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The Sims 3: Generations

The Sims Wiki's Featured Article for June 2011.

The Sims 3: Generations

Live life to the fullest!
Developer(s)	The Sims Studio
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	The Sims series
Engine	The Sims 3 Engine
Version	8.0.152
Release date(s)	^NA May 31, 2011 ^EU June 3, 2011 ^AUS June 2, 2011
Genre(s)	Simulation
Ratings	ESRB: T^[1] PEGI: 12^[2]
Media	DVD, Digital Download
System requirements	Minimum Hardware Requirements on TheSims3.com
Themes	Family Life
Creature	Imaginary Friend

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The Sims 3: Generations is the 4th expansion pack for The Sims 3.^[3] The game was released on May 31, 2011. It contains elements of The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff, The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, The Sims: House Party, The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff, The Sims 2: FreeTime, and The Sims 2: University.

Each life phase has a theme. For children, imagination and make-believe are key themes. For teens, rebellious, chaotic scenes such as parties and pranks are an addition. As a young adult and adult, the focus is on their relationships with others, from getting married to having children of their own. Elders get to enjoy their time reminiscing about the golden years and the joys of watching their grandchildren grow up. There are also now 5 schools (including Military school, Prep School and Art School) for Children and Teenagers to go to.

Description

Enjoy a whole spectrum of rich life experiences with your Sims! Start off in the imagination-fuelled world of childhood and embrace the drama of the teen years. Experience the complicated realities of adult life, then reap the benefits of growing up in each life stage. A wealth of new options and activities makes your Sims' lives more meaningful than ever before, whatever their ages. With new celebrations, dramatic life events, and all-new ways for your Sims to express their creativity, The Sims 3 Generations lets your Sims live life to the fullest!

Features

New CAS features: Body hair (Only available for males ages YA and over). and catalog expansion pack and individual age sliders. Walking cane for elders.
New traits:
- Rebellious: Sims with a rebellious streak can make trouble pulling off various pranks, like doorbell ditching, adding hair dye to their sibling's shampoo, making the toilet explode and etc.
- Nurturing: Sims with the nurturing trait will be great at taking care of kids and can punish naughty Sims by giving them timeouts, banning video games, and grounding them.
New Lifetime Rewards: New rewards can be purchased with lifetime achievement points such as:
- Clean Slate: enables the Sim to completely erase their reputation and start over (note that this resets all information about their current relationship bringing the days involved with a partner to zero).
- Hover Bed: a floating double bed for the Sim which gives them an additional +10 moodlet.
- Above Reproach: A reward which decreases the chance for Sim to get caught cheating.
- Inheritance: A reward which gives the Sim a one-time award of money from a long lost relative, who the Sim has no relationship with. The demise of this Sim coincides with the bought wish.
- Super Nanny: A reward which is a benefit for those pursuing the new Day Care profession.
- Young Again: A reward which gives the player a Young Again Potion (can also be made at the Chemistry station).
- Motive Mobile: A 50's style van which a Sim can mark as their preferred vehicle and which fills up all of their motives in one trip.
- Clone Voucher: A coupon that is worth one genetic duplicate of the Sim who cashes it in but the new Sim is created as a child.
- Age Freeze: A reward which gives the player's Sim a potion that cannot be made from the Chemistry station that freezes the Sim's biological clock and prevents further aging unless using the Birthday Cake.
New parties: School Dances, Prom Night for teens, high school graduation, teen house parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties (with the return of entertainers), new wedding ceremonies, and slumber parties.
Field trips for children and teens. (A dialog box appears asking for parental permission.)
New Profession: Daycare
New creature: Imaginary Friend
Boarding School: Sims can send their children and teens to any of 5 specialist boarding schools such as military school, sports academy, art school, hippie school or a posh prep, at each one the sim will learn new skills. The Boarding Schools aren't free.
WooHoo in new places: the shower and tree house
New memory system: Return of memories tracked in a scrapbook (and online) and a feature to make memories. Along with general milestone memories, Sims can record their betrayals. Sims with a reputation of any kind can also view their reputation on these pages.
New Rabbit Hole: Tree House
Dating returns to the game.
Teen Sims can now be taught to drive by their parents in any vehicle in the household.
New Afterschool Activities: Children can either attend ballet classes or join the Boy/Girl Scouts. Teenagers can join up to two High School clubs including the sports team, drama club, debate team, school band, student newspaper, and more.
Adults can experience a midlife crisis.
Mysterious Mr. Gnome can age and have a "gnome family".^[4] The different life stages are: Toddler, Children, Teenager, Adult and Elder. Each one is Mysterious in different ways.
Chemistry: Sims can make potions, the more logic skill the Sim has, the more kinds of potion the Sim can make.
Cloning: Young adult, Adult, and Elder Sims can buy a cloning coupon, this coupon is redeemed at the science facility and when is redeemed the Sim will get a cloned child. This child is identical to the parent.
Costume chest: Children can dress up in different costumes.
Strollers are available for babies and toddlers.
Bunk beds
Spiral stairs
Treehouses
Slip 'N' Slides
See-saws
Strollers
Video Cameras
Wedding Arches
Wedding Cake
Champagne
Book and shoe rack decor
Children and teens may now have dreams, and get either positive or negative moodlet when they are awake.
Sims can now ask parents-in-law for their child's hand in marriage.

