Showing posts with label Guide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guide. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

How to Perform Manicures, Pedicures and Haircuts in The Sims Social

You probably know already that in order to complete the latest mission in The Sims Social, Mani-Pedi and a Haircut you must perform on three different Sims the exact interactions that are in the title (which are Manicure, Pedicure and Haircut) but probably you noticed that the interactions are locked. So how to perform Manicures, Pedicures and Haircuts in the Sims Social? Read on to find out!

First of all, in order to get the chance to complete any of the actions, you must purchase the Comfy Gal Recliner Spa Deluxe from the Sims Social store. Next, it's pretty easy:

1. How to perform Manicures in The Sims Social?
- Master the 1st level of the Comfy Gal Recliner Spa Deluxe and bring over 3 different Sims.


2. How to perform Pedicures in The Sims Social?
- Master the 2nd level of the Comfy Gal Recliner Spa Deluxe and bring over 3 different Sims.

3. How to perform Haircuts in The Sims Social?
- Master the 3rd level of the Comfy Gal Recliner Spa Deluxe and bring over 3 different Sims.

Hope this helps you complete the mission faster!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

How to Splash In The ShowTime Ritzy Dip Pool, How to Dance Like Nobody's Watching & More

The latest mission series that was released in The Sims Social challenges us to perform a lot of actions that we and our Sims are not used to, like Dance Like Nobody's Watching, Splash In The ShowTime Ritzy Dip Pool, Shuffle Cards On A ShowTime Card Trick Table and Conjure Fluffy The Pet Bunny. In order to save you from some terrible head aches trying to figure out how to do these actions, I have decided to write this "how to" article and tell you exactly what you have to do to complete the requirements. It's easy!



How to Splash In The ShowTime Ritzy Dip Pool in Sims Social
All you have to do is to visit Bella's House and click on the pool (it looks like a glass of pink martini) and select "Splash".


How to Dance Like Nobody's Watching in Sims Social
You will have to visit Bella's House again and this time perform the Dance Like Nobody's Watching action on the ShowTime NightLife Stage you can find in her home.


How to Shuffle Cards in the Sims Social 2 Consecutive Days
I think that things are starting to become pretty clear by now - again, you will have to visit Bella and perform the action on the ShowTime Card Trick Table. Remember that the game resets at 12 AM when you try to do it for the 2 days in a row.


How to Conjure Fluffy The Pet Bunny in Sims Social
And finally the last difficult requirement in the One Week Only missions is to conjure the bunny. Go to Bella's house and interact with the ShowTime Card Trick Table.

Hope these how to guides answer all your questions regarding the things you have to do in the game.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Sims Social The Search for the Holy Snail Missions Guide

It's time to get medieval in The Sims Social this week and this means that we also have a new mission series to complete, the Search for the Holy Snail missions. As always, I am here to share with you all the details about these new missions, so read on for the full guide!



The Search for the Holy Snail Part 1
- Research Knights of the Triangular table 3 times (on computer)
- Ask 4 Sims about Hamalot

The Search for the Holy Snail Part 2
- Get inspired
- Investigate 2 dirty items
- Clean 2 dirty items


The Search for the Holy Snail Part 3
- Grow and harvest 10 Strawberries
- Harvest 2 watermelons
- Check 2 garden plots for snails


The Search for the Holy Snail Part 4
- Earn 1,000 Simoleons by doing Athletic Skills
- Have the M'Lord's Throne Golden Toilet
- Beat Bella's Personal best at archery (visit Bella and interact with LifeLike Archery Range)

The Search for the Holy Snail Part 5
- Have the Magic Bell medieval edition
- Test the Magic Bell medieval edition by asking a question
- Get 6 Friends to make a magic circle

The Search for the Holy Snail Part 6
- Investigate 6 Snails in gardens
- Investigate Bella's Dragon
- Perform Strip Search on 8 Sims

And these are the 6 new missions in the Sims Social, the Search of the Holy Snail missions. I hope you will have a great time completing them, especially since the reward is a really cool M'lord's Coat of Arms!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Step By Step Guide to Mastering Your Career in The Sims Social

The good folks over at the Playfish forums have shared with us a complete and amazing guide to the Sims Social careers and I am sure you are all curious to read an in-depth and rather complete guide, so I have decided to share it with you below, so that you know exactly what to expect from this new feature in the game. Stay tuned for even more in-depth details as we dig through this feature and find out amazing new things!

