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== Engine ==
 
Does anyone know if the Sims 3 engine has a name? It's not propietary, that was someone misunderstanding the words in an article and Sims 3 isn't listed under games with Renderware on wikipedia. '''[[User:Duskey|Duskey]]'''<small>([[User_talk:Duskey|<span style="color:green;">talk</span>]])([[User_blog:Duskey|<span style="color:blue;">blog</span>]])</small> 10:14, June 30, 2010 (UTC)
'''Q''' Just wondering, is having children in this game different with skin tones? Like if someone dark skinned and someone light skinned have a child, will that child land somewhere in between? I might have over looked it, sorry if I did, just wondering. [[User:Cheap novelty|Cheap novelty]] 02:20, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
:SinceIt skinused tonesto cansay beRenderWare chosenon byWP a sliderbut it isgot possibleremoved. thatIt's children will have a melded skinpossible tonethough. [[User:A morrisGEORGIEGIBBONS|-- a_morrisGEORGIEGIBBONS]] 1517:2105, 2July December21, 20082010 (UTC)
::As no source can be found which speifically states that is is RenderWare, all ''The Sims 3'' games has been changed to 'The Sims 3 Engine'. '''[[User:Duskey|Duskey]]'''<small>([[User_talk:Duskey|<span style="color:green;">talk</span>]])</small> 20:40, July 23, 2010 (UTC)
 
== Haha! ==
'''A''' Yeah what a_moris said the sims will have skintones that are mixed (for example If you created a blue sim (using the color palete) and a yellow sim (using the color palete) It might come out a green sim or they said sometimes it will come out blue or yellow --[[User:Sprite7868|Sprite7868]] 22:56, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[[User:Sprite7868|-- Sprite7868]] 14:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 
Did anybody else notice that on the Sims 3 came case on the main pg, you can see a young Mortimer above the 's' in Sims? He gets caught off though. There is also a younger-looking Corneilia to the left of a stern-looking officer. oh! And an evil-smiling child girl at the bottom right corner near the 'EA" sign. Then a nicer one next to a black lady on a phone above. Hehe....Sims can be so funny.. -- [[Special:Contributions/24.131.224.165|24.131.224.165]] 20:32, July 20, 2010 (UTC)
 
I don't think that's Cornelia, that's a Puddingface, AKA a simmie with all 0 slider. She does have black hair in Cornelia's hairstyle, but TS3 Cornelia's purple hairdye is genetic even though Morty still has black hair. So that cannot be Cornelia. All the sims in there are puddingfaces 'cept for the "Household that Grant built" (Liam Kim and Piper), Morty, and the girl in the pink shirt (a very very early version of Bella, they turned her into Kaylinn instead. So TS3 Kaylinn was originally suppose to be Bella. Only they had made Bella way too pale to be her. OR well if she was'nt suppose to be Bella she was suppose to be a girl townie with a crush on Morty later it was decided on making her Kaylinn. AKA originally TS3 did not have Bella, just the Goths Landgraabs Altos Roomies Crumplebottom and Keaton. And Morty wanted to find his true love. The rest would have been homeless townies that could move in town. Yes they wanted to make a game about before Bella moved in town.) [[Special:Contributions/78.15.36.16|78.15.36.16]] ([[User talk:78.15.36.16|talk]]) 17:14, January 20, 2015 (UTC)
 
== Does The Sims 3 console have the ageing system and kids? ==
 
'''Q: '''Same as the headline. [[User:GEORGIEGIBBONS|GEORGIEGIBBONS]] 17:04, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 
:Questions on [[The Sims (series)]] is mostly answered in our forum, you might have better luck there: [[Forum:Central Park]]. '''[[User:Duskey|Duskey]]'''<small>([[User_talk:Duskey|<span style="color:green;">talk</span>]])</small> 23:09, July 23, 2010 (UTC)
== The Sims 3 Collectors Edition ==
 
