The Urbz: Sims in the City

The Urbz: Sims in the City Tips & Tricks

• Club Zizzle Password

  The Club Zizzle password is bucket.

• Major Money

  Get the cheat knome, then when you have that, you have to type in the power social cheat as many times as you want then go to the first cash register you see and sell all of your power socials and you'll have enough money to buy everything in the game.

• Heidi Shadows Items

  the recipe for strawberry tiramisu.

• Placing objects

  You can buy and place objects in any of the districts. Just buy it or put it in your inventory then place it in any district. REMEMBER: If you place too many objects the chance of a fire increases.

• Luxury area

  To have a room that is basically a luxury area, transfer the sinks, bathroom, food machine, etc., all to the place where your job is located. You will not have to move much, only to interact with Sims and go to your home. REMEMBER: If you put things too close to each other, you will not be able to use them.

• Hidden Power Socials

  Look in the dumpster in Blankwood Towers. You will find a Blast I Kiss in it, but look twice. Spend some time in every dumpster. You will be rewarded for "DumpsterDiving". All over the city there are Power Socials. Instead of going into the clubs and getting them off Darius, you can keep looking in every bin in every part of town.

• Easy rep

  Go to Skyline Beach and get past the bouncer at midnight. You might need the style and some, but it will be worth it. Someone will give you a Power Social. Start to use it on everybody. Keep in a good mood and keep using it. You will become the player on Skyline Beach. Socials that are green are more likely to succeed; however red socials can reap larger rewards, just at a higher risk to your current reputation.

• Easy food

  If your Sim is hungry and low on money, instead of paying a machine, try kicking it. This may take a few attempts, but food will come out for your Sim to eat for free.

• Getting easy money

  Enable the "Cheat gnome" code, then the "Power Socials" code as many times as desired. Sell the Power Social items obtained. You can repeat this as much as desired.

• Hidden Power Social

  Look in the dumpster in Blankwood Towers. You will find a Blast I Kiss in it, but look twice.

• Better mood

  You can get your mood up all the way by creating another character and making sure that the Sim in the bad mood is in the apartment. Play with the new character for awhile, then go back to the main character. He or she will be in a very good mood.

• Face on signs and shirt

  When you become a superstar (level 35) at Skyline Beach, all the signs around you will have your face on them. You can also have your face on a custom-made shirt.

• Secret bonus closet

  When you move to the Blankwood Towers apartment, there is a secret closet. You cannot put it in your inventory, so it cannot go in other apartments. Its secret clothing depends on your Urbz's gender. Males will get Darius' tracksuit, with glasses, shoes and hat. Females will get Roxanna Moxie's costume, including hat and leggings. Roxanna Moxie is a character from the GBA and Nintendo DS version of the game. Both secret sets of clothing are neutral for all districts.

• Heidi Shadows Locations

  10am-11am: Moon base Zeta

• Better mood

  You can get your mood up all the way by creating another character and making sure that the Sim in the bad mood is in the apartment. Play with the new character for awhile, then go back to the main character. He or she will be in a very good mood.

• Easy food

  If your Sim is hungry and low on money, instead of paying a machine, try kicking it. This may take a few attempts, but food will come out for your Sim to eat for free.

• Placing objects

  You can buy and place objects in any of the districts. Just buy it or put it in your inventory then place it in any district. REMEMBER: If you place too many objects the chance of a fire increases.

• Luxury area

  To have a room that is basically a luxury area, transfer the sinks, bathroom, food machine, etc., all to the place where your job is located. You will not have to move much, only to interact with Sims and go to your home. REMEMBER: If you put things too close to each other, you will not be able to use them.

• Getting easy money

  Enable the "Cheat gnome" code, then the "Power Socials" code as many times as desired. Sell the Power Social items obtained. You can repeat this as much as desired.

• Saving money

  The way to save money when you buy wallpaper and floor tiles, is by just going to a public place and then when you get there u press X and then you go to INVENTORY then go to the HAMMER THE WRENCH symbol and when u get there, u press X and you will see a pole with 4 things on it, you don't use that u press Y this time twice though and there will be a square on the floor and that's what you us to get your floor tiles, and to get your wallpaper you got to the paint bucket by pressing Y twice and u will see it, it is pretty hard getting it lined up and u cant do this in those midnight party's just the regular places.

