The Sims Freeplay: How do I have so many LPs?

January 14, 2015January 15, 2019 weightlessmagic146 Comments

I constantly get asked this question, “how do you have so many LPs? I don’t have any!”

The one word answer: Cooking!

The cooking hobby is the best way I have found of making a lot of LPs very quickly, some people seem confused about how this works so I will be explaining exactly what I do in this post.

Firstly you need to complete the Bread Winner Quest to unlock the cooking hobby

Then you need:

Sims– as many as possible, you can have 1-10 in one house, obviously the more you have the quicker you are going to complete the collection
Oven, Toaster and Counter for each sim– if you have 6 sims, you will need 6 ovens, 6 toasters and 6 counters (TIP: if you have a toaster on a corner counter and it cannot be accessed by any sim you only need one toaster in the house for all sims to use)
Space– I use an empty house with all sims in one room, they are spaced out in their own workspaces with an oven and toaster on the counter, just so another sim doesn’t get in their way and cause them to cook a meal without getting a collectible- this can happen if they are squashed together. NOTE: you don’t need all your sims in one house, I just do because it is easier

Next you need to start cooking!

The one minute option, cheese and tomato on toast is the one you want to select

So click on the oven, click cooking and then on cheese and tomato on toast, it costs S5 each time but you get a lot more simoleons back when you find a new item.

Every time you make a dish a plate is left on the floor, I clean each one up after each dish is made, otherwise the house will be full of dishes and it really slows down the game.

TIP: If you have no sinks in the house, they will take the plates to the trashcan. A quick way to get rid of the plates is that if you kick over the trashcan the plates will just disappear OR if you store all the doors and remove all sinks from the room then the plates should disappear!

Black circle under plates– if a black circle appears under your plate this means you have so many plates in one pile so when you clean up it will take you several goes at cleaning (as you have so many plates to clean up) before the black circle will gradually decrease and the plates will disappear.

TIP: to save time click clean up, then cancel the action when they bend down to pick it up, the dish will disappear and you save some time!

Once you have completed the whole collection you will get 5LPs (you need to complete this hobby once to unlock chopping boards before you start earning LPs when you complete it) with lots of sims you can complete this collection in under an hour!

Make sure you then click restart collection before another sim finishes making the dish

This video shows me completing the cooking hobby very quickly:

You also earn simoleons!

Each time you find a new collectible:

Spatula
Bronze= S25
Silver= S60
Gold= S150
Grater
Bronze= S25
Silver= S80
Gold= S250
Chefs Knife
Bronze= S50
Silver= S100
Gold= S275
Whisk
Bronze= S75
Silver= S200
Gold= S500
Rolling Pin
Bronze= S500
Silver= S500
Gold= S500
Measuring Spoon
Bronze= S500
Silver= S500
Gold= S500

And XPs!

Each row you complete you get an XP reward:

1st- 750XPs
2nd- 1000XPs
3rd- 1500XPs
4th- 2000XPs
5th- 3000XPs
6th- 5000XPs

And a reward for each time you level up:

Level 2 Hot Mess Maker= 250XPs
Level 3 Ready Meal Maestro= 500XPs
Level 4 Home Cooking Hero= S750
Level 5 Flavor Savior= 10,000 town value
Level 6 Hail to the Chef= 1LP

Once your sim gets to level 6 cooking it is a good idea to put them onto a different hobby for one go at that, I use the ghost hunters hobby as it is quite quick too, then I go back to cooking to start from level 1 again.

This means you will get more money, XPs, town value and an LP for levelling up to level 6 again.

Don’t worry- going back to level 1 doesn’t mean they will just find level 1 items as you have unlocked them all now!

Hope this helps!

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The Sims Freeplay- Hobbies: Breakdancing

January 11, 2015March 23, 2020 weightlessmagic87 Comments

A DANCE TO REMEMBER – BOOM BOX – TEEN OR ADULT SIMS – PRIZES: BREAKDANCING THEMED ITEMS AND 5LP

TIME LIMITED HOBBY – TIME: 7 DAYS – TIME LIMITED PRIZE: DJ BOOTH

Once you complete the Salsa Dancing hobby you will be able to complete this hobby using your teen or adult sims, to begin this hobby you need to buy the boom box from the promotions r us store for S5,000 and place it in one of your sims houses:

I cannot place the boom box, it says its locked/ limited item, what do I do? You will have this problem if you try and place it from the new items tab, look in your inventory instead to be able to place the boom box in one of your sims houses.

The 7 day time limit will begin as soon as you complete the salsa dancing hobby, if you complete the breakdancing hobby in the time limit you will unlock the DJ booth:

Your teen or adult sim needs to click on the boom box and select one of the options:

Quick Break- 1 hour 30 minutes
Long Break- 10 hours 30 minutes

NOTE: the first time you complete this hobby you can only buy one boom box so only one sim can complete this hobby but you can send another sim to a neighbours town to complete this hobby (if they have a boom box) after the first time as many sims as you want can complete this hobby as you can buy as many boom boxes as you want

After the time has passed come back and click the exclamation mark above your sims head to find one of the breakdancing collectibles. Every time your sims complete one of the options above their breakdancing hobby skill level up percentage will increase, once they reach 100% they will level up, there are 6 levels. You need to reach level 6 to be able to unlock all of the breakdancing collectibles, once unlocked you will be able to find them.

The table below shows the level up percentage for each option:

This may change in future updates

LEVEL	1 hour 30 minutes	10 hours 30 minutes
1-2	85%	330%
2-3	42%	165%
3-4	36%	141%
4-5	23%	89%
5-6	18%	70%

NOTE: it says 330% but you will start from 0% at level 2

The next table shows you for each level what breakdancing collectibles you unlock (so you can then find those ones too) and also the level up reward that a second and future sims will receive when they level up in this hobby:

LEVEL	TITLE	1st TIME LEVEL UP UNLOCKS	2nd+ TIMES LEVEL UP REWARD
1	Biting Breaker	Top Rock and Six Step are unlocked in the hobby collection	–
2	Foundation Fanatic	Helicopter and Baby Freeze are now unlocked in the hobby collection	250XP
3	Power Move Monster	Hollowback and Air Chair are now unlocked in the hobby collection	500XP
4	Clean and Dope	2000s and Windwill are now unlocked in the hobby collection	S750
5	Fresh Flava	Headspin is now unlocked in the hobby collection	10,000 Town Value
6	Legendary Style Head	Elbow Spinner, Air Flares and One-Handed Chair Flare are now unlocked in the hobby collection. You can now complete the collection!	1LP

NOTE: only the first sim completing this hobby needs to get to level 6 to unlock all the collectibles, future sims will be able to find any collectible even if they are only on level 1 in this hobby (and they can do the shortest option to try and find the collectibles quicker!)

You won’t find a new collectible each time, you will get repeats, if this happens just keep going, you will find them eventually! If it is still taking too long you can use the lucky spin on the row where you cannot find the item, this will cost LPs, when you click on the LP button it will clear the row and give you a random collectible on that row so you aren’t guaranteed a new item (you will get back any other collectibles you already had in that row) Need to earn some LPs to use the lucky spin?

The completed breakdancing collection is shown below, once you complete the collection you need to click ‘start a new collection/restart breakdancing trophies’ at the top of the hobby collection screen, this clears the board so you can complete the collection again to earn more rewards (you will only get the option to restart the hobby collection when you have completed the collection):

You will earn XPs when you complete a row in the hobby but to complete the collection you need to find all 12 of the collectibles

If you complete this hobby in the time limit you will unlock the DJ Booth, you can find it in the electronics section and it costs S100,000! (far too expensive!) And a sim can’t even dance while another is DJing

The rewards for completing this collection are the breakdancing themed items and 5 LP:

The first time you complete this collection you unlock the breakdancing themed items (even if you don’t manage to complete in the time limit) it seems to just be lights, wallpaper and flooring:

I was hoping for some breakdancing outfits!

From the second time onwards each time you complete the collection you will earn 5LP

Confused about hobbies? Read my Hobbies Frequently Asked Questions post

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Related Hobby: Salsa Dancing

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The Sims Freeplay- Hobbies: Salsa Dancing

January 7, 2015March 23, 2020 weightlessmagic377 Comments

A DANCE TO REMEMBER QUEST – JUKEBOX – ADULT SIMS ONLY – PRIZES: BREAKDANCING HOBBY AND 5LP

TIME LIMITED HOBBY – TIME: 7 DAYS – TIME LIMITED PRIZE: LATIN VILLA

Once you complete the A Dance to Remember Quest the time limit for the salsa dancing hobby will start straight away, to begin this hobby you need to buy the jukebox from the promotions r us store for S5,000 and place it in one of your sims houses:

I cannot place the jukebox, it says its locked/ limited item, what do I do? You will have this problem if you try and place it from the new items tab, look in your inventory instead to be able to place the jukebox in one of your sims houses.

