Get the Lifetime Wish You Want in the Sims 3

The lifetime Wishes in The Sims 3 seem too random for your tastes? You seem to never be able to get the Lifetime Wish you want? Or your sim just wouldn't want that wish? The Lifetime Wishes suggested in Create a Sim are selected based on the personality traits of your sim, and some wishes are more rare than others. See below how to get the wish you want so bad for your sim.

Steps

  1. Choose the Lifetime Wish before you choose the traits. There are 32 lifetime wishes available for your sim, listed in the table below. There are much more traits than wishes. If you pick the traits first, it will narrow down the list of Lifetime Wishes for you.
  2. Check on the table below what traits link to the lifetime wish you want. Pick one or two of these traits for your sim.
  3. Fill the other trait slots with whatever traits you want.
    (Note: Do not pick too many traits that are linked to another lifetime wish you want, or that ones might push your desired wish down the priority table).
  4. See if the Lifetime Wish you want shows up in the five suggested. If they do not, reroll your wishes a couple times.
    • To reroll your Lifetime Wishes available, enter the trait selection screen and hit cancel.
    • If the desired lifetime wish does not show up, switch one trait for one more trait linked to the main wish.
    • If it still doesn't show up, go to 'Choose Lifetime Wish.' If you know the name of the wish, scroll down until you find it.

Tips

  • Some traits does not have any lifetime wish associated to them. They do not have any X on their rows. Pick these to get those really rare wishes.
  • If you do different characters such as party animal, mean spirited snob or rock star, your computer could start slowing down because the computer gets mixed up with whether it's good or bad.

Chart

Trait / Lifetime Wish Professional Author World Renowned Surgeon Superstar Athlete CEO of a Mega-Corporation Hit Movie Composer Heartbreaker Rock Star The Tinkerer Master Thief Forensic Specialist: Dynamic D- Profiler Astronaut Master of the Arts Perfect Mind, Perfect Body Gold Digger Star News Anchor Living in the Lap of Luxury Jack of All Trades Surrounded by Family Renaissance Sim Chess Legend The Culinary Librarian Golden Tongue, Golden Fingers International Super Spy Super Popular Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium Celebrated Five-Star Chef Illustrious Author Swimming in Cash The Perfect Garden Leader of the Free World The Emperor Creature-Robot Cross Breeder
Absent-Minded - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ambitious - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - x - x x -
Angler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - x
Artistic x - - - x - x - - - - x - - x - - - - - - x - - - - x - - - - -
Athletic - - x - - - - - x - x - x - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - -
Bookworm x x - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - -
Brave - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - -
Can't Stand Art - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Charismatic - - - x - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - x x x - - - - - x - -
Childish - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - x x - - - - - - - -
Clumsy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Commitment Issues - - - - - x - - - - - - - x - - x - x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Whiz - - - - - - - x - x - - - - - - - - - x - - x - - - - - - - - x
Couch Potato x - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - -
Coward - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Daredevil - - x - - - - - x - x - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - -
Dislikes Children - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Easily Impressed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Evil - - - - - - - - x - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x -
Excitable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Family-Oriented - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Flirty - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly - x - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - x - - - - - x - - - - - x - -
Frugal - - - x - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - -
Genius - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - x - - - - - - x
Good - x - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - x - - - - x - - - - - - x - -
Good Sense of Humor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - -
Great Kisser - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - -
Green Thumb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - x - - x
Grumpy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Handy - - - - - - - x - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
Hates the Outdoors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Heavy Sleeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hopeless romantic - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - -
Hot-Headed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hydrophobic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Inappropriate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Insane - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - x x
Kleptomaniac - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Light Sleeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Loner x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - -
Loser - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - -
Loves the Outdoors - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - x - - -
Lucky - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mean Spirited - - - - - x - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x -
Mooch - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - x - - - - - - - x - - - x - - - -
Natural Cook - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - x - - x - - -
Neat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neurotic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Never Nude - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
No Sense of Humor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Over-Emotional - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Party Animal - - x - - x x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - -
Perfectionist - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - x - - -
Schmoozer - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - x - - - - - x - -
Slob - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snob - - - x - - - - - - - - - x - x - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - -
Technophobe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unflirty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unlucky - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vegetarian - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - x - - x - - x
Virtuoso - - - - x - x - - - - x - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - -
Workaholic - x - x - - - - - - - - - - - - x - x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Professional Author Artistic Bookworm Couch Potato Loner
World Renowned Surgeon Bookworm Friendly Good Workaholic
Superstar Athlete Athletic Daredevil Loves the Outdoors Party Animal
CEO of a Mega-Corporation Ambitious Charismatic Frugal Loser Schmoozer Snob Workaholic
Hit Movie Composer Artistic Hopeless Romantic Virtuoso
Heartbreaker Commitment Issues Flirty Great Kisser Mean Spirited Party Animal
Rock Star Artistic Party Animal Virtuoso
The Tinkerer Computer Whiz Genius Handy
Master Thief Athletic Daredevil Evil Kleptomaniac
Forensic Specialist: Dynamic D- Profiler Computer Whiz Good
Astronaut Athletic Brave Daredevil Handy
Master of the Arts Artistic Virtuoso
Perfect Mind, Perfect Body Athletic Perfectionist
Gold Digger Commitment Issues Couch Potato Evil Frugal Insane Mean Spirited Mooch Snob
Star News Anchor Artistic Bookworm Charismatic Friendly
Living in the Lap of Luxury Ambitious Kleptomaniac Mooch Snob
Jack of All Trades Childish Commitment Issues Insane Workaholic
Surrounded by Family Family-Oriented Friendly Good
Renaissance Sim Commitment Issues Genius Workaholic
Chess Legend Computer Whiz Couch Potato Loser
The Culinary Librarian Natural Cook Vegetarian
Golden Tongue, Golden Fingers Artistic Charismatic Good Sense of Humor Great Kisser Hopeless Romantic Schmoozer Virtuoso
International Super Spy Athletic Brave Charismatic Childish Computer Whiz Daredevil Good
Super Popular Charismatic Childish Friendly Mooch Party Animal Schmoozer
Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium Angler Genius Loves the Outdoors Perfectionist
Celebrated Five-Star Chef Green Thumb Natural Cook Vegetarian
Illustrious Author Artistic Bookworm Loner
Swimming in Cash Ambitious Frugal Mooch Snob
The Perfect Garden Green Thumb Loves the Outdoors Natural Cook Perfectionist Vegetarian
Leader of the Free World Ambitious Charismatic Friendly Good Schmoozer
The Emperor Ambitious Evil Insane Mean Spirited
Creature-Robot Cross Breeder Angler Computer Whiz Genius Green Thumb Handy Insane Vegetarian

Warnings

  • This information was gathered from observation alone, and not some data mining in the game files or from EA inside information. It may be wrong for some trait combinations, as not all of them were tested.

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