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Monte Vista
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'A bright sun-kissed world with rolling hills, cypress trees, and an amazing view awaits. Peacefully spend the day visiting museums, strolling across the piazza or learning the culinary arts on an authentic wood-fire oven. Will your Sims find the inspiration to fuel their culinary fires?'
Name Monte Vista
Game(s) TS3MV Icon The Sims 3 Store
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Monte Vista is the seventh world from The Sims 3 Store, released for purchase in The Sims 3 Store on December 6, 2012. Monte Vista is an Italian-themed world, with hills surrounding the world and a coast which leads to an open sea.

The world is available for purchase through retail stores, or through The Sims 3 Store. In The Sims 3 Store, it can only be purchased in cash and not with SimPoints. However, part of the purchase price of the world is a bundle of SimPoints for use in The Sims 3 Store. Currently the two bundles are:

  • Monte Vista, plus 100 SimPoints, at US$22[1]
  • Monte Vista, plus 1900 SimPoints, at US$35[2]

Description

Monte Vista Logo

At Monte Vista you can discover a landscape rich with charm and money, where villas featuring sweeping views dot the gently rolling hills. Explore the vibrant community by visiting renowned museums, taking a stroll across the piazza, or learning the culinary arts on an authentic wood-fire oven. Fill your Sims’ homes with the smell of fresh-baked pizzas, calzones, lasagnas and breads. Will your Sims find the inspiration to fuel their culinary fires?

Backstory

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Recipes from the Beyond

Vol. 1

I know what you’re thinking. What does a dead guy know about baking? This dead guy knows it all. I’m Valentine Monty and the Montys have been a part of Monte Vista for as long as anyone can remember. Now that I’ve gotten my second chance I’m giving you all of the “to die for” Monty dishes in my new series: Recipes from the Beyond!

Now here’s the recipe for my world famous Pizza Margherita and it all starts with a fresh lump of dough and a wood fire oven:

1. Pull a lump of lightly-oiled dough from your refrigerator.
2.Lay the dough on the counter and knead it carefully and thoroughly until fairly flat
3.Toss the dough in the air to achieve perfect flatness and perfect lift.

Now for the hard part:

4. When the dough is flat, sprinkle it with “Monte Vista Magic Seasonings”. This invisible magic seasoning is a MUST for any wood fire oven recipe.
5. Once properly sprinkled use the paddle to place the pizza in the Wood Fire Oven. Safety First!
6. Cook until nice and toasty.

What about the cheese and tomatoes you ask? What did you think we were doing with all of that sprinkling? When your pizza comes out of the oven, the toppings will be perfectly arranged making for a *perfect* pizza margherita. That’s it from me. Until next time, Buonasera!

Features

  • The Wood Fire Oven - Expand your Sims' culinary world with new recipes! Make a variety of Breads, Calzones, Lasagnas and Pizzas!
  • A Whole New World Awaits - Meet new Sims, explore new locations, and experience the gorgeous views of Monte Vista!
  • Exclusive New Items - Customize your game with dozens of all-new exclusive objects and clothing that are only available in Monte Vista.
  • Sims 2 Legacy Family – Meet the Monty Family from Veronaville! Before they started their dire feud with the Capps, the Monty family spent their time whiling away their days peacefully in Monte Vista.

Lots

Residential

Occupied
Name Size Address Household
Beautiful Barn 40 x 40 37 Bard Boulevard Taylor
Quiet Quarters 64 x 64 83 Chorus Court Giordano
Cozy Cottage 30 x 30 8 Via Veronaville GilsCarbo
Marvelous Mansion 40 x 40 80 Desdamona Drive Modena
Homey Haven 25 x 35 5 Via Veronaville Pantalone
Average Acreage 30 x 20 3 Via Veronaville Russo
Dramatic Digs 30 x 30 21 Verona Way Almeria
Fashionable Farm 64 x 64 23 Verona Way Moretti
Poetic Property 40 x 20 718 Bella Vista Drive Monty (first generation)
Picturesque Plot 35 x 35 719 Bella Vista Drive Toledo
Tuscan Tudor 30 x 30 31 Verona Way DeLuca
Deluxe Domicile 50 x 50 16 Via Veronaville Rasi
Lovely Lodging 30 x 20 33 Verona Way Valenci
Decent Dwelling 30 x 60 67 Stella Street Stefani
Villa Paradiso 25 x 35 33 Summer Street Monty (newer generation)
Rustic Den 20 x 30 723 Bella Vista Drive Seng
Lonely Lot 30 x 20 726 Bella Vista Drive Perry
Renaissance Retreat 40 x 20 727 Bella Vista Drive Romano
Happy Hive 30 x 15 729 Bella Vista Drive Lombardi
Reputable Residence 30 x 15 731 Bella Vista Drive James
Sunny Sanctum 20 x 15 6 Regalia Court Bianchi
Admirable Adobe 20 x 15 2 Regalia Court Mancini
Commendable Condo 20 x 30 12 Regalia Court Rivers
Historic House 30 x 30 13 Regalia Court Rossi
Honest Homestead 15 x 20 11 Regalia Court Costa
Terracotta Townhouse 20 x 20 14 Regalia Court Lin
Favorable Flat 20 x 30 16 Regalia Court Ferrari
Unoccupied
Name Size Address
Sun-Kissed Starter 30 x 20 14 Via Veronaville
Ample Accomodations 60 x 60 35 Bard Boulevard
Unmarred Utopia 25 x 35 2 Via Veronaville
Attractive Tract 20 x 20 1 Via Veronaville
Exceptional Edifice 64 x 64 20 Via Veronaville
Cypress Retreat 30 x 30 31 Summer Street
Stylistic Shack 20 x 20 30 Stratford Street
Hidden House 15 x 30 732 Bella Vista Drive
Rustic Retreat 60 x 20 8 Regalia Court
Hilltop Heights 20 x 15 18 Regalia Court

