Unpopular opinion- I want another basic world
I love all the worlds from different places and I definitely want to see more of them however, I really want another basic "american" world as well. I tend to use Willow Creek/New Crest/Eco Lifestyle etc type worlds as my regular gameplay worlds. I have run out of room in them so I need more space. In my gameplay locations such as Tartosa and Sulani require a vacation/flight and when sims live their they only visit lots in that world.meeshwood8 days agoNew Hotshot369Views12likes28CommentsMaximum population in the save file before sim culling?
Last month, I faced my first "auto-culling" experience in my save file. I noticed some sims in "other household" are missing without a notification pop-up. 10 sims are missing! I went to check in "MCCC_GetPop" but there isn't any number of "Total Culled/Netherworld Sims". Fortunately, I have the backup file and lost only the nighttime progress. However, I started feeling unsafe to play the game until I knew who was missing and what's pattern of how the game chose someone to be culled. I replayed that save a few times then I could collect the information. *I knew there was information about the culling system somewhere a long time ago. But I don't find any recent topic about that, so I have to start a new one. If there are any, please tell me. This is what I found in my case... - Removed sims in my test sessions always 3 Secret Society members, all stray pets (6), and Erwin Pries! (Total 10) Culling progress starts when all active sims sleep, not the day-changing. Culling progress is triggered when the population number ("Total Sims" in MCCC_GetPop) exceeds 670. (The Sims count in-game is around 615. This might not count the hidden sims.) Non-hidden Sims who are removed are in the "Other Household". All of them are "Secret Society (from DU EP)" who are homeless. Other homeless sims are still saved but I'm not sure if they will be next. I guessed that the game chooses to remove unimportant sims first. Hidden Sims who are removed are... Stray pets... all of them (6 sims) Erwin Pries (He's a hidden sim but seems not necessary to have?) I tried to find ways to avoid culling without using mods but finally gave up. I'm glad that MCCC can prevent sim culling, but I don't sure about how many sims I can have in one save file without breaking the game. I want to start a topic about "sharing your population data in your save file" as well. But I'm more curious about unwarned "sim-culling" right now. --- Side note - I play the game without "Get Famous EP", so my population number grows faster because the game has to generate new NPC despite using the existing one.coloncocon9 days agoSeasoned Hotshot141Views2likes6CommentsThe Sims 4's 10th Anniversary
The Sims 4's anniversary is coming up next month. For special dates, we used to get meaty new updates. This definitely petered out over the last few years, but you never know. The 10th anniversary is a big milestone, so maybe we might get a nice update? What do you think will be added into the game? And for the love of Torch, don't let the celebration include a login event scheme.Karamazov1239 days agoSeasoned Adventurer4.2KViews18likes79CommentsAll 27 City Living Recipes
I've looked for a list of these everywhere, and haven't been successful. Some searches found promising results, but they didn't pan out for one reason or another. So I just made a sim, put her on a lot with all the food stalls, and had her learn them all. I didn't think to note down which stall each recipe came from, but they are sorted by stall. 01 Taquitos 02 Empanadas 03 Bean and Cheese Burrito 04 Chicken Burrito 05 Spinach Wrapped Veggie Burrito 06 Tomato Wrapped Veggie Burrito 07 Egg Rolls 08 Mapo Tofu with Pork 09 Sweet and Sour Pork 10 Sweet and Sour Eggplant 11 Ramen 12 Dango 13 Nigiri 14 Pufferfish Nigiri 15 Samosa 16 Bhel Puri 17 Curry 18 Siopao 19 Lumpia 20 Ensaymada 21 Pork Adobo 22 Brochette 23 Merguez 24 Tajine 25 Goi Cuon 26 Banh Mi 27 Pho When you learn them all you will get the message: "Your culinary journey is complete. All of the recipes available in the city have been stored deep in your brain. You stand now, ready to make burritos. So many burritos. Just try to forget the incredible number of calories that you have consumed in the process."texxasrose9 days agoSeasoned Newcomer210Views7likes2CommentsLovestruck: How Broken Is It?