• Moon Base Zeta

  To get this connect the Urbz to any other Sims gba game (bustin out, sims 2....) and it will be unlocked. You access it through the telephone box outside. Just choose "phone home!"

• Extra skin/hair tones at beginning of game

  If you have the Bod-Mod Booth from completing the Artsies' mission, change your character's skin/hair tones, then quit the game. Without turning off your GBA, go directly to the Create-an-Urb screen and the urb you just changed will be portrayed along with the skin/hair tones you chose. This allows you to have the extra skin/hair tones from the very beginning! (Ex: Green skin with blue hair.) Be aware, you can change genders and/or hair STYLES, but if you change the skintone or the hairtone you will have to start over if you want that extra special urb.

• More time in Comic Explosion mini game

  To earn more time in the Comic Explosion mini game, when the time is up and there is a flower grab the the flower when the time is up if you do this right you should have 23H 59M on then timer.

• Unlock MoonBase Without Another Copy of the Game

  Take two gameboyadvances and use a link cable to connect them. In one gameboy, put Urbz. In the other, put in the Sims Bustin out. Turn on both games and go to the multiplayer screen located in each game. Once it says it is unlocked on the screen, turn off the game and turn it back on and it should be ready to use.

• Change the color of your items

  Whenever you approach an item and an arrow appears on it, press R and it will change color! Doen't work with some items though.

• Get Millions of Dollars

  When Cannonball Coleman says to keep watch and you get a gold fiddle, save it inside the hang out and then save it and turn off your gameboy. Turn it back on and load your game and keep on doing that and when your pocket is full sell them all for $800 each.

• Guest Money

  When you invite a friend over they will give you a present for a good house. When they give it to you, sell it for some cash.

• Losing Your Pet

  Sometimes your pet likes to run around and it sometimes goes to dark parts of the house that are supposed to be outside. All you have to do is buy a new house. Then your cat will be in be in the moving box.

• Projection booth (door behind the snack counter of the cinema in Glasstown)

  100% relationship with Theresa Bullhorn.

• Reality show

  When doing the reality show on mission 5, get you motives up (Sleep, Food, Bathroom, Shower, Fun, Comfort) so that you can survive the eight hours. Pick up all questions before taking them to Pritchard.

• Carnivale mission

  On mission 4, "Carnivale, the Dancing Natria in found on the small island in front of The "Twins' Bayou Shack" on the map.

• The Bigbucks Players mission

  On mission 4, The Bigbucks Players, you need five things for decorations. Do not put anything on the stage you want to keep; you do not get them back. Use the things that people give you as housewarming gifts for no money loss.

• Land Ho! Secret mission

  To find helpers talk to the monkeys and get the relationship past 50. They like to play, rubdown and scratch. Then talk to Futo Maki.

• Mission For The Mann: Saving time

  When you do "Mission for the Mann", do not go to the bulletin board. Simply search the shrubbery near the museum.

• Rep missions

  You need to have 100% relationships with the following people to get rep missions unlocked. REMEMBER: Make sure to collect piles of trash while they are still around. This is one of the requirements in the Artsies missions. They will disappear after awhile; act fast and do not recycle them until after unlocking the Artsies missions.

• Recipes

  In order for a recipe to work, mix the ingredients in a Mixmaster or Mixmaster Deluxe. Then, bake the resulting mix in an oven. You need cooking skill points though, or it will be inedible.

• Apple Cocoa Cake Mix

  1 Apple, 1 Chocolate, 1 Nuts

• Richie's Trophy

  If you go to The Sims Mega Mall and go to the second floor, between the last computers there will be an arrow. Press A and you will find Richie's Trophy.

• Where to Meet Hedi Shadows

  1am- 2am- Use the time machine to travel to November 29th 1984 (Once you have mastered the game). 2am-3am- Go to the carnival and she will be under the tree in the corner. 4am-5am- Travel to paradise Island. 6am-7am- Secret tunnel between jail and dark tree. (Under the poster in the jail). 10am-11am-Moonbase Zeta.

