The Sims: Livin' Large

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The Sims: Livin' Large
North American Box Art
Developer	Maxis
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Platform	PC
Release Date(s)	2000 (NA)
Genre	Simulation
Rating	(T) Teen

Contents 1 Game Summary 2 Character Creation 2.1 Step One - Name 2.2 Step Two - Gender 2.3 Step Three - Skin Color 2.4 Step Four - Age 2.5 Step Five - Head 2.6 Step Six - Body 2.7 Step Seven - Personality 2.8 Step Eight - Family Bio 3 Item Listing 3.1 Seatings 3.1.1 Dining Chairs 3.1.2 Lounge Chairs 3.1.3 Sofas 3.1.4 Beds 3.2 Surfaces 3.2.1 Counters 3.2.2 Tables 3.2.3 End Tables 3.2.4 Desks 3.3 Decorative 3.3.1 Paintings 3.3.2 Sculptures 3.3.3 Rugs 3.3.4 Plants 3.3.5 Other 3.4 Electronics 3.4.1 Entertainment 3.4.2 Other 3.5 Appliances 3.5.1 Stoves 3.5.2 Refrigerators 3.6 Plumbing 3.6.1 Toilets 3.6.2 Showers/Tubs 3.6.3 Sinks 3.7 Lighting 3.7.1 Table Lamps 3.7.2 Standing Lamps 3.7.3 Wall Lamps 3.7.4 Other 3.8 Miscellaneous 3.8.1 Recreation 3.8.2 Knowledge 3.8.3 Creativity 3.8.4 Wardrobe 3.8.5 Other

Game Summary

"Since it’s launch, The Sims has won the praise of millions of fans around the world. Now, for the first time ever, The Sims Deluxe Edition combines The Sims and its best-selling expansion pack The Sims Livin’ Large, plus a new collection of exclusive Deluxe features."

- The Sims Deluxe Edition Back Box Cover

Character Creation

There are many steps to creating a sim and/or family. First of all you get to choose your sims name, gender, their skin color, age, head, body, personality, and family bio. All of these steps must be taken to successfully create your sim or sim family.

Step One - Name

The first step to creating your sim would be to name it. Every sim needs a name. Names add to how unique, creative, and cool a sim is. A sim with a name is always better than one without. When making up names for a sim think up something creative because this will be their name forever. When creating a sim family, you are required to make a last name and first name for that sim. Last names will separate sim families into their own, so that other family do not get mixed up with them.

Step Two - Gender

The second step to creating a sim is choosing it’s gender. In each sim game there is a choice of your sim being a male or female. So simply, if you want your character to be a male you would click on the male gender option while if you wanted your character to be a female you would click the female gender option.

Step Three - Skin Color

The third step to creating a sim is choosing your sim’s skin color. There are three choices to choose from, a light skin tone, a tan skin tone, and a dark skin tone. The light skin tone would usually be chosen if you wanted your sim to look Caucasian, the tan would be used to make your sim look Mexican or Asian, and the dark skin would be used to make your sim look African-American.

Step Four - Age

The fourth step to creating a sim is choosing what age it is. There are only two stages of age to choose from for your sim to be. These chooses are, ether an adult or child. And if your only going to have a household consisting of one sim, the sim must be an adult. If the household would have more than one sim, the adult would be the parent and then that would enable you to put another sim’s age as a child. There is another stage of age that you can see while playing the Sims game but when making a sim you cannot let it start out at this age, this age is the baby stage. When one of your sims has a child, the child starts out as a baby and then moves to the child stage and so on. Adults also have an advantage over children, they can get a job while children can’t. So when making your sim put this into consideration.

Step Five - Head

The fifth step of creating a sim is choosing what it will look like. There are two different ways to changing what your sim looks like, these being their head and body. There are many different types of heads to choose from, for ether a female or male sim character. Each head looks different and unique in it’s own way. Look through the many different heads to pick one that will make your sim look like what you wish it to. The many selections of heads for your sim are just another great feature to help you out while creating your sim.

Step Six - Body

The sixth step of creating a sim is choosing the other portion of what it will look like, this being it’s body. Just like with the head selection of the character creation the body has many different types. These many types of body include formal wear, everyday wear, and costume bodies. There is a wide variety of bodies to select and choose for your sim. The body is an important feature to use while creating your sim.