== Split Requests ==
'''Q''' I ordered the sims3 collectors edition, When will I get it?--[[User:Limemabean|Limemabean]] 00:07, 5 February 2009 (UTC) P.S. I did not write the question above this
 
Hey everyone. I believe that some of the sections of this article should be split into numerous articles. I have split it down for you because this can be understood and be more appropriate for us to talk about these separate articles that can be split. Thanks [[User:CA Quakes|CA Quakes]] 22:47, November 23, 2010 (UTC)
'''A'''Who knows some of the websites delay it lots of the time I heard when the game was just about to be delayed somebody wouldnt get there game till July 14--[[User:Sprite7868|Sprite7868]] 22:56, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[[User:Sprite7868|-- Sprite7868]] 14:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 
===Sims===
'''A'''I just got a e-mail saying the date has been pushed back to June 2.(it was supose to ship feb 20th)--[[User:Limemabean|Limemabean]] 01:46, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
what you dont know wont hurt you
maybe their lies are true
try and remember, try to forget those yesterdays beatings to
 
The overall view of "Sim" should be separate. The sim section is better suited for an overall article. If it stays it will look long. I truly believe in this split
== Create-a-sim ==
 
:There is already the [[Sim]] article, the information on this page is just a little bit on the new features of Sims that come with the Sims 3--[[w:c:sims:User:Eduardog3000|Eduardog]][[User_Talk:Eduardog3000|3000]] 23:00, November 23, 2010 (UTC)
'''Q''' Will you be able to shift body sliders, (i.e make the hips on a female sim bigger/smaller?)
 
===System Requirements===
'''A''' I heard some where a long time a go that you could change any part of the body you wanted like you could create somebody with fat body with short legs or the other way around Still dont know if this is true or not--[[User:Sprite7868|Sprite7868]] 22:56, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[[User:Sprite7868|-- Sprite7868]] 14:43, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 
The system requirements should be separate from this because it can and will change. This applies to The Sims and The Sims 2 games as well. All three game series system specs should be highlighted into one article.
==Gallery==
'''Q'''Hey, What about Videos? I have 7 imprtant sims 3 videos I need to put some were. Were should I put them?--[[User:Limemabean|Limemabean]] 15:48, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 
:System requirements '''never''' change and are fine on this page.--[[w:c:sims:User:Eduardog3000|Eduardog]][[User_Talk:Eduardog3000|3000]] 23:00, November 23, 2010 (UTC)
'''A''' I say probably put it under The Sims 3 section and create a new thing like theres Gallery under The Sims 3 section just put Videos under that section. I dont know ive never used videos before?--[[User:Sprite7868|Sprite7868]] 15:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 
===Expansions and Subsequent Sections===
==Requirements?==
'''Q'''What are the requirements for the game to be played on a computer? Surely the developers stated them somewhere... but I couldn't find them.-<b>[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>ub<font color="#FF4F00">7</font>ank</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></b> 18:04, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 
The expansion packs and few other articles should be included for its own article; like The Sims 2 stuff packs should be listed as one. Or I could be wrong but it sounds redundant enough for me, my honest thoughts.
'''A'''
[http://www.thesims2.co.uk/news.read.asp?id=1078 The Sims 2 UK - The Sims 3 Minimum System Requirements] It's an image. If someone would write it out that would be very helpful. (The link is in the article under external links right now). --[[User:A_morris|a_morris]] <small>([[User_talk:A_morris|talk]])</small> 20:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 
:The are already pages for expansion and stuff packs, this page just lists a bit of the information about the expansion and stuff packs.--[[w:c:sims:User:Eduardog3000|Eduardog]][[User_Talk:Eduardog3000|3000]] 23:00, November 23, 2010 (UTC)
 
==Weird Crash==
'''Q'''
Hey all u sims fans out there!!! Please please please answer this question: will sims 3 work with the Nvidia Geforce 8200 graphics card. its not on the spec list!!!
Thanks!!!
 