Step 1: Click on the brand new careers icon!

You’ll see this as a button next to your Sim’s face in the bottom left hand corner of the screen. This is where you will always be able to access careers.

Step 2: Pick a career!

You have a choice of careers to pick from. Each one takes you on a different journey with different rewards to collect! You can move your mouse cursor over each reward to find out more about it



Step 3: Choose a job to do!

Earn simoleons and, more importantly, Career Points that help you work toward promotions, by completing jobs from your new chosen career.

All you have to do is select a job you want to perform and then make sure you’re back in time to collect the rewards.





In the meantime, you can close the window, but make sure you keep an eye on the icon next to your Sim’s head to see how much time remains. 



When the appointment is ready, you’ll see the bag with a tick mark next to it. 



Top tip: Make sure you arrive for work in time! Punctual Sims get double Career Points!

Step 4: Go to Work!

Now, you can click on the “Go to Work” button. You will need to use 1 to 3 energy to activate this.


You will then see an animation of your Sim at work and your rewards appearing:

Notice that sometimes you’ll get a special collectible when you go to work! These “Career Tokens” are specific to each career. They are special because you can use them on special jobs. 

This special job gives you a lot more coins and Career Points. Remember, these tokens will sometimes drop from doing other jobs in your career! So if you need more, book more tasks.



As you complete jobs, you’ll get better and better at it. Your mastery at a job is shown by the number of stars. 1 star means you’re pretty good, 2 you’re better yet and 3 you’re freaking amazing at this job. The reward for getting stars on each job is - of course! - more earnings. So you can get more Career Points and Simoleons for each mastered job.

Some jobs are special! You’ll need to collect tokens to be ready to do these special jobs but the rewards are super worth it! Arrive on time and the rewards are even better!

Step 5: Get Promoted!

As you earn Career Points, over time you’ll work your way up to a promotion! When you do, you’ll be presented with a quest to see if you’re ready to climb up the ranks in your chosen career!


DID YOU KNOW? If you have reached a quest promotion, you will still be able to book a job: just click on the jobs tab! However, you will not earn any Career Points. You must complete the quest promotion to continue to earn Career Points!



Each Career Level is divided into 3 Steps. So you will need to get promoted 3 times to get to the next Career Level. Look out for the I, II and III levels in each icon - this will tell you how far you’ve come in your current role before your big promotion!



When you get promoted, you’ll get the following prompt!


Upon getting promoted to a different Career Level (like from Air Guitarist to Karaoke Singer), you’ll earn special exclusive skill items, clothing, decoration items and even special skill-enhancing traits!

NEW Traits!

When you reach the 5th level of each Career, you will unlocks a new trait that you can use to earn more simoleons when you work on skills related to your career! So now working on your burger flips will help you earn more simoleons when you cook at home, too!

DID YOU KNOW?

… That even before you reach a promotion quest, you can preview the next promotion before you start it - AND see the reward? This is a great way to prepare! Just click the Promotions tab to see more!


Step 6: Work hard - PLAY hard!



Whether you’re on the fast track to becoming the greatest rock star of all time or you’re making use of your cooking talent, everyone will be doing something different! Tell your friends about your Sim’s ambitions and see who gets to reach the top of their careers first!

Via: Sims Social forums

Complete Guide to the Sims Social Career Missions

Finally, careers have been released in The Sims Social (I have already shared with you some early details about them here and here, even more guides are coming!) and right now we have to check out the three new missions that Playfish has released in The Sims Social to celebrate the launch of this brand new feature. So read on this guide to the Sims Social career missions and have fun completing them!



Career Missions Part 1: You've got talent
- Pick your dream career then show off the first 10 min task on your list

Don't forget to actually share on Facebook with your friends after the first 10 minutes shift ends!


Career Missions Part 2: Career ahead
- Show off a new 2 Hour Task in your new career

Things are similar here two, but this time you will have to share on your wall after finishing the 2 hour shift.


Career Missions Part 3: Job well done!
- Show off your mastery in your first 10 min task

You need to do this job just a few times to get some mastery, and make sure to share that with your friends as well!