Step Seven - Personality

The seventh step of creating a sim is choosing the sim’s personality. There are six different categories that play a part in the personality of your sim. These include: Neat, Outgoing, Active, Playful, and Nice. The amount of points you give to each category determines which of part your sim’s personality will be like.

Neat: The more points you give to this category the more likely your sim will be neat. They will be more attentive when doing common household things such as flushing the toilet, putting books back after reading, throwing food away after eating it, etc. The less points you give to this category will make your sim more messy. They will tend to do the opposite of flushing the toilet, putting books back, throwing food away, etc.

Outgoing: The more points you give to this category the more likely your sim is to be interactive and outgoing to other sims. Sims with a lot of outgoing points are always very social and are good at making friends. This is the opposite for sims who are more shy than outgoing, and this can happen when they don’t have many points in this category.

Active: The more points you give to this category the more active and healthy your sim will be. Sims with more active points than others usually enjoy exercising more and staying in fit shape. They also tend to have high body skills. Sims with less points in the active category are more lazy and like to just sit around and not exercise.

Playful: The more points you give to this category the more playful and funny a sim will be. They tend to laugh a lot and enjoy other sims jokes. Sims with high playful points also are easy to get a long with and are just carefree, taking life one step at a time. While, sims with less playful points tend to be very serious about things. They not only aren’t too friendly with jokes and all but they also take their life, their job, and other things very seriously.

Nice: The more points you give to this category the more nice and friendly a sim will be. Sims with high points to their nice category are always very friendly and overall just nice to other sims. Other sims really enjoy talking to these type of sims. But sims with low points in the nice category tend to be mean and not so friendly to other sims.

Step Eight - Family Bio

When making a sim family there is always an option of making a family biography for that sim(s) you are creating. Use this feature to describe the family, it’s history, and any other things about it. The Family Biography feature of creating a sim is optional and does not need to be filled out in order to actually create a sim family. The sim family may only consist of one sim and that sim is still considered a sim family thus making the bio available for all numbers of sim creation.

Item Listing

Seatings

Dining Chairs

Sir Laxalot Dinette Chair Price: $210 Motives: Comfort 3

The M Chair Price: $299 Motives: Comfort 5

“Sella Solaria” Dining Chair Price: $795 Motives: Comfort 7, Room 1

El Tamayo Dining Chair Price: $1,200 Motives: Comfort 9, Room 3

Lounge Chairs

Satinistics Reproduction Armchair Price: $155 Motives: Comfort 3

“Curulis Etrurius” Roman Seat Price: $239 Motives: Comfort 4, Room 1

Etherette Lounger Price: $335 Motives: Comfort 5

Frogg Price: $460 Motives: Comfort 6

Egg Chair Price: $840 Motives: Comfort 7

The “Bunda” Price: $924 Motives: Comfort 8

Ebonized Victorian Chair Price: $1,200 Motives: Comfort 9

The Manchester Price: $1,200 Motives: Comfort 7, Room 4

Duke of Earle Throne Chair Price: $1,440 Motives: Comfort 8, Room 2

Sofas

Satinistics Loveseat Price: $240 Motives: Comfort 3, Energy 4

Velvet Sofasaurus Price: $575 Motives: Comfort 6, Energy 5

“Autocrat” by Emporium Imperium Price: $1,001 Motives: Comfort 5, Energy 4, Room 4

Egg Sofa Price: $1,222 Motives: Comfort 9, Energy 5, Room 1

Le Grande Guignol Loveseat Price: $1,445 Motives: Comfort 7, Energy 5, Room 4

“Red Matter” Sofa from Studio Bakonmi Price: $1,600 Motives: Comfort 9, Energy 5, Room 3

Gothic Revival Bench Price: $2,000 Motives: Comfort 7, Energy 5, Room 5

Beds

Miss Memo Sleeper Price: $1,239 Motives: Comfort 9, Energy 8

Antique Four Poster Bed Price: $3,650 Motives: Comfort 10, Energy 9, Room 4

The Vibromatic Heart Bed Price: $4,500 Motives: Comfort 10, Energy 8 Group Activity

