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The Sims 4 |OT| Behold its true form and despair!
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A Pacman themed nightclub...
Quoting for new page - this one's awesome.
Oof! Worth it
Haha thanks again all! Didn't know people would like the Pacman one so much. It's only gotten like 2 downloads on the gallery compared to most of the stuff I put up which gets dozens right away. Maybe it will eventually pick up steam; should probably not upload things during the middle of the night, heh.
Anyway, here are larger pics of the lights.
Anyway, here are larger pics of the lights.
LurkerPrime
Member
Wow. Your skills make me envious.
Remarkable work, Koomaster!
Remarkable work, Koomaster!
Thank you. Mostly my skills come down to spending an inordinate amount of time on things (perfectionist trait!).
I usually spend 4+hrs at least on everything I build to add details and get things looking just how I envision them.
Here's one from yesterday/today that I spent around 6hrs on...
It is a Lawn & Garden center based residence. There is a home on top and the store section is below.
It's built for a Sim with the gardening aspiration and players who really want to garden in the game.
Took shots with trees/flowers in all the planters to show what it will look like during play.
LurkerPrime
Member
The yellow mat/rug is perfect. Perfect.
The thing that destroys me is colour coordination.
I suppose that's preferable to spending hours making things without a vision. (my method)
Hopefully I remember to browse the community stuff next time I launch Sims 4. It's easy to forget how amazing communities are at making things.
The thing that destroys me is colour coordination.
I suppose that's preferable to spending hours making things without a vision. (my method)
Hopefully I remember to browse the community stuff next time I launch Sims 4. It's easy to forget how amazing communities are at making things.
That's my biggest complaint with the game is the lack of Sims 3's Create-A-Style. I've ranted about this before, but it still boggles my mind on some of the color choices that are in Sims 4 for the objects/clothes.
Like sometimes you will have consistent colors; you can find a lot of things for instance the same shade of green. Then suddenly an object will be bright green or an off color green from everything else. I think the building/decorating would be near perfect if they would add Create-A-Style back in. Even ignoring patterns, just a way to adjust the colors of objects would be a huge improvement.
I think the worst are the doors/windows/fences with their weird color mixes. Can't have a blue fence or a blue window, it's gotta mix in blue and white or blue and black. And some of the doors can't be colored at all, just white doors. Only drives me slightly crazy.
SenshiManny
Banned
Sims 4 is half off on the Origin Store. $34.99 for Digital Deluxe and $29.99 for Standard Edition. I checked using the Mexican internets and it appears as if the Digital Deluxe is $22.49. Maybe thats low enough for some people.
Ah. Looking at my email, it looks like the sale will last til December 1st it seems.
US
Mexican Internets
Ah. Looking at my email, it looks like the sale will last til December 1st it seems.
US
Mexican Internets
Damn, that looks so good. Nice work.
Makes me want to go back to Sims 4 just to build stuff.
Alas I need to finish the other games I've bought first.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
This game was $20 through Mexican Origin VPN. Seems to be worth it to my girlfriend so far.
I finally got this when it was on sale on Amazon and put in some time with it.
It's... a mixed bag. There are definitely some good things and improvements I like over Sims 2 and 3, but also things which are a definite step back and make the core gameplay experience less enjoyable.
The good:
- I like Create-A-Sim and the drag / drop interface - appreciate the intuitive nature of it even more after using the relatively complex CC in Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Build Mode took some getting used to (especially rooms / walls), but I've been enjoying it. I don't like the lack of Auto-Roof, though - it's really hard to come up with something that works sometimes.
The bad:
- Lack of color / texture options in CAS and build mode, especially for things like hair / eyes. Creating your own custom colors / textures was one of the biggest improvements of TS3 over TS2, and I don't see why they had to take a step back.
- Lack of careers - like, WTF, I want more options besides start-up geek and astronaut
- The neighborhoods - hands-down probably the worst part of the game. Limited to a tiny number of lots (which are also tiny in size) in pre-made neighborhoods, separated by loading screens; I haven't bothered creating more than 2 families max (in TS2 I think I made 20 custom families in a small neighborhood)
The "eh":
- The whole emotions system really isn't that compelling; it really is just a re-skinned version of the wants / needs systems from the previous games. I have no idea why this was such a big selling point.
- Weird UI quirks - why cut off access to the menu while Sims are at work? You're stuck there doing nothing waiting for the clock to pass; you can't even check up on your Sims' needs. Thank heavens for modders who had enough common sense to fix this.
So yeah, the game's not horrible, just a lot of missed potential and bad design decisions and missing content. If they remade TS2 with these graphics and CAS / build systems, with TS3's color / texture system, I could probably play that forever, but I guess I'll have to settle for this until the newness wears off.
