Sims 2, The - Strategy Guide (Page 02)

Below are the cheat codes, hints and help for Sims 2, The - Strategy Guide (Page 02).

Intially start using Talk social, then move on to compliment, impress
sock puppets, charm/tickle/hit on, then move to the romantic socials
like make out, kiss, hug, squeeze etc.

You can also get married, cuddle in bed and woo hoo!

You need 40 relationship points to be friends. The colour of the background
can be a good indicator. If it is red that means they are in love.

Tip:

The fastest way to be friends.

For a start use the talk option repeatedly until about 10 relationship 
points. Then start using other socials like, tell a joke, compliment,
impress, sock pupptets (I realise most female Sims like this but not
all male Sims like this esp Noel and Torin). If you have high creative
skill about 6 and above use draw potrait. It will give you much added
relationship points. Once you have reached 40 points, use tickle but be 
warned some don't like this like Jonas, use charm or hit on. Or you may
want to select back crack, tell tale or confide. I have problems 
confiding to Jonas as he would announce to everyone what I just told him!

Good Luck

Be sure to maintain your relationship with them by either calling them, 
invite them over to hang out with them or even chat on the computer. By
throwing a party is a sure way to get many Sims over. Relationship points
will decrease as time passes by. So maintain your friendship!

To get 100% completion you need to help 15 Sims. These Sims are those you
can control. So you need to complete all their gold wants.

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3.6 Food Ingredients
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As I have mentioned earlier, you are ablet to select the type of ingredients
you wish for each meal. 

When you go to a refrigerator, the ingredient list will appear. They are 
divided into sections.

Meat. vegetables. Fruits. Dairy. Grain. Liquids. Oils.
Harvested Seafood, Harvested Fruits. Harvested Vegetables.

To harvest seafood, buy the aquarium.
To harvest fruits, buy frood tree.
To harvest vegetable, buy garden hutch.
All the 3 items are found in Miscellaneous list in Buy Catalog.
To harvest food, click on the plant and select harvest! Note: The gardener
does not harvest food. To get seafood, go to the tank and select Get FISH!

You can also decide on which method you wish to prepare your meal. That will
also depend on what kitchen appliances you have. A point to note is the more
expensive the refrigerator the more items available.

After preparing the food, you may wish to look at it first before eating. It
will tell you whether the food is tasty and well prepared or whether it will
result in a repulsive effect such that emptying of the bowels is needed, or 
an aphrodesiac reaction will occur, skill boosting effect or enery boost 
effect.

Ingredient lists will be added later.

Also you may want to check on the recipes you have unlocked by pressing 
circle button. Refer to tips section on how to unlock recipes.

To get pink hearts: One Suggestion is Lobster, Tuna & Passionfruit
To get energy boost effect: Select ingredients with high energy content
For repulsive/nauseous meal: Use fish especially eel and squid


Pink hearts mean that when you interact with someone, you will be in love 
mode. Therefore, romantic socials will be enabled for you to use.

Black hearts mean that when you interact with someone, you will be in
enemy mode. You are most likely to offend that person and reduce the 
relationship points.

Rain drops mean that the food will heavily deplete your bladder. Rush to the
toilet!

Green stuff coming from the food means you have just created a repulsive 
meal which can have a nauseous effect like instant vomitting.

Stars mean your Sims get +3 skill points in all skills until it wears off.
It's an easy way to get a fast promotion as in get the stars before leaving
in the carpool. 


Love

# Lobster, Tuna & Passionfruit
# Strawberries, Cherries, Bananas, Milk
# Lobster, Star Fruit, Passion Fruit
# Ostrich, Strawberries, Oat Flour
# Passion fruit, Lime, Carrot (Sweet Vegertabe soup)

Death

# Squid, Red Herring, Beets, Bananas
# Cook a nauseous meal on a dirty blender or counter


Repulsive

# Eel, Squid, Tuna
# Lamb, Beets, Bananas


Rain Drops

# Llama, Onion, Egg & Whole Wheat

Stars

# Avocado, Asparagus, White Truffle, Portabella Mushroom
# Chicken, Broccoli, Oranges & Wheat flour (cheeseless pizza)
# Beef, Carrot, Eggs & Sourdough (pizza)

Energy Boost

# Halibut, Lemon, Orange & Lime
# Most seafood items

Black Hearts

# Turkey, Carrot, Corn oil & Soursop.


Refrigerator Items
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Note: The more expensive refrigerators provide a wider variety of food!