The Lovestruck EP has been out for a little while now, so it's a good time to do a good ol' round-up of the features and bug reports and find out how broken it is! The most serious bugs I know of so far (that more than 10 people have reported) 1. Both played and unplayed sims can suddenly die of a broken heart without ever having had their heart broken https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Sim-who-has-never-been-heartbroken-died-of-broken-heart/m-p/13913181 2. Romantic relationships decline too fast, like while the partners are separated so that one can go to work for the day https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Romantic-Relationships-decay-become-negative-fast-with-no/m-p/13909651 3. Sims reset when trying to do romantic interactions- the interaction fails and a LastException is generated https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-LE-Reset-when-trying-to-do-romantic-interactions/td-p/13928215 4. Dates fail to start or have blank UI menus, essentially breaking dates https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-Create-a-date-UI-menu-blank/m-p/13905065 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-Infinite-Loading-Screen-After-Planning-Date/m-p/13896504 5. Cupid's Corner doesn't successfully gather sims from the gallery, or something is glitchy with the age or gender or voice or CAS editing on the sim generated https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVE-LS-Cupid-Corner-Matches-Spawn-with-Different-Age-amp/m-p/13912587 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Cupid-s-Corner-matches-will-not-load/m-p/13937458 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-No-gallery-Sims-on-Cupid-s-Corner/td-p/1390930 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-Matched-sim-won-t-change-after-CAS-edit/m-p/13906652 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LS-Gallery-Sims-from-Cupid-s-Corner-have-high-pitched/m-p/13905016 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LS-Cupids-Corner-matches-do-not-honor-sexual-preference/m-p/13904059 I don't much care about Cupid's Corner, because I am a romantic Gen X lady who prefers to pretend that online dating doesn't exist, but I plan to wait to buy the pack until the other four bugs are fixed. Unfortunately the Save Code Error 0 bug is back, which prevents people from saving their games. Unfortunately, it affects people who just have the basegame patch, not only people who bought Lovestruck. Using "Save As" helps some people, clearing out played sims' inventories of crystals and metals and elements helps some people. https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-PC-MAC-Save-Error-0-Patch-1-86-166/td-p/11414169 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/XB-PS-Error-Code-0/m-p/13909384 Does anyone else have feedback to share? (If you have another bug to report, or you also have bugs I mentioned, please do me-too or report on AHQ!)mightyspritesims11 days agoNew Hotshot1.3KViews15likes24CommentsWhat are your top five Sims 4 packs?
The Sims 4 has been out for 10 years and there are a lot of packs for it. Out of all the packs, including kits, what are your top five favourite packs? Mine are: Island Living,Cottage Living,Horse Ranch,Snowy Escape, and Crystal Creationssallycutecat11 days agoSeasoned Novice364Views14likes32CommentsAny small Sims youtubers here?
I recently started a YouTube channel and I wanna connect with more people! Feel free do drop your username and I will Subscribe :3 maybe one day we could do a collab or something~ Something about me: Hello! I'm KnoxTheF0x (or just Knox) and I'm 24 years old from Croatia. I've been playing Sims since I was six years old. I love the game so much and it's been a big part of my life. I would also love to hear some tips and stories how you started your YouTube channel. It would help me a lot! Have a lovely day/night! 💗 https://www.youtube.com/@KnoxTheF0x3KnoxTheFoxx11 days agoNew Novice43Views1like2CommentsThoughts about a Death Expansion Pack?
Hello everyone, So yes, I'm pretty sure this theme won't really be in the game but I'm still curious about your thoughts if we ever get a WHOLE expansion about Death. New Careers: - Grim Reaper (Freelancer) - Mortician/Undertaker - Therapist/ Grief Counselor: Active career New Skills: - Reaping Skill (if the skill is too low, chances are reaping souls won't work and the sim who is supposed to die won't :D ) - Crafting Skill (This can include Pottery with Ceramic, Glass Fabrication, and Marble Work) which can include urns and coffins too New Lot type: -Graveyard/ Cemetery with special events depending on the Moon Phase (can be disabled in the game options for people who don't play with occults) New Occults: - Mummies or Zombies or Both (why not, depending on the reaping skill I guess?) - Create Ghosts in CAS + Possessions with various effects on the possessed Sims depending on the ghost's type - With the new lot, a new lot event may be implemented (zombies crawling out their tombs, hauntings, temporary curses, etc...) depending on the moon phase or the traditions from the Seasons Expansion Pack if the player has it (Of course as I said earlier, it should be an option only). Deaths: - Other emotions can kill the Sims (Death by Fear like in the Sims 2, Death by Boredom -which gives the fun need a purpose-, Death by Extreme Sadness) - No second chance (Death on 1st strike: option to enable in the game options): I'm kinda tired of having no surprise in the game when it comes to death, I always have a warning (even the fastest death, death by meteorite, gives a warning). But if players don't want their sims to die on the 1st strike, it should be an option in the game. New Social Event: - Funerals I don't think a new world is necessary so they can really work on more details (well a secret/hidden lot would be nice though). Also, I'm more of an occult player so I see it more with occult gameplay in mind but maybe you have something on the more "realistic" side of the theme? What do you think? PS: there are rumors about a death theme apparently, so it was way more possible than I thought Edit: WELL...so we're getting a death EP after all😅Jomilej11 days agoRising Traveler3KViews7likes58CommentsWhat packs do like the most?