If you complete this hobby in the 7 day time limit you will unlock the Latin villa from the quest:

You will need two sims to complete this hobby at one time, the first sim selects wait for partner and the second sim selects one of the hobby options:

Quick Salsa- 1 hour 30 minutes
Extended Mambo- 7 hours 30 minutes

NOTE: you can only buy one jukebox the first time you complete this quest and 4 sims can use a jukebox at one time (2 couples) after the first time as many sims as you want can complete this hobby as you can buy as many jukeboxes as you want

After the time has passed come back and click the exclamation mark above your sims head to find one of the salsa dancing collectibles. Every time your sims complete one of the options above their salsa dancing hobby skill level up percentage will increase (it increases for both sims), once they reach 100% they will level up, there are 6 levels. You need to reach level 6 to be able to unlock all of the salsa dancing collectibles, once unlocked you will be able to find them.

The table below shows the level up percentage for each option:

This may change in future updates

LEVEL	1 hour 30 minutes	7 hours 30 minutes
1-2	48%	188%
2-3	36%	141%
3-4	24%	94%
4-5	12%	47%
5-6	9%	37%

NOTE: it says 188% but you will start from 0% at level 2

The next table shows you for each level what salsa dancing collectibles you unlock (so you can then find those ones too) and also the level up reward that a second and future sims will receive when they level up in this hobby:

LEVEL	TITLE	1st TIME LEVEL UP UNLOCKS	2nd+ TIMES LEVEL UP REWARD
1	Flailing Fiasco	Step to Step and Killer Tap are unlocked in the hobby collection	–
2	Out of Step	Side Rock Slider and Miami Ice are now unlocked in the hobby collection	250XP
3	Wily Dancer	Hot Yogurt and Ultimate Dip are now unlocked in the hobby collection	500XP
4	Hot Stepper	Espresso Empress and Around the World are now unlocked in the hobby collection	S750
5	Dancing Dynamo	Dashing Desperado is now unlocked in the hobby collection	10,000 Town Value
6	Sovereign of Salsa	Three Way Stopper, Anaconda Animal and Eduardo King are now unlocked in the hobby collection. You can now complete the collection!	1LP

NOTE: only the first sims completing this hobby needs to get to level 6 to unlock all the collectibles, future sims will be able to find any collectible even if they are only on level 1 in this hobby (and they can do the shortest option to try and find the collectibles quicker!)

The completed salsa dancing collection is shown below, once you complete the collection you need to click ‘start a new collection’ at the top of the hobby collection screen, this clears the board so you can complete the collection again to earn more rewards (you will only get the option to restart the hobby collection when you have completed the collection):

You will earn XPs when you complete a row in the hobby but to complete the collection you need to find all 12 of the collectibles

If you complete this hobby in the time limit you will unlock the Latin Villa, the first one is free after that on a standard it costs 125SP and on a premium it costs 175SP. More information on the villa can be found in my house guide part five

You also unlock:

The latin paving for patios, balconies and pools

Latin Mosaic, Latin Concrete and Latin Shapes flooring

Latin Exterior Stucco Tile (exterior walls)

Latin Red Stucco, Latin Blue Stucco and Latin Tile Mosaic walls

The rewards for completing this collection are the breakdancing hobby and 5 LP:

The first time you complete this collection you unlock the breakdancing hobby (even if you don’t manage to complete in the time limit) this is another time limited hobby, you need to buy the breakdancing boom box from promotions r us to begin the hobby:

From the second time onwards each time you complete the collection you will earn 5LP

Confused about hobbies? Read my Hobbies Frequently Asked Questions post

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Related Hobby: Breakdancing

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The Sims Freeplay- A Dance to Remember Quest

January 2, 2015July 30, 2025 weightlessmagic1,043 Comments

LEVEL UNLOCKS: 9 UNLOCKS: salsa dancing and breakdancing hobbies TIME LIMIT: 7 days PRIZE: rugs

To begin this discovery quest you need to click on the salsa dancers in the park next to the thinking man statue. If you complete this quest in the time limit you will unlock rugs. You can still complete this quest once the time is up to unlock the salsa dancing and breakdancing hobbies but you will not get the rugs

You cannot complete this quest at the same time as any other discovery quest

HOW LONG DOES THIS QUEST TAKE TO COMPLETE?

Times may vary depending on the star rating an item has.

