Gig

A gig is an event where sims perform one or more set tasks. This feature exists in The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims 3: Showtime though they work differently. This feature returns in The Sims 4 with the Freelancer career, The Sims 4: Get Famous specifically for the Actor career, and The Sims 4: Moschino Stuff with the fashion photography branch of the Freelancer career.
==The Sims 3: Late Night==
In The Sims 3: Late Night, a "gig" is an unofficial term that refers to band skill opportunities. Sims receive these skill opportunities when they form a band. When Sims receive this opportunity, they will be assigned to perform at a bar or lounge (but not at future lounges, clubs, or any other lot assignments) for 2 hours at certain hours. It is possible that the gig hours conflict with Sim's work hour if they have a job.
During the day of the gig, the band member can click on the gig venue. Once they arrive there, they can invite other band members from phone to gather up there. When all the band members have arrived, Sims can perform gig on the available band instrument. Sims can perform jazz and rock in addition to blues and jam when they perform a gig. During performance, Sims can perform "Do Sweet Move" interaction if their skill level is higher than 5 with the corresponding instrument. After performing for 2 hours, Sims can report back to the mixologist to receive their payment. Sims will get higher payment if the band members are members of the household or if they have The Next Big Thing lifetime reward.
Many players consider that receiving a gig is a rare occurrence. This is true because band opportunity is a skill opportunity, which means the chance to receive a gig is reduced if the Sim develops many other skills. Some band opportunities are also unique once the Sim has performed a certain amount of gigs, which means that it's impossible to receive some bar gigs when they're already too experienced. Lastly, a bug in The Sims 3: Into the Future causes Sims to receive skill opportunities much more rarely.Opportunity phone call fix from Mod The Sims fixes this issue.
In order to receive gigs outside Bridgeport, a lot needs to fulfill some requirements before the opportunity is available. Only bars and lounges are eligible for the opportunity. The lot also requires any combination of 4 of any band instrumentsThis includes Laser rhythm-a-con, despite its use in gig being deprecated before Into the Future's release. and a mixologist. There's a mod from Mod The Sims that allows the players to audition for gigs outside of bars and lounges, as long as the lot still has 4 band instruments and a role Sim.
If a pianist is playing at a lounge, the pianist can be clicked on to choose "Take a Break from Playing", making it possible to initiate and complete the gig.
===Tips===
*It is good if all members in a band are self-employed as band, which helps increase their career performance once their gig is finished. However, it is not mandatory to have any self-employed members to get gig opportunities.
*It is also good that if there are more band members in a household, as they will have more chance of getting phone calls to get more gigs and earn more money per gig.
*Completing Gig Master challenge does not have any effect despite its description saying it boosts earnings from performing a gig. Having The Next Big Thing lifetime reward does, however.
*Artists will stop a gig in progress if a band member or any spectators have a bladder failure, often causing the opportunity to be failed. The Steel Bladder lifetime reward may come in handy, while spectators may need to have the resetSim cheat used for them.
*Bands must have 4 members to complete a gig. If an existing member quits, gets kicked out, or dies, a new member must be asked to join.
*On top of band members sometimes having daytime (or nighttime) jobs, it may be hard to synchronize that they're all properly awake for the gig. Sleepy Sims can order a mixology drink marked with a yellow smiley before the gig, or perhaps drink a coffeemaker coffee cup for free.
*Occasionally, Sims who play a pre-placed instrument on a public lot, may simply place the instrument in their inventories and run off with them (Seemingly regardless of whether they have the Kleptomaniac trait or not), leaving the lot 1 instrument short of being willing to offer gigs. A possible workaround is to have 5 instruments on a lot just in case.
==The Sims 3: Showtime==
Gigs in The Sims 3: Showtime work entirely differently from the ones in Late Night.
After a Sim joins any of the three careers, which are Acrobat, Magician and Singer, they can start auditioning for gigs at eligible lot assignments with show stages, such as show venues, coffeehouses, and small and large parks to gain experience. If they have more experience, they will have a better chance of landing more gigs.
===Core gigs===
The Sims in those careers audition their acts to proprietors in different venues. Proprietors are marked with an orange icon in Map View. They can choose any proprietor to audition for. Some proprietors are only available certain times, but they can visit the venue of the proprietor by clicking the venue and selecting the interaction "Summon Proprietor".
