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The Sims 3: Into the Future
Not to be confused with Sleeping pod.
Sweet Escape Dream Pod by Corebital Designs
Dreampod
Modern technology allows Sims to script their dreams and feel the life enhancing effects the next morning! Be careful - Good dreams can be turn into nightmares with unpleasant side effects.
Game The Sims 3: Into the Future
Buyability Buy Mode
Price in game §1,950
Object type(s) Motive
Special
Skill
Decorative
Simology
Size 4x2

Energy: 6
Stress Relief: 3
Environment: 3
Comfort: ++

The Dream Pod is a bed featured in The Sims 3: Into the Future. It can be bought in the Bed section in Buy Mode or the Beds section under Comfort. Unlike other beds, the Dream Pod can change a Sim's life by providing a unique dream, which grants the Sim special effects when they wake up. Sims can gain advanced technology skill while they are selecting a dream. Dreams can also be shared with other Sims who sleep in other nearby beds or tents.

It is supposedly possible with Double Dreaming, where involved Sims will have 2 dreams at the same time, but this has not been researched well. .package game files also mention a "Dream about Ex-Wife" interaction, which has been even less researched, to the point it's unclear if it even exists in-game.

Dream themes[]

Depending on their advanced technology skill level, Sims can choose the following themes for dreaming:

Level 0
  • Dream about a Workout
  • Dream about Family
  • Dream about Public Speaking
  • Dream about Rushing Water[1]
  • Dream about Social Situations
Level 1
  • Dream about Advanced Technology
  • Dream about Career
  • Dream about Close Relationships
  • Dream about Co-Workers
Level 2
  • Dream about Fun in the Water[TS3:IP]
  • Dream about Home Repairs
  • Dream about Romance
  • Dream about Strangers
Level 3
  • Dream about Being a Celebrity[TS3:LN]
  • Dream about Laughter
  • Dream about Logic
  • Dream about Sleeping with the Fishes
Level 4
  • Dream about Body Image
  • Dream about Dumb Luck
  • Dream about Generations[TS3:G]
  • Dream about Painting
Level 5
  • Dream about Animals[TS3:P]
  • Dream about an Opposite Personality
  • Dream about Cleaning Home
  • Dream about Personal Hygiene
  • Dream about Plumbot Construction
Level 6
  • Dream about Vacation[TS3:WA]
  • Dream about Heroism
  • Dream about Playing Guitar
  • Dream about the Stage[TS3:ST]
Level 7
  • Dream about a Different Personality
  • Dream about the Supernatural[TS3:SN]
  • Dream about the Wilderness
  • Dream about Waking Up
Level 8
  • Dream about a Happy Life
  • Dream about Fishing
  • Dream about Parties
  • Dream about the Weather[TS3:S]
Level 9
  • Dream about Academics[2][TS3:UL]
  • Dream about Cooking a Meal
  • Dream about Food
  • Dream about Physical Feats
  • Dream about Riches
Level 10
  • Dream about Writing
  • Dream about the Future[3]
Hidden dreams
  • Dream about The Sims 4[4]

Different dreams provide different need and skill adjustments, depending on the situation.

Sims may have bad, neutral, or good dreams while sleeping in the Dream Pod. If a Sim is having a bad dream, the letter "Z" above their heads will become red, if a dream is neutral, it will become white, and if a dream is good, it will become green.

Influence dream[]

"Influence dream" is an interaction that affects the type of dream the Sim is having. It is only available when a Sim is dreaming. This option has four sub-options, and these options can be different depending on the dream theme. Each of these sub-options can influence the dream towards being a good or bad dream. If a player selects a good dream option, green smileys will appear above the Sim's head, otherwise bad smileys will appear.

Under normal circumstances, the top and right options are good (The knowledge of which can turn Dream about Waking Up into a gamebreaker), while the bottom and left options are bad. It is hard to tell if this is case for all players and installations.

Dream effects[]

There is no minimum amount of time the Sim must dream in order to get effects from dreams, and they can get effects after dreaming for mere minutes before waking up again.

Need dreams[]

Waking up from these dreams alternate Sims' motives. Good dreams will increase the need while bad dreams reduce them. No dreams for Entertainment are known to exist.

