This is a sub-page of The Sims (Windows)/Translation Notes.

As the franchise's very first expansion pack, Livin' Large has the minor weirdness of featuring various items of medieval, retro-futuristic and "Vegas" themes without, however, relying on a specific theme, unlike the future packs.

Also, note that, contrary to the sets of strings from the base game, the studied builds of the pack appear to only contain a partial amount of leftover translation comments; most of them are associated with the names and/or descriptions of Buy Mode objects.

(Source: LUCPIX)

Job System

Musician Career

Musician Career



Subway Musician
Simoleans are sparse and the looks from passers-by are harsh, but the hours are great, and isn't adding music to SimCitizens' commutes a community service?
Piano Tuner
Keeping everyone else in tune is a good ground-floor "in" for the local music industry. Longer hours, but the work is still relatively easy, though it requires a good ear and plenty of patience.
Wedding Singer
So much for EVER getting a weekend off - you're the best wedding show in town now, and always busy. The pay is a bit better, and you have to start being more creative, too, but you'll get to hob-nob with the rich and famous while they sip their champagne.
Lounge Singer
So, the day job got boring? You'll sleep days now, since you'll be working until the last call is made and the last patron stumbles home from the bar.
High School Band Teacher
Squeaky trumpets, whiny violins, off-tempo timpani, and a constantly-ticking metronome are the burdens of your trade now, but the hours are the same as all the school-aged kids. 
Roadie
Time spent tolerating the high-school crowd was worth it - you are now cool enough to take your act on the road - setting up someone else's gear. Long hours are exhausting, but you're having fun and making the right contacts. You will need plenty of body skill to lug around all three amplifiers, but maybe something cushy will present itself soon.
Back-Up Musician
Spending time on the road pays off - occasionally, someone in the band you cover quits, and you get to fill in for the remainder of the tour! Dress casual, practice often, play hard, have fun, and start to make a name for yourself.
Studio Musician
Rest for the road-weary: you get to play back-up on album cuts in the studio now. Spending time around all the recording label producers and executives is bound to pay off, if you play your cards right. Make sure you schmooze all the right people in addition to delivering a perfect performance every day.
Rock Star
Fame, fortune, tours, parties, and a number-one album! Congrats, you're now living every teenager's dream. Sleep is a rarity, power lunches are common, shades are almost mandatory outside your own home, and people mob you for autographs everywhere you go. Enjoy it!
Celebrity Activist
With all the fame comes a sense of responsibility and a social conscience. Use your fame and power to promote the causes you care most about, be they political, environmental, social, or intellectual. The hours are easier, the extra pay is almost inconsequential, you're so wealthy, and Heads of State now send you engraved invitations to their fundraisers.

Slacker Career

Slacker Career



Slacker
Golf Caddy
Spending your sunny days carrying someone else's clubs for a round of 18 - what could be easier? Early morning tee times call for early work hours, but it's a terrific opportunity to schmooze with the wealthy at the local country club. 
Convenience Store Clerk
The customers are considerably less wealthy than those in your last job, but there is plenty of free soda pop and candy bars - not a bad trade. Besides, all your friends can hang out at the store late in the evening and read the comics while you pretend to work.
Life Guard
Back in the sunshine again! Like, remember to be all like hip and stuff and work on your charisma. Be sure to load up on sunscreen too!
Record Store Clerk
Nothin' but tunes all day long, man... While you'll need to boost your charisma to maintain this cushy job, there's no easier way to get paid to listen to your favorite music all day long.
Party D.J.
Those contacts you made at the record store certainly paid off - now you're spinning tunes at the best parties in town. Late nights and lots of mechanical skills are needed to keep those turn tables spinnin'.
Projectionist
Show the finished product to the world, press a button here and there, and presto! - you're not working very hard for that tidy little paycheck, are you? Good thing you're a night owl. 
Video Editor
The best part of your job? Seeing all the blunders those mega-stars make when filming. Making them look good can help to earn you friends, though you'll want to concentrate on making plenty of them yourself - never hurts to know the right people when you're looking to just be comfortable.
Freelance Photographer
That time in the editing room taught you well - you know how to get a good shot the first time around. Go everywhere, see everything, take gorgeous pics on someone else's dime, and look good doing it. It's a free-and-easy way to live, but requires lots of travel, as well as the connections to finance it.
Personal Tour Guide
The best part about knowing so many people is that you get to use that knowledge to earn your keep. Point out all the best places to newcomers and keep your friends connected to all the great places you visited when you were a lowly photographer. Those who learn the most from you learn to love you best, and may eventually invite into their inner circle.
Professional Party Guest
This is it, the ultimate lap of luxury, at no cost to you! Living the good life, partying and living at someone else's house, surrounded by more artificial friends than the best politicians in town. Enjoy it while you can... 

Paranormal Career

Paranormal Career



Psychic Phone Friend
You knew you were meant for this job before it was even offered to you. Evening hours, lots of talk on the phone, and the chance to warn others of impending disasters in their lives is just what you're best at doing.
Conspiracy Theorist
They're out to get you, you just know it. That suspicious warning on the phone the other night proved it too. Charm the locals and perhaps you'll be able to get to the root of all this supposedly random (but you know better) chaos in SimCity.
Tarot Card Reader
Branching out on your own to do more in-depth analysis of your customer's love life and family history is an interesting career change. Get to know your clients on a more personal level, up the aura of mystery in your personal appearance, and generally get away with being as odd as you'd like - everyone expects it, after all.
Hypnotist
Your interest in "helping" your clients get in touch with their inner selves has prompted you to study hypnotism, and offer your services to calmly and peacefully help those seeking freedom from their poor Earthly habits. 
Medium
All that hypnotic work kept providing you with Otherworldly interference, so address it on a daily basis. Contact deceased family members, friends from former lives, and even the client's long lost guinea pig to the wonder and appreciation of all around you.
Dowser
Use your gifts to help local organizations find everything from missing children to a new water supply. This will earn you the notice of local officials, and the hours are a bit odd, but the work is definitely interesting...
Police Psychic
The local police force has noticed your work in the field and wants you to help profile and track down some of their toughest criminals. (Just hope they aren't your neighbors.) Late nights and strange phone calls abound, but you're doing the public a great service.
UFO Investigator
Keep the RV gassed up and the equipment finely tuned, because tracking down these UFO reports will take you all over the country in search of... well, who knows what? Develop many friends in the science community, and make sure your personal theories get talked about in many circles, so the word gets passed along.
Exorcist
When science and the law can't provide answers, people turn to a higher authority. That's where you come in. Whether it's consecrating some earth or full-scale diabolical infestation removal, your powers are not questioned…nor is your cost. Save enough souls and make enough friends and you could be the shining path to a whole "New Way" of living.
Cult Leader
The New Way is here! And you are the messenger! Enforcing a highly regulated and disciplined lifestyle, you "deprogram" people from their selfish, materialistic ways. Politicians, movie stars, venture capitalists, they all want a glimpse of the truth. YOUR truth. THE TRUTH. And they will pay you anything to set them "free". Display this wealth openly, as a lesson against "false suffering."

Journalism Career

Journalism Career



Typesetter
Prep the morning SimCity Times for its subscribers, and get the first look at the breaking news stories! The hours are early, but it's a great way to get your foot in the door.
Game Reviewer
The lowliest writing job you can get, but your name is in the byline. Game companies send you free beta builds, and you get to play them (game and company), deciding on a whim whether you'll give them good press or not.
Tabloid Writer
Your sensationalist side provides a great benefit in the high-circulation industry of tabloid journalism. The seedy side of reporting lets you focus more on the rich and famous, too.
Paparazzi
Well, now since you're "in" on the rich and famous, you're capable of hunting them down and harrassing them all day AND night. Those tabloids pay better for scandalous photographs than they do for their accompanying articles, so live as vicariously as you like.
Newspaper Reporter
Finally - the ability to be taken somewhat seriously for all the hot topics of the day you've broken to the paper-reading world. Early mornings continue as you struggle to meet deadlines for the morning edition, and your world is filled with more serious journalists than ever before. 
Meteorologist
Rain, sun, snow, sleet, hail, wind - or perpetual Springtime. Whatever the weather, you'll be the trusted source that SimCitizens look to for the forecasts. Brush up on your image so people have a respectable, trustworthy face to watch with the morning and evening news broadcasts.
TV Reporter
Your respected face and voice have earned you the chance to report on local news stories from the scene of the event. Keep your presentations concise, winning, and offer perfect sound bites for the national news affiliates - they'll remember you for it.
Investigative Reporter
Building trust with your viewers over time enables you to dig in to those issues which matter to you the most, and present your findings to the public while on location. Find enough headline-worthy stories, regardless of the danger involved in procuring them, share them before any other reporter, and you could be on your way to a seat at the main news desk.
National News Anchor
You are the face of honesty, truth, and have that perfect hairdo required of all evening news anchors. The hours are long and late, but you get to deliver news to the nation on politics, entertainment, social crises, and an assortment of crime and education issues. More SimCity households know you by name than you had ever hoped for.
Talk Show Host
Retiring from your anchor position has left you with the enviable ability to discuss the issues seizing the public's interest and reflect on them in a forum of your most respected peers. Keep the arguments lively, the personalities slightly less-than-comfortable with each other, and your ratings will soar.

Hacker Career

Hacker Career



Hacker
Beta Tester
Put the next version of the software through its paces, and break it as often as possible. The Company is depending on you to make sure this code arrives on the store shelves in the cleanest possible condition, provided you don't rack up too many late-night pizza bills.
Support Tech
Time in the testing trenches has earned you a break working on the phones. The hours are more regular, but the work isn't very entertaining. Keep up on the latest technology trends, and watch out for those nifty bugs that slipped through the cracks. Keep your customers happy...
Web Master
Your understanding of what the company has to offer and what the customer is looking has you uniquely suited to creating (and maintaining) the company's website. Expect late-night work to avoid high-traffic downtimes, and requests from literally everyone in the company for changes and additions to your fine work.
Hacker
Answering to the world was for the birds, so causing trouble on your own time has all the advantages you've been seeking. Keep your mind sharp so you can infiltrate government databases and eventually hone your skills to go after those international banks.
Security Consultant
Getting caught breaking into that government database had you on the brink of incarceration. Fortunately, the SimCitySoftware Company needs someone to help protect their Intellectual Properties from people with just your kinds of skills, so they'll let you out on probation if you agree to beef up their electronic security. Keep your creative and logic skills high to outsmart your former friends' assault on your new company's firewall.
Game Designer
Good thing you've gotten so creative of late - turns out your ideas for games caught the eyes and ears of the Powers That Be. Now the pressure's on for you to deliver a game script that will capture the public's interest, as well. This also means that you get to work nights, since that's when the engineers are at the office.
Internet Entrepreneur
Take your brilliant ideas out into the e-commerce world on your own. Hours are ridiculously long, the work is physically and mentally exhausting, but the payoff could be big at the end of the road. Make sure you don't overspend all your VC budget in the first month, and there's a chance others may want to work for you.
Software CEO
If you lead, they will follow.... and they have. You are now a hard-working, headline-making software industry baron, with impossible work hours, lots of healthy industry competition, and a P/L report to die for. 
Venture Capitalist
All those stock options paid off - now that you've gotten more liquid, you can pick and choose which struggling little startups will earn your magnanimity, as well as the prestige of your name as a backing for their work.
Information Overlord
Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, the hours eased up, the public became both worshipful and insufferable, and you have all the answers that everyone else in technology is seeking. You can become increasingly reclusive, bulking up your home security system, and taking lots of phone calls, but the money just keeps rolling in.

Buy Mode

`badpresent.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
129 - Trash Pile tree table (Pie Menu)
Trashpile: Both: Notes: This is the trash pile that appears on the ground. Appears when selected by both adults and children.	Clean Up
ZZZ - DO NOT TRANSLATE - TEST TOOL	Force Small
	make pile med
	make pile large

`bedheart.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name/Description
Notes: Vibromatic refers to the vibration that the bed makes and has a sleazy feel to it since it is a sex bed.	The Vibromatic Heart Bed
Notes: Motion to the Ocean is an American expression referring to sex.	"Our vibrating heart bed was so popular with honeymoon motels, we decided to sell them to the public," says creator Sadie S. Factor. "The vibration engine is Swedish of course, but we have done a lot of testing with a pair of 300 pound dummies to strengthen the springs, reinforce the stitching and ensure smooth motion to the ocean." Bed comes complete with purple silk sheets and pillow ensemble.
129 - Bed - Double - Heart tree table (Pie Menu)
Notes: Used when getting into heart-bed for comfort and before Play In Bed interaction.	Vibrate
Should not show up in game	Play
Relax Interaction	Relax
Notes: Play in Bed refers to having sex. Make this more subtle than just translating it as having sex.	Play in Bed

`bookcases2.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Note: "The Swing" refers to being full of life and vitality.

"The Swing" Bookshelf

Notes: Steam-twisted references the unique way the wood bends in the bookshelf.

Another instant classic from Gliteri & Co. The Swing is full of life and vitality. Pressure-treated and steam-twisted wood gives a humorous twist to any interior. Designer: Beni Dingi

`CastleFence.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Play on words with the word "Poking". You can poke your neighbors back because of the sharp fence posts.

Keep nosy neighbors from poking around by poking them back with an iron fence. Solid, long lasting, imposing construction.

Putting Up Connecting Fences: Place a connecting fence down on your lot as you would any other object. When you place connecting fences next to each other watch them magically link together. Delete connecting fences as you would any object in the game.

`ChairsLR2.iff`

Chair - Living Room - Castle 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: The carving reference to celestial and marsupial. Celestial means the stars and heavens. Marsupial refers to monkeys.

Some chairs are fit for a king...ours was MADE for one! Bold lines and muscular design are suggestive of power, emphasizing the importance of the throne's occupant. Walnut carving is rare in its reference to celestial as well as marsupial symbolism. Exact reproduction of late 14th century original. From Duke of Earle Reproductions.

Chair - Living Room - Castle 2


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Ebonized means produced with ebony, the black material found on piano keys.	Ebonized Victorian Chair

Chair - Living Room - Retro 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

This was a classic American style chair seen in the 60's and 70's that was shaped like an egg.

Egg Chair

Notes: reference to Anti-Comfort movement. It's a joke. People lost interest in this style of chair because they became more interested in chairs with less comfort.

Often seen in men's magazines and espionage films 25 years ago, the hyper-comfy egg chair quickly became a novelty item for the "in crowd" but soon lost its appeal with the rise of the Anti-Comfort movement. Now employed, sober and yearning for a piece of their past, these same radicals have made the Egg Chair one of the most sought-after items at boutiques and at auction.

Chair - Living Room - Retro 2


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Lounger refers to a lounge chair.	Etherette Lounger

Chair - Living Room - Retro 3


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Highly stylized name of the chair.	Frogg

Chair - Living Room - Vegas 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: FrosTEE is a fake brand name of material. Snazzy means really cool.

Satinistics does it again! We took a boring old chair from an OLD century and gave it a NEW life with our trademark FrosTEE blue satin upholstery. Then we jacked up the cushion content a notch and added those snazzy buttons for a look and feel that will make people think twice.

`ChemistrySet.iff`


ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Concoctanation is actually three words in one. "Concoct" "a" "nation".		The "Concoctanation Station”
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0	Notes: Appears when adult sim works at chemistry set enough to earn a skill point.	All those catalysts and reagents are making someone's brain itch! $Me has received 1 Logic Skill Point.
5	Notes: Appears when sim drinks motive enhancer potion.	That tasted great! You feel totally refreshed!
6	Notes: Appears when sim drinks motive subtractor potion.	Yuck! Whatever that was, it made you feel terrible!
7	Notes: Appears when sim drinks cure sickness potion.	$Why do healing potions always taste so bad! $Me is cured!
8	Notes: Appears when sim drinks personality inversion potion.	Holy inverse proportionality! Your personality has been permanently reversed!
9	Notes: Appears when sim drinks cloning potion.	It's a parthenogenesis party! $Me has created an evil clone!
10	Notes: Appears when sim drinks monster potion.	Freaking Frankenstein! $Me has been turned into a monster!
11	Notes: Appears when sim drinks invisibility potion.	$Me has turned invisible!
12	Notes: Appears when sim drinks love potion.	Somebody has fallen in love with $Me!

`ChristmasTree.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: There really is a Norse tree named Yggdrasil, this is not made up.

Since Roman times, trees have been decorated with lights to honor the gods of the harvest and light. Northern Europeans later adapted these rituals to fancy, new Eastern religions. Made even more popular in 19th century Germany, some contend the tree is really a throwback to the mythological Norse tree named Yggdrasil.

`counters2.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Description
Notes: Description refers to the counter's older stone appearance.	Sturdy fortress design. Hand polished granite surface. Built to last a millennium. Make Cornerstone Counters the cornerstone of YOUR new kitchen...or your old one. No mortar required.

`CrystalBall.iff`



Madame Blahbatfry Crystal Ball

What is the color of clean? Show these true colors and you will be made clean.
One day, a house cried out, "Clean me! Clean me!" A Sim cleaned this house only to find themselves the cleaned one.
When the dirty things are changed to clean, …what does this mean for the cleaner? Can the clean become cleaner once cleaned?
It is said that when the going gets friendly, the outgoing get friends! Get enough friends over and you will be more outgoing!
The caterpillar asked the butterfly, "What is the outgoing way?"The butterfly said, "Many visitors turn the caterpillar into a butterfly on the inside."
A witch once said, "A neighborhood is small and narrow. They that befriend the neighborhood grow wide inside." Prove this quickly.
Those who lack will soon become still. Those who are moving, find things improving.
Two Sims were arguing about action. One said, "Action is moving." The other said, "Moving is action."  Get moving or your own action may be moving.
Man who does nothing will become nothing. Man that does everything will become everything.
Some spirits are down
Distraction is the attraction
Vision fun not frowns
The child plays to smile
The adult plays for style
The wise play for themselves
Sometimes just enjoying yourself is the greatest hurdle to jump. You can't grow as a person unless you let go once in  a while.
There was a young Sim without friend
Who's loneliness was without end
On the phone she did get
Many friends were then met
You should make yourself part of this trend.
Some Sims act mean every day
Being cruel is their form of play
They can't stand to act nice
Being mean it's a vice
Act kind to your friends or you'll pay.
Some manners can only be taught
Some think these can be bought
If you are uncouth and unkind
You may soon come to find
Your niceness has come to naught.
The crystal ball speaks, "You are truly clean in mind and in house! Your personality is now more neat!" You gained one neat point!
The crystal ball speaks, "You have gone out and spread mirth and good cheer to all those around you. I have decided to let you be more outgoing." You gained one outgoing point!
The crystal ball speaks, "You are more active that it appears. And your personality shows it." You gained one active point!
The crystal ball speaks, " Your pursuit of pleasure has unleashed your inner child." You gained one playful point!
The crystal ball speaks, "Your manners are fine and your words they are sweet. I'm helping you get a bit more on your feet." You gained one nice point!
The crystal ball speaks, "Your house is far from neat…and your personality has been made less neat to match! You lost one neat point!
The crystal ball speaks, "You do not have many visitors. It is obvious you are not as outgoing as you claim. I have made this a reality." You lost one outgoing point!
The crystal ball speaks, "Those who just sit around…just get personality turned down." You lost one active point!
The crystal ball speaks, "All work and no play makes for a dull day. A frown on you. Now a change in you." You lost a playful point!
The crystal ball speaks, "Where are your manners? You need to learn to treat people better. You need a lesson." You lost a nice point!
The crystal ball speaks, "The view is foggy and unclear...your future is undetermined." No change to personality.

`Desks2.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name/Description
Notes: Partners desk is a massively sized desk with drawers on either side.	O'Mann Partners Desk
Notes: Birds-eye refers to a type of maple that has swirls in it.	19th Century solid quartered oak partners desk inlaid with birds-eye maple. Original tooled green leather writing surface. Attributed to Crochett T. O'Mann. Circa: 1890.

`DiningChairs2.iff`

Chair - Dining - Retro 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: Make sure you match this name to The M Table if you change the name.

The M Chair

Notes: "Post-Irony seriousness of surface" is modern design theory jargon.

Designed to compliment the M Table, these iron and steel chairs are obvious classics. With the same insight and database queries, M chair designers married the best of Industrial era styling with Post-Irony seriousness of surface. The M Chair...a new beginning for an old end.

Chair - Dining - Vegas 1


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Dinette refers to being in a diner.	Sir Laxalot Dinette Chair

`DiningTables2.iff`

Chair - Dining - Retro 1


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: If you change the name, please make sure you change the name of The M Chair that goes with it.	The M Table

Chair - Dining - Vegas


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Retratech is the name of the company.	Retratech Dining Table

`Dressers2.iff`

Dresser - Armoire Vegas 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: Makutu is a Hawaiian type name. Tiki in this instance is a type of cheap furniture made out of palm trees.

Makutu Tiki Dresser

Notes: "U. G. Lee Americana" ---U. G. Lee, ugly, because the dresser is so ugly.

Hewn from live trees sacred to the Samoans, the Makutu Tiki dresser embodies the mysterious and sensual spirit of the South Pacific. The grotesque carved faces howl in a sea of playful color and design! Use the "Magic of the Islands" to dress YOUR way into your own mysterious and sensual garments! Produced exclusively for U. G. Lee Americana.

