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|creature = [[Witch]]
|creature = [[Werewolf]]
|theme music = [[File:TS2 Pets Theme Sample.ogg|noicon]]
|neighbor = [[Belladonna Cove]]
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'''The Sims 2 Apartment Life'''<ref>Spelled as The Sims 2 Apartment Life ingame and on EA's website.</ref> ([[List of Sims games with alternate names|Sometimes spelled as]] '''''TheSims2:Apartment Life''''', '''''TS2 AL''''' or simply '''''Apartment Life''''') is the eighth and the last [[expansion pack]] for ''[[The Sims 2]]''. It was released on August26, 2008.It'snotablethatapartments, despitethe name, won'tbethebiggestassetofthegame. Mostcommunity-requestedfeatures,includingmagic,butlers,ceilings,etc.areadded.Thisis also the last [[Expansion pack]] tosupport[[Wikipedia:Windows98|Windows98]]/[[Wikipedia:WindowsMe|Me]]and [[wikipedia:Windows2000|Windows2000]] whileMansionandGardenisthelastSimsgame(andEA'sfinalgame)tosupportthoseversionsofWindows.
'''''The Sims 2: Pets''''' (Also known as '''''TS2 P''''') is the fourth [[expansion pack]] released for ''[[The Sims 2]]''. This game was released on October 18, 2006 for US and Canada, October 20, 2006 for EU, and October 26, 2006 for Australia. The main idea of this game is to let the player own [[pet]]s. The version is a remake of ''[[The Sims: Unleashed]]'', which was a best-seller at that time. It is also included in ''[[The Sims 2 Fun with Pets Collection]]''.
==Description==
==Description==
[[File:The Sims 2 Apartment Life Logo.png|100px|left|link=]]
''Create the perfect pet for your Sims to train, play with, and love throughout a lifetime. Pick everything from their paws to their personality. Choose from dozens of popular dog and cat breeds like Schnauzer and Siamese. Or create a unique cat or dog by modifying their features and body type. Your Sims can teach their pets tricks, take them for a romp in the park to meet other furry friends, or buy them toys, beds, and much more. But pets have minds of their own-so expect the unexpected! ''
''Your Sims are moving into a brand-new apartment, and their lives will never be the same! Adventure, fun, and drama await them as they meet new people and explore their new neighborhood. Will they take their kids to the local playground, mingle in coffee shops, or hit the park to learn from the breakdancers? Close quarters mean new opportunities-move in with compatible roomies for a thriving social life, advance your career with the right social network, or find true love just down the hall. Whether they live in artsy converted lofts, the ultimate studio bachelor pads, or luxury apartments with their own butler, your Sims will experience all of the excitement of apartment life!''
==Belladonna Cove==
{{Main|Belladonna Cove}}
Belladonna Cove is a new neighborhood shipped with ''Apartment Life''. This neighborhood mainly features the apartments and social classes. Parts of the town include slummy urban area, middle class area, and luxurious socialite area. This neighborhood is said to be the best in ''The Sims 2''. Some districts also feature trailer park, industrial area, lofty flats, and luxurious mansions.
==New Features==
==New Features==
===Apartment===
===Pets===
{{Main|Apartment}}
{{Main|Pet}}
''Apartment'' is the new type of lot for Sims to reside. Up to four families can live in the same apartment building, but occupy different apartment slots. "Neighbors" can now exist from living in an apartment, unlike living in ordinary residential lots, where "neighbors" are only walkbys from afar. Living in apartment will give some benefits for Sims, or even disadvantages. Sims can meet others in the same lot easily, or visit neighboring families on the next door. On the other hand, neighbors can also make noises behind the walls that irritates Sims.
===Pet Training===
Sims don't buy apartment. They rent the slot instead. Every Monday, the Landlord will come to charge the rent. Landlords are beneficial NPCs, because they will take care the common areas, tend the garden, take care of roaches, and fix the plumbing. Some Build and Buy modes are also locked from living in apartment.
