Today’s the Day! Lucky Palms is now available at The Sims 3 Store!  We’re incredibly proud and excited to offer you our brand new world!


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Special Offer: For a limited time you can receive three (3) exclusive Lucky Palms cacti in a special SimPoint bundle. You can’t receive these cacti ANYWHERE ELSE so be sure to take advantage soon before time runs out!

World Edition Details:

• Lucky Palms Standard Edition: Includes the new Lucky Palms world and the Wishing Well premium item
• Lucky Palms Gold Edition: Includes the new Lucky Palms world, Wishing Well premium item, Lucky Simoleon Casino, Slot Machine premium item, & BlackJack Table premium item

The post you have all been waiting for. More on the wishing well! One of our favorite premium items, the wishing well is a highlight of Lucky Palms! Want to find out more about what it does? Read on!


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The wishing well is at the heart of Lucky Palms history!

Armed with an ancient treasure map, three brothers made their way across the desert and found the fabled well of wishes! The first brother wished for wealth and he was showered with gold. The second brother wished for power and when he returned home he was appointed the mayor of his town. The third brother wished for love, met the girl of his dreams, started a family, and founded a town near the well that survives to this day.

• Wish for Love, Wealth, Power, Happiness, or even a Child!
• Make sure to dip your fishing hook in the Well – you’ll catch some amazing fish regardless of your Fishing Skill level!
• If you have the Tree of Prosperity on your lot, pixies and fireflies in the Well become very active in the evening!
• If you have The Sims 3 Pets installed, the Child you wish for may not be what you expect.
• If you’ve got sticky fingers, you can steal coins from the Well. You may get wet, or you may get lucky.
• Slot Machine Includes additional functionality when the Wishing Well is installed in your game: Use a Lucky Coin that you steal from the Wishing Well to play for Lucky Coin stakes (equivalent to §1500 Buy-In) to increase your odds of hitting a big jackpot!

There is nothing more awkward than having a roommate that you didn’t ask for and don’t really want around and there are several families in Lucky Palms who know that all too well.

Roomies


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Ezekiel inherited his father's home back when there was still a lake in the lake bed. Unfortunately for him, when the water vanished the real estate's value did too. Unable to sell and too poor to leave he found a paying roommate in military cadet Pansy Northrop. Can this unlikely twosome cohabitate in peace, or will their differing personalities lead to conflict?

Three is a Crowd

Young lovers Vivienne and Oscar relocated after Viv was offered her dream job at the local science lab. Oscar's best friend Clark tagged along, but, unable to find work, ended up crashing permanently on their couch. Can this young romance survive their unexpected house guest?

Claremont Family

• India Inspirations Bedroom Set
• Kingdom of Cambodia Bedroom Set
• Imperial Bedroom Zen
• Gothique Sleeping Room

Plants! New plants as far as the eye can see!  Lucky Palms has a ton of new plants to make your Sims’ lives a bit more…green.

Check out all of the new plants in Lucky Palms!

• Still not yucky, but not as nice as the one with blossoms.

• It’s beautiful, not at all yucky.

• A prickly cactus is a fine thing, and it is made even finer by the addition of beautiful flowers. While you may be tempted to pick the flowers please refrain. The cactus comes with a built in defense.

• The cactus is a curious creature. It is covered in needles which scream, “Stay away from me!” But it is also covered in lovely orange flowers which whisper, “Come closer…” Whatever you choose, be sure.

• The cactus is truly the queen of the desert! And this cactus wears her crown of yellow flowers. All hail the queen! Keep your distance, because she has quite a temper.

• Beware of the prickly prickers so you keep from sticking your finger while interacting with this fine cactus. Bandages not included.

• Once there was a young man named Joshua who left home and never returned. His mother wept furiously and a sapling sprung from the earth where her tears fell. The family named the tree for the young man, and even today it bears his name.

• Not to be confused with the annoying mosquito, the mesquite tree is not only silent, but it's tasty on potato chips.

• Voted #1 palm tree in the desert six years in a row, the Desert Palm Tree is a must for every desert locale.