Hey whenever I put my sims 3 disk in my computer my computer just like gets the blue screen anyone have any ideas to help.<small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:24.138.46.24|24.138.46.24]] ([[User talk:24.138.46.24|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/24.138.46.24|contribs]]) (UTC) - Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></small>
'''A'''
The response is yes, it like if you were arking if we can drive a Mclaren F1 at 100Km/h (60mph) [[User:Chief frank 001|CF001]]
 
The Sims Wiki is not a customer support site, if you need help with your game go [http://help.thesims.com here].--[[w:c:sims:User:Eduardog3000|Eduardog]][[User_Talk:Eduardog3000|3000]] 21:50, December 29, 2010 (UTC)
== No Aliens? ==
 
== Wrong Info With Fake Reference ==
I find it hard to believe that there will be no aliens in the game, there should be.
counting the fact that you can go out in space as an astronaut, then shouldn't aliens be like ... a friend brought home from work or something?
like they do in "The Sims 2".
 
the statement with citation #13 is wrong, and the reference doesn't exist.
Aliens should Be Included.
Because it's fun to have aliens in the game.
i my self am a huge fan of the sims alien section.
although they don't seem to have many new options for the aliens in the sims 2 packs.
 
 
but page is locked for edits <small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:50.99.131.84|50.99.131.84]] ([[User talk:50.99.131.84|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/50.99.131.84|contribs]]) 12:19, May 26, 2011 (UTC) - Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></small>
[[User:Xiaou|Xiaou]] 12:10, 3 April 2009 (UTC)Xiaou
 
:I don't think it's a fake reference, just a reference to a page that no longer exists or is no longer at that URL. The page is protected against unregistered users and new accounts because it is high-profile and high-traffic, and was frequently vandalized by unregistered users. I can unlink the reference, since it's a dead link, but since there are several references to it, you'll need to be more specific about what is incorrect. [[User:Dharden|Dharden]] ([[User_talk:Dharden|talk]]) 13:52, May 26, 2011 (UTC)
 
== The Sims 3: Pets ==
according to Suuny, there will be aliens in the game. check out http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Ask_Sunny_The_Sims_3_Questions
[[User:Jacob11693p|Jacob11693p]] 15:35, 3 April 2009
 
There needs to be a page for the Sims 3: Pets expansion which is set to come out around fall.
== Another Little Question. ==
:[[The Sims 3: Pets|There is one]]. {{LabSig}} 19:06, June 3, 2011 (UTC)
 
==Hey I'm just asking, okay?==
will there be stuff packs and expansion packs?.
 
I'm just asking, but can Sims give out wedgies? And if they do wear underwear, do they have bras?
[[User:Xiaou|Xiaou]] 12:11, 3 April 2009 (UTC)Xiaou
 
I was just asking, okay? Sheesh.......
:It is already confirmed that there will be expansion packs. --[[User:A_morris|a_morris]] <small>([[User_talk:A_morris|talk]])</small> 13:42, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
== Cars==
Does anyone know if a driveway has to be built in the same way as the sims 2? I remember seeing on one of the creator camp profiles that there was a house in the woods where the car was parked on regular ground.
 
:It can be placed anywhere (don't need to connect it to street and other Driveway), is much smaller (no space for Sim walking) and has no floor tile.
:This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unjVOXbKqfk (2:41)
:[[User:Ilovefoxes|Ilovefoxes]] 15:20, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 
My Sims 3 game won't read 2 words in the console Example:Sunny Day
== Length of Pregnancy ==
 
Unknown Command:Sunny
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:I put a note of "citatio needed" there.
:[[User:Ilovefoxes|Ilovefoxes]] 02:12, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 
I need help with this...
 
