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Moonlight Bay

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Moonlight Bay
Moonlight Bay
Name Moonlight Bay
Game  The Sims 3 (console)
Housed residents 36
Onomatology
Not to be confused with Moonlight Falls.

Moonlight Bay is a pre-made neighborhood that shipped with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of The Sims 3.[1] The Wii version uses a beach town known as Vista Beach[2] and the Nintendo DS version uses a separate neighborhood known as Beacon Bay. The neighborhood's name may be a pun on Sunset Valley. Although there are many families, only six are playable (excluding the families in the family bin), and only eight out of fifteen lots in the neighborhood can be lived in. It is possible to play as the other Sims by asking them to move in or by marrying them, but they can only live in the same house as the player.

Overview[]

The map, with all rabbit holes upgraded.

The map, with all rabbit holes upgraded.

Moonlight Bay is a small coastal town surrounded on three sides by mountains. Like Sunset Valley, Moonlight Bay mixes modern and futuristic building ideas with nostalgic architecture and design rooted in American suburbs of the 1950s. The town has its own school, bistro, bakery (actually a diner), library, art gallery, movie theatre and gymnasium. There are no empty lots when the game is first played. Most rabbit holes are located in the centre of town, with another commercial district in the northwest. Residential lots come in three sizes: small, medium and large. Landmarks include the beach, the waterfall and the lighthouse.

The town's rabbit holes, save for the business office, police department, abandoned warehouse, and mausoleum, are unique to the game, with all being "upgradeable" by reaching the final level of in the specific career each rabbit hole is tied to (or in the case of the school, making the honor roll). Upon being promoted or making the honor roll, the rabbit hole's shell and name will both update to another exclusive design.

Recurring Families[]

§75,000
Difficulty: 3
Malcolm Landgraab, Hannelore Landgraab, Adrien Landgraab
Malcolm Landgraab moved from Sunset Valley in order to extend the reach of the Landgraab family. With good looks and a sharp wit, Malcolm has carved out a nice section of the town as his own. Now he has eyes on the mayor's office as he grooms his son to overtake the business centers in town.

New Families[]

Difficulty: 1
Penny Aragon
Penny has lived in Moonlight Bay all her life. She is completely dedicated to its preservation and the safety of her neighbors. Too bad her neighbors think she's a little overzealous with their safety.
Difficulty: 1
Trevor Burton
In high school, Trevor Burton broke a lot of hearts on his ever-present quest for the next conquest. Will living on his own in a new town soften his outlook?
§50,000
Difficulty: 4
Cevin Faron, Willow Lynd, Morgan Flynn, Rain Leary
Cevin and Willow grew up in Moonlight Bay and were looking for a way out from under their parents constant grief over, "...all that black clothing." When Morgan moved into town, he was thrilled to find at least a couple of people that understood him and they became quick friends. The only question is, when did their new friend Rain decide to move in and should they kick her out?
Irwin Idaho, Georgia Idaho, Marie Idaho
Running the town's newspaper has been Irwin's passion, but he's looking forward to retiring soon. He wished Marie was more interested in books if for no other reason than to improve her grades.
§4,300
Difficulty: 1
Liara Kozen
An affable woman, Liara has already made quite a few friends despite being new to town. She seems friendly enough, but she's often seen skulking about the shadier parts of town.
James Leary, Kara Leary, Cookie Leary, Sunshine Leary
James and Kara Leary are old hippies from the '60s and have had a more... laissez faire approach to parenting. If you asked them, they love having their children around even if most of them are grown up.
§2,110
Difficulty: 3
Marcella Monroe, Randy Monroe, Herger Monroe
Marcella Monroe is still grieving after the loss of her husband. At least she is blessed with two well-behaved boys who are always ready to help her around the house.
John Nelson, Roxy Nelson, Rita Nelson, Sofi Nelson, Crichton Nelson
John joined the Military as soon as he could to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut. He's got a long way to. Right now, he hopes to make Sergeant soon. Roxy has her hands full with three children, especially the twins. She has a hard time telling them apart until Sofi plays one of her pranks.
§5.500
Difficulty: 2
Alice Rannt, Byron Rannt
Alice always thought she was so smart. Then why did she ever let her last boyfriend talk her into her current predicament? She can't stand the little guy. But Byron doesn't mind. He can't stand her either and goes out of his way to cause her anguish to no end.
William Conner, River Conner, Leonard Ryan, Logan Ryan
With the loss of his partner, Leonard Ryan hated the thought of having to sell his home. He looked for a roommate so they wouldn't have to move out of town. Now he has time to devote to his son and to his research.
§19,680
Difficulty: 3
Tyler Vasquez, Heather Vasquez, Elaine Austen
Heather has been dancing on clouds since marrying her new husband, Tyler. Tyler loves to dote on his wife despite the ribbing he gets from his coworkers about marrying an older woman. Elaine, on the other hand would have rather stayed with her bio-dad. Can Tyler and Elaine work out their differences or will things always be uncomfortable between them?
Michael Zhang, Alia Zhang, Atticus Zhang
Getting a divorce was the hardest thing Michael Zhang has ever done. He never expected his wife to abandon all custody of their children. But Michael is always ready with a good joke and a hug for Atticus and Alia.

