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The Get Famous expansion brings even more active careers to The Sims 4, and this time, it’s lights, camera, action in an acting career. Embrace your dramatic side as you star in commercials, television shows, and even blockbuster films. Follow your Sim through their rise to stardom and make sure they’re the best actor they can be on-set.
Since you'll control your Sims new career, it makes sense that you'll want to know everything you can about acting. This guide will help you follow the path from soap powder commercials to standing on stage at the Starlight Accolades award show to receive your very own accolade in a prestigious ceremony.
Updated on May 3, 2023 by Gabrielle Castania: Since you’re not bound to buy Sims 4 expansions in any set order, new players are moving to Del Sol Valley in the hopes of making it big day after day. We wanted to come back to our guide on The Sims 4 acting career and give it some polish to make sure you’re excelling in your acting career.
The Best Aspirations And Traits For Actors
In acting, preparation is key and in order to get the most out of your acting career, and there are some aspirations and traits that can help you along the way.
If you have a Sim heading for Del Sol Valley then the Master Actor aspiration will help guide you through the career, awarding aspiration points for common steps on the journey.
As you may expect, confidence is key in acting, so the Self-Assured trait will surely help you out. This is because Sims with this trait will gain random confidence moodlets that help them perform better during gigs.
Socializing with co-workers is another aspect of acting that can help you advance, and an Outgoing Sim will have more success with this.
While none of these traits are essential, we recommended staying away from the Loner trait, as this will actively hinder your career progress.
How To Choose The Right Talent Agency
To join The Sims 4 acting career, simply use the regular "find a job" interaction and then choose Acting from the top of the list.
Once this is done you'll be prompted to select a Talent Agency.. When you first join the career, there are two agencies to choose from, A.I. Staffing Agency and Everyday Extras Talent Agency.
As you progress through the career you'll unlock the G.R.A.N. Talent Agency and the Well Suited Talent Agency.
You can change agencies at any time using the option on your phone.
What Each Of The Sims 4 Talent Agencies Offers
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Agency |
Pros of Signing |
Cons |
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A.I. Staffing Agency |
Basic acting gigs |
No big roles available |
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Reminders when new gigs are added |
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Everyday Extras Talent Agency |
More TV roles |
The pay isn't very high |
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More commercial roles |
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G.R.A.N Talent Agency |
History and Musical roles available at lower levels |
Limited role selection |
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Send flowers when you perform well at work |
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Well Suited Talent Agency |
Higher pay per role |
Only for the most prestigious actors |
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Prime-Time, drama, and action roles |
How To Audition For Acting Roles
Before you set foot on a stage, you'll need to pass an audition.
When you open the "Choose a Gig" option by clicking the clipboard under the jobs tab, you'll see a list of current gigs. These will change each day and the number of opportunities will increase in line with your skills and fame.
Under each option, you'll see a recommended skill and level. Having this skill at the stated level or higher will greatly increase your chances of passing the audition.
Otherwise, you'll just have to get your Sim's needs met and their confidence up and give it your best shot.
Auditions are a rabbit hole event, and you'll get a notification regarding if your Sim has passed or failed.
If they passed the audition, the job will show up on the career tab for the next day. If not, you'll need to try again.
Once you've climbed the fame ladder, you can use the "Established Name" perk to skip the audition process, allowing you to take on paying work more frequently.
Once you've passed the audition, check the details of the gig in the career tab.
There will be a preparation task that can help increase your job performance if completed before the gig. These are often things like practicing scenes or increasing skills.
Later on, you may be asked to socialize with co-workers on-set by inviting them to your home.
The Best Ways To Progress At Work
As with other active careers, you can choose to send your Sim to work or accompany them.
To get the most out of each job, we recommend attending work with your Sim.
This will increase your performance and build your career faster.
The lot for the acting career will look different depending on the gig, but many of the tasks will remain similar.
The tasks you'll need to complete will appear at the top of the screen, just like other active careers and rated events. You'll need to guide your Sim around the lot to complete the tasks.
Most jobs require you to get into hair and makeup, as well as performing another task or two, before you approach the director.
Once you've told the director you're ready, your Sim will take to the stage, and it's time to perform.
Choose Between Risky And Safe Acting For Different Results
There will be people and props on stage for you to interact with, and you'll see a risky and safe version of each interaction.
Choosing the safe option will always succeed but rewards less job performance.
The risky interaction, meanwhile, has a chance to fail (which can hurt your job performance), but a successful risky interaction will boost job performance even more than a safe one.
The chance of failing a risky interaction is reduced by higher acting skill, a good mood, and completing the preparation tasks, both before the gig itself and during the first phase.
The tasks for each acting job are tied to the specific gig and each type of acting gig has a pool of tasks to pull from, meaning most but not all will be the same at each gig.
Tips And Tricks To Succeed In Acting
The acting career ranks are mostly the same in terms of benefits, with each one just unlocking new costumes and stages.
You'll get a simoleon bonus at each rank, as well as increased pay. As you progress in your career and Acting skill, the new agencies will open and different types of gigs will appear.
Your fame will also increase, as will your chance of winning an award.
In order to make the journey quicker, here are a few tips and tricks.
- Work on different skills, not just the Acting skill - Charisma is intensely beneficial to passing auditions and making good impressions at work. Also, there's no way to know skills will be recommended for later gigs, so be sure you're well-rounded.
- Choose an acting specialty. B specializing in one type of gig, you'll be able to build the specific skillset you need for that line of work and help you pass early auditions easier.
- Change agencies when necessary to be sure you're getting the best roles. Check out the table above to weigh the pros and cons of each agency to help you decide. But if you want to be on the Silver Screen, the beginner agencies won't help much there.
- Get psyched up before gigs for a confidence boost that can mean the difference between landing a role or not.
Overall, the Acting career is more varied than some of the other active careers. It involves participating in events you'd expect of an actor, as well as rising to fame.
So, keep your confidence up, take roles often, and reach for the stars!