Meat:			Vegetable:		Fruits:

Beef	$6		Beet	5		Apple	3
Chicken	$5		Brocolli3		Banana	3
Lamb	$7		Celery	2		Cherry	6
Llama	$15		Carrot	3		Lemon	2
Ostrich	$12		Lettuce	2		Orange	2
Pork	$5		Onion	2		Lime	2
Turkey	$4		Tomato	5		Strawberry 5
			Potato	2

Dairy:			Grain:			Liquids:	Oils:

Cheese	$4		Oat Flour   4		Broth	5	Canola Oil 5
Egg 	$2		Rye	    5		Juice	3	Corn Oil   2
Yogurt	$5		White Flour 3		Water	2	Olive Oil  5
Milk	$2		Sourdough   5				Fauxiestra 2
			Whole Wheat Flour 4			Peanut Oil 2

Harvested Seafood: 	Harvested Fruits:	Harvested Vegetables:
(Aquarium)		(Frood Plant)		(Vegetable Hutch)

Red Snapper		Chupa-Chupa		Avocado
Mini-swordfish		Starfruit		Asparagus
Halibut			Soursop			Purslane
Tuna			Plum			Spinach
Eel			Mangosteen		Bok Choy
Lobster			Passion Fruit		Jicama
Squid			Persimmon		White Truffle
Shark			Dangleberry		Portabella Mushroom
Golden Egg

* From all these foods listed, you can make endless food combinations. Enjoy *

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3.7 Buying and Selling Guide

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To enter press the start button. left button until Buy Catalog. There are 
various lists of items to be bought and arranged in a self-explanatory manner. 
Skill items are under the Skill items list (duh!) and to harvest food buy 
the required items under the miscellaneous items list.

To build walls, tiles and doors. Press start button, R1 until Build Catalog
which is next to buy option. Again select what is needed.

To remove or sell:

Under the Buy Catalog, press square button to enter grab mode. Select the item 
to sell by X button. Then press the square button. For more details press on 
the select button if you are not sure. 

To remove walls, go to Build Catalog. Under wall section press square to 
remove walls. Again select by pressing X button and followed by square button.

Plz note that for items that have been used, when you sell, the price 
depreciates. If you sell those that have not been used within the day you 
bought it, you will not lose any money. Also, public property cannot be 
sold but it can be deleted from the game.

The Fire Safety Code still applies. If you exceed the limit, your house
will be fire prone. Things will simply catch fire even the newspaper! 
When a fire breaks out, you are unable to enter the buy catalog. 


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3.8 Customising Your Sim

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The first task you need to undertake before playing in Story Mode is to create
your Sim. Simply roll the dice or whatever there to get the family tree of the
Sim and then your Sim will appear. I'm not sure how many tries you get but 
don't worry too much about it as you are able to tweak and change the physical 
appearance as you wish to later on. 

Generate a sim. Male or female click X role of dice [accept]

Body:

Skin Tone - *alien skin available

Body Type

Morph Body - press X to increase or decrease

Morph Head

Hair 

Make up

Tatoos

Done

Fashion:

Head= Hats and Glasses
Tops= Undershirt 
      Overshirts 
      Jackets

Bottoms and Shoes
Pants and skirts
Shoes

Accessories:
Arm
Waist
Jewellery

Note. You can change the material colour, design, sleeves and style
for some fashion items.

Done!

Aspiration - Romance, wealth, Knowledge, Popularity, creativity
Personality - Horoscope
Name - Enter Sim Name


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3.9 Tips

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Unlock Bonus Location

Mesa Gallery - Satisfy all Hector's Gold Wants in H.M.S. Amore

Andromeda Arms - Satisfy all XHT-F Smith's Gold Wants in Alien Crash 
Site

The Orbit Room - Satisfy all Billy's Gold Wants in Sunset Canyon

Jugen House - Satisfy all Larry Liu's Gold Wants in Tranquility Falls

* there are no gold wants in the bonus locations *

Unlock Recipes

1-3: Given by default
4-5: Read in bed
6-7: Read newspapers
8-9: Read magazine in toilet
10: Read a comic book - buy from comic dispenser
11-12: Read book
13-14: Chat on computer
15-24: Cooking Skill Level 1 to 10

All Buy Objects are unlocked once you reach 27,900 cumulative 
aspiration points.

All fashion is unlocked once you build a relationship with the 39 NPC 
Sims to 100 (each) AND reach Career Level 10 in each of the 10 careers 
(39 pieces at career levels 2,3,5,7,9,10)

Only Sims that you can control are the ones you can help.
To get 100% completion you need to help 15 Sims. These Sims are those you
can control. So you need to complete all their gold wants.

To avoid paying bills, simply collect the bills from the mailbox and drop
it down. Press Select button and go to Buy Catalog. Press Square button 
to enter Grab Mode. Select the bill and press square to remove it. You 
need not pay the bill now!

To get a fast promotion, create food with Stars effect. An easy way is 
before the carpool arrives, head to the refrigerator and prepare
Avocado + Asparagus + White Truffle + Portabella Mushroom
Eat... (you need not cook it) and head to the carpool. Note: But you 
need to have enough friends and good mood for the promotion!

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4.0 Story Mode

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4.1 Rockwell Acres
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Residents: Felicity and Ossie

Both Felicity and Ossie cannot be controlled.

Aspirations:

Gold Aspiration (compulsory):

* Fill hygiene need *

Take a shower! 

* Use trampoline *

Go to the back of the house. In the garden, there is a trampoline.
Use it.

* Meet someone new *  

You have two housemates currently. Get to know them. Use talk social.

* Get a new friend *

To become friends have 40 relationship points.

* Use talk social on a Sim*

Interact with a Sim using the 'Talk' social.

* Take out trash *

Clean up the rubbish in the house and go to the entrance of the house 
where there is a grey dustbin. Throw it out there.

* Buy an object for at least $500 * (unlocks new location - take taxi)

Go to you buy catalog buy pressing on Start button. Left or Right till
the buy catalog. Select AN object worth more than $500. Also, you start 
off with no $$ which means you need to get a JOB!
This platinum want will unlock the next location.

These aspirations are optional:
Tell a tall tale to Ossie
Charm Ossie
Have at least $5,000
Earn $50
Hire a maid - call for maid services
Purchase Lighting - Buy lighting from catalog

Fears:
Break an object
Get robbed
Make a new enemy

The gold aspiration will unlock the next location. Take the taxi to new 
location.


4.2 Shoreline Trails
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Residents: Torin, Farah and Timmy

You can only control Farah but she has no gold wants.

Gold Aspirations: 

* Get a job *

If you have not gotten a job, then do so right now! Get a newspaper 
and select find job. 

*Go to work *

The carpool usually arrives a hour before your job begins. Be sure to
go to work. For the respective working hours and income earned, please
refer to my career guide.

* Gain a skill point *

In order to get promoted, you need to gain skill points. Check out 
which skills are needed for promotion in the career you have chosen.
Buy the required skill object and work on the skills.

* Become enemy with Torin *

Use socials like Insult, Slap and Give Wedgie to him. A tip, try not to 
become arch enemies with him. Once you have hit -10 relationship points,
and fulfilled the aspiration, stop the harrassment and build up more
points with him. It is better to have friends than enemies. An easy way 
to regain friendship is to use the Apologise social. Usually it works
with +10 points.

* Reach body skill level 3 *

Go to the weightlifting table at the back of the house. It is near the 
Surfing Simulator. Work on the skill till level 3.

* Perform surf trick *

Go to the Surfing Simulator at the back of the house. Select Surf option.

* Change clothes *

Buy a dresser from the Buy Catalog and change clothes. To do a fast one,
simply add accessories or change belts.

* Become Friends with Timmy *

Simply interact with Timmy till you reach 40 relationship points.

* Beat Torin at foosball * (unlocks next location)

This is a platinum want since it will unlock the next location.
Okay, please take note that this game called foosball is not the one
on the chess set. That game is called football. What you need to do is
to buy a foosball table in your Buy Catalog under miscellaneous. Place
the game in your house and call over Torin to play. Beat him to it. It
wont be long...

