The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack
Author: Warfreak
Version 1.8
Day Started 13/3/05
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[2.01] University
Welcome to University. This is where your Sim can be educated in trained for
the real world and get a step ahead of those who don't come where. The game
comes with 3 pre made universities. Send those teens and make them do some
thing with their lives.
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[2.02] Types of Buildings
There are many buildings in University. I'll go into more depth later in this
guide.
On the University Campus, there are several types of housing.
A house in University can mean two things. There is the normal residential lot
that you can buy or in the campus, there is the one where you can rent a house
and not pay a truckload for it.
A dorm is where most Sims start out. If you are poor, you can go here to study
hard, make friends, earn some money and more. The housing is free but within
an hour of your arrival, other NPC's will arrive and claim doors. If you get a
bad room with hardly anything, go to buy mode and take something belonging to
another.
A Greek House is basically a house except it is cheaper. It costs less to
enter which is a money saver. Only downside is that you cannot control other
people.
A community lot is still a community lot. This includes shops, libraries,
gyms and other stuff. A basic rundown is that it is a place where your Sims
can relax, buy their groceries, get a drink and get some new clothes.
The library is a great place to study. There are plenty of books and Sims so
study as a group, your grades gain faster that way. There are computers to
write your term papers with. Do the term paper to give a major boost to your
University performance bar.
School gyms are places your Young Adult Sim can burn those calories gained
from excess pizza and chinese takeaway. Every campus has a gym so you can
firm up your Sims muscles or train another Sim with a body skill lower than
yours. Of course, there are showers to clean you up. Sweat ridden shirts do
not make a good impression on others.
Coffeehouses are places where coffee is the main theme. Enjoy some coffee as
it fills up random motives except for bladder. Thankfully, the coffeehouse
always has a toilet to relieve the pressure off your Sim.
Bars are places where your Sim can chill out and get a few drinks. They are
not cheap with Blended Drinks costing 10 and Shaken Drinks costing 15. This
is a great place to relax, meet a few friends and get drunk (not possible).
Student Unions are places where students can gather together and have some fun
without the distraction of hitting the books. With some pinball machines,
other gaming devices and normally a cafeteria, this is a great place for your
Sim to hang out and make some new friends, without the thought of the heavy
textbooks in the back of your mind.
Plazas are places where your Sim can get some fresh air. This place includes
a lot of open space and some outdoor activites. If your Sim feels like getting
into trouble, add some soap to the fountain.
Shops are still a great place to buy some new stuff. Refill your fridge with
some grocery shopping, get some new threads instead of wearing those same
rags every day for the rest of your campus life. If you just came to
University, you can meet the Sellafone Kiosk where you can get the cell phone,
the handheld game (GBA or PSP) or the MP3 player.
A secret society is a place that you cannot see on the map but it is there. A
secret society is somewhere where you can hack your grades, and make out with
other cool Sims. A secret society is only entered by having 3 secret society
friends. When you go to a community lot, you can see them because they wear a
black jacket with a Llama crest. When you have 3 friends, you can be arrested
and taken to the secret society. To go home, click on yourself.
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[2.03] The University
The University is better known as a campus. It is its own neighbourhood, just
like the one you get to start off your Sims. When you start up your Neigh-
bourhood, Look at the top left hand corner. You can add a University campus
straight away. There are three colleges that you can choose from at the start
that were made by Maxis. They are Sim State University, La Fiesta Tech and
Academie Le Tour. You can have as many Universities attached to your
neighbourhood as you like. Think of it as a neighbourhood within another
neighbourhood. You can added the pre-selected neighbourhoods to any other
neighbourhood as you like but the Sims within the two Neighbourhoods will not
be able to interact. Its like having a Harvard in China and a Harvard in
America, the students will not be able to interact with each other even
though they could be of the same layout. (There is no Harvard in China though,
I just made up the example to give you a general idea).
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[3.01] Cooking Chart
There are only a new type of food in this game. This is the Cup O' Ramen. This
can be served at Lunch and Dinner. It can only be one serve and cannot be
served to everyone. It is normally cooked in a microwave. It costs 4 for a
single serve.
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[3.02] Age Chart
The age chart is till the same until you get to university. In university,
there are 4 years there, and each have 72 hours. You have a total of 28 Sim
days in University. You have 24 days in Semesters, 3 days after your final
exam and 1 day in exams.
It starts like this:
Freshman, First Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Semester Exam
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| 3 Hour Exam
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Freshman, Second Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Major Exam
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| 3 Hour Exam
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Sophomore, First Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Semester Exam
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| 3 Hours
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Sophomore, Second Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Major Exam
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| 3 Hours
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Junior, First Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Semester Exam
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| 3 Hours
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Junior, Second Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Major Exam
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| 3 Hours
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Senior, First Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Semester Exam
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| 3 Hours
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Senior, Second Semester
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| 72 Hours
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Final Exam
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| 3 Hours
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Party
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| 72 Hours before you have to leave
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Finish
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[4.01] What is a Young Adult
University revolves around the young adults. But what exactly are young adults
in this game? Young Adult is the optional life stage that is between teenagers
and adults. If you have an existing teen, to become a young adult, you have
to apply for college over the phone or computer and watch as they get taxied
away into college, ready to be used. They can do this anytime before they
reach the stage of Adulthood. As in real life, Young Adults going to college
are an optional part of life but is highly recommended for any semi-serious
Sim gamer out there.
You can create young adults in the University neighbourhood. It is like
creating Sims in the original neighbouthood but only Young Adults can be
created. Also, you can use Townie teens as a source of young adults. It seems
that they can never run out. Anyway, the challange is that fresh young adults
or townies don't have any skill whatsoever so you start with the disadvantage
that baby breed Sims have skills.
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[4.02] Young Adults
Young Adults are adults without some important options. This is because they
are on their way to become an adult, but Maxis thinks that they are not
ready to tackle the biggest responibilities that adults have.
They cannot
*Try for Baby
*Get Married
*Adopt Children
*Get a Job
*WooHoo?
This stage will last as long as they are in college. There are 3 different
icons representing on how their University course went.
If your Sim graduated from University, there will be a Golden Star to show
that they finished.
If your Sim get expelled due to bad marks, there will be a red cross on the
Young Adult Stage
If your Sim dropped out of University, they will have a white o on the young
adult stage.
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[4.03] How to Make Money
This area will cover how to make money for your Young Adult while on the
campus. There are several ways to make money, something that is quite hard to
do when you only start off with 500.
Work in the Cafeteria.
This is the most basic way to make money. To work in the cafeteria, all you
have to do is to click on the oven in the cafeteria, and select to work there.
Once you do that, your Sim will spin around and put the apron on. Your Sim
will get about 10 for every 10 minutes he works there. Its not a lot of money
but it is a start. Because it is the lowest paying part time job, you lose
your motives slower than that compared to a coffeehouse. You also might want
this job as those elders might fall asleep while cooking an start an unwanted
fire to burn down the dorm. You could replace them and give them a break as
they stand there from 6am till 1am [the next day]. That is 19 hours of cooking
service. A lot more than one should do without food, coffee breaks, toilet
stops, sitting down, etc.
Play Music
Playing music requires a musical instrument that you get from the items
catalog. When you finally play good, choose perform and the type of music you
wish to perform. As people walk by, they may give you tips. Some times you get
tips up to 100. You can earn quite a lot from a populated area. You have the
choice of the jazz, rock or country. You can play music from the piano [rock
from the piano, that confuses me], jazz [seems right] or country [maybe it can
play like a banjo or guitar]. You can also play it from the Drum Kit, the
guitar and the bass. Creativity is the main thing that elevates the fact if
you can play good or that you stink.
Tutor People
Tutoring people is basically finding a book of homework that has not been
completed. Click on it and you get the option to tutor them. The longer you
tutor them and the more they get done, the more you get. This is one of the
better ways to make money. This is the second worst paying job so you don't
lose motives fast but it is draining faster than that of the cafeteria. You
can only tutor people with a lower GPA than you, so no stupid people can
teach smart people. People living in the dorms often mind that the NPC's leave
their assignments laying around more often than not.
Work in a Coffeehouse
When you decide to work in a coffeehouse, you have to go to a community lot
with a coffee shop in it. Then, you can choose to either buy a coffee or work
as batista. You get 16 for every 10 or so minutes. Thats better money than
working in the cafeteria but then again, you don't have to go to a community
lot. This earns the same as the bar and as it is also a high paying part time
job, you lose the most motives here. To replace the guy, just click on him or
her and select, Work as Barista.
Get Good Grades
To get good grades, go to your active Sim and click on their Student Panel and
you will be able to see the bar. When the semister ends, if you Sim is above
that horizonatal line, you will pass the test and get money for it. It is
really quick easy to get the A+ so by eight semesters with a PERFECT GPA of
4.0, then that is 9,600 in luxury money or bill money. Make sure it so to
good use as you don't get it after you leave University.
The grade is the factor that gives you money
A+ : 1,200
A : 1,100
A- : 1,000
B+ : 800
B : 700
B- : 600
C+ : 500
C : 400
C- : 300
D+ : Nought
D : Nought
D- : Nought
F? : Nothing, You get money for FAILING?
