Therefore, one apartment building can hold up to 36 player-controlled Sims. Roommates will count as pets, so there can actually be 9 Sims in a household. Individual apartment households can consist of 8 Sims or 6 pets, with no more than 10 household members total. This means, once all four slots have been rented by four playable households, the other units will be occupied by a social group townie. This mechanism works the same in apartment buildings, except the playable occupants now have neighbors who actually live next door and can be visited.Īn apartment building cannot be occupied by more than four different households, no matter how many apartment units are available. This is similar to the traditional residential lots, where each lot has a different world, and all the playable members grow older while other families outside the lot will not change save for any relationship changes with the playable Sims. Each household has separate seasonal conditions, so one household can be in heavy snow, while another might be in the middle of summer. Pointing at the apartment building will only show which households are living there, and if Seasons is installed, the season of each household. If there's a playable household living there, clicking it will show the family information. The players can see the price range of an apartment building by clicking on it in the neighborhood view. Premade apartments can be found in the Lots and Houses bin under the specialty lots tab. Apartment buildings can be placed in the base neighborhood, downtowns, and business districts, but cannot be placed or made in colleges or vacation destinations. If it is dim, then it has not been occupied, or all playable households living there are saved on a vacation or an owned community lot. If the icon glows bright, it means it has been occupied by at least one household. In the neighborhood view, an apartment building can be recognized by the building icon that appears above the lot.