Optional Aspirations:
Get a promotion. Repair item. Get a maid. Build a room. Buy a decorative 
plant.
Have $10,000. Meet someone new. Give food to someone.

Here, you are able to control Farah and give her a job. It's up to you. 
You may also want to get married at any time in the game. It's all up to 
you.


4.3 Cliffside Retreat
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Residents: Isabella, Don and Patritzio

You are able to controll all 3 of them. Only Isabella has gold wants.

Gold Aspirations: 

* Use 'Talk' social on Isabella *

Interact with Isabella and use 'Talk' social

* Buy a new dishwasher *

Under the Buy Catalog, under appliances select dishwasher and place it in the
kitchen.

* Repair a stove *

Fix the broken stove in the kitchen. How fast you complete this depends
on your mechanical skill level.

* Buy a fire extinguisher *

Go to the Buy Catalog under Appliances and buy the fire extinguisher.
It costs about $1,000

* Build walls *

Go to the Build Catalog under walls, build walls.

* Reach level 4 in any career *

You should have a job by now and should start working on the promotions.
Reach level 4 in any career you have chosen.

The platinum want is to fulfil all of Isabella's gold wants.

Mainly to unlock the next location you will be required to fulfil Isabella's
gold wants. Basically Isabella wants to make the retreat into a 1st class
dining area. Something like that so you will need to improve on the kitchen.

Press R2 until you become Isabella and complete her gold wants

* Buy a new table *
* Buy 5 dining chairs *

For these two aspirations, simply go to your Buy Catalog and buy them.

* Harvest squid from aquarium *

Go to the aquaruim near the kitchen and select 'Get Fish'.

* Make Sandwich *

Ingredients needed are whole wheat flour, beef and onion. 

* Become friends with Patritzio *

Interact with Patritzio and have 40 relationship points with him. 

* Buy food source *

Buy something which you can harvest. Eg frood plant, aquarium or garden hutch.

* Serve group meal *

Go to the fridge. Select choose group ingredient and cook the meal.

* Give food to someone *

Cook a meal or the group meal. Any ingredients will do. Select pick up
plate. Run over to the person you wish to give the food to. Press X and
select food. Under food scroll down till 'Give food to ....' Select the
person's name and make sure your Sim gives that person the food and not
drop it down. If the food is dropped down and the other person grabs it
from the floor, then it is not counted that your Sim has given the other
person the food. Try again.

Unlocks HMS AMORE


4.4 HMS Amore
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You are now living in a yatch.

Residents: Hector, Nelson, Betty

Only Hector and Betty are controllable. Both have Gold wants.

Gold needs: 

* Earn $250 *

Go to work and bring home at least $250

* Change your outfit *

You will need to buy a wardrobe. Then select it to cahnge your clothes. If
you want to complete this in a jiffy, simply change just one item like 
insert a belt or remove it.

* Buy a blender *

Go to the Buy Catalog under appliances, buy a blender and place it in the
kitchen.

* Use talk social on Betty *

Get to know Betty, the one with the sunhat. Use talk social on her. Easy.

Platinum Want: Help Betty!

* To unlock next location, fulfil all of Betty's gold needs *

Press R2 until you become Betty and help her!

* Gain a body skill point *

Buy the exercise machine under skill items that can build up the body.
Get Betty to use it. Make sure she gains at least one body skill point.

* Make food with aphrodesiac effect *

We need food which will give us the pink hearts. Use ingredients that
you harvest from the vegetable hutch or use the passionfruit as one
of the ingredients. Note, you need to cook it like make capaccio. If you
view it raw then there is no effect. Also, you need not eat the food to 
fulfil the aspiration.

* Give food to Nelson *

Cook a meal, Run to Nelson and select food, 'Give food to...' social.

* Gain a charisma point *

Buy a mirror. Select practise talking or practise kissing. Make sure the 
bar is full once to go to level 2. Or start blogging at a computer!

* use makeout social on Nelson *

Hmm... you need to build up relationship with Captain Nelson. Once you hit
40 relationship points with him, be sure to select the romantic socials.
To be safe, I usually select 'Hit on', 'Charm' and 'Hit On' again. When the
background turns red, use the makeout social.