Tend a Bar
Tending a bar is about the same as attending a coffee shop. You get the same
16 pay for every 10 or so odd minutes but it beats working at a cafeteria. As
the highest paying part time job, you will lose the most motives in this job.
You have to leave the dorm room and go to a community lot for this. Note that
the bartender will move around a lot and will only go to the counter if there
is a perspective customer.
Personal Trainer
A personal trainer is a person that is willing to train people who are working
out at specific exercise machines. Of course, you have to have more body
points than the fat dude on the machine. Since you also get turns at the
machines, you also boost your body skill and of course, you boost your in
your pocket. This type of activity is tiring so your motives will drain fast
but slower than that of the bar and the coffeehouse. You can also become a
personal trainer at home if you have the new fitness material like the
treadmill.
Freestyle
Use your charisma and click on your Sim to freestyle for tips. Its basically
the same as playing music except you get below average stuttering and money
for it. You need charisma for this to work and the more you have, the higher
chance that you can get a bigger tip. Think of it as beatboxing and some
person or shall I say Sim trying to make a quick buck out of below average
music.
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[4.02] Scholarship
Scholarships are grants that are given at the start of a Sims college life.
Most scholarships pay good that will last quite a while in University. I'll
take more about scholarships later on in this guide. Although they do give a
boost, they are a one off thing so don't waste it all on things that you are
never going to use.
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[5.01] Grades
In place of the job bar, the grade bar will replace it while your Young
Adult is in University. Just like a job, your Sim has to learn skills to
advance. On the left of the job bar is the GPA bar, the bar that measures
your Sim's performance in University. If your progress passes the bar, your
Sim will pass for that semester.
To get the best grade possible, you have to get all the skills required. If
you haven't gotten those skills, the GPA bar will not let you to the top so
you can't get the GPA of 4. Build up the necessary skills to get the best
grade possible.
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[5.02] Majors
Knowing what to study in University is extremely important as the skill points
that are used for a major can affect how well you do later on. There are 11
majors you can study and you have several Uni years to change it. I'll list
the 11 majors and the misc. stuff. This words next to the major is the icon
that will describe it.
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*Physics Major* The Atom
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The study of the many forms of energy. Those who study physics learn the
intricacies of the world around us, allowing them to harness nature to do
amazing things. In other words, Physicists give society cool things like
lasers and catapults.
Ideal Careers
Medicine
Paranormal
Science
Focused Skills
Cleaning
Mechanical
Creativity
Logic
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*History Major* The Vase
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The study of the pasy. From the paintings of the earlist Cavesim to last
week's change of menu at our local schools, those who study History often go
into military service or politics, due to their desire to reverse the mistake
of the past to make a better future for Simkind.
Ideal Careers
Artist
Military
Politics
Focused Skills
Charisma
Mechanical
Creativity
Logic
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*Psychology Major* The Brain
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The study of the mind. Everyone is aware of the complexity of a Sim's brain,
but few understand its workings. A Sim is indeed a wild mix of Aspirations,
personalities, and base instincts - and perhaps only one who studies
Psychology could understand the method behind this madness.
Ideal Careers
Business
Law Enforcement
Paranormal
Focused Skills
Cleaning
Charisma
Creativity
Logic
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*Drama Major* Tragedy and Comedy
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The study of performance. Sims are born to perform, be it dancing, joking, or
"busting a move". However, it is only those Sims who delve into Drama that
manage to transcend merrymaking and create art.
Ideal Careers
Athletics
Politics
Show Business
Focused Skills
Charisma
Creativity
Body
Logic
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*Art Major* Palette
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The study of visual forms. What better pursuit than to devote one's life to
the pursuit of the beautiful or thought provoking? While the disciplines
are disverse indeed, all artists are brought together with one goal: creation.
Ideal Careers
Artist
Culinary
Slacker
Focused Skills
Cooking
Charisma
Mechanical
Creativity
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*Philosophy Major* Thinking
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The study of fundamental problems of existance and Sim understanding. Is it
metaphysical mumbo-jumbo, or the only path to enlightenment regarding the
problems of Simkind? Hard to say. One fact in undisputable, though:
philosophy textbooks have some of the longest words EVER.
Ideal Careers
Culinary
Paranormal
Slacker
Focused Skills
Cooking
Charisma
Creativity
Logic
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*Biology Major* DNA Strand
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The study of life. Trees, Gazelles, Sims, the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum -
what makes them work? If it has cells, a biologist can study it and find out.
Unfortunately, they don't know a darn thing about robots.
Ideal Careers
Law Enforcement
Medicine
Natural Science
Focused Skills
Cleaning
Mechanical
Body
Logic
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*Economics Major* Briefcase with
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The studys of services and commodities. If it has to do with Simoleons, these
folks know about it. It isn't an easy job, but a talented economist who can
figure out the market makes quite the businessman.
Ideal Careers
Business
Politics
Show Business
Focused Skills
Charisma
Mechanical
Creativity
Logic
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*Mathematics Major* Formulae
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The study of numbers and basic forms. Math is not something that comes
naturally to every Sim, but those that learn to understand it can see that
patterns and science all around them, and have uncanny insight into the
mechanical and logical.
Ideal Careers
Criminal
Natural Science
Science
Focused Skills
Cleaning
Mechanical
Creativity
Logic
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*Political Science Major* The Flags
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The study of people and power. Those who study political science gain a
knowledge if the workings of people in groups, and learn the subtle skill of
manipulation and influence. This command over other Sims can led to a number
of careers, including, of course, Politics
Ideal Careers
Military
Politics
Show Business
Focused Skills
Cleaning
Charisma
Creativity
Body
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*Literature Major* The Pen and Scroll
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The study of the written word. Reading and writing may seem like a basic
skill, but language is power, and those who study Literature can harness this
power to convince, educate or dominate other Sims.
Ideal Careers
Criminal
Show Business
Slacker
Focused Skills
Charisma
Mechanical
Creativity
Body
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[5.03] Progress and Probation
In college, you have to progress but avoid probation. To progress into the
next semester, you have to beat the white bar one the GPA bar. Also, you have
to have the grade of C- or better to pass. If you do not, then you are put
on academic probation. This gives your Sim a chance to pass your exam with a
grade of C- or better or else you are kicked out of school / university. This
might be useful if your Sim loves socialising, but you can forget about the
perfect GPA of 4. You can be put on academic probation so many times [in fact
it is round about 8] its not funny anymore.
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[6.01] Paranormal
The spookist of the jobs, the paranormal believe in ghost and ghouls and their
almighty leader. Can you reach the top of this spooky career? The paranormal
don't pay a lot however, maybe due to the fact that not many people believe
in ghosts.
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*Psychic Phone Pal*
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Description ?
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 252
Requirements for Level 2: 2 Creativity Points
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Conspiracy Theorist*
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Description ?
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 375
Bonus for Promotion: 750
Requirements for Level 3: 4 Creativity Points
2 Charisma Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Tarot Card Reader*
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Description
The Llama ... the Gnome ... the Social Bunny ... flowing through you, the
future reveals itself to your clients, one card at a time. Just remember that
you hold their destiny in your hands, and try not to be too specific.
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 5pm
Work Hours: 6pm to 1am
Salary: 525
Bonus for Promotion: 1,050
Requirements for Level 4: 5 Creativity Points
3 Charisma Points
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Tuesday
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*Hypnotist*
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Description
Whether it's reviving long-buried memories of past lives or just getting
another Sim to act like a chicken, the Hypnotist's work is never done. So get
out that gold watch and start swinging ... you are getting sleepy ...
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 10am
Work Hours: 11am to 6pm
Salary: 672
Bonus for Promotion: 1,344
Requirements for Level 5: 5 Creativity Points
3 Charisma Points
1 Cooking Point
1 Cleaning Point
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday
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*Medium*
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Description
The spirits of the departed call out to us all, and you, the Medium, are the
conduit for their haunting voices. Just keep in mind that not everyone likes
to hear what their dead relatives have to say.
Job Level: 5 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 4pm
Work Hours: 5pm to 12am
Salary: 840
Bonus for Promotion: 1,680
Requirements for Level 6: 6 Creativity Points
3 Charisma Points
3 Cooking Points
3 Cleaning Points
6 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Friday
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*Douser*
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Description
Whoever thought that your could make so much money getting a stick to point
towards water? Just walk slowly, wait for that rod to wiggle, and then start
digging. You might want to consult a city map, though, just to make sure what
you're chasing isn't a sewer main ...
Job Level: 6
Carpool Arrival: 4pm
Work Hours: 5pm to 12am
Salary: 1,092
Bonus for Promotion: 2,184
Requirements for Level 7: 7 Creativity Points
4 Charisma Points
4 Cooking Points
6 Cleaning Points
8 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Tuesday
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*Police Psychic*
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Description
Some cases defy all cracking, and that's when the cops come running to you for
help. Close your eyes and reach out with your senses, and what is cloudy will
become clear ... but you might want to make sure that the TV's off before you
begin.