Pre-Release

See also: The Sims game rumors

A trailer, which later turned out to be legitimate, was leaked on March 11, 2011 from The Sims 3's official twitter and Facebook. The trailer was leaked along with a trailer for a then-unconfirmed expansion pack, "Unleashed" (later confirmed as The Sims 3: Pets). Features shown in the trailer include tree houses, on-the-ground water slides, spiral staircases, mid-life crisis, family videos and pranks. On April 5, 2011, EA confirmed the rumors with a press release, followed by an official release of the trailer.

Gallery

The Sims 3 Generations Official Announce Trailer 2

The Sims 3 Generations - Official Trailer

The Sims 3 Generations - Royal Trailer (Mac, PC)

The Sims 3 Generations Producer's Walk Through

The Sims 3 Generations TV Commercial

The Sims 3 Generations Launch Trailer

Music

Audio disclaimer:
The following section features recordings from real-life artists. The files are of inferior quality of the original recording and are only 30 seconds in duration. The files will play at your system's volume settings. We suggest you turn down your volume and then adjust it to your liking. If you have problems listening to the audio files, see Help:Audio files.

This is a list of artists and their songs that were featured in Generations:

Artist	Track	Real-world preview	Notes/References
All Time Low	Time Bomb
Airborne Toxic Event	Changing
Solid State Duluxe	Truly

"The Sims" Chronology
Preceded by The Sims Medieval March 22, 2011	The Sims series PC games	Followed by The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff July 26, 2011
Preceded by The Sims 3: Late Night October 26, 2010	The Sims 3 expansion packs	Followed by The Sims 3: Pets October 18, 2011
Preceded by The Sims 3: Late Night October 26, 2010	The Sims series expansion packs	Followed by The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles August 30, 2011

