• Players can now suppress Opportunities by selecting the Opportunities Suppression check box in the Game Options menu. This means players can still get opportunities through interactions, but no opportunities will be automatically directed towards the player.

• The game can now detect downloaded content and use these objects in Sims’ dreams, opportunities, etc.

• Live Mode  
  
  
  • Sims can now form groups with one or more other Sims to stay linked to each other while out and about in the world.
  • Players can now set lights purchased from Buy Mode as a “black light.”

• Create a Sim  
  
  
  • Players can now adjust a Sim’s muscle definition and breast size.
  • New Sims can now have an Astrological Sign assigned.

• Build/Buy Mode  
  
  
  • Players can now use the Platform Tool to create stages and other elevated spaces.
  • Half Walls can now be created and placed on lots.
  • Urinals can now be purchased and placed in addition to toilets!
  • Using new rounded corners and size adjustments, players now have more control over the shapes and sizes of swimming pools.
  • Swimming pools are no longer restricted to being built on the ground floor. They can now be built on multiple other levels of a structure.
  • Players can now create fountains on Residential and Community lots throughout the world by using the Fountain Tool.

• Edit Town  
  
  
  • Players can now place the Public Sounds wall stereo on Community Lots to set and play continuous music throughout a community lot.

• Additional bug fixes to existing features

• Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features

• Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features

Let’s get a few things clear – Vampires in The Sims 3 Late Night do not twinkle, sparkle, or cry. Vampire men look like men and vampire women, well, they’re clearly girls. When in daylight they smolder with fire and are in deep trouble as they should be. They aren’t “beautiful” in the eyes of silly, adolescent girls.

Phew. I feel better now.

We designed vampires to be awesome, cunning, and incredibly powerful. We want vampires to provide an entirely new way to play as a Sim and to tell a compelling story of the night. We also wanted them to be, ahem, night and day different from the vampires of The Sims 2 Nightlife. Those vampires seemed like they belonged in a 1920s horror movie. The Sims 3 Late Night vampires bring the allure of the night into the 21^st century.

Vampires have several powers that set them apart from Sims. They are able to learn skills twice as quickly as normal Sims. They are stronger, smarter, and more creative—and it shows. Vampires also run incredibly quickly, so fast that it creates a blur effect. They can also read minds and force Sims to think of them which, when meeting new Sims,  helps them quickly build relationship levels.

But that’s not all!

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Vampires can drink from other Sims to replenish their thirst. This is a consensual act and so is less predatory than a vampire’s other abilities. If they don’t have anyone with whom they are close, they can grow Plasma Fruit, which vegetarian vampires prefer, or raid the hospital for plasma packs. Be wary of the law, however!

Assuming your vampire Sims wish to be prolific and spread the powers, other Sims throughout the neighborhood can be turned. After the transformation takes hold, new vampires become more pale, their eyes glow, sunlight will punish them, and their teeth grow noticeably sharper. A lot good, a little bad. Ultimately, it’s just the price you pay for a longer, more powerful life!

My favorite vampire ability is the hunt. Vampires can not only drink from other Sims, but they can scan their heat to find the Sims with the tastiest plasma. The best places to hunt are popular venues like the current hot spot nightclub as they are filled with potential targets.

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As your vampire begins the hunt, every Sim at the scene begins to glow, as if covered with a heat scanner. One by one your vampire narrows down the selection, choosing their victim. Once one is found, they are added to your vampire’s relationship panel and a Map Tag is added to them. This way, no matter where they go in town, your vampire can find them.

Then, the hunt is on! Using abilities like “Read Mind” and “Think of Me” your vampire is able to expedite the relationship gain. These are just a few tactics in a vampire’s arsenal.

What will you do with your vampires? Personally, I prefer the vampire bassist. The night definitely belongs to vampires in The Sims 3 Late Night and the possibilities are many. Go forth with fangs out and drink!