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 12pm
Work Hours: 1pm to 7pm
Salary: 1,386
Bonus for Promotion: 2,772
Requirements for Level 8: 7 Creativity Points
5 Charisma Points
4 Cooking Points
7 Cleaning Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Saturday
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*UFO Investigator*
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Description
You have always known that unseen things from distant stars watch us with
strange eyes that hold an unknown purpose. And now you get to turn that
suspicion into some cold, hard cash. Just be warned, those who are
pursued may suddenly become the pursuer ...
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: 2,100
Bonus for Promotion: 4,200
Requirements for Level 9: 8 Creativity Points
6 Charisma Points
5 Cooking Points
8 Cleaning Points
10 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday
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*Exorcist*
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Description
Even today, dark forces from below reach out to take hold of unwitting Sims.
Thats where you come in, using your power over the spirit world to drive those
unclean interlopers from the souls of those unfortunates who depend on you.
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9pm to 3am
Salary: 2,494
Bonus for Promotion: 4,988
Requirements for Level 10: 10 Creativity Points
10 Charisma Points
7 Cooking Points
9 Cleaning Points
13 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Friday
Free Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
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*Cult Leader*
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Description ?
Job Level: 10 [MAX]
Carpool Arrival: 5pm
Work Hours: 6pm to 3am
Salary: 4,725
Bonus for Promotion: 9,450
Job Days: Tuesday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
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[6.02] Show Business
Just like real life, Show Business pays the most. However, being a star
requires a lot of skill points and many friends to support you. Can you do it?
And can you keep a fresh look all the time as an actor?
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*Screen Test Stand-In*
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Description ?
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 420
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Body Point
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Body Double*
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Description ?
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 577
Bonus for Promotion: 1,154
Requirements for Level 3: 2 Body Points
2 Charisma Points
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Bit Player*
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Description ?
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 714
Bonus for Promotion: 1,428
Requirements for Level 4: 3 Body Points
3 Charisma Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Commerical Actor/Actress*
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Description
Hawking dish soap, cell phones and fast food might not be Hamlet, but it sure
is starting to bring home the bacon. Best of all, your face is starting to
become familiar to a wide audience. Try if you can, though, to pick the right
produces to represent: no one wants to be remembered as the Toilet Paper Guy.
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 5pm
Salary: 861
Bonus for Promotion: 1,722
Requirements for Level 5: 1 Logic Point
3 Body Points
2 Creativity Points
4 Charisma Points
3 Family Friends
Job Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday
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*Cartoon Voice*
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Description
Finally, a chance to play a real character. Except that your character isn't
real, and your audience is more likely to be lying on the living room carpet
than sitting in plush seats. No matter how stupid you're being paid to sound,
at least you're saving a fortune on the wardrobe!
Job Level: 5
Carpool Arrival: 12pm
Work Hours: 1pm to 8pm
Salary: 1,008
Bonus for Promotion: 2,016
Requirements for Level 6: 2 Logic Points
5 Body Points
3 Creativity Points
5 Charisma Points
5 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Saturday
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*Supporting Player*
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Description
You're finally starting to break into the big time, and your name now appear
somewhereat the beginning of the picture instead of at the end near "Aninal
Wrangler" and "Key Grip." Keep a cool head, don't upstage your star and you'll
be on your way to stardom in a flash.
Job Level: 6 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 5pm
Work Hours: 6pm to 1am
Salary: 1,155
Bonus for Promotion: 3,310
Requirements for Level 7: 3 Logic Points
7 Body Points
4 Creativity Points
6 Charisma Points
7 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturay
Free Days: Sunday, Friday
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*Broadway Star*
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Description
Nothing gives a rising star's career a boost like headlining on Broadway! Just
make sure you really strut your stuff in those musical numbers. You never know
how many shows you've got left until today's boffo box office blowout hit
turns into yesterday's news.
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 5pm
Work Hours: 6pm to 1am
Salary: 1,312
Bonus for Promotion: 2,624
Requirements for Level 8: 4 Logic Points
10 Body Points
5 Creativity Points
7 Charisma Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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*Leading Man / Lady*
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Description
You're making three films a year, you're deluged with scripts and you just got
voted "Sexiest Man Alive" by three different tabloids. Try to keep your eye on
the job amidst all this acclaim, since one bad picture is all it takes to bump
you onto late night infomercials ...
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 12pm
Work Hours: 1pm to 7pm
Salary: 2,205
Bonus for Promotion: 4,410
Requirements for Level 9: 5 Logic Points
10 Body Points
7 Creativity Points
9 Charisma Points
11 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
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*Blockbuster Director*
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Description
Now you've got your chance behind the camera, and it's all in your hands. Try
to keep in mind what it was like when you were out in front to the camera
as you coax the best out of your actors, and try not to think about how many
millions you'll cost your bosses if you screw it up. No pressure.
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: 3,051
Bonus for Promotion: 6,102
Requirements for Level 10: 6 Logic Points
10 Body Points
9 Creativity Points
10 Charisma Points
14 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
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*Icon*
******
Description ?
Job Level: 10 [MAX]
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 5,022
Bonus for Promotion: 10,044
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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[6.03] Artist
Art is hard career, but is a great job if you reach the top. Will your art
be critized for being good or crap? Can you be the next Da Vinci or the next
Picasso?
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*Canvas Stretcher*
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Description ?
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 231
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Creativity Point
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Street Caricaturist*
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Description ?
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 357
Bonus for Promotion: 714
Requirements for Level 3: 3 Creativity Points
2 Mechanical Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Souvenir Whittler*
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Description
Mr. Big, who runs the "Lucille, Largest Llama in the World" roadside
attraction, hires you to whittle souvenir llamas for visitors who make the
trek out to see Lucille. Even though you're a tool of the tourist trade, you
have fun designing a caricature of each tourist or their favourite political
figure on each wooden llama.
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 438
Bonus for Promotion: 876
Requirements for Level 4: 4 Creativity Points
3 Mechanical Points
1 Cooking Point
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
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*Comic Book Penciller*
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Description
One of your dream jobs is to work on a comic book, and this isn't just any
comic, it's SpiderSim! You're making more contracts in the art biz, and
throwing some dinner parties will show off your culinary expertise and win you
even more friends.
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: 630
Bonus for Promotion: 1,260
Requirements for Level 5: 5 Creativity Points
4 Mechanical Points
3 Charisma Points
2 Cooking Points
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Friday
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*Wedding Photographer*
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Description
Fabulous! Your network of great relationships is paying off as you become
the most requested wedding photographer in SimCity. Keep developing your
creativity with a camera, and you'll have a great portfoilo if you choose to
move into fashion photography later on.
Job Level: 5 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 3pm
Salary: 808
Bonus for Promotion: 1,616
Requirements for Level 6: 5 Creativity Points
5 Mechanical Points
4 Charisma Points
3 Cooking Points
5 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Tuesday
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*Art Forger*
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Description
Tired of making small potatoes as an honest artist, you've gone down the
slippery slope into a life of crime forging famous works. Even so, you need to
develop ever more contracts in order to quickly find buyers for your fakes.
Job Level: 6
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 9pm
Salary: 1,339
Bonus for Promotion: 2,678
Requirements for Level 7: 6 Creativity Points
6 Mechanical Points
6 Charisma Points
3 Cooking Points
8 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Free Days: Sunday, Friday, Saturday
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*Fashion Photographer*
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Description ?
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 1,785
Bonus for Promotion: 3,570
Requirements for Level 8: 7 Creativity Points
7 Mechanical Points
7 Charisma Points
4 Cooking Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Acclaimed Muralist*
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Description
Murals! Murals! Murals! You abhor the sight of a blank wall or ceiling in any
public place. Your passion is to create eye-catching murals all over spare
surfaces to brighten up SimCity, and luckily, an annoymous but wealthy patron
is footing the bill.
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 11am
Work Hours: 12pm to 7pm
Salary: 2,232
Bonus for Promotion: 4,462
Requirements for Level 9: 9 Creativity Points
8 Mechanical Points
7 Charisma Points
5 Cooking Points
10 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
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*Conceptual Artist*
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Description
As your art becomes even more conceptual and abstract, you need more
interpretations and advice from your friends to strengthen your ideas. Invite
them to parties and show off your work at the same time.
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: 2,625
Bonus for Promotion: 5,250
Requirements for Level 10: 10 Creativity Points
10 Mechanical Points
7 Charisma Points
6 Cooking Points
13 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Free Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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*Visionary*
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Description ?
Job Level: 10 [MAX]
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 4,549
Bonus for Promotion: 9,098
Job Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday
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[6.04] Natural Scientist
Nice job and a great career to snap up the man eating bovine. However, will
your Sim get bored on the way on the top. And will you have your limbs in
place when you do?
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*Ratkeeper*
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Description ?
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 325
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Body Point
1 Mechanical Point
1 Cleaning Point
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Algae Hunter*
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Description ?
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: ?
Work Hours: ?
Salary: 483
Bonus for Promotion: 966
Requirements for Level 3: 3 Body Points
2 Mechanical Points
1 Cleaning Point
Job Days: ?
Free Days: ?
