The time limited chocolatier hobby event to unlock the gingerbread furniture is back from the 25th March but it is only available for 7 days. You need to complete the chocolatier hobby collection 7 times in the time limit to unlock all the gingerbread furniture packs.
If you completed this event last time you will not get it again, if you unlocked some of the packs last time you will only have to find the ones you have left, for example, if you unlocked 6 packs you will only have to complete the hobby one more time to get the last pack
You need to firstly accept this event, click yes then you can buy a chocolatier bench from the promotions r us store if you haven’t already:
It can then be found in your inventory under hobby and career items so you can place it in your house. Once placed you can select ‘make chocolate’ for 3 hours 15 minutes:
Buy as many chocolatier benches as possible, the maximum is 15 so you could have 15 sims completing this hobby at once
Have a sim in a neighbours town if they have a chocolatier bench so you can have an extra sim working on it
Have at least one sim working on getting to level 6 so all chocolates are unlocked (you only need one sim to reach level 6) you may need to use LPs to speed your way through the levels- I waited until the time was 1 hour 59 minutes and used 1 LP to speed up one sim so they reached level 6
Remember to click ‘start new collection’ on the top of the hobby collection list once you have got all the pieces otherwise you won’t find any new items, this post explains how to do that
Most importantly: just keep going! I know it’s annoying when you get the same one constantly but you will eventually get the ones you need
Prizes
1st Set: Floors and Walls Pack
These can be found in the exterior walls, walls, floors, windows, doors and roof sections of the home store
2nd Set: Living and Dining Pack
Gingerbread Chair and Table- dining room section
Gingerbread Chair, Couch, Bookcase and Coffee Table- living room section
Gingerbread Lamp- lighting section
3rd Set: Kitchen Pack
Gingerbread Fridge and Oven- kitchen section
Gingerbread Counters- counter top section
4th Set: Outdoor Pack
Gingerbread Dining Table- dining room section and outdoor furniture section
Tree of Sweets and Gingerbread Plant- trees, plants and flowers section
5th Set: Bed and Bath Pack
Gingerbread Light- lighting section
Gingerbread Toilet, Sink and Bath- bathroom section
Gingerbread Bed, Bedside Table and Chest- bedroom section
6th Set: Rugs Pack
There are 3 different rug designs and sizes, I have only added all the cream sizes to the picture above but they are the same sizes for the pink and chocolate rugs, these can all be found in the rugs section
7th Set: Chocolate Fountain
The chocolate fountain can be found in the decorations section
And that is all the prizes! I love the prizes and I made my own gingerbread house:
My gingerbread house
Check out the tour of my gingerbread house here:
IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE IN TIME YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BUY THE GINGERBREAD FURNITURE
A time limited quest to celebrate St Patrick’s Day starts at 10am on Thursday 14th March, if you complete this quest in the 4 day time limit you unlock some cute rewards!
EA provided me with the steps for this quest early, I will add more pictures of the prizes once I complete it. If you are stuck on any of the tasks let me know and I will add more information on how to complete them
Early Access to Beta Provided by EA/ Firemonkeys (Presented by EA GameChangers)
LEVEL UNLOCKS: 7 (build the car dealership first) UNLOCKS: ability to add cars to house lots
Do you want to add cars to your house lots? Not just parked outside but actually inside the grid? Once you complete this feature quest you will be able to add cars anywhere on a house lot! To start this quest you need to have build the car dealership then find the mechanic at the nightclub (if you haven’t built the nightclub already it will be built for you at the start of this update) There is no time limit but it will cost you simoleons to begin this quest.
What is a feature quest?
A feature quest unlocks and introduces a new feature
The quest is shorter than a main or discovery quest
There is no time limit or time limited prize
Costs simoleons to start the quest (cost varies depending on your level)
You cannot do a feature quest at the same time as a discovery quest
Times may vary depending on the star rating the item has
Click on the mechanic to get the pop up to begin this quest, it will cost simoleons to begin (the amount varies depending on your level):
Speak to the mechanic- 30 seconds
Listen to Lee’s idea- 15 seconds
Check junk mail- 48 seconds (on a computer)
Get help from Lee- 2 minutes (go back to the nightclub to talk to her again)
Buy a car from the car dealer (the red sedan is free but you can buy any car to complete this)
Visit a house with a car
Move car onto a lot: open buy mode and click on the car, it will move to the grid and you can then place it like any object, click the green tick to place it
Return car to parking space: from buy mode click on the blue arrow and the car will go back to the parking space (you can also click on the car outside of buy mode and select ‘return to parking space’)
Move car to new location: go back into buy mode and move it back onto the grid and place it (you can place it on any floor and in any room that has a free space)
Take photo of the car- 15 seconds (select the option on the car with a sim)
View a car’s available actions (click on the car with a sim)
Show Lee photos- 1 minute (Lee is at the nightclub)
Celebrate- 1 minute (with Lee)
Say Goodbye to Lee- 30 seconds
QUEST IS COMPLETE!
