The Sims Freeplay- Hobbies: Potion Brewing

November 15, 2015March 24, 2020 weightlessmagic68 Comments

SAVED BY THE SPELL QUEST – POTION BREWING CAULDRON – TEEN AND ADULT SIMS – PRIZES: WIZARDS FURNITURE PACK, WISHING WELL, RUGS, DOOR AND WINDOW AND 3LP

TIME LIMITED HOBBY – TIME: 7 DAYS – TIME LIMITED PRIZE: WIZARD COSTUME PACK

Once you complete the Saved by the Spell Quest the time limit for this hobby will start straight away, to begin this hobby you need to buy the potion brewing cauldron from the promotions r us store or the sorcerous supplies store for S5,000 and place it in one of your sims houses:

I cannot place the cauldron, 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 potion brewing cauldron in one of your sims houses.

If you complete this hobby in the 7 day time limit you unlock the Wizard Costume Pack for your sims:

When your teen or adult sim first starts this hobby they will only have one option:

Brew Invisibility Potion- 2 hours 30 minutes

You need to find all 3 different potions to complete the first row in the potion brewing collection to unlock the brew growth potions option, you then need to find those 3 potions to unlock the brew youth potions option and find the 3 youth potions to unlock the final option which is brew levitation potions to find the last three to complete the collection

Brew Invisibility Potion- 2 hours 30 minutes
Brew Growth Potion- 3 hours 30 minutes
Brew Youth Potion- 4 hours 30 minutes
Brew Levitation Potion- 5 hours 30 minutes

NOTE: once you complete the collection for the first time you can find the potions in any order but you will still need to do each option to find the different potions to complete each row

TIP: only one sim can complete this hobby for the first time as you can only buy one cauldron, but you can send another sim to a neighbours town to complete this hobby (if they have a cauldron) after the first time you can buy 3 cauldrons so 3 sims can complete this hobby

OPTION	FIND	TO UNLOCK:
BREW INVISIBILITY POTION	Translucency Vial Camouflage Flask Invisibility Bottle	Bigger Vial, Larger Flask and Gigantic Bottle USING THE BREW GROWTH POTION OPTION
BREW GROWTH POTION	Bigger Vial Larger Flask Gigantic Bottle	Youthful Vial, Youth Flask and Baby Bottle USING THE BREW YOUTH POTION OPTION
BREW YOUTH POTION	Youthful Vial Youth Flask Baby Bottle	Hoovering Vial, Levitation Flask and Flight Bottle USING THE BREW LEVITATION POTION OPTION
BREW LEVITATION POTION	Hoovering Vial Levitation Flask Flight Bottle	*You can now complete the collection!*

After the time has passed come back and click the exclamation mark above your sims head to find one of the potion brewing collectibles in that row. You still level up in this hobby but the hobby level up percentage isn’t important as the potion brewing collectibles don’t unlock depending on your level, when you finish a row of potion brewing collectibles you will unlock the ability to find the potions in the next row.

The table below shows you the level up reward that your sims will receive when they level up in this hobby:

LEVEL	TITLE	1st TIME LEVEL UP REWARD
1	Snake Oil Sire	–
2	Tonic Brewer	250XP
3	Aromatheraphist	500XP
4	Pot Stirrer	S750
5	Alchemist Assistant	10,000 Town Value
6	Potion Master	1LP

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 potion brewing 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):

The first time you complete a row you will unlock a new option to find the next row of potions, further times 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 completed this hobby in the time limit you will unlock the wizard costume pack for toddlers, preteens, teens and adults:

The rewards for completing this collection are the wizards furniture pack, wishing well, door and window, rugs and 3LP:

The first time you complete this hobby you unlock the wizards furniture pack (even if you don’t complete in the time limit) These items can be found in the sorcerous supplies store :

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 collection 3 more times to receive more magical based items for your homes:

The second time you complete the collection you unlock the wishing well which can be found in the sorcerous supplies store or the outdoor decorations section for 10LP:

The third time you unlock the cottage door which can be found in the sorcerous supplies store or the doors section for S2,500 and the cottage window which can be found in the sorcerous supplies store or the windows section for S2,500:

The fourth time you will unlock the rugs which are available in two colours and different sizes and can be found in the sorcerous supplies store or the rugs section for S15,000, S10,000 or S7,500:

The green rugs are the same size as the red rugs shown in the picture above

The order you unlock the wishing well, door and window and rugs may vary

From the fifth time onwards each time you complete the collection you will earn 3LP

Confused about hobbies? Read my Hobbies Frequently Asked Questions post

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The Sims Freeplay- Adding Basements

November 14, 2015March 9, 2020 weightlessmagic26 Comments

Once you complete the Basement of Kings Quest you can build a basement under your houses, this post explains how to add a basement and all the ways you can customise it!

