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[[File:TS4 Logo Plumbob.jpg.png|thumb|right|120px|The plumbob in ''[[The Sims 4]]''.]] |
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'''''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business]]''''', or '''''OFB''''', is the third [[expansion pack]] for ''[[The Sims 2]]'', released on March 2, 2006 in the US. It was released on March 3, 2006 in Europe. The Mac version was released on September 4, 2006. It allows [[Sim]]s to run a home or community lot based [[business]]. |
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The '''''[[Plumbob]]''''' is an iconic feature of [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]]. It is used in most titles to identify the currently selected character, and to show the [[mood]] of playable Sims. The plumbob has become an important and easily recognizable symbol of the franchise, and is featured in countless game covers, logos, posters, and other products. |
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The main change to the core game introduced by ''Open for Business'' is a new neighborhood type — the "Shopping District", the default one being named Bluewater Village. A number of Sims live there, such as a toymaking family, a woman who owns a home-based flower shop, a family that owns a furniture shop, a family bakery, and a rich tycoon who owns a nightclub and an electronics shop. |
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In ''[[The Sims]]'', the plumbob's color depends entirely on the Sim's current motives, which determines the Sim's overall mood. The plumbob will be green if the Sim is in a good mood, white if the Sim is "neutral", and red if the Sim is in a bad mood. A deeper and darker shade of green or red indicates the severity of the mood. In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', the plumbob will be white if the Sim is in [[aspiration bar|platinum aspiration]], which raises the Sim's mood to maximum regardless of the Sim's motives. Otherwise, the plumbob will be green if the Sim is in a good mood, yellow if the Sim is in a mediocre mood, and red if the Sim is unhappy. The plumbob in ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and ''[[The Sims 4]]'' functions similarly to that of ''The Sims 2'', although there is no platinum mood. In ''The Sims 4'' different [[life state]]s have modified plumbob designs. |
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''Open for Business'' also adds new functionality to a Sim's productivity around the house. Sims are able to craft new items, including toys, flower arranging and robots. Additional items include those aimed specifically at enhancing the business setting like an old-style cash register, beauty salon chairs and child-oriented toys. The ''Servo'', a household robot, is introduced as well, which can perform basic tasks and function like a Sim in regards to social interactions. |
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In ''[[The Sims: Hot Date]]'' and ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]'', a [[date]] partner or [[outing]] members will have a blue plumbob over their heads. This plumbob reflects their mood in ''Hot Date'' depending on the shade of blue, although this is not the case in ''Nightlife''. In ''[[Open for Business]]'', [[employee]]s will have a spherical plumbob over their heads that reflects their mood, much like the normal plumbob does; players should keep a close eye on this plumbob in order to give them breaks appropriately, or they may quit when their motives get too low. |
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There are new objects ''Open for Business''. Furniture styles and the build-mode selection have been expanded. The biggest difference, however, is the addition of business-oriented items such as cash-[[register (object)|registers]], shelves, [[elevator]]s, and [[workbenches|crafting centers]] that Sims can use to create things to sell. |
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The appearance of the plumbob has changed throughout the series, but it has always generally resembled the shape of a [[wikipedia:hexagonal bipyramid|hexagonal bipyramid]], making it a dodecahedron. It has 12 isosceles triangles, 18 edges, and 8 vertices. |
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Revision as of 19:27, 3 January 2019
The Sims 2: Open for Business, or OFB, is the third expansion pack for The Sims 2, released on March 2, 2006 in the US. It was released on March 3, 2006 in Europe. The Mac version was released on September 4, 2006. It allows Sims to run a home or community lot based business.
The main change to the core game introduced by Open for Business is a new neighborhood type — the "Shopping District", the default one being named Bluewater Village. A number of Sims live there, such as a toymaking family, a woman who owns a home-based flower shop, a family that owns a furniture shop, a family bakery, and a rich tycoon who owns a nightclub and an electronics shop.
Open for Business also adds new functionality to a Sim's productivity around the house. Sims are able to craft new items, including toys, flower arranging and robots. Additional items include those aimed specifically at enhancing the business setting like an old-style cash register, beauty salon chairs and child-oriented toys. The Servo, a household robot, is introduced as well, which can perform basic tasks and function like a Sim in regards to social interactions.
There are new objects Open for Business. Furniture styles and the build-mode selection have been expanded. The biggest difference, however, is the addition of business-oriented items such as cash-registers, shelves, elevators, and crafting centers that Sims can use to create things to sell.
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