===Roommates===
===Pet Career===
In order to lower the weekly rent, Sims can search for roommates. Roommates will live together with Sims, but they will be unplayable and take care of themselves. Roommates can be searched via computer, newspaper, or ads from phone. They could be nice to Sims, or maybe bothersome. If roommates find themselves not enjoying living with Sims, they'll leave.
===SocialClass===
===Obtaining a Pet===
This Expansion Pack introduces new features to bring more realism of community living, [[Social class]]. From now, each lot, whether residential or community, calculates its lot class value. The value will indicate if the lot is high to low. The value is determined by the price of the furniture, the size of the lots, the number of household members, the messiness, and the values of surrounding lots.
===Social Group Townies===
===Create-a-Pet===
[[Social class|Social Group Townies]] are new kind of Townies. They are the townies who will occupy vacant apartments and become the roommates. There are 5 kinds of Social group townies, they are Socialite, Tech, Jock, Bohemian, and Gearhead. Socialites and Techies will occupy expensive apartments while Bohemians and Gearheads occupy the worst. In contrast, they determine how "rich" they are and their surroundings.
===Reputation===
===Unlockables===
Sims now have [[Reputation|reputations]]. Reputation is determined by how nice or mean a Sim interacts with others. Having good reputation will give Sims benefit while bad reputation will give Sims penalty. Townies will also react to the Sims' reputation.
===Witch===
===Werewolf===
{{Main|Witch}}
{{Main|Werewolf}}
The new life state introduced in the Expansion Pack is Witch. Witch has 3 alignment, whether it is good, bad, or neutral witch. As a witch, Sims will have witch attributes, be able to cast [[Spells (The Sims 2: Apartment Life)|spells]] and magic things, and fly with broomstick. Spells require [[Reagent|reagents]], which witch can craft for themselves or buy from the High Witch.
==New Additions==
==New Additions==
*'''New Life State''': Witch
*'''New Life State''': Werewolf
*'''New Lifetime Wants''': Raise 20 Puppies or Kittens, Have 20 Simultaneous Pet Best Friends, and Have 6 Pets Reach the Top Career Level.
*'''New Death''': [[Death#The_Sims_2:_Apartment_Life|Death by Murphy Bed]]
*'''New NPCs''': [[Butler]], [[Landlord]], High Witch, [[Spectralcat]], Human statue, Break dancer, and more.
*'''New NPCs''': Obedience Trainer, Animal Control Officer, [[Skunk]], [[Wolf]], and [[Pack leader|Pack Leader]]
*'''New [[Potion|Potions]]''': Witchbegone-E
*'''New [[Radio stations|Radio Station]]''': Country
*'''New [[Aspiration reward (The Sims 2)|Aspiration Reward]]''': [[Kibble of Life]]
*'''New Skills''': Break dancing and [[Life skills]]
*With ''[[Open for Business]]'', Sims can run a pet store, using the pet display.
==New Build Mode Additions==
==New Build Mode Additions==
[[File:Diagonal roof comparison.png|thumb|200px|Comparison of diagonal and rectangular roof on diagonal room]]
*[[Ceiling]]<br>
*Diagonal Room Tool
Ceiling is a new minor addition. Ceiling can now be visible by toggling the ceiling button on the lower left of the camera buttons. Ceiling can be seen by tilting the camera to the sky from the ground. Also, there is a new buy/build button, 45 Degree View button, to easily view the ceiling. Ceiling can fully be customized just like flooring.
In addition to Room Tool, the tool to create a square-shaped room without holding the Shift button, the players can use this tool to create a diagonal-shaped room easily. Players can also toggle between Room Tool with this tool by pressing Ctrl+D button.
