Author Topic: Hidden Traits Revealed (Read 14340 times)

Leto85 · « **on:** July 25, 2011, 03:50:33 AM »

Hidden Traits Revealed

I was searching for ages (okey, simdays) to find a way to reveal the hidden traits of a sim. Normally you could only see if your sim has one by making the sim doing the interaction that belongs to the trait, such as sneaking somewhere for sims with the burglar hidden trait.
But now, with Generations there is a much easier way to see the hidden traits of a sim.

1 Turn on the cheat: Testingcheatsenabled true.
2 Than Shift+Click the sim with a hidden trait.
3 Choose the option: Edit Sim in Create a Sim.
4 Change the age of the sim: Toddler, Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult or Elder.
5 A popup on the right side of the screen will give the following information: Younger Sims cannot select as many traits. The following traits have been removed:' followed by a selection of traits, hidden traits and Lifetime Rewards that has been removed from your sim.
Click the X button to go back to your sim without having a trait removed.

In the image below you can see that the game makes no difference between what we call as either Traits, Hidden Traits or Lifetime Rewards.

In the image below I have shown a sim who do have the three hidden traits from all foreign countries that came with World Adventures: Chinese, Egyptian and French. She does eat with chopsticks mostly and she can sing two songs from China and two from Egypt. Though, the game doesn't seem to calculate foreign hidden traits as hidden traits as you can see in the following picture:

EDIT: 28-10-2011. This doesn't work anymore after installing Pets.

pallyndrome · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2011, 03:58:55 AM »

This sounds cool Leto, but both of those images are too small to read the writing. Can you zoom it in for me?

Leto85 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2011, 06:46:42 AM »

Quote from: pallyndrome on July 25, 2011, 03:58:55 AM

This sounds cool Leto, but both of those images are too small to read the writing. Can you zoom it in for me?

How can I zoom in?

pallyndrome · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2011, 07:43:46 AM »

hmmm well I would do it with a program like photoshop, but that's a little difficult.
If I squint I can make out a few words or lines now that I concentrate extra hard, so don't worry too much about it unless others come up with a better way of zooming in

Leto85 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2011, 07:54:05 AM »

Quote from: pallyndrome on July 25, 2011, 07:43:46 AM

hmmm well I would do it with a program like photoshop, but that's a little difficult.
If I squint I can make out a few words or lines now that I concentrate extra hard, so don't worry too much about it unless others come up with a better way of zooming in

Ah yes, of course I could (and did) use Photoshop. I've already changed it Pallyn and added it to the first topic so it looks like you didn't read it well before you've posted.

(hehe)
I thought you mean zooming in within the forum.

jessiethedog · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2011, 08:21:02 AM »

Wow, that's quite the multiskilled sim! Very interesting, Leto!

kiko94 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:44:08 AM »

thanks for the info leto

VampirePlasma · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2011, 11:49:47 AM »

My sim has the Rocker trait apparently, she is always playing air guitar. That might be a good way of checking if she does.

samoht04 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2011, 01:06:51 PM »

I just saw this in my game as well. Although I was suprised. I was getting a YA Copy of an Elder from another Household in my Legacy Save File, she was related to the main bloodline, so when it said 'Makes no Messes' has been removed I was suprised because I had exported the main family to a new Save File and lost the original Maid so it carried on through the save files.

CarlosLordofTacos · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2011, 01:33:35 PM »

Leto, you genius!

VampirePlasma · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2011, 01:56:36 PM »

Hah, yeah she has the rocker trait! Thanks Leto!

TheChronicR · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2011, 02:10:27 PM »

Totally correct and very neatly done with zooming in, Leto! Cool way to find out what traits your Sim does, or doesn't have.

Leto85 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:57:51 PM »

Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm glad you all could use this topic.

I will make it sticky for a while to let as much people see this as possible. I know a lot of you can use this.

Widonja · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2011, 04:17:57 PM »

I never understood these hidden traits... can you get them with a certain action? Is a sim already born with them? If I age up my toddler up to elder and then back to toddler, will I get the hidden traits, he will get? Can you explain hidden traits for me? :$ sorry, never understood them

samoht04 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2011, 04:42:46 PM »

A hidden trait is unlocked normally through an NPC. So an NPC Fireman, the ones from the phone, if your Sim was to marry and reproduce with said NPC Fireman the Child has the chance of inheriting one of the Hidden Traits (A Bonus Trait that is hidden), Pyromaniac (Can cause flames to flare but not actually start a fire) or Immune to Fire (Never dies in Fire). Hidden traits have to be inherited. A Maid gives the trait, Makes no Messes, which is really usefull.

Here is the Link to the Guide Page on Hidden Traits.

Widonja · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2011, 04:47:55 PM »

Thanks... So my starting sim can't have any hidden traits?

I was hoping for my little Apollo to be a rockstar ;(

Leto85 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2011, 04:51:59 PM »

Another thing that comes with children of firefighters is the fact they appreciate the warmth of fireplaces more. Where normal sims will get a +20 moodlet, those heat maniacs like it with +40.

Widonja · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2011, 04:53:55 PM »

Wow! That really helps those who work from home! Give them a fire place, an incent (or how do you spell the smelly thing from egypt or paris), and hates the outdoors trait and you don't need to ever leave

Leto85 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2011, 04:55:49 PM »

Quote from: Widonja on July 28, 2011, 04:47:55 PM

Thanks... So my starting sim can't have any hidden traits?

I was hoping for my little Apollo to be a rockstar ;(

Nop, that's not for starter sims. But you can make your next generation be a rocker. Just bring your sim up to level 10 in the music career (and to be sure, do the same with his wife) and start breeding.
I'm writing a story about it which you could learn from. Every chapter starts with a new generation that have more hidden traits than the previous one. Check it out here: http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=5657.0

@Widonja: I don't think it will work with those foreign country candles.

Widonja · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2011, 05:35:10 PM »

Ooooh, now I get it! That's a bummer, I thought you can be just randomly born with one! And yes, I've seen your story, just didn't take the time to read it carefully... Now, that I see it, I will follow it

Carl · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2011, 09:03:08 AM »

I put a link to these instructions into the hidden traits section of the guide

Leto85 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 05, 2011, 06:00:10 AM »

Quote from: Carl on July 31, 2011, 09:03:08 AM

I put a link to these instructions into the hidden traits section of the guide

Linky linky here, please?

Widonja · « **Reply #22 on:** August 05, 2011, 06:09:23 AM »

Here you go, leto

MissPlumbBob · « **Reply #23 on:** August 08, 2011, 12:07:27 AM »

Awesomeness!

MoMoll · « **Reply #24 on:** August 08, 2011, 11:57:28 AM »

Leto! You're the best!

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