Dresser - Castle 1


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: "Fantzi di Pantza" is a funny way of saying "Fancy Pants" with an Italian twist. Fancy Pants is an expression that describes a person who is really fancy.	Fantzi di Pantza Dresser

Dresser - Retro 1


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: High-end stylized name for this dresser. When you give it a one word name in the US, it is high-style.	Guido

`Fridges2.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Preservatorium is a funny way of saying an old-fashioned fridge with a twist of the morbid reference of Moratorium.	Olde Thyme Victual Preservatorium

`GenieLantern.iff`



Antique Lamp

Greeeeeetings, mortal. I see a conflict in you. Your heart pulls one way and your thoughts of wealth another. I shall summon forth a great blessing on your house, but you must decide on the path. Do you wish for money? Or do you wish for love?
Money
Love
Friends
Family
Fire
Water
Work
Leisure
Earth
Air
Well, well, well, what have we here? Family and friends got you down? Let me work my magic and make things right again. Shall we keep this in the family, or in your circle of friends?
You called curious one? I sense a desire  to improve thy physical existence. Shall it be from the realm of fire? Or the realm of water?
Hello my friend! All work and no play? Or all play and no work? How may I help you today?
By the heavens and the earth! The spirits tell me your dwelling needs help! Shall I summon spirits of the earth? Or spirits of the air?
Hey, the spell actually worked! Looks like somebody has taken a new liking to you!
Ha ha ha! I can solve any family crisis with a wave of my hand! The family that has a genie together…stays together!
Let the caress of the warm desert wind bring comfort and joy to ALL!
Tears of the Great One! Fountains of joy! May this blessing wash you in happiness!
HA! Now let's see how they treat you at work with your new skills!
By the power of Klown-Skull! Let the party begin! May this wonderous invention bring fun to all!
By the devils in the dirt! I command all that is rooted and green to come ALIVE!
Everlasting pink angels! May your garden be graced by birds from the Gods!
By the power of the little people, I summon from the ether….A POT OF GOLD!!!
If you HAD a family I might be able to help you out foolish one!
You got it mortal! By the power of the lamp, the llama and the everlasting light, I have COMMANDED the next mortal to lay eyes on you to be smitten with LOVE!
Nice try, sneaky Sim...you don't have any friends or neighbors!
OOOPS! Camel sweat! I must be losing my touch! Looks like somebody is angry with you!
A thousand fleas on my head! Why can't I ever get this right! I never wanted to be home wrecker! Family crisis!
Ah sewer serpents! Forgot the end part of that spell! Flood!
Fiddlesticks! Looks like my desert wind spell is just too hot! Fire!
Flaming cow lips! I think I broke a nail! Looks like I broke your skills too...sorry!
Great balls of fire! That's no fun! I didn't mean to heat things up that fast! So sorry!
Dirt devils of doom! I said plants BLOOM! Not plants GLOOM! Sorry about that…you may want to call the gardener!
ROACHES! This stupid spell! Oh well…sometimes you win…sometimes you loose. Time to go! Bye!
By the Moon's backside! BILLS? Something went wrong with my spell! I better go practice some more! Bye!
Ooops-a-daisy! I waved my hands the wrong way! Somebody looks angry! You had better cheer them up the old-fashioned way!
Nice try, sneaky Sim…you don't have any friends or neighbors!

`GGWorkBench.iff`


ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0	Notes: Dialog appears after user gains skill point from Workbeanch.	Whistle while you whittle! $Me has received 1 Mechanical Skill Point.
1	000000Translate000000 Notes: This dialog appears when a sim is in a bad mood and is directed to make a gnome on the workbench.	I'm not in the mood to work!

`Guitar.iff`


ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Beejaphone is just a silly name for the guitar.		Beejaphone Guitar
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0	Notes: Dialog appears after receiving skill point with guitar.	Rock on! One small step towards a new national anthem...one large creativity point for $Me!

`LampGarden2.iff`

Lamp - Garden - Castle


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Fiery Friary is a play on words. Friary refers to a friar, a member of the Roman Catholic order, a monk.	The Fiery Friary Medieval Garden Lamp

Lamp - Garden - Vegas


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Description
Notes: Joke with Spartans and Greeks in the first sentence.	There is nothing Spartan about the Greek Fire garden lamp! The graceful marble base column is topped with a stunning pyromantic-inspired iron lamp. Made in Turkey. Platonic Industries Inc.

`Lamps2.iff`

Lamp - Floor - Vegas 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: "Cupidity" is a play on words. It is a cupid lamp, but the joke is that "Cupidity" is a replacement for "Stupidity."

"Cupidity" Art Lamp

Notes: "Puttiscapes" is another play on words. Combining the words "puddy" meaning a material used in building models, and "Landscapes".

It's difficult to put a label on designer Hugh De Mann. Surrealist, folk artist, designer for world peace, environmental artist, and furniture visionary, all come to mind. De Mann's distinctive lamps, carefully developed after years of study in Europe, feature a variety of  "puttiscapes": traditional bronze Cupid sculptures topped with jungle themed lampshades.

Lamp - Floor - Castle 2

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Methsthetic movement is make-believe. "flouradental-style" is a play on words with the word flora meaning plants or flowers.

The Methsthetic movement celebrated the public and private use of natural gas in an orgy of styles, mixing Art Nouveau, Neo-Gothic, and Japonisme in a fully derivative manner. This Methsthetic lamp features a sumptuous rose tinted blown glass orb, supported by a bronze, flouradental-style base with full metal bloom.

Lamp - Floor - Vegas 2

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

"Drink, smoke, and human residue removed refers to the fact that they were removed from an old lounge.

Removed from the old Mule Skinner Box Lounge, these memorable lamps have been cleaned, restored and are now up for sale. Lamp upgrades include incandescent instead of florescent bulbs, and new longer-lasting plastic tiles on shade. Drink, smoke and human residue completely removed.

Lamp - Floor - Retro 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Biomushric refers to the mushroom shape of the lamp.

The Biomushric Floor Lamp

Notes: Double helix refers to the shape of DNA strands intertwining.

"My main influences are biology and my father," says edgy lamp designer Isis Crisis. "The biomushric lamp is both a celebration and condemnation of the double helix and the male germ cell, with light as the viral catalyst that binds the piece together."

Lamp - Floor - Retro 4


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Description
Notes: "Femmelectric" is a make-believe stylistic term meaning female-electric.	1962. Sarfatti, Italy. Hand-blown glass shade. Wood-metal stem. Signature "femmelectric" Sarfatti styling and inspiration makes this lamp a definite turn-on. Perfect original vintage condition.

Lamp - Table - Retro 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: Torchosteronne is a play on the word testosterone.

Torchosteronné Table Lamp

Notes: "When might makes light" refers to hard work making light, but the rhyming is key here.

Continuing the "concerto in geometry," our new table lamp virtually begs to be used. Stainless steel construction rods compliment the soft translucent shade. "Torchosteronné...when might makes light."

`LampsFloorAnimated.iff`

Lamp - Floor - Animated - Candelabra

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "If it says Torcher...it’s made in iron."---This is a cheesy American slogan that many companies use to sell their products.

Return to romance!  Medieval workmanship and style attend hand-made beeswax candles for a look that is both cultured and romantic. Whether you are setting the mood or curling up with a book, let our lamps take you to another time. Part of the Torchemada line. "If it says Torcher...it’s made in iron."

Lamp - Floor - Animated - Tiki Torch


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name/Description
Notes: A tiki torch is a cheaply made bamboo pole with a small container at the top that holds a flame used at Hawaiian luaus or pool parties.	Hawaiian Fantasy Tiki Torch
Notes: "sets the standard of excellence in the Tiki industry...on FIRE!" Play on words, sets the standard, but then says "on Fire", referring to setting on fire.	When the sun goes down, the Tiki torch goes up! Tiki torches are great accents for gardens, parties, and pools, or even in the home! Universal adapter plugs right into indoor/outdoor gas lines! Hawaiian Fantasy sets the standard of excellence in the Tiki industry...on FIRE! BUY ONE TODAY!!!

`LampsWall2.iff`

Lamp - Sconce - Torch (Castle 1)

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Joke is that it refers to technology and wall torches in the same sentence.

No modern light can substitute for the physical--as well as spiritual--warmth generated by an open flame. Torcher Inc. brings you the very latest in antique torch technology with its "Torchemada" line of household flame fixtures.  In-house blacksmiths carefully craft the unbreakable yet eye-pleasing wall mounts in a traditional forge. "If it says Torcher...it’s made in iron."

Lamp - Sconce - Castle 3

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Non-ferrous metal refers to the metal not being iron. Sand casting method is a made-up method of creating something with sand.

Highly valued for the natural color, this antique wall candelabra was created by the sand casting method, a technique lost in the machine age. Every piece went through multiple chasing and finishing processes to enhance the embedded details. 1870. Non-ferrous metal. France.

Lamp - Sconce - Castle 4

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Ascetic means living a life of self-control and self-denial.

Based on prayer alcoves used by ascetic knights, this austere lamp is a vital part of Torcher Inc.'s crusade to popularize the Neo-Gothic Revival trend. Whether used in prayer, or as part of a total housing conversion, the Knight Niche sheds light on a world of darkness.

`Menorah.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "Chased silver refers to the design of the menorah.

A traditional symbol of Jewish life, this beautiful chased silver Menorah comes complete with kosher candles imported from the Holy Land. The perfect touch for the holidays, it makes a great gift or decorative accent in any home.

`mirrors2.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Optilopticon is a play on words referring to the mirror and its optical quality.	Baroque Optilopticon

`Paintings2.iff`

Painting - Vegas 2

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: This description is a poem written about the guinea pig. Try to keep it in a poetical format.

When the house is warm and the food is hot,
The Guinea pig cries, "Forget me not." 
Alas, some Sims may clean their own, 
Only to forget a Guinea pig's home. 

Hungry and cold, a pig feels no love. 
Thus breeds contempt for masters above. 
Expecting to play after many a night, 
Who is surprised by the guinea pig bite? 

Uncleaned, unloved, a pig's life means naught, 
Like a child's plaything, it is simply forgot. 
But warnings to all who turn a deaf ear, 
Let the curse of the guinea always bring fear.

Painting - Castle 2


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: "Highbrau" is referring to "High Brow", meaning rich and aloof.	Highbrau Coat of Arms

Painting - Retro 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: N.I. Strane refers to "An Eye Strain".

Empty Circles Again (Serigraph) - by N.I. Strane

Notes: "Hallucinart" refers to Hallucination and Art.

Before his tragic suicide, Strane was at the peak of his career and leader of the movement he founded. Coined "Hallucinart" by Art Wag Magazine, Strane's name and colorful style soon graced galleries, magazines and record albums around the world. Sadly, the movement and its innovations quickly fell out of favor with the rise of No-Progress theory.

Painting - Vegas 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: WW2 refers to World War 2.

Legend has it that Borrow abandoned his post as a submarine sailor during WW2 to lead the wild life of a painter in Tahiti. As is usual for this type of character, he quickly idealized Tahitian women as "noble savages" and set about recording their "natural, fertile" features onto black velvet, a medieval technique. While the man and most of his oeuvre have been lost, the legend lives on in thousands of untalented imitations. Originals, when they surface, fetch hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.

Painting - Castle 4

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

000000Changed to "yet fake"000000

Notes: Make sure that the deer trophy is fake in the translation.

Why bother with a real hunting trip when you can just buy this fabulous, yet fake, 10-point trophy? No packing, no driving, no messy backyard taxidermy. You don't even need to kill anything! Just sit back and enjoy the majesty and beauty of this magnificent animal in its new habitat: your home. Only from Deer Master Industries.

Painting - Vegas 4

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: This mocks the really awful B-movies of the 1950's.

There is nothing quite so cool as having authentic props from old movies to decorate your home, especially if they are from well known classics. Now you can own your VERY OWN cardboard Zulu war shield as seen in the 1958 hit: Attack of the Insane Alien Clown Zulu Posse From Mars.