Commercial

Commercial
Name Size Address Type
Seafood Hideaway Fishing Park 64 x 64 35 Verona Way Fishing Spot
Doctor Simano's Sanatorium 40 x 64 18 Via Veronaville #F No Visitors Allowed
Slanciato Spa 40 x 30 18 Via Veronaville #D No Visitors Allowed
Siesta Community Pool 40 x 50 18 Via Veronaville #A Pool
Sunlit Stride Park 40 x 20 19 Via Veronaviile Small Park
Mucho Espresso Café 40 x 64 18 Via Veronaville #B Hangout
Etruscan Park / Monte Vista Festival Grounds[3] 40 x 40 17 Avon Avenue Visitors Allowed / Festival Grounds
Venice Beach 30 x 20 45 Olive Way Beach
Worries and Woes Country Pub 25 x 25 10 Via Veronaville Hangout
Coliseum 64 x 64 28 Stratford Street Stadium
Little Gipper Fishing Park 20 x 20 9 Via Veronaville Fishing Spot
Scuola Simatica 60 x 60 714 Bella Vista Drive No Visitors Allowed
Moonlit Stroll Park 40 x 40 713 Bella Vista Drive Big Park
Gynasium Ultima 50 x 40 716 Bella Vista Drive Gym
Palacial Pools 50 x 50 715 Bella Vista Drive Pool
Sunbather's Retreat 50 x 25 45 Verona Drive Beach
Graciella's Groceries and Delfina's Diner 30 x 20 725 Bella Vista Drive No Visitors Allowed
Restful Mausoleum 25 x 50 730 Bella Vista Drive Graveyard
City Hall 42 x 42 1 Regalia Court No Visitors Allowed
Museum D'Art 25 x 25 20 Regalia Court Art Gallery
Tasty Treats and Tomes 40 x 35 17 Regalia Court No Visitors Allowed
Good Guys Inc. 32 x 32 15 Regalia Court No Visitors Allowed
The Public Pizzeria 30 x 30 9 Regalia Court Visitors Allowed
Teatro Fantastico 25 x 35 7 Regalia Court No Visitors Allowed
Civic Center 30 x 32 4 Regalia Court No Visitors Allowed
The Bibliotech 20 x 20 3 Regalia Court Library
Piazza Regalia 25 x 25 5 Regalia Court Big Park
Simcatti Industries 25 x 30 10 Regalia Court No Visitors Allowed

Empty

Address Size Type
47 Olive Way 20 x 30
37 Verona Way 64 x 64
18 Veronaville #E 30 x 20 No Visitors Allowed
18 Veronaville #C 30 x 20 No Visitors Allowed
54 Poet Place 35 x 35
12 Via Veronaville 40 x 40
44 Via Morena 20 x 30 No Visitors Allowed
43 Via Morena 20 x 30 No Visitors Allowed
6 Via Veronaville 30 x 30
4 Via Veronaville 40 x 30
57 Globe Street 30 x 30
25 Verona Way 50 x 50
27 Verona Way 60 x 60
29 Verona Way 40 x 40
31 Verona Way 35 x 35
40 Toscana Drive 40 x 40
717 Bella Vista Drive 35 x 35
724 Bella Vista Drive 20 x 30
721 Bella Vista Drive 20 x 20
19 Regalia Court 20 x 20

Families

There are 27 families in Monte Vista.