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+[[File:TS3G Reflect.png|left]] '''''The Sims 3: Generations''''' is the 4th [[expansion pack]] for ''[[The Sims 3]]''.<ref name="Confirmation">[http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20110405005700&newsLang=en EA News Generations Press Release]</ref> The game was released on May 31, 2011. It contains elements of ''[[The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims: House Party]]'', ''[[The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff]]'', ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'', and ''[[The Sims 2: University]]''.
+Each life phase has a theme. For children, imagination and make-believe are key themes. For teens, rebellious, chaotic scenes such as parties and pranks are an addition. As a young adult and adult, the focus is on their relationships with others, from getting married to having children of their own. Elders get to enjoy their time reminiscing about the golden years and the joys of watching their grandchildren grow up. There are also now 5 schools (including Military school, Prep School and Art School) for Children and Teenagers to go to.
+== Description ==
+[[File:The Sims 3 Generations Logo.png|left|75px]]''Enjoy a whole spectrum of rich life experiences with your Sims! Start off in the imagination-fuelled world of childhood and embrace the drama of the teen years. Experience the complicated realities of adult life, then reap the benefits of growing up in each life stage. A wealth of new options and activities makes your Sims' lives more meaningful than ever before, whatever their ages. With new celebrations, dramatic life events, and all-new ways for your Sims to express their creativity, The Sims 3 Generations lets your Sims live life to the fullest!''
+==Features==
+*'''New [[Create a Sim|CAS]] features''': [[Body hair]] (Only available for males ages YA and over). and catalog expansion pack and individual age sliders. [[Walking cane]] for elders.
+*'''New traits''':
+**'''[[Rebellious]]''': Sims with a rebellious streak can make trouble pulling off various pranks, like doorbell ditching, adding hair dye to their sibling's shampoo, making the toilet explode and etc.
+**'''[[Nurturing]]''': Sims with the nurturing trait will be great at taking care of kids and can punish naughty Sims by giving them timeouts, banning video games, and grounding them.
+*'''New [[Lifetime Rewards]]''': New rewards can be purchased with lifetime achievement points such as:
+**'''Clean Slate''': enables the Sim to completely erase their reputation and start over (note that this resets all information about their current relationship bringing the days involved with a partner to zero).
+**'''Hover Bed''': a floating double bed for the Sim which gives them an additional +10 moodlet.
+**'''Above Reproach''': A reward which decreases the chance for Sim to get caught cheating.
+**'''Inheritance''': A reward which gives the Sim a one-time award of money from a long lost relative, who the Sim has no relationship with. The demise of this Sim coincides with the bought wish.
+**'''Super Nanny''': A reward which is a benefit for those pursuing the new Day Care profession.
+**'''Young Again''': A reward which gives the player a Young Again Potion (can also be made at the Chemistry station).
+**'''Motive Mobile''': A 50's style van which a Sim can mark as their preferred vehicle and which fills up all of their motives in one trip.
+**'''Clone Voucher''': A coupon that is worth one genetic duplicate of the Sim who cashes it in but the new Sim is created as a child.
+**'''Age Freeze''': A reward which gives the player's Sim a potion that cannot be made from the Chemistry station that freezes the Sim's biological clock and prevents further aging unless using the [[Birthday Cake]].
+*'''New parties''': School Dances, Prom Night for teens, high school graduation, teen house parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties (with the return of [[entertainer]]s), new wedding ceremonies, and slumber parties.
+* '''Field trips''' for children and teens. (A dialog box appears asking for parental permission.)
+* '''New Profession''': [[Daycare]]
+* '''New creature''': [[Imaginary Friend]]
+* '''[[Boarding School]]''': Sims can send their children and teens to any of 5 specialist boarding schools such as military school, sports academy, art school, hippie school or a posh prep, at each one the sim will learn new skills. The Boarding Schools aren't free.
+* '''[[WooHoo]] in new places''': the shower and tree house
+*'''New memory system''': Return of [[memories]] tracked in a scrapbook (and online) and a feature to make memories. Along with general milestone memories, Sims can record their betrayals. Sims with a reputation of any kind can also view their reputation on these pages.
+*'''New Rabbit Hole''': [[Tree House]]
+*[[Dating]] returns to the game.
+*Teen Sims can now be taught to drive by their parents in any vehicle in the household.
+*'''New [[Afterschool class|Afterschool Activities]]: '''Children can either attend ballet classes or join the Boy/Girl Scouts. Teenagers can join up to two High School clubs including the sports team, drama club, debate team, school band, student newspaper, and more.
+*[[Adult]]s can experience a [[midlife crisis]].
+*[[Mysterious Mr. Gnome]] can age and have a "gnome family".<ref>http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/377902.page</ref> The different life stages are: Toddler, Children, Teenager, Adult and Elder. Each one is Mysterious in different ways.
+*'''Chemistry:''' Sims can make [[potion]]s, the more logic skill the Sim has, the more kinds of potion the Sim can make.
+*'''Cloning: '''Young adult, Adult, and Elder Sims can buy a cloning coupon, this coupon is redeemed at the science facility and when is redeemed the Sim will get a cloned child. This child is identical to the parent.
+*'''[[Costume chest]]:''' Children can dress up in different costumes.
+*Strollers are available for babies and toddlers.
