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*New [[Life state|creature]]: [[SimBot]] <ref name="First Details">[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims3ambitions/news.html?sid=6252806&mode=previews The Sims 3 Ambitions Q&A - Exclusive First Details]</ref> A SimBot is created by Sims with a high Inventing skill with an opportunity. As well as Inventing SimBots, players can purchase them with 40,000 Lifetime Happiness points.<ref name="Interview with Grant">[http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?ref=Internal&from=de&to=en&a=http%3a%2f%2fsimfans.de%2fspecials%2fhands-on-sims3-traumkarrieren%2f Interview with Grant Rodiek, EA Associate Producer von Die Sims 3 Traumkarrieren]</ref> |
*New [[Life state|creature]]: [[SimBot]] <ref name="First Details">[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims3ambitions/news.html?sid=6252806&mode=previews The Sims 3 Ambitions Q&A - Exclusive First Details]</ref> A SimBot is created by Sims with a high Inventing skill with an opportunity. As well as Inventing SimBots, players can purchase them with 40,000 Lifetime Happiness points.<ref name="Interview with Grant">[http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?ref=Internal&from=de&to=en&a=http%3a%2f%2fsimfans.de%2fspecials%2fhands-on-sims3-traumkarrieren%2f Interview with Grant Rodiek, EA Associate Producer von Die Sims 3 Traumkarrieren]</ref> |
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*New mode: [[Renovation Mode]] is a variation of Build and Buy Modes and used by the architect to remodel for clients<ref name="ep2_blog_mar30">[http://www.thesims3.com/ep2_blog_mar30 The Sims 3 Ambitions blog - Changing Your Sims' Neighborhood, One Job at a Time]</ref> |
*New mode: [[Renovation Mode]] is a variation of Build and Buy Modes and used by the architect to remodel for clients<ref name="ep2_blog_mar30">[http://www.thesims3.com/ep2_blog_mar30 The Sims 3 Ambitions blog - Changing Your Sims' Neighborhood, One Job at a Time]</ref> |
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*New [[Build mode]] abilities: modify the pitch of individual [[roof]] sections and add multistory [[column]]s.<ref name="First Details" |
*New [[Build mode]] abilities: modify the pitch of individual [[roof]] sections and add multistory [[column]]s.<ref name="First Details"/> |
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*New [[CAS]] clothes and hairstyles for female and male sims. |
*New [[CAS]] clothes and hairstyles for female and male sims. |
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*3 new [[skill]]s: |
*3 new [[skill]]s: |
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**[[Sculpting]]: Sims can create sculptures out of ice, metal, clay and wood with another Sim posing for them<ref name="First Details" |
**[[Sculpting]]: Sims can create sculptures out of ice, metal, clay and wood with another Sim posing for them<ref name="First Details"/> (Previously seen in ''The Sims: Bustin' Out''). |
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**[[Inventing]]: There seems to be a wide variety of inventions. Servos are back as SimBots, along with a [[time machine]]. Sims get scraps for inventions from junkyards, a new type of lot, or by blowing things up, or simply just buying scrap.<ref name="First Details" |
**[[Inventing]]: There seems to be a wide variety of inventions. Servos are back as SimBots, along with a [[time machine]]. Sims get scraps for inventions from junkyards, a new type of lot, or by blowing things up, or simply just buying scrap.<ref name="First Details"/> |
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**[[Tattooing]]: Players are taken to the tattoo editor where they can choose tattoos with up to five layers, modify their colors, change the size, modify the opacity, and select where to place it: upper, lower, or full back, neck, ankle, chest, stomach, wrist, shoulder, bicep, or forearm.<ref name="ep2_blog_mar30" |
**[[Tattooing]]: Players are taken to the tattoo editor where they can choose tattoos with up to five layers, modify their colors, change the size, modify the opacity, and select where to place it: upper, lower, or full back, neck, ankle, chest, stomach, wrist, shoulder, bicep, or forearm.<ref name="ep2_blog_mar30"/> (Previously seen in ''The Urbz: Sims in the City and The Sims 2'' for PS2/Xbox and Gamecube). Tattooing is a [[Secret skills|hidden skill]]. |
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* Careers & professions |
* Careers & professions |
