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[[File:TS3S Reflect.png|left]]'''''The Sims 3: Seasons''''' is the eighth [[expansion pack]] for ''[[The Sims 3]]''. After initial [[The Sims game rumors/Archive#The Sims 3: Seasons|rumors]], [[Electronic Arts|EA]] confirmed the existence of the pack through an online posting on their website on August 1, 2012, followed by a ''Summer Showcase'' on August 2, 2012, which officially confirmed the pack and released the first official trailer for it.<ref>[http://www.ea.com/1/summer-showcase Summer Showcase website]</ref> ''Seasons'' was released on November 13, 2012 in North America and on November 16, 2012 in Europe.▼
▲[[File:TS3S Reflect.png|left]]'''''The Sims 3: Seasons''''' is the eighth [[expansion pack]] for ''[[The Sims 3]]''. After initial [[The Sims game rumors#The Sims 3: Seasons|rumors]], [[Electronic Arts|EA]] confirmed the existence of the pack through an online posting on their website on August 1, 2012, followed by a ''Summer Showcase'' on August 2, 2012, which officially confirmed the pack and released the first official trailer for it.<ref>[http://www.ea.com/1/summer-showcase Summer Showcase website]</ref> ''Seasons'' was released on November 13, 2012 in North America and on November 16, 2012 in Europe.
==Description==
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==Game Features==
===Official===
*'''Delight your Sims with new activities for every season''': Whether building an intimate igloo, carving a scary Jack o’
*'''Join the fun with seasonal festivals''': Sims can get in a snowball fight at the annual winter festival, get their faces painted at the summer festival, whoop it up at the spring dance, or bob for apples during the fall festival.
*'''Experience the joys and challenges of changing weather''': New weather effects and Sim reactions capture the power and beauty of nature! Sims can get a tan, be struck by lightning, or catch a cold!
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**Your Sims can even brave the icy waters during winter in search of the Polar Bear Club moodlet.
**The ocean will freeze over when the temperature drops low enough in the winter, preventing Sims swimming.
**Sims will be able to swim in a body of water even if it has unroutable paint laid down beneath the water. There’s a different paint type that can be used around the edges of the world to block the camera from going too far
**''As long as the ocean, river or lake is not on a residential or community lot, has a gradual slope into the water, and your Sims can walk to the coast, then they can dive right in!''<ref name="Fun in the Sun in the Summertime!" />
**Sims can gain their [[Athletic (skill)|Athletic]] skill but lose energy, may cause fatigue.<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
**Sims cannot drown when swimming in the ocean. (Technically, this is due to gravestones' inability to be spawned outside of lots.)<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
*'''Diving'''
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*'''Illness'''
**Sims' health can be affected. Examples are:
***Sims can get
***They can get struck by lightning during a storm
***They can catch a cold or even the flu
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There are five weather types. Weather will be available and work the same way with store and custom worlds.
*'''Rain'''
**Varying degrees of rain (light rain, regular, lightning storm).
**Sims can splash in puddles for a little fun, which can help put out fires in their town or water their plants.
**Sims are able to jump on water puddles created by the rain.
** "It can actually rain at any time of the year. However, the frequency will be different for each season. If the temperature is above freezing during winter you will see rain then, too."<ref name="SIMGURU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!" />
**"It'll rain more in the Spring, but it'll still rain in the Summer occasionally."<ref>https://twitter.com/SimGuruGraham/status/232069082193743872</ref>
**''You might hear thunder and see lightning when storms are really bad.''
**[[
**When raining, Sims who are floating on inflatables in the ocean will get to shore and pull up their umbrellas.<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
*'''Sunny'''
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**Trees move depending on the wind.<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
*Temperature will control how easily snow will accumulate on the ground or trees, or how quickly things like puddles will evaporate.
**The temperature can range from -17°C (0°F) {{confirm|to endless °C (°F)}}
*The sky is a good indicator of what
*
*Players will see new symbols in Sims' avatars.<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
**Season symbol showing what season is it. Can also check days till next season there.
**Temperature (can be set into Celsius or Fahrenheit)
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**''Wearing swimwear, holding a parasol, eating an ice cream or just heading indoors are some of the ways you can keep your Sim from overheating.''<ref name="Fun in the Sun in the Summertime!" />
**''During the summer, the grocery store will be holding a firecracker sale, so be sure to stock up for the rest of the year.''<ref name="Fun in the Sun in the Summertime!" />
**Ways to cool off during the summer heat: swim in the ocean or a pool, wear swimwear, hold a parasol when walking, eat ice cream, be indoors or be Immune To Heat<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
*Fall
**During Fall,
**The leaves
**Temperatures drop
**Sims can rake the fallen leaves to make a pile. They can also play or jump on the pile or even woohoo in it, but that may cause dismay to the Sim who raked it into a pile.<ref name="The Sims 3: Seasons - Why fall is the best time of the year" />
*Winter
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*'''Spring Festival'''
