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Level
Name
Description
Pay
Hours
Skills Required
Friends Required
1
Test Subject
While earning a science degree, you're picking up a mediocre salary as a human guinea pig" at a local kinetics lab. It's a way to introduce yourself to the scientific community, but it's tough to be charming after several hours in a wind tunnel."
§155
09:00 - 15:00
Nothing
2
Lab Assistant
Cleaning rat cages, fixing delicate lab equipment for minimum wage--how's your mood today? A lot of logic-skill-building time is needed at home to advance. And guess what? You're on the graveyard shift. Work all night, sleep all day.
§230
23:00 - 05:00
Nothing
3
Field Researcher
This job takes you into the field, working on far-flung projects. However, your pay increases. Develop your charisma and logic and maybe you can actually teach about this stuff in the classroom, instead of doing it in remote, inhospitable places.
§320
09:00 - 15:00
Logic: 2
4
Science Teacher
No amount of field research could have prepared you for the naked savagery of teaching a high-school science class. (At least it's a job with regular hours.) A creative approach with the kids can sometimes yield positive results, and more logic skill might aid you in getting a different job.
§375
09:00 - 16:00
Charisma: 1 Logic: 3
1
5
Project Leader
It is up to you to manage a team of researchers in the quest for an important scientific breakthrough. Creative inspiration is absolutely necessary and mechanical know-how doesn't hurt either. If you really shine here, you may be on your way to becoming an inventor.
§450
10:00 - 17:00
Charisma: 2 Logic: 4 Creativity: 1
3
6
Inventor
Income has climbed, but to succeed as an inventor you'll need to put in long hard hours at the lab. Maintaining your home relationships may be harder now--there will be little time for socializing as you create the auto-recycling newspaper.
§540
10:00 - 19:00
Mechanical: 2 Charisma: 2 Logic: 4 Creativity: 3
4
7
Scholar
You have been named Chairman of the Science Department at Sim University. The regents are depending on your leadership and logical thinking to invigorate the school's science curriculum. This is a high-paying, well-respected position with good hours and more time at home, but it takes a well-rounded skill set to guarantee success and promotion.
§640
10:00 - 15:00
Mechanical: 4 Charisma: 2 Logic: 6 Creativity: 4
5
8
Top Secret Researcher
Your expertise with auto-recycling has led to a position on a highly classified, very demanding government project. The money is excellent, but you may be called to the lab at anytime. Special care should be taken to stay happy and rested--a tired, cranky scientist might pose a security risk. If exceptional creativity is demonstrated, a promotion to theorist may be in the cards.
The accolades from your research have earned you the highly paid position of theorist. You enjoy a higher salary-to-work-hours ratio than the one you had as an inventor. You must work hard to keep a high state of happiness and health. And only a successful theory can lead to the status and rewards you seek.
With lecture fees and book advances, you're able to purchase the big house on the hill. The big question is, what experiments will you be conducting in its big cellar?
While earning a science degree, you're picking up a mediocre salary as a "human guinea pig" at a local kinetics lab. It's a way to introduce yourself to the scientific community, but it's tough to be charming after several hours in a wind tunnel.
S M T W T F S
11:00 - 17:00
§217
N/A
None
0
2
Lab Assistant
Cleaning rat cages, fixing delicate lab equipment for minimum wage--how's your mood today? A lot of logic-skill-building time is needed at home to advance. And guess what? You're on the graveyard shift. Work all night, sleep all day.
S M T W T F S
16:00 - 22:00
§322
§644
Cooking: 1
Cleaning: 1
0
3
Field Researcher
This job takes you into the field, working on far-flung projects. However, your pay increases. Develop your logic skill and maybe you can actually teach about this stuff in the classroom, instead of doing it in remote, inhospitable places.
S M T W T F S
9:00 - 15:00
§448
§896
Cooking: 1
Logic: 1
Cleaning: 3
0
4
Science Teacher
No amount of field research could have prepared you for the naked savagery of teaching a high-school science class. (At least it's a job with regular hours.) Keep those lab messes clean, and build logic skill to aid you in getting a different job.
S M T W T F S
8:00 - 15:00
§525
§1,050
Logic: 1
Cooking: 2
Cleaning: 5
1
5
Project Leader
It is up to you to manage a team of researchers in the quest for an important scientific breakthrough. Devise innovative experiments using your newly developed cooking and cleaning skills. If you really shine here, you may be on your way to becoming an inventor.
