Tuesday 31 March 2015

Sims Freeplay | An Alien Concept: Weather Machine Quest


Level Required | 16
Unlocks | Weather Machine & Snow Park
Time Limit |  7 days
Prize | Snow Outfits


After completing Sous Judgemental and all the previous tasks and reached level 16 An Alien Concept: Weather Machine Quest will unlock.




If you complete this quest within the 7 day time limit you will win some really cute snow outfits.  They include snowboard suits, woolly hats and earmuffs which are ideal for wearing at the new snow park.  You can find the outfits in the costume and swim store and the hats are in the wardrobe.
 
Completing this task unlocks the Multi Story Renovations quest.
 
 
 

Friday 27 March 2015

Sims Freeplay | Northern Glade Castle | Royalty Update





Once you've completed the Royal Lineage quest and the archery hobby you can then enter the Northern Glade Castle itself. (The castle is only available after 26th March 2015)

The archery hobby unlocks 4 different statues which will need to be built in order to access the castle.


More information about the Royal Lineage quest can be found here.
More information about the Archery hobby can be found here.

Opening the Royal Gallery costs $200,00 and takes 16 hours to complete.

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Royal Gallery in Northern Glade Castle

Sims Freeplay Royalty Update Northern Glade Castle Royal Gallery
The steps leading up to the castle

Sims Freeplay Royalty Update Northern Glade Castle Royal Gallery
The back balcony of the castle

 
Sims Freeplay Royalty Update Northern Glade Castle Royal Gallery

Sims Freeplay Royalty Update Northern Glade Castle Royal Gallery
The locked Throne Room
Once the Royal Gallery has been opened you can start working on the Jester hobby.  The Jester hobby works in a similar way to the Toddler Playhouse hobby where you only have one option to begin with, 'Dance' for 4 hours 30 minutes and once you have completed one row you will gain access to the next option and so on.

Sims Freeplay Royalty Update Northern Glade Castle Royal Gallery Jester Hobby

Once you have completed the Jester hobby the Throne Room will become available to build (only on or after 2nd April 2015)  The Throne Room costs $300,00 and takes 1 day to build.

The Throne Room gives access to a few new things.
  • Royal clothing
  • The Royal Fireplace
  • The Throne to make decrees
I'll show you the throne room on 2nd April once I have access to it.

Sims Freeplay | Archery Hobby





As part of the Royalty Update we gained a new hobby for our Sims to take part in - Archery

Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby


Who can be an archer?  
Preteens, teens and adults.
 
What do I need for a Sim to be a archer?
 
You need to build Northern Glade castle on Mysterious Island and complete the Royal Lineage quest.

 
What will I unlock?
 
When you complete the archery collection for the first time you unlock the 4 statues in the garden and once you build them you can access the Royal Gallery. 
 
What are the archery options?
 
There is only one option for taking part in archery and that is 'Practice Archery' for 7 hours 30 minutes.  There are 2 targets so you can have 2 Sims learning the archery hobby at one time.
 
Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby

Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby
 
What are the levels?
 
1.
2. Wonky Shooter
3. Hit & Miss
4. Hot Shot
5. Bullseye Hero
6. The Chosen One
 
 
How do I collect archery achievements?
 
Click on a target to the left or right of the castle after you've opened the drawbridge and select 'Practice Archery.' When the Sim has finished an exclamation mark appears, you need to click the '!', your Sim will attempt a shot at the target and you will receive an achievement.
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What achievements are there to collect?
 
In the archery hobby there are 12 collectibles to collect with each row of three giving you access to a new statue to build around the archery area.
  
Level 1 Misfire
Level 1 Peg Leg
Level 2 On The Board
Collecting these three gives you access to the Archer's Statue which costs $35,000 and takes 4 hours to build.
 
