___________.__ _________.__ \__ ___/| |__ ____ / _____/|__| _____ ______ | | | | \_/ __ \ \_____ \ | |/ \ / ___/ | | | Y \ ___/ / \| | Y Y \\___ \ |____| |___| /\___ > /_______ /|__|__|_| /____ > \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | The Sims for the Playstation 2 | | By: Happybuddha311 AKA Ben Semisch | | Version: Final | | Last Update: Final | | | -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> |Please note: | | This guide contains profanity | <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> My goal is to try and make this guide as easy for you to read and use, and as helpful as possible, if you can think of anything that would help this guide fulfill that goal, then send it to me at Happybuddha311(at)Aol(dot)com. Make sure you include two things in the subject line “Your Sims FAQ” and what site you are reading the guide from. That way I can tell that it isn’t spam, and if you ask a question already found in the guide that either the host hasn’t updated or you’re a lazy, stupid pile. If you are a webmaster looking to host this guide, don’t. The only two sites that are allowed to have this guide are Gamefaqs.com and Ign.com. If you are reading this guide anywhere else, please inform me, so the parties involved can be dealt with in a courtroom setting. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1) Faq Info and Ascii art 2) Modes of Play 3) Controls 4) Creating your sim 5) Skills 6) Get a life - Money from mom - Reality Bites - Party Animals - Hot to Trot - Who Loves ya baby - The last simolen 7) Two Player Games 8) The Sims 9) Jobs 10) Furniture and stuff you can buy 11) Happybuddha Kisses ass 12) About the Author =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= M O D E S O F P L A Y =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In this section I'll give you a breakdown of the ways to play this addicting game. There is three different modes to play in, Get a Life, Two-player mini- games and finally The Sims. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Get a Life! *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* It is in this mode you'll unlock doo-dads for the other play modes. You can unlock the mini-games, or random items that make the game a bit more fun. In this mode you move from level to level, completing the goals then moving out. You must play this mode before you can play the other modes of the game. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Two-player Mini-games *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* These are unlocked in the get a life mode, and they range from well, umm..to tell the truth I haven't played any of them because I don't have anyone to play with ;_; if you've got something to say, give me a jingle (happybudda311 (at) aol (dot) com). *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* The Sims *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* This is the uber-addictive game that started it all, screw with stuff, the more families you build the more friends and parties you can do, fun stuff. You must at least "start a life" for this mode to open. You don't even have to save, or you can use a cheat code. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= C O N T R O L S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In this section I'll give you a breakdown of all the controls, well here they are: Select action - X Cancel action - Triangle Follow Sim - Square Move Cursor - Left analog stick Edit/cancel action - Select Change Sim - L2/R2 Zoom/Rotate - Right analog stick Speed up time - R1 Pause - L1 Change wall view - O Career - Left on D-pad Relationship - Right on D-pad Motives - Up on D-pad Personality - Down on D-pad Menu buy/build - Start =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= C R E A T I N G A S I M =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In this section I'll give you the break down of all the crap you can do to make your sim look pirty. You also decide the personality of your sim through custom or a pre-set zodiac sign. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Body *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* This is where you decide what kind of clothes your sim will wear. They don't have nearly enough different styles of clothing, and most of it is kinda preppie, which isn't something I'm into. I usually create a guy with a black T-shirt, with white long sleeve under, plaid plants, plain black shorts and a black backwards hat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skin Type ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This will choose what color skin your sim will have. There is plenty of different choices, from near white, tan, black, though it'd be cool to have purple colored sims... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Body Type ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This section is where you pick your sims body type, how fat or skinny, and how tall or short he is. There is no one to change this after you create the sim so pick wisely what you want. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upper Body ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here you can pick from a good deal of upper body clothing, from short sleeves to long sleeves, hooded sweat shirts, or no shirt at all, it's all here. I usually go with long sleeved shirt, with t-shirt on top of it. In the next section you will pick the color of the shirt by fiddling with the bars on the screen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lower Body ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like upper body, there are tons of choices to choose from for your sims pants. You can go with shorts, long pants, or thongs and boxers. The next section will allow you to change the color of the clothing by fiddling with the bars on the screen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shoe Style ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There isn't too many different shoe styles for you sim, you can choose from loafer to boat, it really doesn't matter, you can't zoom in to get a good enough look at them anyway. The next section allows you to change the color of the shoe by fiddling with the bars on the screen. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Head *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* This is important, as you'll be looking at this a lot. Sometimes you get a really ugly sim, so you need to get the vanity mirror, it helps with the ugly ones. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Face Style ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Try to pick a good head, this may be a bit hard with females though. If you pick an ugly sim you'll have to look at it the whole time, which can be rather unpleasant. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hair/Hat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this section you'll pick what kind of hair your sim will have, or if he/she wears a hat. In the next section you can decide what color the hair/hat is by fiddling with the different bars on the screen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facial Hair (Male Sims only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facial hair can make a man look well distinguished and older more mature. Though sometimes it's just goofy looking or ugly. Cycle through the different styles to see if any fit well on your sims face. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make Up (Female Sims only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As in real life, females without make up are generally pretty ugly. You can also use the make up to make your sim a Kabuki Girl (Oriental traditional dancing woman). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variations (Kid Sims only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is some really messed up stuff you can do to your kids, like give them face paint. Now this is where you can make your sim kid a loser, or the "biggest hunk/babe" in all of "Sim Elementary". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eye Color ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This will decide what color the eyes of your sim are. It's not really that important, as any picture you see of your sim will likely be too small to notice. Unless you're playing on a 50 inch plasma screen, in which case, I hate you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accessories ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is in this section where you will add accessories to your sims face. Anything from sunglasses to prescription glasses, as well as earrings can be found in this section of the creation process. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Done ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Hitting this will finish up the look of the sim step in the creation process, and move you on to the next section of the process, the personality of the sim. Choose wisely the next steps or you will be stuck forever, or at least until aliens abduct your sim. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Personal ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ It is in this section that you'll pick what kind of sim you have, below is the listing of what each of the traits will mean, as well as a list of pre-set personalities (Zodiac signs). Choose wisely as the only way to alter these is to be abducted (look through a telescope and hope you get lucky). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy-Neat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have a high rating here your sim will pick up after themselves. It's not that big of a thing though, you can hire a maid instead which is pretty cheap and she'll do all the cleaning. You can also buy the monkey butler, which costs a bit more, but is better for after party cleaning. Unless you can do enough stuff to keep him busy for that $20. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shy-Outgoing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I always pick shy, that way the social bar drops less and you don't need to socialize your sim as much. Doing this also saves me the much needed trait points I could use for something else. I'm pretty sure if you have a shy sim, his disposition with other people will also rise much slower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazy-Active ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll want to put a lot of points into the this, the more you have the easier it is for your sim to get into bed, and learn new things, also his energy bar drops slower. However, if you plan to have a stay-at-home sim, this doesn't matter at all. Save the points for something better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serious-Playful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The only thing this will alter is what your sim likes to play with. If you choose playful, then there is more things you can buy to appease your sim, which is easier, as you have less thinking to do. Though a serious sim is cheaper to keep happy, but it's harder to do it. So it's your choice mate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mean-Nice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a measure of how nice your sim is to other sims. It affects how well you get along with others while doing a group activity (Eating, playing pool, hot tubbing, etc). I believe this also affects how quickly the disposition for other sims rises, so I usually put quite a few points into this. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Star Signs ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Your Star sign will pick what kind of personality your sim has, without you having to custom do it. I usually just pick my sign (virgo), so my sim resembles me I guess. I will include the dates of the signs, so you can pick yours if you didn't know it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aries (march 21 - April 19) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 5/10 Neat, Shy 8/10 Outgoing Lazy 6/10 Active Serious 3/10 Playful Mean 3/10 Nice Aries are middle of the road for most traits, though they are more outgoing then others, they tend to be serious and mean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taurus( April 20 - May 20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 5/10 Neat Shy 5/10 Outgoing Lazy 3/10 Active Serious 8/10 Playful Mean 4/10 Nice Taurus's are middle of the road like Aries, they tend to be much more playful then others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gemini (May 21 - June 20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 4/10 Neat Shy 7/10 Outgoing Lazy 8/10 Active Serious 3/10 Playful Mean 3/10 Nice Gemini tend to be more outgoing and active then most, but are often more serious, mean and messy then other signs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cancer (June 21 - July 22) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 6/10 Neat Shy 3/10 Outgoing Lazy 6/10 Active Serious 4/10 Playful Mean 6/10 Nice Average stats across the board cancers are the closest to the middle of the road as it gets with zodiac signs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo (July 23 - August 22) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 4/10 Neat Shy 10/10 Outgoing Lazy 4/10 Active Serious 4/10 Playful Mean 3/10 Nice Very outgoing, though they lack in all the other qualities that make a good sim. Not my first choice for a sim personality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virgo (August 23rd - September 22) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 9/10 Neat Shy 2/10 Outgoing Lazy 6/10 Active Serious 3/10 Playful Mean 5/10 Nice This is my sign, and for me it's true, but for my little brother who's also a virgo, it's nearly the opposite. We tend to be neat, but shy, we can be active, if the modd is right, and if you're nice to us, we'll be nice to you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Libra (September 23 - October 22) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 2/10 Neat Shy 8/10 Outgoing Lazy 2/10 Active Serious 6/10 Playful Mean 7/10 Nice Not very neat, but certainly outgoing and nice, Libra's are the type of people you'd want for a friend, but not a roommate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 6/10 Neat Shy 5/10 Outgoing Lazy 8/10 Active Serious 3/10 Playful Mean 3/10 Nice Active people Scorpio's are, but everything else is kind of in the middle, though they tend to be serious, and mean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 2/10 Neat Shy 3/10 Outgoing Lazy 9/10 Active Serious 7/10 Playful Mean 4/10 Nice Another messy group you wouldn't want as a room mate, they're active and playful, but they leave crap everywhere. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 7/10 Neat Shy 4/10 Outgoing Lazy 1/10 Active Serious 8/10 Playful Mean 5/10 Nice Here's room mate material, They can pick up after themselves but they like to sleep in, which makes them ideal for the stay-at-home sim. You'd think somebody with the same zodiac sign as Jesus would be nicer and a bit more active. I guess Jesus was really lazy... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 4/10 Neat Shy 4/10 Outgoing Lazy 7/10 Active Serious 6/10 Playful Mean 6/10 Nice This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius, age of Aquarius!!.. Not sure what the hell that song was about, but Aquarius are a good choice for your sim, as they are pretty well rounded, but more active so they'll learn things. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pisces (Febuary 19 - March 20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messy 5/10 Neat Shy 3/10 Outgoing Lazy 7/10 Active Serious 3/10 Playful Mean 7/10 Nice Pisces make for good sims, they have high marks in the areas that count, and low marks in ones that don't, good for a room mate or your personal sim. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= S K I L L S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In this section I'll be telling you all about the skills, what they effect, which are important and how to build them. Now there is three really important ones, and three not so important skills. The important ones are Cooking, Mechanical, and Creativity, the non-important ones are Body, Charisma and Logic. The non-important ones only show up for jobs, where as the important ones will affect your home life. With all sims, you'll start with none of these filled out even one point. So go to the miscellaneous section in the buy mode and find some things to buff these up so you won't have such a tough time climbing the corporate ladder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooking ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooking measures how will you can cook. If you have no cooking points and you try to cook something, chances are good you will burn down the house. Also the higher you're cooking, the less likely fires are to occur, and your sims that you cook for will be more fulfilled by meals. The only way to raise cooking is to read a book. The only problem with cooking is that it isn't needed for any job, so it's good for stay-at-home sims to learn to do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your mechanical skill will determine how well you can fix things. If something breaks you can fix it, which may take a few seconds or a few minutes depending on the thing that has broken and the mech skill, or you can call a repair man, which costs $100, so do it yourself, it's cheaper. Also lots of the jobs require you to have at least a few mech points and for the first two levels in get a life mode, you'll need at least one. So hit the books as that's one of the ways to earn mech points, the other is to buy the woodworking bench. Now if you have a high mech skill you can use the woodworking bench to make gnomes for $100 a pop (If your mech skill is maxed out). These gnomes take about a minute to make each, so you can really rake in the cash. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creativity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creativity is more important for throwing awesome parties and for making money from home. There is tons of ways to get creativity points, and almost all of the jobs want you to have some. The ways to get it can be from playing an instrument (piano or guitar), or making a piece of art (sculpture or painting). If you have maxed creativity points you can play an instrument to get the green plusses jumping (you need these for good parties) or you can create a piece of art for up to $1,500 (with the artists block). Creativity is a necessity to any stay-at-home sim. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Body ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now for the un-important three, these are only good for job skills, they don't have any apparent affect to home life. Body is a measure of how much you can bench or how long you can run, stuff like that. Nearly all professions require you to have some body points, and they can be earned a few ways, first off, you have exercise equipment, or you can go swimming in a pool. This skill is not necessary for the stay-at-home sim. