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In earlier Sims games, players interact with a household of virtual computer people. In The Sims 3, players interact with an entire neighbourhood. Instead of playing each family discretely on its individual lot, players can now take their characters anywhere in town. Events that take place on the other side of town can have an effect on situations all across the neighbourhood, just as the player's characters may influence the rest of the community with their actions. The Sims are now quick to pull out their mobile phones and keep one another informed, even if only about the latest gossip. The Create-A-Sim system in the Sims 3 refines the powerful tools featured in the Sims 2. Players have much more finely graduated control over many physical aspects of the characters they create. To a greater degree than the previous game's character editor, the new tools give players the power to create recognizable Sim versions of people they know. Sims personalities are now determined by up to five distinguishing traits, such as "hot headed," "conversationalist," "clumsy," "great cook," "slob," "good sense of humour," and even "neurotic" or "paranoid." Players can choose from more than 60 available traits when they create each new Sim. As in earlier Sims games, players are free to make use of the built-in houses that come with the game, customize them however they see fit, or tear them down completely and build their own from scratch. The build mode offers players more customization as well, with a smaller grid from more precise placements, and the ability to rotate most objects to any angle. Stores, services, and places of work for the game's 12 career paths are all available throughout the neighbourhood. Players can't enter these buildings to watch a favourite Sim at work, but they can follow him there, and then back home again when his shift is done. Console gamers get the added bonus of using Karma Powers to spur their Sim into action. The "Get Lucky" power, for example, may quickly lead to amorous situations, while the "Epic Fail" power is sure to cause embarrassing mishaps. Players must be cautious when using these powers, however, because they may result in unexpected and disastrous results.