Game Help:TS3 FAQ - Revision history

Nikel23: /* Buy Mode, Build Mode, and Object-specific issues */

2012-12-13T07:56:15Z

‎Buy Mode, Build Mode, and Object-specific issues

Nikel23: /* Player Sims, Children, and Families */

2012-12-13T07:44:34Z

‎Player Sims, Children, and Families

Kiwi tea: Undo revision 60390 by Yup (talk) Proud vandal just waiting for banhammer.

2012-09-21T04:36:01Z

Undo revision 60390 by Yup (talk) Proud vandal just waiting for banhammer.

Yup at 23:54, 20 September 2012

2012-09-20T23:54:58Z

Zerbu: Update

2012-09-19T15:56:14Z

Update

Jen&tonic: /* Buy Mode, Build Mode, and Object-specific issues */ updated WCIF question

2012-08-17T00:54:13Z

‎Buy Mode, Build Mode, and Object-specific issues: updated WCIF question

Mangaroo: /* Skills */

2010-05-19T22:52:37Z

‎Skills

Mangaroo: /* Create-A-Sim */

2010-05-19T22:49:40Z

‎Create-A-Sim

Mangaroo: /* Neighborhoods, Households, and Buildings */

2010-05-19T22:44:06Z

‎Neighborhoods, Households, and Buildings

Mangaroo: /* Neighborhoods, Households, and Buildings */

2010-05-19T22:40:29Z

‎Neighborhoods, Households, and Buildings

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 '''Q: I can't find <insert item here> in build mode or buy mode. Where is it?'''<br />
 A: The following items come up on the forums fairly often. None of these are currently available:
-*Diving boards (Will be added in Seasons)
+*<del>Diving boards</del> (Added in patch 1.42)
 *<del>Half walls</del> (Added in Ambitions)
 *Musical instruments other than guitars, pianos, drum sets, and basses (New instruments added in Late Night)

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 '''Q: Where are the memories?'''<br />
-A: There are no memories in TS3.
+A: Memories return in Generations or equivalent to patch 1.22. When an event that triggers memory occur, the memory will capture the snapshot around the sims. This will often cause the TravelDB.package in the save game folder to bloat. You can disable memory capture in the game option, which requires patch 1.42. You can share the memories sims have through facebook and twitter when connected to the internet.
 '''Q: Why can't my sims swim in the ocean?'''<br />
-A: Ocean swimming has not been implemented in TS3.
+A: Ocean swimming is introduced in patch 1.42. Sims can swim in the ocean as far as the game camera can go.

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 ==Neighborhoods, Households, and Buildings==
 '''Q: How do I make a custom neighborhood from scratch?'''<br />

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 ==Neighborhoods, Households, and Buildings==
 '''Q: How do I make a custom neighborhood from scratch?'''<br />

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 '''Q: How do I place a new empty lot?'''<br />
-A: This is not yet possible. You must use the lots pre-placed by EA.  You can bulldoze a lot to clear it of current buildings, but you cannot choose to place new empty lots where you want. (Rumors indicate this will change with the release of the second EP, Ambitions.)
+A: First click on "..." in map view and click on "Edit Town", then click on the world edit icon and choose a lot size. If you hold down ALT, you can choose the lot location and rotation more carefully.
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 '''Q: Can I play more than one household in a neighborhood?'''<br />
-A: It's possible, but there are things you need to know before you do it. TS3 seems designed to play one household per neighborhood at a time. There is only one "active household" at a time, and any other sims in the hood--whether you made them or they came with the neighborhood--are treated as NPCs by the game. If you abandon your family, they will change careers, have children, die, lose money, have their inventories nuked (including deeds and reward objects), and all manner of nastiness that you aren't likely to be terribly happy about. Sometimes, the game will even decide you have too many of some specific demographic (i.e. married couples, teens, etc.) and move your family out of the town altogether, unrecoverably.
+A: It's possible, but there are things you need to know before you do it. TS3 seems designed to play one household per neighborhood at a time. There is only one "active household" at a time, and any other sims in the hood--whether you made them or they came with the neighborhood--are treated as NPCs by the game. If you abandon your family, they will change careers, have children, die, lose money, have their inventories nuked (including deeds and reward objects), and all manner of nastiness that you aren't likely to be terribly happy about. Sometimes, the game will even decide you have too many of some specific demographic (i.e. married couples, teens, etc.) and move your family out of the town altogether, unrecoverably. There are, however, mods that allow you to quickly switch between households and retain their data.
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 ==Create-A-Sim==
 '''Q: Where are the pointy ears?'''<br />
-A: Sadly (or not, depending on how you feel about elves and aliens) they're gone.  You cannot make pointy ears.
+A: Pointy ears require at least patch 1.38 to appear in create-a-sim.

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 You may find the following FAQ pages helpful:
 * [[Game Help:Sims 3 Recipes]]
-* [[Game Help:Sims 3 Seeds]]
+* [[Game Help:Sims 3 Gardening]]

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	'''Q: All my sims look the same! It's so boring!'''<br />		'''Q: All my sims look the same! It's so boring!'''<br />
−	A: HystericalParoxysm posted a method for trying to create more unique-looking sims. If you're stuck in a rut, [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=343987 try this]. Alternately, to allow more range in the facial adjustment sliders, you can get [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,15185.0.html Awesomemod] or [http://www.modthesims.info/~~d/344369 Rick & Delphy~~'s CAS ~~Slider Hack~~]	+	A: HystericalParoxysm posted a method for trying to create more unique-looking sims. If you're stuck in a rut, [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=343987 try this]. Alternately, to allow more range in the facial adjustment sliders, you can get [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,15185.0.html Awesomemod] or [http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=380051 Drakah's CAS Sliders]

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	'''Q: Surely there's a way to turn all that stuff off?'''<br />		'''Q: Surely there's a way to turn all that stuff off?'''<br />
−	A: ~~There's supposed to be.~~ In the game options you can find a checkbox for "Story Progression." When you uncheck it, things like births, career changes, and move-outs ~~are supposed to~~ be halted~~, but it's~~ bugged ~~and doesn't work. Workarounds for this massive bug are discussed [http~~:~~//www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=343659 here]~~.	+	A: In the game options you can find a checkbox for "Story Progression." When you uncheck it, things like births, career changes, and move-outs should be halted. This option was bugged in the initial release: be sure to patch your game.

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	'''Q: How do I place a new empty lot?'''<br />		'''Q: How do I place a new empty lot?'''<br />
−	A: This is ~~also~~ not possible. You must use the lots pre-placed by EA. You can bulldoze a lot to clear it of current buildings, but you cannot choose to place new empty lots where you want.	+	A: This is not yet possible. You must use the lots pre-placed by EA. You can bulldoze a lot to clear it of current buildings, but you cannot choose to place new empty lots where you want. (Rumors indicate this will change with the release of the second EP, Ambitions.)