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A '''rabbit hole''' is a massive [[Build mode]] object, that works as a community building in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' which Sims can visit. The player can not see Sims while they are inside a rabbit hole.
A '''rabbit hole''' is an object, generally in massive size, which Sims can enter or do activities in, but players are unable to see what's inside it. Rabbit holes fade away when the camera gets closer to them, and Sims cannot be seen what they're doing inside one.


==Functions==
Although Sims cannot be seen while they are in rabbit holes, it is possible to see two-dimensional panels with textures on them (such and school desks or conveyer belts) if looking through the windows. You can also see inside Rabbit holes through pressing 'TAB' and moving in to it, it won't disappear and you can see the 2D textures, bear in mind that you cannot interact with these objects, or watch your sims sit on a chair in there. You may notice a strange seethrough area and such, Rabbit holes aren't meant to be seen through. For two good rabbit holes to try this on, try Hogan's deep fried diner or the film area in Bridgeport.{{Vgversion|TS3:LN}} All rabbit holes play music or sound effects while a playable Sim is inside them.
Most rabbit holes function as workplaces where Sims are employed and work in. Most of them are building-sized, though some of them are not, such as [[mausoleum]], [[gypsy caravan]], or [[arboretum]]. Sims can perform various activities inside rabbit holes, such as getting employed, attending a show, attending a class, and so on. Some rabbit holes render the [[lot assignment]] of [[community lot]]s. Rabbit holes placed in a community lot will also replace the lot's map tag with the rabbit hole's map tags.


Some rabbit holes are investable. Sims can become partner and own them. Once Sims become an owner, they can rebuild the lot to improve it to become more attractive, rename the rabbit hole, and also fire Sims at their will. They can't. however, fire the last employee who work there.
Usually they are lot-sized objects (with exception of the [[cemetery]] mausoleum). They can provide either a [[moodlet]] or an item for a [[Sim]]'s inventory, or be a workplace for the Sim.


In some [[career]]s and [[profession]]s, some of their duties or [[Opportunity|opportunities]] are to enter certain rabbit holes to perform something. What they do doesn't really matter, because they will just enter the rabbit holes and complete their tasks themselves. For example, [[Firefighter]]s sometimes have a building disaster where they'll enter a rabbit hole and complete it eventually.
Rabbit holes dictate the [[Lot assignment|assignment]] of a lot.


Although rabbit holes will fade when the camera gets closer, players can see the contents inside them with cameraman view by pressing the Tab key. Everything inside the building is 2-D decorative textures that serve to make the rabbit holes or buildings more realistic when players peek them through window from the outside. Environment sounds and music can be heard when Sims are inside the rabbit holes. Usually it's a sound effect related to the rabbit holes, such as school bell at [[school]] or eerie voices at mausoleum, with an audible background music.
Rabbit holes may be interacted with in a number of ways, depending on the Sim being controlled. Teen and adult Sims can go to rabbit holes in order to get full or part-time [[job]]s. Rabbit holes such as the [[bistro]] and [[spa]] offer Sims services for a set fee. The [[bookstore]] and [[supermarket]] offer goods for purchase (which are added to the Sim's [[inventory]]).


===Autograph session===
Sims who are at their top of certain careers can hold autograph sessions in some rabbit holes. While in autograph session, Sims must give autograph to as many visitors as possible. The more Sims get autographs, the more the player will earn money. Sometimes, this will also attract and advertise Sims to enter the rabbit holes to watch show or game for example, which will give bonus as well. Technically, Sims can hold autograph sessions in rabbit holes where Sims can enter to attend a show, i.e. [[theater]], [[stadium]], [[equestrian center]], or [[film studio]].


Additionally, Sims can also make an advertisement deal with [[bookstore]] and [[supermarket]]. This is simpler as Sims only need to enter the rabbit hole in an amount of time, and they'll earn money. Sims need to wait for a week to make another advertisement deal. Sims cannot have two deals at a time; which means they need to wait for a week to make a deal in supermarket if they've made one in bookstore.
Several rabbit holes offer [[skill class]]es.


