Twinbrook

Twinbrook is a town which shipped with The Sims 3: Ambitions.

In its heyday, Twinbrook was a small industrial town at the mouth of the Simislaus creeks. Years later, the dam was built and it changed everything for the town. Now with an influx of professionals, artists, and inventors living around the Sim-made lake, Twinbrook is experiencing a rebirth. How will life in this eclectic community turn out?

Description
Grant Rodiek first mentioned Twinbrook in an interview, saying;

"The town of Twinbrook is absolutely beautiful and designed specifically for players. You will clearly see how our world-designing team has improved when you discover Twinbrook."

Twinbrook stresses the new professions and skills introduced in Ambitions, such as the Stylist profession or Inventing skill.

Twinbrook is situated on a bayou (swamp), with many bridges and may be in the state of Simisouri (according to DeAndre Wolf's bio). Much of the town is designed in a French style like many bayou towns. For example, the town library is a classic French design with two porticos, one at both entrances.

According to a Gamespot hands-on, Twinbrook 'is a fictitious bayou town not unlike a backwoods suburb of Louisiana.' Players who attended the UK hands on event reported that Twinbrook 'is a huge new town, which had been flooded, and is now half-swamp half-town. The swampy areas are very dank and misty. The other side of Twinbrook has brand new shops such as the laundromat, The tattoo parlor and stylist shop and much more. I really enjoyed having a look around Twinbrook, and the place looks really great.' They've also re-done most of the rabbit holes, such as the diner.' It may be assumed that Simslaus Creek references Stanislaus County, a county located in California, or the Stanislaus River located in said county.

Interestingly, all the premade deceased Sims in Twinbrook are pale green if resurrected. They also have gray hair and are all barefoot. In this post on thesims3.com, SimGuruLily says that this was intentional, but does not say what the intent was.

An interesting fact about this town is that it has a lot of rich people like the Whelohffs, Pidgins, Knacks, and the Bakers. Most of these rich people have larger houses than Sunset Valley and Riverview rich families, and most families in Twinbrook start with §5000 or §10,000 in cash, while in the other neighborhood almost all families start with around §1000 in cash. So Twinbrook is, so far, the richest neighborhood in the game, though Bridgeport may exceed that.

Like all neighborhoods, Twinbrook is technically an island. This fact is hard to discover, but in gameplay go into map view and press tab. This lets you see things that you can't see normally, and gives a view of all of Twinbrook. Unusually, if you follow the river near the Rackets' house, there seem to be buildings which look like skyscrapers. Some people think it is a reference to Bridgeport. The only other world which has this is Champs Les Sims, though it also has the Eiffel Tower.

Community lots

 * Always Studious Bookstore


 * Bachelor Stadium


 * Bayless Memorial Junkyard


 * Burton's Boxcar Diner


 * City Hall


 * Cleanesque Laundromat


 * Curios Memorial Museum


 * Drea's Salon and Tattoo


 * Fire Department


 * Grocery Grab Supermarket


 * High Products Business Building


 * Ivy Hill Graveyard


 * Juan's Pick 'n Pull


 * Lakeside Community Library


 * Little Corsican Bistro


 * Llama Corp. Shipping Company


 * Police department


 * The Red Rendezvous


 * Science Lab


 * Sharma Day Spa


 * Sims in Arms Military Base


 * Stary Community School


 * Twinbrook Buy and Bargain Consignment Shop


 * Twinbrook Community Gardens


 * Twinbrook Community Swim Center


 * Twinbrook Esplanade


 * Twinbrook Foundation Hospital


 * Twinbrook Lakefront Wellness Center


 * Wilsonoff Community Theatre

Returning families

 * Curious family
 * §4,000
 * Difficulty: 4
 * Notzo Curious, Bunny Curious, Cherish Curious, Marshall Curious


 * Knack family
 * §75,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Julienne Knack, Pattina Knack, Nick Knack
 * 26 Puddlewick Drive


 * Whelohff family
 * §32,000
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Zo Whelohff, Rich Whelohff, Rosy Whelohff
 * 36 Puddlewick Drive (Lush Living, 40x40)

New families

 * Art and Love household
 * §1,200
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Buddy Bailey and Gala Ball
 * 19 Poker Flats Drive (Aquarius Atrium, 20x30)


 * Baker family
 * §27,000
 * 23 Puddlewick Drive
 * Mary Baker, Lincoln Baker, Newton Baker


 * Bayless family
 * §1,800
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Gwayne Bayless, Skeet Bayless, Chase Bayless, Tay Bayless
 * 153 Herschel's Pond Road (Marsh Manson, 40x40)


 * Brandt family
 * §2,111
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Marc Brandt
 * 5 Poker Flats Drive (On Deck, 20x30)


 * Bull family
 * §1,400
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Amy Bull
 * 13 Poker Flats Drive (Starboard Cottage, 20x30)


 * Carlton family
 * §55 ,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Sofia Carlton
 * 47 Earl's Bridge Road


 * Castor family
 * §2,600
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Robert Castor, Beverly Castor, Jeffrey Castor, Thomas Castor
 * 32 Sweetwater Loop (Subdivision Model B, 30x40)