As you can see, basically these three new Career missions in The Sims Social act as a tutorial for the new feature, but the fun begins just after completing them, so don't ignore your newly released careers in the game!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

The Sims Social Toyota Prius Is Nice, Temporary and Gives Energy

We've been waiting for cars to be introduced in The Sims Social for quite a long time now and we finally have it: the Toyota Prius is here in the game as a reward for completing the Green Up Your Act missions. Although it is really easy to get, I have decided to share with you the details about the Toyota Prius and answer some of your questions.

Oh, yes, and start with an image of the Toyota Prius (courtesy of quintesqe):



Now, the biggest question about the Toyota Prius is: will we keep this car forever?
Unfortunately, the answer is negative. The Toyota Prius can only be kept for two weeks in the game. It's just a promotion in the Sims Social.

However, there is a good thing about the Sims Social Prius: you can collect daily from it and it rewards some much needed energy! So don't put it in storage just yet (you lose the counter and have to wait again for the bonus), just keep it near the house - it's a little gem!

Are you happy to see the Toyota Prius in The Sims Social, even though just temporarily?

The Sims Social Who Shot Dallas? Missions Guide

This time we're going back to the 80s in The Sims Social and the developers are giving us a new and pretty cool mission series - Who Shot Dallas, obviously referring to the most popular TV episode in history, Who Shot J.R. from the series Dallas. However, these are just small details and I am sure you are more curious to find out everything about the Who Shot Dallas missions in the Sims Social, so let's not waste any time and read on this guide!



Who Shot Dallas Part 1
- Find out if Sims know who shot Dallas?
- Be inspired

Who Shot Dallas Part 2
- Buy any Totally or Radman 80's avatar items
- Have 3 Bling
- Collect Macy's catalog in 24 hours

Who Shot Dallas Part 3
- Study 80s Cop Shows 2 days in a row
- Create your own Synth Pop - Jazz fusion theme tune on a Keytar 5 times
- Collect the P.I. Kit Dallas from the mailbox

Who Shot Dallas Part 4
- Check the mailbox for the Financial Section in 2 Hours
- Make 300 Simoleons by completing writing skill tasks
- Check the stock markets and pick some shares to buy (on Computer)

Who Shot Dallas Part 5
- Go to Sleep 3 Times
- Have 7 Dreams
- Ask 3 Friends that You're not going Insane

So this time, Who Shot Dallas is a pretty easy mission series in The Sims Social and I doubt anybody will have much trouble with it. The only thing is in the part 3 of the series where you must actually watch TV for the Cop shows 2 days IN A ROW.

After completing this new mission series, you will receive as a reward a Hatishu Redwood TV.

What do you think about these missions?

Thursday, February 23, 2012

How to Get Your Own Vacation Home in The Sims Social

So, it's finally here! The Vacation Home has just been released in The Sims Social and it will deliver us a brand new place to decorate and live in. The Vacation Home or the Beach House can be purchased in the game and unlocked for the Life's a Beach missions and, of course, for our own pleasure. If you want to know everything about the new Vacation Home in the Sims Social and how to get your Beach House, read on - it's very easy!



First of all, you will notice that a new icon has appeared right next to your Avatar's portrait: the Locations button (some might not have it yet, but soon will!) and all you have to do is to click it.

After clicking the locations button, you will be presented with a map, and you will see that there is a "For Sale" item - a new house near the beach. Click to get it - that's your vacation home!



Finally, you will have to meet some requirements: it costs 19,000 Simoleons and also requires you to have 5 Certificates and 10 Contracts. After meeting the requirements, you will have to wait for 24 hours for the "formalities" to happen and you'll get your own Vacation Home on Littlehaven Shores.

What do you think about the release of this new house in The Sims Social? Wasn't it something you've been waiting for a long time?

The Sims Social Life's a Virtual Beach Mission Series Guide

I hope you're just as excited as we are here at the Sims Social Info about the release of Vacation Houses in the game in the new area - Littlehaven Beach. Of course, this new feature (which is also the biggest since the game's launch) didn't come alone: we already have the teasing Road Trip missions, but also a new series of missions that introduces the new area to players, Life's a Virtual Beach. And probably no puns are intended here.



