The Sims Freeplay- Nightclub

September 26, 2014May 3, 2019 weightlessmagic11 Comments

The nightclub is a place for your sims to socialise with each other, if you haven’t built the nightclub it will be built for you as of the Grand Garages March 2019 Update.

Can’t find the nightclub? Check my town map post here

What can you do at the nightclub?

The Cars In Lots Feature Quest has to be started from the nightclub, find the mechanic to pay to begin this quest:

A sim can become a DJ for 7 minutes using the DJ decks

Once you have a DJ others can dance on the dancefloor for 3 minutes

Sims can’t really dance together, when you press join in they stand in different parts of the dance floor which I don’t like but it does build up a relationship quite quickly although you probably wouldn’t realise this as no screen appears after they have finished to tell you a relationship milestone has been reached like it usually does.

When a SimChase event begins you will need to go to the nightclub to check in with the host Kam Ham:

A sim can tend the bar and then other sims can order drinks for S2,500 each (these drinks inspire your sims by fulfilling all their needs)
Your sims can also just sit and relax for 2 minutes using the booths

LAST UPDATED MAY 2019

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The Sims Freeplay- The Cloud: Saving the Game

September 24, 2014April 11, 2020 weightlessmagic175 Comments

Connecting to the cloud is how you save your game so if you ever have a problem with your device or want to change devices knowing how to connect to the cloud will stop you from losing your game, for example, if you wanted to change your device you would be able to get your game onto that new device within 7 days and you won’t have to start all over again- it is a good idea to do it everyday just as a back up in case! (it does automatically do it if you connect to the party boat but it is always useful to know how to do it yourself)

Connecting to the Cloud

To connect to the cloud you need to firstly be connected to Facebook, Apple, Game Center or Google Play Games (how to connect to Facebook and Game Center are covered in my Adding Neighbours post as both these can be used to add neighbours)

Sign in with Apple is a new option for Apple products so you can sign in with your Apple ID (on the settings screen- see under ‘uploading’ in this post- click on the key button (bottom right) to sign in with your Apple ID:

Sorry I no longer have an Android so I cannot show you how to connect your game to Google Play Games (this is where you download your games from)

Uploading

Once connected go into settings in the game (click on the green button with 3 white dots on it) you will then see these options:

Click on the cloud button and you will see this window appear:

Click upload save data and your game will be saved

Click here to watch my video on how to save to the cloud

Help! My neighbours can’t see an item in my town, why is that? They can’t see it because they aren’t seeing the most up to date version of your game, you need to connect to the cloud for them to see this version of your game.

Downloading

If you are transferring to a different device you can select on that device from in the game ‘download save data’ and you will have your game back as long as you are connected to the same account that you saved your game from on your other device:

NOTE: if you are planning to go from an Android to an Apple or the other way around and you want to keep your game, make sure you save to Facebook as this is the only option to save available on both devices.

Unable to connect to the cloud?

If you can’t connect click on the Facebook icon in the settings and it will probably say unknown user so log out and log in again and it should work! If it still isn’t working you may want to contact the makers to see if there is anything they can do to fix this for you, this post explains how to contact them if you are unsure.

Related Posts: Adding Neighbours & Visiting Neighbours

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The Sims Freeplay- Adding Neighbours

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Only have access to Another Sim Town? Find out what it contains here!

If you are playing on an Apple product you have the choice between Game Center and/or Facebook to add neighbours (although they have now made the Game Center option difficult) and if you are on an Android you will have the option of Facebook only as Google+ is no longer available.

Apple and Androids: Connecting The Sims Freeplay to Facebook

To add a neighbour using Facebook you need to have your game connected to your account, to do this log into the Facebook app then go to settings in the Sims Freeplay (the green button with 3 white dots in it) and you will see these options appear:

Click on the key button (bottom right) and it will say not signed in, press the green log in button and it will go to Facebook then come back to the game and you should see this (check that it is the right account):

NOTE: my Facebook account has been suspended so I am unable to add anymore players, sorry!

Facebook Adding

Once connected, when you add a friend on Facebook, if they play The Sims Freeplay and have connected their game they will be added to your party boat automatically.

Apple: Game Center Adding

NOTE: as of iOS 10 the Game Center app has been removed you can still add neighbours but they have made it a lot harder to do, you now have to iMessage the person you want to add or you can also allow nearby people to add you from Settings > Game Center > Allow nearby people to add you through WiFi or Bluetooth. If you don’t have iOS 10 or above the steps below should still work but you may find players on iOS 10 or above are unable to accept your requests.

Game Center is an app on your Apple product, it should already be on your device.
Open it up and you will see 5 tabs at the bottom of the screen

Me, Friends, Games, Challenges and Turns

In the me tab you can set your username, this is what people use to add you, you can also change your photo here.
In the friends tab you will see all of your friends you already have and any friend requests you have
In the games tab you will see all the games you play and all of your achievements

To add a player you need to know their username or email address, once you do go to the friends tab and in the top right hand corner there is a +

This will open up a new window, in the ‘to’ box write the players username or email and in the big box below you can add a message to that person.