NOTE: you will not be able to resize a basement or add more rooms until you have completed the quest

Building a basement

Building a basement is a lot like building a room except it is underneath your existing house. You can build the basement anywhere inside the grid area (unless there is a pool above) even if it is larger than the rooms above.

The second orange tab in the house section of the home store is basements. Hold and drag anywhere on the ground to build a basement. Green means the room can be built.

The white dotted lines show you were the rooms are above (the blue line is the outline of the pool):

Drag the white highlighted edged to resize.

What is the cheapest basement? A 2×1 basement will cost S8,000

Adding Stairs

You need to add stairs to the basement to be able to access it. The red areas as shown in the picture below show you were items are on the floor above so the stairs cannot be placed there:

If you want to place stairs somewhere you can’t, you have three options:

1. Move items from the floor above so you have room
2. Choose smaller stairs or an elevator that may fit
3. Build another room in a clearer area (outside the house space so you can access the basement from outside)

Decorating the basement

You do this the same way you would decorate a new room

Deleting a Basement

While on the basement tab click on the basement room you wish to delete and select the red simoleon symbol to sell it. You can delete basement rooms even if there are rooms on the floor above.

For more details you can watch my video, Building Patios, Balconies and Basements:

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The Sims Freeplay- Saved by the Spell Quest

November 8, 2015July 30, 2025 weightlessmagic199 Comments

LEVEL UNLOCKS: 8 UNLOCKS: potion brewing hobby TIME LIMIT: 7 days PRIZE: wizards cottage

Once you have completed the Book of Spells Quest you will be able to find the wizard in the park to start this quest. If you complete this quest in the time limit you will unlock the wizards cottage, you can still complete this quest once the time is up to unlock the potion brewing hobby you just won’t get the cottage

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

Talk to the Wizard- 1 minute

Examine the crystal ball (next to the wizard in the park)

Ask the Wizard- 1 minute (in park)
Read real world magic- 1 hour (bookshelf)

Invite a sim to a dinner party- 3 hours 15 minutes (select interaction between two sims)

Send two sims to the park
Explain about imagination- 5 hours 15 minutes (select interaction between two sims)

Have two sims sit at the dinner table- 5 minutes (in park) GLITCH- if your sims are unable to sit at the table, leave the park and go back, your sims need to sit down quickly before the other characters can.

Check in with the Wizard- 1 hour 15 minutes
Dream of magic- 19 hours (bed)
Tell a sim about dream- 5 minutes (select interaction between two sims)
Dance wildly in the rain- 12 hours 15 minutes (select interaction between two sims)

Have two sims kiss in the rain- 1 minute (select interaction between two sims)
Talk to the Wizard- 15 minutes (at a sims house)

Talk to the werewolf- 5 hours 15 minutes (park)

Think about the werewolf- 19 hours (seat)

Record a video apology- 5 minutes (werewolf)

Upload video apology- 4 hours (computer)

Show the dates response- 12 hours 15 minutes (werewolf)
High five the werewolf- 3 seconds

Check in with the wizard- 3 hours 15 minutes (park)

Think about the origin of magic- 19 hours (seat)
Tell the wizard about real magic- 12 hours 15 minutes (park)
Use the crystal ball again
High five the wizard- 1 second (wizards cottage)

Leave the Wizards cottage (using the simtracker)

QUEST IS COMPLETE!

You can now complete the Potion Brewing hobby by buying the potion brewing cauldron from promotions r us or the sorcerous supplies store. The time limit for the hobby begins as soon as you complete this quest

Prize: Wizards Cottage

Cost? First one should be free after that they cost simoleons (amount depends on how many other houses you already have built)

Is it worth it? Definitely! The cottage is really nice, it can be built on standard or premium residence, the premium residence has a library at the end of the garden!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUEST

please read before asking

How do I start this discovery quest?
Firstly you need to complete the book of spells quest then you can find the wizard in the park to start this quest

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

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

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

I can’t get two sims to sit at the dinner table, everyone sits down before them!
There is a glitch on this goal, leave the park and go back, your sims need to sit down quickly before the other characters can

Why can’t I record a video apology to the werewolf?
You need to click on him and select the option

I can’t find the wizard to high five him, where is he?
All you can do is look around simtown for him, when you find him he should go back to his cottage

What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
The wizards cottage

Where can I find the wizards cottage?
You can find it on the list of premade houses to build on an empty house lot

Why is it always daytime at the wizards cottage?
It just is, it isn’t a major problem though!

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 potion brewing 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 potion brewing 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

Last updated January 2019

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The Sims Freeplay- Adding Balconies

November 7, 2015March 9, 2020 weightlessmagic61 Comments

Once you complete the Lovey-Dovey Balcony Quest you can build balconies on houses that have more than one floor, this post explains how to add a balcony and all the ways you can customise it!

