If you want a game where there are no aims, where you can experiment to your heart's content, and where the possibilities are endless, The Sims is for you. You can do anything in The Sims - decorate homes, throw parties, go on vacation, and create families. The Sims was recently ranked as the number 1 PC game of all time.
Step 1
Start The Sims by choosing a resolution that suits you. 800x600 is what most computers use.
Step 2
Wait for the game to load and decide what sort of family you would like. Will the children be stuck with an untidy mom? Maybe Grandpa lives in their bungalow too. Use your imagination!
Step 3
You should now have the image of a neighborhood. On the top is a blue border with various icons. Hover over each icon and select the one which says "Create a Family."
Step 4
There will be a blue screen with boxes filled with pictures of different Sims. Along with the game you get a few preset families, like the pleasant Pleasants, the gothic Goths and the lonely Bachelor.
Step 5
To create your own family, click on an empty space. You should now have another blue screen.
Step 6
Enter a surname for your family by typing it in the appropriate box. This surname will accompany the Sims for the rest of their long lives, unless a female gets married to another Sim.
Step 7
Click on "Add a New Sim."
Step 8
Voila! Now you can customize. Begin by entering your new Sim's name and then choose his or her gender, age, and skin color by clicking on the appropriate button. You can choose the face and clothes by fiddling with the arrows at the side.
Step 9
To the left of your Sim's appearance is a table with the various qualities your Sims can be endowed with. Below that is a "points bin" which you use to give your Sim an individual personality. Depending on how neat, outgoing, active, nice, and playful your Sim is, his or her zodiac sign alters to fit with that.
Step 10
Write a quick bio for your Sims for you to remember them by.
Step 11
Click "Done."
Step 12
To create another family member, repeat this process.
Tips
- To edit a Sim after you've already clicked "Done," go back onto the overview screen and click on the large graphic of the person being pencilled in. This will enable you to go back onto the screen to customize your Sim.
- If you're a real Sims expert, leave all the personality traits blank when you're customizing your Sim. When you get a house, buy a chemistry set and make your Sim create a potion. If the final result turns out to be a yellow potion, drink it. Your Sim will be perfect - all his personality traits will be completely filled! He'll be 100% nice, 100% active, etc. However, make sure you don't let him drink a potion of any other color, or something terrible may happen!
Warnings
- The personality traits affect how your Sims will react in different situations throughout the game. For example, an untidy Sim will just leave their dishes on the kitchen floor, will not wash their hands after relieving themselves, etc. So, unless you want all that to happen, make sure all personality traits are more or less balanced.
- Zodiac signs will make your Sims love or hate something. A Capricorn may think kissing on a first date is just a bit of fun, but a Libra may immediately slap their partner across the face. So if you want two Sims to love each other passionately, try to make each party the same zodiac so that they have a lot in common.
