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InThe Sims 4’s Discovery University expansion pack, Sims get to go to university and improve their skills and knowledge so they have an easier time climbing the corporate ladder. The main skill introduced in this pack is the Research and Debate Skill, which increases Sim’s learning and persuasion abilities.
This guide tells players what they need to know about the Research and Debate Skill so they can decide if learning it is worth their Sims' time while they’re studying to get their degree inThe Sims 4.
The Sims 4 Research and Debate Skill Overview
Research and Debate Skill Perks and Interactions
The Research and Debate Skill can help Sims improve various aspects of their life, mainly their ability to apprehend information, knowledge, and skills. Here are the interactions and advantages that Sims will receive each time they level up their Research and Debate Skill inThe Sims 4:
Research and Debate Skill Level
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How to Learn the Research and Debate Skill in The Sims 4
There are two ways to acquire the Research and Debate Skill inThe Sims 4:players can use the Research Archive Machine to research topics or interact with a mirror or podium and select the Practice Debate interaction.
Sims learn the Research and Debate Skill faster if they are feeling focused.
Players must be careful if they choose to contribute knowledge using the Research Archive Machine. If a Sim becomes dazed from doing it too often and continues to contribute, they maydie from overexertion.
Research and Debate Skill Cheat
If gamers want to fly through the Research and Debate Skill, they can cheat to quickly increase their Sim’s current level. To do this, players must firstenable cheats inThe Sims 4, which they can do by opening the cheat console and inserting the code “testingcheats on”. This makes it possible to take advantage of useful cheats, such as skill cheats, building cheats, and money cheats.
To cheat the Research and Debate Skill inThe Sims 4, gamers must insert the following code into the cheat console: “stats.set_skill_level Major_ResearchDebate [X]”. They have to replace the “[X]” with the number that corresponds to the skill level they want their Sim to acquire.
If players want tomax out the Research and Debate Skill, they must write the code “stats.set_skill_level Major_ResearchDebate 10”, but if they don’t want to go that far, they can replace the number with whichever number they please.