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What does the Piper trait do in The Sims 4?

Piper trait

Piper is a bonus and reward trait from the base game, for Child to Elder Sims. Its strongest own moodlet is Carol of Cleaning (Energized +1). Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Piper.

The Piper trait is a bonus and reward trait from the Base game. Your Sim earns it by completing the Musical Genius Aspiration.

The game includes 5 interactions whose tests check for the Piper trait. It also includes 1 trait moodlet for the Energized emotion.

  • Bonus and rewardBase game
  • Child to ElderAges
  • 1Moodlets of its own

Piper moodlets

Weight is how hard a moodlet pulls toward its emotion. Times are in Sim minutes and hours.
MoodletEmotionWeightLasts
Carol of CleaningEnergized1No timer

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

What the Piper trait unlocks

5 interactions test for this trait, among them: Carol of Cleaning, Ditty of Drowsiness, Etude of Egress, Melody of Mealtime, Song of Sophistication.

Where it comes from: Completing the Musical Genius Aspiration.

Piper 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_Piper
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Piper

What the Piper trait changes in play

There are 5 interactions in the game whose tests ask for the Piper trait, sometimes among other traits. These interactions are Carol of Cleaning, Ditty of Drowsiness, Etude of Egress, Melody of Mealtime, and Song of Sophistication.

This trait has 1 own moodlet called Carol of Cleaning. It pulls your Sim toward the Energized emotion with a weight of 1, and it has no timer, so it lasts while its cause lasts.

The Piper trait does not have any always-on moodlets or moodlet replacements. It also adds no hidden multiplier effects and no career pay bonuses.

Who gets the Piper trait and how

The Piper trait is for human Sims. It is available for the Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder age groups. It does not conflict with any other traits.

You get the trait in normal play by completing the Musical Genius Aspiration. No specific interactions give this trait directly.

You can also add or remove the trait in Live mode using the cheat console. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac, then type traits.equip_trait trait_Piper or traits.remove_trait trait_Piper without needing testingcheats true.

Questions

How do you get the Piper trait?

Your Sim earns the Piper trait by completing the Musical Genius Aspiration. It is a bonus and reward trait from the Base game.

What interactions check for the Piper trait?

There are 5 interactions whose tests ask for this trait: Carol of Cleaning, Ditty of Drowsiness, Etude of Egress, Melody of Mealtime, and Song of Sophistication.

What is the cheat for the Piper trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and type traits.equip_trait trait_Piper to add it. Type traits.remove_trait trait_Piper to remove it, and you do not need to enable testingcheats true first.

Does the Piper trait conflict with any traits?

No, the Piper trait does not conflict with any other traits in the game. Human Sims from the Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder age groups can have it.

Other bonus and reward traits