Confident is an emotion available in The Sims 4. It generally occurs when a Sim does something successful and can evolve into Very Confident with enough moodlet points. The Confident emotion provides a boost to Charisma skill gain and a higher chance of success when performing social interactions.
Stages
- Confident: 1-7, 1-5 for Teens
- Very Confident: 8+, 6+ for Teens
Interactions and Activities
Interactions
- Show Off Muscles
- Tell Unbelievable Story
- Propose Crazy Scheme
- Use Bold Pick-Up Line
- Suave Kiss
Activities
- Confident painting (Easel interaction)
- Pee Like a Champion: When a Sim is Confident, the options for using a toilet is replaced with 'Pee Like a Champion'. However, there is no difference between the two versions.
- Run with Chest Out (Treadmill interaction)
- Admire Self (Mirror interaction)
- Psych Self Up (Mirror interaction)
Supportive Traits and Events
These traits affect how often a Sim is confident:
- Sims with the Self-Assured trait will randomly receive a +1 Confident moodlet
- Jealous Sims will become confident around their romantic partner
- Snob Sims will be confident around other snob Sims
- Bros will be confident while watching sports
- Mean Sims will be confident after winning a fight
- Ambitious Sims get confident after joining people in a job
- Geek Sims will be confident after finding a collectable
- Loyal Sims will become confident around their romantic partner and/or close friends, as well as standing up with their friends
- Socially awkward Sims will become confident to nearest Sims who are familiar with them, such as close friends[TS4:HSY]
- Nosy Sims will become confident when giving an unwarranted advice to other Sims[TS4:FR]
- Skeptical Sims will become confident if they refuse proving their powers from occult Sims[TS4:L&D]
- Competitive Sims will become confident when gaining a career promotion[TS4:AA]
These lot traits affect how often a Sim is confident:
- Convivial - while socializing
- Good Schools - after school (children and teens only)[TS4:CL]
- Romantic Aura[TS4:CL] - while romancing other Sims
These events may lead to a confident moodlet:
- Psyching Self Up using a mirror
- Brushing Teeth using a sink
- Drinking a Confident Potion from the Rewards Store or sent by CelebuSerum[TS4:GF]
- Drinking Hot Earl Grey tea
- Conquering a fear
- Threatening other Sims while in the Criminal career
- Consuming a Confident Magic Bean
- Getting a Lotus Blossom Aromatherapy massage on the massage table[TS4:SD]
- Participating in a club gathering with active Confident Vibes club perk [+1-3 depending on perk level][TS4:GT]
- Eating Pufferfish Nigiri at a higher survival rate[TS4:CL]
- Successfully snooping in someone else's private journal[TS4:PH]
- Consuming Gutsberries[TS4:JA]
- Listening to Summer Strut music during summer season [TS4:S]
- Drinking a Potion:[TS4:ROM]
- Potion of the Nimble Mind
- Potion of Forced Friendship
- Potion of Prompt Resurrection
- Drinking Fizzy Confident juice/seltzer (Blackberry, Elderberry[TS4:OR], Gutsberry[TS4:JA], or Plantain)[TS4:EL]
- Eating a Charming Mushroom[TS4:CLV]
- Drinking Grape Nectar[TS4:HR]
- Successfully avoided eviction by intimidating the property owner[TS4:FR]
- Having attended grief counseling[TS4:L&D]
Skill Gain
The following skills receive a boost when a Sim is confident.
Charisma
Dancing[TS4:GT]
Selvadoradian Culture[TS4:JA]
Acting[TS4:GF]
Skiing[TS4:SE]
Entrepreneur[TS4:HSY]
Horse Riding[TS4:HR]
Diving[TS4:AA]
Object Auras
Dead/Alive aliens, confident paintings and various The Sims 3 rewards are examples of items with a confident object aura. Rewards for the Secret Agent and the Business careers have a confident aura as well.
- Flower arrangements scented with Bird of Paradise [TS4:S]
- Jewelry and gemstones crafted from Amazonite [TS4:JA], Hematite, Rainborz, Rose, or Turquoise. Jewelry effects are only active when being worn, and gemstones only active when Sims are nearby them. [TS4:CCS]
Careers and Jobs
Sims with these jobs or careers will gain work performance if they go to work while confident.
- Retail Employee - Teen part-time job.
- Secret Agent - Until branching to Villain/Diamond Agent.
- Criminal - Boss branch.
- Politician
- Athlete - Bodybuilder Branch.
- Actor
Trivia
- Internally, Very Confident is referred to as "Fearless".
- Using a laser pointer while confident will make the light match the emotion's color and take on the shape of a star.
Gallery
Audio
The sound that plays upon a Sim entering the Confident emotion.
The sound that plays upon a Sim entering the Very Confident emotion.