Hi everyone! I’m just wondering what you all think of these new profession careers (police and movie star), would you like the makers of the sims freeplay to add more to the game?
NOTE: I know I put ‘no they are boring!’ But even if you don’t think they are boring, they are time consuming or you have another reason for not liking them still vote no if you don’t want them to add anymore!
If you voted yes I would love to know why- I have heard a lot about why people have voted no but not much from the those who enjoy these new careers!
Once you unlock the pet park you unlock the Dog Obedience hobby for adults, seniors and teens
There are two other hobbies at the pet park, Dog Agility and Cat Show, these both require orbs to build the areas to start these hobbies:
Dog Agility: Requires 3 Silver Animal Fanatic Orbs and 2 Gold Animal Fanatic Orbs
You can have sims judge and watch the cat show but you do not need them to complete this hobby, you only need a sim to partake in the cat show hobby
What else is at the pet park?
One final area requires orbs to build
Nine Lives Cafe: Requires 2 Silver Animal Fanatic Orbs and 3 Gold Animal Fanatic Orbs to build
A sim can wait on tables while another sim waits for coffee, there is also a cat run in the cafe for your cats to use while they are at the pet park The dog pool unlocks when you build the pet park, this can be used by your dogs
How do I send my dogs and cats to the pet park?
To be able to send them to the pet park they need to be wearing collars, you can buy collars for them from the Pet Salon. Once they have a collar click on that pet and select ‘send to pet park’
I really like that cats and dogs can be included in the game more when you build the pet park however it does seem to take a long time to build all the places in this park so I would recommend only using Animal Fanatic Orbs to build the park, use the other orbs to pause your sims.
Once you unlock the carnival you unlock the Juggling hobby for adults and teens
There is only one other hobby at the carnival, High Striker, orbs are required to build the area to start this hobby:
What else is at the carnival?
Three more areas at the carnival require orbs to build
Ferris Wheel: Requires 3 Gold Entertainer Orbs and 2 Platinum Entertainer Orbs to build
Sims can ride the Ferris wheel for an hour
Carousel: Requires 3 Gold Entertainer Orbs and 1 Platinum Entertainer Orb to build
Sims can ride the carousel for 15 minutes
Jumping Castle: Requires 3 Gold Entertainer Orbs and 1 Platinum Entertainer Orb to build
The rest of these places unlock when you build the carnival
There are also toilets, food stands and tables: As well as fortune teller machines:
And a kissing booth, it costs S2500 to receive a kiss from the sim tending the booth:
There is a rocket ship ride for toddlers, as well as a playground:
There is a tent at the carnival, I often get asked what is in the tent and the answer is- nothing! When you click on it a pop up appears but that seems to be all!
I like how there is only one other hobby at the carnival that requires orbs to unlock, everything else you need to unlock here requires platinum orbs which do take a while to earn but there really is no rush. I also don’t really understand the pop up that appears on the tent, it appears to just be forgotten about!
There are now four profession careers; Police, Filmmaker, Medical Staff and Spa Staff so I thought it would be a good idea to make a post explaining how these profession careers work.
What is the difference between professions and normal careers?
Professions are still careers but you can go with your sim to the workplace and while they are there they help sims to earn resources, these resources are used to build and upgrade areas inside the workplace called workstations.
Professions Training Quest
Once you have built a profession workplace the Professions Training Quest will begin (there is no time limit to this you just have to complete it before you can send anymore sims to work there- and yes you can complete it at the same time as other quests)
It is more of a tutorial than a quest
NOTE: you will only receive this quest the first time you build a profession workplace so when you reach level 6 in another profession it will not appear again, this quest below shows the police profession but it is the same for all professions.
Visit the police station
Send a sim to work at the police station (give them a job at the police station the same way you usually give them a job then click on the suitcase to send a sim to work- select accompany sim to go to the station with them)
Help a sim at the police station- tap a bubble that appears over a sims head and complete one of the tasks
Help again at the police station- complete the second task on the bubble
Check workplace overview (found in the profession menu in the top left on your screen while at the police station)
Check workplace storage (second tab in the profession menu)
Help a sim at the police station
Check the work shift quota- this can be found on the work bar:
Fulfil special requests- this is a task where the bubble shows a question mark instead of the resource, complete the tasks to find out what resource you will be rewarded
Trade resources (third tab in the profession menu)
Upgrade a workstation- click on a green arrow at one of the workstations to get the option to upgrade it
Complete the remaining work day- either keep helping sims, leave your sim to work or click on the red cross on the work bar and then on complete shift (this will usually cost you LPs
QUEST IS COMPLETE!
Once you complete the quest you can send other sims to work there
How do I help sims?