* Buy a painting *

Simply go to the Buy Catalog under Decorative and buy any painting.

* Be lovers with Nelson *

This shouldn't be tough since you have already madeout with him. Build up 
more romantic socials with him like kiss, flying hug etc. Note, marrying
him does not solve the problem. You will need about 100 points to achieve
it.

* Help Betty to marry Nelson *

Now that you guys are lovers, choose propose option. If he agrees, then taa 
daa you guys are married. Congratulations!

You have unlocked Sunset Canyon!

[Bonus Location]

To unlock Mesa Gallery, satisfy all of Hector Fromagero's gold wants

-- Press R3 until you become Hector --

1) Play Spin the Bottle

You need to buy the game under Miscellaneous in the Buy Catalog. It can have
four people playing it with a dial in the center.

2) Woohoo with a Sim 

Go to a doube-bed, choose relax option. Get the other Sim to the bed and make 
them relax too. Then select woo hoo option. It's the same as that when you 
have to get Helga and Red S to cuddle in bed.

3) Use makeout social with 3 Sims

Hector is a 'Romeo' I must say... Build up romantic relationships with the 3 
Sims and use the make out social with them. Good LUCK!

4) Get 2 Sims in hot tub

Go to the love tub. Get in and call one Sim over. After that call another Sim
When the other Sim arrives, get out. You will fulfil the aspiration.

5) Wohoo with 3 Sims

Okay, this is the same as woohoo with a Sim except you need to do this with
3 Sims. It is quite easy if you have high relationships points.

--> Will unlock Mesa Gallery and a fashion item for Hector!


4.5 Sunset Canyon
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My Goodness... what a place to go. There are no beds here. No toilets and not 
even a kitchen. Lots of things to buy!

Resident: Sheila, Helga, Billy and Red S.

All 4 Sims can be controlled!

A few start as ghosts like Helga. You may wan to bring them back to life. The 
grim reaper should be around. If I'm not mistaken there are 3 spirits in total
Which are Helga, Sheila and Billy.

PS: If you have resurrected Helga in the beginning then a gold want will not
be required later. Basically this gold want is to resurrect Helga.

Gold wants: 

* Take out Trash *

This house is very messy so just clean up an area and go to the rubbish bin
outside and Throw out.

* Buy a metal detector and find buried treasure* 

Buy the metal detector in the Buy catalog.

Find treasure. I found my first treasure near the tombstones. 
Another treasure was found near the one of the buildings. Anyway, the detector 
will start with blue to light blue and finally white in color. If you are near 
the location of the treasure, you will be able to hear a sound. If you have 
found the treasure, your controller will vibrate. Just 'DIG'.
Just be patient and you will find the treasure.

* Find Simleons *
 
Buy a couch and search the couch. Most of the time you will find $$.

* Wear a costume *

Somewhere in the area is a wardrobe box. Go there and change 
into a costume. Changing into your working costume may not work. Try the 
yeti costume for example.

* Serve meal to Red S. *

Cook something and serve it to Red S. If he is not anywhere near you, 
run over to him and select 'Give food to' option.

* Reach level 7 in any career *

Just get promoted to level 7 in any career.

Platinum want: Help Red S. rekindle his ties with an old Silverscreen 
Idol. Obviously... the person is Helga, his old sweetheart.
Fulfil all of Red S. gold wants 

Press R2 till you become Red S. with the Afro hair.

* Call the shrink *

Go to the phone and call 'Services'. Select therapist option.

* Gain creativity point *

Buy an easel or buy a bookcase and get him to write a journal.

* Play guitar *

Buy a guitar under the Skills item in Buy Catalog. Costs about 1,500.

* Paint a picture * 

Buy the artist easel and paint a picture. Any picture will do.

* Resurrect Red S. long lost love * 

Red S long lost love is Helga. If you have not resurrected her in the
beginning then do so. If you already have, then this gold want will
not appear.

* Be loved by Helga *

Build up your romantic socials with Helga. Use 'Hit On' twice and then
hug or serenade or flyinh hug.

* Kiss Helga *

Easy since you are now loved by Helga. Choose the Kiss option. If you
do not see the option, try to lover down your relationship points with 
her. Then try again.