You haven't had the full Sims 3 experience until you've done these 10 things!
I've been an avid Sims player for years! And I've learnt that The Sims 3 is a huge game, with great capabilities. It is really a complete virtual world inside your computer! And the possibilities are endless, but nowadays we just don't have the time to try them all! So here are some my favourite must do fun things that you have to complete to have the full sims 3 experience!
Feel free to share with us what you feel what your favourite fun things to do in the Sims 3 are in the guest book!
Feel free to share with us what you feel what your favourite fun things to do in the Sims 3 are in the guest book!
1. Create a Legacy
The 10 Generation Legacy...
If you don't know what the Sims Legacy Challenge is, you're missing out on a huge part of playing the sims!Typically, the legacy challenge is a 10 generation challenge in which you strive to get 10 generations!
The challenge starts with the creation of a founder, which starts living on an empty plot of land with a very small amount of money!
In this challenge you are restricted from using cheats, which actually makes the challenge extremely difficult as we sims players are so accustomed to it!
If you want to the see all the official rules, check out the post here
If you have already mastered this challenge, and bravo if you have! There are many interesting variations that you should try out!
Such as:
I'm surrounded by idiots challenge
This is an extremely funny challenge in which you have a family but you are only allowed to control one sim (the torch holder). It is really interesting to see what sims get up too without our control! I love this one as I get to see the personalities of my sims!
Differences in The Family Tree Challenge. This is a very long 15 generation challenge which has many rules and set goals for each generation. There are different paths to try and it is really a great challenge to try if you are persistent enough!
A Rainbowcy. - This is not much different to an ordinary legacy, just that every generation has a specific colour which is used to decorate the house/clothing etc.
A Genetic Legacy (Prettacy/Uglacy) - In these two legacies you aim to have completely different genetics when you reach the end. In a prettacy you start with a hideous sim and aim for a beautiful one after 10 generations. In a uglacy, you do the opposite!
A Round Robin Challenge - In this challenge you rotate through different sims and play each one for about a week. A really good twist on this one is to play with another person and each play a sim for a week. If you're writing a story, two different authors, ideas and perspectives would make a story very interesting!
2. Building a House
I know this is something that many Sims players avoid doing simply because it is really quite hard and takes many grueling hours in front of the screen! But it truly is a rewarding experience knowing that your Sims are living in a house that you built from scratch! Even if all you can manage at first is a simple box house, just look for inspiration and building tips online and you'll soon be building grand mansions of your own!Here are some of my favourite sims 3 house builders I often draw inspiration from:
Rocketdmg11 - Rocketdmg11 builds some of the best modern houses I have ever seen! I love his decorating style and he even has some very nicely done no CC houses if you don't use CC yourself.
ChrillSims3 - He also does many extremely beautiful modern houses like Rocketdmg11, but what is great about him is that he builds many different types of houses big and small.
Curtis Paradis Curtis builds many amazing different styled houses. What is great about him is the quality of his houses and the great variety of houses he has built! From the White House, to ranches to hotels in France he builds and furnishes many different styles and you're sure to be able to find inspiration from his work!
3. Create Your Simself!
What could be better than being able to control your own life, give yourself whatever job you'd like, live in whatever house you'd like and be able to have everything the way you wanted it to be? Creating a simself is something every simmer should try! Whether you recreate your present life or a completely new one is up to you!Personally I think the funnest thing to do with a simself is not to control them, but have them in the neighborhood whilst playing another family and leaving them to their own devices. It's really interesting (and occasionally horrifying!) To see what your simself gets up too on their own! Hopefully they won't make too many mistakes! This probably works best if you have Twallan's Story Progression installed in your game - otherwise your simself won't get up to too much.
Also if you have the Sims 3 Pets Expansion Pack, you can even make your own little cat, dog or horse! Imagine being able to cuddle your pet not only in real life but in sims too!
4. Create a Story!
Whether you choose to document your legacy or a story, it's a great idea to get a blog started! The sims 3 blogging community is a great one and sharing your stories is a great way to brush up on your writing skills and make a few friends! Tell the world the story of your sims and show everyone just how creative you can be! There are many places in which you can start a sims 3 blog the most popular being wordpress, blogger and live journal. The Sims 3 website is also a great place to start!Websites you may find useful:
Boolprop - Boolprop is a great sims 3 forum in which users can share their stories and talk to other sims 3 players and connect!
The Sims 3 Forums - Here you'll be able to find the solution to any problems you may have with your game and get inspiration from other simmers.
