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

Playful (dog) trait

Playful (dog) is a personality trait for dogs 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_Dog.

Playful is a dog personality trait from the Cats & Dogs pack in The Sims 4. You can give it to dogs in Create a Sim or add it with a cheat.

This trait changes how quickly your dog's Play need drops. A Playful dog drains its Play need ×2 as fast.

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

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_Dog
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Dog

What the Playful trait changes in play

The Playful trait gives your dog a hidden multiplier on its Play need. The dog's Play need drains ×2 as fast, and the game files list this ×2 multiplier twice. Hidden multipliers multiply together with other effects.

This trait does not grant any special moodlets or replace existing moodlets. In addition, 0 interactions in the game files check for the Playful dog trait.

Who gets the Playful trait and how

Only dogs can have this version of the Playful trait. It is available for the Infant, Child, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder age stages. It does not conflict with any other traits.

You can pick the Playful trait in Create a Sim. You can also add or remove it in Live mode using the cheat console, without turning on testingcheats true.

Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C or Cmd + Shift + C. Enter traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Dog to add the trait, or enter traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Dog to remove it.

Questions

What pack includes the Playful dog trait in The Sims 4?

The Playful dog trait comes with the Cats & Dogs pack.

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

It applies a hidden multiplier so the dog's Play need drains ×2 as fast. It does not add any moodlets or career bonuses.

What is the cheat for the Playful dog trait?

In Live mode, open the cheat console and type traits.equip_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Dog to add it. Type traits.remove_trait trait_Pet_Playful_Dog to remove it.

Does the Playful dog trait conflict with other traits?

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

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