Synopses & Reviews
Poster: Pullout map poster identifying all shops, parks, services, and hidden collectable locations.
Personalities: Learn the in's and out's of Sim personalities with detailed trait breakdowns and mood templates.
Design: Our new design section will supply tips and tricks from the pro's to build the most elaborate homes and yards.
Customization: Learn how to update your décor with tutorials to help you customize your own chairs, walls, and floors.
Wishes: Detailed walkthroughs and tutorials will help you learn how to achieve your short term and long term wishes.
Table of Contents
Whats NewThis chapter explains all of the revolutionary and evolutionary features in The Sims 3. The newest chapter in The Sims franchise offers improved tools for Sim creation, home building, and more.
Creating a Sim
Here we help you understand all of the new tools for fashioning Sims out of digital clay. Learn how to make physical changes to your new Sims and discover how assigning traits shapes their personalities.
Creating a House
Dig into the building process. We show you how to use Build Mode and Buy Mode to erect your new house then build on to it when the Simoleons
start rolling in. We also detail all of the existing lots you can move into if you want to jump into a pre-made life.
A Day in the Life
This chapter is all about the unfolding life of your new Sim. This chapter talks about getting settled in your house, meeting neighbors, and starting a job. Developing useful skills and exploring the town of Sunset Valley is also explained.
Simology
Drill down into what makes your Sims tick. Every trait is detailed here and the effects they have not only on personality, but on jobs and relationships. Moods and
moodlets are elaborated here, too, so you can keep your Sim happy. Goals and wishes are also detailed here.
Relationships and Aging
Relationships and Aging talks about friends, romance, and households in Sunset Valley. Learn how social interactions affect your Sims life. Plus, we offer tips for getting your groove on with a potential significant other.
Tour of Sunset Valley
This is where youll find all of the necessary knowledge about Sunset Valley, such as store inventories, job sites, and communal locations.
Design Corner
Highlights of outstanding professional lots created by Sims experts specifically for The Sims 3. Get your inspiration here!
Object Catalog
The Object Catalog contains every single object you can buy for your Sims. Prices, effects, and depreciation are all detailed in here.
Community
Learn everything you can do with the online world of The Sims 3, such as share screenshots and videos of your Sim stories.
Reading Group Guide
With the dawning of Sims 3 comes a new era of Sims strategy. The Prima Official Sims 3 strategy guide will step you through learning the in's and out's of each Sim personality with detailed trait breakdowns and fun mood templates. Our guide now includes a design section which will supply tips and tricks from the pro's to building the most elaborate homes and yards. Learn how to update your décor with tutorials to help you customize your own chairs, walls, and floors. Also, become the master of your own destiny with detailed walkthroughs and tutorials to help you learn how to achieve all of your short and long term wishes and goals, whatever they may be.