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EgonVM
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2 months ago

Compatibility & Self-Discovery Explained

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Self-Discovery system

What is Self-Discovery system? It's a system which add new personality traits to young adult and older sims. Young adult and older sims can have a maximum of 6 personality traits. If self-discovery moments come to younger sims or pets, decline them.

Most of the self-discovery moments come from Growing Together. A few special cases won't require the pack.

Each trait is put in one of the categories which the game tracks. Some categories categories have maximum and minimum values while others only have a maximum value. Once a certain threshold is met, the game will either:

  • Suggest your sim a random trait from the category.
  • If one of sim's traits is in the category but in the opposite value, a trait replacement is suggested.
  • If sim already has a trait from the category and in the same value, nothing happens.


Sims can have up to three self-discovery moments in their life. Declining a trait suggestion won't count towards the limit. Using a Re-Traiting potion will remove the extra traits (unclear if it resets the counter though).

Here is each category. Under each category I'll show what traits are associated with it and include additional posts on the message and interaction that help towards it. If it's a category with minimum and maximum values, I will use + and - symbols to indicate it (+ can replace - and vice versa).

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EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
2 months ago

Ambition

It tracks how much your sim wins, uses a mirror, and career successes.

This is a one-value category, including these traits:

  • Ambitious
  • Overachiever
  • Self-Assured
  • Chased by Death


More info:

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    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    2 months ago

    Potential Interactions

    Special Triggers

    Chased by Death suggestion can come up when your sim either asks Grim to check his Sablet of Souls or respond “I’m scared!” to the phone call telling your sim that in the caller's dream, Grim was checking his Sablet and looking at your sim.
    The chance of it being suggested afterwards is 80%. Clumsy, Macabre, and Adventurous sims have higher chance of being suggested it. This suggestion will not be blocked off by other Ambition traits and having reached the max self-discovery moments.

    Note. Chased by Death won't block out other Ambition trait self-discovery moments. In fact, it speeds up the tracker, making these sims more likely to have a self-discovery moments for Ambitious, Over-Achiever, and Self-Assured.

    Related Interactions
    • Mirror interactions (Admiring self, Psyching self up, Practicing Speech or Debate etc)
    • Vain Street celebrity quirk interactions
    • Negotiating a promotion
    • Asking for a higher grade from a professor.
    • Progressing in The Brainiacs student organization.
    • Placing in top 3 in the Finchwick Fair.
    • Winning against other sims (in chess, cards, video games, magic duels etc).
    • Having reached max career level
    • Graduating the University
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    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    2 months ago

    Suggestion messages

    Ambitious

    [Sim Name] has been feeling really confident and successful lately. Their new drive is to be more Ambitious!

    Overachiever

    [Sim Name] has been feeling successful lately and wants to keep it that way, even if that means being an Overachiever.

    Self-Assured

    [Sim Name] has been feeling really confident and Self-Assured lately. [Sim Name] is ready to go out and tackle anything!

    Chased by Death

    [Sim Name] has the eerie feeling that the end is near. Should they embrace their inevitable early demise and add the Chased by Death Trait?

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