Painting - Retro 2

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "museum-centric revisionist historians", revisionist is a made up term but refers to art historians who went against the more classical historian.

Ian Roney is best know for his cheerless yet colorful examinations of photography, advertising and the gallery system. "Blind Date" is both a critique of museum-centric revisionist historians and a humorous jab at his critics.

Painting - Retro 3

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: "Hazard the Guess" is an expression that means "Try and come up with an answer."

"Hazard The Guess" by Connor Tiist

Notes: "accident Painting" is obviously made up but it also mocks modern art and the way some artists just "kick" paint onto canvas.

Connor Tiist has been at the forefront of Accident Painting, a movement he started when he drunkenly kicked cans of paint onto a canvas. Long lampooned by critics, the unflappable Tiist has always maintained that, "critics hate my work because they see themselves...a collection of ugly stains on the earth."

`piano2.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Liebefuntenmann is just the maker of the piano.	Liebefunkenmann Piano

`RobotDock.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

000000Translate000000

Notes: Servo is the name of the robot because he serves sims food, among other tasks that he performs.

Introducing Servo

000000Translate000000

Notes: This description has a very department store catalog flair to it. Note that the robot cleans, serves food, repairs, etc.

Shiny Things Inc. makes dreams come alive! Meet Servo, our new experimental home robot. Tired of cleaning? Cooking? Gardening? REPAIRING? Your lack of respect for the dignity of work gives Servo a reason to live! Servo is self-powered, self-guiding, self-cleaning and self-denying! Concentrate on living. Let Servo do the rest!!!

`Rugs.iff`

Rug - Bear


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
000000Changed to "Faux" Bearskin Rug000000 Notes: Faux means fake.	Faux Bearskin Rug

Rug - Castle 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Tapetologist is a made up word combining Tapestry and a scientist.

Tapetologist certified antique Persian rug. Silk. 17th century. Originally a craft of nomadic tribes, Persian rugs have evolved into one of the highest artistic expressions of civilization. Practical, yet aristocratic, these carpets add a magic flavor to any room.

Rug - Castle 2


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name/Description
000000Changed to "Sham" Tiger Skin Rug000000 Notes: Faux means fake.	Sham Tiger Skin Rug
Notes: Try to keep the translation poetic in nature if you can.	"Tiger stalking, tiger striped Eyes gleam terror in the night Hate and love, in equal parts Who could tame thy wild heart?" Tiger Rug N'Render Incorporated...that's who.

Rug - Vegas

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

000000Changed quilted "nylon" furs000000

Notes: Changed to "nylon" fur to signify that it is fake leopard skin.

Mother Nature really outdid herself when she provided hides for some of the big cats. And you would have to outdo your wallet to afford them today! Leopard Life changes all that. By using quilted nylon furs printed with industrial aniline dyes, anyone can afford a leopard skin rug! Mmmeeeeeow!

`Sculptures2.iff`

Sculptures - Vegas 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "Embarrassing anatomical details hidden by tasteful garment," refers to the original statue's genitalia covered by boxer shorts.

Who can judge the beauty of human nature? We at DeLux invite you to judge for yourself. Meticulously fashioned after the classic David by Michaelangelo, this gold-plated fiberglass sculpture is a tremendous improvement. Embarrassing anatomical details hidden by tasteful garment. Rediscover historical culture and philosophy by purchasing today!

Sculptures - Castle 1 - Head Jar

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: A curio is an unusual or unusual piece of art.

Head in Jar Curio

Notes: The description is a story about how the heads got in the jars. The story alludes to the professor and his party being lost and the possibility of the heads being theirs.

Found in the basement of the Sim City Scientific Society, legend now surrounds these specimens. While the identities remain a mystery, the heads appear on the record books as an anonymous donation to the SCSS in 1901. In 1897, the Society was scandalized by a failed exploration to the Peruvian interior. Searching for the headhunting Jivaro tribe, Professor M.I. Crane and his party were tragically lost. Or were they?

Sculptures - Castle 2

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Pun--"a suit of armor is guaranteed to slay your guests...with envy." Refers to the warlike quality of a suit of armor, but instead of slaying a person, it slays the person with envy.

Plate armor reached the apogee of technical perfection in the Renaissance. The fine etching and expert joint work seen in this model were available only to the wealthiest of royalty and nobility. A solid addition to any art collection, a suit of armor is guaranteed to slay your guests...with envy.

Sculptures - Castle 3


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: An Estate Sale is a sale that a homeowner has when they want to get rid of old furniture and junk.	Estate Sale Conversation Piece

Sculptures - Castle 6

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

000000Changed to "Re-enactment" Bearskin Rug000000

Notes: Re-enactment is used to signify that the rhino is fake and not killed.

White Rhino Re-enactment

000000Changed to "Simulated" specimins000000

Notes: Changed to "simulated" to note that the rhinos are not real.

White rhinos have roamed the earth for over 30 million years, yet they may not survive another decade. Simulated specimens such as this unlucky young adult are sold to overseas environmental groups to generate operating revenue for the currently unregulated, non-profit Rhino Anti-Poaching Profit Fund.

Sculptures - Vegas 2


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Trajicklowna is a make-believe artistic type of sculpture that is typically found in tourist stores.	Trajicklowna Cloisonne Urn

Sculptures - Vegas 3

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "King of the Jungle" is an American expression for the lion.

The fearsome lion. King of the jungle and master of the savanna. With subtle pneumatic chisel work, the artist has captured the icy stare of the giant cat in reinforced concrete. If you stare back long enough...it almost looks alive.

`Sofas2.iff`

Sofas - Castle 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "The strong rectilinear form", it has a very rectangular shape. "linenfold paneling on the seat front", this is referring to the type of linen cushioning on the bench. "architectural tracery carving on the back" refers to the carvings of buildings on the back wooden part of the bench.

Journey through time and culture to the Gothic era with this frame and panel settee from St. Ajoque Reproductions. Based on 14th century church pew designs, Lady Ophelia Shrewhill modified the design for her Gothic revival estate at Battyshire in 1840. The strong rectilinear form is enhanced by the linenfold paneling on the seat front and an architectural tracery carving on the back.  Hand carved from solid oak. Manufactured exclusively for St. Ajoque Reproductions.

Sofas - Vegas 1


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Description
Notes: "Get on up" is a slang expression meaning get over here. "Boo-tay" is a slang expression for a person's butt and in this instance is a pun on "Everybody." "Electro-velvet" refers to the brightly colored velvet of the sofa. "Cheetachunks" refers to the cheetah skin pattern of the sofa. "So get your behind" refers to someone's butt again.	Get on up and sit down! Every boo-tay in the house craves the divine attention of a Velvet Sofasaurus! Sitting in a sea of electro-velvet and cheatachunks is enough to make any Sim leave ordinary cares and chairs behind. So get YOUR behind into a Sofasaurus and luxuriate...as you sophisticate!

Sofas - Retro 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "Serious inquiries only please" is usually found in the Classified section of a newspaper where people are selling things.

"In these mechanistic times, the bulk of the furniture we are offered is mass-produced junk," says elite designer Tanya Bakonmi. "Most of those sofas are utilitarian clones -- injection molded and churned out of sweatshop factories for the masses. MY custom Red Matter sofas are DEFINED by their obviously labor intensive construction, museum-like appearance and sensuous red velvet." Serious inquiries only please.

Sofas - Loveseat - Castle 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "Oozes warmth" means the loveseat gives off a lot of heat and warmth.

Now YOU have the opportunity to have your own prestigious furniture signed "Le Grande Guignol." Reproduced from the 19th century original, each piece represents a real work of art that will make you proud and envied by your friends and enemies. This late Victorian loveseat oozes warmth and well being with a timeless quality, which goes beyond fashion trends and fads. French Walnut frame finely sculptured with acanthus leaves, palmettes and pearls. Silk damask. French workshop.

Sofas - Loveseat - Vegas

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "while decreasing friction and gluteal adhesion factor" means that the pressure-treated fabric allows for a smoother surface and doesn't allow your butt to stick to it.

Satinistics restyles the past for contemporary living! The perfect blend of old-fashioned furniture craftsmanship smothered in soothing, FrosTEE blue satin. Pressure treated fabric repels liquids, bugs and odors, while decreasing friction and gluteal adhesion factor by up to 50%!

`TablesEnd2.iff`

Table - End - Castle 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: "Furniteaology " is a made up word combining science with Furniture.

An excellent quality rosewood center table, the "Queen's Rose" end table is a herald of sophistication and good taste, copied from the original now on display in Sim City Metropolitan Art Museum. Ornate carving on the legs done under strict supervision of antiquities researchers. Part of the Furniteaology Collection.

Table - End - Vegas 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Note: This description is extremely sarcastic due to the ugliness of the table. The elephant is in the class: pachyderm.

Authentic temple guardian end table. Made by the followers of Rampa Lopside at their desert compound, these stunning, ceramic tables pack the spiritual punch of the pachyderm, semi-sacred animal of Lopside. 24-carat gold symbolizes eternal purity. Red is a reminder of the flesh. All sales benefit the Rampa Lopside Desert Tabernacle Restoration and Security Fund.

`Telescope.iff`


ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name/Description
Notes: "Star-Track" refers to the TV series Star Trek, but we can't say Star Trek.		Horrorwitz "Star-Track" Backyard Telescope
Note: Much of the description has technical specifications regarding an actual telescope. Use lots of complex standard techinical explanation of telescopes. Very dry and no humor.		Impeccable optical imaging yields heavenly results. Includes: altazimuth operation; 15° per second slewing speed; boredom inhibitor and fully enclosed optical encoders for position location. Wutzat database contains over 10,000 known objects and several unknown. Optional equatorial wedge, 1.25" 26mm Kolosyl eyepiece (78x), a 1.25" 90 degree star diagonal, visual back, and a 9x50 finder scope. Apochromatic detractor.
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0	Notes: Dialog appears after adult sim receives a skill point from gazing into telescope.	The Heavens are shining down on you. $Me just received 1 Logic Skill Point.
1	Notes: Dialog appears after child sim receives a grade point from gazing into telescope.	Heavens above! You just got a little gold star! $Me went up one grade point!

`Toilets2.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: Joke is that this outhouse can be put indoors.

In-house Outhouse

Notes: "Thinking Man's" refers to educated people.

Modern bathrooms are a relatively new convenience. In the ancient world and in rural farming communities, a simple hole was the practical, and in some cases elegant solution to waste problems. In fact, with today's water shortages and emphasis on recycling, the In-house Outhouse can be considered the "thinking man's" toilet of the future!

`ToyRocket.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

Notes: Bulls eye launch pad refers to something like a bulls eye on a dartboard. Azimuth refers to the horizon. The propellant is a fuel.

Sky Scorcher introduces our new home fireworks system! Bulls eye launch pad insures perfect rocket-to-azimuth alignment, while the recently declassified, military-grade, Speed-FRK propellant insures consistent altitude...and fun! Invite your friends to watch...if they don't invite themselves!!!

`Trash2.iff`

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Names/Description

Notes: Dumpster refers to a large industrial-sized container that holds trash.

Dungeon Dumpster

Notes: Kiln-dried means that the wood was dried in a large oven. "maternal, curvilinear shape" refers to the hourglass shape of the barrel.