===Multi-purpose rabbit holes===
Some rabbit hole buildings used in [[Riverview]] are identical to ones in [[Sunset Valley]], the original neighborhood shipped with the game, though there may be differences in size. A few notable variations are:
Since ''[[Late Night]]'', some multi-purpose rabbit holes are present to preserve [[neighborhood]]s that lack enough space for big lots, such as [[Bridgeport]]. Although this seems practical, there are some issues regarding with multi-purpose rabbit holes, such as the inability to complete opportunities that are related to rabbit holes. Sometimes, the option to perform task from opportunities is not available, which prevents player from completing the opportunities. For example, the [[Afterschool activity|aftershool activities]]-related opportunities cannot be completed at school in [[Moonlight Falls]].


==Types of rabbit holes==
*The [[city hall]] in Riverview is a reduced version of the City Hall in Sunset Valley
*The [[military base]] in Sunset Valley is much larger than the one in Riverview, and it has a runway with a space shuttle launching platform
*The [[science lab]] in Riverview does not have a dome


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==Multiple-function rabbit holes==
!Types
''[[The Sims 3: Late Night]]'', with the featured neighborhood [[Bridgeport]], introduced rabbit holes with multiple functions, usually called ''multi-rabbit holes'', for example Restaurant and Business. ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]'' contains [[Appaloosa Plains]], which introduces several new multiple-function rabbit holes (School & Stadium, Hospital & Laboratory, etc).