Either way, I am sure you are curious to find out more about the Life's a Virtual Beach missions in The Sims Social, so read on.


Life's a Virtual Beach Part 1
- Have Your Vacation Home
- Have 1 Love

How to get the vacation home in The Sims Social? Simply click the new Locations tab that appeared near your portrait and you're done!


Life's a Virtual Beach Part 2
- Have a Shell from the Beach
- Have 1 Palm Leaf from the Beach
- Have Driftwood from the Beach


Life's a Virtual Beach Part 3
- Have a woven Palm (craft)
- Have a Plank (craft)

Life's a Virtual Beach Part 4
- Have a constructed Utopia Trashcan
- Have a constructed Utopia Mailbox
- Have a constructed Utopia Basix Shower

The reward for completing this new mission series, the Life's a Virtual Beach quests in The Sims Social, you will receive an Utopia Fruitful Palm, and you'll also be up to date with most of the new things that are available in the new area of the game, the Littlehaven beach.

Good luck completing the missions and let us know if you have any problems!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Sims Social Curiouser and Curiouser Mission Series Guide

A brand new mission series has been launched in The Sims Social today, the Curiouser and Curiouser series which marks The Sims Social's entrance into the new year. Unfortunately, it's not a new year themed mission series, but at least it's one with some really nice rewards and I am sure you'll love to complete it. So read on to find out more about the Curiouser and Curiouser mission series in The Sims Social!



Curiouser and Curiouser Part 1
- Say "Curiouser and Curiouser" to 2 Different Sims
- Go Down the Rabbit Hole 3 Times (find it at Bella's House)
- Eat Queens Cupcakes 3 Times (find them at Bella's House on her table)

Curiouser and Curiouser Part 2
- Collect 3 Red Essence (from Red Furniture or Items on Your or Your Friends' Houses)
- Do 4 Skill Interactions with Easels
- Paint 4 Different White Roses Red (find them for sure at Bella's)


Curiouser and Curiouser Part 3
- Have 4 Muse
- Clear 6 Grass to Try and Find the Cheshire Cat
- Ask the Cheshire Cat What's Going On

Curiouser and Curiouser Part 4
- Have 5 Dreams
- Have 5 Goodwill
- Have 10 Pieces of Evidence by Collecting Evidence from New Alice in Wonderland Furniture

Curiouser and Curiouser Part 5
- Have a piece of Alice in Wonderland Clothing
- Have 5 Bling
- Grow Larger Than Life by Eating EatMe Cake to Put the Queen of Hearts in Her Place

Well, this is the Curiouser and Curiouser mission series in The Sims Social - not a difficult series to complete if you have some extra grass in your yard. Otherwise, you'll have to wait for grass to grow and that might be frustrating...

What do you think about this new mission series?

Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Sims Social Revenge of The Simch Mission Series Guide

A new series of missions has been released in The Sims Social, and today it's all about the Revenge of the Simch. I am here to share with you all the details about the Revenge of the Simch missions in the game and I am sure that you're really curious to find out what you should to in order to complete them ASAP, so let's not waste any time and let's check out the requirements and rewards!



The Sims Social Revenge of The Simch 1
- Check 3 frozen furniture for anything unusual
- Have 2 Fury (Perform mean interactions)
- Waft warm air on 3 ice furniture to melt it back (Find frozen furniture then click 'Waft Warm Air'.)
Rewards: 15 Lifetime Points, 25 Simoleons, 15 XP and 2 Energy

The Sims Social Revenge of The Simch 2
- Ask 3 different Sims where the Simch is
- Research Sims homes on computer 5 times
- Check 3 different fridges for Simches (visit friends too!)
Rewards: 25 Lifetime Points, 50 Simoleons, 20 XP and 25 Social Points

The Sims Social Revenge of The Simch 3
- Be inspired
- Think about nice holiday gifts on 3 different sofas or armchairs
- Deliver gifts to 5 different fridges
Rewards: 35 Lifetime Points, 60 Simoleons, 30 XP and 3 Energy

The Sims Social Revenge of The Simch 4
- Deliver a nice letter to Simch from 5 mailboxes
- Phone the Simch to make him feel wanted
- Have 8 Goodwill
Rewards: 45 Lifetime Points, 50 Simoleons, 40 XP and 3 Energy

The Sims Social Revenge of The Simch 5
- Give gifts to 4 different Sims
- Spread the Simch's season's greetings to 1 friend
- Have 6 Holly Wreaths
Rewards: Rockadeer

This is the Revenge of the Simch mission series. What do you think about the quests? Are they too difficult for your liking or just perfect?

