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    Is There A Way To Reset Skills?

    marioXtremomarioXtremo Posts: 1,773 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    Hey guys! So I figured out my Chester Bennington Sim had level 5 in guitar as soon as I started the game because I made him from another Sim I had played with, instead of with a random generated Sim (It's just most of them are so ugly! xD) and he also has a lot of other skills...

    I wonder why he kept the skills when he didn't keep his friends and job... Like, Why not get rid of everything?

    So... Is there any way to reset his skills?

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    • Zolt65Zolt65 Posts: 8,272 Member
      stats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_Guitar X

      X = the number level of the skill you want assigned from 1- 10


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    • marioXtremomarioXtremo Posts: 1,773 Member
      Zolt65 wrote: »
      stats.set_skill_level AdultMajor_Guitar X

      X = the number level of the skill you want assigned from 1- 10

      Thank you! :)

      But isn't it weird that it kept the skills?

      #WeirderSotries I guess?... xD
    • Zolt65Zolt65 Posts: 8,272 Member
      I guess once you get the skill it stays?


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    • SimKeatsSimKeats Posts: 2,186 Member
      If you edited a downloaded sim, the answer should be obvious, no friends cause their friends are on another planet (world lol), if you edited a random generated townie, those don't get jobs only played (goths and stuff are preplayed by devs I assume) sims usually if ever come with jobs and stuff already.
    • marioXtremomarioXtremo Posts: 1,773 Member
      Zolt65 wrote: »
      I guess once you get the skill it stays?

      Yeah maybe... but why? :(

      He's a new Sim! Just made from the "template" of another one of my Sims... the whole "template" thing should just go away once you change the name...
    • natashifiednatashified Posts: 3,314 Member
      Make sure you have testingcheats on, when trying the above cheat.
    • marioXtremomarioXtremo Posts: 1,773 Member
      edited September 2014
      SimKeats wrote: »
      If you edited a downloaded sim, the answer should be obvious, no friends cause their friends are on another planet (world lol), if you edited a random generated townie, those don't get jobs only played (goths and stuff are preplayed by devs I assume) sims usually if ever come with jobs and stuff already.

      I said I edited one of my own Sims! D:
      natashified wrote: »
      Make sure you have testingcheats on, when trying the above cheat.

      I didn't have it and it worked! xD

      Will there be any problem if I save him like that? With no skills due to a cheat?
    • marioXtremomarioXtremo Posts: 1,773 Member
      Will there be any problem if I save him like that? With no skills due to a cheat?
    • natashifiednatashified Posts: 3,314 Member
      marioXtremo wrote: »
      Will there be any problem if I save him like that? With no skills due to a cheat?

      You should be fine, make a backup for safe keeping.

    • SimKeatsSimKeats Posts: 2,186 Member
      marioXtremo wrote: »
      SimKeats wrote: »
      If you edited a downloaded sim, the answer should be obvious, no friends cause their friends are on another planet (world lol), if you edited a random generated townie, those don't get jobs only played (goths and stuff are preplayed by devs I assume) sims usually if ever come with jobs and stuff already.

      I said I edited one of my own Sims! D:
      natashified wrote: »
      Make sure you have testingcheats on, when trying the above cheat.

      I didn't have it and it worked! xD

      Will there be any problem if I save him like that? With no skills due to a cheat?

      Actually, you said you created your sim from a sim you played, which is basically the opposite.
    • marioXtremomarioXtremo Posts: 1,773 Member
      SimKeats wrote: »
      marioXtremo wrote: »
      SimKeats wrote: »
      If you edited a downloaded sim, the answer should be obvious, no friends cause their friends are on another planet (world lol), if you edited a random generated townie, those don't get jobs only played (goths and stuff are preplayed by devs I assume) sims usually if ever come with jobs and stuff already.

      I said I edited one of my own Sims! D:
      natashified wrote: »
      Make sure you have testingcheats on, when trying the above cheat.

      I didn't have it and it worked! xD

      Will there be any problem if I save him like that? With no skills due to a cheat?

      Actually, you said you created your sim from a sim you played, which is basically the opposite.

      Yeah, I made a Sim (the one who's taking the selfie in my avi) and then when I thought about making a new Sim I was tired of "rolling" the dice and getting random ugly Sims so I took him and edited him, then I thought I would make Chester Bennington and edited him...

      It's exactly what you do with random generated Sims, except with your own Sims...
    • somnambulist07somnambulist07 Posts: 50 Member
      edited September 2014
      Wouldn't creating a new sim, choosing the genetics tab and create twin work? I assume the created twin would look pretty much identical. Then just delete the template sim from the household.
    • marioXtremomarioXtremo Posts: 1,773 Member
      somnambulist07 wrote: »
      Wouldn't creating a new sim, choosing the genetics tab and create twin work? I assume the created twin would look pretty much identical. Then just delete the template sim from the household.

      I didn't even think of that... I already saved Chester that way, with no skills from the cheat, tho... but thanks for the advice! :P
    • pandie00pandie00 Posts: 590 Member
      Ohh ty ty ty @somnambulist07 !!! Im going to try that right now
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    • NihongoGeekNihongoGeek Posts: 3 New Member
      Is there a way to do this with a young adult sim? I made my sim a Kleptomaniac, but I didn't realize that stealing things increases your mischief skill, and now she's at level 5, but I want to remove the skill completely. I've already taken her back into CAS to remove the kleptomaniac trait and replaced it with another one.
    • Audio_5urfAudio_5urf Posts: 655 Member
      Generally replacing traits with the cheat doesn't entirely work everytime.

      I learned that with a noncommital sim that I decided wasn't going to have commitment problems.. well, they thought otherwise since they would still get tense from being in the same relationship or job every morning

      Easier just to make a twin of said sim in cas with the desired traits. Facial features are identical.. body shape can slightly vary, but not by a lot. (Like bust size for females)

      I also do the twin thing if I want to reset a sim completely.. and trust me, I shove my face into the screen doing side by side comparisons to make sure they are as identical as possible.
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    • NihongoGeekNihongoGeek Posts: 3 New Member
      Ok, but how do I remove or reduce a skill down?
    • luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
      edited June 2016
      NihongoGeek wrote: »
      Ok, but how do I remove or reduce a skill down?

      You can drag the skill level down with the UI Cheats Extension mod (IIRC) or you can use the cheats here, but not right down to zero:
      http://simsvip.com/sims-4-cheats-codes/#Skills
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    • Audio_5urfAudio_5urf Posts: 655 Member
      Yeah, either stats.set_skill_level major_(skill name) (1-10)

      OR

      Make a twin for a complete reset.
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    • rodneyclintrodneyclint Posts: 496 Member
      lol yeah I remember downloading a Sim and editing him from the Gallery, then went into the game with him and ALL of his skills were maxed out and he had also completed every Aspiration and I want to say the jobs too...like he had all of the extra traits you get from the Rewards Store and from completing the Aspirations.
    • Audio_5urfAudio_5urf Posts: 655 Member
      That's why I notate any major accomplishments if it's not a cas fresh sim like maxed skills, completed aspirations, and high career level... who knows, maybe people like some seasoned sims on the gallery
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    • Emma_9968Emma_9968 Posts: 1 New Member
      Hi, I know no one has posted on this thread in awhile but I can't get this cheat to work for me. Any suggestions?
    • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,585 Member
      edited October 2016
      Emma_9968 wrote: »
      Hi, I know no one has posted on this thread in awhile but I can't get this cheat to work for me. Any suggestions?

      Hello @Emma_9968
      Welcome to the forums! :)
      Are you trying to set the skill level of a sim at a particular level or trying to reset the sim to having no skills?
      This is a link to cheats to set the sim at a particular level. You need to first type in
      testingcheats true
      http://simsvip.com/sims-4-cheats-codes/#Skills
      Don't use the brackets. You can't completely reset the sim to zero using cheats though.
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