Surfaces

Counters

Cornerstone Counter Price: $425 Motives: None

Tables

Retratech Dining Table Price: $450 Motives: None

The M Table Price: $850 Motives: Room 2

Dining Table by Napoleonix Inc. Price: $989 Motives: Room 3

El Tomayo Plank Table Price: $1,500 Motives: Room 3

End Tables

Rampa Lopside End Table Price: $79 Motives: None

EmerGen Table Price: $88 Motives: None

La Table Non-Formidable Price: $215 Motives: Room 1

The Queen’s Rose End Table Price: $399 Motives: Room 1

Desks

O’Mann Partners Desk Price: $999 Motives: Room 2

Decorative

Paintings

"The Forgotten Guinea Pig" Price: $60 Motives: Room 1

“Tongue of the Tiger” Price: $60 Motives: Room 1

"Tahitian Eye" by Nick N. Borrow Price: $60 Motives: Room 1

Old Movie Prop Price: $210 Motives: Room 2

Ara Bureaukrata Price: $275 Motives: Room 2

Deer Master Trophy Price: $390 Motives: Room 2

“Hazard the Guess” by Connor Tiist Price: $950 Motives: Room 3

“Blind Date” by I. Rony Price: $1,020 Motives: Room 3

Empty Circles Again (Seriograph) by N.I. Strane Price: $1,100 Motives: Room 3

Imperial Map Price: $1,600 Motives: Room 3

Highbrau Coat and Arms Price: $1,800 Motives: Room 4

Judith Peynter - Self Portrait Price: $5,000 Motives: Room 7

Decadence Tapestry Price: $6,000 Motives: Room 8

Black Tree Tapestry Price: $8,100 Motives: Room 9

“Eruption of Decadence” Tapestry Price: $8,100 Motives: Room 9

Sculptures

“David” by DeLux Sculpture Price: $510 Motives: Room 3

Trajicklowna Cloisonne Urn Price: $580 Motives: Room 3

Mystery Sundial Price: $590 Motives: Room 3

Granite Guard Lion Price: $650 Motives: Room 3

“Space Chicken” Macquette Price: $790 Motives: Room 3

Head in Jar Curio Price: $1,470 Motives: Room 4

Estate Sale Conversation Piece Price: $1,750 Motives: Room 4

“Cosine Cathedral” by S. Neverdunne Price: $3,300 Motives: Room 6

White Rhino Re-enactment Price: $4,800 Motives: Room 7

Caesar Psychopathus Price: $10,000 Motives: Room 10

Shabycratch Figure Price: $13,000 Motives: Room 10

“La Gargouille” Ornamental Sculpture Price: $13,100 Motives: Room 10

Suit of Armor Price: $15,000 Motives: Room 10

Rugs

Floor Rug by Leopard Life Price: $460 Motives: Room 2

Schwa Carpet Price: $1,300 Motives: Room 4

Sham Tiger Skin Rug Price: $3,300 - 4,300 Motives: Room 7

Faux Bearskin Rug Price: $4,300 Motives: Room 7

Antique Persian Rug Price: $8,200 Motives: Room 7

Plants

Potted Palm Price: $90 Motives: Room 2

Bird of Paradise Price: $170 Motives: Room 2

Other

Cuckoo Clock Price: $180 Motives: Room 2

Christmas Tree Price: $199 Motives: Fun 2, Room 4

Private Villa Fountain Price: $5,421 Motives: Room 6

Electronics

Entertainment

Viva PGT Home Casino Price: $1,750 Motives: Fun 2 Adults Only

Other

Introducing Servo Price: $15,000 Motives: None

Appliances

Stoves

CiaoTime Moderna Cooktop Price: $1,100 Motives: Hunger 7

Olde Thyme Restored Oven Price: $1,600 Motives: Hunger 9

Refrigerators

Olde Thyme Victual Preservatorium Price: $2,750 Motives: Hunger 9

Plumbing

Toilets

ExcreSys “Ejectament” XJ-02 Price: $259 Motives: Bladder 8

In-house Outhouse Price: $350 Motives: Hygiene -1, Bladder 8, Room 2

Commoda Cloacina Price: $633 Motives: Bladder 8, Room 2

