Hidden Springs: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Hidden Springs Reflect.png|left]]'''Hidden Springs''' is a downloadable neighborhood[[world]] available in ''[[The Sims 3 Store]]'' as the third world that The Sims 3 Store has released. It was announced on August 4, 2011 and released on August 25, 2011.<ref>http://ea.gamespress.com/release.asp?i=1618 Official EA Confirmation</ref><ref>http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230928623609679 Official EA confirmation by Facebook event.</ref><ref>http://www.everybodyplays.co.uk/news/PC/The-Sims-3-Hidden-Springs-announced/796</ref><ref name="Shacknews">http://www.shacknews.com/article/69590/sims-3-getting-hidden-springs-dlc-on-august-25</ref> Sims can go to the Crystal Solarium Rejuvenating Waters and the Zephyr Health Spa or the Museum of Magic and Supernatural.<ref name="Eurogamer">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-04-sims-3-hidden-springs-dlc-announced</ref>

Hidden Springs has some references to the fairy tale [[wikipedia:Cinderella|Cinderella]]: The royalty of the neighborhoodworld, the [[Vanderburg family]] is trying to get their "prince," [[Sebastian Vanderburg|Sebastian]] married. [[Lonnie Pertridge]] has a fondest wish to marry her daughters, [[Eunice Pertridge|Eunice]] and [[Astrid Pertridge|Astrid]] to the "prince," and they mistreat [[Ella Carlisle]], Lonnie's step-daughter, who is obliged to perform domestic roles. Following Cinderella story, the "prince" would end up marrying Ella Carlisle and despise Lonnie, Eunice and Astrid. The players are, however, free to choose their fate.

Hidden Springs is the richest neighborhoodworld in ''The Sims 3''. The richest household from other neighborhoodsworlds have §75,000 in funds, apart from the Goldbeards from [[Barnacle Bay]], who have 150,000 in household funds. Yet the richest household living in Hidden Springs has §175,000 in funds. This is the [[Vanderburg family]] who are known as the ''Royal Family''. Hidden Springs is also the smallest town featured in ''The Sims 3'', having 50 playable Sims, while [[Sunset Valley]] has 68.