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− | An NPC is a non-playable character which either offer a variety of services to your Sims or come to your home to fulfill their career needs. | + | An NPC is a non-playable character which either offer a variety of services to your Sims or come to your home to fulfill their career needs. Service NPCs inhabit an invisible household called 'Service NPC household'. Several service NPCs can be hired to make your Sim's life a little easier. While they are working at your home, more interactions are opened up such as tipping them or firing them. Emergency NPCs can perform their duties free of charge, but will charge Sims for false call outs. Your Sim can phone them up and bring them to your house or they will come by themselves, if one of your alarms are triggered. This guide gives you the game's NPCs, as well as a description of them, their duties as an NPC and what class of NPC they are. |
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! Duties and Jobs | ! Duties and Jobs | ||
! NPC Class | ! NPC Class | ||
+ | ! Expansion | ||
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− | | | + | | Maid |
| Maids are NPCs who your Sim can hire to clean up your house. | | Maids are NPCs who your Sim can hire to clean up your house. | ||
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*Returning Objects to their rightful place (books, etc) | *Returning Objects to their rightful place (books, etc) | ||
*General Tidying | *General Tidying | ||
+ | *Helps to clean during the squatter challenge | ||
| Service | | Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Police |
− | | The Police can be called after a burgler enters the lot | + | | The Police can be called after a burgler enters the lot. |
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*Attempts to arrest burglars on a Sim's lot | *Attempts to arrest burglars on a Sim's lot | ||
*Shuts down loud parties | *Shuts down loud parties | ||
*Bring any teens home who have run away | *Bring any teens home who have run away | ||
− | *Brings back younger Sims if they are out after | + | *Brings back younger Sims if they are out after curfew |
| Emergency | | Emergency | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Babysitters | | Babysitters | ||
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*Changing any baby's diaper | *Changing any baby's diaper | ||
| Service | | Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Repairmen | | Repairmen | ||
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*Fixing Appliances | *Fixing Appliances | ||
*Fixing Electrical Items | *Fixing Electrical Items | ||
+ | *Helps fix pipes during flooding challenge | ||
| Service | | Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Paper | + | | Paper Delivery |
| A child who delivers papers and books to your Sim's door | | A child who delivers papers and books to your Sim's door | ||
| | | | ||
*Delivers the paper every morning | *Delivers the paper every morning | ||
*Delivers any book club members a book on Mondays | *Delivers any book club members a book on Mondays | ||
− | | | + | | Service |
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Pizza Delivery | ||
+ | | A Sim who delivers pizza's to your Sim's door when ordered over the phone. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Delivers the pizzas upon demand | ||
+ | | Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Fire Service |
| Firefighters are called to put out any fires in the area. | | Firefighters are called to put out any fires in the area. | ||
| | | | ||
*Puts out nearby fires | *Puts out nearby fires | ||
+ | *Helps to clean during meteor challenge | ||
| Emergency | | Emergency | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Burglar |
| Burglars work in the Criminal career and can break into your house at night to steal your items. | | Burglars work in the Criminal career and can break into your house at night to steal your items. | ||
| | | | ||
− | *Steals items from your | + | *Steals items from your Sims' homes. |
− | | | + | | Service |
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Grim Reaper |
| The Grim Reaper comes to take the soul of dying Sims. | | The Grim Reaper comes to take the soul of dying Sims. | ||
| | | | ||
− | * Taking souls from dying Sims | + | *Taking souls from dying Sims |
− | | | + | | Service |
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | + | |Adoption Worker | |
+ | |Adoption workers appear briefly when delivering newly adopted children. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Bringing newly adopted children to their new homes. | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Child Protection Services | ||
+ | |Child protection officers take neglected or mistreated children away from parent Sims. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Retrieving mistreated child Sims. | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Newspaper Delivery | ||
+ | |Newspaper delivery Sims run paper rounds. They are always child Sims. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Delivering newspapers. | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Repomen | ||
