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The Sims 4: Life & Death - Official Screenshot Thread!
A spooky Sul Sul to you all! It's nearly time to embrace the darker side of The Sims 4 and explore all that Ravenwood has to offer in the latest Expansion Pack for The Sims 4: Life & Death. So let us bust out our best brooms and evening scare and have a boo-last together! Show me what you got! Puns that almost replaced "Boo-last": You know why mummies don't play The Sims? Because they're afraid to relax and unwind! 🙃 Seriously, why didn't we name Bonehilda the grim sweeper?EA_Cade9 minutes agoCommunity Manager
Cemeteries...
Hi peeps, What do you think of the Life & Death cemetery lots and how many have you added to your game? At the moment I only have them in about three different worlds, but each time one of my beloved sims dies I really feel like they should be buried in their home town. I'm seriously thinking of adding one in every world that is bigger than about 4 lots lol (so, not Glimmerbrook, Forgotten Hollow etc). Do you think that's overkill? What are you all doing with your graves and urns?
Unstoppable "Always on the move - View lessons" notification!
Hi everyone, is anyone else experiencing this or having problems with notifications? I’m having an issue with my game. Even without any CC or Mods, I keep getting the "Always on the move - View lessons" notification nonstop. What’s going on?? I can’t even play because it’s so distracting! Does anyone know what might be causing this or how to fix it? I’d really appreciate any advice!
Looking to purchase some packs, need some reccommendations
TLDR: looking for well thought out opinions on some of the more recent packs. This question is aimed at people who own some of the packs already because I want to hear your thoughts on why or why not you would recommend it. I'm a long time sims player and I like to reward myself with a pack or two every once in a while (usually when I accomplish something really difficult) so I've amassed several of the packs. It's time for a reward so I'm trying to figure out what I want. I haven't really been paying attention to the new releases so I'm not sure what to try next before the Black Friday sale. So please help by telling me your faves. My playstyle revolves around building and rotational play. I have a few worlds where I've almost rebuilt everything in the save file and created complex multigenerational family trees. I am in my cottagecore era so lately my sims usually find themselves running a farm or a bakery. I like family play but I also like more interesting and adventurous stuff. When I look at packs, I look at gameplay and BB items because I could not care less about CAS. I am that person that will get sims off the gallery or randomize them. My favorite packs have been Cottage Living (obviously), Romantic Garden, Get Together, Jungle Adventure, and the two plant kits (bc I am a shameless plant mom irl so all my sims have to be as well). My biggest regrets are Snowy Escape, Vampires, and Dream Home Decorator. While some of the BB stuff is great, the gameplay falls flat for me personally and I don't use them a lot. I am definitely going to get the Castle Kit but I would like to try out one or two of these packs: Horse Ranch: the nectar brewing system seems cool but also horses and goats would complete my farm dreams. But I had similar thoughts about Snowy Escape and I regret getting that pack. Life and Death: It's new so I know there's a lot of hype but beyond the hype, is it something that's worthwhile having in your game long term? Bust the Dust: I love the idea of dust bunnies and more chores for my sims but is it still buggy? I know when it came out it was massively bugged. Moschino Stuff: I've avoided it because I know it's focused on CAS but everyone on youtube raves about the photography aspect being great for family gameplay. Is this true or is it just youtuber nonsense? For Rent: I don't know if I'm super thrilled with the BB and I missed the hype when it came out but I did hear the rental system was bugged. As someone who does build a lot of townhouses and apartment buildings, I think this would be great but is the gameplay actually playable? And how is the world? Book Nook: I currently use cc for wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookshelves that are in a different style and love them but I'm concerned about the glitching. Do these slot together the way the shelving in Dream Home Decorator does? Because those get randomly deleted all the time so it's really annoying. Lovestruck: I know nothing about this pack but I've used the SimDa Dating mod before and disliked it so I don't think I'd like this pack but I am curious to hear about your opinions on it, specifically anything that surprised you. Crystal Creations: I'm not super into CAS and when I am in CAS I definitely don't utilize any of the jewelry but I like the idea of making jewelry and running a jewelry shop using GTW. BB also looks amazing. What I want to know more about is the crystal gameplay. Things I would love to hear your opinions on: Gameplay: tell me what you loved, what you hated, what you're mildly annoyed at, etc. Did anything get boring for you? Did something surprise you? Build/Buy: What items from the packs do you use the most? Which ones do you use the least? Do the items fit well with any other TS4 content? World: if the pack comes with the world, how satisfied are you with it? Is fun to explore? What kinds of things are there to interact with? What are your favorite lots to build on? Are there any special collectibles? Lot type: if there is a new lot type, what do you think about it? Do you use it in your normal gameplay or is it something you use rarely? Bugs: Are there any bugs in the pack that I should worry about? I know the team eventually fixes most of the bugs but until then, I'd prefer to put off purchasing something that's extremely buggy (like with Wedding Stories). Playstyle: tell me your playstyle and how the pack works with your playstyle. Do you find yourself using it a lot or not at all?
