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==The Sims 3 Late Night & University Life==

Apartments, although not explicitly defined, is a feature in ''The Sims 3: Late Night''. Many of the apartments exist in the form of penthouses, although they can't be set up without out. Unlike in the previous game, the player cannot move in more than one household nor play as neighbors. Instead, a random towny is chosen to inhabit units that are built with the hidden room marker. NPC residents of the apartment can be asked to come out by clicking on their door or buzzing them with a [[callbox]]. However, the active household cannot visit the units of the resided NPCs.

Any residential lot with an apartment system can be built, via with the use of public and room [[room markers|markers]]. Communal areas (such as lobbies) need to be marked with the public room markers, so that visitors can interact in public spaces without having to be greeted. Rooms that are purposed to be apartment units for NPCs need to be marked with hidden markers. After marking, the doors of these then must be assigned as NPC doors by {{key|CTRL}}{{key|SHIFT}}-clicking them. The hidden room marker can also be used to conceal up inaccessible rooms that serve no practical use. Rooms that don't have a public or hidden room marker in them are designate space for active household to live and refurnish.

With ''The Sims 3: University Life'', an apartment is featured as a lot assignment for residential type. Much like [[dormitory|dorms]], Sims rent instead of buying it when moving in. Sims added to one will be considered part of the same active household and will be controllable by the player. When a household is moved in, it will automatically be joined by a number of NPC roommates, who will each contribute to the rent payment. Apartment households will be filled with roommates at 9 o'clock in the morning. Each individual rooms can be assigned to specific roommates with the new upgraded locking system, leaving room markers completely optional for incorporation in building the lot.