Family bin: Difference between revisions

{{Era|TS1|TS2|LS|PS|CS|TS3|TS4}}

The '''Family Bin''' (known as the '''Sim Bin''' in ''The Sims'' and the '''Gallery''' in ''The Sims 4''; sometimes alternately called the '''Library''') is the section of the game interface where a [[Sim]] or a [[household]] is stored until they have a [[residential lot]] to be placed in. It's as if the Sims are "in limbo" when they're not living on a residential lot. After a family is created in [[Create a Sim]] mode they go straight into the family bin, and from there they can be moved into a lot. In ''[[The Sims]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2]]'', families go into the family bin when they are moved out of a residential lot; when they are moved into a lot, they will disappear from the family bin. In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', families havemoved unlimitedinto usesa lot do not disappear from the bin, meaning that theythe willsame onlyfamily disappearcan outbe ofmoved into the binsame world ifmultiple deletedtimes.

The bin is rather basic, and is simply a list of families. For each family, it shows the family's name, a headshot of each member, the amount of funds the family has, and the number of family friends. The player can select a family, and either delete it, or move it into a lot.

**[[Roomies Householdhousehold (The Sims)|Roomies]]

''[[The Sims 2]]'' adds the ability for individual family members to move out by using the "Find Own Place" option in a [[Newspaper#The Sims 2|newspaper]] or [[Computer#The Sims 2|computer]]. Telling a Sim to do this places them in the family bin, and the last name of the Sim who used the paper or computer to find their own place will be used as the household name. If ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' is installed, a Sim goes into the family bin when he or she leaves [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]], and his or her last name will be used as the household name.

Sims in the family bin cannot be called, even if they have cell phones. Since they're are not living on a residential lot that has a phone, they are not considered to have a phone, even if they have a cell phone. However, Sims in the family bin may be brought home from work or school. Also, if ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business]]'' is installed, they may appear in the hiring pool;, and if ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'' is installed, they may appear on [[hobby lot]]s.

The [[secret sub-neighborhood]]s included in ''[[Pets (neighborhood)#Families|Pets]]'', ''[[Weather (neighborhood)#Families|Seasons]]'', ''[[Exotic Destinations#Families|Bon Voyage]]'', ''[[Hobbies (neighborhood)#Families|FreeTime]]'', and ''[[Magic (neighborhood)#Families|Apartment Life]]'' contain families which will appear in the family bin in all neighborhoods. Adding [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]] and [[Bluewater Village]] [[sub-neighborhood]]s will also add families to the bin in all neighborhoods or colleges.

**[[Larson family (Bluewater Village)|Larson]]

The family bin in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' works more or less in the same way as in ''The Sims 2'', but now also shows the difficulty of each household. Unlike previous games, the family bin is identical in all neighborhoods with the same families, meaning that moving a household to the family bin will make their members lose all relationships with the original neighborhood's Sims. Additionally, a copy of the family will be kept in the bin when the player moves them into the game, meaning that it is possible for the player to move different copies of the same family into the same world multiple times. As in the previous games, Sims in the family bin can't be contacted in any way.

In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', the Family Binbin is replaced with the [[The Sims 4 Gallery|Gallery]], but both features serve the same basic function for households and families that have yet to be moved in. The Gallery is identical in all worlds and games, and the households placed within it can be placed in multiple games and in any worlds. There are five pre-made [[Maxis]]/[[EA]] households in the Gallery: