Questions tagged [the-sims-3]
The Sims 3 is a reality simulator, following the style of The Sims 1 and 2. Players control their own Sims in activities and relationships in a similar manner to real life. The gameplay is open-ended and indefinite.
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How do you prevent Sims from aging?
In Sims 2 you could make Elixir of Life to stop Sims from aging. Is there any way to do this in Sims 3?
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Is it common to die at work?
I downloaded The Sims 3 for my Android phone, and I've played through almost 2 Sim weeks with my character. My sim works Monday–Friday, and without fail, he will die every other day at work. If he ...
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Can I get a ghost pregnant?
Some of my Sims have recently been haunted by the recently deceased! My poor sim family never got around to conceiving a child before Mrs. Adrianna Morgan intercepted a meteor with her cranium. (Oops?)...
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Sims 3: Mad scientist looking for a new job
If a mad scientist in Sims 3 gets a new job, can you still perform experiments on random objects?
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Are there any ways to decrease the impressively long save times for Sims 3 worlds?
I've been watching my wife play Sims 3, and I've noticed the save times are impressively long. (Load times are fine.)
The save times start off fine on a new world but after a few hours probably take ...
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Can I detonate things without losing friends?
I have the Sims 3 Ambitions and Late Night expansion packs installed and when I detonate stuff to get scraps and the challenge, I seem to be losing friendship points with all my friends and even ...
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How do I end a romantic relationship with the butler?
Just to have some fun, I built up a romantic relationship between a sim and her butler. For a while it was amusing to see him get excited about the occasional WooHoo in the shower, but it has pretty ...
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How do I change my Sims 3 installed content and saved games location?
Because my C: drive is just a 40gig SSD and space is an issue with it, I tend to keep games from saving files, DLC and screenshots there.
I've changed my 'Documents' target on Windows 7 to target a ...
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Why does this Sim have more fun?
I'm playing some randomly generated sims. I've noticed that most sims will have a 7 hour "Having a Blast" moodlet when the fun bar is maxed. One of my sims has a 12 hour "Having a Blast" moodlet ...
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Is there a way to put a lot of things in a fridge in an easy way?
Or in any container for that matter?
After harvesting, I always end up having to drag every item in one by one. Also, is there a way to group the same item? After dragging and dropping, if I miss, it ...
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Can you disable automatic memories?
I have recently been playing sims 3 including all expansions so far. Generations has memories, which is great, except that everything seems to be a memory. Every time the game come up with a memory, I ...
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Lot no longer has a pool; Sims still want to swim, get stuck in loop
My current household used to contain a swimming pool on a third floor balcony. Since I've recently installed Sims 3 Ambitions, the pool had to go to make room for a laundry room.
Every now and then ...
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What are the advantages of napping?
Napping doesn't replenish energy as well as sleeping in a bed. --The Sims Wiki
Why would I ever want my Sims to nap instead of sleep? Was this added for realism or does it have any actual use?
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The sims 3 Plumbots
I installed an expansion pack onto The sims 3 called "Into the future" which allows me to build robots(plumbots). They have mastered their musical skill but seem unable to form a band. How can i form ...
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My Sims are pausing every once in a while and all NPCs seem to have been stuck somewhere?
In Sims 3, me and my fiancee have settled with doing the change active household style of playing as discussed here Multiple users and households in Sims 3
Anyway, I have a feeling that some of the ...
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What are the difference between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3?
I've been playing The Sims 2 for ages and I'm thinking about taking The Sims 3 (and all the expansions).
What are the differences in terms of gameplay? I know that all families age at the same time ...
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Can a vampire's human child and another human make vampire babies?
A vampire and human can have both vampire and human offspring. Can their human child have vampire babies?
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Can sims move to a new neighbourhood?
I got the late night expansion pack for the sims, and i'd like to move my family to the new neighbourhood that came with it.
I tried it before but they lost all their money, which i would like to ...
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How can I get the Sims DLC from Steam to work with the Origin version of the base games?
Looking in the Steam store, the Sims DLC packs have a little banner similar to this:
Requires the base game The Sims™ 3 on Steam in order to play.
My girlfriend has Sims 3 and Sims Medieval ...
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How can I make my sim harvest the whole garden automatically again?
When you're harvesting your garden, usually if you click "harvest" or "tend garden", the Sim will go around and perform these actions to every plant in the garden that the action is applicable to.
My ...
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Why are the outside walls of my house different shades?
I'm really confused why my outside walls are two different shades. I used the exact same masonry/brick wall covering for both levels of the house, yet the upper level always appears darker than the ...
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The Sims 3: Why is my Sim so unhappy?
As is visible in the screenshot below, my Sim has all their needs met and no negative moodlets, yet their happiness level is pretty much stuck to miserable. Is this a bug, and if so, how do I fix it?
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Getting Started - No Jobs, No Community Lots, No Rabbit Holes
I just downloaded the Sims 3 from Steam (yes, i know I'm late to the party). The first thing I did was get rid of all the crap that comes with a new neighborhood, leaving nothing but empty lots.
The ...
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How do I fatten someone up?
I want to fatten up my Sim with the "Athletic" trait, but nothing seems to work.
I've tried to prevent my sim from getting exercise and stuffed him with loads of ice cream, but he just won't get fat. ...
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Is there any point in going to university?
I will have my sim join the ghosthunter profession.
