Why plumbobs are green

The shade of the blue would reveal to the player how much the person was enjoying the date, with darker shades signifying a higher level of satisfaction. This mechanic carried over to The Sims 2 , where the blue plumbob would also appear above a date's head. In The Sims 4 , the blue plumbob was replaced by a diamond-like hexagon, which signifies the person is grouped up with you. While usually, our Sims are blissfully unaware of the green diamond hovering above their heads as they go about their daily lives, some references suggest that they might actually be more aware of it than we give them credit for.

Dominic Newlow develops a conspiracy theory that a god-like entity out of his own universe is using the plumbob to control people in his world. This is one of the few times the fourth wall is broken in a Sims game, and a fun little detail to add to the series.

The plumbob has become so iconic over the years that it has made its way to Halloween costumes and even other Maxis-made games like Spore. One small Easter egg in the game is when your creatures are engaged in conversation, their speech bubbles might sometimes depict a shape that looks surprisingly close to the plumbob itself. There are plenty of theories we could make, about the plumbob being a reference to a higher power of sorts, but most likely this is just a fun little detail the developers decided to put in.

Not only has the plumbob gone through a visual overhaul, but it has also seen some disagreement over its spelling. In The Sims , it was first called the PlumbBob, closest to the original object that it was meant to reference. However, in The Sims 2 , the spelling suddenly changed to Plum Bob, perhaps to separate it from the actual object and give it a more separate meaning.

While the community continues to misspell the word either by accident or on purpose, it has been stated the current correct spelling for The Sims 4 is plumbob. In The Sims 3: Island Paradise , an interesting treasure can be found once you've gained access to the Island of Plumbob.

The painting depicts sketches of three different plumbobs, up until the last one that looks very similar to The Sims 3 plumbob.

One can only wonder what the Sims would think about such a painting and if they can even understand what it truly depicts! Tea lover and video game obsessed writing enthusiast with her very own Overwatch team, Anastasia writes about games that leave an impression on her and make her come back time and time again.

The lot also has everything you'll need to get that elusive gold medal wedding in the attached reception hall with a kitchen, piano, and bar. Not very original I know, but that's what popped into my head when building it. The lot has a bunch of space and can fit the largest of sim families with ease.

Back in June I completed a new modern build called White Sands for the Sims 3 website's summer showcase. The style is sleek and ultra modern that focuses on comfort and serenity in the landscaping and interior spaces. Labels: Residential Lots , Sims 3. If plumbob is in a good mood, Sims will be spared. In The Sims 4 , the color of the plumbob depends on the lowest mood.

It ranges from green if everything is alright to yellow and orange. It appears red if a mood is critically low. The appearance of the plumbob in The Sims 4 changed with the brand refresh introduced in the update on July 16, This, however, did not change the appearance of the plumbob above Sims' heads in game, it is merely a brand update.

The new plumbob icon, which is shaded in a different way, is used in elements such as the game's icon. Each life state has a different plumbob band representing their life state. Dominic Newlow aka Dr. Dominion the antagonist , who has produced a device that can create the "Green Diamond" to control other Sims, including the player's current Sim.

The ending of the game breaks the fourth wall , as he reveals that the "Green Diamond" is a mind control device used by an "Outside Force" a nod to the player. During normal gameplay other than the storyline, there doesn't seem to be any plumbob over the Sim being played, even though the player has control over them.

It seems that the player controls the Sims using the plumbob selected Sims will have a plumbob over their heads and become controllable which became the game mechanics until the revelation of an outside force at the end. When the game ends, the character talks to Isaac Rossum about the "Green Diamond", but they end up agreeing that all these things about the "Outside Force" can't be true and that mad scientists can cause peoples' brains to blow up.

The plumbob once again assumes the role of a mind control device in The Sims 3: Showtime. Players who control a genie can take command of a Sim by ensorcelling them, causing a purple plumbob to appear over the targeted Sim for approximately four hours. Whether this purple plumbob is the source of the genie's control over the Sim or just a sign indicating the genie's control over them is unclear, but due to the plumbob's background as a mind control device, the latter is quite likely.

In The Sims Social , the plumbob in the loading screens it is spelled "PlumBob" is always green regardless of the mood the Sim actually is in. Several different spellings for this object's name appear throughout The Sims series, including in games, on official websites and pages, and on fan sites. SimGuruSarah has stated that the spelling used by the development team for The Sims 4 is "plumbob", though she notes that other spellings are sometimes used accidentally.

The plumbob is displayed as a hexagonal bipyramid , making it a dodecahedron. It has 12 isosceles triangles, 18 edges, and 8 vertices. The Sims Wiki Explore. Recent posts Game news Community news. Deletion discussions Development discussions Admin discussions Admin's noticeboard. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?