Trait (The Sims 3): Difference between revisions

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#The Sims 3|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"{{vgversion|TS3:G}} allows the player to re-choose a Sim's traits.

 

 

Traits also grant Sims different abilities or specific actions which only Sims having those traits can do. [[Insane]] Sims are able to use the command "Talk to Self" to boost their own [[social]] motive, while [[Vegetarian (The Sims 3)|vegetarian]] Sims are able to cook vegetarian alternatives to meals containing meat (though in ''Showtime'', all Sims are able to cook these meals, regardless of traits). Some traits can grant Sims special [[moodlet]]s, 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 more adept at [[fishing]] while [[Genius (The Sims 3)|genius]] Sims tend to learn more quickly. In this respect, the customization that players can give to Sims via the trait system can make the game more or less challenging while offering a greater deal of variety than was possible with the personality point system used in the game's predecessors.

[[File:Trait Athletic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Athletic (trait)|Athletic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Brave small.png|24px|link=]] [[Brave]]<br>

[[File:Trait Couch Potato small.png|24px|link=]] [[Couch Potato]]<br>

[[File:Trait Disciplined small.png|24px|link=]] [[Disciplined]]<br>

[[File:Trait Easily Impressed small.png|24px|link=]] [[Easily Impressed]]<br>

[[File:Trait Eccentric small.png|24px|link=]] [[Eccentric]]<br>

[[File:Trait Excitable small.png|24px|link=]] [[Excitable]]<br>

[[File:Trait Friendly small.png|24px|link=]] [[Friendly (trait)|Friendly]]<br>

[[File:Trait Grumpy small.png|24px|link=]] [[Grumpy]]<br>

[[File:Trait Hates the Outdoors small.png|24px|link=]] [[Hates the Outdoors]]<br>

[[File:Trait Perceptive small.png|24px|link=]] [[Perceptive]]<br>

[[File:Trait Sailor small.png|24px|link=]] [[Sailor]]<br>

[[File:Trait Virtuoso small.png|24px|link=]] [[Virtuoso]]

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[[File:Trait Frugal small.png|24px|link=]] [[Frugal]]<br>

[[File:Trait Good Sense of Humor small.png|24px|link=]] [[Good Sense of Humor]]<br>

[[File:Trait Hydrophobic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Hydrophobic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Inappropriate small.png|24px|link=]] [[Inappropriate]]<br>

[[File:Trait Mean Spirited small.png|24px|link=]] [[Mean Spirited]]<br>

[[File:Trait Mooch small.png|24px|link=]] [[Mooch]]<br>

[[File:Trait Never Nude small.png|24px|link=]] [[Never Nude]]<br>

[[File:Trait Night Owl small.png|24px|link=]] [[Night Owl]]<br>

[[File:Trait Over-Emotional small.png|24px|link=]] [[Over-Emotional]]<br>

[[File:Trait Party Animal small.png|24px|link=]] [[Party Animal]]<br>

[[File:Trait Photographer's Eye small.png|24px|link=]] [[Photographer's Eye]]<br>

[[File:Trait Rebellious small.png|24px|link=]] [[Rebellious]]<br>

[[File:Trait Shy small.png|24px|link=]] [[Shy]]<br>

[[File:Trait Star Quality small.png|24px|link=]] [[Star Quality]]<br>

[[File:Trait Supernatural Fan small.png|24px|link=]] [[Supernatural Fan]]<br>

[[File:Trait Unlucky small.png|24px|link=]] [[Unlucky]]<br>

[[File:Trait Unstable small.png|24px|link=]] [[Unstable]]<br>

[[File:Trait Vehicle Enthusiast small.png|24px|link=]] [[Vehicle Enthusiast]]<br>

[[File:Trait Workaholic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Workaholic]]

[[File:Trait Brooding small.png|24px|link=]] [[Brooding]]<br>

[[File:Trait Charismatic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Charismatic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Commitment Issues small.png|24px|link=]] [[Commitment Issues]]<br>

[[File:Trait Dislikes Children small.png|24px|link=]] [[Dislikes Children]]<br>

[[File:Trait Socially Awkward small.png|24px|link=]] [[Socially Awkward]]<br>

[[File:Trait Supernatural Skeptic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Supernatural Skeptic]]<br>

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[[File:Trait Cat Person small.png|24px|link=]] [[Cat Person]]<br>

[[File:Trait Charismatic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Charismatic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Commitment Issues small.png|24px|link=]] [[Commitment Issues]]<br>

[[File:Trait Computer Whiz small.png|24px|link=]] [[Computer Whiz]]<br>

[[File:Trait Eco-Friendly small.png|24px|link=]] [[Eco-Friendly]]<br>

[[File:Trait Equestrian small.png|24px|link=]] [[Equestrian]]<br>

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[[File:Trait Excitable small.png|24px|link=]] [[Excitable]]<br>

[[File:Trait Frugal small.png|24px|link=]] [[Frugal]]<br>

[[File:Trait Gatherer small.png|24px|link=]] [[Gatherer]]<br>

[[File:Trait Good Sense of Humor small.png|24px|link=]] [[Good Sense of Humor]]<br>

[[File:Trait Great Kisser small.png|24px|link=]] [[Great Kisser]]<br>

[[File:Trait Heavy Sleeper small.png|24px|link=]] [[Heavy Sleeper]]<br>

[[File:Trait Hopeless Romantic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Hopeless Romantic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Hydrophobic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Hydrophobic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Inappropriate small.png|24px|link=]] [[Inappropriate]]<br>

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[[File:Trait Natural Cook small.png|24px|link=]] [[Natural Cook]]<br>

[[File:Trait Neurotic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Neurotic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Never Nude small.png|24px|link=]] [[Never Nude]]<br>

[[File:Trait Party Animal small.png|24px|link=]] [[Party Animal]]<br>

[[File:Trait Perceptive small.png|24px|link=]] [[Perceptive]]<br>

[[File:Trait Photographer's Eye small.png|24px|link=]] [[Photographer's Eye]]<br>

[[File:Trait Proper small.png|24px|link=]] [[Proper]]<br>

[[File:Trait Schmoozer small.png|24px|link=]] [[Schmoozer]]<br>

[[File:Trait Shy small.png|24px|link=]] [[Shy]]<br>

[[File:Trait Social Butterfly small.png|24px|link=]] [[Social Butterfly]]<br>

[[File:Trait Socially Awkward small.png|24px|link=]] [[Socially Awkward]]<br>

[[File:Trait Supernatural Skeptic small.png|24px|link=]] [[Supernatural Skeptic]]<br>

[[File:Trait Technophobe small.png|24px|link=]] [[Technophobe]]<br>

[[File:Trait Unlucky small.png|24px|link=]] [[Unlucky]]<br>

[[File:Trait Unstable small.png|24px|link=]] [[Unstable]]<br>

[[File:Trait Vehicle Enthusiast small.png|24px|link=]] [[Vehicle Enthusiast]]<br>

[[File:Trait Virtuoso small.png|24px|link=]] [[Virtuoso]]<br>