Bust Out Mode

The Bust Out Mode is available for The Sims Bustin' Out to offer missions. The player takes the role of the tycoon Malcolm Landgrabb III.

Mom's House
Level 1 Location

You start your life at Mom's House where you live with Mom. The tasks at this house are simple, and are all about filling your motive bars from red to green and finding your first job. The rewards for clearing the objectives are money and your scooter so you can move into either Mimi's Place or Dudley's Trailer depending on the Career track you have selected. Being a beginner stage, the motive bars decay at a much slower rate than the other houses.

Mimi's Place
Level 1-2 location

Mimi's Place is much larger and more comfortable than her brother's, Dudley's Trailer. You will move here if you take up Counter Culture, Movie Star or Fashion Victim career tracks. The main tasks here are to fix her coffee machine, earn cookery skills, befriend Mimi and gain 2 promotions. When you have been promoted twice, depending on your career track you are on, can take you to Goth Manor or Studio 8.

Dudley's Trailer
Level 1-2 location

The main tasks for this residence are to tidy up the house mess, befriend Dudley and earn promotions. Dudley's trailer is much smaller than his sister's house. You move in here from Mom's House if you are in Mad Scientist, Paramilitary, Jock or Gangster career tracks. When you earn two promotions here in your designated career track, you can move in to Toane's Gym or Goth Manor depending on the career track you are on.

Goth Manor
Level 2-3 location

Something is not quite right at the rather mysterious and mystical Goth Manor. Home of Bella and Mortimer Goth. In this location, you will develop your career track further as a Mad Scientist or as a Movie star. You must perform a stance in this level to banish the ghosts that haunt the Goths. From here you will trek to Club Rubb or Shiny Things Lab to further develop your career position.

Toane's Gym
Level 2-3 location

Toane's gym is home to both Max and Goldie Toane, who are late with the rent and lose their treadmill and climbing wall as a result of Malcolm's "repo" service. Develop your skills in both the Gangster and Jock career tracks here using the equipment. A main goal here is to hold a membership party and sign 4 members to bring money to the gym once more, to avoid future "repossesions" by Mr. Landgraab. From here, move to Clubb Rubb or Casa Caliente.

Studio 8
Level 2-3 location

Welcome to Studio 8, where Artie Fischl and Charity Grant keep this small gallery functioning... but barely. They plan to throw a huge art opening by rearranging the art, but they need a little help. Career Sims on the Counter Culture and Fashion tracks go here. Once finished, move out to Clubb Rubb or Casa Caliente.

Clubb Rubb
Level 3-4 location

Clubb Rubb is the hippest spot in town, an old warehouse turned into a club by Bing Bling and Mona Lott. The locals want you to help throw the ultimate DJ party, but are missing a dance floor, thanks to Malcolm's mental breakdown. Clubb Rubb is home to the Movie Star, Fashion, and Jock tracks, and it is here, along with other level 4 houses, that the player is presented with optional goals involving marriage and having children. Once finished here, pack up and shove off to Tinsel Bluffs.

Casa Caliente
Level 3-4 location

A 1960s style love shack, residents Randy Hart and Paisley Rainbow are all about having a good time and partying, with the occasional WooHoo with multiple partners. Members of the Gangster and Counter Culture apply here, and the goals all revolve around love, romanticism, marriage, and WooHoo. When your stay here is done, move onto Pixel Acres.

Shiny Things Lab
Level 3-4 location

A cold, stark, and silvery place, Shiny Things Labs is owned by Malcolm Landgraab and is home to Makino Nada and Vaughn Braun, creator of the Von Braun recliner, the best recliner in the game. Vaughn wants to have a gnome launch party, but also stresses goals like marriage and childbirth. Career tracks like Paramilitary and Mad Scientist make home here and then both move out to The Octagon.

Tinsel Bluffs
Level 4-5 location

Tinsel Bluffs, a "castle in the sky", is located on the side of a bluff and is home to both Humphrey Hawkes and Fanny Adore. Both SitCom stars, these two are in need of a movie idea. Level 5 houses all have a goal having to do with Malcolm and the goal here is to convince him to hive the player a movie role. Use either talent, intimidation or relationship scores to convince him. Residents here practice the Movie Star, Fashion, and Jock tracks. Move out to Malcolm's Mansion once finished here.

The Octagon
Level 4-5 location

The Octagon, a leftover Cold War bunker, is home to the Paramilitary and Mad Scientist career track and residents General Paine and Maxine Powers. Along with other military goals, like shutting down hackers, bio weapons, and anti-war protesters, the player's main goal here will be to "eliminate" Senator Landgraab. When finished, head to Malcolm's Mansion.

Pixel Acres
Level 4-5 location

Pixel Acres is the local nudist colony and residents Ying Yangst and Chase Skurtz are all about being free. They also plot to somehow get Malcolm to "get free" and then bust him for indecent exposure...in a nudist colony? When members of the Gangster and Counter Culture tracks finish business here, they go to Malcolm's Mansion.

Malcolm's Mansion
Level 5-6 location

The final level. Your hard work has paid off and, once Malcolm is booted by Mom, you focus on upgrading your mansion by 20,000 simoleons and mastering as many careers as possible to fill up that mysterious fountain out in the front yard...