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The Sims 3 Career and Lifetime Wish Walkthroughs
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Below you will find a list of Sims I have played and written about. These logs function as walkthroughs, and offer help and tips for each of the lifetime wishes. This page is continually expanding. These take time to write. I don't just throw them together, I actually play the Sim to experience everything, and take screenshots. I try to take pictures of moments I write about, but most of the pics within the walkthroughs are just for fun.
The walkthroughs are listed by the career or self employment job I played at the time. Some offer interesting lifetime wish choices for a certain career, while others are more straightforward such as the chef/culinary librarian and criminal/master thief combos. I'm especially proud of my Mooch/Heartbreaker combination and I think most of you will enjoy reading about the events that unfolded as Hank was working to break women's hearts.
Adventurer - Private Museum
By Pam Marsden
This Sim seeks to amass a collection worth $20,000 Simoleons from adventuring and finding relics. Learn general tips about adventuring and how you can make the most of your time in the travel destinations in the Sims 3's World Adventures.
Adventurer - Seasoned Traveler
By Pam Marsden
The goal of this lifetime wish is to make it to VISA level 3 in each of World Adventures' travel destinations. Read this guide to learn skills helpful to surviving in town in between vacations and accumulating great wealth through travel activities alone.
Archaeologist - Great Explorer
By Carl Ratcliff
This Sim chases the Great Explorer lifetime wish from World Adventures. He'll have to explore 6 tombs fully in each location. This guide has loads of tips for maximizing your time in adventure locales.
Artist - Master of the Arts
By Tom Schlueter
Tom (Metropolis Man) from our Sims 3 forum wrote this walkthrough for creating an artistic Sim who pursues the Master of the Arts Lifetime Wish. Read up on some interesting strategies for earning tips playing guitar, and how you can make a Sim that lives entirely outdoors.
Artist - Swimming in Cash
By Carl Ratcliff
This is the richest sim I've ever played. Painting is a very awesome way to make money. Your Sim can later go on to paint on-demand when they need a little cash. My Artist went on to buy every business in the town for massive weekly profits.
Artist - Illustrious Author
By Carl Ratcliff
This Sim pursues the Illustrious Author Lifetime Wish, which is a desire to reach level 10 in both the painting and writing skills. I provide the best traits and tips to completing this wish as swiftly as possible.
Band Member/Musician - Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
By Tom Schlueter
This new lifetime wish introduced with the Sims 3 Late Night expansion is a combination of Living in the Lap of Luxury's 100,00 Simoleon requirement and the new celebrity feature. Sims must raise the money and gain the fame, and this walkthrough is a huge help in both departments. Learn about celebrity, being in a band, and grab the 40,000 Lifetime Happiness Points for your Sim.
Businessman - CEO of a Mega-Corporation
By Carl Ratcliff
The Business career track in the Sims 3 requires no special skills, other than the ability to schmooze your way to the top. I befriend all co-workers and his boss in record time and snag the CEO spot, then have him push to Power Broker.
Catacombs Explorer - Perfect Mind, Perfect Body
By Carl Ratcliff
I first attempt to make money solely from using the explore catacombs option at the mausoleum in the graveyard. That doesn't work so well, so the Sim decides to take that approach and combine it with collecting. This was my first experience with the collection helper lifetime reward.
Chef - Celebrated Five-Star Chef
By Carl Ratcliff
This Sim pursues the culinary career track in the game. He raises the cooking skill and climbs to the top-level cooking job. His inter-office communication skills are as important as his prowess in the kitchen.
Cooking Master - Culinary Librarian
By Carl Ratcliff
I pursue the Culinary Librarian lifetime wish, while ascending to the pinnacle of the culinary career track. This Sim cooks amazing meals that can please any of their friends.
Criminal Kleptomaniac - Become a Master Thief
By Carl Ratcliff
This character walkthrough features steve, a career thief. He wants to rise in the criminal career track and become a master thief. I give him the kleptomaniac trait to fit his style, and he makes some very good and easy money stealing objects from other Sims.
Criminal (Evil Branch) - Emperor of Evil
By Carl Ratcliff
I make a very sick and twisted Sim in this Sims 3 character walkthrough. He murders over a dozen Sims during his rise to power. I'll give you a rundown on being a true evil genius in the game. Learn what traits are great for truly nasty Sims.
Distinguished Director
By Pam Marsden
This massive guide to the distinguished director career branch of Late Night's film career goes over all sorts of new content in the expansion. Naturally, you'll also find plenty of tips for succeeding as a Director/Celebrity along the way.
Doctor in Medical Career - World Renowned Surgeon
By Carl Ratcliff
This character guns for the top spot in the Sims 3's medical career track, world renowned surgeon. Learn the best traits for the doctor profession, and get some tips to rising in medicine in the Sims 3 Ambitions. For the pre-ambitions version of this walkthrough, click here.