NOTE: you will not be able to customise a balcony until the quest has been completed

1.Building a Balcony

You can build a balcony on any floor except the ground floor, you need to go to the house section of buy mode, click on the last orange tab then you can touch and drag anywhere inside the yellow highlighted area but it must be connected to the house. Green means it can be built there.

Drag the white highlighted edged to resize

Balconies can be joined together to create more interesting shapes.

What is the cheapest balcony? A 2×1 balcony will cost S6,000

2.Support posts

The second tab is support posts, you don’t need to add them but you may want to if you want a larger balcony further away from the house. These are placed underneath the balcony (if you have two balconies one above the other you can add support posts to the balcony below)

This video explains how support posts are used to create bigger balconies:

3.Balcony Paving

The third tab is where you can select the type of tiles you want on your balcony, click on the style then click on the balcony

4.Railings

The fourth tab changes the railings, again click on the style then onto the balcony and it will place them around the edge

Deleting a Balcony

While on the balcony tab click on the balcony you wish to delete and select the red simoleon symbol to sell it.

Is it possible to build a room above a balcony? No it isn’t

For more details you can watch my video, Building Patios, Balconies and Basements:

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The Sims Freeplay- Hobbies: Fashion Hunter

October 21, 2015March 23, 2020 weightlessmagic76 Comments

PRETTY LITTLE PLANTERS QUEST – FASHION HUNTER BARGAIN CENTER – TEEN AND ADULT SIMS – PRIZES: MALL STORES, CINEMA AND 3LP

TIME LIMITED HOBBY – TIME: 7 DAYS – TIME LIMITED PRIZE: INDOOR SKYDIVING

Once you complete the Pretty Little Planters Quest and clear all the upstairs areas at the mall including the cinema court area (read this post for more information) you can then build the fashion hunter bargain center:

Once built the time limit for this hobby will begin and your adult and teen sims will have to complete the hobby collection in 7 days to unlock the indoor skydiving wind tunnel at the mall:

TIP: I recommend having lots of LPs before you start this hobby, I started with 100LPs and used up most of them because without them completing in time is almost impossible! Check out this post if you don’t have any LPs

You can have up to 5 adult or teen sims completing this hobby at once, you need to click on any store upstairs, the sale stalls or clothes racks to get the option:

Hunt for Fashion- 5 hours 30 minutes

NOTE: only 5 sims can complete this hobby at one time

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

The table below shows the level up percentage:

This may change in future updates

LEVEL	Browse Makeup
1-2	50%
2-3	25%
3-4	12%
4-5	7%
5-6	5%

The next table shows you for each level what fashion 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	Fashion Flailer	Prep Up and Urban are unlocked in the hobby collection	–
2	First Offer Taker	So Smart and Retro-vert are now unlocked in the hobby collection	250XP
3	Bargain Lover	Harajuku Panic and Rags to Raggedy are now unlocked in the hobby collection	500XP
4	Fashion Eye	Street Smart and Punk’s Not Dead are now unlocked in the hobby collection	S750
5	Dream Dealer	True Glamour and Casual Friday are now unlocked in the hobby collection	10,000 Town Value
6	Style Shark	Sporting Chance and Gothic 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

The completed fashion hunter collection is shown below, once you complete the collection you need to click ‘reset the 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):

The first time you complete each row you will unlock a new mall store, after this time 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

Stores:

Find the first row of fashion to unlock:

Tuck’s- 180,000 16 hours

Find the second row of fashion to unlock:

Friday Night- 225,000 1 Day

Find the third row of fashion to unlock:

Jack and Jill- 14o,000 16 hours

Find the fourth row of fashion to unlock:

Summer to Winner- 150,000 1 Day

Check out my Guide to the Mall post for more information on these stores

If you complete this hobby in the time limit you will unlock the indoor skydiving which can be found at the mall:

Once built you can have a solo sky dive for 10 minutes or wait for a partner and tandem sky dive for 20 minutes.

The rewards for completing this collection are the simtown cinema and 3LP:

The first time you complete this collection you unlock the cinema (even if you don’t complete the hobby in the time limit) The cinema can be found at the mall:

From the second time onwards each time you complete the collection you will earn 3LP

TIP for completing in time?

I completed in time by using the lucky spin on level 5 and 6 fashions because my sim was taking too long to level up even when I used LPs to speed up the hobby. This hobby is incredibly difficult to complete in the time limit, if you are busy don’t build the bargain center yet and if you don’t have any LP I would suggest earning some before starting this hobby if you want to complete it in the 7 day limit.

Confused about hobbies? Read my Hobbies Frequently Asked Questions post

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