When you send a sim to work sims will enter with bubbles above their heads, you need to click on this bubble and select one of the tasks that appears, the amount of grey sections there are tells you how many tasks you have to complete before you earn the reward (which is a resource) that is pictured in the middle of the bubble:
Each task has to be completed in a different workstation and only one sim can use a workstation at one time (new tasks will be added when you unlock new workstations)
Each time your sims complete a task (that section will turn from grey to green) a coin bubble will appear above their head, click this and they will earn coins and XPs, the experience points are towards levelling up, so they will level up quicker than if you just sent them to work.
Once all the tasks have been completed all the grey sections will now appear green, click on this to receive your reward.
Sometimes you may see a question mark appear in the bubble instead of a resource, this is a mystery resource, you will find out what it is when you complete the tasks:
these are important sims needed to collect badges
Does the same sim have to complete all the tasks when they help a sim?
No they don’t
Can I send one of the sims away if I don’t want to help them right now?
No, they will stay at the workplace until you help them
What are resources used for?
The resources are used to build and upgrade the different workstations within the workplace. Build new workstations to unlock new resources
What are coins used for?
Coins are used to increase your storage and trade for resources
Can I send my sim to work on their own like a normal career? Will they still collect resources?
Yes you can send them to work on their own and they will still level up however they will level up slower than if they help sims and they will not collect any resources.
What is the work shift quota?
The work shift quota shows how many sims you need to help within the shift to finish their shift early and earn bonus resources What are the workstations?
Once your sim reaches level 6 you can decide which career to specialise them in: either Metro Police or Special Agent, you will need to have a sim as each to be able to unlock the other workstations
Metro Police:
Squad Car- level 6 Metro Police
Jail Cells- level 7 Metro Police
K-9 Unit- level 8 Metro Police
Chiefs Office- level 9 Metro Police
Only the metro police officer will be able to complete tasks to help sims that require one of the workstations above
Special Agent:
Interview Room- level 6 Special Agent
Sketch Room- level 7 Special Agent
Forensics Lab- level 8 Special Agent
Division 51- level 9 Special Agent
Only the special agent will be able to complete tasks to help sims that require one of the workstations above
Once your sim reaches level 6 you can decide which career to specialise them in: either Director or Performer, you will need to have a sim as each to be able to unlock the other workstations
Director:
Costume Department- level 6 Director
Hair and Makeup Department- level 7 Director
Stunt Set- level 8 Director
Directors Trailer- level 9 Director
Only the director will be able to complete tasks to help sims that require one of the workstations above
Performer:
Audition Room- level 6 Performer
Voice-over Booth- level 7 Performer
Film Set- level 8 Performer
A-list Celebrity Trailer- level 9 Performer
Only the performer will be able to complete tasks to help sims that require one of the workstations above
Once your sim reaches level 6 you can decide which career to specialise them in: either Nurse or Doctor, you will need to have a sim as each to be able to unlock the other workstations
NOTE: you can only have one sim as a nurse and one sim as a doctor
Nurse:
Pharmacy- level 6 Nurse
Triage- level 7 Nurse
Radiology- level 8 Nurse
Ward- level 9 Nurse
Only the nurse will be able to complete tasks to help sims that require one of the workstations above
Doctor:
General Practice- level 6 Doctor
Psychiatrist’s Office- level 7 Doctor
Research Laboratory- level 8 Doctor
Surgery Room- level 9 Doctor
Only the doctor will be able to complete tasks to help sims that require one of the workstations above
What do you get for upgrading workstations?
Each time you upgrade a workstation one of the following will happen:
The time taken to complete the task will decrease
The amount of coins you receive will increase
The amount of XPs you receive will increase
YOU WILL NOT GET ALL OF THESE UPGRADES EACH TIME, ONLY ONE
Why do I need to be VIP 7 to upgrade a workstation?
You don’t! If you are VIP 7 you can upgrade two workstations at once, if you aren’t you will need to wait for the previous workstation upgrade to complete before upgrading the next.
Why is it costing me LPs to build a workstation?
This is because you do not have enough resources to build or upgrade the workstation yet, just help sims and collect the resources to be able to build without it costing you LPs Can I buy another one of each workstation?
No you cannot
How can I earn the resources I need quicker?
Watch this video:
Professions Menu
You can access this using the button in the top left hand corner of your screen when you are at the profession workplace
Workplace Overview- here you can see the workstations you have currently unlocked, what level you are on and what resources you need to upgrade them
Storage- this is where you see your current resources collected and on the right hand side is your coins, the coins are used to increase your storage if you need to and trade for resources (which is in the next tab)
How do I increase my storage space?
Go to the Storage tab and click on increase storage, this will cost you coins:
NOTE: if you don’t have enough coins this will cost you LPs, just collect more coins and you will be able to use the coins to upgrade your storage
What is the maximum storage space for each profession career?