  • Dream about Rushing Water - Bladder
  • Dream about Social Situations - Social
  • Dream about Personal Hygiene - Hygiene
  • Dream about Waking Up - Energy
  • Dream about Food - Hunger

Skill dreams[]

Waking up from these dreams allow Sims to gain skills faster. But having a bad dream causes Sims to gain skills slower. A Sim must have at least 1 skill point in the relevant skill in order for the dream to become selectable.

  • Dream about A Workout (Increases athletic)
  • Dream about Public Speaking (Increases charisma)
  • Dream about Advanced Technology (Learns advanced technology faster)
  • Dream about Home Repairs (Learns handiness faster)
  • Dream about Logic (Learns logic faster)
  • Dream about Painting (Learns painting faster)
  • Dream about Plumbot Construction (Increases bot building)
  • Dream about Playing Guitar (Increases instrument skill)
  • Dream about Fishing (Increases fishing)
  • Dream about Cooking a Meal (Learns cooking faster)
  • Dream about Writing (Learns writing faster)
  • Dream about Gardens (Learns gardening faster)

Trait dreams[]

Waking up from these dreams give Sims new traits, which replace existing "real" traits until the related moodlet expires (after which the traits are reverted back to normal).

Other dreams[]

These dreams can affect the Sims and the world around them in various ways, and some of the changes can be permanent.

  • Dream about a Happy Life - Gives 10, 100 or 500 lifetime happiness points depending on the dream outcome.
  • Dream about Body Image - Makes the Sim less or more fit.
  • Dream about Career - Decreases or increases career or profession performance.
  • Dream about Co-Workers - Decreases or increases the relationship of a Sim with their co-workers and their boss.
  • Dream about Riches - Gives 50, 250 or 500 simoleons depending on the dream outcome.
  • Dream about Sleeping with the Fishes - Adds 1, 3 or 5 random fish in the inventory.
  • Dream about Strangers - Decreases or increases the relationship of the Sim with a random stranger.
  • Dream about the Future - Changes the state of Oasis Landing between dystopian, neutral and utopian depending on the dream outcome.
  • Dream about The Sims 4 - Gives "Never Enough Time for The Sims 4!", "The Sims 4 is Dreamy!" or "The Sims 4 is Amazing!" moodlet depending on the dream outcome. Requires a chip from Crash Site in Oasis Landing.

Other dreams that require multiple expansion packs[]

  • Dream about Vacation[TS3:WA] - Decreases or increases visa points for one of the vacation destinations.
  • Dream about Being a Celebrity[TS3:LN] - Gives 5 or 10 celebrity points.
  • Dream about Animals[TS3:P] - Gives "Got Fleas", "Bitten" or "Brushed" moodlet depending on the dream outcome.
  • Dream about the Supernatural[TS3:SN] - Temporarily makes the Sim a zombie or a Toad Sim (Neutral dream gives the post-werewolf +0 moodlet with no transformations).
  • Dream about the Weather[TS3:S] - Affects the weather depending on the dream outcome. Notably, its good dream outcome will make Sims warm, while the neutral dream will give them a comfortable temperature; but Sims will enjoy the former more regardless.
  • Dream about Academics[TS3:UL] - Decreases or increases academic performance of a Sim that is enrolled in university. Only available while at Sims University. No equivalent dream appears to exist for child/teen school Sims.

Availability by age[]

Some dreams are unavailable to child Sims, mostly ones regarding skills or tasks they can't learn, but also some centered around traits:

  • Dream about a Workout
  • Dream about Family
  • Dream about Public Speaking
  • Dream about Career
  • Dream about Close Relationships
  • Dream about Co-Workers
  • Dream about Home Repairs
  • Dream about Romance
  • Dream about an Opposite Personality
  • Dream about Plumbot Construction
  • Dream about Vacation
  • Dream about Playing Guitar
  • Dream about a Different Personality
  • Dream about the Supernatural
  • Dream about the Wilderness
  • Dream about Cooking a Meal

Gallery[]

Notes[]

  1. Not available for PlantSims.
  2. Only available at university
  3. Only available in the present
  4. Can be unlocked by exploring the Crash Site community lot.
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