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charisma ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's another un-important thing, this is really only used by a few professions, but those professions need a TON of it. So if you're a musician, movie star or Thief, you'll want to invest in a mirror, as that's the only way to build this skill. Like the other two non-important skills, this is not necessary for stay-at-home sims. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logic is only important in the later levels of most of the professions, though not for the stay-at-home sim. The only two ways you can get it are by looking through a telescope, or playing chess. I recommend playing chess, as the telescope can get you abducted by aliens, which will screw up your personality traits. Sometimes they'll make them better, other times worse, it's Russian roulette, but I don't like to take the chance. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= G E T A L I F E =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In this section I'll be giving you the break down of all the crap you need to do to unlock things in this game. You'll know how to do it, how to keep the other sim happy and productive. As well as some ways to quickly get the goals done so you can move on or unlock the bonus. One important thing to note is that if your co-sim starts the level with a job, chances are good that you will fail if they get fired, so look after the co-sim as well. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Money from Mom ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Co-Sim: Mom Speed Bonus: Guitar if you finish in 1 day or less (24 sim hours) Here's the quick way to do it, read a book, mechanical first, then 2 cooking (until you get 1 and 2 points respectively), now fix the TV. Next run over and fix dinner, after that go read the paper, find a job, don't get picky, you can change it in the next level, so pick the first one. Then go into buy mode and sell stuff until you have $800. The level will clear, you'll "owe" your mom however much money you made from the sell, she'll take all that money from your "Bank Account" but you won't owe her past that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fix T.V. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you first wake up, you'll want to read a mechanical book, then fix the TV if you're not going to steal from your mother, she'll need to be in a good mood to lend you the money. Reward: Vanity Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook dinner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You must start dinner without starting a fire, so you'll need at least one cooking point, two works better, and you'll need the point later, so why not? Read the books, go to the fridge and select "Serve Dinner". The more points you have, the better fed your mom will be and the more likely she'll be to loan you the money. Reward: Aroma master ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a Job ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is easy, go to the paper, and pick the first one you see. It doesn't matter as you can pick and choose what you really want to do in the next level. For now concentrate on speed, you want that guitar. You must do this after fixing the TV and cooking a meal, or you're mom will just yell at you and you will not take the job. Reward: Treadmill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get $800 to move out ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just sell $800 worth of crap, the grandfather clock is worth enough I believe, that's it. Or you could become buddies with your mother and ask her, but that takes too long. It makes a difference between getting that guitar, and getting nothing, so sell some crap. Reward: Unlock the mini game "The Museum" Now you'll move to Dudley's "Party Pad" Which has been thoroughly trashed, have fun! ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Reality Bites ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Co- Sim: None, but dudley pops in and bugs you A LOT. Speed Bonus: Coat of arms in (?) days The best way to do this is quickly, try to get all the crap out of the way, pick a job you actually want, and do all the cleaning and fixing on the first day, this way your sim will be happier when he/she goes to work. Even if you have to miss work, fix the stuff and clean the place up first. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fix the Broken Crap ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read a book to get an extra mech point to accelerate the process of this. You have to fix the TV, the Computer and the Expresso machine, I believe you don't have to unclog the toilet, but you'll eventually need to use it, so why not do it now? Reward: Handy man service ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clean up the crap ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This should be the first thing you do, it'll take a bit of time, but just ignore everything else until this is done, even if someone comes to the door, just ignore them, the coat of arms is hard to get. Reward: Maid service ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrade the house ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make the house worth around $36,000, to see how much it's at go to buy mode, see that little thermometer thing on the right side, at the top will be the money the house is worth. I usually get a better toilet, and better kitchen stuff, as well as a pinball machine. I sell the TV cause it doesn't do diddly squat for the house value or the fun rating as well as the couch, and buy a nice "Deiter" couch. Reward: Bug Zapper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Promoted to level 2 and 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just do what you need to do to get to the next level, see the next section to find out what that is, or press the career button on the D-Pad and fill in the yellow bars for skills and make sure your friends are in the green. Then make sure your sim goes to work with his happiness bar 2 into the green, he should then get promoted. Reward: Level 2: Beverage Cooler Level 3: Teppan yaki Table When you finish all this good stuff dudley will come around and be like "OMG OMG WTF j00 r teh c00lzorz plz come live wit me!!!?!!?!?oen. But you soon find out, dudley is a slob and a loser so you must move out ASAP. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Party Animals ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Co-Sim: Dudley Speed Bonus: Head in a jar (8 days) Note: Buy a Security system, as there is a burglar or two in the level. The quickest way to do this, is to find a person to move out with first, then make friends with them while getting promoted, then each time you get a bonus buy some stuff. Try to get Dudley promoted, it's not that hard all you need to do is send him to work in a good mood. Also make sure Dudley doesn't get fired, if he does, you must start over. I'm not sure if you can kill Dudley off though, it'd be interesting to try. Anyways, throw a raging party then ask the selected sim to move out. It's difficult, but it can be done. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrade the House ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You need to get the house worth up to around $54,000. To see how much your house is worth go to buy mode and look the top-right hand side of the screen. I usually buy a Piano, Pool Table and Tapan Yaki table, as they are all good for parties. A pool is also a nice addition. Reward: Tree Swing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Promoted to levels 4 & 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improve what needs improvement, select the career screen on the D-pad and fill in the yellow bar, and make sure your friends are in the green. Now making friends is'nt hard, all you have to do is have Dudley make the friends, you don't actually have to know them, it's just family friends. Reward: Level 4: Strip Poker Table Level 5: Libidex Erotic Spa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Move Out with a "Roomie" at a raging party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The reason I have this before the raging party goal is because it's best to have a friend you plan to move in with all ready. I usually pick betty, so have dudley call betty and invite her over, and introduce you too. Then work up a relationship, when it's at around 70-80 throw the party. It's help to be Uber close to the person, that way you can sleep in the same bed and not have to buy a second one, and build a second bedroom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Throw a Raging party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First get everything ready, you need Pizza, Hamburgers Tepan Yaki, and some home cooked food. Next make sure the house is clean, after that go to the phone and select "Throw Party" after you do that, call everyone else you know and invite them over. Too be declared a "Raging Party" the number of "green Pluses" has to be a shit- load. Good food and conversation do this well. The hot tub really gets this going as does a pool-table. Now if you can play in instrument really well, play it for everyone, and the pluses will go on. Make sure you throw the party early, take the day off work to get everything ready, if you throw it early people will be less tired, and stay longer. Now when the screen "You've thrown a raging party" pops up, make a bee-line to the person you want to move out with. Reward: "The Motel" mini-game Note: If you see Bobo-the bum, (he first appears here, though he'll be in every level afterwards) go up and greet and feed him, and you'll unlock "The Park" mini-game. Now it's time to pick up a lady... or a man depending on the gender of your character. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Hot To Trot ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Co-sim: Betty (or whoever you picked to be your room mate) Speed Bonus: Jukebox (8 days) When you come into this level, Betty will not have a job, now you can do one of two things, get her a job, or let her be a "Stay-at home" artist. Basically you build up her creativity and Mech, and build Gnomes and Paint pictures all day. You can make much more money, and you'll have a sim to mess around with all the time. Plus if you plan on throwing a party, your sim can go to work and Betty can do all the preparation. Note: Buy a security system, because there is a burglar or two in this level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrade the house ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You need to get the house worth to $49,000-$50,000 to get this goal. You need to do this before you can throw any parties. I usually get a Tepan Yaki table, a nice stereo, some decent art and a second hot tub. I usually also get a few new kitchen appliances and some extra chairs. As well as better toilets and two Sonic showers. Reward: Able to throw parties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Promoted to levels 6 & 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improve what needs improvement, select the career screen on the D-pad and fill in the yellow bar, and make sure your friends are in the green. Now making friends isn't hard, all you have to do is have your co-sim make the friends, you don't actually have to know them, it's just family friends. Reward: Sonic Shower Artist's Block ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Score with a party guest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First you need to meet a "Party Girl" I usually pick Debbie, then get to know her really well, like 80s-90s with a heart. She's a sucker for compliments, she'll almost always take them. You'll also have to flirt when you have a high disposition with here to get the heart instead of a friend smiley face thing. Anyway, get that up, throw a raging party then select "Try and Score". It isn't what you think, your sim will propose and they'll get married, then you'll move into a new house. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Throw a raging party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First get everything ready, you need Pizza, Hamburgers Tepan Yaki, and some home cooked food. Next make sure the house is clean, after that go to the phone and select "Throw Party" after you do that, call everyone else you know and invite them over. Too be declared a "Raging Party" the number of "green pluses" has to be a shit- load. Good food and conversation do this well. The hot tub really gets this going as does a pool-table. Now if you can play in instrument really well, play it for everyone, and the pluses will go on. Make sure you throw the party early, take the day off work to get everything ready, if you throw it early people will be less tired, and stay longer. Now when the screen "You've thrown a raging party" pops up, make a bee-line to the person you want to score with Reward: Club Abih mini-game ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Who Loves ya Baby? ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Co-Sim: Whoever you picked, I usually pick Debbie Speed Bonus: Bearskin rug (8 days) When you get this level you have two rooms full of crap and an empty house, so you'll need to spend some time moving things, and re-building sections of the house, a bigger kitchen is defiantly better. I make my spouse a "stay-at-home" sim. Basically I build up her creativity and Mech and have her sculpt, paint and make gnomes all day. She also takes care of the kids when my sim goes to work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Promoted to levels 8 & 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improve what needs improvement, select the career screen on the D-pad and fill in the yellow bar, and make sure your friends are in the green. Now making friends isn't hard, all you have to do is have Debbie make the friends, you don't actually have to know them, it's just family friends. Rewards: Maid and Handyman's house mini-games Two Swimming pools ("Elle Belle" and "I Claudius") ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raise 2 kids & Keep them in school ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kids appear periodically, after enough naturing care they turn into kids. They are pretty easy to care for after they're no longer babies. What you'll need to do to keep them in school, is make sure they go happy, and they study a lot. Have them read books and study on the computer to raise their grades, they'll need to have at least A- averages to get into prep school (a goal in the next level). Rewards: Sand Box Sprinkler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgrade your house ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While buying crap for your kids to play with, you'll probably get this, if you don't, well buy more crap. Simple as that, the goal here is to reach $74,000 in the house worth. To check it, go to buy mode and look in the upper right corner. I usually get all the good stuff for the kids, such as the sand box, sprinkler and the funinator deluxe. I also buy a pool table and a hot tub, as well as a pool. Well that's it, one more level to go, and you can finally just play for fun with all the stuff (if you unlocked it that is). This next level is all about retirement. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ The Last Simolen ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Co-Sim: Your Wife and Kids Speed Bonus: A movie, though you really don't need to have a certain time to see it. Use your wife to get a cooking of 10, and a ton of money, while your main sim goes to work and pays the bills, get the 20,000 and kids at prep school first, the party should be the last thing you do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Promoted to level 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improve what needs improvement, select the career screen on the D-pad and fill in the yellow bar, and make sure your friends are in the green. Now making friends isn't hard, all you have to do is have Debbie make the friends, you don't actually have to know them, it's just family friends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send your kids to prep school ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both of your kids must go, and both of them must have at least an A- average. You need to have $1,500 per child to send them there though. It helps if you started this task last level, but if not, just make sure those kids work their asses off studying. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Save $20,000 for retirement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With your wife a stay-at-home sim, making tons of money and you raking in the dough, this task should be easy. Just make sure you don't spend it. Though you need to spend a little cash to set up for the raging party. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Throw a Raging party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First get everything ready, you need Pizza, Hamburgers Tepan Yaki, and some home cooked food, you should have full cook points by now. Next make sure the house is clean, after that go to the phone and select "Throw Party" after you do that, call everyone else you know and invite them over. Too be declared a "Raging Party" the number of "green Pluses" has to be a shit- load. Good food and conversation do this well. The hot tub really gets this going as does a pool-table. Now if you can play in instrument really well, play it for everyone, and the pluses will go on. Make sure you throw the party early, take the day off work to get everything ready, if you throw it early people will be less tired, and stay longer. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= T W O P L A Y E R G A M E S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In this section I'll tell you all the super dooper cool two player levels you unlocked in Get a Life. This is a good mode to shut up your younger sibling who is complaining "I WANNA PLAY!!! It's MY GAME!! BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!". So tell them if they win, they can play, if you win, you keep playing until you're done. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Handyman's House ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The handy man will assign you to a side of his house, and you clean it. Simple enough, you can get more points if his kid is happy. From time to time, various things will come in and mess the place up. Just have the cleanest side of the house to win. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get more money then your opponent. Basically you become friends with people then beg them for money, whoever has the most at the end wins the game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Frat House ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make three friends before your opponent, you can spread rumors about him to hurt his chances if you wish. The winner gets to party in the hot tub, with all the people they made friends with. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor's Place ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fall in love with more people the your opponent. However guests will not be in love with both players at the same time. The best way to do this is with compliments, then flirt when you're at 70-80 disposition with the person. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Club Abhi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Same as Taylor's place, fall in love with more people. However guests won't be in love with both at the same time. The best way to do this is with compliments, then flirt when you're at 70-80 disposition with the person. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Maid's House ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The maid will assign you to a side of his house, and you clean it. Simple enough, you can get more points if her kid is happy. From time to time, various things will come in and mess the place up. Just have the cleanest side of the house to win. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Motel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have the most people at your party at the end of the time, you can send a few guests to crash your opponents party if you wish. The best way to do this is send three party people to crash your opponents, then talk it up with the rest of the people. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= T H E S I M S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This is the game that started it all, here you can just play the basic game, but the first thing you need to do is just start "a life" then this will become playable. After that, you'll need to create your sim, or use the pre-set sims. You can also just jump into a house in progress, where the designers have already got everything set-up for you and you just run the house. If you'd rather use pre- created sims then you'll want to pick an empty lot or house, or evict a family. From there you put in the furniture you want and/or all the building additions you'll be making. The next step is to enjoy yourself, there isn't really a goal or a point to this part of the game except to kill time and have fun. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= J O B S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This is my "little" section on all the jobs you can pick from, included is all the base info you'd need to get promoted. I personally always pick musician, because with all the creativity you have, playing instruments at a party usually puts everyone in a good mood. At the end there is a little section I included called "Working with Employment" for the Stay at home sim, which really helps in the level "Who Loves Ya Baby". Remember the car will always come an hour before you work, but will leave at the time you're set to work, so you don't need to freak out when the car comes. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Musician ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ I always pick this job, because the creativity is good for painting to make money, or entertaining other sims with some music. It pays just as well as the other jobs, and is decently easy to pass through. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subway Musician ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $90 Work Time: 3:00PM-8:00PM Promotion requirements No Skill points Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $240 You play music in the subway for the commuters going to real jobs, you get a little bit of change from music lovers or people that just want you to stop until the train comes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piano Tuner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $120 Work Time: 9:00AM-4:00PM Promotion requirements 2 Creativity needed Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $380 Now you tune pianos for people that think it's piano that's making their music sound like shit, oh well just stand there and act like you're working, maybe they'll figure it out and give up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wedding Singer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $190 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 Creativity Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $500 Oh Boy what fun! You get to sing crappy 80's love songs to ugly fat people that just hoped on the last train out of singlesville, what meaning you have in your life. At least you can eat cake every night. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lounge Singer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $250 Work Time: 8:00PM-4:00AM Promotion requirements +1 Creative, +2 Mech Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $650 Now you sing in the lounge for drunken people who are too smashed to get on stage and sing kareoke, not like you sound much better than that right now anyway. If you're lucky some drunken businessman might grab your ass, and you can sue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High School Band Teacher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $325 Work Time: 7:00AM-2:00PM Promotion requirements +3 Mech +1 creative Friends needed: 2 Bonus: $800 Now you get to hang out with band nerds all day! What fun, you get to fix their instruments and heckle their awful playing and over-enthusiasm for everything. Lamers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roadie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $400 Work Time: 11:00AM-8:00PM Promotion requirements +4 Body +1 creative Friends needed: 4 Bonus: $1,100 Whoa, look out you're some good band's bitch, you do stuff for them, and they treat you like crap. Perhaps you can bash one of their faces in with a bass and take his spot in the band. But hey, you have a backstage pass, and you get your share of groupies, not a bad deal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Backup Musician ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $550 Work Time: 12:00PM-9:00PM Promotion requirements +2 charisma +1 body +1 creative Friends needed: 5 Bonus: $1,400 Good you took my advice and clocked that lame ass bassist, good for you. The next step is to hit the studio manager in the face with a brick so you can record music "really cheap". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Studio Musician ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $700 Work Time: 11:00AM-6:00PM Promotion requirements +1 creative +2 body +5 charisma Friends needed: 6 Bonus: $2,200 Whoa you're in the studio, recording for the "I just smashed your face in with a brick" fare. Now you need to get your cd to the people, and get on T.V., so people know your face, not like they want to look at it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockstar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay:1,100 Work Time:? Promotion requirements +2 creative +4 logic +3 charisma Friends needed: 7 Bonus: $2,800 Whoop de-doo, you're a big wig in the music business, you can't go anywhere without people snapping pictures, asking for autographs or trying to molest you, sexually or other wise. But you're not a moron, well, you are, but you should work on that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celebrity Activist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $1,400 Work Time: 10:00AM-3:00PM What the fuck happened? You went from a cool guy with awesome looks that everyone wants to have sex with to a PETA NAZI! You really are a lamer at heart, defending things that make good food, shame on you! Darwin would be pissed. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Slacker ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ OOOh, slack off and make minimum wage, good for stay at home sims that would prefer to pursue the arts, but need a little pocket change for buying supplies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golf Caddy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $90 Work Time: 5:00AM-10:AM Promotion requirement Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $220 Lugging around some rich guys golf clubs, you must be having the time of your life. At least when they close the course you can go ice blocking or throw a "dooty" into the pool, or chase after that damned groundhog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Convenience Store Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $110 Work Time: 10:00PM-3:00AM Promotion requirements +2 body Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $300 You need to work up your body so you can stand to get shot a few times. Remember each bullet wound is a badge of honor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lifeguard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $150 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +2 charisma Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $360 Does this really count as a job, you go to the pool, get burned and watch the hot chicks. There isn't much else to the job, what's that you say? What if a kid starts to drown? Fuck him, he was probably breaking a rule, and where are his parents, let them save the little monster. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Store Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $180 Work Time: 12:00PM-5:00PM Promotion requirements +2 charisma Friends needed: 2 Bonus: $440 Now here's a job, listen to some music, make fun of people for their awful taste in music, then listen to some more music. I've always wanted to work at a record store, it'd be killer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party D.J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $220 Work Time: 11:00PM-4:00AM Promotion requirements +3 mech Friends needed: 3 Bonus: $560 Here's a job, go to parties, play the music you like, and watch some hotties shake their goods. Just be able to fix your equipment or you won't be working much. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Projectionist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $280 Work Time: 6:00PM-1:00AM Promotion requirements +2 Mech Friends needed: 4 Bonus: $700 Now this is the life, you watch free movies, get paid a good amount, and all you do is work about 15 minutes an hour. The rest of the time you can play a gameboy or watch the slutty girl make out with a whole row of guys she just met, probably more interesting then the crappy movie. What ever happened to good movies, I haven't seen a decent movie (in the theaters) in years, there's no plot anymore, just explosions and tits, and that does get old, what ever happened to the inspiring movies, the that made you want to get up and do stuff? The only thing movies these days make me what to do is stand up and leave the theater. Though I just wasted $10, and that's if I went alone, what a world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Editor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $350 Work Time: 12:00PM-6:00PM Promotion requirements +1 body +3 charisma Friends needed: 5 Bonus: $800 Here's a job, you get to see all the crap before it gets cut from the movie, and sometimes, you're the only one who sees it, now that's a job. However you're also the guy that cut's out Hot girls nipples when they "accidental" pop out, or are obvious in a shot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freelance Photographer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $400 Work Time: 12:00PM-6:00PM Promotion requirements +3 body +1 charisma Friends needed: 6 Bonus: $900 Freelance Photographer? I think that's another name for "Guy who takes pictures of women naked". That's the kind of job I'd like to have. Though Peter Parker was a freelance photographer, there may be something your sim isn't telling you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal Tour Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $450 Work Time: 2:00PM-7:00PM Promotion requirements +3 body +1 charisma Friends needed: 7 Bonus: $1,200 Take people around the neighborhood and charge them an outrageous amount of money. If they complain give their face a tour of your fist. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Professional Party Guest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $600 Work Time: 10:00PM-2:00AM You make losers feel better with your coolness, then they remember they had to pay for your services. Though professional party guest could just be another name for "Stripper" >_> I'm not telling. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Entertainment ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Here's some fun, you're the kind of person everyone likes, people stalk, and others make fake pornography of. The road isn't straight as an arrow, you have to do a lot of things to do nothing for a living. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waitress ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $100 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $350 Miss, you screwed up my order. What's that? You're trying to be an actress? Well why don't you act like a waitress and go get my food. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extra ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $150 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +2 charisma Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $400 Stand here, and don't look directly at Ben Affleck or Matt Damon, or you will be fired on the spot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bit Player ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $200 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +2 body Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $550 Better learn you're lines, or should I say Lines, you stand around all day then you scream "LOOK IT'S GODZILLA!!!" then you run out of the shot. Maybe you'll be in the sequel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stunt Double ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $275 Work Time: 9:00AM-4:00PM Promotion requirements +1 creative, +1 body, +1 charisma Friends needed: 2 Bonus: $750 No you get to jump out of stuff, while on fire, onto stuff. You may also be the person that gets kicked in the face, blown from a burning gas truck, thrown out of a plane, hit by a car, stepped on by Godzilla, you never know. The job has so much to do. I hope you have a good surgeon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-Movie Star ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $375 Work Time: 10:00AM-5:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +1 creative, +1 body, +1 charisma Friends needed: 3 Bonus: $1,000 Cult classic or straight to video? Who cares?! No one likes you and the critics think you're ugly! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Player ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $500 Work Time: 10:00AM-6:00PM (car sent at 9:00AM) Promotion requirements +1 creative +1 body +2 charisma Friends needed: 4 Bonus: $1,300 You're the guy that dies in the first five minutes of the movie, or the guy in the horror movie who thinks Jason is just some dork in a hockey mask, only to have him standing behind you. Then again you could just be that guy that shows up and helps the main character with his problem, only to develop VD. 0_0? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TV Star ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $650 Work Time: 10:00AM-6:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +1 creative, +1 body, +3 charisma Friends needed: 5 Bonus: $ 1,800 TV Sucks these days, and the reason is because you're on it!!! ROOFLE!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feature Star ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $900 Work Time: 5:00PM-1:00AM Promotion requirements +3 creative, +1 body, +1 charisma Friends needed: 6 Bonus: $2,200 A casting director saw you in that crappy TV Show, and he wants you to star in a crappy movie. You must be pissing yourself with delight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broadway Star ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $1,100 Work Time: 10:00AM-5:00PM Promotion requirements +3 creative +1 body +2 charisma Friends needed: 7 Bonus: $2,800 Now this is where you want to be, on an un-inspired train wreck by Andrew Loyd Webber. Prancing around like a ninny for New York's elite and the homeless people they used to fill seats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Superstar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $1,400 Work Time: 10:00AM-3:00PM Paparazzi follows you, naked pictures surface, there's a rumor you're gay. You've made it, and people like you, and the fake pictures of you naked! You're a star and the object of affection for horny school children everywhere. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Military ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Do you look good with a shaved head and fatigues? Uncle Sim wants you! To joined the armed forces. Conform to the will of your "superiors" and do kill what the man in a white house wants you to. The military is the best career to get into for parties, as you're done early in the afternoon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recruit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $250 Work Time: 6:00AM-12:00PM Promotion requirements Friends needed: 0 Bonus:$650 Listen up Maggot! You're an insignificant pile of puke. Now drop and give me 50 you loser!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elite Forces ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $325 Work Time: 7:00AM-1:00PM Promotion requirements +2 body Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $800 From maggot to elite in a day? Unbelievable, these are the people that are fighting our wars? I think I'll go invest in a gun. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drill Instructor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $400 Work Time: 8:00AM-2:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech +2 charisma Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $900 You get to yell and scream at people all day, so make sure you drink lots of tea to keep your voice from going horse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Junior Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $450 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +2 body +1 cooking Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $1,000 It may be just me, but I always thought elite forces was above junior officer, then again I don't know anything about the military, nor do I plan to research it for your lazy ass. If you wanna know go find out yourself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Counter Intelligence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $500 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +1 logic, +2 charisma Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $1,100 You're in the counter intelligence, FUN! You get to make up bogus information so the president can drop bombs on a country who's name we can't pronounce just because we have the bombs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flight Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $550 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +1 body, +2 logic Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $1,160 The people from maxis obviously didn't do any research, Elite Forces to crap job, CIA to Crap job WTF? Stupid maxis people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senior Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $580 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion +3 mech, +2 logic, +1 charisma Friends needed: 2 Bonus: $1,200 Giving freshmen officers swirlies and wedgies, only taking four classes and doing a half-assed job at that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commander ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $600 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +3 mech, +3 body, +1 logic Friends needed: 3 Bonus: $1,250 You may be the commander of the "Greatest" army in the world, but you still only have 3 friends, you loser. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Astronaut ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $625 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +2 body, +3 logic, +2 charisma Friends needed: 4 Bonus: $1,300 Everyone knows the moon landing was faked, that's why you need charisma, to ACT like you're on the moon. What you don't believe me? Don't you watch Fox? Fox can't be wrong, they have Bill O Riley... Don't get me started on Bill O Riley. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay:$650 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM You went from actor to the guy that gets to spin the globe, close his eyes and throw a dart at the next "Threat to the American People" The president doesn't even know where it is, even if you showed him a map, all he has to do is press the button and watch the fireworks. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Life of Crime ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ To open this career path you must capture a burglar in "Get A Life" mode. You steal from the rich and give to the poor (yourself). Life as a thief is rewording, for the person who catches you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pickpocket ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $140 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $400 Dip your hand into someone's pocket pick up a watch, cell phone, wallet and drop your calling card. Or you can have some fun and drop some heroin or gun powder in the pocket of an enemy who is heading to the airport. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bagman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $200 Work Time: 10:00PM-7:00AM Promotion requirements +2 Body Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $550 What a step up, you went from a pick-pocket to a hobo. Your mother must be proud. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $275 Work Time: 12:00PM-7:00PM Promotion requirements +1 creative, +1 charisma Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $700 Place yer bets! Odds are you work at a horse track and you have Bubba get collections from those unwilling to pay, or those looking for broken legs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Con Artist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $350 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +2 mech, +1 creative Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $850 The Business of Flim Flamin is a hard one, pick a mark and get as much as you can from him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gateway Driver ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $425 Work Time: 5:00PM-1:00AM Promotion +1 mech, +1 body, +1 logic, +1 charisma Friends needed: 2 Bonus: $1060 All you do is drive, you know nothing of the crime for "safety reasons" it's probably best this way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank Robber ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $530 Work Time: 3:00PM-11:00PM Promotion requirements +1 creative, +2 body, +1 logic Friends needed: 3 Bonus: $1280 Get away driver proved too boring, now you're in the bank holding up "Tammy" the dumb bitch that always gives you attitude when you go cash your check. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cat Burglar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $640 Work Time: 9:00PM-3:00AM Promotion requirements +2 mech, +2 creative, +1 logic Friends needed: 4 Bonus: $1,480 Steal from your neighbors then sell the stuff back to them at a garage sale. A Life of crime is sweet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Counterfeiter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $760 Work Time: 9:00PM-3:00AM Promotion requirements +1 Creative, +1 body, +3 charisma Friends needed: 5 Bonus: $1,800 Making funny money is always getting harder, but you're up for the challenge, get some teens to spend the money and bring you back the change, to "get the stains out". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smuggler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $900 Work Time: 9:00PM-3:00AM Promotion requirements +2 creative +2 charisma Friends needed: 6 Bonus: $2,200 You smuggle anything for anyone, so long as the price is right. "You want to go to america mr. Mexican? And you want to bring your 40 kids and 200 lbs of herroin too? No Problem." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Criminal Mastermind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $1,100 Work Time: 6:00PM-12:00AM "What do you want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? Cause I'm married!" ~ Peter Griffin ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ X-treme ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Are you hardcore? Can you take a beating without crying to mommy? Do you do everything the most difficult way possible just because you can do it difficulty? Are you, or have you ever been a mental defective? If you answered yes to any or all of those questions, then X-treme is the career path for you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daredevil ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $175 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $500 We'd like to begin the boarding process now, please get in line to get on to the plane. And I say, "Fuck you, I'm getting IN the plane, let Evil fucking Kenevil get ON the plane" ~ George Carlin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bungee Jump Instructor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $250 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +2 body Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $650 Don't worry fattey, I'm pretty sure the rope will hold you... *push*.. AHHHH *SNAP* AHHHHHHH!!!! *CRUNCH*... who's next? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitewater Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $325 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +2 body Friends needed: 0 Bonus: $800 You take old people and middle aged people who need an "adventure" and the kids they dragged along down a river that moves as fast as grandma over there can walk. At least you can stare at the milfs in their bikinis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Xtreme Circuit Pro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $400 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 logic, +1 mech Friends needed: 1 Bonus: $950 Bording, Biking, Blading, you do it all, and all the ska8 b0is wanna be you, and all the girls wanna sleep with you. Too bad you don't make money doing it unless you're Tony Hawk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bush Pilot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $475 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +2 body, +2 mech Friends needed: 2 Bonus: $1,100 Now this is the place you want to be, you fly in a plane and deposit harmful insecticides onto the food many people are going to eat. You must be proud of yourself. At least you know what fruits and vegetables NOT to eat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mountain Climber ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $550 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +3 creative, +2 charisma Friends needed: 3 Bonus: $1,300 If everyone climbs up Mount Everest because it's difficult, why does everyone take the easy way up? ~ George Carlin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photojournalist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $650 Work Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM Promotion requirements +1 mech, +1 creative, +1 body, +2 logic, +1 charisma Friends needed: 4 Bonus: $1,450 You're a journalist but you don't do the boring thing and write like me, you tell stories through pictures. Good for you, I wish I could use pictures… ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Treasure Hunter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $725 Work Time: 10:00AM-5:00PM Promotion requirements +3 creative, +2 logic, +2 charisma Friends needed: 5 Bonus: $1,650 ARRRGGHHH Me Matey. Ye be livin the pirates life now. Hunting for treasure and drinking yer booze. AYE AYE Captain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Prix Driver ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $825 Work Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM Promotion requirements +2 creative, +1 body, +1 logic, +3 charisma Friends needed: 6 Bonus: $1,850 You drive at fast and live faster, your goal is to drive faster then the other guys while exciting hundreds of thousands of red necks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Spy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pay: $925 Work Time: 11:00AM-5:00PM Bond, James Bond. This is the life, sneaking around, blowing shit up and being a walking venereal disease. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Stay-at-home Sim ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ What is it?: A Stay-at-home sim does just that, they stay at home and make money from there. Why do that?: Because you don't need a maid, and there's much more money to be had, as well as you can raise kids, throw parties and make friends much easier. Cool, What do I do?: Well you need skill in the following areas: Cooking, Mech and Creativity. Then buy a Wood working bench, Canvas, and Artist block. Then sculpt and paint all day. A Gnome is worth up to $100 and takes seconds to make, a painting can be worth $200-300 and takes a few minutes, and a Sculpture can be worth $1,500 and takes all day for your sim to make. Pretty good idea isn't it? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= F U R N I T U R E =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This is the Full list of all the building crap and furniture, even the unlockable stuff, if you want to know how it gets unlocked, skim through the Get a life section. This took me a long ass time to do, so if you don't like it I'll cry a lot, then I'll probably kill myself... or maybe I'll kill you >_> <_< ^_^ HEH HEH HEH. Please note I wrote these descriptions. So yay for me, bow down. By The Way: The items are in order as they appear in the game, and the descriptions are my own, so if you take them I will hunt you down. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Chairs ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ "You sit on it, but you do not take it with you." ~ The riddle from Golden eye This is the section for all the chairs, couches, love seats and beds. All listed in order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Werkbunnst All Purpose Chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $80 Needs Points: 2 Comfort Skill Points: N/A Description: This chair is useful for nearly anything, be it TV typing, eating, playing chess WHO KNOWS??!?!?! You'll probably buy one or two of these for different reasons they're cheap and better than standing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Posture Plus' Office Chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $100 Needs Points: 3 Comfort Skill Points: N/A Description: Best for use at computers or chess tables, it costs a bit more, but it's worth it if you're buying less then 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deck Chair By Survivall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $150 Needs Points: 3 Comfort Skill Points: N/A Description: Good for anything, but the cost is expensive for the same thing you can get with the posture plus. Go with that instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contempto Loveseat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $150 Needs Points: 3 Comfort, 4 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: The cheapest love seat, the energy applies to napping on it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Satanistics Reproduction Armchair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $155 Needs Points: 3 Comfort Skill Points: N/A Description: Too much for the same thing you get with the posture plus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contempto Couch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $180 Needs Points: 2 Comfort, 5 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: A Good buy, seats three people and almost as much energy as a bed for a price slight higher then the Survivall deck chair. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Class Armchair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: 4 Comfort Skill Points: N/A Description: Good value, decent comfort level, better if you mix with other things, like the aroma master for improved comfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parque Fresco Del Aire Bench ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: 2 Comfort Skill Points: N/A Description: What a crappy buy, seriously a waste of money. But a couch instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Back Slack" Recliner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: 6 Comfort 3 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: GREAT BUY. It looks nice too, the energy could be higher but the comfort is high for such a low price. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spartan Special ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $300 Needs Points: 6 Comfort, 7 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: Military style bedding, cheap and uncomfortable. A good buy if you're poor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Class Loveseat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $340 Needs Points: 5 Comfort, 4 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: Seats two sims, decent comfort, not so great for napping. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Class Sofa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $450 Needs Points: 5 Comfort, 5 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: It's almost the same as a bed, If you where really cheap you could use it as one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tyke Nyte Bed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $450 Needs Points: 7 Comfort, 7 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: A kids bed, colorful to say the least, I personally get the spartan special instead, the difference is not worth the price. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheap Eazzzzze Double Sleeper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $450 Needs Points: 7 Comfort, 8 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: a better buy then the tyke nyte bed, at the same price no less. This is the middle of the road bed that I recommend, if you're poor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Sarrbach" By Werkbunnst ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $500 Needs Points: 6 Comfort Skill Points: N/A Description: This chair costs too much for the value you get, get the "Back Slack" instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Empress Dining Room Chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $600 Needs Points: 4 Comfort, 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Impress your friends and make the room look better with this chair. A Good buy as most kitchen things aren't very good for room rating. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Von Braun" Recliner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $850 Needs Points: 9 Comfort, 3 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: The most Comfortable chair, the energy could be higher. Though the chair looks pretty bad ass. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luxuriare Loveseat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $875 Needs Points: 8 Comfort, 4 Energy, 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Here's a nice buy, seats two swims with a good comfort and raises the room value. The energy could be higher, but sleeping on loveseats has never been too comfortable. Unless you're a leprechaun or a midget. *GASP* He said an Un-politically correct term!!! KILL HIM!!! Seriously, people need to get over this political correctness crap, I'm sick of it. He's not "Vertically challenged" He's fucking short. Don't be ashamed of who you are, changing the word for it doesn't change the condition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheap Eazzzzze Double Sleeper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $450 Needs Points: 7 Comfort, 8 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: a better buy then the tyke nyte bed, at the same price no less. This is the middle of the road bed that I recommend. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoleon Sleigh Bed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,000 Needs Points: 8 Comfort, 9 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: One of the first high end beds in the game. Is it worth the price? If you find time crammed for your sim, especially in the morning then yes. As The sim will wake up faster and more refreshed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Deiter" By Werkbunnst ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,100 Needs Points: 8 Comfort, 5 Energy, 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Nice looking chair goes well with "Von Braun" recliner. Could stand to be a bit better for the price though. Best couch in the game though, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modern Mission Bed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,000 Needs Points: 9 Comfort, 10 Energy, 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: This bed is real high end. It improves the room rating, and is slightly better then the Napoleon bed. Your sims won't spend much conscious time in the bedroom, so go with the Napoleon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vibromatic Heart Bed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4,500 Needs Points: Comfort 10, Energy 8 Skill Points: N/A Description: Allows your sims to screw each other. Raises Fun and Social all the way up, much easier then talking to another sim for a few hours. This is also what will get you the little kiddies, so if you don't want them, don't screw your co-sim. Unless of course, you have to for one of the goals. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Tables ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ It's always a good idea to put a cheap end table by the mailbox, so your sim can set the bills there. That way you don't have to waste half as much time paying the bills. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pinegulcher End Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $40 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: A nice cheap end table to put out by the mailbox for bills. Could also be used to hold lamps. Matches all the other pinegulcher stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicked Breeze End Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $55 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: The only difference between the first table and this one, is that it will up the house value a bit more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kinderstuff Nightstand ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $75 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Good for a kids room, but again doesn't do anything special the Pinegulcher doesn't. Matches all the kinderstuff stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mesquite Desk/Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $80 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Now this table can be used as a desk as well, so you can hold a computer on it, or TWO LAMPS!!!!! WHOA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NuMica Folding Card Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $95 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Cheap table, can fit 8 people sitting and talking or 4 people eating. I'm not sure when you'd use 8 sims talking though ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Anywhere" End Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $120 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: It'll increase the house value but that's about it. It goes with just about everything though, so if you need a place to put a lamp or a plant but you can't find a good end table, get this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NuMica Kitchen Counter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $150 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Kitchen Counter, good for holding kitchen appliances or preparing dinner. This counter is also good for putting a sink into as it already has the plumbing in it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Backwoods Table By Survivall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $200 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Another table this one fits 8 sims eating, which is a nice value for such a cheap table. Goes good out doors and with the survivall deck chairs. It also goes well with an outdoors theme if you decide to do that indoors instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- London "Cupertino" Collection Desk/Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $220 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Holds two lamps or a computer. Or the mail, or nothing at all! It's your table you can decide what to put on there, you could always pout flowers too, if you want to waste your money and time watering them and getting rid of them when they die. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiled Counter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Same as the first one, though it's tiled so it looks a bit different. This counter is good for putting a sink into. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modern Mission End Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Makes the room look a bit better, and holds a lamp or something of that size. Fits will with the entire "Modern Mission" line of furniture. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Count Blanc Bathroom Counter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $400 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Again, same as the first one, but this looks better in a bathroom. This counter is good for putting a sink into it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- London "Mesa" Dining Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $450 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Hmmm, "Mesa" means "Table" in Spanish, so why is it from london? Crazy Maxis, do some research first. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Redmond" Desk/Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $800 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Increases the room value a bit more then other tables, and you can hold crap on it. Two lamps? Sure, A computer? You bet, this is your table and you can do whatever you want with it!! ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Art ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Don't forget to water plants or they will die. As long as they aren't dead the increase the beauty of the room. Lack of flowers will drop your room rating as you leave the house to go to work, which make the sim less happy. If watering is to time-consuming, you can always hire a gardener, or buy Major Domo (monkey butler). From paintings to random crap, this stuff just looks cool, paintings are usually better then plants as they usually have a higher room rating, and they don't need to be upkept, however they tend to cost a lot more. Two things aren’t included here, one is a gnome and the other is a sculpture, the reason is visiting sims seem to go out of their way to trip over these and break them. So you'll just want to sell them when you make them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pink Flamingo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $12 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Cheap but it raises the room level by two, which is a great deal. I line the outside walkway with them, that way when the sim goes to work his room rating jumps up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- African Violet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $30 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: It's a flower. From AFRICA!!! Whoa. It's cheap and raises the room value, so why not buy two? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spider Plant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $35 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: It's more of a plant then the african flower, so it's bigger, not that it has much of an affect on anything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Roxana" Geranium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $45 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: It looks better then the African Violet but it costs an extra $15, and the sims won't notice the difference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What a Gas! Party Balloons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $50 Needs Points: 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Get these only for parties, as they pop within a few hours and well, are a waste of money. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watercolor By J.M.E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $75 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Basically a water colored painting by some guy. What fun! It's more like three separate paintings one above the other for whatever reason. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queen Vivanco Roses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $99 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Geez, that's pretty steep for just one room point, buy three African Violets instead. Unless you have a thing for roses for whatever reason. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rubber Tree Plant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $120 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Doesn't need as much water as other plants, but still needs it every now and then. Funny you'd think rubber tree, would mean it's made out rubber, but apparently it's used for "farming" rubber. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Echinopsis Maximus Cactus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $150 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Blends in well with an old-western theme. Just don't touch it or your sim may get hurt. This can go longer without water then most plants. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade Plant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $160 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: This is too expensive for just two room rating. You could get 5 African violets for a cheaper price. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poseidon's Adventure Aquarium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $200 Needs Points: 1 Fun, 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: You have to feed the fish or they will die. It's usually too much of a bother, so I sell it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Movie Prop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $210 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: It's a prop from a really old movie called "Attack of the insane Alien Clown Zulu Posse from mars", resembles a shield of some sort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Bi-Polar" By Conner I.N. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $240 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: I like this painting personally, I wonder if there's any place to buy these paintings, if they're even real ones. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Delusion de Grandeur" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $360 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: If you can't pick up on the foreign language, it means "Delusions of Grandeur". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beaver Pelt Moose head ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $450 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: A Moose head made out of beaver skin. O_o? Just to say "No Moose where killed in the making of this trophy head. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Floor Rug By Leopard Life ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $460 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Leopard skin rug, intresting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Fountain of Tranquility" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $700 Needs Points: 1 Fun, 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: This is definitely worth purchasing, it's cheap and you can increase fun and the room. Nothing to feed either. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SimBad's stuffed Marlin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $777 Needs Points: 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: This reminds me of one of those "Billy the Big Mouth Fish" I don't think this one talks and tells jokes though. It'd probably have a higher room rating if it did. This matches all the other animal skins, the white rhino plaque, the bearskin rug, and the moosehead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hazard The Guess" By Connor Tiist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $950 Needs Points: 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Interesting painting, it's what I like to consider "Real Art" It makes you look within yourself and pull out what you think it actually is. Very cool. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Blind Date" By I. Roney ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,020 Needs Points: 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Picture of some girl. It's pretty good I guess. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Scylla and Charybdis" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,450 Needs Points: 4 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Interesting looking sculpture, looks like an impaled clock. Interesting buy, kinda clunks up the flow of the room though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Head in Jar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,470 Needs Points: 4 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: It's a head in a jar. Only the "Jar" is like a tube with green radioactive goo. Pretty cool. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highbrau Coat of Arms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,800 Needs Points: 4 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: It's your average coat of arms, a shield with crossing swords behind it and some decorations on the shield. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snails With Icicles In Nose ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $2,140 Needs Points: 5 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Quite the interesting name, the painting is obviously abstract and really cool. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portrait Grid By Payne A. Pitcher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,200 Needs Points: 8 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: High room rating, decent price, a good deal in my opinion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grandfather clock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,500 Needs Points: 7 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Big clock, that's pretty much it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue China Vase ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4,260 Needs Points: 7 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: This is nice, it's a vase that sits on it's own little table, I've never seen it, but it looks like it may be able to get knocked over. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Faux Bearskin Rug ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4,300 Needs Points: 7 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: It's a bear's skin on the floor, not too hard to envision, but it's still cool. This matches all the other animal skins, the white rhino plaque, the stuffed marlin, and the moosehead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White Rhino Re-Enactment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4,800 Needs Points: 7 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: An authentic White Rhino head on a plaque, good for a trophy room. This matches all the other animal skins, the bearskin rug, the stuffed marlin, and the moosehead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Still Life, Drapery and Crumbs" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $7,600 Needs Points: 9 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: If I'm not mistaken this is just another boring still life painting. I never really liked still life. It's all "look at this" it's real life only it's not moving, so I'll paint it, look at me! BAH! Still life is boring and ugly, unless it's hot naked women, that's the kind of still life I like. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Eruption of Decadence" Tapestry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $8,100 Needs Points: 9 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Cool Tapestry, I believe it represents a revolution of some sort. I usually put it up in my house in the bathroom, that's where I often find needs the most room value boost. Outside is a good place too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antique Persian Rug ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $8,200 Needs Points: 7 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: This is a lot of money for such a low room value, but it's pretty cool. You can also start fires with this if you set the rug under the fireplace and another item. Cool way to kill your sims. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Electronics ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ If you have a playful sim, you'll want to invest in some of these. Even if you don't, most of these help out in parties and what not. Turn on the stereo and feel the effects of fun, as long as the sim can hear it they'll be in a better mood. This is true, I feel that music is a great motivation for almost anything. Like right now, I'm listening to some Fast, loud and great punk music (The Vandals \m/) to keep from falling asleep while doing this oh-so-boring section of the guide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FireBrand Smoke Detector ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $50 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Works with a range of one room, if it senses a fire, then the fire department will be called automatically right when it goes off. Nifty to have, because you never know. Put one in the kitchen as well as any room with a fireplace. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCTC Cordless Wall Phone ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $75 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Call for services, police, pizza, fire department as well as friends and throwing parties. A Phone is a necessity for all houses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Urhineer Train Set By Rip Co. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $80 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Spend a little money and get the better train system, it raises the room value. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monochrome TV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $85 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: A cheap black and white TV, waste of money. Also, your sim will like certain shows based on what he/she's like. Just try watching their reactions when you switch, if they blah it, then change the channel, if they dig it then keep it there. This will ensure that their fun raises at the optimum level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Down Wit Dat" Boom Box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $100 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: A cheap little boom box, it's like the TVs, if you have the money spend it on a better one. Also, your sim will like certain music based on his/her tastes, so switch through and watch their reaction, if they're digging on the music they'll dance longer, and be happier quicker. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SimSafety IV Burglar Alarm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: If a burglar breaks in this will call a cop, you'll need to catch a crook this way if you want to open up the crook job career. It's a good idea in any house, and is cheap. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Electronic Insect Control System ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $300 Needs Points: Comfort, Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: Turn it on, then touch it, it'll give you a 3 point energy boost, but it will lower your comfort all the way. So buy a nice chair and a aroma master, and you can raise your energy and comfort in no time at all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trottco 27' Color Television B94U ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $500 Needs Points: 4 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: It's a step up from the black and white TV, but if you can afford it go with the plasma TV instead. Also, your sim will like certain shows based on what he/she's like. Just try watching their reactions when you switch, if they blah it, then change the channel, if they dig it then keep it there. This will ensure that their fun raises at the optimum level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zimantz Component Hi-Fi Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $650 Needs Points: 3 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: This is the middle of the road stereo, and what you get in most levels, It's pretty good. Also, your sim will like certain music based on his/her tastes, so switch through and watch their reaction, if they're digging on the music they'll dance longer, and be happier quicker. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCD Systems SimRailRoad Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $955 Needs Points: 4 Fun, 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: The better of the two railroads, it really needs to be bought instead of the other one. It increases the fun and the room over the other one, and is well worth the price tag. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moneywell Computer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $999 Needs Points: 3 Fun Skill Points: Study Description: Cheap computer that can help you find a job so you can spend some real money. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wurl 'N' Hurl Retro Juke Box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,199 Needs Points: 3 Fun, 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Juke box complete with flashy bubble tubes. COOOL. Maybe if you hit it just right, it'll play the song for free (even though it doesn't cost money..) then you could say "EHHHHHHHH!!! I'm the fonz!" then you could proceed to snap your fingers and have 3 hot high school girls at your side. Also, your sim will like certain music based on his/her tastes, so switch through and watch their reaction, if they're digging on the music they'll dance longer, and be happier quicker. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "See Me, Feel Me" Pinball Machine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,800 Needs Points: 5 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: This should be bought if you don't have the green for a pool table. This is still good, and you can play with two sims, all you have to do is get one sim playing, then have the other sim go over and hit "Join" they will play together, have more fun and each other's disposition will rise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microscotch Covetta Q628-1500JA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,800 Needs Points: 5 Fun Skill Points: Study Description: A little better then the moneywell computer, but still below the "Meet Marco". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSRI Virtual Reality Set ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $2,300 Needs Points: 7 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: More fun then the Plasma tv for the same price, this doesn't increase the room any though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strings Theory Stereo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $2,550 Needs Points: 5 Fun, 3 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: For the Audiophile sim, this is the best stereo there is, and it increases the room rating as well as the fun. A better purchase then the T.V., as the room is increased more for less then the price. Also, your sim will like certain music based on his/her tastes, so switch through and watch their reaction, if they're digging on the music they'll dance longer, and be happier quicker. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soma Plasma TV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,500 Needs Points: 6 Fun, 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Huge ass T.V. Worth getting if you have the money for it, as it raises the room value too. Also, your sim will like certain shows based on what he/she's like. Just try watching their reactions when you switch, if they blah it, then change the channel, if they dig it then keep it there. This will ensure that their fun raises at the optimum level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Macro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6,5009 Needs Points: 6 Fun Skill Points: Study Description: The best computer, but if you have this kind of money you should buy the T.V. instead, as it raises the room value and this doesn't ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Kitchen Appliances ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Hungry? Buy one of these nifty appliances to solve that. Or is your place dirty? A few of these items can help you out and save time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Regular-Joe Coffee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $85 Needs Points: 1 Energy Skill Points: N/A Description: Low energy boost, just shows that you get what you pay for. Get the espresso machine instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brand Name Toaster Oven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $100 Needs Points: 1 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: Spend some money and get the food processor or you'll end up spending more money on snacks and meals to keep your sim full. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XLR8R Food Processor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $220 Needs Points: 2 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: The best food preparation item there is. I highly recommend this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positive Potential Microwave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: 2 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: More expensive then the processor for the same thing, get the processor instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wild Bill THX-451 Barbecue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $350 Needs Points: 4 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: Cooks yummy hamburgers. Best for parties or houses with lots of sims, as you can't choose how many you make, you always make like 8. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Junk Genie Trash Compactor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $375 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Compacts trash so you don't have to take it out as often. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dialectric Free Standing Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $400 Needs Points: 5 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: Low quality stove, good for just starting a new house, but it helps hunger if you get the better pyrotorre. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gagmia Simore Espresso Mcahine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $450 Needs Points: 2 Energy, 1 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Sims love this, a boost of energy, a little bit of fun, they're a hit at parties, though they often break. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dish Duster Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $550 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Not sure what the difference between this and the fuzzy logic washer is, if you know drop me an e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Llamark Refrigerator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $600 Needs Points: 6 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: Cheapest Refrigerator, still a good value though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fuzzy Logic Dishwasher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $950 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Not sure what the difference between this and the dish duster is, if you know drop me an e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Pyrotorre" Gas Range ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,000 Needs Points: 7 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: The best stove you can get, good if your sim is always hungrey, it will also help if you increase his cooking skill, making his meals more filling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Porcina Refrigerator Model Plg-S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,200 Needs Points: 7 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: Middle of the road Refrigerator, if you've got this much, you should go all the way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freeze Secret Refrigerator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $2,500 Needs Points: 8 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: The best refrigerator, worth the money, as in the long run you'll save on all the meals and snacks. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Plumbing ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Is your sim a bit smelly? Does he have to shit like a cow on Thursday? Did he just do something dirty and needs to wash his hands? Does he just want to smooze with some hotties? This is the section for stuff like that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hydromic Kitchen Sink ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: 2 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: Cheap sink, good for washing dishes or hands. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hygeia-O-Matic Toilet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $300 Needs Points: 8 Bladder Skill Points: N/A Description: Your average John. This is better for the clean sim, and best for the bathroom that isn't visted by party guests too often. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Andersonville" Pedestal Sink ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $400 Needs Points: 2 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: A sink fit for a Bathroom, you don't need a counter for it, so it's cheaper then it looks, it can't wash dishes though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Epikouros Kitchen Sink ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $500 Needs Points: 3 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: The best of the sinks, though you need a counter to put it into, so it'll be more then $500 if you want to use it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SpaceMiser Shower ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $650 Needs Points: 6 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: Got a small bathroom? Got a small house? Got a small budget? This is the shower for you then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justa Bathtub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $800 Needs Points: 3 Comfort, 6 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: If you have a bit of space, but only a bit of money, this is a nice investment, it raises the comfort as well as the hygiene, but it takes a bit longer to bath. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flush Force 5 XLT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,200 Needs Points: 4 Comfort 8 Bladder Skill Points: N/A Description: This is the toilet for dirty sims and party animals, it flushes itself, so you don't have to worry about nasty party goers not flushing. Also I've never seen this toilet clog. Well worth the price. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sani-Queen Bathtub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,500 Needs Points: 5 Comfort, 8 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: A good tub, high comfort and hygiene at a reasonable price. Takes up a good deal of space though, and usually leaves a water spot on the floor if you have a messy sim. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hydrothera Bathtub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,200 Needs Points: 8 Comfort, 10 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: The best personal bathtub there is, though it looks like it could fit more then one sim... fair price, for the benefits, a good way to spend your money if you have it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sonic Shower ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,999 Needs Points: 8 Comfort, 10 Hygiene Skill Points: N/A Description: The pinnacle of bathing. It takes about 30 seconds to get fully clean, and it uses NO WATER. Which means if it breaks it won't spill and messy sims won't get water everywhere. The downside is kids can't use it. You MUST keep it clean though, if there is ever flys on it, it'll just fuck up and spin your sim out of control, which doesn't do anything but lower his comfort. It's pretty funny to see your sim get flung like that though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whirl Wizard Hot Tub ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6,500 Needs Points: 6 Comfort, 2 Hygiene, 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: The party tub, fits four people, good comfort, and it's a good way of getting that smelly guy to bath without him knowing. They always seem to break though, it's an easy repair for a sim with a few mech points though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Libidinex Spa System ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: 10,000 Needs Points: 5 Comfort, 2 Hygiene, 3 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Besides the vibrating bed, this is the only place your sims can get it on. Which may explain the price, pretty cool looking, though it only fits two sims, too bad I'd like to see a sim orgy. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Lights/Lamps ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Clap on, Clap on, CLAP ON!!! ARRRGGGHHH *SMASH*, "Homer we don't have a clapper" ~ The Simpsons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle Lamp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $25 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: A poorly constructed lamp made at a high school by some tech ed student. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garden Lamp By Lunatech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $50 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: A lamp that fits well in gardens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Halogen Heaven Lamp By Contempto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $50 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Bright light, good for lighting places to AN EXTREME DEGREE OOOOHHH YEEEEAAAH FEEEL THE PAIN!!!!!!. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oval Glass Sconce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $85 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Hangs off the wall, lights up the room. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Brass Sconce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $110 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Also hangs off the wall...WHAT? You try writing descriptions for lamps! It's not easy you know! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Plate Special Sconce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $135 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Cool lamp, I use it over a guitar, to make the "Light show" effect go when a sim is playing it. Shows up real well with wooden floors, doesn't show up too well with carpet though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elite Reflections Chrome Lamp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $180 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Another table lamp. If this was on price is right sim style, you'd know how much it is now. I'd still bid $1, just because it's funny, and I'd say it in a weird voice too. So if you ever see someone bidding $1 dollar on everything and acted like he's just been repeatedly bashed in the head with a 3-wood, that's me, so cheer me on! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Torchosteronne Table Lamp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $200 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Table lamp that increases the room by one. This lamp sits on a table or on the floor, though if you couldn't figure that one out on your own, you need to go back to the first grade. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Torchosteronne floor Lamp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $350 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Floor lamp that increases the room rating by one. It also sits on the floor, though if you couldn't figure out that by reading the name, I'm amazed you can read at all. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Miscellaneous ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ From skill building items, to things your kids play with, to well pool tables and such, this is the section for all of them, this is probably the category you'll be buying stuff from the most. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trash Can ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $30 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Holds trash, so it's not on the floor, you must empty it often. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SnoozMore Alarm Clock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $30 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: Wakes your lazy sim up. It's good if you leave free will on and go do something. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magical Mystery Toy Box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $50 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Kids play with toys from here, they sit in front of it and put it back when done, so no mess. Only one kid at a time though. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Thunder Neoscillating Sprinkler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $65 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Another kid toy, kids run through it, that's pretty much it. But hey I used to always run through sprinklers for fun. When you do it at 17 people look at you strangely. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Narciisco Wall Mirror ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $100 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Charisma Description: Look at your pretty self and practice speeches, that's pretty much all there is too it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slurp 'N' Burp Beverage Cooler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $115 Needs Points: 2 Comfort, 1 Hunger Skill Points: N/A Description: Good as a chair, or as a beverage dispenser. It costs money each time you get a drink though, it's better to get the bar, and dispense drinks that way, I'm not sure if those cost money or not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Medicine Cabinet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $125 Needs Points: 1 Hygiene Skill Points: Charisma Description: Brush your teeth, or practice a speech that's all you can really do with this model. Pretty nifty compared to the other two mirrors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Narciisco Floor Mirror ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $150 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Charisma Description: Practice your speeches and look at your pretty self. Beyond that there really isn't anything to do with this mirror. Mirrors make the room look bigger though, which is why I have two mirrors in my room, doesn't really do much as the room is already the biggest in the house. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Lloyd Wright Dolls House ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $180 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: A dollhouse for kids to play with. Or "Action Figure" house if you have a boy and you're in denial. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheap Pine Bookcase ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Cooking, Mechanical, Study Description: Learn to cook, fix things or teach your kids the square root of 800 gazillion jillion billion million. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Dimanche" Folding Easel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: Creative Description: Paint a picture, then sell the picture, too bad you can't frame it and hang it. Oh well, perhaps in the next one. I'm pretty sure the easel stays when you sell a painting though, so don't worry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pinegulcher Dresser ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: A cheap dresser, pretty useless as your sim will automatically dress for any needs (Swimming, sleeping Etc.). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kinderstuff Dresser ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $300 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: N/A Description: A dresser for kids, it matches well with the rest of the furniture in that collection. Good for a kids room, or an adult on drugs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Matewell Chess Set ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $500 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: Logic Description: Only chess set there is, good thing is you can play against yourself, but it's better with two sims. Too bad the sims don't get up and dance when they win, that'd be cool, then you could know who won the game. You could then kill the losing sim, it'd be interesting to see "DEATH MATCH CHESS!!!!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artists' Block ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $500 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: Creative Description: If your sim has a full creativity you can sculpt something and sell it for $1,500. Or you can put it somewhere where the room value could use a boost. Needless to say this is an item worth getting, even if you don't have much creativity it can be worth around $600, still a profit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amishim Bookcase ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $500 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Cooking, Mechanical, Study Description: Learn to cook, fix things or teach your kids the square root of 800 gazillion jillion billion million. This bookcase does it all, well not really. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional Oak Armoire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $550 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Keep your clothes in an old piece of wood. What a concept, and a waste of money. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beejaphone Guitar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $580 Needs Points: 2 Fun Skill Points: Creative Description: Rock out with this awesome guitar. Definitely the best thing to unlock in the game. If your sim is really good at it, play at parties and find out how fast the party goes to rocking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strip Poker Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $600 Needs Points: 4 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Play poker and GET NEKKID!! AWWW YEEEEAAAHHH!!! Good for dates or parties, and surprisingly, two guys or two girls will play against each other..O_o? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SuperDoop Basketball Hoop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $650 Needs Points: 4 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Play some one on one, or just mess around at the free throw line, something Shaq should try doing. You can use this item with two sims, just get one playing then have the other one click "join". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Exerto" Benchpress Exercise Machine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $700 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Body Description: Nice work out, not as god as the treadmill though. I've always wanted one of these machines, as for treadmills BAH, If I want to walk I'll go outside. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KraftKing Woodworking Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $720 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Mechanical Description: Make little gnomes that can be sold for up to $100, though make sure you sell them as they seem to get tripped over and broken if you don't. This is one of the things you NEED to get if you want a stay-at-home sim, especially if you are just starting the level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bachman Wood Beverage Bar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $800 Needs Points: 1 Hunger, 2 Room, 3 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Good for parties or for a snack, just mix up some drinks then pound them down. Too bad the sims don't get noticably drunk, that'll be interesting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Libri di Regina Bookcase ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $900 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Cooking, Mechanical, Study Description: Learn to cook, fix things or teach your kids the square root of 800 gazillion jillion billion million. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Domestic Beach Simulator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,000 Needs Points: 4 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: This is what they call sand boxes now a days. The kid goes outside and piles dirt into a umm.. pile.. >_>; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charismaster Vanity Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,00 Needs Points: 1 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Change the look of your sims face, almost necessary in the "Who Loves Ya Baby" level, as your wife and kids are REAAALLLYYYY UGLY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Funinator Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,200 Needs Points: 5 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: Big ass jungle gym for your spoiled kids to play on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perispiraction Executive Treadmill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,200 Needs Points: N/A Skill Points: Body Description: You can walk, jog, or Run on this, selecting Run will raise Body the fastest and is the only thing you should have it on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antique Armoire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,200 Needs Points: 2 Room Skill Points: N/A Description: Another big waste of money. Keep your clothes in it, and raise the room value a little bit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweetsway Tree Swing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,200 Needs Points: 4 Fun Skill Points: N/A Description: It's a tree swing love seat. Two sims can sit on it and make out and all that other good stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Horrorwitz "Star-Track" Backyard Telescope ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $2,100 Needs Points: 4 Fun Skill Points: Logic Description: Look at the stars, if you're lucky your sim may be abducted, however his personality will randomly change, which can be interesting to say the least. If you don't want this happening, don't use or buy this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aromaster Whifferpuff "Gold" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $2,500 Needs Points: See Below Skill Points: N/A Description: Depending on the flavor you pick, it'll do the following, note that each time you use it it'll cost some money. Peppermint and Juniper: Increases Comfort Lavender and Majoram: Increases Fun Juniper and Rosemary: Increases Energy Rosemary and Peppermint: Increases Room ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teppan' Yaki Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,000 Needs Points: 7 Hunger, 1 Fun Skill Points: None Description: For $20 you can serve Teppan Yaki to 6 people, the item also doubles as a regular table if you need it. Always fills a sim up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChimeWay & Daughters Piano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,500 Needs Points: 4 fun, 3 room Skill Points: Creative Description: Makes sweet music, good for raising creativity, and if you're good, play it at a party to increase the awsomeness of the party. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aristoscratch Pool Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4,200 Needs Points: 6 fun Skill Points: N/A Description: The most fun your sim can have, put a stereo next to it, and turn it on, and your sims fun will be full in no time flat. This is another item you can use with two sims, just have one sim start playing, then have the other sim hit "join" and they will play together. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Major Domo! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: 15,000 Needs Points: Room and Hunger Skill Points: None Description: This is how you know you've really made it, when you have the monkey butler. It costs $20 each time you want him to go do something, but he'll cook, clean, fix and entertain, which if you add all those together is much cheaper and less time consuming then hiring people or doing it yourself. He comes with his own tree house hut, very very cool. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Building/Equipment ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ I just thought I'd space out the furniture and the building equipment being that they are in two different sections in the menu. So carry on reading, or skimming, or completely skipping this section I spent hours on. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Walls/Fences ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ These keep people out. Or as the Canadians like to think, keep people in. If you've ever seen "Bowling for Columbine" then you'll know what I'm talking about. If not, go rent it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wall tool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $70 per square of wall. Description: Allows you to buy and sell pieces of wall. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picket Fence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $10 per square Description: Allows you to buy and sell pieces of Picket Fence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting Iron Fence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $45 per square Description: Allows you to buy and sell pieces of Connecting Iron Fence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrought Iron Balustrade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $100 per square Description: Allows you to buy and sell pieces of Wrought Iron Balustrade, did you sense a pattern in this section? If not, then umm... yeah *insert insulting insult here* ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Wallpaper ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ You put this on walls so your sims don't have to stare at dry-wall all day. Like the Floors, I'm pretty sure you don't need this, it's just for your personal tastes. But if you got the money, why not? Because it's a waste!! Just press the circle button and you don't have to worry about it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry wall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $0 per square of wall Description: It's Drywall, you have some in your house, go look for it. NOW! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Cerebralic" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4 per square of wall Description: White is a bad color, it makes the dirt seem more prominent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Placentonic" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4 per square of wall Description: It's green, it matches the grass. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Harvestic" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4 per square of wall Description: OOOOoooOOO Ugly wallpaper at low low prices! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Oceanic" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4 per square of wall Description: It's Oceanic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Peaches and Cream" Sponge Paint ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4 per square of wall Description: Peaches? No, Cream? No, Cheap? Yes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Westcheaster Ecru" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4 per square of wall Description: A cheap, dark brown wallpaper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin's Egg Blue Paint with Border ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $4 per square of wall Description: I thought Robin's eggs where blue, not gray... and since when do they have borders, what the hell is this? Easter? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Rest In Peace" Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of wall Description: Wallpaper to mourn too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Claire de Lune" Swirled Plaster ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of wall Description: Interesting Swirly black thing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Shooting Stars" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of wall Description: Somehow, I fail to see the resemblance, probably because there isn't one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Paradise Found" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6 per square of wall Description: Well look at this, one of the many Blue Wallpapers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mountain Fog" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6 per square of wall Description: Mountains don't have fog, they have clouds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Supperclub" walnut paneling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6 per square of wall Description: What's so super about orange? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Too Turquoise" Wall treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6 per square of wall Description: It's really umm... Turquoise. Yes I have a flair for the obvious. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Settler's Fashion" Wall treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $7 per square of wall Description: Stripped with blue and white, add in some red and you'd have a flag or something. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Rustic Memories" Wall Décor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $7 per square of wall Description: Because when I think Rustic, I think blue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramshackle Wood Shingles ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $7 per square of wall Description: Make it known that you only watch Jerry Springer and Cops! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Passaic" Aliminum Siding ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $7 per square of wall Description: Outside wall decorations, what a waste. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bovine Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $8 per square of wall Description: Bovine is cow... This is kinda like a slaughter house... cow print and red? Oh yeah. "When I grow up I'm going to Bovine University!" ~ Ralph Wiggium. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shoji Screen Wall Covering ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $8 per square of wall Description: Probably the only decent wall paper in the game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tickled Fancy" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $9 per square of wall Description: Bah what a waste of money. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Erectonica" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $9 per square of wall Description: White wallpaper featuring splashes of green. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Dusty Fields" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $9 per square of wall Description: Like the first waste of money, only a darker color! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Aerometric" Wall Cover ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $9 per square of wall Description: an interesting waste of $9. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- African Equine Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $10 per square of wall Description: Cheesy Zebra wallpaper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Othello" Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $11 per square of wall Description: Waste of money. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adirondack Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $11 per square of wall Description: If you eat corn, your poop looks like this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Midlantic" Tan Brick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $12 per square of wall Description: Brick wall, to show that burglars aren't welcome, or something to that affect. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hazy Fantazy" Wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $13 per square of wall Description: Heh, Hazy, heh Fantazy... sounds like someone's tripping. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Exit-15" Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $13 per square of wall Description: Purple, the gay people's color. I wonder why they picked it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Nix Brothers" Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $14 per square of wall Description: The Nix Brothers Rocked, where they even real? I don't know, and since I'm 17 I don't care I hate everything! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Charvat Manor" Granite Ashlar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $14 per square of wall Description: Granite walls, pretty, wasteful of money that is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wartburg Wall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $15 per square of wall Description: If you get this, you can yell "I fart in your general direction!" to anyone that passes by. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Lancastrian" Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $16 per square of wall Description: Creammy... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "New Light" Wall Treatment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $17 per square of wall Description: A new light of how not to waste money. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Floors ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ You walk on this stuff, but beyond your aesthetics it really doesn't effect anything. There certainly is a good deal of them though. Waste of money in my opinion, I usually just go with the cheap stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $0 per square of floor Description: I think it's astro-turf, you never have to mow it... Meh, it worked for the Bradys. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Milk and Honey" Linoleum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of floor Description: Milk and honey? I'd rather have oreos if you have them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Tinoretto" Linoleum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of floor Description: All right two different shades of blue COOL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Blue Heaven" Linoleum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of floor Description: It's white, and blue, I don't see where they get heaven from that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Royal Blue Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of floor Description: Royal crown cola is awsome, this carpet reminds me of it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moss Green Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of floor Description: Get grass, it's cheaper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Berber Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square of floor Description: Reminds me of poo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mintasic Elastic" Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6 per square of floor Description: Hey look it's blue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Blue Moon" Wonder Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $7 per square of floor Description: I'm Blue Ba-ba-dee-ba-da-die, and I'm singing an awful song... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hyper-Saftey Mat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $8 per square of floor Description: The Sims never slip, why do you need this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "EpoxiTime" Floor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $8 per square of floor Description: The sims never slip, why do you need this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $8 per square of floor Description: If you haven't seen Cement, you need to get out-side more often. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poured Concrete ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $10 per square of floor Description: The name says it all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cabernet Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $10 per square of floor Description: Red Rum is all I think when I see this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Pine Soul" Wood Floor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $11 per square of floor Description: I told you real wood was cheaper, or I will tell you? (I'm doing the descriptions from bottem to top. I guess I'm weird). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Californica" Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $12 per square of floor Description: I don't see the resemblance to California. Might help if I've actually been there, but what are you going to do? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Solar Flare" Carpet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $14 per square of floor Description: Solar Flare? It looks like somebody was practicing drawing circles on yellow carpet with a black sharpie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ll Rustico" Earthenwere Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $15 per square of floor Description: With a name like that, why the hell would you buy it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "El Capitan" Grey Shale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $15 per square of floor Description: It's grey, and too expensive for my tastes, woop-de-doo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Granite Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $15 per square of floor Description: BAH! There's nothing Dark about this floor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foursquare Parquet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $15 per square of floor Description: Imitation wood. It'd probably be cheaper to have real wood. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- La Fortuna ll Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $18 per square of floor Description: Cream tiles that are so pretty you'd want to cream your pants. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- La Fortuna Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $18 per square of floor Description: Darker color of it's brother "La Fortuna ll tile" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Macadam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $20 per square of floor Description: It's black, that's about it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Striped Macadam 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $20 per square of floor Description: Black background with a white strip, can be used to make a pattern, for instance your name, or a picture. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Striped Macadam 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $20 per square of floor Description: Black background with a white strip, can be used to make a pattern, for instance your name, or a picture. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Too Turquoise" Ceramic Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $20 per square of floor Description: It's really umm... Turquoise. Yes I have a flair for the obvious. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Los Alamos" Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $22 per square of floor Description: Good for bathrooms in case your sim poops on the floor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "El Diablo" Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $22 per square of floor Description: Square arrangement going diagonally. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Stone Cold" Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $22 per square of floor Description: A tile that looks so cold, it can only be stone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cobblestone Tile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $22 per square of floor Description: Appears to be Cobblestone, way too expensive for my tastes. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Doors ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Doorways are used to get in and out of the house (duh). It's easier to just not have walls if you can do that. If you go without walls the rooms look a lot bigger, though you have less privacy and the rooms all need to match. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walnut Door ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $100 Description: It's a DOOR, do you really need a description of it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maple Door Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $150 Description: Waste of money, just get rid of the wall instead, not only does it save money, but it GIVES you $70 for each piece of wall removed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Lattice Window Door ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $200 Description: You're everyday screen door. Nothing too special. I've ran into many of these, the door is clean, you think there isn't one, perhaps you’re a bit inebriated (drunk off your ass), and you may be running for some reason say a cop is chasing you, then WHAM! It works well because the cop can't stop laughing so you just run like hell. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windsor Door ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $300 Description: It's a DOOR, do you really need a description of it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monticello Door ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $400 Description: It's a DOOR, do you really need a description of it? ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Windows ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Windows increase the room rating, as sims like light, so don't forget to put in a window or two in each room. Plus windows are often cheaper than lights, so it's a good bargain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Single-Pane Fixed Window ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $50 Description: Cheap window, Cheaper then most lamps at least. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Single-Hung Window ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $55 Description: Your average window. It adds to the room value a bit as the light helps out a lot. It also cuts down on your electricity, because you use the power of the sun instead of the electricity. Boy I feel like a planeteer. "We're the Planeteers YOU CAN BE ONE TOO! Because saving our planet is the thing to do! Looting and polluting is not the way! Here's what Captain Planet has to say!" God that show was awful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Privacy Window ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $60 Description: A window near the ceiling, allows light in, but not peeping toms, good for "Jail Cells". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plate Glass Window ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $65 Description: Nice big open window. Lets light in, and you don't have to replace the light bulbs. It also raises the room value a bit. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Fireplaces ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Fireplaces add atmosphere to a room, however they can be dangerous. Be VERY VERY careful about placing things in front of fireplaces as they can start the house and your sim on fire. Effectively killing him and destroying any furniture you have. That's really the only reason I use fireplaces, sim concentration camps. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modesto Tile Fireplace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $600 Needs Points: 3 room Description: Basic fire place, nothing too special. This is the perfect fireplace for cooking sims. Sometimes I just play the get a live mode, then have a sim torture house, a couple that produce kids. Love them till they are full-blown kids, then stick them in "The Heat Room". I light a fire and give them a task to do, if they can't finish the task in time, they die. It's a lot of fun. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bostonian Fireplace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,000 Needs Points: 4 room Description: Nicer looking fireplace for the right price. If your just going to kill your sim with it though, go with the Modesto. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Plants ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Plants just look pretty, they have a slight effect on your room meter, which inhances your mood as you leave for work. However you must water them or it will be the opposite effect, EG: it will lower your room rating. You can also call a gardener for a small fee everyday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildflowers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $5 per square Description: If they're so wild, shouldn't they grow randomly for free? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daffodils ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $10 per square Description: I have no idea what a Daffodil is, but it probably isn't worth $10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nasturtium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $10 per square Description: Yellow and orange flower arrangement in your garden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tulips ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $25 per square Description: Damn, flowers are expensive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rose Bush ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $100 per square Description: *sings off key* EEEVVVVERRRRRYYYY ROOOOSSEEE HAS IT'S THORNE!!! You know I never did like that song, meh. This is a pretty looking bush that has it roses, and prickers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boxwood Hedge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $150 per square Description: With enough money you could make a Hedge maze. It'd be interesting to see if your sim could make his way out. You could build a replica of the hotel in "The Shining" then you could have one sim go around smacking people to be "Johnny". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surplus Llama Lawn Ornament ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $200 per square Description: Llama's are cooler then flamingos. If I had a nickel for every llama I had in my yard, I wouldn't have any nickels, this is just another waste of money, at least the flamingos raise the room rating. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pine Tree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $220 per square Description: This requires no watering as it is an evergreen. That's convenient, but it's still a tree that does nothing but costs money. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulberry Tree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $250 per square Description: It's a tree, it has green leaves and stuff. That's a pretty expensive tree for the fact that it does absolutely nothing to the room value what-so-ever. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birch tree ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $280 per square Description: Interesting tree with white bark, and ummm... green leaves. It's the most expensive tree you can get, and it doesn't do didley for anything. Waste of money if you ask me. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Pools ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Pools are a great addition to any home as they increase the room value which dramatically increases your sims happiness as they leave for work. Plus they're a good source of fun, for groups of sims as well as one person. As if all that wasn't enough it builds your body, one of the hardest skills to build. The only problem is that you can't build custom pools, perhaps maxis will add that in "Bustin' Out!". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mini Pool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $1,800 Needs Points: 4 room Skill Points: Body Description: Smallest pool, not worth the money, this is the only pool without a diving board. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Wet Tangle" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,300 Needs Points: 5 Room Skill Points: Body Description: It's a middle of the road pool, the first one you can get with a diving board, in a rectangle shape. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Elle Belle" Pool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $3,675 Needs Points: 7 Room Skill Points: Body Description: Shaped like an "L", one of the top pools. This is another pool you can get that comes with a diving board. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I Claudius" Pool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price: $6,075 Needs Points: 8 Room Skill Points: Body Description: Shaped like an "I", best pool you can get. This is another pool that has a diving board. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= T H E E N D =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THAT'S IT BWHAHAHAH I'M DONE!!! BOOO-YAH!!!! I hope you enjoyed the guide, below is stuff about me, and thank yous. So go away or prepared to be bored out of you mind! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= H A P P Y B U D D H A K I S S E S A S S =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Happybuddha would like to thank the following: Zoop Soul: For giving me the idea of "Needs Points" in the furniture section, as I had no idea what to call them Cjay: Cause he rocks, and posts my work, even if it is kinda lame sometimes. The Other Faq writers on the site: For motivating me to get this done. Maxis: For making this game The Vandals, 311, The Descendents, The Sex Pistols and NoFX: for making music for me to listen too while I write this guide, go check out their music it ROCKS! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A B O U T T H E A U T H O R =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= (Correct as of august 25th 2003) Hello, thank you for reading this guide. If you cared enough to read this far, I might as well entertain you. I'm a 16 year old Virgo and I am a senior at Millard North High School. In my free time I am either on the Gamefaqs message boards (Current events, The FAQ contributor Social Board, or the punk board), or playing my Xbox, Ps2, or my NES. With whatever time is left, I sell tacos in a little shack by the side of the road for $6 and hour, which is slowly taking over my life with it’s “OMG WE GIVE j00 more hours than j00 wantz0rz Benny FWARG!” attitude. 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