THE SIMS 2 FAQ Console:X-Box By:Asad Dar(TenkaichiGoku) ------------------ Table Of Contents Intro Ranks Of Relationships Starting Out Walkthrough Death Closet/clothes Catalog/Build Skills The Phone The Computer Cheats Credits ----------------- #1.Intro: Welcome to the land of sims!Sims are human like creatures that need to be taken care of by You!You will be in control of your sim at all time, well ecxept if you swicth to a different sim.There could even be a time were your sim might die,so take care of it,but i will get to the dieing part later!But wacth out sims will need to eat food a lot,go to the bathroom plenty,and need their privacy time like wacthing TV.Be sure not to go close to DEATH!Enjoy this FAQ because you might really need it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2.Ranks Of Relationship When a sim is socializing it will either become a friend or enemy with a sim. Acquaintance:0-40 relationship points Friend:40-90 relationship points Best Friend:90-100 relationship points Enemy:0- -10 relationship points Arch Enemy:-10- - 100 relationship points It depends on how you socialize,for example I use Slap social on a sim I will be losing relationship points, or if I use Talk social I will earn relationship points.But don't get your hopes up because it all depends, because sometimes a sim might fail on Talk social! It either depends on their aspiration or how many times you use that social.Sometimes a sim might not like you,so they can stop talking to you and go away or they might get bored of you and leave. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #3.Starting Out: First you must insert the Sims 2 game disc in your xbox and turn on the power.You will be brought to the Sims 2 homepage.Now start a new game.You will be asked to choose out of male and female.Now you customize your sim however you want.You are allowed to to change his/her head,body,and arms.You can also change skin color,shirts/jackets, shoes,pants,and hair.You can get accesories like,tatoos,wacthes,headbands/wristbands, and belts,and a music player.There are things that you must unlock,but we will get to the unlockables in a little while.You are also allowed to have ailien skin.Which ever aspiration you choose will effect your goals,wants,and fears.Once you have completed recent goals or wants you will earn aspiration points.We will cover aspiration points later aswell.Now save your sim and continue the game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #4.Walkthrough: Story Mode:You will begin in the 1st location.The first two goals or wants will be "TAKE A SHOWER" and"USE THE TRAMPOLINE"!Then a pop-up will appear saying "YOUR HOUSMATES ARE RETURNING". Then a boy and a girl will start walking up to your house.The boys name is Ossie and the girls name is Felicity.A few more tasks should appear once they enter your house.Their is plenty of garbage on the floor,walk up to the garbage and press A,then walk to the trash can and put in the garbage.Once you have socialized with someone and become friends you should have 1,700 simuoleons to spend.You should now be asked to buy a single bed worth 50$. Once this task is completed a pop-up will appear saying "YOU HAVE UNLOCKED A NEW LOCATION!". If you would like to move to the next location,get out of your house and go to the taxi stand, that should be located next to the mailbox.Once you have moved you should find a newspapaer located right next to the mailbox.Pick up the newspapaer and pick the task find job.Now different jobs will be listed,it's ok if you dont find a job you like because their is a new newspaper everyday with different jobs!Now push the white button and you will change to a new sim named Farah.You have now swicthed to a new sim!By now your sim should be hungry or mabye your sim needs the bathroom.Keep wacthing your sim's icons on top of their heads to see what they need.In the sim world 60 seconds is 1 hour! Make sure that you are socializing with other sims.If your sim is at work you will be directed to the other sim avilable.Press start and you will be brought to different themes. Go check out your goals,wants,and fears.If a sim's fear happens,your sim will lose some power on your meter.Sometimes a sim might want to become enemys with a sim,so then you will need to use socials that always fail or might fail.Completing a sims goal or want will earn you aspiration points.In the catalog there are items that can't be used because you have not unlocked it.Completing more goals and wants gets you closer to earning more items,cloths or mabye even unlocking a new location!Completing more fears gets you closer to death,which will be explained on our next topic.Many times a sim is going to need privacy,so it means the sim is going to need an electronic, like TV or a video game.Be aware when a sim needs to go to bed,because if that sim needs a