Families in the Family Bin[]

§18,000
Difficulty: 2
Kevin Brady, Lee Brady
Kevin and Lee may be very different, but they are always ready to support each other.
§19,000
Difficulty: 3
Larry Hanson, Shauna Hanson, Alex Hanson
Larry will do anything to make his family happy. Can he keep up with Shauna's elitist needs?
§20,500
Difficulty: 5
Brennan Keegan, Julie Keegan, Sydney Keegan, Aiden Keegan, Peter Keegan
Brennan and Julie appreciate the value of good healthy living and hard work. Can they impress these values on their three children?
§17,000
Difficulty: 1
Christina Lin
Christina's unlucky streak just won't end. Can she land a big break on a new novel?
§16,000
Difficulty: 1
Ricardo Retana
Ricardo hopes moving to a new town will give him the peace and quiet he craves.

Lots[]

Residential Lots[]

Only eight out of fifteen lots in the neighborhood can be lived in.

Community Lots[]

Italics denote the upgraded names of certain lots.

Central District

Beachfront

North District

East District

Miscellaneous Places around the City of Moonlight Bay

Deceased Sims[]

NPCs[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

The map view in the E3 2010 build of the game. Several differences are noted.

The map view in the E3 2010 build of the game. Several differences are noted.

  • The town, as showcased at E3 2010, has some peculiar differences from the final product:[3]
    • Park community lots originally had more specific icons instead of the generic pond icon. Some names are different (beta -> final):
      • Street names are abbreviated (e.g. Haskins Wy. -> Haskins Way)
      • Moonlight Cove Public Beach -> Moonlight Bay Public Beach
      • Supermarket -> EverFresh Delights Grocery
    • The grass, trees, cliffs, and mountains were more simple and saturated.
    • The spa and business office lots were originally going to use the base game's Sunset Valley rabbit holes (Sharma Day Spa and Doo Peas Corporate Tower respectively), rather than the Happy Go Luxury Day Spa and the Riverview/Twinbrook office shell in the final game.
      • Strangely, in the final game, the map icons for both still resemble the beta rabbit holes, rather than the ones used.
    • There is a modern cubic lot called "Casa Del Fiesta" in place of the Landgraabs' Mediterranean Villa house.
    • There was originally a second pool lot where the Industrious Industries Research Pond is now. Interestingly, the pool can still be seen in one of the game's loading screens for said area, as shown in the gallery above.
  • A recreation of the town for PC can be found here.

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhQpipRogMU
  2. ↑ The Sims 3 - Wii - GameSpy
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsWgkXTF-bw
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