{|class="sortable plaintable zebra small-text-cells"
!Rabbit hole
!Variants
!Function
!Function
!Workplaces and classes
!Investable
!Notes
!Notes
!EP
!EP
|-
|-
|[[Abandoned warehouse]]
|[[Abandoned warehouse]]
|None
|Outstanding Citizen Warehouse Corp.<br>Llama Corp. Shipping Company{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>East Tradewinds Shipping Co.{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Rustler's Den{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Orbital Distribution Center{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Cement Shoe Factory{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>The Lair{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Criminal#The Sims 3|Criminal career]]
|[[Criminal#The Sims 3|Criminal]] career
|Sims in the [[Law Enforcement]] career may receive an [[opportunity]] to raid the warehouse in exchange for a cash reward. This usually causes Sims unable to go to their workplace in abandoned warehouse.
|Yes
|Sims in the [[Law Enforcement]] career may receive an [[opportunity]] to raid the warehouse in exchange for a cash reward.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|[[Arboretum]]
|Enter gardening competition, search for fairies, play with fairies, tour arboretum
|None
|Not investable
|[[File:TS3SN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Bistro]]
|[[Bistro]]
|Eat in or outside, hold autograph session
|Little Corsican Bistro<br>Steve's Complex Business and Restaurant{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Scrumptious Nibbles Cafe{{Vgversion|Town Life Stuff}}<br>Hueber Associates & Kim Gould's Steakhouse{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Big Bang Bistro{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Broad Street Business Tower & Grill {{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>The Blooming Cactus Bistro{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Culinary#The Sims 3|Culinary career]]
|[[Culinary#The Sims 3|Culinary]] career, [[Cooking (The Sims 3)|Cooking]] class, [[Mixology]] class
|Sims can eat inside or outside the bistro. Sims who eat inside sometimes receive a [[chance card]]. Sims will change to formal wear when going to bistro.
|Yes
|Sims employed in the [[Culinary]] career can transfer their workplace between the Bistro and the Diner rabbitholes, as they are functionally the same.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Bookstore]]
|[[Bookstore]]
|Buy [[book]]s, hold autograph session, make advertisement deal
|Divisadero Budget Books<br>Always Studious Bookstore{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Wilki's Fabulous Books and Bath{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Walls Book 'n Bath LLC{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Known Space Books{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Serenity Bookstore & Spa{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>The Solitary Novel{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Part-time job#Bookstore Clerk|Bookstore Clerk]] part-time job
|Sells [[Books]]
|Yes
|
|
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[City Hall]]
|[[City hall]]
|Protest, receive [[service awards]], celebrate the top-level [[profession]], tour city hall
|City Hall<br>City Hall{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Twinbrook City Hall{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Public Services Office{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Appaloosa Plains Civic Center{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>City Hall{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>City Government Complex{{Vgversion|Showtime}}
|[[Politics#The Sims 3|Politics career]]<br>[[Architecture|Architectural Design profession]]
|[[Political]] career, [[Architectural Designer]] profession, [[Charisma]] class
|Not investable.
|No
|
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Diner]]
|[[Diner]]
|Dine in
|Hogan's Deep Fried Diner<br>Brunton's Boxcar Diner{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Hogan's Deep Sea Diner{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Darris Teeter Grocery & The Koffi Cafe{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Flying V's Coffeehouse{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Desert Diner{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Criminal career#The Sims 3|Criminal career]]
|[[Culinary#The Sims 3|Culinary]] career, [[Cooking (The Sims 3)|Cooking]] class, [[Mixology]] class
|Yes
|Sims employed in the [[Culinary]] career can transfer their workplace between the Bistro and the Diner rabbitholes, as they are functionally the same.
|Sims employed in the [[Culinary]] career can transfer their workplace between the Bistro and the Diner rabbitholes, as they are functionally the same.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Equestrian Center]]
|[[Equestrian center]]
|Watch horse competition, breed mare, offer stallion as stud, buy a horse, enter a horse competition
|Petite Pony Equestrian Center{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>JRA International Equestrian Center{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets
|[[Riding]] class
|[[Horseman|Horseman self-employed profession]]
|
|
|
|[[File:TS3P Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3P Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Film studio|Film Studio]]
|[[Fairy house]]
|Plumbob Pictures Backlot {{Vgversion|Late Night}}
|[[Film|Film career]]
|
|
|None
|The set outside the building will periodically change.
|This house is exclusive to [[Fairy|fairies]]. Not a building.
|[[File:TS3SN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|[[Film studio|Film Studio]]
|Attend film screening, hold autograph session, tour film studio
|[[Film]] career
|The set outside the building will periodically change.{{Confirm}}
|[[File:TS3LN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3LN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|[[Gypsy Caravan]]
|Get a fortune telling
|[[Fortune Teller]] career
|Not investable
|[[File:TS3SN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Hospital]]
|[[Hospital]]
|Giving birth when the baby is coming, get plastic surgery, wax body hair
|Sacred Spleen Memorial Hospital<br>County Care General Hospital{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Twinbrook Foundation Hospital{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Wolfson's Hospital and Research Facility{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Holy Cow Memorial Hospital{{Vgversion|Showtime}}
|[[Medical]] career
