Finally giving Sims 3 a go

Why kind of ideas you looking for? Mods? Lots? Things to do? :)

"GraceyManor;c-17648692" wrote:
Why kind of ideas you looking for? Mods? Lots? Things to do? :)

I'm kinda at a loss where to begin - I made a sim with a cat, and I'm not sure where to start with her - she wants to be a spy, but for now she's got a career in ghost hunting. Do I make her go to university? what do I do? :D
Ahhh, I feel like a sim noob. :D

But yeah I basically need some ideas, as I don't know what I can do in Sims 3...

@Aine Welcome to the club and yes slow down :D your wallet is on fire

First suggestion

Do my sim makeover challenge,it gives you something to do plus you get a new sim to add to your towns.Maybe even a pretty wife to marry who knows what lies underneath :o ;)

Her

https://i.imgur.com/ZjsZFko.png


Second suggestion


Turn off all the demographic options in your game put the Aleisters Elixir shop in your town,go buy potions and harass everyone turning the world from normal to a carnival freakshow.


Potions that last permanently you can throw to turn townies into


a mummy
a vampire
a werewolf
a fairy
a witch
a genie
a simbot
a zombie (also have a non perma version)

Plus

toss a large in charge to make any sim max weight
toss lean and mean to make them max skinnyness
toss a clone potion to create a clone of the sim you threw it at (throw multiples and it gets creepy real quick) 7 Jamie Jolina's :#
toss a potion turn a sim into an elder
toss a potion to turn elders into young adults


It is fun,either do it as a revenge or to spice up a game.I personally do it to any sims who are mean to me,who hit on my sim wife,or if my sim wife cheats etc.It truly is fun watching and waiting like "I dare you"

Jared Frio in Sunset Valley was being typical Jared and yelling and fighting with my best sim friend in game I turned him into a simbot,a female sim was mocking me and pointing outside one of the apartments I was at so I threw a elixir at her and turned her into a mummy.

I like to send my sim to uni for certain careers.I have a mod installed called job interview overhaul where certain jobs require degrees.But yeah it can be overwhelming ?

Thanks for the ideas guys. Anything to stop myself from going on a cc downloading spree. :D

@CravenLestat Wow, that looks like a real challenge. I'm gonna save that one for later. Looks intriguing. B)

@GraceyManor Going to uni sounds good for my sim - can the cat join? Can she go to uni from home?

I am sure you will love TS3! I suggest you don't allow aging and definitely don't start a family too soon or you will be overwhelmed. I probably wouldn't even have given her a cat to start with but the company will be good for her :)

I am sure I read somewhere on the forum that your sim can take a pet to uni but I don't remember the details. @igazor should be able to answer that question for you.

I remember when I started out I played a single sim without aging for a little while just to get my bearings. Working on skills and socializing were about all I could manage back then. These days I love big families but it's probably not a good place to start.

Whatever you do, good luck and have fun! One thing I do suggest is using "save as" frequently. Just add a number at the end of the save name or something that will help you identify where you're at. This way, if anything goes wrong or not to your liking, you can just quit and reload where you want.

If you have Island Paradise (with its very laggy world), choose another maritime world like Sunset Valley, Barnacle Bay or Dragon Valley and build ports and diving lots there. You find lots of tutorials on the internet. It's tricky but great fun!

I have the impression that everybody returns to TS3 (me too).

"Aine;c-17648731" wrote:
Going to uni sounds good for my sim - can the cat join? Can she go to uni from home?

"Mikezumi;c-17648757" wrote:
I am sure I read somewhere on the forum that your sim can take a pet to uni but I don't remember the details. @igazor should be able to answer that question for you.

Setting up a Homeworld University requires the deployment of the NRaas Careers mod and some Uni building construction; that would probably be a bit much for a player just starting out with TS3 to take on right away. Otherwise registering for a term at Uni triggers a travel transition to Uni World where everything already is. The NRaas Traveler mod has an option that will allow the cat to come along; in that case one would vacation travel to Uni World with the cat and register for classes at the Admin Bldg once there instead (sorry, the cat doesn't actually get to go to classes).

Without mods, the cat stays home where time freezes and nothing happens, and will be waiting for your sim just as you left them when you get back. :)

Thanks @igazor :)

@Aine ... You can literally do hundreds of thousands of things in Sims 3.
I would say a million, but then someone may try to actually count how many things you can do ... :D

It just depends on what kind of base player you are.
Some people like achieving goals, others like exploring.
Mikezumi had a good suggestion ... Don't pile on way too much early in your save.
You also really don't need to have a master plan.

You could treat your Sim like a human.
You wake up, you're hungry, and with any luck you may make some pancakes without burning the house down.
If you make it that far, well your day is off to a good start.

It's probably a bit deep for beginners and would require some help ...
But if I had it all to do over again, I wish the game had started more like a Nothing Is Free Challenge.
That way a player could learn everything that is available starting with nothing.
Then they could build their family and the world around them, constantly adding new opportunities.

But whatever you do, have fun ...
Play the game, and don't let the game play you.

Happy Simming!

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