Showers/Tubs

Aluminumb Shower System Price: $1,333 Motives: Hygiene 8, Room 1

"Suds du Solei" Antique Tub Price: $2,000 Motives: Comfort 6, Hygiene 9

Thermae Caldarium Price: $4,999 Motives: Comfort 8, Hygiene 10, Room 3

Sinks

“Hygiene Machine” by ExcreSys Price: $311 Motives: Hygiene 2

Stonewash Sink Price: $600 Motives: Hygiene 3, Room 1

Fontis Publicus Price: $749 Motives: Hygiene 3, Room 3

Lighting

Table Lamps

Femme de Luxe Lamp Price: $120 Motives: None

Menorah Price: $175 Motives: Room 1

Torchosteronne Table Lamp Price: $200 Motives: Room 1

Standing Lamps

“Cupidity” Art Lamp Price: $130 Motives: None

The Biomushric Floor Lamp Price: $160 Motives: Room 1

“Blue Note” Floor Lamp Price: $170 Motives: None

Mica Tube Lamp Price: $180 Motives: Room 1

Gam Sarfatti Floor Lamp Price: $250 Motives: Room 1

The “Methanopolis” Floor Lamp Price: $250 Motives: Room 1

The KraniaKone Light Price: $300 Motives: Room 1

“Torchemada” Candelabra Price: $330 Motives: Room 1

Wall Lamps

White Globe Sconce Price: $35 Motives: None

Oval Glass Sconce Price: $85 Motives: None

“Torchemada” Wall Torch Price: $110 Motives: None

Top Brass Sconce Price: $110 Motives: None

Blue Plate Special Sconce Price: $135 Motives: None

NeoRococo Wall Sconce Price: $295 Motives: None

“Sisters of Mercy” Candelabra Price: $360 Motives: Room 1

Knight Niche Light Piece Price: $1,150 Motives: Room 2

Other

Hawaiian Fantasy Tiki Torch Price: $70 Motives: None

Greek Fire Garden Lamp Price: $125 Motives: None

The Fiery Friary Medieval Garden Lamp Price: $1,250 Motives: Room 2

Miscellaneous

Recreation

Sky Scorcher Fireworks Kit Price: $90 Motives: Fun 2

KampRite Instant Campfire Price: $482 Motives: Comfort 2, Fun 2 Group Activity

Knowledge

“The Swing” Bookshelf Price: $910 Motives: Fun 3 Skill: Cooking, Mechanical Study

The “Concoctanation Station” Price: $980 Motives: None Skill: Logic Adults Only

Horwitz “Star-Track” Backyard Telescope Price: $2,100 Motives: Fun 4 Skill: Logic

Creativity

Beejaphone Guitar Price: $580 Motives: Fun 2 Skill: Creativity Group Activity

KraftKing Woodworking Table Price: $720 Motives: None Skill: Mechanical Adults Only

Liebefunkenmann Piano Price: $5,399 Motives: Fun 4, Room 6 Skill: Creativity Group Activity

Wardrobe

Makutu Tiki Dresser Price: $510 Motives: None

Guido Price: $560 Motives: Room 2

“Untitled” Dresser by Ronald Mudd Price: $812 Motives: Room 1

Baroque Optiloptican Price: $1,100 Motives: Room 2 Skill: Charisma Adults Only

Fantzi di Pantza Dresser Price: $2,500 Motives: Room 4

Other

Granny Raymond’s Holiday Cookies Price: $10 Motives: None

Birthday Cake Price: $30 Motives: Fun 3

Dungeon Dumpster Price: $45 Motives: None

What a Gas! Party Balloons Price: $50 Motives: Room 3

Little Voodoo Doll Price: $65 Motives: Fun 1 Adults Only

Guinea Pig Price: $120 Motives: Fun 2 Group Activity

Antique Lamp Price: $375 Motives: Room 1

Madame Blahbatfry Crystal Ball Price: $760 Motives: None Adults Only

Beach Boss Beverage Bar Price: $780 Motives: Hunger 1, Fun 3, Room 1

Credit for this information goes to The Rising Nebula.

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