Fame (career)

The Fame career track is found in the Superstar expansion pack for The Sims. Sims can enter this career by signing up to the SimCity Talent Agency through the Studio Town tabloid, which Nancy the Paper Girl delivers each day. Unlike other careers in The Sims, the Fame career is tracked by a series of 5 stars that represent an individual Sim's level of fame, and increase or decrease in half-star increments.

The Fame career has no set hours of work; earning money and increasing fame requires the Sim to travel to Studio Town, and perform successfully when using fame-related objects. The usual metrics of mood and skills are also required, but the number of friends a Sim has is irrelevant; what's important is their total star power, so having two five-star friends is equivalent to having five friends with two stars each. However, it's difficult for a Sim to make friends with celebrities who don't have similar levels of star power. Trying to get higher in the star leveling can be difficult, even if the Sim has enough friends and is in a good mood. Usually, it depends on the combination of actions picked with the advanced sets. The player will have to choose three actions in each combination. If the Sim is failing, there will be three combinations. If they do okay, there will be two. If the Sim performs perfectly, there will be one. Some of the actions for the sets and studios do not require any combinations. These actions don't pay as much and give less star power, but can be performed by Sims with lower star ratings.

If Makin' Magic is installed, magical Sims can use the Price of Fame charm to get 4.5 stars, but only if they don't have more than 3.

Studio Town
Sims in the Fame career must travel to Studio Town in order to work and progress. They can call a car which will take them to Studio Town for free, but they can only visit Studio Town once per day. It is not a requirement to visit Studio Town every day, but if a famous Sim does not visit Studio Town for two consecutive days, their starpower will begin to decrease.

Studio Town in broken up into several distinct areas, based around three disciplines; Acting, Modelling and Singing. The lots focused around Acting can be identified by their golden rooftops and beige stucco exteriors; KWLW Studios, Fairchild Film Studios and Meeker Studios. Two lots are designed for Modelling, and have blue roofs and white stone exteriors; Buckingham Galleries and The Gast District. The three lots with black roofs and black brick exteriors are based around Singing; Cameron's Lounge, Midlock Multiplex, and Music for the Eyes Inc. Finally, Studio Town Center is the central hub of the town, and is more oriented towards non-famous Sims.

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