Talk:The Sims 3

Skin Tone Genetics
Q Just wondering, is having children in this game different with skin tones? Like if someone dark skinned and someone light skinned have a child, will that child land somewhere in between? I might have over looked it, sorry if I did, just wondering. Cheap novelty 02:20, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Since skin tones can be chosen by a slider it is possible that children will have a melded skin tone. -- a_morris 15:21, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

A Yeah what a_moris said the sims will have skintones that are mixed (for example If you created a blue sim (using the color palete) and a yellow sim (using the color palete) It might come out a green sim or they said sometimes it will come out blue or yellow --Sprite7868 22:56, 12 February 2009 (UTC)-- Sprite7868 14:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

The Sims 3 Collectors Edition
Q I ordered the sims3 collectors edition, When will I get it?--Limemabean 00:07, 5 February 2009 (UTC) P.S. I did not write the question above this

AWho knows some of the websites delay it lots of the time I heard when the game was just about to be delayed somebody wouldnt get there game till July 14--Sprite7868 22:56, 12 February 2009 (UTC)-- Sprite7868 14:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

AI just got a e-mail saying the date has been pushed back to June 2.(it was supose to ship feb 20th)--Limemabean 01:46, 21 February 2009 (UTC) what you dont know wont hurt you maybe their lies are true try and remember, try to forget those yesterdays beatings to

Create-a-sim
Q Will you be able to shift body sliders, (i.e make the hips on a female sim bigger/smaller?)

A I heard some where a long time a go that you could change any part of the body you wanted like you could create somebody with fat body with short legs or the other way around Still dont know if this is true or not--Sprite7868 22:56, 12 February 2009 (UTC)-- Sprite7868 14:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Gallery
QHey, What about Videos? I have 7 imprtant sims 3 videos I need to put some were. Were should I put them?--Limemabean 15:48, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

A I say probably put it under The Sims 3 section and create a new thing like theres Gallery under The Sims 3 section just put Videos under that section. I dont know ive never used videos before?--Sprite7868 15:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Requirements?
QWhat are the requirements for the game to be played on a computer? Surely the developers stated them somewhere... but I couldn't find them.- 5 ub7 ank (7alk ) 18:04, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

A The Sims 2 UK - The Sims 3 Minimum System Requirements It's an image. If someone would write it out that would be very helpful. (The link is in the article under external links right now). --a_morris (talk) 20:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Q Hey all u sims fans out there!!! Please please please answer this question: will sims 3 work with the Nvidia Geforce 8200 graphics card. its not on the spec list!!! Thanks!!!

A The response is yes, it like if you were arking if we can drive a Mclaren F1 at 100Km/h (60mph) CF001

No Aliens?
I find it hard to believe that there will be no aliens in the game, there should be. counting the fact that you can go out in space as an astronaut, then shouldn't aliens be like ... a friend brought home from work or something? like they do in "The Sims 2".

Aliens should Be Included. Because it's fun to have aliens in the game. i my self am a huge fan of the sims alien section. although they don't seem to have many new options for the aliens in the sims 2 packs.

Xiaou 12:10, 3 April 2009 (UTC)Xiaou

according to Suuny, there will be aliens in the game. check out http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Ask_Sunny_The_Sims_3_Questions Jacob11693p 15:35, 3 April 2009

Another Little Question.
will there be stuff packs and expansion packs?.

Xiaou 12:11, 3 April 2009 (UTC)Xiaou


 * It is already confirmed that there will be expansion packs. --a_morris (talk) 13:42, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Cars
Does anyone know if a driveway has to be built in the same way as the sims 2? I remember seeing on one of the creator camp profiles that there was a house in the woods where the car was parked on regular ground.


 * It can be placed anywhere (don't need to connect it to street and other Driveway), is much smaller (no space for Sim walking) and has no floor tile.
 * This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unjVOXbKqfk (2:41)
 * Ilovefoxes 15:20, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Length of Pregnancy

 * I put a note of "citatio needed" there.
 * Ilovefoxes 02:12, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Bella Goth
I heard a rumor that if you do not play the game at all, the strylne will contnue just as it did in the Sims and the Sims 2. If this is true, what will happen to Bella Goth? There are no aliens in the game, so she cannot be abducted...--Bella Goth 20:34, 19 May 2009 (UTC)Bella Goth

it could be something to do with don

Neighborhood
Is create a naberhood still available? Sorry I'm cut off from spill check Chaos Shepherd 18:39, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

good news
For those who tough that a GMA 965 Chipset will not run the game it false it run very well (that the graphic card ive got) C001

Corrections for a couple of inaccuracies on the main page
1) Sims 3 was NOT developed by EA Black Box.  It was developed in the EA Redwood Shores studio by EA itself (under the EA Play label). 2) The engine used is not Renderware - it is a proprietary engine developed specifically for The Sims 3.


