Satellite dish
The satellite dish is an object in The Sims: Superstar and The Sims 4: Get to Work.
The Sims: Superstar
Purchasing a satellite dish and placing it anywhere on the lot will unlock four new channels on all TVs on the lot.
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The Sims 4: Get to Work
| Satellite dish | |
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| An advanced piece of equipment that can pick signals for orbiting satellites. Operating in the KaNu brand, the dish will deliver unbelievable signal strength from any location on the planet. No problem phoning home now. | |
| Game | The Sims 4: Get to Work |
| Buyability | Crafted |
| Selling price | §500 |
| Object type(s) | Special |
| Size | 2x2 |
| Number of uses | Contact or detect aliens, prevent abductions and start neighborhood hiveminds |
Satellite dishes can be built with the Invention Constructor at Level 4 of the Scientist career (specifically, at the 7th Breakthrough), and cannot be purchased without the use of cheats. It requires three common metals and three common crystals to be constructed.
Every 24 hours, the satellite dish can be used to contact aliens or prevent abductions. The satellite dish can also be upgraded to detect local aliens.
If a lot has an upgraded satellite dish, all televisions on the lot will get an extra "Alien" channel called "!#*%&$@%".
Players can use the bb.showhiddenobjects cheat to make the satellite dish available in buy mode.
The satellite dish can also be used to start neighborhood hiveminds, listed here:
| Name | Effect |
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| Knockout | Everyone faints with a +10,000 "Knocked Out" asleep moodlet |
| Bladder Epidemic | Lowers everyone's bladder motive enough to make them seek the bathroom |
| Happy Town | Gives everyone a +2 happy moodlet |
| Angry Town | Gives everyone a +3 angry moodlet |
| Dance Party | Everyone starts dancing |
Gallery
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The satellite dish being used.
