What does the Close-Knit trait do in The Sims 4?
Close-Knit trait
Close-Knit is a lifestyle trait from Snowy Escape, for Newborn to Elder Sims. It changes 1 standard moodlet: New Friend becomes Suffocated by Friendship (Tense +2). Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Lifestyles_CloseKnit.
Close-Knit is a Lifestyle trait in The Sims 4 from the Snowy Escape pack. It replaces the usual New Friend moodlet for human Sims.
Instead of receiving a Happy moodlet with a weight of 1, your Sim gets a Tense moodlet for 4 hours. The trait also connects to the Ask to Be Confidant interaction.
- LifestyleSnowy Escape
- Newborn to ElderAges
- 1Standard moodlets it changes
- 1Traits it conflicts with
Moodlets the Close-Knit trait changes
| Usual moodlet | With Close-Knit | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
| New Friend (Happy +1) | Suffocated by Friendship (Tense +2) | 4 hours |
What the Close-Knit trait unlocks
1 interactions test for this trait, among them: Ask to Be Confidant.
Traits that conflict with Close-Knit
A Sim can't have Close-Knit together with these traits:
Close-Knit 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_Lifestyles_CloseKnittraits.remove_trait trait_Lifestyles_CloseKnit
How the Close-Knit trait affects moodlets
When a Sim would normally receive the New Friend moodlet, it gets a weight of 1 toward Happy for 4 hours. The Close-Knit trait replaces this with the Suffocated by Friendship moodlet. Suffocated by Friendship gives a weight of 2 toward Tense for 240 Sim minutes, which is 4 hours.
The emotion with the largest total weight becomes your Sim's mood. Because Suffocated by Friendship has a weight of 2, it pulls your Sim toward Tense harder than the usual Happy moodlet. This trait has no hidden skill multipliers or career pay bonuses. Only 1 interaction checks for this trait, which is Ask to Be Confidant.
Compatibility, conflicts, and cheats for Close-Knit
Human Sims from Newborn to Elder can have the Close-Knit trait. It conflicts directly with the People Person trait, so your Sim cannot hold both at the same time.
No single interaction directly gives this trait to your Sim. You can add or remove it in Live mode using the cheat console. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac to open the box.
Type traits.equip_trait trait_Lifestyles_CloseKnit to add the trait to your active Sim. Type traits.remove_trait trait_Lifestyles_CloseKnit to remove it. You do not need to turn on testingcheats true for these commands.
Questions
Which pack includes the Close-Knit trait in The Sims 4?
The Close-Knit Lifestyle trait comes with the Snowy Escape pack.
Why does my Close-Knit Sim get the Suffocated by Friendship moodlet?
The Close-Knit trait replaces the usual New Friend Happy moodlet with the Suffocated by Friendship moodlet. This replacement adds a weight of 2 toward the Tense emotion for 4 hours.
What conflicts with the Close-Knit trait?
Close-Knit conflicts with the People Person trait. Your Sim cannot have both traits at once.
What is the cheat for the Close-Knit trait?
Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter traits.equip_trait trait_Lifestyles_CloseKnit to add it. Enter traits.remove_trait trait_Lifestyles_CloseKnit to remove it.