Is there a "north" in TS3?

[oldspook]

The sims map rotates to an almost infinite number or directions. This makes almost impossible to find things because the map is never rotated to the same direction.

I have not found a way to make the map rotate to the same direction so I can find things. Is there a way to do it? If so I have not found it yet. How does others deal with this problem?

[Seabody]

Could you please clarify? Are you asking where North is or how to rotate the camera?

If you're asking how to find North in the Sims: The direction of North can be figured out as in the real world. Assuming Sims follows the same path of the sun as in the real world (ie it rises in the East and sets in the West), one can figure out North by facing the sun in the morning and turning left.

If you're asking how to rotate the camera: You can rotate the camera using the comma and the period keys (, and . or < and >). I think this is what you're asking, but the subject of this thread is a tad ambiguous.

[grimsoul]

I understand what you mean. I have the same problem.
What I usually do is in each town I'll pick something is easy to find. Like in Sunset Valley the Military Base is easy to find. So  I find it and rotate the camera to place it at the top of the screen and call that north. Then I can easily other places in town with the map always set to that same direction.

[oldspook]

Thanks for the replies, I was hoping for a key/command that would rotate the camera to north at the top of screen automatically. It's hard, especially on dark nights. Every other game I've played has a north reference.