Add Emotion Category – No effect for core buffs.For normal buffs this is how long the buff will last. Buff-Duration – No effect for core buffs.Note – It reverts back to the default emotion ID if copied and pasted when moving to another tab. Buff-Emotion – Enter the ID of the Emotion for your buff, ID’s shown here:.Buff-Description – Enter a description for your buff.Buff-Icon – Select the icon for your buff (just as you did for the Trait-Icon above).Buff-Name – Enter the name of your buff.Buff-Simdata – Select Emotion Weight (the higher it’s set, the stronger effect the emotion has).This will be a permanent trait buff, you will always see it! Therefore, Buff-Duration and Add Emotion Category option will have no effect on it:

In the Reason box, type in: (From your trait name Trait).Click on the Whims you want for this trait (you can select multiples), then click Select:.You can even select their Voice Effect: alien, grim reaper, or ghost.Select any special options to apply to Sims with this trait:.Trait-Category – Select your trait category (Emotional, Hobbies, Lifestyle, or Social).Trait-Description – Description for the custom trait (I’m sure you’re more creative than I was lol).Select from Base Game Balloons, Buffs, or Traits.Trait-Icon – Click on the Select Icon button (the heart), a new window will appear:.Trait-Name – Enter your trait name in this box (if it’s not already there).Walk Style – Walk style traits such as Snooty, Goofy, Tough, etc.Personality – Traits that you choose for your Sims in CAS.Hidden – Hidden Traits that define a Sim, including temporary ones (ex – isPregnant, Been Kissed, Right Handed, etc).Gameplay – Traits from the Reward Store as well as Traits from completing Aspirations.Aspiration CAS Trait – You receive these traits when you choose a certain aspiration type (ex – Knowledge Aspiration Sims get the Quick Learner trait).Most of these are pretty self-explanatory, I’ll still go over them though. Copy & paste this chunk of code into the new empty line:.Select the newly added whims_tracker, click to the left of the first to place your cursor, then press Enter:.In the box, make sure the file says Sim Data with Instance CEE9A466EBFC13D1, then click OK.Scroll to the bottom of your package and Delete the whims_tracker Sim Data file:.Search for whims_tracker, select module/whims.whims_tracker, then click Add to current package:.Then click Ok when it’s done.Doing this step makes it easier to read the tuning resources. Click Tools > Modding > Restore tuning comments:.Your Reward Trait should now be loaded into S4S. Find and select your Reward Trait package, then click Open.

Open S4S (make sure you have the latest version).

Unfortunately, for reward traits we have to do more adjusting in Sims 4 Studio to get them to show up in the game.

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