Four moods sit on the moods display: Hunger, Energy, Hygiene, and Fun. They fall on their own. They also change work pay. The official FAQ and the in-game mood text agree on how to raise them.
Raise each mood
| Mood | Raise it with | When it is low |
|---|---|---|
| Hunger | Cook a meal, or eat a quick meal if you are in a hurry. Water is a free quick option at about 10 percent. | At about 45 percent or below, the other moods fall faster. High hunger slows that drain. Hungry is below about 46 percent. Starving is under about 21 percent. |
| Energy | Sleep in a bed. Sitting and coffee also help. | Under about 20 percent, movement slows and the character looks down. |
| Hygiene | Shower, bath, or jacuzzi. Also wash hands, brush teeth, use the toilet, brush or dry hair, put away clean clothes or dishes, or swim. | The official FAQ describes a yellow cloud. The Marvelous Mood pass mentions a green cloud you can disable. Swatting flies is documented at about 35 percent or below. Dirty is that band. Stinky is under about 11 percent. |
| Fun | Watch TV, play a computer game, read, or another fun interaction. | Fun is one of the four inputs to work pay. It is not a special extra multiplier beyond the other moods. |
Great or Marvelous shows when all four moods are over 80 percent. That is the same neighborhood as the top work-pay band.
During a shift
If your lowest mood is above 80 percent, documented pay is at its highest. If every mood is above 50 percent but the lowest is not above 80 percent, expect about 85 percent of that high-mood pay.
Boost Mood costs 25 Blockbux from the moods display when moods are low. Marvelous Mood makes positive mood effects last longer, weakens negative ones, and can hide effects such as the low-hygiene cloud.
Exercising, drinks, television, and computer games can pull Hygiene down while they raise something else. Sprinting and Epic Sauce pull Hunger down. Plan the recovery after the activity, not after the shift has already collapsed.
A small home loop
- Sleep until Energy is healthy.
- Shower.
- Cook or eat from the fridge. Higher cooking skill opens more meals. A few full meals, such as steak or lobster on the Version 1.38.0 food list, restore hunger to full once their short status effect is included.
- Watch TV or play a game on the computer until Fun is up.
- Then clock in.
Standing near a friend slows passive mood loss. Work with a friend when you can, even if you are not on the same delivery route.