URBZ: SIMS IN THE CITY TIPS & TRICKS
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
Getting to Splicer Island
First, you need to uncover the details of Splicer Island by giving Monkey (the hobo in the park) some food. Next, you must the Simquarter open by completing mission set 2. Talk to Sharona Faster at the docks and she will tell you about a water taxi service that she has. Do what she says and a boat will appear. Go on it to get to Splicer Island.
Change furniture color
Stand next to a piece of furniture, then press R. REMEMBER: Not all pieces have alternate color.
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.
Crystal at Club Xizzle
If you fall asleep while Crystal is following you, she will get up and leave.
Extra Xizzle Beads
When you get a Xizzle Bead from any person when you get their relationship to 75%, do not talk to any person you got a Xizzle Bead from until their Relationship is below 40%. Then, make friends with them again and get the Relationship back up to 75%. They might give you another Xizzle Bead. This is useful in multi-player mode to get more Xizzles from a friend.
Reality show
When doing the reality show on mission 5, get you motives up (Sleep, Food, Bathroom, Shower, Fun, Comfort) so that you can survive the eight hours. Pick up all questions before taking them to Pritchard.
Carnivale mission
On mission 4, "Carnivale, the Dancing Natria in found on the small island in front of The "Twins' Bayou Shack" on the map.
The Bigbucks Players mission
On mission 4, The Bigbucks Players, you need five things for decorations. Do not put anything on the stage you want to keep; you do not get them back. Use the things that people give you as housewarming gifts for no money loss.
Land Ho! Secret mission
To find helpers talk to the monkeys and get the relationship past 50. They like to play, rubdown and scratch. Then talk to Futo Maki.
Mission For The Mann: Saving time
When you do "Mission for the Mann", do not go to the bulletin board. Simply search the shrubbery near the museum.
Rep missions
You need to have 100% relationships with the following people to get rep missions unlocked. REMEMBER: 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.
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. You need cooking skill points though, or it will be inedible.
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
Fudge Brownies
2 Chocolate, 1 Nuts
Giant Chocolate Bunny Mix
3 Chocolate
Glazed Fruit Salad
1 Apple, 1 Lemon, 1 Strawberry
Low-Carb Cake Mix
2 Chocolate, 1 Sugar
Strawberry Short 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 Tar Mix
1 Chocolate, 1 Sugar, 1 Vanilla
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.
More time on the comedy minigame
When you play this minigame, the crowd will throw roses when you are good. Collect the roses for more time.
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.
Coleman
Loves music and travels around the city playing his saxophone. He can be found outside the University or around Urbania usually.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Richie's Trophy
If you go to The Sims Mega Mall and go to the second floor, between the last computers there will be an arrow. Press A and you will find Richie's Trophy.
Where to Meet Hedi Shadows
1am- 2am- Use the time machine to travel to November 29th 1984 (Once you have mastered the game). 2am-3am- Go to the carnival and she will be under the tree in the corner. 4am-5am- Travel to paradise Island. 6am-7am- Secret tunnel between jail and dark tree. (Under the poster in the jail). 10am-11am-Moonbase Zeta.
House Prices
The Large Brownstone in Urbania- Price: $200 Rent:$195. The Small Brownstone in Urbania-Price: $150 Rent: $175 The First Mates Quarters in Sim Quarter- Price: $1,350 Rent: $435 The Townhouse in Sim Quarter- Price: $1,000 Rent: $475 The City Apartment in the Glittery Streets of Glasstown- Price: $3,500 Rent: $800. The Penthouse in the Glitterystreets of Glasstown- Price: $6,500 Rent: $999.
Free Services
Call the service you need. Let them do their job BUT when they are almost finished leave the house! Come back in finish it up yourself and it will be free!
What to buy for Crystal Out on the Town
You can buy Crystal a jailhouse teddy or a bouguet of flowers. You can buy these items from the homeless ladie sitting in front of the pizza place in Urbania
Nerdie Trophy
When you unlock Glass Town go to the Carnival and go to the tree near the fence and tent at the far end of the car park there will be a arrow look there and you will find the Nerdie Trophy.
Pecan Pie
1 Flour,1 Nuts,1 Sugar. One of Gramma's Hattie's Recipes.