|[[Medical#The Sims 3|Medical career]]<br>[[Plastic Surgery]]<br>Possible birthplace for babies
|Vampires can raid the hospital for plasma packs.
|Yes
|Vampires can raid the hospital for plasma packs
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Mausoleum]]
|[[Mausoleum]]
|Tour mausoleum, explore catacomb, manage the dead
|Specter Family Mausoleum<br>Chinese Mausoleum{{Vgversion|World Adventures}}<br>Egyptian Mausoleum{{Vgversion|World Adventures}}<br>Jolina Family Mausoleum{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Jimmy Lemmon Memorial{{Vgversion|Showtime}}
|[[Mausoleum Clerk|Mausoleum Clerk part-time career]]<br>[[Catacombs|Explore Catacombs]]<br>Stores graves of deceased sims
|[[Part-time job#Mausoleum Clerk|Mausoleum Clerk]] part-time job
|Does not generate a map tag, unlike other rabbit holes. Not investable.
|No
|Does not generate a map tag, unlike other rabbit holes.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Military base|Military Base]]
|[[Military base]]
|Tour base camp
|Fort Gnome Military Base<br>Fort Salas Military Base{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Sims in Arms Military Base{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Public Services Office{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Appaloosa Plains Civic Center{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>City Government Complex{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Desert Arms Military Base {{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Military|Military career]]
|[[Military#The Sims 3|Military]] career, [[Handiness]] class
|Not investable.
|No
|
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Office building]]
|[[Office building]]
|Dispel rumor<ref>Disgraced [[Celebrity|celebrities]] can dispel rumors with a fee</ref>
|Doo Peas Corporate Tower<br>Doo Peas Corporate Tower{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>High Products Business Building{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Steve's Complex Business and Restaurant{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Hueber Associates & Kim Gould's Steakhouse{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Broad Street Business Tower & Grill{{Vgversion|Showtime}}
|[[Business|Business career]]<br>[[Journalism|Journalism career]]
|[[Business (career)#The Sims 3|Business]] career, [[Journalism#The Sims 3|Journalism]] career, [[Writing]] class
|Yes
|
|
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Police Department]]
|[[Police department]]
|None
|Police Department<br>Public Services Office{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Appaloosa Plains Civic Center{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>City Government Complex{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Sahara Corporate Headquarters{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Law Enforcement#The Sims 3|Law Enforcement]] career
|[[Business|Business career]]<br>[[Journalism|Journalism career]]
|Not investable
|No
|
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[School#The Sims 3|School]]
|[[School#The Sims 3|School]]
|Prank, attend prom, sign up for [[Afterschool activity|afterschool activities]]
|Community School for the Gifted<br>Truelong Community School{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Stary Community School<br>Public School 67{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Par Excellence Preparatory School{{Vgversion|Town Life}}<br>Crestview School and Stadium{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Gooder Public School{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Brittlebush Academy{{Vgversion|Store}}
|School<br>[[Education|Education career]]{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>[[Painting|Painting skill class]]<br>[[Afterschool activities]]{{Vgversion|Generations}}
|[[Education#The Sims 3: Ambitions|Education]] career, [[Painting]] class
|Not investable
|No
|All child and teen sims must attend school every weekday, unless no school is present in the world.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Science lab]]
|[[Science lab]]
|Sell [[Bug collecting|insects]] and spirits, tour science lab
|Landgraab Industries Science Facility<br>Soil and Water Research Facility{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Science Lab<br>Landgraab Marine Science Facility{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Wolfson's Hospital and Research Facility{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>The Perigee{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Holy Cow Memorial Hospital{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Area 52 Test Labs{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Science#The Sims 3|Science]] career, [[Ghost Hunter]] profession, [[Logic]] class, [[Gardening (The Sims 3)|Gardening]] class, [[Inventing]] class
|[[Science|Science career]]<br>[[Ghost Hunter|Ghost Hunter profession]]{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>[[Logic|Logic skill class]]<br>[[Gardening|Gardening skill class]]<br>Purchases [[beetle]]s and [[butterfly|butterflies]]<br>Purchases [[Ghosthunter#Lesser Spirits|lesser spirits]]{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>[[Ghost#Playable ghosts|Revives Ghosts]]<br>Clones sims{{Vgversion|Generations}}
|Sims can claim their clone when they have a clone voucher purchased from [[lifetime reward]].
|Yes
|
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Skydiving Center]]
|[[Skydiving center]]
|Ford Focus Skydiving Center{{Vgversion|Store}}
|Skydiving simulator
|Skydiving simulator
|None
|Yes
|Sims can increase Athletic skill by using the skydiving simulator
|Sims can increase Athletic skill by using the skydiving simulator. This is a special rabbit hole from Ford Focus Skydiving Simulator from store content.
|[[File:TS3Shop Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3Shop Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Spa]]
|[[Spa]]
|Get salon, facial, massage, body treatment, and package service; get tattoo, wax body hair, hold autograph session
|Sharma Day Spa<br>Sunflower Spa{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Wilki's Fabulous Books and Bath{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Walls Book 'n Bath LLC{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Hidden Springs Day Spa{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Serenity Bookstore & Spa{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Silver Swallow Day Spa{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Spa Receptionist|Spa Receptionist part-time career]]<br>[[Spa Specialist|Spa Specialist part-time career]]<br>[[Community Events#Spa Service|Spa treatments]]<br>Purchase [[tattoo]]{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Body waxing{{Vgversion|Generations}}
