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What does the Playful (cat) trait do in The Sims 4?

Playful (cat) trait

Playful (cat) is a personality trait for cats from Cats & Dogs, for Infant, Child and Young Adult to Elder Sims. Play need drains ×2 as fast. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Cat.

Playful is a Personality trait for cats in The Sims 4. It comes with the Cats & Dogs pack.

You can give it to cats in Create a Sim or add it with a cheat. The trait makes your cat's Play need drain ×2 as fast.

  • PersonalityCats & Dogs
  • Infant, Child and Young Adult to ElderAges (cat)

Hidden effects

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

  • Play need drains ×2 as fast
  • Play need drains ×2 as fast

Playful 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_Pet_Playful_Cat
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Cat

What the Playful cat trait changes in play

The Playful trait gives your cat a hidden multiplier. It makes the Play need drain ×2 as fast. This ×2 drain effect appears twice in the trait's effects, and hidden multipliers multiply together with other effects.

This trait does not add any moodlets or replace usual moodlets. It has no career pay bonuses, and 0 interactions check for it.

Who gets the Playful trait and how

Only cats can have this trait. It is available for Infant, Child, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder life stages. It does not conflict with any other traits, and no interactions give it.

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

Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C or Cmd + Shift + C. You do not need testingcheats true for this cheat. Type traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Cat to add it, or traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Cat to remove it.

Questions

What does the Playful trait do to cats in The Sims 4?

It makes a cat's Play need drain ×2 as fast. This ×2 multiplier appears twice in the trait's effects, and it adds no moodlets.

What is the cheat for the Playful cat trait?

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

Does the Playful cat trait conflict with other traits?

No, the Playful cat trait does not conflict with any other traits.

Which pack has the Playful cat trait?

The Playful trait for cats is in the Cats & Dogs pack.

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