Firefighter Super Hero
By Tom Thigpen
TommyT furnished this article detailing the steps he took to make it to the top of Ambitions' new Fire Fighter profession. Learn about saving Sims, putting out fires, and how at level 10 you can make your own fire house and work from home.
Fisherman - Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium
By Carl Ratcliff
In this 'walkthrough', I make a Sim who pursues the Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium Lifetime Wish. In it, I describe my Sims journey from a novice fisherman to a professional swimming in cash.
Fisherman/Gardener - Renaissance Sim
By Carl Ratcliff
This Sim pursues the Renaissance Sim Lifetime Wish. In the walkthrough, I make a Sim who pursues the Fishing, Cooking, and Gardening skills to fulfill his dream. Get tips to raising multiple skills at once, and see just how well these three skills can compliment one another.
Gardener - The Perfect Garden
By Carl Ratcliff
In this Sims 3 character walkthrough, I make a Sim that is a gardener. Her lifetime wish is to grow the perfect garden. Inside, you'll find tips to making a perfect garden, and help with general info about gardening in the game.
Ghost Hunter - Paranormal Profiteer
By Tom Schlueter
Metro takes on the Paranormal Profiteer wish and shows us all how to make a great Ghost Hunter. This new career with Ambitions is pretty unique, and a very fun way to make money. This article's main character is Vincent Price, of classic horror fame. Enjoy some humor and learn about collecting spirits and busting ghosts.
Hacker - The Tinkerer
By Carl Ratcliff
In this guide, I make a Sim named Max Lorean who will make money through hacking. He's an Evil Genius who seeks to complete the tinkerer lifetime wish by maxing both the handiness and logic skills.
Inventor - Monster Maker
By Leto Kersten
Leto85 from our Sims 3 Forum pursues the Monster Maker lifetime wish with his Sim, Alberto Frankenstino and his assistant Igor. Learn of the various ways to make a monster and finish the wish by making mummies and Simbots.
Jack of All Trades
By Carl Ratcliff
Trait selection will make this lifetime wish seem so much easier. Read on to learn how I logically decided the four careers my 'Jack' would choose, along with his traits, to reach the level 5 job in each career. Trait choice is important, and you may find some pointers here.
Journalist - Star News Anchor
By Carl Ratcliff
This Sim is the perfect journalist. She's able to excel in her field quite quickly. Read the traits I selected for my journalist and get help reaching the top of this career track.
Kleptomaniac - Gold Digger
By Carl Ratcliff
I pursue the Gold Digger lifetime wish with my Black Widow, Ruby. She assails Geoffrey Landgraab with charm, destroys and takes his life. Learn traits that can help Gold Digger Sims, and get tips to completing the Gold Digger Lifetime Wish.
Klepto Hoarder - Living in the Lap of Luxury
By Carl Ratcliff
This Sim wants to have a total net worth of $100,000 Simoleons. I pursue this wish in a bit of an odd way, and reveal tips to help you raise your family's net value.
Law Enforcement - Dynamic DNA Profiler
By Pam Marsden
Pam outlines the basics of succeeding as a forensics analyst in the Sims 3. Learn ways to get the dirt on people and write good reports, and general tips to help a Sim achieve this Lifetime Wish.
Law Enforcement - International Super Spy
By Pam Marsden
Pam writes about the perks of being in the law enforcement career track in the Sims 3. Pursuing the International Super Spy Lifetime Wish she provides tips on good traits to select, and info on succeeding as a law officer in the game.
Martial Arts Master
By Tom Schlueter
Learn about Martial Arts and get some tips along the way which will help your Sim to reach level 5 as a Master Martial Artist in this Sims 3 World Adventures Walkthrough.
Martial Artist and Athlete - Physical Perfection
By Tom Schlueter
This walkthrough, to one of the easiest wishes available with World Adventures, actually contains some great time management tips that almost any Sim can employ. The goal to maximize both the athletic and martial arts skills is not challenging, but Tom pushes his Sims to complete it as quickly as possible.
Master Romancer and Superstar Actor
By Tom Schlueter
Tom Takes on two Lifetime Wishes in one go in this amusing walkthrough for the Master Romancer and Superstar Actor wishes. You'll learn a bit about fame, and woohooing with multiple Sims in the Late Night expansion.
Military Man - Become an Astronaut
By Carl Ratcliff
Look here for tips to making an excellent Sim for the mliitary career track. Read up on the best traits for being in the miltary, and gather intel to help you race to the astronaut job at the top of the career track.
