Further, at the personality screen in CAS, there would be an option for the player to choose either one of each of the 8 variables or choose a premade option like ENFJ. In such a sense this kind of mod is an interjector mod of the current trait system and would edit some of the traits to be more fitting according to the MBTI profiles. Each variable describes one type of human behavior and I believe that the use of the MBTI would make the behavior of one's sims more realistic. The result will look something like INTJ, ESFP and so forth.
Judging vs Perceving and explains how you interact with the external world.Feeling vs Thinking and explains your primary function and.Sensing vs I Ntuitive and explains thow you gather information.Introverted vs Extraverted and explains the way you gain energy.So, while getting home from uni and thinking about Sims and social science (yeah, I study socal science so playing Sims is a horribly bad combination!) I started to think about how the trait system could be improved in Sims 3 using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test.įor those who don't know what MBTI is, it basically categorizes your personality type based on 4 different variables:
