User:Nikel23/Sandbox4
- See also: Book
- For the similar skill, see Creativity (skill).
- For the career in The Sims 4, see Writer.
Writing is a skill in The Sims 3. The skill is augmented by Artistic trait and Acclaimed Author lifetime reward. Aside from Artistic trait, many traits can be beneficial and helpful for this skill. Sims learn Writing skill by writing books, e.g. novels, reports, journals, screenplays[TS3:LN], and comics[TS3:UL]; practicing writing on the computer, or taking a Writing class at the office building rabbit hole. Upon gaining the first level, Sims will be given a laptop in their inventory.
Children and older can write books. Toddlers who have read toddler books about Writing will earn Writing skill as soon as they grow up and practice writing, based on how many books they've read. With The Sims 3: Ambitions, Sims can register as a self-employed Writer.
Statistics[edit source]
- Books Read
- Current Book Completed
- Completed Books
- Scrapped Writings
- Pages Written
- Flops
- Hits
- Best Sellers
- Most Experienced Genre
- Most Profitable Book
- Money Earned Writing
- Current Weekly Royalties
Challenges[edit source]
- Speed Writer
Speed Writers are so prolific that they've earned §30,000 in royalties. Speed Writers write more quickly than normal writers.
- Prolific Writer
Prolific Writers have written at least 20 books in their career. They are so well known that they tend to write far more best-sellers than their counterparts.
- Specialist Writer
Writers must pen at least 5 novels in a specific genre to be known as a specialist for the genre.[1] Such specialists write far more hits and best-sellers in their particular genre than most.
Abilities[edit source]
Level | Ability |
---|---|
0 | Unlocks fiction genre |
Unlocks non-fiction genre | |
1 | "Practice writing" becomes "Refine writing skill" |
Unlocks science fiction genre | |
Ability to write comics | |
2 | Unlocks trashy genre |
3 | Unlocks drama genre |
Unlocks sports genre | |
Ability to write children's genre | |
4 | Unlocks horror genre |
5 | Unlocks humor genre |
6 | Ability to write history genre |
7 | Unlocks poetry genre |
8 | Unlocks mystery genre |
10 | Unlocks romance genre |
Genres[edit source]
Genre | Requirement | Length | Base royalty (§) | Royalty per page (§) | Expected royalties | Base book value (§) | Bonus traits | EP |
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Fiction | Writing lv. 0 | 80 - 100 | 25 - 35 | 0.333 | 20 - 35 | |||
Non-fiction | Writing lv. 0 | 80 - 100 | 25 - 35 | 0.333 | 20 - 35 | |||
Science fiction | Writing lv. 1 or Writing Lv. 0 with Computer Whiz |
145 - 155 | 60 - 70 | 0.433 | 30 - 40 | Computer Whiz, Genius | ||
Comic | Writing lv. 1 and Painting lv. 1 or Writing lv. 1 and Street Art lv. 1 |
22 - 100 | 48 - 120 | 1.377 | 100 - 150 | |||
Trashy | Writing lv. 2 | 180 - 200 | 73 - 85 | 0.416 | 15-35 | Flirty | ||
Drama | Writing lv. 3 | 260 - 350 | 160 - 183 | 0.562 | 30 - 40 | Commitment Issues, Diva | ||
Children's | Writing lv. 3 and Painting lv. 4 | 90 - 120 | 75 - 105 | 0.857 | 15 - 35 | Artistic, Childish, Family-Oriented | ||
Sports | Writing lv. 3 or Sports Agent lv. 3 |
100 - 150 | 150 - 400 | 2.200 | 150 - 400 | Athletic | ||
Horror[2][3] | Writing lv. 4 or Writing lv. 2 with Supernatural Fan |
350 - 450 | 200 - 300 | 0.625 | 35 - 45 | Supernatural Fan | ||
Humor | Writing lv. 5 or Writing lv. 2 with Good Sense of Humor |
320 - 370 | 185 - 255 | 0.638 | 40 - 50 | Loser, Inappropriate, Mean Spirited | ||
Historical | Writing lv. 6 and elders only | 400 - 610 | 290 - 360 | 0.643 | 65 - 85 | Perfectionist, No Sense of Humor | ||
Poetry[2] | Writing lv. 7 or Writing lv. 2 with Avant Garde or Writing lv. 0 with Brooding |
200 - 600 | 300 - 350 | 1.231 | 69 - 96 | Brooding | ||
Mystery | Writing lv. 8 | 450 - 570 | 325 - 340 | 0.652 | 75 - 100 | Genius | ||
Romance | Writing lv. 10 or Writing lv. 5 with Hopeless Romantic |
550 - 800 | 600 - 890 | 1.104 | 75 - 100 | Hopeless Romantic | ||
Biography | A History of One opportunity | 300 - 500 | 150 - 175 | 0.406 | 50 - 75 | |||
Autobiography | 3 Biographies | 300 - 500 | 150 - 175 | 0.406 | 50 - 75 | Ambitious, Charismatic, Unlucky, Daredevil, Insane, Kleptomaniac, Diva | ||
Fantasy | 3 Science fiction novels | 370 - 510 | 300 - 360 | 0.750 | 30 - 40 | Neurotic | ||
Satire | 3 Humor novels or Writing lv. 4 with Avant Garde |
320 - 380 | 350 - 410 | 1.086 | 40 - 50 | Grumpy, Hot-Headed, Over-Emotional, Rebellious | ||
Vaudeville | Writing lv. 10 and 2 of: science fiction, drama, humor, mystery, and romance. | 1,100 - 1,400 | 1,450 - 1,770 | 1.288 | 75 - 100 | Bookworm | ||
Masterpiece | 25 novels | 1,800 - 2,200 | 2,750 - 3,100 | 1.462 | 500 - 750 | |||
Life story | It's Your Life opportunity | 300 - 500 | 300 - 500 | 1.000 | 300 - 500 | |||