**Egg hunt (''"Search
***Every day, new eggs are scattered throughout the grounds.
***Finding these colorful eggs can net your Sims valuable festival tickets that can be redeemed for prizes.
***Sims might even find some other surprises during their hunt.
**Sims can slow dance during the Spring Dance.
***Sims can compete for the title of Spring King and Queen.
***[[Teen]], [[Young adult]], [[Adult]] and [[Elder]] Sims can slow dance.
**Sims can skate in the roller rink.
**Sims can check their romance status of one another on the Love Tester Machine.
**Sims can challenge each other to a round of horseshoes.
**Sims can also find love at the kissing booth and attend to it to earn money.
*'''Summer Festival'''<ref name="Fun in the Sun in the Summertime!" />
**Sims can get their faces painted.
**
**
**Sims can make snow cones.
*'''Fall Festival'''
**Haunted house<ref name="Seasons: EA Poland Talks About Fall">[http://simsvip.com/?p=16156 Seasons: EA Poland Talks About Fall] (SimsVIP)</ref>
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**Pie eating contest
***Any Sim who wins the contest will get a lot of pies.
**Bobbing for apples<ref name="Seasons: EA Poland Talks About Fall" />
***Three Sims can challenge one another for who can catch the (best) apple.
***The winner will get a mood boost and festival passes.
**Trick-or-treating
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;Seasonal Holidays
*The holidays are Love Day, Spooky Day, Snowflake Day, and Leisure Day.
*All holidays take place on the last
*Sims around the neighborhood
*These holidays "are more hyped" than other normal festival days.<ref name="Seasons Live Chat 1a" />
*They cannot be disabled on the options.
*The Chinese, Egyptians, and the French{{vgversion|TS3:WA}} observe these holidays even if they are culturally different from the Sims' home world.
*During Leisure Day, Sims may not need to work or go to school.<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
*During Snowflake Day, [[child]] and [[teen]] Sims may not need to go to school.<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
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;New Lot Type - Festival Grounds
*The Festival Grounds is a lot where all festivals will take place during all four seasons.
*When starting
*There are twelve different Festival Grounds lots from the community lot bin on Edit Town mode.<ref name="SimGuruGraham's tweet on festival lots">[http://www.twitlonger.com/show/jbt41u SimGuruGraham's tweet on festival lots]</ref>
*After installing Seasons and play on an old save game, a player will be asked if they want to replace any large park lot to a festival lot. But they can manually place a festival lot anywhere else.
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**[[Starlight Shores]]{{vgversion|TS3:ST}} - [[Park#Verde Park|Verde Park]]
**[[Moonlight Falls]]{{vgversion|TS3:SN}} - [[Park#Eerie Park|Eerie Park]]
**[[Isla Paradiso]]{{vgversion|TS3:IP}} - [[Park#The Plaza|The Plaza]]
**[[Riverview]] - [[Park#"All the Rave" Warehouse|"All the Rave" Warehouse]]
**[[Barnacle Bay]] - [[Park#Crowe's Nest Campgrounds|Crowe's Nest Campgrounds]]
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**[[Lunar Lakes]] - [[Park#Memories of Riverview|Memories of Riverview]]
**[[Lucky Palms]] - [[Park#Civic Center Park|Civic Center Park]]
**[[Sunlit Tides]] - [[Park#Starfish Sands Playground|Starfish Sands Playground]]
**[[Monte Vista]] - [[Monte Vista|Etruscan Park]]
**[[Aurora Skies]] - [[Park#Groomed Grounds|Groomed Grounds]]
**[[Dragon Valley]] - [[Park#Playful Park|Playful Park]]
**[[Midnight Hollow]] - [[Park#Pitch Park|Pitch Park]]
**[[Roaring Heights]] - [[Park#Roaring Heights Plaza|Roaring Heights Plaza]]
;Seasonal Lot Marker and Creating a Festival Lot
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**Custom Content can be used as outerwear if the creator tags it with "outerwear".
**Sims will be affected on wearing their outerwear depending on the four seasons.
**
*The type of clothes Sims are wearing does not affect
;New Interactions
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**''"Your Sims can head to the winter festival or plop down the snowboard half-pipe in their very own backyards to start learning how to snowboard! Practice makes perfect; the more time your Sims spend on the half-pipe, the better they will get, and the more EPIC the tricks they’ll be able to do!"''
*'''Soccer'''
**''"That’s right--you’ve been asking for it for a while, and now it’s finally here! Your Sim can now compete in an epic shootout against another Sim, practice on their own, or even take part in a tournament! Just place the brand new [[soccer
;New hidden skills
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*Snowboarding half pipes/Snow ramps
*[[Soccer goal|Soccer Net]]
*New fireworks
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**''Since most of the firecrackers are too dangerous for kids to handle, we've added another firecracker option that's safe for nearly all ages: sparklers! They come in two types, white and rainbow.''
*
**[[Werewolf|Werewolves]]{{vgversion|TS3:SN}} jump and crawl on the rink.<ref name="What I learned about Seasons" />
**[[Fairy|Fairies]]{{vgversion|TS3:SN}} fly around the rink.
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==Trivia==
*This is the second time that games or expansions packs in two different "generations" of The Sims series have the same title. (The first being ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]'' and ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]
*Like the [[The Sims 3: Generations|Generations]] expansion, there is no new town included in the pack.
*Dr. F from the [[MySims|MySims series]] is mentioned a few times with his inventions.
==See also==
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