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1. The Sims in Sims 2
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Welcome to the wonderful world of The Sims 2. In this FAQ/Guide the plan is to
give you all the information you need to play the Sims 2 happily for hours on
end, as I'm sure you did with The Sims for the last couple of years.
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1.1 Understanding Your Sims
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The Sims 2 has seen the introduction of a few new features that influence the
way that your Sim will behave, however it is important to not get to carried
away with your Sims Wants and Aspiration, and keep an eye on your Sims primary
needs.
These needs are what your Sims will strive to fulfil before any other. The next
section will cover these primary need.
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1.2 Your Sims' Needs
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Your Sim has 8 primary needs that will constantly need to be monitored and kept
in the green. If too many, or indeed any, of these need get down to zero, your
Sim can die.
It is important to note that all these needs work differently and often some
need will effect your Sim more than others. This will depend on what need it is
and will also be impacted by the personality of your Sim.
The 8 needs of you Sim are, Hunger, Energy, Fun, Social, Hygiene, Comfort,
Bladder and Environment. Below each need is looked into further.
Hunger - Personally, this is the most important of the 8 needs, although you
don't need to keep this full, if it gets to zero your sim will die.
It is important to note that if you are sick, or pregnant, then your
hunger bar will decease faster.
Energy - Your Sims energy will go down as you Sim does activity. There are
three ways to increase you Sims energy levels, sleep, nap and drink
coffee. If your Sim runs out of energy, when the bar goes red, your
sim will collapse on the floor and sleep there. If this happens you
will need to wake you Sim and put them to bed.
Fun - This is another important Sim need as if this need is not looked after
then your Sim will refuse to learn new Sim Skills and will be more
grumpy. There are a lot of ways to increase your Sims fun levels, the
best of these is the play Computer games. You can also chat online
read a book, watch TV, and dance. Some activities that increase fun
also help towards you Sim Skills, like painting, playing chess and
stargazing. Each Sim will have different things that they prefer to
do to keep fun up in there lives, and this can effect how fast your
fun goes up.
Social - This is one of the need that is impacted by your Sims personality. If
your Sim is Outgoing then they will need more interaction with other
Sims. A good way to keep the social bar up is to eat meals with other
Sims. When socialising, the higher level activities will increase your
Sims social bar faster, things like hugging, kiss and entertaining
work better than just talking. Also, some things can increase both
social and fun, like watch TV together, playing games together and
dancing.
Hygiene - Hygiene will decrease throughout the day, however some events can
cause this to decrease faster, such as working out or peeing your
pants. Take a shower or have a bath to increase this, you can also
wash you hands to help this. When you Sim is sick, hygiene will also
drop faster.
Comfort - This is your Sims comfort level, and something that you should be
aware but can be easily handled. Your Sims comfort will increase
whenever you sleep or sit down. Some items are able to increase your
Sims comfort better than others, so it pays to get a better bed and
chairs.
Bladder - This is pretty easy, you just need to tell your Sim to go to the
toilet. If the bar gets down to red, your Sim will have an accident
and pee their pants. Drink coffee and being pregnant will cause your
Sims bladder bar to go down faster.
Environment - This is how your Sim feels about the room they are in. The best
way to keep this up is to have the room well lit, so put in plenty
of lights. The environment rating will go down if there are dirty
plates, or other mess and the room rating will also be decreased
by cheap furniture. You can also increase the environment by
putting up pictures and other decorations.
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