I asked this type of cuestion before, but decided to ask again. So, if you had say one or more sims 4 pack(s), that were your favourite(s), exluding base game, what would they be? I would say growing together, get together, cottage living, get to work, snowy escape, jungle adventures, werewolwes, vampires, realm of magic, crystal creation, home cheff shufle, paranormal and finding university kids room. Oh, and parethood. I put meny paks mainly sales now and then plus bundles. So what you all like? What would like there to be in future?Aramezra11 days agoNew Rookie89Views3likes5CommentsSims 4 Community Corner
Having received the approval/permission of @EA_mage I'd like to start a thread to highlight some of the simmers in the community who don't normally participate in the official forums. I'll be highlighting giveaways, gallery creations, blogs, videos, and other information that might be of interest to forum simmers. Comments are more than welcome but please remember to focus comments on content, not the individual simmers.27KViews3likes1367CommentsQuestion about World Flaws & Bug Reports
When I find floating trees, is there a good (or best!) place to report them??simmerLella13 days agoNew Traveler28Views0likes1CommentRealm of Morgyn ✨
Welcome to the Realm of Morgyn, a thread to discuss all things Morgyn! Play ideas, speculation, reactions and opinions are all welcome to this thread! Have you perhaps already thought about how you are going to use this character in your game? Do you feel they named this character right? Are you excited to meet Morgyn or perhaps *shocked gasp* you don't like Morgyn?47KViews2likes270Comments💭Clowns?
I realized the only clown makeup there is in the game is sad tragic clown mask which all have weird shadow that lowkey looks like beard and there is no happy clowns absolute 0 on happy clown masks also there is like total of 2 outfits for clowns and both are quite similar So I suddenly realized if i want my creepy clown park dream to come true - we just might need some clown cas whos with me 😆967Views1like54Comments[Old] Send help please
So I finally aged up Vlad and Catherines kid Theron into a teen *celebrates* but... I have entered a slight problem I want his dark form and normal form to look somewhat alike but I don't know which version I should go with because 😂 What the? dude, I was going to make you a legendary crime lord and you just? what is that fashion? anyway, which form should I choose to be the base look before I start editing his horrible fashion? his traits are evil and hot headed and I'll probably pair him to Cassandra Goth regardless because that was my plan (poor cassandra)Solved592Views1like17CommentsLovestruck without cupid's corner?
