Lifetime Aspirations Reworked (Patreon)

The old Lifetime Aspirations post was getting too crammed and confusing, the complete mod has been rewritten from scratch and there have been plenty of additions and changes to it, so I decided to make a new post instead.

A list of all Aspirations is available on our Sims After Dark webseite!

When updating this mod, please DELETE ALL OLD FILES! A LOT has changed about this mod. Accidentally keeping the old files together with the new ones WILL cause errors!

What this mod does:

Aspirations are Split into 4 different folders you can pick and choose from:

01 Lifetime Aspirations:

Changes the in-game aspirations to have a single goal instead of tiered goals, designed to take most of your adult Sim's life.

Every Lifetime Aspiration rewards 5.000 satisfaction points and the "Fulfilled" trait, which grants a permanent Happy moodlet; the old aspiration reward traits have been moved to the rewards store.

Location and Occult Aspirations are an exception and reward less points and the original trait instead of Fulfilled

Teen and Child aspirations are separated from the main mod files in respective folders and can be taken out, if you only wish to use the main aspirations. They reward lesser points and do not reward the "Fulfilled" trait.

This part of the mod comes with a script ("NC4T_LifetimeAspirations_RewardStoreChanges.ts4script"), which is optional. This script is necessary if you want to see the game's original aspiration reward traits in the rewards store; you can take it out if you don't want this.

Adds a new "Occult" category where all occult aspirations are in (Vampires, Werewolves, Aliens, Paranormal, etc.). Occult aspirations reward lesser points and do not reward the "Fulfilled" trait.

02 New Aspirations:

Adds new single-goal aspirations to the mod.

Every Lifetime Aspiration rewards 5.000 satisfaction points and the "Fulfilled" trait, which grants a permanent Happy moodlet.

Location and Occult Aspirations are an exception and reward less points and individual traits

Child aspirations are separated from the main mod files in respective folders and can be taken out, if you only wish to use the main aspirations. They reward lesser points and do not reward the "Fulfilled" trait.

Adds a new "Occult" category where all occult aspirations are in (Vampires, Werewolves, Aliens, Paranormal, etc.). Occult aspirations reward lesser points and do not reward the "Fulfilled" trait.

03 Elder Aspirations:

Adds new single-goal aspirations specifically created for Elder Sims, found in a new "Elder" category

Elder Aspirations reward 2.000 satisfaction points and the "Young at Heart" trait upon completion, which lets Elder Sims tire less quickly and gives them a lesser chance of dying from exhaustion.

If an Elder Sim has completed a Lifetime Aspiration before they complete an Elder aspiration, they will additionally be rewarded with the "Fulfilled Life" trait and will no longer be afraid of Death - they have lived a long, happy life and have done everything they ever wanted; they are at peace.

This part of the mod comes with a script ("NC4T_ElderAspirations.ts4script"). This script is necessary to have the Elder category show up on Elder Sims.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Elder category will NOT show up in CAS. This is due to the way the aspirations are hidden. Once your Sim ages up to Elder, you will need to either travel with them, or bring them to CAS once for the category to show up.

04 Ghost Aspirations (requires Life & Death):

Adds new single-goal aspirations specifically created for Ghost Sims, found in a new "Ghost" category

Ghost Aspirations reward 2.000 satisfaction points and progress towards Soul's Journey.

This part of the mod comes with a script ("NC4T_GhostAspirations.ts4script"). This script is necessary to have the Ghost category show up on Ghost Sims.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Ghost category will NOT show up in CAS. This is due to the way the aspirations are hidden. Once your Sim turns into a Ghost, you will need to either travel with them, or bring them to CAS once for the category to show up.

Installation instructions:

Extract the folder "NC4T_LifetimeAspirationsReworked" and move it into your mods folder - Please remember that scripts can only go one folder deep. Recommended path: Mods/NC4T_LifetimeAspirationsReworked/<script files and subfolders with package files>

This is a big mod with a lot of files. Generally, you can pick and choose the files and folders and only keep what you like and delete the rest.

Inside the folders are files named by packs - REMOVE the files for packs you do not own!

The NC4T_LifetimeAspirations.ts4script file is now necessary for some aspirations to work. This is new as of May 11, 2025! More info in the changelog.

The new script NC4T_LifetimeAspirations_RewardStoreChanges enables the original aspiration reward traits to be purchasable via the reward store. This script is optional and can be removed.

If you choose to keep the Elder Aspirations, the NC4T_ElderAspirations.ts4script file is necessary for it to work.

If you choose to keep the Ghost Aspirations, the NC4T_GhostAspirations.ts4script file is necessary for it to work.

Teen and Child Aspirations are separated from the main mod in subfolders and can be removed without issues.

Translations:

Please note: at the time of posting this, the translations below may be partly outdated and some strings may show in English.

Italian (Thank you, ISY)

Simplified Chinese (Thank you, Licer!)

Traditional Chinese (Thank you, Licer!)

Brazilian Portuguese (Thank you, Meldrin!)

Traditional and Simplified Chinese for the Elder Aspirations (Thank you, Orchard Team!)

German (Thank you, HAMMER!)

Polish (Thank you, Daisy1728!)

New translations are welcome! If anyone would like to hand in new or updated translations, please let me know via my channel on the Sims After Dark Discord, thank you!

Discord Server & Support

If you have any trouble with this mod or discover a bug, please come join us on the Discord Server Sims After Dark, which is a joint modders support server for the mods of Shino Nox/Shay, LeRoiDeTout, Kuttoe and myself.

Credits & Special Thanks:

Andrew and the Sims 4 Studio team for creating and maintaining Sims 4 Studio

Frankk for his his awesome String Table Toolkit

ky-e for the original idea for this mod

Meg, Amethyslilac and Stranizia for lending me their Sims to create the new header pic

All of our amazing Banshees and Admins at the Sims After Dark Discord Server for brainstorming and bouncing ideas around with me and for always being supportive

LunarBritney for updating the icons of this mod, thank you!

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Change Log:

May 1, 2026: Adventure Awaits / Royalty & Legacy update

September 4, 2025: Fixed the "Goal Oriented" Teen aspiration

July 15, 2025: Enchanted by Nature update

May 11, 2025: some fixes and new aspirations

March 9, 2025: updated the mod to add the 2 new game aspirations as well as 12 new aspirations for the Businesses & Hobbies pack

November 18, 2024: updated the mod to reflect recent SimData changes

November 12, 2024: Added new aspirations for the Life & Death pack as well as Ghost Aspirations

November 1, 2024: Added compatibility with the Life & Death expansion pack

August 1, 2024: Fixed issues related to patch 1.108

March 2, 2024: Fixed issues related to patch 1.105, some general fixes, updated icons (thank you, LunarBritney!) & added the new Crystal Creations aspiration to the mod

February 14, 2024: For Rent Update 

September 29, 2023: Home Chef Hustle Update

September 18, 2023: Fixed an error that could happen with the Elder aspirations if people do not have all required packs

September 15, 2023: Re-uploaded the mod, now including the missing subfolder "New Aspirations KIDS"

September 14, 2023: reworked the mod, added 7 new aspirations, and 15 Elder aspirations - Please DELETE ALL OLD FILES when updating this mod!

A list of all Aspirations is available on our Sims After Dark website!

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