Bridgeport

Description
Bridgeport is a neighborhood that was released in The Sims 3: Late Night expansion pack. It is designed to focus on late night activities, and is similar in many respects to Downtown, a previous sub-neighborhood introduced in The Sims: Hot Date and The Sims 2: Nightlife expansion packs.

With the official announcement of Late Night, it was apparent that a new town would be created to showcase the new features in the expansion. Initially, it was unknown whether this would be a sub-neighborhood and thus similar to the Downtown of The Sims and The Sims 2, or whether it would be an entirely new neighborhood (much like The Sims 3: Ambitions introduced Twinbrook) Although it is said that Bridgeport is 3x bigger than Twinbrook. During a Twitter session on July 29th, 2010, game producer Grant Rodiek confirmed the existence of a "downtown" that would be its own separate neighborhood; it was also announced that the town was unnamed, thus indicating that the new town would most likely not be named 'Downtown'. GameSpot, in an article released on August 16, 2010, revealed that the name of the new neighborhood is 'Bridgeport'

The town of Bridgeport includes high rises and penthouse lofts. It has similar features to Twinbrook, in the way that it is made of multiple islands connected by bridges. Sims are able to both drive and walk over these bridges. It has been described as "a mix of downtown San Francisco with the hills of Los Angeles/Hollywood just across the bridge"

Bridgeport is divided in two main areas. An urban city center and a more sub-urban area with luxury mansions Bridgeport features new graphics for certain Rabbit holes

Technical Problems
Bridgeport features several major flaws in its construction. Firstly, EA has managed to build two identical roads directly on top of one another in one particular area. This mistake confuses the routing system, slowing down performance and forcing cars and Sims to move about the world in sometimes strange ways. Secondly, there are small patches of routable terrain in the hills near the radio towers. NPCs and townies get stuck in these patches. These trapped Sims constantly try to walk somewhere, and this can case slowness and lag. Eventually these trapped Sims die of starvation. For these reasons, Bridgeport's performance will always be substandard unless the town is fixed in a patch, or via mods.

Community lots

 * Aquarius - A posh nightclub at the top of a skyscraper with an outdoor Hot tub


 * Waylon's Haunt - A seedy dive-bar near the port


 * The Plasma 501 - An exclusive Vampire Bar to meet Vampires and perhaps become one.


 * The Prosper Room - An exclusive Club, that features a band area.


 * Banzai Lounge - A dancing club, featuring a V.I.P. room.


 * Eugi's - The local watering hole. Down the street from Aquarius and the town square.


 * Bridgeport Sports Zone- Bridgeport's sports bar, located close to the stadium and on the side of the island near the bay.


 * PlumbBob Productions Backlot - Film Studios near Waylon's Haunt, place for Film Career.


 * The Grind - A Dance Club near the ocean. Between PP Backlot, and Science Lab.


 * The Brightmore- An underground Disco Club located near the city center, featuring a sign with a jazz musician.


 * Bridgeport Acres - A park in Bridgeport.

Families and Households

 * Angelista family
 * §20000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Lala Angelista, Tiara Angelista
 * 152 Windsor Drive (Air Spray)


 * Art Central household
 * §4000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Alexy Fresco, Matilda Smart, Harry Marks
 * 4400 Hamming Pier Road (Terpsichore Studios)


 * Ashton family
 * §1900
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Devin Ashton
 * 61 Dockside Road (The Gentry)


 * Atkins family
 * §3000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Violet Atkins, Jett Atkins, Hyacinth Atkins
 * 1101 Bayshore Highway (Breach House)


 * Belle household
 * §60000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Lola Belle, Jupiter Belle, Kai Leiko, Moxie Logan
 * 64 Queensbury Road (Still Water)


 * Big Bling household
 * §15000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Tom Wordy, Lil Bling, Big Hartley, Sugar Bijou
 * 302 Silvertone Way (Crib)


 * Bumble household
 * §600
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Wayne Bumble
 * 6979 Landgraab Loop (The Simerset)