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*Clam Wrangler*
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Description
Lets face it: Clams are slippery little bivalves. Sometimes keeping their
habitats in check requires a little wrangling, and thats where you come in.
Long regarded as a jumping ground for more prestigious careers in Natural
Science, Clam Wrangling requires a strong body and quick reflexes. Work and
prestige may not be far off.
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: 672
Bonus for Prmotion: 1,344
Requirements for Level 4: 4 Body Points
3 Mechanical Points
3 Cleaning Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday
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*Scatmaster*
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Description
You are a Scatmaster - a freelance specialist in animal droppings. Your work
comes in many forms - from tracking animals to determining their dietary
habits. You're one of the best at what you do. Because, lets face it - this is
a pretty niche field.
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 10am
Work Hours: 11am to 6pm
Salary: 787
Bonus for Promotion: 1,574
Requirements for Level 5: 1 Logic Point
5 Body Points
4 Mechanical Points
5 Cleaning Points
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Saturday
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*Soil Identifier*
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Description
As a freelance Soil Identifier, you will be at the beck and call of
construction teams, farmers, and cirt officials. Is it a Mesic sandy clay
loam, or a Xeric loamy clay sand? To everyone else, it's just dirt. To you,
it's SCIENCE!
Job Level: 5
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: 945
Bonus for Promotion: 1,890
Requirements for Level 6: 3 Logic Points
5 Body Points
6 Mechanical Points
6 Cleaning Points
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Thursday
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*Rogue Botanist*
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Description
No more freelancing for you! You've found yourself a Uniersity sponsor,
allowing you to do some real research of your own. The organisation has deemed
you their "Rogue Botanist", a suspicious yet handsomely paying title.
Job Level: 6 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: 1,134
Bonus for Promotion: 2,268
Requirements for Level 7: 6 Logic Points
5 Body Points
6 Mechanical Points
6 Cleaning Points
6 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
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*Animal Linguist*
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Description
More than just sitting and talking to a parrot all day, the position of Animal
Linguist is a prestigious and important career. You are tasked with finding
semantic patterns in the sounds of all kind of critters, with the hopes of
someday creating a universal language to unite all fauna!
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: 1,344
Bonus for Promotion: 2,688
Requirements for Level 8: 8 Logic Points
5 Body Points
7 Mechanical Points
7 Cleaning Points
8 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Saturday
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*Unnatural Crossbreeder*
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Description
An opening at a suspicious, privately owned offshore laboratory? Sounds good
to you! The pay is great, the ethics are lax, and you've got access to pretty
much any equipment you could possibly want. Just watch out for the Possumfish.
It bites.
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: 1,554
Bonus for Promotion: 3,108
Requirements for Level 9: 10 Logic Points
6 Body Points
9 Mechinical Points
8 Cleaning Points
10 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
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*Dinosaur Cloner*
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Description
I mean, come on - everyone knows how to make dinosaurs. Find a DNA sample,
splice and create a cloning vector, integrate the DNA into bacterial cells to
accelerate growth ... You know, easy stuff. But the real fact of the matter is
that know one has the guts or the large enough financial endorsement before.
You've got both.
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 10am
Work Hours: 11am to 6pm
Salary: 2,283
Bonus for Promotion: 4,566
Requirements for Level 10: 10 Logic Points
8 Body Points
10 Mechinical Points
8 Cleaning Points
12 Family Friends
Job Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday, Saturday
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*Ecological Guru*
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Description
Your breath is the wind, your body the earth. Your voice is the call of the
wild. You are ... the Ecological Guru. You tell people to change their
environmental practices - and they listen. March yourself out on the world
and make a difference - you're a veritable force of nature.
Job Level: 10 [MAX]
Carpool Arrival: 11am
Work Hours: 12pm to 9am [NEXT DAY] [Note this is 21 hours in a row]
Salary: 10,497
Bonus for Promotion: 20,994
Job Days: Wednesday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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[7.01] Paranormal
Career: Paranormal
Job: Medium [Level 5]
The Resurrect-O-Nomitron
No need to mourn the passing of your loved ones. Not only is this telephone
a classy accesssory to any stylish realm, but it also provides a direct line
to the Grim Reaper. For nary the price of your soul, Mr Reaper will gladly
bring anyone back from the beyond. But beware: if you don't offer a
competitive price, your resurrected loved one may be ... incomplete.
This reward was probably put in by Maxis by those who like to ahhh, kill their
beloved Sims so many times that it is not really funny anymore. This is great
for the player that loves to injure, harm, torture, kill, murder their Sims
by "accident". It gives a direct line to Mr Reaper who will resurrect your
dead ones for a price. Why the hell he wants money in a place that will burn
it is unknown to me but it's Maxis, so yeah.
But please, get the price right. The description doesn't lie when he says
that if you don't pay a good price, it will end up, incomplete. It really
depends on how you create your Zombies. The stinger and cheaper your are,
the worse the zombie will be and if you are too cheap, then nothing will come
your way. You should spend about 8513 for the perfect zombie or about 1000
if you want a miserable, hating slave. If you want a slave, kill off a person
that didn't die a glorious death, find one that loves to die.
Knowledge Sims love to make the dead come back, and some even have the want
to come back as zombies. I guess reading too many books and study would make
them a bit whacked. Why on earth they want to be zombies is definately beyond
me. On the other hand, family Sims would hate to have an incomplete zombie so
make a knowledge sim the person that handles the resurrection as the family
Sim will pee their pants and wet their couchs/beds.
Zombies will always be different to ordinary Sims, just like a potato is to
a carrot. Zombies cannot run or skip, and with the correct requirements, they
will do some kind of Zombie dance or jig or whatever. The option of running
when your are on the verge of collapse is out of the question. Secondly, they
cannot reproduce. I mean, who would want to reproduce with a guy that just
can back from the dead and reaks of zombie stench. I mean, that is wrong,
would you do that? Another one is that although a teen can be a zombie, that
cannot stop that fact that they can go to University. They also can become an
adult. Thats funny, a zombie growing up. Finally, their personalities are
really pathos, I mean, it is worse that the custom Sim I screwed up on purpose
and so I know, if I want a really sucky Sim, just get a zombie.
Once you get a zombie back from the dead, well, they will be a zombie for life
and you cannot change that, even if you get a perfect resurrection fifty
goddam thousand times. Try not to off them again, with your evil methods such
as the towering inferno fire, Starvation tactics or the Laganaphyllis
Simnovorii.
The paying price is paid like the fridge groceries. You can pay more and less
with the respective arrows. This is how the pricing works
987- = Nothing, no refund, Mr Reaper takes the money and runs. Maybe you
should get the money by killing him.
988 to 4127 = The Sim is resurrected with really bad motives and is really
pissed with the stingy bastard (no, it is not a swear word, I mean Bart
Simpson said it and that is rated for general viewing) who resurrected. They
have lost most of their personality and have lost about 6 points in each
skills so its a waste.
4128 to 8512 = This will be a normal resurrection with a reverse personality
and loss of 4 points in each skill. No, don't think about the reverse to
perfect personality because all Sims that are custom made are allocated with
25 skill points so don't think about it. This is opposite if you have, well
rigged the points with encouragement that it is rigged to blow. If you kill
the zombie again, the personality reverses so yeah, think about it.
8513 to 10000 = Perfect resurrection with healthy motives, no skill losses
and the relationship between the resurrector and zombie get a nice healthy
kickstart.
Also, the Grim Reaper doesn't want to be called for no reason so please
refrain from calling him for no reason. He says to my Sims that because you
have no one to resurrect, you should stop calling him or he'll go after YOU!
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[7.02] Show Business
Career: Show Business
Job: Supporting Actor/Actress [Level 6]
Dr Vu's Automated Cosmetic Surgeon
Does your Sim have a face that only a mother could love? If so, it's time to
take advantage of today's technological breakthroughs in medicine. Forget
forking over thousands of simoleons for unrealiable plastic surgery, as
performed by the error-prone "real" doctor. Trust Dr. Vu's lastest insidious
creation to make precise facial modifications as only a computer can. A few
minutes of your time can result in a new, beautiful face that will last a
lifetime!
Also note that this machine comes in two but similar colours.
With the makeup table that seems to dish out infinite amounts of makeup and
the fact that there is so much botox in a Sim's vein or artery that you wonder
why they aren't dead or why they refuse to paralyse the entire American army
with a Sim. And besides, its not the first time anyone has heard about this
mysterious doctor. He was the one who design the fishtank. Would you trust a
man you have never seen before with your face even though he is a fishlover?
If you won't, I'm sure your Sims won't mind.
You can so many things with this machine. You can get a nose job like Michael
Jackson or a chin job ... like Michael Jackson. Or you can get your face done,
... with ... Michael Jackson [I'm seriously running out of ideas]. Also, if
some low leveled mechanical Sim plays around with this machines, its not
really good for his health, literally. It will mess up the face and make the
mirror break [Figuratively speaking]. Its not a toy boys and girls.
