Forum Discussion

Seasoned Ace

4 months ago

EgonVM's Ultimate NPC Making Guide 2.0

So yeah, due to how these forums work with the spoilers, the original guide is somewhat messed up and updating it would result in loss of information. So, after some consideration, I've decided to m...

Seasoned Ace

NPC Making List

These are listed by pack. Each pack will also have two sub-replies: for service sims (those that appear when hired or to fill a role) and for background sims (those mostly non-important sims to liven the air).

I will also include a list of NPC roles within the links too. If you'd like to find them, for now, I'd suggest Control+F as I don't know how to link them for now.

Base Game
Expansion Packs:
Game Packs:
Stuff Packs:
- Vintage Glamour
- Paranormal

Seasoned Ace

4 months ago

Discover University

Includes 14 roles.

EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago
Service
University Housing Maid
University of Britechester Professor
Foxbury Institute Professor
- EgonVM
  Seasoned Ace
  4 months ago
  University Housing Maid
  This sim comes to clean University Housing once a week for free. These are the same maids that can be hired through phone.
  📝Simply Assign a Career/Trait
  ✅️ trait_isMaid
  ✅️ career_Adult_NPC_Maid
  ❌️ Ghost
  ❌️ Part of the current household
  You need to use these cheats on these sims:
  traits.equip_trait trait_isMaid careers.add_career career_Adult_NPC_Maid
  Remember, playing with the sim again will remove their role.
  Template:
  New sims generated for the role have 1 to 3 random base game skills on either level 2 or 3 (usually 2).
  In addition, they never have Slob trait and will always have trait_isMaid.
- EgonVM
  Seasoned Ace
  4 months ago
  University of Britechester Professor
  Professor giving classes in University of Britechester. They also appear in UBrite Student Commons, where good ones do friendly interactions, grumpy ones complain and do mean interactions, and hip ones eat, tell jokes, play computer games, and do comedy stand-ups.
  📝Simply Assign a Career/Trait
  ✅️ trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_isArtsProfessorNPC
  ❕ Additional trait requirements depending on type (not required to be assigned as the professor of the course):
  Good:
  ✅️ Young adult or older
  ✅️ Bookworm
  ✅️ Cheerful
  ✅️ Geek
  ❌️ Mean
  ❌️ Evil
  Grumpy:
  ✅️ Elder
  ✅️ Snob
  ✅️ Mean
  ✅️ Loner
  ❌️ Cheerful
  ❌️ Goofball
  Hip:
  ✅️ Young adult
  ✅️ Bro
  ✅️ Cheerful
  ✅️ Goofball
  Smart:
  ✅️ Young adult or older
  ✅️ Creative
  ✅️ Genius
  ✅️ Perfectionist
  ❌️ Ghost
  ❌️ Live or be evicted from San Myshuno
  ❌️ Live or be evicted from Sulani
  ❌️ Live or be evicted from Selvadorada
  To equip your sim with the professor career and this required trait, enter one of these cheats:
  traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Arts_A traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Arts_B traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Arts_C traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Arts_D
  Equipping one of these traits will automatically add your sim to the professor NPC career and equip the hidden professorNPC trait. Remember, playing with the sim again will remove their role.
  Template:
  There are 4 templates for each professor type:
  Good: Sims generated for this role are young adult, adult, or elder sims.
  They have Good reputation.
  They have these 3 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Guitar, Painting, Piano, Violin, Writing.
  They never have these traits: Evil, Mean.
  They have these traits: Bookworm, Geek, Cheerful.
  Grumpy: Sims generated for this role are elder sims.
  They have Bad reputation.
  They have these 3 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Guitar, Painting, Piano, Violin, Writing.
  They never have these traits: Good, Goofball, Cheerful.
  They have these traits: Snob, Mean, Loner.
  Hip: Sims generated for this role are young adult sims.
  They have Neutral reputation.
  They have these 3 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Guitar, Painting, Piano, Violin, Writing.
  They have these traits: Bro, Cheerful, Goofball.
  Smart: Sims generated for this role are young adult, adult, or elder sims.
  They have Neutral reputation.
  They have these 3 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Guitar, Painting, Piano, Violin, Writing.
  They have these traits: Creative, Genius, Perfectionist.
- EgonVM
  Seasoned Ace
  4 months ago
  Foxbury Institute Professor
  Professor giving classes in Foxbury Institute. They also appear in Foxbury Student Commons, where good ones do friendly interactions, grumpy ones complain and do mean interactions, and hip ones eat, tell jokes, play computer games, and do comedy stand-ups.
  📝Simply Assign a Career/Trait
  ✅️ trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_isScienceProfessorNPC
  ❕ Additional trait requirements depending on type (not required to be assigned as the professor of the course):
  Good:
  ✅️ Young adult or older
  ✅️ Bookworm
  ✅️ Cheerful
  ✅️ Geek
  ❌️ Mean
  ❌️ Evil
  Grumpy:
  ✅️ Elder
  ✅️ Snob
  ✅️ Mean
  ✅️ Loner
  ❌️ Cheerful
  ❌️ Goofball
  Hip:
  ✅️ Young adult
  ✅️ Bro
  ✅️ Cheerful
  ✅️ Goofball
  Smart:
  ✅️ Young adult or older
  ✅️ Creative
  ✅️ Genius
  ✅️ Perfectionist
  ❌️ Ghost
  ❌️ Live or be evicted from San Myshuno
  ❌️ Live or be evicted from Sulani
  ❌️ Live or be evicted from Selvadorada
  To equip your sim with the professor career and this required trait, enter one of these cheats:
  traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Science_A traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Science_B traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Science_C traits.equip_trait trait_Hidden_ProfessorNPC_Course_Science_D
  Equipping one of these traits will automatically add your sim to the professor NPC career and equip the hidden professorNPC trait. Remember, playing with the sim again will remove their role.
  Template:
  There are 4 templates for each professor type:
  Good: Sims generated for this role are young adult, adult, or elder sims.
  They have Good reputation.
  They have these 2 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Logic, Programming, Rocket Science, Video Gaming.
  They never have these traits: Evil, Mean.
  They have these traits: Bookworm, Geek, Cheerful.
  Grumpy: Sims generated for this role are elder sims.
  They have Bad reputation.
  They have these 2 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Logic, Programming, Rocket Science, Video Gaming.
  They never have these traits: Good, Goofball, Cheerful.
  They have these traits: Snob, Mean, Loner.
  Hip: Sims generated for this role are young adult sims.
