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What does the Independent (horse) trait do in The Sims 4?

Independent (horse) trait

Independent (horse) is a personality trait for horses from Horse Ranch, for Child and Adult, Elder Sims. Social need drains ×0.75 as fast. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Horse_Personality_Independent.

The Independent trait is a personality trait for horses in The Sims 4. It comes with the Horse Ranch expansion pack. You can give it to Child, Adult, and Elder horses.

A horse with this trait loses its Social need ×0.75 as fast. The Share Desire for Independence interaction also checks for this trait. You can pick this trait in Create a Sim or add it with a cheat.

  • PersonalityHorse Ranch
  • Child and Adult, ElderAges (horse)
  • 1Traits it conflicts with

Hidden effects

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

  • Social need drains ×0.75 as fast

What the Independent trait unlocks

1 interactions test for this trait, among them: Share Desire for Independence.

Traits that conflict with Independent

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

Independent 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_Horse_Personality_Independent
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Horse_Personality_Independent

How the Independent trait changes gameplay

This trait gives your horse a hidden multiplier for its Social need. The Social need drains ×0.75 as fast as usual. This multiplier stacks with other effects by multiplying together.

The Independent trait does not add any moodlets or replace existing moodlets. It also does not provide any career pay bonuses. In total, 1 interaction in the game checks for this trait during its tests, which is Share Desire for Independence.

Who gets the trait and what conflicts

Only horses can have this personality trait. It is available for the Child, Adult, and Elder life stages. It conflicts with the Needy trait, so a horse cannot have both traits at the same time.

You can select the Independent trait directly in Create a Sim. No interactions in the game give this trait during gameplay. You can also add or remove it in Live mode by using the cheat console.

Open the console with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type traits.equip_trait trait_Horse_Personality_Independent to add the trait, or traits.remove_trait trait_Horse_Personality_Independent to remove it. You do not need to turn on testingcheats true for these cheats.

Questions

What does the Independent horse trait do in The Sims 4?

It makes a horse's Social need drain ×0.75 as fast. The tests for the Share Desire for Independence interaction also ask for this trait.

Which pack has the Independent trait for horses?

This trait is in the Horse Ranch pack. It is a personality trait made for horses.

What conflicts with the Independent horse trait?

It conflicts with the Needy trait. You cannot give a horse both the Independent and Needy traits.

What is the cheat for the Independent horse trait?

Use traits.equip_trait trait_Horse_Personality_Independent in Live mode to add it. Use traits.remove_trait trait_Horse_Personality_Independent to remove it, and neither cheat needs testingcheats true.

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