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The Sims 2

Guide and FAQs
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The Sims 2

Guide and FAQs

Version: 1.1
05/10/2004

By
James "OPM" Smith
onepast_midnight@yahoo.com



Email Policy:

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Emails without the proper subject MAY BE DELETED!

Do NOT email me asking for a Serial Number.

If you see any mistakes, or have anything that you want to add
please email me! I will, of course, give you full credit for
your addition, and be eternally grateful to you.

Before emailing me with a question, be sure to check out the
Frequently Asked Questions section.


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The most recent version of this FAQ can be found at:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/

The following websites also have copies of this FAQ.
http://www.neoseeker.com/
http://www.actiontrip.com/
http://faqs.ign.com/
http://www.ggmania.com/
http://www.gamerstemple.com/
http://www.wogaming.com/
http://www.cheatcc.com/

If you wish to translate this FAQ into another language, just email me telling
me about it, and where it will be located (the URL). You still have to give me
credit for writing the FAQ, though.

If you haven't read the Game Manual and are reading this, we highly recommend
that you read the manual first, since this Guide is meant more as a supplement
to an already good manual, rather than as a replacement for it. That's not to
say that you need to have read the Manual for this to make any sense, just that
we don't cover a lot of things already in the Manual. Enjoy!


This FAQ looks best in Courier New at about 9 points.

This Document is Copyright 2004 by James Smith
The Sims 2 is Copyright 2004 by Electronic Arts

I am not affiliated with Maxis, Electronic Arts, or anyone who had anything to
do with the creation of this game. This FAQ may be posted on any site so long
as NOTHING IS CHANGED and you EMAIL ME telling me that you are posting it. You
may not charge for, or in any way profit from this FAQ.

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Update History:
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5 Oct. 2004 Version 1.1
Re-Organised Table of Content and Guide for better set up
Added New Sections that are planned
Fix Error in Section 9.3.5 Beds
Added 9.2 Career Rewards
Added Section 10 Interactions
Resorted Wants and Fears for better reference. Now sort by value then
Alphabetically
Added more Information to Section 13 Cheats
Added Section 1.6 Sim Neighbourhoods
Added more Wants
Added more Fears

4 Oct. 2004 Version 1.0
Fixed up Errors in Job Tables
Started FAQs
Added more to cheats
Added Section 12 Acknowledgments
Fixed Error under SimSkill information
Updated Information under Notes for where to find FAQ
Started Section 6
Added Section 3.5.5 Appliances
Added more Wants
Added more Fears
Added Section 9.1 The Nude Patch
Extended information 3.4.1 The Basics

Every section (except section 11) has now been started. There is still a lot
more to come and I will start updating the section I have, and there are a
few new section I have planed to add in.

3 Oct. 2004 Version Beta 0.9
Added Section 5 Friends and Lovers
Extended information in Section 7
Spell Checked

2 Oct. 2004 Version Beta 0.8
Started Section 8. Know Bugs
Added more info to Section 9. Cheats
Added Section 1.2.4 Aspiration Rewards
Completed Section 3.5.2 Surfaces
Added Section 3.5.3 Decorative
Extended information in section 1.1.2.2
Started Section 7 Babies and Children
Added Section 3.5.4 Plumbing

1 Oct. 2004 Version Beta 0.7
Added More Wants and Fears
Completed adding all Comfort Items
Added More Surface Items
Completed the basics of Section 2
Extended Table of Content
Added More information 6.2
Added new section 9. Cheats

29 Sep. 2004 Version Beta 0.6.1
Spell Checked.

29 Sep. 2004 Version Beta 0.6
Reformatted completed document to display information better.
Sim Skill information Complete
Added More Wants and Fears
Added Section 1.1.2.1 Default Personalities
Started Section 3 Your Sims House
Added Some Comfort and Surface Items

28 Sep. 2004 Version Alpha 0.5
Started work on Section 1, Sim needs and personalities mostly done.
Sim Aspiration Wants and Fears charts started.
Sim Skill information started.

27 Sep. 2004 Version Alpha 0.4
Finished work on Section 4, although there are plans to expand section 4.1

24 Sep. 2004 Version Alpha 0.3
Added Section 4 parts 1, 2 and 3.
Added first two of the Comparison Charts (4.4.1 & 4.4.2).


22 Sep. 2004 Version Alpha 0.2
Added Title Section
Added Notes
Added Table of content
Worked on formatting of information, concentrating on job information.

21 Sep. 2004 Version Alpha 0.1
Started collecting information.


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Table of Contents:
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1 The Sims in Sims 2
1.1 Understanding Your Sims
1.2 Your Sims' Needs
1.3 Your Sims' Personality
1.3.1 Default Personalities
1.3.2 Changing Sim Personalities
1.4 Sim Aspirations
1.4.1 Aspiration Points
1.5 Sim Skills
1.6 Sim Neighbourhoods
2 Creating a Sim/Family
3 Your Sim's House
3.1 Houses and Lots
3.2 Building a House
3.3 Expanding a House
3.4 Furnishing a House
3.4.1 The Basics
4 Work
4.1 Aspirations and Careers
4.2 Career Paths for Adults
4.3 Career Paths for Teens and Elders
4.4 Career Paths Comparison Charts
4.4.1 The Money Chart Comparison
4.4.2 Final Stats Chart Comparison
4.4.3 Hours Worked Per Day
4.4.4 Hours Worked Per Week
4.4.5 Careers Ranked by Level 10 Jobs
5 Friends and Lovers
5.1 Socialising
5.1.1 Parties
5.2 Expanding the Family (Marriage and Moving In)
5.3 Love Between Two, Three or More Sims
5.4 Maintaining Relationships
5.5 Friends between age groups
5.6 Sim Compatibilities
6 The Day to Day Sim
6.1 Clothes
6.2 Eating and Food
7 Babies and Children
7.1 Caring for you Baby
7.2 Children and School
7.3 Birthdays
8 Aspiration Wants / Fears
8.1 Wants
8.2 Fears
9 Items
9.1 Aspiration Rewards
9.2 Career Rewards
9.3 Comfort Items
9.3.1 Dining Chairs
9.3.2 Living Chairs
9.3.3 Recliners
9.3.4 Sofas and Loveseats
9.3.5 Beds
9.3.6 Miscellaneous
9.4 Surfaces
9.4.1 Counters
9.4.2 Dining Tables
9.4.3 End Tables
9.4.4 Coffee Tables
9.4.5 Desks
9.4.6 Miscellaneous