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Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby Archer Statue

Level 2 Eye On The Prize
Level 3 Snake Eyes
Level 3 Middle Master
Collecting these three gives you access to the Jester's Statue which costs $50,000 and takes 6 hours to build
 
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Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby Jester Statue

Level 4 Triple Threat
Level 4 Three's Company
Level 5 Sure Shot
Collecting these three gives you access to the Prince's Statue which costs $75,000 and takes 8 hours to build

Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby


Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby Prince Statue

 
Level 5 Divisive Hit
Level 6 Side Splitter
Level 6 Sherwood's Finest
Collecting these three gives you access to the Princesses Statue which costs $125,000 and takes 10 hours to build

Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby

Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby Princess Statue

 
What do I win?
  • First time you complete the collection you gain access to Northern Glade Castle
  • Subsequent times you will receive 3LPs

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    Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby
    Sims freeplay Royalty Update Archery Hobby



What if I can't find one of the achievements?
 
You just gotta keep going I'm afraid.   Collecting the achievements is completely random and there is no special trick to collecting them quicker. I would recommend having two Sims completing the hobby though in an attempt to get them faster.

Watch the video if you'd like to see the Archery hobby in action.
 


 
 
 

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Sims Freeplay | Guide To Babies

So your Sims have had a baby? What on earth do you do with it?  How do you care for it?
 
To get babies you must first complete the Two & A Half Sims Quest. To create a baby you need a cot placed in the house of a married couple.  There will be a blue 'Add Sim' circle above the cot which you need to click on. 
 

Creating a baby costs 3LPs and takes a day for the stork to deliver the new baby to your house.  Once the baby arrives you create the Sim as you would an adult Sim. You can decide the gender, it's first name (it automatically takes the surname of it's parents), eye and skin colour and outfit.
 
Once you have your baby it stays in it's cot until another Sim interacts with it.  There are several interactions a Sim can have with a baby.
 
Change Diaper | which  takes 8 seconds and improves the Hygiene need.
 
Cuddle | which takes 30 seconds and improves the Social need.
 
Entertain | which takes 1 minute and improves the Entertainment need.
 
Feed | which takes 2 minutes and improves the Hunger need.
 
There is nothing you can do for the Bladder need. The baby will use its diaper to fill it's bladder need and then you will have to change the babies diaper.
 
 
When you click on the baby you have several options.
 
Ultimate Makeover | which costs 12LP and enables you to change the babies name, gender, eye and skin colour and outfit.
 
Have Birthday | which takes 3 seconds and turns the baby into a toddler.  You must have baked a birthday cake first, which costs 5LP and takes a day to bake, and completed the Quest For Toddlers.
 
Go to Sleep | which takes 4 hours and improves the Energy need.
 
Hibernate | which takes 24 hours and also improves the Energy need.
 

Sims Freeplay | Toddler Playhouse Hobby




Who can do this hobby?  
Toddlers. 
 
What do I need for a Sim to take part in the Playhouse hobby?
 
You need to build the swim center to use the playhouse over by the kids pool the first time you complete this hobby. Once the collection has been completed once you can buy the playhouse for 20LPs and place in any home
  
 
What will I unlock?
 
When you complete the teddy collection for the first time you will unlock the toddler playhouse which you can place in any house. 
 
What are the options?
  • 2 Little Bears - 50 minutes
  • Cat Holiday - 1 hour
  • Monster Mansion - 2 hours
  • Supersim Hideout - 4 hours
The first time you do this hobby you will only be able to access the 2 Little Bears option.  Each time you complete a row by finding the 3 toys you will unlock the next option.
 
What are the levels?

  1. Reservoir cat
  2. Cat person
  3. Citizen cat
  4. Lasagne ninja cat
  5. Simshire cat
  6. Catspeare
How do I collect the toys?
 
Click on the playhouse at the swim center and select an option. When the Sim has finished an exclamation mark appears, you need to click the '!', your Sim will have collected a toy.
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What toys are there to collect?
 
You will collect different toys depending upon which option you choose.
 
2 Little Bears - Grinn N. Bearit, Stronglive Bear, Simulator Bear
Cat Holiday - Catspeare, Reservior Cat, Citizen Cat
Monsters Mansion - Simzilla, The Wolf Sim, Dr Frankensim
Supersim Hideout - Captain Simtown, Judge Sim, Supersim
 

  
What do I win?
  • First time you complete the collection you unlock the toddler playhouse to put in your houses
  • Second time you receive 6 LPs
What if I can't find one of the toys?
 
