Science

A mind is a terrible thing to taste—er, waste. This career celebrates that organ between the ears, the cortex that pulses with thoughts and desires.

The Science career requires a keen sense of Handiness and a real green thumb, as well as a desire to both observe and collect.

Work Location: Landgraab Industries Science Facility (Sunset Valley), Soil and Water Research Facility (Riverview)

SCIENCE CAREER

SCIENCE TONES

Benefits and Rewards

The benefits of the Science career are plentiful, but you must be attentive to skills to receive the promotions that award them. The immediate skill required for the career is Gardening, which can be learned at the science facility or through a book.

Get a jump on Gardening as soon as you join the career. Later in the career, two additional skills come into play: Handiness and Fishing.

At no point are relationships a metric for advancement because, warranted or not, scientists aren’t exactly known for their social graces.

One of the most useful tones in this career is Do Independent Experiment. While performing this tone, you do side experiments that have a chance of resulting in great things.

These experiments take time and you will not complete one in just a day. If the project is a success, though, you might get an immediate promotion.

From time to time, scientists come home with extras in their personal inventories, such as a fish or seed.

They will be either common or uncommon fish or seeds. Upon reaching the Top Secret Researcher and Creature-Robot Cross Breeder promotions, though, the Sim receives a seed for a special plant.

These seeds are rare and will grow into one of the following: Flame Fruit, Life Fruit, Money Tree, or Omni Plant.

Do Science to It!

Upon reaching the height of the career, the Sim receives a new interaction to perform on household objects: Do Science to It. This interaction works on seats, beds, electronics, and appliances.

It acts like an upgrade. Once the interaction is complete, the Sim stands back to look at what was accomplished. If the upgrade goes well, the following may happen:

Object gets environmental boost.

Object broadcasts music, giving all Sims in the area the Enjoying Music moodlet.

Object earns random upgrade from Handiness upgrade list.

Object starts broadcasting random moodlets that affect Sims in the room: Attractive, Beautiful Vista, Cheered Up, Comforted, Feeling Lucky, New Car Smell, New Stuff, Oddly Powerful, Tranquil, or Warmed.

Conversely, this interaction can have negative effects, too. These things can go wrong:

Object catches fire and is burned until useless.

Object randomly electrocutes Sims who try to use it later.

Object disappears—forever.

Object breaks and must be repaired.

Object starts broadcasting random negative moodlets that affect Sims in the room: Upset, Tastes Like Fridge, Stir Crazy, Offended, Buzz Crash, Horrified, or Disgusted.