Relationships with animals begin at higher values. The available bonus traits, and their associated aspiration types, are: Bonus traits are awarded to each type of aspiration, regardless of which specific aspiration is selected. Bonus traits are awarded to a Sim when their first aspiration is chosen even if another aspiration is later chosen, that Sim will continue to have the original bonus trait. Once an aspiration is chosen, the Sim will be awarded a bonus trait.
Toddlers and younger do not have an aspiration. Child Sims must select special 'grow up' aspirations unique to their age group.
In Create a Sim, or after growing up a Sim to the teen life stage, the player will be able to select from one of fourteen available types of aspirations.
