Interesting Addon, unfortunately with some minor flaws.

One of the addons that I have also been a great pleasure to Sims 3 base game, although there are also some bugs have emerged, which made a change in thinking required. On my "old PC -almost for 10 years in use", the games run smoothly. Only the memory I had to build up something else I had scarcely more difficulty that we could not fix.

1.) The launcher is no longer invited the game after it ran a few times without any problems. This shortcoming can be remedied, however, by starting directly from the game path the game (game-bin-start)

What this annoyed me a lot more, though, was that he always wanted to play that reinstall if I lodged the DVD-Rom too early, so I went over to now, only when the program started, the DVD burner tray close. Since then, no problem, as long as you save regularly.

2.) No longer the cameras work and the game locks up once the Sim wants to take a picture. Cancel the command also does not help. The only passable solution for me, remove the camera from the inventory, quit game and save. Then the memory state is at least secured, otherwise you can not go on with the current game.

3.) Although I generally the vampires have made since "Night Life" a lot of fun, there's one thing that this powerfully gets on my nerves.

The vampire children learn the skills too fast. Within 5-10 minutes you have maximized the most skills. Particularly annoying it is when you're trying to discover every 10 potions in a chemical laboratory, and achieved your vampire child (teenager) within minutes the stage 10. The only ability, when it is more difficult, is charisma, as it has since additional conditions attached to it (friends / relationships).

Therefore, the only solution to this dilemma is adoption.

4.) For me personally, the biggest mistake compared to Sims 1 and The Sims 2 is the fact that the families end up in a different neighborhood. It just sucks when you have to let off children from adults only option, and not being able to play with them, or to select a new active household, so that you can remain in the same neighborhood.

5.) The Tageselternkarrie is very amusing, but why are there only 5 stages of their careers? Any other career path, to an adult can engage in full-time, has 10. Okay, of course, the job is different staggered, in the last stage you have 4 young children, 1 and 1 teenage schoolchild care that may already be quite hectic. A small advantage there as well but also. The whole family can be switched on for the care and car obtained yet as a reward.

6.) The free vacation is not recommended because in life wish "solve 35 cases", these are set to 0, if you are driving on vacation. The current case is deleted and also all desires that harbored the Sim at this time. Although one can refuse to leave, but the call is repeated at regular intervals. Unfortunately, you can not disable, otherwise I would do it immediately!

7.) The boarding correspond hardly my taste, because you can not control the child and sporadically receive calls what the child has learned. In addition, a teenager loses his job and his extracurricular activities if he is registered in the boarding school.

Nevertheless, the game is, if you prefer family life and is interested in new skills and careers. Give it a try.

Enjoy playing ;-)