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Complete Guide for the Sims Social Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch Quest Series

A new set of missions or quests have been released in The Sims Social, the Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch and it's not very difficult to understand from the title that we're talking about Winter/Christmas themed contend in the Sims Social! I am sure that makes you very happy: Christmas is coming to The Sims Social!



However, I am sure that you're also very curious to find out all the details about the Sims Social Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch quests and missions, so read on this guide for the details!

Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch 1 Mission
- Have 3 Candy Canes (ask friends or get them from Build-It Holiday Trees available in the market)
- Bake Cookies at your or Bella's Holiday Stove 3 times
- Tell Sims not to expect snow twice
Rewards: 15 Lifetime Points, 30 Simoleons, 20 XP, and 15 Social Points

Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch 2 Mission
- Warm yourself on yours or Bella's Holiday Stove 5 times
- Collect 5 Ornaments from the yard
- Search bookshelves for the weather changing book 3 times
Rewards: 20 Lifetime Points, 30 Simoleons, 15 XP

Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch 3 Mission
- Have Goodwill
- Have Dreams
- Collect 5 Banana Pels from the trashcan
Rewards: 25 Lifetime Points, 30 Simoleons, 20 XP

Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch 4 Mission
- Place spell ingredients in hot tub 5 times (doesn't have to be yours and Bella surely has one!)
- Get inside the hot tub
Rewards: 35 Lifetime Points, 50 Simoleons, 30 XP, 2 Energy

Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch 5 Mission
- Have the Holiday Toasting Set (found in Shop, Decorations section)
- Ask 3 Sims if they know any good jokes
- Click Holiday Toasting Set and give a funny speech 5 times
Rewards: Okea Gingerbread Pal

The best thing is that, judging from the title of this mission series, it's not the only Christmas themed quests that we should expect to get in The Sims Social. I am sure that is really great news for everybody.

And, as always, don't forget to share the article with all your friends on Facebook so that they too can find out everything about the requirements of the Holiday Tales Part 1: The Simch mission series in The Sims Social. And, if you haven't done so already, like us on Facebook to always be up to date with everything happening in the game.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

The Sims Social It's a Date Mission Series Guide

A brand new series of missions has been released in The Sims Social alongside a bunch of extra stuff to decorate our rooms (more about this shortly) and I am here to share all the details with you. The new mission series is titled It's a Date, and we have 7 new goals to complete in order to successfully finish it. I am here to share with you all the details about these new missions, so read on and share with your friends!

The Sims Social It's A Date 1
- Become Inspired
- Ask 3 unique Sims what on earth Grodie means (click Sims, then select "What's Grodie")
- Have 3 Muse
Rewards: 15 Lifetime Points, 30 Simoleons, 15 XP and 2 Energy


The Sims Social It's A Date 2
- Have 4 Plans (write and cook to get them)
- Click computer 5 times to trademark the name Perfect Date Company
- Design Company Logo 5 times (use easel to Design Company Logo)
Rewards: 15 Lifetime Points, 40 Simoleons and 15 XP



The Sims Social It's A Date 3
- Click stereo and dance with 4 unique Sims
- Design the perfect setting for the musical couple's date by HAVING 2 decoration items from Girly Collection
- Play any type of piece on the grand piano 4 times (you will surely find one in Bella's House!)
Rewards: 25 Lifetime Points, 50 Simoleons, 20 XP and 25 Social Points



The Sims Social It's A Date 4
- Have 4 Delicious Morsels (cook to get them)
- Have 6 Mixing Bowls (ask friends)
- Prepare a meal 4 times
Rewards: 35 Lifetime Points, 60 Simoleons, 30 XP and 3 Energy



