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Although The Sims 3 added new features, some features from older games (Mainly features from games up to The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories) have been removed or changed in The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval, some features were later restored in later versions.
*Restored features have a <
*Features restored in The Sims 3 are put in '''Restored Features''' below this article.
*Features that were in older games of ''The Sims 3'' but removed or changed in later versions of The Sims 3 are in '''Version specific features removed'''.
==Startup==
*The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval cannot be ran directly by using Run even if TS3.exe{{vgversion|TS3}} and TSM.exe
*The notice '''Game Experience May Change During Online Play''' has been replaced with '''Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB'''. This is also seen on The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, FreeTime, IKEA Home Stuff, The Sims 2 Store Edition and The Sims Castaway Stories.
**However, the '''Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB''' is no longer shown in The Sims 3 Fast Lane startup. This is also seen in The Sims 3-The Sims 3 Ambitions if the update is released on or after Fast Lane. However, the notice is still seen on copies of Fast Lane and later games sold in US and Canada.
*The Sims 3 is no longer ran directly as it opens the Launcher. However, a shortcut can be made to start The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval directly. (No longer possible in [[The Sims 3/Patch 69|Patch 69]] and later patches.)
*EPs now have the word "[[Expansion Pack]]" when an EP such as Late Night is started. In The Sims 2, EPs did not have the word and only the name was used (
*All Sims 3 EPs and SPs no longer have new startup music. Late Night does have the theme of The Sims 3 for Console when the game is loaded.
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*Creating neighborhoods is removed in The Sims 3. However, [[Create a World]] can be used. It is possible to add new towns in The Sims 3.
==Website==
* The ability to sign in using usernames is not supported, email addresses must be used. The Sims 2 and the website
==Options==
*Although music can be previewed, it is
*It is
*Edge Scrolling is now disabled by default in The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval whereas it was turned on by default in The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories.
*Freewill is now a slider rather than being a checkbox.
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*Changing Households is only possible through the Change Active Household button. As of ''Generations'', it is possible to click the household and click the button to play that household directly.
*[[Maid]]s no longer charge by the hour, they now charge a flat rate of §125 per day.
*<s>Sims don't have [[memories]].</s> Returned in ''[[The Sims 3: Generations]]'' and carried forward in [[The Sims 3/Patch 22|patch 1.22]].
===Lots===
*<
===Build/Buy Mode===
*It is
**Saving while building on an empty lot is
*When there's a [[Fire]] or if a [[Burglar]] or [[Repo-man]] appears, the Build and Buy Mode icons are no longer grayed out but a dialog appears if the player tries to enter Buy or Build Modes.
==Objects==
*<
*<
==Version specific features removed==
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*'''Create a Sim''' is now called '''Create a Household'''. On the ''Let's play The Sims 3!'' screen, '''Create Sims''' was also renamed to '''Create a Household''' although systems that do not have ''[[The Sims 3: Pets|Pets]]'' or ''[[The Sims 3 Plus Pets|Plus Pets]]'' still call it '''Create Sims'''.
[[Category:The Sims 3]]
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