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All The Sims 4 Aspiration, traits, and cheats for all packs
Just like every person in real life, your Sims in The Sims 4 need a goal to aim towards. It gives them a reason to live, something to get out of bed for, and they earn Satisfaction Points by completing milestones along the way to meeting their Aspiration. Those Satisfaction Points are important because they allow you to buy perks and potions to help you during a Sim’s lifetime. Here's everything you need to know about Aspirations and how they can help your Sims work towards these pre-defined goals. Table of contents How to select an Aspiration in The Sims 4 Which The Sims 4 packs add new Aspirations? How to complete Milestones in The Sims 4 Aspiration cheats for The Sims 4 Adding Aspiration Traits using cheats Base game Aspiration traits Traits from Expansion Packs Traits from Game Packs Traits from Stuff Packs and other sources How to select an Aspiration in The Sims 4 Screenshot by Destructoid There are currently a total of 77 Aspirations to choose from in The Sims 4. You can pick your Aspiration when creating a new character in Create a Sim, and the Aspirations are grouped into 15 different categories. Aspirations within a category will reward a bonus trait. This bonus trait will apply to your Sim for their lifetime, even if they later go on to change their Aspiration. The 15 categories into which all Aspirations are sorted, and the bonus trait for each, are: Category Bonus Trait Trait effect Animal Animal Affection Relationships with animals begin at higher values Athletic High Metabolism Sims gain weight more slowly but build muscle faster Creativity Muser Gain boosts to experience gained when feeling Inspired Deviance Dastardly Perform stronger and more successful mean interactions Family Domestic Relationships with familiar Sims grow faster and stronger Food Essence of Flavor Sims with this trait make higher-quality food and drink Fortune Business Savvy Sims with this trait earn more money from all careers Knowledge Quick Learner Increases the rate at which your Sim will build skills Location Home Turf When in their home neighborhood, these Sims become happier Love Alluring These Sims are more successful in love and romance Nature Collector These Sims find rare collectibles more often Popularity Gregarious Sims will build friendly relationships faster Star Wars Prepared Voyager Sims will fill up their needs slightly while traveling Wellness Spa Membership These Sims can get Spa treatments free of charge Werewolf Luna Confident Gain a positive or negative relationship boost when introducing themselves to Werewolves, depending on behavior Which The Sims 4 packs add new Aspirations? Image by Destructoid The base game of The Sims 4 features 25 different Aspirations to choose from, split between nine of the 15 different categories. The following packs will add new Aspirations (or whole categories): Expansion Packs Game Packs Stuff Packs City LivingCats & DogsGet FamousIsland LivingDiscover UniversityEco LifestyleSnowy EscapeCottage LivingHorse Ranch For RentLovestruck Life & Death Businesses and Hobbies Outdoor Retreat Spa Day Vampires Parenthood Jungle Adventure StrangerVille Realm of MagicJourney To BatuuWerewolves Nifty Knitting Home Chef Hustle Bust the Dust Crystal Creations The Blast from the Past event, running during February 2025, also added one new Aspiration, “Sticky Fingers.” Combined, owning all of the above packs and completing this event will leave you with a total of 77 Aspirations to choose between when making a new Sim. How to complete Milestones in The Sims 4 Screenshot by Destructoid Each Aspiration comes with a list of different tasks to complete to reach the next stage of the Aspiration, also known as a Milestone. An Aspiration will usually have four different Milestones to complete, but that varies. These Milestones and the tasks you need to complete to achieve them won’t become clear until you’ve selected an Aspiration and entered Live Mode with that Sim. To see the Milestones for your Aspiration, open up the “Aspirations” tab in Live Mode, and you’ll see the current Milestone for your chosen Aspiration. You can also press the button with a star on it to open up the full Aspirations menu, where you can change your Aspiration at any time. Remember, you’ll always keep your initial bonus trait, regardless of what you change your Aspiration to. Image by Destructoid For any of the Aspirations, you’ll be able to see all Milestones and what you need to do to complete them here. As you complete these objectives, you’ll progress through the Milestones and eventually be well on your way to fulfilling your Aspiration. Aspiration cheats for The Sims 4 While putting in the hard work and reaching your goals through hard work is always the most rewarding way to do it, there are times when you just want to skip the stress and unlock the benefits without any additional effort. There are a few
Just like every person in real life, your Sims in The Sims 4 need a goal to aim towards. It gives them a reason to live, something to get out of bed for, and they earn Satisfaction Points by completing milestones along the way to meeting their Aspiration.
Those Satisfaction Points are important because they allow you to buy perks and potions to help you during a Sim’s lifetime. Here's everything you need to know about Aspirations and how they can help your Sims work towards these pre-defined goals.