The Sims Social It's A Date 5
- Ask 5 unique Sims if they will go the prom with you
- Wash 5 times
- Compose music 5 times
Rewards: InThePink Beauty fancy dressing table, 45 Lifetime Points, 75 Simoleons and 40 XP


The Sims Social It's A Date 6
- Add one new neighbour
- Check appearance 5 times on fancy dressing table
- Have 10 Bling
Rewards: 60 Lifetime Points, 80 Simoleons and 60 XP



The Sims Social It's A Date 7
- Ask 3 friends to toast your way business geniusness
- Gush to 5 unique Sims about the good news
- Have 10 Dreams
Rewards: Mr. Clockwork birdcage

Friday, November 11, 2011

The Sims Social Turning Japanese Mission Series Guide

Yesterday, Playfish has release the Turning Japanese Tokyo Planet theme in The Sims Social and today I am here to tell you more about the mission series that followed: all the details about the requirements to complete this new series of missions. So I am really sure that you can't wait to find the details out, so let's not waste any time and let's check out the Sims Social Turning Japanese mission series guide below!



The Sims Social Turning Japanese 1
- Check 7 bathroom items for leaks
- Get inspired!
Rewards: 10 Lifetime Points, 30 Simoleons and 10 XP


The Sims Social Turning Japanese 2
- Practice making cartoon style faces in a mirror 5 times
- Have 3 unique hairstyles
- Use a photo booth to capture a digital copy of your face

Tips:
Click mirrors then 'Make Cartoon Face'. Click 'Clothes > Head > Hairstyles' and buy hairstyles. Click the photo booth in Bella's or friends' houses then 'Take Photos'.

Rewards: 1 Lifetime Points, 40 Simoleons and 15 XP


The Sims Social Turning Japanese 3
- Have 8 Muse (will be spent)
- Have a Karate Mat and create a routine 5 times
- Use a dancing arcade machine to record 3 moves

Tips: Collect Muse from friends and art/music skill interactions. Click Karate Mat then 'Create Routine'. Click a dancing arcade machine in Bella's and friends' houses then 'Record Karate Moves'.
Rewards: 25 Lifetime Points, 50 Simoleons and 20 XP


The Sims Social Turning Japanese 4

- Have a Japanese bookshelf
- Learn Japanese from the bookshelf by reading 5 books
- Use japanese phrases on 4 Sims

Tips: Go to Shop > Decoration and Buy a bookshelf from this week's Japanese range (Book Place Shelf). Click bookshelf then 'Learn Japanese'. Click Sims then 'Use Japanese Phrase'.

Rewards: 35 Lifetime Points, 60 Simoleons and 30 XP


The Sims Social Turning Japanese 5
- Visit 5 Sims to watch the Karate film together on TV
- Advertise to the wider world (Have 2 friends click on feed)
- Have 4 Buzz (will be spent)

Tips: Visit your friends, click TV then 'Watch Karate Film'. Get two friends to click your feed. Collect Buzz from fun interactions.

Rewards:35 Lifetime Points, 60 Simoleons and 30 XP


The Sims Social Turning Japanese 6
- Buy 3 clothing items from Japanese week 2 to wear to the premier
- Buy a new hairstyle
- Boast to 6 Sims about your success

Tips: Click 'Clothes > Special' and buy items from this week's theme. Buy a new hairstyle. Click Sims then 'Boast'.

Rewards: 50 Lifetime Points, 80 Simoleons and 55XP


The Sims Social Turning Japanese 7
- Buy 4 Modern Japanese decoration items to design the movie set with
- Record a video diary on a computer, do 13 takes to get it right.
- Have 4 of your friends tell you that you look good with the new look.

What do you think about the Turning Japanese mission series in The Sims Social?

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Sims Social Land Expansions Guide Here

Hello, fellow Sims Social players! Playfish has decided to bring some happiness to our virtual Sims Social homes by unlocking a series of Land Expansions in the game, after teasing the new feature just a couple of days ago. I am sure you are curious to find out everything there is to be known about the Sims Social Land Expansion, so read on in this article for a complete guide.

