The Sims 3 World Adventures Guide Essentials New Simology

Socials

Just as there are new wishes, skills, and moodlets for Sims in World Adventures , there are new social interactions. Socials are the actions between two Sims in a conversation.

All of the original socials from The Sims 3 are still available, but a new set of socials is added to the mix to further stimulate conversation.

Some socials are related to traits. Others are inspired by the development of skills.

Use this chart of socials added to World Adventures to help guide conversations, especially when abroad and talking with locals. Here is how the chart breaks down:

Social: Name of social as seen in the conversation menu

Commodity: Commodity associated with the social

Actor/Target Age: Ages in which the social is applicable

• C=Child
• T=Teen
• Y= Young Adult
• A=Adult
• E=Elder

Social Available When?: What prompts the use of the social

Required Trait: Social is only available when Actor has this trait

Social Encouraged by Trait?: Social is potentially more “powerful” due to Actor’s trait

Social Prevented by Trait?: Actor’s trait prevents them from using this social

# of Uses Before Boring: Number of uses in a conversation before the social is dull. Default is 2. Exceptions are specified.

# of Uses if Recharged: Number of times the social can be used if another social interrupts the re-use of the social

Socials:

Social	Commodity	Actor Age	Target Age	Social Available When?	Required Trait	Social Encouraged By Trait?	Social Prevented By Trait?	# of Uses Before Boring	# of Uses if Recharged
Ask Foreign Visitor to Leave	Neutral	T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	While foreign visitor is on lot.
Ask Every Foreign Visitor to Leave	Neutral	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	While foreign visitor is on lot.
Ask to Pose	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor wants to take photo.		Photographer's Eye
Buy Items from Register	Neutral	T, Y, A, E	T, Y, A, E	Actor is inside shop or with merchant.
Challenge to a Ranked Sparring Match	Neutral	T, Y, A, E	T, Y, A, E	Actor and Target are martial artists.		Disciplined
Chat Locals	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	While at destination talking to local Target.				2	1
Discuss SLR Cameras	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor is into photography.	Photographer's Eye	Photographer's Eye		2	1
Gossip with Locals	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	While at destination talking to local Target.
Insult Locals	Insulting	Y, A, E	T, Y, A, E	While at destination talking to local Target.
Rant about Dark Rooms	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor is into photography.		Photographer's Eye
Reminisce About Film	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor has recently seen movie.				2	1
Sing Song	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor has learned local song from a destination.			Can't Stand Art
Sing Song Romantic	Amorous	T, Y, A, E	T, Y, A, E	Actor has learned romantic song from a destination.			Can't Stand Art
Spar	Neutral	T, Y, A, E	T, Y, A, E	Actor and Target are martial artists.		Disciplined
Talk About Cameras	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor is into photography.		Photographer's Eye		2	1
Talk About Egyptian Pantheon	Friendly	T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor is a mummy.				2	1
Talk About Embalming	Friendly	T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor is a mummy.				2	1
Talk About Eyeliner Secrets	Friendly	T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor is a mummy.				2	1
Talk About Sand	Friendly	T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor is a mummy.				2	1
Talk About Trip	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor has been to at least one destination.				2
Teach Song	Friendly	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	Actor has learned local song. Target does not know song.			Can't Stand Art	3	1
Teach Song Romantic	Friendly	T, Y, A, E	T, Y, A, E	Actor has learned romantic song. Target does not know song.			Can't Stand Art	3	1
Tell Joke Locals	Funny	C, T, Y, A, E	C, T, Y, A, E	While at destination talking to local Target.		Good Sense of Humor

Brownie Bites

There is one very special new social in World Adventures that I want to call out: Learn Song. This is one of my favorite additions to the game via World Adventures .

While traveling to destinations and chatting up locals, you can learn songs and take them back home with you. This a wonderful way for the culture of a destination to escape its borders.

Each destination has two unique songs: local and romantic. All locals know the local song. Locals older than children know the romantic song, too.

Start a conversation with a local and then choose Learn Song. Pick from the offered songs.

Your Sim and the local will then go back and forth with your Sim repeating phrases of the song after the local until the song has been learned.

Once you have learned the song, you can sing it on your own. (There is even a chance your Sim may start singing one of the songs in the shower.) You can also teach the song to another Sim back home.

Not every Sim will react to your songs the same.

Sims with the following traits react positively to you singing a song within earshot: Artistic, Easily Impressed, Family-Oriented, Friendly, Excitable, Good, Hopeless Romantic, Party Animal, and Virtuoso. No Sense of Humor, Mean, Hot-Headed, Grumpy, Evil, Can’t Stand Art, and Dislikes Children Sims will actually boo.

The romantic song has an alternate use. Now, unlike my singing voice—which causes birds to run into windows on purpose—if your Sim sings the romantic song to a receptive Sim, it will put them in the mood for love.