It's been a while since I've played. I can't find the Christmas tree. Do I need a pile of presents for gifts? I can't find those either. Do I need to download them? Getting old and forgetting things isn't fun. (Sigh.)

It should all be in the Seasons EP. Just have to look for them. There's a pile and a tree.

The Christmas tree is in lights, floor lights to be specific.I *think* you just get the pile of gifts when you throw a gift-giving party, and it shows up on its own. If it can be purchased (placed by us whenever we want), then yeah, I'd look in the Seasons collection or in buydebug - but I don't recall that being an option. Thinking maybe the ability to purchase it was/is a mod thing. Just FYI, if you don't have enough open floor space for it, the game won't be able to spawn a gift pile when you host your party.

Once you schedule a gift giving party, the gift giving rug appears two sim hours or so before the party is due to start. As the guests arrive, they place their gifts there, but the gifts that are supposed to be from your household members will already be there. So there will be enough gifts for each sim to get one, unless somebody leaves before the gifts are opened, or is busy playing outside and doesn't come in. Then some sims will get more than one.There is a pile of gifts in the decor section of the buy catalog, but they are just for decoration and can't be opened. I think that decor item came with a free holiday store set.

Just to clarify things a little, there are Snow Days and there is Snowflake Day.A Snow Day means the weather is bad and school is canceled. It's not a holiday.Snowflake Day is the winter holiday. You may celebrate it with a party if you like, but it's not actually mandatory and the party does not have to be on the actual holiday (I don't think). And yes, obtaining a functional gift pile without throwing an official Gift Giving Party requires a mod.http://www.simlogical.com/ContentUploadsRemote/uploads/1560

"1need4kaffee;c-16646433" wrote:One of the bugs that affected my game has to do with fences and gates. I play with celebrities and supernatural. I usually completely fence my property to keep out paparazzi and zombies. I don't know if it is all of the gates or just the one you can set open or closed, but the game thinks that is your front door. And when it looks like your fence gate is your front door, there are no floors, walls etc. for it to figure out where to put the presents. Even setting the front door didn't work. So now I remove the gates for the presents to spawn and put them back so the guests can get in!! I have a house that's completely fenced in and didn't have this problem with it putting the presents out on the ground. Are you making sure that when you call your guests to invite them to the party that you're in the room that you want the party to be in? The presents are supposed to show up in the room that you've placed the invite calls in.This is my house that I have fenced in completely in Hidden Springs... :)https://i.imgur.com/8QvUYuYl.jpgAnd this is where my gift pile is, right next the tree in the same room where I'd placed the invite calls at... :) https://i.imgur.com/SkhZ9Pyl.jpg

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riennatelemnar
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
"igazor;c-16657078" wrote:
@Rhiannon58 - There is no Christmas tree in the game or its packs. Let's remember that not everyone celebrates Christmas, the in-game holiday is Snowflake Day. ;)

There are CC options, but the EA one is available from the store in a holiday pack, one of several free to obtain ones.
https://store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?categoryId=&scategoryId=12752&index=0&productId=OFB-SIM3:24476&pcategoryId=&ppcategoryId=12238

I understand igazor. I thought it was called "christmas tree" or looked like one. I couldn't find it because it wasn't there.

Apparently when I purchased and reinstalled what I thought was the entire TS3 set, there are a few things it didn't automatically give me that I had such as the "more holiday presents". I bet there are a lot of things I don't know that I don't have installed. That's one reason I read the forums: so I can find cool stuff to do and get things installed to play with!
suzses
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
@Rhi8annon58 Here it is in the Store
https://store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?categoryId=&scategoryId=12752&index=0&productId=OFB-SIM3:24476&pcategoryId=12858&ppcategoryId=12238

I think it's still available free for everyone, so if you have a download button on that page, you're good to go.

Edited to add: Sorry. I thought @igazor was linking to a cc one. Should really finish reading sentences. :p
riennatelemnar
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I got it. Just in time too! Tomorrow is Snow Flake Day! Woo Hoo! Going to throw my first party!

ETA: Party was a success! Everyone got gifts, my two teens got romantic interests, win-win for everyone! Thanks for the help guys!
igazor
8 years ago
Yeah, nothing like opening up a holiday gift and finding a Romantic Interest inside the box instead. Oh wait, maybe now I'm the one who's not reading things correctly... :p
riennatelemnar
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
*laughs* I can see why some would consider that the ultimate gift. But alas, one teen got a bicycle and the other a guitar. His elder father got a guitar too so no option to regift there. I was surprised at how many guests came to the party. I swear it was more than I invited. Malcolm Landgrab showed up as a party crasher I guess. Regardless, it was a wonderful Christmas in August!
stilettoblack
Seasoned Veteran
8 years ago
I spent so long trying to find that tree! I downloaded it. then spent so long trying to find it! (It's under lights.) I had the gift giving party, then after that, a thief came along and STOLE MY TREE! It was a sad day. For me and my sim. Santa never showed either.
igazor
8 years ago
"RosettasStoned;c-16660201" wrote:
I spent so long trying to find that tree! I downloaded it. then spent so long trying to find it! (It's under lights.) I had the gift giving party, then after that, a thief came along and STOLE MY TREE! It was a sad day. For me and my sim. Santa never showed either.

Santa? That's a TS1 thing (wow, that takes me back a long way) and I guess also TS2. Afraid he doesn't exist in TS3. Sorry about your stolen tree, but that one is really for decor.
igazor
8 years ago
(sorry, duplicate post)

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