In June 2013, fans of one of the best life simulators Sims 3 were able to finally see a new addition from Electronic Arts studio - the paradise islands addon. It was announced about the development of a new part of the game in January 2013, and less than six months later it was published.
Sims 3 Paradise Islands - Summer's Most Expansive
The brightest and most festive add-on was released in the summer and became a real panacea for those who could not go on vacation to hot countries, but stayed at home. The game "Sims 3: Paradise Islands" has successfully replaced many with a trip to the sea or some tropical resort. Boundless ocean waves, coral reefs, beautiful beaches, a sea of greenery and bright colors, dazzling sun, magnificent resorts ... All this and much more is in "Sims 3: Paradise Islands."
Highlights of the game
The creators of the game always try to give the maximum of new products in each add-on. Of course, in “Sims 3: Paradise Islands” there are many interesting and exciting. First of all, this is the new resort town of Isla Paradiso. It is very unusual and differs from the rest in that it is located on several islands. At first, natural bewilderment arises: how to get to the right island? But do not worry - the creators of the game have thought everything through. If the character usually travels around the city by taxi, then special boats run between the islands.
The public buildings necessary for the game are not located in one place, but scattered around the islands. This causes difficulties if you need to visit several of them at once. We have to make a long boat trip.
New supernatural beings, professions, occupations, houses and plants have appeared in the game. There will be a place for scary sea monsters. About these pleasant for the players innovations of the Paradise Islands addon will be discussed in more detail below.
New characters
Fans of the game "Sims 3" know that in each new addon they will find stunning new items and unusual creatures. This time, the developers of the game swung at the mermaids. Now each player can encounter them either at sea or on land. So get ready - in “Sims 3 Paradise Islands” mermaids live right in the city. They, like all characters, have their own characters. You can make friends with the friendliest of them and benefit from it for yourself. If you ask a mermaid friend, she can give a special algae - kelp, having eaten which, this will turn into a similar marine inhabitant.
There are many pluses of life in the image of a mermaid - this is an excellent swimming skill and the ability to endlessly explore the bottom of the ocean. All cats will adore the character, since the fish will now be his favorite food. But the inconvenience this new guise brings a lot. It will be necessary to constantly be near a source of water to prevent drying out of the skin. In addition, on land, the magnificent mermaid tail turns into multi-colored scaly legs. Get ready for the fact that the sim will flaunt, as if in pantyhose.
Another creature that appeared in the game is a huge kraken that can sink ships. It is not so easy to meet him in the game, but if this happens, the spectacle will be unforgettable.
Lifeguard on the beach - a new profession
Since Isla Paradiso is a resort town, it has many beaches. Therefore, in this supplement, a new profession appeared - the rescuer. Have you ever dreamed of spending days by the water on burning sand? Then this career is for you! You can become a lifeguard in several ways - by calling on the phone, through a computer, contacting the town hall or by clicking on the lifeguard chair right on the beach. An inscription will appear - “Become a rescuer” - and that's it, the sim is ready for heroic deeds.
But not everything is as rosy as it seems at the beginning. Being a lifesaver is hard work. Working from 10 am to 6 pm, you need to be constantly on the alert and not leave the beach for a second. As soon as the sim tries to pass the time and sunbathe or swim, one of the vacationers must begin to sink.
The further the career moves, the more difficult the job becomes. At the same time, 2 or even 3 sims can sink at once. If the character does not have time to save any of them, in the best case, the victim selects himself on land and begins to shout at the rescuer. In the worst case, his death will be on the conscience of your sim.
For successful career advancement, you need to develop the skills of sports and charm.
Search for new islands
Now in the game you can become a real discoverer of land. If you go to the map of the game, you will see areas hidden by fog. These are the islands that the player has yet to find. Some of them can be received as a reward for completing certain tasks, while others will have to be searched after completing a real difficult quest. For example, to search for one of the islands you will have to enter a duel with a shark and defeat it. The task is not for the faint of heart.
After the new land is discovered, it will become the property of the one who found it. You can give it a name - for example, "Sims - Paradise Island", and build a country house or a small resort there.
Want to become a resort owner? Be it!
Perhaps the most interesting and exciting novelty in the new addition is the opportunity to become the owner of an unlimited number of resorts. But to acquire them as a property means completely managing the resort yourself. The first of them can be taken just for nothing. Further - at the discretion of the player. Turn your property into the resort of your dreams: change the uniform of your staff, rebuild everything completely, green the area - the main thing is that visitors do what you did. And they are extremely picky and notice any mistake. Everything that they did not like, they will immediately describe in the reviews!
Resort property brings a very good income daily, but you will have to spend a lot of time looking after it.
Any resort can be developed to a five-star level. As soon as this happens, the character is rewarded with one of the mysterious islands.
New types of death
The most mysterious character in every expansion pack in Sims 3 is Death. The sim can die, as in real life, from many reasons, and Death itself comes for him. It looks in a classic way - a black robe and a scythe in her hands. In the paradise islands add-on, developers even changed it. Now to the character who drowned during the dive (this is a new kind of death), she appears with a trident in her hand.
In this add-on, a sim can also die from a kraken. Another rather exotic form of death is death from walking on a burning pit with coals.
Accordingly, new types of ghosts appeared in the game. For example, a scuba diver who died from oxygen starvation walks around the city in a diving suit.
New houses
In "Sims 3 Paradise Islands" there were amazing homes that can travel through the water - houseboats. This is a hybrid of an ordinary house and a boat. In such houses you can live, as on land, and at the same time swim on them. This is undoubtedly a great find. Now you can go in search of hidden islands without leaving a cozy home. Houseboats moor to land wherever there is a mooring. The only danger that threatens them on the water is a giant kraken that can attack and sink a houseboat.
For those who are used to living on land, the developers made a surprise - you can build a house on a site partially or completely covered with water.
How to install "Paradise Islands"?
There are the following ways to install the new add-on for the Sims 3 game - using a licensed disk and using the deception of your computer, loading a virtual disk into it. The first method is the most correct and convenient. Firstly, having a licensed game, you can update it and use the store. Secondly, installing the game is not difficult. There are two discs in the kit - with the base game Sims 3 and a new add-on. First, we install the main disk in the computer, then, following simple instructions, the disk with the addition. After completing the installation process, which can take a long time (up to an hour), you can start the game.