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Trait Comparison Chart - Part 1

Evil

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Advantages and disadvantages

Evil is the recommended trait for the Criminal career and allows players to choose the Lifetime Wishes of the Criminal career (Evil or Thief). Similar to the Good trait, Evil Sims can donate money for a positive moodlet, but the money is given for the purpose of sabotaging the charity. While it does have one conflict, Evil Sims will get along with most Sims. In addition, Evil Sims can steal Candy from a Baby, Troll on the Forums and get the "Fiendishly Delighted" moodlet when misfortune strikes nearby Sims. A Sim with the Evil trait does not get the "It's Dark" moodlet if in a room without light unless they have the Coward trait.

Despite conflicting with Good, Evil Sims can still use "Mastermind Plot" on Good Sims.

Attributes

• Sim will get a "Fiendishly Delighted" moodlet when misfortune strikes nearby Sims!
  
• Sim doesn't mind a lack of light, a dark lair is welcome!
  
• Sim will excel in the criminal career track.
  
• Sim will fare well in most fights.
  
• Evil Sims cruelly enjoy harassing other Sims when misfortune strikes them, such as mocking a Sim who died known to the other Sim, or teasing a Sim for not reaching the toilet in time. Other Evil Sims and Mean Spirited Sims, however, enjoy listening to the mocking.
  
• In The Sims 3: Showtime, an Evil Sim can ask the genie for World Misery instead of World Peace like Sims without the Evil trait.
  
• If mermaids have the Evil trait, they have the special ability to Summon Sharks.
  
• If witches from The Sims 3: Supernatural have the evil trait, they can summon poisoned apples by command, whereas regular witches can choose to summon normal apples and only summon a poisoned one by accident.
  
• An Evil Sim will always laugh when mourning a dying Sim who was unfriendly or was their enemy, but will cry if the Sim who has died was part of their household or was their friend. Regardless, witnessing a dying Sim will give them the "Fiendishly Delighted" moodlet for a few hours. Evil Sims also gain a slight Fun boost from watching non-friends and non-household members die.
  

Player notes

• The Sim can steal candy from newborns and toddlers. Stealing candies may cause Sims to slowly gain weight.
  
• Other Sims will be cautious around evil Sims once the trait is discovered, Good Sims or Sims in the Law Enforcement career track especially so.
  
• The Sim can donate to undermine charities once a day by clicking on the mailbox.
  
• The Sim can do many things with an evil twist, such as "Wash Hands with Evil Soap", or "Do Evil Dance." However, it doesn't have any impact in gameplay.
  
• The Sim has a keen interest in death, as they will often have wishes to visit the graveyard, see a ghost, or see the ghost of a living Sim. Usually the wish to see a ghost of a living Sim appears when the Evil Sim and the opposing Sim aren't getting along very well.
  
• Evil Sims and Mean Spirited Sims tend to get along, unless the Mean Spirited Sim has the Good Trait.
  
• Sometimes when walking into a room, an Evil Sim will rub his or her hands together and laugh maniacally.
  
• Evil Sims are immune to the Creepy Graveyard moodlet, and aren't scared of vampires, or bugs. Evil Sims will still be disturbed by ghosts, unless they have another trait like Brave, Party Animal or Daredevil alongside it.
  
• Evil Sims can "Shakedown" other Sims for money .
  
• Originally, a bug allowed Evil Sims to get the "Fiendishly Delighted" moodlet from their own suffering or minor instances of suffering such as exposing sims to a gross environment or having low hygiene. It has been fixed in previous patches.
  
• Evil Sims never get the Upset moodlet when fighting with a friend or family member, instead they will wish to see their ghost.
  
• Evil Sims have trouble befriending Unicorns, and the relationship between the Evil Sim and the Unicorn will decay faster.
  
• While Evil Sims would usually cheer when they are nearby a Sim who is the Emperor of Evil, Evil Sims who also have the Friendly or Family-Oriented traits will still be angry with the Emperor and boo them. They share this with Mean Spirited Sims who can have the Good or Family-Oriented traits.
  
• Evil Sims will autonomously "Shoo Off" cats sitting on furniture, even if the cat is asleep.
  
• Evil Sims often wish to befriend other Evil Sims upon discovering that they both share the Evil trait.
  
• Evil Sims tend to talk maliciously when gossiping about other Sims' misfortune around the neighborhood. They share this with Mean Spirited and Inappropriate Sims.
  
