Ways to Earn Fame - The Quicker the Better

dlaribee88 · November 2018

I have tried researching how to earn fame quickly and I’ve had little luck.

My sim is an actress and she’s done 4+ gigs successfully but she is only a one star celebrity.

Things I’ve done:
Live streaming
Writing comedy routines/performing
Singing in public
Simstigram (spelling?)
Selling and posting photos (a lot)
Making blogs/uploading edited videos
Donating to charity
Flaunting wealth
(Maybe other things I’ve forgotten)

Also, how do you even befriend a celebrity? I’ve tried what feels like everything.

Someone please link or list ways to earn fame because it’s not “fun” right now. I’m doing so many “fame” things and I’m hardly making a dent.

Cupid · November 2018

Here is a spreadsheet of all the ways to earn fame.

My sim reached 3 stars pretty quickly by livestreaming while he was painting, and then selling the paintings. The quickest way to go from 3 to 5 is to buy the perk that lets you donate objects and then donate a bunch of expensive objects, of course, doing that would require money : )

dlaribee88 · November 2018

Cupid wrote: »

Here is a spreadsheet of all the ways to earn fame.

My sim reached 3 stars pretty quickly by livestreaming while he was painting, and then selling the paintings. The quickest way to go from 3 to 5 is to buy the perk that lets you donate objects and then donate a bunch of expensive objects, of course, doing that would require money : )

I’m having problems opening the spreadsheet.

Pegasys · November 2018

I took my sim to 4 stars without (much) acting or uploading any videos. But it has been a slow process!! She didn't have enough money to donate a lot of objects and I wanted to try "old school" fame without using a drone. For her it was primarily performing in public and licensing songs. She also won an award, although it was a little hard to figure out how much that increased her fame. She has the perk that increases her royalties (and I think fame?) through licensed/skill items--songs, paintings etc.

She also has the perk that increases her fame when she interacts with other celebrities, but I was unclear how that worked. Did that mean only the interactions that were listed as increasing fame? Or friending another celebrity? In some cases the only "fame" listed interaction was "Give Repair Tips" which seemed a little odd.

In terms of performing in public, the most important factors seem to be skill level and number of sims watching. Skill level seems to be very key. So rather than doing a lot of different fame-based things at lower skill levels, hone your sim's skill in one area first. It appeared to me that the difference between say, acquiring fame at skill level 7 vs 9 was significant - faster at higher levels. This is just my impression I haven't looked at any of the spreadsheets yet.

Also, make sure your sim goes to an area where there are a lot of sims milling about. For the first couple levels of fame, the fame uptick comes every time they are tipped. At higher levels, simply doing anything in public increases fame, including posing for photos, dancing, or playing an instrument.

youilivefor92 · November 2018

I’ve got a household of four different sims all trying to be famous in different ways (an actor, a style influencer, a travel/cooking blogger and a social media personality) and the one who gained fame the quickest was the social media one. I think it’s mostly bc so many of her jobs tasks are fake gaining tasks. And the goals of how many followers she needs to be promoted makes me have to have her do sooooo many of those interactions that she gained a first star of fame very very quickly while my actor sim keeps losing her first start bc her gigs aren’t getting her enough fame yet. I know that’ll change soon as she gets promoted and gets tv gigs and such but yeah. That’s my experience so far.

Sha2520032003 · November 2018

For me, once I had my Sim reach level 3 of fame, it was easier to get to level 5. But getting from 1 to 3 is really challenging. My Sim had a drone and I had her do several livestreams. There's also a perk, I think the networking track.....but basically you can ask a celebrity or anyone, to hype up anyone in your household, including your Sim....& that's a quick way to boost fame.

My current household I'm playing, my Sim is a comedian. It's been a struggle to get fame going for him....as he's not even level 1 yet. But I started doing the live streaming as he does his comedy routines....and it's starting to boost faster.

Out of all ways...I'd say live streams is the fastest boost.

Nectere · November 2018

I found for my fledgling rather by accident that she gained fame just from doing the things she had been doing all along, performing in public and selling paintings.

I am kind of curious how to navigate not becoming famous and just continuing to be a free agent instead.

