The Sims Bustin' Out

Hint: Heidi Shadows:
Heidi Shadows is a secret ninja character that sells you cheats. She can be found southwest of Imperial Estates on Mondays (11 p.m. to 12 a.m.) and in the northern corner of the Park Maze on Fridays (3 a.m. to 4 a.m.). Mondays are days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, 78, 85, 92, 99, 106, 113, 120, 127, 134, 141, 148, 155, etc. (every seven days). Fridays are days 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, 40, 47, 54, 61, 68, 75, 82, 89, 96, 103, 110, 117, 124, 131, 138, 145, 152, 159, etc. (every seven days). She will sell you cheats that can save you a lot of time on getting skill points. When you find her south of Imperial Estates, buy from her, and do not leave so that she dos not disappear. Buy out her shop, then wait until after 1 a.m. and go to her again. She will be completely restocked.
Information in this section was contributed by LovinDaLeopard.

To get 5,000 Simoleons, buy the flower from Heidi Shadows. It only costs 800 Simoleons.
Information in this section was contributed by Brendalarr.

When you find Heidi Shadows, buy two rosebuds, then wait until she appears again. Buy more rosebuds. Keep doing this every time she appears to get a lot of Simoleons.
Information in this section was contributed by Bikier Duned.

Use the following trick to get 10,000 simoleons a week. Go to Heidi Shadowsand buy the rosebud. Keep Heidi in your view until 12:00 a.m. then talk to her again. She will have restocked. Then, buy the last rosebud of the week.
Information in this section was contributed by no1genus.

Hint: Getting inside Earl's ghost's house:
To get inside Earl's ghost's house, you will have to pick the lock ten to twenty times. Sometimes when you go into the sewer, the screen will move to a selected location. Go there and take the chairs. They sell for 1,000 Simoleons.
Information in this section was contributed by Brendalarr.

Alternately, get your mechanical skill points to about four and pick the lock once to open it.
Information in this section was contributed by nuts.

To get to the Haunted Shack where you will find Earl the ghost, you must take the sewers, which you will unlock. To find the correct ladder in the sewers, you must go all the way to the southwest corner. The correct ladder is there. You must have four points of logic to talk to Earl the ghost, only at night. To unlock the gate to the shack, you must pick the lock from ten to twenty times. The riddles that you have to solve that Earl will give you are for a Crystal Ball Table, a Suit of Armor, a Venus Fly Trap, and something else. Be careful -- if you get one wrong, Earl will knock you out and you will end up in the hospital and must start the questions all over.
Information in this section was contributed by Jemnsync.

Hint: Answers to Earl's ghost's questions:
If you answer all of the following questions correctly, you will get all the furniture in his secret place (outside). The items are a crystal-ball table, a suit of armor, an Venus fly trap, and another item. Note: The crystal-ball table will increase your fun and sleep level. The ghost lives outside town in the mansion east of town. The only way to get there is to go through the secret passageway (the sewers).
Information in this section was contributed by nuts.

1. How many sides dose a circle have? A. 2.
2. An apple, grape, banana, pear which do not belong? A. Banana.
3. How many letters are in the alphabet? A. 11.
4. BCDEKIOX which letter completes the pattern? A. H.
5. If you fill me I can point the way. If not full I do not move. I have two skins, one out and one in. What am I? A. A glove.

Hint: Mover Madness prices:
From level 1 to 5, the price taken from your salary goes up by 10 Simoleons.
Information in this section was contributed by Brendalarr.

Level 1: 10 Simoleons
Level 2: 20 Simoleons
Level 3: 30 Simoleons
Level 4: 40 Simoleons
Level 5: 50 Simoleons

Hint: Easy money:
To get more Simoleons, become a level 5 Master Mower. You will get 10 Simoleons per shrub, which equals 600 Simoleons and higher. Note: Running over chickens will not lower your money, but the flowers will take a lot more money than usual.
Information in this section was contributed by ChispaD20.

To make more money, get promoted to level five on the Smoothie Slider game. You can get more than 1,000 Simoleons each time.
Information in this section was contributed by Bulldog1992.

Spend lots of days at Uncle Hayseed's mowing the lawn, then use his house to get your needs up.
Information in this section was contributed by DavidPzippy.

You can receive at least 1,000 Simoleons when on level five on the game jam session.
Information in this section was contributed by MOSSESETC.

At 5:00 a.m, you can go down into the sewers after they have been unlocked. The screen will pause and zoom down into a special zone in the middle of the sewers. There will be a black button. When the screen zooms back to your character, walk down to the button. It will take you into a lower level of the sewer. You will see two chairs there. The emblems emblazoned on them are your horoscope sign, selected at the start of the game when you created your character. You can pick up the chairs and sell them if desired, for 1,000 Simoleons each.
Information in this section was contributed by panic.with.batman.

