Cinematic

In The Sims 2, a cinematic is a non-interactive mini-movie that occurs whenever a Sim does something that is a major change to their life and that will most likely show in the memories section. For example, if the cinematic option is enabled in game options, whenever a Sim becomes engaged, becomes married or joined, WooHoos with a Sim for the first time, or has a child, the cinematic will play and show the outcome of the event be it for the better (the Sim's proposal is accepted) or for the worse (the Sim is turned down for marriage). Player can turn off the cinematic feature in the Camera Option > Special Event Camera.
==Events that provide cinematics==
Image	Event 	Conditions 	Notes 	Pack
 	Birth of baby 	
* Female Sim must be pregnant and have reached end of pregnancy	 	
 	Birth of alien baby 	
* Male Sim must be pregnant from alien abduction and have reached end of pregnancy	 	
 	Birthday - Baby aging to Toddler 	
* Birthday Party must be in progress
* Sim must blow out candles on birthday cake
* Sim must grow up well	 	
 	Birthday - Toddler aging to Child 	
* Birthday Party must be in progress
* Sim must blow out candles on birthday cake
* Sim must grow up well	 	
 	Birthday - Child aging to Teen 	
* Birthday Party must be in progress
* Sim must blow out candles on birthday cake
* Sim must grow up well	Slightly different variations between male and female Sims 	
 	Birthday - Teen aging to Adult 	
* Birthday Party must be in progress
* Sim must blow out candles on birthday cake
* Sim must grow up well	Slightly different variations between male and female Sims 	
 	Birthday - Adult aging to Elder 	
* Birthday Party must be in progress
* Sim must blow out candles on birthday cake
* Sim must grow up well	 	
 	First Kiss 	
* Sim must not have any memories of kissing other Sims	Slightly different variations between Teens and older Sims 	
 	Moving in 	
* Must move into a new lot, not merge with another household	 	
 	Successful engagement proposal 	
* Sim must use the standing 'Propose' interaction. 'Surprise Proposal' while seated will not trigger a cinematic.	Slightly different variations between Male and Female Sims accepting the proposal 	
 	Rejected engagement prosposal 	
* Sim must use the standing 'Propose' interaction. 'Surprise Proposal' while seated will not trigger a cinematic.	 	
 	Wedding 	
* Must get married using a wedding arch
* Non-initiating Sim must have relationship higher than 80 (75 if they are Nice) towards the initiating Sim
* Non-initiating Sim must have mood higher than 50	 	
 	Left at the altar 	
* Must get married using a wedding arch
* Non-initiating Sim must have relationship lower than 80 (75 if they are Nice) towards the initiating Sim
* Non-initiating Sim must have mood lower than 50	 	
 	First WooHoo in bed 	
* Sim must not have had WooHoo in a bed before	 	
 	First WooHoo in hot tub 	
* Sim must not have had WooHoo in a hot tub before	 	
 	Caught Cheating 	Not used in-game.	It is possible to trigger an unfinished version of this cutscene through a debug interaction in an unpatched Apartment Life game.	
 	Alien abduction 	
* Must be using the Farstar e3 telescope, or the 'Summon Aliens' interaction on any telescope	 	
 	Returning from alien abduction 	
* Sim must be abducted by aliens 
* 3 hours must pass since abduction	 	
 	Entering college with parent(Teen aging to Young Adult)	
* Must move into a new lot, not merge with another household
* Sim must have one living parent (even if they are unlinked, such as Bella Goth)	Sim will age to Young adult during this cutscene. The game randomly determines between a streaker or cheerleader appearing. 	
 	Entering college alone(Teen aging to Young Adult) 	
* Must move into a new lot, not merge with another household
* Sim must not have any living parents	Sim will age to Young adult during this cutscene. The game randomly determines between a streaker or cheerleader appearing. 	
 	Graduation(Young Adult aging to Adult) 	
* Sim must graduate from college
* Graduation Party must be in progress	Sim will age to Adult during this cutscene 	
== Trivia ==
* Pausing right before a cutscene is played will completely lock up the game.
* The cinematic for a Sim arriving to college with a parent only checks whether that Sim's parents are alive or dead, and not whether their character file is linked or unlinked. As a result, if Mortimer Goth is deceased, Bella Goth will appear in the cutscene if Alexander Goth is sent to college, despite her disappearance from Pleasantview.
Category:Game mechanics
Category:The Sims 2