good bed and it is taking to long to find one the sim is better off sleeping on the floor!No sim likes a dirty house so the next time you pass by a puddle,please clean it up!A sim needs his/her time of work,but the more days you miss you could be FIRED!Creating rooms could be fun don't you think?Well creating rooms isn't that easy.First find a spot were you would like to make your room.Then push start and go to "BUILD CATALOG",there you can get walls,windows,doors,carpet,and wallpaper,but wacth how much it costs or you could become from really rich to really poor!Now that you have your room its time to add furniture,so be creative and add whatever you feel like adding!Are you looking for a smart and intellegent sim?Well mabye reading a book or playing some chess could help.Every sim wants to be strong and healthy,so mabye you should lift a few weights!Sims with popularity aspirations are bound to make friends.Wacth out because in the 2nd location there is a mean and nasty sim named Torin.Most sims have a goal or want called "BECOME ENEMYS WITH TORIN",the right socials can make that happen.You should be pretty rich by now,so your house should be looking better.By completing a few more tasks you will make it to the next location were you will meet three new people.Once you have made it to new homes anyone that lives with you will be a sim that you can play as,but this can only happen once you have passed the 2nd location!Sims have things to do and if they don't do those things then they will be very misrable and unhappy sims.Sims who get no food will starve,but if you see a plate that has green stench marks then DO NOT eat it or your sim will throw up!There are items a sim can play on like a surfing wave machine or a video game,sims who are pretty bored could always use something to do!Sometimes a sim might want a day off on work,to do that simply miss the carpool that comes to pick you up,but wacth out because if you have missed a lot of days at work then this want or goal could be risky. Every new location has cool items of it's own!If a sim needs the bathroom but there are flys squirming around the toilet your sim will refuse to use the bathroom untill it is cleaned. Be aware of telling a bad joke because telling bad jokes will make you lose aspiration points and also make you lose relationship points.Once you make a friend it's best to hang out with them a lot but if you tend to not hang out with them a lot then they might stop visiting you or they may not be your friend anymore!Every sim needs music.Music is a very entertaining object, in fact many sims will tap there foot and snap when they pass a jutebox, boombox,or a radio,but when you push a near one yuo can change the station,play the next song or just dance!The more wants you complete the more recepies you unlock,so instead of having the same food everyday you can have something new now and then.Whenever a sim is in a really good mood and he/she goes to work they should get promoted on their job. Everytime you get promoted you have reached a new rank/level for your job,and you will bring home the amount of simuoleons you get paid every day and you will bring home a special bonus as a present for obtaining a new rank.Every time you get a new rank your job timings will change and you will get paid even more!Make sure you pay your bills which can be located in your mailbox.If a bill is one day over due then you will have to pay it before it's gone! Everytime you pay a bill you will pay about $150 to sign the bill. Freeplay Mode:In freeplay mode you are allowed to choose from 2 different familys,or create your own!Once you create a family you will be able to play as them.When you begin with your family you will be brought to an open area.YOU HAVE NO HOUSE!Fear not, because Build Catalog will enable you to create a home for yourself.You will start off with 11,000 simueleons!Sims from the two other familys will be visiting you now and then.So make sure that you can get them to have fun.When you are playing with the two families already created then you will start with a house.Death situations are also in freeplay mode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #5.Death: When a sim's goals and wants aren't being completed but their fears are a sim will lose his/her aspiration points.When a sim eats something bad it will also make them lose aspiration points.When a sim's aspiration bar is all red your sim will...DIE!When a sim dies a memorial is left on the spot were they had died.Your sim should now be a see through color. Now your sim can walk through walls.The first goal or want your sim will get is called "SCARE A SIM",this is done by socializing with a sim and then using the scare social on a sim.A fear you will get will be "LOSE THE FIDDLE CHALLENGE".Now you definitly want to return to a living sim so this is what you do.First walk out of your house and you will see the Grim Reaper.Now face the Grim Reaper and either take a large risk on doing a fiddle challenge or buy a ticket back to the world of living by paying $100.It's best on paying for a ticket instead of having a fiddle challenge.Be careful now because you don't want this to happen to your sim!