The cutting edge simplicity of the trash barrel may have been lost on its original inventors, but the design has withstood the test of time. Solid, kiln-dried, oak planks, reinforced with metal banding, keep trash secure, while the maternal, curvilinear shape creates an inviting waste disposal experience.

`VooDooDoll.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Dolly is a diminutive term for a doll. Voodoo Doll is something that people use to hurt other people, witchcraft is involved. For instance, they stick pins into the doll to hurt actual people.	Little Voodoo Dolly

Build Mode

`Columns2.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Fluted means a rounded decorative groove. Arbor refers to a tree since its made of wood.	Fluted Arbor Column

`Doors.iff`

Door - Vegas 1

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Name/Description

Notes: "Fat Boy" is in reference to the diner-like quality of this door.

"Fat Boy" Vinyl Door

Notes: "In the US of A is an extremely middle American way to say USA.

The "Fat Boy" door represents a re-examination of past generation function and design. Porthole window and button quilting minimize accident occurrence and damage while the sturdy aluminum frame and slick vinyl surface insure minimal upkeep. "Imported with Pride in the US of A!"

Remodeling: Ctrl-Click removes a door.

Door - Retro 1


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: This door actually slided open and closed, make sure that reference is kept during translation.	Pathmatic Sliding Door

Door - Retro 2


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name/Description
Notes: This door actually slided open and closed, make sure that reference is kept during translation.	Routatolla Sliding Door
Notes: "even cooler super market sliding door action" refers to the cool way that the door opens automatically as if you were at a super market.	Cool blue hue and even cooler super market sliding door action means you will never have to open a door manually again! From Pathmatic, Inc. Remodeling: Ctrl-Click removes a door.

Door - Vegas 2

Developer Note Original USEnglish String

Description

000000Changed to giraffe "print" door000000

Notes: Changed to giraffe "print" to make sure that people understand that it is fake giraffe.

We need your help! Please help us combat the abominable poaching of wild giraffes by purchasing a giraffe print door today. All profits go towards purchasing more doors to keep them out of the hands of collectors. Thank you. SF Green Gaians.

Remodeling: Ctrl-Click removes a door.

`Stairs2.iff`


Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: "Cloud Nine" is an American expression meaning being in heaven or in ecstacy.	Cloud Nine Staircase

Characters

Police Officer

`Officer2.iff`
ID	Thumbnail	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0		Notes: Dialog appears when sim uses chemistry set during the day.	Kids can smell these toxic fumes a mile away at school! Whatever you are making, knock it off! You have been fined $500.

`NPCGrimRSI.iff`

`NPCGrimRSI.iff`
ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0	Notes: Dialog for 1 of 3 outcomes with grim reaper. Sim turns into zombie with no personality.	So sorry, you lose. But the Grim Reaper is feeling generous today. Don't get too excited though, because a zombie is now born!
1		Congratulations! You have overcome death itself! You have beat the Grim Reaper!
2		The Grim Reaper has no time for your whining and sniveling! He has a long list of people dying to meet him!

12 - Unnamed
ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
3	Musician01: Button Label: Subway Musician (male)	Subway Musician
4	Musician01: Popup: Description: Subway Musician Notes: the title "subway musician" refers to those street artists who perform in commuter mass transit areas, typically receiving donations or tips for their "services". Communtiy service refers to offering (typically for free) some object or act which contributes to the greater good of the local population.	Simoleans are sparse and the looks from passers-by are harsh, but the hours are great, and isn't adding music to SimCitizens' commutes a community service?
5	Musician02: Button Label: Piano Tuner (male)	Piano Tuner
6	Musician02: Popup: Description: Piano Tuner Notes: Keeping everyone else is tune refers to maintaining the working order and quality of sound of their pianos. The phrase "a good ear" refers to one's ability to detect whether a piano has been properly tuned without extra instrumentation for assistance.	Keeping everyone else in tune is a good ground-floor "in" for the local music industry. Longer hours, but the work is still relatively easy, though it requires a good ear and plenty of patience.
7	Musician03: Button Label: Wedding Singer (male)	Wedding Singer
8	Musician03: Popup: Description: Wedding Singer Notes: the title "Wedding Singer" refers to a singer or a band who provides ceremonial and celebratory music for weddings and primarily (in this case) at the reception, or group party, following the marriage ceremony. the phrase "hob-nob" is a colloquial version of the act of socializing.	So much for EVER getting a weekend off - you're the best wedding show in town now, and always busy. The pay is a bit better, and you have to start being more creative, too, but you'll get to hob-nob with the rich and famous while they sip their champagne.
9	Musician04: Button Label: Lounge Singer (male)	Lounge Singer
10	Musician04: Popup: Description: Lounge Singer Notes: the phrase "day job" is a common reference to the fact that most musicians have music as a second career, in addition to one which fits a few more conservative economic tracks. In this description, day job also refers to the daytime hours worked in the previous job as a wedding singer. "Last call" is a term which refers to the final opportunity for local pub/tavern patrons to order another alcoholic beverage before the restaurant closes. A "patron" is a customer, and stumbling home is a not-so-subtle reference to their inebriated state when they leave the bar.	So, the day job got boring? You'll sleep days now, since you'll be working until the last call is made and the last patron stumbles home from the bar.
11	Musician05: Button Label: High School Band Teacher (male)	High School Band Teacher
12	Musician05: Popup: Description: High School Band Teacher Notes: "burdens of your trade" are negative aspects of a job that must be tolerated despite their unpleasantness. the reference to the hours reflects that the job hours for this level of this track are the same as the hours of school for the children in The Sims.	Squeaky trumpets, whiny violins, off-tempo timpani, and a constantly-ticking metronome are the burdens of your trade now, but the hours are the same as all the school-aged kids.
13	Musician06: Button Label: Roadie (male) Notes: a "Roadie" is a person who travels with a band while they are on tour. They typically have to set up stage and sound equipment, and assist the performers with any requested tasks.	Roadie
14	Musician06: Popup: Description: Roadie Notes: note that the first sentence of this description references the previous job level's description. "Take your act on the road" refers to the fact that roadies are employed by performing groups which are traveling on tour. "Gear" refers to musical and stage equipment. "Making the right contacts" refers to the opportunity one would have to meet people in the music industry whose acquaintance might provide opportunities for career advancement at a later date. "Something cushy" refers to a job or lifestyle that is easy to accomplish, or extremely well-paid, or both.	Time spent tolerating the high-school crowd was worth it - you are now cool enough to take your act on the road - setting up someone else's gear. Long hours are exhausting, but you're having fun and making the right contacts. You will need plenty of body skill to lug around all three amplifiers, but maybe something cushy will present itself soon.
15	Musician07: Button Label: Back-Up Musician (male) Notes: a back-up musician contributes to the band in performances on stage but not in a soloist or lead capacity.	Back-Up Musician
16	Musician07: Popup: Description: Back-up Musician Notes: "one the road" refers to the fact that this position requires travel time away from home. "fill in" means to act as a subsitute, typically in a temporary capacity. "make a name for yourself" means to increase the awareness of you and your work in the music community at large, and possibly in the popular media, as well.	Spending time on the road pays off - occasionally, someone in the band you cover quits, and you get to fill in for the remainder of the tour! Dress casual, practice often, play hard, have fun, and start to make a name for yourself.
17	Musician08: Button Label: Studio Musician (male)	Studio Musician
18	Musician08: Popup: Description: Studio Musician Notes: "Rest for the road-weary" references two meanings; it is a simple play on words to compare to the cliche "no rest for the wicked", and a reference to the previous job worked as a back-up musician traveling on tour. "Album cuts" are pieces of recorded music. "Play your cards right" means making proper social and professional gestures which will contribute to your fame and success. "Schmooze" means socialize, but typically with a hidden agenda (in this case, with an interst only in promoting oneself and one's career).	Rest for the road-weary: you get to play back-up on album cuts in the studio now. Spending time around all the recording label producers and executives is bound to pay off, if you play your cards right. Make sure you schmooze all the right people in addition to delivering a perfect performance every day.
19	Musician09: Button Label: Rock Star (male)	Rock Star
20	Musician09: Popup: Description: Rock Star Notes: "Congrats" is an abbreviated form of "congratulations". "every teenager's dream" refers to the popular teen's desire to be a Rock Star. "power lunches" are business meetings held through, and including, the noon meal. "Shades" are sunglasses. "people mob you for autographs" refers to large numbers of people who surround you and ask for your signature because they are aware of your fame.	Fame, fortune, tours, parties, and a number-one album! Congrats, you're now living every teenager's dream. Sleep is a rarity, power lunches are common, shades are almost mandatory outside your own home, and people mob you for autographs everywhere you go. Enjoy it!
21	Musician10: Button Label: Celebrity Activist (male)	Celebrity Activist
22	Musician10: Popup: Description: Celebrity Activist Notes: none needed	With all the fame comes a sense of responsibility and a social conscience. Use your fame and power to promote the causes you care most about, be they political, environmental, social, or intellectual. The hours are easier, the extra pay is almost inconsequential, you're so wealthy, and Heads of State now send you engraved invitations to their fundraisers.

