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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait absentminded.png|24px]] [[Absent-Minded]]<br />[[File:Trait artistic.png|24px]] [[Artistic]]<br />[[File:Trait bookworm.png|24px]] [[Bookworm]]<br />[[File:Trait anti art.png|24px]] [[Can't Stand Art]]<br />[[File:Trait computerwhiz.png|24px]] [[Computer Whiz]]<br />[[File:Trait exitable.png|24px]] [[Excitable]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait greenthumb.png|24px]] [[Green Thumb]]<br />[[File:Trait handy.png|24px]] [[Handy]]<br />[[File:Trait insane.png|24px]] [[Insane]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]<br />[[File:Trait virtuoso.png|24px]] [[Virtuoso]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait absentminded.png|24px]] [[Absent-Minded]]<br />[[File:Trait artistic.png|24px]] [[Artistic]]<br />[[File:Trait bookworm.png|24px]] [[Bookworm]]<br />[[File:Trait anti art.png|24px]] [[Can't Stand Art]]<br />[[File:Trait computerwhiz.png|24px]] [[Computer Whiz]]<br />[[File:Trait exitable.png|24px]] [[Excitable]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait greenthumb.png|24px]] [[Green Thumb]]<br />[[File:Trait handy.png|24px]] [[Handy]]<br />[[File:Trait insane.png|24px]] [[Insane]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]<br />[[File:Trait virtuoso.png|24px]] [[Virtuoso]]
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:WA Photographers-Eye.png|24px]] [[Photographer's Eye]] <!-- 1 trait -->
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Disciplined.jpg|24px]] [[Disciplined]] <!-- 1 trait -->
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#Asian Culture|Asian Culture]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#Egyptian Culture|Egyptian Culture]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#French Culture|French Culture]]<br />[[File:Seemummy.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#Mummy|Mummy]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#Asian Culture|Asian Culture]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#Egyptian Culture|Egyptian Culture]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#French Culture|French Culture]]<br />[[File:Seemummy.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#Mummy|Mummy]]
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait eccentric.png|24px]] [[Eccentric]]<br />[[File:Trait perceptive.png|24px]] [[Perceptive]]<br />[[File:Trait savvy sculptor.png|24px]] [[Savvy Sculptor]] <!-- 3 traits -->
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait eccentric.png|24px]] [[Eccentric]]<br />[[File:Trait perceptive.png|24px]] [[Perceptive]]<br />[[File:Trait savvy sculptor.png|24px]] [[Savvy Sculptor]] <!-- 3 traits -->
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait_simbot.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#SimBot|SimBot]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#PrivateEye|PrivateEye]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait_simbot.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#SimBot|SimBot]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hidden trait#PrivateEye|PrivateEye]]
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|style="background:#efefef;"|[[File:TS3LN Icon.png|32px]] [[Late Night]]
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[[Late Night]]
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait_nurturing.png|24px]] [[Nurturing]] <!-- 1 trait -->
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[[The Sims 3: Pets|Pets]]
