Game guide: Quicker studying
The Sims 3
In The Sims 3, your Sims can learn skills from reading books. However, this can take a long time. To maximize the chances of learning skills quicker, read on:
Without being a vampire
- Go to the local library.
- A positive moodlet should appear, relating to Power Study.
Mood Effect
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Power StudyNo Mood Effect-LibraryThat quiet library atmosphere makes reading, studying, and working so much more efficient!This moodlet gives Sims a big boost to the speed of many tasks, including: Reading, studying, the Work From Home interaction, and skilling up from skill books.
Lifetime Reward
- Collect 15,000 Lifetime happiness points, and buy the "Fast Learner" award.
- Have your Sims browse through the bookshelves to find what you want to study.
- Read the book and you will learn the skill quicker than normal. (Note: Usually twice as fast as normal)
- Wait until night comes and the Vampiric Vigor moodlet appears.
- Once you have received this moodlet, choose the book or start practicing the skill you want to improve.
- Once you have started to practice the skill, animated bats should randomly fly to the side of the skill gain bar.
- For maximum studying, go to the library at night while being a vampire. This will give you both the Power Study and the Vampiric Vigor moodlet.
- Genius and Bookworm speedup learning a skill via books in the library.
- Genius and Computer Whiz speedup learning logic skill via computer in the library.