*Measuring Tape Tool<br>
*Diagonal Roofs<ref name="carry forward">This feature is carried forward to later Expansion Pack.</ref>
This new tool enables the player to measure many of the build mode elements. This includes measuring how long the placement of wall, half wall, fence, flooring, ceiling, foundation, deck, stage, wall covering, level terrain, roof, garden plot{{vgversion|TS2:S}}, awning, and pool.
The diagonal roof is very handy to cover a diagonal room with roof. Diagonal roof comes with all styles of roof, including hipped, gabled, mansard, and pagoda{{Vgversion|TS2:BV}} styles. Previously, the only way to cover it is by placing normal roofs over and over which will awkwardly cobble together. Diagonal roof, however, is never used if players use auto-roof button.
*Octagonal Room Tool
This tool simplifies the creation of diagonal room. Instead of dragging the wall 8 times in different sides, players can simply use this tool. By default, the octagonal room will be 3x3 in size. To enlarge and shrink it, press + key and - keys. Players can also rotate the room before building it by pressing < or > keys. Ctrl + E hotkey can be used to toggle the Octagonal Room Tool with walls, half walls, and fences.
*Flatten Lot Tool<ref name="carry forward"/>
The Flatten Lot Tool will level the entire elevation in the lot with the road. Note that the terrain boundaries will still match the surrounding elevation, making the borders sometimes have steep terrain. Any elements that are above a terrain will not be affected, such as foundation, objects, or Sims. This tool technically has the same usage as Level Terrain Tool, but is used to the entire lot without exception.
*Sledgehammer Tool<ref name="carry forward"/>
The Sledgehammer Tool is a very useful tool when players want to delete the entire objects that stack with each others, such as shelves, surface with decorative sculptures, or multiple wall-hanging objects. Pointing an object with this tool will highlight it, making it contrast to see which object will be deleted. For example, clicking a curtain on the wall will only delete the curtain, but if clicking the wall if a window and the curtain is hanging on it will delete all those objects.
*Rotating Floor Tiles<ref name="carry forward"/>
Players can rotate the floor tiles by pressing < or > button. Several flooring requires rotation to be fully decorative, such as floor tiles that only have one direction (sideways only), or corner tiles. Remember to rotate it back to its original direction, because some flooring that has patterns will be jumbled when rotated.
*Quarter Tiles<ref name="carry forward"/>
While selecting a floor tile, press the Ctrl+F hotkey to enable the quarter tiling. Previously, the only way to place half tiles is to build a diagonal wall or fence and place a tile between it. With this feature, players can create floor patterns more easily.
*Edger Fences
''The Sims 2: Pets'' feature a new fence style that resembles a divider line. These edger fences can be used to delineate when two different floor tiles are adjacent to make a visible divider. Technically, these edger fences are the same as existing low fences which can be stepped on. Multi-tiled objects cannot intersect the edger fences, and because fences are not allowed inside an [[apartment]] slot, these edger fences aren't either.{{Vgversion|TS2:AL}}
==New Objects==
==New Objects==
*[[Food bowl|Pet bowls]]
*Murphy Bed and Heart-Shaped Bed
*[[Pet house]]s and [[Pet bed]]s
*Modular Roof Set
*''Kitty Kraze Katnip''
*Vending Machines
*''The Chewinator by ChompCo'' Dog Bone
*Playground Set
*Pet Display Cases
*Walk-In Closets
*''Collar Connection Display'' Collar Rack
*Spiral Staircases
*''Tropico Avian Sanctuary'' Bird Cage
*Indoor Dog Pen
*''FMCU 3000'' Hamster Cage
*Secret Door Bookcase
*''Mr. Maritime'' Aquarium
*Ownable [[Helicopter]] and Helipad
*''Beware of Pet Sign''
*New Awnings and Elevator, originally introduced from ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business]]''
==New Interactions==
==New Interactions==
;Sims-based
;Sim-pet based
*Sims can adopt [[stray]]s anywhere with sufficient relationship.
*New Kisses. Sims can ''Suck Face'' and ''Dance Kiss''.
