Interactive loading screen

An interactive loading screen is a function in The Sims 3, added in Patch 63.
If the setting to enable interactive loading screens have been set to On, the game will display a circa 21:16 frame in the center, which will be based on an expansion pack, stuff pack, or Store world, challenging players to "Find the _________" in the picture, with the text filled by an object name, a Sim in a situation, a type of clothing, or a clothing accessory.
If the correct thing is clicked on, the cursor and bottom text rows will sparkle for a couple seconds, and somewhere between 8 and 35 lifetime happiness points for each correct click will be added to next household that is played with. During moments of heavy loading, it can take up to 10 seconds before a click is detected. The cursor does not change when merely hovering over the correct thing.
If a new save is started, no household is picked to play with, and the player then goes back to the main menu and opens another save (whether new or existing), the accumulated points will stack. The points will however not stack if the game is exited or crashes before reaching Live Mode on any savefile.
Category:The Sims 3
Category:Game mechanics