I know we’re dealing with a new game here and for the most part, I barely think about Sims 2. Food industry people could earn a substantial discount on food costs or they could gain access to new kinds of foods. Construction workers could get a substantial discount on building costs or perhaps have the option to upgrade parts of the house, like the stairs, windows and doors to things not offered in build-mode. Or in the case of the firefighters, it would be an easier way to start breeding the hidden “pyro” trait into their families, rather than trying to seduce one of the NPC firefighters to get the job done. Firefighters, teachers and mailmen could earn the “No bills ever” reward for reaching the top of the track. And on the other end, when Sims call to hire a repairman, fireman, professional tutor, maid or whatever, instead of an NPC showing up, someone in the neighborhood with that profession would come to the house to do the job.Īnd in exchange for making a ton of money, the Sims could acquire a new “hidden” trait, or else some other game-related benefit when reaching the highest level of that track. Sure, there are ways to make good money doing all of the mentioned jobs, but what about a track that doesn’t amount to much more than a middle-class income? The jobs could be “on call” gigs where the Sims are randomly called away to work. Nothing against making simoleons but I love the idea of making a Sim with a simple house and having them do a job like fire-fighting, mail delivery, teaching/professional tutoring, house-cleaning, babysitting (“nanny” work) construction work or a handy-man track or even something in the food industry and not getting rich.

Sims 3 expansion packs in order