The Sims: Livin’ Massive

Overview

The Sims: Livin’ Massive (often called The Sims: Livin’ It Up within the UK) was the primary of a number of expansions packs for the extensively well-liked, The Sims sport. It supplied only a few adjustments to the core gameplay of The Sims however did introduce a considerable amount of new content material. The enlargement pack included new objects, careers, NPCs and social interactions, and a brand new life-state.

Gameplay

Whereas some minor gameplay adjustments did happen as the results of the introduction of varied NPCs and objects, the one notable direct change to gameplay was that the enlargement pack allowed gamers to create 5 extra neighbourhoods of their sport on prime of the unique three. This meant that gamers may management round 50 households on the similar time.

New NPCs

Livin’ Massive launched a lot of NPCs which weren’t merely residents however acted as sport mechanics inside themselves that just about each sim may work together with.

Genie– The genie seems when sims rub the Antique Lamp and permits the sim to make one want primarily based round a component of facet of their lives. Whereas these needs can lead to constructive outcomes they normally fail and lead to damaging repercussions.

Grim Reaper– The Grim Reaper seems when a sim dies and spends a while standing over their physique to reap their soul. Different sims on the lot can plead with the Grim Reaper for an opportunity to save lots of the soul of the useless sim. Ought to the reaper settle for he’ll play rock-paper-scissors with the pleader; if the reaper wins the useless sim will likely be unrecoverable, nonetheless if the reaper loses he’ll convey the sim again to life. If the reaper refuses the plea he nonetheless could resurrect the useless sim as a zombie, the brand new life-state within the sport.

Santa Claus– Santa Claus will seem if a Christmas Tree, a fire and a plate of cookies are positioned in a sim’s home and all sims within the family are asleep by midnight. Santa leaves a lot of current packing containers below the tree which sims can unwrap for enjoyable however there can even be one for every member of the family which incorporates a gift for his or her house.

Servo– Servos could be obtained by shopping for them for 15,000 simoleons, making them the most costly merchandise within the sport. Servos are robots that may prepare dinner, clear, backyard and restore for sims. They will additionally entertain sims to a restricted diploma.

Sunny the Tragic Clown– Sunny seems within the houses of sims who’re depressed and personal the tragic clown portray. Sunny will consistently annoy them, decreasing their temper and also will wake them up whereas they’re attempting to sleep. He could be gotten rid of by eradicating the portray, bettering the temper of the sim/s or calling the clown catchers.

New Objects

Whereas Livin’ Massive launched a lot of new objects for each construct and purchase mode it added a small variety of objects with which sims may work together with uniquely.

Vintage Lamp– This may be rubbed as soon as a day and summons the genie (see above).

Concoctinator Chemistry Set– A chemistry set which not solely raises sims logic factors but additionally permits them to create potions with numerous results. These results are making their worst enemy fall in love with them, maxing out their wants, inverting their persona, quickly turning them right into a monster, curing illness, making an evil clone of them, draining all their wants and making them invisible. There’s a likelihood that sims utilizing the chemistry set will trigger a mistake of their potion brewing, making a horrible scent which the police will high quality them for, nonetheless the upper the logic of the sim utilizing the set the much less probably that’s to occur.

Horowitz ‘Star-Monitor’ Outside Telescope– The telescope can be utilized to extend sims logic factors, nonetheless, whether it is used for a protracted interval at a time the sim utilizing it is going to be kidnapped by aliens. They are going to return to the lot just a few hours later with their personalities inverted and can take into consideration aliens for a very long time afterwards.

Madame Blahbatfry Crystal Ball– If a sim appears into the crystal ball the participant will obtain a imprecise message about some future motion the sim will make. Ought to the participant be capable to work out the message and make the sim carry out the meant motion inside the subsequent twenty-four hours the participant will be capable to change the sims persona, in any other case the sim will lose a persona level in a single trait.

Vibromatic Coronary heart Mattress– This features in the identical method as a traditional mattress however sims may also pay twenty simoleons to make the mattress vibrate. Ought to a sim they’re in love with be a part of them within the mattress they will play with them, rising the enjoyable and social moods of each sims. If the sims are of reverse genders they will additionally use the mattress to have a child.

New Careers

Livin’ Massive added 5 new profession tracks to the sport that means there have been fifty extra obtainable jobs for sims. Beneath are the brand new profession tracks and the roles for every profession path so as.

Hacker– Beta Tester, Assist Tech, Net Grasp, Hacker, Safety Marketing consultant, Sport Designer, Web Entrepreneur, Software program CEO, Enterprise Capitalist, Data Overlord.

Journalism– Typesetter, Sport Reviewer, Tabloid Author, Paparazzi, Newspaper Reporter, Meteorologist, TV Reporter, Investigative Reporter, Nationwide Information Anchor, Speak Present Host.

Musician– Subway Musician, Piano Tuner, Marriage ceremony Singer, Lounge Singer, Excessive College Band Instructor, Roadie, Again-up Musician, Studio Musician, Rock Star, Celeb Activist.

Paranormal– Psychic Telephone Pal, Conspiracy Theorist, Tarot Card Reader, Hypnotist, Medium, Dowser, Police Psychic, UFO Investigator, Exorcist, Cult Chief.

Slacker– Golf Caddy, Comfort Retailer Clerk, Life Guard, Report Retailer Clerk, Celebration D.J., Projectionist, Video Editor, Freelance Photographer, Private Tour Information, Skilled Celebration Visitor.

New Life-State

When Sims are resurrected as zombies they enter the zombie life-state (see Grim Reaper). Zombies are equivalent to different sims however have inexperienced pores and skin and no persona factors in any traits.

ESRB

The ESRB rated the sport Teen for Comedian Mischief, Mature Sexual Themes, Delicate Animated Violence.