Heidi Shadows
Heidi Shadows is a cheat ninja where you can buy Smoothies to get skill points and Simoleons. Heidi Shadows sells cheats in the form of Smoothies. To find her, you must first link up to someone else to unlock the weird planet location. At the telephone booth in SimQuarter next to the Flea Market, go to the planet place. Directly up at the top of the map on this planet are some stairs. Use them the to go up to the door. You will have a quick glance of a person (resembling like a ninja holding a flag). This is Heidi Shadows. To buy cheats, you must go here starting at 10:00 a.m. Heidi Shadows will disappear, then reappear.
Rosebud Smoothie: Adds 2,000 Simoleons
Slip of Paper: Password for Club Xizzle and recipe for Strawberry Tiramisu
Silver Tongue Smoothie: Adds 1 Charisma Point
Gourmet Smoothie: Adds 1 Cooking point
Clock Smoothie: Adds 1 Mechanical point
Buff Smoothie: Adds 1 Body Point
Mind Smoothie: Adds 1 Logic point
DaVinci Smoothie: Adds 1 Creative point
Heidi's Stock is replenished before every appearance. Heidi Shadows' Shop is open from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Heidi Shadows can be found in the carnival area at the top left corner.
Heidi Shadows can be found at the following times and places:
1 a.m. to 2 a.m.: Use the time machine to travel to Nov. 29, 1984. This destination is available after finishing level 5.
2 a.m. to 3 a.m.: Go to the Carnival.
4 a.m. to 5 a.m.: Go to Paradise Island.
6 a.m. to 7 a.m.: Secret tunnel between Jail and Dark Tree.
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Moonbase Zeta.
Club Xizzle
The password for Club Xizzle is "Bucket".
Change furniture color
Stand next to a piece of furniture, then press [R]. Note that not all pieces have alternate color.
Enhancing skill speed
Press [A] while you are upgrading your skill. It will enhance the speed.
Reed
To find the reed to give to Cannonball Coleman, go to the thrift shop by the chopper garage and purchase it. If it is not there, see if the woman that sits on the ground and sells things has it.
Running law
When Boo leads you back to Minioloplis, there is a running law. Run anyway to get in jail to get your mission. Talk to Gordie Puck at Minioloplis University. Increase your popularity to 40. To get the map, go on Olde Salty's Boat to the top. Give the map to Gordie Puck. Talk to Detective Dan D. Mann and feel free to run.
Storage areas
The following places are unlocked by reaching the maximum relationship with the following people:
Old broken down school bus near the thrift shop: 100% relationship with Giuseppi Mezzoalto.
Lost cave in Sim quarter: 100% relationship with Ewan Watahmee.
Garbage can near the entrance to Club Xizzle in Glasstown : 100% relationship with Phoebe Twiddle.
Projection booth (door behind the snack counter of the cinema in Glasstown): 100% relationship with Theresa Bullhorn.
Hole behind the poster in the jail: 100% relationship with Detective Dan De Mann.
Accessing Moon Base Zeta
Purchase a green meteorite off the Internet shopping. Then, with the meteorite still in you pocket, go to Sim Quarter and use the telephone booth. The moon base, where you can buy the Rocket Bed and Cheese Modulator, is now open. Note: Complete the first group of missions before attempting to open Moonbase Zeta. If it is still not accessible, then complete the secret missions and try again. Also, if it says "Phone home" when you use it, that means it worked and you can use it.
To get to the moon base, buy a meteorite from the Internet. Keep it in your pocket and go to the red telephone booth in SimQuarter. Go inside, and select "Home". This will take you to the moon base.
Curing Boo
The cure for vampirism is the Chocolate Decadence recipe (2 Chocolate + 1 Flour). Feed this to Boo to cure him of being a vampire.
Lowest bills
Once you have gotten your bills down 40%, you can get them down even lower. If you get a roommate your bills will go down by half.
Easy money
To earn some extra money go to the Chop Shop and sell some of your Hogg's parts. Buy an easel, then frame a painting and sell it to the thrift store. The paintings range from 25 to 300 Simoleons.
Free items
Invite someone over (someone who is your friend or of you Rep Group recommended). If they like your place a lot they will give you a "housewarming gift". If they do not, get their relationship to 90 to 100, leave the room (they will be gone), go back, and invite them again.
