Create a World

The Create a World tool gives the player the ability to create and share unique new worlds for The Sims 3. It allows players to create custom neighborhoods, just like in The Sims 2, although in a more in-depth way. It was released on December 16, 2009 and is available to download for free from TheSims3.com if you have an account there. It is similar to the creation/terraforming tools in SimCity 4 and the tools used by the game developers when creating neighborhoods for the game. This means that some of the features in the Create a World tool may not be simple to use and may not be very user-friendly. You can download or upload worlds on The Exchange. It is only possible to create populated worlds by sharing save game folders or by using mods to add Sims to the .world file.

The Create a World tool is in beta mode, so it may still contain some bugs or glitches that have yet to be repaired. A fully patched version of The Sims 3 is needed in order to use it.

Features

 * Design entire worlds for your Sims, from choosing terrain patterns and roads to placing lots, vegetation and neighborhood accents like water towers and lighthouses.
 * Start with a blank canvas, or modify the terrains that formed the basis of Sunset Valley or Riverview.
 * For advanced designers, bring your creativity to life by creating and importing designs from Photoshop and other graphics programs.
 * Expand your landscape features and building options with The Sims 3 Create a World Tool – BETA with The Sims 3: World Adventures expansion pack, or items from The Sims 3 Store.
 * Share your worlds through The Sims 3 Exchange.
 * Terraforming
 * Place roads and sidewalks (or footpaths)
 * Spray on custom terrain paints like lava, snow or pink cotton candy
 * Place community lots, career "rabbit holes" and liveable housing lots
 * Import height maps
 * Set restricted lot assignments

Download

 * Download Create a World BETA at the offical download site (requires registration)
 * Create a World BETA at BigDownload

Patches

 * Create a World BETA was originally released as version 1.5.126 together with Patch 8 on Dec 15, 2009.
 * Patch 1.6.72.005037 from 1.5.126.002037 (Direct link) released together with Patch 11 on Mar 23, 2010.
 * http://www.thesims3.com/community/news.html?selMonth=6&selYear=2010#1099228956 2nd patch released 2 days after The Sims 3/Patch 14.

Bugs

 * The recent Patch 12 creates an error whenever CAW is run. The only known workaround is to reinstall The Sims 3, reinstall CAW and not installing Patch 12. Electronic Arts are aware of the issue and is working on a fix