Friday Highlights

Sul Sul folks!

Can you believe it’s almost the end of January? We are heading to brighter and longer days for those in the northern hemisphere, finally! 🌄Most importantly, it’s almost the end of the week: do you have any exciting plans, or no plans at all? Gaming all day and snacking is an exciting plan, right? 😄

Let’s do a quick recap first of this week’s news…

• 🏰 On Monday, we revealed the world of Ondarion for the next expansion pack, Royalty & Legacy!
  
  
• 🗞️ On Thursday quite a few things happened…
  
  
  • The gameplay trailer for Royalty & Legacy was released.
  • We got a Discord Dev Drop In to get a sneak peek at the gameplay elements for this upcoming pack.
  • And finally, The Sims and The Sims 2 have been added to the EA Play list!
    
    

Quiet night in San Myshuno, posted here by Moochellie​ 

And now, time to jump into the highlights!

• 🤡 SimAmbassador​ is coming up with a very creative idea this week: creating sims based on memes or funny puns! This idea came up when noticing that a lot of builds don’t include clocks, which prompted the creation of Earl Lee II Bed, a wise thief who rises early (to steal food from other sims). And then came along Late IV Din-Air (she better not steal food too, she should show up on time for dinner!). Honestly, creating a full sim based on a pun, picking relevant traits and adding a matching backstory is a great work of art! As someone who has a passion for funny puns and memes, I absolutely respect the dedication. My only contribution was a grumpy sim I made years ago named “Jay Paletemps”, which would translate to “I don’t have the time” (or “j’ai pas le temps”), whose sole purpose what to be rude and mean to everyone… 🤭
  
  
• 📚 If you have been playing The Sims 4 for a while, you probably have a lot of builds, households and stories that you would like to keep track of. Well, you might find some motivation after you see PaxxieLovesDinos​’ Sims Legacy, who just started a blog in order to compile all those experiences into one place! After playing for 6 years, there are already plenty of articles to keep track of all the different families and generations, as well as interesting recaps and details about all the various sims. So whether you’d like to catch up on what Dinos’ sims have been up to, or if you’d like some inspiration to start your own blog, make sure to check out the thread!
  
  
• 🏗️ For our Sims 3 simmers, we have another open world collaboration hosted by Hidehi2​,  Sandraelle​ and soocoolsim​ : Petite Alsace, inspired by the French cities of Strasbourg, Colmar and Ribeauville, that also carry a lot of German influence as they are very close to the border. As a Frenchie, I am very excited to see all of your creations, Alsace is such a beautiful place with the architecture, and there are already promising works in progress! As usual, everyone can join, claim a lot and start building while following the guidelines. Make sure to read the full post if you would like more information, and in the meantime we will follow the updates until the traditional Grand Reveal Video Tour!
  
  
• 🧐 If you are looking for a new fancy restaurant to add to your neighborhood, you might find some inspiration thanks to Kinetic_Speckle0​’s Celebrity Restaurant. The decoration is very classy and elegant, with darker walls and white floors and a matching wallpaper for some of the separating walls. There are some plants and blue chairs and sofas that add a pop of colour and a nice contrast to the rest of the decor and a touch of originality. If your famous sims are worried about being recognized in public, they can use some of the more private seats in order to enjoy their meal in peace. In no time, this restaurant will become the hot spot for all the superstars!
  
  
• ✍️ Finally, what would be The Sims community without your fantastic stories? This week, JesLet40​ is blessing us with a new chapter of the famous Whittaker Saga. In this new rendition, Cathy and Steve are living together and learn to compromise over the apartment layout and decoration. Beth in the meanwhile has moved into a new house, and she focuses on her job, fitness training and appreciation for eating in front of the TV. Carl and Sydney have also been moving into their dream house, but Carl must eventually tell Sydney about his past…
  
  

That concludes another week! Thank you for the great contributions as always, and enjoy your weekend!

Dag dag ✌️

Cath