Once they have accepted your request if they have the game they will appear in your party boat.

You can have 500 friends on Game Center but only 100 appear in your party boat.

Androids: Google Play Games Adding

Google+ has been removed so you can no longer add players this way on an Android (Facebook is your only option) but you can still save your game with Google Play Games

Deleting a Neighbour

To delete a neighbour you just need to delete them from Facebook and/or Game Center

Help! My neighbours can’t see an item in my town, why is that?

They can’t see it because they aren’t seeing the most up to date version of your game, you need to connect to the cloud for them to see this version of your game.

Please note it can take a while for neighbours to appear in your party boat after adding so be patient!

What social tasks are there to complete? Find my social tasks list here!

Related Posts: Visiting Neighbours & Saving the Game

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The Sims Freeplay- Adding a Pool

September 21, 2014March 9, 2020 weightlessmagic57 Comments

Before you can get the tools to add a pool to your sims gardens you need to have completed the Its All Going Swimmingly Quest. Once that quest is complete in the garden section of the home store you will see the new pool tabs which includes building the pool, pool interior, pool paving, paver width and pool items.

Building a pool is a lot like building a room but you need to remember you need at least one extra square around the pool for the paving so even though the pool can be as small as 3×3 with the paving its 5×5.

What is the cheapest pool? A 3×3 (or 5×5 with the paving) will now cost S13,620

And unlike rooms you can join pools together to make different shapes!

Once you have built the pool you can add items to it such as inflatables and a diving board (if you have completed the diving hobby collection for the first time) and items around the pool such as beach towels.

Building a pool with an island

Paver Width
Click on the paver width tab and select the width you want to increase/ decrease the paving around your pool, the picture below shows the widths:

If you have a weather machine at your house where your pool is when you put it on snow it freezes the pool so you can complete the figure skating hobby!

Cleaning the pool

When the pool is green it will need to be cleaned, otherwise your sims will not be able to use the pool, click on the pool and select the option clean pool.

Watch this video for more information on cleaning pools and using the weather machine!

Adding Diving Boards

Diving boards have to be placed with one square over the water and 2 squares on land, like the picture below shows:

You can unlock diving boards by completing the diving hobby for the first time.

Using the pool

In the pool you can:

Go swimming, click somewhere in the pool and your sim will swim there:

If you have two sims you can interact with the other sim:

Flip- 4 seconds
Splash- 10 seconds
Chat- 4 minutes

Toddlers can play in the pool with the help of a teen, adult or senior.

NOTE: You need steps for your sims to be able to use the swimming pool

When you want your sim to get out of the pool click on the ground above some steps and they will get out and get changed.

Deleting a pool

To delete a pool go to the outdoor section of buy mode:

Then click on the pool, click the red simoleons symbol to sell it:

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The Sims Freeplay- Birthday Cake Ageing

September 19, 2014April 11, 2020 weightlessmagic72 Comments

There are 3 ways of ageing a sim:

Birthday Cake (which is what we are going to focus on in this post)
Auto Ageing– once the life dreams and legacies quest has been completed
Advancing age early– once the life dreams and legacies quest has been completed

Before the life dreams and legacies quest has been completed you will need to use birthday cakes if you want to age your sims but you can’t age every sim until a quest has been completed:

You can’t age a baby to a toddler until a quest for toddlers has been completed
You can’t age a toddler to a preteen until the preparing for preteens quest has been completed
You can’t age a preteen to a teen until the teenagers quest has been completed
You can’t age a teen to an adult until the adulthood quest has been completed
You can’t age adults to seniors until the seniors quest has been completed

Once you have completed a quest for toddlers you will have unlocked the ability for your baby to become a toddler but you now need a birthday cake

A birthday cake can be found under the baking section on a stove, it is near the bottom of the list and will cost you 5LP and takes one day to bake:

Once your sim has made the cake click on the symbol above the stove showing the cake to store it, you can then use it straight away or save it for later.

Now you need to click on the sim you want to age and you will see the option to have birthday:

Click on this and a pop up will appear, it will ask you if you want to use the birthday cake to age that sim.

If you do, click yes.

If you don’t, click no.

Once you click yes your sim will magically grow up to the next life stage.

And that is how you age a sim using a birthday cake!

Do you need a cake for each sim you age or just one cake?
You need a cake for each, once your sim has aged the cake will have been used.

How can I find out how many birthday cakes I have stored?
If you click ‘have birthday’ on a sim it will say how many cakes are available, just click no if you don’t want to use a cake to age that sim.

Once I complete the life dreams quest do I still need birthday cakes?
No you don’t, you can advance a sims age early for 2LP but if you wait for them to complete their life dream for that stage or wait until they are ready to age automatically you can advance them to the next life stage for free.