Exploring space is just one of the new features that comes withThe Sims 4: Get to Work.Jumping onto a rocket ship or using a wormhole generator lets players explore the beautiful Sixam, an alien planet your Sim can explore for fun and to get collectibles you can’t find anywhere else.

Sixam is a fantastic planet to journey to, but getting there can be tough. Once you finally make it, it can also be hard to know what to do. Here’s a full guide to the alien planet of Sixam.

A female sim and alien converse on Sixam in The Sims 4

How To Get To Sixam

There are two ways to get to Sixam in The Sims 4. You can eitherbuild a rocket shipand explore space, orbuild anElectroflux Wormhole Generatorand travel there.

Build A Rocket Ship

To build a rocket ship, you canpurchase one from Buy Mode. There are three available: the Steampunk Flyamajig for 5,000 Simoleons, the Apollo Rocketship for 8,750 Simoleons, and the Retro Rocketship for 10,000 Simoleons.

The Steampunk Flyamajig is available to everyone, but the other two ships require Sims to be at level ten of theAstronaut career.

One of the alien plants on Sixam in The Sims 4

Your sim can also attendGeekConfrom the City Living expansion pack and build one there.

Click on themetal platformand choose`Build,which costs 1,000 Simoleons.

Once the ship is built, you will then need to upgrade the ship to include a wormhole generator. Adding a wormhole generator requires a Sim to belevel ten in the Rocket Science skill. This is the maximum level. You can readbooksorwork on any rocket shiptogain this skill. Adding a wormhole generator also costs an extra 1,000 Simoleons.

Once the wormhole generator is added, click on the rocket ship and choose toTravel Through Wormhole.

A female sim chooses to return home from Sixam

Build A Wormhole Generator

Sims can also travel to Sixam by using an Electroflux Wormhole Generator. This can bebuilt by any Sim in the Scientist careertrack that has access to theInvention Constructor.

You must belevel six in the Scientist careerfor the wormhole generator to appear on inventions to be built, andlevel ten to allow them to travel to the alien planet.

To build it, it requirestwo uncommon metals, two uncommon crystals,andtwo of any element. Once you have these materials, use the Invention Constructor to make the wormhole generator. Choose toTravel to Alien World, and your Sim will enter the wormhole.

If you choose to cheat to get the Electroflux Wormhole Generator, it can be found by typing inbb.ShowHiddenObjectsin the cheat console andlooking under Activities and Skills,thenLogic. It will cost 1,400 Simoleons to purchase.

Your Sim will still need to be level ten in the Scientist career to upgrade it to travel to Sixam, though.

What To Do On Sixam

Once you’ve made it to Sixam, you’ll notice that the world has a night sky at all times and is filled with alien plants. There are glowing trees and mushrooms all over. There are also tons of collectibles for your Sims to pick up, including plants to harvest.

Sims can also findaliensto interact with on Sixam. They will not be in their human form due to being on their home planet. You caninteract and befriendthese Sims with the same interactions as other Sims, and they won’t care that you see them in their alien form.

Your Sim will gain theXenophiliamoodletfrom interacting with aliens, which boosts their confidence.

What Are The Sixam Collectibles

These are all the collectibles your Sim can find that are exclusive to Sixam:

Eye of the Stormbore

Starflake

Zarinne

All of these collectibles will appear on the ground for your Sim to pick up.

Crystals

Crystals can be picked up off the ground by selecting them and clickingCollect. This is the same method for getting geodes, which your Sim can find ontop of small pillars on the ground.

Geodes

Geodes have to be polishedto find out which one you picked up. You can do this by opening your Sim’s inventory, finding the Unpolished Geode, andclicking Polish. This will reveal what geode you picked up.

Plants

Plantscan beharvestedand taken back home to plant and grow in your Sim’s garden. However,they can be out of seasonon Sixam if you have Seasons, so they aren’t always available to be harvested.

Metals

Metalslook the same as they do at home, and your Sim can choose toDig the material upand add it to their inventory. Once you’ve done so, you can look in your Sim’s inventory to find out which metal you picked up.

How To Leave Sixam

Once you’ve finished everything you wanted to do on Sixam, there will be anElectroflux Wormhole Generatoron thelanding platformwhere your Sim arrived. Head back to this area and click on thegenerator. Choose toReturn Home.

You can take extra Sims with you, including any aliens you meet while on Sixam.

As long as you have an upgraded rocket ship with a wormhole generator or an Electroflux Wormhole Generator in your possession, your Sim can travel back to Sixamwhenever they want.