The Sims: Vacation

The Sims: Vacation (released as The Sims: On Holiday in the UK, Ireland, China & Scandinavia) is the fourth expansion pack for The Sims. The game associates the Vacation Island sub-neighborhood with the pre-existing base neighborhoods. It was released on March 25, 2002 worldwide.

New neighborhoods

 * Vacation Island

New objects

 * Snowman kits
 * Sandcastle kits
 * Carnival games
 * Tents
 * Igloos
 * Souvenirs
 * Archery ranges
 * Volleyball courts
 * Fishing pier
 * Half-Pipe
 * Snow slide

New NPCs

 * Mascots:
 * Marky Sharky, who is the mascot for beach lots
 * Archie Archer, who is the mascot for forest lots
 * Betty Yeti, who is the mascot for snowy lots
 * Vacation Director Kana
 * New type of townie: Families of "vacationers" or "tourists" can be encountered on Vacation Island. Uniquely amongst the townies in The Sims, they have random last names (as opposed to generic ones that puns on their function within the game), some nominal familial relationships, and being both children as well as adult Sims. Tourist families usually consist of 3 to 4 Sims, with at least one adult and one child in every party. Sometimes a tourist family will consist of just two Sims - a single parent and an only child - although this is rare.

Other new features

 * New interactions: Play fishing, archery, snowboarding and beach volleyball while on vacation/holiday!
 * Winterwear

Features and Allusions to other Expansion Packs
If Unleashed is installed, pet beds and food bowls will be added to vacation lots.

Trivia

 * The Sims: Vacation is the first expansion pack to not have the intro video, along with Superstar, Makin' Magic and The Sims: Complete Collection.
 * The Sims: Vacation is the only game in The Sims to have some form of seasons, with beach lots which recommends swimwear be worn to be comfortable and snowy mountain lots which recommends winter wear be worn.
 * The Sims: Vacation is the only vacation themed expansion that allows players to stay on vacation for an indefinite amount of time, allowing players to stay as long as they want without any allocated finish to the vacation.

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