• House Prices

  The Large Brownstone in Urbania- Price: $200 Rent:$195. The Small Brownstone in Urbania-Price: $150 Rent: $175 The First Mates Quarters in Sim Quarter- Price: $1,350 Rent: $435 The Townhouse in Sim Quarter- Price: $1,000 Rent: $475 The City Apartment in the Glittery Streets of Glasstown- Price: $3,500 Rent: $800. The Penthouse in the Glitterystreets of Glasstown- Price: $6,500 Rent: $999.

• Extra Xizzle Beads

  When you get a Xizzle Bead from any person when you get their relationship to 75%, do not talk to any person you got a Xizzle Bead from until their Relationship is below 40%. Then, make friends with them again and get the Relationship back up to 75%. They might give you another Xizzle Bead. This is useful in multi-player mode to get more Xizzles from a friend.

• Crystal at Club Xizzle

  If you fall asleep while Crystal is following you, she will get up and leave.

• Curing Boo

  The cure for vampirism is the Chocolate Decadence recipe (2 Chocolate + 1 Flour). Feed this to Boo to cure him of being a vampire.

• Hole behind the poster in the jail

  100% relationship with Detective Dan De Mann.

• More time on the comedy minigame

  When you play this minigame, the crowd will throw roses when you are good. Collect the roses for more time.

• Slip of Paper

  Password for Club Xizzle and recipe for Strawberry Tiramisu

• Silver Tongue Smoothie

  Adds 1 Charisma Point

• Gourmet Smoothie

  Adds 1 Cooking point

• Clock Smoothie

  Adds 1 Mechanical point

• Buff Smoothie

  Adds 1 Body Point

• Mind Smoothie

  Adds 1 Logic point

• DaVinci Smoothie

  Adds 1 Creative point

• Getting to Splicer Island

  First, you need to uncover the details of Splicer Island by giving Monkey (the hobo in the park) some food. Next, you must the Simquarter open by completing mission set 2. Talk to Sharona Faster at the docks and she will tell you about a water taxi service that she has. Do what she says and a boat will appear. Go on it to get to Splicer Island.

• Change furniture color

  Stand next to a piece of furniture, then press R. REMEMBER: Not all pieces have alternate color.

• Free Services

  Call the service you need. Let them do their job BUT when they are almost finished leave the house! Come back in finish it up yourself and it will be free!

• What to buy for Crystal Out on the Town

  You can buy Crystal a jailhouse teddy or a bouguet of flowers. You can buy these items from the homeless ladie sitting in front of the pizza place in Urbania

• Maximillian Moore

  A doctor obsessed with good hygiene. He can be found inside the clinic in Urbania or on the streets of Urbania most of the time.

• Sue Pirnova

  She is your resident inventor who is really into research and discovering new things. She can be found on the streets of SimQuarter, Urbania and the University most of the time

• Richies

  The Richies are incredibly rich, and more often than not, arrogant. Some bask in the glitz and glamour of life, while others in this group remain spoilt and discontent. Be prepared for a huge hole in your wallet if you want to gain a lot of rep points for this group. To get into the Richies at the beginning of the game, choose "Bright Lights, Big Wallets" for the first question. The group is made up of

• Luthor L. Bigbucks (leader)

  Spoilt, unsatisfied son of Daddy Bigbucks. Very unapproving of his father's plans. He can be found outside the musuem in SimQuarter most of the time.

• Lily Gates

  Busy attorney of Daddy Bigbucks who loves making lots of money. She can be found in King's Tower level 1, 2 and the wharves at SimQuarter most of the time.

• Lottie Cash

  Spoilt and pretty much ignorant, she definitely knows how to enjoy life to the fullest by indulging in her riches. She can be found at the top-most street in Urbania most of the time.

• Misty Waters

  Ex-life guard, now a gym trainer who still misses her old job. She can be found at Waters' Gym in King's Tower most of the time.