• The palm tree favored by royalty everywhere.

• Frontier Finds Kitchen and Dining
• Faire Folk Slumber
• Sweet Escape Nursery
• Frontier Finds

Who will be Top Chef of Lucky Palms? In this calm town lies a fued!  Romon Tanner has been the best chef in Lucky Palms as long as the town can remember. Now a young upstart has moved to town with a fancy degree and even fancier lifestyle. Who will reign supreme?

Meet Lennon Sosa

A top student from the prestigious Fromage Grille cooking school Lennon has a big appetite and even bigger dreams! Known for his lavish parties, robust garden, and scrumptious cuisine he quickly became a town.

Meet The Tanner Family!

Four generations of cooking excellence define the Tanner family name, but now an upstart with a fancy pedigree has come to challenge the Tanners as the best chefs in town. Will Ethan's home grown culinary skills triumph over the formal training of his nemesis?

Want to get your kitchen ready to compete? Check out some of these Kitchen sets on sale until June 28th!

• Ultra Lounge Kitchen
• Steampunk Kitchen
• Futureshock Kitchen
• Edwardian Kitchen
• Provence

The live chat focused on some of the amazing locations in Lucky Palms including some of SimGuruSarah’s favorites! Let’s explore them, shall we?

Here’s a flat view of the cactus pond in the botanical garden. It’s overlooked by the newly recolored City Hall!  It’s a great place to view all of the new and amazing plants with Lucky Palms AND it’s a public garden where you can pick produce.

Like the Perigee in Lunar Lakes, the Bistro is the focal point of Lucky Palm. This rabbit hole is a chic restaurant for your Sims. They’ll eat on the inside and if you have outdoor cooking items, you can even eat outdoors!

To help you get in the spirit of the outdoors, we’ve put these outdoor sets on sale!  Pick them up before the world launches on June 28th!

• Faire Folk Outdoors
• Bah Haus
• Sun, Surf, & Sand (sleep)
• Old Town
• The Complete Castle by Castle Kits, Inc.

• Lot Names from Generations will no longer show debug text when you uninstall Generations.

• Fixed an issue where fires created by Unicorns reignite repeatedly after being extinguished.

• Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features.

Before installing an Update for The Sims 3, an Expansion Pack, or a Stuff Pack, it is a good idea to run through the following checklist to ensure your game continues to work smoothly.
If you have any questions about the below steps, please visit the Technical Support forum on the official Sims 3 community found at this URL: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/forums/show/10.page

Step 1: Disable Custom Content
Custom Content is all Sims content that did not come from an official The Sims 3 Update, The Sims 3 Store, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack. Custom Content is created by 3rd Party Developers that are not regulated by Electronic Arts or The Sims 3 Development Team and may not work with new updates. Custom Content may cause the game to behave unexpectedly or not function entirely.
To disable your custom content, undo whatever you did to install this content to get your game back into an unmodified state. If you placed it in a Sims 3 directory folder, move it to a new folder that is outside your Sims 3 file directory. Your Sims 3 file directory can be found using the paths listed below:
Windows File Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3
Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/
Once you have installed the official update you may re-enable your custom content. If you experience problems, disable it again until the 3rd party developer updates their content to work with the official Update, Expansion Pack, or Stuff Pack.

Step 2: Back Up your Save Files
It’s always a good precaution to back up your save files before installing an Expansion Pack, Update, or Stuff Pack. To do this, copy the “.sims3” folders found in the Saves folder onto your desktop or another file directory.
Your Sims 3 Saves folder can be found using the paths listed below:
Windows File Directory: \My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves
Mac File Directory: User/Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims/Saves
After the Update is installed, run the game to verify your saves still function correctly.

Step 3: Let the Update Complete Entirely
Updates can sometimes be rather large and may take a while to download and install completely. Cancelling the update before it has completed may cause unexpected problems, so it is always best to let it finish entirely. Do not close the Launcher until you have confirmed the update is completely installed, as this will cancel the update.