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What does the Silly trait do in The Sims 4?

Silly trait

Silly is a personality trait from the base game, for Toddler Sims. Its strongest own moodlet is Butt Butt Butt (Playful +1, 4 hours). Skill gain for creative skills ×1.15. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_Toddler_Silly.

Silly is a base game personality trait for human Toddlers in The Sims 4. It boosts creative skill gain by a ×1.15 multiplier. It also gives 3 Playful moodlets, and 6 interactions check for this trait.

You can pick the Silly trait in Create a Sim when making a Toddler. You can also add or remove it in Live mode using a cheat code. It does not conflict with any other traits.

  • PersonalityBase game
  • ToddlerAges
  • 3Moodlets of its own

Silly moodlets

Weight is how hard a moodlet pulls toward its emotion. Times are in Sim minutes and hours.
MoodletEmotionWeightLasts
Butt Butt ButtPlayful14 hours
Made a SillyPlayful14 hours
Whagga Whagga WhaggaPlayful14 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.

  • Skill gain for creative skills ×1.15

What the Silly trait unlocks

6 interactions test for this trait, among them: Ask for Bubble Bath, Get A Bubble Bath From, Joke About Chicken Butt, Say Nonsense, Tell Goofy Story, Tell Knock Knock Joke.

Silly 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_Toddler_Silly
  • traits.remove_trait trait_Toddler_Silly

What the Silly trait changes in play

Toddlers with the Silly trait learn creative skills faster. The game applies a hidden ×1.15 multiplier to their creative skill gain. This multiplier stacks with other skill gain effects.

This trait gives 3 unique moodlets: Butt Butt Butt, Made a Silly, and Whagga Whagga Whagga. Each one gives a Playful emotion weight of 1 and lasts 4 hours, or 240 Sim minutes. The emotion with the largest total weight becomes your Sim's mood.

Also, 6 interactions in the game check for the Silly trait in their tests. These include Ask for Bubble Bath, Get A Bubble Bath From, Joke About Chicken Butt, and Say Nonsense. Tell Goofy Story and Tell Knock Knock Joke also check for this trait.

Who gets the Silly trait and how

Only human Toddlers can have the Silly trait. It suits Toddlers who build creative skills or want frequent Playful moodlets. Because it has no trait conflicts, it does not block any other choices.

You can select this trait in Create a Sim. You can also open the cheat console in Live mode with Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac. Type traits.equip_trait trait_Toddler_Silly to add it, or traits.remove_trait trait_Toddler_Silly to remove it, without needing testingcheats true.

Questions

What does the Silly trait do in The Sims 4?

It multiplies creative skill gain by ×1.15 for Toddlers. It also provides 3 Playful moodlets that last 4 hours each, and 6 interactions check for it.

Which Sims can have the Silly trait?

Only human Sims in the Toddler age stage can have the Silly trait. It is available in the base game.

What is the cheat for the Silly trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter traits.equip_trait trait_Toddler_Silly to add the trait. Enter traits.remove_trait trait_Toddler_Silly to remove it.

Does the Silly trait cheat need testingcheats true?

No, you do not need to turn on testingcheats true to equip or remove the Silly trait.

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