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait absentminded.png|24px]] [[Absent-Minded]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait greenthumb.png|24px]] [[Green Thumb]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait absentminded.png|24px]] [[Absent-Minded]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait greenthumb.png|24px]] [[Green Thumb]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait athletic.png|24px]] [[Athletic (trait)|Active]]<br />[[File:Trait couchpotato.png|24px]] [[Couch Potato]]<br />[[File:Trait neat.png|24px]] [[Neat]]<br />[[File:Trait slob.png|24px]] [[Slob]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait athletic.png|24px]] [[Athletic (trait)|Active]]<br />[[File:Trait couchpotato.png|24px]] [[Couch Potato]]<br />[[File:Trait neat.png|24px]] [[Neat]]<br />[[File:Trait slob.png|24px]] [[Slob]]
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait brave.png|24px]] [[Brave]]<br />[[File:Trait childish.png|24px]] [[Childish]]<br />[[File:Trait coward.png|24px]] [[Coward]]<br />[[File:Trait evil.png|24px]] [[Evil]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait hotheaded.png|24px]] [[Hot-Headed]]<br />[[File:Trait insane.png|24px]] [[Insane]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait brave.png|24px]] [[Brave]]<br />[[File:Trait childish.png|24px]] [[Childish]]<br />[[File:Trait coward.png|24px]] [[Coward]]<br />[[File:Trait evil.png|24px]] [[Evil]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait hotheaded.png|24px]] [[Hot-Headed]]<br />[[File:Trait insane.png|24px]] [[Insane]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait angler.png|24px]] [[Angler|Angler]]<br />[[File:Trait artistic.png|24px]] [[Artistic]]<br />[[File:Trait athletic.png|24px]] [[Athletic (trait)|Athletic]]<br />[[File:Trait handy.png|24px]] [[Handy]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait angler.png|24px]] [[Angler|Angler]]<br />[[File:Trait artistic.png|24px]] [[Artistic]]<br />[[File:Trait athletic.png|24px]] [[Athletic (trait)|Athletic]]<br />[[File:Trait handy.png|24px]] [[Handy]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]
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| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait artistic.png|24px]] [[Artistic]]<br />[[File:Trait bookworm.png|24px]] [[Bookworm]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Gadget Geek]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait handy.png|24px]] [[Handy]]<br />[[File:Trait insane.png|24px]] [[Insane]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Megalomaniac]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]<br />[[File:Trait virtuoso.png|24px]] [[Virtuoso]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait artistic.png|24px]] [[Artistic]]<br />[[File:Trait bookworm.png|24px]] [[Bookworm]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Gadget Geek]]<br />[[File:Trait genius.png|24px]] [[Genius]]<br />[[File:Trait handy.png|24px]] [[Handy]]<br />[[File:Trait insane.png|24px]] [[Insane]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Megalomaniac]]<br />[[File:Trait naturalcook.png|24px]] [[Natural Cook]]<br />[[File:Trait neurotic.png|24px]] [[Neurotic]]<br />[[File:Trait virtuoso.png|24px]] [[Virtuoso]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait athletic.png|24px]] [[Athletic (trait)|Athletic]]<br />[[File:Trait clumsy.png|24px]] [[Clumsy]]<br />[[File:Trait hydrophobic.png|24px]] [[Hydrophobic]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hyperactive]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Loves Water]]<br />[[File:Trait lucky.png|24px]] [[Lucky]]<br />[[File:Trait neat.png|24px]] [[Neat]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Procrastinator]]<br />[[File:Trait slob.png|24px]] [[Slob]]<br />[[File:Trait unlucky.png|24px]] [[Unlucky]]
| style="padding: 10px;" |[[File:Trait athletic.png|24px]] [[Athletic (trait)|Athletic]]<br />[[File:Trait clumsy.png|24px]] [[Clumsy]]<br />[[File:Trait hydrophobic.png|24px]] [[Hydrophobic]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Hyperactive]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Loves Water]]<br />[[File:Trait lucky.png|24px]] [[Lucky]]<br />[[File:Trait neat.png|24px]] [[Neat]]<br />[[File:Trait.png|24px]] [[Procrastinator]]<br />[[File:Trait slob.png|24px]] [[Slob]]<br />[[File:Trait unlucky.png|24px]] [[Unlucky]]