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**5 new [[profession]]s: [[Architectural Designer]], [[Firefighter]], [[Ghost Hunter]], [[Investigator]], and [[Stylist]]. |
**5 new [[profession]]s: [[Architectural Designer]], [[Firefighter]], [[Ghost Hunter]], [[Investigator]], and [[Stylist]]. |
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** New career track, [[Education#The Sims 3|education]]<ref name="Interview with Grant" |
** New career track, [[Education#The Sims 3|education]]<ref name="Interview with Grant"/> and new features added to the existing [[Medicine#Ambitions career expansion|medicine]] career track |
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** Sims can become self-employed by going to the city hall after gaining one skill point in a [[skill career]]. |
** Sims can become self-employed by going to the city hall after gaining one skill point in a [[skill career]]. |
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** Control Sim’s actions and interactions while they’re on the job. According to a member of ''The Sims 3'' staff, Sims will even be able to manage their careers to an extent while the player is not controlling them. "Every career has responsibilities and its own active jobs. Each active job will require [the player's] full attention, but there are still options that allow [the player's] Sim to progress and level up while not controlling them."<ref>[http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/178785.page What happens to Sims in workable careers you aren't controlling?]</ref> |
** Control Sim’s actions and interactions while they’re on the job. According to a member of ''The Sims 3'' staff, Sims will even be able to manage their careers to an extent while the player is not controlling them. "Every career has responsibilities and its own active jobs. Each active job will require [the player's] full attention, but there are still options that allow [the player's] Sim to progress and level up while not controlling them."<ref>[http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/178785.page What happens to Sims in workable careers you aren't controlling?]</ref> |
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* New [[Lifetime reward]]s: |
* New [[Lifetime reward]]s: |
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**Fireproof your home, |
**Fireproof your home, |
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**Career cash booster<ref name="Heroic" |
**Career cash booster,<ref name="Heroic"/> |
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**Artisan crafter (boosts value of invented/sculpted items) <ref name="Creative Careers" |
**Artisan crafter (boosts value of invented/sculpted items) <ref name="Creative Careers"/> |
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**Professional Simolean Booster |
**Professional Simolean Booster |
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** Efficient Inventor |
** Efficient Inventor |
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*Child sims can run [[Bake Sale|bake sales]] to make money.<ref>[http://simoperations.com/2010/03/04/ea-gamespress-grant-rodiek-talks-about-the-sims-3-ambitions/ EA Gamespress – Grant Rodiek talks about The Sims 3: Ambitions]</ref> |
*Child sims can run [[Bake Sale|bake sales]] to make money.<ref>[http://simoperations.com/2010/03/04/ea-gamespress-grant-rodiek-talks-about-the-sims-3-ambitions/ EA Gamespress – Grant Rodiek talks about The Sims 3: Ambitions]</ref> |
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*New objects: [[The Woo Woo 4000|fire engine vehicle]], personal fire extinguisher,<ref name="ep2_blog_apr23">[http://www.thesims3.com/ambitionsblog2 The Sims Ambitions blog - Anybody Can Be a Hero ... or Something Along Those Lines]</ref> detonation packs, [[tattoo chair]],<ref name="First Details" |
*New objects: [[The Woo Woo 4000|fire engine vehicle]], personal fire extinguisher,<ref name="ep2_blog_apr23">[http://www.thesims3.com/ambitionsblog2 The Sims Ambitions blog - Anybody Can Be a Hero ... or Something Along Those Lines]</ref> detonation packs, [[tattoo chair]],<ref name="First Details"/> lockpicking kit,<ref name="Heroic"/> [[trampoline]] and [[Gnubb]] set. |
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*Collect scrap from the junkyard, and broken objects for inventing<ref name="First Details" |
*Collect scrap from the junkyard, and broken objects for inventing<ref name="First Details"/> |