What happened in your game today?
Hi everyone! I hope you're all enjoying the new forum so far. I know I am!! I'm Charla, a big fan of The Sims 4! ☺️ I was going to join on the old one, but, as it only had a week left I decided to wait until today. I loved lurking on the what happened in your game today thread so I thought would create a new one here. So what's happened in your game today? Today in my game I was playing as a character I created, Lauren Lord. She's an young adult, who dreams of being an author and a mom. Currently she's working as a school teacher, but today she had no work, she stayed at home and played chess and tended to her plants (when it wasn't raining!). I also made this new Sim :) hope the pic works! Look forward to seeing what's happening in your games. X
More in-game advertising coming soon?
Loading screens are apparently going to be updated soon, according to this Sims Community article. And it looks like they might start advertising packs on them in a similar way to Sims 3 loading screens (although those were interactive and you could opt out of them). I’m tired of this, but not surprised. It just seems inevitable now that they’re going to use every opportunity in the game to try and make us spend more money. What do you all think?
Life & Death: How Broken Is It?
Rebirth: It was never going to work the first time around https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Rebirth-Sims-disappear-off-screen-Placement-screen-doesn-t/td-p/14225500 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Rebirth-doesn-t-work/m-p/14219638 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Rebirth-greyed-out-although-Soul-s-Journey-completed/m-p/14225394 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/HSY-LD-Rebirth-Doesn-t-Work-for-Sims-with-the-Untroubled-Trait/m-p/14221330 Autonomous and frequent "speak dead language" causes relationship decay and Festering Grudge sentiment https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Excessive-autonomous-Speak-dead-language-Relationship/m-p/14231280 Ghostly essence doesn't appear in inventory for temporary ghosts https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Ghost-Essence-not-appearing-in-inventory/m-p/14225948 Reaper career: Lost Souls either don't show up or are very hard to see, when that is a career taskhttps://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Reaper-No-Lost-Souls-show-up-on-lot/m-p/14221870 Fame, occult-only doors, and other restrictions can prevent a played Reaper from doing their career interactions https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Reaper-Trouble-to-collect-souls-because-of-certain/m-p/14218640 https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/GF-LD-Reaper-Unable-to-Interact-With-Famous-Sims/m-p/14228460 Children with the Grimborn trait have facial distortion upon aging up from child to teenhttps://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Kids-With-Grim-Grimborn-Trait-Aged-Up-with-Scrunched/m-p/14226250 San Myshuno fills with dishes, trash, and urns, that cannot be cleaned up and eventually crash the game due to too many objects. This is an old bug from 2018 that has newly become more frequent for people since the Oct 22 pre-LD update: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-CL-San-Myshuno-full-of-Litter/td-p/7123323 LD sinks lack slotshttps://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/LD-Sinks-dont-have-slots/m-p/14219236 LD counter and sink have a mismatched swatchhttps://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-LD-Counter-amp-Sink-have-a-mismatched-swatch/m-p/14218143 