• Evil Sims strongly benefit from undertaking a Business major while studying at college.
  

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Bookworm

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Attributes

• Bookworms can read faster than other Sims.
  
• They have more fun reading than other Sims.
  
• Sims can write higher quality novels than other Sims.
  
• Teenage and child Sims can finish their homework 27.8% faster.
  
• Provides a bonus to Sims writing in the Vaudeville genre.
  
• NPCs with this trait are attracted to the following lot assignments: Library and Bookstore.
  
• Bookworms can join a Book Club and receive a new book every Wednesday for a one-time fee.
  
• Bookworms prefer watching the history channel on the television.
  

Player Notes

• Bookworm Sims get environmental boosts from being in a room containing a bookcase.
  
• Bookworm Sims will gain skills faster while reading skill books.
  
• Bookworm Sims will write faster than other Sims.
  
• Bookworm Sims will tend to read books autonomously more often than other sims.
  
• Very handy if career involves Political, Medical, or stay-at-home author.
  
• Bookworm Sims are inclined to accept gifts earlier in a relationship if it's a book.
  
• Bookworms strongly benefit from undertaking a Communications major while studying at college.
  

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Hot-Headed

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Attributes

• Hot-headed Sims will bypass getting sad or uncomfortable and just get really mad.
  
• Objects breaking, other Sims not being nice and other negative moodlets can enrage this Sim.
  
• Hot-headed Sims will react badly to negative social interactions.
  
• This trait provides a bonus to Sims writing in the satire genre.
  
• Hot-headed Sims are more likely to autonomously insult or argue with other Sims for little reason, but not as often as inappropriate and/or mean spirited Sims.
  
• Hot-headed Sims will sometimes take their anger out on other Sims.
  
• Hot-headed Sims tend to hold grudges, and they are far less accepting of apologies than other Sims.
  

Player notes

• Negative moodlets on these Sims that are related to anger are 50% more effective.
  
• Sims with the Hot-headed trait will become "Very Angry" with the other Sim right away if the other Sim performs a Mean interaction with them, as opposed to thinking the other Sim is "Impolite", "Rude" or "Unforgivably Rude". Some Mean interactions like "Greet Rudely", "Accuse of Being a Diva" (if the Hot-Headed Sim does not first have the Diva trait) and "Slap With Glove" bypass this and cause them to feel insulted instead of being angry.
  
• Hot-headed Sims will always retort when argued with, never being distressed unlike other Sims. This trait is shared with Diva Sims, who will also proceed to automatically slap the Sim arguing with them. If a Hot-headed Sim is "Accused of Being X", the Hot-headed Sim will angrily dismiss the insult rather than appear persecuted.
  
• Hot-headed Sims are still subject to an awkward reaction when an Argue or Insult interaction is performed by a Sim with the Socially Awkward trait.
  
• If the mood level is low, they become angry instead of uncomfortable and furious instead of miserable.
  
• If a Sim who is a friend of the Hot-headed Sim uses one single mean interaction on them, the Hot-headed Sim may gain a wish to stop being friends with the offending Sim. The friendly trait slightly lowers the chance of this wish occurring.
  
• Hot-headed Sims are more likely to have wishes to be mean to Sims whom they have lost friendship with.
  
• Don't allow a Sim to the use the "Splash" interaction on a Hot-headed Sim while swimming in a pool, as the Hot-headed Sim will furiously splash back, decreasing the offending Sims's fun gain. They share this attribute with grumpy and mean spirited Sims.
  
• Hot-headed Sims are more likely to win a brawl, but the trait does not affect the outcome of the "Fight!" interaction.
  
• Hot-headed Sims are always able to perform interactions under "Funny", due to the fact that they can never get sad or depressed unless the Hot-headed trait is removed.
  

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Unflirty

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Attributes

• Unflirty Sims are more likely to reject romantic approaches from others.
  
• Unflirty Sims have fewer romantic social interactions available to them.
  
• Unflirty Sims are less likely to cheat on their partner autonomously assuming they have one, due to their rejection of romantic advances.
  

Player Notes

• The unflirty trait will usually be discovered after the first attempt at flirting, rather than dragging on with unsuccessful attempts.
  
• To get around this trait, it's helpful to be good friends, best friends, or BFFs with the unflirty Sim before even flirting once.
  
• Strangely, this trait does not conflict with the hopeless romantic trait, so the Hopeless Romantic trait will bypass the Unflirty trait.
  