The land expansions available in the game will be introduced to you by a simple mission, Landing Party:

There is a total of 9 land expansions available for us to purchase, and you will see the "For Sale" sings surrounding your house:

Clicking on any land parcel that you wish will bring up the purchase menu and you'll see the requirements for your purchase. In the case of the first land expansion, it costs you 2,000 Simoleons, 3 Contracts and 1 Signature (for these later two items, you will need to ask your friends):

However, don't you think that for all land expansions, the same requirements will apply. As you purchase more land expansions, their prices will increase, so start gathering as many Contracts and Signatures as possible in The Sims Social!

So here we have it - Land Expansions are finally available in The Sims Social. Are you happy about the release or you were expecting something different, maybe?

Sims Social Tips: Reviving 10 Plants for Completing the Mission

For the Need to Know mission in The Sims Social, one of the requirements is to Revive 10 Plants and everybody is complaining that it's really difficult to find neighbors with withered plants to revive. However, I am here to share with you a very simple trick that will certainly help you complete the mission faster:

If friends revive your own plants, they count towards the quest's limit, so there's no point in searching for dead plants at your neighbors', but instead let yours die and wait for your friends to revive them.

Also, if you have some real friends playing the game, you could talk to them and ask them to plant some plants and let them die, just for you to revive. This way, you will finish the Revive 10 Plants mission even faster.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Like A Good Neighbor

10 Ways On How To Be Your Friend's Favorite Neighbor

Hi, all!  I'm Coz and I'm delighted to now be contributing to The Sims Social Info. You may have seen my house in a recent posting.  Of course, it's changed a bit over the last 24 hours as I'm constantly tinkering with things, but it's still basically the same.

For my first article, I'd like to point out some tips on how to be a good neighbor in The Sims Social.  They're important to remember because you need your neighbors to be good as much as they need you.

Now, I know some of these things can only be achieved if you have the money to do so (like having a couch), so just keep them in mind for when you are in the position to follow them.

  1. Have a couch in front of your TV (Also, have a TV)
    I can't tell you how many times I've tried to interact with my neighbors by watching TV with them only to find out they don't have enough room for the both of us to sit down on.  This also became pretty frustrating when, during a quest, I needed to watch TV with 6 friends.  This quest would have never been achievable if they didn't have a TV or the couch for us both to sit on.
  2. Have a radio
    This gives your friends the ability to dance with you and the more things you can do with your neighbors when you come over to visit, the less boring it gets.  Be sure to put it in a place that two people can stand close to, too… which brings me to #3...
  3. Be aware of your interactive objects' surroundings
    Don't place a canvas or musical instrument in between two other items.  Your friends will not be able to paint a portrait of you or play for them.  I have not been able to figure out which side needs to be open.  It may differ for each thing (which seems like a bug to me). It seems in some places, I can't paint someone's portrait if the left side is blocked but at another friend's house, I can. So leave both sides open, if you can.  On a similar note, make sure your couch has enough room to walk around it.  And finally, make sure anything you have that can break has one side open so you or your friend can repair it.
  4. Have a bare counter in the kitchen
    If you're going to have an oven, leave a counter-top bare.  This will not only help you with your cooking, but also allow your friends to cook you things while they're visiting.
  5. Be aware of your doorways
    Make sure all your doorways are usable and you don't have anything in the way of them.  Also, make sure you HAVE doorways to all your rooms.  I had this one friend who made his front door lead into a room with nowhere to go and flowers blocked the pathways to anywhere else outside, too.  I couldn't interact with him for days.  Then I finally told him about it.
  6. Have garbage cans and/or trash bins
    They seem pretty useless at first, but part of my daily 5 ritual (when using up my 5 daily bonus energy on my friends) is to rummage through their garbage cans.  This gives me 10 XP, 5 Simoleons, and sometimes an Energy bolt.
  7. Let your romantic friend Woohoo! you
    If someone wants to Woohoo you, why wouldn't you do everything possible to allow them to?  Am I right?!  So if you have a romantic relationship with a friend, make sure your bed is big enough for the both of you.  You can still Woohoo in the shower or tub, but y'know… sometimes we need a soft place we can bounce on.  (I've never had this problem because I've always had a full-size bed, but I heard this was an issue.  If Woohoo'ing is not a problem on a single bed, then disregard this)
  8. Help them complete quests
    You'll really be appreciated when you have these other items, which will help them complete quests… even if you have no use for them.
    • Mirror: A necessity for a quest.  Your friends will appreciate that you have a mirror they can use, even if you never use it.
    • Phone: Also needed to complete some quests which require making phone calls.  It's nice to go over and use free energy on a friend's phone.
    • Garden plots: They will help your friend when they're sent on quests to water and/or revive crops.
  9. Keep up your end of the relationship
    Relationships are a two-way street in real life, just as they are in The Sims Social.  If I'm spending my daily 5 on you and you're not spending them on me, then our relationship begins to deteriorate pretty quickly.  Ever get those reminders pop up from your friends saying they haven't seen you in awhile and our relationship status is grey and dropping?  But you were just over there yesterday?  Yeah.  It's not your fault.  I'm currently trying to keep 4 or 5 friendships afloat all by myself right now and I'm sure it's because they're not coming over to spend time with my Sim.  tsk tsk tsk.
  10. Let them know you've visited
    OK!  So now that you're keeping up your end of the relationship and visiting your neighbors every day, it gives you the option to tell your friend that you've visited… do it!  You give them money and stuff!  Don't you like when your friend does that for you?  :)
That's all for now!  Be sure to leave your tips in the comments below if I missed anything.  They may even end up in the inevitable part 2 to this article. 