Revision as of 03:01, 24 October 2011

This article is/was a featured article. The Sims 3


Trait (The Sims 3)

A Sim demonstrates the "Absent-Minded" Trait via posturing in the Create a Sim mode when the Trait is selected.

See also: Trait (The Sims Medieval), Trait (The Sims Social), and Pet Trait

Traits are the building blocks of personality assigned to Sims in The Sims 3, replacing the previous system of personality points. The traits feature reappears in The Sims Medieval, this time, traits are adapted to the Medieval period. Traits effectively determine a Sim's behaviors, abilities, and their wishes, including their array of Lifetime Wishes. There are 63 traits in the base game. Three were added with The Sims 3: World Adventures, six added with The Sims 3: Ambitions, one with The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff, two with The Sims 3: Late Night, two with The Sims 3: Generations, and five with The Sims 3: Pets for a total of 82 traits and 15 hidden traits.

Each trait is separated into one of four categories based on mental, physical, social, or lifestyle aspects of Sims' lives. For example, social traits may include Dislikes Children or Friendly, while lifestyle traits would consist of Technophobe or Daredevil. Traits are used to allow Sims a greater complexity in their daily routines over the points system. The more traits a Sim has, the more complex they will be, as a Sim with more personality traits will exhibit a wider range of behaviors than a Sim with only one.

Sims can attain traits in multiple ways. Ordinarily the player will assign a maximum of five traits to a young adult or older Sim in the Create a Sim screen under the "Personality" section. Traits can also be inherited via genetics from either parent, with babies and toddlers having two traits. If the toddler grows up well, the player will be able to choose a third trait for when the Sim becomes a child, and likewise a fourth when the Sim becomes a teen and finally a fifth trait when the sim becomes a young adult. Furthermore, the Lifetime Reward "Midlife Crisis" allows the player to re-choose a Sim's traits.

There are limitations on the traits a Sim can have. Foremost, two traits may not contradict each other, such as the Good and Evil traits, or the Can't Stand Art and Artistic traits. Such traits are inherently built around opposing behaviors, and intrinsically preclude the occurrence of the other. In addition, Sims may be unable to obtain traits based on their age, one example being that babies are unable to have the Charismatic trait, or that only teens and older sims can have the Hopeless Romantic trait.

Traits also grant Sims different abilities, or specific actions which only Sims of those traits can do. Insane Sims are able to use the command "Talk to Self" to boost their own social motive, while vegetarian Sims are able to cook vegetarian alternatives to meals containing meat. Some traits can grant Sims special moodlets, with loner Sims enjoying their solitude or hydrophobic Sims fearing swimming in the pool. Other traits allow Sims a greater affinity for certain tasks, such as angler Sims being better adept at fishing while genius Sims tend to learn more quickly. In this respect, the customization that players give to Sims via the trait system can make the game more or less challenging while offering a greater deal of specific variety which the more simplified point system found in the game's predecessors lacked.

Pets from The Sims 3: Pets have their own unique traits that are not available to Sims. On the other hand, Sim's traits are not available either to Pets. There is a total of 30 pet traits. Some pet traits are unique to one or two species, for example Nimble is a horse-only trait, Faithful is a dog-only trait, Anxious is cat and dog's trait, and Playful is a trait for all kinds.

Features comparable to traits in previous games in the series are Zodiac signs and interests.

Learning traits

Learning traits can affect relationship. If you have the same trait as the other Sim, you will get a relationship boost. If you have a trait that conflicts with the other Sim's trait, you will lose relationship. So far, a trait can conflict up to 3 traits such as Dislikes Children. Traits will also affect whatever the social will work or fail.

The Sims 3 list of traits

See also: List of Traits


List of Traits Mental Physical Social Lifestyle Hidden

The Sims 3

Absent-Minded
Artistic
Bookworm
Can't Stand Art
Computer Whiz
Excitable
Genius
Green Thumb
Handy
Insane
Natural Cook
Neurotic
Virtuoso 		Athletic
Brave
Clumsy
Couch Potato
Coward
Heavy Sleeper
Hydrophobic
Light Sleeper
Lucky
Neat
Never Nude
Slob
Unlucky 		Charismatic
Commitment Issues
Dislikes Children
Easily Impressed
Flirty
Friendly
Good Sense of Humor
Great Kisser
Grumpy
Hopeless Romantic
Inappropriate
Loner
Loser
Mean Spirited
Mooch
No Sense of Humor
Party Animal
Schmoozer
Snob
Unflirty 		Ambitious
Angler
Childish
Daredevil
Evil
Family-Oriented
Frugal
Good
Hates the Outdoors
Hot-Headed
Kleptomaniac
Loves the Outdoors
Over-Emotional
Perfectionist
Technophobe
Vegetarian
Vehicle Enthusiast[n 1]
Workaholic 		Burglar
Can Apprehend Burglar
Can Salute
Immune to Fire
Makes No Messes
Pizza Appreciator
Pyromaniac
Rocker
64 traits
+ 8 hidden traits 		13 traits 13 traits 20 traits 18 traits 8 traits

