Old West Careers (Cowboy and Bandit)
This mod adds two new Old West-era themed careers to the game: A Cowboy Career and a Bandit Career. Both Careers have ten levels.
The Old West can be a difficult place to live, but for those with the skills (and a sufficient level of power), anything and everything is for the taking. Great Cattle Ranches dot the length and breadth of the Old West, and joining one of these ranches is a great way to set yourself and your family up for life. Or maybe you want to become a lawman? The town is always looking for new deputies to assist in the rounding up of dangerous outlaws and criminals. Just keep your pistol well-maintained and handy at all times. – Cowboy Career Description
If you’re looking for a quick way to make some money and don’t mind using violence to get what you want, maybe being a Bandit is the path for you. The roads are dangerous enough at the best of times thanks to the roving groups of Bandits hoping to steal and murder to take what they need. As long as you can avoid the long arm of the law you’ll make a (literal) killing in this job. Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, kidnapping, and murder, either as an individual or in groups. – Bandit Career Description
Rabbitholes: The Cowboy career is situated in the Equestrian Centre rabbithole (and will therefore require that one is already in your game world, which is provided by The Sims 3: Pets expansion pack), while the Bandit career is situated in the Warehouse rabbithole.
Work Tones (Both):
- Business as Usual
- Work Hard
- Take it Easy
- Hang Out with co-workers
- Gamble in the Saloon (Gambling + Logic + Fun)
- Practise Horse Riding (Riding + Athletic)
- Maintain your Guns (Handiness + Inventing)
- Mine Rocks (Collecting + Athletic)
LEVEL 1: Gold Prospector
LEVEL 2: Miner
LEVEL 3: Railroad Worker
LEVEL 4: Ranch Hand
LEVEL 5A: Wrangler
LEVEL 6A: Cattle Rancher
LEVEL 7A: Bronco Buster
LEVEL 8A: Cowboss
LEVEL 9A: Cattle Baron
LEVEL 10A: Ranch Owner
LEVEL 5B: Colonial Militia
LEVEL 6B: Town Constable
LEVEL 7B: Bounty Hunter
LEVEL 8B: Deputy
LEVEL 9B: Sheriff
LEVEL 10B: Marshal
LEVEL 1: Street Thief
LEVEL 2: Hired Thug
LEVEL 3: Footpad
LEVEL 4: Bandit
LEVEL 5: Brigand
LEVEL 6: Renegado
LEVEL 7: Highwayman
LEVEL 8: Bank Robber
LEVEL 9: Outlaw Gang Leader
LEVEL 10: Legend of the Old West
The Cowboy career branches once after level four, where you can go into either the Ranch Hand or Sheriff branch. Both careers focus on the Handiness and Horse Riding Skills.
Also the Bandit career requires that you have the NRAAS Assassination Skill mod installed in order for it to work. This is because the NRAAS Assassination Skill is used as both a career progression metric as well as for some of the opportunities used in the career.
Note that the Bandit Career WILL CONFLICT with my own Medieval Bandit Career Mod, so please only use one of them in your game at a time.
If you can't find the Cowboy career in your game make sure that there is an the Equestrian Centre rabbithole in your world.
Mods and Packs required:
I created this mod on version 1.67.
- You need the Nraas Careers Mod for these careers to work.
- You ALSO need the NRAAS Assassination Skill mod for the Bandit career to work.
- The Sims 3: World Adventures expansion pack is required
- The Sims 3: Ambitions expansion pack is required
- The Sims 3: Late Night expansion pack is required
- The Sims 3: Generations expansion pack is required
- The Sims 3: Pets expansion pack is required
- The Sims 3: Supernatural expansion pack is required
- The Sims 3: University Life expansion pack is required
| Filename | Type | Size |
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| [CAREER] Lost_Pantheon_Old_West_Careers.zip | zip | |
| [CAREER] Lost_Pantheon_Bandit_Career (Cowboy Version).package | package | 94484609 |
| [CAREER] Lost_Pantheon_Cowboy_Career.package | package | 170822762 |
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[CAREER] Lost_Pantheon_Old_West_Careers.zip
| Contains both the Cowboy and the Wild West Bandit Careers.
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Uploaded: 5th Jan 2026, 214.39 MB.
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Install Instructions
1. Click the file listed on the Files tab to download the file to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file. Now you will have either a .package or a .sims3pack file.
For Package files:
1. Cut and paste the file into your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Packages folder. If you do not already have this folder, you should read the full guide to Package files first: Sims 3:Installing Package Fileswiki, so you can make sure your game is fully patched and you have the correct Resource.cfg file.
2. Run the game, and find your content where the creator said it would be (build mode, buy mode, Create-a-Sim, etc.).
For Sims3Pack files:
1. Cut and paste it into your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads folder. If you do not have this folder yet, it is recommended that you open the game and then close it again so that this folder will be automatically created. Then you can place the .sims3pack into your Downloads folder.
2. Load the game's Launcher, and click on the Downloads tab. Find the item in the list and tick the box beside it. Then press the Install button below the list.
3. Wait for the installer to load, and it will install the content to the game. You will get a message letting you know when it's done.
4. Run the game, and find your content where the creator said it would be (build mode, buy mode, Create-a-Sim, etc.).
Extracting from RAR, ZIP, or 7z: You will need a special program for this. For Windows, we recommend 7-Zip and for Mac OSX, we recommend Keka. Both are free and safe to use.
Need more help?
If you need more info, see:
- For package files: Sims 3:Installing Package Fileswiki
- For Sims3pack files: Game Help:Installing TS3 Packswiki
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| Stuff Pack | |
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