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== The Sims == |
== The Sims == |
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Phones in ''[[The Sims]]'' are very simplistic compared to phones in later games or expansions. The original phone could make outgoing calls, but doing so would only result in the option to invite a Sim over - Sims could not have a conversation with another Sim over the phone. Phones could be used to hire [[Service|service workers]] such as [[maid]]s or [[gardener]]s, or to call the [[Police]] or [[Fire Department]] in case of an emergency. Friends would often call the house as a warning to the player that a [[friendship]] was about to end (the relationship score was dropping too low); these calls always took place at 4:00 pm. Random calls would often take place throughout the day (and night). They could sometimes result in [[cash|cash rewards]], but they could also be [[prank |
Phones in ''[[The Sims]]'' are very simplistic compared to phones in later games or expansions. The original phone could make outgoing calls, but doing so would only result in the option to invite a Sim over - Sims could not have a conversation with another Sim over the phone. Phones could be used to hire [[Service|service workers]] such as [[maid]]s or [[gardener]]s, or to call the [[Police]] or [[Fire Department]] in case of an emergency. Friends would often call the house as a warning to the player that a [[friendship]] was about to end (the relationship score was dropping too low); these calls always took place at 4:00 pm. Random calls would often take place throughout the day (and night). They could sometimes result in [[cash|cash rewards]], but they could also be [[prank call]]s. Later expansions changed the phone menu multiple times, and added various features. Until ''[[Unleashed]]'', a Sim's phonebook used the standard pie menu, and players would often have to press the Tab key to page through the menu in order to find the [[household|family]] they wanted the Sim to call. Starting with ''Unleashed'', the phonebook became a dialog box which listed families on the left, and known members of the selected family on the right. |
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''[[Hot Date]]'' gave Sims the ability to [[social|talk]] on the phone instead of simply inviting other Sims over, though players had no control over what the Sims would talk about. With the introduction of [[sub-neighborhood|community areas]] and [[community lot]]s in ''Hot Date'', Sims became able to use the phone to call a [[Taxicab#The Sims|cab]] and go somewhere else for a while. Additionally, some [[custom content]] creators made "phone plugins", which added features to the phone. Different models of phones were introduced over the course of the game, but cell phones were never introduced. |
''[[Hot Date]]'' gave Sims the ability to [[social|talk]] on the phone instead of simply inviting other Sims over, though players had no control over what the Sims would talk about. With the introduction of [[sub-neighborhood|community areas]] and [[community lot]]s in ''Hot Date'', Sims became able to use the phone to call a [[Taxicab#The Sims|cab]] and go somewhere else for a while. Additionally, some [[custom content]] creators made "phone plugins", which added features to the phone. Different models of phones were introduced over the course of the game, but cell phones were never introduced. |
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