Crystal: Magic lamp with comfy bed and toilet
Darius: Showcase Sword
Ewan: Street Light
Lily Gates: Liberty Statue
Giuseppi: 3D Fruit Art
Luthor L. Bigbucks: Bumper of his car that goes on your wall
Dusty Hogg: Burning Spoke Sign
A free item will appear at your house every thirty game days:
30 days: Mardi Gras Mask
60 days: Jack-o-Lantern
90 days: Pilgrim Gnome
120 days: Candy Cane
Free services
Call Services (works with all service calls). When they are almost finished, go outside then go back in. They will be gone. You can finish the work yourself and you will not have to pay.
Cooking
If you have your Cooking skill at eight, whatever you bake will work.
Trash piles
Pick up and save all the trash piles you find before they are gone. They will disappear after awhile. You will need them later, for the Artsies Rep Mission.
Telephone calls
Always pick up your telephone when it rings. It might be a prank call or wrong number, but sometimes you can win things.
Map to Paradise Island
The map to Paradise Island is located in the very top room of the boat near the steering wheel. The boat is at the dock that is at the bottom of the stairs in the ground of Glasstown.
The map to Paradise Island is found at the top-most level of the casino-boat. Once you pick it up, leave the room. Return later, and it will be there again. It will always be there whenever you go back to that room. It is recommended that you not pick it up; there is no way to get rid of it after you have given one copy to Gordie Puck (in the university). It will be once less space in your pocket to carry something else.
Rep missions
You need to have 100% relationships with the following people to get rep missions unlocked. Note: Make sure to collect piles of trash while they are still around. This is one of the requirements in the Artsies missions. They will disappear after awhile; act fast and do not recycle them until after unlocking the Artsies missions.
Luther Bigbucks: Richies mission
Darius: Streeties mission
Polly Nomial: Nerdies mission
Roxanna Marie: Artsies mission
Richies
The Richies are incredibly rich, and more often than not, arrogant. Some bask in the glitz and glamour of life, while others in this group remain spoilt and discontent. Be prepared for a huge hole in your wallet if you want to gain a lot of rep points for this group. To get into the Richies at the beginning of the game, choose "Bright Lights, Big Wallets" for the first question. The group is made up of:
Luthor L. Bigbucks (leader): Spoilt, unsatisfied son of Daddy Bigbucks. Very unapproving of his father's plans. He can be found outside the musuem in SimQuarter most of the time.
Lily Gates: Busy attorney of Daddy Bigbucks who loves making lots of money. She can be found in King's Tower level 1, 2 and the wharves at SimQuarter most of the time.
Lottie Cash: Spoilt and pretty much ignorant, she definitely knows how to enjoy life to the fullest by indulging in her riches. She can be found at the top-most street in Urbania most of the time.
Misty Waters: Ex-life guard, now a gym trainer who still misses her old job. She can be found at Waters' Gym in King's Tower most of the time.
Rival gang: Streeties
Streeties
These people are mostly down-to-earth, frank and highly contented with their lives. They are pretty much average, and gather around Urbania the most. They are at odds with the Richies because of contrasting ways of living. Choose "King of Miniopolis" for the first question if you want to get into the Streeties at the beginning of the game. The group consists of:
Darius (leader): He is cool, strangely materialistic, loves the neighborhood a lot and simply chillin'. He can be found loitering Urbania and around the market most of the time.
Crystal: Trendy girl who seeks to have the hippest fashion sense and greatest fun around. She can be found walking around Urbania most of the time, and sometimes at the pizza bar and Megastore.
Ewan Watahmee: A worker in the garage, he loves his job and is passionate about cars. He can be found in the garage or around Urbania most of the time.
Kris Thistle: Very street-smart and unmaterialistic, she dreams of getting a better job. She can be found around King's Tower most of the time.
Rival gang: Richies
Nerdies
People in this group belong to the "high-collar" workforce or are academically outstanding. They are very intellectual and refined, choosing to spend their time learning something new. Choose "Computer Daze" for the first question if you want to be in the Nerdies at the beginning of the game. The group consists of:
Polly Nomial (leader): Bespectacled geek who spends her time burying herself in books and studying. She can be found at the University almost all the time.
Lincoln Broadsheet: A passionate and inquisitive journalist who loves his job lot. He can be found in the newspaper center, or outside, almost all the time.
Maximillian Moore: A doctor obsessed with good hygiene. He can be found inside the clinic in Urbania or on the streets of Urbania most of the time.
Sue Pirnova: She is your resident inventor who is really into research and discovering new things. She can be found on the streets of SimQuarter, Urbania and the University most of the time.