*Sims can teach pets [[Skill (pet)#Commands|commands]] to perform, which is essential for their [[Career (pet)|career]] promotion.
*New Gestures. Sims can greet with gestures according to the social group townie they are interacting with.
*Sims can praise or scold to encourage/discourage their [[Skill (pet)#Behaviors|reinforced behavior]].
*Older Sims can read to sleep child or teen and play ''Peek-a-Boo'' to toddler.
*Sims can take for a walk with a pet and boost their relationship for as long as they're away.
*[[Toddler]]s can huggle each others.
*Sims can now walk to school or work if they miss the carpool.
*New locking door options. Sims can lock outRoommates and restrict neighbors from entering theapartment.
*New locking door option. Sims can lock doors to restrict pets from going through.
*Most objects are modified for pets. These include objects to be chewable/scratchable, slept on, and so on.
*Toddlers can sleep on pet bed{{Vgversion|TS2:P}}.
*Pets will yowl and howl on noisy objects, such as stereo, band objects{{Vgversion|TS2:U}}, [[DJ booth]], and karaoke machine{{Vgversion|TS2:NL}}.
*Pets may react to many moving objects or actions, such as [[alien abduction]], RC cars, [[Robotics|robots]]{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}, resurrection{{Vgversion|TS2:U}}{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}{{Vgversion|TS2:AL}}, and so on.
*Cats can jump onto counters, comfort themselves or eat food on it.
*Small dogs and cats can climb onto bay window{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}{{Vgversion|TS2:MGS}}, and large dogs can chill in it.
*Adult pets can ride cars and share carpools, but cannot ride helicopter.<ref>If by chance pets return home with a Sim who come home with a helicopter, the jump bug or error will occur and none of them will get paid from work.</ref>
*Puppies and kittens cannot use stairs, spiral stairs{{Vgversion|TS2:AL}}, and elevators{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}} on their own.
*Doofus pets are likely to react when they see their reflection in the mirror.
*Dogs can knock over trash can and dig trash.
*Sims can only bathe dogs in bathtubs.
*Dogs can use ''[[Toy Making#Wet n' Wild Water Wiggler|Wet n' Wild Water Wiggler]]''{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}} to raise their hygiene, while cats will avoid it.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Images===
===Images===
<gallery>
<gallery captionalign="left">
File:AL Gallery 1.jpg|Gearheads in the playground
P Gallery 1.jpg
File:AL Gallery 2.jpg|Socialite, butler, and indoor dog pen
P Gallery 2.jpg
File:AL Gallery 3.jpg|Jocks
P Gallery 3.jpg
File:AL Gallery 4.jpg|Techies
P Gallery 4.jpg
P Gallery 5.jpg
P Gallery 6.jpg
P Gallery 7.jpg
P Gallery 8.jpg
P Gallery 9.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Video===
===Audio===
{|class="wikitable heading-blue"
!Track
!Real-world preview!
|-
|''The Sims 2: Pets'' Theme
|[[File:TS2 Pets Theme Sample.ogg|noicon]]
|}
===Videos===
<videogallery>
<videogallery>
Video:The Sims 2 - Apartment Life Official Trailer (PC)|The Sims 2 - Apartment Life Official Trailer (PC)
Video:The Sims 2 - Pets Official Trailer|The Sims 2 - Pets Official Trailer
Video:Katy Perry - Hot n Cold (Simlish)|Katy Perry - Hot n Cold (The Sims 2 Apartment Life)
</videogallery>
</videogallery>
==Externallinks==
==See Also==
*[[Comparison between The Sims 2: Pets and The Sims 3: Pets]]
* [http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep8_index.php The Sims 2: Apartment Life on TheSims2.com]
* [http://thesims2.ea.com/images/home/ep8_teaser.jpg Leaflet shipped with recent EA Games releases]
==External Links==
* [http://www.thesimsresource.com/article/apartmentlife1 TSR: Apartment Life EP Preview]
*[http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep8_videos.php The Sims2.comApartmentLifeTrailer]
*[http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep4_index.php The Sims 2: Pets on TheSims2.com]
* [http://thesims2.ea.com/community/chat_08_07_08.php Aug 7, 2008 Apartment Life chat #1 transcript] & [http://thesims2.ea.com/community/chat_08_07_08-2.php Aug 7, 2008 Apartment Life chat #2 transcript]
The Sims 2: Pets (Also known as TS2 P) is the fourth expansion pack released for The Sims 2. This game was released on October 18, 2006 for US and Canada, October 20, 2006 for EU, and October 26, 2006 for Australia. The main idea of this game is to let the player own pets. The version is a remake of The Sims: Unleashed, which was a best-seller at that time. It is also included in The Sims 2 Fun with Pets Collection.
