The yearbook will show all the classmates that are going to challenge you.The lower two icons show your significant other or spouse and the heart icon indicates how much they care about you.Scroll through the list to go on dates, get married and have children.
The “Family Portrait” icon is where you interact with your significant other or spouse.Select the house symbol in the right menu to see your current rent or home owner status.Clicking on the “Hunger-o-Meter” also allows you to quickly select eating locations that are currently available for easy travel.You can also click on the “Time Meter”, “Happiness Meter”, and “Hunger-o-Meter” to obtain more information.Hover your mouse over any location or icon to get more information such as time remaining, travel time, and salary.At the foot of your character is the amount of cash you have available.The knife and fork symbol or “Hungry-o-Meter” resets to a “solid red” state when you wake up, indicating that you have not eaten today.Above the time meter is a knife and fork symbol that will blink red when you are starving (you will also hear a dinner bell).The bar to the left indicates how much time is left in the day.The orange bar to the right of your character shows your current happiness level.Locations with locks will become accessible as the game progresses.The house symbol shows your current place of residence.The circle with your character's face indicates your current location.The green dollar sign shows the location of your current job.Do this for each color you wish to change.Next, use the 3 sliders on the left to determine color family, depth, and lightness.Select one of the squares in the current color section to customize your character's colors.If you would like to use different colors, press the customize colors button.Click on a set of colors to see the results on your character.
This screen will help you choose the hair, eye, skin and lip color.After you are satisfied with your results, click on the next button in the lower right corner.Choose the name of your character or let the game suggest a name.Click on the shuffle button to have the head, torso, and legs randomized.Use the arrow buttons to scroll through different body types and hairstyles.When designing your character, you may select either male or female.Starting fresh will erase all data of the previous game.If you leave the game and come back, you are given an option to continue your game, or start fresh.You will have the option of a mini-tutorial once you start the game.You may disable the custom cursor and special effects.