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What does the Gloomy trait do in The Sims 4?

Gloomy trait

Gloomy is a personality trait from the base game, for Child to Elder Sims. It changes 2 standard moodlets: Heartbroken by Betrayal becomes Heartbroken by Betrayal (Sad +3). Its strongest own moodlet is Spectral Influence (Inspired +1). Skill gain for mental skills ×0.6. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Gloomy.

Gloomy is a base game personality trait in The Sims 4. You can give it to human Sims from the Child age through Elder. It conflicts with the Cheerful and Hot-Headed traits.

This trait shifts how your Sim reacts to relationship losses and changes how fast they learn skills. It boosts creative skill gain while slowing down mental, physical, and social skill gain.

  • PersonalityBase game
  • Child to ElderAges
  • 2Standard moodlets it changes
  • 1Moodlets of its own
  • 2Traits it conflicts with

Moodlets the Gloomy trait changes

When a Sim with this trait would get the moodlet on the left, it gets the one on the right instead.
Usual moodletWith GloomyLasts
Heartbroken by Betrayal (Angry +2)Heartbroken by Betrayal (Sad +3)1 day
Break Up Blues (Sad +2)Devastating Breakup (Sad +3)10 hours

Gloomy moodlets

Weight is how hard a moodlet pulls toward its emotion. Times are in Sim minutes and hours.
MoodletEmotionWeightLasts
Spectral InfluenceInspired1No timer

See every moodlet with its weight and length in the Sims 4 moodlets list.

Hidden effects

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

  • Skill gain for mental skills ×0.6
  • Skill gain for physical skills ×0.6
  • Skill gain for social skills ×0.6
  • Skill gain for creative skills ×1.2
  • Skill gain for mental skills ×0.8
  • Skill gain for physical skills ×0.8
  • Skill gain for social skills ×0.8
  • Skill gain for creative skills ×1.2
  • Skill gain for mental skills ×0.8
  • Skill gain for physical skills ×0.8
  • Skill gain for social skills ×0.8
  • Skill gain for creative skills ×1.4
  • Skill gain for mental skills ×0.6
  • Skill gain for physical skills ×0.6
  • Skill gain for social skills ×0.6

What the Gloomy trait unlocks

5 interactions test for this trait, among them: Argue about Outlook on Life, Grudge, Share Melancholy Thoughts, Sigh..., View Diploma.

Traits that conflict with Gloomy

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

Gloomy 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_Gloomy
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Gloomy

What the Gloomy trait changes in play

Gloomy Sims learn creative skills faster, with multipliers of ×1.2 and ×1.4. At the same time, they learn mental, physical, and social skills slower, with multipliers of ×0.8 and ×0.6. These hidden multipliers combine with other active effects in the game.

This trait also replaces certain relationship moodlets with stronger Sad ones. Heartbroken by Betrayal changes from an Angry moodlet with weight 2 to a Sad moodlet with weight 3 for 1 day. Break Up Blues becomes Devastating Breakup, raising the Sad weight from 2 to 3 for 10 hours.

Your Sim can also get the Spectral Influence moodlet, which gives +1 Inspired with no timer while its cause lasts. Five interactions check for the Gloomy trait, including Share Melancholy Thoughts, Sigh..., and Argue about Outlook on Life.

Who Gloomy suits and how to get it

Gloomy suits Sims who focus on creative skills rather than physical, mental, or social ones. Because it conflicts with Cheerful and Hot-Headed, you cannot pick those traits on the same Sim. It works on human Sims from Child to Elder.

You can pick the Gloomy trait in Create a Sim. You can also add or remove it in Live mode using the cheat console. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac, then enter traits.equip_trait trait_Gloomy or traits.remove_trait trait_Gloomy.

Questions

What traits conflict with the Gloomy trait in The Sims 4?

Gloomy conflicts with the Cheerful and Hot-Headed traits. You cannot give a Gloomy Sim either of those personality traits.

How does the Gloomy trait affect skill gain?

It speeds up creative skill gain with ×1.2 and ×1.4 multipliers. It slows down mental, physical, and social skill gain with ×0.8 and ×0.6 multipliers.

What is the cheat to add or remove the Gloomy trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and type traits.equip_trait trait_Gloomy to add it. Type traits.remove_trait trait_Gloomy to remove it. You do not need to turn on testingcheats true first.

What ages can have the Gloomy trait?

Human Sims can have the Gloomy trait as a Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult, or Elder. It comes with the base game.

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