 * Clay family
 * §2,100
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Harwood Clay
 * 1 Poker Flats Drive (Ego Nest, 20x30)


 * Coddle family
 * §2,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Molly Coddle
 * 17 Poker Flats Drive (Sea Salt, 20x30)


 * Darer family
 * §1,000
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Juan Darer
 * 27 Herring Ranch Road (30x40)


 * Drudge family
 * §1,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Shamus Drudge and Eva Drudge
 * 9 Catfish Flats Drive (Romance in the Reeds, 30x30)


 * Dudley household
 * §1,300
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Dudley Racket
 * 12 Catfish Flats Drive (Certified Habitable, 30x30)


 * Goode and Bad household
 * §1,500
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Goodwin Goode and Sinbad Rotter
 * 14 Poker Flats Drive (Dolphin Digs, 20x30)


 * Greenwood family
 * §32,000
 * Jade Greenwood, Emerald Greenwood, Oliver Greenwood, Holly Greenwood
 * 40 Sweetwater Loop


 * Hi Tech Friends household
 * §1,800
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Justin Kayes, Wei Keane, Lang Gwydd
 * 332 Rue de Sterling (Greek Revival, 20x30)


 * Hunter household
 * §3,460
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Kat Hunter, Buck Green
 * 50 Sweetwater Loop (30x30)


 * Jones-Brown family (used in preview)
 * §3,300
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Lenny Smith-Jones, Renee William-Brown, Jenni Jones-Brown
 * 4 Poker Flats Drive (Lakeside Perch, 30x20)


 * Pidgin family
 * Milly Pidgin, Dilly Pidgin
 * §22,000
 * 16 Wandering Heights Road


 * Prudence family
 * §1,100
 * Difficulty: 3
 * Phoenix Prudence, Parker Prudence, Pansy Prudence
 * 156 Savannah Lane (No Frills Villa, 30x40)


 * Racket family
 * §75,000
 * Max Racket, Marigold Racket, Bill Racket, Dennis Racket, Silver Racket, Shark Racket, Lolly Racket
 * 53 Puddlewick Road


 * Riddle family
 * §1,900
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Anna-Liza Riddle
 * 338 Rue de Sterling (Bygone Charm, 20x30)


 * Roommates household
 * §12,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Blaise Kindle and Alma Drill
 * 24 Sweetwater Loop (Midsummer Eves, 30x40)


 * Sargeant family
 * §4,000
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Bobby Sargeant, Scout Sargeant
 * 336 Rue de Sterling


 * Simoleon Savers household
 * §1,626
 * Difficulty: 2
 * Clark Peddler and Penny Pincher
 * 64 Westlake Drive (Portico Model One, 20x30)


 * Wolfe household
 * §45,000
 * Difficulty:1
 * DeAndre Wolf
 * 33 Puddlewick Drive (Rock Cabin 60x60)

Homeless Sims
These Sims are premade, but homeless when Twinbrook is first loaded.


 * Tim Burre - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Shyla Curtis - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Doug Downey - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Des Eyre - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Lucy Ferne - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Terry A. Keyes - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Charmaine Manne - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Betty Wills - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Cho Sonwhun- Unemployed and homeless.
 * Alistair Pine - Unemployed and homeless.
 * Preston Daley - Newspaper Delivery boy
 * Dee Liver - Newspaper Delivery girl
 * Abel Bodey - Babysitter
 * Kay Pebble - Babysitter
 * Ty Dee - Maid
 * Anne T. Septik - Maid
 * Nick Zit - Burglar
 * Cat Stielburg - Burglar
 * Mark Stamp - Mailman
 * Catalia Poste - Mailwoman
 * Bill Copperfield - Police officier
 * Dee Tex - Police officier
 * Andy Plumber - Repairman
 * Maggie Net - Repairwoman
 * Matt Schtick - Firefighter
 * Bernadette Sprinkle - Firefighter
 * Al Lyffe - Social Worker
 * Cary Smattick - Social Worker
 * Ellie Gante - Social Worker
 * Sue Perfeisser - Social Worker
 * Carl Zoni - Pizza Delivery guy
 * Mozzy Weller - Pizza Delivery girl
 * Ree Treave - Repo-man
 * Colette Dette - Repo-Woman
 * Dai Sekt - Science geek
 * Mollie Kewell - Science geek

Deceased Sims

 * Di. L. Emma Riddle ( Old Age)
 * Macy Clay (Fire)
 * Steward Curious (Meteor)
 * Penelope Sargeant (Fire)
 * Kenneth Tucker (Old Age)
 * Timmy DeBleu (Mummy's Curse)
 * Wilhelmina Leaf (Electrocution)
 * Bob-Andy Baker (Drowning)
 * Kid Mugg (Starvation)
 * S. Windle Racket (Electrocution)
 * Pixie Carlton (Electrocution)
 * Fly Bayless (Old Age)
 * Tina-Patricia Copper (Mummy's Curse)
 * Lacy Darer (Fire)
 * B. Vernon Castor (Electrocution)