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Also, on the map, icons for buildings are different colors. Red icons are career buildings, royal blue icons are public places, light blue icons are for the location of Sims in the active household, orange icons are for other Sims' homes that the selected Sims knows, and green is the active household's house.
* Sims farther from the center of the neighborhood spend more time commuting to work.<ref name="Town">The Sims 3 Blog (October 9, 2008)</ref>
* Sims can have parties at public venues, such as pools and parks.<ref name="Town"
* Sims have many more places to "public [[WooHoo]]" and the chance of getting caught in their underwear.<ref name="MTV">[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/09/15/sims-3-details-sex-and-candy/ MTV>> 'Sims 3' Details: Sex in the Science Lab, Stealing Candy from Babies]</ref>
* The area of the town where Sims choose to live now depends on income. For example, [[Summer Hill Court]] is a more expensive [[residential lot]] <ref name="Town"
There are also new public events in ''The Sims 3'', such as music concerts, movie premieres, pool parties, barbecues, sporting events, outdoor fishing, and the most civic-minded public activity in a Sims game to date, attending a public [[protest]] at the City Hall, where Sims can voice their discontent with the administration's legal mumbo jumbo by angrily shouting their own nonsensical [[Simlish]] mumbo jumbo.<ref name="reallynew">[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims3/news.html?sid=6205762 The Sims 3 Preview - What's Really New - GameSpot]</ref>
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Body modifiers also use sliders that adjust weight from thin to obese and muscle size from flabby to muscular. With [[The Sims 3/Patch 17|patch 1.17.60]], sliders for muscle definition and breast size (female only) were added. Height still cannot be changed (due to conflicts with animation).
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Five personality [[Trait (The Sims 3)|traits]] can be chosen for each Young Adult Sim and above, with the chance to change them with a Lifetime Happiness reward. (Younger Sims have fewer traits. A teen has 4 traits, kids have 3 traits, and toddlers have 2 traits. Some traits are not available for younger ages. For example, toddlers can't be Flirty.<ref name="TSR1">[http://www.thesimsresource.com/article/sims3 The Sims 3: First Preview]</ref> One Lifetime Wish is also chosen. In CAS, only young adults, adults, and elders can choose a lifetime wish, but in the game, children and teens can also choose to pursue a certain lifetime wish early.
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** Although Daniel, Jennifer, and John appeared in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', Daniel and Jennifer actually made their debut in ''[[The Sims]]'', while John first appeared in ''[[The Sims: Unleashed]]''. This means that as of [[Roaring Heights]], Daniel, Jennifer, and John are the only Sims from the original game and its expansions to appear as living Sims in both ''The Sims 2'' and [[TheSims3.com|''The Sims 3'' Store]] towns.
** Some ''The Sims 2'' base game Sims didn't make an appearance. Among them are the [[Oldie family|Oldies]] from [[Pleasantview]], the [[Smith family|Smiths]], [[Grunt family|Grunts]], [[Singles household]], and [[Ajay Loner]] from [[Strangetown]].
* ''The Sims 3'', its expansions and stuff packs are no longer able to be purchased in retail stores in most countries such as Australia due to physical copies being discontinued. However, some console versions of ''The Sims 3'' can be purchased in some retail stores, such as EB Games or Game and all packs can be purchased on Origin or Steam. Additionally, physical copies can still be purchased at second-hand stores such as charity stores, pawnbrokers or any store that sells second-hand video games as well as being available to purchase on online shopping sites such as eBay, Amazon or Facebook Marketplace. As well as this, all ''The Sims 3'' games are available for purchase from Origin and Steam, excluding ''[[The Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats]]''.
* ''The Sims 3'' is the only sequel in the franchise to not have an existing or upcoming main sims game available for sims to play. In ''[[The Sims 2: Freetime]]'', sims can play ''The Sims 3'' while in ''[[The Sims 4]]'', sims can play ''[[The Sims]]'', which is under the title "Sims Forever".
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