Aspiration Refresh

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Update 5/13/25:
Updated my override of the Sticky Fingers aspiration to fix a mistake with one of the custom strings.

Update 4/30/25:
  • Added overrides for the Master Mentor and Esteemed Entrepreneur aspirations from Businesses & Hobbies, and an optional addon to recategorize Esteemed Entrepreneur as a Fortune aspiration. (Thanks to LunarBritney for extracting the necessary files and playtesting for me.)
  • Added an override for the Sticky Fingers aspiration from the Blast from the Past event. It's in its own package named "batsandbabydolls_AspirationRefresh_EVENT_StickyFingers". I kept it separate from the base game aspirations because I'm not sure what will happen if someone who hasn't unlocked it tries to install it.
  • In addition to the changes to the goals for the Sticky Fingers aspiration (see goals section for details), objects stolen using the Burgliate spell from Realm of Magic will also count towards the total value of items swiped.
  • If you have Life & Death, all aspirations now grant a larger boost to Soul's Journey progress. Completing an aspiration will award 10 points (two whole levels) by default, or 3 points (a little more than half a level) if you use LunarBritney's Slower Soul's Journey Progression (which I definitely recommend checking out). This is the same value Maxis used for the Spa Day aspirations (but strangely not their other single-level aspirations).
  • Lowered the "Recycle 50 times" goal from the Master Maker aspiration down to 25 times.
  • "Max Out Fun Motive while on a Filthy Floor" from the Fabulously Filthy aspiration will now complete properly for Sims with the Slob trait.

Previous Updates:


I think the original aspirations have a lot of potential! But all of the fun goals are buried under a mountain of tasks that are just tedious to complete. (I don’t want to go through a loading screen to view two paintings at a museum.) And a lot of the larger goals feel anti-climactic to me, arbitrarily ending at level 7 or 8 of a skill instead of a satisfying level 10.

This mod replaces every Maxis aspiration with single-level aspirations each containing 2-4 long-term goals that are more interesting and satisfying to complete. Most of the goals are reworked goals from the original aspirations, but some of them are completely new goals I made myself. None of the goals require you to enter a specific career, so you'll have more freedom to mix and match. I’ve also attempted to fix issues with the original goals when possible so that they complete a bit more reliably.

Completing an entire EA aspiration from start to finish usually nets you about 5,000* satisfaction points (give or take), so I made sure my overrides all gave a grand total of 5,000* satisfaction points.

*1,000 for Child Aspirations and 2,000 for Teen Aspirations

Compatibility Information

You can only have one replacement for each aspiration, so this mod will conflict with other replacements (such as NeedCoffee4That’s Lifetime Aspirations).

Addons

AddOn_EP11_CountryCaretaker_AnimalCategory (EP4 required) - Requires CATS & DOGS and COTTAGE LIVING. Recategorizes the “Country Caretaker” aspiration from Cottage Living as an Animal aspiration.

AddOn_EP14_ChampionshipRider_AnimalCategory (EP4 required) - Requires CATS & DOGS and HORSE RANCH. Recategorizes the “Championship Rider” aspiration from Horse Ranch as an Animal aspiration.

AddOn_EP18_EsteemedEntrepeneur_FortuneCategory - Requires BUSINESSES & HOBBIES. Recategorizes the “Esteemed Entrepreneur” aspiration from Businesses and Hobbies as a Fortune aspiration.

AddOn_GP9_StarWarsHider - Requires JOURNEY TO BATUU. Hides the “Hope vs Order” and “Galactic Privateer” aspirations so the Star Wars category no longer appears in CAS or the “Select New Aspiration” screen in Live Mode. (It’s still possible for sims to be assigned them randomly.)

New Goals

Base Game


Blast From the Past Event


EP2 - Get Together


EP3 - City Living


EP4 - Cats & Dogs


EP6 - Get Famous


EP7 - Island Living


EP8 - Discover University


EP9 - Eco Lifestyle


EP 10 - Snowy Escape


EP11 - Cottage Living


EP12 - High School Years


EP13 - Growing Together


EP14 - Horse Ranch
No changes, but an addon for the “Championship Rider” aspiration was made to recategorize it as an Animal Aspiration (requires Cats & Dogs).

EP15 - For Rent


EP16 - Lovestruck


EP17 - Life & Death


EP18 - Businesses & Hobbies


GP1 - Outdoor Retreat


GP2 - Spa Day
No changes made to the goals themselves, but the text was changed to make the objectives more clear.

GP4 - Vampires


GP5 - Parenthood


GP6 - Jungle Adventure


GP7 - Strangerville


GP8 - Realm of Magic


GP9 - Journey to Batuu
No changes, but an addon was created to hide the Star Wars category.

GP12 - Werewolves
No changes, but the Werewolf Initiate aspiration was hidden and all Werewolf aspirations are available from the start instead.

SP17 - Nifty Knitting


SP22 - Bust the Dust


SP46 - Home Chef Hustle


SP49 - Crystal Creations
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