Sims 3: World Adventures

World Adventures is the first expansion and allows Sims to gain skills by interacting in three unique environments. The environments are modeled after China, Egypt, and France. Sims developed in the main game can be sent on adventures in any of the unique environments. Completing adventures will generate rewards for the Sim such as an increased visa level. The Sim's visa level indicates the amount of time that can be spent in each environment.

World Adventures allows players to utilize unique activities to build new skills such as photography and martial arts. Players can utilize new styles to decorate their Sims' home. The skills and new styles are based on the cultures added by this expansion.

Locations
Sims may now visit locations modeled after Egypt, France, and China. The environments are modeled after the real life locations. New materials are available in both the furnish and build modes and are specific to each location. The time allotted for characters to visit locations is dependent upon the visa level of the character. Players can complete in-game adventures to gain more allotted time to spend in a particular location.

Skills
Unique skills have been added that are acquired by interacting in the new environments. The new skills include photography, martial arts, and nectar making. Players can improve their skills by practicing. As the level of the skill increases, new interactions become available.

Bugs
Several save errors can be encountered in World Adventures. These errors are coded as save errors 12, 13, & 16. Patch 7 was released to correct the error and patch 8 was released as a recovery prompt for games that were already corrupted.

Easter eggs
Tombs may contain secret chambers that have a letter "R" on the floor. The R refers to a game developer Ray Mazza.

Although teleportation is referenced in the main game as being impossible, Sims can teleport in World Adventures using Zeneport.

Reception and reviews
Full outline of reviews found here.

World Adventures received overwhelmingly positive reviews.