Table of contents
How to select an Aspiration in The Sims 4
There are currently a total of 77 Aspirations to choose from in The Sims 4. You can pick your Aspiration when creating a new character in Create a Sim, and the Aspirations are grouped into 15 different categories. Aspirations within a category will reward a bonus trait. This bonus trait will apply to your Sim for their lifetime, even if they later go on to change their Aspiration.
The 15 categories into which all Aspirations are sorted, and the bonus trait for each, are:
Category Bonus Trait Trait effect Animal Animal Affection Relationships with animals begin at higher values Athletic High Metabolism Sims gain weight more slowly but build muscle faster Creativity Muser Gain boosts to experience gained when feeling Inspired Deviance Dastardly Perform stronger and more successful mean interactions Family Domestic Relationships with familiar Sims grow faster and stronger Food Essence of Flavor Sims with this trait make higher-quality food and drink Fortune Business Savvy Sims with this trait earn more money from all careers Knowledge Quick Learner Increases the rate at which your Sim will build skills Location Home Turf When in their home neighborhood, these Sims become happier Love Alluring These Sims are more successful in love and romance Nature Collector These Sims find rare collectibles more often Popularity Gregarious Sims will build friendly relationships faster Star Wars Prepared Voyager Sims will fill up their needs slightly while traveling Wellness Spa Membership These Sims can get Spa treatments free of charge Werewolf Luna Confident Gain a positive or negative relationship boost when introducing themselves to Werewolves, depending on behavior
Which The Sims 4 packs add new Aspirations?
The base game of The Sims 4 features 25 different Aspirations to choose from, split between nine of the 15 different categories. The following packs will add new Aspirations (or whole categories):
Expansion Packs Game Packs Stuff Packs City Living
Cats & Dogs
Get Famous
Island Living
Discover University
Eco Lifestyle
Snowy Escape
Cottage Living
Horse Ranch
For Rent
Lovestruck
Life & Death
Businesses and HobbiesOutdoor Retreat
Spa Day
Vampires
Parenthood
Jungle Adventure
StrangerVille
Realm of Magic
Journey To Batuu
Werewolves Nifty Knitting
Home Chef Hustle
Bust the Dust
Crystal Creations
The Blast from the Past event, running during February 2025, also added one new Aspiration, “Sticky Fingers.” Combined, owning all of the above packs and completing this event will leave you with a total of 77 Aspirations to choose between when making a new Sim.
How to complete Milestones in The Sims 4
Each Aspiration comes with a list of different tasks to complete to reach the next stage of the Aspiration, also known as a Milestone. An Aspiration will usually have four different Milestones to complete, but that varies. These Milestones and the tasks you need to complete to achieve them won’t become clear until you’ve selected an Aspiration and entered Live Mode with that Sim.
To see the Milestones for your Aspiration, open up the “Aspirations” tab in Live Mode, and you’ll see the current Milestone for your chosen Aspiration. You can also press the button with a star on it to open up the full Aspirations menu, where you can change your Aspiration at any time. Remember, you’ll always keep your initial bonus trait, regardless of what you change your Aspiration to.
For any of the Aspirations, you’ll be able to see all Milestones and what you need to do to complete them here. As you complete these objectives, you’ll progress through the Milestones and eventually be well on your way to fulfilling your Aspiration.
Aspiration cheats for The Sims 4
While putting in the hard work and reaching your goals through hard work is always the most rewarding way to do it, there are times when you just want to skip the stress and unlock the benefits without any additional effort. There are a few cheats you can use to skip through the Aspiration mechanics.
All of the following cheats need the “testingcheats true” command to be entered before they will work:
Cheat What it does “aspirations.complete_current_milestone” Completes the current milestone for any Aspiration “sims.add_buff points” Adds 100 Satisfaction Points “sims.give_satisfaction_points [#]” Use to add a specific number of Satisfaction Points by changing the ‘[#]’ to any number
Adding Aspiration Traits using cheats
Each Aspiration comes with a trait that is rewarded once you complete the Aspiration and all of its Milestones. You can add any of these traits to your character by entering the following cheat into the console:
- “traits.equip_trait [trait name]”
To unlock a trait for your Sim without having to complete the connected Aspiration, you’ll need to replace ‘[trait name]’ with the name of the trait (bolded below) minus any spaces or punctuation. For instance, getting the Angler’s Tranquility trait would require the full cheat of “traits.equip_trait anglerstranquility” to be entered into the console.
Here are all of the traits, which Aspiration they’re connected to, and what they offer.
