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What does the Affectionate (cat) trait do in The Sims 4?

Affectionate (cat) trait

Affectionate (cat) is a personality trait for cats from Cats & Dogs, for Infant, Child and Young Adult to Elder Sims. Affection need drains ×2 as fast. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Loyal_Cat.

The Affectionate trait is a personality trait for cats in The Sims 4. It comes with Cats & Dogs. You can pick it in Create a Sim or add it with a cheat.

Cats with this trait have an Affection need that drains ×2 as fast. It conflicts with the Aloof and Independent traits.

  • PersonalityCats & Dogs
  • Infant, Child and Young Adult to ElderAges (cat)
  • 2Traits it conflicts with

Hidden effects

The trait carries hidden effects. Multipliers stack: two ×1.2 effects make ×1.44.

  • Affection need drains ×2 as fast
  • Affection need drains ×2 as fast

Traits that conflict with Affectionate

A Sim can't have Affectionate together with these traits:

Affectionate cheat

Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C and type the line. It works without testingcheats. It gives the trait to the Sim you control (how traits.equip_trait works).

  • traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Loyal_Cat
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Loyal_Cat

What the Affectionate trait changes in play

This trait gives your cat a hidden multiplier on its Affection need. The game files list two effects where the Affection need drains ×2 as fast. Hidden multipliers multiply together with other effects.

The Affectionate trait does not add any moodlets of its own. It also does not replace any usual moodlets. Exactly 0 interactions in the game check for this trait.

Who gets the Affectionate trait and conflicts

Only cats can have the Affectionate trait. It is available for Infant, Child, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder cats. You cannot pair it with the Aloof trait or the Independent trait.

You can select the trait in Create a Sim when you make a cat. No interactions in the game give this trait during play.

You can also use cheats in Live mode to add or remove it. Open the cheat console and type traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Loyal_Cat to add the trait, or traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Loyal_Cat to remove it. These cheats do not need testingcheats true.

Questions

What does the Affectionate cat trait do in The Sims 4?

It makes a cat's Affection need drain ×2 as fast. The game files list this ×2 drain multiplier twice, and hidden multipliers multiply together with other effects.

What traits conflict with the Affectionate cat trait?

The Affectionate trait conflicts with the Aloof and Independent traits. A cat cannot have Affectionate at the same time as either of those traits.

What is the cheat for the Affectionate cat trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Loyal_Cat to add it. Enter traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Loyal_Cat to remove it. You do not need to turn on testingcheats true.

Which pack has the Affectionate trait?

The Affectionate trait for cats is in Cats & Dogs.

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