New families

§20,000
Difficulty: 3
Adora Almeria, Diego Almeria, Marta Almeria
§20,000
Difficulty: 3
Franco Bianchi, Kaela Bianchi, Beppe Bianchi
§30,000
Difficulty: 4
Dante Costa, Giovanna Costa, Cipriana Costa, Victoria Costa
§10,000
Difficulty: 3
Teresa DeLuca, Dario DeLuca, Veronica DeLuca
§20,000
Difficulty: 1
Gino Ferrari
§6,000
Difficulty: 3
Georgia Giordano, Paloma Giordano, Alessandra Giordano
§15,000
Difficulty: 2
Jayden James, David Haynes
§45,000
Difficulty: 1
Erika Lin
§12,000
Difficulty: 1
Nicoletta Lombardi
§20,000
Difficulty: 2
Camillo Mancini, Carlo Mancini
§25,000
Difficulty: 1
Giacomo Modena
§18,000
Difficulty: 1
Pepe Moretti
§10,000
Difficulty: 2
Noel Perry, Emma Perry
§5,000
Difficulty: 1
Lia Rasi
§25,000
Difficulty: 1
Jalissa Rivers
§16,000
Difficulty: 3
Paola Romano, Orlando Romano, Luigi Ricardo
§100,000
Difficulty: 2
Constanzo Rossi, Adalina Rossi
§10,000
Difficulty: 1
Sebastiana Russo
§12,000
Difficulty: 3
Vanna Seng, Kannitha Seng, Chan Seng, Khang Seng
§10,000
Difficulty: 3
Su Lin Chang, Marcello Stefani, Rosaria Stefani
§4,000
Difficulty: 1
Florence Taylor
§10,000
Difficulty: 1
Luis Toledo
§7,000
Difficulty: 1
Simona Valenci

Returning families

§14,000
Difficulty: 3
Eduardo GilsCarbo, Carlotta GilsCarbo, Goopy GilsCarbo
The GilsCarbo family lives the simple life. Eduardo expresses his passion for music and Carlotta joyfully cares for her family. They love their happy baby, Goopy, and find his early obsession with cowboys and plaid endearing.
§10,000
Difficulty: 2
Valentine Monty, Silvia Monty
Silvia lived a full life with a loving husband and a perfect son. After her son left to start a family and her husband passed away she was worried about spending her final years alone. But with grandchildren nearby, topped with the fact that she's starting to see her husband around again lately; Silvia knows that she won't be alone for long.
§13,000
Difficulty: 4
Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty, Bianca Monty, Antonio Monty
The Monty's are everything that a family should be: happy, successful (sic), loved. They have a rich and wonderful life with a large family and tons of friends. There is no way they could one day meet another family who would become their ultimate rivals...
§10,000
Difficulty: 2
Francisca Pantalone, Vincentio Pantalone
Vincentio and Francisca Pantalone had one beautiful daughter and their one beautiful daughter got married and gave them MANY beautiful grandchildren. Will they be able to keep up with the multiple bundles of joy.

Deceased Sims

One Sim is already deceased at the start of the game, but still playable as a ghost:

In the Monte Vista cemetery, there are five Sims already deceased. Unlike Valentine Monty, they are not playable at the start of the game.

Homeless Sims

NPCs

Townies

Pre-Release

Announcement

Monte Vista was announced on October 10, 2012 in the Maxis live broadcast. There were no rumors to the world before the announcement. It also features a premium content known as The Woodfire Oven, which Sims cook new recipes such as pizzas, calzones and lasagnes. On November 21, there was an announcement stating that Monte Vista would be available for purchase from the store in December 6, 2012 and from retail stores in January 8, 2013.

Live Chat

A live chat was announced on November 21st 2012 and broadcast on November 27th at 10am PST/6pm GMT. Lisa Smith and Sarah Holding, the producers of Monte Vista and the hosts for the chat, gave an in-depth walkthrough of the town and questions from the community were answered.[4]

According to the live chat:

Trivia

  • Several street names are referenced to make Monte Vista "Italian" themed.
    • Desdamona Drive - Desdamona (in a play Othello) is the name of a character who is Venetian, a person who lives in Venice, Italy.
    • Verona Way and Via Veronaville - Verona is a city in the Veneto region at northern Italy. Verona is famous for the play Romeo and Juliet and in The Sims 2, for Veronaville.
    • Toscana Drive - Toscana is Tuscany in Italian, a region in Italy.
    • Bella Vista Drive - Bella is "beautiful" in Italian. It may be referenced to Bella Goth as well, and "Bellavista" is also the Italian name for Pleasantview.
    • Stella Street - Stella is "star" in Italian.
    • Regalia Court - Regalia means the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a sovereign in Latin. Italy was under the Roman Empire, a sovereign.
  • A few street names are used from Veronaville.
    • Avon Avenue
    • Bard Boulevard
    • Chorus Court
    • Stratford Street
    • Via Veronaville

Gallery

These photos are taken from Dotsim.

These photos are taken from SimGuruSarah on Twitter.

Reference

  1. ↑ It also costs SG$26 and AU$20.
  2. ↑ It also costs SG$42 and AU$33.
  3. ↑ If the player has The Sims 3: Seasons, the lot can be converted into a Festival Ground by download it from SimGuruSemedi page for free.
  4. ↑ http://www.origin.com/sims-3-monte-vista-chat

External Links

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Sunlit Tides
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February 21, 2013
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