You can now freely move cars around your house lots!
Early Access to Beta Provided by EA/ Firemonkeys (Presented by EA GameChangers)
Once you complete the Cars In Lots Feature Quest you will be able to add cars inside the house grid so they don’t have to be in the parking space any longer! In this post I will explain how this works and also explain how to add more than one car using the driveway home template from the Grand Garages Live Event.
Moving A Car Into The House Lot
To do this you need to be in buy mode and then click on the car in the parking space, it will automatically go to the grid so you can move it and place it like you would any object.
If it is shaded red you cannot place it there as something is in the way, if it is green you can click the green tick to place it.
You don’t have to place it outside, cars can be placed on any floor and in any room as long as there is space for it:
Moving A Car Back To The Parking Space
There are two ways to do this, in buy mode you can click on the light blue arrow that appears when you click on the car or outside of buy mode click on the car and select ‘return to parking space’
Driveway Homes
If you unlock the Family Garage Home in the Grand Garages Live Event you unlock a new house template that allows you to build the house up to the footpath and add 4 cars to this house lot:
The other three car parking spaces need to be unlocked by purchasing with simoleons:
Additional Space One: S250,000
Additional Space Two: S750,000
Additional Space Three: S1,500,000
Once you purchase an additional space you will be able to add another car but you need to have more than one adult/senior sim living in this house to add more than one car otherwise it will just switch their car to the new one you have just brought. For example if you wanted 3 cars in this house you need 3 adult or senior sims living in this house.
Early Access to Beta Provided by EA/ Firemonkeys (Presented by EA GameChangers) may differ from actual version
Complete this brand new live event (starts 12th March) to unlock garage themed items! This event is only here for 10 days and the aim of it is to collect enough arts and crafts items from the arts and crafts stations (found in the event tab of buy mode) to unlock all the items in this event
NOTE: if you did another Live Event then you will find your arts and crafts stations in your inventory (or in the house you left them at) you will only be able to use the candle ones until you unlock the other stations in this event
Can’t find your arts and crafts stations?Click on the craft station in your event tab to get the option to find your station, it will take you to the house where your stations can be found!
Place a crafting station (find the candle station in the events tab of buy mode (or your inventory)- you can only buy 4)
Make some arts and crafts items (click on the candle station to make)- 23 seconds
This takes you to the prize progress tab (you can get to it by clicking on the garage button in the corner of the screen)
Here you will see you have collected enough items to unlock the Dappled Brick Wall pack! When you unlock each pack, before the items are available in your home store you need to purchase them with the arts and crafts items you make- this goal is coming up!
Restock a crafting station (when the stock runs out you will have to restock before you can make anymore arts and crafts items)- You can restock instantly for 18 uses for 10SPs or restock for 2 uses which will take 10 seconds this time
Buy the Dappled Brick Wall pack (click on the garage event button, scroll down and click purchase- this will cost you 50 candles)
Use a coin flower patch (buy the coin flower patch from the event tab and select the spin plant option)
Check the daily goals (click on the drinks event button and find the daily goals tab- claim the ones you can!)
Remember to claim your rewards each day!
Collect bonuses (while collecting after a certain amount of time you will see the arts and crafts item appear above that sims head, click to collect the bonus item!)
Continue collecting arts and crafts items- this is the last step but the event is not over, keep collecting the arts and crafts to unlock everything!
If you want to speed up a collecting arts and crafts action it will cost you SPs, you will get the bonus gems as well if you speed it up!
