With a few swipes of your finger, you have discovered the vast, digital world of Social Networking! From texting to blogging, your customisable Smart Phone will take you to new apps and beyond!
The Sims 3 University Life came with an upgrade to your Sims’ personal phones, they now have smartphones! These phones have all of the original functions as well as a few more, including Social Networking. With apps that allow Sims to text their friends, watch videos online, post to their Blog and more, it’s a skill that every Sim has right in their back pocket! Just be careful that they don’t drop it and break their screen…
Sims can update their followers by posting to their Blog straight from their smartphone
– romantic interest and stranger options for RTA Golden Bling skin Laser Show skin
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– enemy and good friend options for RTA Ocean skin Mahogany skin
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– best friend and partner options for RTA Plumbob skin N7 skin
Running a 100 Baby Challenge? The Sim Finder and Relationship Transmogrifier Apps are brilliant ways of finding and summoning new baby daddies at the whim of your matriarch.
Blog App
Sims can create a Blog from the Blog App and post to it whenever they like by selecting their smartphone. You can use a pre-written title or create one for them. After certain events, your Sim will get a moodlet entitled Gotta Blog About and, if you click on the Sim directly, a matching Blog About interaction will be present. Successful posts gain followers and less popular ones lose them. Therefore, Sims shouldn’t be posting constantly and should pay attention to any negative moodlets about their phone usage.
Blog themes
Depending on which of the three themes your Sim’s app is, various events will trigger the Gotta Blog About moodlet. Posting those kinds of blog posts will result in a significant increase to their following which will enhance the star rating and the value of the blog.
Personal
News
Reviewer
Have a baby Have a romantic relationship Get married Woohoo Kiss a Sim Make a new friend Adopt a child
Gather collectibles Discover new fish species See the Grim Reaper See a Supernatural Witness a death Witness a robbery See a Celebrity
Buy new items Repair something Gain a cooking skill level Dine at a restaurant Get a massage at the spa See a concert Go to a sports game
Cheat on your partner Be mean Get into a fight Get fired Change careers
Hear gossip Have an interesting conversation Witness a fire Read the newspaper Gain a skill level
Purchase art See Celebrities around town See a movie Read a book
Skip work Get a degree Get a promotion Get hired
The maximum number of followers a Sim’s blog can have is also impacted by their writing skill and their traits. Computer Whiz Sims receive a boost to any blog theme. Irresistible, Charismatic, Flirty, Friendly, Hopeless Romantic, and Party Animal Sims will notice a boost on their Personal Blogs. Artistic, Easily Impressed, Avant Garde, Perfectionist, Schmoozer, and Frugal Sims will see Reviewer Blogs benefit. Bookworm, Brave, Daredevil, Genius, Lucky and Ambitious Sims will have a positive impact on News Blogs.
Alternatively, Couch Potatoes will see their News and Reviewer Blogs suffer, Slobs will also have a negative impact on their Reviewer Blogs. Loners and Mean Spirited Sims won’t have much success with a Personal Blog.
Blog Ratings
Blogs are rated from 0 to 5 Stars, and each rating has its own benefits. Sims with a 1 Star Blog can ask their followers for donations and, if they are a student, help with their academics. 2 Star Blogs have an increased crowd at protests, are able to upload resumes from their phone when job hunting and will receive an extra job offer. 3 Star Blog owners have increased influence with Nerds, Jocks, and Rebels. 5 Star Blogs get frequent offers to sell their Blog for thousands of simoleons.
Skill Challenges
Blog Baron: Sell the rights to 5 different Blogs. Receive more donations from followers
Professional Greeter: Meet 25 different Sims using the Sims Finder App. Your Sim will receive the ‘Excited’ buff every time they meet a new Sim via Sim Finder
Match Maker: Change the relationships of 30 different Sims using the Relationship Transmogrifier to Romantic Interest or Partner. Unlocks BFF option in the app.
Traits, Lifetime Wishes and Careers
Sims pursuing the Blog Artist Lifetime Wish will need to learn the Social Networking skill to complete it.
Being able to find Sims and build relationships on a whim is something even a Social Butterfly could only dream of!
Sports Agents require the Social Networking skill to succeed.
Let me know how your social networkers are doing on social or in the comments!