All I can suggest is that you keep going. Collecting the toys is completely random and there is no special trick to collecting them quicker.




Sunday 22 March 2015

Sims Freeplay | Pet Fairies | Royalty Update








Sims Freeplay Pet Fairies
 
Pet Fairies arrived into Sims Freeplay in the Royalty Update in March 2015.  To gain access to the fairies you first need to build North Glade Castle and complete the Royal Lineage quest within the 7 day time limit.
 
So let's take a look at these new pets...
 
They can be found in the Pet Store and there are 4 different fairies to choose from. 
 
The cheapest is the 1 star Green Fairy which costs $25,000
 
 
Next up is the 2 star Blue Fairy which costs £50,000
 

My personal favourite is the 3 star Pink Fairy which costs $150,000

 
And last but not least is another 3 star fairy - the Purple Fairy which costs 30 Social Points


Once you buy your fairy you need to choose a household for it to belong to and a notification will pop up saying to place the flower.  If you head over to the household you place the fairy there will be a flower outside the house the corresponding colour of the fairy.  These flowers take 24 hours to turn into a fairy.

 
 
 
Click the video if you'd like to see the fairies in action. 




 
Did you finish the Royal Lineage quest within the time limit to win the fairies?  Which one's your favourite?
 

Thursday 19 March 2015

Sims Freeplay | Royal Lineage Quest


Level Required | 14
Unlocks | Northern Glade Castle
Time Limit |  7 days
Prize |  Pet fairies
 
This quest is part of the Royalty Update released on 16 March 2015. To begin this quest you must first build the Northern Glade castle which can be found on the Mysterious Island. The time and cost will change depending upon how many buildings you already have built on the island.
 
As soon as I found out about this quest I was so excited - we get pet fairies guys if we complete within 7 days. Yeap, you read that right, PET FAIRIES! So excited!

UPDATE: SEE HERE FOR INFO ON PET FAIRIES

If you'd like to watch a play through of the quest you can go ahead down below or you can carry on reading for a list of the tasks.
 


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Northern Glade Castle view from the island.
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The locked Northern Glade Castle from the outside

Sims Freeplay Royal Lineage Quest
 
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Just chilling, chatting to a fairy!

By completing this quest the drawbridge will open and you will gain access to the castle.  Once inside you will be able to complete the archery hobby.  You can also head back home now and buy yourself your very own pet fairy from the Pet Store! 




 
 
 

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Sims Freeplay | Real Estate Agent Career

Before you can become a Real Estate Agent you must build the Real Estate Agency (time and price vary) which is part of the Ocean View Estate Quest



There are 5 levels of each career and you will earn you more money and XP as you progress through the levels.

The levels of the Real Estate Agent career are:
  1. Intern - which you earn $1010 and 462XP for each day a work.
  2. Apprentice Auctioneer - which you earn $1135 and 864XP for each day at work.
  3. Senior Agent - which you earn $1270 and 1085XP for each day at work.
  4. Agent Manager - which you earn $1400 and 1300XP for each day at work.
  5. CEO - which you earn $1525 and 1475XP for each day at work. (5 hours)



You can buy the Auction Podium from Promotions R Us to help with this career.
 

Sims Freeplay | Politician Career

Before you can become a Politician you must build the Town Hall. (Time and price varies)



There are 5 levels of each career and you will earn you more money and XP as you progress through the levels.

The levels of the Politician career are:
  1. Secretary - which you earn $950 and 595XP for each day a work.
  2. Intern - which you earn $1030 and 890XP for each day at work.
  3. Campaign Manager - which you earn $1140 and 1260XP for each day at work. (7 hours)
  4. Council Member - which you earn $1170 and 1530XP for each day at work.
  5. Mayor - which you earn $1220 and 1780XP for each day at work.


You can buy a mirror from Promotions R Us for $300 to help your career.