The Sims 3: First Incident

I have been playing The Sims 3 during my Fall Break from school.  I played all day Saturday and while I was playing, the game started to freeze and move in slow motion.  This is the first time this semester this has happened.  I was wondering if maybe it was due to leaving the game in my laptop.  So when this happened Saturday evening, I logged off and gave it a rest for a while.

Sunday's play time is better than the day before.  My cousin came over to my apartment and we talked about our Sims experiences.  She has a newer version of The Sims that I have never heard of.  I asked her a few questions about my experiences so far.  She said she has  never glitches in her game.  So I suggested that for future references, I will take the game out when I am not playing it and put it in its case.

I also asked her about activities that my Sims have been assigned and I have not accomplished them yet.  She explained to me where to locate the objects and how to achieve the assignments.  So I am looking forward to doing them now.  There were a few other things we discussed about the game.  She told me during her play time with her Sims games, once she reached a certain amount of money status, she would delete the game and start a new one.  She told me she has reached the $300,000+ margin before a few times while playing The Sims 3.  I have barely scratched the $100,000 mark.

I did say that I was going to allow my teen Sims to get a part-time job while in school.  But I have noticed that between his homework, interacting with his parents and friends, and maintaining his household duties, a part-time job is out of the question right now.  Controlling three Sims at times become difficult.  And now they have moved into another home and had another child, a girl named Nissan.

This is a home they moved in temporarily to accommodate having a teenager.  But after finding out the house is tied with other homes, as far as the swimming pool being a community pool, they decided to move.  The purpose of moving into a larger home was to make Chevy's living more convenient for him, having his own bathroom.  The reason that is important is because if a Sims has to go into a room, i.e. to use the bathroom or take a bath, if there is a Sims occupying a room, another will not enter.  

This is a screenshot of the new home they moved to.  It is a three bedroom, three bathroom, three story house.  I am learning to maneuver  around this house with three stories.  There is always something going on on each level, each angle.  My cousin advised me to find an angle where I can see everything and take care of the needs of the Sims.  I am looking forward to more play time.