Terra cotta in the sky

Edith visited the museum at Champs Les Sims recently. One of the exhibits there showed off a rather strange talent.

The terra cotta army exhibit is on the second floor of the museum, but when you page down to the ground level, the exhibit is still visible, floating above the museum.  Whoops!

An alien! On a scooter!

We know that aliens were introduced to The Sims 3 with the Seasons expansion pack.  We also know, from previous sightings, that aliens like to travel to the vacation worlds.  But I thought they used their own spaceships to get around town and not the default scooter in Champs Les Sims.

He probably didn’t have enough tea and not tea to power his infinite improbability drive.

A road to nowhere

Every time I send my sims to Champs Les Sims, I see a bonk that was left there by the team that created the World Adventures expansion pack.

I always wonder how the dev team missed this little piece of road that sort of goes up the side of a hill.  It’s not something that’s hard to spot; it is even visible in map view.  I guess someone just got lazy when reviewing the world for beta testing before the expansion was released.

Since the misplaced road segment isn’t connected to anything, my sims never use it autonomously to route around the world.  I’m tempted to go into edit world and put a monument on it of some kind.

World Adventures tip — learning martial arts in Champs Les Sims

When I send my sims on adventures to the three tomb destinations, I usually start them out in Shang Simla to begin their training in martial arts.  While they’re there, I always have them buy at least one training dummy and board breaker from the general store as well so they can continue their training when they return home.

But, I could just as easily send my sims to Champs Les Sims first to get them started in martial arts too.  In the museum, there is a section dedicated to each of the three adventure worlds.  The museum’s exhibits for Shang Simla include a board breaker and training dummy, and they aren’t roped off so sims are able to walk right up and use them.  Sims using these training tools in the museum build their skill just as fast as if they were using them at home.

Unlike museums that we visit outside the game, there are no security guards or docents to keep your sims from touching these two displays, so go ahead and use them.

Also, if your sims get tired while training on this lot, there is a double bed on the museum’s first floor that is freely accessible by any sim.  There are also restrooms, but there aren’t any showers or bathtubs, so bring a few showers-in-a-can if you plan to spend a long time there.