 * Clavier household
 * §1200
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Ebenezer Clavier
 * 1757 Memorial Parkway (Bridgeport Arms)


 * Cook family
 * §5000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Jeffrey Cook, Lady Cook, Elspeth Cook, Cressida Wells
 * 2110 Edgewood Road (Off White House)


 * Custard household
 * §2500
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Caroline Custard
 * 8517 Sterling Parkway (The Glass Pillar)


 * Drama on TV household
 * §3600
 * Difficulty: 4
 * Apollo Bloom, Katelyn Missoni, Kirby Wise, William Fangmann, Suzy Strummer, Matty Crewe
 * 57 Dockside Road (Trawler Lodge)


 * Hamming household
 * §50000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Matthew Hamming
 * 200 Windsor Drive (Cliff Cottage)


 * Hemlock family
 * §4000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Morrigan Hemlock, Wogan Hemlock, Belisama Hemlock
 * 1787 Bayshore Highway (The Tidewater)


 * Jones family
 * §2000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Johnny Jones, Diana Jones
 * 3202 Bennett Highway (One Leo Center)


 * King family
 * §8000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Johanna King, Lisa King
 * 5202 Silverscreen Drive (Glenview Manor)


 * Littler family
 * §10000
 * Difficulty: 4
 * Renee Littler, Reuben Littler, Bronson Littler, Deidre Littler, Odine Perry
 * 186 Windsor Drive (Raised Eyebrows)


 * Maloney household
 * §350
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Polly Maloney
 * 19791 17th Avenue (Maloney Tower)


 * Mixture of Good and Bad household
 * §2500
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Beau Merrik, Lilly-Bo Chique, Marina Prattle, Bianca Rubble
 * 2 Peak Parkway (Off Ramp)


 * Old and New Glam household
 * §30000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Alan Stanley, Emmy Starr
 * 12 Bogaard Lane (Celluloid Heights)


 * Pala family
 * §6000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Katrina Pala, Hannah Smythe
 * 71 Bayshore Highway (Landgraab Brownstone)


 * Rake household
 * §2100
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Romeo Rake
 * 1486 Bayshore Highway (Bachelor Tower)


 * Round household
 * §400
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Buster Round
 * 317 4th Avenue (Beachwood Springs)


 * Schlick household
 * §1880
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Vlad Schlick
 * 22 Canal Avenue (Founders Keep)


 * Shutter household
 * §900
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Lenny Shutter
 * 32 Canal Avenue (Founders Peace)


 * Situp family
 * §1419
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Mick Situp


 * Slayer family
 * §5911
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Elvira Slayer


 * Striker family
 * §40,734
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Richie Striker, Stella Striker, Sebastian Striker


 * Talon and Striker household
 * §3500
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Jessica Talon, Rafael Striker
 * 2707 Mall Street


 * Tenderlove household
 * §2788
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Barry Tenderlove, Jun Xu, Ace Wilde


 * Trill family
 * §3148
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Aria Trill

Homeless Sims
These Sims are premade, but homeless when Bridgeport is first loaded.
 * Flo-Flo Chique, sister of Lilly-Bo Chique
 * Erika Talon, vampire mother of Jessica Talon
 * Brigit Hemlock, sister of Wogan Hemlock
 * Michael Sleep brother of Matthew Hamming
 * Dwight Rubble, brother of Bianca Rubble
 * Samantha Smythe, sister of Katrina Pala and mother of Hannah Smythe
 * Ryan Atkins, son of Violet Atkins, cousin of Cressida Wells and father of Jett Atkins
 * Becca Bijou, sister of Sugar Bijou
 * Jack Porter
 * Daisy Swizzle
 * Daniel Jigger
 * Ruby Muddler
 * Rocky Tanker
 * Armstrong Diesel
 * Victoria Boxer
 * Enyo Strong
 * Brigid Steele
 * Victor Sharpe
 * Brandy Collins
 * Olive Kipling
 * Brigid Steele
 * Alexander French
 * Pin Yin
 * Margherita Savoy
 * Ti Bellino
 * Ricky Bailey
 * Martin Shaker
 * Mikhail Starke
 * Camp Ward
 * Kimmy Knott
 * Lou Temple
 * Heimrich Shimmy
 * Lachlan Keeper
 * Mars Champion
 * Todd Lynch
 * Liko Reddy