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[7.03] Artist
Career: Artist
Job: Wedding Photographer [Level 5]
Luminous Pro Antique Camera
What a find! This vintage upright camera hails from the days of yore, when
cameras didn't fit in your pocket. Gather your Sims' family and friends to
pose for a picture together, or just take snapshots of your Sims' favourite
scenes from around the house. Sell photos for simoleons or click on them in
Buy Mode to conveniently hang on any wall or place on table or counter.
The camera is a quick sure fire way to make 100. Each photo will net you good
money and handy if you need some "funds" for some "legal" activity. This is
available in two colours. Also, make your dull blank walls coloured with
photos if you haven't done so with paintings [like me]. Also, you can pose
for a photo yourself so join in and have some FUN!
On a proper scale, art and photos both make money but which one makes it
faster in game time? Well, look at it this way. If you are an excellent
painter, you can make about 2000 per painting. However, you take about 6 and
a half game hours for a complete painting which is 390 minutes. The photo
camera can make 100 in about 5 game minutes. So, if you are bored, in that
time to make a painting, you can make 7800 with the camera. Only downfall is
that you need to go to University and get a degree.
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[7.04] Natural Scientist
Career: Natural Science
Job: Rogue Botanist [Level 6]
Laganaphyllis Simnovorii
This bizarre bovine vegetation is large enough to swallow your next-door
neighbour whole. In fact, it WILL eat your neighbours. Your friends will be
hard-pressed to resist the tantalizing vine-cake of the carniverous
Laganaphyllis Simnovorii. After it has consumed some prey, milk it for sweet,
rejuvenating nectar of life. A swig of this liquid refreshment will add
precious days to a Sim's life and wash away any regret they may have over
their visitor's fate.
Ahh, the imfamous cow plant, the "murderer" of many unlucky Sims. Maybe I
should make a Sim Movie over this, a Series of Eaten Events. Anyway, this
nasty thing has a fetish for Sim meat, I guess the butcher ran out of meat
when he served this customer.
This force of Nature is more than a cow that happened to breed with a plant.
This force of Nature happens to be more stronger than the Social Bunny,
aliens, zombies, glitches, Grim Reaper and the imfamous and dreaded Jump Bug
put together. This freak of nature "removes" their prey from the face of the
Earth that the Grim Reaper cannot even pull out a cell phone or even make a
note on his clipboard.
This thing is the closest that Maxis allowed to murder another so far in this
rather limited series. Sure, the slow disease, isolation without food or even
as far as the pool with no ladder could kill under your command, this one will
live in your Sim's memories.
You can feed this thing two things. You can buy, well ... assorted giant meat
part for 35 and feed it to this abnormal thing but that will be besides the
point and it won't give any elixir. The second method of course is feeding,
no no no, that is too bad a word. Retake. The second method is unleashing (yes
a good word) this ... thing on your neighbours and this plant will sort them
into breakfast, lunch and ... well not tea. This plant will get hungry every
12 hours. It places a cake on its tongue on lures the AI to come. Your Sim's
AI is not as stupid but the neighbours are.
Also, Sims that have a green stink cloud are not considered good eating as the
Cow plant decides that rotten food will not so. So low hygiene Sims will have
to have a shower before munch time. This includes zombies so wash and recycle
and save ... the environment.
When you decide to milk this cow, you can drink the elixir that will rewind
the days. It will rewind about 5 days in fact. Your Sim will not get any bad
dreams about this new tasty beverage, I mean, they will remember it but just
not in a bad way. Sims don't get bad memories of this kind of death, I just
it was natural for them but certainally not for me. I find it disturbing
[suddenly, FAQ writer fetches a Remington Shotgun and start looking for a
cow plant to use ...].
Victims of this plant will be light green, not like their disease neighbours
and will spend the night taunting this poor plant with some, ghoulish meat.
They never got it though. Although this plant does wind back time, it does
not wind back time while at Uni so the best you can do is slaughter the
damn place and drink them for the fun of it. You can only get this in a
secret society while you are in Uni.
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[7.05] College
How to Get: Finish University
"Save the Sheep" Faux Sheepskin Diploma
This prestigious diploma bestowed by your Sim's University at graduation
gives one more sheep another chance at life. Made of the finest faux
sheepskin, this diploma tells the world that your Sim is educated, employable,
and concerned about sheep conservation.
When you finish University, your Sim will have this on their Rewards panel
under their job rewards. You can hang the diploma on the wall and read the
diploma along with any honours if they recieved any. Also, it is the only
reward that your can repack. This means that you can take it back and it
will be on the job rewards panel. This is because that the diploma is needed
to prove you finished University and if it is sold, deleted or the owner of
the diploma moves out, the diploma goes for good. Do this if your Sim has
the chance that it will leave the house. Hang it if you know that your Sim
will stay for good. As for me, to stop fire destroying it, I place the
two diplomas that I have over the toilet, so it will never catch fire.
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[7.06] Aspiration Reward
This is the only add on to the aspiration rewards. It is well, you'll see.
Genuine Buck's Famous Counterfeiting Machine
Cost - 27,750 Aspiration Points
Why earn money when you can simply print it yourself? Jobs and careers take
away valuable time you could be spending with your family. Think of the
children, and get yourself one of Genuine Buck's famous counterfeiting
machines. Other counterfeiting machines on the market claim to make high
quality Simoleons, but only Genuine Buck's machines come with the offical
stamp of approval. Don't settle for less than the real thing. "Genuine Buck's:
because you've earned it!"
Okay, there are two dangers that come with this machine. The first one is that
if you get too busy making money, the thing can set itself on fire. The other
is that the cops come along and decide to take it away. Put sprinkers over the
thing before your house goes in flames. If it gets taken away by the cops, you
have to fork 1000 as a fine and the machine goes with them.
This machine can crank up about 150 an hour, which is good money for a zombie
slave that you have lying around. [Why the hell are they lying around,
personally, I would have sent them to relive their deaths]. When you pump up
enough Simoleons for a while, you have to manually retrieve it so if you are
stupid enough to set it on flames, your money joins it as well. Maybe the
ether and grinder should mix next time ...
If you have hundreds of thousands of Aspiration Points [like my Sims], then
a zombie slave might be a good idea. Sooner or later, they might work off
their debt to you and might make you a profit. However, there are other good
sources of money out there.
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[8.01] Influence Meter
The Influence meter is something like the Aspiration points. However, the
more friends you have, the more influence points you can hold. Certain wants
give you influence points and some fears will make you lose influence points.
They wants and fears are circled with a blue box outside the want/fear. The
more friends you have, the more influence points you can hold and spend on
others.
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[8.02] Influence Points
Influence Points are gained from completing wants and fears. Influence points
can be spent on other Sims. You can influence the other Sim to do your work,
WooHoo with someone, kiss another same sex individual, pull pranks, and much
more. Your relation with the influenced Sim and the amount of points you have
will determine if they are successful or not.
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[8.03] Influence Level
Of course, the more friends you have, the more slaves you can get working for
you. The more influence, the more slaves you can get, and so forth.
Level 1 : Puny Pleader
Capacity : 2000 Points
Friends : 0
Level 2 : Common Cajoler
Capacity : 4000 Points
Friends : 1
Level 3 : Suave String Puller
Capacity : 6000 Points
Friends : 3
Level 4 : Powerful Persuader
Capacity : 8000 Points
Friends : 6
Level 5 : Master Manipulator
Capacity : 10000 Points
Friends : 12
Needless to say, when you drop under the friends mark with your amount of
friends, you will lose the level you are on and drop back to the previous one.
You lose all influence points above the previous level's limit. Example, if
you have 12 friends and have 9500 Influence points, you lose one friends,
bringing it back to 11 friends and you lose 1500 points since your limit is
back to 8000 because you fell off a level. You will not regain those points
when you regain the level.
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[8.04] Good Influence
It is okay to be a good influence. You can make your slaves do some of your
work, clean up around the house and do some tedious gardening. None of which
are harmful to your health. These jobs are simple. Also, your good influence
could reunited two bitter enemies, embedded with feuds and in clan fighting.
You are just trying to help people to try to find the perfect match while
teaching them to be a neat freak.
As a host of a party, you can influence your guests to brighten up the party
by playing some harmless pranks, playing with other guests, talking to other
guests, entertaining and appreciating other guests and on really rare
occasions, put some soap in the fountain. None of these are harmful to one's
health you know. Maybe if you have been joy buzzered many times due to
influence, those grey cells in your brain might get fried but most of this
can be easily bypassed, because I mean, after all they are Sims and not real
people.
Also in university, your good influence could make others do your term paper,
something that no one wants to do. You good word can spread to make them do
some assignments for you free of charge. You can unite couples with them
kissing people from the opposite or SAME sex. You can make them happy with
one another and make them new friends. If the person being influenced rejects
your request to do something, no points will be lost and you will still have
you good influence reputation. If the social interaction that you choose is
out of the person's social limits, it will be rejected flatout. I mean I don't
get it. How can an ugly use refuse a kiss with the most beautiful looking girl
on campus. What is he in? A trance?
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[8.05] Bad Influence
Maybe you don't want to use your influential power for the Greater Good of
Simkind, maybe you want to wreak havoc on other Sim's lives like me. In this
episode, you will learn that Sims are great conductors of electricity and make
good roast Sim. Don't worry, it won't hurt ... much.
