Ron’s defaults – the easiest and most efficient purchases to grow your sim
There are certain things you will need to purchase with your lifetime points that make the game easier. The reason you want to focus on certain purchases is because points are not cheap. They can take a long while to obtain, especially if you choose higher goals that take a lot of time. This guide will help you earn rewards, build skills, and make life easier for you (and possibly your sim) by streamlining your lifetime purchases.
Basic Strategy
You want to leave at least one or two spaces open with 150-500+ lifetimes points in the WISH QUEUE. The reason for this is so you can easily delete or accomplish little things. The bigger things remain in the background. You can always take the chance to eliminate a large reward 2500-5000+, and hope that it comes back later, or you can cut losses and do tons of small things that add up to that amount. I go the middle road and try to leave 2 spots for small rewards, two for bigger. If it seems like a long time since you’ve earned anything, it’s probably better to cut losses and erase one of your bigger wishes. I have made this “default” skill guide so that you can build your sim quickly. If you enjoy taking your time by all means play that way, this is just a guide to earn rewards and grow skills as quickly as possible for your sim.
Here I will list by priority, and leave it to you to choose the best strategy for your sim
I also made the following categories: Convenience/Job/Skills/Rewards and Money
Lifetime Purchases
High Priority – these are the purchases you want to acquire quickly
Convenience: These reduce micro-managing your sim
• Hardly Hungry 25,000 Slows Hunger
• Steel Bladder 15,000 – Eliminates Bladder
Job: Improves Job Skill
• Multi-Tasker 10,000 – Gives you better job performance
Skills: Helps improve Skillsets
• Fast Learner 15,000 – improves skills more rapidly
Charismatic
Medium Priority - these are helpful but can wait
Convenience: These reduce micro-managing your sim
• Dirt Defiant 15,000 – slows hygiene
Job: Improves Job Skill
• Office Hero 5,000 – improves relationships at work
• Long Distance Friend 25,000 – always keep friends
Rewards/Money: get better rewards, keep or earn more money
• Bookshop 10,000 – discount on books
• Opportunistic 10,000 – greater rewards for opportunites
Skills: Helps improve Skillsets
• Super Greenthumb 20,000 – improves gardening
• Acclaimed Author 30,000 – write best novels
• Creative 30,000 – paint best paintings
Low Priority – these are very useful, but are expensive so should be purchased later
Convenience: These reduce micro-managing your sim
• Teleport Pad 70,000
• Food Replicator 50,000
• Mood Manager 60,000
Full List
5,000
Fast Metabolism: Change body shape faster
Observant: Learn traits quickly when socializing
Speedy Cleaner: Clean thing faster
Professional Slacker: Slack Off at work doesn’t deteriorate job performance quickly
Discount Diner: Restaurant meals on the house
Complimentary Entertainment: Theater shows on the house
Office Hero: Co-Worker option at work more effective
Legendary Host: Parties are more effective
10,000
Attractive: Start relationships at higher level automatically
Bookshop Barginer: Cheaper books at the book store, permanently
Steel Bladder: Never have to pee, ever
Multi-Tasker: Increases job performance or homework for younger sims
Change Lifetime Wish: Choose a new Lifetime Wish
Opportunistic: Increase rewards for opportunites (earn 2x reward)
Fertility Treatment: Increases chance of twins or triplets
15,000
Dirt Defiant: Hygiene bar deteriorates slower (mostly when working out)
Never Dull: Never boring when socializing
Vacationer: Reduce performance deterioration for missing work
Fast Learner: Develop skills faster
Haggler: Store purchases are cheaper, permanently
20,000
Super-Green Thumb: Grow all crops at higher quality
Long Distance Friend: Relationships won’t deteriorate
Mid-life Crisis: Choose different traits
25,000
Hardly Hungry: Hunger bar deteriorates slower
30,000
Extra Creative: Paintings are of better quality (not guaranteed masterpiece)
Acclaimed Author : Make more money from selling novels
Body Sculptor: Allows you to edit the shape of your body
40,000
Collection Helper: Shows all collectibles on map overhead view, and zoomed in they are lit areas.
50,000
Food Replicator: Replicate meals without waiting times
60,000
Mood Modifier: Zap or Cure sims on your lot
75,000
Teleportation Pad: Get to different points on map instantly
Reminder: these are only my opinion. You can play the game however you wish. I have found using these basic tips helps move along your sim more rapidly and that is all. I hope you enjoy my defaults, but feel free to experiment!