Now let's get ready for that land expansion which appears to be coming any day now.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Complete Guide to Sims Social Skills and Levels

There are a lot of skills in The Sims Social which can be obtained by interacting with different objects. So even if you feel that sometime you get stuck and it appears impossible to further increase your skill, that is probably incorrect and you only need to find the correct item to interact with (usually purchasable from the market). However, in order to help you with this guessing thing and give you a chance to actually do things easier, forum user Aqua_Yurika has decided to create a complete guide to Sims Social Skills and Levels and, of course, the items to interact with. Before checking out the guide itself, we should read the following notes:

NOTE: Currently, all skills level can only be leveled up to 84/85. If you want to go higher, you have to spend SIMCASH/real money/facebook credits.

NOTE 1: If you know for sure that you won't be able to unlock the next level, don't level up all your skills. Ex: You're at level 50, the next skill to unlock is level 55, and you don't have enough ingredients for 5 whole levels (or 2, if you have a x2 and x3 skills left) --> Don't level up. I'm noting this because sometimes you may get a quest that asks you to do a writing action or something, or get a level up, and you have nothing left to do.

Now let's start with the guide to the Art Skill (click the images to enlarge):
Let's continue with the cooking skill in Sims Social:
Time to move to the Music Skill:
And finally, the Writing Skill in The Sims Social:
Cheers to Aqua_Yurika for creating these amazing guides to the Sims Social skills and levels!

Monday, September 5, 2011

Sims Social: How to Be in a Mean Relationship with Other Sims

The new series of goals in The Sims Social, Get a Celebrity Stalker, has a mission - the second goal in the series to be precise - which requires you to be in a mean relationship with 1 Sim. Many people seem to have a hard time knowing what to do to complete this requirement and how to be in a mean relationship with a Sim but I am here to help even though I am not really happy about that since it means being bad with other Sims.
However, these are the rules of the game and in order to be in a Mean Relationship in The Sims Social, all you have to do is to be nasty: visit a Sim and start insulting them and continue to perform insulting actions until you become enemies. That's when you will be in a Mean Relationship and you'll be able to complete the goal.

Even though I tend to play nice, it appears that it doesn't hurt to have an enemy or two in The Sims Social since many goals require us to perform mean interactions. So it's just like in real life: people with whom you don't get along with are part of your life too. Ah, schmucks!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

How to Get Muse Faster in The Sims Social

You probably know already that Muse is a really important collectible in The Sims Social and it's required for many things in the game, like completing missions and increasing your skill level when it comes to various jobs or even to craft the valuable Inspired Potion. You also know from the Guide to Crafting that you can get Muse by performing Artistic and Music-themed skills in order to collect it.

However, there is a little trick to get Muse faster (or at least increase your chances at getting muse):

When Inspired (attention! you have to be Inspired for this to work!), go ahead and take pictures at birds and hedgehogs in your yard. There is a chance that they will give you one Muse after completing. Unfortunately, this does not work on neighbor yards, but I hope it will help you to get more Muse in Sims Social!