• Unflirty inappropriate Sims will not autonomously attempt to kiss acquaintances of their preferred gender like their normal counterparts, but the option to do so will appear for Friends.
  
• Unflirty Sims may talk negatively about Sims flirting with each around the neighborhood after the "Gossip" interaction is used.
  

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Attributes

• These Sims can reject people in public.
  
• These Sims have renamed romantic actions that are less effective than the normal counterparts:
  

Unflirty Introduction

Futile Flirt

Crudely Compliment Appearance

Blow a Timid Kiss

Ask Completely Inappropriate Question Over and Over Again

Anxiously Confess Attraction

Feebly Ask on Date

Unflirty Kiss

Reluctantly Hold Hands

Reluctantly Embrace

Pathetic Pick-up Line

Attempt Seductive Whisper

Awkward Hug

Lightly Brush Cheek

Give Half-Hearted Massage

Ineptly Ask for Massage

Reluctantly Profess Undying Love

Reluctantly Look Into Eyes

Nervously Ask to Be Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Whisper Nothing in Particular

Reluctantly Snuggle

Unconvincingly Tease Like a Flirt

Send Unflirty Text

• A Sim who performs an unsuccessful romantic interaction with an unflirty Sim will receive a +2 "Hold Your Horses" embarrassed moodlet, besides the usual +2 "Awkward Encounter" embarrassed moodlet. At the same time, the unflirty Sim will receive a +1 "Flirty Rebuff" embarrassed moodlet.
  
• An unflirty Sim who performs an unsuccessful romantic interaction will receive a +1 "Flirty Disaster" uncomfortable moodlet.
  
• An unflirty Sim who is targeted by an successful romantic interaction will receive a +1 "Moving Too Fast" tense moodlet.
  

Perfectionist

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Attributes

• Perfectionist Sims do most things better than other Sims, but it takes a bit longer for every task that benefits.
  
• The Sim can paint higher quality paintings, prepare higher quality food and write better novels.
  
• This trait can help Sims becoming better architects.
  

Unlocked interactions
Perfectionists can point out the flaws of other Sims in conversation, usually only available in the Mean interactions if a Sim thinks another Sim is being rude.

Player notes

• Painting, Writing, and Cooking skills take longer to be raised than usual, but they are of higher quality.
  
• Perfectionists always do neat actions automatically, such as making their beds after waking up, or cleaning their dirty dishes after eating. For this reason, Perfectionist is like the Neat trait, but with added benefits at the cost of time.
  
• Nonetheless, perfectionists can also have the Slob trait.
  
• This trait provides a bonus to Sims writing in the Historical genre.
  
• This trait will just add to a few random activities such as moving clothes to the dryer, recycling and other things (see Neat or above)
  
• They are (mostly) always doing appropriate things, similar to the Proper trait but with the Inappropriate trait they won't be as polite and sensible as without it.
  
• Perfectionist Sims will never autonomously express any humiliation or embarrassment to other Sims.
  

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Genius

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Attributes

• Geniuses will learn the logic skill 30% faster than other Sims.
  
• Geniuses enjoy playing chess and will improve at it quickly.
  
• Geniuses will learn the mooch, chess, hacking, and dominoes hidden skills 30% faster than normal.
  
• When a Sim in the household dies, geniuses can "Play Chess for (Sim Name)'s life".
  
• Geniuses can solve crazy mathematical problems on the computer for cash. This will also raise their fun motive slowly as well as slightly raising their logic skill.
  
• Geniuses will perform better in the law enforcement, science and medical careers.
  
• Geniuses can create pixelized paintings using Paint Stylized Still-Life.
  
• Geniuses will praise their children more often for doing their homework, much like family-oriented Sims.
  
• Geniuses can initiate "Deep Conversations" at any point in a relationship and they enjoy them more.
  
• This trait will provide a bonus to Sims writing in the science fiction genre.
  
• This trait will provide a bonus to Sims writing in the mystery genre.
  
• NPCs with this trait are attracted to the following lot assignments: Library.
  
• Toddlers with this trait will learn their toddler skills faster than other Sims.
  
• Geniuses are unaffected by the quest action "Convince (Genius's Name) that the Sky is Falling".
  
• Geniuses benefit from all majors in college.
  
• Geniuses prefer watching the history channel on the television.
  

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Ambitious

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Attributes

• Ambitious Sims will get promotions and salary raises faster than other Sims due to their increased job performance gain rate.
  
