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Needs System: Keep Your Para Happy

Deep dive into hunger, energy, social, fun, hygiene, and bladder needs.

📅 Published: 2026-05-27🔄 Updated: 2026-05-27

😊 Needs System: Keep Your Para Happy

Every Para has 6 core needs that must be maintained. Neglecting them leads to negative moodlets and reduced performance.

📊 The 6 Core Needs

NeedIconHow to FillDecay Rate
Hunger🍔Eat meals, snacksMedium
EnergySleep, nap, coffeeSlow
Social💬Talk, call, textMedium
Fun🎮Games, TV, hobbiesFast
Hygiene🚿Shower, bath, wash handsMedium
Bladder🚽Use toiletFast

⚠️ Low Need Effects

  • Low Hunger: "Starving" moodlet, reduced skill learning speed
  • Low Energy: "Exhausted" moodlet, may pass out
  • Low Social: "Lonely" moodlet, social interactions fail more
  • Low Fun: "Bored" moodlet, reduced work performance
  • Low Hygiene: "Stinky" moodlet, others avoid your Para
  • Low Bladder: "Desperate" moodlet, may have accident

🔄 Need Decay Rates

Different traits affect how quickly needs decay:

  • Active: Energy decays faster, Fun decays slower
  • Lazy: Energy decays slower, Fun decays faster
  • Neat: Hygiene decays faster
  • Slob: Hygiene decays slower
  • Outgoing: Social decays faster
  • Shy: Social decays slower

💡 Need Management Tips

  • Create routines: Have your Para eat, sleep, and shower at consistent times
  • Multi-task: Eat while watching TV (fills Hunger + Fun)
  • Upgrade furniture: Better beds fill Energy faster
  • Use rewards: Satisfaction points can instantly fill needs
  • Plan ahead: Fill needs before work or social events

🎯 Need Priority Order

When multiple needs are low, prioritize in this order:

  1. Bladder — fastest decay, most embarrassing failure
  2. Hunger — affects everything else
  3. Energy — required for all activities
  4. Hygiene — affects social interactions
  5. Social — important for careers and relationships
  6. Fun — slowest decay, easiest to fill
💡 Pro tip: The "Steel Bladder" reward trait makes Bladder need decay 50% slower. Worth the points!