Base game highlights you probably missed

  • Some roofs change your bills. Corrugated Castle raises them, Eco Luster Composite lowers them.
  • Pregnant Sims do not age and cannot die until they give birth.
  • Homework speed scales with kid skills. Level 3 in all four child skills cuts time to about 20 minutes, level 7 drops it to around 10 to 15.
  • Drink Master bartenders can buy a Mythical Drink Guide. Make Snaggle Fluster, take a dazed moodlet, and level skills at a crazy pace.
  • Klepto plus Shameless is ridiculous. With the Shameless reward trait, you will still steal successfully even when caught.
  • Treasure maps unlock Dig for Treasure on rocks and often give Time Capsules with MySims trophies.
  • Villain secret agent has an 11th level. Do not stop at 10.
  • Hold Shift and press C on a roof for extra grab points to shape advanced roofs.
  • Confident Sims with level 3 Writing unlock Motivational books.
  • Level 6 Handiness lets you add massage controls to beds. Any bed becomes a rocket for Energy.
  • Use Computer Security to lock your PC to household only. No more neighbor Netflix binges.
  • Astronaut Space Rangers can craft Space Energy Drinks to refill half the Energy bar.
  • Cowplants vibe. Put a radio by one and turn on music to make it dance.
  • Eat grilled cheese three times to unlock the secret aspiration and Melt Master trait, then paint grilled cheese and summon sandwiches.
  • Level 8 Handiness plus level 8 Violin or Guitar lets you craft those instruments on the woodworking table.
  • Build a pond, add the fishing sign, stock it with fish from your inventory for a custom fishing hole.
  • Fruitcake is forever. If your Sim likes it, it is a free Happy moodlet and an emergency meal that never spoils.
  • Customize the phone background and case from the phone UI.
  • Carrots bias for boys, strawberries bias for girls during pregnancy.
  • Slob Sims can pee in the shower and skip flushing and hand washing.
  • Ghosts possess objects with flair. Possess a bonfire for a flaming skull entrance.
  • Level 10 Charisma lets you Negotiate a Bonus on the phone for cash and performance.
  • The Koolala light blocks the monster under the bed.
  • Hidden worlds:
    • Sylvan Glade: chat up the tree near Creek Cabana in Willow Creek, Follow the Sound, Go Downstream, Enter the Mist, Travel to Glade.
    • Forgotten Grotto: level 10 Handiness, open the mine behind Landgraab mansion or Desert Bloom Park, Wide Path, Climb Ladder, Step Onto Ledge, Travel to Grotto.
  • Add Fireflies from Pond Effects for magical night scenes.
  • Death type matters for ghost powers. Fire ghosts can start fires when Angry, Murphy bed ghosts siphon Energy from Sims.
  • Tragic Clown painting can summon the clown and give nearby Sims Sad.
  • Nano trash can pays 10 simoleons per throw, or 10 per Sim in household when you drag trash in.
  • Outfits affect mood. Clown suit gives Sad, firefighter suit gives Confident and boosts firefighting, deluxe Shine on Men’s Suit gives Flirty, Glitter and Abs gives Playful.
  • Adult Sims can Listen to Space WooHoo on a computer while others woohoo in a rocket.

Get to Work tips

  • Satellite dish adds an alien TV channel.
  • The Cloning Machine can make evil clones.
  • SimRay Transform grind: buy cheap fridges or showers and transform them repeatedly for profit.
  • Aliens can revive dead aliens.

Parenthood nod

  • Kids who used the Tum Tum Doctor set get a special Happy buff when they later join the Doctor career.

Seasons power plays

  • Father Winter uses the chimney and can give you Father Winter’s Baby. That trait boosts Satisfaction Point gain by 50 percent.
  • Eat honey to fill Hunger and ignore temperature extremes for a while.
  • Make a Halloween holiday with Decorate, Spooky Spirit, Trick or Treat, and Wear Costumes.
  • Choose umbrella styles from the rack.
  • Thermostat saves money or improves comfort by season.

City Living secrets

  • Myshuno Meadows is huge. Explore beyond the park for gardens, food stalls, busking nook, playgrounds, and fishing.
  • Tip golden cowboy or scuba buskers to unlock their costumes in CAS, then Bus for Tips while wearing them.
  • Spam Dream Big on basketball to turbocharge Fitness.
  • The Flea Market collectible stall can finish sets fast.
  • Upgrade apartment trash chutes to Low Friction Compactor with level 5 Handiness.
  • Firework chains trigger adjacent fireworks on the four cardinal tiles. Build a show.

Cats and Dogs mechanics

  • Feel the Love with a bonded pet grants 100 Satisfaction Points, 200 as Companions, and 25 percent more if the pet is Affectionate or Loyal.
  • Post a lost pet alert to speed returns.
  • Ghost pet gatherings haunt the small cemetery on Deadgrass Isle.
  • Lighthouse woohoo conception gives the child an Oddly Reminiscent moodlet on future visits.
  • Make a fox dog or raccoon cat with the right breeds for storytelling.