NPCs

 * Zachary Mills, Paper Delivery Boy
 * Seraphina Prattle, Paper Delivery Girl
 * Peyton Suzuki, Babysitter
 * Cyrus Best, Babysitter
 * Li-Anne Sun, Police Officer
 * Rohan Verma, Police Officer
 * Feng Choo, Maid
 * Delicia Hoover, Maid
 * Basil Jackson, Pizza Delivery Guy
 * Piper Edmonds, Pizza delivery girl
 * Camilla Fortescue, Butler
 * Bertram Plunkett, Butler
 * Clara Castillo, Repairwoman
 * Ned Mason, Repairman
 * Lee-Tesha Situp, Repo-woman
 * Jason Baird, Repo-man
 * Blake Freeman, Burglar
 * Selena Savage, Burglar
 * Barrington Webb, Mailman
 * Addison Rush, Mailwoman
 * Valentin Frye, Firefighter
 * Anala Shukla, Firefighter
 * Emilio Morales, Social Worker
 * Talia Ali, Social worker
 * Truman Love, Social Worker
 * Justine Warren, Social Worker
 * Harvey Mule, Mixologist
 * Griffin Torrent, Science Geek
 * Takala Yazzie, Mixologist

Deceased Sims

 * Lotta Greaves
 * Jacquelin Chamberlin, mother of Lady Cook
 * Tatiana Angelista, mother of Lala Angelista
 * Tilman Abbot
 * Sinjon Frank

Notable Sims

 * Emmy Starr (4-star celebrity)
 * Bianca Rubble
 * Lola Belle (5-Star Celebrity)
 * Lil Bling (1-star celebrity)
 * Tiara Angelista (2-star celebrity)
 * Jessica Talon (Vampire)
 * Matthew Hamming (5-Star Celebrity)
 * Tom Wordy (4-star celebrity)
 * Elvira Slayer (oldest and most powerful vampire)
 * Heimrich Shimmy (In the trailer of The Sims 3: Late Night, as the bald bouncer with long orangish beard)
 * Kai Leiko (boyfriend of Lola Belle)

Trivia

 * Bridgeport is the name of many cities in the United States, most notably Bridgeport, Connecticut.
 * Many players believe Bridgeport has a similar appearance to New York City, Detroit, and other major American cities, this may be supported by the screenshot from above. The bridge bears a faint resemblance to the Brooklyn Bridge. However, EA has stated it is not based upon New York City.
 * According to a GameSpot preview, the city was inspired by Los Angeles and San Francisco, both major cities on the Pacific coast of the US.
 * There are about 19 new Sim families and 2 Vampire families.
 * 14 homeless Sims and 16 homeless Vampires.
 * 7 Single Vampires
 * 15 Celebrities
 * It was speculated that some families would return in Late Night but when the game came out but there were no returning families, besides a reference to the Alto Family (Ebenezer Alto founded Bridgeport).
 * Bridgeport is 3x bigger than Twinbrook.
 * You can find pigeons hanging around the front of town hall during the day
 * Smuggler's Cove is a connection to Barnacle Bay.
 * Many townies are also family of playable sims, such as Flo-Flo Chique and Ryan Atkins.
 * Several urns and gravestones are scattered about the city's alleyways. Also, similar to Twinbrook's and Barnacle Bay's deceased, the ghosts have a grey color scheme.
 * There is a "mini city" behind Bridgeport. If you turn the camera, and follow the road that leads outside the city, you can see it.
 * Due to the size of Bridgeport, and the fact that you can't own cars on most of the apartment lots, many taxis can be seen around town.
 * Around Bridgeport are many roads which sink into the sea and one of the roads leading out of the city is cut off by a landslide. This hints towards a possible earthquake that occured before the game's start.