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	=Imaginary Friends=		=Imaginary Friends=
−	==What Are They?==
−	[[Image:ImaginaryFriend-Doll.jpg|right|thumb|150px|An imaginary friend as a doll.]]Imaginary friends are a feature introduced in the Generations expansion pack. If your sim is lucky enough to be given a "special" doll as a baby, they can have an imaginary friend by their side forever - well, sort of!
−	Whenever twins are born in your sim family, a mysterious (what was it again?) will give them "toys" - patchwork dolls which automatically appear in the baby's inventory. As babies, of course, your twins can't do much with their dolls: but they can do more and more as the sim - and, at the same time, the doll - grows up.	+	[[Image:ImaginaryFriend-Doll.jpg|right|thumb|150px|An imaginary friend as a doll.]]Imaginary friends are a feature introduced in the Generations expansion pack. They are the new life form for this expansion.
−	Your sim will have to keep up a good relationship with his or her imaginary friend, and interact with it a lot; otherwise, the imaginary friend will vanish, or never become truly imaginary in the first place.	+	Occasionally, when a baby is born in your sim family, a they will receive a doll in the mail. Some toddlers created in CAS will also have a doll in their inventory. As a baby, of course, your sim can't do much with their doll, but they can do more and more as the sim - and, at the same time, the doll - grows up.
−	If you choose to, you can also make your sim's imaginary friend real, using a potion created with the Chemistry Lab. Imaginary friends who have been made real become a controllable member of the family<!--- This needs checking... --->!	+	Your sim will have to keep up a good relationship with his or her imaginary friend and interact with it a often so that it grows up. If you choose to, you can also make your sim's imaginary friend real, using a potion created with the Chemistry Lab. Imaginary friends who have been made real become a controllable member of the family<!--- This needs checking... --->.
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−	==Growing Up...==	+
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		+	Imaginary friends have different interactions and features as your sim ages.
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	===With Toddlers===		===With Toddlers===
−	[[Image:ImaginaryFriend-MarchAndDoll.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]When your sim kids are toddlers, their future imaginary friends will take the shape of dolls – don't be fooled, it's just a disguise – and this is the point at which you can decide whether you want a fully-fledged imaginary friend or not. Toddlers can play with or sing to their dolls: encourage this to develop a relationship between the kid and the doll, or discourage to force the doll to remain... forever, a doll. But you wouldn't do that, would you?	+
		+	[[Image:ImaginaryFriend-MarchAndDoll.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]When your sim is a toddler, their future imaginary friend will be only a doll. This is the point at which you can decide whether you want a fully-fledged imaginary friend or not. Toddlers can play with or sing to their dolls, developing a relationship between the toddler and the doll. If the relationship between the two is high enough, the doll will "grow up" when the toddler ages up to child stage.
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	===With Children===		===With Children===
−	[[Image:ImaginaryFriend-DollGrowUp.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Surprise!]]Soon after your sim toddler grows up into a child, they'll get a late birthday present. A popup will suggest that you take the doll out of your sim's inventory and put it on the floor, and if you do – surprise, the doll grows up too! This is the point at which the dolls stop being dolls and become real imaginary friends (real imaginary... right?)!
−	The biggest change is that the doll turns into a sort of sim, which can walk around, interact, and has free will. He or she will only be visible to the child sim whose imaginary friend they are, though – with any other sim selected, you won't be able to see them! Imaginary friends turn back into dolls when their sim friend is asleep, and will usually sleep near their sim's bed.	+	[[Image:ImaginaryFriend-DollGrowUp.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Surprise!]]Soon after your sim toddler grows up into a child, a popup that will suggest to take the doll out of your sim's inventory and put it on the floor, provided their relationship was high enough. When the doll is placed on the ground, it will "grow up" into a larger form. This is the point at which the doll stops being a doll and becomes an imaginary friend that your sim can interact with.
−	[[Image:AnisseHuggingThinAir|right]]Sim kids can perform most of the same interactions with their imaginary friends as they can with other sims, including chatting, playing, joking, and so on. This can look rather odd when you have another sim selected!	+	The doll can now walk around and interact with objects and sims. It has free will as if it is a visitor. It is visible only when the owner of the doll is selected – with any other sim selected, you won't be able to see it. Imaginary friends turn back into dolls when their sim friend is asleep, and will usually sleep near their sim's bed.
−	They can also play with and sing to their imaginary friends while they're in doll form, just like when they were toddlers – but you have to queue up the action while your sim kid is asleep, to catch the doll off its guard. Kids can also play with other children's imaginary friend dolls, even though they can't see them when they're the real thing.	+	Children can perform most of the same interactions with their imaginary friends as they can with other sims, including chatting, playing, joking, and so on. They can also play with and sing to their imaginary friends while they're in doll form, just like when they were toddlers – but you have to queue up the action while your sim is asleep, while the imaginary friend is in doll mode. Kids can also play with other children's imaginary friend dolls, even though they can't see them when they're "real".
−	Kids can also order their imaginary friends to go get them a snack, or to clean up after them – with varying degrees of success!	+	Kids can also order their imaginary friends to go get them a snack, or to clean up after them – with varying degrees of success.
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	===With Teens===		===With Teens===
−	When your sim child grows up to be a teen, unless they have been made real, the imaginary friend will return to being just a doll. However, that doll can still be used by other toddlers and children - perhaps it will be reincarnated in a later generation!	+
		+	When your sim child grows up to be a teen, the imaginary friend will return to being just a doll unless it has been made real. However, the doll can still be used by other toddlers and children.
	==Making your Imaginary Friend Real==		==Making your Imaginary Friend Real==

