What does the Party Animal trait do in The Sims 4?

Party Animal trait

Party Animal is a personality trait from High School Years, for Teen to Elder Sims. Its strongest own moodlet is In My Element (Happy +3, 8 hours). Fun need drains ×1.2 as fast. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_PartyAnimal.

Party Animal is a personality trait in The Sims 4 from the High School Years pack. You can give it to human Sims from the Teen age stage through the Elder stage.

This trait makes the Fun need drain ×1.2 as fast. It also comes with 13 own moodlets that pull your Sim toward several different emotions.

  • PersonalityHigh School Years
  • Teen to ElderAges
  • 13Moodlets of its own
  • 4Traits it conflicts with

Party Animal moodlets

Weight is how hard a moodlet pulls toward its emotion. Times are in Sim minutes and hours.
MoodletEmotionWeightLasts
In My ElementHappy38 hours
In My ElementHappy3No timer
ChilledHappy14 hours
Crazy PartyInspired14 hours
Good Ol' DaysHappy14 hours
In the ZoneFocused14 hours
Let's Gooooooooo!Energized14 hours
Missed Party OpportunitySad14 hours
No Woo's TodaySad14 hours
Not the Best ImageEmbarrassed14 hours
On Fire!Confident14 hours
Party WithdrawalBored14 hours
UnchilledTense14 hours

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.

Traits that conflict with Party Animal

A Sim can't have Party Animal together with these traits:

Party Animal 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_PartyAnimal
  • traits.remove_trait trait_PartyAnimal

Moodlets and effects for Party Animal Sims

Your Sim loses Fun ×1.2 as fast as usual. This multiplier stacks with any other hidden multipliers on your Sim.

The strongest moodlet is In My Element, which adds a Happy weight of 3. One version lasts while its cause lasts, and another lasts 8 hours in Sim time. Other positive moodlets add a weight of 1 for 4 hours toward Happy, Inspired, Focused, Energized, or Confident.

Negative moodlets from this trait also add a weight of 1 for 4 hours in Sim time. Party Withdrawal pulls toward Bored, and Not the Best Image pulls toward Embarrassed. Missed Party Opportunity and No Woo's Today pull your Sim toward Sad.

Trait conflicts, ages, and how to get it

This trait is available for Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder human Sims. It conflicts with Gloomy, Loner, Socially Awkward, and Grouch. A Sim with any of those traits cannot take Party Animal.

You can pick the trait in Create a Sim. You can also add or remove it in Live mode using the cheat console.

Open the console with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Enter traits.equip_trait trait_PartyAnimal to add it, or traits.remove_trait trait_PartyAnimal to remove it. You do not need to turn on testingcheats true first.

Questions

Which pack includes the Party Animal trait in The Sims 4?

The Party Animal trait comes with the High School Years pack. It is a personality trait for human Sims.

What is the cheat for the Party Animal trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and type traits.equip_trait trait_PartyAnimal to add the trait. Type traits.remove_trait trait_PartyAnimal to remove it. These cheats do not require testingcheats true.

Which traits conflict with Party Animal?

Party Animal conflicts with Gloomy, Loner, Socially Awkward, and Grouch. You cannot combine Party Animal with any of these traits on the same Sim.

Does the Party Animal trait affect Sim needs?

Yes, a Sim with the Party Animal trait has their Fun need drain ×1.2 as fast.

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