Part 68

Explore all object upgrades in The Sims 3, from changing fire colors to making electronics unbreakable. Learn requirements, difficulty, effects, and failure risks.

This guide details various object upgrades available through the Tinkering skill in The Sims 3. Each upgrade has specific requirements, difficulty levels, effects, and potential failure consequences.

Object Upgrades:

• Add TV Channels
  • Objects Upgraded: Not specified
  • Level Required: 10
  • Difficulty: 5 Wrenches
  • Effect: Adds more TV channels.
  • Failure: Electrocution.
• Change Fire Colour
  • Objects Upgraded: Cheap Fireplaces
  • Level Required: 7
  • Difficulty: 5 Wrenches
  • Effect: Allows changing fire color.
  • Failure: Fireplace may catch fire.
• Custom Doorbell
  • Objects Upgraded: Door / Doorbell
  • Level Required: 3
  • Difficulty: 1 Wrench
  • Effect: Changes doorbell sound.
  • Failure: Unpleasant sound.
• Faster Cooking
  • Objects Upgraded: Microwave
  • Level Required: 6
  • Difficulty: 3 Wrenches
  • Effect: Speeds up microwave cooking.
  • Failure: Electrocution.
• Fireproof
  • Objects Upgraded: Fireplace, Stove
  • Level Required: 4
  • Difficulty: 2 Wrenches
  • Effect: Prevents fireplaces and stoves from setting fires.
  • Failure: Item may catch fire, burning the Sim.
• Improve Crushing
  • Objects Upgraded: Trash Compactor
  • Level Required: 6
  • Difficulty: 3 Wrenches
  • Effect: Increases trash capacity in the compactor.
  • Failure: Nasty zap.
• Improve Graphics
  • Objects Upgraded: Computer
  • Level Required: 8
  • Difficulty: 4 Wrenches
  • Effect: Enhances computer visual experience.
  • Failure: Nasty zap.
• Improve Meal Quality
  • Objects Upgraded: Stove
  • Level Required: 6
  • Difficulty: 3 Wrenches
  • Effect: Improves quality of meals cooked on the stove.
  • Failure: None.
• Improve Memory
  • Objects Upgraded: Food Replicator
  • Level Required: 10
  • Difficulty: 5 Wrenches
  • Effect: Improves food replicator consistency and meal quality.
  • Failure: Malfunction.
• Improve Speakers
  • Objects Upgraded: Stereo
  • Level Required: 3
  • Difficulty: 1 Wrench
  • Effect: Boosts the Enjoying Music moodlet by 10 points.
  • Failure: Nasty zap.
• Perfect Teleportation
  • Objects Upgraded: Teleporter
  • Level Required: 6
  • Difficulty: 3 Wrenches
  • Effect: Increases teleporter reliability.
  • Failure: Nasty shock.
• Self-Cleaning
  • Objects Upgraded: Bathtubs, Showers, Sinks, Stove, Toilet
  • Level Required: 3
  • Difficulty: 1 Wrench
  • Effect: Items clean themselves and never need manual cleaning.
  • Failure: May require repair.
• Silent Running
  • Objects Upgraded: Cheap Dishwasher
  • Level Required: 3
  • Difficulty: 1 Wrench
  • Effect: Makes the dishwasher operate silently.
  • Failure: Nasty zap.
• Unbreakable
  • Objects Upgraded: All electronics, All plumbing, Teleporter, Dishwasher, Trash Compactor
  • Level Required: 8
  • Difficulty: 4 Wrenches
  • Effect: Makes items unbreakable and never require repair.
  • Failure: May break the item.
• Wire House with Steakers
  • Objects Upgraded: Stereo
  • Level Required: 8
  • Difficulty: 4 Wrenches
  • Effect: Blasts music throughout the house, potentially waking everyone.
  • Failure: Zap cannon.

General Tinkering Benefit:

• Tinkering with objects can sometimes result in accidental upgrades, even for items beyond your current skill level. However, this process is time-consuming and random.