The Sims: Hot Date (PC)
Full Strategy Guide
Document written by PyroFalkon (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Current version: 4.0
Last update: 2 January 2004
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v4.0 (2 January 2004)
Happy new year, everyone! I hope your holidays were as good as mine, and you
got plenty of loot! (With any luck, you got a game I covered in an FAQ.)
Okay, this time up, we've got only a couple things to add. First, one piece of
unconfirmed information has been confirmed, and it's been moved to the end of
Other Events and Rumor Killers. Second, a new section has been added toward the
end called Backing Up Your Sims. This will list the two methods to back up your
files in case you have to reinstall your game, or if you're just making sure
everything is safe.
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1. Intro
2. Creating a family
a. Attributes
3. Buying a lot and building a house
a. Build Mode, and tips for building
b. Buy Mode, and tips for buying
c. the Option gump
4. Taking care of yourself
a. Hunger
b. Comfort
c. Hygiene
d. Bladder
e. Energy
f. Fun
g. Social
h. Room
5. Taking care of others
6. Money
a. Jobs
b. Arts and Crafts
c. Other Money Tips
7. Skills
a. Skill Gain Rates
8. Sim Love
a. Having and Greeting Visitors
b. Interests
9. Astrological Signs
a. Aquarius
b. Pisces
c. Aries
d. Taurus
e. Gemini
f. Cancer
g. Leo
h. Virgo
i. Libra
j. Scorpio
k. Sagittarius
l. Capricorn
10. Downtown: the new area of SimCity
a. Having a date or friend with you downtown
b. Constructing buildings
11. Throwing Parties
12. Kids
a. Babies
13. Disasters
a. Death
14. Other Events and Rumor Killers
15. Strategies
a. PyroFalkon's Alpha Strategy
b. Relationship Strategies
c. Other strategies and short tips
d. Strategies Submitted by Readers
16. Customizing your sims
17. Cheat Codes
18. Unconfirmed Information
19. Backing Up Your Sims
a. Method 1
b. Method 2
20. Contributor List
21. Version History
22. Copyright Info
23. Contact Info
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Ah, The Sims, a classic game by SimCity creator Will Wright. Hot Date is the
third expansion for the game, and it adds a whole crapload of new happy
features. I'll cover as much as I can here, assuming that you know nothing
about any of The Sims series. If you've already played it, head to the Sim Love
section. Maxis changed the whole spectrum of relationships this time around, so
getting dates is a bit different; not harder, just different.
This FAQ will cover every aspect of The Sims, from your sims' births to their
deaths and everything in between. However, because I don't want to ruin the
game for anyone, it will not contain detailed item lists and whatnot. Part of
the fun of this game is exploring your options; I'm just pointing you in the
general direction.
Okay, enough of that. Away we go!