:Sorry but no wedgies, and yes they wear underwear and bras...unless you change them into it. [[User:Starmoonie|Starmoonie]] 01:32, May 16, 2012 (UTC)
== Bella Goth ==
I heard a rumor that if you do not play the game at all, the strylne will contnue just as it did in the Sims and the Sims 2. If this is true, what will happen to Bella Goth? There are no aliens in the game, so she cannot be abducted...--[[User:Bella Goth|Bella Goth]] 20:34, 19 May 2009 (UTC)Bella Goth
 
::: That would be a nifty mod or thing for maxis to add in the expansion pack. A perfect mean interaction for children, teenagers and childish sims. Could leave the victim slightly annoyed for a few hours too with "recent wedgie". Maybe you should mention it on the official forums. As of the issue with two word segments, that should go under cheats. However, the solution is to place the two words in quotes. For instance "Sunset Valley". I probably should add that to the cheats sections. Also as a note all commands are single word. For instance, if there is a Sunny Day command (I don't know if there is) It would be SunnyDay. If you are probing around, other logical attemps are "SetWeather Sunny" "Weather Sunny" or just "Sunny" [[User:Ruedii|Ruedii]] ([[User talk:Ruedii|talk]]) 08:24, July 28, 2012 (UTC)
it could be something to do with don
 
Are any of the sims on the cover actually in-game? [[Special:Contributions/174.69.204.100|174.69.204.100]] ([[User talk:174.69.204.100|talk]]) 14:24, July 24, 2012 (UTC) Anonymous
== Neighborhood ==
 
:For the old cover, I think a couple of them, like [[Bella Bachelor]]. '''[[User:Bakerychaz|<span style="color:#B57EDC ">Bakerychaz</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Bakerychaz|<span style="color:#9966CC ">talk page</span>]] · [[User blog:Bakerychaz|<span style="color:#9966CC ">blog</span>]]) 14:25, July 24, 2012 (UTC)
Is create a naberhood still available? Sorry I'm cut off from spill check [[User:Chaos Shepherd|Chaos Shepherd]] 18:39, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
==good news==
For those who tough that a GMA 965 Chipset will not run the game it false it run very well (that the graphic card ive got) [[User:Chief frank 001|C001]]
 
::Actually it depends on which cover you're talking about. But like Bakerychaz said only Bella appears from the old cover, but that is probably a beta Bella not the actual one you'll see in the game. [[User:Starmoonie|<font face="segoe print" color="orange"><b>(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻)</b></font>]][[User talk:Starmoonie|<font face="modern" color="black">ǝıuooɯɹɐʇs</font>]][[User:Starmoonie/Sandbox|<font face="modern" color="orange">VOTE!</font>]] 14:33, July 24, 2012 (UTC)
==Corrections for a couple of inaccuracies on the main page==
 
:::Like Starmoonie said, a Beta version of [[Bella Goth]], [[Mortimer Goth]], and [[Vita Alto]]. Also there´s [[Liam O'Dourke]], but he's from [[Hidden Springs]], [[Kim Kent]] and [[Piper Hipp]] from the Exchange (another Liam is on the Exchange with Kim and Piper). I don't recognize anyone else. Bye! <span style="font-size:smaller">[[Usuario:Bad Lisa|<span title="Who am I?" style="background-color:#adff2f; color:#FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #7fff00">&nbsp;Bad Lisa&nbsp;</span>]]&nbsp;[[File:Sims3plumbob.png|10px]]&nbsp;[[User Talk:Bad Lisa|<span title="Messages" style="background-color:#adff2f; color:#FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #7fff00">&nbsp;Talk Page&nbsp;</span>]]&nbsp;[http://es.simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Usuario:Bad_Lisa <span title="My Wikisimpsons page, in Spanish" style="background-color:#adff2f; color:#FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #7fff00">&nbsp;Simpsons Wiki&nbsp;</span>]</span> 15:07, July 24, 2012 (UTC)
1) Sims 3 was NOT developed by EA Black Box. It was developed in the EA Redwood Shores studio by EA itself (under the EA Play label).
::::Also see [[list of Sims used in promotional materials]]. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[User blog:Nikel23/Guess the Place|<span style="color:grey ; text-shadow:silver 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Guess!''</sub></span>]] 13:07, July 27, 2012 (UTC)
2) The engine used is not Renderware - it is a proprietary engine developed specifically for The Sims 3.
 