Police is 5000, Filmmaker and Medical Staff are both 2600
What should I do if I run out of storage space?
You can sell any unwanted resources, go to the storage tab and click on the simoleon symbol next to a resource and select the amount you want to sell for simoleons:
Resource Exchange- here you can either spin for resources using simoleons or LPs for the mega spin as well as trade coins for resources
How does the resource spin work?
There are two resource spins:
Resource spin costing simoleons- available for everyone, click to spin and it will spin and then you can claim your resources
Mega spin costing LPs- only available for VIP level 2 players, works the same as the other spin but will give you more resources.
NOTE: You can only use both of these every 4 hours unless you pay 4LPs to spin again straight away How does trading for resources work?
On the left you have the item you are trading and on the right you have the item you will receive for trading, click trade
Reaching Level 6- Specialising a Sim
Once you reach level 6 for the first time a new quest will begin (it isn’t really a quest and yes you can do it at the same time as other quests) It shows you how to select the specialist for your sim and how to get promoted
Professions: Specialisation Training
Assign a specialist to a level 6 sim- click on the occupations (career) tab, find the level 6 sim and choose one of the two options for that career:
NOTE: you can only have one sim on each of these options
Fulfil a profession badge- check the occupations tab to find out what you need to do to complete this, I had help 3 sims, to complete this I needed to help 3 sims that came to the workplace by completing all of the tasks
Each sim can only earn one badge per shift and you need all badges before you will be able to level up in that career
If you don’t manage to complete a badge in a shift the progress for that badge will reset and you will have start again on the next shift (for example, if your task is to help 2 important sims and you only help one, in your next shift it will reset so you will have to help 2 important sims in that shift to get the badge)
Each level requires you to complete more badges, you cannot level up until all the badges have been collected.
Build a workstation at a profession workplace- if you do not have the right amount of resources it will say it costs LPs to build- just help sims to gain resources and it won’t cost you LPs
Who are the important sims I need to help to get a badge?
These are the sims with question marks in the bubbles above their heads
Reaching Level 10
When you reach level 10 in a profession career you unlock the work outfit in that specialist for a female and male adult sim to wear at any time!
Left- metro police outfits Right- special agent outfitsLeft- director outfits Right- actor outfitsLeft- doctor outfits Right- nurse outfits
Find them in the wardrobe under outfits once you reach level 10
Orange Suitcase? Can’t send your sims to work?
This is because you have already sent them to work once today, if you are VIP level 1 you can send them to work twice in a day (this will cost you 15LPs still if you are VIP)
Wait until tomorrow and you will be able to send them to work again without being VIP.
Do I need to be VIP to use profession workplaces?
NO!If you are VIP you can send your sims to work twice a day (VIP level 1), upgrade more than one workstation at a time (VIP level 7) and use the mega spin (VIP level 2) but you do not need to be VIP
How do I cancel a work shift?
Click on the red cross on the sims need bar and select cancel shift My sims are ageing to seniors before they have reached the highest level, what can I do?
You could reverse their ageing (again read the post linked above) when they come to the end of their time as an adult but this is going to cost you a lot of LPs! It may be worth doing this while you are working on getting a platinum orb so you don’t have to start from level 1 with another sim and have to go through the ageing all over again!
How do you level up quicker?
The only way to level up quicker is to go to work each day and help the amount of sims needed to fulfil your work quota each day but you need to remember that each time you level up it will take you longer to reach the next level
If you are trying to complete the movie star career quicker you can use the movie camera from the promotions r store to level them up quicker
TIP: the higher level a workstation is the more career experience points you will to level up quicker
Who is this sim (pictured below) who appears?
He is the courier for the simtown market event, he will appear at the profession workplace where the event is taking place. If you complete all the tasks he has before the time above the bubble is up you will earn a market token needed to ship some orders (other orders need workplace resources to ship) You need to ship orders to fill up the bar and earn prizes:
You can only send two sims to work to help sims, all other sims will be working ‘offsite’ so they will still go to work but you will not see them, like normal careers (even when your level increases you can still only have two there)
Only one sim can use a workstation at a time
Important sims are the ones with question marks in the bubbles above their heads
If you send a sim to work without going with them they will still level up but just slower than if they help sims and they will not earn any resources
You can only upgrade one workstation at a time unless you are VIP 7
Each workstation can be upgraded 20 times
It will cost you LPs to build a workstation if you do not have enough resources, help more sims to collect the resources to build the workstation without LPs
You can only have one sim in each specialism
Only the sim in that specialism can use the workstations, for example only the Performer can complete the Film Set actions
If you are VIP you get some perks but you don’t need to be VIP!
There is no time limit on completing a profession career and workplace, you can take as long as you like!
Thanks for reading!