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ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
0	Slacker00: Track Name: Slacker Notes: "Slacker" is an American phrase which describes a person who is lazy, borderline parasitic, interested in getting as much pay as possible for little to no work, and who tends to make him or herself as agreeable as possible in social situations to promote his or her ability to provide their lifesyle in this manner. While it is not a compliment to call someone a slacker (implies a poor work ethic), this career track may be a desirable state for many young people.	Slacker
3	Slacker01: Button Label: Golf Caddy (male) Notes: a golf caddy is a person paid to carry the golf club set of the person playing a round of golf.	Golf Caddy
4	Slacker01: Popup: Description: Golf Caddy Notes: "round of 18" refers to playing a full 18-hole course of golf. "Schmooze" means socialize, but typically with a hidden agenda (in this case, with an interst only in promoting oneself and one's career). A country club is an exclusive establishment, similar to a gentlemen's hunting club in Europe, but with an emphasis on golfing, dining, and occasionally swimming in indoor and outdoor pools.	Spending your sunny days carrying someone else's clubs for a round of 18 - what could be easier? Early morning tee times call for early work hours, but it's a terrific opportunity to schmooze with the wealthy at the local country club.
5	Slacker02: Button Label: Convenience Store Clerk (male)	Convenience Store Clerk
6	Slacker02: Popup: Description: Convenience Store Clerk Notes: "soda pop" is a generic term for Coca-Cola-style beverages. The phrase "hang out" refers to standing and idling about, with no definitive purpose.	The customers are considerably less wealthy than those in your last job, but there is plenty of free soda pop and candy bars - not a bad trade. Besides, all your friends can hang out at the store late in the evening and read the comics while you pretend to work.
7	Slacker03: Button Label: Life Guard (male)	Life Guard
8	Slacker03: Popup: Description: Life Guard Notes: "load up" in this case means to be certain to have extra quantities available of...	Back in the sunshine again! Like, remember to be all like hip and stuff and work on your charisma. Be sure to load up on sunscreen too!
9	Slacker04: Button Label: Record Store Clerk (male)	Record Store Clerk
10	Slacker04: Popup: Description: Record Store Clerk Notes: "Tunes" are songs, musical pieces. "Cushy" refers to the fact that it takes little physical or mental effort to complete the tasks present in this job.	Nothin' but tunes all day long, man... While you'll need to boost your charisma to maintain this cushy job, there's no easier way to get paid to listen to your favorite music all day long.
11	Slacker05: Button Label: Party D.J. (male) Notes: "D.J." stands for Disc Jockey, and refers to those playing the records or CDs which provide music at an event.	Party D.J.
12	Slacker05: Popup: Description: Party D.J. Notes: The phrase "paid off" refers to a successful contact. "Spinning tunes" references "old" 33RPM vinyl music records, still in use in this profession.	Those contacts you made at the record store certainly paid off - now you're spinning tunes at the best parties in town. Late nights and lots of mechanical skills are needed to keep those turn tables spinnin'.
13	Slacker06: Button Label: Projectionist (male)	Projectionist
14	Slacker06: Popup: Description: Projectionist Notes: "tidy little paycheck" is actually a way of referencing a comfortable salary. "night owl" refers to a person who prefers to be awake in the late night hours, rather than sleeping.	Show the finished product to the world, press a button here and there, and presto! - you're not working very hard for that tidy little paycheck, are you? Good thing you're a night owl.
15	Slacker07: Button Label: Video Editor (male)	Video Editor
16	Slacker07: Popup: Description: Video Editor Notes: a "blunder" is an error or mistake.	The best part of your job? Seeing all the blunders those mega-stars make when filming. Making them look good can help to earn you friends, though you'll want to concentrate on making plenty of them yourself - never hurts to know the right people when you're looking to just be comfortable.
17	Slacker08: Button Label: Freelance Photographer (male)	Freelance Photographer
18	Slacker08: Popup: Description: Freelance Photographer Notes: "time in the editing room" refers to the previous position as a video editor. "get a good shot" refers to taking good pictures. "Pics" is an abbreviated form of "pictures". "Someone else's dime" means that someone else pays for your expenses. "Free-and-easy" refers to the small amount of work, good salary, and yet comfortable lifestyle in this career. "connections" in this case refers to friends or business acquaintances.	That time in the editing room taught you well - you know how to get a good shot the first time around. Go everywhere, see everything, take gorgeous pics on someone else's dime, and look good doing it. It's a free-and-easy way to live, but requires lots of travel, as well as the connections to finance it.
19	Slacker09: Button Label: Personal Tour Guide (male)	Personal Tour Guide
20	Slacker09: Popup: Description: Personal Tour Guide Notes: "Earn your keep" means to provide money to pay for your own living expenses. "inner circle" in this instance is an exclusive group of friends who might otherwise not be inclined to welcome those they don't already know and associate with.	The best part about knowing so many people is that you get to use that knowledge to earn your keep. Point out all the best places to newcomers and keep your friends connected to all the great places you visited when you were a lowly photographer. Those who learn the most from you learn to love you best, and may eventually invite into their inner circle.
21	Slacker10: Button Label: Professional Party Guest (male) Notes: a la Kato Kaelin. Sorry, that's the best example anyone here can come up with. It's also incredibly accurate.	Professional Party Guest
22	Slacker10: Popup: Description: Permanent Party Guest Notes: "Lap of luxury" means a wealthy lifestyle surrounded by material comforts. "Artificial friends" implies that your closest friends aren't truly emotionally or ethically attached to you, that it's an acquaintance of convenience.	This is it, the ultimate lap of luxury, at no cost to you! Living the good life, partying and living at someone else's house, surrounded by more artificial friends than the best politicians in town. Enjoy it while you can...

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ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
3	Paranormal01: Button Label: Psychic Phone Friend (male) Notes: "Psychic Phone Friend" is a mockery of an American organization called "The Psychic Friends Network". They offer a pay-per-minute phone line which connects the caller with a so-called psychic for an opportunity for fortune-telling. It is widely regarded as a fraudulent, insincere organization which is worthy of derision.	Psychic Phone Friend
4	Paranormal01: Popup: Description: Psychic Phone Friend Notes: "Knew you were meant for this job before..." is a mild joke about the Sim's supposed ability to see into the future. "warn others of impending disasters..." does the same, in connection with the explanation of the job title above.	You knew you were meant for this job before it was even offered to you. Evening hours, lots of talk on the phone, and the chance to warn others of impending disasters in their lives is just what you're best at doing.
5	Paranormal02: Button Label: Conspiracy Theorist (male) Notes: this job title refers to a set of beliefs, currently well-publicized, that many disasters and strange occurrences (including UFOs) which are left unexplained to the American public are in fact orchestrated by the US Government, large military corporations, and covert intelligence organizations. It is a set of beliefs with varying degrees of both participation and mockery through the States.	Conspiracy Theorist
6	Paranormal02: Popup: Description: Conspiracy Theorist Notes: "They're" in the first sentence refers to government organizations, etc., mentioned in the job title notes. "get you" is a way of saying "kill you", or "oppress you". The sentence mentioning the suspicious phone call references a prank call/ chance card in Sims 1.0. "get to the root of" means to uncover the true origin of a thing. The parenthetical phrase "but you know better" again mocks the Sim's supposed ability to foresee the future.	They're out to get you, you just know it. That suspicious warning on the phone the other night proved it too. Charm the locals and perhaps you'll be able to get to the root of all this supposedly random (but you know better) chaos in SimCity.
7	Paranormal03: Button Label: Tarot Card Reader (male)	Tarot Card Reader
8	Paranormal03: Popup: Description: Tarot Card Reader Notes: "Branching out on your own" means that one has opened their own business establishment.	Branching out on your own to do more in-depth analysis of your customer's love life and family history is an interesting career change. Get to know your clients on a more personal level, up the aura of mystery in your personal appearance, and generally get away with being as odd as you'd like - everyone expects it, after all.
9	Paranormal04: Button Label: Hypnotist (male)	Hypnotist
10	Paranormal04: Popup: Description: Hypnotist Notes: "helping" is in quotes to imply the desire is facetious, that their are ulterior motives behind the decision (primarily earning more money, even if it requires being fraudulent). "get in touch with their inner selves" refers to focusing on the client's spiritual side.	Your interest in "helping" your clients get in touch with their inner selves has prompted you to study hypnotism, and offer your services to calmly and peacefully help those seeking freedom from their poor Earthly habits.
11	Paranormal05: Button Label: Medium (male) Notes: a "Medium" is one who speaks after being possessed or contacted by spirits of those no longer among the living. Done for pay, mostly.	Medium
12	Paranormal05: Popup: Description: Medium Notes: "Otherworldly interference" refers to interruptions of a spiritual nature, and implies that souls of the deceased are contacting the Sim.	All that hypnotic work kept providing you with Otherworldly interference, so address it on a daily basis. Contact deceased family members, friends from former lives, and even the client's long lost guinea pig to the wonder and appreciation of all around you.
13	Paranormal06: Button Label: Dowser (male) Notes: a "dowser" is one who is gifted with the ability to sense locations of certain missing people or things. Commonly known for finding undergroud water supplies in time of drought, or locating kidnapped or lost children, etc.	Dowser
14	Paranormal06: Popup: Description: Dowser Notes: "gifts" refers to the abilities described in the title notes. "earn you the notice of..." means that the officials will here about you and pay attention, or perhaps decide to investigate you.	Use your gifts to help local organizations find everything from missing children to a new water supply. This will earn you the notice of local officials, and the hours are a bit odd, but the work is definitely interesting...
15	Paranormal07: Button Label: Police Psychic (male) Notes: Police psychics are typically brought in on difficult, unsolved cases to help "profile" a suspect based on the current evidence, as well as any psychic readings from the crime scene or evidence on hand. Not a common part of police investigative work, typically regarded as a last option.	Police Psychic
16	Paranormal07: Popup: Description: Police Psychic Notes: "profile" means to come up with a description of the life and behavior patterns of the suspect.	The local police force has noticed your work in the field and wants you to help profile and track down some of their toughest criminals. (Just hope they aren't your neighbors.) Late nights and strange phone calls abound, but you're doing the public a great service.
17	Paranormal08: Button Label: UFO Investigator (male) Notes: "UFO" stands for unidentified flying object, typically implying an alien spacecraft.	UFO Investigator
18	Paranormal08: Popup: Description: UFO Investigator Notes: "RV" stands for recreational vehicle, which is a self-contained residence in a vehicle about the size of a motorbus. "gassed up" means ensuring there is plenty of fuel available to drive the RV. "equipemtn finely tuned" refers to scientific instrumentation used to assess all sorts of things related to a UFO landing site, etc.	Keep the RV gassed up and the equipment finely tuned, because tracking down these UFO reports will take you all over the country in search of... well, who knows what? Develop many friends in the science community, and make sure your personal theories get talked about in many circles, so the word gets passed along.
19	Paranormal09: Button Label: Exorcist (male) Notes: an "Exorcist" is one who banishes foreign spirits who have possessed a person.	Exorcist
20	Paranormal09: Popup: Description: Exorcist Notes: "Higher Authority" refers to the spiritual plane, and also to Godly things. "New Way" is a play on a cult recently in the news in the US.	When science and the law can't provide answers, people turn to a higher authority. That's where you come in. Whether it's consecrating some earth or full-scale diabolical infestation removal, your powers are not questioned…nor is your cost. Save enough souls and make enough friends and you could be the shining path to a whole "New Way" of living.
21	Paranormal10: Button Label: Cult Leader (male)	Cult Leader
22	Paranormal10: Popup: Description: Cult Leader Notes: "New Way, again, is a play on a name of a cult recently in the news. "messenger" refersto the Sims having Holy or Prophetic spiritual status. "deprogram" is a term used to describe intense indoctrination, or removal of same.	The New Way is here! And you are the messenger! Enforcing a highly regulated and disciplined lifestyle, you "deprogram" people from their selfish, materialistic ways. Politicians, movie stars, venture capitalists, they all want a glimpse of the truth. YOUR truth. THE TRUTH. And they will pay you anything to set them "free". Display this wealth openly, as a lesson against "false suffering."

