and disturbances while they’re sleeping. It’s a small detail I loved in The Sims 2, but unfortunately wasn’t as present in The Sims 3. In fact, achieving this was almost unlikely, since your Sim needed the Light Sleeper trait. And even then, it wasn’t guaranteed.

But now, all Sims can react to noises, which makes their spatial awareness feel even better, stronger, and more present!

Note: When Sims wake up to react, they aren’t having a physical reaction because I’m using a mod that prevents them from stomping their foot and complaining, but the animation that will play is the one that happens when they can’t route through an area (which reinforces the idea that they’re being disturbed).

Did you also miss this little detail?