S M T W T F S
10:00 - 17:00
§630
§1,260
Cooking: 3
Logic: 3
Cleaning: 6
2
6
Inventor
Income has climbed, but to succeed as an inventor you'll need to put in long hard hours at the lab. Maintaining your home relationships may be harder now--there will be little time for socializing as you create the auto-recycling newspaper.
S M T W T F S
10:00 - 19:00
§756
§1,512
Cooking: 4
Logic: 4
Cleaning: 6
3
7
Scholar
You have been named Chairman of the Science Department at Sim University. The regents are depending on your leadership and logical thinking to invigorate the school's science curriculum. This is a high-paying, well-respected position with good hours and more time at home, but it takes a well-rounded skill set to guarantee success and promotion.
S M T W T F S
8:00 - 13:00
§896
§1,792
Cooking: 5
Logic: 5
Cleaning: 7
3
8
Top Secret Researcher
Your expertise with auto-recycling has led to a position on a highly classified, very demanding government project. The money is excellent, but you may be called to the lab at any time. Special care should be taken to stay happy and rested--a tired, cranky scientist might pose a security risk. If exceptional logic is demonstrated, a promotion to theorist may be in the cards.
S M T W T F S
10:00 - 15:00
§1,036
§2,072
Cooking: 6
Cleaning: 7
Logic: 8
3
9
Theorist
The accolades from your research have earned you the highly paid position of theorist. You enjoy a higher salary-to-work-hours ratio than the one you had as an inventor. You must work hard to keep a high state of happiness and health. And only a successful theory can lead to the status and rewards you seek.
SM T W T F S
10:00 - 14:00
§1,522
§3,044
Cooking: 7
Logic: 9
Cleaning: 9
5
10
Mad Scientist
With lecture fees and book advances, you're able to purchase the big house on the hill.The big question is, what experiments will you be conducting in its big cellar? You get the SimSanto Biological Station and you can create viruses and medicine.
SM T W T FS
22:00 - 2:00
§2,333
§4,666
Cooking: 9
Logic: 10
Cleaning: 10
8
Teen/Elder Promotion Levels
Level
Name
Description
Days Off
Hours
Pay
Promotional Bonus
Skills Required
Friends Required
1
Lab Glass Scrubber
What makes being a Lab Glassware Scrubber different from your ordinary everyday run of the mill dish washer? Why that's easy! The fact that neither the word dish nor washer appear anywhere in your job title, only in your job description!
S M T W T F S
15:00 - 18:00
§64
N/A
None
0
2
Test Subject
While earning a science degree, you're picking up a mediocre salary as a "human guinea pig" at a local kinetics lab. It's a way to introduce yourself to the scientific community, but it's tough to be charming after several hours in a wind tunnel.
S M T W T F S
15:00 - 18:00
§105
§210
Logic: 1
1
3
Lab Assistant
Cleaning rat cages, fixing delicate lab equipment for minimum wage--how's your mood today? A lot of logic-skill-building time is needed at home to advance. And guess what? You're on the graveyard shift. Work all night, sleep all day.
How to apply: Directly at work place, Newspaper, Computer
Performance options:
Promotion Levels
Level
Name
Description
Work Time
Compensation
Performance Factors
Perks (cumulative)
1
Test Subject
It's all for the good of science, at least that's what Test Subjects should constantly repeat to themselves. A little shock there, a potentially revolutionary serum there... it's all in a day's test tube. Try to stay in good spirits, because a bad mood skews the data.
Your commitment to the less than glamoorous side of science has garnered you a position as a Lab Tech. It's time to earn that lab coat and broaden your horizons. Beware of flammable materials, radioactive mutagens, and self-aware robotics as you progress deeper into the workings of the laboratory
Not all departments of the science lab are profitable, or productive for that matter. Nevertheless, for every hundred duds and worthless whiz-bangs there's a hit that rocks the science community to its beaker encrusted core. You better improve your skills with a wrench, because you'll be up to your eyes with useless contraptions.
You probably don't want to know what that smell is. Fertilizer Analysts need to be ready for some hands-on time with some stinky stuff, because the best harvests come from great, horifically smelly fertilizers. Head outside to spend time in the garden... and don't forget to shower afterwards.
The pursuit of science is not always one of safety. The Carnivorous Plant Tender is very much in harm's way, but that's no excuse for sloppy data collection and analysis. Stay on the plants' good sides, and continue developing your scientific skills. Hopefully a more appetizing position will open up... idealy before you become too appetising yourself!
