Imaginary Friend

Imaginary Friends is a feature included in The Sims 3: Generations. It is a character that a child creates after ordering a specific type of mail-order doll.

After giving the doll a name, the child can summon an imaginary, child-sized version of the doll to be a playmate who will happily hop onto the opposite end of a seesaw and even run minor errands for them if they have a decent enough social relationship with it. And only the sim that made his/her new friend can see his/her new friend. For example if the Sim who made the imaginary friend hugs it, and if a another Sim sees the interaction with the imaginary friend, that Sim will think the kid is hugging the air.

Playing with the imaginary friend fills up their social motive in the same way as socializing with real people would. Even as children grow into teenagers, they can't only keep their imaginary friends around, but they can also develop a romantic interest in their make-believe buddies. Sims can even marry the imaginary friends and have imaginary kids, though a strong relationship must be built just like normal socialisation. If the Sim is good with the Chemistry Set, they can create a potion that will turn their imaginary friend into a real Sim.

It is currently unknown if Imaginary Friends can have their own Imaginary Friends, or if Imaginary Friends can even see other Imaginary Friends.

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