+ | | Repomen come to your home and repossess random if you don't pay your bills. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Repossessing Objects | ||
+ | *Removes Ghosts if on an ancient burial ground | ||
+ | | Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Science Geek | ||
+ | | The Science Geek comes to take any bugs from a Sims home if the insect infestation challenge is triggered. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Taking bugs during insect infestation | ||
+ | | Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3_icon.png|48px|Base Game|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Butler | ||
+ | |Butlers can be hired but are very costly. They require a bed to sleep in. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Cleaning dishes. | ||
+ | *Cooking meals. | ||
+ | *Massaging. | ||
+ | *Offering advice. | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3EP03_icon.png|48px|Late Night|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Mixologist | ||
+ | |Mixologists are bartenders that Sims can hire for parties. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Mixing drinks. | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[Image:Sims3EP03_icon.png|48px|Late Night|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Dancers | ||
+ | |Dancers are party-going Sims that can show up for bachelor or bachelorette parties. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Dancing | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[File:Sims3EP04 icon.png|48px|Generations|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Pet Adoption Worker | ||
+ | |Pet Adoption workers appear briefly when delivering newly adopted pets. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Bringing newly adopted pets to their new homes. | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[File:Sims3EP05 icon.png|48px|Pets|center]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Animal Protection Services | ||
+ | |Animal protection officers take neglected or mistreated pets away from Sims. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Retrieving mistreated pets. | ||
+ | |Service | ||
+ | |[[File:Sims3EP05 icon.png|48px|Pets|center]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Game Help]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Sims 3]] |
Latest revision as of 06:54, 18 August 2012
[edit] NPCs
An NPC is a non-playable character which either offer a variety of services to your Sims or come to your home to fulfill their career needs. Service NPCs inhabit an invisible household called 'Service NPC household'. Several service NPCs can be hired to make your Sim's life a little easier. While they are working at your home, more interactions are opened up such as tipping them or firing them. Emergency NPCs can perform their duties free of charge, but will charge Sims for false call outs. Your Sim can phone them up and bring them to your house or they will come by themselves, if one of your alarms are triggered. This guide gives you the game's NPCs, as well as a description of them, their duties as an NPC and what class of NPC they are.
Name | Description | Duties and Jobs | NPC Class | Expansion |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maid | Maids are NPCs who your Sim can hire to clean up your house. |
|
Service | |
Police | The Police can be called after a burgler enters the lot. |
|
Emergency | |
Babysitters | Babysitters can be hired to look after younger sims while adults are away. |
|
Service | |
Repairmen | Repairmen come to your home and fix any broken items. |
|
Service | |
Paper Delivery | A child who delivers papers and books to your Sim's door |
|
Service | |
Pizza Delivery | A Sim who delivers pizza's to your Sim's door when ordered over the phone. |
|
Service | |
Fire Service | Firefighters are called to put out any fires in the area. |
|
Emergency | |
Burglar | Burglars work in the Criminal career and can break into your house at night to steal your items. |
|
Service | |
Grim Reaper | The Grim Reaper comes to take the soul of dying Sims. |
|
Service | |
Adoption Worker | Adoption workers appear briefly when delivering newly adopted children. |
|
Service | |
Child Protection Services | Child protection officers take neglected or mistreated children away from parent Sims. |
|
Service | |
Newspaper Delivery | Newspaper delivery Sims run paper rounds. They are always child Sims. |
|
Service | |
Repomen | Repomen come to your home and repossess random if you don't pay your bills. |
|
Service | |
Science Geek | The Science Geek comes to take any bugs from a Sims home if the insect infestation challenge is triggered. |
|
Service | |
Butler | Butlers can be hired but are very costly. They require a bed to sleep in. |
|
Service | |
Mixologist | Mixologists are bartenders that Sims can hire for parties. |
|
Service | |
Dancers | Dancers are party-going Sims that can show up for bachelor or bachelorette parties. |
|
Service | |
Pet Adoption Worker | Pet Adoption workers appear briefly when delivering newly adopted pets. |
|
Service | |
Animal Protection Services | Animal protection officers take neglected or mistreated pets away from Sims. |
|
Service |