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #6.Closet/Clothes: Sometimes a sim might want to change his/her clothes so to do that,first find a bedroom.Then look for a closet.Once you find a closet open it.You are now changing clothes,so now you can see any clothes you have unlocked,simply change clothes,or addn more accesories/features. You are not allowed to change skin color,the name,head size,body size,or aspiration.To take something off click on the red cross sign.To ever exit the closet go to "RETURN TO GAME"!Now save your sim and return to the gameplay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #7.Catalog/Build: In the catalog you are allowed to purchase various items with your simuleons.There are many items in the catalog which you have to unlock by earning more aspiration points. Objects in the game are somethings your sim might want to buy.For example,you look at your wants and one want is named "BUY A DISHWASHER!"Then you would hurry to the catalog and buy a dishwasher to place in a kicthen.Build catalog is also used at some point.For example,you look at your goals and see a goal named "BUILD YOUR OWN ROOM!" Now,you would press start and this time go to "BUILD CATALOG".Once you are in "BUILD CATALOG" you can get walls to create a new room,or you may need a door to attach to a wall.You can also paint walls,put down carpeting,install a fireplace,get a window,and do landscaping! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #8.Skills: Skills are points you earn when you are repiaring someting,lifting weights,cleaning,playing chess,reading,washing your hands,making food, and other stuff.Their are many types of skills like if I wanted to earn body skills then I would lift weights.If I wanted Logic skills I could play chess, read a book,or paint a picture!I can earn cleaning skills by cleaning stuff like puddels.Cooking food earns you skills too!It's amazing,how many things get you skills.Skills can really help you on things or advance your skill at something! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #9.The Phone: The phone can help you on friendship.You could even make a prank phone call,like a fake sweepstakes or a fake name.The phone is also used for inviting other sims to a party.If you are a lazy cleaner mabye you could hire a maid.You may need to call the services because you need a maid,gardner,chef,or a fireman/firewoman.For the services you are going to have to pay each our for the service to stay or you may need to fire a service! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #10.The Computer: The computer is also used for many things.To access the computer,go to the catalog and buy it.Creating a blog can make you cooler and earn skill points.Blogs are rated like this, 1%,2%,3%,4%,and so on!Mabye instead of calling a friend to talk to them you can talk to them on the internet.Yes,Instant Messeging is used on the computer to socialize with a friend.Your sim is bored,mabye a game could cheer it up?Well,on the comuter you are able to choose from 3 games which are:The Sims,Bustin' Out,The Sims 2,and Spores.You can also design your very own video game!Mabye you dont have a newspaper at this time and you really need a job?No worries,the computer provides all jobs available at the time! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #11.Cheats: Cheat Gnome:During game play press L,R,Up,A,Black Button,if done correctly you will hear a sims voice.Now codes may be enabled! 9,999 simoleons:Activate the cheat gnome and press R,L,Black button,Right,Left during game play.Go to the cheat gnome and activate the effect!A sim's voice will be heard if done correctly All locations unlocked:Activate cheat gnome then press B,White button,Left,B,Up,B during game play.Go to cheat gnome to activate.A sim's voice will be heard if done correctly. All objects unlocked:Activate cheat gnome then press White button,B,Down,Left,Up.A sim's voice will be heard if done correctly.Go to cheat gnome to activate.Do code during game play All recipies unlocked:Activate cheat gnome then press Black button,X,Up,Down,Right.If done correctly a sim's voice will be heard.Do code during game play. All fashions unlocked:Activate cheat gnome then press X,Black button,Down,Right,X during game play.A sim's voice will be heard if done correctly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #12.Credits: I would like to thank thealchemist for reading this FAQ and I would like to thank Neo7 on his "How to write a FAQ" tutorial;) FAQ Started:2/10/06 FAQ Completed:3/12/06