Magazine: Difference between revisions

{{Era|TS1|TS2}}[[File:Magazine.png|left]]'''Magazines''' are items Sims can buy on [[community lot]]s, and can read to increase their [[interest]] in a talking about a topic. ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime]]'' also has magazines that Sims can subscribe to, and which increase [[enthusiasm]] in a [[hobby]]. There are magazines in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and ''[[The Sims 4]]'', although they only serve their purpose as a decoration.

In ''The Sims'', magazines were added in the ''[[The Sims: Hot Date|Hot Date]]'' [[expansion pack]]. When Sims return home, they will place any magazines they have on available surfaces, but this may not work if the magazine was not bought [[Downtown (The Sims: Hot Date)|Downtown]]. As a Sim reads a magazine, a purplish bar will appear over his or her head. When the bar is full, an interest point has been gained. However, if the action is canceled while the bar is partially full, the game will treat the Sim as if he or she had gained the point, even though that point will not be shown when viewing the Sim's interests. Gaining an interest point in one subject will cause the Sim to lose an interest point in another, but if the bar is low enough when the action is canceled, the Sim may not lose an interest point.

In ''The Sims 2'', magazines are part of the base game. If the [[inventory]] feature is present, they will be kept in inventory, otherwise they will be put somewhere when the Sim returns home. In ''The Sims 2'', there is no progress bar when Sims read magazines, and they gain interest points much quicker than in ''The Sims''. Before having a Sim read about an interest, players should make sure that interest is shown in the information panel, and keep an eye on it as the Sim reads, as that is the only way to track the Sim's progress. After the action is canceled, the Sim will continue to gain interest until he or she actually stops reading, and may gain one or two points during this time. AtIf timesthe Sim's Fun level is very high, ahe Simor she may simply glance at a magazine, then put it down. This will usually be enough for the Sim to gain an interest point.

There is a magazine for each of the [[hobbies]]. A Sim must reach level 3 [[enthusiasm]] to receive a phone call asking if they would like a subscription. If the Sim does not accept the offer, any Sim in the household who has level 3 enthusiasm in that hobby can use the phone to subscribe at any time. [[Child]]ren and [[young adult]]s who reach level 3 enthusiasm in a hobby will not be offered a subscription, but a child with enough enthusiasm can use the phone to subscribe. Young adults cannot subscribe to the hobby magazines until after they have left [[College (sub-neighborhood)|college]] and become adults. However, since hobby magazines can be placed in inventory and given as gifts, young adults (or teens leaving for college) can take them to campus and read them there.