Mod: Townies Gain Skills
Updated 5/24/26: Updated to include Royalty/Legacy and Adventure Awaits skills. Also, in case you missed it -- there are no longer slow, medium, and fast versions because you have full control in the config file. Be sure to update your config file when you re-download the mod.
Sul-sul! Here's a utilitarian mod that fixes the problem of Townies not gaining skills when left unplayed. This mod is Base Game Compatible.
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Features
All unplayed households will gain skills over time.
Sims will be more likely to gain skills that help them with their chosen careers, align with their personality traits, or liked activities.
Geniuses gain skills faster than other Sims.
All pack skills are included except Batuu - but your Sims will not gain skills for packs you do not own.
Config File
Enable or disable skill gain individually by using the included config file. Open it in any text editor and change the skill to "False" to disable it.
Versions
There is now only one version of this mod. Using the config file, choose how many days per week you would like townies to gain a skill point (1-7), and set the chance per day (0-100). For example, chance of 10 and 7 days would mean that your townies have a 10% chance to gain a skill point every day of the week.
The "medium" version of this mod used to gain guaranteed skill points three times per week, so that is the default setting in the config file.
Notes:
As a warning to rotational players, this mod will affect all households except the one currently being played, even if the Sims were previously played at some point.
This mod only recognizes in-game careers and skills.
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Hope you enjoy! ~JS
Comments (24)
when a townie is "in-view" or "on camera", can they gain skills normally? because i have my config setting at 25% chance 2 days per week for skill gain, but im assuming thats just for off-camera, background skill gain? so for e.g. if my active sim is at the gym and a townie sim is there working out, they will be able to gain the fitness skill normally, right? despite the config settings?
where do i put the cfg file?
with this mod, at what rate do townies gain skills? is it randomized or based on their traits?
I don't know which browser you used to open this mod, but normally a description should appear with everything you need to know about the mod. It might be worth taking a look at it; it will give you more information. What you asked is specified in the "Features" section of the description.
Just wondering if there are some skills missing, if I just add them in with an '= True' will that make them work?
thats great!
does the cfg fi'le go into the mods folder or no?
Thank you for updating!
Would you please be so kind as to update it for the Royal Pack?
I'm a bit confused as to how we change the speed? the config file says the below. But is this slow, medium or fast, and what setting do we change to make it different? [SKILL GAIN SPEED] Chance = 100 Days per week = 3
not all skills are in there. im missing fitness
Would it be possible for you to include the Expadet mods from SpinnigPlumbob (https://www.patreon.com/spinningplumbobs)?
Hey Jane, isn't fitness missing from the config file? Or is that intentional? Will my game explode if I add 'Fitness = True' after 'fishing'? ;)
Do I need to put the CFG file in my mods folder too?
Yup, you do. You can also open it to modify some of the settings. Like, if you're playing a historical save you probably don't want your townies to level up in eg. video gaming, so you change 'Video Gaming = True' to 'Video Gaming = False'. And so on
hey! so when I downloaded this there isnt an option to choose fast, medium or slow? is that normal? & what is the rate that they learn skills? thank you!!
There are no longer slow, medium, and fast versions because you have full control in the config file.
Would you please make a version in which geniuses don't gain all skills faster? I have certain sims that are supposed to very mentally gifted but slower in gaining athletic skills. Geniuses being good at everything makes that harder to do.
"Slow will give Townies one skill point every week, medium awards three skill points per week, and fast is one skill point per day." 1. Is the effect confined to Skills they already have? Or do they, say, randomly learn Oboe, even if they have no Oboe? 2. Do they earn "one skill point every week" in ONE skill, in SOME skills, or in ALL Skills?
Many thanks your work, but want to know is the mod still works with the latest path?
This is exactly what I need. Thank you soooooo much for making this!!!
Just started to play the game again after years... this mod is wonderfull. Thank you!
works with patch 1.105 ?
I was so excited about the blacksmith mod I hadn't seen this! OMG, this is great I hate marrying townies that have zero skills. Maybe now townies will have more dynamics! Thank You so much your mods are amazing!!!!