== Tense Issues in article ==
 
I noticed there are issues with tense jumping in the writing of this article. It regularly jumps in time period and tense. I think it might be best to set this to be written in past tense or past perfect tense when talking about development, production, and promotion of the game, and present tense or present perfect tense when talking about gameplay. (Present Perfect would be greatly prefered from gameplay, but I know that is a bit difficult for some people to intentionally write in present perfect tense and it can cause things to get quite wordy. Most people don't even know the difference between Present Tense and Present Perfect Tense, so I doubt there is too much of an issue.) Wikipedia's editing guide has a nice article on the use of proper tense in encyclopedic articles. It has some good examples. Although we don't have to maintain nearly as strict a standard here on such informal articles, good grammar would make the site easier to read, and look nicer. [[User:Ruedii|Ruedii]] ([[User talk:Ruedii|talk]]) 08:12, July 28, 2012 (UTC)
:The wiki does have a [[The Sims Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] but to my knowledge it doesn't get into a discussion of tenses. Admittedly, I couldn't tell you the difference between present perfect tense and present tense, but I do think keeping it consistent would be helpful. I've noticed some grammar issues on some other pages, especially when the article is switching focus. I'll take a look at the page when I get more time and try and clean it up. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LiR</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">speak</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">read</font>]]</sup>''' 08:19, July 28, 2012 (UTC)
 
Hey so i have this little problem and i was hoping you guys could help me.So my friend jsut got Sthe sims 3 but it turns out it is an unauthrized copy so she is interested to know can she install Eps cas she bougght supernatural and she doesn´t know can she install them so can you help me?
 
== Reason for rounded body and facial shapes ==
 
Is there a known reason why people in the Sims 3 all have rounded baby-like faces, and are arguably less realistic? Is it a response to any criticism about the game setting an impossibly high standard of appearance? Or could the authors have possibly wanted to make the game similar to the first installment, to which this is a prequel?
-- [[User:J7n|J7n]] ([[User talk:J7n|talk]]) 20:22, January 12, 2013 (UTC)
:It has been a big problem since the beginning, and people do refer them as pudding-faced, iirc. Some people say they use many slider mods to handle these pudding-faced Sims, but in my point of view, I see there's no difference between one Sim's face and another's. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 06:26, January 18, 2013 (UTC)
 
== the sims 3 game gliches ==
 
are there any sims 3 game glitches? if so tell me the gliches<small>—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:‎Commentadder|‎Commentadder]] ([[User talk:‎Commentadder|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/‎Commentadder|contribs]]) 02:28 15 April 2014 (UTC) - Please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></small>
 
 
==Rabbit holes?==
Can you really not have grocery stores, gyms, bowling allys etc. in the game where sims can actually be seen and played inside. I haven't bought any expansion packs for years, and was wondering if this meant you cant play sims in shopping malls at all in the whole game. [[User:Buffyfan123|Buffyfan123]] ([[User talk:Buffyfan123|talk]]) 03:32, September 8, 2014 (UTC)
 
:Gyms and bowling alleys are not rabbit holes, and you can actually see them playing. Rabbit holes remain rabbit holes, however. You cannot see Sims travel using subways, for example. [[User:Nikel23|'''<span style="color:#007FFF; text-shadow: #ACE5EE 0 4px 4px;">Nikel</span>''']] [[User talk:Nikel23|<span style="color: #30D5C8 ; text-shadow: #00FFEF 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Talk''</sub></span>]] <sub>–</sub> [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Media/Voting|<span style="color:red ; text-shadow:#E97451 0 4px 4px;"><sub>''Vote!''</sub></span>]] 12:48, October 6, 2014 (UTC)
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