No, Really, Don't Get Up
In Level 3 and higher locations, you'll be able to control multiple Sims at the same time. Having the ability to control more than one Sim gives you a lot of flexibility in managing your household.Your housemate Sims do go to work, and the money they earn is deposited into your account, but they cannot earn promotions. On the other hand, they also can't be fired, so feel free to keep them at home if you don't need their job's money; this will help them stay happy, and will let them greet guests that come over to your house so that your "real" Sim can Socialize when he or she gets back from work.
At Your Service
Don't neglect to call up services on the phone when you can't be bothered to do things yourself. The Maid and Repairman have to be unlocked; the Maid can be found by using the bathroom at Mom's House, while the Repairman is accessible after you repair Mimi's Espresso Machine when living with her.
- The Maid: The Maid will come in every day at 10:00 AM and make your bed, clean up plates in the kitchen, mop up any spills you have around the house, and generally make things neat and tidy. This service is well worth the $10 an hour fee, so call her up and start the maid service as soon as you move into a new house. Your room motive will thank you.
- The Gardener: Gardeners take care of the plant life around your residence. They'll stop by once every three days to water the plants, and charge you $10 an hour for the work. This keeps your outdoors room score high, but probably isn't worth the money unless your roommates don't water by themselves and you're going to be living in a single house for a while.
- The Repairman: The Repairman sets you back for a one-time charge of $50 per hour, and will wander through your house, replacing lightbulbs and repairing broken equipment until there's nothing left for him to do. If you buy the best equipment possible, you shouldn't ever have to worry about calling for help. Note that you can attempt to repair an item yourself, with the duration of the repair depending on your Mechanical skill. The Miss Gyrotic item can also repair anything in your house, after you purchase and activate her.
- Pizza: If you're unable or unwilling to cook for yourself, you can call up a Pizza and have food delivered to your door. Pizza costs $40, and takes an hour to arrive, so it's not a very efficient manner of feeding your Sim, but it can help provide a mid-party burst of food. Wait until a couple of hours have passed since your guests arrived and got their initial plates of food, call for a pizza, and clear off a space on the counter for it while waiting. After it arrives, many of your guests will likely help themselves to another serving of food.
Compromise Means Doing What She Wants
As you progress into the higher levels of the game, you'll notice that some of the goals are available at all of the locations. Two of these, Get Married and Raise A Baby To A Child, are available at any of the level five houses, while a third, Send Your Child To Prep School With Straight A's, becomes available at Malcolm's House.If you do decide to get married, your Spouse will move with you from location to location. This can be a good thing, since you'll have easy access to Socialization, but can also complicate your living arrangements and make it more difficult to use physical interactions with your other roommates. In any case, these goals offer little in terms of substantial rewards; each of them offers you a new vehicle to unlock. Since vehicles are only used when moving from location to location, and offer no benefit besides having something nice to look at while a location loads, feel free to ignore these goals and live a life of crushing loneliness instead. If you do want to get married and/or have a child, check the Relationships chapter for more info on completing these objectives.
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