Base game Aspiration traits
| Trait | Aspiration | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Long Lived | Bodybuilder | Sim will live a longer natural life, accidents notwithstanding |
| Expressionistic | Painter Extraordinaire | Can create paintings with any emotional aura, regardless of actual mood while painting |
| Piper | Musical Genius | Sim learns four songs that can make other Sims act in certain ways |
| Poetic | Bestselling Author | Allows a Sim to create the Book of Life, which can resurrect a dead Sim |
| Mastermind | Public Enemy | Provides new interactions to cause negative moodlets in other Sims |
| Tormentor | Chief of Mischief | Gives a Sim the power to sabotage almost anything |
| Twisted Heart | Villainous Valentine | Sim gains bonus Social from Mean and Mischief interactions, while Sad and Embarrassed moods go away more quickly |
| Vicarious | Successful Lineage | This Sim will earn skill points while their child practices any skill |
| Matriarch/Patriarch | Big Happy Family | This Sim provides skill boosts to their children when they are closeby |
| Fresh Chef | Master Chef | Makes all prepared food of the highest quality, and prepared food never spoils |
| Potion Master | Master Mixologist | Allows this Sim to create drinks that can change the emotion of the drinker |
| Shrewd | Fabulously Wealthy | Receives a payment each week depending on Household Funds |
| Thrifty | Mansion Baron | Receive a 10% rebate on all Build Mode purchases each week |
| Professional | Renaissance Sim | Allows a Sim to write manuals about skills they have a high level in |
| Handy | Nerd Brain | Instantly fix or upgrade any object |
| Webmaster | Computer Whiz | Unlock new useful ways to use the computer, such as making money through playing games |
| Player | Serial Romantic | Never cause another Sim to get jealous, regardless of what they do |
| Companion | Soulmate | Unlock special interactions with a Sims spouse |
| Naturalist | Freelance Botanist | This Sim can never be harmed by fire and can extinguish any fire easily |
| Appraiser | The Curator | Allows a Sim to sell collectibles to the Simsonian Museum for extra cash |
| Angler’s Tranquility | Angling Ace | Removes all negative moodlets while fishing |
| Hilarious | Joke Star | This Sim’s jokes always land, and unlocks additional jokes for their repertoire |
| Perfect Host | Party Animal | Receive a boost to the score of any social event this Sim throws |
| Beloved | Friend of the World | Relationships with other Sims will never fade |
| Confidante | Neighborhood Confidante | Allows a Sim to avoid boring conversation and makes them more successful when meeting new people |
Traits from Expansion Packs
| Trait | Aspiration | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Whisperer | Friend of the Animals | Sims with this trait find it easier to train animals, and gain relationships with them faster | Cats & Dogs |
| Survival Insting | Extreme Sports Enthusiast | Always escape wildlife attacks, sports-related accidents, and more resistant to severe weather conditions | Snowy Escape |
| Worldly Knowledge | Mr. Komorebi Sightseer | Sim is better at socializing and gaining discounts at market stalls | Snowy Escape |
| Grand Champ Trainer | Championship Rider | Boosts horse training ability and skill-building, selling horses for higher prices | Horse Ranch |
| Nectar Know-It-All | Expert Nectar Maker | Allows a sim to craft pre-aged Nectar, and gains an iron bladder when drinking Nectar | Horse Ranch |
| World Renowned Actor/Actress | Master Actor/Actress | Never fail an acting action | Get Famous |
| Unstoppable Fame | World-Famous Celebrity | This Sim will not experience fame decay over time, and never react poorly towards the paparazzi | Get Famous |
| Muse of the Maker | Master Maker | Allows a Sim to fabricate items at a reduced cost | Eco Lifestyle |
| Pry of the Tiger | Seeker of Secrets | Become more successful when rummaging through junk mail, and unlocks the Tiger Inspector Badge to get out of trouble when breaking and entering | For Rent |
| Home Manager Maven | Five-Star Property Owner | Sim is more successful when dealing with tenants’ emergencies and build stronger relationships with tenants | For Rent |
| Tomarang Expert | Fount of Tomorani Knowledge | Sims become more successful at actions performed in Tomarang and with its residents | For Rent |
| Neighborly | Discerning Dweller | Sim is better at negotiating rent and getting along with neighbors | For Rent |
| Higher Education | Academic | Gain more skill using the Electromagnetic Research Archive Machine, and earn more money selling Research Papers | Discover University |
| Ghost Whisperer | Ghost Historian | Have an easier time building relationships with ghosts, unlocks special interactions to discuss eerie findings | Life & Death |
| Motivational Speaker | Master Mentor | Allows Sim to give a Motivating Speech, which boosts skill gain for them and others | Businesses & Hobbies |
| Influential Individual | Eco Innovator | Everyone listens to this Sim when they speak, following their lead | Businesses & Hobbies |