SimTresa · November 2018

Nectere wrote: »

I found for my fledgling rather by accident that she gained fame just from doing the things she had been doing all along, performing in public and selling paintings.

I am kind of curious how to navigate not becoming famous and just continuing to be a free agent instead.

That's what opting out of fame is for. I've got two families whom I don't want to become famous. I opted them out, and now whiele they could still say sell photos, they won't game fame form it.

JurnéEnds · November 2018

I have two sims doing the two new jobs although my actress no longer really work. Mostly they use social media drone for their fame. She pretty much stream 24 hours all day so her fame came really quick once that option became available. My male sim is slow progress but I think it's because I have him being good when he really is a bit of an 🐸🐸🐸🐸.

LazyRabbit477 · January 2019

I've found the social media career with the internet personality branch was a good route. It unlocks a lot of quick interactions that increase fame which you use a lot as part of the career. Internet personality unlocks live streams which are very useful. Id start streaming with a drone, while livestreaming games which kind of worked.

I've tried painting and writing. I got higher faster by publishing books but it takes a long time to write and paint, and its hard to tell what interactions provide more fame. I know promotions in the acting career and proposing provide more fame because the icon next to the sim when theyre performed is ++

Thanks to @Cupid for the awesome spreadsheet. I now now what other fame interactions I can try out

icmnfrsh · January 2019

Publishing books is surprisingly quick to bump up fame at a certain point. My author sim has published a few and he has 1 star now. His wife is a painter, and in my experience, selling paintings to collectors doesn't build fame as fast.

TS1299 · January 2019

icmnfrsh wrote: »

Publishing books is surprisingly quick to bump up fame at a certain point. My author sim has published a few and he has 1 star now. His wife is a painter, and in my experience, selling paintings to collectors doesn't build fame as fast.

Yup I noticed it too. Author sims
earns a a boost in fame especially when they published a beat Seller

MaddyMcMoody · February 2019

I have a question:
at one point, my famous Sim had the option to propose, but as a fame-boosting proposal. I don't quite remember the exact situation, but at that moment I didn't want her to propose yet, but now I'd love to make her have a celebrity proposal. Except now it's back to normal and proposing doesn't have the +Fame boost any more.

How do I get the fame boost to proposing? Do I have to stage something somehow?

GalacticGal · February 2019

MaddyMcMoody wrote: »

I have a question:
at one point, my famous Sim had the option to propose, but as a fame-boosting proposal. I don't quite remember the exact situation, but at that moment I didn't want her to propose yet, but now I'd love to make her have a celebrity proposal. Except now it's back to normal and proposing doesn't have the +Fame boost any more.

How do I get the fame boost to proposing? Do I have to stage something somehow?

Wow, that would be cool. My Global Superstar never had that option. Trust me, the guy was engaged three times before he made it down the aisle or should I say made it to the wedding arch? First and second engagement was to the very same Sim, who promised him she would stop having meltdowns anytime he signed an autograph or 'played' flirty back to a female Sim. Basically, she lied and her punishment was to never see the inside of a wedding venue, nor did she ever set foot in City Hall for that quickie wedding. Second one, he called off at the wedding venue, because his fiancée brought the Paparazzi with her, when they had agreed on a 'quiet' family wedding and one of the hired help decided to flirt with him, causing his weak knees to give way. Of course this was all caught on film, risking his Pristine Reputation. That's when he realized he wasn't truly in love with her. So, he made an announcement to the guests that the bride was having second thoughts, and who could blame her? He thanked them for turning out, asked them to please stay and enjoy the refreshments and the dance floor and he quietly left.

I would love to have had such an option. I hope you find it again!

PatronOfTheUnfolding · April 2020

Im surprised noone has mentioned this yet. I had a few sims doing just as all you have mentioned. I couldnt seem to get them to level 2. Then one night we got an invite to a rave at the bluffs and my one sim who just got to level 8 in djing grabbed the tables before the actual hired dj could. That evening she made it to level 2 in fame. Two more sim days she became "proper celeb"! .. yeah try dropping down that nasty sound! Even at a club or your own social event some booths you can store around.

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