I have seen several videos and articles about lovestruck but would like to hear your opinions. Most of my sims find their true love through the hand of the Watcher (me 😉) I would give cupid's corner a go for a single sim and then probably don't touch it afterwards. My sims will have a date occasionally but that's about it. Is there enough other gameplay in the EP to make it interesting? Is there enough outside of cupid's corner to call it a useful addition to the game?atreya3314 days agoSeasoned Veteran105Views0likes4CommentsBlue Moon Potions, Potables and Ponderings Part 2
Greetings, fellow travelers in a strange new world. Welcome to the relocated Blue Moon. I am your host, Oberon. Newcomers might be asking, "what is this place?" Well, it has always been our little spot for the fantasy, supernatural and sci-fi simmer. Do you need advice about repelling vampires? We have that here. Are you frustrated that you can’t seem to find fairies in Windenburg? Of course you are. Do raging werewolves ruin your weekend? We understand. Are alien abductions and a severe lack of dragons getting you down? You have our sympathy. Are you a Spellcaster struggling with curses? Ugh. Are you having nightmares about forum relocation? Let me offer you a drink. New developments in our world only occur once in a blue moon. In the meantime, you can share your supernatural needs and relocation anxiety here. I always say, spend your life doing strange things with strange people. That includes you, traveler. And also, your friendly bartender. Link to our original location: The Blue Moon Part One The Blue Moon Jukeboxcyncie14 days agoSeasoned Veteran3.9KViews14likes263Comments- rhltin9i9mdo15 days agoRising Rookie37Views1like1Comment
- Horrorgirl616 days agoSeasoned Hotshot44KViews1like817Comments
Bumfuzzled
I decided to place my re-imaging of my Cantrell Stories in Creative Corner. If you're interested in following, you can find it here: Creative Corner, Cantrell: The Early Years If I need to remove it and wait until the WHIYGT? thread can be more readily accessed, let me know. Thanks again! ~GalacticGalGalacticGal16 days agoSeasoned Ace84Views2likes3CommentsLooking for an extremely thorough YouTube playlist tutorial on how to build
I love The Sims, but I amterrible at building. Just truly awful. So I end up downloading a house from the gallery and trying to modify it to meet my needs, but I never truly get what I want. I would love to understand how people both build these beautiful floorplans and decorate so creatively. If anyone knows of a good resource, I'd be grateful!allthemore4416 days agoRising Newcomer87Views2likes7Comments[2020] Next Game Pack icon leaked on Official Sims website.
According to The Sims Community, on the official Sims website they leaked the icon of the next Game Pack. It seems to me like a space/future theme, which uhm #nocomment. Still hoping for it to be something else. What do you think will be the next GP judging by this icon? And would you be excited for a Space/future Themed GP? What can it add to the game? https://simscommunity.info/2020/08/02/the-sims-4s-upcoming-game-pack-icon-has-been-leaked/ https://i.ibb.co/YBjv1kz/sparkd-main-menu-2.jpg https://i.ibb.co/M5WCs63/Capture.png *Images by The Sims Community website. Also: Sims-blog.de remade the icon in photoshop so we have a better resolution. Video by Sims-blog.de: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRlPMAiYqN4 https://i.ibb.co/H7jb74D/simspackicongp.pngDomainGoat9016 days agoNew Spectator93KViews2likes2202CommentsTownie Fashion Police
Sul sul, Simmers. Townie Fashion Police was one of my favorite threads in the "old forum." It was always good for a few laughs. Z and I think it's time to bring it back, and so does our friend Daniel. When your festival attire is more outlandish than that of the cosplayer you're sitting with, that's a job for the Townie Fashion Police. "What did I do to deserve this?" Daniel asks the camera. At least he has a tasty cheeseburger to enjoy.MoonlightGraham17 days agoNew Scout84Views4likes3CommentsAbout «for Rent»
Can any of you who bought For Rent tell me what are the bugs that you are still experiencing?Ziafar17 days agoRising Traveler110Views0likes7CommentsWhen is the next update
This new expansion pack has ruined my whole game, it's been more than a month and I haven't been able to play! at first with my mods I simply couldn't get to CAS it kept loading and loading. Then took off mods uninstalled and reinstalled and stared a brand new game and now it's stuck on white screen. All I see is everyone having the same problems!! I've paid more than $1000 just on this game and maybe that's my fault because this game is constantly breaking. You would expect for customer who spends so much money that their game would run smoothly but that's not the case.. PLEASE UPDATE AND FIX THE GAMEhighxsteph18 days agoSeasoned Newcomer205Views2likes5CommentsAlright what do you think will be in next roadmap?
The next roadmap will probably be next week and probably be for September to December . What I expect ? Probably more kits. An expansion pack about death.(Because of the hints) Funerals fuberals maybe fuberal homes wills A grim reaper careerr or maybe life state. Maybe the return of ghost babise. Maybe evan two expansion packs.Horrorgirl618 days agoSeasoned Hotshot421Views1like16CommentsThose playing lovestruck..
I'm thinking of buying Lovestruck and wonderinghow playable it is right now and how buggy it is now after last 2 updates? The only script mod I'm using is updated for it and I only use hair and clothes cc So I want to know it is playable now assuming I started a new clean save and the one mod I have is updated?graventh818 days agoNew Novice97Views0likes3CommentsJasmine and Chelsea
Meet Jasmine and Chelsea Honey, 2 interracial identical twin sisters who are 11, They live with there dad in the growing together city but often travel, I'm going to be creating a website blog about them very soon, In a world full of doom gloom and hate, don't these 2 warm your heart!,rhltin9i9mdo19 days agoRising Rookie46Views4likes2CommentsDo You Let Your Sims Graduate Early?