World Adventures

Photographer's Eye Disciplined Adventurous Asian Culture
Egyptian Culture
French Culture
Mummy

Ambitions

Eccentric
Perceptive
Savvy Sculptor 		Born Salesperson
Dramatic 		Eco-Friendly SimBot
PrivateEye

Late Night

Shy Star Quality Vampire

Generations

Nurturing Rebellious Imaginary Friend

Lazy

Pets

Animal Lover
Cat Person
Dog Person
Equestrian
Fur Allergy
82 traits
+ 15 hidden traits 		18 traits 14 traits 23 traits 27 traits 15 traits

The Sims 3 for Smartphone

Absent-Minded
Genius
Green Thumb
Natural Cook
Neurotic 		Active
Couch Potato
Neat
Slob 		Conversationalist
Easily Bored
Easily Impressed
Friendly
Good Sense of Humor
Mean Spirited
No Sense of Humor
Shy
Vain 		Angler
19 traits 5 traits 4 traits 9 traits 1 traits 0 traits

The Sims 3 for Nintendo DS

Brave
Childish
Coward
Evil
Genius
Hot-Headed
Insane
Neurotic 		Angler
Artistic
Athletic
Handy
Natural Cook 		Commitment Issues
Excitable
Flirty
Outgoing
Hopeless Romantic
Witty
Shy 		Ambitious
Inappropriate
Kleptomaniac
Lucky
Neat
Unlucky
Vegetarian
Slob
28 traits 8 traits 5 traits 7 traits 8 traits 0 traits

The Sims 3 for Wii

Artistic
Bookworm
Gadget Geek
Genius
Handy
Insane
Megalomaniac
Natural Cook
Neurotic
Virtuoso 		Athletic
Clumsy
Hydrophobic
Hyperactive
Loves Water
Lucky
Neat
Procrastinator
Slob
Unlucky 		Charismatic
Cultured
Flirty
Flip Flopper
Good Sense of Humor
Great Kisser
Grumpy
Hopeless Romantic
Inappropriate
Loner
Loser
Mean
No Sense of Humor
People Pleaser
Shy 		Angler
Daredevil
Easy Going
Evil
Family-Oriented
Good
Hates the Outdoors
Loves the Outdoors
Over-Emotional
Paranoid
Perfectionist
Vegetarian
Workaholic
48 traits 10 traits 10 traits 15 traits 13 traits 0 traits


Notes
  1. ↑ Available in both Patch 15 and The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff

The Sims 3 removed traits

Below are the traits that were removed before the game was released, possibly because they would have caused a higher ESRB rating, or were too similar to certain traits.

Boring

Merged with No Sense of Humor.

Conversationalist

Merged with Charismatic.

Crybaby

Merged with Loser and Over-Emotional.

Dreamer

Scrapped for Ambitious.

Easily Bored

Merged with Childish.

Gloomy

Merged with Grumpy.

Good at Massages

Merged with Flirty.

Greedy

Scrapped for Frugal.

Materialistic

Merged with Snob.

Quick Recovery

Merged with Athletic.

Rude

Merged with Inappropriate.

Stubborn

Merged with Hot-Headed.

Sweet Talker

Merged with Flirty.

Vain

Merged with Snob.

Worrywart

Merged with Neurotic.

Shy[n 1]

Merged with Loner.

Nude

Scrapped due to game ratings.

Wanton

Scrapped due to game ratings.

Stupid

Exists only in the game strings; Merged with Absent-Minded

Notes
  1. ↑ Returned in The Sims 3: Late Night. [1]

See also

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