Where to Find Walk Through, Cheats and Download Help for The Sims

So you've broken down and brought "The Sims", the best selling PC game of all time. You brought them home and chances are you didn't even play with the Newbie Sims. You've created you own Sims and brought them a plot of land and... NOW WHAT ?!?

Confusion reigns and you can't quite figure out how this game works. Take a deep breath, close the game (Yes, I know it takes forever to start again, trust me on this.) Head onto the internet for help and cheats, it will save you hours of frustration.

First head over to Maxis's own site TheSims.com. You are going to want to download a number of items to make your life and your Sims life easier. Click on the “Get cool stuff” link and download "The Sims File Cop", you will notice a variety of other downloads like "Make-a-Date and "Hot Date Object Organizer". Download whatever looks interesting and goes with what expansion sets you bought with your Sims. Check out the "Exchanges", this is where Maxis let's you trade, or download hot dates and lots other people have made. Chances are good you will return here often. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of info here about how to actually PLAY the game, for info and cheats you need to go elsewhere.

A good place to start is About.com. This site has lots of information on many computer simulation games, and has very good answers to all those annoying questions that come up about your Sims, such as : How do I get my Sim a pet dragon? They also have lists of links to other sites where you can get more cheats and download historical Sims. I found myself visiting this site often just after getting the game in search of clues.

Thesimsresource.com is another nice site. Unfortunately you have to register to use most of the site. Registration is free, but the free registration doesn't unlock all of the sites features.