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{{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.
== Magazines and Interests ==
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===The Sims 2===
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.
In ''The Sims 2'', as in ''The Sims'', gaining an interest point in one subject will cause the Sim to lose an interest point in another.
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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.
Once a magazine has been subscribed to, any Sim in the household can use the phone to cancel the subscription at any time. Once a hobby magazine has been delivered, any Sim in the household can read it regardless of their level of enthusiasm in that hobby. Sims, including visitors, may read hobby magazines autonomously. In addition, visitors can be [[influence]]d to read any available hobby magazine, at the cost of 500 influence points. Reading hobby magazines also builds [[Fun]], and if the Sim's Fun meter is full or nearly full, he or she is likely to pick up the magazine, glance at it, and put it down, which will have little if any effect on enthusiasm.
Subscriptions to hobby magazines travel with the household. If a household is moved to another lot, its subscriptions go with it, but a Sim who moves out of the household will need to resubscribe.
Hobby magazines can be disposed of by clicking on them and selecting "Clean Up", or by selling them in [[Buy mode]]. Hobby magazines eventually wear out, and how long a hobby magazine lasts is generally related to how much it is read. While a magazine will usually wear out within a week, it may last longer if it has not been read too much. A worn-out hobby magazine cannot be read, and will appear worn and faded. It appears that [[Maid#The Sims 2|maids]] and [[Robotics#CleanBot|CleanBots]] ignore worn-out hobby magazines.
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