Trait chip

Trait chips are a feature of The Sims 3: Into the Future. Trait chips are a trait system that is only used by Plumbots, and which replaces the trait system used by Sims. There are 21 trait chips available in the game.
Each trait chip is placed into one of four hidden categories: ability, skill, service, and social. Different trait chips have different effects on Plumbots. Plumbots may have 3 to 7 slots depending on their quality level, and can be upgraded to have more trait chip slots. Slots can be left empty, and trait chips can be removed and replaced at any time, though there is a chance that removing a trait chip will damage it.
Sims are able to buy trait chips from the bot emporium in Oasis Landing. Designing a trait chip increases the Bot Building skill. Sims can also buy the Trait Chip Bundle for 10,000 lifetime happiness points. Should the player wish to do so instead of installing them into Plumbots, the chips from the lifetime reward can be sold for a significant profit in Simoleons.
Sims can also design and create trait chips with Reventlov's Bot Workshop. Designing a trait chip increases the Bot Building skill. Creating a trait chips requires a certain level of Bot Building skill as well as the components needed to create it. The needed components may include any nanite, specific nanites, blank processors, and crystal flowers.
Trait chips can also be obtained as a reward from certain Oasis Landing opportunities.
==List of trait chips==
Icon	Name 	Level	Type 	Effect 	Components
 	Competent Cleaner 	1 	Service 	Plumbot can clean on its own. 	Any Nanite
 	HandiBot 	2 	Skill 	Plumbot can repair broken items on its own; maximize Handiness skill 	Any Nanite, Small Processor
 	A.I. Angler 	2 	Skill 	Plumbot can fish; maximize Fishing skill 	Any Nanite, 2 Small Processors
 	Fear of Humans 	3 	Social 	Give Plumbot a fear of normal Sims 	Any Nanite, Small Processor
 	Steel Chef 	3 	Skill 	Plumbot can cook; maximize Cooking skill 	Lite Nanite, 3 Small Processors
 	RoboNanny 	4 	Service 	Plumbot can take care of babies, toddlers, and children 	Scalar Nanite, 3 Small Processors
 	Friendly Functions	4 	Social 	Unlocks Social. Enables friendly social interactions. Plumbot will socialize on its own. 	3 Small Processors, Kindness Charged Crystal
 	Sense of Humor 	5 	Social 	Unlocks Social. Enables joking interactions. 	3 Small Processors, Laughter Charged Crystal
 	Sinister Circuits 	5 	Social 	Unlocks Social. Enables mean interactions. Enables Sadness Beam if Mood Adjuster chip is installed. 	3 Small Processors, Rage Charged Crystal
 	Office Drone 	6 	Service 	Plumbot can get a job 	Lepton Nanite, Quantum Nanite, 2 Small Processors
 	Musical Machine 	6 	Skill 	Plumbot can make music; maximize all instrument skills 	Caustic Nanite, Heisenberg Nanite, 2 Small Processors
 	Mood Adjuster 	6 	Ability 	Unlocks Social. Plumbot can give Sims a Body Massage or Shoulder Massage, and can use their Mood Beam on a Sim. 	Neutron Nanite, any Crystal, 4 Small Processors
 	RoBotany Gardener 	7 	Skill 	Plumbot can and will garden; maximize Gardening skill 	Any 3 Nanites, any Crystal, Medium Processor
 	Capacity to Love 	7 	Social 	Unlocks Social. Gives Plumbot the ability to love. Enables romantic interactions with other Plumbots or Sims. 	2 Medium Processors, 5 Love Charged Crystals
 	Solar Powered 	7 	Ability 	Plumbot can recharge in sunlight (between 7am and 7pm/19:00) 	Condensor Nanite, Medium Processor
 	Simulated Emotions	8 	Social 	Unlocks Social and Mood. Gives Plumbot Happy, Sad, and Angry emotional modes. 	3 Laughter Charged Crystals, 3 Kindness Charged Crystals, 3 Rage Charged Crystals
 	Algorithmic Artist	8 	Skill 	Plumbot can paint; maximize Painting skill 	Torque Nanite, Polar Nanite, 2 Medium Processors
 	Limitless Learning	8 	Skill 	Plumbot can learn skills. Unlocks Skill Statistics and Challenges. 	Tunnelling Nanite, 3 Medium Processors
 	Holo Projector 	9 	Ability 	Plumbot can project holograms of Sims in other time frames 	Induction Nanite, 2 Medium Processors, Large Processor
 	Efficient 	9 	Service 	Plumbot uses power more efficiently, performs tasks more efficiently 	Thermo Nanite, 2 Medium Processors, Large Processor
 	Sentience 	10 	Social (Special)	Make Plumbot more human-like. Unlocks Social, Fun, and Mood. Allows Plumbot to have a Lifetime Wish and to receive opportunities. Strangely doesn't allow the Plumbot to join a career without also having Office Drone.	Uber Nanite, any 5 Crystals, Large Processor
==Trivia==
*Name of the Mood Adjuster trait chip was Many Moods during the development.The Sims 3 Into the Future Live Broadcast
==External links==
*Plumbot Trait chips in The Sims 3 Into the Future on Pinguintech.
*Trait Chips guide on Carl's Sims 3 Guide.
==References==
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