Political memoir | Thanks for the Memories opportunity | 300 - 500 | 300 - 500 | 1.000 | 300 - 500 | |||
Article | Journalism lv. 3 | 72 - 85 | 35 - 52 | 0.554 | 5 - 10 |
Writing a book[edit source]
Sims can start writing a book from the computer. Only one book per type (e.g. novel, comic, or screenplay) can be written at a time. On starting a book, the players will be prompted to name the book title. Different genre has different book length. Sims have a base rate of 0.12 page per minute (PPM). Higher PPM rate allows Sims to finish the book faster. The PPM rate is modified by several factors:
- +0.03 PPM if the Sim has the Bookworm trait.
- +0.025 PPM per Writing skill level.
- +0.003 PPM per book read, capped at 0.15 PPM or 50 books.
- ±0 PPM per book written, capped at 20 books (The value is set to 0, but it is possible to tune the value in the game files using a mod).
- x1.4 PPM if the Sim has completed Speed Writer skill challenge.
- x0.8 PPM if the Sim has the Perfectionist trait.
This means a Sim can have a maximum of 0.77 PPM rate. At every one fifth of the book progress, Sims will earn partial work payment by 50% of the book's length. Partial work payment is only earned for novel writing; it is not earned for comics, articles, or screenplays. Unlike most other skill building techniques, Sims will earn Writing skill points once they stop writing novel, instead of while writing.
Screenplay[edit source]
Sims at level 8 of Film career in the Directing branch have the option to write screenplay on the computer. There are five types of screenplay, which are action, science fiction, romantic comedy, indie, and drama. Each requires Writing skill level 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8, respectively. The value of a screenplay ranges from §0 to §1,500. Screenplays can be sold in the film studio. Sims with Suave Seller lifetime reward can sell a screenplay worth +15% more.
Finished screenplays do not contribute to the Sim's royalty earnings.
Quality and royalty[edit source]
When Sims finish writing a book, they will immediately receive payment worth the book's royalty. On the next day, Sims will receive a copy of the written book in the mailbox. Articles will not be mailed, but simply appear in the Sim's inventory, however. The written books can be found in the library, bought from the bookstore, or ordered from the computer.
There are four qualities of a written book: flop, normal, hit, and best seller. There are many factors that contribute the quality of the books:
- The base chance of the quality depends on the Sim's skill level. Below is the table of base quality chance.
Quality | Skill Level | ||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Flop | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Hit | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Best seller | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
- -1.5 (flop), +1.5 (hit), and +1.5 (best seller) for each previously written novel of the same genre. The value is capped at ±60.
- -20 (flop), +20 (hit), and +20 (best seller) if the Sim has the Bookworm trait.
- -15 (flop), +15 (hit), and +20 (best seller) if the Sim has the Perfectionist trait.
- +20 (hit) and +20 (best seller) if the Sim is a specialist writer of the genre.
- +15 (hit) and +5 (best seller) if the Sim has completed Prolific Writer skill challenge.
- +5 (hit) and +5 (best seller) if the Sim has received an advice from the boss, a random career even in Journalism career.
Tips[edit source]
- Writing a novel reduces the fun motive, but Sims with Night Owl trait that has "Enjoying the Late Night" moodlet gains fun from it.[TS3:SN]
Notes[edit source]
References[edit source]
- ↑ Specialist is given to the first genre that has 5 completed novels. The specialization will change to the genre with the most completed books. In the case of a tie, the tiebreaker is based on the following list: Trashy > Drama > Science Fiction > Fantasy > Humor > Satire > Mystery > Romance > Historical > Children > Vaudeville > Biography > Article > Autobiography > Masterpiece > Political Memoir > Life Story > Fiction > Non-fiction > Poetry > Horror > Sports > Comic. For example, if the Sim has completed 5 Romance novels, on completion of his fifth Mystery novel, the specialization will change. In order to then change the specialization to Children, the Sim must complete at least six Children's books. Each Genre gets its own special blurb, except for Life Story and Political Memoir, where the specialization will say "**Unknown Genre**"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Included in Patch 38, but requires Supernatural to write these genres properly.
- ↑ Supernatural Skeptics cannot write Horror genre.