Once the Sim has auditioned to the proprietor, they will be informed on whether or not they have a chance to perform the gig. They are likely to get small-time gigs immediately, but some proprietors will think that "they don't have what it takes for the location", thus they will not get the gig from them.
As they progress in their Showtime career and start to get noticed by the proprietors, they may receive a proposed or a steady gig. Steady gigs will allow them to perform at a specific venue on a steady basis while proposed gigs are offered to them when they are being noticed. Usually, proposed gigs can turn into steady gigs. Proposed gigs are normally offered to Sims in a Showtime career at level 4 and higher.
Showtime career Sims get a Gig Schedule. It is located on the Career tab in their UI. The schedule shows all the gigs they are to perform. Steady gigs are checked on while others are checked off. Gig schedules are categorised in Location, Day, Start time, End time and Steady gigs.
Showtime career Sims can have many gigs as long as they do not interfere with the timing and day of other already accepted gigs. Gigs can be canceled anytime by clicking the gig venue and selecting the interaction "Cancel (Steady) Gig".
During another Sim's show, the player has various options to interact with the performer as their spectating Sim. By clicking on the stage or performer, the player can have their Sim make a request (for a song or act), heckle or respond to the performer in a certain way, and throw stuff at them. The stuff, which costs Simoleons, that can be thrown includes certain food, ingredients, vegetables, fruit, and household items. The performer may receive these items, with them appearing in their inventory. It can go the other way as well: A player Sim's performance can have NPCs throw items at them.
===SimFest===
A SimFest is an occasional event in worlds with eligible lots and scenes, comparable to community events. The way they're intended to work, is that various local or service NPC Sims introduced by the proprietor hold singer, magician, or acrobat performances in front of a crowd, and in the late evening the proprietor announces a winner.
A player Sim in any of the three eligible careers can head down to the SimFest event, click on the proprietor and choose "Ask to Take Part".SIMFEST - What is it and how do I take part? — The Sims Forums It is currently unclear which career level a player Sim must have reached in order to be allowed to join a SimFest with that approach.
Sometimes, a Simfest is held where performing Sims compete against each other. After each entry show, the proprietor can be seen interacting with the stage, calling out every contestent and asking the audience to give a round of applase. The player can send their active Sims to the lot to watch the event, or even partake in it.
While the core dynamics are very similar to player gigs, there are some major differences:
*Sims in the active household with eligible careers, can join SimFests by simply asking the proprietor during the SimFest, rather than by having to audition to them two days in advance.
*SimFests are much more strict about lot assignments than what player gigs in patched games are. They can only be hosted in designated parks, coffeehouses, live show venues, and private show venues, and will not accept any of the substitute assignments that were patched in after release (e.g. pools, lounges, libraries, etc.).
* If a town does not have enough singers, acrobats, and magicians at career level 5 or higher, a relatively major bug can occur where no performers are announced during NPC SimFests, leading to proprietors standing still and spectators cheering at nothing.Simfests : A Messterpiece in Gaming Design This can be fixed with mods that can edit Sims' careers and career levels, for instance NRaas Master Controller.
*Entering a lot in Build Mode while a SimFest is ongoing there, will cancel the SimFest.
===DJ gigs===
When getting to skill level 1, preferably 2, in the DJ hidden skill (which can take almost a week of constant DJ booth practice), they can receive DJ gig opportunities. These typically last around 3 hours. Such DJ gigs are not tied to careers, allowing combining DJ gigs with the timeslots of virtually any career and/or band gigs.
The stage can fit a DJ turntable on it, but apparently there is not supposed to be pre-placed (i.e. Buy Mode) turntables on the stage. Instead, Sims are supposed to carry turntables almost twice their size in their inventories, go to a show stage lot, and click "Set up stage", which allows both opportunity-wise and on-the-fly DJ gigs.
===Tips===
*It is good for Showtime career Sims to practice their acts with the available interactions before they audition to gain experience and one day see whether they will get accepted by the proprietors. It is pretty rare for Sims below career level 5 to get approved at auditions, though it's not impossible.
*Practice before going to a gig.
