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What does the Mild Mental Affinity trait do in The Sims 4?

Mild Mental Affinity trait

Mild Mental Affinity is a bonus and reward trait from Royalty & Legacy, for Newborn to Elder Sims. Skill gain for mental skills ×1.2. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_DynastyPerk_AffinityMental1.

Mild Mental Affinity is a bonus and reward trait in The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy. Your Sim gets it at birth from the Mental Affinity Dynasty Perk. It works for human Sims from the Newborn stage through the Elder stage.

This trait boosts skill gain for mental skills by ×1.2. You can earn it through family gameplay or add it with a cheat in Live mode.

  • Bonus and rewardRoyalty & Legacy
  • Newborn to ElderAges

Hidden effects

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

  • Skill gain for mental skills ×1.2

What the Mild Mental Affinity trait unlocks

Interactions that can give the trait: Have Baby, Have Baby at Hospital, Have Science Baby at Hospital, Having Baby Delivered.

Where it comes from: Mental Affinity Dynasty Perk.

Mild Mental Affinity 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_DynastyPerk_AffinityMental1
  • traits.remove_trait trait_DynastyPerk_AffinityMental1

How Mild Mental Affinity changes gameplay

Mild Mental Affinity gives your Sim a hidden multiplier. It multiplies skill gain for mental skills by ×1.2. This effect stacks by multiplying with other skill boosts your Sim has.

The trait does not add any new moodlets or replace existing ones. It also has 0 interactions that check for it, and it gives no career pay bonuses. You simply get faster progress when your Sim practices mental skills.

How to get Mild Mental Affinity

This trait suits human Sims who focus on mental skills. Because it applies from Newborn to Elder, your Sim keeps the bonus throughout life. It does not conflict with any other traits in the game.

Sims get this trait from the Mental Affinity Dynasty Perk during birth interactions. These interactions are Have Baby, Have Baby at Hospital, Have Science Baby at Hospital, and Having Baby Delivered.

You can also use the cheat console in Live mode. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type traits.equip_trait trait_DynastyPerk_AffinityMental1 to add it, or traits.remove_trait trait_DynastyPerk_AffinityMental1 to remove it.

Questions

What does the Mild Mental Affinity trait do in The Sims 4?

It multiplies your Sim's skill gain for mental skills by ×1.2. It does not add any moodlets or career pay bonuses.

Which pack has the Mild Mental Affinity trait?

This trait comes with the Royalty & Legacy pack. It ties to the Mental Affinity Dynasty Perk from that pack.

How do Sims get the Mild Mental Affinity trait without cheats?

Sims get it at birth through the Mental Affinity Dynasty Perk. It triggers during Have Baby, Have Baby at Hospital, Have Science Baby at Hospital, and Having Baby Delivered.

What is the cheat for the Mild Mental Affinity trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter traits.equip_trait trait_DynastyPerk_AffinityMental1. You do not need to turn on testing cheats first.

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