Create the perfect pet for your Sims to train, play with, and love throughout a lifetime. Pick everything from their paws to their personality. Choose from dozens of popular dog and cat breeds like Schnauzer and Siamese. Or create a unique cat or dog by modifying their features and body type. Your Sims can teach their pets tricks, take them for a romp in the park to meet other furry friends, or buy them toys, beds, and much more. But pets have minds of their own-so expect the unexpected!
Comparison of diagonal and rectangular roof on diagonal room
Diagonal Room Tool
In addition to Room Tool, the tool to create a square-shaped room without holding the Shift button, the players can use this tool to create a diagonal-shaped room easily. Players can also toggle between Room Tool with this tool by pressing Ctrl+D button.
The diagonal roof is very handy to cover a diagonal room with roof. Diagonal roof comes with all styles of roof, including hipped, gabled, mansard, and pagoda[TS2:BV] styles. Previously, the only way to cover it is by placing normal roofs over and over which will awkwardly cobble together. Diagonal roof, however, is never used if players use auto-roof button.
Octagonal Room Tool
This tool simplifies the creation of diagonal room. Instead of dragging the wall 8 times in different sides, players can simply use this tool. By default, the octagonal room will be 3x3 in size. To enlarge and shrink it, press + key and - keys. Players can also rotate the room before building it by pressing < or > keys. Ctrl + E hotkey can be used to toggle the Octagonal Room Tool with walls, half walls, and fences.
The Flatten Lot Tool will level the entire elevation in the lot with the road. Note that the terrain boundaries will still match the surrounding elevation, making the borders sometimes have steep terrain. Any elements that are above a terrain will not be affected, such as foundation, objects, or Sims. This tool technically has the same usage as Level Terrain Tool, but is used to the entire lot without exception.
The Sledgehammer Tool is a very useful tool when players want to delete the entire objects that stack with each others, such as shelves, surface with decorative sculptures, or multiple wall-hanging objects. Pointing an object with this tool will highlight it, making it contrast to see which object will be deleted. For example, clicking a curtain on the wall will only delete the curtain, but if clicking the wall if a window and the curtain is hanging on it will delete all those objects.
Players can rotate the floor tiles by pressing < or > button. Several flooring requires rotation to be fully decorative, such as floor tiles that only have one direction (sideways only), or corner tiles. Remember to rotate it back to its original direction, because some flooring that has patterns will be jumbled when rotated.
While selecting a floor tile, press the Ctrl+F hotkey to enable the quarter tiling. Previously, the only way to place half tiles is to build a diagonal wall or fence and place a tile between it. With this feature, players can create floor patterns more easily.
Edger Fences
The Sims 2: Pets feature a new fence style that resembles a divider line. These edger fences can be used to delineate when two different floor tiles are adjacent to make a visible divider. Technically, these edger fences are the same as existing low fences which can be stepped on. Multi-tiled objects cannot intersect the edger fences, and because fences are not allowed inside an apartment slot, these edger fences aren't either.[TS2:AL]