Rival gang: Artsies
Artsies
Their members love the arts and are all very talented. Carnivals and the market are favorite hunts of theirs, and everyone has an artistic flair for performance arts. Choose "My Guitar Hero" to join the Artsies at the beginning of the game. The group is made up of:
Roxanna Moxie (leader): She loves performing at the carnival and the animals she work with, and also has eccentric tastes for things. She can be found at the carival and around the market most of the time.
Cannonball Coleman: Loves music and travels around the city playing his saxophone. He can be found outside the University or around Urbania usually.
Pritchard Locksley: A struggling actor who still enjoys relishing his glory days. Now a waiter, his first love is still acting. He can be found on the streets of SimQuarter most of the time.
Theresa Bullhorn: She loves watching movies and is very into films, having directed some. She can be found outside the cinema and at the market most of the time.
Rival gang: Nerdies
Rep group rewards
After getting your reputation full with one of the following groups, talk to their leader to get the indicated reward.
Artsies: Bod-Mod Booth
Nerdies: Mad Skillz Cerebral Data Infuser
Richies: Sensory Deprivation Tank
Streeties: Ultimate MP-DEE Stereo System
Recipes
In order for a recipe to work, mix the ingredients in a Mixmaster or Mixmaster Deluxe. Then, bake the resulting mix in an oven. Note: You must good cooking skills.(up to 7 or 8 ). If a recipe fails , try it again and you will be successful.
Apple Cocoa Cake Mix: 1 Apple, 1 Chocolate, 1 Nuts
Apple Pie Mix: 1 Flour, 1 Sugar, 1 Apple
Apple Strudel Mix: 1 Apple, 1 Sugar, Nuts
Birthday Cupcakes: 1 Flour, 1 Sugar, 1 Vanilla
Biscotti Chocolate Mix: 1 Chocolate, 1 Flour, 1 Nuts
Caramel Apples Mix: 1 Apple, 1 Sugar, 1 Vanilla
Chocolate Cake Mix: 1 Chocolate, 1 Flour, 1 Sugar
Chocolate Decadence: 2 Chocolate, 1 Flour
Cocoa Apple Cake: 1 Chocolate, 1 Nuts, 1 Apple
Cupcakes: 1 Vanilla, 1 Sugar, 1 Flour
Fudge Brownies: 2 Chocolate, 1 Nuts
Giant Chocolate Bunny Mix: 3 Chocolate
Glazed Fruit Salad: 1 Apple, 1 Lemon, 1 Strawberry
Lemon Meringue Pie 1 Lemon, 2 Sugar
Lemon Tart: 1 Vanilla, 1 Lemon, 1 Sugar
Low-Carb Chocolate Cake Mix: 2 Chocolate, 1 Sugar
Red Velvet Cake: 1 Strawberry, 1 Chocolate, 1 Vanilla
Strawberry Shortcake Mix: 1 Flour, 1 Sugar, 1 Strawberry
Strawberry Tiramatsu: 1 Strawberry, 1 Flour, 1 Vanilla
Sugar Cookies Mix: 1 Sugar, 1 Flour, 1 Sugar
Vanilla Swirl Tart Mix: 1 Chocolate, 1 Sugar, 1 Vanilla
Getting recipes
When you are looking for cooking recipes ask everybody except Jack I Deal. They will tell you certain recipes.
The Sims: Bustin Out reference
Go to the Cafe Multiplaya. Go on a computer and select "Play Games". While playing, you will hear sounds from the Petri Dish mini-game from The Sims: Bustin Out.
The Devil Went Down To Georgia reference
If you try to sell the golden fiddle, the price is 666 Simoleons. In the song Satan gives Johnny a golden fiddle. In Soul Music, you duel fiddles with the "Red Man". After defeating him you will tell him "I told you once you son of a gun, I'm the best that's ever been!"
Glitch: Invisible stereo
Buy a Skratch N' Spin DJ Starter Pack. Turn it on and leave for awhile. When you return, the music it plays can still be heard, but the lights and other features on the stereo cannot be seen.
Glitch: Locket
After you defeat the Red Man in the mission, make sure you have one inventory space remaining for the locket. Otherwise, you will get the complete locket but if you play soul music after that he will give you the second half of the locket again, and you will not be able to get rid of it.
Glitch: Free repair
When something in your house is broken, call the repair man and he will begin to repair it. Before he fully repairs your item all the way, and walk out the door. Go back in, press [A], then select "Repair". When you repair it, it will begin where the repair man stopped and you will finish the rest of the job, and keep your 100 Simoleons.