  They have Neutral reputation.
  They have these 2 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Logic, Programming, Rocket Science, Video Gaming.
  They have these traits: Bro, Cheerful, Goofball.
  Smart: Sims generated for this role are young adult, adult, or elder sims.
  They have these 2 to 4 skills on at least level 5 (usually 7): Logic, Programming, Rocket Science, Video Gaming.
  They have these traits: Creative, Genius, Perfectionist.
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago
Background
School Ghost
University Mascot
College Organization: Art Society
College Organization: The Debate Guild
College Organization: Britechester Spirit Corps
College Organization: The Brainiacs
College Organization: Bot Savants
College Organization: Foxbury Spirit Squad
College Organization: Secret Society
University Housing Roommates
Regular Roommates
- EgonVM
  Seasoned Ace
  4 months ago
  School Ghost
  Is sometimes seen at night in University of Britechester neighborhood. By default is Felix Psyded.
  📝Simply Assign a Career/Trait
  ✅️ trait_isSchoolGhost
  ✅️ Adult
  You need to use this cheat on these sims:
  traits.equip_trait trait_isSchoolGhost
  Template:
  Sims generated for this role are adult human male sims.
  They always have these traits: Goofball, Outgoing, Cheerful, Death by Laughter.
- EgonVM
  Seasoned Ace
  4 months ago
  University Mascot
  Appear as mascots in University of Britechester (Darby the Dragon) or Foxbury Institute (Lobster Larry).
  🔻Must Be Unplayed
  ✅️ Study at university
  ✅️ trait_Umbrella_Preference_Adult_1 (black umbrella)
  ✅️ Young adult or older
  ❌️ Ghost
  This one is out of your control. No cheats to use here unfortunately.
  Template:
  One of the student templates is used. More on that here.
- EgonVM
  Seasoned Ace
  4 months ago
  College Organization: Art Society
  Attends Art Society events.
  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Out of Control
  ✅️ Study at University of Britechester
  ✅️ Young adult or older (ideally young adult)
  🟡 Be part of the organization (sometimes)
  ❌️ Ghost
  ❌️ Live or be evicted from StrangerVille
  ❌️ trait_Strangerville_Infected
  This one is out of your control. No cheats to use here unfortunately.
  Template:
  There are no special templates for this role.
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago
Extra Sim Templates for Each Degree
When a new sim is generated to be a student, their traits and skills can depend on which university and which degree they're enrolled in. Here's a list of all of that.
Art History
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Painting, Writing, and Charisma.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as the generic, but the ideal value is 5 instead.
Foxbury Institute
Same as the generic.
Biology
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Fitness, Gardening, and Logic.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
The ideal value for these skills is 5 instead.
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Communications
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Charisma, Writing, and Logic.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
The ideal value for these skills is 5 instead.
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Computer Science
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Programming, Mischief, Robotics, and Video Gaming.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 3 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
They always have Geek trait.
Culinary Arts
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, Baking, and Mixology.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 3 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
They always have Foodie trait.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic.
Drama
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Charisma, Acting, Comedy, Fitness.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 4 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
They always have Self-Assured trait.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Economics
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Charisma, Logic, and Research and Debate.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 3 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
They always have Ambitious trait.
Fine Art
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Painting, Violin, Piano, and Photography.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 4 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5 (except for Photography).
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
They always have Creative trait.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
History
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Charisma, Research and Debate, and Logic.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 3 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic.
Language & Literature
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Writing, Research and Debate, and Logic.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 4 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
They always have Bookworm trait.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Physics
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Rocket Science, Robotics, and Handiness.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 3 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
Psychology
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Logic, Research and Debate, and Charisma.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic, but:
They can have up to 3 skills instead.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 4 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
They can also have Guitar skill on levels 2 to 8 (ideally 4).
Villainy
Generic
They can have the following skills (up to 2 of them): Mischief, Fitness, and Logic.
The ideal value for these skills is 3.
University of Britechester
Same as generic.
Foxbury Institute
Same as generic, but:
They have 1 to 3 of those skills instead.
The ideal value for these skills is 5.
They always have Evil trait.

About The Sims 4 General Discussion

Join lively discussions, share tips, and exchange experiences on Sims 4 Expansion Packs, Game Packs, Stuff Packs & Kits.

33,189 PostsLatest Activity: 3 days ago

Recent Discussions

Cozy Celebrations Rewards Event Coming Tuesday, December 3.
42 minutes ago
simgirl1010
Sweet Slumber Party for Kids?
Solved
3 hours ago
DeepPurpIe
The Sims 4 Expansion Packs ranked
3 hours ago
sailorleontine
What happened in your game today?
8 hours ago
CharlaSim
Life and Death Negative thread
12 hours ago
Horrorgirl6