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ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
3	Journalism01: Button Label: Typesetter (male)	Typesetter
4	Journalism01: Popup: Description: Typesetter Notes: "prep" is an abbreviated version of "prepare". Subscribers are those who pay to have the newspaper delivered to them at their home. "breaking news" means the events described have occurred VERY recently. "foot in the door" means that you have a low-level opportunity, but that it's an introduction into the career track of your choice.	Prep the morning SimCity Times for its subscribers, and get the first look at the breaking news stories! The hours are early, but it's a great way to get your foot in the door.
5	Journalism02: Button Label: Game Reviewer (male)	Game Reviewer
6	Journalism02: Popup: Description: Game Reviewer Notes: Game reviewers write up opinion columns about new games before and after their release to the public. a "byline" is the location where the story's author's name is shown. "play them" is a play on words describing one's ability to play the game as well as emotionally manipulate the members of the game maker's company. "good press" is a positive review.	The lowliest writing job you can get, but your name is in the byline. Game companies send you free beta builds, and you get to play them (game and company), deciding on a whim whether you'll give them good press or not.
7	Journalism03: Button Label: Tabloid Writer (male) Notes: "Tabloids" are newspapers which contain highly sensationaliszed stories, primarily about high-profile, famous people around the world. They are widely considered to be inaccurate, but are also viewed by many as highly entertaining. They are very popular in the US and Great Britain.	Tabloid Writer
8	Journalism03: Popup: Description: Tabloid Writer Notes: "seedy" refers to underhanded or less-than-honest behavior.	Your sensationalist side provides a great benefit in the high-circulation industry of tabloid journalism. The seedy side of reporting lets you focus more on the rich and famous, too.
9	Journalism04: Button Label: Paparazzi (male) Notes: Parapazzi are photographers who focus exclusively on rich, famous, or news-worthy people. Knwon for being pushy, disrespectful, and effective at getting pictures the people don't necessarily want taken. They work for all forms of media publication, but are typically stereotyped as working for tabloids and news publications which lack merit.	Paparazzi
10	Journalism04: Popup: Description: Paparazzi Notes: "your "in" on the rich..." refers to the awareness, knowledge, and familiarity with the rich...	Well, now since you're "in" on the rich and famous, you're capable of hunting them down and harrassing them all day AND night. Those tabloids pay better for scandalous photographs than they do for their accompanying articles, so live as vicariously as you like.
11	Journalism05: Button Label: Newspaper Reporter (male)	Newspaper Reporter
12	Journalism05: Popup: Description: Newspaper Reporter Notes: "hot topics of the day" refers to current exciting news stories release first to the public by the Sims in quesiton. "broken" means, in this case, released or published first, before any other reporter or media publication. "the morning edition" refers to the early morning newspaper updates, common in the States.	Finally - the ability to be taken somewhat seriously for all the hot topics of the day you've broken to the paper-reading world. Early mornings continue as you struggle to meet deadlines for the morning edition, and your world is filled with more serious journalists than ever before.
13	Journalism06: Button Label: Meteorologist (male) Notes: also referred to as a "weatherman". These people work on television and use scientific data to forecast the upcoming weather patterns for the region.	Meteorologist
14	Journalism06: Popup: Description: Meteorologist Notes: "Brush up on your image" means to always present a very polished appearance to your viewers.	Rain, sun, snow, sleet, hail, wind - or perpetual Springtime. Whatever the weather, you'll be the trusted source that SimCitizens look to for the forecasts. Brush up on your image so people have a respectable, trustworthy face to watch with the morning and evening news broadcasts.
15	Journalism07: Button Label: TV Reporter (male)	TV Reporter
16	Journalism07: Popup: Description: TV Reporter Notes: "sounds bites" are very short (usually 5-10 seconds at most) verbal excerpts from newscasts or press conferences.	Your respected face and voice have earned you the chance to report on local news stories from the scene of the event. Keep your presentations concise, winning, and offer perfect sound bites for the national news affiliates - they'll remember you for it.
17	Journalism08: Button Label: Investigative Reporter (male)	Investigative Reporter
18	Journalism08: Popup: Description: Investigative Reporter Notes: "dig in to those issues" means to investigate them thoroughly. "On location" means at the scene of the event, rather than from a desk at a great distance from the occurrence. "A seat at the main news desk" means a job as a National News Anchor.	Building trust with your viewers over time enables you to dig in to those issues which matter to you the most, and present your findings to the public while on location. Find enough headline-worthy stories, regardless of the danger involved in procuring them, share them before any other reporter, and you could be on your way to a seat at the main news desk.
19	Journalism09: Button Label: National News Anchor (male)	National News Anchor
20	Journalism09: Popup: Description: National News Anchor Notes: "you are the face of" means that you are a good physical respresentation of something to those who see you.	You are the face of honesty, truth, and have that perfect hairdo required of all evening news anchors. The hours are long and late, but you get to deliver news to the nation on politics, entertainment, social crises, and an assortment of crime and education issues. More SimCity households know you by name than you had ever hoped for.
21	Journalism10: Button Label: Talk Show Host (male)	Talk Show Host
22	Journalism10: Popup: Description: Talk Show Host Notes: none needed	Retiring from your anchor position has left you with the enviable ability to discuss the issues seizing the public's interest and reflect on them in a forum of your most respected peers. Keep the arguments lively, the personalities slightly less-than-comfortable with each other, and your ratings will soar.

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ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
0	Hacker00: Track Name: Hacker Notes: "Hacker" is a slang term for a programmer or other computer user to attempts to infiltrate software created by someone else. Also refers to those attempting to break inot electronically secure areas of data. Stereotype is that the motivation behind this activity is less than ethical. Implies many illegal activities (at least in the US).	Hacker
3	Hacker01: Button Label: Beta Tester (male) Notes: a Beta Tester verifies over time, using creative and methodical approaches, that the software is working properly before it is released to the public.	Beta Tester
4	Hacker01: Popup: Description: Beta Tester Notes: "Put... through its paces" means to task the program very hard, and to work through it thoroughly. "Break it" means to find defects in the software. "cleanest" means the fewest defects possible. "rack up" means to collect. "Late night pizza bills" refers to long work hours requiring the company to buy the employee dinner, pizza being the most common dinner in this job occupation in the US.	Put the next version of the software through its paces, and break it as often as possible. The Company is depending on you to make sure this code arrives on the store shelves in the cleanest possible condition, provided you don't rack up too many late-night pizza bills.
5	Hacker02: Button Label: Suppport Tech (male)	Support Tech
6	Hacker02: Popup: Description: Support Tech Notes: "time in the... trenches" means experience in beta testing, and implies that it was a difficult job. "working on the phones" means you answer customer's phone calls, usually complaints or requests for help with the software. "nifty bugs" are again, difficult (or perhaps not so) to find defects in the software. "Slipped through the cracks" means it escaped previous notice.	Time in the testing trenches has earned you a break working on the phones. The hours are more regular, but the work isn't very entertaining. Keep up on the latest technology trends, and watch out for those nifty bugs that slipped through the cracks. Keep your customers happy...
7	Hacker03: Button Label: Web Master (male)	Web Master
8	Hacker03: Popup: Description: Web Master Notes: "downtimes" refer to a website being inaccessible over the internet due to a software or hardware failure. Viewed as extremely negative as it prevents your customers from reaching your information.	Your understanding of what the company has to offer and what the customer is looking has you uniquely suited to creating (and maintaining) the company's website. Expect late-night work to avoid high-traffic downtimes, and requests from literally everyone in the company for changes and additions to your fine work.
9	Hacker04: Button Label: Hacker (male)	Hacker
10	Hacker04: Popup: 4 Description: Hacker Notes: "answering to the world" references the previous job description, and implies many simultaneous supervisors all making difficult-to-meet demands. "for the birds" means wretched, or worthy of being thrown out. "sharp" in this case means intelligent. "hone" means to train and perfect.	Answering to the world was for the birds, so causing trouble on your own time has all the advantages you've been seeking. Keep your mind sharp so you can infiltrate government databases and eventually hone your skills to go after those international banks.
11	Hacker05: Button Label: Security Consultant (male)	Security Consultant
12	Hacker05: Popup: Description: Security Consultant Notes: "beef up" means to make strong or impenetrable.	Getting caught breaking into that government database had you on the brink of incarceration. Fortunately, the SimCitySoftware Company needs someone to help protect their Intellectual Properties from people with just your kinds of skills, so they'll let you out on probation if you agree to beef up their electronic security. Keep your creative and logic skills high to outsmart your former friends' assault on your new company's firewall.
13	Hacker06: Button Label: Game Designer (male)	Game Designer
14	Hacker06: Popup: Description: Game Designer Notes: "Powers That Be" refers to top-ranking company executives.	Good thing you've gotten so creative of late - turns out your ideas for games caught the eyes and ears of the Powers That Be. Now the pressure's on for you to deliver a game script that will capture the public's interest, as well. This also means that you get to work nights, since that's when the engineers are at the office.
15	Hacker07: Button Label: Internet Entrepreneur (male)	Internet Entrepreneur
16	Hacker07: Popup: Description: Internet Entrepreneur Notes: "end of the road" means after extensive work at the end of a project. "VC budget" refers to money invested in your prject by outside sources, known as Venture Capitalists.	Take your brilliant ideas out into the e-commerce world on your own. Hours are ridiculously long, the work is physically and mentally exhausting, but the payoff could be big at the end of the road. Make sure you don't overspend all your VC budget in the first month, and there's a chance others may want to work for you.
17	Hacker08: Button Label: Software CEO (male) Notes: "CEO" stands for Chief Executive Officer, one of the top two officials in a large corporation.	Software CEO
18	Hacker08: Popup: Description: Software CEO Notes: "If you lead... they have" notes that your leadership skills have attracted many employees and customers to your company and its products. A "P/L report" is a financial statement showing profits and losses for the company or person in question.	If you lead, they will follow.... and they have. You are now a hard-working, headline-making software industry baron, with impossible work hours, lots of healthy industry competition, and a P/L report to die for.
19	Hacker09: Button Label: Venture Capitalist (male)	Venture Capitalist
20	Hacker09: Popup: Description: Venture Capitalist Notes: "gotten more liquid" means that much of the welath in question is now in cash or a bank account, rather than determined by the valuation of the stock you possess. "Startups" are small (usually technology-focused) businesses which are relatively new. "backing" means you offer financial (or other) suport for the company in question.	All those stock options paid off - now that you've gotten more liquid, you can pick and choose which struggling little startups will earn your magnanimity, as well as the prestige of your name as a backing for their work.
21	Hacker10: Button Label: Information Overlord (male)	Information Overlord
22	Hacker10: Popup: Description: Information Overlord Notes: none needed	Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, the hours eased up, the public became both worshipful and insufferable, and you have all the answers that everyone else in technology is seeking. You can become increasingly reclusive, bulking up your home security system, and taking lots of phone calls, but the money just keeps rolling in.

ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: Madame Blahbatfry is a joke on Madame Butterfly.		Madame Blahbatfry Crystal Ball
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0	Notes: Neat Riddle X. This appears after the user selects Gaze on the Crystal Ball. The user then has 1 day to make sure house/lot is cleaner than before gazing into Crystal Ball.	What is the color of clean? Show these true colors and you will be made clean.
1		One day, a house cried out, "Clean me! Clean me!" A Sim cleaned this house only to find themselves the cleaned one.
2		When the dirty things are changed to clean, …what does this mean for the cleaner? Can the clean become cleaner once cleaned?
3	Notes: Outgoing Riddle X. This appears after the user selects Gaze on the Crystal Ball. The user then has 1 day to have as many neighbors as possible visit.	It is said that when the going gets friendly, the outgoing get friends! Get enough friends over and you will be more outgoing!
4		The caterpillar asked the butterfly, "What is the outgoing way?"The butterfly said, "Many visitors turn the caterpillar into a butterfly on the inside."
5		A witch once said, "A neighborhood is small and narrow. They that befriend the neighborhood grow wide inside." Prove this quickly.
6	Notes: Active Riddle X. This appears after the user selects Gaze on the Crystal Ball. The user then has 1 day to do active activities and not do as many comfortable interactions like sitting in a chair, etc.	Those who lack will soon become still. Those who are moving, find things improving.
7		Two Sims were arguing about action. One said, "Action is moving." The other said, "Moving is action." Get moving or your own action may be moving.
8		Man who does nothing will become nothing. Man that does everything will become everything.
9	Notes: Playful Riddle X. This appears after the user selects Gaze on the Crystal Ball. The user then has 1 day to do lots of fun activities.	Some spirits are down Distraction is the attraction Vision fun not frowns
10		The child plays to smile The adult plays for style The wise play for themselves
11		Sometimes just enjoying yourself is the greatest hurdle to jump. You can't grow as a person unless you let go once in a while.
12	Notes: Nice Riddle X. This appears after the user selects Gaze on the Crystal Ball. The user then has 1 day to increase all of their relationships and make new friends.	There was a young Sim without friend Who's loneliness was without end On the phone she did get Many friends were then met You should make yourself part of this trend.
13		Some Sims act mean every day Being cruel is their form of play They can't stand to act nice Being mean it's a vice Act kind to your friends or you'll pay.
14		Some manners can only be taught Some think these can be bought If you are uncouth and unkind You may soon come to find Your niceness has come to naught.
15	Notes: This dialog plays after successfully achieving a neat riddle, making sure house/lot is cleaner than before gazing into Crystal Ball.	The crystal ball speaks, "You are truly clean in mind and in house! Your personality is now more neat!" You gained one neat point!
16	Notes: This dialog plays after successfully achieving an Outgoing riddle, user has as many neighbors possible visiting.	The crystal ball speaks, "You have gone out and spread mirth and good cheer to all those around you. I have decided to let you be more outgoing." You gained one outgoing point!
17	Notes: This dialog plays after successfully achieving an Active riddle, doing active activities and not doing as many comfortable interactions like sitting in a chair, etc.	The crystal ball speaks, "You are more active that it appears. And your personality shows it." You gained one active point!
18	Notes: This dialog plays after successfully achieving a Playful riddle, user does lots of fun activities.	The crystal ball speaks, " Your pursuit of pleasure has unleashed your inner child." You gained one playful point!
19	Notes: This dialog plays after successfully achieving a Nice riddle, user increases all of their relationships and makes new friends.	The crystal ball speaks, "Your manners are fine and your words they are sweet. I'm helping you get a bit more on your feet." You gained one nice point!
20	Notes: This dialog plays after losing a neat riddle, making sure house/lot is cleaner than before gazing into Crystal Ball.	The crystal ball speaks, "Your house is far from neat…and your personality has been made less neat to match! You lost one neat point!
21	Notes: This dialog plays after losing an Outgoing riddle, user doesn't have enough neighbors visiting in the 1 day period.	The crystal ball speaks, "You do not have many visitors. It is obvious you are not as outgoing as you claim. I have made this a reality." You lost one outgoing point!
22	Notes: This dialog plays after losing an Active riddle, not doing enough active activities and doing too many comfortable interactions like sitting in a chair, etc.	The crystal ball speaks, "Those who just sit around…just get personality turned down." You lost one active point!
23	Notes: This dialog plays after losing a Playful riddle, user doesn't do enough fun activities.	The crystal ball speaks, "All work and no play makes for a dull day. A frown on you. Now a change in you." You lost a playful point!
24	Notes: This dialog plays after losing a Nice riddle, user doesn't increase their relationships enough and doesn't make enough new friends.	The crystal ball speaks, "Where are your manners? You need to learn to treat people better. You need a lesson." You lost a nice point!
25-29	Notes: This dialog appears when the user just does average in trying to accomplish the riddle, outcome is neither positive nor negative.	The crystal ball speaks, "The view is foggy and unclear...your future is undetermined." No change to personality.

ID	Developer Note	Original `USEnglish` String
Name
Notes: A genie comes out of this lamp, but do not speak of the genie, we want to keep it a surprise.		Antique Lamp
STR#301 - Dialog prim string set
0	Notes: This is 1 of 5 questions the genie can ask you after cleaning the genie lamp. User must make choice between Money or Love.	Greeeeeetings, mortal. I see a conflict in you. Your heart pulls one way and your thoughts of wealth another. I shall summon forth a great blessing on your house, but you must decide on the path. Do you wish for money? Or do you wish for love?
1	Notes: This is button text for the dialog boxes.	Money
2		Love
3		Friends
4		Family
5		Fire
6		Water
7		Work
8		Leisure
9		Earth
10		Air
13	Notes: This is 1 of 5 questions the genie can ask you after cleaning the genie lamp. User must make choice between Family or Friends.	Well, well, well, what have we here? Family and friends got you down? Let me work my magic and make things right again. Shall we keep this in the family, or in your circle of friends?
14		You called curious one? I sense a desire to improve thy physical existence. Shall it be from the realm of fire? Or the realm of water?
15		Hello my friend! All work and no play? Or all play and no work? How may I help you today?
16		By the heavens and the earth! The spirits tell me your dwelling needs help! Shall I summon spirits of the earth? Or spirits of the air?
20	Notes: Positive outcome for Friends spell.	Hey, the spell actually worked! Looks like somebody has taken a new liking to you!
21	Notes: Positive outcome for Family spell.	Ha ha ha! I can solve any family crisis with a wave of my hand! The family that has a genie together…stays together!
22	Notes: Positive outcome for Fire spell.	Let the caress of the warm desert wind bring comfort and joy to ALL!
23	Notes: Positive outcome for Water spell.	Tears of the Great One! Fountains of joy! May this blessing wash you in happiness!
24	Notes: Positive outcome for Work spell.	HA! Now let's see how they treat you at work with your new skills!
25	Notes: Positive outcome for Leisure spell.	By the power of Klown-Skull! Let the party begin! May this wonderous invention bring fun to all!
26	Notes: Positive outcome for Earth spell.	By the devils in the dirt! I command all that is rooted and green to come ALIVE!
27	Notes: Positive outcome for Air spell.	Everlasting pink angels! May your garden be graced by birds from the Gods!
28	Notes: Positive outcome for Money spell.	By the power of the little people, I summon from the ether….A POT OF GOLD!!!
29	Notes: Dialog for when user selects Family but has no family members.	If you HAD a family I might be able to help you out foolish one!
30	Notes: Positive outcome for Love spell.	You got it mortal! By the power of the lamp, the llama and the everlasting light, I have COMMANDED the next mortal to lay eyes on you to be smitten with LOVE!
31	Notes: Dialog for when user selects Friends but has no friends.	Nice try, sneaky Sim...you don't have any friends or neighbors!
32	Notes: Negative outcome for Friends spell.	OOOPS! Camel sweat! I must be losing my touch! Looks like somebody is angry with you!
33	Notes: Negative outcome for Family spell.	A thousand fleas on my head! Why can't I ever get this right! I never wanted to be home wrecker! Family crisis!
34	Notes: Negative outcome for Water spell.	Ah sewer serpents! Forgot the end part of that spell! Flood!
35	Notes: Negative outcome for Fire spell.	Fiddlesticks! Looks like my desert wind spell is just too hot! Fire!
36	Notes: Negative outcome for Work spell.	Flaming cow lips! I think I broke a nail! Looks like I broke your skills too...sorry!
37	Notes: Negative outcome for Leisure spell.	Great balls of fire! That's no fun! I didn't mean to heat things up that fast! So sorry!
38	Notes: Negative outcome for Earth spell.	Dirt devils of doom! I said plants BLOOM! Not plants GLOOM! Sorry about that…you may want to call the gardener!
39	Notes: Negative outcome for Air spell.	ROACHES! This stupid spell! Oh well…sometimes you win…sometimes you loose. Time to go! Bye!
40	Notes: Negative outcome for Money spell.	By the Moon's backside! BILLS? Something went wrong with my spell! I better go practice some more! Bye!
41	Notes: Negative outcome for Love spell.	Ooops-a-daisy! I waved my hands the wrong way! Somebody looks angry! You had better cheer them up the old-fashioned way!
42	Notes: Dialog for when user selects Friends but has no friends.	Nice try, sneaky Sim…you don't have any friends or neighbors!

The Sims (Windows)/Translation Notes/Livin' Large

Contents

Job System

Musician Career

Slacker Career

Paranormal Career

Journalism Career

Hacker Career

Buy Mode

badpresent.iff

bedheart.iff

bookcases2.iff

CastleFence.iff

ChairsLR2.iff

Chair - Living Room - Castle 1

Chair - Living Room - Castle 2

Chair - Living Room - Retro 1

Chair - Living Room - Retro 2

Chair - Living Room - Retro 3

Chair - Living Room - Vegas 1

ChemistrySet.iff

ChristmasTree.iff

counters2.iff

CrystalBall.iff

Desks2.iff

DiningChairs2.iff

Chair - Dining - Retro 1

Chair - Dining - Vegas 1

DiningTables2.iff

Chair - Dining - Retro 1

Chair - Dining - Vegas

Dressers2.iff

Dresser - Armoire Vegas 1

Dresser - Castle 1

Dresser - Retro 1

Fridges2.iff

GenieLantern.iff

GGWorkBench.iff

Guitar.iff

LampGarden2.iff

Lamp - Garden - Castle

Lamp - Garden - Vegas

Lamps2.iff

Lamp - Floor - Vegas 1

Lamp - Floor - Castle 2

Lamp - Floor - Vegas 2

Lamp - Floor - Retro 1

Lamp - Floor - Retro 4

Lamp - Table - Retro 1

LampsFloorAnimated.iff

Lamp - Floor - Animated - Candelabra

Lamp - Floor - Animated - Tiki Torch

LampsWall2.iff

Lamp - Sconce - Torch (Castle 1)

Lamp - Sconce - Castle 3

Lamp - Sconce - Castle 4

Menorah.iff

mirrors2.iff

Paintings2.iff

Painting - Vegas 2

Painting - Castle 2

Painting - Retro 1

Painting - Vegas 1

Painting - Castle 4

Painting - Vegas 4

Painting - Retro 2

Painting - Retro 3

piano2.iff

RobotDock.iff

Rugs.iff

Rug - Bear

Rug - Castle 1

Rug - Castle 2

Rug - Vegas

Sculptures2.iff

Sculptures - Vegas 1

Sculptures - Castle 1 - Head Jar

Sculptures - Castle 2

Sculptures - Castle 3

Sculptures - Castle 6

`badpresent.iff`

`bedheart.iff`

`bookcases2.iff`

`CastleFence.iff`

`ChairsLR2.iff`

`ChemistrySet.iff`

`ChristmasTree.iff`

`counters2.iff`

`CrystalBall.iff`

`Desks2.iff`

`DiningChairs2.iff`

`DiningTables2.iff`

`Dressers2.iff`

`Fridges2.iff`

`GenieLantern.iff`

`GGWorkBench.iff`

`Guitar.iff`

`LampGarden2.iff`

`Lamps2.iff`

`LampsFloorAnimated.iff`

`LampsWall2.iff`

`Menorah.iff`

`mirrors2.iff`

`Paintings2.iff`

`piano2.iff`

`RobotDock.iff`

`Rugs.iff`

`Sculptures2.iff`

`Sofas2.iff`

`TablesEnd2.iff`

`Telescope.iff`

`Toilets2.iff`

`ToyRocket.iff`

`Trash2.iff`

`VooDooDoll.iff`

`Columns2.iff`

`Doors.iff`

`Stairs2.iff`

`NPCGrimRSI.iff`