5. Try a challenge!
A lot of people are under the impression that the legacy challenge is one of the only ones made for sims 3 and that's completely wrong! There are thousands of interesting and unique challenges for the sims 3 and here are some I recommend.The Mythical Creatures Challenge - In this challenge each of the 10 generations are a different type of mythical creature with different rules to follow, eg. Generation 1 is the vampire generation and sims are not allowed to leave the house during the daytime or they die. It is a very interesting and complicated challenge with many rules and goals and it's definitely worth giving it a shot!
Apocalypse Challenge - This challenge begins in a post apocalyptic world, in which throughout the generations your sims have to complete certain tasks to unlock "restrictions" that have been places on them.
Cinderella Challenge - In this challenge Cinderella lives with her step-mother and step-sisters. She has to cook and clean up after them all on top of going to school. She has to live out of the house in a shed and you live out Cinderella's life and help her find her prince Charming!
If you'd like to find more sims 3 challenges I recommend you take a look at this thread which has hundred of them and the links to all their rules!
6. Try Every Career!
With each career in the Sims 3 brings new uniforms, rewards, interactions etc. Each and every new job has it's surprises I guarantee! For example did you know that when you master the criminal career (emperor of evil branch) your sims get an evil red glow? Or that when you master the culinary career you get a fridge that boosts the quality of all meals cooked from it? And especially with the addition of Ambitions and Showtime there are some great careers that you can control! Everybody should try all of the Ambitions and Showtime careers, it's great being able to actually control your sims at work!If you'd like a career guide to the Sims 3 check out this site here and here
7. Create a ghost of every colour!
Did you know that when sims die, the colour of their ghosts is different according to the death they had? For example, a sim who died of old age has a white ghost which sparkles and a sim who died of electrocution has a yellow ghost which has lighting sparks through it! Considering the huge number of ways of dying in the Sims 3, it is rather a feat to have ghosts of all colours!If you'd like some help/tips here is a useful site listing all the ways a sim can die! here
8. Create a homeless family
Creating a homeless family is such a fun thing to do in the game and makes for a brilliant story! Imagine your sim living on an empty lot with just some trees and perhaps a park bench. They scavenge in other's houses, not having anything of their own. It is a really hard thing to do actually and is a really interesting challenge so give it a shot!There is a brilliant example of this called "Alice and Kev" which is a really heart warming story about a homeless man and his daughter.
Alice and Kev's story can be found here
9. Try to Complete Every Lifetime Wish!
From adopting a unicorn to becoming a master thief, there are many different lifetime wishes that sims can strive towards. And completing all of them, is something every simmer should strive towards! Some are easier than others... But they'll all be fun to try so take a shot at it!If you'd like a guide to help you through the lifetime wishes, check it out here
10. Try all the traits in the game!
Traits are what make every sim unique and with each one comes new interactions and personalities for your sims! One of the most interesting things to do on the sims 3 is to give a sim random traits, (or really awful ones to make it a lot more fun!) and set the sim on free will to see what they'll do! I'm sure that they'll be a few surprises in there, trust me on that!My personal favourite traits would be insane, absent-minded and diva, just to name a few! What are your favourites?
Things to improve the quality of your game
1. Twallan's Story Progression This is an absolute must have if you are installing mods for your game! You know how when you play the sims, the other members of the neighbourhood simply stand around in the houses and do nothing? (Seriously if you look in the windows they are literally standing in the entrance hall for hours. Well with story progression they finally get up to things! Making enemies, love interests, get married and have children all on their own! And best of all you can even receive notifications on all the exciting things that happen with other families, of course if you find that annoying it is possible to turn it off.
2. Custom Content (CC) - Custom content includes things like brand new clothes, hair and furniture. Obviously the choices in the game are pretty limited especially if you don't have many expansion packs or buy from EA's online store. So CC is mostly free (some do require payment) and it does make your game look much nicer as some of these people are truly talented. Be warned though that a lot of CC is buggy and conflicts with the game so you have to be careful where you download from! Here are a couple of resources that I have download (safely!) from:
Mod The Sims - MTS is a huge online community where people upload their creations of mods, custom content and poses. There is a lot to choose from and if you are writing a sims 3 story, poses and cc is extremely helpful in portraying characters and scenes. Before you download anything though be sure to check that the item is up to date, if it has not been updated recently it probably will not be compatible with the latest expansion packs and patches.
Anubis Under The Sun - Anubis does amazing retextures of really nice hair and clothing, this is one of the most high quality and safe resources to download from and best of all it is still being updated regularly!
Lotus - Lotus has some of the most beautiful sims 3 hair I have ever seen and I have downloaded many things from here and not once have i had a problem with my game! You should definitely go check it out!
Ace Creators - Ace Creators are 4 very talented sims 3 CC makers that make very nice hair and clothing! Go check their blog out, their pieces are stunning!
All the resources provided above offer free content! So go download to your heart's content!
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