On a side note, I think it's really strange they were able to release pools (which seems like they would take some time to program, including new outfits / behaviors for Sims) within 2 months of release. They were obviously ready to go, so why not just include them at the onset? Probably lends credibility to the theory they were planned for future DLC / expansions, except they did an early release due to backlash.
It's... a mixed bag. There are definitely some good things and improvements I like over Sims 2 and 3, but also things which are a definite step back and make the core gameplay experience less enjoyable.
The good:
- I like Create-A-Sim and the drag / drop interface - appreciate the intuitive nature of it even more after using the relatively complex CC in Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Build Mode took some getting used to (especially rooms / walls), but I've been enjoying it. I don't like the lack of Auto-Roof, though - it's really hard to come up with something that works sometimes.
The bad:
- Lack of color / texture options in CAS and build mode, especially for things like hair / eyes. Creating your own custom colors / textures was one of the biggest improvements of TS3 over TS2, and I don't see why they had to take a step back.
- Lack of careers - like, WTF, I want more options besides start-up geek and astronaut
- The neighborhoods - hands-down probably the worst part of the game. Limited to a tiny number of lots (which are also tiny in size) in pre-made neighborhoods, separated by loading screens; I haven't bothered creating more than 2 families max (in TS2 I think I made 20 custom families in a small neighborhood)
The "eh":
- The whole emotions system really isn't that compelling; it really is just a re-skinned version of the wants / needs systems from the previous games. I have no idea why this was such a big selling point.
- Weird UI quirks - why cut off access to the menu while Sims are at work? You're stuck there doing nothing waiting for the clock to pass; you can't even check up on your Sims' needs. Thank heavens for modders who had enough common sense to fix this.
So yeah, the game's not horrible, just a lot of missed potential and bad design decisions and missing content. If they remade TS2 with these graphics and CAS / build systems, with TS3's color / texture system, I could probably play that forever, but I guess I'll have to settle for this until the newness wears off.
On a side note, I think it's really strange they were able to release pools (which seems like they would take some time to program, including new outfits / behaviors for Sims) within 2 months of release. They were obviously ready to go, so why not just include them at the onset? Probably lends credibility to the theory they were planned for future DLC / expansions, except they did an early release due to backlash.
The Sims 4 Careers Update comes out next week.
New careers paths include Athletic and Business, both will have branching paths.
Business will branch off into either Investor or Management while Athletic will branch off into Professional Athlete or Bodybuilder.
Update will be free like with the previous content patches.
New careers paths include Athletic and Business, both will have branching paths.
Business will branch off into either Investor or Management while Athletic will branch off into Professional Athlete or Bodybuilder.
Update will be free like with the previous content patches.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
Ah, I was wondering when the career update would come. Can't wait to have my Sims try out the new careers.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
http://www.thesims.com/news/ts4-newcareers
Just a heads up: Not only is the Careers Update live, but there is also a Holiday Celebration Pack available as Free DLC.
Just a heads up: Not only is the Careers Update live, but there is also a Holiday Celebration Pack available as Free DLC.
Weird, there's a whole lot of stuff in this patch which they didn't really mention. I noticed the phone menu was different, so I went looking to see what else had happened. It turns out they have the patch notes linked from item 6 in their main news post, so it was easy to miss.
http://help.ea.com/en/article/the-sims-4-updates/
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http://help.ea.com/en/article/the-sims-4-updates/
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Wordplay on Mr. Universe bodybuilding title I guess.
makes sense... but the description "- - Kick, punch, and swing your way through the Athletic career, choosing between Hall of Famer or Mr./Ms. Solar System
"
kind of makes me wish it was a martial arts tournament master ala mortal kombat or something lol.
wonder if evil makes you better at business :3
FleetingFlowAir
Member
Good to know that these monthly updates will extend into 2015. They're most likely going to stop once they announce their first expansion pack.
Kinky John
Member
Lol. I guess my tradition of picking up a bunch of this crap a year or 2 down the road for cheap will contknue.
LurkerPrime
Member
Well at least they're adding new gameplay features... like the almighty bearsuit.
Price is still too high, though.
Price is still too high, though.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
Oh no, I was wrong. It begins. Guess I'll wait for these Game Packs to go cheap later down the road.
Though a new destination wouldn't hurt right now.
VistraNorrez
Member
I wonder if this means there won't be Expansion packs and/or Stuff Packs. I imagine there will be quarterly releases of Game packs no matter what. EPs usually sell for $40, and they were releasing 2-3 a year for Sims 3. If they want to keep a similar revenue model, a quarterly release makes sense.