• Ambitious Sims may sustain the 'Anxious to Advance' negative moodlet if it's been a while since they've received a promotion or improved a skill.
  
• Ambitious Sims gets 15% more Lifetime Happiness points from fulfilling a wish or lifetime wish
  

Notes

• If a Sim has the moodlet "Anxious to Advance" and changes traits, they will be unable to alleviate the moodlet, but it's possible to remove the moodlet by using the Moodlet Manager lifetime reward or drinking a Sorrow Annihilator juice in Late Night. Neurotic Sims can also remove the moodlet by using the "Share Worries" interaction on other Sims.
  
• A Sim with this trait is 10% more likely to experience a midlife crisis, compared to a Sim without this trait.
  
• An ambitious child or teenager will have possible future lifetime wishes appear more often.
  
• Ambitious teens and children will raise their school performance faster than normal. Raising their grade level will also get rid of the "Anxious To Advance" moodlet.
  
• Ambitious Sims react very positively when being asked about their careers - even if they're unemployed/retired.
  
• Ambitious Sims gain wishes relating to high tier financial goals more often than other Sims, such as becoming a business partner/owner or having a certain net value of Simoleons.
  
• Ambitious elderly Sims are more likely to have wishes for their children to reach a certain tier in a career than their normal counterparts. For instance, an elderly retired Emperor of Evil with this trait will wish to "See (Sim's Name) Become a Criminal Mastermind". Insane Elderly Sims generate random career wishes for their children that may not have anything to do with the career they were formerly in.
  
• Ambitious Sims benefit from all majors while studying at college .
  

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Childish

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Attributes

• Sim can play with some children's toys, and has a great time with them.
  
• Sim will want to have fun more often than other Sims.
  
• Childish Sims will become bored by conversations and repeated social interactions more easily.
  
• Childish Sims will cheer when they have seen a ghost.
  
• Provides a bonus to Sims writing in the Children's genre.
  
• NPCs with this trait are attracted to the following lot assignments: Hangout
  
• Childish Sims prefer to watch the kids channel on the television.
  

Unlocked Interactions

• Sim can fish in pools.
  
• Sim has the "Play with Mirrors" option when initiated upon a mirror.
  
• Sim can slide down the rail of a spiral staircase.
  
• Sim has the "Play Tag" option when interacting with other Sims.
  

Player Notes

• Sim will experience the "Cuddle Time" moodlet from sleeping with a teddy bear in their inventory (usually exclusive to young Sims).
  
• Sim will Have a Blast for 5 hours, like Toddlers and Children.
  
• Childish Sims can get environmental boosts from being surrounded by children's toys.
  
• While fishing in the swimming pool a Childish Sim can gain the Fishing skill. But they won't catch any fish.
  
• Childish Sims will read children's books, meant for parents to read to toddlers to teach them a skill.
  
• Sims may gain this trait if they "Wish For Youth" from Leon's Fountain of Youth.
  
• Childish Sims will interact with the "Skyscreamer Swingset" far more often than other Sims.
  
• Childish Sims will autonomously use the "Scare" interaction on other Sims, much like Mean-Spirited and Evil Sims.
  

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Clumsy

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Behavior

• Examples of clumsiness include nearly tripping on short stairs, tripping over nothing when attempting to move, dropping food, losing fish and dropping engagement rings during proposals:
  

Clumsy Sims will occasionally trip when they stop walking.

Clumsy Sims may drop the meal they are carrying, causing it to be lost.

Clumsy Sims may drop a fish that they caught, causing them to lose it.

Clumsy Sims may accidentally drop the ring while proposing marriage.

• Clumsy Sims break objects more frequently, and at times will feel ashamed and want to repair them.
  
• Clumsy Sims will occasionally (and accidentally) stop cooking when attempting to cook with an oven, starting a fire.
  
• Clumsy Sims are more likely to fail tricks and as such are not good at the Acrobat and Magician careers in Showtime.
  

Player Notes

• Clumsy Sims are more likely to catch fire while inventing, even if they also have the Handy trait.
  
• Clumsy Sims are more likely to slip and fall into the pool when they start to jump in.
  
• Clumsy Sims are more likely to fail the "High Five" interaction. This will cause the other Sim to learn this trait.
  
• Ironically, Clumsy Sims do not have an increased chance to step on their partner's toes while Slow Dancing, and will also keep from doing so altogether after practice as normal.
  
• Clumsy Sims are at a disadvantage when undertaking a Physical Education major while studying at college.
  

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