World Adventures Information:

The new mod, "Unlocked TV Channels And More Fun", contains most of the original features from the Sims 3 mod with a minor difference. Sims gain more Fun from watching TV from all types of TVs: Cheap, Moderate, Wall and Expensive. All of the channels are unlocked. Children can already watch  any of the TV channels. No more personality requirements or skill levels in given skills (Cooking, Fishing, Gardening, etc.).

The install location for XP users is:

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 World Adventures\Mods\Packages

As for Vista and Windows 7 users, I can't help you with installation questions. You will have to search the Sims 3 forums for help or information about where to install the mod for your OS.



"Unlocked TV Channels And More Fun" enables Sims to watch any of the tv shows and gain Fun from watching the shows just like their Sims 2 cousins did.

No more Sim Trait discrimination! Anybody can pick up a remote and flip the TV on to watch their show without worrying about the In Soviet Russia TV Watch You Group telling them they can't watch this show or that show without certain traits! Viva Watch TV Freedom!


Features:

Unlocked Channels:

Super Shopping Network
Fishing Fracas
Cookin' Cable
Terror TV
Halls of History
Action World
KidZ Zone
Romantic Rendezvous
Got Garden?

*The two Work Out options were already enabled by default.

Affected TVs:

Cheap (The Very Cheap TV With Bad Reception)
Moderate (Next to Cheap Floor Model)
Moderate Flat Screen (Flat Screen Floor Model)
Expensive (Wall Flat Screen)
TV Wall (The Most Expensive Wall TV - About $8000)

These TVs have their distinct own behaviors and interactions.


Fun:

I modified a number of interactions to boost the Fun motive on the different types of TVs. EA's default Fun values range from 20 to 65. These EA default values did not make significant impact on the Fun motive. Sims could sit for hours to watch TV and not gain any Fun at all. I increased the EA default value to 70 so that the Fun motive could increase visibly to make TV watching worthwhile to have a TV around.


What's Not Modified:

The Cheap TVs still give a negative Bad Reception buff as these TVs should.


Credits:

Peter and Inge Jones crew - Sims 3 Tools
The Test Family - Sims 3 Family Volunteers
Paint.NET - Screenshots
MTS - Hosting Sims 2 and Sims 3 content