Reported fixed in Nov 7 update Jagged edges in ears with gauges (ECO and LD both) https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-ECO-LD-Jagged-edges-sticking-out-of-ears-with-Gauges/m-p/13953865 To be perfectly honest, mightysprite can't even tell what the problem is here, but people posted many images on the bug thread and 30 people so far have reported it, so it should qualify for the How Broken Is It thread. You can look at the pictures and judge for yourself if it would bother you. And now, the mightysprite analysis: should we buy it? I'm gonna say YES, But: Rebirth is not going to be a very important feature for my gameplay personally. And, I think it's actually kind of awesome that sims who are into deathly stuff might have trouble maintaining their relationships on this mortal plane. (Plus, I just can't see the ear thing. I've tried. Multiple times. I'm like that guy from Mallrats who just cannot see the Magic Eye picture.) Simmers who plan to use rebirth a lot, and/or want their macabre sims to still be able to function in the PTA meeting and country club (or at least in their marriages to normies), might want to wait until these bugs are fixed. The San Myshuno litter bug though: I'm gonna say, GAH. After the overlapping festivals bug, too. The neighborhood has taken a turn. Unfortunately, that's a basegame update bug, and cannot be avoided by avoiding the pack.
Do Cars Matter?
This is turning into a series . . . So some simmers can't stop talking about how much they want cars, others are bored with the topic. Where do you stand? Which aspect of cars do you care about? On the one hand you have drivability, i.e. the ability to drive your car around the neighborhood. On the other hand, you have parked car interactions: making out, woohoo, listening to the radio, napping, etc. If we have a drivable car without parked interactions it would basically be like an Island Living water scooter, except that it goes on roads instead of water. If we have parked car interactions without drivability, I imagine this being like a fixer-upper car that, once it's fixed up and painted, you can use it for woohoo and naps and all that, but it still doesn't run well enough to drive.Black Friday Sale Starts Today: November 20
The Sims 4 Black Friday sale starts today and runs through Wednesday December 4. Some of the sale pack highlights include: * Island Living - 60% off * Cottage Living - 50% off * High School Years - 50% off * Growing Together - 50% off * Horse Ranch - 50% off * For Rent - 38% off * Lovestruck - 25% off Please consider using my Creator Code, Simgirl1010, at checkout when purchasing Packs/Kits to help support more giveaways. Thanks!😊
Compatibility & Self-Discovery Explained
Hi! This thread is a 2.0 version of these threads put together: Sim Characteristics and Social Compatibility - A Look into Tuning Files Self-Discovery - An Attempt to Understand Tuning Files Due to spoiler tag issues in this forums and how the post hierarchy system works here (and how posts can be collapsed), I've decided to make a new thread which could also look in other things. Turn-ons and turn-offs for example, even though the description of each one gives you the exact into which attracts sims. This thread contains info on the following topics: Sim Characteristics & Social Compatibility Self-Discovery system Turn-ons and Turn-offs & Attraction Update Log Use links to jump to desired info. Please do not comment under the linked post. If you have any additions or suggestions, let me know! Comment under this main post or any other post that isn't linked here!
Bucket list how to?
