All Creators Hints and Tips For You

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Really good ideas and info. Please add, per Ms Heather, if you have any more great hints or buiding ideas!

Baby_Girl_Fi wrote:
Okay I've been on here reading all the different things since about 12 o clock, I didn't even realise the time. The whole day has just flown by!

All the posts by different people with tips is amazing, and there were so many that were good that I can't even begin to name individual people. So if any of you still come on this thread Well Done! :mrgreen:

I do have one issue though Luckyheather-

I'm sorry to point this out, however I went to download your photographer and he apparently has a store chair attached?
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5581883

It must be in his house (box) inventory, he may have other things I dont remember sorry. As my Tester sims I use every day and what they carry/skills/lifetime points all change when I use them to build and then upgrade.
I find now with 'Seasons' installed its useful to give them the immune to cold and heat so they can garden or upgrade things outside. :wink:

A great Tip that samanthajane26 added to a Contest Thread.

Free fireplaces! Bit of work involved, but not much. Place the fireplace you want, use MOO (Moveobjects on/off) cheat to remove the chimney stack and the back piece so you're left with only the front fireplace. Put the remaining piece in your sims family inventory (I've notice at least one fireplace won't allow you to place here but I forget which one). Move the family out, move them back in. Using MOO to place, take the fireplace out of the family inventory and place it on the lot, shouldn't increas the cost at all.
The fireplace that it doesn't work on, its a store one : Haute Hacienda Dining Room- Artful Adobe Fireplace it wouldn't let me place the front piece into the family inventory.

Note I will tell her I put this here :)

For Building Starters or Budget Builds

when you have harvest plant on a lot, you should harvest the plants before moving your tester sim off and saving to share. The harvest will make the price vary!
Also any sim Art/Pictures will make the price change constantly as they gain in worth all the time so it is best not to use them in a budget build.

Tip
Dont use a sim with the Architect job as at first the price will have the discount but go away and come back to the build and the prices shoot up to over what they normally cost! I dont know why but it does do this, myself and others find this.

Taking Pictures around Towns.

Hi I thought I would tell you that my sims take Photographs of the big Bill Boards we now have in game. Just get the sim to not be too close and panoramic setting is great for the larger ones and also Black and White looks good as well as seen here in the exchange picture of my recent upload.. above the table.
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6855780

I also get sims to take pictures of buildings like the Town Hall or Science Facility as they are great for sims that work there or are interested in Science for example. I even take pictures of the Industrial builds like in Riverview, for Industrial style homes.

Hope they are useful Tips :)

Ms Heather...you rock!!

I so enjoy taking pics too! I get some great shots for builds and they always look so much better than most of the hanging decorations that come with game or EP's or SP's.

Thanks for creating this thread!! Need to get some more simmers on here with their creative juices flowing!!

toodles
Cassee

Hi Cassee I think I like playing sims as if they were me as I love photography and anything Arty so I have a lot of artistic sims :-) :D Cant help it so now I am trying to (when I get to play) get sims gardening, fishing, on the stage and even have kids. I build so much these days Lol

Yes I do hope other simmers add Tips/Hints here not just me :wink:

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If you have any creative ideas, tips, little hints, or just want to share how YOU do something...please post here.

Creativity is only what you 'make' it!!

Big Thank You for Ms Heather

toodles
Cassee

Tip About object hiding game options

I was asking around how to get Window Shutters to show up even when the building walls are up on all floors, well niac1234 told me this useful Tip.

In order to see the shutters, you need to disable object hiding. This hides the objects inside the house from view when you're in an upper level. It doesn't world on objects outdoors, however, shutters are partially indoors, that's why they don't show up. Disabling this causes more graphical strain though.

Well today I disabled object hiding via the in game options, so all the furniture showed up in my latest house's pictures! Looks so much better. Then I changed it back so there are no extra graphic strain :thumbup:

Hints and Tips for Party's
Party Lots also to have a Wedding.
Party Lots:
Fishing spot | Small park | Big park | Beach | Bar | Supernatural hangout | Pool
Art gallery | Festival grounds | Club | Horse ranch | Lounge | Private venue

Sims may rent a venue and throw a party at a community lot. Throwing a party at a venue costs money. While planning a venue party, Sims can choose to make exclusive access to the party. Exclusive access enables only the guests who are invited to appear, while other Sims may not come to the venue. Giving an exclusive access adds an extra 60% to the fee.
Mixology and Drinkks
Drink effectsEdit
Poor quality drinks may cause sims to become ill.
Party Drink: Increases the fun motive.
Romance Drink: Better romantic interactions.
Skill Gain Drink: Increases skill learning ability for four hours.
Crazy Drink: One of a Sim's traits could be replaced with the Insane, Daredevil, or Party Animal traits. This drink effect lasts for 5 hours and will only occur if your Sim has had Crazy Drinks. The "Going Wild!" Trait does not appear if the Sim already has one of the 3 traits, and should it expire it will result in a "Buzz Crashed" Moodlet just like a caffeine drink.
Sorrow Annihilator: Lessens the effects of certain negative moodlets.
Energy Drink: Overrides other negative energy moodlets, but doesn't increase energy need.
Unlike caffeine drink, it doesn't prevent Sims from sleeping.
Learning Mixology
Easy mixology
Sims will learn how to make drinks by going to different bars or nightclubs and drinking the drinks. Depending on their skill level, they will be able to learn the drinks from bars in one sitting or more than one glass of juice. They can also buy skill books from the bookstore to learn and improve the skill, as well as learning how to make the mood drinks.
Facts
At regular bars, Mixologists/Bartenders may trip and fall. But at popular, high-rated bars, Bartenders will flip and light drinks on fire.
Drinks are non-alcoholic (but oddly the effects of some drinks do refer to drunkness, such as the crazy drinks) and are different types of juice. Sims can become sick from drinking poor quality drinks, and they may vomit.
Drink prices can vary, and may be affected by location and a Sim's celebrity status.
Drink prices increase based on the skill level of the mixologist. If a Sim is a master of mixology and moonlights as a mixologist, prices can be up to doubled.
Despite what effects they may have, Bar Drinks are always available to Teens and pregnant Sims.
A celebrity opportunity involves a Sim ordering a specific drink from one of the bars. This results in 500 star points and 1000 simoleons.
Adding fruits into bars will automatically cause sims to use it to further bolster its quality and places a unique modifying name. Adding a life fruit will extend the lifespan of a sim just like consuming the life fruit directly, and adding two doubles its effect. Because drinks do not cause a "Stuffed" moodlet, this is a good way to bolster a sim's lifespan if Ambrosia is not available or if the sim is already at the first day of his/her life stage. Similarly, adding a flame fruit will cause the drink to flame up, and the drinker will gain the"Warm Fuzzies" moodlet similar to one created by a flame fruit in the inventory. This moodlet is different from the "Warmed" moodlet caused by certain popular drinks at a mixology bar.