===Gig types and lot assignments===
When a stage is placed in an applicable venue, Sims in the performance careers will perform on it. The stage will function, e.g. will spawn SimFests (Single-indent lot types only) and visiting performers, in (according to JobsAndTasks in GameplayData.package):
====Park-type shows====
* Big park
* Small park
** Beach
** Fishing spot
** Graveyard
** Festival grounds
** Oasis Landing base camp
** Wasteland
====Coffeehouse-type shows====
* Coffeehouse
** Public pool
** Gym
** Library
** Dive bar (incl. the Pets dive bar) (Patch 36 onwards)
** Local watering hole (Patch 36 onwards)
** Sports bar (Patch 36 onwards)
** Arcade
** Java hut
** Cafeteria
====Live show venue type shows====
* Live show venue
** Hangout
** Dance club (Patch 36 onwards)
** Disco club (Patch 36 onwards)
** Poolside club (Patch 36 onwards)
** Supernatural hangout
** Elixir consignment store
** Rebel hangout
** University hangout
** Nerd shop
** Future lounge
====Private venue type shows====
* Private venue
** Art gallery
** Fusion lounge (Patch 36 onwards)
** Vampire lounge (Patch 36 onwards)
** Exclusive lounge (Patch 36 onwards)
** Horse ranch (Patch 36 onwards)
** Bot emporium
** Gallery shop
====Big show venue shows====
* Big show venue
====Not known to support gigs even with mods====
* Visitors allowed
* Academy
* Chinese garden
* Tombs
* Market
* Nectary
* Consignment store
* Fire station
* Junkyard
* Laundromat
* Salon
* Dog park
* Cat jungle
* Resort
* Business park
==The Sims 4==
In Patch 79, the Freelancer career was added to the game, the career consists of taking gigs and short jobs dependant on the branch of trade the Sim decided to work in. As freelancers complete more works and get a high performance they can take on more advanced gigs. With The Sims 4: Get Famous, they can also gain fame through this.
Sims can work in one of the three trades:
* Computer Experts (Freelance Programmer)
This branch consists of gigs for creating new games, fixing computers, adding security to online accounts.
* Electrified Artists (Freelance Artist)
This branch consists of gigs for creating new artwork for media companies, artwork for video games, portraits, and movie posters.
* Fighting Words (Freelance Writer)
This branch consists of gigs for writing sections for magazines, making slogans for companies, writing stories, and online articles.
===Tips===
* Keeping the performance level high can get your Sim a higher ranking so they can take on more complex gigs.
==The Sims 4: Get Famous==
Gigs return in the form of filming productions at the Plumbob Pictures in Del Sol Valley. Actors can audition and attend for acting performances in the studio. There are a great variety of acting gigs an actor Sim can perform in to gain fame for more roles. Actors start out by auditioning from their phone, for commercial gigs.
As actors progress through the career, they can audition for more gigs for TV Shows and eventually movies. All acting gigs require a specific level requirement to use in the performance. Players can check their prep tasks and time of audition and the gig in their career panel. They can also invite over their director & co-stars to socialise before filming.
At any time before the performance, actors can select to cancel their gig from their career panel.
===Tips===
* Achieve minimum requirements from prep tasks.
* Becoming a B-Lister celebrity allows Sims to purchase the "Established Name" perk which allows for them to skip auditions and get more time to practice prep tasks/skills.
* Performing "Risky" acts while performing can greatly improve performance and grant more of a chance to gain a promotion or get a gold medal. Failing, however, drops their performance and lowers their career performance.
==The Sims 4: Moschino Stuff==
Moschino Stuff adds an agency to the freelancer career called "Tomorrow's Style", for the freelance fashion photographer trade. Gigs consist of taking photos of a Sim usually with a particular outfit on or in certain poses.
===Tips===
* Using a tripod prevents photos from getting distorted when Sims have a low photography skill.
* Using subject markers is advised in positioning models in precise spots.
** Both markers and tripods can be placed anywhere in the world to get a variety of background shots.
* If there are no suitable models present, one can be hired for §100.
==External links==
*Carl's Guide to Bands (Late Night)
==References==
Category:Late Night
Category:Showtime
Category:Get Famous
Category:Moschino Stuff