A comprehensive guide to all actions available in The Sims 3, from A to W, including details on how to perform them and their effects.
This section of the guide lists all available actions a Sim can perform in The Sims 3, categorized alphabetically from A to W. Many of these actions are tied to fulfilling Lifetime Wishes and earning Lifetime Happiness points, which can then be spent on various perks and items.
Actions:
- Child Become X Profession - See 'Child Be a X Trait'
- Child Earn An A - See 'Child Earn An A'
- Child Get on Honour Roll - See 'Child Get on Honour Roll'
- Game at Stadium - See 'Game at Stadium'
- Someone Have a Child - See 'Someone Have a Child'
- Sim Earn Passing Grade - See 'Sim Earn Passing Grade'
- Teen Graduate - See 'Teen Graduate'
- Sell Something
- Serenade Someone with Guitar
- Serve a Great Meal
- Serve an Outstanding Meal
- Serve a Perfect Meal
- Serve a Home Cooked Meal at a Party
- Set the Burglar Free
- Sit on Couch
- Skip School
- Skip Work
- Sleep Over at Someone's Home
- Sneak Out After Curfew
- Snuggle Baby or Toddler
- Spend §X at the Day Spa
- Spend X Simoleons
- Spend Time With the Baby
- Start a Novel
- Start a Painting
- Start Working Out
- Start Writing a Book
- Stay Inside for X Hours
- Stay On the Honour Roll for X Days
- Stay Out After Curfew
- Steal Candy from a Baby
- Steal Something
- Stop Being Friends With Someone
- Take a Bubble Bath
- Take a Class in the X Skill
- Take It Easy at Work
- Take Out the Trash
- Talk About a Skill
- Talk About Celestial Object
- Talk About Cooking
- Talk About Exercise
- Talk About Gardening
- Talk About Great Outdoors
- Talk About New Job
- Talk About Self
- Talk to Someone
- Talk to Tummy
- Teach Toddler to Talk
- Teach Toddler to Walk
- Teen Insult
- Tell Dirty Joke
- Tell Flirtatious Joke
- Tell Intriguing News Story
- Tell Sim You Named a Star After Them
- Throw X Great Parties
- Throw X Parties
- Throw a Birthday Party
- Throw a Campaign Fundraiser
- Throw a Formal Party
- Throw a Great Party
- Throw a House Party
- Throw a Party
- Throw a Wedding Party
- Tickle Toddler
- Toddler Toss in Air
- Train Someone
- Tutor a Sim for School
- Tutor Someone
- Tutor Someone in a Skill
- Uncover Conspiracy
- Upgrade X Objects
- Upgrade Something
- Use an Object
- Use Charming Introduction
- Visit Someone's Home
- Visit the Art Gallery
- Visit the Graveyard
- Visit the Neighbourhood Pool
- Visit the Park
- Visit the Theatre
- Wash Hand X Times
- Watch a Movie
- Watch the Cooking Channel
- Watch TV
- Water Plants
- Wedding Congratulations
- Weed Plants
- Win X Fights
- Win X Games
- Win X Ranked Chess Matches in a Row
- Win a Fight
- Win a Ranked Chess Match
- WooHoo with X Sims
- WooHoo with Someone
- Work at Home
- Work on Book
- Work on Homework with Someone
- Work Out
- Work Out X Times
- Work Out for X Hours
- Work Out for X Hours Straight
- Work Out Until Fatigued
- Write X Novels
- Write an Autobiography
- Write a Best-Seller
- Write a Book Worth at Least §X a Week in Royalties
- Write a Masterpiece
- Write a Novel
- Write a Romance Novel
- Write a Science Fiction Novel
Lifetime Happiness Rewards:
Fulfilling Lifetime Wishes grants Lifetime Happiness points, which can be spent on powerful perks and items. Here are some examples:
- Complimentary Entertainment (5000 Points): Attend the theatre for free.
- Discount Diner (5000 Points): Get a free meal at restaurants.
- Fast Metabolism (5000 Points): Burn more body fat while working out.
- Observant (5000 Points): Detect all traits of a Sim during conversations.
- Office Hero (5000 Points): Become more popular with co-workers and build relationships faster.
- Professional Slacker (5000 Points): Take it easy at work without losing job performance, while gaining Fun.
- Speedy Cleaner (5000 Points): Clean objects like toilets, showers, and dishes faster.
- Attractive (10000 Points): Start with a higher relationship with Sims who have compatible preferences.
- Bookshop Bargainer (10000 Points): Purchase books at the Bookshop for a lower price.
- Change Lifetime Wish (10000 Points): Change your current Lifetime Wish.
- Fertility Treatment (10000 Points): Increase the chance of conceiving, and the odds of having twins or triplets.
- Multi-Tasker (10000 Points): Gain job performance faster at work and complete homework faster at school.
- Opportunistic (10000 Points): Double the rewards from all opportunities.
- Steel Bladder (10000 Points): Your bladder need will never decay.
- Dirt Defiant (15000 Points): Sims will no longer get dirty.
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