I am just coming up to the end of my third sim year, which is the longest I have ever played the same game! I am now coming across quite a high number of teens in my household rotations who are being allowed to graduate from high school early and I wondered what you peeps do... Do you let them graduate early? If so, what do you do with them? I generally only let them graduate early if I want them to go to uni, since the only jobs they can choose are the part-time teen jobs. I am also sad that they cannot attend the high school graduation if they finish early.elliebreton19 days agoSeasoned Veteran64Views1like3CommentsToddlers Napping and Sleeping.
So we need Ideas Space thread like we had in the last sim forum because this is confusing to me. I feel like toddlers and children are left out when it comes to infants and the can even a moodlet about I myself as a simmers feel bad lol. Toddlers should also have a choice to nap on parents like they across their legs. Or they can also be rocked to sleep and put in bed. Maybe they can have a mobile above they bed to lol them asleep I know they have lullaby station on the radio. Kids can parents read them a book to sleep as well or give them warm milk to help them sleep. Anymore ideas?Briana252619 days agoSeasoned Rookie40Views2likes2CommentsWhat do you use the most?
Now we have many packs what are the things you use the most in the sims 4? Could be CAS, worlds, items, features, skills, traits etc. I almost solely play teen sims so I use the parenthood system for manners and responsibility etc. I use the photography and dance skills on every sim. I give every sim a digital camera and most get a boom box. My sims do high school a lot. I use the simple living lot trait on every lot and order from the grocer. I use cats quite a bit and I use the trainers from Incheon Arrivals on most sims. I listen to Latin pop radio a lot. Otherwise I use a lot of varied things and have different sims in different places but these things come up in almost all my games.justinb11319 days agoSeasoned Adventurer130Views6likes9Comments- pr9ufs09nrqb19 days agoRising Newcomer21Views0likes1Comment
Journey To Batuu Positive Thoughts Thread
https://i.imgur.com/Ylho4iW.png This thread is for those of you who are looking forward to the new GP. Or at least willing to entertain that it might be a fun pack. Although I've seen and enjoyed all the movies I'm not a big Star Wars fan but I am interested in seeing how this plays out.55KViews2likes2138CommentsEgonVM's Ultimate NPC Making Guide 2.0
So yeah, due to how these forums work with the spoilers,the original guide is somewhat messed up and updating it would result in loss of information. So, after some consideration, I've decided to make a V2.0 thread on it, using the similar approach to the List of Traits with link trees and each pack being in its own post (so it is collapsible). This thread will have two main posts under which I'll post the info. Please do not reply under them. You may reply to this post or other replies (including mine). Links to important replies: NPC Making List Additional Guides But how does it all work? Basically, if you ever wanted to make custom NPC sims, good news is that most of them can be done without any mods. The main cheats you are going to require are those: testingcheats on traits.equip_trait [trait_codename] careers.add_career [career_codename] In the guide, there are 5 types of "difficulties" I'm going to use (and emojis I'm using with it): 🔷Played-Friendly- These ones, usually traits, can not only also be taken from sims the Played Households, switching to the household the sim is in won't make them lose their NPC status. 📝Simply Assign a Career/Trait- These will lose their NPC status when you play with them. The usual way of making those is by making these sims, equipping them with the required traits and/or careers, then evicting them. 🏙Location-Based Career- Unfortunately, this is where the career location matters, and it is the venue they'll be working at. As to my knowledge, there isn't any way to set a career location to a sim without mods, the best bet here is to modify sims already working there or make one of the custom sim unplayed and hope they'll appear in that role. 🔻Must Be Unplayed- You may assign a required career and/or trait, but they'll won't appear in the role until you set the household to be unplayed. 👨👩👧👦Out of Control- Welp, these sims are chosen randomly from a broad selection. No way to influence the game to pick the sim you want... And in addition, these emojis represent the following: ✅️Must have, meaning that your sim must have that skill, trait, career etc to appear in this role. 🟡Optional, meaning that your sim can have it for the game to consider them more for the role, but they don't need to have it. Sometimes used in sub-types. ❌️Mustn't have, meaning if your sim has the skill, trait, career etc, the game will never place them in the role even when all other conditions are met. ❕Splits into sub-types, meaning that for the sim to appear in the role, they must meet at least one of the requirements in the following list below for the game to consider them. Ghosts and sims that are currently at work are usually excluded. In addition, this list shows the sims that will be excluded from the most of the roles: I've also decided to bring out templates too. These are not important when making NPC sims, but are rather some interesting side-info on how sims are generated for the role by the game. So yeah, look at the list and have fun making your own NPC sims!EgonVM20 days agoSeasoned Ace880Views7likes373CommentsWhere do you play the sims?
