A city hall is the chief administrative building of neighborhoods in The Sims 3 and in MySims. It's also a main landmark in the towns and was featured in many promotional videos and snapshots for The Sims 3.
Gameplay descriptions[]
At the city hall, Sims can get a job in the political career, take a charisma skill class, change their own and their children's names (both first and last),[note 1] register to be self-employed in a skill career[TS3:A] and tour city hall. Sims can WooHoo here but they might get caught by the security and be asked to leave.
Celebrities[TS3:LN] who have been disgraced can sue for defamation in the city hall. Such cases are not limited by anti-"double jeopardy" laws in SimNation, so if a celebrity loses the case, they can sue again over and over until they win a case.
If The Sims 3: Ambitions is installed, the player can join the Architectural Designer profession at the city hall.
City halls that are not combined with any other rabbit hole functions can host DigiBlast Shows[TS3:ITF] for §100, in which cubed digitalized fireworks shoot up from the middle of the city hall and into the sky. A glitch makes it possible to schedule a DigiBlast Show in a multi-purpose rabbit hole but not be able to actually watch the show, as the Sim will complain about routing errors when being told to watch the show, resulting in the player Sim having spent §100 for nothing.
City halls generate the following red map tag in-game:
Protests[]
Protests can often occur outside of City Hall, and the player can direct their Sims to participate. Players can start their own protest by announcing them on podium object if they have University installed. Protests have about a 15% chance of starting, and are more common at the beginning of the game when a Sim or family moves into a new neighborhood. The topic of the protest is displayed on signs held by the protesters; the image shown on the sign is random (such as protesting against clowns or unicorns). Joining a protest gives Sims with the Rebellious trait the 'Fight The Power' moodlet.
Sims can start a protest with the "Me Too!" Megaphone if University Life is installed, and they do not need to be at city hall. Starting and participating in protests boosts a sim's Rebel Social group Rank. With a high Rebel social group rank a sim can start a hunger strike or a rowdy protest. During a hunger strike all protesters will get a -5 moodlet and will occasionally sneak a taste of a snack. Meanwhile during a rowdy protest sims may get into fights with each other.
While most protest topics don't lead to any outcome other than a positive moodlet and a boost in Rebel Social Group Rank when successful, there are exceptions. Protesting about low lifetime happiness will, if successful, give all sims a +10 moodlet for 2 days which will double the lifetime happiness gained from wishes. Protesting about low skills, if successful, will give all sims a +10 moodlet for 2 days and increase the rate at which they learn skills. Protesting about low wages will, if successful, give all sims in the controlled household a raise if they are employed. Protesting about few world resources will, if successful, increase the amount of collectibles which come from spawners.
Varieties[]
.jpg "City Hall (Sunset Valley).jpg (64 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Riverview).jpg (770 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Twinbrook).jpg (751 KB)")
![Public Services Office in Bridgeport[note 2]](/wiki/File:Public_Services_Office.jpg "Public Services Office.jpg (669 KB)")
![Appaloosa Plains Civic Center in Appaloosa Plains[note 2]](/wiki/File:Appaloosa_Plains_Civic_Center.jpg "Appaloosa Plains Civic Center.jpg (808 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Lunar Lakes).jpg (856 KB)")
![City Government Complex in Starlight Shores[note 2]](/wiki/File:City_Government_Complex.jpg "City Government Complex.jpg (862 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Lucky Palms).jpg (667 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Sunlit Tides).jpg (934 KB)")
![Commonwealth Court in Moonlight Falls[note 2]](/wiki/File:Commonwealth_Court.jpg "Commonwealth Court.jpg (745 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Monte Vista).jpg (545 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Aurora Skies).jpg (835 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Dragon Valley).jpg (707 KB)")
![Civic Center in Isla Paradiso[note 2]](/wiki/File:Civic_Center_(Isla_Paradiso).jpg "Civic Center (Isla Paradiso).jpg (914 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Midnight Hollow).jpg (673 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Oasis Landing).jpg (553 KB)")
.jpg "City Hall (Roaring Heights).jpg (622 KB)")
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- On the city hall in Roaring Heights, there's a carving of render Sims from The Sims 4.
Other languages[]
| Language | Object name | Translated etymology |
|---|---|---|
| English | City hall | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||
| Chinese (Simplified) | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | ||
| Czech | ||
| Danish | ||
| Dutch | ||
| European Portuguese | ||
| Finnish | ||
| French | Hôtel de ville | |
| German | ||
| Greek | ||
| Hungarian | ||
| Italian | ||
| Japanese | ||
| Korean | ||
| Norwegian | Rådhus | lit. "Council house" |
| Polish | Ratusz | |
| Russian | Ратуша | translit. "Ratusha" |
| Spanish | ||
| Swedish | ||
| Thai |
Notes[]
- ↑ Household/lot name and description cannot be changed in City Hall. They must be changed in Edit Town mode.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Includes a police station and a military base, and is unable to correctly host a DigiBlast Show.[TS3:ITF]
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