Watch the dancing couple- 2 minutes

Enthuse to a sim about dancers- 12 seconds

Talk to the dancers- 15 minutes

Drive from the park to the villa (using the red car that appears)

Have 5 sims at the villa (use whistles on the simtracker)
Eat Hors D’oeures- 10 minutes (on the table in the villa)

Have 5 sims cheer on the fantasias- 2 minutes (Can’t cheer on? Send your sim home from the villa and back to the park then use the car again to get back to the villa, the dancers should appear and you should be able to complete this task)

Have 2 pairs of sims chatting- 10 hours 30 minutes (2 pairs=4 sims)

Thank the fantasias- 1 minute (select interaction with one of them)

Have all sims leave the villa (click on the car to drive home or use the simtracker)
Have a sim hibernate- 19 hours (can be started early)
Salsa dance to a stereo- 16 seconds

Read spicy salsa from a bookshelf- 7 hours 30 minutes

Place an ad on a computer- 12 minutes

Watch dance lessons on TV- 22 hours
Check email- 36 seconds (on a computer)
Send a sim to the park
Wait excitedly on a bench in the park- 8 hours 30 minutes

Assess dancers- you need to access 3 dancers in turn:
- Dancer 1- 5 seconds
- Dancer 2- 10 seconds
- Dancer 3- 12 seconds

Have 2 sims at the park
Be hilarious to another sim- 4 hours 30 minutes (select interaction between two sims)

Dance with another sim- 3 seconds (interaction again)

Have 2 sims watch a movie marathon- 8 hours (can be started early)
Have 2 sims play a long chess game- 2 hours 30 minutes (click on chess board in park)

Have 2 sims eat a meal- 10 minutes (select cooking on the stove to cook cheese on toast- 1 minute then select call to meal)

Have 2 sims dance to a stereo- 2 minutes 42 seconds
Practice dancing together- 1 hour 30 minutes (practice salsa interaction between two sims)

Have a sim hibernate- 19 hours (can be started early)
Send a sim to the park
Investigate meowing – 5 minutes (under bridge in park)

Rescue cat from under the bridge- 10 hours 30 minutes (what a way to waste time!)

Have 2 sims at the villa- using the car at the park
Apologise for being late- 8 seconds (click on one of the fantasias)

Dance at the villa- 4 hours 30 minutes (sim one clicks on jukebox and selects wait for sim, sim two clicks on jukebox and selects dance with partner)

Have all sims leave the villa (use the simtracker)

QUEST IS COMPLETE!

You can now complete the Salsa Dancing Hobby! You need to buy the jukebox from the promotions r us store for S5,000 to start this hobby. The time limit for the hobby begins as soon as you complete this quest

The Breakdancing Hobby timer starts as soon as you complete the Salsa Dancing Hobby

Prize: Rugs

Where can I find them? In the rugs section of the home store

Costs 5 social points each: Break Dancing Mat, Latin Orange 4×1, Latin White 4×1, Latin Ballroom Rug and Bathroom Rug
Costs 6 social points each: Latin Orange 3×2 and Latin White 3×2
Costs 7 social points each: Latin Orange 4×2 and Latin White 4×2

Is the prize worth it? I’m so disappointed with the rugs, they all cost social points!

Watch my step by step video of this quest here:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUEST

please read before asking

How do I start this discovery quest?
Find the dancers in the park

Why can’t I do this discovery quest yet?
You cannot do more than one discovery quest at the same time, if you are currently on another one (the list can be found here) you will not be able to do this one until that one is completed

Can I do discovery quests at the same time as a main quest?
Yes you can

Do I have to do this quest?
If you don’t start the quest you don’t have to do it at all but if you have already started it you need to complete it before you can move on to the next quest

I haven’t started this quest yet, will it still be available when I want to do it?
Yes it will be, you can choose to start it whenever you like

Help! I used the wrong aged sim to watch the dancing couple, now I can’t enthuse, what should I do?
Try using two adult sims to enthuse, if you still don’t get the option you may need to contact the makers

I left the villa, how do I get back?
Use the car at the park

I explored the villa but the roof is still on, how do I eat hors d’oeures?
You will need to contact the makers to see if they can fix this for you as I am unable to fix technical issues

My sims won’t cheer on the fantasias, why?
If they are still in the park you won’t be able to complete this goal. Have all sims leave the villa and go back to the park, restart your device and hopefully the dancers should have left the park. Go back to the villa using the car to cheer them on.

The task have two pairs of sims chatting won’t complete, why?
Are you sure you used 2 pairs of sims? (4 sims)

What do you mean when you say a goal can be started early?
Any goal that you can normally do can be started early because you will have access to it and any goal that you can’t normally do you will have to wait until you get the goal to be able to complete it
The tip with this method is to put the sim doing that action early in a different house that you cannot go to until you get that goal or it will not work

Do you get to keep the cat you rescue?
No, you never see the cat

All sims left the villa but it didn’t complete the task, what should I do?
Try and have all your sims not doing any action, this sometimes makes the game recognise you have completed that goal

What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
Rugs

What happens if I don’t complete in the time limit, can I still finish this quest?
Yes you have to finish it to unlock the salsa dancing hobby before you can move onto the next quest