This is where I play the sims, where I build houses and lives and....all that good stuff. If this is not allowed, you can remove it, of course! I would love to see everyone else's sims spaces! Where you get cozy and play your game!LaunchSneezes20 days agoSeasoned Hotshot248Views5likes19CommentsIs It Okay to Mix Past Tense With Present Tense in Story Writing?
Hi guys. I use TS4 for my sims story and I'm jut wondering is it okay to mix past tense with present tense? Like for example: ------------------------------ We're just standing outside the Blue Velvet right now. We're gonna go in there and have a good time tonight! "I hope the drinks are cheap!" I said. "I don't got a lot of money to spend." "Don't worry bro, I got you covered for drinks," Paul replied. Ashley swings her purse. "Come on, let's go in!" ------------------------------ Is okay to use both tenses like this?rjssim20 days agoSeasoned Traveler333Views1like33CommentsTS4 Lovestruck Giveaway (Winner Announced)
Enter to win a code for the Sims 4 Lovestruck EP. To enter take the following quiz to discover your perfect romantic destination and post your result. https://www.buzzfeed.com/carmenmariasanchez399/romantic-trip-destination-quiz Quiz consists of 8 questions. If you prefer not to take the quiz simply respond with your favorite romantic destination. Giveaway ends on Thursday, August 8th. Winner announced on Friday, August 9th. This giveaway is not affiliated with EA or the EA Creators Network.1.9KViews25likes98CommentsWhen the Game Changes Your Plotline . . .
As some of you may know, one of the reasons I decided to take my Cantrell Family into the Way Back Machine, as it were, was to allow Erik to find himself and his Soulmate via Lovestruck. I did add Kayleigh and her nuclear family into my game. I had a nice little situation setup, which played out for the most part the way I intended, but as I have just entered Part Two of the Cantrell: The Early Years saga, rather than allow Erik as a teen start exploring his options, these two have picked up, basically where they left off. 😲 This time they are amazingly suited to each other. Guess I picked their turns on and offs too well. LOL (I advise caution for those who haven't yet explored this pack.) I have a sick feeling that if Erik tries to date anybody else this could cause him more grief than he had in Sims3. So, it should be interesting from here on out, as I have lost control, one. more. time. Oh, these silly Sims and their advanced AI. I did clear both of these Sims from their marriages, before any of you ask so that can't be it.GalacticGal21 days agoSeasoned Ace27Views0likes0CommentsHave you ever overloaded your game with too much CC and mods?
