Is Showtime worth it at all?

The careers are definitely fun to do once, a second time they may become repititive (particularly the singer on, probably) but they're nice. It also offers a lot of nice clothing items, including for male sims! Yey! and of course genies.

I have the same question. Starlight Shores looks intriguing to me, but I want to know what is included in the EP before buying it.

Is starlight shores a nice city?
What is the new functionality of the EP?
What build/buy objects are new in it?

@Anthonydyer

https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/showtime/

I bought Showtime on a Steam sale ($5) mainly for CC world compatibility. The genie is fun and my households usually get a domino table and the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor if I can fit them on the lot. I haven't done the careers yet or played in Starlight Shores, but that's on my to do list. On the negative side you get Showtime career NPCs popping up around town, and in my game they frequently don't have bodies, I have to use NRaas MasterController to put them in an outfit so they show up.

@Anthonydyer:

1. I think so. It has a pretty authentic SoCal/LA/Hollywood feel to it and I think it's a very versatile setting. I never noticed performance issues playing there.

2. New performing careers and a nice collection of fun new objects. Karaoke, dominos, etc. Though it's not really one that blows all EPs out of the park with new content either.

3. Until you CASt them, it's a lot of pleasantly-bright modern and 70's-esque furniture. I recommend also coloring your kitchen appliances avocado green for a real Cali feel.

The Showtime professions are similar to World Adventures tomb raiding in the fact that it's not something I do every generation. They are fun but too repetitive to play often. When I eventually go back and play those features, it's refreshing and fun all over again. Simport is not something I ever got into even when the old site was still active. Instead I downloaded the unlocked Simport content from MTS. Showtime offers other cool stuff, (things I enjoy and use more over the professions). Dominoes, skee ball, place snack bowls on counters, Genie Lamp (new occult), DJ turntable, pool table, jukebox, mechanical bull, photo booth, karaoke, electro dance sphere, chin-up/pull-up bar, golf driving range. I like the new foods/recipes, plants, and CAS content too.

You can view the pack guide here which details everything w/ pictures:
https://simsvip.com/sims-3-showtime-guide/
Lazy Gamer video review:
https://youtu.be/MjD6MIbmGc8

Sounds like I'm really trying to sell this pack. :p As someone who owns all packs and has for years, each pack has plenty to offer even if you don't like certain features. All though some features tend in invade no matter what and if you don't use mods, it may be hard to avoid. Like Proprietors showing up along with performers because non-active sims around town will pick up these professions and perform in public. I use one of the NRaas mods to turn these professions off for the whole town if I don't plan on playing it. (Sorry, I'm on my tablet and can't remember the exact mod+setting ATM.) If you play The Sim 3 through Origin, either find a digital copy sale or you can grab a cheap physical copy through eBay or Amazon. I can't check now but I think a grabbed a sealed copy of Limited Edition: Showtime through eBay for something like $18 USD last year. You've missed recent sales but Steam host big holiday sales and with those sales, Sims 3 + packs are 75% off.

I say it's worth it for the town, the clothes, the objects, the traits, interactions and the mp3 player ahaha

But if you can get it discounted it would be best.

"Anthonydyer;c-16247667" wrote:
I have the same question. Starlight Shores looks intriguing to me, but I want to know what is included in the EP before buying it.

Is starlight shores a nice city?
What is the new functionality of the EP?
What build/buy objects are new in it?

Huh it's one of my favourite cities.

https://i.imgur.com/3Zpbqzc.jpg

It has that Hollywood feel. There's also a huge coastal area in it.

My second fave is Bridgeport.

what i dislike about that EP mostly is the constant spawning of the singer, magician & acrobat role sims

i hate every sort of role sims forced on me, didn't manage to get them stop spawning even with NRaas

It is too bad that TS3 didn't get more into urban cities. I know certain worlds have "cities" in them, but only Bridgeport is assigned as a city. I think everything else is assigned as a suburb. I've been love/hate with cities. They usually are nice but have a few quirks such as different work hours. Also the Bridgeport landscape looks grey and cold. I do like having high rise buildings. Those are pretty neat. Roaring heights touched on that with the fake building tops, but I wished they were real.

Starlight shores does look like a beautiful city. I'll consider it.