The Sims 3 Traits Guide - Learn What Traits Do for Sims

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The Sims 3 Traits Guide (List of All Traits)

About This Guide and What You'll Learn

How this Trait Guide can Help:
This Sims 3 Personality Traits list provides information about what every trait in the game does for Sims, including the hidden traits and how to unlock them. Also in this guide is a listing of which lifetime wishes will pop up if you make a Sim with that particular trait. So, if you want to be sure that your Sim gets a certain lifetime wish, make sure to make one of their traits have that lifetime wish as a possiblity. Read my Sims 3 Lifetime Wishes Guide to learn how traits determine what lifetime wishes are available to a Sim.

Any traits in this guide that have 'none' listed beside lifetime wish, I could not find a definite link for. That means that if I made a Sim with only that one trait, I did not see a pattern to what lifetime wishes appeared. So, your Sim will get random wishes if you picked all 'none' but will get more focused wishes if you choose traits that complement each other. For example, a Sim with Angler and Loves the Outdoors will always have Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium listed.

This guide has been updated to support the World Adventures expansion pack. Traits which require it will have this logo. While we have information on what these traits do, we are also looking for new uses for the old traits for use with the expansion. If you have a good tip, let us know on our Sims 3 Forum.

Re-Rolling Lifetime Wishes without Choosing Different Traits
If the Lifetime Wish you want for your Sim doesn't appear on the first try, don't fret. Select '...' to change traits, but don't change anything. When you return to the lifetime wish selection screen, the results should have changed. As I said above, if you're really having trouble getting a certain wish to come up, or want to know how lifetime wishes actually work, head to the lifetime wishes guide for the details.

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