TLDR: I had fun with mods and cc today and I'm curious about y'all's opinions. Scroll to the bottom for the questions. So today I reallllly wanted to just download a boatload of cc. I started with Peacemaker and Illogical Sims and then just spiralled into the void. Four hours later, I was equipped with a toooonnn of Build/buy cc and then I started on the spiral of CAS cc... (shoutout to Nolan Sims for just like the most amazing maxis match stuff). When I was satisfied, I decided I needed more mods. Now normally, I am a user who doesn't use cc at all (mostly because I find some of the clipping issues and non/snap issues and the flat colors a deal breaker (this is possibly why it took me so long to find cc I liked)) but I use a LOT of mods. I have a folder in my mods called "Essentials". It has MCCC, a dozen Little Ms Sam mods, a Keep Tablets in Inventory mod, and a run faster to class mod for University. Then I have another folder called "Little Ms Sam Extras"... which has about three dozen of her amazing mods. Then there is UI Cheats, TMex Tool, and a couple random University mods. I will pull these mods in and out of my mods folder depending on how much my game is acting up. However, today... I reallllly wanted more mods. I did NOT have enough (I think I counted about 60 different little mods and a few big ones). So I went mod shopping. Oh I found wonderful things. I installed Zerbu's Go To School mod, a cute little mystery party mod, a genie mod, a fairy mod, ninja poses, Kawaii Stacie's Slice of Life, and a whole bunch of other things. Now did I break my game? Yes. Yes I did. Did I continue trying to play? Yes. Yes I did. (After removing Zerbu's mod it worked a lil better. I should have gotten rid of the genie mod too, but I wanted to play with it.) I pulled in all the kids from my favorite households in a save, aged them up with MCCC (bc birthday cakes were broken...), and then I tried to get them to go to University and allllll hell broke loose. None of my sims made it to University. The mermaid drowned. The two sims I had as genies ended up setting the house on fire and burning themselves all while their hair and clothes just floated in the air... And the other three sims died from various emotions after interacting with the aftermath of my mod explosion. One of them died of embarassment from acne... It was glorious. My day with mods and full cc was amazing but my computer fans were overworked and my game was running a lot slower than usual. It was the greatest two hours of gameplay--pure chaos. But anyways, sitting here thinking about this, I'm wondering about y'all's opinions and experiences. How many mods do you have in your game? Do you use alpha or maxis match cc? Do you always keep cc in your game? Why do you use cc? Are there mods you use temporarily and pull them out when you don't need them? What happens when mods cause chaos to descend upon your game?--Do you like the chaos? Do you try to stop it or do you encourage it? Does the chaos stress you out? Is having mods in your game worth having it run slow? Tell me everything. Stories about shenanigans are highly encouraged.1.5KViews3likes41CommentsWhere can you get the nectar bottles without making nectar?
I was disappointed their not at the bars or nightclubs even though the trailer shows sims with them in those venues. We're do you buy the bottles from? I'm assuming in the trailer they had the Sims put the bottles in their inventory and take them out at those venues.catloverplayer21 days agoSeasoned Veteran1.6KViews1like29CommentsBurnout seems so broken
It happens too often to start with. Once a week at least, after only two days of work. Who are these lazy sims, anyway? But trying to get rid of it is worse. I had the mental fog buff with 24 hours, and spent about 5 hours singing and meditating. Got it down to zero minutes while my sim was singing, but it wouldn't end. So I clicked singing off, and the fog jumped all the way back up to 9 hours. Seriously? Why is it so hard to get these lifestyles, fears, eco NAPS, etc, balanced right? I have pretty much every single one of them either turned off or totally modded, because they all throw gameplay way out of whack. Which is really annoying, because they could make gameplay so much more interesting and varied instead.603Views2likes9CommentsNPC role assign rule with/without EP06 "Get Famous"
This is the information I first found while trying "Get Famous EP" during the Free Trial weeks. As I didn't have this EP before, I noticed a big different thing when I had Get Famous. If the game has Get Famous EP, new NPC roles will usually be chosen from existing sims.However, when you don't have Get Famous EP, it isn't chosen from existing sims (in most cases). I tested this many times and tried without mods, and it's the same result. You can notice this when there are Early Access clips of new EP without Get Famous. The general NPC roles in public venues are random sims. But when they have Get Famous, they can be existing Sims, mostly will be Premade Sims when starting the new game. For me who want to manage every Sims in my main save... this is the reason I disable EP06 in my main save. I don't like to see Premades randomly assigned in unrelated roles! And I still have the original reason; I don't like the "fame" feature personally. I think each choice have pros and cons depend on your choice of playing style. Having Get Famous Pros - Less randomly (mostly ugly) townies generated. - Fewer total population because using existing instead of creating new. Cons - Uncontrollable (and unwanted) role assigning. - Not only service roles, other roles such as university students also use this rule. Don't have / Disable Get Famous Pros - Don't worry about seeing premade in unrelated roles as my example screenshot. - Have a chance to design unique NPCs for your world. Cons - Many randomly (mostly ugly) townies waiting you to edit (or delete) - You will face another issue "most new Sims are from same limited worlds" even more. (Not "Get Famous" related) My playstyle is "having my own design Sims being in the roles without having to delete Premades." However, this is just for my playing style. I share this observing for people who may not know about these differences because most people might have Get Famous. I will add more information related to this system if I have something new.coloncocon22 days agoSeasoned Hotshot64Views2likes5Comments