How to Get the Polyamorous Trait in The Sims 4
As a passionate Sims gamer and content creator, I‘m often asked: how do you get the polyamorous trait that lets your Sims have multiple romantic partners at once? This special trait eliminates jealousy, opening up huge gameplay possibilities.
In this comprehensive guide, I‘ll cover everything you need to know:
What is the Polyamorous Trait?
The polyamorous trait removes romantic jealousy, allowing your Sims to get intimate with multiple partners without any negative moodlets or relationship impacts. No more angry phone calls or tearful confrontations – it‘s total free love!
According to data from ModTheSims, the polyamorous trait is currently the 9th most popular custom trait download. This suggests a strong demand from players looking to remove restrictions around monogamy in The Sims 4.
Key Benefits
Here are some of the key highlights of the polyamorous trait:
- No jealousy or betrayal sentiment from romantic interactions
- Sims can have multiple steady partners / fiancés
- Partners won‘t autonomously break up due to non-exclusivity
- No limitation on public displays of affection
- No messy relationship web notifications
This frees you up to create multi-partner households with intriguing relationship dynamics!
How to Get the Polyamorous Trait
The polyamorous trait comes with the WickedWhims mod, an extremely popular (and somewhat controversial) adult-themed mod. Here‘s a step-by-step guide to installing it correctly:
Step 1: Download WickedWhims
Head over to the official WickedWhims site or LoversLab page. Make sure to grab the latest version – currently v3.8.752.
Step 2: Install the Mod
Unzip the WickedWhims file and copy everything into The Sims 4 mods folder located at Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 > Mods.
Step 3: Launch the Game
Boot up The Sims 4 and you‘ll get a notification that custom content / mods have been found. The game may take longer than usual to load all the textures and assets that come with WickedWhims.
Step 4: Activate in Game Settings
In the options panel, click on Game Options. Under Other, check the box next to Enable Custom Content and Mods. Then enable Script Mods. Exit back to your game – WickedWhims is now installed!
Pro Tip: Make sure to allow mods in all game sessions, otherwise they won‘t load properly.
Earning Adult Points
To unlock traits like polyamorous, your Sims will need to accumulate adult points. Let‘s cover some effective methods to speed this process up:
Passive Generation
Simply living life will generate a slow trickle of adult points depending on occult type:
| Human Adults | 1 point every 2 hours |
| Occult Adults | 1 point per hour |
So vampires, mermaids, aliens etc will gain points twice as fast. Handy for R-rated simulations!
Active Generation
You can accelerate point gain by directly commanding your adult Sims to engage in various Wicked activities:
- Masturbation: ~5 points per completion
- Sex with partners: ~15 points per completion
- Streaking: ~3 points per instance
- Watching pornography: ~8 points per viewing
Based on these rates having regular Woohoos with multiple partners seems optimal. Just be wary of overexertion!
Reward Store Purchase
Didn‘t want to wait? You can instantly grant your Sims extra adult points via the WickedWhims Reward Store. Prices are reasonable too – $1,000 Simoleons for 50 points. Useful if you‘re desperate to speed up trait unlocks.
Buying the Polyamorous Trait
Once you‘ve got a decent adult point balance, visit the WickedWhims main menu and click Rewards > Reward Store. This brings up a huge list of available traits, occult types, attractions, and other benefits you can purchase.
- Polyamorous: 500 points
- Non-Jealous: 500 points
I recommend buying both for a complete zero-jealousy setup across all your Sims‘ relationships.
The trait will now be available under the Traits section whenever you access Create-A-Sim or CAS Full Edit Mode on a playable Sim. Equip it here to enable polyamorous behavior.
Managing Multiple Relationships
Once your Sims are happily polyamorous, you‘ll want to keep close tabs on their multiple unfolding relationships. Here are some tips:
- Check the Relationship Panel often to monitor sentiment levels, turn-ons/offs etc for each partner.
- Maxing out the Romance bar is essential for avoiding autonomous breakups.
- Personality traits like Alluring give a boost to romance without requiring Active effort.
- Queuing up romantic socials with various partners each day helps maintain harmony.
It takes some diligent relationship management but the end results are incredibly fun and open up so many risqué story possibilities!
In Summary
Installing the polyamorous trait injection some exciting new flavor into any Sims 4 game. By removing jealousy and restrictions around monogamy, you can craft multi-partner households filled with drama, desire, and comedic surprises at every turn!
As a passionate Simmer myself, I highly recommend all players give it a try at least once. The additional relationship depth is totally worth it!
Let me know in the comments if you have any other questions around getting started with polygamy gameplay in The Sims 4!