Use this trick to get 20,000 Simoleons and two of each of the stat points a week. On Monday, find Heidi Shadows south of Imperial Estates. Buy everything from her and wait until after one o'clock. Then, buy from her again. You will now have 10,000 Simoleons. Then, wait until Friday and find her in the north corner of the park. Buy everything from her again and wait until four o'clock. Then, buy the rest of her items and you will now have 20,000 Simoleons.
Information in this section was contributed by Cole Reeb.

Hint: Cheaper food:
To get cheaper food when using the Dialectic Range And Stove, wait until 11 p.m. The "Make late night snack" option will appear. It will cost you 20 Simoleons instead of 40.
Information in this section was contributed by MOSSESETC.

Buy the PyroInferno Atom Burner Oven. Wait until 8:00 p.m. to eat and it will cost 10 instead of 20 Simoleons.
Information in this section was contributed by Quinn Moore.

Hint: Areas to increase your skills:
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Library: All
Gym: Charisma, Body
Farm: Mechanical up to 2
Jail: Body
Turing Labyrinth: Creativity
Heidi Shadows: All

Hint: Using the library:
When advancing skills in the library, the process will not get disrupted when either one of your bars are depleted, unlike the gym. The painting easel will also not disrupt the process. Thus, you can leave your character to advance the skill until you hear the familiar guitar sound. However, if you overdo it, your character might pass out from not eating.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Library vs. gym:
The gym will reduce your stamina bar and hygiene bar but the library will only reduce the comfort bar, and also much slower.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Selling paintings:
Go to the lover's spot in the painting mission and buy a canvas and paint a masterpiece. After you go to the lover's spotm you will never be able to sell paintings for money again.
Information in this section was contributed by nuts.

Hint: Flyers:
The flyers can be found in the Knick Nack shop. Give them to ten people to complete that objective.
Information in this section was contributed by Cheats king.

Hint: Guitar:
To get the Guitar, go to the back of the department store (not the main one) at 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Look in his van after talking to him. To get the place to jam, talk to Uncle Hayseed when he is at level 50 with you.
Information in this section was contributed by nuts.

Hint: Ghostly Gift:
Go to the Waterfront Villa. The man hole there leads to the sewers. In there you should see the Ghostly Gift (or urn). Pick it up for the "Goal Completed" message.
Information in this section was contributed by nuts.

Hint: Fishin' For Profit book:
To get the Fishin' For Profit book go to Nikki Nack's store (open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). After you buy it, find O'Phil Mclean. Give it to him and he will give you a job. Note: You must get the goals from him first. To do this, talk to Salty. Later in the game, you will be offered by Nikki Nack to buy the Waterfront Villa for 3,000 Simoleons.
Information in this section was contributed by Asaints8.

Hint: Fishing mini-game:
If you hook a fish, press A + Up rapidly. You will not ever lose a fish.

Hint: House party:
After you have completed everything on level 5 except for moving, you can keep checking in at Niki Knacks store for flyers. If you buy them and give one to every one in the town they will come to your house at 8:30 p.m. for a party. Note: Everyone that is over 50 with you will be the only ones who are going to arrive. After you throw the party, and have done it correctly, you might unlock Paradise Island. If that dose not, work try it again. Also, if you give out flyers the party will be on the next day.
Information in this section was contributed by Heather Smith.

Hint: Nuclear Fuel Rod:
On gloomy days when its cloudy and dark-looking, there will be a Nuclear Fuel Rod by the hospital. You can cash it in for Simoleans.
Information in this section was contributed by ThE CuTeSt OnE oF tHeM aLl.

Hint: Pizza mini-game:
In the pizza min-game, you can move the plate that you launch pizza on from side to side by pressing Right or Left, however do not move it too fast. You will drop the pizza and lose your ingredients.
Information in this section was contributed by Makinbacon0125.

Hint: Placing wall objects behind floor objects:
Use the following trick to place wall objects which you will never interact with behind floor objects. Like the fire alarm and the burglar alarm, put the alarm against the wall first, then put the floor object (stoves etc.) on the same spot. Otherwise you cannot place them together.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Burglar:
Every time you get burgled, think of Giuseppi. Also, after he is arrested, you will not get burgled anymore.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Trap hired help:
When you call a repair man or a maid, block them as they walk in. Your things will be taken care of.
Information in this section was contributed by kimikimkim_kk.