Stuck on these tasks? Watch my video here:
Arts and Crafts Stations
Candle Station costs:
1st- Free
2nd- S2,000
3rd- S4,000
4th- S10,000
(maximum of 4)
Collect 250 Candles- 2 hours 30 minutes
Collect 360 Candles- 4 hours 30 minutes
Collect 455 Candles- 6 hours 30 minutes
Collect 510 Candles- 8 hours 30 minutes
Pottery Station costs:
1st- S5,000
2nd- S7,500
3rd- S10,000
4th- S15,000
(maximum of 4)
Collect 375 Pottery- 2 hours 30 minutes
Collect 540 Pottery- 4 hours 30 minutes
Collect 680 Pottery- 6 hours 30 minutes
Collect 765 Pottery- 8 hours 30 minutes
Jewelry Station costs:
1st- S7,500
2nd- S15,000
3rd- S20,000
(maximum of 3)
Collect 565 Jewelry- 2 hours 30 minutes
Collect 810 Jewelry- 4 hours 30 minutes
Collect 1025 Jewelry- 6 hours 30 minutes
Collect 1150 Jewelry- 8 hours 30 minutes
Glassware Station costs:
1st- S7,500
2nd- S25,000
(maximum of 2)
Collect 620 Glass- 2 hours 30 minutes
Collect 890 Glass- 4 hours 30 minutes
Collect 1125 Glass- 6 hours 30 minutes
Collect 1260 Glass- 8 hours 30 minutes
Restocking
Each station (apart from the first candle one) comes with a stock of 9 which means you can use the station 9 times before it needs to be restocked (if you got your stations out of your inventory they will all need restocking first (apart from the first candle one) When you need to restock you will have two options:
Restock 18 uses which happens instantly but will cost you 10SPs
or
Restock 9 uses which will take you 2 hours 30 minutes but will be free
NOTE:
if you store the station you will lose all the stock so when you place it again you will need to restock
if you cancel making something using a station you will lose that stock so if you had one stock left and then you cancelled that action you would need to restock before you can create anymore arts and crafts items
Your Progress:
Click the garage event button in the top corner of your game to see your progress
Daily Goals
Check on the first tab every day because if you complete all the daily goals you will get additional constructor coins
NOTE: remember to click CLAIM once you have completed a daily goal to collect the reward and remember to claim your free constructor coins and free items each day!
Prize Progress
The prize progress is how far you have got on this event, the more arts and crafts items you make the more prizes you will unlock
NOTE: the bar at the top of the personal progress tab shows you how close you are to unlocking an item, the more arts and crafts items you collect the more the bar will fill up. Once you have unlocked an item on the bar at the top you will be able to use the arts and crafts items you have collected and constructor coins to purchase that pack which you will then be able to find in the home store.
Prizes:
1.Dappled Brick Wall- requires 50 candles to buy
Can be found in the walls section, the first one is free then costs S2,000
2.Constructor Coins
3.Constructor Coins
4.Tidy Town- Waste Bin and Recycling Bin
Waste Bin– requires 950 candles and 5 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the outdoor decorations and garage sections, the first one is free then costs 15LP
Recycling Bin– requires 1,900 candles and 10 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the outdoor decorations and garage sections, the first one is free then costs S150,000
5.Pottery Station
6.Constructor Coins
7.Constructor Coins
8.Garage Laundry- Garage Dryer and Garage Washing Machine
Garage Dryer– requires 5,800 candles, 2,850 pottery and 30 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the electronics, countertops and garage sections, the first one is free then costs S250,000
Garage Washing Machine– requires 7,800 candles, 3,800 pottery and 40 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the electronics, countertops and garage sections, the first one is free then costs S250,000
9.Jewelry Station
10.Constructor Coins
11.Social Points
12.Constructor Coins
13.Garage Counters- Garage Sink and Counter and Garage Cupboard and Shelves
Garage Sink and Counter– requires 4,730 pottery, 5,000 jewelry and 55 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the countertops and garage sections, the first one is free then the Grey Garage Sink costs S85,000 and the Grey Garage Bench costs S60,000
Garage Cupboard and Shelves- requires 5,250 pottery, 5,500 jewelry and 60 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the countertops and garage sections, the first one is free then the Grey Cupboard costs S70,000 and the Grey Shelves costs S100,000
14.Glassware Station
15.Constructor Coins
16.Social Points
17.Constructor Coins
18.Handy Sim Pack- Home Maintenance and Garage Conveniences
Home Maintenance– requires 7,500 pottery, 8,000 jewelry, 8,000 glassware and 85 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the outdoor decorations section, the first of each is free then the Black Garden Tools costs S180,000, the Blue Workbench costs S120,000 and the Blue Lawn Mower costs S450,000. The Garden Tools and Workbench cannot be interacted with but a sim can use the Mower to mow the lawn (there is a funny glitch where the sim will actually mow inside the house sometimes)
Garage Conveniences– requires 8,500 pottery, 9,000 jewelry, 9,000 glassware and 95 constructor coins to buy
The Small White Freezer can be found in the kitchen section and costs S340,000 after the first free one and the Red Cleaning Bucket and Grey Hamper can be found in the decoration section, the first one of each is free then the Cleaning Bucket costs S62,000 and the Hamper costs S81,000. The decorations cannot be interacted with but the freezer can be used to look of a quick meal or tidy freezer
19.Constructor Coins
20.Social Points
21.Constructor Coins
22.Garage Furnishings- Single Garage Door and Lighting and Double Garage Door and Motor
Single Garage Door and Lighting– requires 12,500 pottery, 13,000 jewelry, 13,000 glassware and 140 constructor coins to buy
These can be found in the garage section and the light can also be found in the lighting section. The first one of each is free then the White Fluro Light costs S65,000 and the Single Grey Garage Door costs 50LP (I am so annoyed that the prize the event is named after costs LP!!)
