Burglar: Difference between revisions

The  '''burglar''' is an [[NPC]] in ''[[The Sims]]'', ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and ''[[The Sims 3]]'' who will sneak onto a lot when all Sims are sleeping, most often during the night, and attempt to steal items from the household. The burglar in ''The Sims'' was male, and known only as "Some Sneaky Sim." In ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3'', burglars can be either male or female. Burglars can steal possessions of any size, and will often steal the most valuable items on the lot. Burglars can be arrested by the [[police]] if they are summoned quickly enough—the only way to ensure that the police are called in time is to install [[burglar alarm]]s. If the lot doesn't have an alarm, Sims can call the police, but they rarely arrive in time to stop the burglar from escaping with the Sim's possessions. In all games, it is impossible to enter [[build mode]] or [[buy mode]] after a burglar enters the lot without cheats.

In ''[[The Sims]]'', burglaries are fairly rare and will most likely appear if the selected family is wealthy and/or has expensive objects in their home.  [[Some Sneaky Sim|The burglar]] will usually appear at around 3:00 AM, and his arrival will be announced by a few bars of intentionally frightening music. The burglar cannot be interacted with in any way, except by the police, and was specifically designed to rob houses while the entire household is asleep. If the player tries to wake up a Sim while there is a burglar, it is unlikely that the Sim will wake up, get to a phone, and call the police in time to catch him. Even if the player does this as soon as the burglar appears, it is not certain that the Sim will be able to call the police in time.

Like ''The Sims 2'', it is possible to befriend burglars and turn them into playable Sims by becoming acquainted with them. One possible way to do this is for a Sim to help them escape after being handcuffed by the police. Usually after making an arrest, police will tell the burglar to wait outside the police car while they check around the house. During this time, an option called "Set Free" will be available on the burglar, which will grant the Sim a positive relationship boost with the burglar. Sometimes, burglars may visit  the town [[park]]  in their distinctive uniform  alongside other NPCs, where they can be interacted with freely  for a period of time before they leave and become unavailable  again.  Another way is  through the "Fight" interaction also available to Sims with the Brave  trait or the Can Apprehend Burglar hidden trait. Afterwards, the burglar will become acquainted with the Sim allowing the player to call the burglar to have a chat or invite over to their house on days when they are not working as burglars. They can then ask them to move or marry into the household once they have built a high enough relationship. Burglars who have become playable Sims possess a [[hidden trait]] called 'Burglar' which gives them the special interaction to 'Sneak' when moving. Children who are descended from Burglars can inherit this trait.