Lighting Up Someone's Life [Literally]
Do you have a broken appliance waiting to be fixed? Does the dishwasher have
water while you are repairing it? If so, get ready for a shock. The most two
dangerous appliance in this game include dishwashers and garbage compactor.
Maybe both are made of METAL and have WATER inside that both conduct
electricity. I have seen my repairwoman (Marion) get zapped twice to a garbage
compactor because it zapped her silly. As she can't die, she decided to have a
go at this machine. She got zapped and her clothes got burnt to a crisp. The
only thing she had on was the remains of the clothes which are now rags. After
a second attempt at the machine, she got zapped again, and decided to go home.
Wow, she took 2 shocks, more than any Sim could handle. So what happends if
you decide to have a talentless hack to fix your dishwasher. Easy, you get the
EEE, the Electrifying Exciting Entertainment. Watch as they get a hair raising
shock by the dashing dishwasher.
However, it seems that NPC's don't get deep fried by the machine, just pan
fried. They have a natural resistance to death. Maybe the Grim Reaper doesn't
like NPC's for dinner. Anyway, just watch as the NPC get lit up like a fibre
optic christmas tree on fire.
Turn Up the Heat
A Sim that has no cooking skill is a asking for it while cooking. Basically,
the Sim is looking down the barrel of accidential suicide. Its like a recipe
for suicide, just get a lousy Sim and place in front of cooking materials.
There is a way to make them on fire for sure. Just misplace the oven or the
materials away from reach and surround the victim with their own recipe for
suicide. Of course, any Sim could do that but why waste a perfectly good
custom Sim when you can use a perfectly bad NPC? You gotta get that red ghost
in your Graveyard collection some time you know. It is a entertaining waste of
2,500 perfectly good influence points though.
Breaking Up
How would you like to break up someone's perspective love interest? Well it is
easy to do. Figure out which Sim loves another and them have them fight each
other or do some other negative reaction that causes them to lose relationship
points with one another. Or else, get a Sim and randomly kiss another Sim in
the same room as the love interest, watch the fight. And if you are in a
sticky situation and need a scapegoat to get out of it, find your girlfriend
and influence another to kiss her. Lesbian action is okay if you are trying to
find a way out of a complicated plot. Also, you can steal another's love
interest for your own by breaking theirs one up.
Violence and What Apprehended Violence Orders Mean
Finding it hard to make good friends beat the crap out of some another? With
for a small influence donation, you can have one man beating the crap out of
the what is formally a good friend. How do you get a love relationship that is
blossoming to suddenly stop. Influence one to beat the love interest to a very
bloody pulp. Or you can add in some outsiders to the plot and make a very
complication love square and turn it into a soap opera plot and sell it for
some quick dough. You can poke and shove, and then throw some fists around and
get some popcorn and watch. At least you know what happens when a cop fights a
robber. Its basically the only was for those Popularity Sims to Win a Fight
without really having to throw punches while in the right state of mind. Or
you could have a husband attack the wife and somehow make the wife get an AVO
against the husband and then divorce and then ..., wait, I'm sidetracking
myself again. Anyway, you can have 5 people waiting to beat the living
daylights out of a Sim you really hate or just want to see a little kid get
his butt kicked to the moon and back and again and again 5 times. Bring out
the popcorn I say.
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[9.01] Lifetime Wants
According to Maxis, there are 20 Lifetime wants. A lifetime want is a want
that the Sim wants to complete during their lifetime. These wants can vary
through different aspirations. Once you complete a lifetime want, another one
pops up but you still have your Platinum Mood forever. When you move houses,
it may seen that your Platinum Mood forever thingy is gone but it really is
still there, just complete an aspiration want. If you complete an aspiration
fear, you mood will go down but always recovers back to the normal zone at
the top. There is a way to reset your lifetime want but it is really
drastic and will have effect on you. This is to place you Sim and house in
the houses and lots bin. This will effectively cut all relations with people
in your neighbourhood and will end it all. There are several wants that you
can do in your younger years but most of them will be career orientated and
will require you to be an adult.
The lifetime wants with the * marked next to them are in doubt. Several sites
have conflicting reports whether the university careers are lifetime wants.
Some argue that they have seen it themselves and others believe it is
spectulation. I have yet to see a screenshot that proves it right and until
I see it, the asterisk remains where it is. Many on the it does exist side
say that you get the lifetime wants after you complete your first one.
However, I have a knowledge Sim at the top of every career and after about 5
lifetime wants, I have yet to see one of the marked lifetime wants. I believe
that it is all spectulation and it doesn't exist and I will believe this until
someone sends me an email proving me wrong. As Skinner would say "Prove me
wrong kids, Prove me wrong."
Note, the ones with the * next to them are in the spectulation zone meaning
that it is not for sure.
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[9.02] Wants
The Wants are:
Reach Golden Anniversary
Have a Family Reunion
Have X Children Abducted by Aliens
Graduate X Children from College
Max Out 7 Skills
Have X Lovers at Once
Have X Best Friends at Once
WooHoo with X Different Sims
Have X Grandchildren
Have X Babies
Marry off X children
Earn 100,000
Reach the Top of the Military Career
Reach the Top of the Medicial Career
Reach the Top of the Law Enforcement Career
Reach the Top of the Athletic Career
Reach the Top of the Criminal Career
Reach the Top of the Slacker Career
Reach the Top of the Politics Career
Reach the Top of the Science Career
Reach the Top of the Culinary Career
Reach the Top of the Business Career
*Reach the Top of the Paranormal Career
*Reach the Top of the Show Business Career
*Reach the Top of the Artist Career
*Reach the Top of the Natural Scientist Career
Fortune Wants
Earn 100,000
Reach the Top of the Athletic Career
Reach the Top of the Business Career
Reach the Top of the Criminal Career
Reach the Top of the Medicial Career
Knowledge Wants
Max Out 7 Skills
Have X Children Abducted by Aliens
Reach the Top of the Medicial Career
Reach the Top of the Science Career
Reach the Top of the Criminal Career
Reach the Top of the Law Enforcement Career
*Reach the Top of the Natural Scientist Career
*Reach the Top of the Paranormal Career
Family Wants
Graduate X Children From College
Marry off X Children
Have X Children
Reach Golden Anniversary
Reach the Top of the Law Enforcement Career
Have a Family Reunion
Romance Wants
WooHoo with X Different Sims
Have X Lovers at Once
Reach the Top of the Slacker Career
Reach the Top of the Culinary Career
Reach the Top of the Athletics Career
*Reach the Top of the Artist Career
Popularity Wants
Have X Best Friends
Reach the Top of the Polticial Career
Reach the Top of the Military Career
Reach the Top of the Culinary Career
Reach the Top of the Law Enforcement Career
*Reach the Top of the Paranormal Career
*Reach the Top of the Artist Career
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[9.03] Doing the Wants
Furfilling these wants take some hard work. Each of these wants give out
25,000 Aspiration Points and 10,000 Influence Points
Reach Golden Anniversary:
This wants is completed by staying married for about 50 days. So marry up
from the start of adulthood to the early stages of elder.
Have a Family Reunion:
To get a family reunion, you must have 10 relatives all at the same house.
They can be grandparents, cousins, sisters, and so on. You must have 10 people
at your house though. Have a party!
Have X Children Abducted by Aliens
Get X Children taken by aliens.
Graduate X Children from College
Graduate X children from college, I'm sounding like a record player
Max Out 7 Skills
See Want
Have X Lovers at Once
Careful not having another love see you be intimate with another
Have X Best Friends at Once
FAQ writer too lazy to write in help
WooHoo with X Different Sims
Don't WooHoo when you have another female in the area
Have X Grandchildren
This is easy
Have X Children
Have many wives (that aren't married)
Marry off X Children
Easy
Earn 100,000
Earning that much money is problematic. Be an icon [lots of ] and get your
other Sims to paint at home. When you go home after earning that much money,
you sell the paintings, and play with money earning rewards. Use the elixer
of life often
Reach the Top of the Military Career
Simple
Reach the Top of the Medicial Career
See Topic
Reach the Top of the Law Enforcement Career
FAQ Writer fails to see point of giving help
Reach the Top of the Athletic Career
Yawn
Reach the Top of the Criminal Career
People Die of Boredom: Trues say FAQ Writer
Reach the Top of the Slacker Career
FAQ Writer on Strike
Reach the Top of the Politics Career
WEEEEEE
Reach the Top of the Science Career
Sodium in water is cool! BOOM!
Reach the Top of the Culinary Career
Natural food causes natural deaths
Reach the Top of the Business Career
Get Level 10
Reach the Top of the Paranormal Career
^^^
Reach the Top of the Show Business Career
:o
Reach the Top of the Artist Career
zzzzzzz
Reach the Top of the Natural Scientist Career
Finally, the end.
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[10.01] New Items
New Items are important to expansion pack games. I can't be stuffed to write
the description but I'll tell you what it does.
Mini Fridge
The Mini Fridge is one of the more inventive items. This fridge allows you to
use do all the normal function that you can do with a big fridge but it is
small and you can place an item on top of it. Put it in your room to make it
your alarm, or you can place a microwave over it. Get Inventive!