|[[Part-time job#Spa Receptionist|Spa Receptionist]] part-time job, [[Part-time job#Spa Specialist|Spa Specialist]] part-time job
|Yes
|
|
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Stadium]]
|[[Stadium]]
|Attend game, attend concert, hold autograph session
|Llama Memorial Stadium<br>Bachelor Stadium{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Dr. Pepper Stadium{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>LlamaCo Stadium{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Crestview School and Stadium{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>The Binder Clips Center{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Lucky Llamas Stadium{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Professional Sports|Professional Sports career]]<br>[[Athletic|Athletic class]]<br>Attend [[Community Events#Leisure Events|sports game]]<br>Attend concert
|[[Professional Sports|Professional Sports]] career, [[Athletic (skill)|Athletic]] class
|The Binder Clips Center in [[Starlight Shores]] also functions as a [[big show venue]] as part of [[shell]]-rabbit hole.
|Yes
|The Binder Clips Center also functions as a [[Big Show Venue]] with a visible interior. Sims who receive gigs may perform inside this part of the building.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Subway]]
|[[Subway]]
|Travel, play for tips
|Subway{{Vgversion|Late Night}}
|None
|Travel between subway stations<br>Play for tips
|Subways can be individually named, and travelled between for free. There is a chance for sims to be mugged when using the subway or playing for tips in the station. Sims can replenish their Bladder need in the station. Not a building.
|No
|Subways can be individually named, and travelled between for free. There is a chance for sims to be mugged when using the subway or playing for tips in the station. Sims can replenish their Bladder need in the station.
|[[File:TS3LN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3LN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Supermarket]]
|[[Supermarket]]
|Buy grocery, sell fresh fruit and vegetables, hold autograph session, make advertisement deal
|EverFresh Delights Supermarket<br>Grocery Grab Supermarket{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}<br>Mike's Cornerstore{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Fresh and Frozen Express Grocer{{Vgversion|Town Life Stuff}}<br>Darris Teeter Grocery & The Koffi Cafe{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>The Market Basket{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Goody's Groceries{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Grocery Store Clerk|Grocery Store Clerk part-time career]]<br>[[Fishing|Fishing class]]<br>Sells grocery items
|[[Part-time job#Grocery Store Clerk|Grocery Store Clerk]] part-time job<br>[[Fishing (The Sims 3)|Fishing]] class
|Yes
|Vampires can raid the supermarket for plasma packs.
|Vampires can raid the supermarket for plasma packs.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Tent]]
|[[Tent]]
|Sleep, woohoo
|Sim Scout's Classic Camper{{Vgversion|World Adventures}}<br>Colesim 2br Edition Tent{{Vgversion|World Adventures}}<br>Sultan's Tabernacle {{Vgversion|World Adventures}}
|None
|[[Sleep]]<br>[[WooHoo]]
|Not a building
|No
|Tents can only be purchased from [[Market]]s. They can be carried in a sim's personal inventory, making them ideal for use in [[tomb]]s.
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3WA Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Theatre]]
|[[Theater]]
|Attend play, attend symphony, hold autograph session
|Wilsonoff Community Theatre<br>Metropolis Movie Theater{{Vgversion|Store}}<br>Movie Complex{{Vgversion|Late Night}}<br>Fresh and Frozen Express Grocer{{Vgversion|Town Life Stuff}}<br>Darris Teeter Art Theater{{Vgversion|TS3:Pets}}<br>Hoi Polloi Event Center{{Vgversion|Showtime}}<br>Imagine That! Theater{{Vgversion|Store}}
|[[Music#The Sims 3|Music]] career, [[Instrument skill]]s
|[[Grocery Store Clerk|Grocery Store Clerk part-time career]]<br>[[Fishing|Fishing class]]<br>Sells grocery items
|The Hoi Polloi Event Center from ''[[Showtime]]'' also functions as a [[big show venue]] as part of a [[shell]]-rabbit hole.
|Yes
|The Hoi Polloi Event Center also functions as a [[Big Show Venue]] with a visible interior. Sims who receive gigs may perform inside this part of the building.
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3 Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Time Machine]]
|[[Time Machine]]
|Travel to the past or future, WooHoo in the past or future
|Time Machine{{Vgversion|Ambitions}}
|None
|Travel to Past or Future<br>WooHoo in Past or Future
|Can be crafted through [[inventing]]. Trips through time can have several different outcomes, with results differing depending on whether the journey is to the past or the future. Not a building
|No
|Can be crafted through [[inventing]]. Trips through time can have several different outcomes, with results differing depending on whether the journey is to the past or the future.
|[[File:TS3A Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3A Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Tree House]]
|[[Treehouse]]
|Play in, WooHoo
|Kid's Clubhouse{{Vgversion|Generations}}<br>Sci-Fi Hideaway{{Vgversion|Generations}}<br>Princess and The Pauper Castle{{Vgversion|Generations}}<br>Sunny Bungalow Clubhouse{{Vgversion|Town Life Stuff}}
|None
|Children can play in treehouse, and exclude genders<br>Sims can WooHoo
|Sims have a chance of getting splinters from WooHooing the treehouse. Each treehouse has a unique interaction. Not a building.
|No
|[[File:TS3G Icon.png|32px|center]]
|Sims have a chance of getting splinters from the treehouse. Each treehouse has a unique interaction.
|[[File:TS3G Icon.png|32px|center]]<br>[[File:TS3TLS Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|-
|[[Fairy House]]
|[[Vault of antiquity]]
|Enter trivia contest, research supernatural, tour archives
|
|[[Alchemy]] class
|
|No
|
|
|[[File:TS3SN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|[[File:TS3SN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|[[Gypsy Caravan]]
|
|[[Fortune Teller|Fortune Teller career]]
|No
|
|[[File:TS3SN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|[[Arboretum]]
|Fae Rae Aboretum{{Vgversion|Supernatural}}
|Search for fairies<br>Play with fairies<br>Take a tour<br>Gardening competition
|No
|
|[[File:TS3SN Icon.png|32px|center]]
|-
|[[Haunted House]]
|
|
|No
|
|Seasons
|-
|}
|}