 * First is confirmed, second confirmed as well, added cites. Revrant

The good
1'''. Living City

' Everyone lives and breeds. It's great.''

'''2. Going outside

' Woot!''

'''3. Customizing

' Do I need to say more?''

'''4. Trails

' Evil, Loner, Brave and many more!

'''5. Ghosts

' interact and play with a ghost''

The Bad
'''1. Living City

' Everyone lives even your own people you created. It can be a problem when you want to marry one you just made and discover a baby.''

'''2. Crashes

' When your lucky it doesn't happen that often. When your unlucky it happens a lot! Most sucky when saving witch corups your safe games...''

'''3. Code 13

' Prefens you from saving your game.''

4. Some bugs

''There are some bugs that can be iratating. Donno if it's a bug but some people get 4 trails or less.'' 5. Anti Gay?!

''Need to look into this one a bit more. But it seems like you can't really get gay people.''

The could be better
1. Some people stuff

People won't use hats, beard, or ear rings and so on.

2. limited amout of hair

''Really want to see more. But you can find more in the store and maybe one day on Exchange.''

The Wrong
'''1. Come on! Cabbage, garlic and Onion's growing one bushes!

' Come on! Thats just Stupid!''

What are your thoughts? Let people know :D --   † The Falling Øne©  16:31, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

The game's not anti-gay. I have gay sims already. Whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?

- Anonymous user that doesn't want their IP address shown to the entire internet, thanks.

The most annoying thing is how your sims, which you have spent ages playing with, just disappear! DISSAPPEAR! What?! When your not playing with families sims or whole households can just disappear from the game, and they don't change in the family tree view! Is there a reason for this? Can it be fixed because for me this problem has ruined the game, completely ruined it! For example Michael Bachelor disappeared, Agnes Crumplebottom, her husband and her daughter disappeared. Claire Ursine and her children ALL disappeared...etc etc...I loose more and more sims everyday! I actually lost a household of SIX sims! Please can anybody explain this??

Wii Version
I have the console versions of the first three and on the Sims 3 for the Wii, are pregnacies, aging, and that kind of stuff finally added in?

will the sims 3 work on hp dv6000?

Babysitter
HELP!!! the babysitter/friend keeps taking my baby's!! How do I get them back? She keeps walking out with them, and then I dont see them anymore!! the baby's icon is even gone from the screen!!Can I get my same baby back? HOW!??

Really Bugging Me... (Families/Neighbourhoods etc)
Hey guys,

Anyway, something has been bugging me. The Sims 3 boasts this whole "living neighbourhood" thing, but how comes Sims that you haven't played with do not remember the people they've met? I'll put it into an example...

In my game, I've been playing with the Goths, particularly Mortimer, and he's visited Bella's house and talked to her dad. When I go to play with the Bachelor family, he doesn't know who he is and has never talked to him - when he has when playing with the Goth family.

Also, one of the main features that made The Sims good was that, if you talk to someone new, that Sim will remember you when you go to play with them or gain them into a family. Has this feature been removed for the Sims 3? Because if so, the game is a major let down - I hate how save games have replaced Families. Is there a way to let aging Sims show up as aged on the Sims 3 in neighbourhood/town view? Because Gunther (I think - Mortimer's dad?) is now an elder and he's not showing up as an elder on town view, infact the family has appears unchanged and I have to play with the "save game", which again bugs me because in Sims 1 and 2 you could play with families and shape the neighbourhood and other families will be aware of you - EA seem to have touched something that wasn't broken.

If there is a way to implement it, or disable save games so that families are saved in the neighbourhood (and not seperately as saved game). Because I'd rather play with my neighbourhood, not individual familes like the Sims 3 is currently forcing me to do, making it pointless to interact with anyone. Please tell me!

Thanks, MerrytonRyan 22:41, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

It's not a glitch, it's because it's a completely different household. If on a different household, say the Goths have Mortimer an elder and Cornelia is long gone. On another household it's exactly how the game first started, with Cornelia an adult and Mortimer a kid. :) I don't know if you can make it how you want it, but I doubt it.