• Streeties

  These people are mostly down-to-earth, frank and highly contented with their lives. They are pretty much average, and gather around Urbania the most. They are at odds with the Richies because of contrasting ways of living. Choose "King of Miniopolis" for the first question if you want to get into the Streeties at the beginning of the game. The group consists of

• Darius (leader)

  He is cool, strangely materialistic, loves the neighborhood a lot and simply chillin'. He can be found loitering Urbania and around the market most of the time.

• Crystal

  Trendy girl who seeks to have the hippest fashion sense and greatest fun around. She can be found walking around Urbania most of the time, and sometimes at the pizza bar and Megastore.

• Ewan Watahmee

  A worker in the garage, he loves his job and is passionate about cars. He can be found in the garage or around Urbania most of the time.

• Lincoln Broadsheet

  A passionate and inquisitive journalist who loves his job lot. He can be found in the newspaper center, or outside, almost all the time.

• Polly Nomial (leader)

  Bespectacled geek who spends her time burying herself in books and studying. She can be found at the University almost all the time.

• Nerdies

  People in this group belong to the "high-collar" workforce or are academically outstanding. They are very intellectual and refined, choosing to spend their time learning something new. Choose "Computer Daze" for the first question if you want to be in the Nerdies at the beginning of the game. The group consists of

• Nerdie Trophy

  When you unlock Glass Town go to the Carnival and go to the tree near the fence and tent at the far end of the car park there will be a arrow look there and you will find the Nerdie Trophy.

• Pecan Pie

  1 Flour,1 Nuts,1 Sugar. One of Gramma's Hattie's Recipes.

• Apple Pie Mix

  1 Flour, 1 Sugar, 1 Apple

• Apple Strudel Mix

  1 Apple, 1 Sugar, Nuts

• Birthday Cupcakes

  1 Flour, 1 Sugar, 1 Vanilla

• Biscotti Chocolate Mix

  1 Chocolate, 1 Flour, 1 Nuts

• Artsies

  Their members love the arts and are all very talented. Carnivals and the market are favorite hunts of theirs, and everyone has an artistic flair for performance arts. Choose "My Guitar Hero" to join the Artsies at the beginning of the game. The group is made up of

• Roxanna Moxie (leader)

  She loves performing at the carnival and the animals she work with, and also has eccentric tastes for things. She can be found at the carival and around the market most of the time.

• Coleman

  Loves music and travels around the city playing his saxophone. He can be found outside the University or around Urbania usually.

• Locksley

  A struggling actor who still enjoys relishing his glory days. Now a waiter, his first love is still acting. He can be found on the streets of SimQuarter most of the time.

• Bullhorn

  She loves watching movies and is very into films, having directed some. She can be found outside the cinema and at the market most of the time.

• Kris Thistle

  Very street-smart and unmaterialistic, she dreams of getting a better job. She can be found around King's Tower most of the time.

• Fudge Brownies

  2 Chocolate, 1 Nuts

• Giant Chocolate Bunny Mix

  3 Chocolate

• Glazed Fruit Salad

  1 Apple, 1 Lemon, 1 Strawberry

• Low-Carb Cake Mix

  2 Chocolate, 1 Sugar

• Strawberry Short Mix

  1 Flour, 1 Sugar, 1 Strawberry

• Strawberry Tiramatsu

  1 Strawberry, 1 Flour, 1 Vanilla

• Sugar Cookies Mix

  1 Sugar, 1 Flour, 1 Sugar

• Vanilla Swirl Tar Mix

  1 Chocolate, 1 Sugar, 1 Vanilla

• Storage areas

  The following places are unlocked by reaching the maximum relationship with the following people.

• Old broken down school bus near the thrift shop

  100% relationship with Giuseppi Mezzoalto.

• Lost cave in Sim quarter

  100% relationship with Ewan Watahmee.

• Chocolate Decadence

  2 Chocolate, 1 Flour

• Chocolate Cake Mix

  1 Chocolate, 1 Flour, 1 Sugar

• Caramel Apples Mix

  1 Apple, 1 Sugar, 1 Vanilla

• Rosebud Smoothie

  Adds 2,000 Simoleons

• Garbage can near the entrance to Club Xizzle in Glasstown

  100% relationship with Phoebe Twiddle.