| Beloved Brand | Esteemed Entrepreneur | Small Businesses run by this Sim will get more positive reviews | Businesses & Hobbies |
| In the Know | City Native | Get a massive discount at market stalls if this Sim haggles with vendors | City Living |
| Laid-Back | Beach Life | This Sim will never become tense | Island Living |
| Seasoned Romantic | Romantic Explorer | Romantic relationships between this Sim and others grow faster, and they get over embarrassment more quickly | Lovestruck |
| Affection Aficionado | Paragon Partner | This Sim will lose romantic satisfaction more slowly, less than 1% of the normal speed | Lovestruck |
| Nature Conversationalist | Country Caretaker | This Sim has improved relationships with animals, allowing the animals to live longer, and yield more from harvesting crops and get free grocery deliveries and a discount on their bills if they live in Henford-on-Bagley | Cottage Living |
| Natural Leader | Leader of the Pack | Earn club points much faster and overthrow leaders more easily | Get Together |
Traits from Game Packs
| Trait | Aspiration | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am the Master | Vampire Family | Command Powers used on this Sims children will always succeed | Vampires |
| A True Master | Master Vampire | Excel at Mind Control powers and have more Vampire Energy stores | Vampires |
| Regained Humanity | Good Vampire | Sims are more likely to give this Vampire Sim permission to drink | Vampires |
| Role Model | Super Parent | Give bonus character value scoring when near toddlers, children, or teens | Parenthood |
| Museum Patron | Archaeology Scholar | Become confident in museums and flirty when on a date there | Jungle Adventure |
| Treasure Hunter | Jungle Explorer | Occasionally find relics and treasure that other Sims would miss | Jungle Adventure |
| Slinger of Spells | Spellcraft & Sorcery | This Sim will create less charge when casting spells | Realm of Magic |
| Master Mixer | Purveyor of Potions | Rarely fail when using potions on this Sim | Realm of Magic |
| Hero of StrangerVille | StrangerVille Mystery | Receive fan mail and retell the story of your adventure | StrangerVille |
| Survivalist | Outdoor Enthusiast | This Sim doesn’t mind living off the land and sleeping under the stars | Outdoor Retreat |
| A Gift of Credits | Hope vs Order | Receive a payment of Credits from your chosen Faction | Journey to Batuu |
| Heroic Presence | Paragon of Hope | Gain charisma more easily and inspire other sims easily | Journey to Batuu |
| Supreme Authority | Enforcer of Order | Have an edge during fights and are less likely to die from anger | Journey to Batuu |
| Sleight of Hand | Galactic Privateer | Pickpocket from other sims and never get caught cheating at Sabacc | Journey to Batuu |
| Clear Perspective | Inner Peace | Gain access to an action that grants a moodlet that prevents negative emotions for three hours | Spa Day |
| Self-Care Expertise | Self-Care Specialist | Increased skill gain in wellness activities, and clients pay more for services | Spa Day |
| Calming Aura | Zen Guru | Allows a Sim to generate a calming aura, affecting nearby Sims | Spa Day |
| Fanged Friend | Werewolf Initiate | Receive a boost to relationships with all Sims | Werewolves |
| Threatening Presence | Lone Wolf | Inspire fear in nearby Sims, aside from Greg | Werewolves |
| Refined Lupin | Emissary of the Collective | Generate less Fury over time | Werewolves |
| Chomp Champion | Wildfang Renegade | Sims turned by a Chomp Champion won’t react negatively, and will instead join the Sims pack | Werewolves |
| Lunar Link | Cure Seeker | Once cured, this Sim will retain a link to benefits of the Lunar Cycle | Werewolves |
Traits from Stuff Packs and other sources
| Trait | Aspiration | What it does | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Knitting Knowledge | Lord/Lady of the Knits | Craft unique knitted items, gain enhanced benefits when teaching others to knit, and free others from the Sweater Curse | Nifty Knitting |
| Enhanced Kleptomaniac | Sticky Fingers | Less likely to be caught stealing, even right in front of another Sim | Blast from the Past event |
| Batch Cook | Appliance Wiz | Always receive a duplicate of any recipe made using prepped ingredients | Home Chef Hustle |
| Booth Boss | Market Magnate | Set higher markups and be more successful convincing other Sims to buy items at Food Stands and Sales Tables | Home Chef Hustle |
| Fast and Fastidious | Perfectly Pristine | This Sim does not get negative moodlets or lose fun while cleaning, and they clean quicker using unlocked actions | Bust the Dust |
| Filth Dweller | Fabulously Filthy | Sim receives happy moodlets in dirty locations, gain he ability to befriend Filth Friends | Bust the Dust |
| Attuned | Crystal Crafter | Jewelery worn by this Sim will remain charged for longer and Sim can absorb energy from charged crystals | Crystal Creations |
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