TheAbsolution
Member
No, It sounds like these will replace what Stuff Packs used to be. they're the same price point as them.
I imagine we'll continue to get Expansion Packs on a regular basis.
When was the last big sale on Sims 3 expansion stuff? I saw one in July before Sims 4 came out for 70% off, but I'm wondering if the lack of content in 4 is making them hold off on cutting 3 Expansion packs as they're still 20 dollars everywhere. Origin do a Christmas sale?
FleetingFlowAir
Member
There doesn't seem to be one right now. Origin has a 20% coupon that you can use on anything which expires on the 23rd. Even I'm surprised that the expansions don't have any discounts and yet Sims 4 did recently.
So I already had Sims 3, and I bought a few of the 'expansion packs' to test out the differences between 3 and 4 because I know a lot of people damn 4 and say there's no reason to play 4 when 3 exists... And they're partially right, but this only really applies if you already have 3 AND the DLC. A lot of the stuff 4 'lacks' that 3 has wasn't in the baseline game either. There are exceptions but nothing major that I could notice. I do hate the lack of an open world, but if they can use that as an excuse to replace more rabbit holes with actual areas then that's fine. The loading could be better for this stuff and frankly, I find the current areas you can visit 'pointless.' In a way it reminds me of Sims 1 trying to focus more on the house stuff which I think is fine. However, if they do a University expansion or even a nightlife, that's ALL about exploring your world rather than just your family, so they'd need to make some major improvements.
I do miss having cars. It was a fun little thing that added character to your lot outside of the houses themselves. I think they'll return in an expansion though seemingly not in this next expansion as that seems more 'World Adventures' esque from what we've heard about it. Ideally we'll get expansions in the same vein as Sims 3 but instead maybe we'll get less 'stuff packs' and Sim store stuff and just more straight-up expansion content as Sims 4 DOES seem less littered with that so far. But only time can tell. I was watching a stream of someone who had all the Sims 3 stuff and it was the most overwhelming catalog I had ever seen in buy mode. It got out of control, and I'm thinking Maxis realized that.
The lack of content really sucks. The Style Creator being gone REALLY sucks, but I still was eager to replay 4 over 3 after spending time with it despite 3 being a much more customization, much more polished iteration. The multi-tasking. This is a fun little bullet point and something people go 'hey that's cool,' but when playing 3 and 4 so close together, it cannot be stated enough how great the multi-tasking is. 3 just feels clunky now after 4. It opens up playing the game completely differently in 4 and it adds so much depth to it. So while I do feel like 3 was an amazing product that felt like 'The Best of' Sims, I feel like 4 is a much better game because it's so much easier to control. It's a thing you don't even notice until you've played both games back to back, and it's a huge difference. Still, 4 needs a lot of work, and a ton of expansions before I think it's 'the' Sims game that it could be. It has an amazing foundation with little to do in it other than the basics of Sims. Which is fine, but it lacks fluff.
Sims 4 desperately needs Seasons. This is far and away number 1 on my most needed thing for Sims 4. It can not be stated enough how much this adds to 3. The snow, the rain, the cycles, everything about it. Even if you don't care about the gimmicky outerwear clothes thing, it just adds so much atmosphere to a game that really needs that to keep you sticking around with families long-term. This is alarmingly noticeable with the free Christmas stuff they just put out. It needs snow, badly.
There's some other stuff like a nightlife(though they need to do something to make high-rise apartments more desirable because Sims 3 was lacking even on custom homes. Not to mention I don't know how they'd do the city itself and traversing it since the open world is gone.) and pets that would benefit the game greatly although I never thought Pets needed an expansion. Just include them with a bigger expansion as I feel like they add very little to the game. Cars will come, I'd bet but that's just real minor fluff stuff.
Very very late on this, but I do find Sims to be a relaxing Christmas time game, and I wanted to revisit 3 and 4 to see how I still feel about 4.
I do miss having cars. It was a fun little thing that added character to your lot outside of the houses themselves. I think they'll return in an expansion though seemingly not in this next expansion as that seems more 'World Adventures' esque from what we've heard about it. Ideally we'll get expansions in the same vein as Sims 3 but instead maybe we'll get less 'stuff packs' and Sim store stuff and just more straight-up expansion content as Sims 4 DOES seem less littered with that so far. But only time can tell. I was watching a stream of someone who had all the Sims 3 stuff and it was the most overwhelming catalog I had ever seen in buy mode. It got out of control, and I'm thinking Maxis realized that.