Double Garage Door and Motor– requires 13,000 pottery, 14,000 jewelry, 14,000 glassware and 150 constructor coins to buy
These can be found in the garage section and the first one of each is free then the White Door Motor costs S150,000 and the Double Grey Garage Door costs 70LP
23.Constructor Coins
24.Social Points
25.Constructor Coins
26.Garage Games and A Frame Roofing
Garage Games- requires 16,000 pottery, 17,000 jewelry, 17,000 glassware and 180 constructor coins to buy
The Blue Pool Table can be found in the decorations and garage sections, the first one is free then they cost S850,000
Sims can play a solo game of pool or two sims can play
The Blue Ping Pong Table can be found in the living room and garage sections, the first one is free then they cost S850,000
Sims can practice ping pong on their own and two sims can play ping pong together
A Frame Roofing– requires 19,000 pottery, 20,000 jewelry, 20,000 glassware and 210 constructor coins to buy
Can be found in the roofing section, the first one is free then they cost S8,000
27.Constructor Coins
28.Social Points
29.Constructor Coins
30.Family Garage Home- you can only claim this pack if you have purchased all the other packs in this live event
This house can be built on a standard or premium residence, the first one is free then they cost simoleons depending on how many houses you have already built. You can add up to 4 cars to this house lot!
The other three car parking spaces need to be unlocked by purchasing with simoleons:
Additional Space One: S250,000
Additional Space Two: S750,000
Additional Space Three: S1,500,000
Once you purchase an additional space you will be able to add another car but you need to have more than one adult/senior sim living in this house to add more than one car otherwise it will just switch their car to the new one you have just brought. For example if you wanted 3 cars in this house you need 3 adult or senior sims living in this house.
The only difference between this house on a standard and a premium residence is the garden:
You also unlock the Grey Concrete Paving and Dappled Grey Brick exterior wall with this house template:
I created a house using the items from this live event, watch the tour here:
Constructor Coins
You earn constructor coins by:
Personal Progress prizes
Completing Daily Goals
Coin Plant Patches
Earning Constructor Coins? Previously on these events I used social points on the Mega Spin Plant to win constructor points. I earn social points by completing the cooking hobby and earning LPs, I can then turn the LPs into SPs using the social point plant on a normal garden patch- this was when it cost 5LPs- the social point plant now costs 20LPs so you may want to try the option below first instead:
Or you can use 450 candles for the Spin Plant (a good way to use up any spare candles) which will also earn you constructor coins but the amounts are less than they are from the Mega Spin Plant
What is the minimum and maximum amount of coins you can earn on the mega spin plant? The minimum is 10 and the maximum is 500
Now on the coin flower patch you can see the chances of getting the different combinations on each spin plant, click on the green i button to see:
Laura Craft? You may have noticed at the front of one of your houses there is a board with a bubble of a person holding arts and crafts items above it, this is Laura Craft, you can buy her for real money to help you complete the event. When you buy her, you select the item you want her to make from the options: 200 candles, 300 pottery, 450 jewelry or 500 glassware (the amounts seem to differ for most of you and I have no idea why that is!) (you will unlock all the options once you have unlocked all the stations) and you will be able to collect them after 2 hours.
Do I think she is worth it? They have improved Laura Craft a lot since the first event (although it would be great if she made constructor coins) she used to be able to collect every 8 hours, they have now changed this to 2 hours so she is more useful now so if you are struggling then you may want to splash out and give her a try but remember you will only get her for this event, you will have to buy her again to use her for a live event in the future. I personally don’t ever buy her, if I don’t manage to earn enough items or coins in the time limit I just wait until the next time the event is available!
If I brought Laura Craft in the last event do I get her for free or do I have to buy her again? You have to buy her again for this event.
Click the garage event button in the top corner of your game to see your progress
