Toilets, sinks, showers, bathtubs and hot tubs.Ĭounters, kitchen tables, desks, side tables, coffee tables, shelves and displays (not bookshelves), cabinets, bars etc.Ĭars, bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, parking spaces, garage doors, and bike racks. Lamps, wall sconces, hanging lights, and outdoor lights.
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Musical instruments, bookshelves, exercise equipment, play equipment, workbenches, other skill-building items, etc.īaby furniture, toys, decoration, and play equipment. Sporting goods, hobbies and skill items, party items, etc. TVs, computers, stereos, clocks, burglar alarm, fire alarm, video games, phones, pinball machines, etc. Plants, paintings, sculptures, mirrors, curtains, rugs, ornaments, etc. Mainly kitchen objects: Refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, microwavess, coffeemakers, food processor, garbage cans, barbecues and trash compactors.īeds, chairs, armchairs, sofas, bar stools, benches and deck chairs. In The Sims Castaway Stories buy mode is renamed to "barter mode" and its objects are only categorized by function.Ī list of "sort by function" buy mode categories and the types of items found there. Unlike some features introduced in Hot Date, this was carried over into The Sims Deluxe Edition. Prior to Hot Date, the function sort did not have sub-categories. The Sims and The Sims 2 automatically sorts the buy mode by object function-clicking on the buy mode icon will reorder objects to sort by room. Menu of the items can be filtered for an expansion/stuff and or stone, or by base game and store by clicking the top-right corner of a category catalog. In The Sims 3, players can access blueprint mode from build or buy modes, which allows them to plop down pre-designed rooms to form a floor plan. If the household owns any additional lots, the camera will pan to the lot that was most recently viewed by the player. In The Sims 3, however, clicking the Build or Buy buttons while away from the active household's home lot will bring the camera back to the home lot, and open Build or Buy mode there. In general, buy mode and build mode are also disabled when a Sim is on a community lot. However, buy mode as well as build mode can be activated through the alwaysallowbuildbuy cheat. After the event has ended, build and buy modes are re-activated. This is done to prevent modifications to the lot that may impact or prevent a game event from occurring. In some situations, buy mode, as well as build mode, may become disabled, such as during a fire, burglary, or other major event. Lot information will also be displayed on the top-left corner, showing the value of the lot and its size, just like in build mode. Many of the tools available to the player, such as the hand tool, eyedropper tool, design tool or Create a Style, are also available in build mode and will function just as well on items placed in build mode, like columns and trees, as they will on items placed in buy mode. Game time only passes when the player is in live mode. The game is paused while the player is in buy mode.
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Another example is the outdoor entertainment item "Foot-and-Hand Ball" used to train the athletic skill, which references and pokes fun at American football, which, despite its name, rarely involves contact with the ball via the feet. For example, one of the cheapest cars available in The Sims 3, the "Big Lemon", notes that although the car's doors are jammed and its ignition is faulty, it is still worth buying. The descriptions of many of the objects available for purchase in the game (particularly the less expensive ones) involve humor, sarcasm, insults towards the player, and wit, and serves as comic relief in the game. Buy mode largely focuses on furniture and appliances. Construction-related elements such as doors, windows, fences, and stairs are not associated with buy mode, but are in build mode. Buy mode allows players to purchase items from an object catalog and place them on the current lot, sell objects that are on the current lot, and arrange objects on the current lot. It can be activated by clicking on the Buy mode icon in the user interface, or by pressing F2. Buy mode is one of three independent modes in the game (the others being Live mode and Build mode) that appears in The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and several spin-off games.