The Sims 3

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This page is currently incomplete. The information here will all be moved to separate pages and expanded once the game has been released.

This is a Sims game page. Previous game: The Sims 2 Release date: June 2nd 2009 Following game: None

The current cover art for The Sims 3.

The box for The Sims 3 Collector's Edition.

The Sims 3 is the third installation in The Sims series. The game was first announced by EA in November 2006.

[edit] Platforms

[edit] Sims

The Create-A-Sim system has been completely re-written for The Sims 3. It will be possible to create almost anybody you know now with added sliders to adjust weight so you can go from 22 stone to size 0 in a matter of seconds! It will also be possible to adjust how much muscle your Sim has. You can make your Sim a weedy nerd or a beefed up strong-man.

There will be 6 needs in The Sims 3. The needs are now Hunger, Social, Bladder, Hygiene, Energy and Fun. Sims also now have traits. The number of traits your Sim can have depends on their age. A toddler can have 2 traits, a child can have 3, a teenager, 4, and young adults, adults and elders can all have 5. There are roughly 60 traits. Examples are Evil, Patient and Dreamer. Traits will affect how a Sim behaves towards other Sims and traits will also affect a Sim's mood, i.e. an Evil Sim may slap another Sim for fun.

Aspiration points have now been re-named as Lifetime Happiness points and contribute to Lifetime Rewards. Lifetime Rewards will be things like being able to have a Steel Bladder or being a Haggler. More Lifetime Rewards will be included in the final version of the game.

There will also be no "moodbar", Sims will now gain Moodlets. If a Sim gets married he will gain a moodlet (or more likely, more than one). Moodlets will affect a Sims overall mood specifically and will also give abilities like learning skills or making friends more easily. If you get fired, it will leave a long lasting moodlet, whilst your Sim gaining a skill level will only produce a short, sharp moodlet.

[edit] Minimum Requirements

[edit] Windows XP

[edit] Windows Vista

[edit] New Features

[edit] The Neighborhood & CAH

• You will be able to zoom out to see the whole neighbourhood or zoom in on just one sim
• Neighborhoods without restrictions
• Customization of all objects, floors, clothing, etc.
• Your homes will go through a construction process
• Wall and base cabinets (hanging and floor)
• 45° rotation of objects (without cheats)
  • Gridless placement (without cheats)
  • Press "Alt" to rotate objects 360°
• Smart wall dragging
• A roof height slider. (like in The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff
• Ability to buy a house either furnished or unfurnished.

[edit] CAS (Create-A-Sim)

• Ability to choose separate shoes
• Variable sims' weights
• How muscular a sim is
• Ability to set lifespans to range from 25–1,000 days.
• There’s a "Create-a-Twin" tool in CAS.

[edit] The Sim Life

• Vehicles without any EPs
• The ability to visit and interact with nearby neighbors
• No lot restrictions (ability to move freely throughout the whole neighborhood)
• Sims can do long-term planning and will be more publicly aware and responsive
• Real time... all families will age together

[edit] Graphics

highly improved graphics

• Improved lighting and shadow effects
• Transparency
  • Blurry transparency
  • Refracting and reflecting (like water and frosted glass)
• Realistic sunsets
• You can set light colors and brightness levels (both indoor and out).

[edit] List of features

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[edit] Media

[edit] Images

[edit] Screenshots

depicts the feature of seamless neighborhoods

[edit] External links

The Sims 3 Official Website Sims 3 Neighborhood Guide