==References==
==Similar objects in The Sims 2==
{{Reflist}}
Some expansions in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' have objects which Sims can enter and interact with, while obscured from the player, so they can also be considered rabbit holes. Most are small, such as the [[photo booth]]{{Vgversion|TS2:N}} and the [[tent]]{{Vgversion|TS2:BV}}. Some of these allow [[WooHoo]]. The largest one is the [[Pirate ship]]{{Vgversion|TS2:BV}}.

==See also==
[[Architectural Upgrade]]


{{Lot types}}
{{Lot types}}

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Revision as of 07:23, 19 September 2012

Rabbit hole

The Soil and Water Research Facility in Riverview, an example of a rabbit hole

A rabbit hole is an object, generally in massive size, which Sims can enter or do activities in, but players are unable to see what's inside it. Rabbit holes fade away when the camera gets closer to them, and Sims cannot be seen what they're doing inside one.

Functions

Most rabbit holes function as workplaces where Sims are employed and work in. Most of them are building-sized, though some of them are not, such as mausoleum, gypsy caravan, or arboretum. Sims can perform various activities inside rabbit holes, such as getting employed, attending a show, attending a class, and so on. Some rabbit holes render the lot assignment of community lots. Rabbit holes placed in a community lot will also replace the lot's map tag with the rabbit hole's map tags.

Some rabbit holes are investable. Sims can become partner and own them. Once Sims become an owner, they can rebuild the lot to improve it to become more attractive, rename the rabbit hole, and also fire Sims at their will. They can't. however, fire the last employee who work there.

In some careers and professions, some of their duties or opportunities are to enter certain rabbit holes to perform something. What they do doesn't really matter, because they will just enter the rabbit holes and complete their tasks themselves. For example, Firefighters sometimes have a building disaster where they'll enter a rabbit hole and complete it eventually.

Although rabbit holes will fade when the camera gets closer, players can see the contents inside them with cameraman view by pressing the Tab key. Everything inside the building is 2-D decorative textures that serve to make the rabbit holes or buildings more realistic when players peek them through window from the outside. Environment sounds and music can be heard when Sims are inside the rabbit holes. Usually it's a sound effect related to the rabbit holes, such as school bell at school or eerie voices at mausoleum, with an audible background music.

Autograph session

Sims who are at their top of certain careers can hold autograph sessions in some rabbit holes. While in autograph session, Sims must give autograph to as many visitors as possible. The more Sims get autographs, the more the player will earn money. Sometimes, this will also attract and advertise Sims to enter the rabbit holes to watch show or game for example, which will give bonus as well. Technically, Sims can hold autograph sessions in rabbit holes where Sims can enter to attend a show, i.e. theater, stadium, equestrian center, or film studio.

Additionally, Sims can also make an advertisement deal with bookstore and supermarket. This is simpler as Sims only need to enter the rabbit hole in an amount of time, and they'll earn money. Sims need to wait for a week to make another advertisement deal. Sims cannot have two deals at a time; which means they need to wait for a week to make a deal in supermarket if they've made one in bookstore.