Frequently Asked Questions About Profession Careers:
This post is going to show you what can be brought from the sorcerous supplies store.
NOTE: when you build the store you will start the discovery quest The Book of Spells
Armillary Sphere- 8LPs
Crystal Ball- S5,000
Magic Mirror- S35,000
Magic Candelabra- S750
Cauldron Fireplace- 15LPs
Cottage Fireplace- 10LPs
Magic Bookcase- S8,500
Wizard’s Book Stack- S1,000
Tomes of Knowledge- S1,750
Magic Spells Stack- S1,750
I’m not sure if all these items unlock once you build the store or whether some of them unlock after you complete the second quest, Saved by the Spell as I have completed both of these quests on my game so I would love to know what is in your store if you have only just finished the Book of Spells quest
The items in the store that unlock by completing certain quests or hobbies can be found in the list below:
Building the sorcerous supplies store starts the book of spells quest.
Magic Wand Podium- S5,000 this is needed to complete the spell casting hobby once the quest is complete
NOTE: You need to buy a magic wand podium once the quest is complete, you do not get to keep the one in the quest, this can also be brought from the promotions r us store under the hobbies tab
Complete the potion brewing hobby for the first time to unlock:
Water Barrel- S500
Purple Tapestry- S750
Long Tapestry- S2,000
Red Tapestry- S7,500
Cottage Oven- S1,500
Cottage Countertop- S3,500
Cottage Wall Bench- S3,500
Cottage Sink- S4,000
Cottage Corner- S3,500
Cottage Wall Corner- S4,000
Luminos- S800
Cottage Coffeetable- S2,000
Cottage Partition- S2,500
Cottage Sundial- S3,500
Potion Stand- 1LP
Complete the potion brewing hobby 3 more times to unlock more items:
1.Wishing Well- 10LPs
2.Cottage Door and Window
Cottage Door- S2,500
Cottage Window- S2,500
3.Rugs
These come in 4 sizes and 2 colours and cost:
S7,500
S10,000
S15,000
(the green rugs are the same size as the red ones pictured)
How do I buy an item from the sorcerous supplies store?
Go to the store and click on the item you would like to purchase and click buy
It will ask you if you are sure you would like to buy these items, click yes
The items will then be added to your home store inventory, see below to find out what tab in the inventory to find the item you purchased
Where can the items be found in the home store?
You can buy most items from the home store but if you do buy from the sorcerous supplies store they will be under these tabs in your inventory for you to place in your house
Doors
Runic Door
Secret Door
Cottage Door
Windows
Wizard Stone
Cottage Window
Outdoor Decorations
Water Barrel
Cottage Sundial
Potion Stand
Wishing Well
Lighting
Magic Candelabra
Luminos
Rugs
Green Woven
Red Woven
Decorations
Purple Tapestry
Long Tapestry
Red Tapestry
Armillary Sphere
Magic Mirror
Cottage Partition
Crystal Ball (can only be brought at the sorcerous supplies store but once brought it can be found in this section of your inventory)
Living Room
Cauldron Fireplace
Magic Bookcase
Tomes of Knowledge
Magic Spells Stack
Cottage Coffeetable
Wizard’s Book Stack (can only be brought at the sorcerous supplies store but once brought it can be found in this section of your inventory)
Cottage Fireplace (can only be brought at the sorcerous supplies store but once brought it can be found in this section of your inventory)
Counter Tops
Cottage Countertop
Cottage Wall Bench
Cottage Sink
Cottage Corner
Cottage Wall Corner
Kitchen
Cottage Oven
Pets
The Imperial Barn Owl
Hobby and Career Items- these must be purchased in the sorcerous supplies or promotions r us store and then you can find them in your inventory
Magic Wand Podium
Magic Broomstick Closet
Potion Brewing Cauldron
Can all items available in the Wizards Cottage be brought in the Sorcerous supplies store?
No, most of the furniture such as the bed, bathroom items and dining tables and chairs are unavailable, I will list below what can be purchased and what can only be found in the wizards cottage.
you will only have this room if you build the wizards cottage on a premium residence
Available in the Sorcerous Supplies Store:
Red Rugs
Green Rugs
Cottage Doors
Cottage Windows
Wizards Book Stack
Tomes of Knowledge
Magic Spells Stack
Magic Candelabra
Cottage Wall Bench
Cottage Sink
Cottage Corner
Cottage Wall Corner
Cottage Oven
Cauldron Fireplace
Purple Tapestry
NOT Available in the Sorcerous Supplies Store:
Door Frames
Bath
Toilet
Sink
Candle Lighting
Bed
Bedside Table
Wardrobe
Chess Set
Chairs
Fridge
Dining Table and Chairs
Bookcase (not quite the same as the Magic Bookcase from the store)
The Girl Who Games 