Bonfire
The bonfire allows you to have a stack of wood and burn it. Tell stories
around the fire and roast some lovely marshmallows. Watch it down, and place
it inside where is cannot burn down your house. A great party item.
Bass
Play the string instrument for some extra money. Make some funky music with
this low music sounder.
Guitar
Rock on! Place the guitar in a public area and live on the tips. You'll do
just fine.
Drum Kit
Annoy the neighbourhood with this might drum kit. Bash the drums and slash
those sticks, you are the rock king.
Communial Shower
Getting shy with your sexuality? That a communial show where even shy Sims
will have to get over it. Everyone can see what you don't want to see so get
over it.
Fruit Punch Barrel
Need a barrel for parties that relieve fun and hunger? Then this will do
wanders for you. This barrel allows you to drink civilised from a cup or just
the tap on the barrel.
Bubbleblower
Want to blow bubbles like a little kid. Want to see the Maxis version of the
almighty bong? Then this is certainly for you.
Makeup Table
The makeup table allows your Sim to change their makeup composition on their
face. This lets you make the face a total garbage dump or a attractive whore.
Or maybe a superstar? You should what happens.
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[10.02] Misc Items
Some of the lesser known things are things like the College Rock radio station
which is one of the better types of music in the game. Its my personal
favourite. There is the SimSports channel where you can watch boxing and
gridiron on television. Because of the sports channel, you can now chuck a
sports party, where people gather around and watch sports.
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[11.01] Scholarships
A scholarship is a basic boost in money when your Sims start off to college.
To obtain a scholarship, you have to have a high rank in a certain area to get
a boost. Some are easy, some are hard. The amount of money varies with the
type of scholarship.
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[11.02] Types of Scholarships
There are 14 different Scholarships, some that need explaining which I will do
so later on in this section.
Scholarship | Requirements | Pays
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Hogan Award for Athletics | 8 or More Body Points | 750
Bain-Gordon Communication Fellowship | 8 or More Charisma Points | 750
Kim Metro Prize for Hygienics | 8 or More Cleaning Points | 750
London Culinary Arts Scholarship | 8 or More Cooking Points | 750
Will Wright Genius Grant | 8 or More Logic Points | 750
Bui Engineering Award | 8 or More Mechanical Points | 750
Quigley Visual Arts Grant | 8 or More Creativity Points | 750
SimCity Scholar's Grant | A- or Better at School | 1000
Extraterrestrial Reparation Grant | Abducted by Aliens | 1500
Young Entrepreneurs Award | Level 3 in Teen Job Career | 750
Undead Eduational Scholarship | Teen is a Zombie | 1500
Phelps-Wilsonoff Billiards Prize | High Pool Skill | 1000
Tsang Footwork Award | High Dancing Skill | 1000
Orphaned Sims Assistance Fund | No Living Parents | 1500
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These are all 14 Scholarships
I'll rearrange it in order of difficulty. It is from easiest to hardest. Note
that this is in my opinion and not factual.
Scholarship | Requirements | Pays
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SimCity Scholar's Grant | A- or Better at School | 1000
Young Entrepreneurs Award | Level 3 in Teen Job Career | 750
Hogan Award for Athletics | 8 or More Body Points | 750
Bain-Gordon Communication Fellowship | 8 or More Charisma Points | 750
Kim Metro Prize for Hygienics | 8 or More Cleaning Points | 750
London Culinary Arts Scholarship | 8 or More Cooking Points | 750
Will Wright Genius Grant | 8 or More Logic Points | 750
Bui Engineering Award | 8 or More Mechanical Points | 750
Quigley Visual Arts Grant | 8 or More Creativity Points | 750
Phelps-Wilsonoff Billiards Prize | High Pool Skill | 1000
Tsang Footwork Award | High Dancing Skill | 1000
Orphaned Sims Assistance Fund | No Living Parents | 1500
Extraterrestrial Reparation Grant | Abducted by Aliens | 1500
Undead Eduational Scholarship | Teen is a Zombie | 1500
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[11.03] Hard Scholarships
Some scholarships are easy to get. But some are harder as there is no measure
of that skill. The Billiards Prize and the Footwork Award are the two
scholarships that are hard to get.
However, there is a easy way to get the footwork award. Go infront of the
stereo and start dancing. Keep dancing until you get the Bust A Move option
when you dance with others. Once that move is achieved, you have a high
enough dancing skill to get that award.
The pool scholarship is hard because you can't tell. Just let your Sim play
pool for a long time and sooner or later, you can get this award.
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[11.04] Recommended Scholarships
The Scholarships that I recommend to your are one that you can get easily or
with some difficulty and have use for it.
Pick the major you have beforehand using the guide above and look at the
focused skills. Max out those skills. If you max out those four skills that
will be covered in that major, you get 3000 already without the hassle of
building up those skills in University.
The Scholar's Grant should be easy to get as long as your teenage Sim does
their homework and goes to school in a positive mood. That is another 1000.
Get the Young Entrepreneurs Award. If you go to a private school, you will
already be at Level 2 so you only have to be promoted once more to get this.
That is another 750 for you.
The Billiards prize is a scholarship that should be gain as your can use your
great pool skill in University to hustle money on a pool game. The Footwork
Award is the final Award that schould be gained as it will allow you to use
Bust a Move, a great relationship points gainer. That is 2000 more for you.
So if you followed the stated advice, you will get 6750 in Scholarship money
and by adding the 500 you get at the start, that is 7250 to start of your
Sims University Life. Also, you don't have to worry about gaining skills in
your Majors and can hustle money and gain relationships with ease.
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[11.05] How to Get
This section will deal with how to get the scholarships.
The SimCity Scholarship Grant is easy to get. You can get this scholarship by
attending school and doing homework. To get at least an A-, you have to attend
school in a good mood. Make sure that the environment on the outside of your
house is okay as that can be a major factor. Make sure that the kids do their
homework. This is important because uncompleted homework will drag down your
grades the longer they remain incomplete. If you want, ask someone, an adult
for some help as that can raise the speed of which homework can be achieved.
If you have aging off, the grades will not go beyond the grade letter. So a
B- will have a max of B+ with aging off. However, you can drop grades with
aging off. So a B- can become a C- with aging off with a max of C+ onwards.
The Young Entrepreneur's Award is another easy grant to get. All you have to
do is to get Level 3 in a teen career. Private schools make you start on level
2 already so you only have one level to go. The hours are few, along the lines
of about 3 so you get paid as well. The best paying job on the teen career
lines is 125 so that is some handy dandy pocket money for those who need it.
The Hogan Award for Athletics is quite difficult to get if you don't have the
neccessary equipment. The faster way to gain athletic points is to use the
treadmill, the Punching Bag job reward and the Obstacle Course job reward. You
have to get 8 points.
The Bain-Gordon Communication Fellowship is hard to get. There is no real easy
way to gain charisma as it is not a daily activity. You can have fun and gain
charisma with the putt putt golf. This is the only fun way to gain those 8
charisma points
The Kim Metro Prize for Hygenics is easy to get if you have the correct sim.
A neat sim with about 9 points in neat will score this scholarship easy. To
get cleaning points, you can scan for fingerprints with the Prints Charming
Scanner, read a boring book from the bookshelf, cleaning toilets, showers,
ovens, benchtops and baths.
The London Culinary Arts Scholarship is useful to get. It will help you later
on in University and even later on when you finish universty. Of course, there
are several ways to get cooking points. The most boring is reading the books
on how to cook. Alternatives include watching the Yummy Channel on the
television, cooking food and using the Chocolate Maker which also makes some
pocket money.
The Will Wright Genius Grant is useful for those who want to be hackers. It is
sad because the only ways to increase logic is playing chess and using the
Biotech Station that makes medicine.
The Bui Engineering Award is quite helpful, even if it is hard to get. You can
fix things around the house with good mechanical skill, without getting zapped
with electricity. You can increase mechanical with book reading and using the
surgury tool reward.
The Quigley Visual Arts Grant is extremely easy to get. This is because that
your Sims will do things that involve creativity naturally with free will on.
If they paint and / or play music, they will be able to get this grant as they
will increase the creativity points.
The Phelps-Wilsonoff Billards Prize is hard to get as there is no telling when
you are eligible for the scholarship. You just play pool all day to get this
award, no strings attached.
Tsang Footwork Awards are easier to get. It involves standing in front of a
stereo or a radio and start dancing. Keep dancing until you get the Bust A'
Move option when you socialise with others. Then you are able to get this
grant from the nice people of SimCity.
The Orphaned Sims Assistance Fund is hard to get. Why would you want to kill
your parents? Unless they die in a house fire, that is hard to believe. Of
course, this isn't worth the effort as parents can produce more money than
just 1,500, even when they are an elder. Its isn't worth it.
The Extraterrestrial Reparation Grant are for those abducted by aliens. You
can make this happen if you keep using the telescope for stargazing. As a
teenager, you cannot have birth so don't worry. You won't be turned into an
alien either. Get it if you can.