Eco Lifestyle money and comfort

  • Solar Shingle roofs generate power, Living roofs generate water.
  • Eco grass floors and Hexagonal Timber floor reduce bills.
  • Bombardier beetle stir fry restores Energy and Hunger, and nuggets ignite Sims if thrown.
  • Geothermal lot trait keeps pools warm year round.
  • Industrial eco footprint can cause acid rain that wrecks Hygiene.

Discover University shortcuts

  • Repeated mixology classes grant a hidden certificate that dumps you straight into the Culinary mixologist branch.
  • The Commons cafeteria serves free food when open.
  • Offer to the main statue, get a strong Focused buff, and you might be invited to the Secret Society.
  • Juggle a soccer ball anywhere to slim down and gain muscle cheaply.

Get Together perks

  • Rally the Troops refills needs for club members and can be spammed.
  • DJ Wireless Display Override syncs all TVs for visuals, and level 10 unlocks an iconic helmet.

Island Living ambient events

  • Unannounced daily festivals in Ohan’ali Town include barbecues, bonfires, fishing contests.
  • Restore Mua Pel’am to meet an albino dolphin and trigger turtle hatchings.
  • Befriend an Elemental to get Sulani Mana. Use Gift of Sulani to buff plants or call down volcanic rocks. The trait passes to children.
  • Blow an Ordinary Conch to make nearby mermaids react.

For Rent utility

  • The Electric Kettle makes hot water, tea, coffee, cocoa, and Rainbow Unicorn Galaxy Tea for a playful moodlet.

High School Years tricks

  • Teens who hit level 10 Mischief get Authentic Prankster and keep teen pranks as adults.
  • Photo booths hide celebrities from paparazzi.

Life and Death curios

  • Standard crow needs care. Deluxe Ascendant Crow from Whan never needs food or cleaning.
  • No Ghosts Allowed sign blocks ghost visitors.
  • Soul Soup maxes needs while Energized, then snaps them back after.
  • Children of Grim get the Grimborn trait and a longer life.
  • Ghosts who Move On leave a Plumbob and grant living household members Perspectives on Death to ease grief and speed Soul Journey progress.

Realm of Magic lineage and loot

  • Magical bloodlines pass down and boost talent points, XP, and stability at 10, 20, and 50 percent for Weak, Strong, Ancient.
  • Bloodline humans are immediately made spellcasters by sages.
  • Cast Infernate on Vlad’s statue to burn it. It returns later.
  • Beat sages in duels for rare wands and brooms.
  • Virtuoso rank plus friendship lets sages teach ultimate spells, including Pass On Magic, a green repulsive hex, and a duplication spell that can bug and persist.

Vampires edge cases

  • Hibernation freezes needs indefinitely.
  • Drink from werewolves for an Angry Dirty Dog Water moodlet. Infect yourself by drinking from Strangerville hosts.
  • Craft the Ultimate Vampire Cure and throw it at a disliked vampire to slay them. It can fail.

Werewolves treasure hunt

  • The Moonwood Wand requires scavenging, Lunar Epiphany, Greg’s diary, and exploring tunnels. Spellcasters can use it if gifted.
  • Read the sign by Greg’s house to make him appear. Prepare for a fight.

Jungle Adventure utilities

  • Yerba Mate unlocks an Inspired tea recipe.
  • Donate 250 to Madre Cosecha’s statue to clear curses.
  • Golden relics exist and never break.

Game pack oddities

  • Challenge Grim to horseshoes from Outdoor Retreat to save a dying Sim.
  • Spa Day masks affect occults. Sun Soothing protects vampires from sun for a while, Hydrating keeps mermaids topped up.

Stuff pack power tips

  • Haunted House heroic mode doubles nightly Satisfaction to 500.
  • Paranormal candy jars can give Forbidden Candy. Once per day it raises Energy while Energized.
  • Rare yellow specter with glasses can spawn.
  • Level 5 Handiness lets you Preserve carved pumpkins forever.
  • Crystal grids charge all day in hidden worlds.
  • Knitted sweaters can trigger the seven day Sweater Curse. The Sacred Knitting Knowledge trait reverses it.
  • Ice cream swings weight fast. Weight of the World adds pounds, Taste of Diet melts them.
  • Backyard slides build Mischief with Soap and Fitness with Trick Slides.
  • Buy earbuds and listen anywhere to keep Fun high.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I reach Sylvan Glade and Forgotten Grotto?

Sylvan Glade is through the talking tree near Creek Cabana in Willow Creek. Forgotten Grotto needs level 10 Handiness and a mine entrance behind Desert Bloom Park or Landgraab manor in Oasis Springs.

What is the fastest way to max Fitness early?

Use a basketball court and spam Dream Big in San Myshuno, or juggle a Discover University soccer ball.

How can I make money with objects without cheats?

Use the SimRay Transform loop on cheap appliances, or the NanoCan trash bin payout mechanic by dragging trash.

What is the single best comfort upgrade?

Massage Controls on any bed at level 6 Handiness. Energy gain skyrockets regardless of bed quality.

Can I bias baby gender without mods?

Yes. Eat carrots for boys or strawberries for girls during pregnancy.