Mixology - Master Mixologist
By Pam Marsden
Pam brings Bubblegum Dreamweaver of her Dreamweaver Dynasty into this story chronicling Bubblegum's rise to the top of the Mixologist trade.
Mooch - Heartbreaker
By Carl Ratcliff
In this Sims 3 character walkthrough, I'll be writing about a Sim who seeks to complete the Heartbreaker lifetime wish. He'll need to get ten girlfriends, one at a time, break up with them, and move on until he has accumulated ten Ex-Girlfriends. As an added challenge, I made this Sim's only means of survival mooching and completing opportunities. I outline some of the best traits for a heartbreaker Sim, as well.
Musician - Rock Star
By Pam Marsden
Learn good traits for a Rock star in the Sims 3, and read a walkthrough to achieving Rock Stardom. There are tips here for improving your tips gained from playing guitar as well. Adam Ant fans need apply.
Musician: Symphonic - Hit Movie Composer
By Carl Ratcliff
Here you'll find the best traits for the music career track's symphonic branch. Learn all you need to know to make a Hit Movie Composer quickly and effectively and knock out this lifetime wish.
Nectar Maker - Bottomless Nectar Cellar
By Tom Schlueter
Our own Metropolis Man pursues the Bottomless Nectar Cellar Lifetime Wish from The Sims 3's World Adventures. This guide is good for a laugh and also offers examples of good strategies we've developed as we learn more and more about Nectar Making
One Sim Band - Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer, and Pianist
By Tom Schluetuer
Metro makes use of the lackluster One Sim Band Lifetime Wish from Late Night. He uses it for some play-testing to iron out some of the mechanics with instruments in the expansion pack.
Photographer/Painter - Visionary
By Tom Schlueter
Another World Adventures lifetime wish walkthrough by Metropolis Man. This one follows none other than Stevie Wonder as he attempts to max both the Painting and Photography skills to achieve the Visionary lifetime wish.
Photographer - World Class Gallery
By Pam Marsden
Pam helps us to learn to fund those first photography efforts through resourcefulness and old fashioned hard work. Photography takes a while to blossom but working toward owning the best camera and taking primo first shots will help your Sim to succeed.
Politician: Leader of the Free World
By Tom Schlueter
Learn about making a politician Sim who rises to the top of the political career track in the Sims 3. Read up on the best traits for a public figure and how you can get the most out of those campaign fundraisers.
Politician - The Super Popular Sim
By Carl Ratcliff
In this article, I pursue the role of Commander-in-Chief and seek the lifetime wish of Super Popular Sim.
Professional Sports - Superstar Athlete
By Pam MarsdenPam takes on the Sims 3's Professional Sports career track and pursues the Superstar Athlete Lifetime Wish. Read about advancing in the career, and making the most out of your Sim's workouts.
Rock Star - Golden Tongue, Golden Fingers
By Carl Ratcliff
This Sim will rise to the top of the musician career path and be a true Rock Star. On the way, he'll play guitar for tips and be the happiest Sim I've ever played.
Scientist - Become a Creature-Robot Cross Breeder
By Tom Schlueter
Learn to juggle all the skills required of a high level scientist and succeed in reaching a high level in the career track. A scientist needs fishing, gardening and handiness to succeed so trait selection is key.
Scientist - Chess Legend
By Carl Ratcliff
The Science career track in the Sims 3 is very neat, as you can make discoveries and net yourself some free, cool items. You'll also gain enough skill in fishing and gardening along the way to eventually learn to cook Ambrosia almost effortlessly.
Sculptor / Painter / Inventor - Descendant of da Vinci
By Tom Schuleter
This big walkthrough takes on maximizing the painting skill, and the inventing and sculpting skills from the Ambitions expansion. Learn tips to making it to max in all 3 as well as help with making more money while doing so.
Stylist - Fashion Phenomenon
By Pam Marsden
Pam tackles the Fashion Phenomenon wish and gets her Stylist to the tenth level, earning the Stylin' moodlet. Learn some tips to making it as a stylist who also has some of the new traits introduced with the Ambitions expansion.
Surrounded by Family
By Pam Marsden This walkthrough will teach Simmers to manage multiple children. Raising a family can be tough, but raising five babies to teenagers in the span of one lifetime while being successful can be even harder. Learn tips to help manage multiple children and make a happy family.
Thief - Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law
By Tom Schlueter
Tom the Puppeteer controls the great robber Butch Cassidy and sails him through this simple Lifetime Wish from Ambitions. Not content with mediocrity, he follows up by making it all the way to the top of the thief criminal career branch, scoring plenty of hot items along the way.
Writer - Professional Author
By Carl Ratcliff
I pursue the Professional Author lifetime wish in this Sims 3 Walkthrough. You'll find good traits for a writer, and tips to completing some of the opportunities.
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