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Contents 1 Imaginary Friends 1.1 Growing Up 1.1.1 With Toddlers 1.1.2 With Children 1.1.3 With Teens 1.2 Making your Imaginary Friend Real

Imaginary Friends

Imaginary friends are a feature introduced in the Generations expansion pack. They are the new life form for this expansion.

Occasionally, when a baby is born in your sim family, a they will receive a doll in the mail. Some toddlers created in CAS will also have a doll in their inventory. As a baby, of course, your sim can't do much with their doll, but they can do more and more as the sim - and, at the same time, the doll - grows up.

Your sim will have to keep up a good relationship with his or her imaginary friend and interact with it a often so that it grows up. If you choose to, you can also make your sim's imaginary friend real, using a potion created with the Chemistry Lab. Imaginary friends who have been made real become a controllable member of the family.

Growing Up

Imaginary friends have different interactions and features as your sim ages.

With Toddlers

When your sim is a toddler, their future imaginary friend will be only a doll. This is the point at which you can decide whether you want a fully-fledged imaginary friend or not. Toddlers can play with or sing to their dolls, developing a relationship between the toddler and the doll. If the relationship between the two is high enough, the doll will "grow up" when the toddler ages up to child stage.

With Children

Soon after your sim toddler grows up into a child, a popup that will suggest to take the doll out of your sim's inventory and put it on the floor, provided their relationship was high enough. When the doll is placed on the ground, it will "grow up" into a larger form. This is the point at which the doll stops being a doll and becomes an imaginary friend that your sim can interact with.

The doll can now walk around and interact with objects and sims. It has free will as if it is a visitor. It is visible only when the owner of the doll is selected – with any other sim selected, you won't be able to see it. Imaginary friends turn back into dolls when their sim friend is asleep, and will usually sleep near their sim's bed.

Children can perform most of the same interactions with their imaginary friends as they can with other sims, including chatting, playing, joking, and so on. They can also play with and sing to their imaginary friends while they're in doll form, just like when they were toddlers – but you have to queue up the action while your sim is asleep, while the imaginary friend is in doll mode. Kids can also play with other children's imaginary friend dolls, even though they can't see them when they're "real".

Kids can also order their imaginary friends to go get them a snack, or to clean up after them – with varying degrees of success.

With Teens

When your sim child grows up to be a teen, the imaginary friend will return to being just a doll unless it has been made real. However, the doll can still be used by other toddlers and children.

Making your Imaginary Friend Real