From what I read graduating from university seems to do good only for rabbithole jobs.
Is there any point in going to university?
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Is it safe to abandon a child when moving in with your husband?
Frank seduced Pauline, who was dating Hank, and convinced her to dump him. (Yes, Frank is a d*ck) Things happened, and Pauline somehow got pregnant ; Frank proposed to her, and they eventually got ...
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Can I make my Sims age again? What is a workaround for this bug?
I seem to have a bug that is preventing my Sims from aging. It happened after my Sim had a baby. The "x days left until aging" bar never increases. Aging IS active in my game options.
I found this ...
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Can I buy the expansions from Steam if my copy of Sims 3 wasn't bought from Steam?
I already own Sims 3 and Sims 3 Generations after buying them from Best Buy and Walmart. If I want to buy other expansions through the Steam sales, do I have to rebuy these two in order to play them? ...
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How to play "together" in Sims 3?
Is there any way that my girlfriend and I can interact between our Sim characters/families? Is it possible to share neighborhoods online or play the same family change by change? We have both Origin ...
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When looking for Collectibles does the game use my eyes or my sims eyes
Someone can edit the title if they want
Just got sims 3 and I found a Yellow Gem when walking from my house to a neighbors house.
Question: does my sim have to be in a "visible range" for the ...
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Sims 3 expansion packs?
I just got my hands on a few DVDs, I got Sims 3, World Adventures and Late Night. I never played before sims 3, but I understand the last two are expansion packs.
The question is: if I install all ...
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How difficult is it to bring someone back from the dead?
My partner accidentally died. I would like to resurrect her and I read up on the oh my ghost opportunity. Does it take long and is this oppertunity missable?
Also, my partner was the cook, can she ...
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The Sims 3: Athletic skill stuck, any way to fix?
In The Sims 3, I have a sim that plainly refuses to learn the athletic skill. She can work out for hours, get fatigued, but her skill meter never moves and the skill is still stuck at zero.
I've ...
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How can I connect a rooftop with ground?
I would like to build a garage which is under the ground. Like this:
However, I am not able to connect the ground (on the right) with the rooftop of the garage (left). Is this possible and if so, how ...
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Do Sims ever go places other than home and work?
I have yet to see my Sims go anywhere or do anything other than things around the house or leave for work. I would expect that, based on their personality traits, they would do things. At the very ...
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Getting another opportunity to resurrect a ghost
My partner died. I waited 3 days then I had the opportunity to bring him back to life at the science lab, but I accidentally declined the offer. Is there any way to get that opportunity back?
I ...
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How can I tell which expansion packs were activated for a particular town?
As you know, you can pick which expansion packs to play with in a Sims 3 game. And for me, I use different ones for different towns (save files).
Now, I want to go back to an older save, but I can't ...
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How can I get Create A World to find my game data?
I downloaded the most recent version of CAW from The Sims 3 website and I have a copy of The Sims 3 on Steam that is completely up-to-date. When I try to run the editor, I get a message saying "Game ...
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Downloaded Riverview twice; savegame kind of broken
When I downloaded Riverview to my installation of The Sims 3, the installation seemed to stall, so I aborted it. The second time I tried, it installed fine.
I started a game in Riverview noting ...
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The Sims 3: Earn 10,000 Simoleons?
In The Sims 3, one of my sims has the wish to "Earn 10,000 Simoleons". Even though she is at the top of the corporate career ladder, she doesn't make even close to that much.
Is there something I ...
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Multiple users and households in Sims 3
Can someone explain the sims 3 households for me?
So my fiancee created a sim and played with it in bridgeport. I then started a new game and created a new sim. We both want to marry eventually but ...
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Where is my time machine?
I have built a time machine, but it doesn't appear in my Sim's catalog. Where should it be?
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How can I install Sims 3 via Steam on a Mac?
I had a PC laptop and had The Sims 3 installed on it through Steam.
I figure that Mac and PC have different platforms, but is there any way to have the game installed on my Mac?
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Where can I put the computer so I don't wake up the roommate
I'm going to start a game with computer whiz roommates. I was thinking about putting a computer in each bedroom, but am concerned about the potential for noise to interfere with sleep.
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C = ...
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What is the purpose of copper ingots, etc?
When I'm looting treasure chests in tombs I pick up a lot of random metals. What are they for? What can I do with them?
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Do Master Career Rewards stay after leaving the career track?
If I switch careers will I lose the "Special Ability"?
For instance Professional Sports allows you to do Autograph Signings. If I become an Astronaut do I lose the ability?
Another side question, I'...
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Is there an NPC I can hire or create that will do my farming for me?
I have a fairly large garden with all types of vegetables. I do have sprinklers, but harvesting gets boring quickly. Will a Butler or a Simbot or some other NPC do my gardening for me?
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How do you move your house you build in Creation mode in The Sims 3:Pets to a different lot?
I looked through the tutorials and it mentions you can do it after you save your house to your studio which I have done but when I click the new lot it only comes up with other houses that aren't the ...
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Do NPCs Throw Parties in The Sims 3?
In The Sims 3, you can throw parties and invite people over the phone. Do you ever get invitations from other Sims? Or is the player the only one who can throw parties?
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Custom pictures and music in The Sims 3 & The Sims 4
Is it possible to put a custom pictures in the Sims 3 and Sims 4 ?
Also in Sims 3 you can put custom music in the game, can the same be done in Sims 4 ?
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