As discussed, when you first arrive in Bridgeport, you are not remotely famous. The mailman barely even knows your name. You need to figure out how to climb the ladder of fame step by step and raise your Celebrity Level.
Your Celebrity Level reveals how popular you are in Bridgeport. There are five levels of celebrity. When you begin, you are at zero.
However, as soon as you achieve your first level of celebrity—and we’ll show you how to do this in a moment—you receive a few special markers.
One, when you mouse over your Sim, its name appears in a gilded lettering and you see five stars.
The first star is filled in, while the others are simply silhouettes. As you raise your Celebrity Level, those stars are filled in with gleaming gold.
The Status panel is also updated. When you look at the basic Simology tab (the first tab on the toolbar), you now see a star icon.
This is the Celebrity Level Tracker. Click it to pause the action and bring up a window that gives you additional details about your celebrity status in Bridgeport.
Not only do you see your level, but also how many Celebrity Points you have accumulated and a set of facts about your fame, including:
- Number of celebrities you know
- Number of free objects received
- Number of discounts received
- Total Simoleons saved as a result of discounts/freebies
- Number of bar visits
- Number of times photographed
- Number of autographs signed
- Number of public disgraces
- Number of false accusations
There are a great many benefits to becoming a celebrity, such as being able to breeze into exclusive clubs, receiving discounts on goods and services, and even receiving free gifts. But celebrity is not without pitfalls.
Celebrity means scrutiny, and sometimes the public eye is tough to deal with. Celebs have to weather scandal, deal with false accusations, and more.
But overcoming adversity is worth the effort, because the highlights of being rich and famous in Bridgeport far outweigh being just an average Sim on the street.
Celebrity Points
Because fame is intangible, Late Night gives you an actual measuring stick for determining your current celebrity status: Celebrity Points.
You earn these points by ingratiating yourself with the existing celebrity community, by completing special celebrity opportunities that increase fame, and by success in social settings, such as the Film career or by performing in a popular band.