User blog:SimAddict/Playing The Sims 3 for beginners - Part 1

Welcome! This mini guide is here to share tips on how to play The Sims 3, so if you're a beginner, this guide is for you!

1. The Basics

1.1 - Buy Mode -

In this mode, you can buy different things for your house and for your Sim (beds, kitchen stuff, etc.) Just be sure you don't overspend, because you'll run out of Simoleons! Also, if you overspend, you might not be able to pay your bills, and the Repo Man may come and take things from you house. And trust me, all that hard work you put into the things you bought will be wasted. Seriously.

1.2 - Build Mode -

In this mode, you get to build your own dream house. There are various tools that help you out a lot in this mode, such as:

-Walls

-Roofs

-Pools

-Terrain (such as rocks, grass, sand, etc.)

and so much more!

Don't worry. If you buy an empty lot, there are also wall and floor patterns that you can use!

1.3 - Live Mode -

This is the mode that allows you to control your Sims. It's up to you with what they do, because there are lots of possibilities.

1.4 - Getting a Job -

Getting a job is as easy as 1-2-3. There are 2 options:

1. You read the newspaper or use the computer to find a job.

2. You go to the workplace itself.

Various symbols are used to help you identify which workplace you can go to.

There are options you have at work.

Business as Usual - Your Sim puts in a normal amount of effort in their job.

Work Hard - Your Sim works extra hard, but has increased stress.

Take it Easy - Your Sim doesn't work hard, but they get a nice Fun boost.

Meet Co-Workers - Self-explanatory. You meet the people you work with.

Hang with Co-Workers - Raises the relationships between you and your co-workers.

Suck Up to Boss - Raises relationships between you and your boss.

Jobs may have other options aside from these. For example, you're working at the bistro. The other option you have aside from the ones stated is Practice Cooking, which raises your cooking skill.

1.5 - Wishes and Promises -

At some point in time, your Sim will have a Wish that pops up. These wishes may vary depending on what traits your Sims have (from Create-A-Sim). Some wishes may involve getting a job, earning a raise, and so on. These may be easy or hard to fulfill, depending on the situation. To promise a wish, left-click on the wish. To remove a promised wish, right-click on it. Every wish has its own amount of Lifetime Happiness Points, and Lifetime wishes give a GREAT deal of Happiness points. Ambitious Sims get a kick out of these, because every fulfilled wish gives them a 75% increase.

1.6 - Disasters - These can happen just about any time.

Fires - They obviously burn things and may destroy them. Heck, they can even kill your Sim! To prevent this, buy a Fire Alarm for only 100 simoleons. These little widgets will automatically call the fire department, and when the firemen come, they will immediately extinguish the flames.

Burglaries - Now these are REALLY BAD! They only come at night, and only once in awhile. They break into the door, and star sucking things up with their magic bag. To prevent this, buy a Burglar Alarm for 895 simoleons. Costs a lot, right? Don't worry. It's totally worth it.

1.7 - Cheats with Situations and Responses -

SPOILER WARNING - This section is about to give you cheats that MAY or MAY NOT ruin your gameplay experience. Unless you really NEED them, read at your own risk. Also, this is the LAST PART of this mini-guide, and the THANKS section is right below this portion. If you don't want to see the cheats, you must scroll down REALLY FAST.

To activate the cheat menu, which is required for all cheats, hold down CTRL and SHIFT, and then press C. For all cheats, please remove the quotation marks.

Situation #1 : You're out of money, and you have to pay the bills already.

Response - In the cheat menu, type in "motherlode" or "kaching",then press enter. "motherlode" gives you 50,000 simoleons, and "kaching" gives you 1,000 Simoleons.

Situation #2 : There is a burglar coming, and you have a lot of expensive things in the house.

Response - type in "testingcheatsenabled true", then hold SHIFT and click on the burglar. Go to "Object..." then click "Delete It". Everything will be back to normal.

Situation #3 - You REALLY want a nice house, and you want to move immediately into a new house before a random townie moves into it.

Response - Same as the response to Situation #1. Better yet, move into an empty lot on the very first day, use the cheats in Situation #1, then use your Sim's cellphone to move to the house for free.

Thanks for reading!

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