I didn’t complete in the time limit, can I restart the quest?
No, you cannot redo quests

Can I still get the prize if I don’t complete in the time limit?
No, the only way to get the limited time prizes is by completing the quest in the time limit

I don’t like this quest! Can I just skip it?
No, you have to complete this quest before you can move onto the next one now that you have started it, if you don’t start it you don’t have to do it

Some times are slightly different on my game, why is this?
Times may vary depending on the star rating of the item you are using, as the higher star rating an item has the quicker you will complete a goal

Some times are really off/ different goals show for me, why is this?
This will be because the quest has been updated recently, I try my best to keep these posts up to date but it is difficult as I cannot redo every quest each time the game is updated. If you notice any changes please let me know so I can update the post

This quest unlocks the salsa dancing hobby, does the time limit start straight away once I have completed this quest?
Yes, the time limit for the hobby starts straight away once this quest is complete, you can click no when the hobby pop up appears but this does not stop the timer going down
NOTE: the breakdancing hobby timer starts as soon as you complete the salsa dancing hobby

Last updated May 2020

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The Sims Freeplay- The Resolution Solution Quest

December 29, 2014January 15, 2019 weightlessmagic339 Comments

I hope everyone had a great Christmas!

I was hoping there wouldn’t be a new years eve quest but here it is, I just hope each day isn’t too long!

You have 4 days from the 29th December to complete this quest, you need to complete in the time limit to unlock the party pack, if you don’t complete in time you will not get the pack.

Time may vary depending on the star rating an item has.

Day 1

Discuss resolution with a sim- 1 minute
Write new years resolutions on a computer- 4 minutes

Complain to a sim about resolutions- 15 minutes
Formulate a plan on a blackboard- 2 hours 30 minutes (buy one from promotions r us if you don’t already have one)
Call a town meeting on a phone- 12 minutes
Have 3 sims in the park
Deliver the solution- 7 hours 40 minutes (click on the auction podium in the park) you can cancel the action for other sims to listen to the speech

Have a deep sleep
Come back in Xhours Xminutes- goals start again after this time has passed (time varies depending how long it took you to do todays tasks, you will not get this goal if you are behind, you will go straight on to day 2)

Day 2

Eat leftovers from a fridge- 18 seconds
Read a biography- 48 minutes (from a bookcase)
Grow some corn- 20 minutes (on a garden plot)
Go fishing in the park- 10 minutes (you can start this task early, when you put on the corn)
Use a BBQ at the park- 30 minutes (you can start this task at the same time too, but make sure you get back before the 30 minutes is up to complete the fishing task)
Have woohoo- 5 minutes
Renovate!- extend or build a room
Be nice to a sim- 1 minute
Check progress (using a computer)- 4 minutes
Come back in Xhours Xminutes- goals start again after this time has passed (time varies depending how long it took you to do todays tasks, you will not get this goal if you are behind, you will go straight on to day 3)

Day 3

Brew scientific beans in a coffee machine- 1 minute 36 seconds
Write a novel on a computer- 9 hours 30 minutes
Complain about science- 15 minutes (select interaction with another sim)
Prepare resolutions on a blackboard- 30 minutes
Have 3 sims do everything at once- 16 minutes (click on blackboard and select go! With each sim)
Complain to another sim- 1 minute
Have 3 sims do everything at once faster- 16 minutes (select go on blackboard for each sim again)
Have a rabid argument- 30 minutes (select interaction with another sim)
Send a sim to the park
Wait for sims on park bench (wait for help)- 2 hours 10 minutes
Go home
Come back in Xhours Xminutes- goals start again after this time has passed (time varies depending how long it took you to do todays tasks, you will not get this goal if you are behind, you will go straight on to day 4)

Day 4

Ask a sim what’s wrong- 5 minutes (select interaction with two sims)
Call 3 sims to the park
Emergency meeting on soapbox- 1 hour 30 minutes
Set up party- 8 hours 30 minutes (click on crates in the park- you need to click on all 3 with your 3 sims)
Call party planners on a phone- 48 seconds
Cheer!- 1 minute (click on party table)
Ask new year resolutions- 1 minute (interaction between two sims)
Have party- 5 hours 30 minutes (click on stereo next to party table)

That is the quest finished now! If you managed to complete in time you will unlock the party pack
Is the prize worth it? Not really, its very disappointing that we still have to pay for each item, we don’t even get one each for free!
What do you get?

Party streamers (found in the door section)
Party tables (found in the dining room section)
Party balloons (found in the decorations section)
Party archways and champagne fireworks (found in the outdoor decorations section)