No body of water shall be safe from the latex glove of science! Aquatic Ecosystem Tweakers add and remove fish from various habitats to test evolutionary traits of fish, survivability, and naturally refresh ecosystems as needed. Grab your rod and reel and go fishing... for great discovery!
It's time to step in line as a Genetic Resequenser. Clients pay top Simoleon to discover new genes to bottle and sell to customers. It's a lucrative industry, filled with discovery, intrigue, and fashionable genes.
Received a Death Flower in my Sims inventory plus an extra §21/hour raise for good work and effort.
8
Top Secret Researcher
The Government has been closely following your career since your days as a Test Subject. They want you to head up their new program as a Top Secret Researcher. It's all very hush-hush, need to know. That sort of thing. All Simanity will benefit from this research... or so they claim.
The government is happy, and when they're happy it means new toys for the laboratory. You've been tasked to create a new species, specifically one that combines the best features of living organisms and... robots. Sharks or sea bass. It makes no difference. Just don't forget the lasers.
Nobody really takes you as a sane individual, so the title Mad Scientist is apt. Tucked in the deepest, most secretive recesses of the laboratory, you've been tasked to create, destroy, restructure and innovate as you see fit. As the laboratory's best, you will define the future course of science for good... or evil.
This section describes features that are only available in The Sims 3.
After a Sim has attained the Mad Scientist (Science level 10) job, that Sim will be able to use the "Perform Experiment On. . ." action on many items around the house and on community lots. Note that this perk is kept after the Sim retires/quits. The Sim can also "Undo Science Experiment" on those objects (if the experiment didn't delete or damage the object).
This action can have one of several outcomes:
Description
Value
Effect
Success! Your experiment has imbued this object with a positive effect on anyone who walks by!
+9, ideal
A specific positive Moodlet is applied to any Sim that later moves within range (3 squares?) of the object. The Moodlet expires as soon as the Sim leaves range. See table below for possible effects.
Success! Your experiment has imbued this object with a positive effect on anyone who uses it!
+8, great
A specific positive Moodlet is applied to any Sim that uses the object. The Moodlet expires after a set amount of time. See table below for possible effects.
Success! Your experiment has resulted in a giant boost to this object's aesthetic appeal!
+7, nice
Increases how decorated the room is. For example, applying this to my toilet changed the room's value from Decorated +10 to Beautifully Decorated +40.
Success! Who needs a repair technician when you've got science? That object is definitely better than it was before...
+1, ok
Applies an upgrade to the object, masking any current upgrade on that object. For example, make Unbreakable (but masked Improve Speakers or Boost Channels upgrade) or Improved Graphics (masked that the object was already Unbreakable). Using Undo Science Experiment will return the object's previous upgrade (if any).
Enjoy your newly sonorific object!
-1, annoying
The object makes a sound when used. No Moodlet, just annoying.
Enjoy your new sonorific object! Too bad you can't control when it is going to make noise.
-2, annoying
The object makes a sound at random times. No Moodlet, just annoying.
Oh no! Your experiment has gone awry! Hopefully the noise that thing makes while people use it isn't too annoying...
-3, annoying
The object makes a more annoying sound when used. No Moodlet, just annoying.
Oh no! Your experiment has gone awry! Hopefully the noise that thing makes randomly isn't too annoying...
-4, annoying
The object makes a more annoying sound at random times. No Moodlet, just annoying.
Well, that didn't work. Get that thing fixed and try again. You can't split an atom without breaking a few eggs.
-5, annoying
Breaks the object, requiring it to be repaired. Note that you can't use Undo Science Experiment to repair it. You can use Perform Experiment On on broken objects though.
Oh no! Your experiment has gone awry! Anyone who uses this object is in for a nasty surprise!
-6, bad
A specific negative Moodlet is applied to any Sim that uses the object. The Moodlet expires after a set amount of time. See table below for possible effects.
Oh no! Your experiment has gone awry! Anyone who walks by this object is in for a nasty surprise!
-7, bad
A specific negative Moodlet is applied to any Sim that later moves within range (3 squares?) of the object. The Moodlet expires as soon as the Sim leaves range. See table below for possible effects.
Oops! Hopefully no one was too attached to that object. Ah, the dangers of science...
-8, unrecoverable
The object is deleted.
Ack! Call the fire department! Avoiding the shame of a failed experiment isn't worth burning down the whole house!