<div class='spoiler_toggle'>Spoiler: click to toggle</div><div class="spoiler" style="display:none;">The Sims
- The Seven Age Groups: Baby, Toddler, Child, Teenager, Young adult, Adult, Elder.
- The Sims will now have only four needs: 1. Entertainment 2. Bathroom 3. Sleep 4. Eating/Food
- Sims will now have traits, you will choose up to 5 traits for your sim as an adult
- It is possible to pass down traits of one sim to another
- They will finally be more aware of themselves, or as several fans put it..they become smarter.
- As of right now, now hair will grow, but you may edit the color pallet of the hair
- They will now have skills, such as running, swimming, fishing, and maybe things like tree planting!
- Actions your sims make will be based off of skills, mood and traits
- Your sims' needs may be fulfilled by clicking on a base icon of the need
- Sims will now dream & Promise
- The healthier your sim, the better and longer living they will be
- Sims will still have age groups
Their Careers
- Still no visible working sims
- You may follow them to work within the seamless neighborhood
- If you follow them, they will disappear inside their workplace
- Each job field will have a building or 'office' within the neighborhood
- Sims may now apply for part-time or 'full-time' jobs
- You can apply for a job at the career's building in your neighborhood
- You have more control of your sim at work:
- Although you cannot see them, you can decide how hard, or how little they work
- Being promoted is different, it depends on the sim more than the sims abilities
Their Homes
- Objects can be moved at angle angle, completely 'gridless' ..hooray! <-- Enjoy Coffee!
- A user can use their own design patterns for objects in both build and buy modes
- The game will have modding tools
- You can put a better design on surfaces (counters, tables, etc.) using more objects
- You can buy some things empty, bookcase for example, and buy and place your own books in them
- Tables will ]Their Neighborhood[/b]
- Welcome to the Seamless neighborhood:
- Sims can now visit shops, neighbors, stores and go to work without any annoying loading screens
- Your neighbors will grow as you do, meaning they will not only grow if played
- There will only be one neighborhood
- About a month after the game's launch, a neighborhood creating tool will be released
- You can zoom out really far and zoom is so close to see the facial expression on Bella Goth
- You can move your home to a larger lot
- The neighborhood will be able to grow with expansion packs
- All buildings in neighborhoods can be edited, etc; meaning NO props!
- A player can download towns created by other people
- The neighborhood will contain anywhere from 75-100 lots
Create-A-Sim
- Just as faces were shaped in The Sims 2, bodies will be shaped in The Sims 3
- Different height of sims is not confirmed
- You can customize clothes in the C-A-S; using your own patters, different patterns, etc.
- You can now choose shoes..or none at all!
- Players can now choose different races
- Adjustable weight and fitness in the C-A-S
- You can choose the favorite food, color, time of day, etc. for your sim
- Sims created fat can become skinny
- Sims created skinny, can also become fat
- Legs and Arms are separate, meaning a sim can have massive arms and a petite body
General Information
- Sims can grow their own food
- Sims can fish and cook
- No online multiplayer released with the game
- Caught a big cool fish at the pond? put it in your own aquarium!
- CHECK IT OUT: The game is being developed so it will run smoothly on older PC's
- Weather in the game is so far unknown
- Players can use their 'hand' to pick up books, garbage, etc.
- The maximum amount of sims per lot is 8
- Most if the cheats from The Sims 2 will be in The Sims 3
- Wind will move the trees
- Your sims will still speak in Simlish
- Players can choose their own difficulty levels
- Shadows not interact with the sun:
- i.e. If the sun is setting the shadows will be very narrow
- You cannot drive first person, but you can command where they go
- Paintings will be developed uniquely based on mood and traits, skills and attitudes
- A MAC version will be released after a PC version
- You can control the amount of time a sim spends sleeping, etc.
- There are still thought bubbles:
- i.e. The though bubbles will be inside the control panel, not over the sim
- Sims will still spin around to change clothes (of course..)
- Players can still design, furnish and update a house
- There will be expansion packs, none named yet
- There will be same sex couples, and they can adopt children
- The sims will still have an inventory, for objects acquired, etc.
- Sims can still pee their pants and die of hunger!
Sorry about the big wall of text but this is what I read is in the Sims 3</div>