The Undead Educational Scholarship are for teens that are zombies. That means
you have to use the Resurrect-O-Nomitron and call to Grim Reaper to make a
zombie. I don't like it as zombies can't have children. Maybe hell castricated
them.
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[12.01] Extras on Aspiration
When your Sims go to college, they get an added incentive for going there and
for you to go there and help them. Along the track, your Sim will gain life
experience in the real world. At the end of your Freshman year, you can have 5
wants instead of 4. After you complete the Sophomore year, you can change
your aspiration if you don't like it. When you complete your Junior Year, you
can lock in 2 Wants or Fears. After you complete the final Senior Year, you
have 6 Wants instead of 5 Aspiration Wants.
Freshman Year - 5 Wants
Sophomore Year - Aspiration Change
Junior Year - Lock in 2 Wants or Fears
Senior Year - 6 Wants
Expulusion - 4 Fears
After some aboard rumours that there was another fear, it is true that if you
get expelled from college, you will get an extra fear slot and a nice X on
your young adult stage.
If you drop out of university, you get a white o on your Young Adult stage.
You only get one Aspiration Change, so if you made a mistake during the
creation of your Sim, you have one chance to finish it.
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[13.01] Boosting GPA
There are several ways to boost your Sim's GPA. The most known way is to go
class and attending the exams. The ways to boost your GPA are easy and hard.
These ways include
* Attending Classes and Exams
* Term Paper
* Do Assignment
* Do Research
* Relationship with Professors
* Hacking Grades
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[13.02] Attending Classes and Exams
Attending classes and your exams is very important to your Sims GPA. Attending
your classes will boost your Sims GPA by so much every time you attend. If you
don't attend the class, you get nothing. It is just like school, if you are in
a good mood, you go without asking but if you are in a sour mood, then all you
have to do is click on the Sim and select go to class. Unlike school, class is
only 2 or 3 hours. You always have to attend class before you start but having
to go to class early gives you no extra marks that going ten minutes before it
starts. If you want to attend class, you will find it in your job bar. You can
be sent off to class from times of 6am to 10pm. Well be thankful that the time
it set and does not vary. If your GPA bar is completely filled up, do not send
your Sim to class as it will do nothing to help the GPA bar. It just becomes a
waste of time then. You don't lose any marks if you do not attend class but it
is a good idea if you don't have a complete GPA bar.
Attending the final exam is extremely important. By not going to the exam, you
can drop down two grades. You still gain points on your GPA. 5 Hours before
the exam, the game will issue a warning. You will go to the exam at your own
accord one hour before. Going to your final exam is the countdown for each
semester so if you are in doubt of the time till you have to the final exam,
place your mouse over your Sim's picture at the bottom until you see the
message X hours till final exam [replace X with the hours you have to go].
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[13.03] Term Paper
Writing as term paper can be tedious work (like writing this FAQ) but it does
help a lot (like this FAQ) to your Sims GPA. Writing a term paper can take
about 3 and a half Sim hours, which equals to about 210 minutes. During this
time, your Sim will lose fun faster than a leerjet can takeoff. However, after
you have done your term paper, you will fill up about a fifth of the GPA bar.
You can do this with any of the computers by clicking on it and select college
and write term paper. The % is showing how much your Sim already has done. I
suggest that you do it to boost that GPA bar.
Of course, you can always get someone else to do it for you. For the tiny
price of 3,000 influence points, get someone to right it for you. Make a use
of those llama and cow mascots, the annoying yet not attractive looking
cheerleader or to really stuff up the balance, use your professors to do the
assignments that they will have to mark. Please not that you can only do it
once a semester so that way, it will stop abuse and hence the name, TERM
PAPER.
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[13.04] Do Assignment
Doing your assignments can really help your GPA. Although you may not think
that it raises a lot (it only raises about a tenth), but you can do it in a
short period of time and a term paper, class and four assignments can really
get you to the top. It takes a short period of time and motives don't really
get a chance to drain. You can do this like homework except as always, you
choose whether you want to do it or not.
If you have a higher GPA than another Sim who happens to have their assignment
lying around, you can tutor them for some money. That could also happen in
reverse that you can ask someone to tutor you in return for some money [that
you have to give out]. Talking about tutoring, if there are too many
assignments that are flooding the dorm, then you can access buy more and
destroy then without having to turn to cheats. I did this as the only place
for my Sim to do their work was on the cold floor, with every single table
filled with undone assignments. Also, my Sim found it kind of hard to eat ...
Anyway, for the small price of 2,500 influence points, you can get a Sim to
relieve you of your assignment in the name of "kindness". If you are a
popularity Sim, controlling people and gaining influence will not be such a
big problem.
To do an assignment, click on your Sim and choose college and click do
assignment. It easy and probably a quick fix for a Sim nearing a deadline with
a low GPA bar.
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[13.05] Do Research
Researching is what is done in most universities. You will continue to
research until you are completely bored or you [as God] decides to cancel the
action. Seriously, you [as the Sim] won't care if there is a fire that is
blowing up the house, you will be devoted to your studies. If you have a whole
bunch of poorly educated low GPA Sims in your University, you can give a call
to come over and have a group research session. While researching as a group,
you tend to gain GPA points faster than soloing. And if you have other
controllable sims that you aren't controlling at the moment, next time you
play with then, their GPA will also have increased. You also gain
relationship points while researching but you tend to gain those valuable
points a lot slower than you can gain while talking or chatting. As the game
states, the more people you have with you, the more you gain. If you don't
have a whole bunch of Sims in your University campus, then the secret society
is another place that you can do it as they are more reliable than your dorm
mates as they are more civilised.
Researching can be started from the bookshelf and I don't recommend it unless
you are going to group research where you can get better gains.
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[13.06] Relationship with Professors
When you first choose your major and go to the campus, you will find out the
name of your professors, a male and a female. They will either be adults or
elders. You can start being friends with the professors and slowly, you will
gain more relationship points. The more points that you gain, the more the
GPA bar will increase because the professor is on friendler terms with you.
Once you start doing WooHoos, the GPA bar will increase a lot. So if you are
a Romance Sim that wants to WooHoo as many different people as possible, this
is a great option. However, if you are another Sim, you would stick to the pen
and paper as it does really take a long time to build up a relationship.
There are several, non sexual ways to increase this factor. Use the latest
weapon in University, the Kicky Bag. When you initiate a game of kicky bag,
you and the target Sim will start kicking a small, bean bag to each other.
Every time it goes, one relationship point will be gained. You might think
that this is low but the motions and psysics for this motion is relatively
fast and on a good game, each of you can gain about 20 daily relationship
points quickly. This will certainly not hurt your GPA. Also, do not make your
professers mad at you, they will drop your GPA on you. So that could backfire
on your part so be careful.
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[13.07] Hacking Grades
This is not as fun as it might sound. It is basically available to the secret
society computers only. Maybe they have the only computers that have hacking
programs that allow you that change grades. Once you join the secret society,
you basically "steal" the program and from then on, you can hack into the
school network from any computer. Since playing game this requires a computer,
hacking sounds like a very tempting option and interesting to do some ...
intelligence modifications. Of course, like in real life, logic will play an
important part. This will help because zero logic means that you can't tell
the difference between Internet Explorer and Notepad. 5 Logic means that you
still can't tell the difference between a Firewall and a Marco. Full logic
means that you can destroy Microsoft with a worm (just kidding). But, it
really isn't as fun as it sounds. Actually, some find it tedious and boring.
This hacking slowly increases your GPA bar slowly but faster than researching.
There are several levels and security triggers on hacking the school
mainframe. The longer you stay on, the higher the security level and the
amount of security triggers. More logic is required in higher levels. If your
Sim is not as skilled in logic, log off at the moderate level, while Sims with
full Logic can stay on at the Considerable level. The levels incidate the
chance on which the cops catch you. Hacking isn't as useful as attending class
and doing assignments so it is only useful if you have nothing to do or your
Sim is on the verge of missing the desired mark because you missed class and
there is only a few hours till the final exam. I don't really suggest this
method to raise marks. If you want marks, find other alternatives first and
use this as a last resort.
Even though you have the max amount of logic, it doesn't mean that you cannot
get caught. I had a Sim with full logic get caught red handed ... on the
security level of ... minimum. This is because there was about 67 security
triggers. Also, if you get caught, the cops one, fine you for 450 and any
grade bonuses that you gained from hacking will be removed.
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[14.01] Chinese Food
This is an American favourite, Chinese Food. Delivered by a guy that is
similar to the pizza guy and drives a Junker, chinese food is just like pizza
which is 40 but is a bit different. Although there are 8 different boxes in
the tray, each will reduce your bladder faster than the US FA/18 Jet can
use the thrusters. Your Sims will don the chopsticks with extreme accuracy
and eat the food up. I think it must be really salty to reduce a bladder that
fast. Anyway, this is found under the Delivery Section of your telephone. It
can be accessed at any time of the day.
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[14.02] Graduation Party
This party can be started after you finish your Senior years at University
before you have to be evicted. This party is pretty much the same as any other
party except that most of the invites are Young Adults and they all don their
graduation gowns and caps.
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