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*New [[upgrade]]s<ref name="ep2_blog_apr23" |
*New [[upgrade]]s<ref name="ep2_blog_apr23"/> |
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*Six new [[Trait (The Sims 3)|trait]]s: [[Savvy Sculptor]], [[Eccentric]], [[Dramatic]], [[Eco-Friendly]],<ref>[http://www.nowgamer.com/features/636/ambitious-sims-3-ambitions-interview?o=0 Now Gamer - Ambitious: Sims 3 Ambitions Interview]</ref> [[Perceptive]],<ref name="Heroic" |
*Six new [[Trait (The Sims 3)|trait]]s: [[Savvy Sculptor]], [[Eccentric]], [[Dramatic]], [[Eco-Friendly]],<ref>[http://www.nowgamer.com/features/636/ambitious-sims-3-ambitions-interview?o=0 Now Gamer - Ambitious: Sims 3 Ambitions Interview]</ref> [[Perceptive]],<ref name="Heroic"/> and [[Born Salesman|Born Salesman/Saleswoman]].<ref name="Interview with Grant"/> |
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*Addition of the consignment shop as a place for Sims to sell their own items (collectibles, sculptures, etc.)<ref name="Revealed">[http://www.gaminglives.com/2010/03/08/sims-3-ambitions-revealed/ Sims 3: Ambitions – Revealed]</ref> |
*Addition of the consignment shop as a place for Sims to sell their own items (collectibles, sculptures, etc.)<ref name="Revealed">[http://www.gaminglives.com/2010/03/08/sims-3-ambitions-revealed/ Sims 3: Ambitions – Revealed]</ref> |
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*Ability to register at [[City Hall]] to be self |
*Ability to register at [[City Hall]] to be self-employed in a "Skill Career" for the following skills: writing, painting, sculpting, inventing, photography, nectar making, gardening and fishing.<ref name="Revealed"/> |
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* Overhauled [[investments|real-estate]] system that lets the player purchase and upgrade any community lot building.<ref name="Revealed" |
* Overhauled [[investments|real-estate]] system that lets the player purchase and upgrade any community lot building.<ref name="Revealed"/> |
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* New [[laundry]] system. It gives Sims a good moodlet. There are washers and dryers available including one dryer that has a special "surprise."<ref name="Exclusive" |
* New [[laundry]] system. It gives Sims a good moodlet. There are washers and dryers available including one dryer that has a special "surprise."<ref name="Exclusive"/> |
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* New Death: [[death by meteor]].<ref name="User Tidus">[http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/14909562-post100.html User Tidus on UK Sims forums |
* New Death: [[death by meteor]].<ref name="Ambitions Hands-on"/><ref name="User Tidus">[http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/14909562-post100.html User Tidus on UK Sims forums]</ref> |
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* New vehicle type: [[Motorcycle]] |
* New vehicle type: [[Motorcycle]] |
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* Messages that appear on the right side of the screen are more organized. |
* Messages that appear on the right side of the screen are more organized. |
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Video:The Sims 3 Ambitions Trailer|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' Trailer |
Video:The Sims 3 Ambitions Trailer|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' Trailer |
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Video:The Sims 3 PC Games Trailer - Iron Man Parody|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' Iron Man Parody |
Video:The Sims 3 PC Games Trailer - Iron Man Parody|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' Iron Man Parody |
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Video:The Sims™ 3 Ambitions - GameSpot Gameplay|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' |
Video:The Sims™ 3 Ambitions - GameSpot Gameplay|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' GameSpot Demo |
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Video:Interview with Grant on The Sims 3 Ambitions|Interview with Grant on ''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' |
Video:Interview with Grant on The Sims 3 Ambitions|Interview with Grant on ''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' |
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Video:De Sims 3 Ambities E3 2010 Demo - Gamespot|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' E3 2010 Demo - |
