Level 2 Locations

Dudley's Trailer

Dudley's Trailer isn't much bigger than your mom's place; if anything, it's actually a bit smaller, so it's a great way to get started off on one of the career paths. The compact arrangement of the living room/kitchen area will let you satisfy most of your basic needs without having to meander through a huge number of rooms, as you will in some of the later houses.

As you earn a bit of money here, you'll probably want to work on rearranging the living room area a bit. It's not very efficiently laid out, so shuffle around the kitchen equipment until the fridge, food processor (definitely buy one of these), a stove, and a countertop are all in a line. You can put the food processor on top of the trash compactor to save on counter space; if you find that the kitchen is still cluttered, you can sell one of the extra countertops. You might also want to move the stereo back towards where the television is located, selling the chess set if necessary; Dudley and your guests will often resort to dancing, and it's a bad idea to have them all standing around, clogging up the kitchen area.

Another area that could use some improvement is the door. Although the patio and main door are fairly accessible, they're set too far back in from the sidewalk, so if you can afford it, you may want to add a new door or set of double doors in the kitchen area, with concrete tiles leading out to the sidewalk. This will let all of your guests have easy access to plates of food. Speaking of food, move Dudley's ghetto meal table out next to your mailbox and buy something that's a little nicer, and either buy more chairs for guests or move them over from the chess set.

Your bedroom will also require a bit of work. Moving up to a more expensive bed is a good idea, and you can also eliminate one of the wall segments leading from your room to Dudley's room if you want to increase the room score for your bedroom by a small margin. You can also set up a concrete walkway leading from a new door in your bedroom to the patio if you want to be able to sleep right up until the bus comes.

After you get things situated, move back to your mom's place to get reimbursed by Dudley, then move back, call up a Maid, and hire one right away; Dudley apparently has zero points in the Neat trait, and will leave messes all around.

Goals

Interact With Other Sims to Satisfy Your Social Needs : 50 dollars
Get to Know Dudley Better : Unlock Pull My Finger Social option
These two goals can be satisfied in tandem by talking to Dudley for a little while. After you reach a relationship score of 35 with this suave gentleman, you'll earn the fart-tastic Pull My Finger Social option.

Have One Skill Point in Cooking : 200 dollars
If you didn't obtain this skill point at Mom's place, study up with the bookshelf near Dudley's room.

Invite Mom Over to Your New Place : Unlock Nag About House Social option
All you have to do is call her on the telephone and invite her over; you don't have to greet her at the door, or indeed even be present when she arrives.

Visit Mimi's Place and get her to Pull Your Finger : Unlock Big Mouth Chair
You'll need to have gotten this Social interaction from Dudley before you can accomplish this goal. The Big Mouth Chair offers six comfort, so it's worth taking the time to visit Mimi.

Clean Up the Mess : Unlock the Toxic Barrel
Cleaning up all of the messes in Dudley's house is a task for a Maid, so call one up and let her get to work. Make sure you've bought a trash can (or two) for her to use. If only a few messy areas remain after she clocks out on her first day, go ahead and finish off the job by yourself for the reward (a bigger trash can).

Get to Potion Tester in Mad Scientist Career : Unlocks Torchemada Wall Torch, Dude Buggy
Get to Pyro in Mad Scientist Career : Experimental Lamp
Get to Shoplifter in Gangster Career : Nevegass Secret Door, Dude Buggy
Get to Burglar in Gangster Career : Serenade Social Option
Get to Ball Collector in Jock Career : What The Puck! Air Hockey, Dude Buggy
Get to Rookie in Jock Career : Neon Flamingo Sign
Get to Boot Polisher in Paramilitary Career : Hellagraphix 1024, Dude Buggy
Get to Drill Instructor in Paramilitary Career : Portable Up-Light

Mimi's Place

Mimi's house is actually fairly well set up; she's got some of the best cooking equipment around, and a fairly nice living room area, with high room scores all throughout the establishment. One of the sticking points are the walking paths; you'll often find your Sims walking inefficiently, so add some cheap doors between the rooms, and make a path from the bathroom and bedroom to the sidewalk outside. Also, remove the open doorways between the kitchen and den and knock down the wall sections there to boost your room score. Mimi sleeps in the bedroom nearest the bus, so Socialize with her until you're fast friends, switch her bed out for at least a Napeleon Sleigh Bed, and sleep with her to have easier access to the morning bus. In her living room, you may want to add a Deiter couch for the extra Comfort it provides, and install another Fun item to give your parties some spice; the Hellagraphix is a great choice if you unlocked it at Dudley's place, but it is expensive.

Goals

Interact With Other Sims to Satisfy Your Social Needs : 50 dollars
Get to Know Mimi Better : Unlock Sign Language Social option
Have One Skill Point in Cooking : 200 dollars
Invite Mom Over to Your New Place : Unlock Nag About House Social option

All of these are repeated from Dudley's trailer, but can be completed again for another round of rewards.

Visit Dudley and use Sign Language : Unlock Topiary Skull
You'll need to get the Sign Language Social option from Mimi before you can accomplish this goal.

Fix All The Broken Things : Unlock Repairman Service
You'll have to flex your mechanical muscles on the Espresso Machine before you can complete this goal. Expect to spend an hour or two doing it, but it's worth doing to unlock the Repairman.

Get to Lingerie Model in Fashion Victim Career : SlushRush Bar Counter, Imposter Type-S (Vehicle)
Get to Body Waxer in Fashion Victim Career : "VenuSpice Dresser"
Get to Kiddie Show Sidekick in Movie Star Career : Gossip Social option, Imposter Type-S
Get to Stunt Double in Movie Star Career : Exoticalistism Floor Lamp
Get to Leaflet Distributor in Counter-Culture Career : Epicurious Gourmet Stove
Get to Basket Weaver in Counter-Culture Career : Confucious Wall Lamp