Multi-purpose rabbit holes

Since Late Night, some multi-purpose rabbit holes are present to preserve neighborhoods that lack enough space for big lots, such as Bridgeport. Although this seems practical, there are some issues regarding with multi-purpose rabbit holes, such as the inability to complete opportunities that are related to rabbit holes. Sometimes, the option to perform task from opportunities is not available, which prevents player from completing the opportunities. For example, the aftershool activities-related opportunities cannot be completed at school in Moonlight Falls.

Types of rabbit holes

Types Function Workplaces and classes Notes EP
Abandoned warehouse None Criminal career Sims in the Law Enforcement career may receive an opportunity to raid the warehouse in exchange for a cash reward. This usually causes Sims unable to go to their workplace in abandoned warehouse.
Arboretum Enter gardening competition, search for fairies, play with fairies, tour arboretum None Not investable
Bistro Eat in or outside, hold autograph session Culinary career, Cooking class, Mixology class Sims can eat inside or outside the bistro. Sims who eat inside sometimes receive a chance card. Sims will change to formal wear when going to bistro.
Bookstore Buy books, hold autograph session, make advertisement deal Bookstore Clerk part-time job
City hall Protest, receive service awards, celebrate the top-level profession, tour city hall Political career, Architectural Designer profession, Charisma class Not investable.
Diner Dine in Culinary career, Cooking class, Mixology class Sims employed in the Culinary career can transfer their workplace between the Bistro and the Diner rabbitholes, as they are functionally the same.
Equestrian center Watch horse competition, breed mare, offer stallion as stud, buy a horse, enter a horse competition Riding class
Fairy house None This house is exclusive to fairies. Not a building.
Film Studio Attend film screening, hold autograph session, tour film studio Film career The set outside the building will periodically change.[confirmation needed]
Gypsy Caravan Get a fortune telling Fortune Teller career Not investable
Hospital Giving birth when the baby is coming, get plastic surgery, wax body hair Medical career Vampires can raid the hospital for plasma packs.
Mausoleum Tour mausoleum, explore catacomb, manage the dead Mausoleum Clerk part-time job Does not generate a map tag, unlike other rabbit holes. Not investable.
Military base Tour base camp Military career, Handiness class Not investable.
Office building Dispel rumor[1] Business career, Journalism career, Writing class
Police department None Law Enforcement career Not investable
School Prank, attend prom, sign up for afterschool activities Education career, Painting class Not investable
Science lab Sell insects and spirits, tour science lab Science career, Ghost Hunter profession, Logic class, Gardening class, Inventing class Sims can claim their clone when they have a clone voucher purchased from lifetime reward.
Skydiving center Skydiving simulator None Sims can increase Athletic skill by using the skydiving simulator. This is a special rabbit hole from Ford Focus Skydiving Simulator from store content.
Spa Get salon, facial, massage, body treatment, and package service; get tattoo, wax body hair, hold autograph session Spa Receptionist part-time job, Spa Specialist part-time job
Stadium Attend game, attend concert, hold autograph session Professional Sports career, Athletic class The Binder Clips Center in Starlight Shores also functions as a big show venue as part of shell-rabbit hole.
Subway Travel, play for tips None Subways can be individually named, and travelled between for free. There is a chance for sims to be mugged when using the subway or playing for tips in the station. Sims can replenish their Bladder need in the station. Not a building.
Supermarket Buy grocery, sell fresh fruit and vegetables, hold autograph session, make advertisement deal Grocery Store Clerk part-time job
Fishing class 		Vampires can raid the supermarket for plasma packs.
Tent Sleep, woohoo None Not a building
Theater Attend play, attend symphony, hold autograph session Music career, Instrument skills The Hoi Polloi Event Center from Showtime also functions as a big show venue as part of a shell-rabbit hole.
Time Machine Travel to the past or future, WooHoo in the past or future None Can be crafted through inventing. Trips through time can have several different outcomes, with results differing depending on whether the journey is to the past or the future. Not a building
Treehouse Play in, WooHoo None Sims have a chance of getting splinters from WooHooing the treehouse. Each treehouse has a unique interaction. Not a building.
Vault of antiquity Enter trivia contest, research supernatural, tour archives Alchemy class

References

  1. ↑ Disgraced celebrities can dispel rumors with a fee
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