+*[[Bed|'''Bunk beds''']]
+*[[Staircase|'''Spiral stairs''']]
+*Treehouses
+*Slip 'N' Slides
+*See-saws
+*Strollers
+*Video Cameras
+*Wedding Arches
+*Wedding Cake
+*Champagne
+*Book and shoe rack decor
+*Children and teens may now have dreams, and get either positive or negative moodlet when they are awake.
+* Sims can now ask parents-in-law for their child's hand in marriage.
+==Pre-Release==
+{{See also|The Sims game rumors#The Sims 3: Generations{{!}}The Sims game rumors}}
+A trailer, which later turned out to be legitimate, was leaked on March 11, 2011 from The Sims 3's official twitter and Facebook. The trailer was leaked along with a trailer for a then-unconfirmed expansion pack, "Unleashed" (later confirmed as ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]''). Features shown in the trailer include tree houses, on-the-ground water slides, spiral staircases, mid-life crisis, family videos and pranks. On April 5, 2011, EA confirmed the rumors with a press release, followed by an official release of the trailer.
+==Gallery==
+<tabber>
+Screenshots=
+<gallery widths="180" captionalign="left">
+13963604 The-Sims-Slovenija-The-Sims-3-Generations-prikolica--jpg.jpeg|A [[treehouse]].
+The Sims 3 Generations 31136.jpg|A slip and slide.
+The-sims-3-generations-screenshots.jpg|A stink bomb prank.
+The-sims-3-generations-20110405103818033.jpg|Sim children in costumes.
+GenerationsPicture 3.png|Sims having a party.
+GenerationsPicture 1.png|Science experiment.
+Swedish Generations box art.jpg|Swedish box art for ''The Sims 3: Generations''.
+GenerationsPicture 4.png|Entertainer spraying nectar on a Sim.
+GenerationsPicture 2.png|A bachelorette party.
+Generations_Graduation ceremony.png|A Sim graduating.
+GenerationsWebsitePhoto.png|''The Sims 3'' website image.
+Grandma and teen in Generations.jpg|Elder and teen Sims near a playground.
+Ceremony.JPG|A wedding ceremony.
+gift.JPG|Sims giving gifts.
+star.JPG|Sims star gazing.
+stink.JPG|A stink bomb prank.
+Generations Pranks.jpg|Pranks
+Generations Body Hair.jpg|Body Hair
+KIds Imagintion.jpg|Kids Playing
+Generations car 1.jpg|One of the two new cars with ''Generations''
+Generations car 2.jpg|Another of the new cars shipped with ''Generations''.
+Generations water slide.jpg| A toddler on a water slide
+pillow-fight.jpg|Pillow fight
+Generations imaginary friend.jpg|An Imaginary Friend
+Generations chemistry station.jpg|Sim using the chemistry station
+Generations bedroom.jpg|A teen's bedroom complete with the Expansion Pack's new decor.
+Generations outdoor.jpg|A family picture which was used to promote ''Generations''
+Generations sleepover.jpg|Sleepover
+Generations police.jpg|If your sims' party gets too wild, the police may come to defuse the party.
+Imaginary Chores.png|An Imaginary Friend doing chores.
+Sims-Generations-Teenage-News_656x369.jpg|Sneaking out
+Sims-Generations-Dancing.jpg|Dancing at prom night.
+Sims-Generations-Flaming-Bag.jpg|Fire Bag prank.
+Generations prom.jpg|Prom queen and king
+Generations scary story.jpg|Telling a scary story
+Generations teen in trouble.jpg|Teenager getting in trouble
+Generations wedding.jpg|Wedding
+Generations children in sand.jpg|Children playing with sand
+Generations prank.jpg|Prank
+Generations prank 2.jpg|Prank again.
+Watching The Stars.jpeg|Two Sims gazing at the stars together.
+Generations family night.jpg|Family night.
+BacheloretteParty.JPG|Bachelorette party.
+generations 35.png|A teen pulling a prank
+Generations-Loading-Screen.JPG|Loading Screen in-game
+Generations-Body hair-All.png|Body hair in-game
+TS3Generations_lifestages.jpeg|Big Family
+Family.jpg|Gnome Family
+Bedtimestory.jpg|A female Sim reading book to a child Sim
+Screenshot-1921.jpg|A Sim - Imaginary Friend hybrid with her Imaginary Friend
+Screenshot-1922.jpg|An Imaginary Friend & child Sim
+Teentoddlerinthepark.jpg|Teen and toddler in the park
+Memory System.png|Scrapbook
+Sims Memory System.png|Memory System
+</gallery>
+|-|
+Renders=
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+File:TS3G Render 1.png
+File:TS3G Render 2.png
+File:TS3G Render 3.png
+File:TS3G Render 4.png
+File:TS3G Render 5.png
+File:TS3G Render 6.png
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+|-|
+Videos=
+<gallery widths="180">
+The_Sims_3_Generations_Official_Announce_Trailer_2|''The Sims 3: Generations'' Official Announcement Trailer
+The Sims 3 Generations  - Official Trailer|''The Sims 3: Generations'' Leaked Trailer
+The_Sims_3_Generations_-_Royal_Trailer_(Mac,_PC)|Royal Wedding Parody Trailer
+The Sims 3 Generations Producer's Walk Through|''The Sims 3: Generations'' Producer Walkthrough
+The wolfpack is back—a parody from The Sims 3|Wolfpack Parody
+The Sims 3 Generations TV Commercial|''The Sims 3: Generations'' TV Commercial
+The Sims 3 Generations Launch Trailer|''The Sims 3: Generations'' Launch Trailer
+</gallery>
+</tabber>
+==Music==
+{{Audiodisclaimer}}
+This is a list of artists and their songs that were featured in ''Generations'':
+{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
+!Artist!!Track!!Real-world preview!!Notes/References
+|-
+|All Time Low||Time Bomb||
+|-
+|Airborne Toxic Event||Changing||||
+|-
+|Solid State Duluxe||Truly||||
+|}
+== External links ==
+* [http://www.thesims3.com/game/ep4 The Sims 3: Generations on TheSims3.com]
+* [http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150216263485435 The Sims 3 Generations Facebook announcement]
+* [http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/generations/ The Sims 3 Generations on Carl's Guide]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{Feat art|June 2011}}
+{{S-start}}
+{{S-series}}
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+{{S-ttl|title=The Sims series PC games}}
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+{{S-ttl|title=The Sims series expansion packs}}
+{{S-aft|after=''[[The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles]]''|release=August 30, 2011}}
+{{S-end}}
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