The lack of content really sucks. The Style Creator being gone REALLY sucks, but I still was eager to replay 4 over 3 after spending time with it despite 3 being a much more customization, much more polished iteration. The multi-tasking. This is a fun little bullet point and something people go 'hey that's cool,' but when playing 3 and 4 so close together, it cannot be stated enough how great the multi-tasking is. 3 just feels clunky now after 4. It opens up playing the game completely differently in 4 and it adds so much depth to it. So while I do feel like 3 was an amazing product that felt like 'The Best of' Sims, I feel like 4 is a much better game because it's so much easier to control. It's a thing you don't even notice until you've played both games back to back, and it's a huge difference. Still, 4 needs a lot of work, and a ton of expansions before I think it's 'the' Sims game that it could be. It has an amazing foundation with little to do in it other than the basics of Sims. Which is fine, but it lacks fluff.
Sims 4 desperately needs Seasons. This is far and away number 1 on my most needed thing for Sims 4. It can not be stated enough how much this adds to 3. The snow, the rain, the cycles, everything about it. Even if you don't care about the gimmicky outerwear clothes thing, it just adds so much atmosphere to a game that really needs that to keep you sticking around with families long-term. This is alarmingly noticeable with the free Christmas stuff they just put out. It needs snow, badly.
There's some other stuff like a nightlife(though they need to do something to make high-rise apartments more desirable because Sims 3 was lacking even on custom homes. Not to mention I don't know how they'd do the city itself and traversing it since the open world is gone.) and pets that would benefit the game greatly although I never thought Pets needed an expansion. Just include them with a bigger expansion as I feel like they add very little to the game. Cars will come, I'd bet but that's just real minor fluff stuff.
Very very late on this, but I do find Sims to be a relaxing Christmas time game, and I wanted to revisit 3 and 4 to see how I still feel about 4.
Orbis Tabula
Member
Wow, that sneaked up on me! I didn't expect it to be out so soon. I might pick it up, especially since I found this on another Sims site.
20% off Outdoor Retreat if you get it before the end of the day Friday.
I'm not sure if it'e legit yet, because I haven't checked it out, but apparently it's a promo code. I'm gonna give it a shot, because 16 bucks isn't a lot to pay for what seems like a good sized expansion.
TheUnsunghero26
Member
So it looks like the upcoming expansion pack will be "active careers" like ambitions, and will include aliens.
Baron_Calamity
Member
I've recently been play Sims 4 again. All the stuff they added has improved variety in the game play significantly. Its still the same depth but there is definitely a feeling of changing things up for the better. All the stuff they added has to be stuff they were expecting to sell. The free added content dwarfs the free added content added to Sims 3 and Sims 4 has been out a fraction of the time.
Socializing with passers by is still broken though. Its possible for them to leave the lot and your sim will continue talking with them even though they aren't there. Since its gone on this long without getting fixed, it might be a core engine thing that can't be fixed. It isn't a big annoyance. It doesn't seem to break the game.
Socializing with passers by is still broken though. Its possible for them to leave the lot and your sim will continue talking with them even though they aren't there. Since its gone on this long without getting fixed, it might be a core engine thing that can't be fixed. It isn't a big annoyance. It doesn't seem to break the game.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
I had a problem where I did a party and after it ended, the guests didn't leave and behaved like my home was their home. Feels like Sims 4 still has some annoying bugs regarding neighbors/events.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Hey guys, asking for a friend, did EA just say fuck it to the Mac version of this game? I'm reading that it was supposed to come out october or november but it never did. Is it ever coming or is it still TBA?
FleetingFlowAir
Member
The official twitter said that it is coming February.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Thank you for the quick response, she'll be happy to hear it.
Kinky John
Member
The Sims 4 Get to Work: Official Announce Trailer
Expansion pack incoming: http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/news/get-to-work
Expansion pack incoming: http://www.thesims.com/en_GB/news/get-to-work
LurkerPrime
Member
Pretty standard stuff... except for bullet point 7, which is enough to make me very interested.
I wonder how the pricing will be. Probably $30?
Orbis Tabula
Member
Only 3 active careers? That's kind of...disappointing. I mean, if I could only pick 3, they picked good ones. I'd just like to see more. Combining it with the "make your own business" expansion was a good idea, though. I like that.
I wish there could sort of be "expansions to expansions." Like, if I enjoy the active careers idea, I could get more active careers. But on the other hand, I don't really have enough money to give EA for even more expansion packs.
I wish there could sort of be "expansions to expansions." Like, if I enjoy the active careers idea, I could get more active careers. But on the other hand, I don't really have enough money to give EA for even more expansion packs.
The last Sims expansion pack released at $30 was The Sims: Makin' Magic...in 2003.