Video:De Sims 3 Ambities E3 2010 Demo - Gamespot|''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' E3 2010 Demo - GameSpot |
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Video:Lady Antebellum, Need You Now - The Sims 3|Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (''The Sims 3: Ambitions'') |
Video:Lady Antebellum, Need You Now - The Sims 3|Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (''The Sims 3: Ambitions'') |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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*While ''Ambitions'' contains elements from ''[[Open for Business]], ''it is not possible for the player to run their own business in the same style. |
*While ''Ambitions'' contains elements from ''[[Open for Business]], ''it is not possible for the player to run their own business in the same style.<ref name="First Details"/> |
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*Existing careers, except the [[Medical]] career, are not enhanced and their career buildings remain [[rabbit hole]]s.<ref>[http://beefjack.com/blog/game-blog/news/most-existing-careers-will-not-be-expanded-in-the-sims-3-ambitions/ Most Existing Careers Will Not be Expanded]</ref> |
*Existing careers, except the [[Medical]] career, are not enhanced and their career buildings remain [[rabbit hole]]s.<ref>[http://beefjack.com/blog/game-blog/news/most-existing-careers-will-not-be-expanded-in-the-sims-3-ambitions/ Most Existing Careers Will Not be Expanded]</ref> |
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*The town seen in the first video trailer is [[Riverview]], and the town seen in the second trailer (Iron Man parody) is the new town of [[Twinbrook]]. |
*The town seen in the first video trailer is [[Riverview]], and the town seen in the second trailer (Iron Man parody) is the new town of [[Twinbrook]]. |
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*EA have announced that Rise Against, Lady Antebellum, Charice and more have their songs recorded in Simlish featured in game. [http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=4&selYear=2010#1705657904] |
*EA have announced that Rise Against, Lady Antebellum, Charice and more have their songs recorded in Simlish featured in game. [http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=4&selYear=2010#1705657904] |
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*''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' Commemorative/Collector's Edition also features a premium 48-page hard-backed 10th Anniversary book, wall poster, sketch book, ‘Build your own Plumbob’, and a digital asset card. It may only be available in Europe[http://www.simprograms.com/ea-germany-announces-the-sims-3-ambitions-collectors-edition/] and Asia.[http://www.simprograms.com/ea-singapore-save-big-on-the-sims-3-commemorative-edition/] |
*''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' Commemorative/Collector's Edition also features a premium 48-page hard-backed 10th Anniversary book, wall poster, sketch book, ‘Build your own Plumbob’, and a digital asset card. It may only be available in Europe <ref>[http://www.simprograms.com/ea-germany-announces-the-sims-3-ambitions-collectors-edition/]</ref> and Asia.<ref>[http://www.simprograms.com/ea-singapore-save-big-on-the-sims-3-commemorative-edition/]</ref> The 10th Anniversary book is also available with other games.<ref>[http://www.simprograms.com/the-sims-3-french-the-sims-3-anniversary-edition-breakdown/]</ref> |
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*On May 27 ''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' [[Wikipedia:Software release life cycle#Release candidate|went gold]].<ref>[http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/205259.page;jsessionid=5D58BCE74D4BE3F216D32B2F84CC45D8.015060 US PRE-ORDER SHIP DATE CONFIRMED]</ref> The following day fans started to receive their copies early. |
*On May 27 ''The Sims 3: Ambitions'' [[Wikipedia:Software release life cycle#Release candidate|went gold]].<ref>[http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/205259.page;jsessionid=5D58BCE74D4BE3F216D32B2F84CC45D8.015060 US PRE-ORDER SHIP DATE CONFIRMED]</ref> The following day fans started to receive their copies early. |
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*''Ambitions'' is included in [[The Sims 3 Deluxe|''The Sims 3 Deluxe ''along]] with the base game. |
*''Ambitions'' is included in [[The Sims 3 Deluxe|''The Sims 3 Deluxe ''along]] with the base game. |
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