Pyromaniac problem (no fire in the house)

[Leto85]

Hello fellow simmers

I have married (I mean my sim married) the fireman in France because I wanted the child to be a pyromaniac Sim for when Ambitions arrives to let the child grow up to be a fireman. (Taste the irony.)
But when the mother finally got pregnant and the baby arrived, the fire turns out to be extinguished before it actually got a chance to burn. I didn't see any pyromaniac trait. Even when he grew up into a child, I didn't get the choice to give him the pyromaniac trait.

Now I'm really disappointed. Did I do something wrong? Like for example instead of overfeeding the mother with apples to make it a boy, she needed to burn her mouth with 3 flame fruits or something, to give the child the pyromaniac trait?

Although the boy's name is actually Pyro (which represents my creativity), it isn't a tribute to what he needed to be now.

[AriaGirl77]

I'm pretty sure that the pyro trait is hidden, meaning it doesn't show up anywhere but he will have the option to "start a fire" or will be "fireproof" once one breaks out.  Once he becomes a child or teen (can't remember when the trait becomes apparent) click on him and you may get the option to set something on fire.

If I'm remembering right the trait might show up when you mouse over his picture on the family tree.

[Swede1992]

They're hidden traits, so you can't see if Pyro has inherited it (which is absolutely not 100%). If he is a pyromaniac you should be able to click on him and choose "set fire to something nearby" when he is a teenager (I think?) or older. However, the fire that is started is nothing more than a small blaze that doesn't spread and won't kill any sims. All it really does is giving the pyromaniac a moodlet.

[Pam]

However, the fire that is started is nothing more than a small blaze that doesn't spread and won't kill any sims. All it really does is giving the pyromaniac a moodlet.

I'm not certain about this.  I remember reading a blog somewhere that a Pyromaniac set fire to something in the kitchen and the house burned down.  Of course, that was just someone's personal blog, so I don't know if it's true.

[samoht04]

Nope, Swede is correct. Pam - I tried that 

[Leto85]

Nope, Swede is correct. Pam - I tried that  

So you DO have a pyro-sim? Can you tell me how you've actually succesfully 'bred' one?

[Pam]

I haven't bred one myself, but my understanding is that the children of a firefighter will sometimes have the pyro and/or fireproof hidden traits.  You're on the right track with what you've done, but it's not a 100% guarantee and it's not a trait you get to choose or see on your Sim's information panel.  You only know it once they've grown some and you try it out.

[samoht04]

My Sim had twins, one was 'fireproof' which I tested  Well she had a one night fling with the fire-fighter!

[Leto85]

This just came up in my mind, is it maybe the fact that my sim actually married the fireman before she got a child with him that there is no pyrosim? Because, literally speaking, the fireman isn't a fireman anymore as soon when he moves into the house. As he did. For some reason, I didn't think about that while playing.

[Swede1992]

I haven't gotten a pyro-sim, but I have gotten a fire proof one that was 'bred' after the firefighter was married into the household. So, the hidden traits can still be inherited by the children.

[Leto85]

I haven't gotten a pyro-sim, but I have gotten a fire proof one that was 'bred' after the firefighter was married into the household. So, the hidden traits can still be inherited by the children.

Good to know. So I just have to just try and try again.

[Pam]

I had a maid marry into the family and have a child that had the hidden trait of not making messes.  So, I agree with Swede that the marriage doesn't alter the hidden traits of the children.

[Leto85]

Off topic: about the maid thing. I normally never hire one because she always trow away my precious nectar once I have served a few. Can I make her not to do that somehow? There isn't a interaction for that as far as I know.

On topic: before I can lock this post, one more question related to firemans: when a child finally got the hidden trait, will the following generations have it also? Of course I could test this myself, but if one of you already know the answer: I like to know it.

[samoht04]

I just realised that what Pam said has happened to me!  Two generations later after a maid married in and I realised there is hardly any mess to clean up, just from the husband's even though one is neat anyway! 

[Pam]

On topic: before I can lock this post, one more question related to firemans: when a child finally got the hidden trait, will the following generations have it also? Of course I could test this myself, but if one of you already know the answer: I like to know it.

Once a hidden trait is established, it's supposed to last through all the generations as long as it's a direct blood descendent.  My hidden trait of Saluting went for many generations, so I think other hidden traits would be the same.