Teleportation pad


 * The Teleportation Pad reduces your transportation costs by 100%... within a reasonable margin of error.

In The Sims 3, the Teleportation Pad is a lifetime reward object that lets a Sim instantly teleport to any location on the map, and use a cell phone to teleport back. Occasionally, the teleporter malfunctions and teleports the Sim to the wrong place, but recovering from that is a simple matter of teleporting back with the phone and trying again. It can be upgraded with "Perfect Teleportation," which prevents it from ever malfunctioning. Sometimes a Sim will teleport and arrive at their destination naked. They will panic and then change into the clothes they were in.

It costs 75,000 lifetime reward points, and is the most expensive reward in the game at the moment of writing. It is worth §15,000 if sold after it is purchased.

The Not So Routine Machine
"Is your same old morning routine getting you down? Are you tired of getting to work hungry, smelly and grouchy? Do you hate being late everywhere you go? Well... get ready to shake up your wake up with our patent pending, ultra combining, super teleporting, technological wonder! Eat, shower and do your business, then teleport to exactly where you need to go...in less than half the time! Roll out of bed and into technology when you pick up the Not So Routine Machine today!"

The Not So Routine Machine incorporates functionality almost identical to the Teleportation Pad -- with some exceptions. Unlike the Teleportation Pad, it cannot be used by children, and teleportation is only one-way. It is pre-set to teleport Sims to certain types of places. It can send a Sim to work, to the gym, to a shopping location, or to a business or venue. It appears that Sims can attempt to use it to teleport to any location on the map, but that they may arrive elsewhere unless it has been given the Teleport Anywhere upgrade.

Also, it can completely fill the Hunger, Bladder and Hygiene needs before the teleportation occurs. It does this by feeding the Sim, providing a toilet, and providing a very efficient shower. This allows a Sim to get ready to go somewhere in much less time than it would normally take. It can upgraded to include speakers, which will boost Fun. It can also be upgraded to be Unbreakable.

A Sim who uses it when tired can enter a virtual world known as the Dreamscape.

It is available from The Sims 3 Store for 500 SimPoints. It does not require any expansion pack to use, but does require game update 1.5.0.014000.