The Sims

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1. The Sims 1
   1. History
   2. System Requirements
   3. Buying the Game
   4. Interface
   5. The Many Ways to Play
      1. Basic play with Sims
      2. Just Building and Decorating
      3. Storytelling
         1. The Sims Creator
      4. Simulating Friends and Family
   6. The Neighbourhood
      1. The Neighbourhood
      2. Create-a-Family and Create-a-Sim
   7. Build and Buy Modes
      1. Money
      2. Buy Mode
      3. Build Mode
   8. Live Mode
      1. Needs
      2. Relationships
      3. Kids versus Adults
      4. Careers
         1. Chance cards
         2. Working from Home
   9. Strategy
      1. Strategic use of time
      2. Getting promoted
      3. Best social interactions
      4. Home building and decorating
   10. Secrets
       1. Cheats
       2. Easter eggs
       3. Bugs and exploits
   11. Expansion packs
       1. Livin' Large
       2. House Party
       3. Hot Date
          1. Downtown lots
       4. Vacation
          1. Vacation Island
       5. Unleashed
          1. Old Town neighbourhoods
       6. Superstar
          1. Studio Town
       7. Makin' Magic
          1. Magic Town
       8. The Liebermans
       9. Multiple neighbourhoods (Livin' Large and later)
       10. New secrets
           1. Easter eggs
           2. Bugs and exploits
       11. New strategy
           1. Visitable lots
           2. Home decorating with new objects
           3. Lifetime Relationships and new socials
           4. New careers
   12. Finding, downloading, installing and creating new content
   13. Further reading
2. The Sims 2
   1. History
   2. System Requirements
   3. Buying the Game
   4. Interface
   5. Not backward compatible
   6. New Ways to Play
      1. Deeper play with Sims
      2. More advanced building and decorating
      3. New storytelling power
      4. Simulating friends and family better
   7. The Neighbourhood
      1. Neighbourhoods
      2. Create-a-Family and Create-a-Sim
   8. Build and Buy Modes
      1. Buy Mode
      2. Build Mode
   9. Live Mode
      1. Needs
      2. Relationships
      3. Generations, ages and aging
      4. Careers
         1. Chance cards
         2. Working from home
      5. Aspirations, Wants and Fears
   10. Strategy
       1. Aspirations
       2. Strategic use of time, and its new urgency
       3. Getting promoted
       4. Best social interactions
       5. Home building and decorating
       6. Community lots
   11. Secrets
       1. Cheats
       2. Easter eggs
       3. Bugs and exploits
   12. Expansion packs
       1. University
          1. Young Adulthood
          2. Influence
          3. College towns
             1. Dorms
             2. Renting
             3. Greek houses
             4. Community lots
             5. The secret society
          4. Graduation and beyond
             1. New careers
             2. Lifetime Wants
          5. New strategy
             1. Scholarships
             2. Academics
             3. Lots in college
             4. New objects
       2. Nightlife
          1. Downtowns
          2. Dating
          3. Chemistry
          4. Vampirism
          5. The Inventory
          6. New Aspirations
             1. Pleasure
             2. Grilled Cheese
          7. New strategy
             1. Dating
             2. Aspirations
             3. Downtown lots
             4. New objects
       3. New secrets
          1. Easter eggs
          2. Bugs and exploits
   13. Finding, downloading, installing and creating new content
   14. Further reading