My Sim has a bucket list wish to "Maybe I'll try to overcome social awkwardness?" and I can't figure out how to achieve this. I've had her go out a meet new Sims, and use the various socially awkward socials like Confess to being..., Ask for social advice... etc, but the counter doesn't tick down at all. Any tips anyone?Positive Thoughts Thread: L&D EP 👻
Official Reveal Trailer Official Blog: Journey into the great unknown with The Sims 4 Life & Death Expansion Pack https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/life-and-death-expansion-pack Official Gameplay Trailer Developer Livestream ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ As a member of the EA Creator Network I have a Creator Code (Simgirl1010) that forum members can enter when purchasing packs and kits. I will receive a small commission, 5%, each time my Creator Code is used at checkout on the EA App and at EA.com. Creator Codes are valid for all Packs/Kits (except build-your-own-bundles). Any commissions received will be disclosed and used to purchase codes for future giveaways. If you have any questions please feel free to message me. Thank you so much for your support. 😊The Sims 4 On Social Media
Some of you may recall I started the Sim Gurus On Twitter thread in 2018 and passed the torch to Duvelina in 2020. She has informed me that she hasn't been including tweets from the official The Sims Twitter (X) so I thought I'd start a thread for info from The Sims. Twitter (X), Facebook, and Instagram. Also info from EA when it relates to TS4. If you're interested you can also check out my announcement threads for The Sims Mobile and The Sims Freeplay. Sims Mobile Announcements | EA Forums - 4964586 Sims Freeplay Announcements | EA Forums - 2372520 Duvelina's Sim Gurus On Twitter Thread Sim Gurus on Twitter #2 | EA Forums - 206966 And for a fun walk down memory lane here's the original Guru Twitter thread. Sim Gurus on Twitter | EA Forums - 1599060 Update 9/12/24 Just select Newest to view most recent posts.
Cemetery keeper - function?
I noticed there is a cemetery keeper, but that it is not always the same sim. I think the current sim is one older NPC though, so I assume the game did not create them all new for this pack. Anyone know how they are picked and what is their function? In a way I would rather see a non-played Undertaker at work at a cemetery. Then they would make perfect sense, both who they are and why they are there. I've not yet seen the keeper performing any particular job, but I've not yet played a funeral.Q&A: Life & Death
INTRO #AD (just in case this counts as social media) I was invited to join the CFE (not final build) opportunity for Life & Death. Thank you to the EA Creator Network for this chance to answer questions for you about ALL THE THINGS! I will be taking and answering questions about gameplay, writing several Bucket Lists, finishing Unfinished Business, being Macabre, running as I'm Chased by Death, digging graves and WooHooing in ALL THE THINGS! Plus I'll give you info on Ravenwood, Crows, Festivals, Careers, Ghost Historian Aspiration, Tarot, Wills, lore and anything else you guys want to know about! And there's a lot. I haven't even scratched the surface yet, and I've been playing for a week. The embargo has already lifted at time of posting and I'll break answers down into spoilers (if they are working yet, if not, replies) in case you just want to know some things and keep the rest a mystery. Format will be similar to last time where I have links to each subject and add more info to each based on questions asked and as I discover things through gameplay. If you didn't see it the first time you look, check on the subject post again later. Index to follow (if I can get it working this time). Let me know if there's something I forgot. You know the drill... Let the Reaping commence! P..S. - I also have a Creator Code now, so if you find my Q&A useful you might consider it as an option at checkout. This doesn't give you a discount, but it would give me a 5% commission on price of the pack. If you wish to use it, my code is EmmaVane. Just enter the code on the the payment screen where voucher codes normally go. Thank you, EA for this opportunity. INDEX CROWS - PET CROWS CROSS-PACK GAMEPLAY - MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS - TAROT CARDS COLLECTIONS - MISCELLANEOUS GHOSTS - GHOST MASTERY ABILITIES & UNLOCKS GHOSTS - GHOST BABIES? LOTS - CEMETERIES & HALLOWED GROUND LOT TRAIT MEDIA - TV, RADIO AND BOOKS PREP FOR DEATH - WILLS & HEIRLOOMS PREP FOR DEATH - FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS & GRAVE MARKERS RECIPES AND NEW INGREDIENTS SOUL'S JOURNEY - OVERVIEW SOUL'S JOURNEY - BUCKET LIST & UNFINISHED BUSINESS GOALS - ALL PACKS, BY CATEGORY