Hint: Aluminum cans:
In the entire game you will need 35 aluminum cans. Do not sell them until you finish those quests. Besides, they are the lowest valued of the five sellable items.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Most likely every day, you can find two cans on the grass patch in front of the Waterfont villa.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Paradise Island:
You must go to Paradise Island to receive four items at the store which you cannot get anywhere else: Denizen Cane Double Bed, Denizen Cane Bamboo Chair, Denizen Cane Bamboo Recliner, and Giant Tiki Head. You cannot get them at the General Store or Cheatum And Howe's Retail. You can get to Paradise Island by linking two Game Boy Advances with The Sims: Bustin' Out.
Information in this section was contributed by MOSSESETC.

Hint: The Hills:
The hills in mission 5 can be found at that blocked off area next to the "Country Cafe''.

Hint: Sand castles:
You can build a sand castle by the Dockside Dinner in the sand, next to the boat.
Information in this section was contributed by Makinbacon0125.

Hint: Items to buy:
In the entire game, you do not need to buy a lot of items. The set of items which should be kept (in order) is:

Phone (free from the start)
Toilet (free from the start)
Savvy Shower (buy it; part of quest)
Stove (buy it)
Fire alarm (buy it)
Burglar alarm (buy it)
Aquarius/Capricorn/etc./etc. Recliner (free from the sewers secret area)
Crystal Ball (free from Earl Euphram's prize)

The rest of the items you receive, once you find a good replacement (such as the Crystal Ball for the bed). You can sell the rest off. Note: You have to increase your skills at the library, etc.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Friends:
You will need 13 friends in the entire game (above 50). Note: In Chapter 5 you must get relationships with O Phil and Misty Waters to -50' do not waste your efforts on them (after you get Bait Slinger).
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Raise stats:
If your Sim has a roomate of the opposite gender, and their roommate sits on a couch with room for two people, have your Sim sit on the couch next to their roommate. This will raise your Energy, Social, Comfort and Fun bars all at the same time.
Information in this section was contributed by devilslilhelper.

Hint: Free items:
Link two Game Boy Advances together and go to the library in both games. Go to the computer to link them together. At the computer, there will be an auction-like setting, but with only the players. To give free items have one player choose an item, then lower the price to 0 by pressing Down. The player who gave the item away should then exit out of the auction and turn off their Game Boy Advance without saving. When it is turned back on, you will have all the items you traded away, and the person you traded them to will also have them.
Information in this section was contributed by Tablet1118.

Hint: Alternate item color:
Stand in front of furniture or another item that you own, then press R.

Hint: Fishing tips:

Lure A: Blue fish
Lure B: Green fish
Lure C: Black fish

Generally in size, you will see that from biggest to smallest, the fishes are in Blue, Green and Black. When you get promoted you will start seeing bigger fishes of different types. Mix and match your own fishing style, but when you see unusually big black fish or unusually big green fish, go for them. Otherwise, take the big blue fish. Even a black fish that is the size of a usual sized green fish can be a shark. To get the big fishes (swordfish and shark) in easily, keep tapping A and Down.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Hint: Recover from robbery:
When you walk into your house and find out that you have been robbed, if you did not do much since the last time you saved the game, quit the game. You will regain the item that was stolen.

Hint: Finding a place to jam:
To find a place to jam in "Rock Star!", talk to Uncle Hayseed.
Information in this section was contributed by Chicodico07.

Hint: Fly trap plant:
If you buy a fly trap plant and water it frequently, it will soon eat your Sim.
Information in this section was contributed by Kathleen Brennan.

Glitch: Fire:
This happens when you have a fire alarm installed and your stove catches fire. Then, the fire will show up at your door entrance for a brief moment.
Information in this section was contributed by Nathaniel Lam.

Glitch: Daddy Bigbucks dialogue:
When Daddy Bigbucks says that he is at Paradise Island, he says "Hey I'll tanning on Paradise Island for [quite] a while" instead of saying "Hey I'll be tanning on Paradise Island for [quite] a while".
Information in this section was contributed by Joshua Jackson.

Glitch: Lottie Cash dialogue:
Sometimes when you call Lottie Cash early in the morning she will say she is tanning on Paradise Island.
Information in this section was contributed by Makinbacon0125.

Glitch: Occupant on every floor:
If you get someone to move in with you, they will be on every floor of the house.
Information in this section was contributed by Makinbacon0125.

Glitch: Closing times:
When you go inside any building and stay in it until after closing time, you can remain there as long as desired.
Information in this section was contributed by Makinbacon0125.

Glitch: Floating item:
Place something on a tabletop and remove the table. The first item will float. For example, put a lamp on a table then take out the table; the lamp will float. This works most of the time.